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Evening star., 1926-02-18
JAMES NJ. HENRY DIES,
Computer in D. C. Water Depart.
ment Victim of Apoplexy.

James Malcolm Henry. 81 years old.
computer in the water department of
the District Government and promi,
nent in many patriotic societies here.
died Monday of apoplexy at his home,
2021 I street. He had apparently been
In good health until striken. il is
stated. and had continued at his work
In the District Building
Mr.. Henry was member of the
Society of the War of 1872. the Society
of Colonial Wars and of the Sons of
the Revolution. He also belonged to
the Army and Navy and the Chevy
Chase Clubs.
Born In Prince Georges County,
Md, he received his early education
in that State, but moved to Washing.
ton when a boy.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Amelia Henry; sister. Mrs. John f.
Mason and brother, J. William
Henry of this city.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence this afternoon. Rev
DIR. Robert Johnston. rector of St
Johns Episcopal Church will officiate
Interment will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
SEEKS MORE PROMOTIONS
FOR CHAPLAINS OF ARMY
Secretary Davis Says Discrimina-
tion Exists Against These
Officers

Legislation to give the chief chap
lain of the Army the rank of brigadier
general and 10 speed up promotions
in the Chaplains' Corps has been
recommended to Congress by Secre-
tary Davis of the War Department.
Living expenses and responsible.
ties of cha plains call for the same pay
as that of officers with whom they are
associated in order to obtain and re-
tain the class of men desired for this
service. the Secretary said in his
communication. adding that discrimi-
nation now existed in that connection
The Secretary also urged that the
az Army field clerks and quartermas-
ter field clerks he granted the same
status as warrant officers of the Reg
ular Army as regards longevity pay.
transportation of dependents on
change of station. and retirement. He
pointed out that ~ of the Army clerks
had served more than 80 years and
that 66 were over 81 years of age.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
PLANS LIGHT EXTENSION.
Eldridge to Use Appropriation to
Enlarge System.

With the passage by the Senate of
the first deficiency appropriation bill,
carrying an item of almost $4,000
for the Traffic Bureau, Director NJ. O.
Eldridge made plans today for extend
ing the traffic lights on Sixteenth
street and Massachusetts avenue.
Approximately $4,000 will be used
for additional traffic lights. The
present ight-controlled area on Six
teenth street will be extended north
ward to Park road. while the Massa
Chusetts avenue system will be en-
larged from Twelfth street eastward
TO Seventh street.
A large portion of the deficiency
Appropriation. Mr.. Eldridge said would
be used to purchase new traffic signs
renew operators permits and paint
white lines at the intersections of
boulevard highways. The traffic
director also has planned to purcha Sc
a number of new and specially de
signed luminous reflectors to place at
bridge approaches and railroad
Viaducts.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
ASKS AID AGAINST
BRANCH BANKING
California Man Declares
State Institutions Are Given
Unfair Advantage.

bS lhN Hsso'isttu frt--
State branch banking in California
threatens TO drive national banks out
of the field, the Senate banking and
currency subcommittee on the McFad-
den banking bill was told today by r.
NJ. Fitzgerald. vice president of the
Central National Bani; of Oakland.
Calf
Mr.. Fitzgerald. appearing in support
of the McFadden bill. appealed for the
lesisla tion as means Of checking the
spread of branch banking on the part
of State banks who are members of
the Federal Reserve system.
In banking competition. he said.
the measure would have the result in
calling off the firing squad" from
within the Federal Reserve system
so that member banks might devote
all their efforts to meeting the com
petition of the non member banks who
continue the extension of branch
ba mixing.
The California banking law. he said.
is very unfriendly to conversion of
State banks into national banks. max
ing il virtually Impossible for national
ha anks to get the necessary relief from
the California State Legislature
When | left California" Mr.. Fitz-
gerald said. the branch banking as
sociations had fallen out among
themselves. The Bank of Italy was
engaged in an attempt to put the
head Of the Security Trust and Saw
ings Go. in Jail The Bank of Italy
had been refused permit for the
esta blishment of two branch ha nks
in the city of Los Angeles. The law
gives the State banking superintend
ent absolute discretion In the issue
of such permits. but The Bank of
Italy went to court to force him to
grant authority for establishing the
branches
IF they are successful in the suit.
the bank act of California, as TO limita
ton of branch banking. is gone. There
will he no limit on the extension of
branch banking"
Passage of the McFadden measure
Mr.. Fitzgerald said. will not give Cali
fornia national banks all the relief
they need. but it will go long way
to meet the situation in that State.
Evening star., 1926-02-18

Continued from FIRST rage
arrears To he reimbursed by cnarSe
Of 80 cents on each piece OF property.
IL total of 50 800 i asked.
For rent of offices Of the recorder Of
deeds Al45u j. prov ided in the bill
now before the subcommittee For
The employment service $4,000 is ask
ed For the erection "t suitable tab
lttS IA mark historical places 5000 l.
asked
For the emergency iuhu, I" ne eN-
pended only III case ot riot. pestilenc",
public insanitdrY conditions. caElIll'\
ny food. fire or storm. S4.hn0 Is cat
ried in the bill
To enable the Commissioners IN 3'h
case where special assessments sch"oi
tuition charges. renis, teeI OF
! lions of any character nave neeh
| erruneously depuSneu al tne lItte-
ury. to refund such erroneous pd1
ments, an item of 5000 IL recon-
mended
There is new item reconl'llei',lEu 'II
! in the bill OF $4,000 Ia he immedlale'H
| available for the purchase oi Spe'Al
/ addressing machinery Tor the uSS :"
j the director "l trail'' 81 nl'ei per- ~
! of licenses dhd othet oili'eiH'
| NV" ne" posi- "ie - si .,5n j.,
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sou'i u , AZ, -. ,.f 81 IoG
assiSlaht - asN ,,,,, q fl,,,,,.' ~
III '"T ,-irjn,,s .,rs asEea AT salaries
- So, Sqno ~ 81 6su 4 library
! asnisr.,nt il aIsu asked for the r. Y.
| prnu,n'TsnIsy school branches at a
s,I.rr of Si $40 making nine new
naSitians at salaries totaling sl2,gUU.
| 'rbis yyould bring the total salary
schedule M TO Sl77.S6O for 125 EN-
Moves
| For substitute and other special and
| Temporary services. including the con
| ductinr of stations irr public school
buildings a total of SS, 500 is asked,
| the same as for the current fiscal
wear. For extra services on Sundays,
Evening star., 1926-02-18
General Pershing
Enters Hospital
For Examination
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
Gen. Pershing entered Walter
Reed Hospital last night to under
go a thorough physical examina-
tion and reatment that will con
tinue for several weeks.
He reached Washington Thurs
day from his six months tour of
duty at africa, Chile. as neutral
head of the commission set up
under an arbitral award by Pres
ideRt Coolidge TO conduct pleb-
iscite to determine the national
ity of the provinces of Tacna and
africa. claimed by both Peru and
Chile. He spent Saturday to
Tuesday in New York with his
son. a student in Phillips Exeter
Academy. and Immediately on his
return to Washington yesterday ar
ranged matters at his office in the
State. War and Navy Building
and then went TO the hospital.
The general is suffering from
high blood pressure and other
heart symptoms which are be-
lieved to be due in large part to
infected teeth. which he was un-
able to have treated satisfactorily
at africa.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
Din Of Dance Hall and Saloon Attended
Germans Search for Cancer Bacilli

hall above and a saloon below. There
the German biologist saw patients for
an hour or two a day to keep starVa-
ton from the door and spent the re-
mainder of his waking hours toiling
over his test tubes. He quoted DR..
Schuma cher's letter as saying that he
had now reached an absolutely clear
conception Of the whole chemical sit
uation on carcinoma and although
this does not allow of a fight
against carcinoma in the same scene
as sallarsan we now possess results
concerning the treatment of carci-
noma which are compatible and mean
. step forward" The discovery of a
suitable remedy, he said, now Is only
,"a question Of tims and monsx
Evening star., 1926-02-18
PLAN AMENDMENT
TO GUARD zON|NG
Commission Members Ex.
pected to Change Rules
for Building Permits.

The Zoning commission Is expected
to adopt an amendment to it's gen
eral provisions to provide an addl-
tionaI safeguard against establishing
Of undertaking parlors into first com
merciaI areas as a result Of a public
hearing today In the District Build
ing. No opposition developed TO the
proposed amendment. which would
apply to all cases where property
consents are required for the estab-
lishment Of business in any zone.
According to the amendment, build
ing permits will not be issued for
establishments until applicants GER
tify to the building inspector that
they have notified all owners OF prop
erty within the prescribed radius In
writing of their intention at least 10
days prior to filing Of the application.
Backed by Citizens.
The amendment was indorsed by
the Dupont Circle Citizens Associa :
ton through its representative, :
Duncan Bradley. who suggested that
the bona fide and not the straw
owners of property be notified. Her
bert Wilson. vice chairman of the
coming committee Of the Federation
of Citizens Associations. also ap
proved the amendment.
A proposal TO changeN the property
on which the abandoned John F.
Cook School is located. on the north
side Of street between Tourth and
Fifth streets. from residential to first
commercial. so that the school may
be used as a storehouse. was Objected
to by a group of residents in the vi
cinity. Mai. RAYMOND o. Wilnnarth
business manager of the rElblic
school system. who advocated the
change. explained that if the school
is used for a storehouse IT will save
approxima tely $4,000 year no<y
spent for the storage of books, paper
and other school supplies.
Other Changes Taken Up.
proposal to change from residential
A and first commercial G to resi-
Dental A restricted. property within
the rea bounded by Wyoming ave-
nue.. Forty sixth street and Newark
street. Owners of adjacent property.
however, opposed the proposal TO
change 1926 Eleventh street from
first commercial TO residential to al
low construction of an apartment
house. Mrs. Emerson H. Liscum
president OF the Womens Army and
Navy League. argued that the change
would lower the value of the property
owned by the organiZa alton in that
neigh borhood.
The Michigan Park Citizens AS
Sociation and residents in the vicinity
of Twelfth and Randolph streets
northeast supported proposal TO
change a lot at the northeast corner
of Twelfth and Randolph streets
from commercial G TO residential A
The owner of the property objected
| The lot is the only one in the square
Zoned commercial.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, February 1S.-Reilabie IN
formation indicates that the. Swiss
government would regard as an Off
ciaI affront any decision by the Coun-
ell of the League of Nations to trans
fer the disarmament pourparlers out.
side Switzerland because of the refusal
OF Soviet Russia to send delegates to
Geneva.
OFFICIAL Swiss opinion is even de-
scribed In some quarters as SO strong
as to lead to the assumption that the
government might make 1t clear that
Switzerland no longer desires TO har-
hOr thu laaGuA, -
Evening star., 1926-02-18
JERITZA ACCLAIMED.

NEW YORK, February IS [P.-
Maria JeritZa, for several seasons the
idol of operagoerS, yesterday took her
farewell of her opera audiences for
this season with a special non sub
scription production of '"Tannhauser." "
The Fiennese soprano consented to
appear before the final curtain only
after 10 calls had been answered by
Lauritz Melchior and Friedrich Sparr.
who supported her. Then. in dress
ing gown and flowing hair. Jeritza
hardened to the scores calling for
her by name and took 10 more cur
tain calls of her own.
Melchior, Dane. made his Amer
ican debut singing the role of Tam
hauser effectively, and receiving ac-
claim for his vocalizatio i'm the last
act.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
Today in Congress
Senate.

The Senate today took up on the
floor the report of the ma iority of
the judiciary committee recon-
mending an investigation to deter
mine whether the Aluminium Com
Danv of America violated the court
decree of 1912. In this connection
Senator Cummins presented an adj
ditional report for the minority OF
the judiciary committee contend
Ing there is no constitutional au-
thority for an investigation of the
Aluminium Company as proposed
uy the ma jority.
The confereeS on the tax reduc-
ton bill were still in conference.
The interstate commerce com
mittee went on with hearings on
the bill To provide for railroad con
solidations.
The banking and currency com
mittee heard further testimony on
the national banking bill.
Hearings on Muscle Shoals were
resumed before the agriculture
committee.
The committee on public lands
continued consideration of the
Stsnfield grazing bill.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
MANIAC LOOSE In OMAHA:
SOUGHT FOR SLAYING OF DOCTOR
Terror Spread in City by Shooting to Death of Two
and Attacks on Others-One Wounded in Lip
by Mysterious Marksman.

through the head. On Tuesday sew.
eral persons reported that they had
been fired upon.
Connection between DR. Searle' 5 death
and other reported activities of the
sntperm MAC was seen by the police
in the fact that he had been shot
with bullet of the same caliber as
those used in the previous firings.
An empty cartridge was beside the
body.
The body was discovered by Mrs.
Searle. who said that she became wor.
ried when her husband did not return
home last night.
While DR.. Searle's office is not in
the immediate neighhorhood of the
other shootings. police said that they
believed the maniac had been forced
10 extend his zone due TO police ac
tivitY in that section.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
ORDERS IS REMOVED.
FLORIDA FOR TRIAL
Judge Requires Washington Men
to Answer to Charge of Plot
Against Dry Law.

Justice Bailey. Criminal Division |,
today signed formal orders of removal
of Is Washingtonian to Florida 10
answer an indictment for ConSpirac y
10 violate the liquor law. The orders
of removal We're hy direction of the
District Court of Appeals.
Counsel for the men noted an ap
peal and the accused We're continued
at liberty on bail to await the actor
of the appellate court. Under the
rules counsel have ninety days ir
which to present their appeal to The
higher court.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
Swiss May Ask League to Leave
If Soviet Position Is Supported

In yesterdays discussion of the
Russo Swiss affair in the Swiss Parlia-
ment' at Bern, the government stand
was approved.
NJ. Vallotin, Conservative. opposed
any new excuses for the assa ssination
Of the Soviet emissary Vorovsky un-
less Russia apologized for the spolia-
ton of the Swiss legation and the muir
der of the Swiss chancellor
Alluding to published reports of re-
ligious masauerades in Russia, he
declared that Switzerland never
would recognize government which
"wrenched Christ from the cross and
raised a monument to Judas Iscariot-'
Evening star., 1926-02-18
Col. Mark Brooke Transferred.

Assignment of Lieut.. Col Mark
Brooke, Engineer Corps, now on gen
eral staff duty. as district engineer at
Jacksonville. Fla, effective March 20.
was announced today in Army orders.
Col. Brooke will relieve Col. Gilbert
Youngburg, and as additional duty will
he assigned to the Engineer Regiment
of the SD Division, OrEa nized Reserve
and to the Engineer bridge train Of
that division,
Evening star., 1926-02-18
By the Associated Press

OMAHA, Nebr.. February l8.-Po-
lice today began an intensive search
for sniperma MAC. whom they hold
responsible for the shooting to death
of DR.. A. ID. Searle. a specialist. in
his Office last night. They say that
the sniper has spread terror in a
reighborhood bordering the downtown
district, where numerous shots have
been fired at pedestrians resulting in
the death of one.
DIR. Searle. the police said. appeared
to have been shot as he was prepar-
ing 10 leave his office. The body was
found today.
Police attention was first called To
the promiscuous shooting by pedes-
tran, who reported he had been shot in
the lip. Sunday night William Nc
Dewitt. dairyman. was found shot
Evening star., 1926-02-18
OFFICER KILLS SELF.

JUNCTION CITY. Kans.. February
IS Up).--Cspt. Walter Buford, 40, shot
and killed himself in his quarters at
Fort Riley yesterday afternoon.
The officer left q lengthy letter di-
recting disposal of his personal eff
fects and for the carrying on of the
various Army enterprises OF which
he had charge. but assigning no rea :
son for his action.
Evening star., 1926-02-18

By the As6OCIAltu TIesb.
PHILADELPHIA, February 10
How the research of DR.. josef Schu-
macher, in Germany. which resulted In
the isolation of what he believed to be
cancer bscilli was carried on amid the
distractions Of a dance hall and sa-
loon is being related here today by
DIR. Edward Ahlswede. former col
league of the German scientist.
DIR. Ahlswede received letter a
week ago from the German biologist.
anticipating the cabled reports or the
discovery. He said that because OF
Germany's postwar improverishment
and lack o1 oadowmsnts for scientific
work DR.. Schumacher has to work In
thrse tiuy pnoms with noisy dance
Evening star., 1926-02-18
CALL RAIL STRIKE.
Mexican Union Officials Set Febru.
ary 25 for General Walkout.

MEXICO CITY, February Is R.-.
Orders have been issued for a general
Strike of all the mecha MICS of the Ma
tional Railroads Of Mexico. effective
February %, unless meanwhile the
difficulties between the men and the
compa MES are settled.
This is the first threat of labor trou.
BILE on the railroads since their recent
return TO private management.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
House..

The House today has under con-
sideration the independent offices
appropriation bill.
A subcommittee of the House
District committee today ordered
i favorable report to the full Dis
trict committee at a special meet
ing tomorrow on two amendments
to the existing traffic law. and also
a favorable report. on the Moore
bill to deliver water from the Dale
carlia Reservoir across Chain
Bridge to the Arlington sanitary
district.
Contingent and miscellaneous
expenses of the District of Column
bia for the next fiscal year are
being considered in executive ses-
sion today by the subcommittee on
the District budget of the House
appropriations committee.
Five-year avia ton progra m
being considered in executive ses-
sion by naval affairs committee
Consolidation OF certain hu-
reaus in the Department of Com
merce being considered in execu-
tive session by the merchant ma
rine COMMITTEES.
Hearing on Woodruff
forestry bill before the committee
on agriculture.
Hearing on proposal to extend
civil and criminal law to the In
dians before Indian affairs com
mittee.
Gen. Smith. principal witness at
hearing on porposed Department of
National Defense before military
affairs committee.
judiciary committee holds reg
ular meeting in executive session.
subcommittee Of post office com
mittee conducts hearing on barring
fraudulent devices and lottery
paraphernalia from the mails.
Patents committee conducts
hearing on copyright designs.
Committee on roads conducts
hearing on proposal to extend Fed
eral aid to the States.
Evening star., 1926-02-18

The House today passed resolution
directing the Secretary Of War to
furnish it with a list of officers as
signed to duty of civilian nature.
It's adoption came after the House
voted to discharge the military COM
mittee from jurisdiction oHsr the
resolution tor failnre- to taA& AnlDur
Evening star., 1926-02-18
GO forward
FOR CAMP HOUSE;
Speedy Action Necessary on
Joint Resolution to Delay
Building for Tourists.

While joint resolution has sheen
introduced in both the House and
Senate To delay the construction of
A permanent field house in the present
tourist camp in East Potomac Park,
plans are gong forward in the once
of Public Buildings and Public Parks
of the National Capital for the erec-
ton of this house, provision for winch
is included in the current approprla-
ton law. 1t was pointed out, how
ever, that If any result is to come
from the resolution. action must he
speedy. as the money must be spent
or obligated before the end of the cur
rent fiscal year
The resolution was introduced in
the Senate by Senator Bruce of Mary
land and in the House by Representa-
tive Zihlman of Maryland. chairman
of the House District committee.
Change In Design.
Changes in the exterior design of
the proposed permanent tieldhouse
for the tourist camp in East Potomac
Park are being made III the office
of public buildings and public parks
of the National Capital to make it
conform to suggestions of the Com
mission of Fine Arts, which has APP
as this feature is complete. 1t was
said. the detailed plans and specif-
cations for the construction of the
building will be drawn preparatory
to letting the contract for the build
ing.
1t will be several weeks before this
is done 1t is proha bile that construc-
ton will be started during the Spring.
The building will not have to be com
pleted by June 30. if let by contract.
as long as the money is obligated, 1t
was said.
The construction of this building
will. it was pointed out. have the
effect of establishing the tourist camp
as permanent feature of this park.
Ella aborate plans have been drawn
Tor making a great recreation center
of the so-called heavy sports out OF
this western end of East Potomac
Park. but the esta blishment of the
tourist camp there permanently will
interfere materially with this.
Oppose Permanency.
Because OF this effect of perma
nency there has been a move started
in Congress to defer the erection Of
this building until more consideration
can be given to keeping the camp
here. City planners and others point
out that tourist camp never should
be established as perma feature,
but should be so constructed that l.
can be moved without great expense
or loss of capital invested To the OUT
lying section as the city grows.
About 100000 remains to be eX
pended in the construction of the pro
posed pei manent field house. and /,
was pointed out that once the house
Is erected 1t would he difficudt to have
the camp moved because of the con.
tention likely to be offered that the
Government, having expended this
amount of money in building it UP
should not waste it by moving else.
where.
Evening star., 1926-02-18
VICTIM OF CHARLESTON,

COLUMBUS. Ind, February IS
P).-Too much Charleston was de-
clared by the attending physician to
have caused Anita Reno, I6, of this
city to suffer a stroke Of paralysis yes
terday.
The girl is an expert dancer and
frequently had given exhibitions of
"how the dance should be done"
Evening star., 1926-02-18

the accident to its member news
papers in all parts of the country.
Every survivor taken from the
debris was brought to the Emergency
Hospital on the same floor with TINS
office and only a few feet distant.
The bodies recovered were carried
past the Office door on the way to
the room where efforts at identifica
ton were made before it was taken
to the morgue in the town proper.
Thus there was no possibility OF a
single detail of the rescue work being
overlooked. Special efforts were made
to bring information to the press cor
respondents by deputized company
emnluNeS