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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
NATION CANVASSED.
ON ELDR|DCE PLAN
Cities Heads Asked if Traf-
fic Directors Control Cars
and Pedestrians.

Canvass by wire of the principal
cities in the country is being made to-
day by Chairman Stalker of the sub
committee on streets, highways and
traffic of the House District committee
to get first-hand information from mu-
nicipal officials on whether local traffic
directors throughout the country are
given jurisdiction over street railways,
street cars and pedestrians.
In an executive session of this sub
committee, attended by Chairman Zihl-
man of the full District committee,
after hearing last night, 1t was de-
cided to see what the best judgment of
the entire codntry is on this phase of
the new traffic bill which is being writ
ten for Washington.
Eldridge Wants Control.
NJ. o. Eldridge, traffic director. rec
commended that he be given this au-
thority at both morning and night
hearings yesterday. The full District
committee had previously reported an
amendment to the traffic act granting
this authority, which amendment is
now on the District calendar awaiting
action on the next District day.
The subcommittee decided to pro
ceed deliberately in the drafting OF
a comprehensive traffic act which
virtually rewrites the existing Law
For this reason the new traffic bill,
may not be in shape for considera-
ton in the House on the next Dis
trict day, which is next Monday.
Besides the canvass by telegraph
today, the District committee is anx-
iOus to get further information on
several other suggestions made by
Mr.. Eldridge, who had been request
ed by the subcommittee to present a
list of all the changes in the traffic
act which he thought desirable for
improvement of the traffic situation
in the National Capital
Until the bill now being written by
the subcommittee is ready, no action
now pending on the calendar which
carries three amendments to the exist
ing traffic law
Fenning Is Criticized.
At the hearing last night traffic
troubles in Washington were blamed
largely on Commissioner Fenning,
who was charged by George w. Of
futt, legal representative of the
A. A. A., with failure to enforce a
provision in the police manual which
directs that the traffic inspector shall
have supervision over all traffic police
men.
Mr.. Offutt said traffic policemen are
now spread over IA precincts. Chair
man Zihlman of the District commit
tee agreed emphatically with Mr. Of
futt, and said he wants TO be informed
by the Commissioner in charge of the
police force why he cannot bring
about coordination. He declared that
1t is wasted time to attempt to legis-
late on subject when a large part
of the trouble lies in the Com
missioners office. Representatives
Gasque. Democrat, South Carolina
and Chairman Stalker, Republican,
New York, agreed with Mr.. Zihlman
Mr.. Offutt paid tribute to both Mai
Hesse, superintendent of police, and
to Traffic Director Eldridge, congrat-
ulating the city on having such splen-
did officers. but declared that it is i'm
possible under present conditions to
get proper interdepartmental coop
GRAFTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
BILL TO ELIMINATE
CROSSING APPROVED
Senate District Committee Also
Favors Opening New Street
and Extending Road.

Favorable report on the bill to
eliminate the Michigan avenue rail-
road grade crossing was ordered to-
dav by the Senate District committee,
with one amendment providing that
the railroad company would not be
required to pay for the lighting of
the viaduct to be erected.
The committee also voted to report
favorably two other bills, namely:
for the opening of a new street from
Ninth street to Georgia avenue in the
vicinity of the base ball park, and
to provide for the opening and exten-
sion of Piney Branch road from Thir-
teenth street to Butternut street and
it's continuation to Thirteenth street
extended.
The committee will make an ad-
verse report on the bill for the ex.
tension of Rittenhouse street.
A subcommittee held a hearing
several days ago on the Michigan ave.
nue. grade crossing, at which the Dis
trict Commissioners and the Michigan
Park Citizens Association urged erec-
ton of the viaduct. ~ number of
property owners. who live adjacent
to the crossing, objected to the bill.
Senator Capper, at the suggestion
of other members of the committee,
will write to the District Commission
ers, asking them for the location of
other railroad grade crossings still
remaining in the District of Column
bia, together with methods of elimi-
mating them.
The deficiency appropriation bill,
which is expected to become law in
few days, includes the additional
nahln tho CnTp1-
missioners to begin work at once on
the elimination of the Lamond grade
crossing at the northern end of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
FIREMAN IS KILLED
AS CHIMNEY FALLS
Three Injured by Shower Of
Bricks After Blaze Is
Extinguished.

A fireman was killed and three other
persons were injured at Giesboro
Point, near the steel plant, early to-
day when the chimney of a frame
house, which had been reduced to
cinders by fire, collapsed, sending Il
shower of hot bricks down on fire
fighters and spectators.
The man killed was Edward +.
Laughton, 1912 c street southeast, pri-
vate of No. 25 engine company, whose
skull was fractured when struck by
falling brick. He died almost instantly.
The injured are Acting Sergt. A. l..
Clagett of the eleventh precinct, Lieut..
r. E. Moreland Of No. rs engine COM
pany and Albert Mofitt of the news
department of The Star, who was get
ting a story of the fire when the
chimney collapsed. Each Of those hurt
sustained bruises and cuts from the
falling bricks, but none is in a serious
condition.
- Fire Was Out.
The tragedy occurred after the fire
was virtually eXtinguished, and while
No. 25 engine company was engaged
in the final "sprinkling down" of the
smoldering embers. tOher pieces OF
fire apparatus had departed at about
l am. Just before the chimney caved
In the eleventh precinct had already
sent out this final report on the blaze
About IL o'clock No. 20 engine COM
pany went on a local alarm to Steel
plant southeast for fire in two-story
frame dwelling owned by Washington
Steel and Ordnance Co, occupied by
Maurice Mangum. House destroyed.
mo one hurt"
The wetting- down process IS thought
to have caused the collapse.
A family of four, occupants of the
house, narrowly escaped when the fire
was first discovered.
Mr. and Mrs. Mangum and their two
children were asleep when the fire
broke out. Mangum smeled smoke,
arose and found the. house on fire. In
almost every part of the house, he
said, except the northwest corner,
where Thelma Cecilia, weeks old,
and Joseph Andrew, IS months old,
were sleeping, the flames could be
seen.
Carried Children Out.
Mangum and his wife carried out
the children and walked with them
almost a mile over rough ground 10
the nearest neighbor for safety. Man.
gum was barefoot. He met j. l.. Stew
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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B|MBA CONVICTED
ON SED|T|ON COUNT
Acquitted of BIasphemy.
Takes Appeal in Other Case
From $1OO Fine.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BROCKTON, Mass, March Am
thony Bimba, who was tried for
blasphemy under an ancient Massa-
chusetts statute and for sedition, won
and lost in Plymouth County District
Court here today. Judge c. Carroll
King, who presided at the trial of the
young Lithuanian editor last week, to-
day found him guilty on the sedition
count, but not guilty on the blasphemy
charge,
A fine of 800 was imposed on the
sedition conviction. The maximum
penalty under the State law Is a fine
of $1,000 and three years imprison-
ment. An appeal was taken by Harry
Hoffman, counsel for the defense, and
Bimba was released on $500 bond.
The charges were based on utter
ances at a meeting here January 26.
Fighting Questions"
The court stated that in making the
finding of guilty on the sedition charge
1t took into consideration the fact that
In the main portion Of his speech
Bimba had kept within the limitations
of the sedition statute, but that his
crime had been committed in answers
to fighting questions" put by the
audience.
1T was shown in the evidence that
the defendant said he himself did not
believe in God" Judge King said in
dismissing the blasphemy charge. 1T
Is not certain that he said more. 1t
seems apparent to most of US that
there was no sense in his bringing
this statement into a protest against
the Lithuanian government, but ap-
parently it resulted from the fact, as
alleged in testimony, that hte Lithu.
anian government is clerical.
Mr.. Bimba somewhat naturally
touched upon the religious aspect of
Continued on Page 5, Column g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
NEW WITNESS FOUND
IN TAYLOR MURDER
Los Angeles Prosecutors Start for
Detroit and New York to In
vestigate New Angles,
BY the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES. March 2.-The Los
Angeles Examiner says it has learned
that District Attorney Asa Keyes and
Deputy District Attorney Harold l..
Davis secretly left here several days
ago for the East to investigate re.
Gently unearthed clues in the William
Desmond Tavlor murder case.
A mystery witness who has been
missing since Taylor, motion picture
director, was found slain in his home
here some four years ago, is under.
stood by the newspaper to have been
located in Detroit, and the district at,
torney and his assistant are declared
to have proceeded to that city.
From Detroit the officers will go to
New York and there interview two
we'll known motion picture stars, the
Examiner says.
Though an exhaustive investigation
was made, during which many film
actors and actresses were questioned.
Taylor's murder was never solved.
Sands, the directors valet and
secretary, disappeared at the time and
was never located.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
Carol Reported Planning to Flee Paris
To Escape Horde of Female Relatives

Lupescu, the daughter Of a Jewish
merchant of Jassy. 1t has been as
serted that there has been a lessening
here by Carol of the attentions he
showed the blue-eyed Rumanian WON.
an while they were togethe rim Milan
There is considerable speculation
as to what the attitude of Carol will
be toward Nine. Zizi Lambrino, his
former morganatic wife, who has ar
rived here-whether she is among
those whom he is endeavoring to
evade, or whether 1t IS his purpose
.oke her - EnglaMd With him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
"DICTATOR" MAY BE MAD.
of Czechs Ends Disastrously
in Few Hours.

PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia, March
. R,-An attempt by Rudolf Roes-
s,er an architect. to set himself up
&c dictator in the Karlsbad district
Yesterday ended few hours after
the coup" started. He will be ex-
amined as to his sanity.
Roessler induced 40 of his employees
to leave their work for the purpose
of occupying the district administra-
ton offices and arresting the district
governor. but when they got as far
as the police commissarlat they found
themselves outnumbered.
Roessler and IS of his companions
were arrested and the astonished gov
ernor vas freed o. his bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
Karolyi Data International Secret,
Says U. S. Attorney Defending Silence

decision that the entrance of the
countess would be prejudicial to the
interests of the United States.
Justice Hitz of the District Supreme
Court took the motion under consid-
Grafton.
In pressing for a more specific an
swer, Attorney Howe asserted that
there were las different subdivisions
in the laws relating to non-immigrant
aliens and he asked that the Secretary
be made to point out by sections tie
provision on which he relies to keep
the countess out of America. He ex-
pressed willingness to demur to the
claim of the Secretary that he has
the sole discretion to decide who
comes under the ban against adluis-
sion TO this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
Guests ~Stay Put
AS Hostess Nails
Place Cards Down

LOS ANGELES, March 2.-Mrs.
Howard Verbeck, prominent So
ciety matron of Los Angeles,
taught presumptuous guests a les
son at her supper party Sunday
night when she nailed the place
cards to the table.
Hostesses recently have been
much annoyed by surreptitious
changing of place cards. appar-
emily the work of designing moth
ers with eligible daughters or Of
others with personal desires to
crafty.
Sunday night Mrs. Verbeck's
guests sat where they were put.
This same hostess several years
ago logged society with a house
moving party when she enter
tanned with dancing in her home
as il was taking a half-mile jaunt
up Wiltshire boulevard behind
fleet of trucks and tractors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02

To grant the motion of the Countess
Catherine Karolyi of Hungary to re-
quire Secretary of State Kellogg to
make more specific his answer to
her suit for mandamus to compel the
consul at Paris to wise the passport
for her entrance into the United
States would be to compel the Sec
retary to divulge international secrets.
This was the claim made today by
Assistant United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover in opposing the motion of
attorneys Howe. Swayze and Brad
ley to require Secretary Kellogg to
set out in his answer just why the
countess was found to be an "undesi-
able" Rover declared that the Sec
retarv had considered evidence pre-
scented 20 him and had reached the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02

which will be dropped on the waiting
crowds. The monarch when he alights
will walk on the petals of the roses.
The arrangements for the visit are
in charge of Fernando Diaz de Men
doza, husband of the actress Maria
Guerrero, from whom the correspond
ent says he learned of the plan in a
Madrid club. The correspondent does
not say what has been the reaction of
Queen Victoria. Gen. Primo de Rivera
and other officials who are listed to
make the journey to the plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
$497,000 Theft Is Charged.

FIUME, Italy. March CP).-Spiri-
dione Skiadas of Corfu has been ar
rested here at the request of the
Greek government on a charge of en-
bezzling 35,000,000 drachmas ($497 ,OOO)
from the Agricultural Bank Union.
Skiadas maintains that he is a victim
of persecution by Gen. Pangalos, the
Greek dictator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
LARGEST SUPPLY BILL
IN PEACE TIME SIGNED
Coolidge 0. KS $S6S,2S1, sol
Measure for Treasury and
Post Office.
By the Associated Press.

Fly the Associated Press
President Coolidge today signed the
largest peace-time appropriation bill
In history-the annual supply measure
for the Treasury and Post Office De.
Notwithstanding $S6S,2S1.501.
The bill was the first of the yearly
appropriation measures to reach the
White House. OF it's total S73S, sos .3O3
is to meet Post Office Department ex.
penses during the fiscal. year begin
ming July l. This is more than $780,
00,000 in excess OF the amount ap-
propriated year ago for the two de-
partmentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, March with an antici-
pated converging upon him by female
relatives, his former morganatic wife
and persons connected with the royal
court of Rumania. former Crown
Prince Carol is said to be planning a
getaway across the channel to Eng
land to evade them.
Carol still is keeping closely to his
apartment in the hotel here, and the
more curious of the guests have seen
but little OF him G.nce his arrival from
ILal, With he aula.n.haire.. Nine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
Public Opinion Criticized.

Senator King, Democrat, Utah, re
calling the case of GOV. Len Small
and the Herrin massaCres. declared
it would appear that the people Of
Illinois did not appear to be checked
by crimes.
"Do you expect us TO furnish you
with new conscience he de-
manded
I'VE thought you might air the
whole thing to benefit ALL" Lee re
piled.
The head of the Better Government
Association then launched into an at
tack on the Chicago Tribune. saving
that it fostered "a low standard of
public and political morals in Chi
cago" The paper itself has been
charged with making an unconsciou-
able contract with the school board.
he continued. by which it is accused
of obtaining valuable property at
small cost
He explained about the formation
of a committee of 200 to help purify
elections, however, and said the Tri-
bune was cooperating.
Chairman Johnson asked il the Fed
eral courts were not operating and
whether the people had confidence in
them
1--WE have confidence in all the Fed
eral judges" Lee said.
Have you confidence in the Fed
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
Rejects Oregon y. Presidency.

RALEIGH, N. c., March 2 CP.-
DR.. Harry Woodburn Chase, president
of the University Of North Carolina,
today declined an invitation to become
president of the University of Oregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
SPY LOSES IN RACE,
SON IS EXECUTED
Young Lincoln Hanged Before
Father Arrives After Dash
From East.


LONDON, March "A notorious
spys race with the hangman was lost
today. Ignatius Lincoln, alias John
Lincoln was executed for murder with
out having seen his father. Tribich
Lincoln, exiled former M. P, who had
started from the Far East when he
heard of the death sentence. He want
ed to bid his son goodbye.
The father arrived in France yes
terday, but had not appeared at Shep-
ton Mallet Prison when the time for
the execution arrived. The son, 23
year-old artilleryman, convicted of
killing a householder during a bur
glary Christmas Eve, left a letter for
his father.
The authorities refused to delay the
execution as sought in petitions sign
ed by $4,000 persons.
Boy Killed Salesman.
Lincoln's victim was Edward Rich
ards, a travelling salesman for a brew
cry.
Lincoln, who was q member of
Royal Horse Artillery, invaded the
home of Richards, accompanied by
Ian Stewart, 20 years old, to rob the
premises. Richards was shot when he
returned home and found the young
men there.
Stewart was acquitted. In a letter
to his sweetheart from jail Lincoln
admitted that he fired the fatal Shots
IT have never nurtured an evil in
tent against any man. said the let
ter, but what has happened must be
paid for. What the result will be can
not be certain. Whatever it is l can
take it, so you, too, darling, will have
to bear much"
Lincoln yesterday received visits
from his mother and his sweetheart,
Lillian Brown.
Many persons fingered about the
jail until after midnight, expecting
the arrival of the father. The hang
ing was at am, as scheduled.
The full name of the executed man
was Ignatius Emanuel Napthli Tri-
bich Lincoln, but he enlisted in the
Royal Horse Artillery as John Lin
coin.
Father Was DepOrted.
Tribich Lincoln, the father, worked
for the German cause during the
World War, playing his role of spy in
England, the United States, Germany.
Hungary and Austria. He was origi-
nally an Austrian subject, but later be-
came naturalized Englishman.
He was eXtradited from New York
to England in 1916, tried by the Brit
ish on charge of forgery and upon
the conclusion of a brief prison sem
tence was deprived of his British citi-
zenship and deported from England.
Later he went to Germany, where
he was in charge of the censorship
under the Short-lived Kapp regime.
Fleeing to Austria upon the collapse
or the kapp government, he was ex-
PEELED from that country in 1921 for
reasonable activities
He was In Colombo, Ceylon, when
news reached him that his son had
been convicted of murder and sen.
fenced to death. Filled with remorse.
ne Is reported to have written to the
son:
MY sins seem to have been visited
on your head and / pray you will for.
give me before you die. If | had been
a better father this might not have
happened and l am filled with a ter
ribla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
Elections Called FarcicaI.

For a number of years our elec-
tions have been farcical," Lee said
With 10000 offices III the city to fill
the leaders will sacrifice any presiden-
tial or State ticket for the local ticket"
Lee declared that II had been esti-
mated that as high as $4,000 fraudu-
lent votes have been cast at single
election
Men behind the scenes in politics
defy the authority of the Federal Gov
ernment. he said, adding. there fire.
quently have been collisions between
the Federal and municipal authorities
for the right 10 try cases.
''The gangsters are largely Italians
from Sicily. Many are imported as
gunmen and have tho advantage OF
not being known. No one Knows
how many thousands of dollars have
been collected in blackmail under
threat of kidnapping the children. Of
no yvea aIthV 3"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
immigration Committee Is
Unanimously Opposed to
Federal Inquiry in City.
SP0ILS SYSTEM RUNNING
GOVERNMENT, is CHARGE
Citizens Representative Also Lays
Crime Wave to Aliens-Hits
Alleged Political Plots.
By the Associated Press.

by inc Associated Press.
The Senate immigration committee
today declined to approve a Senate
investigation of outlawry in Chicago.
A petition by the Better Govern
ment Association Of that city, pre-
sented to the Senate through Vice
President Dawes. was voted down
unanimously, and d suggestion Of
some Senators that it he referred to
the Labor and Treasury Departments
was frowned upon by Chairman
Johnson, who declared he did not
want to pass the buck"
If there have been such violations
OF the law as has been pictured"
Senator Johnson said, Officials Of
the association know exactly where
TO go to obtain relief"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
Willis Makes Suggestions.

Senator Willis, Republican, Ohio,
had suggested that the Treasury be
given that part of the petition alleging
that five breweries We're openly oper-
ating in Chicago under police prOtec-
ton, and that the Labor Department
be given that part alleging that many
immigrants were in Chicago unlaw-
fully.
Before the committee acted ii heard
"A long statement from Edward T. Lee,
acting president of the Better Govern
ment Association of Chicago and
Cook County, regarding what were de
scribed as deplorable crime conditions
in the country'S second largest city.
These conditions We're due in large
part, Mr.. Lee said, 10 a coalition OF
political factions for the control of the
10000 municipal and county Offices.
He charged that George T.. Brennan,
the titular leader of the Democratic
party, is in a combination with the
Crowe-B -Barrett-Thom faction. and
asserted that Robert z. Grove, States
attorney; George F.. Barrett. his for.
mer law partner and now a practicing
attorney, and one other man control
the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
WEATHER.

Fair and colder tonight, minimum
temperature about % degrees; tomor-
row fair. Temperatures-High 55,
at pm. yesterday; lowest, 3s, at 7:40
am. today
Full report on page 8.