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cause all legislation is coming from
the ma jority."
The committee then proceeded TO
hear Representative Little, Democrat,
Kansas, author of bills to fix prices,
store surplus crops end prevent specu'
lation.
Supports Mckinley Bill.
Before the Senate agriculture com
mittee Prof. Charles l.. Stewart of the
University of Illinois supported the
Mckinley farm export debenture bill.
The United States is facing loss OF
its food independence, DIR. Stewart
said
Urging enactment of the Mckinley
farm bill, Prof. Stewart said that un-
less some such legislation were enact
ed the United States would have to
depend upon other countries for
large part of its food supply.
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lived, and neither of them said the
last word about our civic responsible
tiles and opportunities"
Representative La Guardia, Progress
sive- Socialist, New York, made public
letter yesterday from the Treas
ury in reply to an inquiry as to what
happened to the liquor seized at the
Squibb distillery, awrenceburg. Ind
Apparently he wasn't pleased at the
explanation, as he said it was the
"siiliest letter and the most awkward
dodge | have ever seen in my % years
of public Office"
The Treasury said George Remus
of Cincinnati acquired the distillery
and attempted to withdraw whisky
for beverage purposes. He was sent
to the Atlanta penitentiary, and the
liquor, seized by county officials and
prohibition officials, was turned over
in January. 1928, to the United States
marshal at indianapolis. Acting Sec.
retary Winston added that any addi.
tional information about the whisky
could be obtained from the Depart
meni of Justice.
Representative HIl, Republican
Maryland n leader in the congress
Sional wet bloc. also made public a
letter he had written to Director
Jones of the Prohibition Bureau. He
wasn't satisfied with Jones opinion
that it would be Illegal for a Mil,
Waukee brewery 10 send case of
real beer" to each member of Con
gress 50 they could determine in their
own minds whether ii is Intoxicating
in fact" and he asked that the Treas
ury get a ruling from the Attorney
General
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FAIR PROHIBITION
SURVEY |SURGED
Rev. Or. Ste|zIe Says Dire
Forecasts of Vets Have
Not MateriaIized.

\ study of the facts about prohl'
bition viii reveal that the law is q
success. thai il has decreased rather
than increased juvenile delinquency,
hat ii has no, crowded the courts
and made enforcement Of the law
Impossible, that the number of ar
rests for intoX.cation have decreased
rather than increased, and that the
general prosperity OF the country has
been greatly improved. according 10
Rev. Dr Charles Stelzle Of New
York. speaking yesterday in the tlr"'
Congrega, a,ionai Church.
What is needed today is calm
survey of all the factors involved,
and this survey should he made by
an unbiased agency-free from prop
Uganda or political bias. he said.
The speaker added that prohibi-
ion was adopted mainly because
100000 saloons, harboring all forms
of vice, had become a stencil in the
no2trils of j" decent people"
The dire forecasts of the opponents
of the prohibition law have failed to
materialiZe, Or. Stelzle asserted. The
number of arrests for drunkenness de-
creased rom 506,737 in 1914 to 1872
in 1924. he said, without taking into
account the increase in population
Referring to the question of per-
sonal liberty, the speaker declared
that there can he no such thing IN a
de. oCraCy. No man, he said, has a
right 10 do anything that is in con
fict with the law of public necessity.
Or. StelZle said the vets make a
great point a. the report that George
Washington owned a distilery and
that he drank. suppose he did, Dr.
Stelzle said. "he also owned slaves
shall we follow him in that respect!
We have made tremendous progress
in our social thinking since either
Washington or Thomas Jefferson
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to place this information before my
colleagues"
Mr.. Dyer explained that he had no
complaint to make about Mr.. Blan-
toms request but there are two sides
to all these questions, and he thought
every one should have a chance to
present his case.
Representative Chindbloom, Repub-
lican, of Illinois asked If Mr.. Blanton
had conferred with the majority lead
er, to which Mr.. Blanton replied, 81
spoke to him, and told him / was
going to ask for this time
When Mr.. Dyer pressed for an an
swer to the question he had put to
House Leader Tilson, whether there
was going to be an investigation au-
thorized, Mr.. Tilson replied, II have
MADE no promise in that regard"
Mr.. Dyer then said, II believe we
are entitled to have hearing of all
sides. Those who are complained of
in the District or wherever they may
be ought to have a chance to be
heard"
Mr.. Blanton then pointed out that
he has a resolution now pending be
fore the rules committeeman IT has
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BOY APPENDICITIS VICTIM
Four-year-old Son of Frank J.
Stryker Dies at Hospital.

Francis Burdett Stryker, 4-year-old
son of Frank j. Stryker, president of
the Columbia National Bank. and Mrs
Emily +. Stryker, died unexpectedly
lat Childrens Hospital early this
morning OF acute appendicitis. He
was the nephew and nameSake of
Burdett Stryker. vice president and
general manager Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co. The boy
apparently was in perfect health as
late as Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will he held AT the
residence, 419 Quincy street. Saturday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. DIR. Ed
ward Hayes. pastor of Petworth NJ.
E. Church. officiating. Burial will be
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
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SEES DRIVE ON MEASURE.
Green Says Insidious Force Is Delay
ing Retirement Bill.

BY raising fictitious issues" Ger
tain persons of authority, who state
they favor retirement legislation, are
injuring the cause of the Federal
employees, President William Green
of the American Federation of Labor
declared in a statement issued last
night
1T is exceedingly strange to me.
he said, that Notwithstanding a vast
ma ajority of the members of both
houses of Congress are in favor of
the bill liberal lizing the annuities of
retired Federal employees, an insidi-
Gus campaign from certain sources
is placing obstacles in the way of a
vote being taken.
The new legislation would increase
the maximum of annuities from 1920
to $1,000. and allow voluntary retire
ment after 80 years service at low
cred ages.
Continuing. President Green said:
1.-The same campaign from hidden
sources caused the defeat of the bill
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PRESIDENT SEEKS
DATA ON ANNUITIES::
FAVORS INCREASE
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ing the remainder of this session
During his conference with Speaker
Longworth today the President Is
known to have manifested just as
much interest in the proposal to in
,rease annuities for the employees.
Fears Treasury Deficit
The President. while approving the
proposition to give more money TO
he retired employees, is still fearful
# the possibility of u deficit in the
Treasury at the end of the next
isCal year because of the reduced
evenuaS following ,he tremendous
tductlon in taxes. lie has fire.
,uentlY reminded Congress of this
rim possibility. since the enactment
If the tax reduction bill, and very
recently he h2s warned party
leaders in both the Senate and House
o discourage appropria ZION bills no.
icludea in The budget estimates.
Mr.. Coolidge is understood to have
expressed willingness 10 approve APP
propria ions for carrying ont five
year building program for the Air
Services of the Army and Navy; de
velopment of the pub ic roads, which
win require an appropriation of SO.
600 600 increa Sed pensions for Spanish
War veterans and their widows and
orphans, which appropriation will net
exceed $4,000, 600 and several mis-
cellaneouS appropriations for the Eef-
Grams Bureau to carry on activities
not included in the regular Veterans
Bureau appropriations
Speaker Longworth stated that the
Army and Navy air program bill un-
doubtedly will be passed, as will be
the appropriations for continuation
of the development of public high
ways. He SAID with much positive
ness that the bill to increase the
SpaniS War veterans pensions would
he passed In explanation of the lat
ter he said that this legislation is
being made an exception because OF
the Justice involved. explaining that
the House is convinced that Spanish
Wan veterans have not been treated
as generously and fairly in the mat
ter of pension legislation as have the
veterans of other wars.
House will pass at this session bill
providing for the codification of the
Federal laws, and that the impression
is that the Senate will pass this leg
islation when the time comes.
Farm relief legislation also was dis
cussed during the White House con-
ference, but the Speaker was unable
to say just what form this legislation
will take when it is finally brought
out on the floor
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been there for week-asking for a
committee to investigate this matter.
have been to the chairman OF the
rules committee" he said, land urged
him to vote it out, and 1 have been
to the members of the rules COM
mittee.
Now surely the gentleman from
Missouri will not deprive a member
Of Congress from placing information
that he has concerning poor soldiers
of all the wars before the House."
Mr.. Dyer emphasized that he was
trying to get the cooperation of the
Republican leader and others In the
House"
Mr.. Blanton declared emphatically
that "the Republican leader is CO
operating all right, and / think I am
going to give some facts which will
warrant the voting out Of this resolu-
ton"
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TELEPHONE APRIL
FOOL Jokes FAIL
Zoo Refuses to Answer GULL
BILE Folks, st. EIizabeth'S
Says "Wrong Number"

Tables were turned today on the
fool joke of having sullible persons
call the telephone number of the Zo'
and ask for Messrs. Lyon, Campbell,
Wolf or Fox. or that of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital and inquire if they
are wanted there.
The would-he iokesterS in no in
stance had the satisfaction of gu
. fawing over their victims discom
future. for there was none apparent
despite the fact that hundreds of the
fake calls We're carried by oVer-bur
dened telephone lines during the day.
The reason lay in the foresight
officials at both places in preparing
for the food of calls they knew would
come. Those who called the Zoo. TO!
instance, found the number either
busy or were told that they do not
answer" while those who called st.
Elizabeths were told merely that they
had the wrong number, without any
intinlation as to the nature of thu
place that they had rung up.
Hospital Lines Busy.
The Zoo. without much difficulty
could afford to maintain a policy OF
strict silence to all calls today, bu
the hospital obviously had to answer
all that came As a result the 81
trunk lines come ting st. Elizabeth'
with the outside world were VeritablN
sunk beneath the avalanche of foo
inquiries.
Il guess I must have answered SOC
calls of that sort in an hour this morn
ing" the operator at the hospital for
the insane lpciarpd WpaFilN MOI
once did let them know what place
they were calling. however. Most of
them would ask if | had left word
for them to call and | always repeat
ed my number and told them they
had gotten the wrong party. | think
II is an outrage that people should
consider ii a joke to flood our switch
board like that. knowing that this is
q hospital and that the lines of com
muniCation must be kept open. | can
understand them doing such n trick
with the Zoo but a hospital is diff
ferent"
"OId Stuff" Officials Say.
Telephone company officials were
considera bly, incensed over the low
brow joke" of having April fool
calls made. They pointed out that
their subscribers were inConvenienced
and traffic over the lines seriously
congested. There's nothing funny
about such business anyway. It's
too DID, they stated
The person who really had bust
ness to transact over the telephone
with the Zoo was the only real victim
of this April foolery. He found that
the only way he could get his call
through was TO non on a street car
and take it out in person.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
"0Id Stuff" Officials Say.
Ends Short skirt Ban.

ATHENS. April P).-Greek
girls may now wear skirts just as
short as the mode in the United States,
or even shorter. Many protests after
Imprisonment of a judges daughter
for "a hours have caused Gen. Pan
galos. the director. to reScind his de-
cree that dresses must be no farther
from the ground than IA inches.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Supports Mckinley Bill.
BLANTON WILL AIR
NEW ACCUSATIONS
AGAINST FENNlNG

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benefit of the House and the com
mittee on rules in the hope of helping
it to get a proper committee Of in
vestigation. The committee on the
District of Columbia has no power t'
summon witnesses, and it is my hope
to put such facts before my colleagues
as will warrant the appointment
such a committee. When / present
these facts / am sure he Repre>
sentative Dyer will not object, be
cause there are some men from the
State of Missouri who are now denieo
their rights at st. Elizabeth's. ! have
some evidence as to man who has
been there for "a long years, and
hope the gentlemen will permit me
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Small Boys Topcoats

Smartly Tailored Mid cOzS
season Coats = the new pS./O
Spring models OF new fabrics and
mixture effects. Sizes to 10 years.
Becoming hats to match, $3.50 to SOS.
Other small boys Topcoats, S5 to S14.7S.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Other TscO.Panfs Vest
Suits. 1925 to S24.75

Styled like Dads and Big Brothers.
With single or double breasted coat
blunt end vest, one pair Golf and one
pair long trousers. Neat. dressy fabrics,
in sizes to 10 years.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Hasheesh Seeks New Name

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April OP
Emanuel Hasheesh would become
one of Uncle Sans citizens. but under
the name of Emanuel ii. Adj, which.
he explains. i'm Syrian means justice.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
CALL FOR ACTION
ON FARM RELIEF
House Committee Members
Interrupt Hearing to
Discuss Delay.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The farmers long tale of distress.
which has been weeks in the telling,
was interrupted for time in the
House agriculture committee today
while committee members asked each
other why something wasn't being
done to provide relief
Only echo answered, and then the
taking of testimony was resumed
With many witnesses still waiting
The question Of bringing the com
mittees deliberations to the point of
action was raised by Representative
Purnell, Republican, Indiana.
Responsible for Delay.
THE committee is being held re-
sponsible by the country for this de
lay" he said. II am tired of hearing
conditions described, because we have
heard that a hundred times"
Representative Rubey, Democrat.
Missouri, said he was glad to hear
that sort of talk" from Republican,
but Mr.. Purneli replied that the Re
publicans had offered more remedies
than the Democrats.
"If we presented 100" returned
Rubey, they wouldn't he acted on, be
Evening star., 1926-04-01

in the Sixty-eighth Congress. The bill
had passed the Senate unanimously
and could have passed the House also
by a practically unanimous vote if it
had been permitted to come before that
| body The Civil Service committees of
the Senate and House had unanimous,
| iy aOproved of the bill.
There is no opposition in either
committee in the present Congress and
both are anxious to report the measure
favorab!y Every member of the cabi-
net in his report to Congress advo'
Gated the liberalization of retirement
annuities The President of the United
States has favored a change in the
law The newspapers without eXcep'
ton have favored the present retire
ment bill.
Speedy Action Asked.
During the sessions of the Execu-
tive Council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, just closed. the retire
ment bill was unanimously approved
and both houses of Congress were
urged to pass it as speedily as pos
Sibie.
The hearings before the Senate and
House committees have continued for
weeks at time and not one single
witness testified against the libera liza
ton of the retirement law.
"Is 1t any wonder. therefore. that
not only the Federal employees. but
the people generally. are anxious to
know what influence is holding up a
vote. What is the hidden power that
prevents willing members of Congress
to vote upon the measure
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Dempsey Declares He Can Name Winning Round Should Tmn
SQUASH RACKETERS
LIST MANY MATCHES

Squash racqueters Of Washington
Racquet Club. who opened their sea
son with a victory over Green Spring
Valley Club team of Baltimore. S
matches to i, at the local club will
engage another Baltimore team next
Saturday, appearing against Balti-
more Athletic Club in the Monumen-
tai City.
Other matches listed for Washing
ton Racquet Club follows:
January s-Baltimore Athletic Club at
home: IS. Philadelphia at home: 20. Green
Spring Valley Club at Baltimore.
February 5. Rockaway Hunting Club at
home; 10. National championships at De-
March g. Philadelphia at Philadelphia
The second match was the only one
dropped by the local racqueters
against Green Spring Valley netmen.
Following are the results:
Carey. Green Spring. 15--7. 16--12. 15-11;
is4s T3stIi9sp' 1sMis'' 15@ifY' eaefqs' Club l'-l'.
7 8. Ramsey green SPdns. e-i5, i5@is'
H. L. 1: i3s Besibour.0 r0nS Racquet Club. defeated
P + G;qlds66or9ngha Green Spring, 15~4,
r. g: blair, RACQUET Club, defeated f. F.
Page Green Spring: 1S-9; 15nst. 15.6;
i6wwi2 {I1M5;i5 IT,; Is i5- D,,ns r,.., '' s,,, ,Oo .
waxter. Green sprins Y5 Y53f@. uf5ta'fp G5E1o. / O.
T., L. Block Racquet Club, defeated r.
R. W, Miller, Racquet Club, defeated A.
T. Carey Green Spring. lbs. l5--10,
Evening star., 1926-12-13
COOPER, WITH 293 CARD,
TAKES RICH GOLF EVENT

went 10 pieces, putting three balls
into the ocean on the last four holes
The six-stroke loss killed his chances,
giving him 70, a total of 296, to tie
with William c'Wild Bilr) Mehlhorn
of Chicago for third place.
True to his past form, Mehlhorn,
who led the first two rounds, staged
his usual blow-up. He gave up the
lead on the fifty-fourth hole, and in
the course of two hours dropped to
sixth place, only to make a partial
comeback to end even with Farrell.
George Won Elm of Los Angeles,
national amateur champion, led the
Simon pures with 299, but was tied
for sixth in competition against the
open field. John McHugh of San
Francisco and Harold Thompson of
Glendale, Calf, tied for second among
the amateurs with scores Of 313,
Aside from Cooper's victory, one of
the features of the tourney was the
sensational finish of Nabholtz. At the
start of the final SO he was in six
teenth place. A brilliant 50. which
equals the course record, during the
morning placed him among the lead.
ers.
Leo Diegel of Los Angeles Joined
Melhorn and Farrell in going to
pieces. He took nine strokes on the
seventy-second hole to finish, tied for
sixth place with five others at 299
when a par would have given him
SO and a tie for second.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY LEAGUE.

Collegiates increased their lead to
three games over the second-place
Company F quint last week in the
Prince Georges County Duckpin Asso-
citation race. The pace-setters, who
have lost in but one Of "a starts. hand
ed Stephen A. G. that had been per-
forming impressively a three-game
setback, while Company F was unable
to bag the odd game from American
Legion maplemen.
st. Jeromes pulled to third from
top in the standing by sweeping a set
against Service Laundry. To advance
to a fourth place deadlock with Amer
lean Legion, Arcades cleaned up"
against Piggly Wiggly.
In other matches, Independents
scored twice over Czarra Constantine
Co, Gretta took a pair from Junior
A. C., Mount Rainier came to life to
lane trio of tilts from Chillum, and
Ross All-Stars three times took the
last place Indian Creek Laundry team
over the bumps.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 13.-For the
second time in history a major golf
tournament will be held on the Pa
cific Coast, the 1927 Western amateur
title meet having been awarded to
the Seattle Golf Club by the Eastern
Golf Association. The Western open
meet goes to the Olympia Fields
Country Club of Chicago
Ten years ago the Western amateur
was played at Del Monte, Calf, but
so few players from east of the
Rockies were able to compete that
the plan of going to the coast was
abandoned until this year
Journeys Are Demanded.
The growth of golf in the Far West
and victories scored by westerners in
national meets have made demands
for the staging of championships
more insistent yearly. Last season
the Western amateur title was won
by Frank, Dolp of Portland, Greg, and
the national crown was carried TO
the Pacific by George Won Elm of
Los Angeles, who defeated Bobby
Jones of Atlanta in the finals. This
latter victory by a Western golfer
has brought about a tentative plan
to carry the national amateur to the
Pacific Coast within a year or two
also.
The Western amateur will be played
the week of July IS, while the ma
tional amateur will take place at the
Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Au-
gust 2. placing the two major simon
pure golf events west of the Missis-
sippi River in 1897.
Dolp won the Western title at St.
Paul this year over the links of the
White Bear Yacht Club. This club
sought the Western open for 1927, but
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WAVERLY Is ONLY ELEVEN
In HAWKS PATH TO TITLE

A 1-tO-O victory over the Crescent
A. G. on the Monument grounds
brought to the ST. Stephen eleven
the 135-pound sandlot grid title yes
terday. Santo Zumbo was the star of
the game for ST. Stephen, paving the
| way to its touchdown with a 40-yard
| run off tackle. Warren took the
leather across.
Stanton A. c. foot ball team rang up
an early touchdown on the Kenil-
worth A. c. yesterday, winning to O.
Stantons are booked to face Northerns
Sunday.
WintOns, 15O-pOund. District title
holders, and the Clarendon Lyons.
claimants of the northen Virginia
crown at that weight, fought to a
scoreless tie yesterday on the Claren-
don gridiron before one of the largest
crowds that has seen foot ball game
in Arlington County. Wintons came
within five yards of scoring in the
closing momets, rushing and passing
the ball from their 20-yard line to the
shadow Of the Clarendon goal.
Another scoreIess tie resulted in the
game between Northen Juniors and
Mohawk Props, contenders for the
District 115-pound title, on one of the
Tidal Basin gridirons. Northerns
made IL first downs to for the Little
Hawks.
Eagle Juniors and Eagle Preps
played to 6-to-6 draw yesterday on
Fairlawn Field.
MOnrOe's 125-pOund eleven trimmed
the Petworth Cardinals on the Tidal
Basin field by a margin of try for
goal after touchdown, winning by 7 to
6. Baker kicked the goal that gave
Monroe victory. Monroe tied the
score with a touchdown in the last
few minutes of play on a pass from
Baker to Denniberg.
TivOi TerrOrs rang up a. 32-to-12
victory yesterday over the Merton All
Stars.
Daredevil Dogs trounced the Glover
grid warriors yesterday, 1S to 6, with
Roberts starring for the winners.
Seat Pleasant and Collegian gridmen
battled to 6-to-6 deadlock yesterday.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WEST GETS GOLF CLASSIC
SECOND TIME In HISTORY
Western Amateur, Which Goes to Seattle, Was Held
in California Ten Years Ago-Came Growing
''Out There in Rapid Manner.

deferred its request IN favor of the
Chicago club, hoping to get the event
i'm 1928.
The annual meeting Saturday
night was the largest held by the
w. G. A. for several years. Reports
showed the addition of 63 new mem
Der clubs. making the total 500, and
constituting the W. G.. A. the largest
golf organization in the world.
This leadership likely will be as
sumed by the national parent body.
the United States Golf Association.
within short time, as it is planned
at the annual meeting I'm January To
allow allied clubs to become active
members.
Charles o. Pfeil of Memphis, senior
vice president of the L. s. G.. A.. who
attended the meeting of the W. G.. ~.
of which he was president for three
years, said with the extension of
active memberships by the u. s. G..
A. that body might soon have tIp-
ward of 1,000 members.