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Evening star., 1926-05-21
WOMEN ADD GIFTS
TO D. c. MEMORIAL
Two Organized Groups Give
Backing to Plan to Honor
Veterans.

TWO more organizations of women
have rallied to the support of the
drive for $1,000 for erection Of the
imposing District of Columbia World
War Memorial in Potomac Park. They
are the WOmen's Auxiliary. No. 10,
Typogra phical Union No. 1Ol. and tn"
local unit Of the Catholic Daughters
Of America.
The auxiliary ut II meeting recently
in Typograp phical Temple expressed
approval Of the memorial plans and
voted to appropriate from It's treasury
$40 in fUrtherance Of the fund cam
paiSn.
The Catholic Daughters of America
met at COZ f. street, With Miss Mary
Boland presiding. and voted to send
$25 TO the memorial fund.
Other women's civic ana patriotic
bodies are rapidly falling In line, ac-
cordlng to Mrs. George G.. Seibold,
pa st president of the District Of Co
lumbia Chapter Of the American War
Mothers, who is making a canvass Cf
such organizations In the interest Of
the drive.
Subscriptions acknowledged today
by John Poole, treasurer of the Me-
mortal Commission, included $2J from
James A. Witcomb: Sl5 from Columbia
Chapter. Daughters Of the American
Revolution, and SO from y. J..
SauSburT,
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House.

House continues consideration or
agricultural relief measures.
Judiciary committee continues
hearing on charges of inpeach-
lnent against Commissioner Fen
ming.
Mcleod subcommittee of the
House District committee con-
tinues Houdini hearing on fortune
resumed tonight at 1:30 o. clock in
the House District committee
room in the House Office Building.
Gibson subcommittee Of the
House District committee will con
tinue it's hearing on investigation
OF municipal administration in the
caucus room of the House Office
Building tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
Subcommittee Of appropriations
committee in executive session on
second deficiency bill.
Naval affairs committee con
tinues hearing on line personnel.
Interstate commerce committee
holds hearing on New York -Phila-
delphia motor busseS.
Foreign affairs committee con
tinues hearing on bill proposing
third Hague conference.
Labor committee continues hear
ing on proposed creation of a di-
vision Of safety in the Department
OF Labor.
Special joint committee of House
and Senate continues hearing on
Northern Pacific land grants.
Ways and means committee con
tinues hearing on bill to amend
Harrison narcotic act.
1nsular affairs committee holds
hearing on new bill on Porto Rico.
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Today in Congress
Senate.

Senator GoodinR. Republican.
Idaho. spoge at length on the
urgent need for farm legislation
and analyzed the reasons why
something should be done for agri-
culture.
Senator McNary. Republican,
Oregon, was named by the Vice
President 10 succeed Senator Fer
nald. Republican. Maine. on the
Senate committee 10 investigate
campaign expenditures.
Representatives Of tho colored
race appeared before the military
affairs committee in support of a
bill for the erection in France OF
a monument 10 those regiments OF
the American Expeditionary Force
composed Of colored troops.
The special tariff conmitte" con
tinued taking testimony on the
affairs OF the Tariff Commission.
Committee on post Offices and
post roads held executive session.
Agriculture committee held an
other meeting on the milk and
cream bill.
Senate District committee is hold
ing hearings on a new retirement
hill for public school teachers.
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SPECIAL RULE NEEDED
TO SEND RETIREMENT
BILL TO CONFERENCE
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other than the one passed by the
House. Advocates Of the Senate bill.
however, realize that the House will
make q strong effort to obtain enact
ment of its own bill, which had the
approval of the Bureau of the
Budget.
During debate in the Senate yes
terday, Senator Smoot, Republican.
Of Utah, intimated that the House
was so determined to stand by the
administration bill that 1t might not
even let the question go to confer
ence. He said that under the rules
of the House he believed one objection
would prevent 1t.
Senate Bill in Jeopardy.
While there is a general feeling at
the Capitol that the House will allow
the matter to go to conference, 1t
has been made equally apparent that
q difficult task confronts the Senate
conferees in trying to win the House
over to the more liberal Senate
measure.
Here, III q nutshell, are the essen
tial differences between the Senate
land House bills, which will form 1.-THE
basis for discussion in conference:
The House bill--dncreases the maxi
mum annuity from S72e TO $1,OO0.
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d. c. American Legion Urges Support
OF Plan for Memorial to Soldiers
DEPARTMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
THE AMERICAN LEGION
RESOLU TION

feelings the
to
district Of World and.
be that the memorial be
NOW, THEREFORE, 1T RESOLVED by Department
the meeting assembled this 10th day of May 1926
Columbia
nersonal contributions delay,
Br, FURTHER RESOLVED w
chairman of the District Of Columbia
their work and those who have
contribute their
support project which will give to the Nations Capt.
citizenship
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RISE IN GASOLINE PRICES
DECLARED LAW VIOLATION
Trammel Says Antitrust Act is
Being Observation-Disclosures Asks
Investigation,

Calling up his resolution directins
the Federal Trade Commission to in
vestigate the increased price of gaso-
line and other petroleum products.
Senator Trammel. Democrat, Florida
today declared that the concerted ad-
vances In prices indicated a plain vio.
lation of the antitrust law.
1.-THE oil companies are exactinE
millions and millions of dollars from,
the American people" he added
when there is an increase in New
York, there is an increase in Indiana
and Florida
Later he yielded to the request OF
Senator Curtis, Kansas, the Republi
can leader, to hold off action on tho
resolution untn next week
Evening star., 1926-05-21
G. Congressional Medals and Promotion
For Byrd and Bennett Asked in Bill

The congressional medal would be
presented to Byrd for distinguishing
himself cOnspicuously by courage and
intrepidity at the risk of his life in
demonstrating that It is possible for
aircraft TO travel in continuous flight
from IL nowinhabited portion Of the
earth over the North Pole AMI re-
turn"
The medal would be awarded Zen
nett for his gallant service 10 the
Nation as "a member Of the Byrd Arc
tic expedition"
Evening star., 1926-05-21
"BlG TIM" AVENGED.
Policeman, Who Arrested His Wife
Punished-Blames Labor Leader.

CHICAGO, May 81 Up.-"Big Tim
Murphy, labor leader and former con-
vict, vowed in court he would get
the policeman who arrested Mrs.
Murphy for traffic law violation, al.
though her case was dismissed.
And today. John J. Mahoney, the
policeman, is directing traffic at an
intersection far from the Loop, where
he had worked for 10 years.
The captain who transferred Ma
honey said no was being disciplined
for failure to arrest q taxi driver for
a traffic violation.
"Tim got me-" was Malioney's com.
rnppf
Evening star., 1926-05-21
STATE DRY FORCES
PUT AT u. S. CALL By
ORDER or PRESIDENT

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only by mutual consent Of all parties
concerned. said Mr.. Jones Of the
Prohibition Bureau
Before any appointments are made.
nrohibition officials have asked
administrators to conduct Il survey and
TO report as to the extent they wish
to and can take advantage "f the
executive order.
In all States in which it is pos
sible it is planped ultimately to make
use of the new authority. How many
states have laws which would prevent
the appointments is not known at
Prohibition headquarters.
Senator Copeland. Democrat. New
York. said the executive order could
not affect his Stale. since the courts
there have held than when & State
officer accepts Federal appointment
he looses his state salary.
Senator Bruce. Democrat. Mary
land, said he regarded the order as an
outrage" and would take public no.
tice Of il on the floor OF the Senate.
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Women will be admitted to member
ship in the Italian Academy of Immor-
, tals. recently created hy the Fascist
Evening star., 1926-05-21

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional medals OF honor would
ho awarded Lieut.. comdr. Byrd and
his mashinist. Floyd Bennett for their
flight to the North Pole, under IA hill
introduced today by Representative
Tilson of Connecticut. tho Republican
leader. who said the measure carried
the Endorsement OF Secretary Wilbur.
AS further recognition. Byrd would
he promoted 10 the rank Of com
mander on the retired list and Ben
nett TO the grade OF flrst-class ma
chinist
Evening star., 1926-05-21
SAYS HE is CHARLIE ROSS,

GREENSBORO. y. G.. Nav Il fAo).
Julius Coleman Dellinger, who be
Iieves himself TO be the Iong-lost Char
lie Ross, left here today for the North,
accompanied by Mrs. Pierre &. starr,
cousin OF Ross. The first stop Of the
automobile tourney will he al ROa-
noke, Va. and the next Washington.
From there the two will go 10 Phila-
delphia and New York in an effort u
prove their claim
Evening star., 1926-05-21
WOMAN KILLS BABY.
Uses Boy Scout Hatchet to Slay
Son, Is Months Old.

pADUCAII, Ky, May q Up1 Mrs.
T. r, Motley. wife of the pastor of a
church at Murray, killed her 1S-month-
old son. Edwin Lewis Motley. with a
Roy Scout hatchet today. She had re-
Gently returned from IL hospital for
treatment for mental trouble. Mr..
Motley said that this morning she led
the child into the bathroom and a few
minutes later ran out screaming that
she had killed him. She became hys-
rerical and was placed under watch at
home. Mrs. Motleys former home
was in Jacksonville. I'll.
Evening star., 1926-05-21
Coolidge Greets Mrs. Karcher.

Mrs Adeline karcher of Pierre,
s. d., the first woman in any Repub-
lican State convention to vote for
President Coolidge's nomination in
1924, was presented to the President
today by Commissioner of Indian AT.
fairs Burke. The President greeted
her cordially and expressed thanks
for her support
Evening star., 1926-05-21
PLANE CRASH KILLS 3.
italian Aircraft Falls While Leav-
ing Tropoli Field.

TR1POLI. May 21 O0.-A large
italian airplane crashed while taking
off from the air field here today. The
two pilots, Lieut.. Olvanez and Sergt.
Formal. and the observer. Lieut..
Locirero, were killed, and the mocha
niCian seriously injured.
Evening star., 1926-05-21

Raises the employees contribution 20
the retirement fund from . II 10 3i2
per cent OF salary. Does not change
the present ages of retirement. Would
cost the Government less by $4,000
than the present law
The Senate bill-Increases the maxi
mum annuity from s72O to 81 900.
Raises the employees contribution 10
per cent. Leaves ages Of compul-
sorry retirement the same, but pro
vides that employees of each group
may exercise the option OF retirement
after 30 years Of service and at ear
Her age limits. The clerical group.
forced TO retire at 20. could exercise
the option at 65. Would increase the
Governments estimated annual liza
bility by a approximately $1,000 900
year,
Postpones L. $. Payments.
Although the Senate bill would i'll
crease the Government liability, It's
supporters in the Senate emphasized
the fact that It Will be 20 years. and
possibly longer, before the Govern
Inent will be called upon actually to
pay out Of the Treasury any cash
toward the annuities. In other words.
they stressed the point that the in
crease in the Government liability
would not affect the Treasury at the
present time.
Senator Stanfeld. Republican. Of
Oregon, who led the fight for the more
liberal measure, also stressed the fact
that while the pending legislation is
called ''liberaliZed" retirement, the
House bill would not only take all Of
the liberalization out OF the pockets
of the employees. but would decrease
the Governments liability by SEQ 900
under existing law.
One veteran Government worker
expressed the conviction today that a
great majority of the civil service
employees in Washington do not look
upon the $1,000 House plan as a liber-
alization Of the retirement law, be-
cause the increased annuity would
come from the payment OF u larger
contribution to the fund from the EN-
ployes' salaries
II was pointed out that up 10 this
time. and for n good many years 10
come, the contributions OF the EN-
ployes Will meet the annuities with
putting up any money.
He called attention to the fact that
the majority Of the employees in Wash
ington are in the clerical class. for
which the retirement age under the
House bill is 20 years, as at present.
whereas under the Senate measure
clerks could exercise the option OF re-
firing al 65 after 80 years OF service
Evening star., 1926-05-21
FORTS'PURCHASE
WIDELY FAVORED
Efforts to Get Hunt and
Washington Transferred to
D. c. Move Ahead.

Efforts toward the transfer ot Fort
Washington. Md. and Fort Hunt, Va.
on the Potomac River about - miles
below Washington, to the District for
parks moved forward today. and il
appeared that some positive action
would be taken to at least prevent
their sale 10 private parties until Con
greSs can take appropriate action
These two forts have been placed on
the War Department 5 obsolete Army
post list and permission ~ heing
sought from Congress tn sell them
the proceeds to go toward ronstruc-
ton at other Army posts.
Representative T.. Walton Moore OF
Virginia. in whose district Fairfax
County. Fort Hunt il located, said to-
day that these forts should be dedi-
Gated as a part Of the park system Of
the District and that by ho means
should they be allowed To be sold.
Secretary Dwight w. D&f}s Of the
War Department, said that ~" Park
Commission should be giv~r the op-
ton OF purchasing" the lHnds, but
he thought that some COMPENSATION
should be provided for tra Regular
Army fund for reconstruction al other
posts.
Evening star., 1926-05-21
COUNTER REVOLT
LOOMS IN POLAND
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NUIIt4HutU IIUIII I II = = I .I t1 81 =
leave Poland open TO aggression from
Germany and Russia and 10 Rol-
shevism from within.
In addition 10 Gems. Haller and
Disber. many former Deputies and
high personages of Poland are par.
ticipatinG in the secret conferences
here. Their idea is 10 form 81 rival
government to that OF Pilsudski in
Warsaw, making Posen Il bulwark
against radicallsm.
Evening star., 1926-05-21
Country Is Divided.

Poland has been divided against
itself posen, Upper Silesia and
Pomerania are against .Pilsudski and
threaten separate action from Poland
If the present yelled dictatorship Is
continued. Posen authorities refuse
posts in the government Pilsudski has
set up. Only Thursday the Posen
troops which fought against Pilsudski
were given 4 triumphant reception
home, showered with flowers and OK
tolled for loyalty.
Marshal Pilsudski and his encourage
have no answer 10 demands tor an
explanation of their reasons for max
ing a revolution. Questions arc not
allowed Piisudski refuses to talk
and states that he will choose his
own time and talk when he is good
and ready.
The new government has issued a
statement explaining that Pilsudskl
really didn't intend to do it; that ne
merely intended a demonstration ana
a moral revolt against corruption.
But if resistance was not expected,
WHY, we're 10000 rifles distributed TO
the National Defense Secret Society
and to rowdies? Why was artillery
brought along? Why was an organ
tied attack developed, with leaders
bearing red crosses on canes, telling
the men where to stand and shoot by
pointing with their red crosses? Why
was the action so shrouded In Inys-
terry? And why was SO strict q CEN
sorship on news Jnaintained, with
news either delayed or deleted?
Although members OF the new gov
ernment declare the censorship is
over. one suspects their good faith
However. granting their sincere inten-
tions in combating Sejm inefiiciency.
why do they not state their real prob
lem?
The real result of the putsch has
been to shake the confidence in Po.
land OF foreign business men. The
American group, which was building
a new water works worth sl0.000,000
and was planning to invest another
$1O, 600 900, has halted the new prof.
ects and does not intend to proceed
until Pilsudski's intentions are made
more clear.
(Copyright, 1929. By Chicago Daily News Coz
Evening star., 1926-05-21
Gibson Plan Favored.

The policy Of regional disaruaiuo'.
agreements, which was advanced b.
Hugh Gibson. American delegate {"
the disarmament commission IS NEE;
ing with favor from many other rer,
rcsentatives at the conference.
There is strong feeling tina
| should a three-corHered naval pal'le}
among Great Britain, the United
States and japan be held. it should
| not be separated from the League o.
| Nations effort toward disarmament
Some delegates are inclined 20 Zee!
| that n series Of special pourparlel'~
| might create the impression that
some powers are trying 10 weaken
| the leagues general disarmamenr
program.
a drafting committee today beza
the labor OF reCastinG ana simplifyinG
the disarmament ageEda in an effor
~ produce the precise questions tu
| i've settled. These will ne reported -
the full commission. which pIuba l'ls
will hold its final session on Nouda,
The commission likely VIII adjourn
until August or September. leaving
the experts on subcommittee 20 worI,
out the formulas preparatory 10 dr3f'
ing q convention.
Evening star., 1926-05-21
RACE TO TURN GUT
NEW BILLS SCORED
Industrial Council Group
Hears 40 States in 1925
Added 1000 Laws.

Congress and the state teSislatUr
seem bent upon striving to outdo one
another in turning out tremendous
quantities Of new bills. with little re-
gard to quality" Michael J. Hickey.
secretary Of the National Industrial
Council, told the semi-annu3l meeting
OF the advisory committee Of the
council at It's second session in the
Nayfiower Hotel this morning.
The Legislatures OF 10 States. Mr..
Hickey asserted. have disposed Of
more than 5000 bills thus far this
wear, 100 Of which have become laws.
The crop from Louisiana Is not in
cluded in this total. he declared. and
the returns from the productive States
Of New York and Massachusetts, are
not yet complete. This fever Of bill
passing is in progress. the speaker
added. despite the fact that this is an
of year for Legislatures.
$4,000 States Bills in Year.
Last year. Mr.. Hickey continued,
when 40 Legislatures were In session.
80 900 bills yielded more than 1000
new laws. New York, he said, still
holds it's 'doubtfully pre-eminent lead
ership' as a statute mill. followed in
order by Rhode Island, Virginia,
Massachusetts, South Carolina. Missi-
sippi. New Jersey. Kentucky, Wash
tngton and Georgia. Continuing. Mr..
Hickey said:
prom an Industrial and business
viewpoint the volume and general
character of proposed legislation
offered III the New York session gave
u vivid example of It legislation
crazy state. the undoubted evil of
fects of which We're averted only by
a last minute sense of reason which
seized the Legislators themselves.
$50 far as legislation inimical TO
the Empire State industries was con-
cerned, there We're no bills passed at
the 1926 session which could be so
described. Competent authorities as
sert that if all Of the measures pro
posed had been enacted il would be
absolutely impossible for any one to
do business in New York, because OF
the prohbitive costs which such laws
would have put upon industry.
Rail Bill Attacked.
James 4. Emery. general counsel
Of the organization. at Yesterday
session described the Watson-Parker
railroad labor bill. signed Yesterday
ny President Coolidge, as giving the
parties at interest an unprecedented
control" over wage and rate-fixing
and stripping "both the executives
and the public OF adequate power of
resistance to inordinant demands.
which is likely to make existing
rates our minimum, with "a strong
probability of q steadily ascending
curve
Charles r. King. chairman Of the
omen shop committee Of the National
Association of Manufacturers. told the
conference that the sound and salts
factory open-shop working conditions
have weakened the ability of or
ganizers to induce or retain the af-
filiation of the individual workman"
He declared the membership of closed
shop unions has fallen OF approx
mately 8 per cent In the last nve
years.
Evening star., 1926-05-21
500 DEAD IN REVOLUTION.
I0. 900 Civilians Were Armed secretly.
Pilsudski's Enemies Aver.
ny A. n. DECKER.

BY Radio 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News.
BERLIN. May 2l.--More than 500
dead fully half of them civilians, and
1900 wounded are on Marshal Joseph
Pilsudski's shoulders as q result OF
his revolution.
Ten thousand civilians were armed,
making the event appear as a class
war as we'll as an internal army fight
or a political party squabble.
Many of the best members Of the
cadet school loyal to government
discipline, are dead. hundreds OF
generals. politicians, anti Socialists
and Fascist are interned or i'm
prisoned.
Gen. Zagorski. the aviator, who
alone bombed the rebel forces. Is In
termed to be court martialed because
he refused TO be a traitor. Gen.
Stanlslaus Haller is interned in Pade
rewslSi's dingy Hotel Bristol
Evening star., 1926-05-21
Punishment Called Mild.

When whippinGs were ordered. III
official in charge Of the family" %
dorlnitory group. TO which the boz
was assigned administered or ~
strokes with a rubber hose.
Boys denied that they had ever be.'
failed unnecessarily Or in Il cru.
or unusual manner. when the com
mittee questioned them. Virtual,
each one questioned answered spon
taneosly and apparently without any
fear, that he was fairly we'll satisfied
with life in the training school aua
that he was well fed.
Discipline seemed to the uomm.tte,
to be well developed. The boys hat
excuse me, please right on the tip
of the tongue if they passed in front
of any one. As they marched into the
dining hall for luncheon, which today
consisted of bean soup with . hiEh
assay of beans, a rather small fish.
vegetable and rice pudding with two
rather large and tasty biscuits. there,
was not n word. They lifted theil
chairs to the proper places-they did
not scrape them on the floor They
sat down in silence. with hands folded
AT a given signal they chanted grace
in well rounded, strong tones. And
then they fell TO with "A vim.
Evening star., 1926-05-21
3-POWER PARLEY
ON NAV|ES SEEN
U. S. S.-British-Japa Con-
ference Forecast Develops
at League Meeting.
BY the A--oeldted Pres

BY the Associated Pres.
GENEVA. May IA un..d I..a ..
tt"n conference hE Great Britain. tst
nited States ANA Japan seem
among the possible cvcutualilies Of tn
gathering Of representatives ~ tb.
nations here
The Japanee@ assert hat thot Viii
advocate q three power conference J..
France and Italy adhere 10 their re-
ported decisions not TO participate IN
4 discussion ot naval armamruts t>
cept at general disarmament CON
ference. Japan Il i stated. has 5baU
doned its previous position and i,
convinced that naval affairs can ts
handled separately
a thrce-puwer conference. j. j. fr.
tended by III" Japanese. Wuuld iran,
d supplementary Washington rat.'
agreement TO cover cruisers, -Um"
rines and seaplanes.
EvOkes Keen Interest
Tho belief j. expressed tcr- t...-
the "five-five-threc" Washington PHI.
val conference powers may mst.
further naval cuts despite WL
| France ANA Italy may t,J. Much
| tercst is evidenced here - tu f.,
| IDEAS Of the United states uud Gre
| Britain on the Japanese viewpoint.
Rumania. POLAND and Finland sd
standing with France, Bel@igu +..
Italy III tn" contention tha' @rrtf.
security than ugW prevails must 81"
had before further land Gi~aruauo.
may be carried out.
Asked his views on the Iaaaug~
suggestion for separate naval pt'
ley. which, il necessary. WuuW u.
confined - the United States. t'-"H'
Britaiu and Japan. Lord te"i'. fi
chief British delegate. Ga.l!uoi t0 e..
press any opinion
Til" expressed desire Ot rue JAP.
nese nor 10 cmnpleyo ih,i1 ,Ifu-.
building program II a naval -@r,.
meI.t can bc reached r. felt here r.
possess special interest Tar III" nit. .i
States. Son" leasuo experts belie,'
that il Japan should complete ir-
cruiser program = would place u.
japanese navy. ahead uI the Amer.
can Navy a. far a. CRUISERS are co.
CcrEed.
The fact that tho WASHINGTON r.-.
ference limited the humber ~ a.rplas
carriers Is considered by th, Jdpa"e-,
as further reason why tt. number g..
fleet planes also should be regulate.
They point ont that the nulnber o.
planes serving with q flset is iueyIta
bly, connected with Il. number Of ,.;t.
rier ships.