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Evening star., 1926-03-12
GASQUE BILL NEAR
|TSF|NAL HEARING
House Subcommittee, al
Meeting Tonight, May Con-
cIude Public Discussions.

What promises to be the final hear
ing on the Gasque elective school
board bill will be held tonight at 7:30
o'clock in the caucus room of the
House Office Building
Charles +. Carusi. member of the
Board of Education, and Brig. Gen.
Amos A. Fries of the Chemical War
fare Service. are expected to be two
OF the prominent men to testify. Mr..
Carusi Is opposed to the Gasque bill,
subscribing to the report of the Board
of Education. which put the body on
record as against the projected leg
islation. Ger. Fries, who maintains
a strong interest in the local school
system, is expected to heartily sup
port the Gasque bill.
COlored Peoples Protest.
Statements are also expected to be
made tonight by representatives OF
colored organizations. 1t is known
that many of the colored residents
resent the provision in the Gasque
bill which would limit their race to
voting for the three colored mem
bers of the board. DIR. Frank w
Ballou, superintendent of schools, in
his testimony before the subcommit-
tee last Wednesday night made 1t
plain that he did not think this limit
ing of suffrage was fair.
Outside of the first two hearings,
which were held the same day. there
has been a material space of time
between the gatherings and it is
now the determination of Chairman
Frank X. Reid of Illinois to push the
takingsof testimony TO a prompt con-
clusion.
Despite the fact that the District
Commissioners have placed them
selves on record before the suhcom-
mittee as opposing the Gasque bill
and the Board of Education has done
likewise. there is a marked sentiment
among the subcommittee members TO
support the Gasque bill.
give the subcommittee notice regard
ing his decision concerning legisla
tion designed TO increase the powers
of an elective board. He states that
he will either amend his present bill
or make it q separate measure
While Chairman Reid has often dur.
ing the hearings voiced a desire TO
have the District Commissioners and
the Budget Bureau officers come be-
fore the subcommittee and give their
opinions concerning the financial
status Of the school system, 1t was
stated at the Capitol today they have
not been formally notified.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
SWEDISH. PREMIER
F0ILS SCHEME TO
ENLARGE COUNCIL
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what garbled form. was known to
every one around the league Sir
Austen, summoned untimelv from a
pleasant reception given to the league
by the new assembly president. Costa,
rushed hack to his hotel and isSs1ed a
statement denying that he had ever
used violent or coercive language"
to DIR. linden, a statement i'm which
the Swedish foreign minister CON
CURED.
The truth Is that Mr.. Chamberlain
and NJ. BRAND tried to mobilize the
council against the German position
| and failed. Today further meetings
are being held. 1t would seem either
that the great powers must yield and
let Germany into the league and coun-
| Gil alone. or the meeting will break
| up and all decisions will be postponed
| indefinitely. The latter would mean
| the end of the Locarno agreements
| and possibly the political eclipse of
| the Locarno statesmen. Therefore, 1t
| is distinctly probable that within
| day or two. the German thesis having
prevailed, the assembly will he sum
| moned to elect Germany to member
| ship.
SuDDOTt IFOiutStu.
Two states. Brazil and Spain. have
waited for a long time to have their
present places i'm the council made
perma nent. At the end of the LOcar-
no conference Poland made the claim
| for permanent seat, and France.
Italy and Austen Chamberlain prom
ised to support the Polish. Spa nish
and brazilian claims. wishing, for po-
litical reasons. TO offset the foreseen
German influence.
Reaching Geneva. the French. Ital-
ians and English saw that the OBJ"
stacles to their little game were in
superable.
The German position was too strong.
and the objection of sweden and the
insuperable hostility of the assembly
were too manifest. The 'conSpira-
tors' sought To withdraw from their
untenahle position. but found the
three candidates whom they had eu-
couraged completely unwilling :"
withdraw their claims, Therefore.
they were caught i'm an impossible po
sition, from which they have been
vainly trying to extricate themselves
by means of a compromise, which oh
viously 10 impossible.
tCopyright 1925. by Chicago Daily NewsCA)
Evening star., 1926-03-12
G0ADED BY RIVALS
TACTICS, DRYS PLAN
COUNTER OFFENSIVE
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In the Atlanta papers from the
records of the Police Court, showing
creased enormously within the past
few years. The persons arrested, I
dare say. were not Of the wealthy
class. I merely mention this to prove
that drinking Is not confined to the
rich
Therefore II seems to me that the
eighteenth amendment has been a
very unwise thing, az 1t has not i'm
proved the morals Of the country or
,aused very little dininution in
drinking. Any one can see from the
daily press that murders, suicides ana
other crimes are more prevalent now
than ever before. and the court
dockets are overcrowded with vio.
lators Of criminal law. The Federal
prison which is located adjacent to
Atlanta is full to overfiowing. Ever
since l have been a voter / have
heard prohibition orators proclaim II
they could pass a prohibition law 1t
would save the expense OF FEWER po-
licemen, and the jails would be piac.
tically empty. Such has not proven
to be the case.
Besides the facts which l nave
stated, the eighteenth amendment nus
developed the bootleFger, whicn dlo
not prevail before when ohiy the
states had prohibition.
II believe that one OF the worst
features Of the eighteenth amend
ment is that 1t has created nation
of lawbreakers from those IN nigh
stations to low stations. ana many
Of the congressman who vote Tor
prohibition, from accounts that !
read in the press, are breakers OF
the prohibition law themselves. The
Jurors who sit in the courts are L
understand, violatOrs. ana "hat
travesty it. is for men to try others
for breaking the laws that they tnem'
selves violate. The whole situation
Is intolerable. and it seems to me our
legislators should recognize this fact
and make q change that would save
us from the enormous expense that
our Government is experiencing and
also from O. law that 10 undermining
the respect that all citisene snouid
have for the law Of the lend.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Today in Congress
Senate.

The long and short haul freight
rate bill was taken up on the aoor.
with Senator Gooding of Idaho
opening debate in its favor. The
bill is intended to prevent rail
roads from charging more in pro-
portion for short than for a long
haul.
A subcommittee of the judiciary
committee met In executive session
to consider the nomination of
James A. Cobb, colored. for ap-
peintment as Judge of the
Municipal Court of the District.
A subcommittee continued hear
ings on the appropriation bill for
the State. Justice, Commerce and
Labor departments.
Senator Capper's bill to prevent
discrimination against farmers CO.
operative organizations by boards
of trade again was before the
agriculture committee.
The Colorado River basin prof
ect was considered by the commit
tee on irrigation and reclamation.
The committee on military af-
fairs met in executive session to
consider routine bills.
House.
House takes up considera ton
of White radio control bill.
The judiciary subcommittee of
the House District committee to-
day ordered a favorable report on
the Mcleod bill for increased ac-
commodations at the District Jail.
Hearings on the Zihlman bill for
selection of a distinctive design
for a District of Columbia flag
were postponed.
William H. DeLacy. for seven
years Judge of the Juvenile Court
by appointment of President
Roosevelt. and Mrs. Louis Often
berg, representing the Monday
Evening Club. We're witnesses at
hearings on Zihlman and Under
hill Juvenile Court bills before the
judiciary subcommittee. Hearings
are to be continued late next week.
Subcommittee of appropriations
committee continues hearings in
executive session on legislative
appropriation bill.
Hearing resumed before naval
affairs committee on Navy De-
partment bill for equalization OF
rank Us DetWScu Sidu anu line
officers.
Interstate commerce committee
continues hearing with Commits
sioner Esch of the Interstate Com
merce Commission as witness.
Military affairs committee holds
regular meeting In executive ses-
sion.
Agricultural relief measures
subject Of hearings before COM
mittee on agriculture.
Hearing on convict labor before
labor committee.
Ways and means committee. in
executive session. considers ad-
justed compensation.
Foreign affairs committee con-
siders Lake of Woods.
The judiciary committee holds
hearing on Garrett WadSwOrth
resolution regarding constitutional
amendments.
Retirement bill considered in
executive session by civil service
committee.
Committee on mines and mining
continues hearing on mine rescue
station.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
WIFE ADMITS PART
IN TWO PO|SON|NGS
On Way to Prison for One
Death, She Breaks Down
and Tells of Others.

BY the Associated Press.
FLORA, ILL.,, March 12.-Mrs. Elsie
Bible Malnsky, ~ years old. under
life sentence fer the poison murder OF
the wife of her third husband. has
substantially admitted having com
mitted two other poison murders and
an attempted poisoning. states Attor-
ney Harold S. Williams announced
last night.
Her other victims. the States attor-
ney told the Associated Press. were a
husband and the former wife of a
former husband.
The Woman's confession came on the
eve of her departure for Joliet prison.
Authorities said she broke down under
the weight of strong circumstantial
evidence, but did not make complete
confession.
Became Dissatisfied.
The information made public by
Williams, which. he said, is practically
the substance of her confession, Is
that about Is years ago she poisoned
and killed the wife of Havill Bible in
order that she might marry him, and
that about three years ago she fatally
poisoned Bible when she became dis
satisfied with him as husband.
Her first husband, Wilbur Cope di-
vorced her about IS years ago. after, 1t
was alleged, she had made an unsuc.
cessful attempt to poison him, the
states attorney said.
Poisoned His Wife, Charge.
Later she was convicted Of living in
adultery with Bible. and. according to
Williams and her alleged confession,
she poisoned Bibles first wife and
then married him. His death occurred
In December, 1928, but was not in
Vestigated at the time.
The woman became housekeeper for
Ernest l.. Malinsky. her present hus-
band, and gave poison to his wife, 1t
was charged, causing her death last
September 26. She then married Ma.
linsky and her arrest recently follow.
ed eXhuming of the body of the first
Mrs. Malinsky and chemical exami-
nation of the viscera. Malinsky is held
IN the murder of his first wife, but the
convicted woman has absolved him Of
blame No new charges will be filed
against her.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

Flurries Expected, With Drop in
Temperature Tonight.

More snow flurries are expected for
the Capital late this afternoon or to-
night, but the Weather Bureau be-
lieveS the fall will not be enough to
whiten the streets. With Winter still
hanging around, the temperature Is
expected to dive down to about 20 de-
grees tonight, and the chilly weather
will continue through tomorrow, prob
ably with cloudy skies. The minimum
temperature in the early hours today
was 26 degrees.
Washington is feeling the southern
thrust OF O. Geld wave now over the
Northern States and Canada. Tenn.
peratures Of 20 below and colder were
reported today from a number 81
points in the northern Canadian prov
inces.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Mother spanks Daughter for Gayety
When Her Fiance Leaves With His Wife

Viciji, whom she met in Bombay while
on dancing tour. He followed her to
Paris, London and finally to Chicago,
Mrs. Whitemore said. and, in addition
to the house, gave her $4,000 and two
expensive automobiles, while they were
engaged. The princes wife appeared.
however, and the engagement was
broken. es.
Mrs. Whitemore testified that she
gave the home to her mother, but in
tended that 1t should be owned Jointly
by her father and mother. Dolan
seeks a half interest in the property.
Mrs. Dolan said she spanked her
daughter because Of a series of parties
the young woman gave after the
princes departure. and since then she
and her daughter had been estranged.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
ADDITION TO JAIL
MEETS WITH FAVOR
House Subcommittee Votes
for 200-Bed Increase-To
Cost About $125,OO0.

The judiciary subcommittee of the
House District committee today order
ed favorable report to the full COM
mittee at It's next meeting on the Nc
Leod bill authorizing the erection Of
new wing at the District Jail to re-
lieve the overcrowded condition ex-
posed by Pete Martin" in The Star
last Sunday.
On motion of Representative Blan.
ton, the favorable report was ordered
with an amendment striking out the
limit Of cost of $l25.O00 Mr.. Blanton
explained that he had been advised the
cost would be in excess OF that
amount, and the members of the sub
committee agreed that there was no
object to be gained in hampering the
District Commissioners or the appro-
prtations committee by placing the
limit of cost in the legislation.
The measure as reported provides
Tor tWO-Story structure sufficiently
large to accommodate 100 beds to
moor. As the District committee is to
be in session Monday, TUESDAY and
Wednesday, Mr. Mcleod said that he
expects to get favorable report from
the full committee on one Of these
days.
May BE Made as Amendment.
IL is planned that this measure
VIII he offered as an amendment to
the District appropriation bill when
that measure comes up for consid-
Grafton In the House early next week
Ihe District Commissioners today
designated three officials of the
municipal government to prepare an
estimate for proposed addition
which would house at least 200 more
prisoners. These officials are: Mai.
William II. Holcombe, Assistant In.
gineer Commissions: Municipal Arch.
tect Albert l.. Harris and George s.
Wilson. secretary of the Board o.
Charities
The erection of a two-story addition
in the rear of the Jail was recommend
ed to the Commissioners by Maj. W.
l.. Peak. superintendent. two days
after the publication in The star of
Pete Martins graphic description
OF his personal experience in one Of
the congested cells. Maj Peak SUE
gested a brick building. designed as
dormitory. and expressed the belief
that it should accommodate at least
200 prisoners.
Cost About SI25,OO0
While no accurate estimate has
heen made as to the cost of such an
addition. those familiar with building
construction at the District Building
believed that it would not exceed
$125 900.
Maj. Peak informed the Commits
sioners that an addition accommodate
ing 200 prisoners would relieve the
oyercrowded condition indefinitely.
One section of the Jail. formerly
occupied by internes Of the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital which was dam
aged by fire last year. is now being
remodeled into dormitOry and W he n
completed will be used as sleeping
quarters for prisoners. 1t will accom-
modate about 40 and Is expected TO
be ready in about three months.
The Commissioners did not discuss
any phases of the Jail situation at
their semi-weekly board meeting to-
day outside of appointing a commit
tee OF three TO estimate the cost OF
the proposed addition.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
PLAYS 13 SPADES RIGHT
Man Fails to Become. Flustered. as
Is Usually the Case.

ROCHESTER,. N. Y. March 12 Lp)
Finding he held IS spades while
playing bridge with friends here, Ern.
est l.. Brown acted strictly accord
ing to Hoyle" and bid seven spades to
make S7S points.
Browns first bid was seven spades.
No other player was willing to risk
seven no-trump. the only play of
higher value.
The score for Browns hand was
1875 for game. 100 for grand slam
30 for honOrs in one hand and
So points.
Experts say few hands containing
entire suits are dealt in bridge and
when they are the player usually be-
comes 10 hustered he bids one Of the
suit. the hand 10 taken away by con.
ventional bidding and the same oppos.
tunity never comes again.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
ZlHL MAN AND CROWTHER
TO ADDRESS G. O. P. CLUB
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. March 12-At
meeting of the Montgomery County
Republican Voters Club at the Coun-
try Club here tonight Representative
Fred y. Zihlman of Maryland and
Representative Frank Crowther of
Schenectady. n. Y, will be the prin-
cipal speakers.
Mr.. Zihlman will outline the Ale
gany County system Of organizing
subClubs, or committees, 10 handle
election matters in precincts. with a
view to its application in ontgomery
County this year. Numerous other
speakers are listed. and music and re-
freshments will he on the program,
which begins at 3 o'clock
Evening star., 1926-03-12
MRS. BUCKLEY DIES.
Mother of Rev. j. v. Buckley Ex-
pires in Baltimore.

Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Nolan Buckley,
Sc years old. mother of Rev. Joseph v.
Buckley Of st. Francis Xavier's and
St. Teresa's Catholic Churches Of this
city,, died at her home, in Baltimore,
early today.
Funeral services will be held In St.
Edwards Catholic Church, Baltimore.
Monday morning at o'clock. when
solemn requiem mass will be cele-
brated by the son. Internent will be
In Bonnie Brae Cemetery, Baltimore.
Mrs. Buckley was lifelong resident
of Baltimore. She leaves her husband,
Daniel B. Buckley of Baltimore: three
sons. Father Buckley, Walter S. Buck.
ley and Francis n. Buckley: four
daughters. Miss Mary E. Buckley,
Mrs. Dorothy I. kirkpatrick. Miss Ce.
cile A. Buckley and Mrs. Regina r.
Berger, and sister, Miss Mary A.
Nolan.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
SENATE COMMITTEE O.K.'S
McFADDEN BANK BILL
Measure Designed to Put National
and State Institutions on Parity
in Maintaining Branches.

After practically rewriting the
House measure, the Senate banking
committee today finally agreed to re
port favorably the McFadden branch
ba anking bill.
The measure is designed to put the
national banks on a parity with State
banks in the matter of maintaining
branches. An important feature is
that State banks may come into the
Federal reserve system with all Of
the branches they possessed at the
time the bill became law.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Still Seized in Alexandria
cisl Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, March 12.-
Police shortly before noon TODAY
seized 150-gallon still in shack az
the north end of Royal street and
arrested Thomas Jackson, colored
watchman of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Co. II is alleged the still
was being prepared for removal across
the river to Maryland. Jackson's bond
was fixed al $500
Evening star., 1926-03-12

ment FOR several years rs q clerk at
the Capitol. He is also married.
Mrs. Greenhouses husband and
father were recently in Government
work, both being employed In the Agri-
cultural Department. Her husband
lately gave up his Government work
and entered the gasoline and oil bust
ness.
Maj Gordon, when questioned to-
day, declined to comment on Mrs.
Greenhouses promotion. but said an
increase had been given her. He
stated that her work did not necessa.
rily put her over the other two assist
ants, despite the fact that she receives
q higher salary. She has not taken
part in any important cases. 1t was
stated. 80 ~
Evening star., 1926-03-12

BY the AesOc1ated Press.
CHICAGO. March IA Persian
princes princely gifts to his American
hancee and maternal spanking were
related by Mrs. Gertrude Dolan White
more OF New York and her mother be-
fore a master in chancery here, in che
mothers suit for divorce. Mrs. White
more. before her marriage to Horace
WhitemOre manager of a sugar rein.
ing company in New York. was a
dancer and the daughter of Thomas
Dolan. head Of a printing company
here, who is being sued by his wife
for divorce.
The point of contention in the suit
Is $4,000 home in River Forest. a
suburb. which the daughter testified
was one of the gifts of Prince Vittor
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Prominent Baptist Dies.

ATLANTA, March 12 LP).-Dr. John
Frederick Purser, -. president of the
Home Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention. died today at his
home here following an illness of
more than q month. Heart disease
superinduced by prolonged influenza
and pneumonia complications, was
assigned as the immediate cause of
his death.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
CAREER OF DR.. HAU
ENDED BY SUICIDE
Identity of Former G. W. U.
Professor Fixed by Fin
gerprints.
By the Associated Press.


VIENNA. March 12-Suicide has
ended the varied career of DIR. Karl
Hau. alias Stau. once a lawyer of
Washington. d. c.. who was convicted
IN Germany in 1905 of the murder Of
his wife's mother.
The Vienna police have established
through comparison of fingerprints
that man who shot himself at Tiyoli,
Italy, on February 8. was Hau.
Sentenced to Death.
In addition to practicing law in
Washington. DIR. Hau for time was
professor of Roman law in George
Washington University. His mother
ln.law. Frau Molitor. was murdered at
Baden Baden, November 5, 1906. Hau
fed to England. but was extradited
convicted and sentenced to death, the
sentence later being commuted to life
Imprisonment
He was relea sed in 1924 but was for
hidden to write a book on his prison
experiences. This prohibition he
ignored and an order for his arrest
was issued last November.
Learning of the order he fed to
Italy. whence the news of his suicide
now is received.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Davis Tourney
Cup Drawings
Due Wednesday

Drawings for the Davis Cup in
international tennis competitions
will be made by Secretary Kellogg
at the Pan-American Building next
Wednesday at 12 o'clock. Diplo-
matte representatives of all the
challenging nations are expected
to be present. Entries for the
matches have been received from
the following countries: Canada,
Argentina, Belgium. Czechuslo-
vakia, France, Great Britain, Aus
tria, Hungary. India. Italy, Neither
lands. Portugal, Poland, Rumania,
Sweden. Switzerland, Mexico, Cuba,
japan and Ireland.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Two Children Die in Fire.

LABEMARLE. N. c., March 12 CF9.
Two negro children. aged 8 and Q
years old. were burned to death when
the home of Lewis Gerry. their
father was destroyed at Badin. near
here. The father and mother both
were away from home and did not
over.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

placed on the President. who has
by no means enjoyed the Job. MIR.
Coolidge will not lose any sleep n
some other method 10 suggested by
Congress- to operate the flexible pro-
visions of the tariff law.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
TARIFF HITS BEAUTY AIDS.
By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News

MOSCOW, March 12.-The use of
face powder, lipstick and perfumery
Is expected to wane in Russia fol-
lowing application of the new tariff
next Monday. placing a duty of ITS
roubles kilogram on perfumery,
including the bottle, and 20 roubles
a kilogram on other adjuncts of the
feminine toilet.
Connoisseurs say that the local
products ruins the complexion.
The new tariff, In addition to levy.
ing prohibitive taxes on all luxuries,
puts extremely high rates on all ne
cessities except raw materials.
tCopyright. 1926. by Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Ask Report From Rome.

BERLIN. March 12 PD.-The Berlin
police and the Stuttgart states at
torney have requested the Rome police
to furnish detailed information regard
ing the reported suicide Of DR.. Karl
Hau at Tiveli.
Hau's attorney. Karl Alsberg, says
that his client repeatedly had declared
he was tired of life. these expressions
being more frequent after the warrant
for his rearrest was issued last No
Vember
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Feeding of a Cat
Shows Ownership
Under English Law

WIGAN, England, March 12.--
If a person feeds a cat this act in
itself is accepted in English law
Of assuming the responsibility of
ownership.
That was how the law was in
terpreted to John Henry Draper.
when he was sued for the value of
two pigeons alleged to have been
worried by his cat. Draper denied
ownership of the cat, but admit
ted that he had given it milk.