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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
Committee Votes to Deter
Action Indefinitely on
Pinchot's Proposal.
DISTRESS MORE ACUTE
IN ANTHRACITE REGION
Hungry Throng Storms Relief Sta
tion in Shamokin as Depres-
sion Increases.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, January 20
Administration measures for control
of anthracite mining now before the
Pennsylvania Legislature were viz
tually killed by the House committee
on mines and mining today.
The committee voted to postpone
indefinitely" action on the bill to make
anthracite public utility and TO re-
port with a negative recommenda-
ton" that providing for State COM
paCts.
While the legislation was before COM
mittees today, additional reports of
bunSar and distress. privation and
bankruptcy as a result Of the hard
coal strike were received from the
coal regions.
a crowd of 100 persons demanding
food stormed the Shamoliin Chamber
of Commerce relief station yesterday.
The doors had 10 be locked and the
police called twice to quiet the hungry
men. women and children. Four hun
dred families are being cared for by
the relief station and hundreds by
other charitable organizations. Funds
of the relief bodies are rapidly being
depleted and public appeals probably
will be made shortly unless the
strike is settled
Relief Work Expanding.
RELIEF work on a large scale is he
ing conducted at Mount Carmel,
Centralia, Ashland, Shenandoah,
Girardville and Mahanoy City
Hotels and merchants al Scranton
and Nilks- Barre report u serious
business depression. Two Wilkes
Barre hotels have closed their main
dining rooms and merchants say that
travelling men almost have ceased TO
come to the coal belt. Not only the
miners are idle. but hundreds of street
and railroad employees. store clerks.
walters and others have been thrown
INTO idleness by the mine suspension.
Meanwhile. John l.. Lewis. president
of the United Mine Workers. and Ma j.
w. w. Inglis, chairman of The anthra
cite operators nesotiatin; committee.
continued to llS the blame for the con-
ttnuance of The strike at the door OF
each other.
The miners, leader was back in
Wilkes Barre today after a tour of the
mining felds. Everywhere he was
received with outburstS of enthusiasm
and at Shenandoah where he spole
yesterday. the city took Oh "a hOlida Y
appearance. y brass band and ap.
proXimately 10000 persons greeted
him when he arrived by automobile.
Sees Strike Forced
In AL his addresses Mr.. Lewis de.
clared The operators deliberately had
forced the strike in an attempt to re-
duce wages and to crush the miners
union. Asserting that arbitration was
the one issue at the present time. he
said the miners representative would
not sign any contract which embodied
that principle.
Maj. lnSlis. in Il formal statement.
reiterated the opera ors' declarations
that they have no desire 10 DESTROY
the union. and said that such state.
ments by Mr.. Lewis were made "ls
part of a campaign 20 justify continu-
ing the strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
FORMER WAN TRIAL
RECORDS ADMITTED
Government Scores Victory
With Introduction of
Testimony of Two.

The Government today scored the
hrst important victory in the second
trial o. Ziang Sun Wan, charged with
hrst degree murder of Ben Sen WI
at the Chinese Educational Mission
/ here. January 80, 1919, when it was
granted permission by the court to
read 10 the jury, as evidence, the tes.
tlmony of two prosecution witnesses
: at the first trial of the young Chinese.
! The testimony as read from the
record was admitted under exceptions
which the court allowed the defense
Justice Stafford. prior to adjourn
ment Yesterday evening. gave the
Government permission TO introduce
the testimony of F'ohan II. Chen. a
Chinese student whose where
abouts are now unknown, and today
he further permitted the reading of
the testimony given at the first trial
by Morton Prigg. clerk at the Hotel
Harris, now dead. The defense. led
by Wilton J. Lambert had vigorously
fought the admission of the testimony
taken at the former trial as embodied
in the record
Read Into Record.
The testimony of Chen was read
from the record to the jury by United
States Attorney Peyton Gordon. and
that of PriSS was read by his assist.
ant. George d. liornins, jr. The first
testimony dealt with a conversation
Wan had with Chen and of the for
mer's receipt of s. 900 from Shanghai
for educational purposes. which he
later invested in a motion picture
business. PrigG'S testimony declared
Wan had registered d the Hotel IIar-
ris about II am. January -, and
checked out about noon January so.
Immediately after the Prigg testi-
mony was concluded the Government
offered in evidence the entry of Wan
in the hotel register and after Civ
ing the jury an opportunity to eA-
anime the book, called.fto the stand
Robert Lee Carter. .eolored. who in
1919 was night bellman at the Hotel
Harris. He testified he saw Wan
Wednesday, January %. and another
Chinese enter the hotel and he CON
veyed them on the elevator to room
431. which they occupied This oc-
Cured late at night. the witness re-
called, and he also testified that about
one-half hour later he was called to
get some hot water for them. \
short time later he received another
call for hot water, he testified, and
both times he found Wan lying on
the bed with the other Chinaman
in the room.
The admission of the Chen testi-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
BRITISH CABINET COUNCIL
WORRIED OVER FINANCE
Churchill, Faced With Prospect of
Budget Deficit, Fighting
for Betting Tax.
By the Associated Press.

by the ASsOCsteQ 1ress.
LONDON, January 20-The first
cabinet council of the year was held
Yesterday to make preparations for
the new session of Parliament. which
orens a fortnight hence. and TO con
slider the draft of the Kings speech.
II is anticipated that the session will
be largely devoted to the electric CON
troll and coal questions. but the gov
ernments chief buSbear is finance.
David Lloyd George recently predicted
that the coal subsidy would reach
$50 .O0O. 900 before it was finally done
with.
Chancellor of the EXchequer
Churchill. who Is faced with the pros
pect of budget deficit. is making q
strong fight for d tax on betting. In
this. however, he is being opposed by
other ministers, who shrink from an
tagonizing the religious section of the
electorate by such legaliZation of bet
ting, being fearful of the result at
the next general election. Treasury
officials also oppose a betting tax on
the ground that it would be exceed
ingly difficult to collect. In these cir
cumstances, 1t is considered not un-
likely that recourse will be had i'll
some new form of luxury taxes to pro-
vide the needed revenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
PROBE OF FORGERY CASE
BY FRANCE CRITICIZED
Premier Bethlen Declares Invest.
cation at Budapest overstepped
Boundary of Interna tional USAGE
Dy the Associated Press

Gy the Associated Press
BUDAPEST, Hungary, January 20
The assertion that the French IN.
NestlSatlon OF the Buda pest forgery.
case, involving the counterfeitinc OF
billions of French franc notes had
overstepped the boundary set b.. in
tefnatlonal usage was Il feature ,f
the premier. Count Bethlen's. speecn
at reopeninS of Parliament yesiertIar
1t certainly went farther. he said
than what Austria expected to be al.
lowed TO do in Serbia in order 10 lis.
cover the Sarajevo assa ssins of Io14
Nevertheless, the government h.
added, was prepared to Law bare any
existing political background to 1be
torseries. though he condemned the
tns1nuations against the regent. Ad.
miral Horthy, and other high officials
Owing to noisy interrupticns and
demands that Bethlen resign. the Sos.
sion was temporarily suspended ana
on its resumption the debate orened
in an equally stormy fashion. While
the foreign diplomats obtained sears
in the chamber, hundreds were r,nhIe
to gain admission and storned tho
doors.
All Budapest is reported TO be oc.
cupied by troops, and lIlA "Society of
Awakening Hungary" is also in road.
mess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
Albanian Capital Swept by Epidemic
OF Jazz as Wearied Envoys Revolt

wells and danced with infideI din,o.
mats. Now the members of the AL
banian national band have sent to
Paris for the latest fox trots. and
jazz teas have become an almost dailv
occurrence.
All chic Tirana attended last Satur.
days dance by the newly organ nized
tennis club, where Mrs. Hart, wife of
the American Minister, was voted
queen OF the ball. One lady was heard
TO remark that this continued round
of gayety is killing me-"
Then the news spread that the AL.
banian government has officially sur.
rendered to America and will give a
diplomatic ball soon, and that Ahmet
Zogu, the great, unconquered lord of
the mountain tribe of Matt, is taking
dancing lessons.
Copyright. 1923. by Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
PRESIDENT ASKED
FOR FISCAL RULING
Suter Urges Chief Executive
to Commend a Plan to
Congress for Action.

Explaining that he believed Presi.
dent Coolidge TO be in harmony with
the plan submitted to Congress and
the District Commissioners by the or
ganized citizenship OF the District re.
SardinS the fiscal relations between
the Federal and District Governments.
Jesse c. Suter. president of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations OF this
city, today appealed TO the President
to commend plan to the attention of
Congress.
Mr.. Suter made his appeal in the
form of a letter To the President at
tached tn which WAS d carefully pre-
pared statement of facts concerning
the relationship in question and taken
principally from the legislative re-
ports of the Citizens Advisory Coun-
ell 10 the District Commissioners
These reports recommended creation
of permanent plan for equitable ap-
Dortionment OF fiscal obligations be
tween the two governments. and also
proposed that until a sound business
basis is adopted the 60-i0 ration
should he continued.
Does Not Meet President.
Mr.. Suter did not see the President
personally. but left his communities
tion with Secretary Sanders. The let
ter of eXpla anation follows:
My Dear Mr.. PRESIDENT:
The press has recently quoted YOU
as favorinG u permanent settlement
of the annual recurring controversy
over the fiscal relations between the
Federal Government and the District
of Columbia. Our understa ndin- is
that YOU express the belief that after
ca..eful scientific study this matter
should be put upon an absolutely
equitable and businesslike basis.
Ideas In Harmony.
Your ideas seem 50 completely in
harmony with the plans submitted to
, Congress and the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia by the orga n
lied citizenship of the District that
the writer is moved TO submit for
your consideration the definite plans
on this subject as formulated by the
Citizens Advisory Council after d
thorough study of the subject.
These plans are an enlara in
detail of the general scheme submit
! ted by memorial to the sixty ighth h
Congress by the Federation of Citi.
Zens' Associations of the District of
Columbia, representing our orga ni2ed
white citizens and concurrcd IN By the
/, Federation OF Civic Associations. rep
reSenting our organized Colored citi-
zenS.
The aim has been simply 10 pro-
vide for scientifically determining the
facts and method and then by appro-
pirate legislation set up a permanent
plan automatic ally adjustable to
changing conditions.
las the accredited spokesman for
our organized citizenship. ! earnestly
request that you consider the plan
submitted herewith and. if il meets
with your approval, that it he "om-
mended to the attention oil the Con
SreSs.
with great respect, am. yours
very truly. JESSE e. SUTER.
The matter left with the President
contained extracts from the legislative
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
Woman Doctors Demand Equal Rights
10 Serve as Internes and Treat Men

prompted by no other reason than I'm.
Just discrimination against our sex"
declared DR.. Martha Woods, one of
the obJectors. The girls were among
the eight highest ranking medical
students and earned their right to
the interneships by hard work.
DR.. Woods also voiced the opinion
that Government regulations forbid
ding woman doctors attending Govern.
ment patients influenced the board s
decision.
But that's absurd she protested.
Men doctors attend women
why not vice versa" she asked.
in effect. and continued. We've pro-
gressed far too much to entertain
such silly ideac''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
WOMEN WILL AIR
LAW F|CHT'TON|GH
Special Meeting Called by
industrial Body to Hear
Party's Speakers.

In marked contrast to the furore
which resulted yesterday from en-
deavorS of members of the National
Noman's Party to speak in opposition
TO protective legislation for woman
workers. the delegates to the Womens :
Industrial Conference, being held at
the New National Museum under
auspices of the Women's Bureau. De
partment of Labor. today unanimously
adopted a resolution calling for a spe-
cial session tonight Ito make possible
orderly. courteous and intelligent dis
cussion of the question.
The resolution, presented by Mrs.
Sara Conboy, secretary of the United
Textile Workers of America. and sign
ed by heads of Il dozen women's or
"a MIA tionS, was adopted without de-
bate.
The conference then proceeded with
discussion of educational. civic and
recreational factors in the woman
workers problem and adjourned "a
noon to go to the White House, where
they were received by President
Coolidge.
Offers to Reappear.
John l.. EdSerton. president of the
National Association of Manutactur-
ers, who was attacked by a number OF
speakers following his address yes
terday morning. in which he de-
nounced the influence of red Commu-
nistS on American workers. sent d
message to the conference today in
which he stated he would gladly go
before the convention again and an
Swer questions.
Mr.. Edgerton was forced to leave the
hall yesterday to go before congress
Sional committee and could not remain
to answer questions from delegates
who protested against his declaration
that. instead of attempting to cure
all their troubles by legislative poul-
tices. they could perform their great
est service to the Nation by directing
their energies toward suppression OF
bolshevism. communism, anarchism
and other dangerous iSms," which, he
said. woman workers were permit
ting to eat into the very organizations
to which they belong"
Word of his Willingness to 90 be-
fore the conference again was trans
mitted to Miss Mary Anderson, di
rector of the Women's Bureau, who
is presiding at the sessions, and the
pearance will be decided upon this
afternoon.
Plea by Mrs. Speer.
Pleas for tolerance and understand
ing were made at a forum held fol-
lowing an address by Mrs. Robert
Speer.> president of the national board
of the Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION, this morning.
Mrs. Fred T. Dubois of Blackfoot,
Idaho, and Washington. D. c.. wife
of former Senator Dubois, urged the
woman leaders to seek to understand
problems facing them and to be toll
Grant and optimistic. She paid a
tribute to the work of Miss Mary E.
Mcdowell, commissioner of public
welfare of Chicago. who is to pre-
side at the banquet meeting tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. Marguerite Benson of Illinois,
who represented the National Manu-.
facturers' Association, pleaded for a
more charitable attitude toward man.
ufacturers, and asked that representa-
tives of employers be given an oppor-
tunity to tell what is being done by
employers for the uplift of workers
Miss Julia Hamilton, representing
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INVESTIGATE GRAFT RING.
Federal Jurors Probe Stories of Ex-
tortions.

CHICAGO, January ~ tP).-A
Federal grand jury Yesterday started
gathering testimony about an alleged
liquor graft ring by which upward of
81 persons were fieeced out of
5000 900.
Seven victims appeared before the
jury, among them a deputy United
States marshal police detective and
I ward politician
Witnesses were reported to have
told the jury how the men. posing as
prohibition agents. made liquor pur-
chases and arrested them then forced
them to pay graft for their release.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, January 20.-
Houston woman physicians demand
equal rights in the practice of medi.
cine. Suspecting that a silly idea"
that woman doctors cannot attend
male patients was responsible for bar
ring two of their colleagues from in.
terneships at the John Sealy Hospital
at Galveston, the women have filed a
protest with the Texas University
Board of Regents.
The two women claim the hospitals
action is an unjust discrimination
against feminine graduates of the Uni
versity School of Medicine.
"Sve feel that the hospital board was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
PUR|TAN|CAL RULE
IN PARKS SCORED
Labor Office Representative
Attacks "Anti-Petting" and
Other Restrictions,

Attacking the increasing ri-idity
and puritanical asininity of much that
goes into the newer forms of park
rules and regulations" Ethelbert Stew
art of the Labor Department tod3 V
told the National Recreation Confer
ence in its initial session at the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
that even though Nellie from the
shoe factory and Joe from the stock.
yards do little 'petting in public
park it doesn't hurt the park and
gives them something TO thin|.
about
Mr.. Stewart made via-crou attack
on any policy that restricts public use
of the public parks by ''keep-pff the
grass signs and other restrictions
and added that I'VE are entirely will.
ing TO help you establish byrd shelters
for blueJaNs. but we must insist that
our main interest is in providing rest
ing places in public parks for blue
jeans
His address was taken as an official
declaration by the Labor Department
in favor of "humanizing" any pro.
gram of park extension. as Secretary
OF Labor Davis sat in the audience
and joined in the applause which
greeted the humorous remarks of Mr..
Stewart.
Insists on Views
We are willing TO do everything
~e can to help you in every one of
your projects. but we do feel that we
ought TO be permitted place on the
bandwaGon to sit comfortably and fl,
our own department banner in the
same wind that flaps yours, and tina,
YOU ought TO be willing to make our
SIDE or the story an integral part OF
any educational scheme and give i,
Just as prominent a place as an,
other" said the speaker.
Humanizing Parks.
4 few moments before the confer
ence. over which Chauncey j. HamIjn
It's chairman. presided, heard Secre
tarE OF War Dwight Davis declare
that development of d sound national
policy for recreation and conservation
Is entirely dependent upon State con,
tribution TO the effort. The War Sec
retary recalled that il was no simnle
task that the conference had beer
called to undertake. but added tha,
as experts YOU know what YOU want
YOUR great task is the mobilization OF
pupilc opinion. Mr.. Davis, who is
chairman of the Presidents con,n,i,
tee on outdoor recreation. assured ~.
conference of The support of the pres
ldents committee so far as the dis
charse of Federal responsibility is con
cerned IN connection with framing :
national recreation policy.
We sEmpathize with you in YOU,
teslre TO protect wild life. but we 81
YOU TO sympa thize with us in our az
tempt TO furnish some sort of outdoo,
recreation for the factory girl and RI,
factory man. Mr.. Stewart continued
me Namp hatcher in a shoe fac
loiA. lne toe-cutter-off in the sheer
Continued on Page >. Column 81
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SHIPS CARGO SEARCHED
FOR SOVIET PROPAGANDA
Danish Freighter Said to Contain
Pamphlets Secreted Before
Departure for U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

pS tle Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. January 20
Government agents today were search
ing the cargo of the Danish freiShter
war, which arrived yesterday from
Baltic ports. for a large assortment of
Soviet propa ganda, believed to have
peen secreted on the vessel for dis
trlbution in the United States
The circulars. according to informal
tlon from abroad. are said to be thor
ouShlN anti-American i nature and
intended to incite labor disturbances
IN inns country. particularly among
the longShoremen.
The propaganda is said TO have been
secreted in shipment of licorice root.
destined for A tobacco factory at
Camden. \. j.. and was included in
the cargo at CopenhaS gen by soviet
agents, after it had been shipped from
russia to Denmark by airplane
The agents boarded the Ivar while
II was coming up the Delaware River.
They Will remain on board until the
cargo is unloaded. The Iicorice roots
are at the bottom of the cargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
Ry HIRAM X. MODERWELL.

Ry Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
TIRANA, Albania, January 20
Tirana, has a severe epidemic of Jazz
tits"
This sleepy Mohammedan- town of
3 900 inhabitants never saw dance
in all the centuries of its existence
except the hootchie kootchie in the
local cafe-before last New Year.
The families of some 20 legations
and consulars complained that they
we're perishing from loneliness. Then
iazzna mia broke out in the most acute
American form. Members of the AL
banian Parliament and the govern
ment were forcibly taught the one-step
and the fox-trot by the pretty wives of
ministers.
Moslem ladies threw back their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
PNEUMONIA INCREASES.
Twenty-one New Gases Today
Break Record for Month.

Twenty-one new pneumonia cases.
the largest number reported in any
single day this month, were added to
the Health Department records to-
day. bringing the total since January
l to 80. Nine death also were report
ed. making the SO fatalities for the
month.
District Health Officer William c.
Fowler believes that physicians are
not reporting all pneumonia cases.
The mortality rate, he contends, is
entirely too high for the number of
ca SeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
BATTLE CRIES LAUNCH
DRIVE ON TOXIC MINISTRY
Governmest Spokesman, Unafraid,
Declare They Will Appeal to Peo-
pie if Bills Are Defeated.

By Gable to Tho star and Chicago Daily News
TOXIC, January 20.-Battle cries
issued toda" by Japanese political par
ties as the usual preliminary to verbal
warfare III the Diet have revived
Specializing regarding dissolution.
Government SpokeSmen. however.
have let it be known that they are not
afraid. asserting that if their ma jor
bills are rejected they will not hest
tate TO appeal to the country. Despite
threats and counter threats the over
throw of the government and a new
election are considered most improb-
able.
,CopyrIEht 1876 by Chicago Daily News Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
BRAND CALLED BEFORE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
French Chamber Body Cuts On DIS
cussion With Doumer on
Fiscal Program.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, January 2O.-The finance
committee Of the Chamber of Depu-
ties this morning decided 1t was un-
able to continue discussion on the
financial LIS with Finance Minister
Doumer, and adopted A resolution TO
the effect that it would hear Premier
BRAND at the earliest moment.
The premier probably will appear
before the committee some time dur
ing the day 1t Is expected he Will
support the view of his finance minis
ter, who declared to the committee
that the plans fostered by its mem
bers in opposition 10 his own would
raise little, if any additional revenue
and would lead inevitably to early ad-
ditionaI imitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
Plan Balkan Parlev.

BELGRADE. Jugoslavia, January
20 P).-A conference of the foreign
ministers of the little entente-Jugo.
slaria. Czechoslovakia and Ruma MA
Will be held here about February 20.
1t was learned today.