davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1927-05-21

Beach, Va. This company has been
dissolved and he will devote his en-
tire time now to the real estate
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
SIS INEQUALITY CITED.
Temporary Situation In Accord With
Treaty, Says Wilbur.

NEW YORK. March IL OP1.--A tenn
porary inequality in the SIS tonnage
ratio Of capital ships does exist he
tween the United States and Great
Britain. hut this is in accord with the
Washington Armament Limitation
Treaty, according to Secretary of the
Navy Curtis ID. Wilbur. In an inter
view with Clinton W. Gilbert pub
lished In the current issue of Collier :
Weekly, Secretary Wilbur says that
the temporary inequality exists be-
cause the ratio provided will not "be
exactly reached until 1912"
England is undermining her capital
ships in accordance with the treaty"
Mr.. Wilbur says. America. he asserts.
IL doing likewise. 81 regard" he says.
the moderniZation OF the older battle
ships. as authorized by Congress, the
most important and remarkable recent
accomplishment OF the Navy
THE cruiser problem Is the one re-
quiring most attention and largest eX-
penditure." Secretary Wilbur SAYS.
Although the treaty's ratio applies
only to capital ships. ships of more
than 10, 900 tons displacement, Japan
is following the treaty ratio in regard
To cruisers. he says. American cruiser
tonnage is now $4,000 as against 2s6..
600 of Britain and Japan combined
Present building programs. when com
pleted. will give the United States
125 900 as against 4SS 900 for Britain
and Japan, he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
is SOUGHT FOR MORAY
Representative Wood Presents
Petition in Behalf of Ex-
Indiana Governor. y

Representative Will r. Wood of In
diana presented to President Coolidge
today a petition signed by a large
number of prominent citizens of In
diana, including the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, asking for exec
utive clemency for former Gov. War
rem r. McCray. who was sentenced to
the Atlanta Penitentiary more than
three years ago to serve 10 years for
using the mails 10 defraud.
The President was informed by Mr.
Wood that Mr.. McCray will be eligible
for parole August 10 next. 1t was
set forth In the petition that II Is be-
lieved that Mr.. McCray should he eX-
tended clemency, inasmuch as he has
expiated his offense and because of
his poor health.
Mr.. Wood informed the President
that he expects to leave shortly for
the Philippines, where he will. in a
semi-official capacity, make an exam
nation of the American expenses in
connection with the islands for the
purpose of making report to the
appropriations committee, of which
he is a member
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
D. C. ASKS TRACING
OF DELAYED TAGS
10000 Pairs of 1927 Issue From
Kentucky Missing-May
Hold Up Distribution.

Railroad officials were urged today
by NJ. C. Hargrove, District purchas.
ing agent, TO trace a shipment of
10000 pairs of 1927 automobile identi-
fication tags, scheduled to arrive from
Bellevue, KY. Saturday.
Wade Fl. Coombs, superintendent of
licenses, resumed the issuance of tags
last week upon the receipt of wire
from the manufactures announcing
that the tags started en- route for
Washington Thursday and were due
to arrive Saturday. a further DELAY
in the arrival of the tags. il was said
might cause another cessation in the
tag distribution.
The Kentucky firm was given CON
tract for ~ 900 pairs of tags several
weeks ago when the original contrac-
tor requested to be relieved of sup.
plying the remainder of the tags
called for in the contract. delivery
of 10000 pairs was promised 10 days
after the award of the contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Spring Visits City,
Sending Record
Crowds to Parks

Spring. paid Washington a visit
yesterday and brought into the
parks the largest crowds of the
season.
Al the Zoo there was close to a
record Sunday attendance for so
early in the season-more than 65,-
600 persons. Rock Greek and
Potomac parks were massed with
autos and park police had a diff
cult job handling the heavy traffic.
the brunt of which came between
,: 30 and pm
Overcoats were discarded and
everybody who could got out of
doors. The warm Spring sunshine
was permeated with the odor of
burning leaves and grass raked
from lawns. The only blossoms,
however. We're on forsythia bushes
with southern eXpOsureS-pale
yellow ribbons for the infant
Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
SEGREGAT|ONLAW
DECLARED INVALID
Supreme Court ReverseS In
junction Prohibiting
Rental to Negroes.
BY the Associated Pres..

BY the Associated Press.
The Louisiana and New Orlean ms
segregation laws, STIMULATING cOndi.
tions under which residential property
may he occupied by whites and negroes
in communities where the opposite
race Is in the ma jority. were declared
invalid in the Supreme Court today in
an appeal by Benjamin Harmon, who
sought to rent 232 Audubon street,
New Orleans. in white community,
TO negroes. without complying with
the conditions.
Under the ordinances owners of
property have been required to OBJ
tain the written consent of ma
jority of persons in community be-
fore renting for residential purposes
to persons of the opposite race.
Injunction Is Reversed.
Benjamin Harmon, a negro, who
sought TO convert a house into two
apartment fiat, with the intention of
renting a part of 1t to negroes, was
enjoined and the State Supreme
Court sustained the laws. notwith-
standing HarmOn's contention that
the restrictions were invalid and I'M
constitutional.
The Federal Supreme Court re-
versed the lower courts today on au-
thor'ities cited
The Supreme Court today merely an
nounced that the case was reversed
on THE authority OF Buchanan VS..
Marley"
Held to Be Unconstitutional.
The Buchanan-Warley case involved
a segregation ordinance OF Louisville,
Ky, and WAS decided in 1917. The
ordinance prohibited negroes from oc-
cupying houses in blocks where the
greater part of the buildings were &C.
cupied by white persons. Declaring
the effect of the ordinance was to pre-.
vent the sale of lots to negroes, the
court held 1t to be unconstitutional.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
ST. LOUIS LEARNS
OF vOTELESSC|TY
Ballots for Washington Are
Urged by Vile in Ad-
dress in West.
Special Dispatch to The star.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 14.--Vote-
less Washington's cause was Vigor-
ously pleaded In the heart of the Mid
die West today by Frederic William
Vile of Washington. member of the
District of Columbia s national repre-
sentation committee. His audience
consisted of men and women from the
Federated Jewish Organizations of st.
Louis, assembled in their magnificent
new community auditorium.
After conducting his hearers for n
tour of what Mr.. Vile called he
hind the scenes at Washington he
said:
lone Of these days you citizens of
the Middle West will be asked through
your State Legislatures to ratify
constitutional amendment granting
national suffrage rights TO the dis
franchised District of Columbia. /
find that here as elsewhere tbs un-
American and humiliating political
disabilities under which Washing
tonians suffer are practically UNI
known. They are intolerable from our
standpoint. but we cannot remove
them without the country's aid. We
believe that aid will be forthcoming
when the Nation comprehends our
plight. when it realizes that all that
W aSnllSl ION SeekS IL iellei iloIu y >
tenn of injustice as iniquitous today
as 1t was in 1176.
Taxation without representation
was tyranny in the American colonies.
Then it is no less so as enforced in
the District of Columbia today"
Mr.. Vile predicted significant pO-
litical results from President Cool
idge's Summer i'm the West this year.
His decision to pitch the vacation
White House out here for the first
time in history" the Washington
writer and blOadcaster said, lis bound
to be a good thing. not only for him.
but for the West and the whole coun-
try"
Mr.. Vile added IF they come to
Missouri, let even Jim Reed beware.
Mrs Coolidge's smile will conquer this
end of the corn belt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
PROGRAM OF ARMS
FARLEY DEBATED
Fighting Class of 10000 Ton
Class Expected TO Claim
First Attention.
By the Associated Press.


The 10. OO0ton size Of fighting craft,
the stopping point of the Washington
arms conference is looked upon ny
some officials in the Capitai as the
natural place. for further limitation
of naval armament To begin.
With the three power naval con
ference at Geneva now assured. con
siderable Specula ton has arisen over
the type and size Of craft that may
be covered by an extension or The
limitations the Washington treaty
placed upon battleships and airplane
carriers. and number of othcia IS
feel that the 10, OOO-ton class will he
the first 10 no taken up for discussion
IT the forthcoming gathering.
One argument advanced for begin
ming with this class arises from the
fact that the three powers that VIII
sit in at the conference already have
initiated 10000-ton cruiser building
program. the ships to be equipped
with s-inch caliber guns. also the
maximum size permitted under the
Washington treaty for all combat
craft except battleships.
No nation az yet has any of these
Treaty cruisers in commission. al
though Great Britain has launched
several and both the United states
and Japan have number under con
struction and others authorized
The American cruisers will cost
roughly $4,000 600. while those of the
other powers will approximate the
same amount. and the expense of such
competitive cruiser programs Is no
lieved to have been one of the chief
factors prompting agreement on the
Geneva conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
JAPAN CONSIDERS DELEGATES.
Minister Takarabe May Head Party
Mt Conference.

TOXIC. March Ia CP).-The foreign
office announced today that Japan's
delegates to the forthcoming three
power naval arms limitation conference
at Geneva would he selected after adj
journment of the Diet. March %.
1t is not known at present just who
will be selected TO head the delegat ton.
but IL Is understood the government
wishes Admiral Takarabe. minister of
the navy. TO accept the place, believ-
ing this would he the most eXpedient
course. since he world not have 10
refer his decisions back TO Toxic.
Minister Takarabe has not expressed
his intentions thus far, but prepar-
atoms already are under way TO send
big STAFF of naval experts to the
conference.
Minister Takarabe, answering an in
terpellation in Parliament. said 575,-
600 900 ven had been saved under the
Washington naval agreement, as
against as 900, 900 spent on discharge
allowances. the scrapping of ships and
other things. This. he added. made
net saving of 200, 100000 yen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
INDUSTRIAL BODY
GETS ORGANIZED
C. Phillips Hill Named Chair
man-Committee to Prepare
for Coming Survey.

4 perma nent Joint industrial council
To. carry on the movement for eXpan-
sion Of Industries in Washington and
its metropolitan area was orga niZed
at meeting of trade body delegates
in the City Club early this afternoon.
The new body will be known as the
Joint Industrial Council. that name
having been unanimously adopted at
today's organization meeting. &. Phil
lips Hill. former temporary chairman
of the proposed council. was elected
permanent chairman, and Dorsey W.
Hyde was chosen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
A special committee composed of
the chairman, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Edward ID. Shaw, Richard l.. Conner
and Robert Cottrell was appointed to
draw up QUESTIONABLE which will
he used to further a survey of Wash
ington and its metropolitan area in
dustries
Subjects In QUESTIONABLE.
The information to be ascertained
through the questionable will in
clude the number and kind of indus
trial plants in this area, their pro-
ducts and the number of employees in
each plant. The committee will fur
Their outline a program of activity for
ton. Those who attended the organ
ization meeting included, the follow
ing delegates from their respective
organizations:
Board of Trade. Phillips Hill,
Harry Blake and Richard l.. Conner,
with Robert J. Cottrell as secretary.
Cha amber of Commerce-JOhn ].
Eckert. Jerome Fanciulli, with Dorsey
w. Hyde, jr., as secretary.
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociatiOn--John Fl. Hanna, with
Edward ID. Shaw as secretary.
Arlington County Chamber of
Commerce-W. X. Handy.
Realtors Lend Support.
A letter from the Washington Real
Estate Board announcing that or
ganization's readiness to participat e
in the activities of the council was
read at the meeting. The real estate
boards delegates as appointed are
Carl Macintosh and Morton j..
Luchs.
The Industrial Council will have for
it's purpose the making of a complete
industrial survey of the metropolitan
area of Washington. This survey,
which will take, it is thought, nearly
a year to complete, will be used as a
basis for the bringing to this section
of additional light" manufacturing
plants. According to the delegates of
the various trade bodies. with the re-
striction of heavy manufacturing
plants, such as those which would
mean belching smokestacks and other
Objectionable features, the industrial
life of the metropolis could be greatly
enhanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
FOG DELAYS LINERS.
5000 Passengers on Incoming Yes
sells Held UP at New York.

NEW YORK, March Ia P).-~Three
thousand passengers aboard incoming
ocean liners were delayed in landing
today by another dense fog that
blotted out the coast line.
The passengers We're on the Gu
sept Verdi. the Fort Victoria and
the Ceiba. which reached the quar-
antine station during the night. The
Leviathan, which was scheduled to
reach quarantine at 10 am. with
400 passengers, will not reach here
until late this afternoon. The Tus-
cania anchored off Ambrose Channel.
waiting for the fog 10 lfts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Woman Is Given
Almost Full Rule
OF London Theaters

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. March l4.-Miss Rosa
mund Smith IL Ia have almost com
plete charge of IOndon's theaters.
The London County Councils the
alters and music halls committee
has elected her as chairman.
The post does not trench upon
the Lord Chamberlain task or
censoring PLAYS. II was proposed
recently that censorship no trans
ferred 10 the theaters and music
halls committee. hut Miss Smith
does not favor the suggestion.
She is anxious for the public to
know she is not a prude nor kill
joy but she says she means to
show the people that "A woman can
do IA mans work i'm just the same
way as "a man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
TRAFFIC KILLS IL.
Four-Week Period Ending Febru-
arY 26 Takes Toll.

Twelve persons died in Washington
as the result of traffic accidents dur
ing the four-week period ended Feb
ruary 26, of whom eight died from
traffic accidents occurring within the
city limits. Nine persons died In the
corresponding period last year, the
Census Bureau announced today.
The death total for Washington
was brought up to 70 for a S2-week
period by the eight deaths from acct
dents in the city for the four-week
period ended February 26. The rate
for accidents occurring in the city
limits was given as 1879 per 100000
population. -
New York again led all cities in the
number of traffic deaths, with So Ia
talities during the four-week period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
JAPAN GETS $4,000 GIFT.

TOKYO. March IA CP).-Ambassa
dor MacVeagh. acting in behalf of the
American Red Cross, today presented
a check for $50 900 to Foreign Min
lister Shidehara to be used by the
Japanese Red Cross for the relief OF
victims OF the recent earthquakes.
Baron Shidehara accepted sthe
check with thanks. He said that tho
relief work, delayed for a time by bad
weather and damaged communications
resulting from the earthquake, was
now progressing satisfactorily. esse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
"CHILD ART" INCREASES.

PARIS, March IA GP).-Child art is
increasingly common in Paris exhibit
tons.
Lately there have been displays
devoted entirely to the younger set
The latest of these displayed water
colors by children from all over
France, from to II years old.
Some critics say they see much fine
art in the young idea. Others are
more conservative. All agree the
children do remarkably we'll for their
age. A few caustic ones observe that
a child Of 10 should have little difficulty
i'm producing things as easy to look at
or to understand as many pictures
made by their elders that get wall
space In the large exhibitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
FIRE CHIEF IMPROVES
FOLLOWING OPERATION
Watson Goes Under Knife at Emer-
gency Hospital After Sud-
den Illness

Chief George S. Watson OF the Dis
trict Fire Department, was rallying
this morning AT Emergency Hospital
from the effects of an operation for
appendicitis, which he underwent yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock.
Stricken suddenly at his home. 1927
Fourteenth street. early yesterday
morning he was removed to the hos
pital, where the operation was per
formed by DR. Daniel l.. Borden, po-
lice and fire surgeon.
1t was stated at the hospital this
morning that Chief Watson was do.
ing as we'll as could be expected" and
that he was reacting ~ satisfactorily
after the operation.
Deputy Chief X. W. Nicholson will
he in command of the department dur
ing his absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
PARIS MEET ASSURED.
Legion Leaders SO Inform Presi-
ident Coolidge.

President Coolidge today was in
formed by a group of past national
commanders of the American Legion
and other prominent officials of that
organization that a sufficient number
of applications have already been
made 10 make certain that the next
national convention of the American
Legion will he held in Paris, France,
next September.
Among those in this Legion group
were Howard T.. Savage. national
comma nder; Secretary Of War Davis.
Hanford MacNider, Assistant Secre-
tary OF War; Milton j. Forman of
Chicago and Col. James A. Drain. past
national commanders; Gen. John j.
Pershing, honorary national com
mander; Mai. Gen. Charles T.. sum
neral, chief of staff Of the Army;
'Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman. John
j. Wicker. jr.. chairman Of the France
travel committee, and John Thomas
Taylor. national legislative COMMITTEES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Plans Philippine Survey.

Representative Wood. Republican.
Indiana. talked over with President
Coolidge today the plans of the In
diana Representative for visit 10
the Philippine Islands this Summer.
MIR. Wood expects to obtain data for
information OF the House, but is not
representing the President on his
visit. He will leave April IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14

continued from First Page.)
public lands or oil committee is
standing committee, and that on April
20, 1922, a Senate resolution directed
the Secretary of the Interior to send
to the Senate certain. papers and also
authorize the committee to investi
gate the subject of leases with par
ticular reference to the rights and
equities of the United States and its
natural resources. That resolution
gave the committee no power to sum.
mon witnesses, he said.
BY Senate resolution 294, adopted
June ;, 1922, the committee received
authority to subpoena witnesses and
administer oaths. and the resolution
also stated that any one refusing to
answer questions pertinent to the in
vestigation should be punished as
provided by law.
Says Power Expired.
Hoover contended that with the
expiration of the SiXty-seVenth Con
gress on March 4. 1923, the com
mittee's power granted by resolution
No. 294 likewise died Therefore
when Congress convened for the
sixty eighth session in December
1923, and when, on December 4. Sin
clair was called and was placed under
oath, the committee had no power for
such action, he said.
Sinclairs counsel then explained
that on February 5. 1923, resolution
No. 434 was adopted, continuing the
powers of the two resolutions affect
ing the committee, and which had
been adopted at the previous session.
but making no mention or No. 294,
which gave it authority to compel the
attendance of witnesses. Therefore
when Sinclair appeared on March 22,
1924, the oil committee had no au-
thority whatever to compel his at
tendance or his answers to questions.
Hoover declared. Furthermore, the
counsel said. the oath was not ad-
ministered on that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
ORDER WINS APPEAL.

Negro Shriners were granted an
appeal by the Supreme Court today
from an injunction issued in Texas re-
straining them from using the name,
emblems and insignia of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
EXPERTS TACKLE
SCHOOL PROBLEM
Census Work Will Be Rushed.
Probe Actively Starts to
Obtain Data.

Work on the completion of the
ton of some 200. 900 cards, which will
reveal for the first time a score of
vital statistics concerning the public
school system, began in earnest at
the Franklin School today under the
guidance of Paul Rapp. one of the
two Bureau of Efficiency experts. who
have been detailed ny Herbert d..
Brown, chief of the bureau, to hold the
sweeping school inquiry ordered by
Congress.
Two hours were spent this morning
by Mr.. Rapp and his assistants In
interrogating Miss Fay l.. Bentley.
director of school attendance, regard
ing the condition of the census cards.
with the result that the Bureau of
Efficiency expert ordered minor re-
CARNATIONS in her office to facilitate
The census completion.
Experts Seek Data.
Decision to complete the census and
tabulate the census figures was
reached by the experts when they
sought to obtain certain basic infor
nation regarding the school system
from Miss Bentley's office. They
found that the information was con-
tanned in the some 200, 900 cards
which must he tabulated before ii
could be placed at their disposal.
Estimate was made today by the
experts that it will take 10 weeks to
complete the census and tabulation
work. with the probability that some
of the tahulation and sorting will be
turned over to the Bureau of Census
employees.
Extra Help Authorized.
-Four Bureau of Efficiency clerks
started to work today in the office of
Miss Bentley and Mr., Rapp and his
brother. Herbert Rapp, have received
instructions from Mr.. Brown to en-
gage any other clerical help they need
In order to rush out the census figures
at the earliest possible moment.
1t was explained today that while
the completion of the school census
is of outstanding importance. mas
much as it will serve as the foundation
Cor the far reaching school inquiry
that this Is but one of many angles
which will be pursued between now
and next December, when full re-
port Will be rendered to Congress.
Support Is Pledged.
The Bureau of Efficiency experts
and their clerks have established
headquarters at the Franklin School,
and already have been in conference
with DIR. Frank w. Ballou. superin-
tendent, and the other officials there.
They also have visited the repair
shop and interrogated Mai. Raymond
Wilmarth concerning the business ad.
ministration of the schools.
They have announced they will
press forward at this time with that
part of their investigation which can
better be made while the schools are
in session.
DIR. BallOu and other school officials
have pledged their heartiest co-opera.
ton to the Bureau of Efficiency rep
resentatives, and are convinced that
the fact-finding probe they have under
way will prove to be in the interest OF
the school system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
U. S. EMBASSY GUARDED.

TOXIC, March IA Lp).-Specisl po-
lice guarded the American embassy
today, following a visit yesterday by
a committee from the so.called BLACK
League" to file protest against the
execution Of Sacco and Vanzetti. now
under death sentence in Massachu-