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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
HILL TO [0SEPOST
ON SHIPPING BOARD
President Nominates Kansan
to Take Place of Recess
Appointee.
By the Associated Press.

Dy tuC AsSOtidtcu KlCsS'
Albert II. Denton of Kansas was
nominated by President Coolidge to
be a member Of the United States
Shipping Board in place Of w. s..
Hill of South Dakota, who had in
CURED the dlspleasure of the admin
istration.
Mr.. Hill had received a recess APP
pointment. 1t has not been announced
in what respect he failed to satisfy
the President as a member OF the
board, but 1t is known that the South
Dakotan's attitude on the sale or
Governmental ships to private
interests has been disappointing to
administration leaders.
When Mr.. Hill was appointed last
June it was the understanding that
he would support Mr.. Coolidge's policy
Of disposing of the ships with the
best possible incentive to private buy
ers, but since that time he has be.
come identified with a group Of the
Shipping Board which desires to i'm.
pose stronger guarantees.
Apparently, the Presidents position
to supplant Mr.. Hill was reached def.
nitely over the week end, ais he called
Senator Norbeck of South Dakota to
the White House early today and dis
cussed the matter with him. It was
understood that the President asked
the Senator to- explain CO FMrs Hin
why his services were no longer de-
e. s sUss p r ns t,ss
Senator's Office. where long confer.
ence was held. = -
Recently Mr.. Hill told friends that
intimations had reached him that his
nomination would not be submitted to
the Senate because Of hi4 stand on
the ship sales question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12

CONTINUED from First Pagel
Woods County, Republican and minor
ity House leader.
canitol corridors were filled to ca
pacity with spectators shortly peIore
10 am Moving picture ana ne"spa'
per photographers were busy.
"What are you going to do?" news
naner men asked group OF HOUSE
"if we cannot meet here. we viii
roeet somewhere else" they replied.
The dark halls were lighted with
flashlights as photographers snapped
mixtures of the Guardsmen ana the
throngs which milled about the iopoy'
Work at Standstill.
Work at the capitol was at stand
still and most Of the employees WERE
running about the building exciteoiy.
Three newspaper men VINO VIZ
questioning House members an ene
central lobby Of the fourth moor We
ordered away, along with the others
Ona newspa per man who was slow e.
obev was seized by two guards ano
pushed from the center or tne TO-
tuni1a. After every one had ielt tne
rotunda a rope barrier was stretched
around it. ,4,an
The governor. in a proclamation;
dealt at length with the demanus %
the legislators for an inquiry and their
efforts to secure authorization for
special session. ,a
such a session, Gov. Johnston SAID
n the proclamation. caused constMu s
tional government to be overiooKeo
and literally destroyed and the treas,
ury of the State to be encroacneu
upon. pilfered and greatly reduced
that the members OF the House OF YEP.
resentatives have precipitated by their
unlawful acts a state OF insurrection
In the State Of Oklahoma.
"The State Of Oklahoma and It's
constitutional government are In grave
danger Of being thrust into the throes
of civil war, and the members.elect OF
the House of Representatives by their
unlawful. contemptuous. illegal and
reasonable acts threaten to destroy
the safety Of constitutional govern
mert."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
GARNER WINS FIGHT
ON CORPORATION TAX
Slash in Committees Rate Voted
by House on Amendment
offered by Democrat.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The new tax bill failed to weather
the first material attack made against
1t today in the House when an
amendment was adopted to provide
for a slash in the rates on corpora
tons taxable net income under
$4,000.
The amendment. sponsored by Rep
resentative Garner of Texas, senior
Democrat ON the ways and means
committee, was approved, 1876 to 1873.
1t will be subject to another vote be-
fore passage of the bill.
The proposal would provide three
blanket schedule, as follows:
A per cent tax on net income up
to $1,000; per cent up to $4,000: .
per cent up to $4,000. and the fiat
rate of liz per cent as proposed by
the committee for all incomes above
$4,000. -
These reductions would be in addi-
ton to the committees proposal to in
crease from $4,000 to $4,000 the ex-
granted all corporations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
ARLINGTON SHERIFF
LOSES COURT PLEA
Judge Brent Orders Trial of
Election Case After Over.
ruling Objection.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.


COURT HOUSE, Arlington County.
Va, December 12.--Judge Samuel G.
Brent in the Circuit Court here this
afternoon overruled a motion to dis
miss the petition for new Arlington
County election, filed recently against
Sheriff Howard Fields and charging
irregularities In the November cleo
tons, and ordered the case to trial
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock.
1t was the belief in court circles that
counsel for Sheriff Field will make
further motions to dismiss the petition
before conserving to go on with the
case. The preliminary dismissal mo-
ton filed today charged that the petit
ton, signed by IL county citizens, was
not filed within the prescribed 15-day
limit set forth in the law. John s.
Barbour, representing Fields, argued
that election day should be counted as
one Of the Is days composing the time
period, but Bernard Miller of Culpeper,
attorney for petitioners, commended
that the 15-day period began with the
day next following the election.
Judge Brent upheld the contention
of the complainant. Hearing of fur
Their motions in the case was suspend
ed in order that the court could adj
tourn for lunch: and when court re-
convened this afternoon Judge Brent
announced that the case would not be
resumed until next Friday naorniag.
The petition filed with the court
charges that the election of November
3 was undue" and irregular andFhat
votes were bought with money and
liquor was used to influence yotersSin
favor OF Sheriff Fields, then q cas fnEdi
claim that an entirely new election Tor
all county officers should be called in
a lengthy answer filed with thesaeurt
Sheriff Fields denies all the allegations
and asks that the petition bso dis
missed. E3nny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
SEEKS EvERHART TESTIMONY.
Senator Walsh Pushes Bill to Get OH
Evidence.

By the Associated Press.
A move to clear the way for the
Government to obtain the testimony
of M. T. Everhart, who refused TO
answer questions in the Fall-Sinclair
oil case, was begun today by Senator
walsh, Democrat, Montana, who
asked the Senate to pass bill which
would make 1t possible for the son-in'
law of Albert B. Fall to testify.
The Montana Senator. who prose
cuted the Senate investigation OF the
naval oil leases, proposed to reduce
the statute of limitations in Govern.
ment fraud cases from six to three
years. Under such a law Everhart.
who declined to testify on the ground
that It might incriminate him. could
give evidence without fear.
Senator Walsh also asked that II
be made mandatory for convicted
person to accept presidential par
don. It had been suggested that Ever.
hart be pardoned IL he was ordered
punished because of his testimony.
Everhart is the man the Govern.
ment contends carried large amount
in Liberty bonds to Fall after he had
leased the Teapot Dome reserve to
Harry F. Sinclair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
LUNDEEN's PUBLIC SERVICE.
Former Representative Was Member
of War Congress.

Ernest Lundeen served as q mem.
her OF the House Of Representatives
from Minnesota from 1919 for the
fifth district and took an active part
ii, opposing Americas entry into the
World War, CONSUMPTION and the
League of Nations. He delivered the
Memorial day grafton at Arlington
National Cemetery in 1919 upon the
Invitation of the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
Mr.. Lundeen was born at Beresford,
8, D., August 4, 1873, the son of Rev.
Charles Henry and Christine Peter
SOM Lundeen. He obtained his B. A.
degree at Carleton College, Mortified,
Mimi. in 1901 and attended the law
department of the University Of Min.
nesota, 1908. He was admitted to
the bar in 1905 and began practice in
Minneapolis. He served as a member
of the Minnesota House of Representa-.
tiyes for two terms, 1910.1914, and was
a delegate to the Republican national
conventions in 1912 and 1915.
He voted against entering the war,
against conscription for foreign serv.
ice. against war with Austria and
conducted vigorous campaign
against the League Of Nations. For
this fight against the league, he was
deported from Ortonville, Mimi, No.
veYnber II, 1919. He opposed Amer.
ica's entry into the World Court and
conducted the first congressional
referendum on war. He was editor
and publisher OF monthly magazine
called Uncle Sam.
Mr.. Lundeen served az q private
in Company B, 18th Minnesota Volun-
teers, In the Spanish-American War
and held a commission in the Min.
nesota National Guard. He was a
member OF the national championship
rifle team in 1909. He was a member
OF Delta Sigma Rho OF the Spanish
War Veterans and was Mason and
a Methodist. His home was at Lake
Nokomis, Mimi.
He married Norma Ward Of San
Francisco, February 5, 1919. and they
had two children, Ernest Ward and
Jean Jessie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
LOWDEN IMPLIES I
CONSENT TOBOOM
Silent on Candidacy, Heih-
dicates 1923 Drive Is
Acceptable. /!

By the Associated Press. 81
Those friends of former Gov. Tow.
den Of Illinois who are booming HIM
as a Republican presidential caHdi,
date have his implied consent to
carry on. 500
Although he refuses definitely tn
announce himself as a candidate And
declares himself in mystery Concern
ing his exact status in relation to the
nomination, Lowden last night as.
sured his supporters that Whatever
that status Is, there is little likelihood
Of its being changed" 53I@
Adhering to the opinion that lhe
formed August when President
Coolidge issued his do not choose"
statement in the Black Hills, LowdeH
said he believed Mr. Coolidge neter
intended to be a candidate in fg28.
and that his recent amplification was
unnecessary to convince him that the
President had been entirely eliminated
In Mr.. Lowden's opinion, the most
important issue in the next campaign
is to bring agriculture on an equal
footing with industry and labor, and
he said this could be brought about
by the enactment Of farm relief bill
with an equalization fee to defray the
cost Of controlling SURPRISES.
Mr.. Lowden, who came here IN
attend the Gridiron Club banouet
Saturday night. left at noon today.
AS to prohibition, he said he was
in complete agreement with the dis
cussion of this question by the Presi-
dent in his annual message, which
declared for strict enforcement and
observance by both the officials
charged with carrying out provisions
Of the volstead act and by the public.
Insistent that the equalization fee
system was the best foundation FOR
any comprehensive farm relief, Lowt
den was Of the opinion. however, that
it did not have to be authorized i'm.
mediately. agriculture can wait, he
added, but in the end the fee will
prove to be the best way to solve the
surplus problem.
He declared himself In full agree.
ment with President Coolidge that co.
operative associations can best stahi.
lie agriculture, but he felt that with.
out the fee "or its equivalent" it
would be seriously handicapped 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
DRY LAW FOES GATHER
AT HOME OF WADsWoRTH
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A number Of men interested In
modification of the Volstead act
gathered today at the home here OF
former Senator Wadsworth OF New
York for a meeting which was sur.
rounded by the utmost secrecy.
Austen @. Fox, chairman Of the
Moderation League, and Senator Edge
Of New Jersey were among those at.
tending. All. including Mr.. Wads.
worth. said that pledges had been
made that the details Of the discus.
sion would not be made public.
There have been reports that o
meeting was to be held here to lay
the groundwork for q fight on the
Volstead act during the present SEES.
sion of Congress, but whether this
was gone into extensively was not an.
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12

by the two Burns operators. While
nothing additional was brought out,
the reports showed the surveillance
under which these two men were
placed.
Ruddy identified. with other pa
pers, q long list Of automobile license
numbers, which had been investi-
gated by OReilly In accordance with
instructions. The Burns operatives
were ordered to learn the ownership
OF every automobile in which any one
of the jurors may have been seen
riding. These reports, Ruddy ex-
planned, were never sent to the Burns
Office in New York.
Each OF the original reports OF the
Burns operatives was closely scru'
tinized by the defense attorneys IN
order to see whether they contained
any additional information omitted
from the reports submitted to Day.
owing to the fact that defense coun.
sci had pleaded their ignorance OF
the Jury surveillance while 1t was
going on, they are taking extra pre-
cautions against any surprise" testi
n1ony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
S5,O)D,00O HOTEL
TOBE BUILT HERE
New Shoreham to Occupy
Site of Old Hosiery at
H and 18th Streets.

The old Shoreham Hotel. on the
northwest corner of Fifteenth and H
streets, famous as the gathering place
of fashionable groups and politicians
of the past century. will be torn down
shortly after the first of the year to
make way for a monumental new hos.
telry to cost between S5,000,000 and
Sc, 100000, according to plans an.
nounced here today.
The new hotel, which is to be known
as the New Shoreham Hotel, will be
owned by the Robert A. Nordblom Co..
large realty concern Of Boston, which
has taken an option on the property
from the real estate firm Of Harry
Wardman of this city. Actual transfer
of the title to the property Is expected
to be consummated this week. The
consideration involved is said to ap-
proximate $1.60o.000.
Height of 1870 Feet.
Plans for the new building, which
will be operated under supervision Of
the Continental.Leland Corporation,
have been drafted by the architectural
firm Of Milburn.Helster & Co. Of this
city, and call for erection of a hotel
of elaborate design rising to q maxi.
mum height of $50 feet, with set
back as provided by the local coming
regulations above the 110.foot height.
The building will have large open
court In the center OF the II street
side. similar In style to that of thf
Southern Building, on the northeast
corner Of Fourteenth and II streets,
opposite the new project.
An interesting significance is at
tached to the building Of the new
hotel at this time. in that this Is the
fiftieth anniversary OF the starting OF
the construction of the old Shoreham
in 1877. Because of the wide reputa-
ton of the old Shoreham the new
owners of the property decided to
name the hotel the New Shoreham.
Colonial In Architecture.
The building will be colonial in
architecture. The structure will be
of brick facades with stone trimming
and granite base, according to plans.
There will be entrances on both the
Fifteenth and III streets sides. and the
entire first floor will be given over to
shops and stores. There will be space
for IL stores on the outside portions
of the floor, while II shops will be
located along the two.way arcade Of
the building. The first floor will be
called 1.-THE Mart" because Of the busi-
ness shops there.
On the second floor will be 1.-THE
Rendezvous" or large lounge room.
which will be reached from the first
floor by q great marble stairway. On
this floor also will be the business Of.
fee and lobby. The third floor will
be devoted to q ballroom, "a by 80 feet,
with executive Offices and private din.
ing rooms ranged about the meZza.
nine floor. on the second story OF the
ballroom.
The upper floors will be given over
to hotel rooms, to number about 500,
with private bath for each.
The Shoreham property was &C.
quired about year ago by Harry
Wardman at an auction sale when the
old Shoreham Hotel Co. went bank
rupt. He at first planned the erection
Of a history Office building there, but
these plans later were dropped with
the sale Of the site Of the Nordblom
Arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
.ADMR. LEIGH SAYS
NAVY NEEDS men
Bureau Chief Claims Serious
Problem Looms Unless Con-
qress Allows Funds.

That serious problems will be faced
in connection with the operation or
the naval fleets during the next year,
unless more personnel Is provided, was
indicated In the annual report of Rear
Admiral r. III. Leigh. chief of the
naval Bureau of Navigation. made
public today He explained that in
creasing demands are being made for
men, held down to a strict limit by the
size of appropriations. and added avia'
ton was making increasing demands
upon the service.
He said that the operating force
plan for the current year called for
$4,000 men, but that Congress pro.
vided funds for only $4,000, and that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
j. s. LABOR EXPERT /
MISSING IN RUSSIA.
Other Members OF Trade
Union Party Start Search
for Associate.
BY JUNIUs b. WOOD.

By Gable New. .A' ce sssr sac 1897 lf'T0 Daily
MOSCOW, December 1.-THE un.
explained absence of Ernest Lundeen
OF Minneapolis, former Congressman,
lawyer and editor. Is worrying the
American rank and file, trade union
delegation with whom he expected to
leave Moscow today. embarking on
the Mauretania on December 81.
Lundeen. with Meyer Greizer OF
New York. Russian-speaking member
Of the delegation, went to the Ukraine
a fortnight ago, expecting to visit
Kharnov. Kiev. Odessa and other
cities. When he did not return on
schedule time. the central council OF
professional unions sent tracer tele-
grams, which remain unanswered.
Before 1t left, the delegation. which
arrived in Leningrad November q.
completed a long report on what. 1t
had seen in various parts Of Soviet
Russia and upon it's return will or.
ganize a committee to work for
American and Russian trade unions.
Also it will circulate its report among
unions and the general public.
Eight Members Returning.
Eight members of the delegation
were due to arrive in New York on
the Berengaria today. They INCLUDE
william watkins, chairman OF the
a st. Paul switchman: -.
p. Cush, Pittsburgh steel worker;
William G.. Hearing, Pittsburgh steer
worker; Peter Jensen, Chicago ma.
chinist: William Mackenzie, Stamford
e. J. Romese, Nanticoke'
Pa. miner; Edward A. Stock, San Jose
and Benjamin Thomas
machinist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
URGED
FOR us. WORKERS
WEIGH Offers Bill for In
creases Under CIassifi-
cation Act.

Increase in salaries to all Federal
employees under the classification act Is
proposed in q bill introduced in the
House today by Representative WEIGH
Of California, which was referred to
the committee on committees.
This legislation proposes an entirely
new salary scale for all grades OF
service. Those in the professional and
scientific service, grade /. $4,000 to
$500: grade 2. $4,000 to $S.4oo; grade
8. $s,4o0 to $4,000: grade 4, $4,000 to
$4,000; grade s, $500 to $4,000: grade
6, $1,000 to $4,000 and grade Z, $4,000
to $4,000.
All Glasses Included.
This bill proposes that the sub.pro.
fessional service shall include all
classes Of positions the duties of which
are to perform work which is incident,
subordinate or preparatory to the
work of employees in the professional
or scientific service and which requires
professional, scientific or technical
training Of any degree inferior to that
represented by graduation from a col.
lege or university. The rates proposed
are: Grade /, $1,000; grade .. $1,000 to
$1.74O: grade 3, $1,720 to $3.50; grade
4, 1890 to $4,000; grade S. $4,000 to
$4,000; grade 6, $4,000 to $4,000; grade
Z, $4,000 to $1,000; grade 8, $500 to
$S.400. .i
In the clerical administrative and
fiscal service the WEIGH bill proposes
the following salaries: Grade l. 81 500
to $1,740; grade 2. $1.740 to $l,9z0;
grade 8. 1890 to $4,000; grade q,
$4,000 to $2.500; grade 5, $4,000 to 81
500; grade 6. $4,000 to $1,000; grade Z.
$1,000 to $3,400; grade 8. $4,000 to 49,
700; grade 8. $500 to $4,000; grade 10,
$4,000 to $4,000; grade IL. $4,000 to
S5.400; grade -, $500 to $500;
grade. 13. $1,000 to $4,000. and grade
II. $4,000 to $4,000.
Custodial Service figures.
In the custodial service he proposes
the following salaries: Grade !, $3.50;
grade 2, $500: grade 3. $1,000 to 81
740; grade 4, $1,740 to 1920; grade g..
ESQ; grade I, 81, $50 to $4,000: grade s,
$4,000 to $4,000; grade 8. $4,000 to
So, 100, and grade 10. $500 to $4,000.
For the clerical mechanical service,
which includes any recognized trade
or craft in the Government Printing
ONCE, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing and the mail equipment
shop, Mr.. WEIGH proposes scale as
follows: Grade /, IS cents an hour;
grade 2, 10 and rs cents; grade 3, 80
and S5 cents: grade 4, 30 cents and
81. an hour. and grade s. $500 to
IS. 900 q year. -. ..-.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12

Navy Has Lost 1000 Men.
The estimated minimum require.
ments for 1929, based on 95 per cent
allowances for battleships, IS per cent
for destroyers and no additional men
for nucleus crews Is SS,787, he says,
and adds that 1t Is Of interest to note
that since 1923 there has been reduc.
ton Of 1000 men in the total strength
of the Navy and during the same
period of time an increase in aviation
activities of 5000 men. Consequently.
he pointed out, the activities OF the
Navy, outside of aviation. have sui.
fered q loss Of 1000 men.
The Navy would be in better con-
dition for readiness If ships now out
of commission were put in reserve. he
says, pointing out that under the
present system for mobilization nu.
cleus crews for ships out Of commits.
sion are taken from ships in commits
sion, thus reducing their numbers at q
critical time. To do this would require
1850 men in addition to the present
operating needs.
Any marked increase in the per.
manent material strength Of the
Navy, whether by the construction
and commissioning of new vessels,
or in the permanent restoration to
active commission duties Of vessels
now out of commission, will require
the authorization of an additional
number of officers. He recommends
that the number of entrants to the
Naval Academy be increased to five
for each Representative, instead OF
three. and strongly recommends that
graduates OF the academy, instead OF
being commissioned as ensigns, be
given a temporary commission ana
put on probation for two years.
Lauds Trial System.
The latter system, he says. would
hermit the selection for permanent
Commission of the best material or
the class, with more opportunity 10
nudge performance than now at the
ana Of n four.year course. 1t permits
the weighing Of young men by their
service as officers In the regular naval
reanization as well as py tneir
scholastic methods.
!. Discussing civilian personnel In the
bureau here. Admiral Leigh says tnaI
-Fhgfe toss OF competent stenoSrapnsI,s
copid hold out inducements OF higher
salaries reached such a critical point
that the bureau, in the hope or stem.
ming the tide OF designations OF stenos.
ranhery. made q number OF promotions
among stenographers as class, anu
while this necessarily initiated against
the promotion Of clerks who wouiu
otherwise have received these promo.
tions. It Is believed that this act was
responsible for the reduction OF tne
number OF separations during the
year. ~,,aa
with the Presidents request Tor saw
ing Of 2 per cent from the appropria.
ton of S423.000 for clerical hire. put
the reduction in number needed 20
carry out this saving, coupled VITA
the reduction Of two previous years,
has made a further elimination OF any
of the civilian force Impossible, unless
so,ne Of this bureaus necessary activi'
ties are curtailed. - l.. A..
The "a enlisted men on duty In the
bureau in accordance with existing
law are required afioat and the neeo
for replacement of these enlisted men
hv Civilians should be Recognised IN
the granting by Congress OF an ap.
nropriation suficient for that purposel