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Evening star., 1928-05-07
HOUSE MAY PASS
WEIGH BILL TODAY
Salary Increase Measure
Carries Between 18 and
19 Million.

The House expects to pass after brief
consideration today the WEIGH bill car
rying between $l8,000,O0O and $4,000
900 for salary increases for approx
mately $4,000 Government employees
$4,000 of whom are in Washington.
This measure Is 10 be passed under
suspension of the rules, but action was
delayed through consideration of a reso-
luton for an investigation in the postal
service proposed by Representative
LaGuardia Of New York The House
had previously recommitted to confer
ence the food relief legislation.
Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil
service committee. in explaining the
amended salary bill to his colleagues,
emphasized that the Welch bill con-
templated complete permanent re-
vision OF the compensation schedule
carried in the classification act OF 1923
Under existing legislation this revision
of salary schedule was TO be made ap-
plicable to the civilian positions in the
field service.
Hearings Showed Desirability.
Extensive hearings were held on the
bill. From the testimony 1t developed
tAtaA q ACNtoAOtl NktC EaAActA1S
schedules for the civil service was de-
sirable and proper
There was little or TO testimony. Mr.
Lehlbach said. setting forth compari-
son between Government salaries and
compensation in industrial and COM
mercial activities for like work, nor was
there furnished any information by
which comparisons could be made as
between rates of compensation in vari-
GUS Government services. particularly in
the field
Attempts to secure such information
from Governmental agencies such as
the Bureau OF Labor Statistics in the
Department of Labor, the Bureau of
Efficiency. and the Personnel ClaSsitica-
ton Board. ELECTED only such frag-
mentary data as were deemed insnffi-
cient by the committee for the COM
prehenSive pay study necessary for
legislation of the scope embraced by the
Welch bill.
Evening star., 1928-05-07
PRINCE CAROL AWAITS RETURN
TO RUMANIA WHEN CALLED
Admits Manifesto Over His
Signature Which Was Dis
trlbuted in Country.
SavorS Various Reforms for
Future Government of
His People.
By the Associated I,ross

By the Associated Press
GODSTONE, Surrey, England, May
Prince Carol of Rumania now visit
ing with fellow countryman here, told
the Associated Press today that while
he had no special plan or time for his
return to Rumania. he would respond
when called"
The prince said that the manifesto
over his signature. which appeared in
print this morning. stating that he was
ready to return to Rumania II the call
should come, was correct statement
OF his views of the Rumanian situation
Referring to reforms mentioned in
the manifesto. such as free elections
the freedom of the press. separation
of the army and judiciary from poll
tics, abolition of monopolies and aid
for the peasants, Prince Carol said,
These are my ideas for the future gov
ernment of Rumania."
The former heir apparent to the Ru-
manian throne said that he had pre-
pared the statement some time ago and
had been waiting for an opportune time
to issue it.
Il have no connection whatever with
any political party in Rumania," he
said. II merely took the opportunity
of the Peasants party meeting at Alba
Evening star., 1928-05-07
FAXED CRIME ENTRIES
CHARGED IN CHICAGO
Paper Says Police Systematically
Suppress Reports of Criminality
as Total Mounts.
gy lhe Asroelateo pte..

~ The Associated Pfess
CHICAGO. May THE Tribune said
today that crime reports are being sys-
tematically suppressed In Chicago police
stations TO prevent exposure Of mount
ing crime totals" and that Commas
sioner Hughes declaration Of big re-
ouction In crime lis an absurdity grow
INT out Of an attempt 10 suppress the
spread OF criminailty under the Thomp-
son administration"
The paper said that records available
~ the public have ceased 70 contain re-
ports OF robberies burgiarics, assaults.
b0rblngs and other major crimes un-
less there was an arrest and the case
could be recorded as cleaned up"
Daring r0i1beries appear on the sta
ton complaint books as want 10 see
detectives" the paper said BuFg!ares
we're found 10 have been entered as
lost property" A stolen automobile
was listed as worth 800. but on It's re-
c0yery was valued at $500. The news
papers information also was that
crimes reported 70 police stations fre-
guently are not mentioned 10 patrolulen.
gho therefore ere hamDeFed In their
york
Evening star., 1928-05-07
TEACHER KILLS SELF
IN "LAST EXPERIMENT"
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. May 7.--Leaving note
saying. This is the last great expert
ment in the effects upon the human
body" of chemical commonly recog-
nized as one Of the most deadly Charles
M. Mayer OF Los Angeles. an assistant
In chemistry, took his life IN his room
III Columbia University dormitory.
Mayer was graduate student who
would have received the degree Of doc
tor OF philosophy this June. He was
found today by r. G. Crooks of Yoakum.
Tex, who occupied an adjoining room,
The note was timed S;40 pm. yesterday,
MAYER was described at Columbia as
brilliant and popular student He
was Is years old and q graduate of the
University of Southern California,
where he took the degrees of bachelor
and master OF arts.
Evening star., 1928-05-07
kx tae As.a.alatea t.lesa.

~ tbe Assgn3atea PFess,
NEW YORK, May IA protest
against the refusal of police ofiiciais 70
permit them 10 parade 10 Gen Grants
Tomb on Riverside Drive for eyereises
III c0nHeH0ratiOD Of the generals
l0etb Dirhtdsy Anniversary was plan
red tgday bg several veterans organ
iz9tioDs
~ 4 result ~ tl1e action 0f police,
members of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Spanish war Veterans q A H..
the 18Th Infantry Band and a color
guard from ftie same Regular Army
detachment walked along the sidewalk
with fuFied ellOFs.
BRIG Gen Peter Tfeub, commander
ef the 2d Brigade, iet Division, who
$50 tsas principal speaker ~ the s1srr
Evening star., 1928-05-07
Fire Rescue Squad Fails in Efforts
To Revive Pet Dog Overcome by Smoke

he smelled smoke, The wardrobe In the
front room on the ground fioOr, where
FrltA was kept at night was discovered
ON tlre, No 0 engine company respond
ed but the fire had been extmguiShed
when the flremen arrived FTit1 over
came by tho smoke, was brought onl
and the rescue squad called The Eiee~
men explained that the resistance at a
small body to smoke Is very weak, 30
they could not revive FTlta.
IL was doletlll breakfast for lewis
MS sister Jean, H. and sister klina-
beth, lh aud they set out for school
trying hard % keep hack the tears.
Mf ulman Is vice president and
treasurer Of the halmeS Baking Co.
Evening star., 1928-05-07
Veterans Walk With Their Flags Furled
As Police Ban Parade to Grant Tomb

cises, said he felt there must have been
some mistake.
In all my 10 years In the United
states service have never before heard
of such thing he added, II could
hardly believe my eyes when | saw men
walking along the sidewalk 10 the stand
with the United States e9i0rs furied un-
der their arms and the band walking
silently beside them"
Police Commissioner Warren said
that the penal rode provided that only
religious pafadeE Wefe permissible SUM
day
Jean A, Drummer, State commander
0f the Veterans of p9feign Wars. said,
Permits for similar parAdAs always
laEs been granted without any Qlies :
Gign,"
Evening star., 1928-05-07
c. OF c. ASKS CUT
IN CORPORATE TAX
u. S. Chamber ReneWs De-
mand for Reduction to
10 Per Cent.

Asserting that "extravagant spending
OF funds raised By taxation involves q
burden upon the productive enterprise
OF our people detrimental to national
prosperity the Chamber Of Commerce
of the United States today renewed its
demand for reduction of the corpora
ton income tax from l3la per cent to
10 per cent, reopehing the tax contro-
versy with the administration.
The chambers demand was voiced
by its president. Lewis E. Pierson. in
an address To the national councillors.
who met today prior TO the opening of
the chambers sixteenth annual meeting
here tomorrow The councillors were to
nominate candidates to fill II vacan-
cies on the board of directors
Pointing out that the chamber is COM
mltted to the position that Government
income and expenditures should bal
ance, Mr. Pierson declared that large
surpluseS are an inducement for de-
mands on Congress for extravagant
spending" Fairness and equity and
every reasonable consideration for neces-
sary Government revenue are In har-
mony with the chambers position for
tax reduction. he said.
Calls Tax Bill Burden.
with the country's total annual tax
bin for all purposes-F Federal, State and
local--upward of III billions. extrava-
agant spending of funds raised by tax
alton involves burden upon the pro-
ductive enterprise of our people that
must be seriously reckoned with as a
factor detrimental TO national pros
perity." he declared
Although. MI pierson said. Congress
has kept its appropriations within the
recommendation of the budget eSti-
mates, none the less. Congress Is under
tremendous outside pressure to over
ride the budget. and Treasury surpluses
ere constant incentive TO such
demands
Another danger. he said is new
legislation demanding heavy expendi-
ture which is encouraged by large
SurpluSes,
Higher Than War Level.
"rhree previous tax revisions have
granted substantial reductions 10 all
sources of Federal revenue except the
corporation income tax" he said
Those rates we're increased and are
now higher than the war level
Who are the owners Of our corpora
tions who such a tax reduction would
benefit?
MANY millions OF stockholders. funds
of insurance companies belonging to
millions OF policy holders, endowment
funds OF educational and charitable in
stitutions, and millions of small inves-
tors. including workers throughout the
Nation. whose savings are invested In
corporate stock
Such a reduction In the corporate
levy would free funds for productive en-
terprlse and would further stabilize huSi-
ness conditions and employment and aid
our people to meet foreign competition
now entering our market,
1T Is important, also, for the future
Of husiness that the Government cease
to rely ON excessive and wartime taxes
for It's revenue, and that the country be
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Evening star., 1928-05-07

The fire rescue squad, which has been
called upon for everything from aas
aAphyNiation cases to resculna those
unfoftunates who peer too far over the
rims OF wells, was summoned early this
morning 10 save the life ni Frits. a
wire haired fox terrier, suffoeated when
Eire broke out IN the home OF hla own
efa, the three children nt Leon y ul-
man, inap Nlneteenth street,
Frlls IN the hope that he might he rec
ylyed before his three playtell0ws up-
stairs Ia he'd became aware OF hls
plight, but their efforts were IN vain,
II was Iewia IA years old, who aWaks
ened his father at $50 10 ten him that
Evening star., 1928-05-07
COOL SPELL TO END.
Warmer Weather Promised for To-
morrow by Forecaster.

The cool weather which followed Sat-
urday nights showers will continue
through tonight, but slightly higher
temperatures may be expected tomor-
row. the Weather Bureau promised
today.
Today will remain cloudy or partly
cloudy the bureau said, but tomorrow
will probably be fair. The tempera-
ture at 10 O'Clock this morning was 81
degrees.
Evening star., 1928-05-07
Private Is Shot; Inquiry Ordered

The Navy Department was advised
TO-DAY Of the serious w0unding Of Pvt.
Joseph y dc Carlo Of Mount Vernon,
n, Y. q marine stationed at Jalapa,
Nicaragua, last Thursday. The shoot
.ng was accidental and Brig. Gen Logan
Poland has ordered board of inquiry
/ 70 Investigate
Evening star., 1928-05-07
Lightning FIRES Barn.

kbef4a8 DFHl8tlH % 10 s4af
sDItEEi,LYtIA<E, Va. Msy 2 Dur
9ne severe eieeEleal storm which
g1asse1 oyer TINS eeaioT Saturday night.
Z ssTge cattle kaFD on the fsFu oi John
Es3sf near Waterford weE FtY9Ick by
lightning and bufnsd n wzs frame
g.8loing and erected last yesF at 4
cost ~ Sc .Og9 Insurance partly eogv
eied glae building sfDa e2gteHsA
Evening star., 1928-05-07
SO PERMITS REVOKED.
Harland Reports Driver Penalties
for Month of April.

AoA @uuhth VI ApAAA.
The drivers permits OF SO District
motorists were revoked and 90 were SuS-
pended In April by the traftic depart
ment, according 10 report submitted
to Police Superintendent HeSSe today by
Trafiic Director Harland, In addition,
the privilege 10 operate a motor vehicle
In the District was denied eight out-of-
town drivers.
Fifty per cent Of the revucations and
suspensions were for driving while
drunk, 20 per cent for leaving after col-
liding, and the remaining IS per cent
Tor speeding, colliding and miscellaneous
nfienseS
Evening star., 1928-05-07
PEASANT DEMAND DENIED.
Ron Pa yment 0f Tazes Likely a. Pas
slye Resistance.

BUCHAREST kay z m The re-
geacg boday refused the demand
yolcec by 10000 PEASANTS meeting at
Aha julia yesterday that the govern
u1eDt n yiDtils EsFatlanu resign,
julio MansV. iesaeT of the peasants,
WHO bro1gtlt tie demand ~ Bucharest,
was informed that the regency saw no
occasion fox demanding the resignation,
Ia the fsee of negative reply tlls
Peasants party may nov adopt passive
resistance DoBaFc the present govern
nsFf1t, Including the non payment u
tazeG IN ofcff " eT9baFfab& IL
Evening star., 1928-05-07
SUPPLIES ASSEMBLED.

Tents and Food 10 BE Sent Families by
He'd Cross.
GREENvILLE, y. c., May 7 H1.--
Fifty-flve tents and trucki0ad of
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column s5
Evening star., 1928-05-07
AmerIcans Ileported Sale.
0BREG0N ENDS CAMPAIGN

Candidate for Mexican Presidency
Goes TO Ranch TO Await Results,
PROdRESO, Yueatan, Mexico. May
Z N1, -~-uen Aware Obnignn sole can
didath for lhe presidency. has eoms
plelAd hts campaign and win 40 to
his ranch IN Sonora 10 await the re-
suit nf the election on the first sunday
IN July,
Evening star., 1928-05-07
ENGINEERS GATHER
TO REINFORCE DAM
Red Cross Ready to Assist
Settlers in South Caro-.
lima Valley.
nr lhe A..oelated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TABLE ROCK COVE. s. c., May a.
Federal State and county officials united
their efforts today to save Table Rock
Dam. 81 miles rom Oreenville. which
developed leak late Friday. threaten
ing the Saluda River Valley should the
5000. 100000 gallons Of water impound-
ed behind the dixie get loose.
j. c. Fitzsimons. United States district
engineer from Charleston, s. c.. reached
Greenville this morning and went into
conference with local authorities and
Red Cross representatives 70 ascertain
what, IL anything. the United states
Government could do toward saving
the dam.
Mai. Prank Green, Red Cross repre-
sentative from Fort Bennlng, Ca. joined
the conference. Lieut.. H. r. Hertford,
Regular Army instructor with the South
Carolina National Guard Engineer
Corps at Spartanburg. proffered the aid
OF the guard engineering unit. Mai.
N. Y. Duhamel and j. A. Grant. from
the Charleston district. reached Green
vile shortly before ii O'Clock for con-
sultation.
Engineer Offers Aid.
j. w. Barnwell, engineer with the
South Carolina Stateway Commission,
came TO Greenville this morning TO offer
his assistance,
MIR. Fitzsimons arranged with local
authorities for crews. trucks. sandbags
and tarpaullns and prepared TO 60 to
the dam from Greenville.
Rain has been falling steadily since
the middle OF yesterday afternoon. The
engineers planned TO start by truck and
to complete the journey by horseback
II necessary,
Red Cross officials were prepared to
assist settlers in Saluda Valley who had
taken TO the hills when warned last
Friday night OF a leak In Table Rock
Dam.
The dam, a huge earthen dixie erected
by the Greenville City Water Works
System at O'Clock this morning con-
tinued To hold I'm check the artificial
lake 1t created. Through the leak al It's
base, waters continued to gush. slowly
relieving the pressure.
Slides Continue.
Slides around the leak, which was
discovered about the 42-inch outlet
valve late Friday, continued. but en-
gineers were optimistic that the earthen
barrier would hold until the waters be-
hind IL drained sufficiently 10 prevent
It's sending great head Of water down
upon the valley.
The river 4 miles below the dam
rose 2la feet between 7 o'clock last
nigh. and O'Clock this morning. but
a part OF this was due 10 heavy rain.
falling carly In the night
Flood gates OF the power dam at
Piedmont below Table Rock were OPEN
ed last night, releasing waters there and
forcing suspension Of the Piedmont
Manufacturing Co. textile plant, as
the power plant shut down Families In
rs houses in the lower sections Of Pied
mont were ordered 10 evacuate, but
1t was believed that no other part Of
the little city would be In danger If
Table Rock Dam collapsed.
The mill there was banked with sand
bags. while al the other four dams be-
low Table Rock measures TO prevent
damage 10 the dikes have been taken
GIppg IEE AgAEMRfEn
Evening star., 1928-05-07
Cites Advantages,

When he took the stand Mr.. Hanna
first told the committee that the North
control Of the WashinRto Railway a.
Electric Co, owns only between aud
per cent OF The Capital Traction stock
He declared the advantages to the
public under unified operation would be
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1928-05-07

% $. Weather Bureau Forecastl
Partly cloudy and continued cool to-
night: tomorrow partly cloudy with
slowly rising temperature
Temperature--Hig Highest, 81, at 2 pm.
Yesterday: lowest 4S. az am today.
Fun report on page 9,
The monitor., 1928-08-24

of the executive committee, the chair
man of which is to be selected. The
Smith-for-P President Colored League
national headquarters are at 126
West Forty-sixth street, New York
City.
The monitor., 1928-08-24
E DIT O RIAL

Blind indeed must he be who perceive that in the
presidential campaign the Negro vote be will
be corraed, monopolized controlled
Party The democratic candidate will receive hearty vote
from people and that party wse the
tory by remote possibility it will have golden
opportunity to capitalize the Negro which
important states undoubtedly holds the balance of
1t is boldly claimed and loudly proclaimed that the Demo-
cratic party in New York City treated its colored con-
suency with consideration and fairness and has found
advised, valuable and dependable Whether,
nationally burdened it by the reactionary
sighted South, this attitude be extended and maintained
caion from Southern democracy but Northern repub
canism for that matter under the masmatc
whtesm has begun to do the thing namely receive
dictation from the Southern lily-white republicans.
1t be possible however that the old chang
eth yielding place to new Northern
wise to court the Negro Northern rapidly
Million while Northern republicans a-wooing the sod
South And who tell but that Southern democracy
prove too gallant and chvaorous seriously object his
Northern brothers attempt the po
cal dusky maiden? Who tell? Strange things have hap
pened in political history
This, however and gainsaid that indi-
cations point to large vote for Smith This trend plain
from the tone of the and from the of
of the democratic candidate outstanding
of opinion like Bishop Ransom of the A. NJ Church. the
fearless and intrepid Neval Thomas of Washington
others of like standing and ability
This revolt If revolt it be called is not against Her.
bert Hoover personally who conceded to be high type of
American citizen but against the general
it is alleged has dealt decetfuy and hypocrcaly during
the last two decades Opposition to the sheet and pillow slip
brigade which it is claimed is strongly ntrenched the
g. o. P another factor the equation Religious prejudice
blow struck against religious prejudice may
prejudice is not without its weight Each of these
nfuencnf the Negro electorate and will be responsible for the
orenaton of the racial vote in the national campaign
The monitor., 1928-08-24
SMITH-FOR-PRESIDENT
COLORED LEAGUE FORMED
WITH STRONG PERSONNEL
Prominent Negroes Throughout Land
Will Serve on Advisory Commit
tee Under Chairmanship of
Morton

New York, N. Y.-The Smith-for-
President Colored league, authorized
by the democratic national commit.
tee, has been formed with the follow
ing officers: Julian ID. Rainey, Mas
sachusetts, chairman of organiza-
ton; Mrs. Bessaye j. Bearden, New
York, vice chairman; Lester A. Wal
ton, New York, chairman of publi-
city; Mrs. Geraldyn Dismond, New
York, vice chairman; Bishop Reverdy
C. Ransom, New Jersey, chairman of
speakers bureau; Mrs. Ruth White
head Whaley, New York, vice chair
man; Thomas r. Smith, Maryland,
chairman of finance; Casper Hol-
stein, New York, vice chairman; Jas.
A. Ross, New York, chairman of reg
istration; Frank w. Reed, Oklahoma,
vice chairman.
Prominent Negroes throughout the
country will serve on the advisory
committee of which Ferdinand @.
Morton, New York, is chairman, and
Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson, Delaware,
is vice chairman.
The organization has been divided
into four regional divisions with the
eastern director to be selected. Earl
B.. Dickerson, Illinois, is director of
the middle west division; Robert J.
Nelson, Delaware, director of middle
Atlantic division; DIR. William j.
Thompkins, Missouri, director of the
central division. These officers, to-
gether with heads of above named
bureaus, will make up the personnel
The monitor., 1928-08-24
COLOR OF OMAHA STREET
CARS is TO BE CHANGED
The Nebraska" Color Scheme
Proves a Favorite With Patrons
With "The Fontenelle" As
Second Choice

The yellow street car will soon be
replaced by a more colorful car, ac-
cording co the decision Of street car
patrons of Omaha and Council Bluffs
who cast 34,245 ballots in the street
car color election held Tuesday on all
Omaha and Council Bluffs carlines
1.-The Nebraska" with golden
brown body, cream sash and gray
roof, was the choice of the majority
of the riders, 1882 ballots being
registered for this car.
''The Fontenelle," with pigskin
brown body, was second with 9,342
ballots, and the Omaha" present
yellow stock car, was third with s.
219. "The American Legion" car
polled 4,760 votes and the "Ak-Sar-
Ben" tram, 2,942 ballots.
Interest in the color election was
shown by the fact that 1876 more
ballots were cast in Omaha than for
the skip-stop election last April g.,
0lCAi 6GtOOO PCAoVHo ROLCd ia Olii2iies
The following statement on behalf
of the company was made by Chester
D. Porter, vice president and general
manager:
eve are grateful to the car riders
for expressing their opinion on the
color of our street cars and will take
great pleasure on being guided by
the majority opinion.
"The colors on our Nebraska car
will be adopted as the standard color
for street cars in Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs. A year or more will be
required to make the color change
and to re-modernize the care with
safety devices. Changes will be
made as the cars come into the shops
in the regular course of business.
New paint is needed periodically and
when the new color is standardized
the paint costs run practically the
same regardless of the color used"