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Evening star., 1928-03-22
MELLON TO|GNORE
RESIGNATION MOVE
Secretary Will Keep Post I'm.
less President Demands
His Withdrawal.

1t was made clear TODAY at the
Treasury that, regardless of the result
OF the vote in the Senate on the resoI,1-
ton aimed to obtain his retirement
from the cabinet, Secretary Mellon
would not resign.
1t was evident in Treasury circles
that Mr.. Mellon would ignore the at
tack upon him in Congress unless
President Coolidge should demand his
withdrawal from office, and no such
action was considered possible The
resolution for the Secretary's retire
ment. offered by Senator Couzens, Re-
publican, Michigan arose partly from
the Teapot Dome inquiry and Mr..
Mellon's failure to disclose that WIN
II. Hays. former Republican national
chairman. had offered him Sinclair
Liberty bonds in exchange for a CAM
paign contribution.
Urging adoption of his resolution de-
ciaring the Senate In favor of the
resignation of Secretary Mellon. Sena-
tor Couzens today declared in the
Senate that the Treasury head had
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Evening star., 1928-03-22
BLANTON'S APPEAL
FOR STAPLES FAILS
Demand That Commissioners
Try Policeman Refused.
Justice Promised.

Representative Blanton of Texas has
demanded that the District Commits
Sioners give special consideration to
Policeman Orville Staples of the third
precinct by hearing the charges pend
ing against him instead of the Police
Trial Board, it was learned today at
the District Building.
Blanton made this demand for an
unusual procedure in the trial of a
policeman at the l5-minute conference
he had Monday morning with Commits
sioner Proctor L. Dougherty, who has
charge of the Police and Fire Depart
ments. He was actuated. it was said,
by fear that Staples would not receive
justice from the trial board in view Of
reports that he had furnished some OF
the information used in the recent at
tack on the Police Department and
Mai Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent.
Commissioner Dougherty, 1t was said
explained that the demand could not be
granted and that Staples would be- as
sured a fair trial before the police
board Staples, the Commissioners
pointed out, can be represented by
counsel, and If he is not satisfied with
lilE O6GAolOIl VI IltE bbdLO NuhiA DIP
peal to the Commissioners TO review its
findings
The Commissioners already have
taken extraordinary steps TO assure the
policeman fair trial by directing the
corporation counsel'S Office to take sutti-
cient pains in the preparation of the
| charges and evidence against nm ~
make sure that 1t is conclusive.
! The firing Of a bullet through the
| rear window of the automobile of Pa
| trolman Staples last night and the
| burning Of the automobile belonging tc
/ Policeman Frederick 4. Schenck, both
| Of the third precinct are being investi-
| gated by police today.
| Staples reported that as he was closing
| the door Of his garage in the rear Of hi
home at 2003 Thirty-seventh street
| last night he heard the report of pis.
| toi shot A steel Jacketed bullet was
| found to have passed through a rear
window Of the garage and then through
| the car window. Patr0lman F. E. Stro.
man, whom he summoned, found the
! missile on the floor Of the car
! SchenCk's automobile, 1t was report
| ed, was taken from its parking place or
| Twenty-firGt street between X and |
! streets at midnight and was found
| about an hour later at Lovers lane and
| Massachusetts avenue almost destroyed
/ by fire.
/ The theft Of another car belonging
10 member Of the Police Department
was also under investigation today The
/ car was the property Of Detective Fred.
| erick Sandberg, Identification expert
ana was taken from Eleventh street be-
| tween + and F streetk last night anc
had not been recovered this morning
! The same car, II was searned, was TAX
en- from Tenth and r. streets last Frida,
night and found abandoned In thai
neighb0rhood Saturday morning.
taken poison
Evening star., 1928-03-22
TWO DIE, 10 BURNED
IN SHIP EXPLOSION
Fumes Ignited as Crew
ventiIateS Cofferdam on
u. S. Vessel.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Two enlisted men are dead. five suf-
fered serious burns and four enlisted
men and one chief warrant officer suf-
fered minor burns as a result of a
gasoline explosion yesterday aboard the
destroyer tender Whitney, at Guanta-
namo Bay. Cuba
The dead are william Melvin Delevett,
seaman. second class. of 1905 Windsor
Mill road. Baltimore, and George Ed
ward Garrett. seaman, first class, Of
Ozark, Mo.
List of Injured.
Those seriously injured were:
John Frederick Narr. machinist'S
mate. third class, Mount Royal, N. J.
Donald lie Roy Burch, fireman, third
class, of Independence. Mo.
John Jay Easterling. seaman, second
class. of Streetman, Freestone County,
Tex.
Guillermo Dario, mess attendant. of
San Rogue Cavite. Philippine Islands.
Willard Edmonston Jamie, seaman,
second class, of 906 Dale avenue south
east. Roanoke. Va.
Those who received minor burns
were
William Albert GardtS. chief gunner,
Of Twentieth avenue. Paterson, N. j.
Frank Benjamin HuSlander. seaman,
first class. of Pine Hill road, Chelms-
ford MiddleseX County. Mass
Edward Peter Michalski apprentice
seaman, 22l1 Winterling Court. Balti-
more, Md
Howard Franklin Bousquet, seaman.
second class. of Island City. Union
County. Greg.
Marvin Warren Weaver. apprentice
seaman, of ll8 Catherine street. Johns
town. Pa
The official dispatch from Vice Ad-
miral Ashley Robertson, commander of
the scouting feet said the accident
occurred at 940 am. on March u
while the personnel were ventilating the
cofferdam adjacent to the gasoline
storage space.
Court of Inquiry Ordered.
The report said the fumes were
ignited from an undetermined source or
cause.
The men who were seriously burned
were transferred TO the hospital ship
Mercy. where Delevett and Garrett died
about o'clock. last night.
The men less seriously burned were
kept on board the Whitney for treat
ment. There was no material damage
TO the vessel. the dispatch said. A court
of inquiry was ordered immediately.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
INCOME TAX STILL
SHOWING A GAIN
Receipts March 20 Now Lead
Those of Last Year by
Several Millions.

Another Jump in the rate Of receipts
from March is income tax collections
was noted today In Treasury figures.
To the close Of business March % the
payments had reached s3s5 .054 4eo
while for the same period last wear
the total was $3.50, ,504.665
II will be several DAYS before the
actual total Of the quarterly receipts
can be ascertained, but the rate OF the
incoming returns on which tax revision
VIII be based is still ahead OF last year.
Secretary Mellon holds the opinion
chat the estimates of the Treasury as
TO Government surplus will not need
revision. since some increased con-
gressional appropriations arc likely TO
offset the extra returns from the in
come tax
As usual the income flowing into the
Government Golfers at this season is
moving out again whit equal rapidity,
since the established policy Of handling
the Governments floating debt left by
the war is to time short-term loan pay
ments In harmony with tax payment
Though the Treasury on March 90
| took IN S87 100000 and spent but SILL
COOS 900 It's actual cash balance was
lower at the end Of the day than the
day before because of the application
OF the receipts to the short-time loan.
Evening star., 1928-03-22

one fundamental traffic law which in
cludes all the others and a great deal
beSldcS-the golden rule
III TINS law were obeyed there would
be no need of any other laws.
Starting Saturday, The Star will pre-
sent a demonstration of the Golden
Rule in terms of automobiles.
large gold-plated car-certain to
attract attention wherever it goes
will cruise quietly through the streets
OF the city, eXemplifying the merits
OF careful driving. Pledge cards will
be distributed throughout the city for
motorists to sign. agreeing to play fair
and guard the lives of others
A feature picture The Penalty" "
with cast of local children. will be
filmed and presented at the Fox The
ater starting Saturday. March 81
The whole object of the demonStra-
ton will be to induce the motorist 10
put himself in the place of others-to
realize the physical suffering and un-
utterable grief the act OF a careless sec
Ond may bring
So far as the present campaign is
concerned the. safety Of the motorist
himself is a secondary consideration It
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Evening star., 1928-03-22
Interior Department EmpIoye
Claims Legal Talent Is
Now Underpaid.
URGES WEIGH MEASURE
BE PASSED BY HOUSE
Declares Average Salary" Pro-
vision Is Applicable TO
Only Few.

The diSheartening story Of the Fed
eral attorney who protects his Govern
ment in intricate legal cases involving
millionS of dollars and receives as a re-
ward a comparative 'pittance" was m-
folded today before the House commit
tee considering the Wclch bill to in
crease Federal salaries
The plight Of these unsung Govern
ment legal heroes on whose decisions
often depend grave industrial problems
and International treaties. Was depicted
to the civil service committee by George
A. Warren, an attorney in the Interior
Department and member of a commit
tee of the Federal Bar Association
Warren was sandWiched into a pro-
cession of eight members of Congress
who wished to urge the committee TO
report the bill favorably to the House.
1t waS indicated that the session this
afternoon will conclude open hearings
on the bill and that committee mem
bers will go into executive session 10
formulate their report.
Warren Files Brief.
Warren filed with the committee a
behalf Of Government lawyers by the
Federal Bar Association. The aSsocia-
tons brief was signed by the following
in addition to Warren Edwin A. Mess,
chairman: F. c. Baggarly, j. Ernest
Downing. Thomas L. Eggleston. Charles
William Freeman Willis f. Monty ana
William r. Valance.
Representatives who spoke III favor OF
the bill this morning were Mead, New
York. Bohn and Mcleod. Michigan
Gambrill. Maryland Bloom and Comb,
New York: Arentz, Nevada, and Good
win. Minnesota
Warren, in his oral plea to the COM
mittee, followed closely the written brief
which he later filed with the clerk. He
said the Federal Bar Association, rep
reSenting the legal profession In the
administrative service of the Govern
ment, favors the Welch bill and earnest
ly urges its enactment at the present
session, believing the measure sound
in principle, greatly needed and in the
interest both Of the general public and
the employees"
Warren presented 10 each commit
tee member chart showing how Gov
ernment employees ARE almost COM
pletely denied In each grade any but
the lowest salaries provided for in the
classification act of 1928"
we believe" Warren testified. that
the men and women whose duty II Is
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Evening star., 1928-03-22
Mayor and Parish Priest Use Publicity
In Vain Effort to Get Marriages in Town

knot tied The priest passed the word
around, but although one couple pre-
scented themselves, they refused the
gift Neither could read or write.
No more couples came along Then
the mayor had story published in
the provincial papers telling Of the sad
state OF affairs Ia Camporgiano. The
result so far is that two long -languish-
ing maidenS have gone 10 out-of-town
husbands, one farmer and one a
lawyer ot Turin. while the mayor and
the priest are selecting third for
police official In Puehla Mexico.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
GREEK-RUMANIAN PACT.
Treaty of Arbitration Signed on Com
mittee's Proposals.
BY JOHN GUNIHER.
b. Cable to The Star and Chicago Dahl
Nat.-E lnrHrIgkA llns

Br Cable to The star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright 1928.
GENEVA, March 22.--Greece and
Rumania today signed treaty of arbi-
tration and aggression on the
model Of the draft treaty prepared by
the security committee Of the disarma-
rnent commission. This is the first in
stance in which the labor Of this COM
n7ittee bore fruit and two powers actu-
ally committed themselves TO a treaty
based verbatim on the committees rec
concentrations.
The treaty was signed by Foreign
Ministers Titulescue Of Rumania and
MscheIapopoIous Of Greece. both of
whom were sick In bed, Titulescue as a
result of his arduous labors in the
League Council, and Michelapopolous as
q result Of a recent operation.
Since Greece and Rumania are not IN
direct contact in any sphere, the treaty
viii not change existing relations, but
# Is important as the first actual Bal
kan treaty following the Locarno model
and may presage others.
Gossip has 1t that one OF the reasons
the Turks are here is TO feel out the
ground for possible eastern Mediter-
ranean pact, in which Italy, Greece and
Turkey would be members. Negotia-
tons once were started on this project
but they were broken.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
"COLDEN RULE" DRIVE
IS PLANNED BY STAR
TO GUARD CHILDREN
Six Children 10 Take
Part i'm Film; Screen
Tests TO Be Saturday

Six Washington children will
he selected for parts in The Stars
safety film, The Penalty"
Parents who desire TO enter
their children for this unusual
opportunity should bring them to
The Star Building at IL am.
Saturday. Screen tests will be
made of all children entered and
those best adapted to appear be-
fore the camera will be chosen
for the lead parts.
All the children who come,
however, will be in the picture.
Group views will be included i'm
the finished production.
The children should be over )
years of age, but preferably un-
der 10. All will be given careful
screen tests.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
VETERAN. LOST EIGHT
YEARS, BELIEVED FOUND
W. E. Furlong. Kansas City, Had
Been Given Up as Dead-Wife
Married Again.

hN ANc AS=pttdtcU fEe%S
KENT, Ohio, March 22.-Given up
as dead soon after he disappeared
eight years ago from his home at
Kansas City. Mo. William Edward Fur
long, A., World War veteran. is be-
lieVed 10 have been located In veter-
ans hospital at Great Lakes, Ill.
A letter to his brother, Lawrence
Furlong OF this city, purporting 10 have
been written by the missing man. today
took the brother 10 the Great Lakes
hospital in All effort to establish the
writer's identity
Il guess l have been insane most OF
the time for | haven't known where
was" the letter said
William Edward FurlOng, shell shock
ed gaSsed and wounded IN the war dis
appeared In 1920, After long search.
his Wife believing him dead. married f.
Il. Scala and is living al Overland
Park Mo
Evening star., 1928-03-22
Information NiiSlea eiinS,

The Mclean referred 90 In the tele~
gram is Edward n. Mclean. publisher
Of the Washington Post. who testified
In March, 1924. that he had given the
committee misleading information about
the celebrated 100000 loan 10 Fall be-
caused he desired to help his friend.
The publisher insisted at that time that
the story about the loan he told IL
Senator Walsh az Palm Beach In the
previous January was coVreet--namely
that he had loaned Fall S1o0, 600 I'm
checks for ranch enterprise. but thar
the checks We're returned % him uu-
caShed HIS previous assertion that the
loan was made IN cash, ne said, waS
made at Falls request
Later. Edward L. Dohcny. lessee OF
The now Cancelled Elk HillS OIL reserve
contract, admitted that he had loaned
FAN 100000 at about the time the
lease was negotiated Fail also received
S2SS,O00 OF the Continental Liberty
bonds from Sinclair after the latter OBJ
tanned the Teapot pome lease. but nov
SAYS he knows nothing about that
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Evening star., 1928-03-22

JACKSONVILLE Fla, March ~ lA'J
The $50 900 yacht Roamer. property
81 r. D. M Strachan, Savannah and
Brunswick. Ga., shipping mar. today
was subject Of Federal libel action
intended 10 forfeit II 10 the Govern
ment for alleged violation ot internal
revenue laws 8trachhn was arrested
last SATURDAY.. when Coast Guardsmen
discovered a quarts u whisky on the
yacht He was later dismissed He
was charged Jointly with the yachts
captain. Alfred Inr9 ier biels0n aFd
four colored sailors wlth violation 'of
prohibition laws.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
T. p. 0'CONN0R SAILS
AFTER VISIT IN AMERICA
Dean Of House Of Commons Plans
Vocational Endowment for
irish in Britain.


NEW YORK. March 22-T p
r-Tay Pay"D OConnOr, dean Of the
House Of Commons, sailed for England
early today on the Aquitania after a
visit Of three weeks IN the United
States.
He came here ~ seek a climate To
help his rheumatism, Before sailing
ne said he vas well pleased with the
reception he had received and was
looking forward To anothr Vlsit
He said he iad succeeded In inter-
esting a group of wealthy Americans in
his plan for an endowment 10 provide
vocational training for Irish boys and
girls living ia the British Isles Whiic
"A large number Of Irish live in Eng
land aud Scotland, he said, their prog
ress Is not comparable with that 0i
The Irish in America and most 0f them
discontinue their studies when the5
reach the age 0l IA.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
LEGISLATORS FIGHT
FISCAL STUDY PLAN
Say Proposed Commission
Would Take Away Con-
greSS Powers.

After proponents of the Zihlman
resolution for appointment of COM
mission TO study fiscal relations between
the Government and District taxpayers
had agreed to elimination of any refer
ence to the 60-40 proportion, provision
for employment Of clerks and even
yielded the citizenship representation
on the commission, Representative
Simmons OF North Carolina and Cram
ton of Michigan. members Of the House
appropriations committee, today object
ed strenuously to the resolution.
Former Representative Stengle. chair
man Of the fiscal relations committee
of the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons, and DR.. George G., HaVenner of
the Citizens Advisory Council and vice
president of the federation, appeared
before the Beers subcommittee, holding
hearings on the 2ihlman measure, anG
yielded these points, In the hope OF
bringing an agreement on the rcsolu-
ton
Representative Simmons opposition
was principally on the ground that such
a commission would infringe upon iuris-
diction of the House legislative and ap-
preparations committee regarding the
District
OppO ID. c. Part in Inquiry.
Representative Cramton declared that
he was opposed to an investigation by
a congressional commission on which
the District citizens have representation
and Is opposed to study of fiscal re-
lationS by Joint commission, COM
posed of members of the House and
Senate, stating that II an investigation
Is desired 1t should be conducted by the
House itself or by a commission en-
tirely OF District residents
Representative Cramton asserted that
the House wants AN opportunity to vote
directly on the lump-sum appropriation
to make IL permanent law and charged
that his bill that would do this has not
been permitted to come out OF the Dis
trict committee.
MIR. Stengle, al the opening of the
hearing, declared that the organized
citizens of the District are willing to
eliminate from the Zihlman resolution
any provision as to fixed proportion
so as not to raise II highly controversial
question witt! IA view to permitting a
fair-minded study OF what Is just.
After Definite Conclusion.
THE Federation wants this commits
| sion TO arrive AT definite and fair
| conclusion 1t wants 10 know the truth
and will abide by It. so that all con-
troVersies that have continued for many
| years may be settled" In reply TO Il
| question from Representative Bowles
| Of Massachusetts. Mr. Stengle expressed
| the opinion that there are existing
| agencies OF the Government which al
| ready have IA mass of information that
would he available for the proposed
| comm ft0n and said his thought wa
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Evening star., 1928-03-22
WANTS U. S. IN LEAGUE.
Archbishop Says America Could Aid
World Peace.

LONDON. March - dp.-Eforts
toward world peace and remuneration
Of war would be stimulated If the
United States would enter the League
OF Nations, in the opinion Of the Arch
bishop of York. DR.. Cosmo Gordon
Lang, speaking on the Soviet proposals
for total disarmament.
Referring TO the Soviet proposals as
coming from a suspicious source, the
9chbishop said that they stood con-
kmned TO him If only because they
Dtirely ignored the League of Nations.
N"I am convinced that it is quite
Impossible now TO substitute any other
means whereby 70 end war than by
strengthening the covenant and MEM
9bersh1p Of the League of Nations"
The archbishop said if disarmament
proposals came from the United States
I The British people would all enter into
] obligations to renounce war Il think
I the achievement Of that end would
come more quickly and easily" he said
If the United States, instead of tell
ing us 10 renounce war, would enter
the League of Nations"
Evening star., 1928-03-22
House Asked to Probe Organizations
Called Foes of Defense Legislation

Investigation by special House COM
miLtee Of organizations which, he said,
we're protesting against every measure
directed al adequate national defense"
Was asked today IN resolution by Rep
rescntatiYe Mas. Republican. Mime
sofa.
lie said that one organization within
the shadow OF the White House. ="
boasts that It has $500 trusted agents.
aho on days notice can organize Il
campaign 10 send from so 900 10 $50, p
600 letters 10 Congress-
ii Wss commonly charged, he said.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
MUSEUM ROTUNDA
CLOSED TO PUBLIC
Slipping KeyStones Cause
Transfer Of Exhibits Until
Dome Is Strengthened.

Slipping kevstones in great archie.
supporting the dome of the New Ma.
tional Museum first discovered severa
years ago. have caused authorities Il
close off the entire rotunda.
The order followed testimony before
Congress by engineers who asked an
appropriation of 100000 to strengthen
the great dome Extensive reconstruc-
ton work will be undertaken shortly BY
the supervising architect of the Treas
ury Department
Some difference of opinion as to the
gravity of The dipping of the stones ap.
pears to exist between engineers whC
testified bafore the House subcommittee
on appropriations and officials of the
Smithsonian. but the rotunda. never
thelesS, has been closed to the public
and exhibits are being removed to make
way for the work Great trestles viii
be built from the floor to repair the
dome
Warned TO Remove Exhibits.
Smithsonian officials were warned, II
was learned today, to exclude the pub
lie and remove the exhibits
Dr. A. Wetmore. assistant secretary
of the Smithsonian said it had been
found advisable 10 close the entire
rotunda, but that the remainder OF the
building is perfectly safe. He empha~
sized the statement that all exhibits OF
the institution are still on view in parts
of the building where there is no dan
ger whatever.
The principal slipping has been In
kaVGtnnR nf NJ fhD four arches
under the dome This stone has
dropped TO point where the change Is
easily perceptible To even an unframed
eye 1t is also evident that the KEY
stones IN the other three arches have
begun to separate from the stones next
to them. showing cracks in between,
Dome WIN BE Bound,
The principal feature OF the recon-
struction work will be two great steel
bands, which will be placed entirely
around the outside OF the dome These
will be put In "A position about 20 feet
apart and are designed to strengthen
the architectural construction SO that
there Will be no further slipping. and
no further danger
The New National Museum was built
In 1911. The great dome Is about
so feet In diameter. and rises more than
80 feet above the floor.
Assistant Secretary Wetmore insisted
today that the danger to the public
now was not great The strain and
stress on the dome and Its supporting
arches. however he said. might loosen
small particle of stone, which drop
ping for the great distance might IN
tliCt serious injury,
Building Design Criticized.
W G. Lyon. All expert ot the Super
vising Architects Office Of the Treas
ury when appearing before the House
subcommittee on appropriations on the
matter, criticized the design of the
Museum Building
Chairman Madden of the committee
remarked 1T does not look like very
good construction III the beginning
No" replied Lyon, Il think It was
a great fault ot design to put the dome
up ecCentricaliy on supporting piers
without having backed up those piers,
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