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Evening star., 1928-02-24
PHONE SUIT AGAINST U. S.
: is DISMISSED BY COURT
Company Loses Action to Recover
: s135, ,6o1 for War Department
i Switchboard.

The Court of Claims today ordered
dismissed a sui fled by the Chesa-
pea.e L. Potomac Telephone Co against
the United States. seeking TO recover
money alleged 10 be due the company
uncer contracts for telephone service
Installed in The War Department i'm
ne6.ately after the entrance of the
United States into the World War. The
ne; loss TO the telephone company, ac-
cording 20 the record, was Sl35,69i ST
On telephone switchboard installation
q; 1928 r street. Suit was filed TO re-
cover the difference between the cost Of
Installation Of q switchboard for the use
Of the War Department and the value
Of what the company realized from the
parts when the switchboard was re-
moTe6
The beard vas the largest private
branch exchange then existing. and was
r stalled in separate building at 1913
r street. erected by the War Depart
M >nt at a cost Of $3.50. 900. the telephone
company contributing $4,000 TO avoid
AIRY impairment in The construction. In
January. 1918. the telephone company
advised War Department officials that
II expected the Government 10 pay the
ccet OF the new switchboard, less salvage,
bs1. neither the Secretary Of War nor
his assistant approved payment Of The
cnst. On this the court based Its
fnS!ng.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
CITY HEADS BACK
STALKER AIR BILL
Will Send Favorable Report
to Congress on GraveIIy
Point Proposal.

The Stalker bill. providing for .
municipal airport at Gravel!y Point m
the Potomac. was approved in prin-
ciple today BY the District Commis-
sioners. 1t was the first action they
had taken on the proposal since theis
own bill was turned down by the Bud
get Bureau because OF provision Tor
financing the project on the 6O-40 basis
of fiscal relations between the District
and Federal governments. which the
bureau said would be in conflict with
the financial program OF President
Coolidge.
Under the Stalker bill the Federal
Government would share equally with
the District government the expense OF
establishing the airport.
The Budget Bureau said in the re-
oort to the Commissioners February 2O
that this measure would not be in con-
fiict with the Presidents financial pro-
gram If the cost is borne by the gen.
eral revenues Of the District. The Com
missioners. however. will send favor
able report on the bill to Congress with
the Budget Bureau comment attached.
Several amendments will oe suggested
ny the Commissioners to clarity certain
sections and to make it conform more
closely with their own airport bill.
The bill provides that the total sum
authorized for the airport shall not ex-
ceed $500 900. but the Commissioners
believe the actual cost will be consider
ably less.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
SMUCC[INCPROBE
Anglers HUNGARY
Premier Resents League Ac-
ton in Investigating
Arms Seizure.
Bv Gable TO The Star and Chicago Dali,
News COPYRIGHT 1928

| Bv Gable 10 The, Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1928.
VIENNA, February 24.-Six weeks of
: unceasing efforts by the little entente
countries of Czechoslovakia. Jugoslavia
and Rumania to force the League of
Nations to investigate the Saint Got
hard arms smuggling affair have been
crowned with success.
All Europe is interested today in the
exchange Of kilograms between Geneva
and Budapest. which has reopened the
Saint Gcthard incident and whose out
come may have considerable effect on
the prestige of the League Of Nations
council.
Sir Eric Drummond secretary of the
League. sent an urgent telegram to
Budapest. informing Count Bethlen. the
Hungarian premier, that the League
council was at present occupied with
the protest recently made by the little
entente and requesting that the auction
sale of the machine guns as old iron,
which was scheduled to be held today.
be postponed.
Premier Bethlen Immediately replied.
also geographically. in tone which in
dica.es that the Hungarian government
considers this unnecessary meddling by
the league into Hungary's private af-
fairs His answer reads:
The Hungarian government Is sur
priscd to receive such telegram. For
weeks Hungary has informed the press
officially that II the real owner of the
machine guns did not claim them they
would first be rendered useless for war
purposes and then sold as old iron. The
auction already Is arranged. and 1t IS
impossible to postpone it, The Saint
Gothard arms incident is not with in the
Leagues right to make military investi-
cations under terms of the agreement
made when the military control CON-
mission was withdrawn from Hungary
However. as q courtesy. Hungary will
request that the purchaser let the arms
lie where they are for the time being. -
Apropos of this exchange of tele-
grams. Europe is most interested IN
whether the League by taking no
further action will acknowledge itself
IN the wrong. thereby further weaken
ing its own prestige, or whether the
council will take a strong attitude to-
ward Hungary. thus driving Hungary
possibly TO the point where she viii!
leave the League. France. 1t Is thought
favors strong hand. while Italy Is GER
tain to back Hungary. and England
probably will be sympathctically neu-
trail in the same direction.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
HELM CONDEMNS
FULLER'S SPEECH
AIabaman Says Governors
Praise of Smith Is Trace
able to Wife's Religion.

BY the Associated Press.
Coz. Fuller OF Massachusetts, was the
center OF a minute interchange IN
the Senate today when Senator Hef.in
Democrat. Alabama. called attention to
recent speech by the governor IN
which Heflin said he boosted AL Smith
for the Democratic nomination"
Even the thought Of Smiths failure
TO get the Democratic nomination fills
this Republican governor OF MaSsacnu-
setts with anger and indignation" Hef-
lin said In my opinion. the answer
Is found in the fact that Gov. Fuller's
wife II q Roman Catholic.
1T Is my judgment that Roman
Catholic priest wrote the speech that
this Republican. millionaire purse-proud
governor made"
Having served with Fuller In the
House, Hefi!n said. h. was satisfied that
the governor had more money than
sense"
Senator Walsh, Democrat. Massachu
sets, answered with the assertion that
Fuller was all able. progressive. cour-
ageous and independent" executive
While Mrs Fuller might be Catholic,
he said, neither the governor nor his
wife were Thought o! In Massachu-
sets In that connection.
Senator Gillet,, Republican. Massa-
chusetts, followed with tribute Of his
own TO the governor. He assured Hcfiin
that he was mistaken about Fuller.
Fuller has a large accumulation of
money, but he has a larger accumula-
ton of Judgment and good sense" the
Massachusetts Senator said,
Evening star., 1928-02-24

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whether the assses9ass v<Asd are ysN.Srn-
able and whether they ag~> In ssSe,
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e.snssSsN to en,ssl>Ases may ee Sts>sssttsl
ny employers when s.sSh gA>nseasss are
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s<h psuSisss1 that. weeA AaStsd 81 trSe
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Evening star., 1928-02-24
MCBRIDE SEES BLOW
TO VETS BY HOOVER
Answer 10 Eorah Has Rroush.
rropriug OF Pre.snse. Says
Dry Head.

CommsntinS ON SECRETARY Hccver's $
reply ~ the Ecyah prohibition eueStici.-
naire. r. Scott Mcbride, general ST.
perintenGent Of the Antl-Saisca League,
said today,
Secretary Hca,sr'S reply - Senator
Borah. in which he DECLARES oS - cp-
posed TO repeal ef ise eighteenth
amendment and IS i'll favor cf SlSoCcssS
Enforcement. will probably os aiar,i-
fed in the ccurSe Of the cac,Ea;s'.
when he touches al,n sAS critical CUES
items c,eHcSrnias aeSal,sI,lS escr sra
wine. and the We. suggestion TIA; TIE
Constitution t,e nul.ig.sI by r>ey.csttn,s
each State 70 determine whether IL Will
enforce the esSAfsragS amendment
properly. partially o. ,scs ~ az.
Secretary Hteycr's declarations II
favor ~ enforcement q. tAs saw nave
stirred the protesting vets into ser-
Setful0eSS ot their pgete,,>e That they
lasVr Law Enforcement Gata they Serssse
repeal III the measure which ORLEANS
their brewery and >asNa friends"
Evening star., 1928-02-24

t~pai@kAldEA TljSL ThGF.t
iers was stricken out over strong pro-
test.
Yaden later. however. broke tie
vote by Joining in move to Strike
from the report proviso coademnlar
one man cars. He added, however, I'm
as bitterly opposed TO them as Haven
ner." but believed 1t was an admin
istraiive matter. not TO BE- included IN
the merger.
Havenner's proposal to limit the
charter OF the new company to 30 years
was amended TO cut II TO so years, and
Yaden further amended TO declare that
Congress shall reserve the right to
terminate the charter for cause"
The council criticized broad powers
In the merger and suggested revisIcc
OF clause which IL believed would per-
NIT the new company 10 operate taxi
cabs. airplanes and other forms OF pub
lie transportation"
The council approved bill to grant
permission 10 erect a memorial To Car
dinal Gibbons at Sixteenth and Pin
streets
At the next meeting. Thursday night,
physicians and surgeons OF the medical
association and representatives of the
"drugiess healing" school will b. invited
70 appear at council hearings on the
bill to control practitioners In the Dis
tfict. The recommendation for such
hearing was made by DR.. George H.
Richardson.
Study OF the merger plan will be
started this afternoon by II special com
mittee OF the Washington Board OF
Trade at meeting in the Offices uf the
organization In The Star Building
Harley r Wilson and William Gibbs
McAdoo proponents Of the merger
agreement, and Ralph B Fleharty.
peoples counsel of the Utilities Commits
sion. ha been invited To appear before
the committee Of the Board OF Trade
~ explain features OF the plan.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
EXTRA WORK HIT
BY UNION OFFICIAL
Police and Firemen Take Jobs
Others Could Do, Cole
man Protests.

A protest against firemen and police
men vino engaged in occupations in
competition with union labor while of
duty was filed today with Commission
er Proctor l.. Dougherty. Fire Chief
George S. Watson and Superintendent
of Police Hesse bv Frank j. Coleman
secretary of the Central Labor Union
Acting under the instructions Of his
organization, Coleman asked that step
be taken to protect union workers
against competition from firemcn and
policemen.
Practice Held Unfair.
1T seems hardly fair" Coleman said
that after organized labor played
sucl. an important part in having the
two-platoon system established in the
fire department and in getting working
conditions improved in both the fire
and police departments that the fire.
men and policemen would use their
rest period for doing work to which
union employees are entitled.
How would the firemen like II II our
members volunteered TO sleep in a fire
station from midnight to am. at a
salary less than the flremen receive?
Policemen and flremen drive taxlS. do
plumbing and electrical and other 0or!:
for wages even below those demanded
By non-union labor. 1t Is a form oil
price-cutiing for service that certainly
puts these District employees IN a had
light
Promised Aid in Congress.
We have assurances from members
of Congress that when the District ap-
preparation bill comes up for final pas
sage. amendments will be offered which
would prohibi, policemen and tiremen
from doing outside work"
Mai. HeSse said 1t was KIN own to him
that a number of policemen do odd jobs
while off duty. but that the corporation
counsel's Office has repeatedly held that
they could engage in such occupation
providing it did not interfere with their
police work. These men in the Police
Department. he said. undergo medical
examinations 10 determine whether
their outside jobs reduce their physical
stamina. II the examinations show
that there Is no strain on their physical
ability. Mai. Hesse explained. the police
men are not required to give up outside
work.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
YOUNG GIRL SHOOTS
WAY FROM POLICE
Suspected Rum Car Escapes
as Woman Holds OFF Pur.
suing Officers.

A pretty young woman shot her way
through two motor cycle policemen early
this morning and escaped with a trc-
mendous burst Of speed in an automo-
bile driven by q male companion near
Fifteenth and II streets northeast. Ths
machine Is believed to have contained
cargo OF liquor consigned from south
ern Maryland TO High Point, NJ c.
Early last night general lookout was
sent TO all police precinct stations tina,
the Virginia authorities had been noti-
fed that man Of abou. Is years O!
age. accompanied by girl would at
tempt 10 take cargo Of liquor from,
southern Maryland through the Dis
trict and Virginia 10 High Point
Motor Cycle Officers SalSeld and
Hside Of the twelfth precinct took up
their station nj the Maryland line on
BladenSburg road northeast. They
halted a car which answered the descr.p-
ton. but Just as the machine crossed
the boundary line the driver ran into
Heide's motor cycle Knocking il 10 one
side Of the road. and sped away SaiSeld
and Hcide took up the chase and were
met with rain Of bullets fr,m fhe
Young woman, who calmly rose firm the
seat Of The automobile. turned around
and from a sneelins position opened
fre, Salkeld replied with vol!ey and
the woman took refuge on the floor of
the machine Ry this time the auto
mobile was going nearly IS miles an
hour on the wide. os,en rSsad toward the
city. and the officer was forced - give
un the rhaS~.
Tha Sh<,tins toos ular~, at the tnte~-
section cf Queens Chanel mad SAlSeld
empited his revolver but. believes that
he failed 10 hit either thu car or It's
occtsnsntS He declared. the ear Of 4
rnwerful and expensive model, had CON-
ttnued TN increase thu distance between
him as they epproaehNd Fifteenth and
II streets northeast, At that pcin. the
Officers Stopped as the altered rum car
with n tremendous hurst Of Sne<d left
them sar behind The N,l,e> had been
informed that tire cour'r have eNen
waking regular trips to High Point With
l.Qucr,
Evening star., 1928-02-24
LOS ANGELES WILL
MAKE CUBAN TEST
To Moor on Naval Tender Patoka
After 1.600-Mile Flight-No
Date Set.

nt FuS AsSQtkAtsN EECe>
The dirigihle Los Angeles is 10 make
practice fight TO Guacanayaoo Bay,
Cuba. where the naval tender PatcSa.
equipped with q uooring mast, IS
anchored. In letting this be known to-
day the Navy Department said the
fight would be undertaken at the dis
cretion Of the airship's commander.
Lieut. Comdr Charles s. RoSendahl.
No date has been set for the, journey.
The distance from LaSehurst. The
dirig,h!e's station III New Jersey, 10 the
patoSa is estimated 10 be about 1850
miles. This trip viii not be as long rs
the one taken oy the airsh;p about
two years ago. when she few 70 Porto
Rico.
I, could NOT be learned definitely
whether she will 50 by the way Of
Havana on this trip. 1t was pointed
out that the saSe-oE depended On
weather conditions and that Il might
be DELAYED for some time.
The British government has given
permission for the Los Angeles 20 pass
over Nassau in the Bahamas
Evening star., 1928-02-24
GROUND IS BROKEN
!. FOR NEW BUILDING
Home of District Red Cross
/ Chapter to Be Similar to
/ National Structure.

!, Excavation work was in progress to-
day on the site of the new home OF th2
District Red Cross, on the south SIDE
OF E street between Seventeenth ano
Eighteenth streets. west OF the A'neTi-
can Red Cross Building.
: Planned AS q memorial 10 the sacri-
fees and services of American women
during the World War. the stone build
i.ig will cost approximately Soou ooo'
Gnd has been made possible through an
appropriation of Sl5oooo by Congress
and additional funds donated by pubic
spirited citizens.
As designed by Trowhridge & Liv-
,noston. architects. of New York, who
eyecuted plans for the American Re5
Grass Building. the new home OF the
washington chapter will be similar
t,th in size and architectural ontlme 10
the national headquarters. Contrac'
FIR the erection has been awarded 10
the Charles H. Tompkins Co. OF this
CITY.
The coca! cnaper CT the Red Cross
now is housed at S2l Sixteenth street.
INST sboye Lafayette Square.
A feature of the building will be lo
great Ionic columns on the exterior,
similar 10 those Of the national head
quarters.
FIGHT of the columns will be on the
north facade OF the building. which will
sace on Z street. and four each VII!
be located on the east and vast ia
csdes Donors have subscribed funds for
thasa columns. which will serve as me-
r1o-ials to certain groups OF women who
did notable service during the war.
In addition to these columns. which
will be of marble. there vii be four
smaller ones. also designed as me-
morals, on the interior OF the building
and - tiGted wooden columns IN the
"Hall Of Service for the same pur-
pose.
proved hy President Coolidge. as head
ct the American Red Cross. by the Sec
rasarv of War and by the chairmen OF
the House and Senate committees on
memorials and BY Miss Mabel T. Board
man, representing the central commit
tee O. the Red Gross, as well as oy
the Fine Arts Commission.
United States to Own Building.
The construction of the building Will
be under the direction O. Lieut. Col =;
& Grant. Sc. as executive officer of
the Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks of the National Capital
Ownership of the building will be vested
IN the United States Government and
ths Red Cross viii be given its use III
perpetuity. the same arrangement as
relates to the American Red Cross
Building.
The tota, cost Of the building has
been estimated at S575 900. including
architects fees and incidental expenses
Including the Government appropri-
a.ion of sl50.o00 and funds donated for
the building. money available for the
project. Miss Boardman recently an
nounced. amounted TO approximately
xSSs. 900, sufficient TO make possible the
starting of the building. The Govern
ment has been asked TO make an addi-
Eonal appropriation Of $4,000. leaving
about s34.0o0 yet 20 be raised by private
means.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
TRISTAN" is POPULAR.
Difficult Production Well Handled b,
Local Company.

Th> second German presentation by
the Washington Opera Co. last night
proved one o! the most interesting ever
offered.
In presenting Richard Wagner's mag
nificent Tristan und Isolde" the COM
panv showed unusual ambitions, When
il Is remembered that this opera was
abandoned after 5o-odd rehearsals BY
the Vienna Opera Co. because 1t
was considered impossible OF presenta-
ton, 1t Is noteworthy that last night s
production was cminently succcss!ul.
This was attcsted by the chorus OF
braves" and generous applause iiom
the large audience at the close OF every
act
Conductor Wins Praise.
Unressrved praise Is due Ernest
Knoch, outstanding Wagnerian conauc-
tor, who Is stepped III the Wagner ira
d.tion The rendition OF the difficult
Tristan und Isolde" score by the local
orchestra under his direction should be
long remembered.
Elsa Alsen IN the role of Isolde was
resplendent both in the dramatic and
vocal Interpretation Of the part. Her
voice was pleasing and adequate
throughout. both In the powerful and
forceful requirements Of the FIRST act
and In the tender love scenes OF the
second. She rose 10 a climax In the
final "Liebcstod," one OF the most icau-
tiful operate passages ever written,
Coming from Munich. where the pre-
mier presentation OF Tristan und
Isolde" was given In 1865. Heinrich
Knote. noted German tenor. offered a
Tristan from the native haunis Of tho
part He put much force into the role
and met its vocal demands ably. He
was particularly effective In the third
act. when he interpreted In masterful
fashion the frantic suspense Of Tristan
waiting for the ship which will bring
Isolde TO his deathbad
Nine Charles Cahier. as Brangane.
and Ivan Ivantzoff AZ kurvenal. de-
serve a generous share Of the honors
which were plentiful in last nights per-
formance Nine Cahier offered voice
of eminently p'.. sing quality. wide range
and feeling Ivantzof1. always capable
and reliable. handled the kurvenal part
most effectively,
The role OF King Mark was sung ca
pably by Allen Hinckley M Windheim
sang Melot. Rose Polio the shepherd
lad and Paul John kvale the steers
man Wilfred Smith was pleasing In
IN" sailors sMig. which follows the
opening curtain.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
|BLACKMER ADMITS
RECEIVING BONDS
Senate Probers Meet More
Success in Tracing Oil
Gal Profits.

Bv the Associated Press
The voluminouS transcript Of tcSti-
mony before the Senate Teapot Dome
committee now shows that SO far as colo
figures are concerned the investigators
are getting along in its tracing of thf
So, 100000 profits of the Continental
Trading Co. of Canada
Those profits. represented by Liberty
bonds, sprang from the companys pur-
chase and resale of American Oil. on a
contract guaranteed by Harry F.. Sin
clair. Teapot Dome lessee. and a few
associates. and the committee now has
something like $1,800.000 of the total.
Traced to Biackmer.
The newest information has come
from counsel for II. M. Blackmer. miss
ing witness In the Fall-Sinclair conspi-
racy trial. Karl c. Schuyler of Denver
told the committee yesterday that Black
mer. who was once chairman of the
board of the Midwest Refining Co. and
one of those who guaranteed the Con-
tinental's contract, got $750,000 of the
latter concerns profits. Blackmer has
been in Europe for some months. rcfuS-
ing to answer summons to give his teS-
timony in court.
One other large block of bonds.
$800G00 has been traced to James E
O'Neil. another missing witness and
former president of the Prairie Gas {:
Oil &C Testimony shows that he re-
turned the money to his company after
selling at least 100000 of the bonds.
Sinclair paid $230,500 in bonds OF
the Continental Co to Albert B. Fall
shortly after the two negotiated SIM
ciair's lease of Teapot Dome. but
testimony has been that the payment
was in exchange for an interest in
Falls ranch holdings. Sinclair gave
$4,000 to the Republican national
committee In 1923 and OF that sum, at
least $4,000 has been identified as
Continental bonds
Hull Denies Share.
The oil company had wondered
whether any of the Sinclair bonds found
their way to the Democratic national
committee to help it wipe out its 1920
treasury deficit. but 1t now has the
word of the committees former chair
man. Representative Hull of Tennessee,
that neither Sinclair nor any of his
associates in the Continental deal con-
tributed to the party's fund. He de-
clared none of the Continental bonds
were gwen 10 the commltLce ana Saic
the Democratic organization has been
done a serious injustice" by earlier re-
ports that it might have received some
Of tfem.
Relating that Blackmer had cab!ed
him to give the committee the facts
concerning his possession Of Continental!
bonds. Schuyler said the oil man had
informed him "unequivocally" that he
had no knowledge that any Of the
bonds was used for any unlawful pur-
pose OF TO influence the Teapot Dome
lnaSa