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Evening star., 1928-12-11
VETERAN MAKES THREAT
TO PUT UP ARLINGTON FLAG
We've Still Got Giizzard Enough Left, y
Capt. John A. Mcdowell Tells Meeting
In Munitions Building.

"There's a few of us left, and we've
still got aizzard enough left to go over
there and put that flag up, If 1t amt
put up, and that mighty quickly"
Thus Capt. James A. Mcdowell. a
Union Army veteran, summed up for
half a hundred representatives of the
Grand Army of the Republic, the Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion, the
Womans Relief Corps and other organi-
cations connected with Civil War vet
erans at a public hearing in the Mu-
nitions Building this morning before
Gen. B. Frank Cheatham, the quarter
master general. on the replacement OF
the flag at Arlington Cemetery, which
formerly stood in front OF the Lee
mansion.
From prayers to threats ran the tone
of the nroteStS against the recent re-
n,oval of the flagstaff which was forced
down because of the corroded condition
at the base.
The meeting was called, Gen.
Cheatham explained, to get the con-
sensus on the replacement OF nag.
Gen. Cheatham made 1t clear that his
instructions from the Secretary of War
which led to the holding of the public
hearing today, stated that mo decision
has been made that nagpole will be
erected in the vicinity of the Lee Man
sion"
The storm of protest that greeted Gen.
Cheathanl's reading of this portion OF
Secretary Davis instructions eliminated
In the threat of Capt. Mcdowell.
Capt. Mcdowell stated that returning
from the war with his company. re-
duced to 23 men. the tlag was waving In
Evening star., 1928-12-11
PRESIDENT MAY TAKE
CHRISTMAS VACATION
May Leave City for Brief Rest in
Latter Part of Holiday
Period.

President Coolidge may take another
brief vacation in the southland during
the Christmas holidays, although he has
not made up his mind definitely.
If the President and Mrs. Coolidge
do go South during the holidays it is
thought likely that they will not leave
Washington until after Christmas day,
as they have expressed themselves as
being anxious to be in Washington at
that time. They established q custom
several years ago of carol singing in
front of the White House on Christmas
Eve. and officiating at illumination of
the community Christmas tree In the
reservation to the rear of the White
House grounds. From that it is thought
likely that they would want to remain
here to take part in those Yule tide
celebrations.
Mr.. Coolidge has received number
of invitations from individuals and Or
ganiZations, as well as city governments
to visit in certain sections of the South
sometime this Winter. It Is probable
that he will accept one of these. The
invitations that he Is known to be more
seriously considering are those to an
island q short distance from the lower
part of Georgia, Asheyille, N. c., and
q private estate In South Carolina.
Evening star., 1928-12-11

front of hte Lee Mansion. as 1t has done
for more than half century since.
II would have liked to have seen any
one tamper with that old flag then, and
we are certainly not going to stand by
and let any one tamper with 1t now"
The War Department, on the advice
of Gen. Cheatham and Charles Moore,
chairman of the Fine Arts Commission.
previously had decided upon site for
new flagstaff between the Tomb of
the Unknown Civil War dead and the
Temple of Fame on commanding
grassy knoll in direct line with Arling-
ton Memorial Bridge.
G. H. Powell of the Military Orders
of the Loyal Legion, VINO said he was
representing Col. Robert M. Thompson,
national commander, was the first to
speak at the hearing. He declared that
on the theory that no fiagpole would
be erected, If an agreement could not
be reached as to its location. his Or
ganization would accept as eminently
satisfactory the one informally approved
by the quartermaster general and the
representative of the Fine Arts Com
mission.
This was concurred in by Mrs. John
McElroy, president of the local chapter
of the Woman'S Relief Corps. Mrs. Nc
Elroy drew the ire of the assemblage
when she arose and stated that in q
previous conversation with the Acting
Secretary of War and others concerned
in the flagstaff affair, she had been
led to understand that If the fiagpole
was not erected on the site chosen by
the advisers of the War Department, nc
tiagpole would be erected.
chorus of noes greeted this asser-
ton as Mrs. McElroy was forced tc
lContinued on Page ,. Column a.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
BRATTON BOULDER
COMPROMISE VOTED
Senate Fixes California Water
Share at 4,400,000 Acre
Feet. -
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. -
The Senate voted today to fix Cali
fornias share of water in the Boulder
Canyon Dam bill at 100000 acre feet.
The compromise was proposed by Sem
ator Bratton of New Mexico after the
Senate had voted down a proposal by
senator Hayden of Arizona to fix Cali
fornias share at 100000 acre feet.
Senator Johnson of California first
accepted the compromise on the under
standing that no further changes would
be made in the bill, and then reScinded
his action and voted against the COM
promise, when Senators Hayden and
Ashurst of Arizona declined to promise
that they would not seek changes in
the er-power section of the bill.
Senator AShurSt, whose State has in
sisted that 100000 acre feet of water
is sufficient for California's needs, said
he never believed the time would come
when he would vote for an amount
larger than that, but that he realized
a, compromise was necessary and was
willing to concede SO that final vote
might be taken.
The vote to accept the Bratton COM
promise was 48 to 20.
The vote broke a tWo-year blockade
on the measure which had forestalled
any concrete action on the bill. The
water distributing controversy was one
OF the leading stumbling blocks to final
action. California has insisted on
A.60o,000 acre feet while ARIZONA has
been Willing to concede only AD200 900
Evening star., 1928-12-11
CRIMES OF YOUTHS
LAID TO PARENTS
Lack of Vocational Training
Deplored by Franks
in Address.

Lack of vocational training was
blamed for youthful crime by Edward T.
Franks, vice chairman of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education of the
Department of Labor, in an address to
the fifth annual international Boys
Work Council, meeting in Wardman
Park Hotel.
An ever increasing number of young
people are finding their way into pri-
son cells because the vocational side has
been omitted from their educational
program, he said, and parents are pri-
marily to blame for this condition.
Calls Condition Pathetic.
1t is nothing less than criminal for
parents to say to their children, I'VE
hope that you won't have to work like
we did," MIR. Franks declared.
1T is sad commentary" he con-
tined, for a boy when he graduates
from high school today and you ask
him what he can do, when he answers
I cannot do anything It is pathetic.
The records show that 35 per cent of
the inmates of prison today are under
Is years of age. How parents can sit
idly by and raise their children in idle
ness when the great crime wave is
sweeping them off their feet into the
prisons of the country at such an
alarming rate is beyond our under
standing. Such parents should not be
honored with the blessing of children. z"
Stresses Work Well Done.
Celebrating this theme, Mr.. Franks
urged the early vocational training OF
children to avoid later "misfits In hu-
man energy" He also urged the desir-
ability of stressing the fact that all
work we'll done is honorable
Other speakers this morning includ-
ed Noel Sargent, secretary of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers;
DR.. John A. Lapp, Marquette Univer-
sity, and John M. Shaw, Iowa State
Agricultural College.
The conference closes with the an
nual banquet tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
REGRETS
SCHOOL FUND CUT
Senator Declares Capital
Should Take Lead in Sys-
TENS Development.

Regret over the reduction In the
school estimates for the next fiscal year,
including smaller amount for carry
ing on the building program was ex-
pressed today by Senator Capper, chair
man of the Districts legislative COM
mittee and a member of the subcom-
mittee on local appropriations.
The Senator said he has not had
opportunity since The reopcning of Con-
gress to study in detail the budget for
next year. but he was sorry to note
a cut in the school figures.
washington should take the lead in
development of its school system" the
Senator said. MY Investigations Of the
subject have always indicated that The
District does not do more than most
comparable cities in maintaining edu-
cationaf facilities, and does less than
some places"
The building and grounds item for
the next fiscal year not only is less
than the current allotment under that
heading but is setback to the hopes
Of school officials to complete the five
year building program IN the near
future. The school authorities originally
sought $3,715,30O for building and
grounds for next year, but the budget
as submitted to Congress recommended
81 $50 900.
Referring today to reports that the
Gibson subcommittee of the House is
looking into the advisability of city
manager form of government for the
District Senator Capper said the pro-
posal was worthy of consideration, al
though he was not certain the city
manager idea would be adaptable here,
in view of the unusual status of the
District of Columbia as the National
Capital.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
THREE RESCUED BY FIREMEN
AS FLAMES DESTROY HOUSE
Woman Reaches Safety by
Sliding Down Pole From
Blazing Bedroom.
Police Probe Cause of Fire,
With Loss of Money
Presenting Angle.

Two elderly women and small boy
were carried to safety down fire lad
ders and third woman saved her.
self from almost certain death by slid
ing two stories down a pole in the rear
of the home of Henry H. Sandridge,
1901 Clifton street, early this morning
when flames broke out in the basement
and quickly burned through The first
and second floors.
The blaze was discovered at 3 am.
by James w. O'Brien, a Georgetown
University student, who had stayed up
late to study for an approaching eX-
animation. He spread the alarm among
eight other students rooming in the
house. All ran from the burning build
ing without awakening any of the other
occupants
Police of the Eighth precinct are
investigating several unexplained cir
cumstances in connection with the fire,
light on which, they believe, may lead
to the conclusion that the blaze was
incendiary.
Second Fire i'm Week.
A week ago a fire broke out in a
closet in the front hall. The closet
was empty and there was no electrical
wiring in 1t. The cause of the fire.
which was discovered and extinguished
after it had burned a hole through the
door, could not be determined.
Before retiring last midnight, Mrs.
Sandridge put pocketbook containing
$l36 in buffet drawer in the dining
room. The pocketbook was still there
this morning, but the money had been
removed
The fire started on the floor of a
servants room in the basement. Fire
Evening star., 1928-12-11
Ill-Fated Sub Takes
To Sea Once More
For Rescue Tests
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., December
1.-THE submarine S-4, which sailed
from the navy yard here last De-
cember on the test cruise that result
ed In the deaths of the 40 men
comprising its officers and crew,
today left here again to make tests
in diving and rescue work.
This time the S-4 was little more
than hull. Stripped of her operating
machinery, the submarine was towed
by the rescue ship Falcon, which
figured largely in salvaging the S-4
after she was sunk off ProvincetoWn,
Mass, following a collision with the
Coast Guard destroyer Paulding.
The Falcon headed for New Lon
don, Conn. where a series of sub
marine diving tests will be con-
Quoted. Later the S-4 will be towed
70 a point Of Key West for further
tests ~
Evening star., 1928-12-11
DELEGATES POUR I'M
TO AIR CONFERENCE |
International Civil Aeronau-
tics Meetings Begin Tomor-
row Morning.

Travelling by train and by the more
romantic and swifter medium of the
air delegates to the International Civil
Aeronautics Conference were converg-
ing on Washington today to take part
in three-day conference. opening to-
morrow, which will bring together air
ambassadors from every civilized
country.
Conference sessions open at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning in the assembly hall
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, where plenary sessions
will be held for three days. During
the sessions of the International many
side trips have been planned for the
Delegates and the meetings WIN wind
up with an aerial show at Boiling Field
and the Naval Air Station at Anacossia
Saturday, to be followed Monday by
ceremonies at Kitty Hawk, N. c., to
mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the flrstt air flight by man in motor
propelled heavier -than-air machine.
One of the two fathers of the air"
was in the party of delegates from
many nations who left Dayton, Ohio,
last night following ceremonies at the
cradle of aviation" and were to ar
rive at Union Station early this after
noon. Col Charles A. Lindbergh,
Americas air ambassador, was to ar
rive at Boiling Field later in the after
noon, in company with Harry Guggen-
helm, president of the Guggenheim
Foundation for Promotion of Civil
Aeronautics. Lady Mary Heath, English
aviatrix and holder of the world altitude
record for women, is to come by train
from Rockford, ILL.,, In time to attend
reception i'll her honor tonight az
ranged by the National Women'S Party.
Wright In Party.
In the party coming from Dayton,
in addition to Orville Wright, one OF
the two brothers who made the epochal
fight over the sand dunes OF North
Carolina q quarter of century ago,
were several hundred aviation leaders
from all quarters of the globe.
The American delegation was headed
by L. w. Rogers and included more
than 800 leaders of civilian aviation
in this country About 125 representa-
tives of 40 foreign nations. an official
delegation of IL from the United States
and many famous flyers will take part
in the deliberations of the conference.
Orville Wright is the official head of
the American delegation and has been
designated as the official guest of
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1928-12-11
PRINCE EXPECTED
AT BEDSIDE Il PM.
Wales Speeding Toward
London in Record Break
ing Race With Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 11.-Al Britain
was watching with breathless interest
the race of the Prince of Wales today
across France to reach the bedside of
his stricken father.
While hopes for the royal patient in
Buckingham Palace were fading, his
eldest son, summoned from the wilds Of
tropical Africa, was speeding faster and
faster towards his homeland as word
from the royal residence conveyed fear
of the outcome of the long struggle for
life which King George has been
making.
Ahead Of Schedule.
The Prince was far ahead of his
schedule. and it was thought that he
would clip at least IL hours of the
length his breath-taking 6.000-mile
journey had been expected to take.
The directors of the French railroads
thought that the Prince might reach
Boulogne by 6:45 pm, in time to take
the regular boat train for F0lkestone,
which would carry him to London by
a little after IL. The channel was re-
ported extremely rough with a heavy
swell from the southwest, but the cross
ing by this route takes only little over
an hour, and 1t was felt that he would
be not much delayed by the sea.
Destroyer Also in Readiness.
If the Prince should miss the boat
train, he will be picked up by the British
destroyer Torch which has arrived at
BoulOgne, and will be carried across to
the English shore. In case he makes
the boat-train however, special train
will be waiting for him at FolkeStone
with steam up ready to leave as soon
as the Prince disembarks.
Stanley Baldwin, prime minister, hur-
riedly left the House of Commons this
afternoon for Dover where he will meet
the Prince of Wales. The premier de-
parted after making a brief speech.
May Not See King Tonight.
1t is uncertain whether the prince
will see the King tonight. If his
majesty is sleeping when the heir ap-
parent arrives, 1t will obviously be un-
wise to awaken him and the princes
visit therefore will be deferred until
probably an early hour in the morning.
With the Prince of Wales speeding
homeward as fast as he can, there are
still two sons of his majesty far from
home The Duke of Gloucester. third
son of the King. who was on hunting
trip in Africa with his eldest brother
left Capetown last Friday on board the
mail steamer Balmoral Castle and is
not expected to reach home until De-
cember "a.
The Kings youngest son, Prince
i ,A.H Y NJ
aboard II. M. s. Durham at Hamilton.
Bermuda. He is being kept informed of
his fathers condition. but thus far no
order has been issued directing him to
return to England.
The Duke of York, second son of the
King has been in London during the
illness of his father. while Princess
Mary, his majesty's only daughter, also
has been here.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
CHILE OFFERS TO MEDIATE.
Promise to Remain Neuratl in Case OF
War Also Reported.

Promise to Remain Neuratl in Case Of
War Also Reported.
BUENOS AIRES, December ii P).-
A dispatch from La Paz, Bolivia, to La
Nacion today said that Chile had offered
to mediate in the Bolivian-Paraguayan
dispute. The dispatch, which quoted
communication from the Bolivian Min
lister in Santiago to the Bolivian foreign
Office said that Chile had also promised
to remain neutral in case of war.
The Bolivian Senate and Chamber OF
Deputies have both voted confidence IN
the government, the vote in each case
being unanimous. The Senate resolu-
ton of confidence read:
"The Senate of the nation protests
against the Paraguayan aggression,
which has produced deep indignation
and stirring patriotism, and expresses
confidence that the government will
comply with its sacred duties, which
are imposed upon it by the serious M-
cidents and offers its closest co-QPera-
ton" -.
The Chamber resolution was worded
similarly.
The Chamber also took advantage of
the governr. cnt,s decree of amnesty TO
all political rexiles and prisoners and de-
cided to call upon all deputies absent
from the country because of political
Opposition to return Immediately.
The executive committee of the Ar
gentine Socialist party communicated
with similar bodies In Paraguay and
Bolivia, pleading with them to use their
influence to bring about peaceful solu-
ton of the dispute.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
COOLIDGE APPROVES
REFUND ESTIMATES
n
President Fears Expected Treasury
Surplus May Be Replaced
by Deficit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury supplementary estimates of
tax refunds totaling nearly $4,000, 900
more than originally expected to be re-
quired were signed today by President
Coolidge, who is apprehensive that a
Treasury deficit may result If Congress
appropriates too literally.
In his budget message to Congress
the President observed that surplus
of $37,O00,000 was in prospect for the
close of the fiscal year, but he believes
now that 1t may be wiped out and that
the incoming President may face a
deficit
Suggestions have been made to Mr..
Coolidge that President-elect Hoover
is anxious that sufficient funds be ap-
propriated for operation of the vast
Government machine, but the Presi-
dent feels that his successor may en-
counter greater difficulty in the event
the Treasury runs short of cash.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
New Yorker Checks
on Conscience Fund
by Cutting Up Bills

A New Yorker who Soothed
troubled conscience by sending,
anonymously, $500 to the con-
science fund" of the Treasury,
apparently has doubts as to how
we'll the Treasury conscience
works.
In making the remittance the
donor cut five 100-dollar bills in
half and sent one batch of the
halves TO the Secretary of the
Treasury and the other to the
commissioner of internal revenue.
With each went joint note:
Am inclosing each one-half of
bills owed the conscience fund"
The bills were matched and to-
day took their place in the fund.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
HOUSE TO TAKE UP DALE
BILL AFTER HOLIDAYS
Steering Committee Decides to De-
lay Action; Little Opposition
to Measure Seen.

The Dale bill to liberalize the civil
retirement law, which has already
passed the Senate and on which House
members are being besieged for vote
on the earliest date possible. will not
come up for action in the House until
some time after the Christmas holi-
days.
This was decided by the Republican
steering committee today, and 1t Is un-
derstood that the known opposition OF
the President to this measure at the
las session of Congress and again in
dicated in his annual message has had
a strong influence with the House lead
ership in delaying a vote upon this
measure.
1t is generally known fact that this
measure will be passed by the House
without any serious opposition as soon
as vote Is allowed.
Evening star., 1928-12-11
BOLIVIA REJECTS
MEDIATION OFFER
Refuses to Name ENJOYS to
Peace Conference Under
Gondra Accord.
BY the Associated Press.


MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, December
11.-Bolivia has rejected an offer of
mediation made by the permanent ar
bitration committee set up by the Con-
dra accord, which provides for perma-
nent commission of inquiry to avoid
and prevent armed conflict between
American nations
Fortuna Vega. president of the COM
mission, which is meeting here, in an
nouncing the Bolivian refusal. said that
that country had both refused to name
delegates to the commission and had
declined Intervention by the commits
sion.
Paraguay announced that EuSebio
Ayala, who headed its commission to
the conference at Buenos Aires which
failed to settle the boundary dispute
with Bolivia, and Manuel Monte de Oca,
Argentine statesman, would represent
her on the commission.
DIR. Vega expressed optimism, how
ever, that the dispute between Para
quay and Bolivia would be settled
peaceably. This opinion was shared by
Juan Pedro PaZ-Soldan, Peruvian mem
ber of the commission.
Bolivia's reply to the commission was
not made public, but DR.. Vega an
nounced that he would lay 1t before
that body for discussion.
Evening star., 1928-12-11

men could locate no wiring defect, nor
any other natural cause for the blaze
The room was not occupied, as Mrs.
Sandridge has dispensed with the serv-
ants several days ago
O'Brien had studied until nearly 3
o'clock, he said, when he went to the
bathroom to shave before retiring.
He smelled smoke and went down.
stairs to investigate but, finding nothing
to arouse his suspicious, he returned to
the bathroom. Then he heard the roar
of flames burning through the walls and
he hurriedly awakened some of the
other students. Assisting two of their
number, who had been affected by
smoke, all nine of the young men ran
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