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Evening star., 1929-01-02
CRAMTON T0PUSH
BILL ON CONTRACTS
Measure for Uniform Require
mentS viii Be introduced
Tomorr0W.

Providing uniform requirements for
Government contracts, bill will be in
troduced in the House tomorrow by
Representative Cramton, Republican, OF
Michigan, which carries the approval OF
the Budget Bureau and the various de-
partments and independent establish
ments.
This bill is the result of four years
study in the Budget Office and the Gen.
eral Accounting Office, and through the
Interdepartmental Board of Contracts
and Adjustments. Representative Cram
ton introduced his original bill on this
subject last year. It attracted wide in
terest throughout the Government serv-
Ice and on the part of those having
business with the Government. Hear
ings were held before q subcommittee
OF the judiciary committee of the House
OF which Representative Christopherson
was chairman.
Numerous suggestions were made
during the hearing, which were care
fully studied by the interdepartmental
board and embodied into the bill that
Representative Cramton is to introduce
tomorrow.
IL 10 ehpeCIeu C1aC Representative
Christopherson's subcommittee will be
instructed to proceed with hearings on
this revised bill as soon as possible.
Representative Cramton, who as a
member of the House appropriations
committee, has taken a particular in
terest in promoting business efficiency
In the Federal service, says he regards
this bill as one of very great Importance
in bringing about uniformity in the
practice of the Government in its vari-
GUS departments and establishments In
the making of contracts.
Through such uniformity the work
OF the General Accounting Once will
be materially simplified and the pro-
lection of the interest of the Govern
ment will be made more easy, Repre-
sentative Cramton said.
Mr.. Cramton quotes letter from
Budget Director Lord indorsing the
bill as amended and stating that he
has presented this matter to the Presi-
dent, who has authorized him to state
that he approves the draft as presented
by the Interdepartmental Board of Con-
tracts and Adjustments.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

ABOARD PRESIDENTS SPECIAL
TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO WASHING
TON, January AFTER one of tn,
most enjoyable and interesting vaca
tions since they have been the occu.
pants of the White House, the President
and Mrs. Coolidge are today speeding
back to Washington, which will bI
reached by them this afternoon
Both are in the best of health anC
spirits and highly enthusiastic ovel
their stay at the magnificent Sea-islanc
home OF Howard E. Coffin.
The homeward journey today is being
enlivened by the occasion of Mrs
Coolidge's birthday anniversary She
was the recipient of congratulation.
from the members of the presidential
party and congratulatory messages de.
livered aboard the train. The presi.
Ing car used by the President and Mrs
flowers in honor of the latter's birthday
A dinner party on Mr.. Coffin's yacht
last night was intended to serve ir
honor of Mrs. Coolidge's birthday a:
well as New Year day. Favors and
novelties featured this party. Paper
hats of various designs were donnec
by the diners and the President. Noise
making contrivances and small horns
also were used during the fun-making
The special train of the Atlantic
Coast Line, in the personal charge oi
George James, general passenger agent
at Washington. left Brunswick, Ga.
with the presidential party last night al
7:30 o'clock. Despite light rain nearly
one thousand persons were at the sta
ton to wave farewell The President
and Mrs. Coolidge. after an especially
strenuous time hunting, tramping and
cruising, were a trifle tired when they
climbed aboard their train, and both
retired early.
AS a result of their long sleep they
both were greatly refreshed when they
appeared this morning. The President
arose shortly after o'clock. He hur-
ried through his shaving and lost little
time getting out on the observation
platform. He enjoyed the brisk morning
to the drawing room, where he scanned
the morning papers while awaiting Mrs
Coolidge, when they went to their
breakfast
The President is not bringing back
with him any of the trophies of the
hunt from Sapelo Island. AS near as
can be calculated, he personally killed
eight pheasants, three wild turkeys and
two quail. He is quite proud Of all this,
but left the island disappointed at not
having shot deer.
So far as he has let it be known, the
President, while in Georgia, has con-
cerned himself very little with affairs
of Government, though he had tele-
phonic facilities. on Sapelo Island for
quick communication with Washington.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
THREE ARRESTED
IN OHIO KIDNAPPING
Suspects Deny Connection
With Disappearance of
Boy at 0rrviIIe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ORRVILLE, Ohio, January 2.-Three
Orrville men were arrested at 3 o'clock
this morning in connection with the
supposed kidnapping of Melvin Horst,
4, who disappeared from the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Horst, of Orrville late last Thursday.
The men were placed in the city jail
after being questioned more than six
hours. County Prosecutor Walter j.
Mougey said that formal charges of
kidnapping would be filed against the
trio.
After the suspects were locked up
Deputy Sheriff Lee Pontius and a spe-
ctal detective left in an automobile on
a mysterious 1o0-mile trip.
Destination Withheld.
Authorities would not reveal where
the two officers were going, but it is
understood that Columbus was their des-
tination. 1t was believed they we're
taking a woman there in an attempt
W AA@NC AACA AACAbAAC0 w a
woman as the person who was seen on
a street car In Columbus Saturday night
with boy who resembled the missing
Orrville lad.
Mougey said the three suspects de-
MED any connection with the sup
posed kidnapping. The prosecutor said.
however, that they told conflicting
stories relative to their movements on
the night the boy disappeared
Melvin last was seen late Thursday
when he told q chum with whom he
had been playing that he had to go
home for supper. He left pulling the
little red wagon in which he had been
giving his playmate ride. His parents
became alarmed soon afterward when
he failed to appear and a search start
ed. The wagon was found in the edge
of the yard.
Revenge Theory Advanced.
Authorities believed that if Melvin
was kidnapped it was either for revenge
or he was mistaken for a neighbor
boy. Melvin's father is laborer, while
the father of the other boy, who Is
the same age Of Melvin and looks very
much like him. is said to be wealthy.
Roy Horst. city marshal, is an uncle
of the missing boy, and 1t is thought
that his activities against alleged boot
leggers may have had something to do
with Melvin's disappearance.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
URUGUAY WILLING
TO NAME JUDGE
Republic Favors Tribunal of
Cancellation in Paraguay
Bolivian Dispute.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Uruguay has advised Secretary Kel-
logg. as chairman of the Pan-American
Arbitration Conference, that 1t would
be disposed to appoint judge on the
Paraguayan- Bolivian dispute which it
Is proposed to establish in a protocol
now under negotiation here.
Uruguay's acceptance Of the confer
ence's invitation to serve on the tri-
bunal assures three of the five members
of the panel, which will be appointed
by the conference itself The United
States previously had expressed its
willingness to form part of such a
court
No word has been received as yet
from Brazil or Argentina, which coun-
tries also were invited to appoint judges
of the international tribunal. should
this be established
Diplomats Mark Time.
One of the pauses that have come so
frequently in the progress of the Para
guayan- Bolivian quarrel toward peace
today had mediators waiting. Diez
de Medina. Bolivian Minister, had not
received instructions from his govern
ment to sign the protocol of concilia-
ton. and until he does receive them
there Is apparently nothing to be done
ParaguayS representative was at the
meeting yesterday of special COM
mittee named by the American
conference to settle if possible the con-
troversy. He was ready to sign the
protocol.
Some conference delegates were dis
couraged because of the latest interrln-
ton in the negotiations. They felt that
Bolivia had had time to reply. as the
protocol was cabled to her when it was
sent to Paraguay, and the latter coun
try has already answered favorablv
Others believed that Bolivia was
probably only considering the protocol
carefully and that all would be well.
Would Allow Year.
The tribunal to be created under the
pfotocol would be given a year to bring
about settlement of the border fights
between Bolivia and Paraguay or to
report on the facts and fix the respon-
sibillty for the armed clashes which
grew out of territory dispute. No
attempt would be made to inquire into
the territory dispute itself, since a COM
mission is now meeting In Buenos Aires
in an effort to settle that question.
While attempting to settle the trouble
between Paraguay and Bolivia. the Pan
American conference has gone ahead
With drafting an arbitration treaty
one OF the purposes for which it was
called. The treaty has been prepared
and delegates say that it is the most
advanced document of its kind ever
negotiated.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
INSURANCE ESTATE
TAX IS HELD LEGAL
Supreme Court Rules Against
Brown Will Executors
Asking Refund.

The provision in the Federal estate
tax making the proceeds of life in
surance policies taxable to the estate,
though the proceeds were received by
the beneficiaries and not by the estate,
is not a direct tax on property and Is
not unconstitutional because the tax
was not apportioned anon gthe States
This was the decision of the Supreme
Court today in the case of the Chase
National Bank of New York and others
as executors of Herbert w. Brown
against the United States. in answer
to the questions propounded by the
Court of Claims. Justice Stone deliv-
cred the opinion of the court.
Three Policies Issued.
In 1922, the New York Life Insur-
ance Co. issued three life insurance
policies for 100000 to Brown. His
wife was named beneficiary. Later in
the year MIR. Brown made some changes
in the beneficiarieS. In 1924, he died,
leaving q will under which the Chase
National Bank and others were named
as executors. The executors paid the
Federal estate tax on the estate, but
did not include in the gross estate the
proceeds of the policies
The commissioner of internal revenue
assessed additional taxes for the life
insurance proceeds. The executors paid
the amount but claimed a refund on
the theory that the proceeds of the
policies belonged to the beneficiaries,
we're not part of the estate and also
that the provision In the revenue act
of 1921 taxing such proceeds constituted
a direct tax, which was unconstitutional
because not apportioned among the
States.
Claims Suit Filed.
Six months elapsed after the claim
for the refund, and the executors filed
suit in the Court of Claims. The Court
of Claims certified the question to the
Supreme Court, with the question
whether the tax in controversy bore
such an unreasonable relation to the
estate as to render 1t void.
In the Supreme Court, the executors
argued that the proceeds of the policies
never were In their possession, were the
exclusive property of the beneficiary,
and were therefore not part of the
estate. They also argued that the tax
In question was a direct tax and un-
constitutional because not apportioned
The Government argued that this
was not direct tax on property, but
an excise tax. and that it was not un-
reasonable to include the proceeds from
the policies In the estate, although the
beneficiary received the proceeds directly
from the insurance company. and the
proceeds never came within the control
Of the executors.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
O'FALL0N RAILROAD
ASKS COURT ACTION
Independent Judgment Is Sought
Of Claim I. c. C. Methods
Are Confscatory.
BY the Associated Press,

The st. Louis & OFallon Railroad,
which has placed before the Supreme
Court, case which may involve the
whole structure of railroad valuations,
asked the court today for its inde-
pendent Judgment of the claim that
the Interstate Commerce Commissions
methods constituted confiscation.
Counsel for the short line filed a brief
directed principally to support its con-
tention that it was entitled to a new
trial on Its challenge Of the validity Of
the commissions valuation for rate
making purposes. The st. Louis e.
O'Fallon lost in the lower courts in its
fight against recapture by the Govern
ment of excess earnings. The railroad
world Is waiting for the decision of the
Supreme Court on its appeal.
The brief referred to cases which
have come before the Supreme Court
in which the court took the position the
railroad contends 1t should take in the
present case, of reviewing all the issues
without regard to the narrowness Of the
decision from which the appeal had
been taken.
The Supreme Court was urged to
make sweeping review of all the facts
which have any bearing upon the proper
method for valuation of public utility
properties.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
TWO BURN TO DEATH
IN ROOMING HOUSE FIRE
Victims of Dallas Blaze Believed to
Be Medical College
Students.
pr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, January 1.-Two
charred bodies were found in the ruins
of a rooning house destroyed by fire
here early today.
Although immediate Identification was
impossible, it was believed the victims
were James H. Martin, %, Itasca, Tex,
and Samuel r. Scott, %, San Antonio.
students at Baylor Medical College here.
search of the ruins of the building
and those Of another structure destroyed
at the same time was started when
Martin and Scott failed to report for
classes. Fellow students said they
knew the two had been sleeping in the
rooming house.
The only other occupant, j. Malcolm
Daniels, was aroused by flames and
smoke and leaped to safety from Sec
ond-story window.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
Three-Hop Flight,
Dayton to Panama,
To Begin January 8

BY the Associated Press.
A flight delivery of an airplane
from the United States to one of
its foreign stations will be under
taken for the first time by the
Army Air Corps, beginning Jam
uary 8. when a CO transport
plane will take off from Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio, for France
Field, Panama Canal Zone.
Iieuts. George C. Mcdonald
and Dwight j. Garfield Of the
Air Corps. stationed in Panama,
are on their way. to Dayton,
where they will be joined for the
fight BY Maj. Paul Book. The
three aviators will stop first at
Miami. Fla, intending to make
the flight in one day. The next
jump will be to Havana on jan
uary g. The plane will proceed
directly from there to Panama.
The Air Corps for several
years, in the interest Of economy
and speed, has flown airplanes
from the factories to their sta
tions In continental United States.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
EMANCIPATION" TOPIC
OF PRELATE'S ADDRESS
Bishop Walls of A. M. E. Zion
Church to Speak Before Con-
vention Meeting Tonight.

Bishop w. j. Walls. A. M E. z.
Church, will speak on Complete Eman-
cipation" at this evenings meeting of
the National Equal Rights League and
Race Congress of America, which is
holding a two-day session in Mount
Carmel Baptist Church. Third and I
streets. Other speakers include L.
MelendeZ King, who will discuss the
work of former Chief Justice Edwards
Douglass White of the United States
Supreme Court, and Almond w. Scott,
who will give Political Forecast of
the Negro Based on the Last Election. -
The convention opened last night with
a eulogy of Abraham Lincoln by Dean
Kelley Miller of Howard Universitv.
Tomorrow night DR.. c. l.. Russell, presI-
dent of the National Interdenomina-
tional Ministerial Alliance of America.
will speak on Leadership That Counts. 4"
Rev. w. H. Jernagin Is presiding.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
Laundry Patrons
Aid i'm ID. C.. Search
For Chinese Youth

Chinese friends and relatives, as
sisted by patrons of the laundry of
Chin Chuck. who lives at 32l8 Four
teenth street, enlisted police today
In their search for the mans l2-
year-old son, missing since Sunday
afternoon.
Yen Chuck slipped from his home,
his father declared, without leaving
hint of his purpose or destination.
Since that time, the laundrymen,
his kin and his patrons. greatly eX-
ercisad over the disappearance of
Yen. who was favorite of them ALL
have made a futile search for the
young Chinese.
Yen was an obedlent child, his
father said, but persisted in a COM
radeship with another boy to whom
the parent objected.
Chin Chuck implied this friend of
Yens may have been responsible for
the disappearance.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
$4,000 Job Hunters
Storm Ford Plant
Seeking New Posts
Hundreds Brave Shows
Fury During All.Night
Stand at Office.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 2.-Milling about
the employment office of the Ford Motor
Co. at Fordson, crowd estimated by
ofiicials of the company at $4,000 men.
today responded to the announcement
of the company that $4,000 additional
men will be employed.
The crowd was unwieldy and the en-
ployment Office, which was to have
opened at 8 am. remained closed until
guards could form the men into a
semblance of a line.
Many Of those outside the small
building had stood all night in the
snow BY am, the number was esti-
mated at 5000 and by am, Ford
officials said there were 80 900 on hand.
Employment officials of the company
have announced that from 500 to 600
men will be added to the plants roster
daily until the full complement of
80, 900 has been added. More than that
cannot be hired daily. they said, be-
cause of details of employing.
The initial announcement OF the
company said the 10000 men will have
been hired by March / to enable the
operation Of the plant six days o week
while maintaining the Ford schedule Of
five-day week for employees.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
BANDIT AND UNCLE
ARE HELD FOR TRIAL
Elmo Williams Pleads Guilty to
Earle Robbery-Held in
$4,000 Bond.

Elmo Williams, 28-year-old bandit,
pleaded guilty today when charged with
robbing the Earle Theater last Fall and
was held in $4,000 bonds for action of
the grand jury by United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage. His
uncle, Thomas Edison Williams of
Tampa, Fla. accused of completely,
pleaded not guilty and was held for the
grand jury under $4,000 bond. Unable
to post the stipulated security, both
men were committed to jail
Neither was represented by counsel.
Elmo Williams, police say, has ad-
mitted. in addition to the theater rob-
berry, that he held up David w. Bell.
jr., an employe of the Peoples Drug
Store at Thomas circle, and also that
he "tricked" Charles Kemper a porter,
employed by another Peoples store, into
giving him $40 of the firms money.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
KINGS RECOVERY
IS NOW EXPECTED
Crisis Believed Past and High
Hopes Held in Improve
ment.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 2.-There was an
optimistic note In today'S news about
King George. He has retained the
improvement which the doctors re-
ported last night The cabinet min
lister who is closest to affairs at Buck
ingham Palace by virtue of his posi-
ton, Sir William Joynson- Hicks, home
secretary, feels so treasured, he says
about the Kings condition that he left
today for a brief holiday in the South
of France.
Gradual Improvement Seen.
"I feel that the worst of the illness
Is over and there is every reason to
hope that q slow, but gradual, improve
ment will take place." said Sir Will
liam, and added:
IT had a consultation with the doc
tors before I thought It safe to CO."
The home secretary is going to spend
his holiday near Mentone. He expects
to be gone about fortnight. II shall
keep in very close touch with the home
Office while I am away" he said.
Even the restless night for his mai
esty which the doctors reported this
morning did not cause him to lose any
ground since the improvement noted
last night. Palace circles were gratif1cd
that there has been no check in this
progress, which, however, continues to
be slow.
1t is understood that the new calcium
treatment for toning up the blood, in
connection with which Prof Z. c.
Dodds, brilliant young chemical pathol-
ogtst from the University of London,
was called in, is being continued and
further benefits from 1t are hoped for,
|A Doctors Remain Away.
From the fact that the Kings doctors
did not make their usual visit to the
palace this afternoon it was gathered
that they were satisfied with the prog
resS that his majesty is making.
1t Is understood that their next visit
win be at the usual time this evening
prior to issuance Of the regular night
bulletin. 49,
Princess Mary. arrived at the palace
this afternoon from her Yorkshire home
for a further stay with her mother
The Prince of Wales and the Duke
Of Gloucester went to Melton Mowbray
to hunt with the Belvoir hounds from
waltham.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
FISCAL RELATIONS
REPORT DUE SOON
Efficiency Bureau Assures
Simmons Data Will Be
Ready by Week End.

The Bureau of Efficiency today as
sured Chairman Simmons of the House
subcommittee on appropriations that its
long awaited report on fiscal relations
between the Federal and District Gov
ernments would be completed by the
end of this week.
There had been expectations that the
report would be ready for Mr.. Simmons
and his committee tomorrow, when
hearings are started on the District
appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year, but the vast amount of work in
volved in the compilation of the stats
tics has taken more time than estimated
by bureau attaches. The committee, 1t
is indicated, will use the report in con-
nection with its review of the appropri-
ations requested by the municipal gov
ernment.
Six Months of Study.
The report represents a Six-month
study by the efficiency experts of the
methods of taxation and distribution
Of tax revenues in more than dozen
cities in the eastern section of the
country comparable in size with Wash
ington. Much Of the data was gathered
by two bureau Investigators, who made
personal visits to these cities.
Although bureau officials are guard
ing the report with secrecy, they
pointed out that no specific recon-
mendations will be made with respect
to fiscal relations but that conclusions
can be drawn by the committee Of Con-
gress and the Budget Bureau. at whose
Joint request the fiscal relations study
was instituted.
Bureau officials also pointed out that
the report would treat the subject OF
fiscal relations from a new angle.
Way Cleared for Hearings.
The District Commissioners and DAN
| lei J. Donovan auditor and budget Of
f1cer, completed preparations today for
the hearings on the appropriation bill
| before the Simmons committee. The
three Commissioners and Donovan will
be the only representatives of the mu-
nicipal government to attend the ini-
| tial session, although the department
heads have been notified to preparl
themselves, subject to call at any time
In accordance with previous instruc.
| tions of the Commissioners, the depart.
ment heads have written condensed ar.
| guments to justify the items of theil
departments in the appropriation bill
| These will be submitted to the com
mittee to expedite the hearings, al
| though 1t is believed some of the de-
| partment heads will be called to givt
verbal testimony.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
M. &. CHURCH WILL SEEK
S9,O0O,OOO FOR MISSIONS
Plans for Raising Funds Are Pre-
sented at Conference of
Leaders.
~ the Assoclated Press.


CHICAGO, January 2.-Plans for
raising $9,l60604 for the benevolent
enterprises of the Methodist Episcopal
Church as represented by its world
service program were presented at a
three-day conferenc of church leaders,
which opened today in Evanston.
More than 900 bishops district
superintendents and members of the
world service agencies attended the
opening session.
The conference has no legislative
authority in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will be for the purpose OF sell
ing" the benevolent program to the
leaders, who will carry the program to
their own districts.
The work of the boards of foreign
missions. home missions and church
extensions, education, hospitals and
homes, temperance, prohibitions and
public morals, pensions and relief and
the American Bible Society. will be out
lined by members Of their respective
STATS.