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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Fund Will Be Used for Sup
port of Municipal Govern
ment During Year.
GRIFFlN'S S165, 900 PLAN
LOSES AFTER DEBATE
Chairman Simmons Shows Salaries
Above Average of Federal -
Employees.

The House today passed the District
appropriation bill carrying $38,2l3.150
for support of the municipal Govern
ment during the fiscal year beginning
July l next.
Effort made by Representative Grif-
fin of New York. minority member
OF the subcommittee on District appro-
priations to have included in the bill
sl65,000 for increase in salary to Gov
ernment employees in fulfillment of a
pledge made in the District bill last
year under a 2-year program was de-
feated by vote of 48 to 1870.
Debate on Mr. Griffins motion to re-
commit the bill was short, but unusually
bitter. Mr. Griffin emphasized that the
District auditor had informed him that
the Sl75,000 carried last year as a start
on two-year program to bring salaries
OF District employees up to balance
with those in the Federal service in
Washington had been allocated to only
about one-half of the District employees.
Shows Necessity.
He emphasized that the $165 900 was
necessary this year to give the step up
in salary to the other half of the Dis
trict employees He pleaded with the
House to be just and fair TO these other
employees in order to establish balance
in salaries before the increases under
the Welch act would apply. Otherwise
there would be discrimination against
half of the District employees, Mr.
Griffin said.
Representative Johnson of Washing
ton by questions brought out portions Of
Mr.. Griff1ns argument.
Chairman Simmons of the subcom-
mittee in charge of the District bill
called attention that under the Welch
act District employees had received in
creases aggregating $553,000, in addition
to the $175,000 that had been allocated
to the lowest paid employe. He insisted
that this brought the average salaries in
the District employment above the aver
age for Federal employees.
/. Cochran's Argument.
Representative Cochran of Missouri
brought out the fact that the $175,000
last year had not been leveled out
among all the employees. Representative
Summers of Washington asked why II
salaries increases were provided last
year for one-half of the employees there
was objection this year to taking care
of all of the employees with correspond
ing increases.
Representative Casey of Pennsylvania
also a member of the subcommittee on
District appropriations. who led the
fight last year and in the committee this
year for salary increases for the District
employees. also appealed to his colleagues
in the House to deal fairly with the
District employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
STOCK PRICES SOAR
ON LOAN FIGURES
Increase in Federal Reserve Ratio
Inspires Vigorous Buying
Move.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 25.-The New
York Stock Exchange today had it's
widest bull market so far this year, as
operators for the advance bid up dozens
of issues from to II points to record
high prices The bullish enthusiasm
was in response to the moderate in
crease in brokerage loans and the sharp
improvement in the reserve ratio of the
New York Federal Reserve Bank, an
nounced last night.
The movement centered on the steels.
chemicals and industrial specialties
Oils and rails were practically neglected.
Johns Manville shot up SIT to S238. a
new record high, having sold as low
as $96.25 last year. Underwood, Elliott
Fisher jumped SIG to $111.50. General
Electric and Union Carbide mounted
$ll and Radio $10,75 United States
Steel was again market leader, mount
ing SITS to another new record price
at $l9l50
Montgomery Ward lost So at the
opening, but quickly recovered its loss.
Columbia Graphone was a soft spot,
losing So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
DIPLOMATS STIRRED
BY BOLIVIAN ORDER
Complication of Relations
Between Two Latin Re-
pubIicS Is Feared.
BY the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
Large quantities of arms reported
ordered by Bolivia in Europe aroused
apprehension here today in diplomatic
circles, where it was feared that rela-
tions between Paraguay and Bolivia,
only recently Smoothed over, might be
complicated
The reports reaching the Capital are
to the effect that Bolivia has placed a
munitions order of several million dol
lars with British firm which has
sublet part of the contract to conti-
mental subsidiaries The first consign-
ments are said to be in the progress of
delivery.
Latin American diplomatic represent
atives here suggested that some con-
! Certed action should be taken bv
Bolivla's neighbors to remove any pos
Slblllty of the tranquility CT the con-
tlnent being again disturbed. State
Department officials saw in the lately
| reported numerous seizures by Argen-
tine authorities of arms ell route to
Bolivia, symptom that the Buenos
Ares administration had decided to ex-
ert influence to quench any possibility
OF further trouble between the two re-
publicS.
Embargo Established.
Chile established an embargo on all
! arms shipments to Bolivia more than
month ago. when it declared its
| neutrality in any critical developments
IN the Bolivian-Paraguayan dispute
The attitude of Argentina and Chile
regarding shipments of arms to Bolivia
and its neighbor is regarded by off,
cials here as the safest guarantee
against possible new outbreaks. Bolivia
and Paraguay have no outlet to the
sea and their communications are con-
trolled by their neighbors
1t was learned today that Secretary
Kellogg mentioned the arms shipments
to Bolivia in conversations yesterday
with the Ambassadors of Chile. Peru
and Brazil, and that he discussed the
subject with Minister Diez de Medina
OF Bolivia, who assured the Secretary
OF State that he mad no information
on the subject.
State Department officials said no
arms had been shipped from the United
states to Bolivia. The administration,
they said, deplored shipments of arms
as introducing a factor of danger in
South American relations.
Bolivia Ready for Farley.
The Bolivian government has advised
its legation here of the appointment of
its two members on the Cancellation
Commission of the Pan-American Con-
ference constituted to reconcile Bolivia
and Paraguay on their frontier contro-
verSy
The two appointees are David Alves-
egul and Henry Sinot. Alvestegui is a
former Bolivian Minister to Paraguay
and now advisor to the foreign office.
Slnot is Minister of Bolivia in Chile
and member of Parliament for the dis
trict of Santa Cruz.
The Paraguayan delegates to the COM
mission have not been appointed. The
United States, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia
and Uruguay, the other five countries
represented on the commission, have
already made their appointments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
SHUMAkER'S WRIT
PLEA 0vERRULED
Indiana Dry League Chief Blocked
in Move to Escape Con.
tempt Sentence.
BY the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS. January 25.-Judpe
Robert c. Baltzell in Federal Court here
tnis morning overruled the petition q,
Or Edward S. shumaker. superintendent
OF the Indiana Anti-Saloon League. for
a writ of habeas corpus. Mr.. shumaker
is seeking to evade serving a 6o-day
sentence imposed by the State Supreme
Court for contempt.
The habeas corpus petition was filed
IN the Federal Court after the Supreme
Court had held that pardon issued 10
Shumaker by former Gov. Ed jackson
was invalid. The Supreme Court direct
ed ltS sheriff to take Shumaker to the
iarm, out this move was blocked by the
habeas corpus petition.
Ethan A. Miles. attorney for the Anti
Saloon League, said today that he had
not decided on any other legal move IN
keep the league superintendent from
serving the sentence. He said that
possibly motion for rehearing would
be filed with the State Supreme Court,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
New Measure to Contain Ger
tain Features of CeIIer-
Brookhart Measure.
RETROACTIVE PROPOSALS
WILL Be ELIMINATED
Duty Of Personnel Classification
Board About Salaries to
Be Made Clear.

The House civil service committee by
unanimous vote today instructed Chair
man Lehlbach to redraft Federal pay
relief bill, which will contain certain
features of the Lehlbach bill and the
Cellar-Brookhart bill. Chairman Lehl-
bach expects to introduce the new bill
late this afternoon or tomorrow and as
soon as it is printed the committee will
meet again to go over its provisions
with the prospect that it will be report
ed favorably to the House next Tues
day.
In regard to salaries. the COMMITTEES
decided in favor of those carried in the
Cellar-Brookhart bill rather than the
provisions of the Lehlbach bill. This
was because the Lehlbach bill sets IN
complicated mathematical system OF
determining salaries, while the other
PROVIDES specific amounts. The retro
actlve feature, however. of the Cellar
Brookhart bill will be omitted. the COM
mlttee taking a position that the new
Dill VIII carry increaAes in salary in
ADDITION to those provided in the Welch
act.
AHe commlttee decided to retain in
the new bill the provisions of the LehI-
bach bill to overcome the decisions of
controller General McCarl This is
gone ny restating the law. the purpose
OF Wnlch was to make salaries uniform
Ior comparable work throughout the
eH1ire Feoeral service. This intention
OF Congress, the committee feels has
been knocked out by Mr.. McCarl,s De
ciSions. NC
IL Is intended that the new bill shall
make very definite that the Per
sonnel Classification Board has the
outy OF flnal determination as regards
70 salaries. as was the original intent
of Congress. -'i'e'i'
Members of the House civil service
committee today stated that thew ran
ma absolutely no foundation for the
controller Generals ruling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
VALUATION PLAN
.DELAySAGREEME MENT
Senate Committee Holds 2
Hour Merger Debate on
Blaine Proposal.

Debate over the proposal of Senator
Blaine, Republican, of Wisconsin, to
make the prudent investment theory of
valuation requirement in the street
railway merger resolution prevented the
Senate'S District committee from reach
ing a decision on the merger today,
and after nearly two hours of consid-
Grafton the committee adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
Some of the other members of the
committee indicated they were in favor
of going ahead with the merger as
amended by DR.. Milo r. Maltbie, the
committee expert, and handle the new
valuation rule composed by Senator
Blaine as separate proposition.
May Not Favor Measure.
In reply to a question by Senator
Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, as
to whether the Wisconsin Senator was
willing to see the merger enacted with
out the valuation rule included, Senator
Blaine answered that he doubted
whether he could support a merger If
the rule of valuation is omitted
Senator Vandenberg then asked SEN
ator Blaine If he would be willing to
submit his valuation amendment to the
Senate as a separate proposition from
the merger resolution, and permit each
to be considered on it's merits.
Senator Blaine replied that that in
Volved the. question of parliamentary
procedure and added that in prepar-
ing the valuation amendment he in
tended to seek its adoption. Senator
Vandenberg also asked the Wisconsin
Senator whether he thought, as a prac-
tical proposition, the Senate could settle
the controversial question of a rule of
valuation in the remaining five weeks
of the session.
Holds Clause Necessary.
Senator Blaine took the position that
the merger would be incomplete with
out it.
Senator Sackett, Republican. of
Kentucky, reminded the committee that
this whole question of the proper
theory of valuing public utilities is be-
fore the United States Supreme Court
at the present time in the O'Fallon case.
growing out of the valuation of a
steam railroad by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. and that he thought
1t would be unwiSe for Congress to
proceed to set up a valuation rule for
the District of Columbia with the
question still unsettled in the highest
court.
Senator Blaine then suggested that
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
4 CHILDREN FOUND
SLASHED TO DEATH
Former London Policeman Sought
in Death of Cousins. Between
Ages of 2 1-2 and 6 1-2.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROMFORD. Essex. England. January
25.-The bodies of four children
cousins, between the ages of 212 and
6l2 years, we're discovered with their
throats cut in shed near here today
The eldest boy and girl were children
of Sidney Percy Gray. former men,
ber of the Metropolitan Police of Lon
don, and the other boy and girl were
children of Gray'S sister. The police
are searching for Gray. who was last
seen yesterday Afternoon walking with
the four children
Gray was policeman for eight years
but in trying to save an old woman, who
had heedlessly stepped into the roadway
in front of fire engine, he was knock
ed down and suffered serious head in
juries He spent long time in a hospi-
tai and period in a mental home, hav-
ing since been pensioned off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
PLEA FOR HIGHER TARIFF
TO BENEFIT FARMERS
House Committee Urged to Increase
Duties on Cattle and Agricul-
tural and Dairy Products.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Further requests for higher tariffs on
cattle, dairy and farm products were
received by the House ways and means
committee today on resumption of its
hearings on tariff revision.
Knox Boude of Sebastopol, Calf,
representing the National Poultry Coun-
Gil, urged an increase to 10 cents a
pound in the existing duty of cents
on live poultry and 10 cents on dead
poultry. as compared with the present
rate of 6 cents. Other rates proposed
were: Eggs in shell, 10 cents dozen, as
against the present 8 cents; frozen
eggs, II cents pound, against 6: dried
yolk, 80 cents, against 18; dried albu-
men, 60 cents, against ID; baby chicks
a cents each. new duty, and live
poultry imported for breeding purposes
81 each, also new rate
Boude argued that growing imports
made the higher rates necessary to
equalize foreign and domestic produc-
ton costs, but committeeman cited fig
ures showing these were not so high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
KINGS CHEST CLEAR.
PHYSICIANS REPORT
Assurance Interpreted to Mean
That Danger of Infection
Now Is Removed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 25-King Georges
physicians announced in their medical
bulletin today that the affected region
in the Kings chest has been completely
cleared.
This assurance has caused feeling
of great satisfaction. as it is interpreted
to mean that his majesty is now suffer-
ing only from weakness resulting from
his prolonged illness and that there
is no longer any trouble from infection
With this infection removed the hope
was expressed that his progress would
continue steadily .
For the first time since thu Kings
illness Sir Stanley Hewett did not sign
the medical bulletin. He is suffering
from cold and is keeping to his own
home. In his stead Sir Hugh Whitby
the bactegiologist. signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
NAVY BUILDING PROGRAM
is ADOPTED BY ITALY
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ROME. January 25.-A new navy
building program for Italy was adopted
by the council of ministers today. It
calls for two l0,000-ton cruisers, two
o,OoO-ton scout cruisers. four destroyers
and five submarines. The Journal
DItalia commented that the action,
though unexpected, ought not to sur
prise anybody.
The paper said:
In view of the armaments race
among all nations. notwithstanding the
Geneva protocols, the spirit of Locarno
and the kellogg pact. Italy is only fol-
lowing the lead of other states"
Construction of the new vessels Is to
begin in June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
GIRL GETS $4,000 FOR EYE.
Wins Suit for Auto Injuries From
Capital Broker.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va. January
25.-Judgment of $4,000 was awarded
by Judge Frederick W. Coleman in
Spottsylvania Circuit Court to Miss
Susie Powell of Spottsylvania against
Robert Page Irving of Washington for
personal injuries sustained in an auto
mobile collision last Summer.
Irving's car and that in which Miss
Powell was riding collided on the Rich
mond-Washington highway near this
city on August 81. Miss Powell was cut
by broken glass and she later lost an
eye. She Is II years old. Others In the
machine with Miss Powell were slightly
injured and settlement was made with
them by Mr.. Irving, who is a Washing
ton broker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
SLAYER TRAILED WEST.
$4,000 offered for Man Who
Clubbed Girl to Death.

CHICAGO. January 25 OP.-Re-
wards of $4,000 we're offered today for
arrest of the man who dubbed Miss
Laura Buchholz to death near her home
in Blue Island Wednesday night. One
thousand dollars was posted by the
young womans employer. the Reliance
Manufacturing Co., and $4,000 was of
fered by the Blue Island City Council
Police were following several slues
which indicated the slayer was beatina
bis way Westward BY rail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Smith Reaches Florida.

SARASOTA. Fla, January 25 o.
Alfred E. Smith, Democratic standard
bearer and presidential candidate dur
ing the last campaign for that office,
reached his Winter playground shortly
after z o'clock today. Among those on
the private car with him were John j.
Raskob and William F. Kenny, New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Savants of Shave
Would Be Required
To Possess Degree
By the Associated Press.

LINCOLN. Neb, January 25.-
The one about being college"
graduate barber college) would
be gently eradicated from the list
of the worlds worst jokes under a
bill before the Nebraska State
Senate.
Instructors in shave haircut
shampoo would be required under
the bill to possess degrees of mas
ter of arts. doctor of philosophy
or something equally as intelli-
gent. AspirantS for careers in the
barbering business would be COM
PEELED to show high school
diplomas before embarking upon
the science of the shave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
0HI0AN, IN RAGE, SLAYS
SON; DAUGHTER MAY DIE
Attempts to Kill Family, Shoots
Boy, Wounds Wife and Girl;
Turns Gun Upon Himself.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, January 25.--An at
tempt by George s. Thomas. rubber
worker, to kill his family and himself
last night resulted in the death of bis
4-year-old son, Robert; the probable
fatal wounding of his 2-year-old daugh-
ter. RoSamond. and himself. and the
wounding less seriously of his wife.
Thomas, in a rage. opened fire upon
his family, the boy being killed instant
ly. He then fired two shots into his
abdomen and drank poison.
Physicians said the wife, Helen. may
lose her sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
PLANE PASSES ATLANTA.
Question Mark Is Sighted Owe
Georgia Capital Near Noon.

ATLANTA. Ga, January Is P).-The
endurance airplane Question Mark
passed over Atlanta shortly after noon
today en- route from Montgomery, Ala
to Greensboro, N. c., it was announced
by officials at Gambler Field
The Question Mark is on its way to
Washington, d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Florida Lost Steering Gear
in Trough of Mountain
Gus Waves.
16 SWEPT DOWN DECK
BY RUSH OF WATER
Courageous Grew Refuses to Risk
Life to Repair Broken
Bunker Hatch.

The. following radio dispatch was re-
celVed today by the Associated Press
from Capt. Giuseppe Favalaro, master of
the Italian freighter Florida. who, with
ms crew OF %. was saved at sea We'd
neSd3y by the S. S. America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
WEATHER.

Rain this afternoon; partly cloudy
with lowest temperature about 80 de-
grees tonight tomorrow fair and cold
er. Temperatures: Highest, SO, at 8
pm. yesterday; lowest, %. at am.
today. Full report on page 8.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-09
California Searches
for 10000 Acres

Sacramento, Calf. March e.-(R-
Seven and half million acres Of land
is sizeable plot to be lost, but q
group Of tracts aggregating this area
have disappeared from the present
records of the California land office.
The missing ground was embraced
IN treaties signed in 1851 between
United States agents and Indians.
Under the settlement, the land was to
be decided In pcrpetuity to the Indians
for cession by them Of practically the
rest Of the ground within the state.
The United States senate failed to
ratify the pact, consequently the In
diaps did not gain title.
With compensation suit pending,
the state surveyor generals office
started to find the land but discovered
the parcels were described in terms
now obsolete. For instance, part was
set down as bounded by the north
fork Of two rivers which have since
changed their course. Another tract
was declared to abut the west bank
of river which has since changed its
name. Nor could they find land ex-
tending from q trail JUNCTION now
overrun by highways to a waterfall
now dry.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-09
Dying Indian Tribe
Ignorant Of Origin

Blackwell, Okla, March o.-(F-
Linguists have set out to record the
language Of that unusual tribe OF
American Indians. the Tonkawas.
This unit. among the 1000 tribes
and 81 linguistic stocks found west Of
the Mississippi for years has baffled
students Of Indian lore. Now, with
only ~ survivors in The Tonkawa
clan. the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science Is try
ing to trace the tribes history.
Never were the TonkAwas related
In language or customs, 90 far as Is
known, to neighboring Indians whom
the white man found when he came
into Texas. They were known Is q
more primitive people. The Span
iards called them cannibals.
The remaining Toukawas, now uy.
ing on reservation near. here, know
little Of their forefathers. Most Of
the tribe were killed when their In
dian enemies banded together and
slew nearly 600 In . raid during the
civil war.
Students Of other tribes have been
puzzled by pecullarities In the Tonka-
was tongue not found In any other
Indian language. Their aloofness
from other tribes prevented any
spread Of the Tonkawa speech, which
= now being studied.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-09
Plays Music Score for
Movies He Cannot See

Los Angeles (AP)-Allen Spur,
pipe organist for a cinema theatel
here, has never seen a movie. Al
though blind since birth, he plays
music in harmony with the action on
the screen with the aid of Don
Spur, his 16-year> old nephew.
Don sits. beside the console and
watches the screen. He speaks in a
low voice to his uncle: 1.-THE william
IS starting his speed boat he is
gaining now . yacht comes be-
tween them the hero FORCES
ahead" Weird notes come from the
organ and in quick tempo.
Or Don may say: "It's a love
scene !. he puts his arm about her
-. her lips seem to whisper" Then
Allen Spur plays the soft, vibrant
music of romance.
The blind organist began with a
violin and piano as a boy. A friend
would play tune over and over UNI
til Spur learned it by ear. Later
he used monograph records. Now he
sits by hours before his radio. He
first plays an air on his violin, then
ne works out the harmony on the
piano.