Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1921, Page 17

FOCHT ADVOCATE - IMPROVED STREETS Criticizes D. C. Commission- ers for Not Starting Work i With Appropriations. Street extensions and improvements, including better-lighted streets, is one public work that should be pushed aggressively in the National Capital, Chairman Focht. of the House District committee helieves. Street improve- ments in Washington were neglected GUPINE (e wdr perlod, epresenti- tive Focht emphasizes; there were only patchwork repairs that did not come anywhere near keeping pace with the destruction of the streets by the heavy Army trucks, he says. Chairman Focht and other members of the House District committee today pledged themselves to support of a drive for better streets, for street ex- tensions to build up the outlying territory, thus relieving any housing shortage. p Representative Focht says he is just back from several weeks spent traveling through_ the eight counties in_central Pennsylvania that con- stitute his district. erywhere I heard the crash of the hammer and caught the odor of new paint. The war is over and they know it and are going agressively forward. Wash- ington alone is lznguishing, waiting for tomorrow.’ As illustrating_the attitude of de- that he is criticizing here, Chair-} o la man Focht censures the District ofti- cials because the appropriation wau- thorized months ago by Congress for a new school for tubercular children. to replace the obsolete Hamilton building on Bladensburg road has not been used. “They come asking us to authorize appropriations and _citing the need as urgent and imperative. We are ready to give them all the money they can use. Then when we give them the monay they don’t use /[TIRED CARRIER PIGEON . by Senator Harrlson of Missi and agreed to unanimously, dec the democratio party was pledged to the through disarmament, pressed gratification over President Harding’s choice of Senator Under- wood of Alabama., democratic leader, as & member of the American delega- tion. . MAKES POLICE STATION ITS TEMPORARY HOME Tuckered out as'if from a, lo; flight, a_weary little carrier p geon ‘sighted the flag flying over the station of the second precinct police_station, circled a few times and alighted on the roof. John Foley, policeman attached to that precinct, saw the bird roosting near the cornice, went up and brought it down. On its left leg was an aluminum band with the number B. O. £082 on it. The police immediately fed the messenger and quenched its thirst. Thepigeon tock 5o kindly to the bluecoats that it has been prowling about the station house and peek- ing into the cellrooms as though it had been bred in a jail. What is fearcd now by the pre- cinct and Capt. Peck i8 that, the recently acquired mascot is one of the Army's winged messengers and that they will be forced to give it up. DEMOCRATS PRAISE ARMS CONFERENCE! Senate - democrats at a conference yesterday adopted a resolution express- ling the hope “that the fullest measure f success attend the disarmament conference called by President Hard- ing.” The resolution. which was offered of " reducing taxes principles and also ex Text of Resolution. The resolution asserts that “it has it. 1 want to hear an_explanation|yeen o principle of the democratic from some responsible District offi-|pariy, for which its leaders have cials as to_why that school iz not|Uuteg "%, “reGuce taxes through under wa “I'm heartily in favor of Congress giving the District all the money it Tieeds for schools’ said Chairman Focht, “but what's the use of author- izing the appropriations if they are not used? The Confmissioners have not vet de- cided upon a site for the new tuber- i u ments"” this conference that the fullest meas- on November 11, expresses its gratification at the selec- tion as a member of the conference miting large expenditures for arma- and “that it is the sense of re of success attend the disarmament conference called by President Hard- ng to meet in the cit. 1921, of Washington and “further, cular_gchool, Commissioner Rudotphl 0L (5 & v , Commis _Ru 5 & the government of the stated today. Officials at the Distriet] United States, the Hon. Oscar W. building explain that there are 'WO)pngerwood, the leader of the demo- s not been start- reason why work ed on this school. : - One_factor is the opposition which cratic minority in the Senate, whose broad statesmanship and sincere %d- posith vocacy of disarmament and wise v E on th 3 namer }‘;:z:fl?:%‘:& ‘°pr3'n‘fr‘{1-“ ::orlh ot | counsel amply qualify him as an ideal the Tuberculosis Hospital. at 14th|Fepresentative. and Upshur streets. The other reason is that the municipal architect's office has been busy during the past few months perfecting plans for the High School, the contract for which will be let next month. Col. Kutz stated a few days ago that it had been planned to have the municipa] architect take up the two new junior high schools next, but he intimated that plans for the tubereular school might be giyen preference over those two buildings. It is expected the Commissioners will reach a decision soon on a site for the tubercular institution. Representative Focht comes back determined that the street railw situation in-the National Capital must be relieved. “If the two street car lines do no get together soon_and give the people lower fares, improved a 8 | b b o mal reopening of the ins the | Francisco J. Yanes, assistant director G. U. SCHOOL REOPENING. superstructure of the new Kastern|prominent Speakers to Address ll‘oreign Service Students Tonight. Prominent government officials and foreign envoys will address the stu- ents of the Geotgetown University chool of Foreign Service tonight at o'clock, on the occasion of the for- titution. Included among the speakers are nor Federico Alfonso Pezet, am- assador from Peru; Prince de Bearn, charge d'affaires of the French em- Admiral William S. Benson of assy United States Shipping Board; f the Pan-American Union, and Rep- resentative George M. Young of North service and better facilities all around, [ Dakota. they will find themselves supplanted| Rev. John B. Creeden, S. presi- by bus line: Representative Focht [dent of Georgetown Univers will predicted. “As good business men, the officials of these two street car lines ought to get together and win pub- lic favor by.improved service before some one comes in and takes away the business on which they have w Foreign Service Scnool. students, the largest enrollment in the elcome the guests, while addresses so will be made by Dr Roy . Mac- dean, and Rev, W. Coleman S. J.. ‘aéting regent of the Fully 500 been making big profits for many| brief history of the school, will attend the exer OGO O OO OO s D A A RO “Dollar 3ill 1o Sa OO =TT s in the law library. Pay One Dollar 4 Away; Wait Day. TKEY BRIDGE LINE | CLEARLY DEFINED Your ~ Gift's And the Balance Can * Till_After Christmas THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D."C., FRIDAY, ' SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. GOVERNMENT HEADS $2,000,000 Structure Makes Progress at George- . town. Construction of the $2,000,000 Key bridge across the Potomac at George- town has reached a stage where the general architectural lines of the massive concrete structure are clearly defined. Four of the five long river arches are nearing completion, the one neaiest the Georgetown shore | being the farthest advanced, Work is now in progress on the fifth arch, being the second one from the Vir- ginla shore. the basis for the concrete work on that arch. One of these rings already is in place and the other will be in- The immense steel rings will form} stalled in a day or two. When that is done the concrete work will be prose- cuted as rapidly as possible with the view of having it completed before freezing weather sets in. That will practically complete the high concrete jconnections between the two shores. Another Year for Span. Even with the river spans com- pleted, it is estimated that it will take still another year ta build the arch across Water street, George- near M street aml on the Virginia side. 3 There is so much other work' vet to be done on the river section that it has been decided to defer the con- struction of the high arch across ater street and the approaches un- til next spring. The small arch across the Chesapeake and Ohio canal already is in place and will be com- pleted this fall. Tracks on Bridge. | The bridge is to be provided with railroad tracks, cables for telegraph, telephone and electric wires, and a main for carrying drinking water to Fort Myer and Arlington cemetery, but those wozks are in the future. Meanwhile the old Aqueduct bridge, which despite its perceptible vibra- tion, has been pronounced safe, will conitnue to carry the heavy traffic between the District and points in Virginia. . SCHOOLS STiLL GROWING. Last Registration Now Exceeds Year by 1,663 Pupils. Enrollments in the public schools is steadily increasing, statisti com- piled today by school authorities show. The total registration is, 62, 857, or 1,663 in excess of the ma mum of the last school year. The enrollment has increased by 574 pupils since Monday, and, com- pared with the middle of the second week of the 1920 scholastic year, showed a gain of 3.914. Further in- creases in the enrollment are expect- ed until the latter part of November, when it is believed the peak will be reached. —_ BIG COLLIERIES TO CLOSE. Five large collieries in -rorthern !Enzlmnd have given notice that the mines will close in the near future, Wilbur J. Page, commercial attache at London, cabled today. The properties include the Redheugh. Lintzgreen, Gatesficld, Ellington and _Ravens: worth. The action of the mine own- ers, attributed to the chaotic_condi- tion of the markets, has caused wide- spregd distress among, miners Mr. Pagé reported, as therd:mre already more than 50,000 unempioyed miners in that sectipx Ambassador Warren Talks of | l | TO BE GUESTS OF P. 0. BODIES AT “13” EVENT The President, the Vice President and all members of the cabinet are expected to attend the banquet to be held October 18 in connection with the joint meeting here of four postal conveniions as the Buests of Postmaster General Hays. The “thirteen banquet” is expect- ed to be unique in that such a dis- tinguished group will meet to- gether on the night of a popularly regarded “unlucky day.” It is expected that fully 800 persons will attend the banquet, which is to be held at the New ‘Willard Hotel. More than 2,000 delegates are to attend the various postal conventions, meeting at the Post Office Department, New Na- tional Museum and Interior De- partment. U. 5. NOT STRIVING 10 “IMPOSE WILL” Arms Parley at Tokio Dinner. By the Associnted Press. TOKIO, September 29.—The coming town. and complete the approaches|wachington conference, said Charles B. Warren. the American ambassador, in speaking at a dinner given in his honor by the American-Japan So- ciety last night, would be a confer- ence by common consent among Sov- ereign states—a conference upon which the United States was not seeking ‘to impose its will “The President,” said Ambassador Warren, “is rather seeking a frank scussion with a view to bringing about as a concrete result a declara- tion of principles by the nations par- ticipating, which in their practical application will prevent a clash of conflicting interests and remove the causes for armament. Would Remove Reasons. “The way to bring about thg per- manent limitation of armament,” con- tinued the ambassador, “is perma- nently to remove the reasons for armament. It will not do to meet and say they must limit armament and preserve peace. There should emerge from the conference a con- crete b for limiting armament.” It would seem, said Mr. Warren, that the conference would furnish op- portunity for a declaration of princi- ples with regard to the problems of the Pacific, insuring the development of the legitimate national interests of all the Pacific powers and lead to a path of co-operation in friendly com- merce. The nations, he said, require relief from the burdens of excessive armaments and the re-establishment of stability so that they can work out their serious internal problems. *“The nations about-the Pacific are seeking an uninterrupted flow of com- merce, the ties of which should grow increasingly stronger,” the ambassa- dor said. ntil finally comes that mu- tual understanding which alone is the foundation of continued peace.” The ambassador emphasized the ne- cessity for repairing the ravages of war by adjusting internationai rela- tions g0 as to permit the Streams of commerce to flow freely. - = MURDER TRIAL DATE SET. ALBANY, Ga.. September 20.—Glen Moore Hudson. farmer, who, with his wife, Mrs. Bernie Hudson, was jointly indicted here, charged with the mur- der of Mrs. Hudson's two young sons, will be placed on trial next week, ft is announced. J P S of our complete stocks. ay 1 DoWn--fi-Balanc‘e. 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M. Dove, jr. Mr. Dove said the J"Maury Dove Company has received notice from the Commissioners to vacate wharf property on expiration of the company’s lease. Promotion of Lieut. Giles of the Tenleytown substation to captain of police was Indorsed by the associa- tion on motion of D. T. Bounds, chair- “\an of the committee on fire annd po- ce. DISTRICT ATTORNEY ACCUSED IN FRAUD Boston Bar Association Asks Impeachment of Joseph C. Pelletier. BOSTON. September 30.—Impeach- ment of District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier of Suffolk county was asked late yesterday by the Boston Bar As- sociation in a petition to Attorney General Allen calling upon him to bring proceedings against Mr. Pelle- tier in the supreme court. District Attorney Pelletier is charged by the council of the bar assoclation with culpability in the Emerson Mo- tors case here. in which, it is alleged, lawyers “shook down” officials of that company for $20,000, and with complicity in the casc of Warren C. Daniels of the Metropolitan Motors Compa who is alleged to have been “shaken down” for a fee of $10,000 paid to persons other than the district attorney. bar assocla- tion also made charges of deceit, mal- practice and _gross misconduct, against threc Boston attorneys in disbarment proceedings instituted in the supreme court today. Second Case In Few Months. The attorneys are Daniel H. Coak- ley, William J. Corcoran and Daniel V. Melsaac. It District Attorney Pelletier is brought to trial by the attorney gen- eral, his will be the second case in a few months in which the supreme court will have been asked to remove a district attorney for alleged misuse of his office. The court still has the case of District Attorney Tufts of Middlesex county under adyisement, after a long trinl for alleged mal- feasance, misffeasance and non- feasance in office. . Charges Are Denmied. Coakley and Mclsaac in statements denied the truth of the charges, and asserted that they were an outgrowth of a long standing controversy with O s Waten oY With [Vector of the bureau of the budget. | e an. Ward | 'SE05 St UHarding | has designated | SOty ttornéys criticised the bar|Col Sherrill to assume this duty in assoclation for presenting them for disbarment prior to the the complaint. APPOINTED TO WEST POINT. Brookner W. Brady of 1144 Rhode Island avenue has been appointed by President Harding a cadet at large at the West Point Military Academy. -He will take the entrance examingtion in DELAY ONPATENTS notice of | A RETARDS IDUSTRY Effect on Unemployment Sit- uation Declared to Be Widespread. _ ADEQUATE FORCE ASKED 1 Commissioner Robertson Says That Relief Wanted From Congress Would Cost Nothing. Aid in relieving the unemployment situation could be given by the pas- sage of the bill now before Congress for the relief of the patent office, ac-| cording " to Thomas S. Robertson, United States commissoner of patents. Commissioner Robertson in an inter-| view today said: ne thing that the present Con- gress should do to aid in relieving the unemployment situation is to pass promptly H. R. 7077 for the relief of the patent office. Many new in-| dustries which would employ men | arc being delayed because their pro- moters will not go forward with the work until they are assured that the | patent situation is favorable to the| new project. At the present time the | patent office “has over 60,000 cases | waiting action. In some branches| s over eleven months after an application for patent is filed before | the invention can be reached for con- | sideration, and in the meantime the factories stand idle. The .cause of this delay is lack of a sufficlent force in the patent office, which is valiantly trying te cope with its rapidly incrcasing work with an entirely inadequatg force. The patent office is self-xupporting. The bill now before the House of Representatives will give urgently needed relief with- out in any way cating Into the taxes of the people, as it only allows the patent office to use some of its own surplus receipts. 2 “Likewise our commerce, both for- cign and domestic. ix being impced i by the delay inthe patent office th {respect totrademark registrations. Most foreign countries reauire as prerequisite to registration of a| trademark its registration in thei United States. But a trademark ap- plication filed in our overcrowded | patent office may rest ten months be- fore being reached for action. In the] meantime forcign trade is held up. | he unemployment conference { might well urge upon Congress re- lief of the patent office.” — T n SHERRILL AUTO DIRECTOR.I Government Transportation Put| | i I | Under His Control. | Al government automobile and | truck transportation in the District of Columbia is to operate under the; direction of Lieut. Col. 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