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T v HE EVENING 'STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1921 ROWDED DOCKE HEEP NARY I AL nditipn in D. C. Supreme Court Deplored by Board , of Charities. The " congested ~condition of the ckets of the District Supreme Court, hich makes it for necessary isoners to remain at the District §gil for long periods of time awaiting ; ‘ttial, is deplored by the Board of Chalbities, in its annual report sub- itged 1o the Commissioners today. Afthough the average population of jail dropped during the last fiscal 3 from 297 to 243, the bard tells the Commissioners there are g prisoners than cells at the in- stifution. This means the placing of tjvoprisoners in some cells, which the o) s Many Out on Bal regards as “most unfortu- glw fact that there was a less num- 1 by cqguf prisoners in the jail last year 2R .during the preceding year. ates the report.“does not pecessarily ean’ that there are fewer persons waiting trial, because there are any persons awaiting trial who are t liberty on buil. Indeed, a great any persons held for trial as boot- II u¥ers or bookmakers are at liberty 4 bail. The Criminal Court docket Is so far find that it must necessarily be a lous time berore all of the cases are tried. The court has made notable -floft 18 try first those in jail with- out bond; but. notwithstanding this fact. there are still many long waits in jail before trial, a condition which, in the judgment of this board, ought not to exist.” The board renews its previous ‘Commendation for a law providing r - indeterminate sentence and pa- le of prisoners. During the last fiscal year the daily verage number of prisoners at the * ecoquan workhouse dropped from 4+ to 208. This is the lowest figure G i?\ record since establishment of the ipstitutian eleven years ago. * "§"Some of the original buildings at %= workhouse must soon be re- " the board tells the Com- niligioners. hese building have been in_use niE® for more than ten years. They SFe constructed of green lumber on @lace. and were designed for tem- ry use. A systematic rebuilding oEthe institution with more perma- - mEmt structures must soon be begun. ; ZXhe board tells the Commissioners ! tER it hopes to open on July 1 next the £E88p of psvchopathic wards of the new «(faHinger Hospital, for which the Dis- has been waiting for twenty years. £=Would Accept Pay Patients. £&he board recommends that legisla- be enacted authorizing it to_ac- pay patients in these wards. This mendation is made, the board . because there is no other hospital ighe city with facilities for the class =patients to be received into the hopathic wards. 5 gent need for erection Gf a nurses’ c at the Tuberculosis Hospital is ted out in the report. The board asks authority to admit to that TBpital persons who may be able them- s&fves or through friends to pay some 1EEt of the cost of the treatment. At ; yEsyent only indigent patients may be admitted. @ board recommends that the pres- “Industrial Home School for white sldren be sold and the proceeds used purchase land more remote from tfe city for the erection of a new hool, where agricultural and out- or training could be given. ard is of the bellef that the pro- 4 « } The eds from the sale of the existing ant would be sufficient to purchase burban ground and erect a modern stitution. he board again calls attention to e urgent need for a home for feeble- nded, for Whicl legislation has been nding in Congress for several years. Although there was a slight in- ease in the number of persons com- itted to_the insane asylum during e last fiscal year, the board sa) s was to be expected as the pop tion of the city increased. LSTER ADAMANT IN IRISH STAND (Continyed from First Page.) VORIS SAYS SUFFERING - IS GREATEST IN ARMENIA JOHN R. VORIS, John R. Voris, scoretary of the Near East Relief, one of the members of the comm on that investigated conditions in the Levant last summer, arrived in Wash- ington today and conferred h W. J. Barron. secretary of the tional Catholic Welfare Council. owhere in the world suffering than there is in Armenia v," Mr. Voris declared. “Condi- Alexandropol, Erivan, and all cities of Transcaucasla defy 'descrip tion. Dead litter the stréets daily To make the situation more horrible, many of the victims are tiny children, for whom there is no room in_the American orphanag where thou- sands of their fellows have been gathered. “It almost makes one wonder if the wretched little tots, sick, covered with sores, and so thin that they are hardly recognizable as human, are worth saving. Only the sight of the more fortunate ones in the Near East Relief institutions convinces one that they are! These latter, well fed. in good health, plainly but comfortably dress- ed, are almost like American children. Though they have no luxuries and only the barest necessities, they play and sing and romp like our own youngsters. Yet only a short time ago they were like the little wild animals outside the gates! Eager to work, all children are trained looking toward future self-support. — COL. T. H. SHANTON SELECTED AS NEXT D. C. POLICE CHIEF there more tions in (Continued from First Page.) duties of his own office and assisted Maj. Pullman in familiarizing himself with his new job, but he officiated for two months as the chief clerk of the police department during the ill- ness of Chief Clerk Hesse. After this trying experience, Gess- ford sufiered a nervous breakdow He was away from his office five weeks and lost thirty pounds. He has never regained this weight, nor has his health since been up to what it was before he overtaxed his strength. Forty-One Years in Departmen In making police preparations for Armistice day and the assembling here of the delegations for the arms parley Maj. -Gessford worked from eighteen to twenty hours a day. Dur- ing the two weeks preceding Armi- stice day he made more than 2,000 police details—a record for the de- partment. _In the forty-one years he has served in the department, Maj. Gessford rose from the ranks to the position of ma- jor and superintendent, with the rec- ord of having but once sought a pro- motion. When the post of superin- tendent of the department first was offered Gessford by former Commis- sioner Brownlow, he declined the ap- pointment. Later. at the insistence of the Commissioner, he agreed to ac- cept it. faj. Gessford. a native of South Washington, was born February 1, 1861, was ~ducated in the public schools and was appointed to a position as sta- NOTABLES ATTEND: tion Enteitains. .. Gen. Foch ard his suite, and pageant given at the New Wil- lard last night by the Woman's Foun- dation. The scene was particularly inspiring when Gen. Foch and his company arrived, the guests standing ot attention while the great hero prused in the center aisle and stood at attention while the orchestra played “The Marsellaise.” The stately room was entirely hung about its walls in the flags of all nations represented at the conference, and the flags of the countries represented by delegates canopied the box where sat the guests of honor. Mrs. C. C. Calhoun, president of the associate generallwomun's Foundation, und Mrs. George Barnett, chairman of the ball com- mittee, met Gen. Foch and his party on arrival and escorted .hem to their box, when almost immediately the beatuiful pagenat was staged. Danc- ing had geen in progress for some time when Gen. Foch came from the French cmbassy, where a reception was in progres . fullowing the eant there was dancing and sup- pe Mrs. Calhoun Receives. Mrs. Clarence Crittenden ved the guests, assisted b Jumes McDonald, Mrs, Boughton Wood and Miss Ruth Far- num, who in turn were assisted by Mrs.’ George Barnett. Mrs. Calhoun wome a gown of white and silver bro- cade, the front of the bodice heavily incrusted with crystals, and she wore a4 diamond necklace. Mrs. McDonald was in black satin and overdress, forming panels back and front, of black sequins, and she wore a neck- lace of diamonds and a diamond tiara. Mrs. Wood was in black velvet, em- broidered in rhinestones, a band of diamonds in her hair and a necklace of diamonds. Miss Farnum was in silver brocade made on straight lines, the skirt slightly draped at one side and held by a rosette of dark red velvet, long ends of the velvet falling below the hem, and she wore a dia- mond necklace and ornament on her bodice. Mrs. Barnett was in a bronze sequin dress, with which she wore a diamond tiara. Col. Willlam E. Hor- ton, U. 8. A., made the introductions. Pageant Wax Beautiful. The pageant, “The Feast of Pros- perity.” written by Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, in collaboration with Mrs. L. Pugh, was surpassingly beauti- ful. It deeply impressed not only the delegates. but the others present, and was effectively executed. The inci dental songs by Miss Elisabeth How- ry, accompanied by Miss Katharine RIggs on the harp, and the dances of Joy 'by pupils of Miss Caroline Mec- Kinley were particularly attractive. A number of well known members of the younger set appeared in the cast of ‘the pageant. Loud applause greeted their appearance in the sym- bolic gifts of the various nations rep- resented at the conference. *Amer- ica” was strikingly portrayed by Miss Anne Gordon, ~daughter of Mrs. George Barnett, who had as attend- ants Miss Franc Hampson, Miss Olyve Graef, Miss Janet Moffett and Miss Elaine English of Philadelphia. Among the other groups were: France, which was impersonated by Miss Margaret Harding, Miss Anne Hamlin and Miss Alice Harding as attendants; Holland by Miss Betty Grove, with the following attendants: Miss Adelaide Tuttle, Miss Zilla McDougal and Miss Eliza- beth Deeble; England. Mfs. Cromwell Brooks of Jacksonville, Fla.; “Happi- ness,” Mrs. Caldwell Haynes, niece of Mrs. Charles B. Howry; Belgium, Mis: Katharine Hitchcock,” attended by Miss Denys, Miss Townsley and Miss Lena Hitchcock: “Li of the Fu ture,” Miss Dorothy Dennett; “Peace, Miss _Lindsey Wood; “Prosperit. Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, with her nieces. M s Virginia . and Anna Herford; Portugal, Mrs. R. M. Kauff- mann, atterided by Miss Sara Latimer, Miss Messenger and Miss Handy: Italy, Miss Marcia Chapin, attended by Miss Celeste Crosby and Miss Ruth Donaldson; Japan, Miss Katherine Knight. Other 'characters were “Messenger.” iss “Wa T BALL AND PAGEANT) Brilliant Gathering at New Willard as Woman’s Founda- the am- bassador of Great Britain and Lady Geddes and many of the distinguished men and women here for the arms conference, diplomats and smart soc- lety folk attended the beautiful ball with | S S Plenty Coups. (Courtesy TWENTY-FIVE HURT IN“L" TRAIN CRASH Rear-End Collision Blamed on Dense Fog—Several Se- riously Injured. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 17.—Twenty- five persons were injured, two of them iprobably fatally, this morning, two five-car elevated trains, 10op bound from the West Side, were {wrecked in a rear-end collision at the !Crawford avenue station, on the Oak| Park line. Three steel coaches were demol- lished and several victims pinned be- neath the wreckage. Firemen with acetylene torches cut through the twisted metal to reach them. Cars Telescope The first train was Crawford avenue station when a speeding five-car, all-steel express dashed out of the fog and crashed through the rear of the car ahead. Two heavy steel cars were telescoped. Most of the seriously injured were in these coaches. . Three hundred passengers in other leaving the i MOKES PIPE OF PEACE IN ACKNOWLEDG ™ Rodman Wanamaker. PLEDGE FOR EFFICIENCY TO BE DEMAND OF UNION Federal Employes’ Organization Will Require That Members Co- Operate With Government. Future members of Federal Em- ployes' Union No. = will be required to take an oath pledging their full co-operation in the economy and effi- ciency program now being conducted throughout the government service. |, This amendment to the oath will be in full use shortly, it was understood today, and all present members, a well as new ones. will be asked to take it. It is n line with the stand taken by President William J. Hend when | Ficks of the local for a “fifty-fifty” r lation between service and cmployes. “Membership day” will he held next January 16, when a drive will be made to induce government workers to join Federal Employes’ Union, No. 2, al- ready the largest unit in the National Federation of Federal Employes. Plans were in_ process today to initiate action which will culminate in _“Membership day,” so that the rumerical strength of the umion may take a big jump on January 16 next. BLOODSHED MARKS PRINCE'S INDIA VISIT Indinn chief. who paid tribute to unkmown Ameriean at Arlington, on behalf of the Crow Indians, and Gen. Diaz, commander-in-chief of the Itali ¥enterdny, Investing him with all the Indian regalla a the Crow nation adopted into Photo by Underwood & Underwood.) ASKS FOR SUPPLIES ASCARSTIAS T Senator France Says Needy Abroad and Business at Home Would Gain. to the suffering people of the coun tries where there is now economi distress and the way characterizes the bill he has intro ch surplus sup: Army and Ship not needed by othe: to countrie: turning over of su plies of the Navy. ping Board as ar government department where they are considered necessary to avert famine and suffering. Competition in Market. It wuas pointed out by Senato France that the great amount of un isold_surplus foodstuffs, which are in deteriorating, is a sourc to agricultural, in d business interests. chants in some cases, afraid to buy goods which they may be forced to sell in competition with the government goods. while canners fear to contract for crops, believing that the surplus canned supplies may be dumped on the market. se goods of outside of Senator France heesn Ohuse,” or A “Christmas gift" from Uncle Sam famine—particularly Russia, China and the near east—Iis Senator France of Maryland duced in the Senate providing for the Mer- he said, cars were thrown to the floors and showered with broken glass. Many | suffered minor cuts and bruises, but {were able to proceed on other trains after receiving first aid. The more seriously injured were re- moved by firemen to a nearby restau- rant, where napkins were used for emergency bandages while awaitin, the arrival of physicians and am- bulances. Demonstration Marks Pro-| cession in Bombay—700- Dead at Pandikkad Post. By the Associated Press. BOMBAY, India, November 17.-Ce- incident with a procession escorting the Prince of Wales through the city of Bombay today, serious disturbances oc- first train, was pinned under the curred in the .nalive qual.'l!‘r. attributed wreckage for more than an hour, un- |b¥ the authorities to agitation by fol- til firemen obtained torches and cut|-nonco-operationist” leader, resulting in through the mass of twisted steel ! a number of casualties, cortends, nd to stabilize ss, reassure manufacturers, i employment, relieve the gov- rnment of storage charges and rents. rel for productive work a large corps of Army officcrs and _employes who have been in charge of the sur- plus goods, and would have a whole- some effect ally Predicts General Approval. Adoption _of the measure, in the opinion _of Senator France, would arouse the interest and enthusiasm of business men. manufacturers and the workers of the country, because they would instantly recognize the fact that the bill would remove depres; ing and demoralizing factors which Two May Die. Patrick McGuire, a guard on the — MENT OF INDIAN HONORS BRITISH NAY NCH JAPAN PACT - Land Arms Issue. Likely to Be Turnen' Over to League of N'ations. BY DAVID LAWAIENCE. Great Britain expects ta' answer the American desire for an at\-ogation of the Anglo-Japanese alliamée With & concrete proposal that a newhtreaty or agreement be substituted, whith shall be signed not only by Englamd and Japan, but by all the nations intarest- ed in guaranteeing the “open dooe” In China. Whether such a convention shoudd contaln an absolute guarantee of the territorial Integrity and administra- tive independence of China or wheth- er the same object would be achieved by pledges to respect China’s political independence 1s still a matter of de- bate. But the big fact is that enough confidence as to the probable solution of the question prevails as to lead the American delegation to show a will- Ingness to sign the agreement on a reduction of naval armament without waiting - for the adjustment of far eastern questions. British policy on the Anglo-Japa- nese alliance is revealed by Arthur James Balfour, who make it plain that the Anglo-Japanese alliance would be superflous if all the powers entered into an agreement with respect to the far east covering substantially the same points as were in the alliance. Mr. Balfour realizes that the word “alli- ance” is objectionable to American opinion, and therefore the talk. now of an"“agreement.” Brifisk Are Pussled. Whether the oonclusions reached should be cmbodied in a treaty to be submitted to the American Senate or whether an exchange of notes at this conference would be sufficiently bind- ing is puzzling the British, who have seen the United States make execu- tive agreements only to Lave them repudiated by the Senate. The influence at the moment, how- ever, of President Harding and Secre- tary Hughes with the American Senate is such that an agreement maxds this conference stands a very good chance of being ratified by the Senate, particu- larly as Senator Underwood, leader of the democrats, could marshal enough votes to assist in getting the Deoes- sary two-thirds for ratification. Incidentally the Chinese proposals bave in the main produced a favorabls impression. It is realized that mamy o |truth is the Chinese were expected lo ask for a great deal more. Their pro- posals are couched in language which many British and American officials think is an_augury of a successful outcome of the far eastern part of the conference. League May Get Land Issue. As for land armaments, there is a movement afoot to transfer the entire question to the league of nations. This originates out of a_chance re- mark of a member of the British dele- gation, who, in discussing the que: tion of land armaments, pointed out significantly that the league of na- tions already has a commission at work on land and armament. Inasmuch as both the United States and Great Britain_have reduced their armies to a relatively small size, the question largely affects nations in continental Europe. President Harding considers the league of nations to be a useful body for the settlement of purely Eu- ropean questions, and Ambassador Harvey, America's representative on the supreme council, did not express any objection when' the same group of powers as are now represented here formally referred the Silesian dispute to the league of nations. It would not be surprising to see the problem of land armaments passed on to the league of nations, with America silently assenting. Unless such a_course is chosen tha land armament problem is confidently expected by members of various del- egations here to open up all sorts of European questions, especially rep- arations and security for France from a possible German invasion. High administration officials have on one occasion lately indicated that it might be wise for the United States r s r e tmeasure. OFFER|CLASSIFYING BILL MAY BE UP TODAY Chairman Lehlbach Seeking to Have Further Consider- ation in House. Chairman Lehlbach of the House committee on reform in the civil serv- ice, and author of the reciassification bill, which has been the subject of de- bate in the House during the last two days, is hopeful of getting this meas- ure up for consideration in the House again late this afternoon. The reclassification bill business had to give away today o that the House could have an oppor- tunity to vote on the maximum sur- provision in the general tax s unfinished Owing to parliamentary tactics ye: tarday the House had only reached the second section of the Lehlbach bill for amemdment before adjournment. Cause for Delay. Charges by leading members of the appropriztions committee that dele- rating large powers to the budget bureau int allocating government em- ployes and determining thelr salaries would deprive Congress of its legis- lative authorl'y and check on expen- ditures d, action upon the Lehl- bach bill yesterday. Representative Will R. Wood o) Indiana, republican, and Representative Thomas U. Sisson ppi, demoerat, led this fight. - alded by Representatives . democrat: Begs wublican, and Black of ¥ Byrns « of Ohio Texas, d tactics consumed most of the t ¢ afternoon. By a vote of 32 lo 26, the House ac- cepted an amendment offered by Rep- points will have to be discussed, but the\| 4 00 resentative Wood which requires the head of each department in allocat- jng positions and determiming rates of compensation, subject to revision by the bureau of the budget, to act under such rules and regulations as the President may prescribe.” Money Must Be Provided. The House also approved another amendment offered by Representative Black which provides that in no case shall the compensation of an employe be increased unless Congress shall have provided the necessary monc After a sharp contest with Repr sentative Lehlbach, Representative Begg succeeded in having an amend- ment adopted, 51 to 40, which struck out the clause specificaily eliminatir the public school teachers in the Dis- trict from the provisions of the re- classification measure. During de- Repres ve Begg charged 1hat the reclassification measure gave mare consideration to keepers at the Z%o than to school teachers. He sald, £ this measure is a_good thing for DM@ clerical force, for the ad- ministxative force, for the police de- partmeiNy for the fire department, for the cus ns of the various build- ings and \wstitutions in those build- ings, why 18 it not a good thing for the public stbool teachers, who have the custody @f the children of the town @uring fhe period from six years of age uhtil they have com- pleted their schowing? I can see no serious objection (0 _putting this measure through, inN.luding the teach- ers, and 1 say to Wou that if you adopt my amendmens you will have included the school tedvhers in the benefits of the hill. “When the proper time the classification, 1 shall ffer an- other amendment to put in thy words ‘teachers, supervisor, superinte;dent in the proper c cation, but the only reason why vou shouid not do it is because it will put the schou! teachers on a par with the keeperd of museums, with the Keepers of the Rock Creek Park Zoo. and it will put them on a par. as far as salaries are concerned, with the garbage cleaners and sweepers in the market place and in the morgue. It will put them on a par in salaries with the clerks in the offices of the various departments in Washington. and it will put the supervising force of t public schools on a par with the he of departments that may haye or twenty people under them. That is one reason why you should not do it. 1t will increase the salaries of tive public school teachers. Plea for Justice. “I simp! want to cast my vote comes for to find a way to relieve France of} her army burdens, and this has been | taken to mean that America might, tionkeeper in the police department Jan- | Miss Pauline Graef uary 5, 1881, a month before he reached | Ada Townsend: “Sorrow his~ majority. His father, the late|gerode Andrews; “Avarice, are causing distress, and at the same time these goods would be a priceless ‘baon to the unhappy sufferers in other plates and beams. He may die. Wil-| = The procession itself, however, was liam_Griffin, who was riding on the|not marred by any untoward incident. Maurice | platform with McGuire, suffered a along the line of justice. There is nothing in the world that will make in the west and south of Ire- nd. fore Col. Gretton moved his reso- 1iflon the conference adopted a reso- lution expressing satisfaction that re- form of the house of lords would be the subject of a measure at the next session of parliament. This was followed by the presenta- tion, by Lord .Faraham and Gen. Prescott Decie, of the case agalnst negotiations with the Sinn Fein on be- half of that section of the southern 1rish unionists opposed to the policy of Lord Midleton and his party, who are in disagreement with the Ulster demand for separate dominions for north and south Ireland. The speakers contended that “peace purchased from the Sinn Fein by the Weakness of the government” would ontain no element of permanence. Col. Gretton, In moving his resolu- tion and referring to a_proposed amendment by Sir Laming Worthing- ton-Evans, secretary for war, wish- ing success to the Irish peace nego- tiations, said that the ‘“watering down" of the motion would ultimately Jead to the disintegration and de- struction of the conservative-unionist Bty We must accept the Irish confer- nce as an accomplished fact,” he said, but it is a hopeless enterprise u less one side or the other is prepared 10 sacrifice something vital." ASKS FOR SUPPORT OF THE RED CROSS Necessity for hearty support of the Red Cross roll call and immediate co- operation by renewing memberships was pointed out to Waskingtonians today in a statement by Edward A. Mitchell, chairman of the roll call for the District. “The excellent work which has been done Dby the District of Columbta Chapter during the last year,” said Mr. Mitchell, “should prove an in- centive to the people of Washington to come forward willingly and spon- taneously and contribute to this worthy cause. If the District of Columbia suffered a catastrophe such as an influenza -epidemic, the first organisation to be on the job would be the Red Cro: ‘The District of Columbia Chapter is thoroughly organized to meet such an emergency, but, like any other organization, it cannot ex- ist without the support of the cit- izens, who will be the first to look to it in times of distress. ~ Contributions of memberships can be sent or brought to headquarters, 1414 F street.” Among the auxiliary and committe chairmen in charge of booths at the various office building: theaters, hotels and governmental departments Lieut. James W. Gessford, was in the February 8, 1892, a private of class No. 1 giving him an increased remuneration, and & promo- tion to class 2 came three months later. He was promoted to the rank of acting sergeant July 1. 1899, and was made full sergeant July 1. 1901. The next day he was made lieutenant and the following day he was given a captaincy. Five years later, July 1, 1906, he was given the position of inspector, and August 10, 1919, he was given the additional title of assistant superin- tendent, holding the position until after the death of Maj. Raymond W. Pullman, when, on August 19, 1920, he was chosen to fill the position of superintendent of police. Member of Many Orders. Maj. Gessford is a member of Mount Pleasant Chapter, No. 13, R. A. M.: Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 33, F. A. A. M.; Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and are: Mrs. Charles Denby, Mrs. Thomas | ‘Washington. Miss Sophie Casey, Mrs. John Hone, Miss Katherine Douge “Mrs. Charles Forster, Mrs. Henry H. B. Dixon, Mrs. Frances Hiller, Mra. M. Chamberlin, Mrs. W. E. Morsell, Mrs. F. R. Eaton, Mrs. P. T. Dodge, . Mrs. Isaac Littell, Mrs. F. A. Evarts, : Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Mrs. A. E. + Ntahl. Mrs. E. Swaveley, Mrs. Charles }Lynch, Mrs. J. H. Fishback, Mr: : Elizabeth G. Woodward, Mrs. H. P. Mcintosh, Mrs. D. C. Ravenel, Mrs. Mary Hanvey, Mrs. Lawrence Heap, , Miss -Miriam Eastman, Miss Masie Joastman, rs. C. E. La Vigne, Mrs. Van Ness Fauth, Mrs. Helen W. Clark, _ Mrs. Virginia Green, Mrs. Clars Chap- pelle. Mrs. John Dayton, Mra. Charles, »?,mmv_ and Miss Harveg 'on_December 5" Board of Trade. He has a wife and eight children, five daughters and three sons. One son, Capt. Richard S. Gessford. served overseas during the war and was severely wounded in Ar- gonne Forest. He returned home after the war and was married in Louisville, Kv., three weeks ago. The Columbia Federation of Baptist Churces today adopted a resolution deprecating “the attacks from cer- tain quarters on our efficient super- intendent of police, Maj. Gessford,' and expressing ‘“confidence in his ad- ministration of police affairs in the District of Columbia.” . NO PROBE BY CONGRESS. Police and Fire Departments Held to Be Efficient. There is to be no congressional in- vestigation of the police and fire de- portments of the District of Columbia at this session of Congreses. At an executive session of the special sub- committee of the House District com- mittee, headed by Representative Fred M. Zihlman of Maryland, it was agreed that both departments are per- forming efficient work, considering the circumstances, and that the best thing that the District committee can do is to endeavor to secure for them better equipment and a larger work- ing force. Following the executive session to- day Chairman Zihlman gave out the following prepared statement: “It is the opinfon of the subcommit- tee appointed -to investigate police and_fire departmeénts of the District of Calumbia that both forces are per- forming efficient work under the cir- cumstances and in view of the fact that both departments are under- manned and in need of additional per- sonnel and equipment. ““The subcommittee is anxious to co- operate in raising the standard of ef- ficiency and in assisting the :Com- missioners and the departments in se- curing the quotas of officers and such equipment-as is needed for adequate protection of life and property and such as the people have a right to expect in the National Capital. “In_view of the abeence of Con- gressman Fitzgerald (of Ohio), who i9 the author of the resolution, our committee will delay further hearings in order to give Mr. Fitzgerald an opportunity of coming before ' us. And. with the further view of giving the Commissioners and the depart- ment ample opportunity ‘of reporting as to the needs of ‘the department and csuses of the traffic jam last Friday. “Na._further action will be taken until the reconvening of Congrees| N * Arthur Whit Miss Elizabeth Howry; ppiness.” Miss Mary Schultz Marian Chace; Time,” Dennis Connell, and marshals. Mrs, Gaynor. Miss Schreiner. Mis Bache, Mr. Donaldson and Mr. Snyder. Headed China Group. Miss Betty Burnett-headed the China group for the pageant, and had Miss Peggy Mann and Miss Elizabeth Zol ney with her. Miss Isabelle May di rected the France group, Miss Glady Hinckley the English group. The Misses Bristed. daughters of Mrs Charles Astor Bristed of New York, were in_the'French group, and Miss Elaine Sullivan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Suilivan of Radnor, Pa., was in the English group. Many Box Partles. The ambassador of Peru and Senora de Pezet were honor guests of Mrs. George D. Hope, who entertained at dinner preceding the ball. Her other guests were Senator Samuel M. Short- ridge, former Governor and Mrs. Joseph W. Folk, Mrs. H. P. Wilson and Jarvi: I )’ {Gen. Babbitt. Senator and Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes had with them the minister of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Mme. Grouitch, their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Matthews of Buf. falo, and Col. and Mrs. Charles Pat- terson. Senator and Mrs. Keyes enter- tained their guests at dinner preced- Ing the ball Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun entertained a large party and also a party of younger peo- ple for Mrs. Calhoun’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and. Mrs. P. Arthur Drury, jr. Among _ the guests were Senator and Mrs. Oscar Underwood, Senator and Mrs. Wil- liam H. King, the counselor of the French embassy, Prince de Bearn: Mrs. James McDonald and her house guest, Mrs. Francis Burrall Hoffman of New York; Mr. and Mrs. William Eric Fowler, Mrs. James Francis Sul- livan of Philadelphia and Mrs. Emer- son Howe of New York, house guests ; of the hosts; Maj. Van Lennop. Mr. Leander McCormick-Goodhart, Mr. H. G. Wells and Mr. Archibald Wells. The company dined with Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun preceding the ball. Stephen B. Elkins entertained in her box Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, Princess Cantacuzene. Princess Ber- tha Cantacuzene, Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Arthur Lee and Miss Julia Thompson. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood had among her guests her nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Hokan Steffanson, and Mrs. Alfred Hawes of New York and Miss Mary Morgan. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett had among her guests her spn-in-law and daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Er- win; .Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, Mrs. Edward Porcher and Miss, Myrtis Porcher. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reid Yates had in their box the special assistant at- torney general and Mrs. Charles F. Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. George Oakley Totten, Miss Mary Sanger, Mrs. Julian Carter of Baltimore, Col. William E. Horton, Mr. Arthur C. Pickering and Mr. William Bowie Clarke, all of ‘whom were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Yates before going to the ball. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kauffmann en- tertained at dinner at the foundation preceding the ball. Their guests, who accompanied them to the ball, cluded the charge d’'affaires of the Bulgarian legation, Dr. P. Lessinoff; Judge and Mrs. T. T. Ansberry, Mrs. Norman Scott of Ewvanston, IlL; Col. and Mrs. Clarence Richmond Day, Capt. and Mrs. Paul Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Kauffmann, Gen. William Mitchell, Capt. - Winant Johngn. crushed leg and also may die. Officials of the elevated lines said, after an investigation, that the motor- first train because of the dense fog jand mist. BYRNE WILL PROBATED. Army Officer Divided Up His Prop- erty—Terms of Allen Will. The will of Brig. Gen. Charles C. Byrne, who died November 8, has been filed for probate. His cash in pos- session and in_bank is given to his daughter, Mrs. Marjorie C. Lethbridge. A cousin, Anais F. Byrne, is to have certain personal property and prem- ises 2316 19th street northwest. A nurse, Cora Shaic, is left $500. remaining estate is devised to the National Savings and Trust Company in trust to pay $500 annually to a sister-in-law, Annie Cook, and the re- maining income to the daughter of the testator. By the terms of the will of Andrew H. Allen, who died November 15, Helen C. Palmer is given $2,000; Ade- laide - and [Frances Lawrence, each $1,000; William McNeir, Louis and Mabel Pennington, each, $1,000; Emily 8. Knight, Anne Bradley, Sarah F. Schroeder and Mary A. Swann. each, $500. The Boy Scouts of America are also to have $300. The remaining es- tate is to be distributed among Anne D. Duane and Howard Duane, each, one-tenth; Gertrude Griffiths and Ma- rian Wendell, each, three-tenths, and ‘Harvard “University, one-fifth for scholarships in its academic depart- ment. " Jtrol of India must be continued INDIAN REBELS KILLED. “Father | 127" 0f the express failed to see the | By the Associated Prews. DELHI, India, November 16.—Nearly seven hundred Moplah rebels were killed in an attack on the Pandikkad ! post, which was repulsed by the Gurkha garrison. numbered 2,000. One British officer and three men were Killed and 3% wounded. Reports of this and other clashes show that the rebels are using ar- tillery. One gun was captured at Pandikkad, while five were taken in the operations northeast of Calicut. Strikers Injure Police. LONDON, November 16.—The Brit- ish_deputy commissioner in Calucutta and ninetcen policemen were injured tramway strikers. according to offi- cial advices. Several of the rioters were also injured. No shots were fired. REVOLT HELD IMPOSSIBLE. By the Associated Press. DETROIT. Mich., November 16.—Be- lief that there is no foundation for rumors of an impending revolution in India was expressed by Bishop H. Lester Smith of India, one of the speakerssat today's session of the national con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Lack of friendship between the Mohammedans and Hindus would tor_\dd to prevent such a movement, he said. Bishop Smith declared English c anarchy is to be averted “The beginning of Indian develop- ment,” Bishop Smith said, The Moplah force | i The | while suppressing a riot led by the| 4 | ‘it now is meeting, at Asheville, ) lands who will perish from the lack Lof them. CONVENTION WiLL DRAW 3000 T0CITY U. S. Chamber of Commerce to Hold Big Meeting Here Next Spring. After a period of about five years the United States Chamber of Com- merce has determined to hold its an- nual convention mext spring in this city. Information of the decision of the executive committee of the chamber to Mold the meeting here in May was received at the headquar- ters of the Chamber of Commerce of this city. It was in the form of a telegram from D. A. Skinner, secre- tary of the national chamber, to A. C. Seymour, secretary of the local chamber. The executive committee C. he local chamber have with officers of the Officials of th been working “was in|national chamber at the Washington Christian teaching, and Christian faith joffices for some time to make satis- Capt. Martin F. Scanlon, U. S. A., and Mr. Herbert C. Hengstler. Mrs. Charles Wheeler had with_her Mrs. George L. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Owen, Mrs. Mary Roberts Rhinehart, Mrs. George Barnett, Capt. Henry Mustin and Col. William E. Horton. Mr. and Mr= Dean Caldwell enter- tained in their box Lieut. Commander and Mrs. C. W. Bunker, Mr. and Mrs. John I Cassidy, Mrs. Hill, Miss Esther Prager, Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. L'Oier and_Mr. Ralph Keely. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard B. Jones had with them Senator and Mrs. Andrieus A. Jones, Mrs., Merssnor, house guest of Senator amd Mrs. Jones; former Senator and Mrs. Thomas P. Gore and former Senator Hoke Smith. Mrs. Thomas® Stephens had among her guests Col and Mrs. Robinson Downey,and Mrs. Oakey Hall of New York. Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee entertained a company at dinner preceding the ball, her guests including Mrs. E. R. Cul- ver, Maj. and :Mrs. John Greeley, Maj. and Mrs. John C. Montgomery, Mrs. John Allan.Daugherty, Col. D. ‘W. Hand, Col.C. C. Collins and Mrs. de Buenayvista. | Mr. and Mrs. Beale R. Howard en- tertained in their box Miss May Adams, Mrs. George C. Howland, Mrs. Buchanan Merryman, Miss Nan Young and Mr. George Bond Cochran. Judge and .) Charles B. Howry entertained at dihmer preceding the Ball, their guests: including’ Senator Thomas . J. “Walsh, Mrs. Caldwell Haynes of Jacksomville, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. “Henry lllea.l fi;‘ Iul;fd Mflnlln. }frm ‘Thomas. ys_Hinckley, Miss Howry, Maj.; Wilfrid Blant, Mr. Hamilton_Gordon,'Mr. de Buenavista and Mrg Perty Atherton of Boston. Mr, and- M¥s. Erhest G. Walker had with them Representative and Mrs. Royal Johnson, Admiral and Mrs. Stroth&t Smith. “ChPL. and MT& Joer-1no favors because my face is white"| abou nes and Mr, Walker, zon of the hosts. and education that grows out of it is the only influence that will bring intel- lectual and spiritual freedom to the countr COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS IN SESSION Following the reading of the report of the committee to nominate'a new executive board, announcement of place and preachers for the 19: meeting of the Columbia Associatio of Baptist Churches was made by J W. Many, chairman, at the early Ses- sion of the organization at the Metro- politan Baptist Church, 6th and A streets northeast, today. The convention will be held at the Temple Baptist Church, and W. S. Abernethy of the Calvary Baptist Church will be the preacher for the sessions. Rev. W. C. Scott will act as alternate. 3 N The doctrinal. sermon will be de- livered by Re W. R. Flannagan, with Rev. R. M. Japhet as alternate. Reports of standing committees will consume the major portion of today’s sessions, and tonight Rey. John C: Ba]l will call the roil of the, Baptist young people's societies of the as- saqciation, when & two-minute inspira- tional address will be delivered by a selected speaker ‘from each church represented in the association. ; Th principal speaker at this session will be Rev.’ Willidm E, Chahmers, who will take as his theme, “Baptist Young People and the Conference on the Limitation of Armament.’ In an address on “The World's for Brotherhood”.at last night’s ses- sion, Rev. Jemes H. Franklin declared that the thing that stamds.across the. path of the progress df America “is this damnable race préjudice. I want saiG Dr. Fraukla, factory arrangements so that the an- nual conventions of the national body could be brought back to Wash- ington. Convention Hall Secured. The national chamber has always been desirous of holding all of its conventions in this city, because the headquarters are here and. it is the center of governmental activities. Hut the difficulty to date has been the matter of accommodations. Mr. Seymour said today that Con- vention Hall can be secured for the meetings, and also, as suggested by the national:chamber officials, satis- factory arrangements can be made with_one or two of the large thea- ters here for the holding of day meet- ings. 1t is planned to improve sémewhat the acoustics of convention hall by the installation of amplifiers. In this connection Mr. Sevlmour pointed out that the national chamber never gave up Washington as its permanent con- vention city because of any expense in- volved, but only on account of the diffi- culty of obtaining satisfactory con- vention facilities. This now has been cleared up by the Convention Hall and fheater arrangement. 3,000 Rooms Guaranteed. Hotel arrangements have been com- pleted to the extent that the local hotel managers have guaranteed those in charge of .the.meeting -a total of 3,000 raoms, with the stipulation that more could be given if needed. __Mr. Seymour pointed out that the dacision.of the executive committee to hold the next meeting here was. an im- bring. to . the -Capital city the “leading business . men - of the country, and t 5,000 visitors. who waould spend s Liiween $559,000 and 3400000, *.poflzn’. matter to Washington. It will after all, participate in a discussion of land armament as well as the stability of Europe from an economic rather than a political viewpoint. The attitude of the American delega- tion, however, is to settle one thing at a time, and nail it down. Thu the momentum given the naval arma ment_proposals is such that every energy is being exerted to reach an early agreement, irrcspective of every. ithing else. Under the stimulus of such_an accomplishment. the Ameri- can delegates are represented as feel- ing sure the far eastern questions would be as effectively adjusted, Land armament problems will. of course, be discussed by Premier Br and at an open session, but it be- gins ‘to look_doubtful whether the | subject will be exhaustively consid- jered unless the naval armament and far eastern problems are out of the way more quickly than is expected. (Copyright, 1921.) TOLOWEST BIDDER Three D. C. Bankers Get Court Right to Intervene in School Building Dispute. Henry H. McKee, president of the National Capital Bank; John C. Yost, president of the East Washington Savings Bank, and Lewis Flemer, di- rector of the National Capital Bank, as taxpayers on real and persomal property in Washington, today applied to the District Supreme Court to be|system, permitted to intervene in the injunc- tion proceedings brought against the District Commissioners by George Hy- man, whose bid for the erection of the Eastern High School building was re- jected. Justice Bailey permitted the taxpayers to intervene. Former Com- missioner W. Gwynn Gardiner pre- sented the petitions to the court. Cor- poration Counsel Stephens offered no objection to the petitions. President McKee says he has no in- terest in any bidder, but objects to the Commissioners awarding the con- tract to otherithan the lowest bidder and thereby “destroying many thou- sand dollars of the taxpayers’ money.” He says he has investigated the stand- ing of Contractor Hyman and believes he is responsible. ‘He opposes the awarding of a con- tract involving a million dollars to other than the lowest bidder. President Yost and Mr. Flemer file 2 joint petition, setting forth similar objection as taxpayers to the award- ing of the contract at-a higher figure than made by Hyman. If the Com- missioners are to have discretion with reference to letting of contrdets, they assert, “the doors will* be ‘left open to fraud and competitive bidding will be dizcouraged to the great injury of the District and its taxpayers.” Mr. Yost tells the court he is seven- ty years old and recails the changing of the local form of government when it was well known that it was the intent of Congress “to avoid a repeti- tion pf what was then going on with reference to the jack of, competitive ‘hidfllnk for tontracts in.'the District of Col > NSISTCONTRAGT GO me give more preference to a ste- nographer in some man'’s office than I would to a teacher in a school. Who gives the most serious consideration to the job? I do not mean to say an thing derogatory to the office man or ce gmirl. and 1 do not want rks to be construed in that ¥ close their office desks k and go home, without while there is not a_school who can do that a care, teacher in the cit thing. They must take their work home with them. THey must work at must prepare their next for the bovs and girls. work eternally on the job. vet these proposed salary sched- as 1 said yesterday, for these nge from $1,800 to $7.200 for ss of government employes whose duties are no more onerous than those of teachers, who receive but $1,200 to $1,440. In the high school they get as high as §2.240 for class B. and in class A, 00. 1 _want to know the justice in paying the high school teacher « anaximum salary_of 00 a vear and the office man $5,000 for doing less arduous work? U. S. BUSINESS LEADERS DEMAND CLASSIFICATION Members of the House today re- ceived letters from the United States Chamber of Commerce, stating that the membership of the chamber, made up of commercial and industrial or- ! ghnizations, has voted overwhelming- Tin faxor of reclassification of gov- ment workers. EY’F;'P letters state that because the matter fs before Congress at this {ime in an active way, “we bespeak vour earnest consideration of the re- port and principles advocated by our members.” Calling attention to the report sub- mitted to members last April. the hamber states that by polling_ its members it found that its member- sh “By a vote of nearly seventy to one approved of recasting the present under which the personnel of the federal service is secured. y a vote of nearly forty to one recommended adequate and uniform pay, under essentially like tonditions, as a fundamental principle. “By a vote of twenty-three to one rccommended that reclassification should be installed by the Civil Service Com- mission and the budget bureau and current correction made by Congress, aided by these agencies. “By a vote of nearly forty to one recommended that promotion should be given statutory recognition as a preferred method for filling vacancles —with lines of promotion clearly 4 fined and_promotion made upon of proved merit, under civil service regulations.” —_— OFFICIALS TO BE GUESTS. District officials and thein families will be guests at the presentation of the musical comedy, “A Buck on Leave,” tomorrow night at the Shubert-Garrick Theater. Those who will occupy boxes with their families are Commissioners Rudolph, Oyster and Keller. The play is being presented all thix week, under .the joint auspices of the Rainbow Division veterans of the District of Columbia and Vincent E. Costello Post, the American Legion. for the benefit of their comrades in distress. One hundred and fifty disabled veterans from the Walter Reed, Naval and ‘other hospitals were Bus sse eucyt last night.