Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1922, Page 2

S P Leaders in Membership.. Drive of the Fedenlz;’ . YESTERDAY. ' PROMINENT . VISITORS - AT WHITE HOUSE SOON T0 BE WORSE Grades to Add to pon- gestion. [PLAN AFTERNDON CLASSES BUSY OND.C. PROBLEMS Auto Parking, Hént Board and Utility Rates to Ocoupy Commissioners. . FARE QUESTION UP AGAIN Though Opposed to System, Officials Bee It as Only Way to Take Care of 758 New Pupils. Congestion in the Washington high schools is destined to become more serious at the beginning of the sec- ond semester, February 1, when the eighth grades of the elementary schools promote their pupils to the senior institutions. Figures compiled . by school au- thorities last night show that 1,033 eighth grade pupils will be promoted to the high schools at the close of the present semester. Only ap- proximately 275 students ‘will be graduated from the high schools, making the net increase in enrol ment 758, | The ever increasing size 'of the student bodies of the high schools, With no added facilities, already has resulted in the institution of the double-shift system, causing many students to be given part-time in- struction. To provide accommoda- Little Chance of Return to Five Cents When Present Rule Ex- pires March 1. The next six weeks will be a busy period for the board of District Com- misstoners, judging from the schedule of work mapped out for them. Here are a few of the more im- portant questions they will be called upon to take up during that time: Adoption of new regulations for the parking of automobiles in the downtown section. Preparation of a report to Congress on the bill to continue the rent com- mission until® 1924. Fixing of rates for telephone, gas and street car gervice. Auto Rales Up Soonm. The proposed parking rules drafted by a committee of citizens have been studied by Commissioners Oyster and Rudolph and will be taken up at a board meeting as soon as Engineer Commissioner Keller has had un op- portunity to become fumiiiar with { tions 1or the freshmen, who enter the them. Much of Col. Keller's time has | {hugn scnools in February, school ofti- been taken up recently testifying be- | clitis “nave uccwcu o increase ne number of atternoon classes. Opposed to Afternoon Classes. " School officiale are strongly opposed to afternoon classes for several rea- sons, but point.out that no other plan can be devised under the circui stances to accommodate the new stu- dents. One of the outstanding dis- | advantages of .the afternoon classes, according to the officials, is that it ‘works a hardship on the boys who are employed after school hours, be- cause these classes in some schools do not dismiss until 5 o'clocl other disadvantage is that it is vir- tually impossible to recruit the new boy students into the cadet corps. The cadet drill usually begins about 2:30 ¢'clock, and in order for school authorities to allow boys to enroll in the soldier-student body they would have to be excused from some of their classes. 2 Of the students to be graduated from the high schools at the midvear com- mencement cxercises, whicn will be- . latter part of this month, Central will turn out the largest num- ber. According to the tentative fig- ures of the school officials 85 stu- dents will be given diplomas at Cen- tral. fore the House committee handling the Distriot appropriation bill. { The Commissioners regard the life of the rent commission as So im- portant an issue as to warrant the holding of a public hearing in the district bullding at 10:30 o'clock on the morning of January 18. Of the three rate cases pending the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company’s case probably will be taken up first. The company estimated a few days ago that it had earned ap- proximately 5.87 per cent on its valua- tion during the last culendar vear. The commission in the past has re- garded 6 per oent as a reascnable re- turn. Existing telephone rates ex- pire on Fobruary 28. Car Fares Uncertain. The street car fare question prob- ably will be taken up before gas rates are considered. The existing rate of fare expires March 1, whereas the present gas rates continue until the meter reading period on March 18. It 1S too early to predict what the action of the commission will be on the fare question. The last order of the commission provided that on March 1, 1922, the fare would be re- stored automatically to 5 cents un- less otherwise ordered in the mean- time. It was said at the District building yesterday that there is no likelihood of “allowing the fare to go back to that figure under present conditions. Officials of the street rallway com- panies are not expected to make known their etand on the future rate of fare until they have an estimate of January operations. W. R. & E. Making Estimates. The directors of the Washington Railway and Electric Company will hold their annual meeting the latter part of this month, at which the fare question undoubtedly will be a live topic. The present fare of five tokens for 35 cents has been in effect since Sep- tember 1, but the W. R. and E., it was stated yesterday, has not estimated yet what the company's rate of re= turn has been during that time. In the past the utilities commission has excluded the company's Mary- Upper: CHARLES D. ANDERSON, Chairman central committee. Lower: MISS ROBERTA L. LINDSEY, Member of central committee. (Bachrach Photo.) UNION U, 5. CLERKS OPEN BONUS DRIVE Special Committee to Start Campaign for Members, to ! Support Pay Measure. Federal Employes' Union, No. 2, the largest organization of 'its kind in the country, composed of govern- ment workers in the departments | here, tomorrow launches an inten- | sive campaign for new members, as| part of the campaign of the National Federation of Federal Employes, of which it is a member, to retain the | bonus while Congress is cons:dering reclassification. The so-called bonus being due to the efforts of the National Federation of Federal Employes in the first place, union officials declare, and a reclas- sification bill being now halfway through Congress, it is up-to the em- Business High Second. ness High School follows with eight graduates, while Tech comes third with thirty-five. The number expected to graduate from the other high schools follow: Armstrong, twenty-five; Dunbar, sixteen; West- ern, ten. and Kestern. efgnt. Sighty s.udents will graduate fro the Junior high schools, sixty from Columbiu_and twenty from inc Shaw Wilson Normal School will have seven graduates. Final preparations for the com- mencement exercises will be made within the nsxt two weeks by school officials. "The dates for the com- mencement, together with the names of the school authorities who will preside at them. will be announced by the board of education at its special meeting Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Franklin School. ITHREATS ALLEGED i i H. H. RUFUS Of Danville, Ill, walked from there dent messages from the Danville mayor and other loeal notables. Dis- tance is estimated at 2.300 miles. (National Photo Pictures.) Cpper—Papal Delegate Bonzano, rumored to be the mext cardinal, and op Curley of Baltimore, shown leaving the White House after PRINCE TOKUGAWA, President of the Japanese house of yeers and member of the delegation attending the arms conference, call to bid President Hardiag farewell. He is leaving Wawhington today for Japan, T operations from consideration in [ ployes themselves to see that the $240 = {frequently over legal phases of the rate cases. so that it will be neces. bonus is not allowed to fal through. IN NEWBERRY FIGHT [Neuberry case. ‘and at times the coRLEY SEES PRESIDENT. sary for the company ‘ant Every Weorker. 3 {scene partook of the nature of a e e Maryland and District figures before courtroom rather than a legislative| Archbishop at White House, Gets special committee, headed by Charles D. Anderson, technical as- sistant in the bureau of construction and repair in the Navy Department, has spread a net to capture every Bovernment worker in Washington as a member of the Federal Employes' Union, in order that the work of re- taining the bonus and securing re- classification. may be shared by all, Assisting Mr. Anderson as members determine what rate of Continued ted at the hearing (Continued from First Page.) being able to fare will be reques next month. Cost of Ofl a Factor. As in previous hearings, the cost of ofl will be one of the foremost ques- tions in considering Wwhat rates should be fixed for gas after March 18. At present the company gets $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet for gas used ] . with sliding scale :1':;‘?;::;3 homes, seiness establish. | 0f bis central membership committee, P uantities. are Miss Roberta L. Lindsey, mana- Mirhe 22;:.'.“‘3::..,':":"‘1 28t have to|Eer of the claims section. diviston of worry about electric light rates im- mg"i -n_lg currency, who is president T oiately. since the present schedule |2 the Treasury branch of F T that company will remain in effect | Employes' Union, No. 2; vt until March 31. Glass, chlef of the clerical instruc- peatns INGOR T tion division of the public health SUICIDE LEAVES LETTER APOLOGIZING TO CORONER body, because of extended technical arguments. Senator Trammell later spoke for thirty minutes in denunciation of the claims for retention by Mr. Newberry of his seat, devoting his time largely to a review of the evidence in the court trial and Senate investigation. He declared that much of the testi- mony was so full of holes that it was ridiculous to claim it was true. “Money Everywhere.” Discussing the expenditures in the Michigan primary, Mr. Trammell as- serted that throughout the court and committee records alike ran a thread of “money, money everywhere, money from beginning to end. ““Th| oney was not used.” he con- tinued, “for legitimate purposes, but to do the very things which were for- bidden by the Michigan statutes. The senator from Missouri. Mr. Spencer, says there was nothing wrong in manner or morals. If there was nothing wrong in the Michigan case, then the floodgates must be opened.” The galleries ‘were crowded throughout the session, and among the many _onlookers were Senator Newberry's two sons;, while in another gallery sat Alfred Lucking, Henry Ford's counsel. Senator Townsend referred to the presence of Ford’s “paid agent” In his speecl and in that connection mentione reference by Senator Kenyon, re publican, Jowa, in a recent attack n Newberry. to the workings of a ocial lobby.” The senior Michigan senator declared he knew nothing of such a force, but added that he would rather be subjected to the influences of friendships than to that of “bitter partisanship and con- temptibla underhand "dealing.” Invitation to Golf Game. Archbishop Curley of Baltimore, who succeeded the late Cardinal Gib-| boms, called at the White House yester- @ay to pay his respects to the Presi- Gent. The archbishop was accom- panied yy Bishop Bonzano, papal delegate’to the United States. When asked whether there was anything other felicitations passed between him and the Pre: the archbishop smilingly an- swered the President had invited him to join in a golf game some time. The archbishop expifiained that he, like the President, is a golf enthusi- ast and never loses an opportunity to_play. The President also received Prince ‘Takugawa, one of the delegates to the arms conference, who made a courtesy call on the executive preparatory to leaving shortly for Japan. | —_— JOIN NATIONAL GUARD. Flur Men Added to Rolls—Notes of the Organigzation. Four men enlisted in the District National Guard during the past week, according to annouricement last night at guard headqquarters. They are: Bergt. A. L. Jorgensen, Lloyd L. Gib- Eon. Harry E. Eney and Douglas O. tarr. The annual dance of Company C of the Engineet Regiment wirl be held at the New Willard, January 28. In- vitations have been issued to all for- penditures, Senator Townsend, bang-| ing his desk, deciared: “There ‘were three candidates, all classed as milllonaires. 1 have heard ormer Gov. Osborn mentioned as poor Mr. Osborn, but I dp not believe he ! realized that, becawse he is very wealthy. So; is Mr, Newberry and so 1% Mr. Forar’ . Senator Townsend few men 4. the id there were United States as rich as Hepry (Ford. Asked which was the ‘Weultbler, Newberry or Osborn, Senator- Townsend waved away the question. A 3 “I don’t know anything about that,” he shouted. “When men get a rating as’ millionaires their wealth grows rapidly.in the public mind, But all of the candidates were rich. It was no campaign against a poor man. No poor man lost his. change, because there was no poor man in the race.” Evidence as to Expenditures. Taking up the evidence as to ex- penditures of which, he insisted, Sen- ator Newberry had no knowledge, Senator Townsend declared: “We all suffer from the acts of our fool friends. All of us here in this Senate have friends who do things for us which we do not know of or ap- prove.” v service, who 18 secretary of the scien- tific and technical section of union No. 2; Samuel C. Grosh, editorial clerk, bureau of soils, Department of Agriculture, chairman of the orga- nization committee of No. 2; Dr. Dan- iel J. Folkmar, statistical clerk in the census bureau, who is_ president of the commerce branch. The climax of the campaign will be reached on :an.uary 16, which is “membership ay”. Israel Essem, Aged Thirty, Found Hanging in Room—Despondent Over Poor Eyesight. 3 List of Branch Presidents. addressed to the 5 Leaving & letter adoree et for| . The branch presidents of Federal coroner apologizing, in effect, Employes’ Union, No. 2, who will head wthrusting upon you a duty beyond,;m the énembershlp drive in the di i r office requires” and: ferent departments, are as follow: that which you Bt ° | Treasury, Roberta L. Lindsey: public giving specific directions for the cre-| peajth, David R. Glass; internal rev- mation of his body. at his OwWn ex-:enue, N. M. Everett; general account- pense, lsrael Essem, thirty years!ing office, E. L. Scheufler; Veterans old, belleved to have been a former | Bureau, Charles C. Dunn; War, Pierre resident of Los Angeles, Calif., was| M. Kennerly; Post Office, S. E. Blas- found hanging by the neck in the] singha avy, C. D. Anderson; In- closet of his room at 614 G street| teri alter 1. Swanton; pension porthwest yesterday afternoon. Cor-| office, J. O'C. Roberts: patent office, oner Nevitt issued a certificate of | L. W. Worrell; St. Eilzabeth's, Roy suicjde. B. Holmes; Agriculture, Harry C. Townsend, speaking of the Mr. Fosem, in a hand and language | Graham; Commerce, Dr. Daniel F. : P Rownsend then told the Senate | mer members of the organization (o e, L ot and. education, | Bolkmar: standards, B. V. \Wells; |charges made against agents of thef MF: COWIRCT (LI, (org® talking | be present. Special souveniots have | cred 5in his letter that his death|coast and geodetic survey, D. P.|Newberry committee, said' he never|yith the “paid agent” .of. Mr. Ford in| been prepared. Plans for a reception and dance by Battery C, 110th Field Artillery, when 4t is mustered Into federal service a few weeks hence, were discussed at & meeting of the battery -last ‘Wednesday night. 1t is urged that every man connected with the organi- gation be at the armory next Wednes- day evening. Every effort is being put forth to get the battery re- crultxed and mugtered in by Febru- ary 1. Barnette; Labor, Carl V. Hookstadt; Justice, David D. Caldwell; State, Leonard M. Gardner; government printing office, John S. Driggers; In- terstate Commerce Commission, Paul P. Reiney; Library of Congress, H. 8. Parsons: Smithsonian Institution, L. L. Godbold; federal board for voca- tional education, Miss Tracy Copp; civil service commission, Miss Eliza- beth Downing; Federal Trade Com: mission, C. G, Farweil; employes’ com- pemsation commission, Miss Margaret D. Brightwell; National Training School for Boys, George Macombe Panama canal, Joseph E. Pettit; tariff commission, Mrs. Sophie J. Bergne sclentific-technical section, Dr. H. L. Shantz. Immediately following the member- ship drive, the union will concentrate, through its legislative committee, headed by Vice President James P. McKeon, upon the Sterling reclass fication bill in the Senate and a spe- cial measure to provide the $240 bonus for another year. s —_— Pitcher Campbell of the Independ- ence Southwestern . League team pitched thirty-six games last season and won twenty-eight of them. was ‘“deliberate” and that no one was responsible for the deed beyond himself. His letter said his death “‘ attributed to very poor ey spite of correcting glas complexes dependent ‘upon th; dition.” He requested tnat his body be cremated. A cremation certificate on a Los Angeles, Calif., crematory, valued at $50 and acceptable at other crematories, was found with his letter. Essem rented a room from Mrs. Anna Burkhart, proprietor of the G street lodging house, Wednesday afternoon. He was last seen alive by her Thursday. Yesterday afternoon, failing to hear anything from the room, she entered, accompanied by another roomer, and found the body. Policemen W. C. Lewis and P. C. ‘Wheeler of the sixth precint re- sponded to the summons of . Mrs. Burkhart. The body and all effects ‘were taken to the morgue. had ‘understood why Ford's counsel had not called Fred Cody to téstify. Cody, the senator said, had been charged “with about everything”-and yet, he added, the alleged agent never was suggested as & witnes “I cannot understand,” he con: tinued, “why he was not called, unless the Ford lawyers and the democrats here in the Senate thought it would be better to speculate as to what Cody had done rather than to have the facts. 3 7 Senator Walsh, democrat, of Mon-|.: tana, interrupted to inquire about some testimony in the-record of the Senate investigation. - “He _différed with Mr. Townsend as to statement: contained therein and Mr. Townsend resumed his speech with. the remark:} “I'm not attempting to trace out details. I believe that if these men (the Newberry ‘committee managers) were dishonest, they would have fixed up these details. They would have made the details dovetail if they de- sired to be crooked.” Senator Caraway,, democrat, of ‘Arkansas, rose then and the presiding. officer asked if Mr. Townsend would leld. ‘T'll yleld for a question; but not for an argument with the Senator from Arkansas,” replied the Michigan senator. g “Oh, well, he don't have to yield to the Senate lobby. REPORT MARTINIQUE QUAKE. By the Associated Press. FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, January 7.—An earthquake shock of considerable intensity was registered Dby the seismograph here at 1:40 p.m. today. So far as known no damage was done on the island. : 'Céniumption Can Be Prevented iness | ed b ing sl ith The death rate from Consumption drops as public health jmproves, and the same rules that improve general health reduce the death rate from Consumption. i ‘In the District ¢f Columbia the degth rate from Consump- tion is now less than half what it was 18 years ago, During these 15 years, and before, we fought for public health and distributed our 12 Health Rules on cards among Washington schoot children and their parents. Briefly they teach: 1 Avoid house dust and and health and ‘Leo Flynn of Tex Rickard's Madison Square Garden staff, announces him- s the new manager of Jock Ma- self lone, the St. Paul boxer. BRIEFLY TOLD STORY or clolu air, day and ) t all,” retorted Mr. Caraway. OF ARMS CONFERENCE 5. st o tShattions on me” £ Get a the Bght and sunabine poribe (nto your home " ] Attacks Hefiin-Stand. . t DHII: L o and cream. None raw. ! took th Eat ourish [ (Toe Btar i poblisbing dally & sem- of warfare also I still to bo constler- | siienmincs of Benator Hafin, demoe 5. Get enough sleep.by retiriny enough. | Baing sty of e developments (of i |ed. And then the draft of the proposed | crat, Alabama, who declared that he 6 Try to svoid worry. - Be L Think kindly. Your | ay you wi touch with the out: | treaty on naval limitation, which is|proposed to submit series of ques- -mind acts on your body. 5 tions which, he said, might prove em: barrassing . to Newberry. ', Townsend asserted that Mr. Heffin had no right to treat a colleague in that maziner, and added: 5 1 think less ‘And if he does, I shall of_him than I do now.” Mr. Heflin replied to this by saying that_he had no intention to heckle Mr. Newberry. Senator Trammel, democrat, Flor- ida, also engaged in exchanges with ! Mr- Townsend, and into these col- | Sa%dng Tieats e 'the Ristovic meeting.) The Washington conference has nearly completed its work on the limi- tation of naval armaments. The com- mittee on limitation of armaments is to meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow and will then consider a report of its sub- committee on aircraft, which declares the impracticability of attempting to 2imit aircraft, and proposes that rules governing the use of aircraft in war shall not be undertaken at the pres- ent anwnt in another con- ferenoc te in th e future. A report of @ Subcommittee on rules being put into_shape by naval and legal experts. When this has been agreed to in committee¢ an open .pk nary session wil be held, probably o Tuesday or Wednesday. Informal .conversations regardin the Shantung problem took place y terday between members of the Chi- se delegation and Secrtary Hughes, and later between the Chinese and Mr. Balfour, head of the British delega- tion. Efforts will be made this week to bring about a settlement of the controversy between the Japanese and | logutes entered Senator Spencer, re- Chinese over the Shantung rai publican, Missouri, who is leading the The conference still has a consider- jfight_for Newberry, and Senator al‘c -moul‘k h.ot t:rm to. b:ko regarding Vfllfl"?mfi. Montans; na and east dppen . Mickigan senator. Senators Spencer and Walsh sparted £a% ‘If “you tire easily—or are losing weight—and have a ~persistenit " fight” c —or hoarseness—do _not lose time. 5 g:e a_doctor, or_go to the Health 2 Clinic, 409 15th St. N.W., Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, at 2-4 o'clock. Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o’clock. Examinations free. Con;mwflonanbeu_:flm!ylnlfiuflymu This Bulletin is Paid for by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis "~ Telephisie Main 992 *(iejet Notor) 923 H Strost NW. lere it con- cludes its labors. 3 R The Star's $1,000 prize school in mind, The Star.requested him to Howard University, where be was grad- uated in,1886. he entered the classified civil service and was appointed to a clerkship in the pension office, where he served for four years. Johns Hopkins University, spent studies. MEMORIAL BRIDGE |BURGLAR'S PLIGHT Citizens Decide to Push Proj- JUDGE IN STAR ESSAY CONTEST RANKS HIGH AMONG EDUCATORS Prof. Kelly Miller of Hov—v_ard University Noted Writer and Speaker and One of Leaders of Colored Race. | MR. WALLACE GIVES LIST OF DELEGATES Names of 47 Accepting Invi- tation to Agricultural Par- ley Announced. Delegates to the national agricul- tural conference, which Is to meet in Washington on January 23, were an- nounced, in part, last night by Secre- tary Wailace. Julius H. Barnes of New York, for- 'merly chairman of the United States Grain Corporation; Gov. Warren T. MeCray of Indiana and James Wilson of Chicago, president of the Institute of American Meat Packers; J. Howard of Chicago, president Ameri- can Farm Bureau Federation, and Charles S. Barrett of Union City, Ga., president of National Farmers' Union, were among the list of forty-seven names made public. The conference, the Secregary said. will be composed of a magority of farmers and farm organization lead- ers, but in addition there will e rep- resentatives of the chief industries and lines of business dependent Japon agriculture and representatives of }:lflnking, transportation and related ines. Represen to Be Wide. Cotton, grain, tobacco, live stocks fruit, potato and general farmers, ax well ‘as dairymen, will be represented in the conference personnel, as shown in_the partial list. State agricultural officials, representatives of agricu!- tural colleges, economists, editors ef farm papers will also be included the Agricultur Secretary declared Invitations have been extended to public officials and former officials to attend. a= well ax members of the joint congressional committee on ag- ricultural inquiry In other word: of his several pamphlets dealing with various phases of public questions amounts to more than 500.000 coples. His pubdlished volumes, *“Race Ad- Justment,” “Out of the House of Bondage” and “An Appeal to Con- science,” are regarded as permanent contributions to the literature on the race question. Interested in Publie Schools. Ever since his connection with Dun- bar High School Prof. Miller has been actively interested in the public schools of the District and has co- operated in all movements to secure legislation and general improvement of the local school system. He is especially interested in the education of the colored race. Some years ago he was commisstoned by the bureau of education to prepare a chapter on the higher education of the negro. The simple rules for the essay con- test will be announced by The Star very soon. Meantime contestants are urged to keep in close touch with the developments at the conference in order to write intelligently on “The Arms Conference and Its Sig- nificance.” The newspapers have been recommended by school authori- ties as the.best agency for obtain-! ing information relative to the con- ference proceedings. As previously announced, eighty- eight cash prizes, amounting to $1,000, ! will be awarded winners of the con- test. The priges will be scattered widely over the two separate classes into which the contest probably will be divided. Forty-four prizes, amounting in all to $500, will be As an educator, writer and speaker Prof. Kelley Miller of Howard Uni- versity, one of the flve judges for essey contest on the tepic “The Arms Con- ference and Its Significance,” takes rank with the leading colored men of the United States. Bearing this serve on the board of judges and he acceded willingly. Born in Fairfield county, S. C. Prof. Miller received his early edu- cation in the country schools and at the Fuirfield Institute in Winsboro, the county seat. He then entered ‘While yet a student in the university He then resigned and entered where he two years in post-graduate He then was appointed teacher of mathematics in the colored high school which is now know as Dun- bar High School. From this position he was called to the professorship of mathematics in Howard University where he has served continously since 1890. He was later made dean of the college of arts and sciences. At present he is professor of socio- logy and dean of the junior college of the university. Prof. Miller always has taken an active part in public affairs. His discussions of public guestions have been widely scattered in the leading newspapers and magezines of the * said an announce ment of the Agriculture Department “the conference will be broadly rep- resentative of agricultural and alli®® industries.” Many Have Accepted. The list of delegates made public last night coentains the neames of those from whom acceptances have been received, as follow S. J. Lowell, Fredonia, National Grange; J. R. Howard, Chi- cago, president, American Farm Bu- country, s well as in book and|awarded in each of two prebable | ebc: President American Fapm FH- pamphlet form. The combined editions' classes. Union C president National Farmers’ 8. Wannamake: St. president Amer can Cotton Association; W. K. James. St. Joseph, Mo. president Interna- tional Farm Congress; Milo D. Camp- bell, Coldwater. Mich., president Na- Milk_ Producers’ Federation; H. Slocum, Mount Clemens, president the Gleaners Feder: tion: C. H. Gustafson, Chicago, presi- dent United States Grain Growers, Inc.: J. M. Anderson, §t. Paul, Minn.. president Equity Exchange; G. Harold Powell, Los Angeles. Calif., general manager California Fruit Exchange; Carl Williams, Oklahoma City. Okl president Ameérican Cotton Growers Exchange. editor Oklahoma Farmer Stockman; Raymond A. Pearson, Ames, fowa, president lowa Agricul- tural College, former assistant secre- tary of agriculture; G. 1. Christle. Lafayette, Ind.. director of the In- diana Experiment Station, and former assistant secretary of agriculture: Alva Agee, state commissioner of FEDERATION'S AIM; REJOICES SUBURBS Dixon Admits Robbing Score of Houses, Police Say; Gold Melted in Crucibte. Residents of Chevy Chase, Cleve- land Park, Saul's Addition and other northern suburbs are breathing sighs ect—Rate Debate Fea- tures Meeting. Immediate construction of the pro- posed memorial bridge across the Potomac to Arlington will be urged agriculture’ of New Jersey; G. upon Congress by the Federation of |0f relief over the capture of o.wm’afmm. Utica, ., president Dairy- Citizens' Assoclation as a result of |Dixon, colored, twenty-four years old, | men's ' Leagu Albert Manning, Otisville, Y.. general farmer; who, it is charged, has committed at least two dozen burglaries in the several sections this winter. Dixon has admitted having robbed at least a score of houses, the police state, and he led the detectives to & num- ber of them. Numerous ‘plans to trap the burg- lar were laid and extra precautions against his depredations taken, but he kept at his work. Citizens in sev- eral sections held meetings and the police were deluged with urgent re- quests for the robber's arrest. Inspector Grant, chief of detect- ives, determined to capture the burglar and detailed Detectives Thompson, Embrey, Keck, Bradley, Springman and Darnall to conduct & | special investigation, directing them to devote practically their entire time to locating the robber. Traced Through Sales of Geld. They learned a colored man, be- lieved to be the burglar, had disposed of gold bars in this city. Several and dealers had made pur- it was learned, and the de- tectives laid a trap. Dixon made one attempt at selling gold that brought him into the hands of the detectives. Dixon, who had nearly $400 in cash in his possession, was takem to the! Georgetown police station. ‘When was taken to Meadquar- ters he weakzned and made a confes- | sion. In addition, he told the police he had roomed at 1336 Corcoran street the past two weeks and that he had articles in his room that would interest them. A search revealed two automatics and a revolver, parts of watch cases, other pieces of gold and a crucible and mold for melting and shaping the metal. Had a Faney Crueible It was because he had meilted the jewelry that he was able to avoid capture so long. The crucible is an improved piece of mechanism, the po- lice say, worked with gas and a foot bellows. The instrument was taken to police headquarters with the we pons and pieces of recovered gold, and they attracted much attention yesterday. While locked up in the seventh pre- cinct police station, Dixon made an unsuccessful attempt to dig his way out through the brick wall, and his attempt resulted in his transfer from the Georgetown police station to a steel cell in No. 1 under a special guard. After the prisoner had been inte: viewed at length by detectives, it fs atated, he remarked that it he could see the man wearing a gold badge and be alone with him he would teil all he knew. Inspector Grant, the man with the gold badge, had the risoner brought into his office, where ixon admitted an escape from jail Detroit, Mich., and Inspector Grant arned him that an attempt to e f‘:zt"lxm‘lz l:lo t.:m“l would mean the utomatic to “ i in his tracks. R, Pried Open Windows. The prisoner told Inspector Grant his plan was to visit houses usually during the -dinner hour cor while the a pants were away at & theater or paying calls. He made & ractice of ing & screwdriver to pry open windows or doors, usually windows, and ran but little risk of eing caught, invariably obtaining plunder and leaving before the re- |- wra_ of gooupents. | Two screwdriv. erg were found in his room. On sever- al occasions, however, he narrowl; escaped being eaught, occupants re- turning whils he was working. - Dixon has béen measured and pho- tographed and topies of his photo- greph have been sént to the poMece of other cities, including Detroit, Mich., where he said he -escaped jail and Columbus, Ohlo. he said he before com! action taken by the federation at a meeting in the District building last night. V. B. Todd. chairman of the committee on parks and waterways, brought in a report recommending that the federation push the mnew bridge project, which was adopted. The report called attention to the neceesity for another passageway cross the Potomac to Arlington, as was demonstrated on Armistice day, when serfous- traffic congestion oc- curred on the Highway and Aqueduct bridges. The federation became involved in a llvely debate when William McK. Clayton, chairman of the utilities committee, endea to tell the delegates what he thought should be done with the rates of several of the public service corporations when they come up for revision next month. Time for Reduetion. Mr. Clayton asserted that “the time has come when they (telephone rates) can be reduced, and the com- pany still receive a fair and equitable return on its investment.” He followed this with the declara. tion that the gas company’s rate of $1.10 per thousand cubic feet “can and must be lowered.” The company, he said, could have sold gas at $1 for the past month and earned a fair rate of return. At this point Delegate Albion K. Parris of Georgetown raised a point of order that Mr. Clayton was pre- senting personal opinions instead o a report from his committee, and that the regular order of business was re- ports of committees. President Baker sustained the golnt of order. Delegate Jesse C. uter appealed from the ruling of the chair, contending that Mr. Clayton had a right to present information as chairman of the committee. Mr. Suter’s appeal resulted in a tie vote, which had the effect of tains ing the chair. ‘This prevented Mr. Clayton from continuing his discourse, but near the close of the meeting, under the head of new business, the chairman of the committee finished his state- ment by expressing it as his belief that the Capital Traction Company also could stand & reduction in rate to not more than seven cents cash with four tokehs for twenty-five cents. Two Associations Admitted. On motion of Harley V. Speelman, cl n of the membership com- mittee, the federation voted to admit to the federation the East Washing- ton Heights and the Michigan Park Citisens’_Associations. E. B. Henderson, chairman of the police and fire committee, submitted & report recommending that no changes be made in the existing police regulation which requires push- cart men to keep moving except while actually making a sale. The re- port was recommitted to the committee for_further coneideration. President Baker called the atten- tion of the delegates to the fact that &.Sabbath observance bill has been introduced in Congress and urged that they have their associations con- sider i DIES AFTER HIS RESCUE FROM BURNING HOUSE James Smith Victim of Suffocation ‘When Frame Dwelling Is Gutted. James Smith, colored, of 231 Mas- sachusetts avenue northwest, was rescued from burning, only to die|lived sbortly g here. later from the effects of suffocation, when fire of undetermined origin 3 APPROVE MAIN EXTENSION gutted the frame structure ‘at the ————at above -address about. midnight last|Northeast Boundary c(u» izens Back i . 3 o 'mim was found n&m' third floor Move for Water Idne. of the burning building by Lieut. Helmuth of 8 engifie company, and was carried down _the back atairs by the officer and .Private Snyder of No. 4 truck company. He was rushed to Casualty hospital in the police patrol wagon of No. § pre. to premises at 231 and 329 Spread Over Coumntry, 0. E. Bradfute, Xenia, Ohio, promi- nent cattieman. president Ohio state [tarm bureau; H. W. Tinkham. War- ren, R. 1. dairyman: James W. Wil- son, Brookings, 8. D., dean ef South Dakota College of Agriculture; E. B. Cornwall, Middlebury, Vt. president Vermont farm bureau: G. H. Bowles, Lynchburg, Va. Farmers Union: Charles L. Hill, Rosendale, Wis. prominent breeder of dairy cattle} C. V. Gregory, Chicago, edito! rie Farmer; Gov. Warren T. McCray of Indiawa, prominent stockman farmer of the state; A. Sykes, Grove, Tows, president, Corn Belt Meat Barton Need- general Bean, Presque 1sle. Me., potato grower; D. G. Harry, Pylesville, Md., dairyman and presi- {dent Maryland 'farm bureau; Harry P. |Strausbaugh. Aberdeen. Md.. president National Canners’ Association: A. W. Gilbers, Boston, Masr., state commis- sioner of agriculture of Massachu- setts. Alfred H. Dunleigh, Miss. P. Houston, Malta Henry J. Waters, Kansas City, . editor and former president Kansax Agricultural College: W. M. Burlingame. Great Falls, Mont., president Equity Society of Montana;: Richard T. Ely, Madison, ‘Wis., economist and authority on land economics; Julius H. Barnes, New York city, former chairman United States Grain Corporation; Thomas Wilson, Chicago, president Institute of American Meat Packers; Gifford Pinchot, state forester of Pennsyl- vania; Charles J. Brand, Pittsburgh, resident American Fruit Growers; L. . Goddard, Washington Courthouse, i Ohio, general farmer; O. H. E. Win- berg, Silver Fill, Ala.. president Gulf Coast Citrus Exchi : G. L. Sands, Charleston, sas Farmers' Ul : . H. Walker, ‘Willows, Calif., president California Farm Bureau; Chas. E. Collins, Kit Careon, Colo., stockman and A. B Cook.’ Owosso, Mich.,, master Michi- gan State Grange. —_— Miss V. A. Drummond, who has con- cluded a full apprenticeship as an engineer in one of the big shipbuild ing plants on the Clyde, is the grand- daughter of the first Baron Amherst. R I December Circulation 87,891 One Edition Daily f Colgmb] 3 . :gf&?m‘ WEWBOLD, Basiness Manager EVERING NDAY STAR. does 1 of the ):rr imed sold and distributed the month of December, A.D. 1921, was ¢ DAILY. e ) = ...m....-g e e ruRcen P an Less adjustments ............ Total daily net eirculation...2,378,083 Dafly averaife nét pald ciréu- l‘l“m. verage mumber of AV Dgo;‘“ for service, etc 0. avenue and Grant astreet to 6lst rtheast was approved by the Northy nunn?!unlry Cnm&w at s meet! Friday ni has bn"-n recommended by the Less adjustments ............ cireulati 362876 Total Sunday net circul . net pald Sunday cir- 90,176 ez stroyed and the house adjoining, also of frame construction, was damaged by smoke and watsr. Han: ‘Wood Falk lived In the former house, R 123 TV 'West, an Leah Kennedy Nizon lived in the ad- Joining house. e, OO «..ins Average Sunday net circul tion . : .