Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1922, Page 2

HRETOPUSHAD - FORBLIND PEDPLES English-Speaking Afflicted ould Benefit Under Sir Zhrthur Pearson Memorial. “Zhora Richard Nevill, former con- llen to the governor general of awa, Canada, for the Duke of Con- ght and the Duke of Devonshire, n Washington to stimulate interest he Arthur Pearson Memorial fund o the blind of the English-speaking e. Great work in this interest was e for the soldfers both abroad and fne during the war, by Sir Arthur @ his assistants. The fund will be the name of a: memorial to Sir hur Pearson. who died while en- ed In the work. Coincldent with visit, an appeal for funds gas been e by Lady Ethel Pearson! presi- t of the Arthur Peargon Memorial d. Subscriptions may be sent to o Kahn, 52 William street, New gk city. The appeal follows: TP:the Editor of The Star: “Your readers will no doubt by now have heard of the sad death of my hus- baud, the late Sir Arthur Pearson. who did so much during his lifetims= for the welfare of the blind. Anxnisted at Baltim #He was in America at th¢ end of 1918, and was, I know, of considérable assistance to Col. Bordley, who organ- jzed the Red Cross Hospital for the Mind at Baltimore. The sysiem of caring for the blinded soldiers there was developed on similar lines to tHat in- augurated at St. Dunstan’s, which sys- tem the American govetnment kent a ¥pecial mission to invesigate. St. Dun- 5‘}!:"‘5. one of the finest properties in “Regent's Park. London, was very kindly Jent to my husband by Otto Kahn for he period of the war, and by his cour. itesy we are still utilizing a portion of Bis estate. 77 *“This fact alone is a strong link be- %ween the peoples of the English-speak- Ing world, and { am_ sure that I shall 0t be cailing upon deaf ears if 1 ask ¥ be to a fund Mrhich is being raised as a permanent memorial to Sir Arthur, and which is nown as the Arthur Pearson memorial ‘und. ““The proceeds of this fund will be di- vided as follows: “One-third_will be devoted to St. unstan‘s, the enterprise in which my husband worked constantly dur- ing the last six years of his life. This vast philanthropic concern has still before it the task of training some hundreds of soldlers whose sight, damaged in the war, has sub- sequently left them despairing and helpless, to be re-educated, trained and turned into happy and useful members of socléty. while, in addi- tion, there are not fewer than 1.300 nen #Pho, having been trained. have their interests watched, their em- ployment assured and their handi- crafts supervised for the remainder of their lives. Where necessary, St. Dunstan's purchases their raw ma- terial for them and_ assists them in marketing their products. “One-third will be given to the Na- tional Institute for the Blind, which 1s the largest organization in this country to attend to the civilian blind, and one whose influence is feit all over our empire. The National Institute in this country is in touch with_representatives of your Ameri can blind societies, and they are en- deavoring to work out a scheme by - which embossed books for the blind ~ecan be produced in the same way in Both countries, would be inter- changeable, and not only would the range of books bé doubled, but the gost of producing embossed litéra- ture throughout the English-speak- ing world would be greatly reduced. “The remainimg third will be di- vidled among all other recognized blind charities throughout the Brit- ish empire. Al to Fresh-Alr Fund. i “Prior to this division, 215 per dent will be deducted from the total y. ganization was created in order to nd children from the slums of our mg cities for a holiday in the coun- xy. It has already sent well over ur million such children to fthe untry or seaside, thereby brinzing v. héalth and happiness to the little es who would otherwise be depriv- of these delights. “Lord Richard Nevill, who was ntroller to the governor-general in tawa, for the Duke of Connaught &hd the Duke of Detvonshire, has me to America as a special envoy or this fund. Otto Kahn has kindly agreed to give the fund his fullest #dpport., and subscriptions may | | Kenyon Is to Vacate JAMES R. HOWARD, ident of the Ameri Farm Bu. rean Fedération, may be named succeed Senator Kenyom whem dutiex. ETIREMENT ACT CHANGE PROPOSED One Amendment Would Set Age Limit at Sixty. Years. Several amendments to the civil service retirement act designed to bolster up weak spots In that new law were proposed in a bill intro- duced yesterdmy by Representative Fairfield of Indiana, which has been referred to the committee on reform- ation of the civil service. The first amendment proposed to fix the annuities at the rate of $12 plus 1 per cent of the average salary the last ten years of service, multl- pHed by the number of years of ser- vice, with a provision that in ne casé shall the maximum annuity ex- ceed $1,200. Sisty-Year Age Limit. ‘The second amendment proposes optional retirément and annuity for all groups of employes at sixty years or_more or age. The Fairfield bill provides that all employeés who have not réached sixty years of age shall have the right make application for retirement on annuities, diminished at the rate of 3 per cent for each year under sixty, with a provision that this does not apply to the section covering disabfl- ity retirements. Annuity Certificate. The Fairfield bill also proposes that in cas€ of a reduction of the force or involuntary separation from the gov- ernment, through no delinquency on his part, an employe who has served the United States and reached a total of fifteen years shall be granted an annuity certificate by the cummis- sioner of pensioms which would en- title that employe when reaching the age of sixty to an annuity, provided that the contributiois made by the employe prior to separation from the service remain with the government until absorbed in annuities or re- turned to the employe’s beneficiary. —_—— LEGISLATIVE BILY, RECEIVED IN HOUSE (Continuéd from First Page.) 3 ried in the 1922 appropriation act, is omitted. Adopts Répay Basfw. The bill recommends a changs in the method of providing funds to the various departments for the execution of printing and binding at the govern- ment printing office. The practice hay pe | Prevailed in the past of appropriating sent to him at 52 William street,|ito the government printing office & w York. ©“It is my earnest hope that the great American people will readily réspond to an international effort to ‘dreate a fitting memorial to one who did as much as any other tq better 1%e conditions of hundreds o! thou- ds of his fellow ecreatures who were less fortunately placed than tfiimself—a man who was held in high yégard by the leadera of all nations, Tound together by their association in the great war and the consequent frtoblem of caring for disabled men.” GIGARETTE STUBS wes. CLUES IN MURDER . (Continued from First Page.) Sands was known to have been here récently. .Jewelry stolen from Taylor's resi- nce was pawned in Fresno and Sac- ymmento and the pawn tickets, with Ghristmas and New Year greetings, were returned by mail to Taylor. "Faylor, In reporting this to the police recently, said that he recognized the handwriting as that of Sands. Sands, according to a report made a year ago by Taylor on his return from Europe, robbed him of jewelry, clpthing and automobile. Sands, Tay- ior then reported, had been in charge of the Taylor house and had taken many things, including money. A warfant on two charges of grand Jarceny was issued August 3. 3 House Robbed Second Time. *The second robbery of the house réported to the police was several ‘weeks ago. The rear door was smash- ed In and the place thoroughly ran- stcked and a stock of distinctive gold- tipped cigarettes and jewelry taken, according to the report to the police. A week later the negro houseman found a gold-tipped cigarette of this variety on the Joorstep, which Taylor reported to the police as an indica- tion that the robber had revisitéd the soene. This was followed by receipt of & Jetter signed “Alias Jimmy V., ap- parently mailed in Sacramento, in which pawn tickets of jewery pawned in Fresno and Sacramento were in- closed. e ACCUSED OF SHOOTING. Defendant Held op Complaint of Stepson and Ex-Policeman. Charles H. Taylor, colored, thirty- five years 0ld, 300 I street, ar- rested last night by Detectlves Ron and Brodfe of the sixth precinct, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and was released on bond in the sum of $2,000. It is charged that hé shot William Bell, twenty- fiye yéars old, his stepson, and afl, 1 Garth, a former policeman, re- siding at 419 G street. iTrouble in the Taylor home is said to have started when Taylor tried to Keep his stepson from entering his Yipme. An aitercation Iolwa, and Beéll recéived a bullét wouid in his ht leg, a stray shot entering Garth's right knee. Bell was taken 1p Emergency Hospital, while Garth @lfld treatment at the I street LIS 2 sufn of money for the payment of la- bor, purchase of materizis and sup- plles, and giving each department a credit of a given sum for a given fis- cal year. In addition to this allotment for printing théere has grown up, par- ticularly during the war, the prac- tice of providing printing and bind- ihg from general departmental funds nd paying directly to the public printer for work executed. Thi class of work is designated repay work. The committee has &dopted the practice of placing the entire busi- ness of the office on the repay basis. The apptopriations for printing and binding are being carried this session in each of the bills for each department. A working capital of $2,000,000 }s recommended in this bill for the operation of the printing of- fice, which represents the average amount réquired annually for print- ing and binding for Congréss. he committea also recommends continuance of the provision carriéd for the current fiscal yéar, granting autherity to administrative offices to eliminate portions of annual réporfs or to discontinue such reports en- tirely. It Is estimated that as a re- sult of this provision the ansual re- ports for 1921 were reduced : mately 8, page! The _public printer's report was reduced frem 730 pages to 52 p‘;gnb with a conse- quent saving of $6,500. DARK SMOKE PUFFS TWICE TELL THAT POPE IS UNCHOSEN (Continued from First Page.) the spacious halls and corridets ::nodnl;m ihcp staircases into {nhumeér- able glase-incloned logkiss, orying out, “Extra, omnes!” exhorting all sttangers within the Vatican to with- draw outside the byro;llndflll ih which ave is to be held. lhi:::rco‘d that all strangers had de- arted, they reportéd to Cardinal asparri that all was réady for his inspection. The camerlengo made an inspection hére and thef&in order to verity the report of the masters of ceremonies; then, sstisfied, he re- pairéd to the principal entrance lead- ink into the courtyard of Saint Dama- g0 to assuré that the gates were locked lrd all passage wds rendered ossible. - . h’l‘;;lnc. Chigi, who now teok up a position outside the entrance, lacked the double doors from without, and then, with the captains of the at the top of the Pius IX stair went on_watch for the ammfi“‘.’! the. conclave. The cAmerléngo com- municated to the cardindls, officially, that they were locked in, and the members of the skcred collége donned special conclave robes of violet, réady to begin their délfbérations- —_—— The ballots used in the election of a Pope are eblong pleces of on which are printed the words in Sumimum Pontificem Rm. Dmmeus D. Card” (I eléct soveréign pontift my inal ——), aftet which the voter Inscribes the name of the cafi- didate he would eleet. approxi- | uards | ¢ Beper|w im, RS Y ! Announcement Made = by Forthiey After Conference With President. Soldiers’ bonus legislation now un- der consideration by the House ways and ‘means committee will carry a provision for raising the necessry revenue to finance it, Chairman Ford- ney announced today after a confer- ence with President Harding at the ‘White House. Whether the money will be obtained by internal taxes or the use of the proceedy from the res funded foreign deWt, or Both, remains to be determfned, Mr. Fordrey said. Mr. Fordney expects the bill to be ready for the House within twd weeks, and thinks only a few days will' be re- aquired for its passage. » Men Seeking Cask. Because of the uncertainty 43 {0 the number of former service man who will take the cash feature, the Houss com- mittee is havivig difficulty in determin- Ing just what the cost will be for the first two years. The eéxperts who have come before It have conceded that the mew judicial | éstimates that 50 per cent of the men would take cash 18 Ifttle more than a guews. Some esfimates are as high as 80 per cent. Arguments for and sgafnst the tax on beer ax & means of ralsing funds for the bonus were heard today by the committee, and at thelr condlusion members indicated very clearly that such a tax was not to be considered. Representative Green of lowa, the Iranking republican. declared that aside (from the constitutional question In. | volved, the arzuments agutnst lecal ing the sale of beer were o compelling that the proposition could not be enter- tained. Representative Garner of Texas, the ranking demoorat, sald it was a wiSte of time to talk sbout rais- [ihg revenue when two-thirds of both the House and Senate weve opposed to fthe beer and light wine proposition. I Argues for 2.75 Beer. I The argument for 2.75 beer was ymade by Levi Cook, a Washington vattorney, who said he spoke for the public. He declared that no man jcould become Intoxicated on such beer and that its legalized sale would do away with bootleggers and moon- shiners and would digsipate much of the industrial unrest. Wayne B. Wheeler, genéral counsel [ for the Anti-Saloon League, opposed | the suggestion, arguing that Con- | &ress, under the eighteenth amend- | mént, could not leégalige the sale either of 2.75 per cént beer or of light wines. Opposition to a geneéral sales fax, manufacturers’ tax or any form of consumption tax in connection with thé bonus was volced by H. C. Kenzie of Walfon, N. Y., représenting the American Farm Bureau Federa- on. MACNIDER REFUSES SEATINU.S, SENATE By the Associated Prees. BALTIMORE, Md, February 3.— Hanford MacNider, national com- mandeér of the Américin Léglon, re- fuseéd t6 accépf &ppointment to the United Statés Senaté ffom lowa to succéed Willlam S. Kenyon, who re- signed to becoms a fedéral judge, Col. ashington Bowié, jr.. anfounced at a meeting of thé Maryland executive | committéé of the iegion yestérday at which Col. MacNiMer was present. Col. Bowié added thgt Col. MacNider declined the post to fémaffr &t the head of the American Legion. ; MacNider mede no comment. . Bowie sald todfy thaf hif in- formation eanre from 4 Mémber of Col. MicNider's pirty. Thé national com- mander, whe camé fo Baltiforé yes- terday to sddrems thé executive com- mittee left In the evening for ork, LISTED AS POSBISILITIES. e | Répresentatives Sweéet 4nd Dickin- son Discussed as Kenyon Suecessor. Reports at the Cipitol today lifkéd the names of Hepreventatives Burton . Sweet of the third #nd L. J. Diék- inson of thé tenth Iowa aistricts with the appsintment of s succéssor to Benator Kenyoh, who leates the Benate in tWo weeks to go on thé bénch of tha cfrcnit conrt of appeals for the eighth féder) dfstriet. In the same quartérs it was szid Rép- reséntative ToOwnér of the elghth Iowa district wae ‘“‘out of” comsidéra- tion In view of Mis fésfdence in the sodthern part of thé state and the decigion of Gov. Rahdall to select a man from the northérn section. Most members of Congreéss from tha middle west who areé familfar with Iowa conditions would pldce little credence in the réports that J. R. Howard, preéident of the Amertedn Farm Buteaun Fidération, -will be sé: lecfed to fill Benator Kenyofi's anex- pired term. Represéntative Bweet is the author of the so-called Bwedt law giving in- creased compénsation o the disabled soldiers, and is serving his fourth term in the House. esentative Dickinson, whe if Aerving his sécond term, is 61 |‘u leadéfs of the agricultop: M”fl& the Housé and poted reduotion of MgH led the sucéessful the pro- St Tt the revenue Bill HARDING PROPOSAL FOR ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS MAY DIE tinued from Fi 5] greatly at the conferends, beth in the varlous agreements sntéred Ito, and ialso In the fact that & Mmuéh bétiss feeling bétween Ching and Kér néfgh- bor, Japan, will come out of thé con- ference. 3 , Castems Ditappoint China. China has beéni Gisappointed In tot obtaining furthier condéssfons in te- gard to ctstoms dafles. A membér of the American délegstion pointed out today, however, that until China her- self does away With the If¥in, the tax imposed 28 betwéen the provinces of Ching, and #fitll & stréng central government 18 estabiished, ft 18 prac- tically. impossible to do more for regard to ffs than ha: Bl e, - :‘" S too :nzn du'tm‘ hé oun custoi I8 xlll"l:‘l:‘ llmo@ to 6harge. Up&t{ Ui i -:?‘ ihe” 814 H Sl RS T he Meating of ‘the. far ‘comimittes this aftérnoon & Meet- east . ing of the mltfl:‘a zum of Bé ‘- e thoring up 4ty looss Shds of g'?l:f .mfih ts eases huadreas of miliions o folt swoop 5, he e s 2% The O i sliPinlnn st o e hald bl el | PRESIDENT CITES ‘GIGANTIC SAVING FOR GOVERNMENT (Continued from irst Page.) prove desgructive of the highest efficlenicy.. It was feared, in short, that these hides to the diréctor of the budget might be moved more by their loyalty to and irgerest in the department or estabiishment with which they were officially connected than by their obligation to the budgetary establishment. It 18 of the utmodt importance that per- £ons thus detalled shall understand most definitely that they arc ex- pected fo extend their first loyal- ty £nd obligation to the general policy of the budget bureau as an agency for the imposition of execu- tive plans. In practical operation it is manifestly impossible to find liaison officers for this service out- side the various departments, be- cause these officers must be thor- oughly famlliar with the business of the departments. Otherwise they could not deal intelligently with it. The liaison officer must, in short, be thoroughly famillar ‘with the affairs of the department he repre- sents and at the same time devoted to the purpose of this co-ordina- tion und economy program. Every person so detailed must understand and be assured that his service in this capacity will not be permitted to involve him in any embarrass- ment as to his presggt or future stafus in the department or estab- hshment under which he formerly seryed. I want you all to be very cer! that it will be my purpose to protect every one of you In his career and proper activities. In giving you this assurance I know I can be confident of the loyal co- opération of all the departments and estaBlishments. This is & good time to have it unanimously understood that we all sérve one and the same govern- ment; and the common good, not departmental advantage, is the end at_which all of us must aim. On the othér hand, 1 expect that those whq are detailed on this co-ordinating work will keep fully in mind, 48 a guide to their actions, the rights, the requirements and the jurisdictions of the depart- ments or esiablishments which they represent. In the thaugutation of the bud@et sysfem it wgs ‘he deliberate judgment of the direc- tor that best results would be ob- tained by employing as co-ordifat- ing agents persons assigned from the departments or establishiments, .?mnped with thorough knowledge of theéir requirémeénts. The wis- dom of that determination has already been demonstrated, T be- 1teve it was and is the oMy method by which to producé such results as have been presenteéd in the re- port whi¢h has béen placed in your hands today. Feeling of Solidartty. Constant vigilance and intelli- gént #ctivity oa the part of the co-ordinating agencies make the one price at which we may secure and maintain the highest ecenomy and efficfency In the conduét of the government’d routine business. It is nécessary that fhere shall be not only attention Ly the executive to the work of the co-ordinating boards, but xl30 executivé atten- tion to the departments and estab- lishments in relation to the co-or- dmating agencies. 1t is gratifying to be able to say that thus far the rclations betwcen the co-ordinat- ing agencies and the departments or establi$hments have been high- ly satisfactory. The necessity for, the arrangement has been every- where recognized. A feeling of solidarity In the government busi- ness organization has grown. up, and there is a conviction that the interests of ecomomy and efficiency demand close co-operation under oentral leadership. Bo éftective has been this depart- ment during four months of opération through these agencies of co-ordination that there have been practically ho conflicts be- tween the co-ordinating boards and the governmént business organiza- tion requiring décision by me as between any déparfment on the one sidée and the director of the budget on the other. I want you to know what greit satisfaction there is in gaying this. And I am going to add fo it the statement that in any case which may arise in the future where an honest dif- ference of opinion exists as to the beneflcial effeet of a pfoposed or- dér “of co-ordinafion the matter WAll receive oy prompt attention. us far wé hate had the most harmonfous co-operation, reeult- ing in the institution and function- ing of a reorganized system of g6vernment praetically = without 1rictfon. It is hopéd and believed theré will be a continuation of the ame harmonfous aftitude in the fatare. Thé Feport by the direstor of the budget indieates that the execu- tive can malrtain, through ageneles of co-ofdifiation, an éffectivé con- trol .over expenditures which will subatantially eliminate the occa- sion for deflofency appropriations. 1t is true that emergendies, changes of legislative policy, shifting busi- ness conditions or excusable eérrote of judgment will make necessary at times aeficiency approptistions; but it is expected that héreafter these will be, as éompared with former years, very gféatly redueed. From eafly in the adminfstration the executive set his face against deficiéncy appropriations, and an executivé order was f{ssued als- cotintenancing them. The fact that it has béeni pogsible to reduce the gcalé of expenditutes so greatly as we have hoted must convince us of the possibility, 1f estimates are made with proper intelligence and then there is the hecessaty care in expenditures, of 'substantially avotding deficienicy appropriations. Purther Bconumicy Songht. It is true that the reporis now before us coyér only oné-half of the curfent figeal year. The ex- iffenciés éf thé coming months may modify someéwhst thée favor- Ablé showing whi¢h we now nots with so mitch sstisfection. But, on the other hand, thé director of the budget expects that new at- tention will be given y all"of you to the continuing revision of ex- reg&i:urel. wmui the view to still urther economie: afe Dlulll‘l:. To to_give .‘?' ’:&:fi to tlf‘ueom.lhnmmu 4 ent fof the 6ntif tieulatly = :fil“ Bali ort 1 eontinuously Oflm g the first year to efféet rédudtions of ezpetise_shall be continted mére- it S une expected recdipts Wil infre. swell the mu'fl mlfl- t likely roV! 1t_séems ‘that this will be trile dufin; g the 1 hat end the dm:! ‘ F sigl con- current year. But despite this possibility it now seems probable that the restrictions upon expendi- ture, which have been possible by reason of the administration’s general policy and your splendid co-operation, would have resulted in a surplus of receipts for the year. The prospect of such a yur- plus, when compared with the es- timated deficiency of $24,500,000 that was outlined in the budget figures submitted to Congress in Deceniber, is certainly an occasion of much matisfaction to all of us. In conclusion, I want to tell you how- much 1 have been pleased at the spirit of economy manifested all over the country, not only through- out the departments of government activity, but among the people at large. " T cannot but feel that the government has, in this bu ganization, set an . 2 and thrift that has helped sreatly to make saving fashfouabie. If to some extent the moverament has been a leader in so praixeworthy a cause, we ought ail to be gratified to have had a part in the affair. Much of the extravagance of EoV- < been due to the lack of individual responsibility, ame Is true of extra in the corporate busine: Tair: gance and the privat If our efforts here ard and inspire an greater economies and higher efli- clency, we shall have served not only the government, but the whole public particuiarly well. Perhaps our example will be of service to the world. OfMclals Commended. In making my acknowicagements on this occasion I desire to commend those offictals to whose energy, judg- iment and ability remarkabie results | outlined by the director of the budget | have been £o0 largely due. { direction they have performed their work quietly, without seckinz pub- licity or ducing unneces in- ternal conflict. T wish to thank for his services Col. Henry C. Smither, Chief co-ordinator, general supply. want to thank his staff, Lieut. Col. McAdams, Lieut. Col. McAndrews, Lieut. Col. Morey, Lieut. Col. Wrizht, Lieut. " Commander Cairmes, Licut. Commander Stanlc Walner and Commander C. G. May I wish I might personaily express appreciation and grafitude to every member of the co-ordinating forces and all of those who have been con- ffibuting to the notable success of ) the budget. Sometimes, ofttimes, the government compensates inadequate- 1y, and there is scant expression, if any, of that gratitude and appfecia- thon which have been so weil earned; but there must come to you that finer and dearer return, which is the highest compensation which men may know In the public service—the cpn- sciousness of a good work accom- plished. 1 _suspect sometimes there are public servants in more conspicu- ous position who find themselves momentarily discouraged by a lack of public understanding of the difficulty of their tasks and an ungenerous appraisal of things accomplished. Sometimes it is partisan, sometimes ignorant, not infrequently it borders on the m ious, which is designed to create. unrest. When I contem- plate the unresisted flow of ex- iravagancé and the tendency te drift the ship of state on the rocks of bankruptey, which is far too prevalent throushout the world, I must expre: oné of you #md to all in authority who have assisted you my appre- ciation for the splendid work done in bringing government bus- iness activities back to a state whick intelligence may approve. Perhaps other governments were brought to greater strains of ex- penditure and more difficult finan- cial straits through their more in- i and heavier burdens of war. twithstanding that fact, and that we suffered less compara- tively, I doubt if any government in the world has made a more persistent and conscientious en- deavor to cat down its expend- itures and institute economies and restore sane and normal ways again. You have inaugurated a very practical work of _exoeedingly great importance, and the resuits have been so gratifving and have proven of such advantage to both the government and the public that 1 want to take this oppor- tuntty of openly uftering to you the assurances of my appreciation and congratulations. TECHNOLQGY MEN MEET. Speakers Address Graduntes of Bay State Institution, The annual meeting and banquet of the Washington Sociéty of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology was held in the City Club last night. The speskers of the evening were John R. Freeman of the class of 1876, piesf@ent of the Ametican Society of Civil Englineers, who §ald thé countty needed men of vision and more en- gineers in public lide; Brig. Gen. W. H. Bixiey, retired, of the class of '8, for- mer chief of engineers of tie Army, who disctissed the work of the Army engineérs and urged ptblic interest and support of their activities, and Df. G. W. Field, a former professor of the institute, who récently returned from Brasil, having served as techhical ad- viser to the Brasilian government. Dr. Field oiitlined Amerfcan trade op- potttnities &nd the fleld.of commerce in_that country. Election of officers was held after the meeting, with_the following re- sult: President, J. W. Clary; vice prestaent, Starr Truscott; treasurer, E. Southworth; executive committee, @. A. Ricker and Scoretary James A. ‘Tobey. | | By the Atsociated Press. CHICAGO, Februatry §.—~The rea- son thefe I8 & prevalemt bellef that newspapéts print & great quéntity of crime items is the way in which the average newspaper reader reads & newspaper, A ‘Whit?, éditorial executive of the Detroit News, said Iast night in #n addrss béfore the Mealll Schol of Journalism, This is the Wway, sccording to Mr. White: “Chlumti one, disarmament cofi- fersnce. The reader, ‘Disarmametit. conference, um, um, um., Japan, um, Hughes, um. Shantung, um. Fitrished. “Clolumn’ twh, Stillman ease. No ums. Closs sttedtion. Oocetsional smutmur of ‘Can you beat that? Ome Under his ; i { OYS VOLUNTEER 10 CLEAR GUTTERS Shovels by Senators Lodge and du Pont. Equipped with shovels borrowed ym Senators Lodge and du Pont ) of Massachusetts avenue. the seventh and {1700 1 | boys attending yesterday opened up the snow-clogged i gutter along the entire south side of the plock and thereby prevented the thawing slush from flooding the sidewalk. Heeding the advie “clean the gutters,” Miss Janet Mec- William, principal of the Force School, called upon the boys in the seventh and eighth grades to aid in the work of removing the snow. All day the boys in relaya shoveled snow and siush, and by the time school [<losed vesterday afternoon the gut- ter on’ the south side of the 1700 | bloek where the schocl is located had i been_cieared. When the Force { terday the water caused by the thaw- {ing fnow was curb high. making it virtuslly impossible for the children to cross the strest or to alight from automobiles in front of the school. After the classes had acsembled Miss i McWilliam appealed for volunteer 3 lers in the upper classes immediate response. the boys made a house-10-] = v: of the fash- ionabie neighbornnod until a { clent number had been borrowed. ITHEATER DISASTER INQUIRIES AWAIT of The Star to cnnol opened yes- | Lack inued from First Page.) iwho came in the interest of the tile | construction and chat he consistentiy imaintained that he would not approve it for Washington until some other {large city or some recosnized institu- tion of standing would indorse it. “Mr. Healy did not mean to imply that he believed the use of tile cons struction at the Knickprbocker was one of the reasons fof {he collapse. On the contrary, he told The Star today that he has not finished his investigation and until that report is finished he will not form any con- elusions as to what caused the roof lof the theater to cave in. |, Mr. Heaiy said it was his intention to make his inguiry so cofapiete as }to cover every possible detafl in: con- Inection with the tragedy before sub- mitting a report to the Commissioners. Col. Keller was asked today if he had heard that the bullGer of the Knickerbocker increased the strength of the structare as he erected it. The colonel sald he had hesrd that the builder, as an additional safe- guard, placed helnforced ' concrete ands in the Columbia road wall of the playhouse. The Engineer €ommissioner sald he ysaw nothing to be gained by speed tin the investigation being conducted by his officials and that he d'd nct know just how many more days they would spend on the task. ‘Walls to Stay Up. Maj. Cary H. Brown, asslstant en- gineer commissioner, said today that the walls of the wrecked theater will not be taken down at this time, as had becn previously indicated. Worknren, he said, are now engaged in propping the Columoia road wall, so that it can be left standing for the present. The feeling prevails, he said, that the structure should be left as it unti! all investigations are com- pleted, in case there should be any additional informatlon desired that might be obtained by further visits to_the scene. Maj. Brown declared today that it should be stated in fairness to the District government that the leak in the roof of the Peabody School, which caused the dismissal of children from that building, was discovered by a District Inspector. The major said that shortly after the collapsé of the Knickerbocker the District government immediately be- gan an inspection of all old school bulldings to determine if the storm had rendered s of them unsafe, and the fault at the Peabody was the only one found so far. Army Engineers Nearly Ready to Make Report on Knickerbocker Crash Col. William Kelly and Maj. L. B. Oliver, the Army engineers, detailed by Secretary Weeks to assist United States District Attorney Gordon in his investigation of the causes 0f the col- 1apse of the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater, have nearly completed their survey and examing! of the ruins and wiil subrkit their conclusions to him for the information of the grand jury in a few days. Until that is done noither officer will discuss {he subject for publication. Col. Kelly and Maj. Oliver are both experts in conmstruction work, espe- e T HOW AVERAGE READER ASCERTAINS QUANTITY OF CRIME NEWS IN PAPERS reader seys he must_ scan the column because the case is a “dociological document.’ Another mersly says it is ‘Not stuff’ Hoth L nary a word. ‘Column three, the farmer bloc in Cotigress. The s , ul Well, I know what I think of farmers.’ Finished. “Column four, murder. The read- er, ‘Bay, he! mystery inh real life. Why, it's as good as a novel’ No lufl‘er sound from Him for twelve minutes. Finished. g “Column five, orches(ra deficit. Orchestra must be saved. The reader, ‘Is that so? Well, let somebody #ave 1it, then Fine By that time, Mr. White #aid, the teader turns hutriedly t6 the sport page and, after~ having earned his rest, sleeps, his slum-< bers disturbed, however, by the thdiight of the crime the Mewspa- pers print. - {Pupils of Force School Given and other prominent residents of the | eighth grades of the Force School! 'mm-l CORONER'’S INQUEST ; ARBUCKLE JURY DISAGREES, SAN FRANCISCO, ”; Febraary 3. rhuekle Jury disugrees. SAN FRANCISCO, Cahf., February 3~The jury In the second trial of a| manslaughter charge against Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle returred o the third day of its deliberations at 9 a.m. today. The jury had been out forty-one hours i at that time. The jury in the firat trial | remained out forty-three hours. Juror Lee Dolson, whose iliness cut short the deliberation last night, had completely recovered today. ‘There was only a handful of spec- tators in the courtroom besides the regular attendants. LAUD ALL WORKERS AT THEATER WRECK Admitting an oversight, “through inadvertence,” when they failed to| mention the physicians and nurses in { their statement of thanks to those 1Who alded in the rescue work and per- | formed other valuable services at the | i Knickerbocker Theater last Saturday | | night and Sunday, the Commissionera ! today paid tribute to members of tha { i statement: “In the statement made by the Com- missioners on January 30 regarding the Knlckerbocker Theater disaster. n which the Commissioners expressed thelr appreciation of services rendered ! by various organizations and indi- viduals in removing the dead and res cuing the injured, they failed to men tion the splendid services rendered by physicians and nurses. ““This oversight occurred through in- advertence, and the Commissioners | now avail them s of the oppor- tunity of personally thanking the large number of physicians and nurses who performed such and useful duty on this sad occasion. This service was purely voluntary and was rendered as soon as a call was made. ‘The Commissioners on behali of themselves and the citizenship of Washington cannot too strongly ex- press their appreciation and thanks for the good work done by the phy- siclans and nurses.” Others Whe Rendered Serviee. Attention has been called to the services rendered by the naval med- ical officers, Hospital Corps men.and nurses who worked ineessantly In the busement of the Christian “Science Church throughout Saturdey night and Sunday. They, like other mem- bers of their priofession. rendered ad- i miraole assiscance jn caring for the {injured, maministering first aid and ! identifying the dead. Mrs. Edward Quin i superintendent of Kindall House Sanatorium, Was one of the first on the scene. ::he worked untiringly all thromgh the night, secording to a friend, and stcod at her post under most trying circumstances. givinz aid to the in- jured and spiritual and physical sup- Port to those in need of courage and strength. Tribute te the Police. Inspector Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of police, has received numerous messages commending the po- lice for their work at the Kricke bocker Theater. From Julia Barreti Littell, chairman of the women of the Fed Cross Lantern Corps, he received following: e e weomen of the Red Cross Lantern Corps wish to express to your men, through you, fheir great appreciation of the courtesy znd assistance !h_!*y s0 unfailingly gsve them during their re- lief work at the Knickerbocker Theater. | Most earnestly we thank them. | "“Evers known human zgeney was {brought into play at the scene of the disaster,” Inspector Sullivan remark fed to & Star reporter this morning, i“apnd credit is due everybody who rendered assistance. o “Snidiers, marings, civilians in all walks of life gpd everybody who re- sponded fo calls for aid did splendid A 1 acting | | i Example of Man Power. Inspector Sullivan spoke of the work iof dragging the heavy material from the theater building by marines snd scldiers, who, he said, displayed a {splendid example of the man power that was #o much needed. He also paid a high tribute to G. W. Forsberg, who made prompt response fo a re- quest for a! ance in severing the work of the rescvers. ‘The acting superintendsnt of lm"c»,‘ said_there had been no report of the !work of ghouls, such as characterizes so many aceldénts in which loss of ihuman life results. A number of re- iporte of losses have heen made, he said, and in some instances the arti- jcles reported Jost were found. {ways ready to‘help the other fellow iin the same line of work,” said Man- jager McNaughten of the Leader Theater, who, when he heard of the crash. left his post on 9tb street and Lurried fo the scene. He worked until 6 o'clock Sunday morring removing lthe injured and dead bodies and, with {several marines, whose work previ- ously was commended, contributed argely toward removing the debris {by shoveling plaster, concrete and {dragging out piecas of steel and {timber. = clally in eases where the use of steel and comerete Is_Involved, and were selocted by Gen. Beach, chief of engi- neers, to look into the Knickerbocker disaster because of their experience and immediate availability. Col. Kelly was formerly assistant engineer commissiones of the District and now is serving as chief enginecr of the federal water power commis- sion. Maj. Oliver is in charge of the con- struction of tho $2,800,000 Key cun- crete bridge across the Potomac at Georgetown, work on which has been temporarily suspended on account of unfavorable weather conditions. Negligence Is Charged in Building Inspection in City of Washington Mentioning the Knickerbocker The- ater disaater, when thg item for build- ing inspectors in the District appro- priation bill was under debate yes- terday, Chairman Davis of the sub- committee, that framed the bill said. “Somebody has neglected their duties about the inspection and con- struction of buildings in the city of Washington.” The question was brought up by Representative Briggs of Texas, who asked the duties of the bullding in- spectors, when several members had complained that an inadequate ap- propriation had been made. Representatite Davis saf “The gentleman 1§ not golng to get me mixed up in a discussicn of the cause of the Knickerbocker Thea- ter disastér. Somebody hax neglected their duties about the inspection and the construction of buildinks in the city of Washington, but I do not kniow Who it 15" Representative Briggs then empha- sized the need for having buildings inspected to sée if the specifications tiad been complied with, saying: “Qf, course, 1 did not mean to in- wvolve the gentleman in that contro- but 1 may frankly state that the occurrence of that sad disas was the thing that prompted me to dgk what the dutleés of inspectors are, not particularly with reference to the Knijckerbocker Theater building, but all_buildings.” “1 understood that one of the Com- missioners of the District had been interviewed and that he said in that interview that {t was to be supposed that buildings should be constructed in sccordance with the specifications. If that is the casé, what use is there in mspecting a building? If that is not oné of the duties of a bullding inspector to see that the specifications are compHed with, it ought to be made 4 part of iy auties.” 5 o medical profession tn the following: t herote | heavy steel beams to facilitate the? e In the theater business are al- | WOULDBUY BEALTY SPOTSFORIDL PARK Senate District Commitiee Recommends Prompt Pas- sage of Ball Bill. Recommendations for the prompt purchase of Klingle Ford Valley Park, Piney Branch Valley Park and the so-called Patterson tract were contained in the report of the Senate District committee urging the passage of the Ball bill. Thesreport was pre- sented to the Senate this afternoon Ly Benator Ball. It was pouinted out in the report that contractors and builders are now invading this terri- tory and that unless Congress acts promptly the beauties of the proposed tracts, which are to be a part of the park drive system of the District of Columbia, will be destroyed and prices for thelr purchase will be pro- hibitive, Needed for Rock Creek Park. he report points out to the Senate t the Kiingle ford projes is greatly neded as an approach 1o Rock Creek Vark for the large population west of the vailey. It 13 aiso needed £ a parkway 1o commect upper and lower rock Creck Park. Wicnin ihe past few months a brick dwelling T kas been constructed within the lines ot the proposed niingle tord drive which even now would make it/neces- ary for a change of route to avoid he purchase of this building. Lands n the upper end ot the project cemed essential o carry out tie Dark plau, 10 was asserted, have re- c.nily been acquired by two con- traciors and buiders, wno have ai- ready commenced cxtemsive building operations. ‘Ane scnators were informed, how- evy tnat they have voluntarily agreed to suspend operations if C Bress proposes to carry out the p “ct, but they will not wait inde. nitely. Land Covered With Forest. The kiney Branch valley project should by all means be developed as 4 natural parkway, the report ays. At the present time there is ! nothing to prevent the owners from completely filling up this valley to the ievel of 16ln mucet, even (o the catent of blockimg up the openin. under tie Tiger bridge at loth sire dius land is coverca by a4 weautiius lorest, furfignes a natural exteus.ou 10 Georgia avenae and a connec.ing link wita the pibposed civil war fory iarive. ‘The attention of the Senate was called to the fact that there has been very extensive dumping there in the past few weeks and unless im- mediate acfion is taken there is no possibility of preventing destruction of tie project. The report further says that the residents of the section in the vicinity of this project. when completed, will be able to reach the husigess section {0f the city by a park driveway, thus avoiding the traffic and congestion fof the busy streets and the danger |of croesing more than fifty inter- sactions in order to get down town i To permit this project to be destroyed. says the report. by building opera- tions. now intimately threatening it. onld be nothing less than a calam- ity Would Be Gigantie Playxrownd. The Patterson tract would furnish |a gigantic playground for the peopls of the northeast section of the city {the report says. Tt overlooks.the eity jand river and is almoxt entirely cov- ered by virgm forests. the larges tract of forest land within equal d tance of the Capitol. The committec points out in the report that it now has a cement swimming pool in the center constructed for the soldiers when it was used as Camp Meigs. The report further calls attention to the fact that it is ideal for athletic and playground purposes, and is urgently necded by the high and grade school pupils of the northeast section for playgrounds, base ball diamonds, ata- letic sports and military drills. On the lattér point it calls attention 1o the fact that it is located on a direct street car line connection for the Tech a Business High sehools, which now ave mo drill grounds. If not acquired w, the committee warns, it will be pused for cemmercial puroposes, or th cost of acquisition will be greatly in- creased. Favered by Commbudoners. These projects have been repeatedly recommended by the District Commis- isioners, it was pointed out, ard fn Jan- uary, 1971, the Senate passed a bil! iproviding for their purchase, but it failed to become a law, 1t is probable that the bill to pur- chage these tracts will be brought up in the Senate within the next few days. as Senator Ball has announced he intends to bring pressure in the Senate for the paseage of the measure, realizing as he does the necessity of prompt action unless these projects are to be destroyeq entirely for park purposes. { | HEARING IS CONTINUED. Justice Hoehling of the District Su- preme Court today continued until next Friday a hearing of the injunc- tion proceedings brought by Miss Bertha G. Walker to prevent Richard Henritze and others from removing from the District the three children of John J. Walker and his wife, both of whom dled in the Knickerbocker | disaster. Two of the children are with the defendants, who are the mother and sisters of the dead wife. Miss Walker is the sister of the husband. The court directed that during the interval the children be allowed to visit Miss Walker and her sister, Mrs. 1 Dammver January Circulation 91,238 One Edition Daily smflrlct of Columbia, ss.: VLEMING N LD, Posiness Masager of THE ZVENING and SUNDAY STAR. does solemuly swear that the Actus! number of copies of the paper named sold apd distribated ing, the month of January, A.D. 1922, was i e DAILY. Day: Coples.” Dass. Coples. % :1]“ ;3 90904 24 13 2 01950 25 1 89343 26 g ope 13 . BAZ08 3 i o148 31 Less adjustments...... ily net circulation. 18 i’l‘)‘:fi‘ izer’um net pald circu- oy ayeraie 8400 D bies for service, etc. 760 ily average net circulation. 91238 St SUNDAY. s Days. Copies. T Less adjustments.......... irculation. Bunday ef Total Sunday nel Average net tion Al ".u. e Sunday net circula- N wtems Manager. 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