Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1922, Page 2

WALTER REED AID BILL IS PASSED House Approves Appropria- tion of $44,109.22 for Vet- erans’ Hospital Extension. ACTS ON D. C. MEASURES Teachers' Pay Bill and Street Im- provement Plans Are Considered. Appropriation of $44.100.22 for Walter Reed General Hospital for the aoquisition of an addition and for the site of a medjcal museum and library in addition to sums hereto- fore appropriated for this purpose is authorized in a Dbill fathered by Representative Crego, providing for the aoquisition of land for military purposes which was passed by the House today under unanimous con- sent The House also passed in spite of the objections of Chairman Focht of the House District committee, the Zihlman bill which proviles addi- 1lonal terminal facllities in squares 110 and 712 in the District of Co- lumbla for freight trafic. This measure was redrafted to meet Ob- jections made by citizens’ associa- tion. churches, lospitals Qc)lonlswnnd other institutions along North Capi- 10l street between New York avenue und Union station. Bill Causes Argument. The objection was on the ground that by allowing raliroad extensions into one small triangular piece of property, which could not be used for any other than freight termjnal facili- ties, it might be possible to open up the entire section between 1st street northeast and North Capitol street as an industrial rather than as a com- mercial zone. Chairman Focht asked that this measure be passed without prejudice when its turn was reached on the unanimous consent calendar. Repre- sentative Stafford of Wisconsin urged that it should be immediately con- sidered, As Representative Stafford had previously objected to other legis- lation, this led to an argument be- tween himself and Chairman Focht. in which the latter called Mr. Stafford “our new self-constituted floor leader. The Fitsgerald wcrkmen’s compen sation bill providing compulsory indus- trial insurance for all classes of em- ployes in the District, refused unanimous consent consideration by ob- Jection from Representative Sproul of llinois, & member of the District com- mittee. Teachers® Bill Considered. Representative Millspaugh of Mis- souri asked that his bill to regulate the sale of milk, cream and certain products in the district be passed Without prejudice. | The so-called teachers’ pay ®ill, which would reorganize the entire school department of the District and generally increase salaries for teach- ers and other employes of the bureau of education, was passed over with out prejudice on the motion of Rep- resentative Stafford, who said that this legislation was too important to be considered ig this way. By unanimous consent the House assed the Senaie bill which.author- zes extension snd widening of 9th street from Longfellow street north- west, to Underwood, and Underwood street from 9th street to Georgia avenue northwest. ~ The House also passed by unani- mous _consent_sthe District’ bill to amend the act®relative to the pay- ment of claima for material and labor furnished in District of Columbia building, which was fathered by Chairman Focht of the District com- mittee. Parkway Plan Approved. The House passed over without prejudice the bill fathered by Répre- sentative Gilbert of Kentucky for the prevention of social diseases in the District. The bill fathered by Rep- resentative Focht, which would au- thorize the extension of the park sys- tem of the District, was not acted upon, objection to unanimous consent being registered by Representative Stafford of Wisconsin. The bill to make necessary survey and to prepare a plan fér a propot parkway to connect the old civil war forts in the District was also passed aver on objection from Representative afford. BOARD OF TRADE OUTING WILL BE A MERRY AFFAIR The fall get-together outing of the membership committee of the Washington Board of Trade will be held next Saturday at High Island on the upper Potomsac, a short dis: tance in Maryland above the Dis- trict line, according to assistant secretary of the board, Richard Con- ner. One-thirty o'clock has been set as the starting time, and a merry crowd is expected to be on hand to take part in the festivities. few of the cholce morsels which will be on hand for consumption are listed by the committee as foll§ws: Fried chicken. trankfurters, corn on the cob, coffee, potato salad, deviled eggs, potato chips, soft drinks, rolls, pickles and another item which is listed as beer—just how near it will be_has not been disclosed. Who get in their reservation in time to be numbered among the party. The entertainment commit: Combs, Richard L. Conner, George Miller, E. J. Murphy and George Plitt. MRS. M. D. COLL!NGS DEAD Former Resident Here Succumbs at Home of Son in Detroit. ‘Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Mary Deborah Collings, former yesident of this city for twenty-five years, and well known here, who died B morning at the home of her son, Rex A. lings, Detroit, Mich. Her death followed a long illness. Mrs. Collings resided here near 19th street and Connecticut avenue. She left early this year for Detroit. ‘Interment ‘was held there today. her are three sons, Rex A. arles F. Colll Collings,. C-2 AT SAN ANTONIO. Successfully Lands After Battling Rough Weather. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., September 18. —Completing the longest leg of its * transcontinental fiight and sucoéss- fully combatting the roughest w-ap encountered since _leaving langley JField September 14, Tnited. Staten Arx. air] e C-3, landed at Brooks Field at 1:4§ o'clock yesi Y. ng covered 350 2 1 8t. NEAR ARREST, CUTS ARM. Negro olrd-r)y at Garfleld Hospital Accused of Larceny. Rather than submit to arrest on charge of theft, Edward Digg! colored orderly at Garfield Hospital esterday morning severed an artery n his wrist with the blade of a safety he is alleged to have stolen. He slashed his wrist while Detex Smoot of the tenth precinct was at the hospital to question him about the theft. i The detective heard an outcry in the room where he was detalning the colored man, and when he responded he found Di seated on a- chair wlith blood streaming from the wound. Diggs was taken to Washington Asylum Hospital, where it was sald his condition was not serious. A charge of stealing a safety razor, two flashlights and $2.40 from Mis Lola Nichols, a nurse, was prefer- red against him. He will be tried in Police Court as soon as he is able to appear. g —_— TWO PLAZA HOTEL - EIRLS ARE QUSTED President and Vice President * of Hotel Council Refused Readmission. Friction between the guests lnd} management of the government dor- mitories on the Union station plaza, which has frequently punctuated the humdrum routine of this institution since it was established, has been re- kindled and promises to burst into flame. Miss Bertha Henderson and Miss Henrletta Olding. president and first vice president, respectively, of the Plaza Counoll, who returned last week | from their vacations, were refused readmittance to the hotel. There is 5ald to be strong feeling among many of the guests over this action. Mids Henderson told The Star to- aay that she had not as yet employed a lawyer, but that she had an ap- pointment with the chief clerk of her bureau for tomorrow and would de- termine her course after this confer- ence. Miss Henderson works in_the Department of Agriculture, while Miss Olding the other ousted woman, is also employed there. Denies Inspiring Protest, Miss Henderson sums__ up opinion of the ion of Mrs. Sarah Sumner manager of the government hotels, who notified the girls they would not be admitted to the dor- mitories, by saying both she and Miss Olding have suffered a “great injustice.” ‘She makes it plain that neither she nor Miss Olding werb. the _ori movers in the petition of 1,000 names Which was sent to the Department of Labor and provoked this latest trou- ble. Miss Mary Anderson, in charge of the woman's bureau, heard the petition- ers from the dormitories and upheld the management in her report to superiors. The petitioners expressed dissatisfaction over !‘5 present man- agement. . “Mre. Sumner said today_she was tak- Ing mo action agalnst Miss, Caroline Smith, newly elected president of the council. Miss Smith is employed in the income tax division of the Treasury De- partment and stated that the attitude of the council, under its new leadership Would not be determined until it meets {n the near future. Move Is Defended. Mrs, Sumner described the dismissal of the two girls today as for the “good of the hotel” and emphasized the point thet there was nothing personal in it. Both Miss Henderson and Miss Olding have spent the summer away from ‘Washington and it-ems ‘when they re- turned and made application for their re-entrance at the dormitories that Mr: Sumner refused them admittance. y: - While it Is belleved that Mrs. Sum- ner has the backing of the Department of Labor, Assistant Secretary of Labor E. J. Henning, who 1s handiing this matter, has adopted at present a policy of “hands off. S Y e MORE CASH FOR D. C. IF NEED IS PROVEN, SAYS BUDGET CHIEF (Continued from First Page.) now is at a standstill because Con- gress did not allow $28.000,000 {n the current law; secondly, that the growth of the city since the last estimates were submitted has added more street, sewer and water work to the accumulation from last year. That is the . point which the Com- missioners wish to make plain to Congress and the budget bureau, namely, that repeated slashing of the annual estimates does not dispose of the projects that must be attended to, but merely piles them up against future appropriation bills. —_—————— BRITISH SHIPS RUSH TO STOP THE TURKS (Continued from Page 1.) reached Ivajik Friday, and e small Kemalist force entered Ezine Satur- day. Both these places are within the neutral zone, according to Brit- ish maps, about forty and twenty- five mi respectively, south of Chanak. FRENCH ARE SKEPTICAL. Officials Doubt Report That Turks Burned Smyrna. By the Associated Press. PARIS, Septembar 18.—The report that the Turks started the fire in 8myrna is seriously doubted in French official circles. The following com- ment on the burning of the de- stroyed city was made at official quarters: “The idea that the burning of Smyrna was caused by the Turks is advanced by certain forelgn news- ers. In well informed official cir- cles {t is asserted that there is noth- ing which justifies this belief and, on the contrary, such & possibility is considered quite unlikely. It is only natural to ask what interest the vic- torious Turks would have in destroy- ing the city, the possession of which they valued so highly and which they h retak ad 3 en. “It is proved besides that all news charging the Turks with the burning of Smyrna has come from London via Athens. SEAMEN PLAN STRIKE. Demand Threewatch System on Great Lakes Vessels. By the Associated Press. 2 CLEVELAND, Ohlo, Séptember 18— Seamen on vesssls of the Lake Car- riers’ Assoclation on the great lakes will refuse to sail on any assoclation vessel which does not establish the three-watch system, or eight-hour day, on Oe".fouhu' » K. B, N:ll: otl Chi. secreof of the' . il Beamen Unions, notified B "7, Sullivan, local union agent today. e KSKS FOR FUGITIVE. BALTIMORE, September 13.—Gov. Ritchie has issusd extradition papers for Walter Socelow, arrested in York city yesterdsy. Socolow is un- l“fi’ lgdlcuncn‘:m with Jun.-d. B:!ln. ew; York gu arrest tur- day in Washington, iassigned to seats and STUDENTS STORM DODRS OF SCAOOLS Young Folks Anxious to Take Up Studies Aftertong . Summer Vacation. 55,000 ON OPENING DAY 2,200 Teachers Assigned Work to Pupils—Lack of Room Again Handicap. b Like a well ofled machine, the Dis- trict public educational system today began another nine -months contin- uous grind, bringing to an end the summer respite of a vast majority of the city's juvenile population and some 2,200 teachers. Virtually every cog in the hyge rchool machinery be- gan to function promptly:at 9 o'clock and by noon thousands.of pupils were consclentiously trudging the endless path of knowledge with visions of the vacation season slowly passing into obllvion. i When the school bells announced the beginning of the new scholastic year the children were crowded 11ound the doors of the various bulld- ings impatiently awaiting tneir open- ing. It was a Bight strangely unlik the days of the little schoolhou when_schoolboys trudged, snail like, unwillingly to school. 3 2,000 at Central High. Long before the opening hour small groups of children congregated front of practically every public school. The most spectacular sight was at' Central High School, which was completely fringed at about 8:30 o'clock by more than .2,000. students. The beginning of the new term waa marked by little of the customary disorder, due to the most infinite preparations made during the sum- mer by school officials. Pupils were given supplies, and studles were taken up in earnest. Early returns to school author- ities from principals indicate an un- usually heavy first day enrollment. irtually all of the high and ele- !mentary schools heard from by the officials inditated that the registra- tion was larger than anticipated. Exact Figures Unknow: Accurate enrollment figures, how- ever. will not be forthcoming until late this afternoon, when supervisory officlals make their reports to the administration headquarters at the Franklin School. The officials, how- ever, are confident that today's en- rollment figures will reach at least 55,000. These figures will steadily increase until about October 15, when the peak will be reached. At that time the officials expect the enroll- ment to total about 67,000. Failure of a number of the addi- tions completed during the summer somewhat disappointed the officials. Definite arrangements had been made to open the new Kingsman School and the additions to six other build- ings, but a survey today by the au- thorities_showed that only the Mon- roe and Deanwood additions had been completed for occupancy. The in- ability to open the new Kingsman School and the additions to the Bu- chanan, Mott, Wheatley and the John ton, It_was said, was due to the lack of furniture and other equip- ment, which has been delayed in transit on account .of the rallroad strike. B Central, Eastern and Business high schools, opened wit! registration ex. evt!nx the- estAm! thelr re- @é © :n-mm&m nley and P aecord g to Y, reports, had enrollments approximating the estimates of the officials. Marked Increases Noted. Sugervisipg pripcindls of the first, third; fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth- divisions predicted marked in- creases in enrolimefit over that re- ported at the close of school in June. Congestion in several graded was brought to their attention early this morning in ‘every division but eighth, which, though runnlnf ahead of last year in the number of puplils, E?Gmed in’ a*fairly comfortable con- tion. In the first division about 5,400 children were admitted and aix port- able classrooms, four ut the Eaton one at the Tenley and one at the Brown, were uilized to a_ great ad- vantage. The third grades at the Eaton and Dennison schools were forced to operate on two shifts, but the remainder of the grades in the schools of this division operated with- out an extra period. Considerable congestion was noted in the third division, in charge of Robert L. Haycock. He said this morning that nineteen portables were in use and that several grades were doubling up at the Petworth, West and Brightwood Heights schools. The Takoma Park School also was crowd- ed, due to the influx of the Maryland children. An unusual number of kin- dergarten and first grade children sought admittance in this division. Fifth Division Crowded. More than 6,500 children crowded into the schools of the fifth division, Selden M. Ely, supervising_ principal, said this morning. The John Bur- roughs and Langdon schools reported crowded conditions, while the three portables at the Gage School also were filled to capacity. ¥ Miss Flora L. Hendley, in charge of the sixth division, reported the work- ing of two phifts at the Wheatley School and five portables in use. Two are at the Blair, one at the Madison and two at the Wheatley. The pri- mary grades are doubling . up in all the schools of this division. Spots of congestion came to the at- tention of Ephriam G. Kimball, super- intendent of the seventh division, but he predicted that this would be elim- inated as soon as the new Richard Kingsman School is opened. As the situation {s today, portables are in use at the Maurey, Edmonds and Pea- body schools and two shifts are in operation at the Edmon: ‘An increase in the enrollment over | Ch! 06, last June in the eighth division—s3, s looked for by Mi supervising principal, extent that the schools in her section will be overcrowded. AJl Past Records Beatem. ‘Hosmer M. Johnson, in charge of the ninth division, 'said he belleved the enroliment superseded that of any previous year. The result is con- gestion which, however, he hopes to see relleved as soon the new addl- tion of the Buchanan School {s read for occupancy. This, he thin be ‘in- about two. weeks. 0 are now operating in the fifth, and seventh grades at the Bryan and hools and insthe primary of Cranch, Tyler . and About 3,700 were placed on Br uuy :nn. of this division this morning. BISHOP: WHITEHEAD DIES. Sudden Heart Attack Is Fatal to Episcopsl Prelats. SBURGH, Pa., Sepfember 18.— A ey, Courtiandt Whitehesd, 8. S. D., LL.D., Bishop of the diopese of: Pittsburgh o“th- testant Epls- copal Church, ‘g od snddenly at Nl:s ara Falls, N. Y., y ‘today, accord- ing to word received hers by friends. The bishop tpent his vacation {n Rhode Island and stopped at the falls n route to his home here. Ho suf- fered a heart attack last Friday, but the illne ‘was not considered ser ous at that time. 'A second attack this morning ended in death. Bishop ead headed uufi ‘which OLD SCHOOL BELL TODAY RINGS IN BEGINNING OF THE 1922-23 TERM.|CUMMINS OVERRULES DISTRICT ALIENIST INDR. BRYSON CASE Two Other Washington Med- ical Experts to Attend Huntingdon Trial. Dr. D. Percy Hickling, District alien- ist, has been brought into the Bryson; murder case in'a professional capacity. | it was learned today. Necessity for his attendance at the Huntingdon, Pa., trial is as yet uncertain. Two other Washington medical ex-; perts will be present tomorrow for the purpose of testifying as to Dr. Bryson's physical and mental condi- tion. They are Dr. Tom A. Williams, peychiatrist, and Dr. Charles &. Luce. Dr. Willlams will leave Washington in time for the opening of theycourt tomorrow. Dr. Luce left here yester- day for Huntingdon. Dr. Williams will examire Dr. Bryson as an un- biased expert in connection with the predicted claims that the defense will hold that the alleged murderer is a sufferer from shell-shock, Incurred during his service with the United States Army in France. Dr. Luce, it is understood, will appear for similar purpose: “I am not to be a witness for either slde in the Bryson case,” Dr. Williams stated today. “I am merely going in a professional capacity as a psy- chiatrist to examine Dr. Bryson and to report my findings, if they are of eny importance, to the court. Dr. Hickling, it was learned, already has investigated certain phases of the cas ‘The devélopments of this In- vestigation are sald to have been of such a nature that he does not feel that his testimony could be of ma- terial assistance to the court. Never- theless, if-a ‘definite request for his presence and testimony is received, it is likely that the allenist will Eg to the trial. MYSTERY DEEPENS IN CHURCH MURDER (Continued from Page bodies, the ministers frock was neatly buttoned up the front and @ll of his clothing was as immacu- late as when he had first donned ft. Even his eyeglasses were carefully adjusted on his nose, though his hat was over his face.- Mrs. Mills’ body, too, was carefully laid out. Not a crease of her plaited skirt was disarranged. Her hands were folded across her breast and her scarf was draped across the face. ewspaper men, who went over the scene again yesterday, found two crosses carved with a penknife on a | cedar near the apple tree under which the bodies were found. The crosses ap- parently were newly cut, but whether it had been thers when the bodies were found or had been carved later by some one of morbidly sentimental turn of mind, could not be ascertained. Detectives went through the Milla home today in quest of clues that might ald in a solution of the case. They said they found nothing. “It looks to me like another Elwell case,” sald Pros- ecutor. Stricker of Middlesex county. IRISH MEMORIAL MASS. Services Ars Held for Collins and Grifith. * Memorial mass for Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith, slain leaders of the Irish cause, was celebrated yi terday noon at St. Patrick’s Church under the auspices of the Iri er- ican Union. C. F. Thomas wa celebrant, and . John T. Coolahan delivered the mon. ! More than 1,200 persons attended the Among the clergy present were P, T. McAllister, Rev. h Cartwright, Rev. W. J. Carroll, Re Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Rev. Francis Hurney and Rev. P. J. Egan. Present In the church also were Chief Justice C. J. Smyth of the Court of Appeals, ef Justice Wendell Staffor Judge Michael M. Doyle, Judge Thom. as M. Callan _and"Michael J. Hogan of! New York. Regrets were sent by Ad. miral W. S. Benson, who was unable to attend on account 6f his absence 'rom the city. ! in charge was W. J. The committ Murray, P. H. O'Dea and Joseph Me. Enerney. COACH UPSET; 3 KILLED. Two Others Injured as Auto Hits V. killed and an Illinois traction syste! electric traln was wrecked in 2 {eion with an au three es webt of here. One m.m overturned and two sleep- ors deralled. The First Thing to Do -Whes You Return From Your Vacation Is to ORDER THE STAR v to your h t of'm ¥0 ome by regular m 11 “gROM PRESE TO HOME WITHIN THB HOURS Evening and Sunday 8tar, 80c per SNOWDEN WINS AD PRIZE. Leads in Contest Held by National Retail Clothiers. George 1. Snowden of the Parker- Bridget Company and vice president of the Washington Advertising Club, has been declared the winner of the sweepstakes section of an advertis- ing contest held in New York last week In conjunction with the conven- tion of the National Association of Retall Clothiers, he was informed to- day. Mr. Snowden was'awarded the prize for having submitted the best 1ounded out advertising display of exhibits, The contest, which was entered into by advertising men from practically every state in the Union, represent- ing the largest stores of the country, was divided into five groups, the fifth of which was won by Mr. Snowden. The other four were: The best news- paper advertisement, the best news- paper campaign, the most direct mail campaign and the best outdoor pub licity campalgn. Mr. Snowden was also awarded first honorable mention for the best newspaper campaign. ALLIES ALARMED BY TURK SUCCESS Threat Against Dardanelles Supplants Horror of Smyrna in Public Interest. By the Associated Press. ' - - LONDON, September 18.—The hor- ror over the tragedy in Smyrna:is Joe- ing some of its edge and public atten< tion now is being drawn to the situation in Constantinople and the Dardanelles, menacéd by Kemal Pasha’s victorious armies. 3 While the Turks continue to concén- trate at Ismid, Great Britain is taking active steps to repel any invasion of the neutral territory along the stralts and has called upon Jugoslavia and Ru- mania, as well as her own dominions, for ald. s France, however, is understood .to favor moral persuasion rather than force in maintaining the international character of the straita Paris Al lleve the present precipitate mllitary and naval preparations ill-timed and provocative. Press Raps Diplomats. * / Italy, too, is against relying entirely on this form of defense, it is declared. Foreign Minister is_repre- sented as being strongly opposed to in- tervention by Jugoslavia and the other members of the little entente, preferring that the allies deal directly with Turkey. Aside from general concurrence that the neutrality of the straits must be maintained, the opinion of the London,| presg is much divided over the British government's policy. It is. apparent that the government's reference to the employment of force has had & startling eftect and even where it is not con- demned the editorial writers express their views cautiously. The Times thinks diplomatic action would suffice to solve the difficulty if the Kemalists were convinced that Great Britain and France would act together. The newspaper condemns the policy followed by both govern- ments since the armistice and is es- peclally severe with “the perversity of the Brutish rulers, through whose inaptitude, ignorance and vanity a very real danger has been' brought upon the nation.” Turks Push Advantage. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 18.— The Angora government has inform- .ed the allies that if the remainder of the Greek army in Asia Minor at- tempts to retreat across the neutral zones of the Dardaneties the Kemal- ists will disregard the neutrality ot the straits and pursue the Greeks in international territory. The Greek military mission has leff Constantinople. Immediate withdrawal of the Greek forces from thé Tchatalja region in E;\'rop:lnu'x'utrkehy llltll bl”f"‘ lnlllt;d on by Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish nationaiist leader, in & con versagion with Sir Harry Lamb, the Britilh high commissioner, during & visit of 8ir Harry to Kemal in Smyrna. Sir Harry's visit to Kemal was to ascertain the attitude of the national- ist government toward Great Britain. Kemal informed him that Turkey was not fighting against Great Britain, but that Great Britain had interposed every obstacle to the free development of rkey. He assured the British high commander that the nationalists would not attack the neutr: he straits of the Dardane! British would recogniss the Angora national pact and return Thrace to —_— ; PENNSY SIGNS WITH MEN.. Pact With Engine Service Em- ployes Buns Till Sept.1, 1923, | 18—~A new ‘agreement covering the wage scale and working conditions, :n mumu:ywdm of the £ & h-.nnly n::-. ad and men In| The ment runs until 5 ber 1. 152 Pehten ‘] an army, measured They are members of one of the PHYSICAL DIRECTO FOR POLICE URGED Maj. Sullivan Also Asks That . Men Be Given One Day " . Off in Seven. | Mental and physiéal “training for the police of Washington and an in- 1crease in the number of men to make such training possible was recom- mended to Commissioner Oyster by Maj. Sullivan in his annual report to- da; “It i to be hoped,” said the super- intendeént, “that the need for physical training will be met by the employ- ment of & competent and experienced physical director and that the force may be increased numerically to such extent as will permit a certain per- centage thereof to take both the elemental and physical courses with- out the necessity of reducing the patrol force to an extent incompatible with the public interests.” One Day Off in Sevenm. Maj. Sullivan also urged upon the Commissioner the desirability of giv- Ing policemen one day off in seven and an allowance for the purchase of uni- forms. ‘The major says that if the uniform allowance could be obtained it would remove to a large extent the difficulty of keeping the force recruited to full strength. In urging a day off for guardians of the law, the major point- ed out that in addition to the hours during which they patrol the streets, policemen spend much of their tima on reserve duty in the station house amd at the courthouse awaiting the trial of cases. s Sale of Firearma. The annual report .again reminds the Commissioners of the necessity for a new law to govern the sale of pistols and other firearms in the Dis- trict. The Commissigners have bheen striving for some timé to have a new pistol law enacted by Congress. Under existing law, any one, re- gardless of his character or reputa- tion, can purchase a pistal in Wash- ington by the simple process of hand- ing over his money and signing a name and address. It may or may not be his right name. COLLEGE MEN’S SERVICE IN WORLD WAR LAUDED Civil War Veteran Says Ranks as Well as Commissions Filled ‘With Educated Youths. To the Editor of the Star: i civil war, and, in a way. in the Hos- pital Corps Division during the Span- Ish-American conflict, I know some- 5 of college men in those wars, and have followed thelr spbsequent careers with interest for many years. * Perhaps this may explain why now, in old age, I am trying to find out all 1 can about the educated youth enroll- ed in beth Army and Navy in the world war. From authentic sources I have ob- tained a few facts that may interest your readers, and 50 submit them for publication. The reader may be surprisea to find there were drafted 385,000 colored troops, with 1,400 colored commi sioned officers. I cannot find the num- ber of college men in that section of the Army, but know, In a general way, from Tuskogee universities there were many. Of a large contingent of Indlans, I have not been able yet to procure re- |liable figures, the Indian schools and colleges report many of these as collegq men. ‘The near estimate attainable anywhere yet of the white college and university men in the Army is the ascertained number of college men inducted into the service for military training in 600 colleges Ir the organ- 1zation designated the Students’ Army Training ‘Corps. s Their number was 145,000. Few, if any, were permitted to go to France, though ready and anxious to go. It ‘was their fortune to miss the great adventure without loss of honor, for it the war had continued, they would i have been called. i i West Point did nobly—3,183 of its "gallant sons served, as commissioned officers. Allow me a line or two for which no one is responsible but myself. I timate the number of,educated men —in the popular sense—rnot less than 4,000,000, not all graduates, but edu- cated in the American homes, in the !little red.schoolhouses, graduates in the big achool of common sense and | patriotism. A finer shouldered 2 gun. I have no patience with this peraistent reiteration of the rlllflllnllnonl libel that they were a ot of morons and illiteratés. The calumny 18 worse than treason—an infinite Ife. In common with all your readers, I W Eh‘ . rludflfl.h(:. o&nl?l. of some of e aped): e ‘Army psycopa: hiateTand the’ aliehists deprecating the intelligence of the y. Among them “there were man: fectives— about the proportion we see on: the streets, or evea in public offices—yet, by and large, no more intelligent ed to battle and final ed ever assembl: in mind and higher education, , up to the highest dard of the citizen soldiery of Let their ctitics {e-n silent. with rave boys them:as we did who As a college man and soldier of (IuI ‘Howard | EToW! TARIFF POINT OF ORDER Contention That Conferees Exceed- ed Authority Fails to Stand Up. The point of order made against the tariff bill conference report that the conferees exceeded their authority in proposing to give power to the President to declare American valya- tion on all items was overruled today by Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa, president pro tempore of the Senate. The decision of the chair was sus- tained Dy the Senate, forty-three to twentySone, in an appeal by Senator Simmons, democrat, North Carolina, ‘who made the point of order against the tariff bill Saturday with a view to forcing it back to conference. CHARITIES PARLEY - DEBATES DIVORCE Catholic Speakers Assail So- cial “Cancer Eating Heart of Nation.” g That 120 divorces are granted in the United States to one in the Do- minfon of Canada tvas stressed by Rev. Arthur J. Scanlan of Dunwoodie seminary, Yonkers, N. Y., in a paper on “The Family Caseworker and the Marriage Problem” at the session. to- day of the Natiopal Conference of | Catholic Charities in the gymnasium of the Catholic University, as an ar- gument against the ease with ‘which divorces grere procurable in_ certain sections of the country. He dwelt at length on the clear-cut principles of the Catholic Church as to the essen- ge and divorce, point- regulations regarding marriage advocated by legislators which, he sald, have always been practiced by the Roman ‘Catholic Church. The priest said that while a lessen- ing of divorce may be obtained through state or federal legislation, the true remedy lies in thé total abolition of the cancer that is eating into th very heart of our natlon. Cannot Legisiat Morality. In opening discussion on _the divorce and marriage problem, Rev. George V. O'Connor. diocesan direc- tor of the Catholic ‘charities in Boston, said: *You cannot legislate morality, but you can have honesty and virtue by instllling into the minds of the peo ple that purity and clean living is the will of God"” O'Connor emphasized t] cessity of the family standfng gether as a foroe against lax ma riages and divorce a8 the destroyers of the home. The early session was opened by. Thomas Farrell, president West Man- hattan Particular Council, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, New York city, who spoke briefly of the “steady and helpful accomplishments in the fleld of family rellef by the Catholic chari- ities of the various dioceses during the past year.” Reports were read from the com- mittee on sick and defective, and a schedule of medical facts for social workers was detailed . The prob- lem of old age will be discussed this afternoon by the committee on social and clvic activities, and at 5 o'clock a round-tagle discussion on caring for delinquent girls will be held. Law Enforcement Urged. Stirring appeals for prompt and rigid law enforcement to check the “rising wave of crime,” remedles for the unprotected children of America and instaliation of ‘uniform divorce laws, by Justice Marcus-¥. Kavamag! of the Cook county superior court of Chicago, Secretary of Labor James J. Davis and Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Loulsiana, respectively, featured the opening session held at the uni- versity yesterday. . he failure of justice in Amerlca, which most largely makes for present increases of crime,” declared Justice Kavanagh, “can only be consequent upon a widespread lack of respect and fear of our country’'s laws, and that lack has its origin, in the most part, in the American habit of dilly-dally- ing with the criminal. “Not a greater severity of justice, but celerity, certainty and finality of justice are the need of the hour of the American courts” continued the jurist, who gave statistics to show that there had been estimated in the United States in 1921 between 7.500 and 8,000 cases of murder and man- slaughter, compared with 197 in Eng- land and Wales for the same perlod. “The number of persons unlawfully slain in Canada during the same year equaled exactly the number of slain in San Francisco alone,” added Justice Kavanagh. Urges Child Labor Laws. Secretary Davis opened the late s sion, which was presided over by Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, president of the conference, with a declaration that Xmerica's problem today “is the problem of her children.” “I will tell you what makes the future terrible to me,” said the Secretary, “and what prempts me to consecrats my Jife and work to the service of children. It is these things: “Two hundred and fifty thousand babies called by death each’ year before they have hat time scarce to open théir &-ualnx eyes upon the world about tials of marria ing out certain ne- | em. “Half a million American childfen, so-called defectives and delinquents, ing up almost totally neglected. One mifllion flve hundred thousand American children bent beneath the burden of premature toil in mines and mill factory before they. have sensed the privileges and duties of humanity. Thirty million American children - of school age, who, even if they win the opportunity of an education, face in our schools 2 false learning and education that will not fit more than Tne in ten of them for the places they must occupy in life. These evils are with us today. Out of the millions of mouths of our ‘babes they cry to us for action.” Secretary Davis sald t state laws could be M“T for the regulation of child labor, but predicted the adoption of a constitutional amendment to that end. 5 Senator Ranadell Speaks. Senator Ransdell stressed the neces- sity of umiform divorce laws. The conference opened with the | celebration of pontificial high mass i py .Bishop Shahan. Rt Rev. P. J. McDevitt, Bishop of Harrisburg, preached the sermon. - He asgerted that the Cathollc church is the only organised h;'r‘c:e v:lm: :untmr‘l:y llnfl th sufficlently great to offer Sffeot uunc;. to d&:n:nu b'e- { rocl d today w! ogmatic ii’:.‘i:fly. which, if carried out, would e ck the individual, the family and society. Immigrant welfare was discussed by the committee of woman activities, at the meeting, of whi George . Meclntyre, chairman of' the Bl Sisters, Chicago, presided. M ‘Mary Cotter of ti Catholic charitable bureau, Boston, reviewed the work that i8 Bqng‘don by Catho- 1ic organizations in that city in meet- ing immigrants, and the V. -t Lyng, of . Philadelphia urged 1 . supervision “of " jmmi- nts, | ‘gthn speakérs at the meeting of the eommittee on women’s activities were ‘Bruce .M. Mohler of the Na. tional . Catholie’ Wghn Coufn. W-.hln[!?# Mr. H, C. Rocloppl, Big Brothers, Washington. _The Bocie of Bt. Vincent de Paul. which ig ing_its national’ nection with the also held ernoon. Im ASK LEAGUE TOEND WAR IN ASIA MINOR in:ervention, Proposed on Floor of Assembly, Gets Ready Response. AUSTRALIA TAKES HAND ‘ Premier Cables Island Delegate to Bring Near East Situation to Nations’ Attention. S By the Associated Press. MELBOURNE, Australia, September 18.—Premier Hughes of the Aus- tralian commonwealth, has cabled Bir Joseph Cook, Australian delegate to the league of nations, requesting him immediately to bring the near ezet | 4ispute betore the league, witn a view to securing peace. Rules Are Suspended. By the Asoclated Press. GENEVA, September 18.—The inte: - vention of the league of nations to stop.the war in Asia Minor and re- lieve the distress of the refugees there was proposed on the floor of the assembly of the league of nations today by Dr. Fridtjof Nanson, high commiesioner of the international ommission for Russian relief. Dr Nansen informed the assembly he had received a telegram from his gate in_ Constantinople, asking su thority. to use the relief organization in_helping the refugees from Ana- tolia Dr. Nansen asked the privilege of offering a resolution to the effect that the council of the-league authorize im- mediately the use of the relief organiza- tion for that purpose, at the same time examining under what conditions ft could ‘intervene to stop the hostilities. The assembly received both proposi tions with apparent marks of approval It suspended the rules in order to refer both questions immediately to commit- ( The questions will come up for action tomorrow morning. Bir Robert Cecll introduced & resolu- tion asking that it be understood that in any treaty of peace that might end the hostllities in the Near East. an es- sential condition should be laid down that a home be provided for the Ar- menians. This resolution also was re- fesred to & committee. —_— DISPUTES HALT PEACE ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY Resumpfion of negotiations between Southern railway officials and chairmen of the various shop crafts of that sys- tem looking toward a termination of strike conditions were declared by /¢ union leaders today to be unlikely un- til certain fundamental differences re- Iating to conditions on several of the system's short lines and two important shops could be adequately adjusted. Southern officials sald no request had come from the shop craft leaders for further conferences following the breaking oft of negotiations when rep- resentatives of the unions refused to sign the Warfleld-Willard-Jewel agree- ment and ‘he Southern declined to ac- cedé to & demand that all skilled shop f | workers employed since the calling of the strike be discharged. +Both sides appeared to have assumel an attitude of watchfulness, each appar- ently expecting the other to make the initial move. A. ) Hllivray of Bir- mingham, also general chairman of the shop crafts, sald there probably wou! ! be further meetings with the Souther: officials, but when he was not prepare | to say at this time. — PRESIDENT URGED T0 SIGN BONUS (Continued from First Page.) foreign countries would be a matert factor in making possible the pay- ment of adjusted compensation to soldiers. While Great Britain is pay- ing some interest on the war debt, the negotiations thus far between the American funding commission and the allles have not progressed favorably. On top of that the deficit for the com- ing year is greater than anticipated. § It was at first estimated at $300,000.- 000, but there are signs that it wiil grow larger. From = political angle the situation 18 not relished, either by the admini: tration, which opposes the bonus, or by the members of Congress who have voted for it. President Harding's veto will hurt the republicans at the polls—the soldier vote, in s0 far as it is in favor of the bonus, will not feel kindly toward republican candi- dates, though, to be sure, individuals * in Congress who fought for the bonus will not lose & chance to emphasize how_energetically they tried to get the bonus through. Will Take Full Responsibiltty. Mr. Harding will take full responsi- bility for the stoppage of bonus legislation at this time. He feels that the republican party will be in- jured much more extensively if the deficit 18 increased through the bonus. He will try to assuage the disap- pointment of the soldiers by stating his sympathy with their desires. He publicly pledged hi: 1f to work for a bonus when he was a candidate in the presidential primaries in Ohlo. But, as Mr. Harding has himself re- marked since then, he did not specify the exact time when he would approve such legislation. So the veto by the Presi t can- not be construed as the end of all bonus legislation. It will bob up again. And probably it will come up before the next presidential election. For the present session of Congress and the coming -short session, the bonus is probably sidetracked, unles: of course, there should be some un- expected changes in the line-up when the bill is submitted to the Senate and House for a test to determine Whether a two-thirds vote can be marshalled to override the presiden- tial v . The nt of noses shows a slight advantage in favor of the opponent: of the bill. The veto messa; - courited upon to strengthen the op- position and make it difficult for some members to vote against the President. Embarrassments Galere. Embarrassments. galors are in store for members of Congress no matter . what happens. Many .of them will asksrepublican support on the ground that they stood by the Presidenmt in his entire administration. If' they hould vote :hev "will wi that argumest aa lace themselves in the awkw tion of being uired to el o party’ Soaer “ihave why the bonus