Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1922, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGT B. 0. P. CONTENTION CELEBRATEREACHNG. | SAYS WIFE KNEW OVER SHIP SUBSIDY Party Contest Loomsas Con- gress Prepares for Ex- tra Session. FIGHT TO BE CONTINUED Conservatives to Keep Up Struggle for Control of Party. BY N. 0. ME GER. dent Harding is Insistent upon atte und favorable action by House on the merchant marine correspondingly prompt of that measure by Stiff resistance to this assured in both House and probubly solidly by the crats. and by a group of re- public whe opposition cannot Ve ai a as negligible. The fight over the merchant marine Bill will precipitate the expected d “progressive” republicans in the legisation they advo- will be In full swing xty-eighth Congress as- which will attain fm- life of the ex P i the bill, co th \ leration dem drive by and camp cate, when sembl Petus Eress n which the S W b n the for ting Con- the sion bexi furnish the progres: ministration republicans ir pluns of campaign. s miven by this group that will ke their initial effort Ut of their lexislative program raving their s against the oceas Mice thev bill, arts Mondny. wvel falls in the next Monday it can that the strugsle. climax in the between the n ranks. will | plans of the ation in- -hant marine Iy enacted repeal 1 amend- ailway transportation endment of the federal re- law facilitate farm th o and Sena 1 truthfully n Sixty-eighth sre fuctions in the repuli I i 1 when which wi @ y Th mme b me t it @ ey v or I an re ere Pre £1800T 0% pointe pated tooa de Jivnt Harding and his support- will have antici the demands for ix even now con “ummins, ch; wmmerce con of tHe nd he is expected for relieving ate amendment ct, sumges ts cond ,. tons farm cre In that the | ey which wind altogether probable ue a pol- of the and ‘h insurgents’ s he attitude of stand- radicals. It scertained of the tariff possibic unde: uthority g Prosident in th . without the ne- cessity of re = to revision by leg- istation To Watch Democrats. 1 Tresident Harding is being advised | by some of his counselors not to let| the demo < carry out their alleged | program of foreing an-extra se W mgress, but to anticipate | of the v them, When the time new leg comes. and as ive body upon rgument is < of the s fail ! i <i0n. OPPOrtu- offered for the forma i kinds of blocs and comb important public | aiting. | that the President | his address to Congress | to the subjects of shipi irm credits, with per- | ntion of the trans-| portation act. When the regular or | Sehort in of this Congress con- vanes, th <t Monday in December, he will upon to make an- on. understond to bet as to whether the lat- | . beyond the usual report| rdship and on the state of | . shall deal with legislation ture. If he should contem- issembling the mew Congre uk. after March 4, sue would naturally be con- te then. i < tell the President | a surcease legislation, but ders are understood to it view and to see the making political cap al session of the new | ibility of in oa spec al ongress MILLIONS SWARM TO BRITISH POLLS; BETS FAVOR LAW who had votes in the | onstituencies, were con- des to the polling places, siding officers marked their Hostel lit stan's netro; ducte f b where pr a result of the disturbances that occurred in connection with tion meetings at Dundee, the po- ommittee has decided to ask for an amendment 5f the public meetings Rct In order to give the pollce greater wers in dealing with such disturb- ances. FPremier Cralg of Ulster issued a message today to the Ulster eleotors, in which he said: “Every vote for the unionist candidates is a vote for U] ster, a vote for freedom and justice, a vote to keep us within the emplire. and a vote for peace and prosperity.” LADY ASTOR HAILED. By the Associated Press. PLYMOUTH, November 15.—Lady Astor had a remarkable reception last night at the Guildhall, when she made her final appeal to the voters. Thousands were unable to gain ad- mission to the hall after waliting hours pefore the meeting started. Lady speech occasioned fre- quent” applause. Among the points that especially appealed to the audi- ence was her declaration that what England needed at this moment was work. o government, whether conserv- ative, liberal or socialist, can pro- vide work unless the foreign mar- kets are regained.” she said, “and to get them back there must be peace in Europe.” Her udvocacy of the league of na- tions was wildly cheered, and also her concluding sentence: “I cannot promise you heaven on earth, but I can promise you to stand firm for all that is likely to bring it on earth.” In addition to the Guildhall meet- ing Lady Astor addregsed several outdoor gatherings. Her voice fre- quently faltered under the strain of the campaign, which has disabled her colleague, Sir Arthur Shirley Benn, and is keeping him abed. She was deeply moved by the enthusiasm of her reception and said: T know that I have won a magnificent vie- tory.” Viscount Astor, who has been in attendance on his wife at all her meetings, is delighted with the man- ner in which she has been greeted wverywhere. - et { ministr: {“NO BOX, NO MAIL” 100,000 PHONE GOAL 750 Employes Hear City’s First Operator Tell of Pioneer Switchboard Here. The goal of 100,000 telephones in Washington having been paseed, more than 750 employes of the Chesa~ peake and Potomac Telephione Com- pany celebrated this event at & meet- ing last night'in the Masonic Temple auditorium. The features were rems iniscences of the city's first operator, Burnett Nevius, and an address on the outlook for the future by A. . Berry, president of the telephone com= pany. Mr. Nevius sald he worked for 38 2 week and always carried & top and marbles to the office, so he could play when he was not required to operate the switchboard. He stated the es- tablishment of the first telephone central office here was in 1878, President Berry, talking of future development, said that an interesting point has been reached in the busi- ness and the crossing of 100,000 would not mean slipping back, but a steady increase in usage and pum- ber of telephoi He could ses no chance for radio supplanting local telephone serv''» The distribution of the.stock v.‘the company to em- ployes and users of the service was characterized by him as perhaps the greatest recent development in the indusatry. Other speskers were: Burdett Stry- ker, general manager; P. O. Coffin, general auditor, and D. A. Devan general counsel. The meeting Wi opened by J. T. Phipps, president of the Telephone Society. Several reels of motion pictures and refreshments were also included on the program. {SOCIALISTS WRECK WIRTH'S CABINET, BOLTING COALITION (ontinued from First Page) strongly augmented by the growing unrest among the working population. The middle party leaders also are oconvinced now that the moderate socialists failed to assimilate the minority radical wing in the newly united party which yesterday suc- cumbed to pressure exerted by the former independent soclalists, led by Arthur Crispien. When accepting the resignation of the cabinet last evening Presi- dent Ebert requested the Wirth gov- ernment to carry on untll a new was formel. Today Presi- conferred with™ leaders and non-socialist dent Ebert of both socialist Explaining to the newspaper men reasons for his resignation, Dr. Wirth today said that since the last note ot the reparations commission had been app: d by all partles, except the s . it seeme as If it would be possible to form a coali- but that as the socialists re- sed to participate in the proposed coalition it became urgently neces- sary to take some action under which Germany could pursue a settled ex- ternal_policy. and the resignation of the Wirth cabinet thus appeared to be the only solution. HELD POST YEAR AND HALF. Dr. Joseph Wirth has been chan- cellor of Germany since May 10, 1921, when he took the head of the govern- ment on the resignation of Konstan- tin Fehrenbach. The Worth cabinet tendered its resignation on October 1921, but was reformed with a new personnel, headed by Wirth, two days later. For some time Dr. Wirth faced troublous times, owing to his min- istry’s program with regard to repa- rations, the stabilization of the mark and the general economic and internal and external questions, to which the opposition parties in the reichstag objected. A reorganization of the cabinet had been In contemplation for severa: weeks, but_the stumbling-block was encountered in obtaining a working arrangement between the socialists and the people’s party. President Ebert last Friday authorized the hancellor to enter i.to immediate negotiations with the leaders of the various parties in the reichstag with the purpose of inaugurating steps for the early reorganization of the cabi- net. The action of the president was in accordance with Dr. Wirth's desire to extend the basis of his coalition ministry with a view to increasing its parliamentary prestige. The authorization had been deferred until the reparations commission had concluded its inquiry into the German situation In Berlin last week. Late October Recess. Late in October the reichstag voted a recess of two weeks in order that the chancellor might adjust the dif- ferences between the members of the cabinet regarding the adoption of measures calculated to prevent a further slump in the mark and to straighten out other matters which presaged a crisis. The united soclalists had openly expressed their impatience with the other coalition parties in connection with their attitude rela- tive to financial and economic prob- lems, especially the grain requisition bill_and the government's failure to adopt prompt measures to curb specu- lation in the dollar. Some of the lib- eral newspapers professed to see in the attitude of the radicals an unmis- takable indication of “a tired feeling” on the part of the soclalists and an obvious desire to withdraw from the coalition with the purpose of re-en- tering the reichstag arena as an oppo- sition_factor. On Monday the social democratic party addressed a letter to Chancel- lor Wirth declaring the stabilization of the mark was the most urgent Qquestion of German policy and that the party would participate in a new cabinet only if it energetically pur- sued such a policy ORDER FIGHT SEEN IN NEXT CONGRESS Faced by hundreds of thousands of householders throughout the country, who steadfastly refuse to install mail boxes or slots at their front doors, the Post Office Department is worry- ing about how it is going to enforce the “no_box—no mail” order pro- mulgated last summer. Thousands of residents of Wash- ington, literally hundreds of thou- sands of dwellers in Greater New York city, thousands upon thousands more throughout the United States have made no step toward complying: with the order. § Some officials of the postal service de- clared flatly yesterday afternoon that the order cannot be enforced, although January 1 has been set as the “dead- line” for the boxes, after which a person not complying is expected to have to go to the post office for his mall. It was understood today that the order will be the subject for discus- sion in Congress when it convenes, and it would not be strange, it is declared, if bills are introduced to prevent the Post Office Department from carrying out its threat. Some officials stated that the spec- tacle of thousands of persons in this or any other city parading to the post office each day for their mail is un- thinkable, that it would cl post offices with mall, and that it “simply can’'t be done.” \ OF HALL'S CONDUGT Witnesses Will Be Heard by Jersey Grand Jury Next Week. PLAN DAILY .SESSIONS Cigar Dealer Among Those Called in Murder Inves- tigation. By the Associated Press, NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., November 16~—Apparently confident that the chaln of evidence 1s complete, offictals continued today preparations to pre- sent the Hall-Mills murder case to the grand jury Monday. Witnesses (gl for the first day will include Pearl Bahmer and Raymond Schneider, who found the bodles of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and his cholr leader, Mrs. Eleanor Relnhardt Mills, and County Detective Gedrge Totten, who had charge of the Ppreliminary inves- tigation. Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Mott sald, he will present witnesses to show that Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall had knowiedge of the relations between Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills. The grand jury will be in session from 10 am. untll 4 p.m. daily until the case is completed. Cigar Man Called. George Kuhn, owner of a small clgar store, who has not previously been mentioned in the case, has been called to testify before the grand Jury, it was authoritatively learned. He claims that “Willle Stevens, brother of Mrs. Edward W. Hall, wid- ow of the slaln rector, was one of his regular customers. The authorities investigating the case declined to indicate what Kuhn's testimony would be. Detectives announced that they had been devoting considerable time en- deavoring to check up the story told by Mrs. Jane Gibson, “the pig wom- an,” who claims to have witnessed the murders. A minute examination of the fleld in which the bodies were found was made again by detectives last night with special reference to the story of Mrs. Gibson that after witnessing the crime she returned to find a light- haired woman moaning over the body of the rector. Point in Story Supported. Mrs. Gibson claims that when she went back to the scene for the sec- ond time she tied her mule Jennie to a small cedar tree in a clump of bushes, first tugging at the tree to see if it were strong enough to hold the mule: The detectives sald the tree, a frail one, was in the exact spot described. After tying the mule, Mrs. Gibson said she stepped back three steps and tum- bled over a stump. The detectives said they found the stump. Next, she said, she stepped back over a strawberry patch and came to a clearing and an- other cedar tree. The detectives as- serted that their invesugation tallied in every way with her story. Doubt was cast today upon the au- thenticity of a statement made yester- day by two detectives that one of the witnesses to be called before the grand jury would testify that Mrs. Hall ran hurriedly to the home of her cousin, Henry Carpender, on the night of the murder. Some officials denied that such a witness would be called and counsel for the widow emphatically denled the story of Mrs. Hall's alleged visit. Mysterlous Phone Call. According to Mrs. Hall's statement to the authorities, her husband re- ceived a telephone call the night of his death, shortly before 8 o'clock. She said she did not know its source or purport. Mr. Hall, she said, left the house a short time later. Timothy N. Pfeiffer, Mrs. Hall's at- torney, said he was unimpressed by the reported new testimony, declaring that his_client's recital of her actions the night of the murders was the true one. “The authorities know that Henry Carpender and his wife were not home that night.” he said. “They went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wright, in Highland Park, had dinner there and remained there all evening." $35,000 NOW PLEDGED TO AUDITORIUM FUND With nearly $35000 already sub- scribed toward the $200,000 needed to put the Washington Auditorium “over the top.” members of the finance committee of the auditorium at a luncheon meeting yesterday expressed optimistism in regard to the speedy clearing up of the deficit. “It is essential that this matter be completed now,” said Chairman Andrews. “The work of construction is going rapidly forward so that the building may be completed in June, in time for use at the great Shrine convention, the like of which has never been witnessed before in the National Capital. “The Auditorium building _will house not less than 12,000 people at one time, the auditorium proper having a seating capacity of 6,000. “But this cannot be accomplished, of course, without the necessary funds. The sum of $200,000 will put the Auditorium over the top. As it is an investment of the highest order of intrinsic value and not a donation, there should be no hesitation. “Washington can well afford, and should Iimmedlately finance it, 8o that its greatest need shall be met, and met at a time when the greatest gathering _in the history of the Natlonal Capital can take advantage of it.” The boxes were made by the na ml gun factory for the postal service. The first twin box was placed in position at 6th and F streets northwest, where this photograph was made. IRISH PICKETERS T0 FIGHT CHARGE Mrs. MacSwiney and Two Others Model Prisoners During Night. Irish pickets, led by Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney, widow of Terence Mac- Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, who dled In prison on a hunger strike, are ap- pearing before United States Com- missioner MacDonald this afternoon to plead to the charge of violating section 4062, Revised Statutes of the United States. The hearing started at 2 o'clock, and John F. Finerty, president of the American Assocla- tion for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, announced that they would plead not guilty. United States Dis- trict Attorney Peyton Gordon was present to represent the government. If the defendants do as their at- torney stated they would do, it will be incumbent upon the government to present 1ts case, and if a prima facie case Is made out it will be nec- essary for the commjssioner to hold them for the action of the grand jury. Under the limitations placed on United States commissioners’ hear- ings. it Is necessary for the commis- sioner to hold the defendants if the government shows it has a case. Three Spend Night in Jail. Mrs. MacSwiney, Mrs. Mary Ann Nolan of Jacksonville, Fla, who is more than eighty years of age, and Miss Minnie Kearney, spent the night in the house of deténtion, having re- fused bonds. They were model pris- oners, it was said at the house of detention today, and all of them ate suppers ‘and = breakfasts supplied them. Six of the defendants were released on bonds furnished by Thom- as W. Lyons, national secretary of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, of which the women are members. Finerty stated that the women would plead not guilty on the grounds that they had violated no law. Revised statute No. 4062 under which they were arrested reads as follows: “Every person who violates any safe conduct or passport duly ob- tained and issued under authority of the United States; or who assaults strikes, wounds. imprisons, or in any other manner offers violence to the person of a public minister, in vi- olation of the law of nations, shall be imprisoned for not more than three years and fined at the discretion of the court.” Basis for Deportation. One official called attention that in the case of a prisoner not a citizen of the United States deportation could i be_ordered. The statute, according to Maj. Gor- don, is an old one, and was invoked two years ago when four woman picketers were arrested at the British embassy during a demonstration in behalf of the Irish republican move- ment. At that time State Depart- ment and other officials lald down as a policy that such conduct was to be considered an insult to representa- tives of a friendly power. In response to questions Attorney Gordon said there would be no at- tempt to make an example of the woman prisoners in an effort to stop picketing in Washington, but every precaution would be taken to prevent similar occurrences before the em- bassies and legations of foreign powers. _— TO AID COAL SHIPPING. Rallroads of the nation, as repre- sented by the American Railroad As- sociation, have tendered their co- operation to the United States Coal Commission, R. H. Alshton, president of the association, announced last night. Mr. Aishton made public a letter proffering aid to the federal agency “in bringing about a success- ful accomplishment of the tasks” the commission faces. The letter sald that while the carriers had not been officially addressed by the commis- sion, as the largest users of coal they felt if they could aid, either as consumers or distributors, they would do so. NEW AL BONES BENG RED T Installation of “Double- Headed” Receptacles In- terests Throngs. Il Crowds of people watched the in- stallation today on F street between 5th and 13th streets of the fourteen new “double-headed” mail boxes which the Washington city post of- fice is trying out for the Post Office Department. The new boxes, part of those being manufactured by the naval gun fac- tory here for the postal service, are placed side by side, one box for local mail and the other for out-of-town mail. Makes “Primary Separation.” Thus the mailer, by placing his let- ters in the proper box, makes the “primary separation” of mail, in the past done at the post office after let- ters for all point have bcen jumbled into one letter box. Postal authoritics hope that by co- operation of the public in the new scheme the handling of mail will be speeded up, and better service rendered, as_well as affording some relief to postal clerks. Interest in Experiment. Officials are watching the experiment on F street with great interest. If the public places its letters properly in the boxes, without getting letters destined for local delivery into the box for out- of-town letters, and vice versa, the ““double” boxes will be placed in other clties, and ultimately may entirely supersede the single type box. MISS MACSWINEY MAY DIE OF FAST Appeal Sent to Irish People on Behalf of Hunger Striker, Who Grows Worse. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, -November 15.—In an ap- peal to the Irish people on behalf of Miss Mary MacSwiney, who has been on a hunger strike for eleven days in Mountjoy prison, the other woman political prisoners in that institution declared today that she had undergone a great change for the worse and that it was feared she would die. Rumors that she had died were not confirmed by the prison authorities. Cardinal Logue, primate of Ireland, suggests the release of Miss Mary Macswiney from the prison. His sug- gestion was contained in a telegram to Kevin O'Higgins, Free State min- ister of home affairs. The meseage said that more harm would be caused by retaining the woman prisoners in Ireland than by liberating them. Yesterday a message requesting the cardinal “to inform the holy father that the jail chaplain refuses the sacrament” to Miss Macswiney was sent to him over the signatures of Mrs. Pearse, mother of Patrick H. Pearse, “provisional president of Ire- land,” who was executed during Easter week, 1916; Mrs. Eamon Ceannt, whose husband also was ex- ecuted; Mrs. Charles Burgess, widow of Eamonn De Valera's minister of cently was released from prispn. The: dispatched a similar lelesru‘:l to the secretary of state at the Vatican. REJECTION OF ARCHBISHOP. TEGUCIGALPA, Hondurus, Novem- ber 15.—The Honduran government has refused to accept the appointment of . Isidoro Carrillo, Bishop of Mata- galpa, Nicaragua, 8s Archblshop of ‘Honduras. The refusal was made in spite of the fact that the appointment (£’l1 u‘;fl prelate was made by Pope us XI. ON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 1922 “DOUBLE-HEADED" PUBLIC MAIL BOXES IN- STALLED HERE TODAY. l defense, and Mrs. O'Rahilly, who re-|to catch CANCER CURABLE, DR PIERGESVIEW Pastor of Local Church Also Holds Malady Not Com- municable. Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the First Congregational Church, today stressed that cancer is not com- municable, not hereditary and is cira- ble If treated early, in addreseing an audience which met in Keith's Theater under auspices of the Ameri- can Soclety for the Control of Cancer. He pointed out that during the two years this country was engaged in war a loss of life of 80,000 men was entailed by warfare, while at home 180,000 died from cancer. These fig- ureg, he said, af made even more ap- pallfng when it is realized that for the most part the cancer fatalities were needless. Safeguarding Is Emphasized. Early recognition of symptoms and immediate medical treatment no doubt woull have prevented 50 great a loss of life, it was stated. “Those who' have taken a gloomy view of the cancer problem should be heartened by the knowledge that cancer 18 absolutely not contagious, that the danger of inheritance 18 ex- tremoly doubtful and that many cases are definitely cured by attacl ing the disease in its incipient stage,” said Dr. John W. Warner. ‘Many off the cancer symptoms are relatively simple and, unfortu- nately, fall into the class of every- day, occurrences, which are passed over lightly. Herein lies the greatest danger, for by its insidi growth cancer may assume formidable pro- portions before the patient is foroed to seek relief.” Announces $25,000 Donation. Dr. Harry H. Kerr, chairman of the local committee of the American Soclety for the Control of Cancer, last night announced that Albert D. Lasker, chairman of the Shipping Board,” had ddnated $25.000 to the national organization. The contri- bution, acording to the report which came from New York, was in rec- ognition of the excellent work which had been done by the Washington committee. The daily meeting in the home of Mrs. Joseph Leiter on Dupont Cir- cle at which the subject of care and prevention of cancer is laid before women, was yesterday addressed by Dr. James F. Mitchell and Miss Ger- trude Bowling, director of the In. structive Visiting Nurses Society. Mrs. R. M. Kauffmann presided. Meetings Scheduled for Today. Meetings scheduled for today and the speakers are: Mothers Club, Dr. Kate B. Karpeles; Chevy Chase Wo- men's Club, Dr. Truman Abbe, who also is to address the Chevy Chase Citizens’ Assoclation tonight; South Washington Citizens’ Association, Dr. Millard Thompson; National Park Seminary Forest Glen, Dr. G. H. Wright Health Officer Fowler yesterday ad- dressed the chamber of commerce and Dr. Harvey Wiley talked to members of the City Club. ATTENTION GIVEN NEW TRAFFIG BILL Responsibility for Accidents Question Raised in Safety Campaign. In connection with the safety move- ment, the attention of the District Commissioners has been directed to & bill introduced in the Senate last year that would place the burden of proof on the driver in all accidents between vehicles and pedestrians. Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the ! board of Commissioners. said today his records show the city heads sub- mitted an unfavorable report to Con- gress on this bill some time ago. Corporation Counsel Stephens stated today that such a law would reverse the present rule of procedure, which is that if a person is injured and files suit he must prove the driver was negligent. The corporation counsel said he doubted whether Congress would enact such a law. Car Company Responsibility. Of course, Mr. Stephens explained. if a person is injured while on a street car or other common carrier, the company must prove it was not negligent. The moving picture film of street hazards in Washington promises to be one of the outstanding attrac- tions of Safety week, from Novem- ber 26 to December 2. The film will show President Hard- ing and the letter he wrote Willlam F. Ham, indorsing_the proposal for a week of safety. It will show Com- missioner Rudoiph and the proclama- tion issued by the Commissioners providing for Safety week. Other scenes will depict children darting in front of traffic to get base balls, hanging on to vehicles while skating and “stealing” rides on_wagons. The cameraman also will endeavor a “jay-walker” in the act of crossing a street with his back to approaching machines, speed maniacs brushing the buttons off of a pedestrian's coat in their hurry to get somewhere, and many similar incidents. SUGGESTED FOR HIGHER POST Judge John C. Rose of the United Btates district court at Baltimore is being considered favorably for appoint- ment _to the court of appeals of the fourth district, it was learned in re- liable quarters here yesterday. MEMBERS OF NATIONAL CAPITAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB AND VISITORS AT ANNUAL MEET ANNUAL VISITATIONS PAID TWO MASONIC LODGES Grand Master Coombs and Aides Received By Acacia and Federal Members. Accompanied by Deputy Grand Mas- ter Mark F. Finley and the other of- ficers of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the District of Columbia, Grand Master C. C. Coombs last evening paid his offictal annual visitation to Acacia Lodge, No. 1%, at'8 o'clock, and to Federal Lodge, No. 1, at 8:30 o'cloc Both _visitations were in Masonic Temple, 13th street and New York avenue, The visitors were cordially greeted by Norman E. Bull, master of Acacta Lodge, and by Albert B. Willls, master of Federal Lodge. The latter, the oldest body in the jurisdiction, been chartered ~Setember 12, 1793, had present last evening four of its members, each of whom has been a master mason for more than fifty years. Acacia lodge, having the “short end” of the double visitation, the matter of entertainment was left to Federal lodge, which provided an elaborate program, which included vocal and Instrumental selections and addresses. The grand will be Lodge, No. 14, at § o'clock, and to Osiris Lodge, No. 26, at 8:30 o'clock. Both bodies meet at 13th street and New York avenue. URGES DESIGNATION OF KINDS OF COAL Dove Says Public Is Misled Into Belief District Has Enough Anthracite. masonic having isitations this evening The earnest suggestion that, during the present fuecl emergency, the word “coal” be never used singly in pub- lic documents, newspapers or even in conversation, but should always he preceded by the words “anthracit, or “bituminous,” as the case may be, is made by J. Maury Dove, jr.. vice president of the J. Maury Dove Com- pany. “In an article appearing in The Star of November 13, stated Mr. Dove, “the top line of the headline read ‘Coal Shortage Now Unlikely,’ and, although in the subhead the phrase “anthracite still tight” occurred, some part of the public, at least, has undoubtedly con- strued the article in question as an authorative statement that they migh expect no shortage of household ¢ This is, of course, contrary te the facts.” Applies Only to Bituminous. The article in question was based on announcements from the federal fuel distributor and the geological survey. Although these authorities stated that there is little po: of any section of the country coal for either industrial or house- hold use, it appears that this new: welcome as it is. applies only to bituminous coal, for later in the an- nouncement the fact that there still remains the probabil- ity that substitutes for anthracite will have to be made during'a part of the winter, at least. “The truth about the local coal situation is that a shortage of an- hracite now exists.” said Mr. Dove, ‘and only the warm weather prevail- ing 80 far has prevented, in my opin- jon, & serious condition in Washing- ton households. p : “Due to 40 per cent of mining time having been absolutely eliminated in the anthracite regions by the recent strike.” continued sir. Dove, in 2 brief resume of conditions, “only 60 per cent of that variety cam, und‘(;-r e | | {'the most faworable conditions, mined. Short on Hard Coal. “The result is that I cannot see, cer- tainly at this time, how the District of Columbia can, under any circum- stances, possibly expect to receive during the present coal-burning sea- son more than 60 per cent of the to- tal tonnage of anthracite which it received during the twelve months of last vear. As a matter of fact, the anthracite coal which the dealers have received during the period sinCe the resumption of mining up to the st of November last nas been ap- proximately cars short of what they wouid have received had they received their pro-rata share during that period of the 60 per cent allot- ment. So far during November there has been little or no anthracite com- ing into Washington. but there is a slight ray of hope appearing in that we have been told that. upon closing of navigation on the great lakes, Which 1 expected to take place about November 25, the District of Colum- bia will be preferred as to shipments and considerable anthracite coal should come here at that time. Serfous Situation Here. “So serious has the situation been, indeed, that the Public Utilities Com- mission has ‘deemed it wise to Te- strict the use of anthracite coal in households and _has tels, apartment houses and business cstablishments to use soft coal ex- clusively, unless some good cause be Shown in particular instances where this fuel cannot be used. “Does this not make it apparent that the greatest care should be used in always qualifying coal as to ‘an- thracite’ or ‘bituminous’ instead of using the mere word ‘coal'? “To take an example. some fifteen persons called at our office during the first hour of business the morning following the issuance of the state- ment previously referred to, com- plaining of the restrictions coal deal- ers had imposed upon them. Some Were even blunt enough to accuse us then of preaching a fictitious shortage in coal for purely mercenary rea- sons.” {TALKS ON BRIDGE WHIST. Nearly 500 bridge whist enthusiasts attended the lecture given this morn- ing at Wardman Park Hotel by Milton C." Work, recognized authority on auction bridge and par auction. ‘At & tournament now in progress under Mr. Work's supervision more than 100 tables were sold. Both lec- ture and tournament are for the bene- fit of the Homeopathic Hospital Washington - Centennial | 1| A tacama: is developed | compelled ho- | = RUIN AND HORRORS FROM QUAKE GROW Homeless Victims Being Looted by Bandits—Topo Mines Damaged. MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS | | Wire Communication With Strick- en Area Reopened—Death Toll | Expected to Increase. By the Associated Press, SANTIAGO, Chile, Scarcely a house lin the Vallenar valley, in northern | Chile, as the resuit of the earth- quakes and marine disturbances of last week. The full extent of the disaster, which centered upon the provinces of Atacama and Coquimbo, became more fully known today with the reopening of telegraph communi- cations with north Chile. Tn these two provinces the victims number 1,500, so far as is now known, but it is expected the number of dead will be substantially increased when communications are resumed with many small villages in the interior, whose fate remains unknown. Dis- patches today from La Serena told of serious damage which the ea quakes inflicted upon the Topo min Martial law has been declared at Vallenar and in Copiapo, owing to November 1 remains standing the looting which bandits have been distressed 1 perpetrating_ upon _the population. The bandits are belfev: for the most part to be prisoners whe escaped from the jails. Debris Being Removed. The removal of debris in the af- flicted regions has been started with the help of soldiers. Soldiers also are patrolling the towns by day and the police by night. The state of siege is being maintained. Many small inland villages near Co- piapo were destroyed. San Fernando {is in ruins. Twenty-three persons {were killed there. At the village of Tierra Amarilla four persons are fead and half the town is in ruins. At San Antonio seven are dead and the town is a wreck. Casualties 8o far reported from Copiapo number the dead at 69 and the injured at 110. Travelers arriving from Chanarcillo, a mining town in the province of say the earthquake was felt there with great intensity. The shocks opened deep fissures in the {hills and caused frightful noises. The correspondent of the newspaper Mercurio, who has arrived at Copiapo, says that when the earthquake was first felt there Friday night the east- ern sky was illuminated by an in- tense red light in the shape of great flames. This phenomenon could be seen for a great distance. The trem- ors continued intermittently all night and Saturday morning. Just hefore midnight Sunday another prolonged quake was felt and it was repeated :’mermiuemly until daybreak Mon- ay. Convent Girls Injured. During the tremors young girls at a convent and school jumped out of the windows. Many of them were seriously injured when the “second floor sagged down. The hospital and prison at Coplapo are in ruins, but the prisoners and the sick escaped uninjured. Prisoners guilty of slight offenses were freed by the authoritles. Seven criminals broke Jjail. Latest reports from the town of Vallenar place the number of both killed and injured there at 1,300. It is believed that the total killed and injured in the Vallenar valley will reach 1,500. MOON HELD QUAKE FACTOR. By the Associated Press. SANTA CLARA, Calif, November 15.—Although sun gpots had some- thing to do with the disastrous earth- quake and consequent tidal waves in Chile, the moon also was a contrib- uting factor, in the opinion of Father J. S. Ricard of the University of Santa Clara Observatory. Father Ricard is a leading exponent of the theory that sun spots have a direct relation to the weather and issues a monthly publication known as the Sun Spot. “In our observatory at Santa Clara we have always held that great sun spots, on becoming central, are & par- tial cause of earthquakes” sald Father Ricard. “When the Chilean éarthquake occurred a great sun spot. latitude 6 degrees south, was in placs to strike the earth. For more than twenty-two years this coincidence between malignant sun spots ang earthquakes has been repeating It- 1self. A cofncidence thus indefinitely maintained is in itself a proof. “On the other hand, it cannot be denied that the moon Acts at an angle of 45 degrees wherey unopposed by gravity, it lifts not only the waters of the oceans, but also the earth. This opens fizsuers in the sea bottoms. where the water, filtering in abun- dance, 18 turned into super-heated steam and explodes, thereby lifting enormous masses of solid material. which begin to osclllate, and that is the earthquake.” PRESIDENT OFFERS U. S. AID President Harding, in a cablegram to President Alessandri of Chile, offers as- sistance to the people of Chile who suf- fered from °the earthquake cat trophe. “I am deeply shocked to learn of the terrible catastrophe which befall- en your country, causing so great I of life and property,” President Hand- ing sald, “My countrymen join with me in extending heartfelt sympathy in this hour of widespread suffering and national grief. The American Red Crogs will hold itself in readiness to render such assistance as may be in its power, and I beg that your excel- Jency will not hesitate to let me know if this organization can serve the people of the stricken districts in any way. Message of Hope Cancer Can Be and Has Been Cured FREE LECTURES ARE TO BE GIVEN AT KEITH’'S THEATER At 12 O’Clock Noon Each Day This Week Moving Pictures Will Show You How Danger Signs May Be Recognized Rev. James E. Freeman and Dr. L. H. Reichelderfer to Make Addresses Thursday, 12 0’Clock, November 16 You are cordially invited to hear these lectures and see the pictures