Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1922, Page 2

U.S. MAY AID MOVE TOMAKED.C. SAFE ‘President’s Reply to Sher- rill’s Repert Indicates Fed- eral Co-Operation. LIKED RECENT PARADE Complimented Part Played and | by Showing Made Employes. of the Washing ful, leaving t tha Participation in departments week wits hind s departmental terested he nt probably the nec among t those in ht that the find it ad- in h T mployes, - felt will govern ble to participate permanently in the work of the Washinginn safety council This was ind the counc 1 President Har rill, superintend o. build- he de- public 1l grounds, felicitatin e o their work during the | £n, and the report of work of | vou and a1l | work and! a1 am of e cellent results tn fic dent Hardin report from Cc t told of th jous governm pation in the sa to nt men week demo: tion which took place | November 26-D¢cember 1 Credit was 1 Sherrill to five spe on | wWio a de sub- of Capt ates Arm parade, posters, s motor transport. committee was in W. L. McMorris, Uni the posters subcom charge of John Harve of the Interior Depart speakers 18 i t clerk | R en, chie of the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion: the goserns motor vehicle | operators b ttee was in| charge of Capt. ( Hoover, United | States Army, and the subcommittee | on Radio was in charge of J. Dickinson of the bureau of standards. | Clerks Support Move. In concluding his ort President, Col rrill said: employes of the different de and establishme supported the and it is beliaved the “The to complished in increasinz the spirit| of teamwork among the different| units of the government establ ments. It is understood informal that this Is the f which the employ ment have been given to take part in a « a general public mov helie that the ‘beneficial in decrcasing aceid in the fostering of the spiri operatipn among Eovernment pioyes.” William F. Ham, president of the Washington Safety Council, yesterday sent President Hardins a letter in which he stated that the céuncil had Just received a copy of the report by Col. Sherrill covering the participu- tion of the g tment departments In the local Safety week ecan Mr. Ham sal st sion upon | s of the govern- an opportunity > way in em- | Text of Ham's Letter. ke the liberty at this to i “We wish to t time of expressin apprectation on ington Safety co-operation which all -mént departments x paign. We feel sur personal interest, your letter to the com an important part in s thusiastic - support of of the government W the two determining campalgn were th the government work done by the parochia! scho i i u the sincere the Was of the splendid rovern- in this cam- that your own ssed in played iring the en- e emploves believe tha ctors in this ! ticipation of partments and the public. private and t {perpetrator of the outrage was not ap- { contrar: which have been studied more closely ithan the Important ones of the last fow Ambassador Geddes has been | sked also to supplement these reports | from the British embassy at Wash- | “The demonstration n ing accidents le in redue- convinced every| citizen of Washington that accidents can be prevented and has aroused such widespread interest that now it will be possible to develop a per- nanent organization and to secure | the co-operation of all of the people | In a year-round campaign “We wish i | to indle: you our | appreciation of the splendid leader- | «hip of Col Sherrill. who was chair-! man of the executive committee in | charge of the work done by the gov- | ernment departments.” Sending Out Leaflet. The council is sending out this| week a new four-page leaflet, ouk-‘ lining plans for the permanent pro- | gram. Tempo: 'y headquarters are | In the old Federal Bank building, | 14th and G streets. The leatlet de- | clares: i “The remarkable success of thei Safety week campaixn in reducing | | accidental death in eliminating children has con 66 per cent and sus injuries to every izen need of Washington that accidents can be presented. people are asking the ques- n the present interest be sus. tained and can a continuous campaign | v cted which will result in | substantial reductions in the yearly foll of deaths and serious injuries | :from accident™ The answer is, ‘It | n be done,’ as it is being done else where. Caxh Ix Required. “About $1 cash and a represent- ative mem e required to | carry on th the council for | the first r, including expenses of | safety week. -eosts $10; su corporation: partnershi Individual membership | ining membership, for anizations, firms, and $20 or more. “The following outline includes the | more important features of the| permanent program. It should be | Jkept in mind that the fundamental principles of the continuous _cam paign are the same as those of Safety week, and the program outlined be | low for the permanent work includes | .practically all of the features which determined the success of Safety week. Ald Given by Schools. ystematic daily instruction to be | made a part of the curriculum of the ! public_and parochial schools. The ! «council will furnish material eack | month for the use of teachers con: rerning data in regard to accidents to | lldren and various suggestions | which will be helpful in presenting | _the subject of safety. “To continue the safety work | ‘among the employes of the govern- | ment, which constituted such an im- | .portant part of safety week program. ' Recommendations made by the offi .cers of the council include the piac: ing of posters each month in various ' .departments, the conducting of a ischool for tke thousand drivers of | .government vehicles and the careful | analysis each month of all accldenu‘ .to government employes. Publicity Great Help.' “A continuous campaign of pub- ‘Necfty to be conducted in the news- fpapers by means of new items, talks to mothers, stories for children, in- structions to drivers and by means of pictures. Arrangements have already ‘been made to have one radio broad- casting station broadcast each week ‘a fifteen-minute safety message. .- “A sehoal for drivers to be immedi- ately opened with a course of twelve lessons, one each week. Each lesson will be presented by an expert and Will cover both mechanical safety and [] i cities th, | throughout feach month and ! ditions and practices. | various dangerous conditions BOM BULGARIAN MINISTER Assassins Escape After Explosion, Which Plunges Sofia Into Panic. By the Associated Press. SOFIA. Bulgaria, December 16.—) Daskaloff, the minister of iIntcrior, had a miraculous escape when the attempt was made last night to kill him, for it was learned today that two bombs were hrown at his automobile as he was ving the Sobranje, and not one bomb, | 1 as at first reported. So great was the nolse of the explo- slons that officials dashed from the go ernment buildings expecting that one of the edifices in the Sobranje block had been blown up. Instead, they found the minister's automobile at a dead stop in the middle of the rondway. M. Daska- ioff alighted &nd inquired it any one had been killed or wounded, and it was only then the crowd realized that the minis ters life had been In jeopardy. The I { prehended. Daskaloff 1s of the opinion that the bombs were thrown at the in- stigation of the anti-agrarian party. There is much excitement in Sofia, but otherwise the country is quiet. GERMANY TO FORCE BIG INTERNAL LOAN IF U. S. EXTENDS AID (Continued from First Pag { can proposals before' Ambassador Harvey reaches Wash- | ington and has had a chance to con-| for with his government. This means no official suggestions for the | financial and economic stabilization of | Europe will be forthcoming from the Tnited States prior to the January 2} meeting of the premiers, and that the British government s proceeding with its plans for that gathering in | dance. There has been no change of policy here since the premicrs’ ceting was adjourned last Monday and none Is contemplated. Stress on Morgan's Part. So far as knowledge of what President Harding may have in for American actlon in the present s concerned, the government here is without any dvices beyond the news | reports appearing In the press. laid, however, upon the fac J. P. Morgan, who is always promi- | nently mentioned in connection Wwith | any talk about a possible Amerlcan loan, was present at the Paris fin 1 ‘conference which brought toge nerete Amer i mind crisis | ome of the leading bankers of world six months ago to consider this v problem, and that at that time he considered conditions unfavorable for a loan. With the exception that the political atmosphere between Londan and Paris ncw seems somewhat clearer, there has been no real change for the hetter in the Kuropean situation since hen. Must Take Initiative. li Officials re that Germany | must take the initiative in stabilizing the mark. Until this is done the situ tion will remain unsatisfactory, they i say, and the British government will approach all plans looking to an interna- tional loan for Germany with extreme caution. This, however. interpreted as British are eith to the news from there hav from the Unitesd State hould by no means be indication that the - cold or indifferent Washington. On the been no reports n many months i { ington. L It is learned that Ambassador Harvey expects to make his stay In America an_extremely short one. Should the United States be represented at the ’aris meeting on January 2, It is un- rstood that Ambassador Herrick. who s on the ground, will act as the Amer- ican observer. i the rules for safe driving. In other ! se schools have proven thel| most successful in not only equipping the drivers with information with re gard to their machine and with re- | gard to the traffic rules, but more, important still in sending them out with & changed attitude toward the officers of the law and with a new | sense of their personal obligations to do their part in helping to make the streets safe. Printed lessons will be furnished each of the drivers attend- ) ing the school. Posters Play Big Part. “The striking posters which played so conspicuous a part in the Safety week campaign will be continued. Each month a new poster will be pub- lished and this will be placed at strategical points on the streets, on public buildings, at gasoline-filling stations, at _public garages and, the government build- in 5. traffic committee to be organized, sisting of representatives of the strict government, the public utili- ties @and other interests which are vitally concerned with the . trafiic problem. This committee will make careful study of the accldent report will recommend measures to remedy dangerous con- Speakers’ Bureau Efficient. “A speakers’ bureau to be organized o include many of the speakers who. did such careful work during the Sufety week campaign. Arrange- ments will be made with all clubs and other organizations to have at least one safety program each year with a speaker furnished by the speakers’ bureau. “The women played a most im- portant part during Safety week, and n the permanent program they will play even a larger part. The, vari- ous women's clubs and organizations are being urged to make safety a vital part of the years program. They are especlally urged to ‘devise ways and means of reaching the mothers and securing their :co-opera- tion in Instructing their children in safety. Gather Vital Statistics. “A committee Including experts from the District and federal gov- ment departments which are con- ern cerned with vital statistics to be | formed. This committee will make a careful analysis of the serious acci- dents in Washington each month, by causes and by location. This analysis will be published each month, nng an practices will be pointed out. The committee will prepare a large map which will show the accidents by location. “The committee on industries dur- ing Safety week discovered that there were some 1,200 industries, most of them small, in-Washington. A school for foremen to be conducted. The twelve lessons included in the course will be presented by speakers from industries in which efficient work has been done, thus quickly acquainting the foremen with the best- methods and practices. 2 Speakers to present the subject of safety at the roll call of polic. men in the various precinct stations at least once a month and ‘to keep the policemen informed in regard to all features of the safety campaign. ‘“The manager of the Washington Safety Councll, in addition to his other duties, will render personal service to concerns which have a number of commercial drivers in o safety among their em- that bill, so as to displace the ship- | tablishment of better credit facilities | ment amo: rs in the matter of better facilities, is opposed to the | plan Lo establish a govern- | t corporation, with a capital of | {$100.000,000, to buy and sell farm disti 1from | signed to glive BS BARELY MISS SEEK T0 DISPLACE SHIPPING MEASURE Norris Leads Movement in Senate, Using Farm Bill as Lever. NO EFFORT TO GET VOTE Probably Will Bring Test of Strength When Body Next Convenes Using the bill r ently reported from the committee on agriculture to establish a government corpora- tion to buy and sell farm products 4 lever, opponents of the adminis- tration’s merchant marine bill yes- terday undertook to pry loose from its privileged position in the Senate the shipping bill. Senator Norris of Nebraska, chalir- man of the agriculture committee and author of “the bill for a government corporation to deal in farm products, late in the day moved to take up Ping bill as the unfinished business of the Senate. He made no effort to press his motion to a vote, the Senate taking a recess a few minutes after he had n it until 11 o'clock to- morrow. But Senator Norris s ex- *ted to renew his motion when the enate n tnd force it to a vote, plthoush it is likely to be preceded by considerable debate. Would Kill Ship BilL Should the Norris amendment pre- 1 it would sound the death knell of the shipping Lill. That is_admit- ted by the administration leaders. < the ris motion are the & which desire to enact legisla oty it for. tion to aid the farmers of the col try at the prosent session, as well as t which are opposéd to the shipping bill. But the Norris bill will have op- position. M of the senators who wish to help the farmers by the es- are opposed to having the govern- ment Ko into the business of buying and selling farm products, or the products of any other industry. - The supporters of ‘the shipping bLill are counting upon this division to aid them in keeping their measure before the Senate. Senator Jones of Wash- in who announced he would : no objection to laying aside the shipping bill temporarily to give the right of way to & farm credits bil, upon which there was general agree- the senators, does not regard the Norris bill as such a me ure. Senator Curtis of Kansas, publican whip of the Senate, who hails from an apricultural state an Xious to grant some aid to products. “He says, frankly, that he is opposed to having the government &0 Into business, and he believes that other senators’ from agricultur: states will take the same view. There | are democrats who, as much as they | the shipping bill, support the Norris bill. See Use for Norris Bill. On_the other hand, opponents of the shipping bill, who are anxlous to see that measure displaced, will vote for the Norris motion to take up the corporation bill with the idea that!| once the Norris bill is hefore the would not nat will be possible to amend it, substituting real farm credits legislation. Thus, they figure, it will be possible to kill oft the shipping bill and at the same time get what they want in the way of legislation to_afd the farmers. The vote will be a real test of strength—the first since the Senate began consideration of the shipping LIl Senator Jones. in charge of the bill, gave notice that he proposed n to press forward more rapidly the consideration of the in k:lll."nn«l that he would seek to have the Senate meet an hour earlier each i da; | H { | taking recesses from day to day. It is the plan of the Senate leaders | to keep that body in session all this | week, even on Saturday. if a quorum | can be maintained that day, so as to expedite the consideration of the shipping bill. An adjournment will be taken from Suturday until Tues- duy under their plan, so that the Senate wlill take only one working day off for Christmas. _Prior to the motion by Senator Norrls, the shipping measure was under discussfon for two hours, with Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten- nessee, attacking it as one of “the most indefensible proposals” made to Congress in rec , and as de- > idy to special interests” and not to build up a mer- chant marine. The Tennessee senator urged continued government opera- tion of government-owned tonnage. Attacks Imnker. Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten- nessee, speaking against the bill, pro- posed ‘that the Shipping Board be abolished and the work of directing the government's fleet be placed under the Department of Commerce. He assailed Chairman Lasker and other members of the board, saying that Mr. Lasker evidently was not en- deavoring to get business for the government fleet, and that he be- lieved government operation a failure. “He decries the merchant marine,” sald Senator McKellar. “He runs it down as much as possible. He throws cold water on the entire proposition. He doeds ;mt want the government to succee n operating the ships. Mr. Lasker has this view ot the situation he ought to resign. ur merchant marine d » gubsidy. It meeds cargoen . "o e the Senate rQce v consideration of the Shipping pull. win Senator Norrls was . maneuyering. to get his farm corporation bill before the Senate, the banking and currency committee’ continued its hearings on farm relief legislation. No agreement by this committee is yet in- sight in regard to a farm credits bill, and 1t probably will be some time Before a s perfected and bro: Se%:te» ; ught to the e committee yesterda; into the fleld of foreign crodit anm 1eq to & brief discussion of the proposs to float a big International loan fo Germany. Foreign Credits Touched On, Director Meyer of the War Finance Corporation told the committee that in its credit legislation Congress should not lose sight of the large credits owned in this country by Europeans. He said many German citizens had large deposits in Ameri- can banks, and that as a result it had been possible for American and Ger- man bankers to resume. relations on a more stable basis. This feature of the situation was referred to also by C. H. Howard of Atlanta, Ga., speaking for the Ameri- can Cotton Growers' Assoclation. Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio, asked whether there was need at this time for a loan to Germany for indus- trial purposes, ana Mr. Howard re- plied that in his opinion “our com- merce with Germany would be as- sisted if we did not loan the money.” There 18 no demand from England and continental Europe fof credits, Mr. Howard stated, adding that espe- clally in the cotton export business buyers in Europe seem. to have no difficulty to obtain credits either at home or-abroad to finance their pur- chases. ‘No European interests, he asserted, entitled to credit bhad any difficulty in arranging it. Publisher Gives Views. Features of varjous f: credit measures now pending before Con- gress were discussed before the com- mittee by Herbert Myrick of Spring- field, Mass,, a publisher of farm pa- pers. Whatever legislaf is enact- ¢ ceremonial fund from the circus. ito the crowd by Potentate Leonard INNOCENT VICTIM OF BOOTLEGGER CHASE CRASH Jei The mednn of H, P. Holman, which happened to be in the way of a fast-traveling revenue ofiicer’s machine, [ which was pursuing & liquor-ludem auto at 11th and C afreets yestérdny afternoon. The Holman car, which on C street, lande: wan traveling w on the sidewalk at the southwent corner, an a result of the collision. 10,000 LETTERS SEIZED FGHT WTH WRTS ROTHAM DRY PLAN By the Assovinted Press. V YORK, De MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., December 16. -—Ten thousand letters from Germar mail order liquor concerns were seized at the Minneapolis post office last weck by postal inspectors. The undelivered letters, R. M. Hug- dal, postal inspector, said, are adver- tising circulars and offered formulas mber 16.——Deter- mined that -Rroadway shall be dry . for the holidays, E. C Yellowley, act-| for making beers and wines for $1, prohibition director, announce el the toniont he aia Thveke thanmounced | apecifying that the remittance be the injunction to restrain 300 cafe|American —money. —Circulars from and cabaret owners from serving in | eight differeat firms are among the toxicating libatio: 10.000 held at the post office. All were maiied from Berlin. AMUNDSEN TO MAKE The injunctions will be sought on the ground that each of the 300 al- ready has heen convicted of violat- ing prohibition laws. Today's actlon one of the drastic measures i enforcement of- drive against als in liquor law violators. In order to curb tr: restan Yellowley directed the names and 1 per- sons caught in rg uor was found, whether In possession of walt- ers or hip-pocket patrons. As a further p the director has ordered every on _caught in_ the cafes and | 1ling liquor, s agents to take Explorer Announces Plan on Ar- rival by Dog Team at Wain- pe net sprea his agents jailed at| once and done away With the| wright, Alaska. issuance of summonses. Such pris- | oners will be turr over to the| police, who will empowered to e bass X fix bail, or. at discretion, hold | STt wciuted Press. offenders for ar nment. Numerous NOME. Alaska, December 16.—Capt arrests were made by agents acting| Reald Amundsen, head of an Arctic under these instructions toda: explort: . S R L e N “D ng expedition which left the hol permits, in an attempt to shut(States in ‘June, who arrived here off the ever-incre g flow of liquor | Thursday by dog team from Waln- from this source, has been in prog- ress for days. Today six more lost licenses Amund MISS AGNES M. RIDER | wright, sald today he expected to start in May In an attempt to fly over the gorth pole. He explained that he had come here to visit civilization and to communicate with persons in the United States and Europe. |the schooner Maud, in which he! | started on the expedition, was about 300 miles northwest of Wrangel Island. This, he declared. was an { ideal place from which to begin a Circus in Full Blast for Two Weeks Comes to Close Last Night. in four years planned. His plane, Capt. Amundsen reported, was almost entirely assembled under cover at Wainwright. His aviator, Lieut. Oskar Omdahl, inspects it dally for rust ped with hickory ski-like skids. The plane is to take off from the Ice in Wainwright Inlet, or from the snow. Capt. Amundsen is greatly reduced in welght, but in perfect health. He left Wainwright November 19, going with a mail team to Deerlng. At Deering he purchased flve dogs, with which he mushed to Nome. He expects instead of the five fThe Shrine oircus. conducted by Almas Temple at Convention Hall, or two weeks for the benefit of the fund for the national Shrine conven- tion here next June, came to close last night with a huge attendance, and the announcement of winners in the popularity contest. Shriners hope to realize about £15,000 toward their Winners of the popularity contest were announced from the platform Y. Steuart, as follows: First—DMiss Agnes Marion Rider, 515 H street northwest, 24.986% vote: $750 dlamond ring; nominator of M Rider, Joseph Materson, orderly President Harding. $125 gold watch. Second—Miss Beulah Carter, 27 Quincy place northeast, 21,029 votes, $500 diamond ring. Third—Mrs. Lucie V. Riley, the Ala- bama, 17,666 votes, $300 ring. First prize baby, Valette Schmidt, six years old, 206 14th street south- west, 46,734 votes, $125 ring: nomi- nator of Valette, her father, Milton L. Schmidt, $100 gold watch. Second prize baby, Jane Ellen High, one year old, 1238 Hamilton street northwest. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. High, 41,430 votes, $100 ring. TChird prize baby. Richard Burr, 1119 B street northeast, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Burr, 39,853 votes, dark period of the winter. The posi- tion of the Maud was given in the wireless message as 75 degrees 25 minutes north latitude and 173 de- grees 8 minutes west longitude. This is in an uncharted part of the Arctic oteat ing. 3oy L. Neuhauser, general chair- man, was highly gratified over the resuits of the two weeks' presenta- tion and with the reception accorded by the public. Maurice Hopkins was in charge of the popularity contests. —_— VAINLY SEEK LOST FLYER. NJ Trace Found of Boonstra, Miss- ing Since Friday. SALT LAKE, December 16—No trace has been found of the missing alr pilot, Henry G. Boonstra, who left here Friday morning for Rock Springs. According to air mail offi- clals, Boonstra has been making & trip between Salt Lake and Rock| Springs in the face of heavy storms| during the last few ddys. Two scouting planes will be dis- patched east early tomorrow morning to comb the snowbound Rockies for the missing aviator. Boonstra has gasoline for four hours’ fight and could not have re- mained in the air later than noon Friday. Searching planes, which will leave at daylight tomorrow, will carry provisions Which can be dropped to the lost pilot if sighted. FROM P\{LM_ONARY TI|BERCU ;" DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ed should, in his opinion, provide for continuance of the present system of farm land banks under federal con-| trol until the government has recov- ered the money it has advanced. Then, he argued, the control should be turned over to the borrowing or other associations organized by the farmers to handle the credits. The Farmers' Union, having organi- sations in thirty-six states, through W. C. Lansdon of Kansas, urged legislation to establish. credits for commodity marketing associations and personal credits for farm opera- tions. The machinery of the War Finance Corporation could be adopted to meet the needs of the farmers, he said, and he urged that the corpora- tion be maintained and be made the agent through which the government extended its ald under any .legisla- tion that might be passed. P The Norbeck bill, providing for or- ganization of & corporation to take over the assets of the War Finance Corporation and to ‘be financed b -wr&o ubscriptions, was recommend A Saving of 714 vented. And then— dix’s winning battle against th by Mr, Lansdon as more nearly mee ing the views of than & POLE FLIGHT IN MAY n expressed cheerfulness | drift over the pole and he predicted | that the Maud would make the drift | The machine is to be equip- ' to remain here throughout the cold, | CRASHES FEATURE WILD AUTO DASHES | Three Damaged Machines, Two arrests, one case of red ! Two Arrests and Two [ Injured Men Result. liquor ‘and five gallons of corn whisky and one automobile, jured men and thre mobiles, ment of the pol departmer | terday afternoon after its m participated in two pursuits t law violators The Injuries, damages, liguor as against two in- damaged 1s the profit and joss state- auto- yes- had h ) roug! the center of the city for suspected and one arrest figured in one chase that confined itgelf to the cit other arres? ending in M H. P. Holman, an bureau of chemt Agriculture, cros utomobile nue ofl employe of an al -xul a collisi h and O streets west. He was removed to Emerge Hospital for treatment. ley of the sixth precinct. police car at the time of the sustained cuts about the hands and; went ad taken bruises on the chest, but he hospital only afier he on of the pursued ¢ posse T, was abandoned by its two oceupants. | aped. One Man Jumps. suspected bootleg ghted at 3d and G stree west, and was chased for blocks before being 1ith and Little B streets. They es The man at 6th and F streets g a dri charge_of not h mit, Vernon Storr: motorman, giving h i §th street southeast, a address was limits, 1t Rainier. Detective abandoned Together the of the f ting in | north in the crash, to which was north- several | at with the liquor, it was confiscated. {While being chased by the officers a man giving his name as Russell i Murray nty-four vears old. and whe his address was 601 E stre 1th, umped out at 9th and G streets. ive Brodie like- | wise jumped from his car, and after a !run of several blocks captured the After he left the first precinet station, 1 where he deposited $40 collateral for | his appearance in Police Court on al S per- street car ar 753 ghted near 9th and F streets by Motor Cycle Policeman W. A, rested him early Traffic Policeman the, L. i hotter, who had ar- i afternoon. Weeks was notified, and boarding the automobile of J. A. Casey, 144 T street. went after tae man. Forced Into Bank. | Weeks kept after the car. and at | Mount Rainler Casey forced Storr: fup a small embankment, the car stopping when a front wheel broke. Storry’s damaged car was placed in | charge of a Maryland officer, and he onerator's permit. Capt. {much as he deemed it not adv accept collate; LOSIS, Lives Last Year Buy Christmas Seals ‘Finds from which are now helping to carry forward the e white plague. is paid for by the Association for the was brought back to the' city in | Casey’s car. He was charged with speeding at the rate of sixty-five miles an_ hour, passing a Street car, disregarding a signal and hav ing no W. Brown of the first pre- cinct decided that Storry would have to furnish a real estate bond, inas- able to 2% YEARS’ PROGRESS In Washington’s Fight Against Tubetculosis Chart Showing Reduction of City's Death Rate Since 1900 T erm e Cr NS T s If the death rate of 1900 had prevailed in 1921 there would ‘have been -in the latter year 1,177 deaths from tuberéulosis. _Consider the Economic Gain. Think of the suffering pre- VIL WAR BY POLES FEARED FOLLOWING PRESIDENT’S DEATH (Continued from First Page.) ment, who have teceived scvere beat- ings, SIKORSKI FORMS CABINET. Speaker of Deputies Assumes Presi- dency Ad Interim. By the Associated Press. WARSAW, December 16.—M. Rataj, speaker of the house, who, in conform- ity with the Polish constitution, became president of the republic ad ' interim, this evening called on Gen. Sikorski to form a new cabinet. This was consti- tuted promptly as follows: Premicr and minister of the interior, Gen. Sikorski. Foreign affairs, Count A. Skrzynski, former Polish minister at Bucharest. Jaztrzembki. okowsk!. Ludwig Darowski. rtation, Louls Zagorny-Mary- nowski. Commerce. Strassburget: President One Week. Narutowicz, who was first president of the Polish republic, fell before an assassin’s bullet at noon today, just one week since his election and only forty-eight hours after actually tak- ing up the duties of office. The tragedy occurred at an exhi- bition of paintings and the assassin was an artist, one Niewadomski, long regarded by his associates as men- tally deranged. The president had just concluded a brief address and, accompanied by his aide-de-camp and two of t members of hix cabinet, ing the first hall of the exhibition to and industry, Henry Maneuvered for Position. Instead of stopping in front of M. Narutowicz, however, the assassin circled the crowd to a position in the rear. Then, working his way so clos: to his viefim that there was no chance of missing, he drew a revolver and fircd three times, all the bullets plercing the president's back. M. Narutowicz, terribly wounded, col- iapsed to the floor and died within a few moments. The slayer, as soon as his deed was done. turned for flight, but was Im- medfately borne down by the infuri- ated spectators, who kicked and beat him unmercifully. He was rescued with aifficuity by the police and taken to the police station under exception- ally heavy guard. Guard Stands Watch. The president’s body was removed to his residence, where a full military guard is standing watch. M. Narutowlicz held Swiss citizen- ship papers until a short time before his election to the presidency, when he changed them to Polich. His entry into the political arena was generally accepted as due to the efforts of Marshal Pilsudsk!, related. His election to the presi- dency was a complete surprise, and his adversaries asserted loudly that it was brought about by the ~upport of the Jewish population Since M. Narutowiez tor of office anti-semltic dem ave been more frequent u Cpon election day, Decem was hissed by students, wh udents rained his carri snowballs. Few Witness Inauguration. M. Narutowicz reached parliament ‘)wufle to take the « fore an almost empty hall, only the socialists and non-Polish deputies being prescut. The nationalists re- fused to attend. Throughout the past week the riots against the Jews have been of seri- ous character, while anti-Narutowicz parades assumed alarming propor- tions. The president called on the minister of the interfor to resign on the grounds of incapacity and at the the oath strations d bitter. B - woman with { ®ame time dismissed the Warsaw | ! chiet of p ng the evewitdesses of the shooting of President Tutow was William G. Max. minister, who, tion. fainted . Appeals for Calm. Gen. Sikorski, chief of staff. issued a proclamation to the arn exhorting discipline and calm. The palace of fine arts, where the murder was committed. has been closed dur. ing_the police inquiry The Pelish afternoon papers, ma of them in deep mourning, denounce the assassination. The Gazetta War. sawski. the national democratic or. gan, eays the consensus of opinion among Poles, regardless of political opinion, is unanimous in the crime. It lays stress on its ; serious aspect, owing to the presen { political atmospher The Kurjer Warsawski character- iizes it as a shocking ecrime which jcasts a slur on Poland's fair name, {adding: “Never. even at times when Poland was oppressed, did the coun- try resort to political murder: today. when independence has been secure the crime iv doubly abominable.” PADEREWSKI IS SHOCKED. Muller, the British overcome with emo- | { i Former Premier and Eminent Pianist Informed After Concert. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 16.--The assassination in Warsaw today of Gabriel N Poland, was a severe shock to Ignace Jan Paderewski, noted pianist and former Polish premier. The news was kept from him until after he had finished a concert in Carnegie Hall this afternoon. Then his wife show- ed him the headlines in the papers. Telling reporters that, had the ne ski_sald gravely: “Please express my absolute co: which has taken place. that a ruler has been assassinated.” be excused from further isaying he was exhausted canceled a tonight. ROME DEEPLY GRIEVED. Pope, Formerly Apostolic Visitor to Poland, Expresses Regret. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, December 16—A deep, im- pression was caused in Rome when news came of the assassination of President Narutowicz. This was es- pecially true of the Vatican, as Pope Pius was an apostolic visitor to Po- 1and before his election to the pontifi- cate, and has the most pleasant recol- lections of his meeting with M. Narutowicz. In official circles it is recalled that M. Narutowlcz opposed in most vigor- ous manner the attacks on Poland made by M. Tchitcherin, the soviet Russian _forelgn minister, at- the Genoa conference. ENVOY TO PARIS MOURNS. Was One of Slain President’s * Closest Competitors in Race. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 16.—Count Za- moyski, Polish minister to Parls, has sent a message to the master of cere- monies of the Polish diet, saying: “I am deeply moved by the horrible crime perpetrated on the president of the republic and associate myself with Poland’s mourning.” In the voting by the national as- sembly to select the first president of Poland last Saturday, Count Zamoy- ski received 227 votes to the 289 cast for Narutowioz -in the deciding fifth ballot. There was a counter demon- stration for Count Zamoyski outside Parliament House, _his adherents to whom he was | th of office be- ! was enter- | | i | | | i has | depioring ! i The former premier then asked to|she held out for some time on the comment, | }a Later he | pis dinner engagement for|would know his story was true. Sh i | | uting that he hadpbtained more{the ion his rights as a member of { business he | KELLER'S DEFIANGE PROVES PUZZLING- House Judiciary Committes Uncertain What Action to Take Against Him. What action should be taken as g result of the refusal of Representas tive Keller, Minnceota, to appear and testify as to his impeachment charges agauninst Attorney General Daugherty will be considered tomorrow by the House judiciary committee. For a second time Mr. Keller fatieq yesterday to personally respond to & formal subpoena served on him after his dramatic withdrawal Thursdas from further participation in the proceeding before t committee Some members wanted to certi case to the House immediatels view to contempt proceedings there but others were not so certain thal the committee had authority to de 80, since Mr. Keller had served formal notice. through counsel, that he stoot t House. It was his position that 1! commit clearly had exceeded 1 constitutional powers in issuing the subpoena, which, It was contended carried back of it the threat that he did not appear he would be cited for contempt. Representative Graham of Pennsy vania, nking republican on the committee, insisted that the rig of the committee was plain and tha iview the paintings when Niewa {domski joined the throng eagerly |[! should st at once. Representative pressing about the chief executive to 54 scrat, Texas, and cthet shake his hand. i however, that thera was 0o precedent so far as they could find, and that the committee shouid consider the matter deliberately Chairman Volstead aleo counseled against too hasty action, and. after arguments extending over more tha an hour, it was decided to put n'.' matter over until tomorrow. At the same time the committes voted to resume hearings on the im- peachment charges mnext Tuesda: Witnesses will include Representa tives Woodruff of Michigan and Joh, son of South Dakota, republicans, who have attacked the Attorney Ge eral in the House for alleged failure to prosecute war fraud cases vigo: ously. 78 CAUGHT IN RAID IN L STREET CAFE ntinued from First Page.) « Quade and Lieut. Davis, leaders of the vice squad, sat down at a tabie with pencil and paper and started writing names. The manuscript work got under way at about 11 o'cloc) and writing continued well after | o'clock. Seven bondsmen from all parts of the city, emelling the possibilities of after rumors of the raid made their way to the station house only to leave discouraged when it was announced that the majority of those taken there would only be listed a<s witnesses The rald got under way when convoy of five large automobiles, po- lice in the lead and newspaper men chasing them, swept into the alley that leads to the Little Club. Among the machines was Maj. Sullivan's pri- vate car, in which rode Mrs. Van Winkle, Sergt. Milliken and several members of the women's bureau. In the revenue agents' car, Fowler and Ruby were the sole occupants. Capt Peck, Lieut, Davis, Sergt. McQuade. Privates Baur and Mansfield and others were in the police car. In front of the Little Club, formerly the White Owl, the machines stopped The band was playing merrily. That line in “Absolutely, Mr. Gallagher.’ witich refers to the aridity of the coun- ry at the present time, was being given Jarticuiar ¢mphasis, when Capt. Peck sped on the door. That didn't stop the music. Zverybody thought he was some sort of a naval officer in his un form. He took Mr. Rennle aside and read the warrant Didn't Believe in Sig "0 as far as you like, captain said. “look around al ’ * Mr you A sign in the rear of the clubroom i formed the world that no intoxicating liquors would be allowed on the prem i The police said they didn't believe ms and started the rounds. Sharp words stopped the dumping of liquor on the floor and the destructior of evidence by innibition. Half a doze: of the guests tried to swallow at a gulp low slipped his bottle into the overcoat of a friend. The friend detected hin in the act and handed the bottle baci rutowicz, first president of | to him. Mrs. Van Winkle stood guard at ti door. Sha told all the girls, who asked her to let them leave that she could not o so0. She smiled sweetly at them and announced that she was no: in charge of the party at all. Somebody made a getaway under ’ not been withheld from him, he would | raise pretenscs. A tale of Woe wax have canceled the concert, Paderew- | poured into the ears of Capt. Peck by a couple who said they had left their baby at home and wanted to demnation and regret of the act|get back to attend to it. Capt. Peck ’ This is the|{urned the case over to Lieut, Davis ifirst time in the history of Poland |for fnvestigation. The lacter went into consultation with Mrs. Van Winkle that the man had better bring baby wp to the place so that th., finally ‘consented to let them go. Louise Makes Getaway, Then the break came. As the couy were getting safely out of the m, another couple accompanying ther tried to squeeze out with them. The latter called out: ise, oh. Louise, wait for me " repeated one of the police men. T thought she said her mami Wwas Catherine. Call her back.” But she had disappeared. The tables were heaped with bot- tles of ginger ale and other stuft One table was placed in the front the’ room s the consignment po: for the confiscated evidence. A po licewoman stood guard over it. one time there were more than Score of glasses on the table. Fashionables in Raid. The element catered to in the cluu Judging from the addresses given, i bonton. Massachusettes avenue and 16th street had their quota present The uniform of the United States Navy was there. Several of the guests were members of prominent firms in the District. The old stunt of giving wrong names was checkmated by the strat- egy of Capt. Peck. When he entered he carried a warrant in one hand and a city directory in the other. He'd get the address, look it up in the back of the directory and see if it tallied with name given. Then he'd ask about neighbors, who are also listed under the sStreets and avenues sec- tion. This was a orushing blow to « number of those in the party. —_— SHOES TO BE GIFTS. Saks & Co. will give 126 pairs of shoes to needy boys and girls dur. ing this week. Superintendent Ben- nett of the Central Union Mission has in his possession 125 tickets which. when signed by him and presented at ¢ store, will entitle the holder to a pair of shoes. - /) i the entire amount of kvidence. One fel- ¢ , 4 »