Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1923, Page 2

2 WANT D. C. GAS TAX & 0 BE TWO CENTS Maryland Authorities Urge | Equal Charges to Prevent fi. Unfair Competition. CITY FATHERS MAY AGREE Considered Probable That Present ; 1-Cent-a-Gallon Proposal May | Be Increased for Reciprocity. BALTIMORE, Md., January 6 (Spe- cial).—John N. Mackall, chairman of the state’s roads commission, said last night that all the talk and nego- tiations which he had with Col. Kel- ler, Ergineer Commissioner of the District, relative to reciprocity be- tween Maryland and the District of | Columbla in regards to automobile licenses, had been along the line of | a 2-cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline, and | he hoped the Commissioners would | place the tax at that rate In their | recommendation to Congress. Mr. Mackall called attention to the | fact that a large number of Mary-! land automobile owners went into the District day, and if the tax was one cent there, and «cents in Maryland, it would mean that | all who could, would buy their gaso- | Mne in the District, thereby seriously cutting the revenue of the state. He | further pointed out that he did not | expect any revenue to be derived| from District motorists, ‘ v two as most 01‘ them drove into Maryland for short| rides only, and naturally would have no occasion to purchase gasoline | while in the state. Mr. Mackall em- phasized that in all his conferences | with Col. Keller he had gone on the | theory that the Commissioners would | make the tax the same as in Mary- | nd—2 cents, which would provide | the only equitable way for reaching | an agreement in order to provide for a fair reciprocity between Mary- land and the District and do away with the necessity of motorists tak- 4ng out two sets of licenses. Baughman Out of City. Automobile Commissioner Baugh- man, who was out of the city today, | is understood to hold Mr. Mackall's opinion concerning the 2-cent-a-gallon tax. When the commissioners take up the gasoline tax bill for final con- sideration within the next week or| ten days they may make some fm- portant changes in the provisions of the tentative draft published yester- day. Provides Cent a Gallon. As it stands now the bill provides for a tax of 1 cent per gallon on all gasoline used in motor vehicles and an annual registration fee of $1.. There is aid to be a strong prob- ability that the tax provision may be increased and the proposed regis- tration fes reduced. The commissioners do not wish to discuss the legislation further until its final form has been agreed upon. Meantime, it i3 Col. Keller's plan to seek the advice of a number of per- sond who are familiar with the problem of bringing about automobile reciprocity with Maryland. e DESIRE OF SENATE TO KEEP U. S. OUT OF EUROPE SHOWN (Continued from First Page.) b tary occupation of the Ruhr, might entangle America by involving the American troops. Its adoption was preceded by futile efforts to stave off a vote by a motion to refer the mat- ter to the foreign relations commit- wee for investigation. This motion was defeated 39 to 22, Originally a Request. ‘The Reed resolution was amended in important particulars before being adopted. Originally it had been| couched as a request to the President| to take steps to bring the troops back trom the Rhine. At the suggestion of Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking democratic member of the foreign relations committee, and of | Senator Lodge, the amendment was | rewritten So that it expressed the | sense of the Senate, Instead of the | request directed directly to the Pres- ident. Furthermore, an amendment was adopted, presented by Senator New of Indiana, eetting forth that the resolution was not to be con- strued in any way as inimical to any of the parties Involved In the present controversy going on in Europe over reparations. Senator Lodge’s speech, declaring against the United States taking part in Europe over the reparations. reparations question, was made dur- ing the consideration of the Reed | resolution. He said that he had al- ways been in favor of bringing the Ameriean troops back from the Rhine, and had €o expressed himself before. He expressed the opinion, however, | to present its bills in the House, that it might perhaps have been bet- ter mot to bring up the question at this time, when relations are strained sorry to see the United States take Favors U. 8. Neutrality, He said: “Just at this moment a situation has arisen in which I should be very ssorry to see the United States take sfdes—I do not mean as between France and Germany, but as between France and Great/Britain, who have come to a break on the question of reparations, the settlement of r tion. seek no Teparations and never have sought any. We always have adhered to the staiement in that respect by President Wilson, and, I think, very rightly, and I, for one, have no desire to see the United States drawn into taking part in any attempt to settle the question of reparations, which concerns al together those who are seeking the reparations. “"We may have an indirect interest, which is entirely protected by our unofficial observers who have been there; but I feel that it would be very unfortunate if anything we do today should be construed as taking sides. I do not think that is the in- tent of the mover of the resolu‘ion, Mr. Reed; and I want to say this to make it plain, o far as I can,.thatin my judgment there is no . intention on the part of the Senate to take sides one way or the other. It is not our business to decide between .the differing view of the allied and as~ sociated powers who are attempting to settle the question of reparations with Germany.” & D. C. SCHOOL BUDGET SLASH OF $650,000 IS DUE TO BLANTON (Continued from First Page } to an item of $30,000 for.purchase of a new site on which to locate the junior high school, between 20th street and Rock creek and K and O streets northwest, was sustained. No ohjection was ralsed on the item of $50,000 for the purchase of land adjoining the Garnet-Patterson School to provide for the remodeling and the construction of an addition to the school. ‘Will Add to School. No objection was raised to the item of $80,000 for beginning construction of & third-story addition to the Thom- son School, with authorization for the Commissioners to enter into con- tract for the proposed addition at a total of cost not to exceed $135,000. In the item of $100,000 for begin- ning the remodeling of the Western High School and construction of an addition to provide a new asgembly ball, separate gymnasium for boy and girls and additional classroom Representative Ben Johnson secured an amendment which will prevent subletting of contract for carrying out this work under a $550,000 limit of cost. Representative Johnson also suc- ceeded in having proviso on the school building item eliminated to conform With this one-contract policy. Proposal by Represetative Beogg of Ohio to increase the salary of the superintendent of schools from $6,- 000 to 310,000 was rejected on a point of order by Chairman Cramton. Limit Other Collections. In the paragraph carrying $825,000 for collection of ashes and miscellane- ous refuse Representative had a limitation approved to the ef- fect that none of this fund should be used for making such collection at apart- ment hguses of four or more apart- ments where the landlord furnishes the heat. When the community center depart- ment appropriations were under con sideration Representative Blanton questioned regarding complaints that at community center entertainments admission fees are charged and that the officials contend among them- selves as to who will take charge of these funds. Representative Blanton called this.an “entertainment fund” and said the entertainments ought to be given free. On motion of Rep- resentative Sisson of Mississippi democrat, & proviso that net more than 60 per cent of the $35.000 for community center work, to be paid wholly out of revenues of the Dis- trict, should be expended for salaries of directors, supervisors, teachers, clerks and janitors, was amended by inserting 70 per cent instead of 60 per cent. Police and Fire Funds Unchanged. No change was made In the items as recommended by the committee for the police and fire departments. Representative Blanton in two places sought to have an amendment insert- ed which would give all members of the police force one day off in Seven and furnish them with uniforms and all required equipment. Representa- tive Cramton raised the point of order that this was new legislation on an appropriation bill. The item of $7,300, “exclusively for the purchase of gas masks and oxvgen helmets” was passed unchallenged The new legislation for transfer- ring to the jurisdiction of the DI trict health office a child hyglene service, including the establishment and maintenance of child welfare sta- tions for/the clinical examination, ad vice, cars and maintenance of ch dren under six years of age, also unchallenged. There was a big row in the House over the action of Representative as i Blanton in raising the point of order against the proposal to buy the two layground sites, He was supported By Hepresentative Sanders of Indiana. The contention was that the appro- priations committee was exceeding its authority in including such Items not authorized by specific legisiation from the legislative committee having Jurisdiction. Chairman Crampton ex- plained that the appropriations com- mittee had included only items where there was no controversy as to the need for the apporpriation, that the specific authorization w. lacking only because an opportunity had not been afforded for such legislation. Chairman Focht of the House Dis- trict committee sald there was no controversary regarding the necessity | playgrounds: | rybody knew thers was need | for that for playgrounds. He said tho only reason they had not been authorized through the leglslative committee was because the District of Columbia committee was not granted a chance He charged that his committee is “ham- strung” and censured the “Haphazard way” of legislating for the District. Chairman Focht bitterly attacked the rules committee. This was resented by Representative Snell of New York, who probably will be chairman of the rules committee in the next Congress Representative Snell sald that on two separate Mondays the House was looking for business and that the members of the District were not on hand to call up their bills. He denied the charge that the rules committee had been blocking District of Columbia legislation. Cramton Gives Advice. Representative Cramton, In charge of the bill, sald: “You can have two Mondays a month for District legislation, and I predict you won't get any new play- grounds except through the appropri- ations committee.” He called it “all nonsense” to con- tend that any time it is desired to buy a small plece of land it showld be considered and approved Ly the District legislative committ y “What the District cmomittee should do, and should have done long ago.” said Representative Cramton, “is to bring in legisiation providing for a system of playgrounds. Representative Chindbloom, repub- ‘lican, told the House that he had hunted through the calendar and could not find any bill before the District committee covering the pur- chase of playground ASK $6,500 FOR BLIND. Amendment to Distrct Bill Intro- duced by Spencer. 8 Senator Spencer of Missouri yester- day introduced two amendments to the District appropriation bill, one of which provides $5,000 for the ational Library for the Blind at 1729 H street northwest. The other pro- vides $1,500 for the Columbia Poly- technic Institute for the Blind at 1808 H street northwest. PHONE COMPANY REPORTS Document Sent to Congress Shows 1922 Beceipts as $5,538,000. ‘The annual report of the’ Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Coms wwu sent to Congress late yes- y by’ A. E. Berry, president. This shows Tecelpts on account “of operation ‘in _the: District of Colum- bia ‘totaling $5,688,000 for the cal endar year 1923 .and ..expenditures totaling $4,447,000.” The balance .zf. o paid purchasing _these i vy ‘!:r:" :’w and dividends ar “ramton | arguing | passing | committes | THE SUNDAY D. . HEADS DEFER SCHOOL DEMANDS {Two Commissioners Want Power to Name Board of Education. WILL NOT ACT THIS YEAR | Believe All - Municipal -Agencies Should Be Placed Under Single Local Authority. Although “the present board = of | Comimissioners is in favor of placing the appointing power of the board of | education in the District building, no uteps'u:e being taken to bring 'about | such legislation, Commlesicher Rudolph, chairman of the board, vesterday afirmed a state- ment he has made in the past that i not only the school board, but wll other munieipal agencies, such as the board of children's guardians, should Le selected by the Commissioners. In answer to questions, however, the Commissioner said that he has no intention of asking Congress this{ vear to make such a change in the law. Engineer Commissioner Keller also declared that he believes the rhool board shouid be selected by the Com- missioners. Both Commissioners voiced opposition 1o the suggesiion that the school governing body be elected by the people. Previous Attempt Falled. A movement was launched about eight years ago to transfer the power of appointing the board of education from the judges of the District Supreme Court to the Commissloners, but without success. Another suggestion that has been| advanced in recent years is that the | President of the United States name | the school board, as he does the board of Commissfoners and the board of charities The theory of the Commissioners Is that these various agencles should be selected by the Commissioners in order to centralize in the District building responsibllity over = all municipal activities, Commissloner Rudolph stated yes- terday that no time has been fixed yet for the conference between the | Commissioners and a committee from ! the board of education to discuss the | guestlon of the establishment of a| beauty course in the O Street Colore Vocational School, Adverse Action Taken. The Commissloners turned down unequivocally a request from the superintendent of schools for the ex- penditure of approximately $300 for the purchase of supplies and equip- ment for such a course. The board of education wants to reopcn the case. The Commissioners contend they have the power under the organic school act of 1906 to turn down anv requisition for the spend- ing of funds that is not proper in their judgment. It is probable that | the conference will be held next wek PLEAD FOR CUT _IN LIGHT RATES _ (Continued from Fi | i | i port of Dr. B. T. Woodward, chalrman of the public health committee, dis- agreeing with resolution of the! anton Park Citizens' Association. {which contended that the American lzation school portable placed on the Peabody School playground is inter- fering with the recreation of the pu- pils. and referred it to the education ommittee for investigation. The re- | maining section of the report, indorsing the principle of an enlurged medical in- | spection staff In the schools and in- creased salary for the inspectors, like- wise precipitated a lengthy argument and was ultimately adopted by a vote of | 33 to 8. Dr. Woodward pointed out in the re- port that the portable, which is used for a kindergarten class for American- | ization children, s located in a corner | of the Peabody Kchool playground and does not occupy sufficlent space to in- | terfers with the play of the children. | Delegate A. H. Gregory of the Stanton | Park Citizens' Assoclation, however, launched a vigorous protest against the report, maintaining that the portable utilizes about 2,800 feet of the play i#pace, which was purchased after twelve years of agitation, as a play- ground for the puplls of the Peahody | and Hilton schools. “It {s an fmproper use to make of a playground,” he de- clared. Others With Gregory. Joining Gregory in his fight were { E. B. Henderson of the Piney Branch | assoclation, Jesse C. Sater of the | Takoma Park assoclation and Don H. | York of the Trinldad assoclation. William G. Henderson, however, voiced his approval of the public | jhealth committee’s report asserting: “We ought to be glad that there fs| a place where these foreign children can be brought into good, wholesome surroundings, with a place to play.” “l protest vigorously against the further encroachment upon our play- grounds by placing portables on them,” asserted Delegate York. “I {had hopes that the portables would be swiftly removed, but it seems to me that we are getting more of them.” Delegate Suter, who tendered his resignation as a member and chair- man of the education committeo at the meeting, likewlse disapproved of the placing of the portable on the { playground. He severed his connec- tion with 25"1ts chalimman For wia v aeTVinE was on his seventh tenure. - His resig- nation was accepted by President Charles A. Baker and became effective immediately, at Mr. Suter’s request. Delegate Clayton led the opposi- tion to the adoption of that sectign of the health committee’s report fav- oring an enlargement of the medical inspection force and increased com- pensation for them on the ground that the medical inspection as now carried on in the schools is merely “camouflage and only perfunctory.” “What can physicians do working only three hours a day?” he said. “I am opposed to - I believe are foreign to it. We are today facing a school situation in which we haven't enough seats for our children. We should be eare. tul.™ R. C. McCullough, Allan Davis | Dr. and Selden M. Ely, followed with a laudation of the benents of the medis cal inspection to the puplls and urged the adoption of the report. The federation voted 1 to 17 in.fa~ vor of an amendment to its constitu- tipn providing for the election of al- ternafes to that bady, but {t was I a8 a two-thirds vote is roquired te amend the constitution. 5 | her | tunately, STAR, - WASHINGTON FAM D. C, JANUARY 7 ILIAR CORNER AT 14TH’ AND F STREETS NORTHWEST, WHICH F IGURED IN $2500,000 1923—PART 1 REALTY TRANSACTION Showing the Ebbitt Hotel, the Hooe building on ¥ street, to the left, and the Willard building on 14th street, to the right, and two xmall structures xepa; by an out-of-town investor from the C, > German Writes EBBITT HOTEL SOLD ‘Bravest Enemy, C. Willard extate. | U. S. Mother of Killing of Son} Special Dispatch to The Star. WESTON, W. Va, January 6.—Mrs. Louls Bennett has received a letter from Emil Merkelbach, former Ger- man aviator, telling how her son, Lieut. Louls Bennett, jr. met death in the world war, He writes from Rheim- strasse 65, Grenzhausen, Coblenz, Ge many 1922 as follows. Text of Letter. family Bennett: it will interest you to hear something definite of the fate of your son, Louis Bennet, jr. Although you may think it strange for a former enemy in the world war to give an count of the death of his opponent— and it is unusual—l am writing 1 was myself a German officer, having been present when your son was wounded, wish to give you the true particulars, < balloon observer and pilot, T was sned in August, 1918, at a sn called Little Hantay. in no France. [ had been in the air ral hours, at the height of 1.000 meters, when | noticed over the Brit- 1sh lines two enemy airships maneuv £ Suddenly 1 saw one of the alrplanes prepare to descend upon & neighboring German balloon. 1 _at once ordered my balloon lowerea and when at about 200 meters' height 1 saw the attucked balloon near Meur- VAINLY SEEK CALVE TOSINGIN'CARMEN' Very honored presume that stat Director Albion and Mrs. Al-| bion Won Consent, But Pre- vious Engagement Interfered Washington has just bare] hearing the great Emma C “swan song” In “Carmen.” She nted to do it. and her manager emed perfectly willing, but, unfor-| one of those business con- | tracts that come into the life of great | artists was found to be a bar. i General Director Edouard Albion of | the Washington Opera Company, who | has announced two performances of | “Rigoletto” at the President Theater. | January 22 and 26, with a cast which | aims to the 'production in the | put of those of the great opera com- | of the world, had also engaged | heater for two per-| rmen,” on February ) 5 when information came of | the effort to bring the Chicago Grand | Opera_Company to Poli's Theater on| those dates, Alblon Changes Date. Through the courtesy of Arthur Leslie Smith, manager of the Presi- dent, Mr. Albion at once changed his bookings_for “Carmen” to February 26 und 27. Feeling that the coming of the Chicago company would neces- sitate something extraordinary on the part of the Washington Opera Com- pany to insure success for the “Car- men” production, he sent Mrs. Albion to New York, where, through _the courtesy of Loudon Charlton, Mme. Calve's manager, an_interview was obtained. - Mrs. Albion fortified her personal appeal to Mme. Calve for one performance of “Carmen” in the National Capital with a letter which set forth, in part, as follows: “We have come to you, Mme. Calve, in the name of our country to ask that you give us the great gift of ono performance of your immortal Carmen -in our Capital city with the Washington Opera Company. It is our purpose to bring to Washington the greatest artists of the worid— you iwould represent France. That you, the greatest of all Carmens, #hould be the first to come to us from your France is most fitting. Mme, Jusserand’s name heads our llst of patronesses. A quartet of our Young Washington singers was glven an ovation when they sang on the pro- gram in which your great Clemen- ceau appeared last week. Pleads for Appearance. “Your philosophy prepares you to understand our consecration to the service of art for our nation. We are not commercial impresarios— 1 We are artists and patriots struggling 1o 1ift our nation to higher realms of understanding through music. In the name of our common ideals of service and of art, we beg that you come to us on February 26, in order that, for just ome time, your Carmen shall be heard in the capital ¢ our country. L. You not give of.your art to us? Out of the great power God has given you, will you not aid our cause? $or America, for art, I am a beggar fore you.” s Mme. Calve Accepts. To this stirring appeal Mme. Calve replied that there Was nothing she would love €0 much &s to sing her “Swan Song of Carmen” in the capi- tal of America. She expressed her- self as deeply touched, but _ asked time to consider it. And on Decem- ber 10 Mrs. Albion was thrilled with receipt of Mme. Calve’s reply: ‘Chere madame—votre lettre est ir- reststible — J'accepte. ' Entenez-vous avec mon Manager Loudon Charlton, Carnegie building. pourriez vous renvoyer la date aux'premiere jours de Mars? 1,.3, 3 ou.4 Mars? Je le afin de pouvoir me Director Eanen,” a8, suggested under date of November 22, ,the enemy aviator had been set afire | chin (Kohlengrubenheit) burning and falling to earth. At the same mo- ment I noticed that the enemy pilot was approaching my balloon with great speed. although our heavy ma- chine guns ard airplane cannons were firing at him at the time. The aviator pald mo attention, but con- tinued to follow me. Bravely Charges Balloon. From the heights of fifty meters he pened fire on my balloon with bombs. Fortunately I was not hit, but through the attack of our machine guns. He attempted to rescue himself by jumping from his burning machine before it would strike the earth and be completely destroyed by fire. This brave and spendid aviator wore an tdentification plate marked Louis Ben- nett, jr. Weston, W. V sur ®on lay uncon ters from his entirely burned ma- chine. The hospital bearers of my battery immediately gave the serlous- Iy wounded aviator first aid and found | he had both legs broken and was shot in the hesd. He did not regain consciousness when carried to the hospital at Marguilles, north ce. He died after a few hours and buried the following day with military honors. A brave and splendid officer died a hearo's death. 1 hope these lines will give you some comfort as to the fate of vour son. He was my bravest enemy. Honor to_his memory. With sincerest respe Y EMIL MERKELBACH. Ia us about ten had | Calve, and after a time received the information that Mme. Calve was en- gaged to appear in recital in Wash- ington April 6 and any prior ap- pearance to that engagement would violate that contract, whie! of course, would not be good business or good ethics. He added: “We are very sorry that these circumstances will permit Mme. Calve to accept our _proffered engagement. We hought arrangements to that end 1d be made, but we have now dis- covered thut it (s not possible And 80 the fact that Mme. Calve had agreed to sing in recital in Wash- Ington April 6, notwithstanding her | apparent earnest desire to do so, #tood in the way of the singing of “her swan song in Carmen” in ¥ ington the capital of the TUnited States. WHOLE MOUNTAIN TOP BLOWN OFF BY VOLCANO Pavlof Peak, in Aleutian Penin- sula, Becomes Hill of Fire Vis- ible for Miles Around. By the Assocluted Press. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, January 6.— The top of Paviof mountain, Aleutian | peninsula, has been blown off by a volcanio eruption, acoording to wire- less messages received here, which said the voleano had become active, lighting up the sky for many miles with- the glow from tite crater, re- fiected by sunow-topped peaks. The severe earthquake shock felt in this seotion December 30 is belleved to| have resulted from the activity of this voleano. Navigators familiar with volcanio actlvity In the Aleutian section ex- pressed the belief that a phenomenon | | might result similar to that of 1596 | when Dogoslof Island disappeared and rose alternately from the sea. Pavlof| motntain’ is situated on one of the narrowest portions of the peninsula. | ‘WILL TALK ON DYER BILL. Rev. Robert W. Bagnall, director of branches of the National Assocla- tion for the Advancement of Colored People in New York, -will speak on “Failire of the Dyer Bill and its Reactlon,” at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church Tuesday night. The meeting will be held under auspices of the Bethel Literary and Historical As- sooiation. | chief | the | clarence | Naney | listed IN BIG REALTY DEAL (Continued from F this hotel that McKinley was convey- ed to the Capitol to take the oath as executive of the nation. The McKinley suite has been preserved in- tact as it was when the President and his wife occupled it Chief Justice Taft, while serving as solicitor general, made his home at Ebbitt. Gen. Custer registered there upon his last visit to Washing- ton. Gen. Winfleld Scott Hancock was a frequent guest before his nomi- nation for President. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Admiral Farragut, Admiral Porter and scores of other famous leaders in the government’s military and naval establishments stopped at the hotel at various time. Remodeled After Civil The 14th street wing and the whole structure after the civil war by Caleb Willard, the crystal ballroom, contained in the new addition, attracting widespread attention at the time because of its elaborate ornamentation. It is understood the present man- agement of the hotel has a lease on the building, which has about two years to rum The Hooe several months ago offices, which had been quartered there 'during the world war. These included branches of the Department of Labor, Department of Justice, Treasury Department and the District Rent Commission. The street floor of the buflding is occupied by stores. The Willard building, adjoining the Ebbitt Hotel on 14th street, houses the bureau of public roads of the De- partment of Agriculture, —_—— PREPARE 70 GET FUNDS War. s erected building was evacuated by government FOR GARFIELD HOSPITAL | Prominent Ladies’ Aid Members to Assist in Campaign Which Will Begin on Friday. Prominent members of Ladies’ of the Garfield Memorial Hospital 1 assist materially in the $300,000 campaign for that institutl which will begin Friday, according to plans projected vesterday at a luncheon at the Willard. Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, who presided, outlined the work contemplated for the ladies' or- ganization. Announcement of team captains selected will be made soon. Aspinwall, chairman of the campaign executive committee, also addressed the meeting. In addition to the teams of the Ladies’ Aid, the nurses at Garfield Hospital are organizing a number of teams. Among the captains already selected are Miss Lena Bauer, Miss Mahan, Mre. Eva Moody Me- Kee, Miss Mayme Holway, Mrs. Mary Cox Brown, Miss Eleanor Maynard and Miss Evelyn F. Hawkins. The captains began enrollment of | their teams yesterday. More than 100 nurses at the hospital will be en- in the movement to erect a { nurses’ home and a new central build- Besides the eighty-four nurses in training at Garfield, there are about 350 graduates who are eager to assist In erecting a nurses’ home for their alma mater. Supt. Mays, in addressing a meet- Ing of the graduate nurses vesterday sald: “You all know how many years Garfield Hospital has longed for a nurses’ home.. We have been unusu- ally fortunate in the high type of young women who have been trained and are in training here, but if are to continue this standard we must provide a proper home for them. It would have been buillt long ago if wo had had the funds. oampaign is the only way in which the money can be raised.” : ing. Consumption can be prevented - and health and happiness increased by Rules which we can acticing simple Health ve you. The death rate from Consumption drops as public health improves,-and the same rules that improve general health re- duce the death rate from Consu! In the District of Columbia mption. the death rate from Consump- tion is now less than half what it was 15 years ago. During these 15 years we fought for public health and dis- tributed our 12 Health Rules on cards among Washington school children and their parents. Brief fly they teach: Avold house dust and impure or close air, day and night. Get all the light & 4, 5. 6. Eat plain, nouris AT mind acts on your body. If you tire easily—or are I unshine Drink plenty of zed milk and cream. None raw. ing food. ossible into your home, Im e“’l‘!hl?nk kindly. osing weight—and have a_per- Your sistent light cough—or hoarseness—do not lose time. See a doctor or go to the free 409 15th St. NW., Tuesda Health Department Clinic y, Thursday or Saturday at 2-4 o'clock. Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o'clock. Consumption can be cured only in ity early mtages This Bulletin is Paid for by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis ¥ ‘. . Legal Nosios: - 923 H Street NW. remodeled | jA public | 2 teriorly { I | ! cal i i | | | being taken to the place of flogging was when one said, “Hey, Bill,” pre- sumably tq another man in the car. | terious dynamite explosion en ting the hotel and the Hooe bullding, all of which were purchased | jstated that the body showed {larly those of the extremlties (legs | {and fibula of both icostal attach 'TWO MEN WHIPPED BY MOB IMPLICATE ; McKOIN’S FRIENDS (Continued from First Page.) him. “They whipped me until I was numb,” Andrews declared. He declared the only word spoken by any of his captors while he was Andrews sald the elder Daniel, fa- ther of Watt, was held captive in the same automobile with him, and after he was whipped the lash was applied | to the other man. { He said that while he was lying on | the ground undergoing the whipping some one kicked or struck him. Ardrews was questioned as to the | covering on the men's faces and in- sisted that they wore black hoods. J. L. Dantel, called to the witness stand as the last witness of the day, corroborated statements made by An- | drews that the men who held up the | automoblle party en route from Bas- trop wore black hoods. Daniel said he was whipped, but only given a few licks. He was not badly hurt. Court adjourned late today until Tuesday morning. Monday is a state holiday. Pathologists’ Report. The report was based on an autopsy performed on the mutilated bodies of | the two men after their, discovery in Lake La Fourche following a mys- the months | i night of December 21, four after they were kidnaped by masked band while en route from t i city to their home In the nearby vil- | lage of Mer Rouge. The report, in the case of Daniel that certain parts had been cut away. | “The gross anatomical findings in | this case, namely, lacerations, am- putations and hemorrhages of certain of the soft tissues in assoclation with multiple comminated fractures of the bony structures permit of the conclu- sion that some of these injuries was the primary, and the others the con- tributing cause of death,” the patholo- gists s2id in concluding their report. Character of Injuries. “The character of the injuries to the soft tissue and their proximity to the injuries of the bones indicate that the lesions to the soft parts and to the bones were dependent, one upon the other, and produced simultaneously. “The striking symmetry of the bone fractures and their relationship to ir juries of the surrounding soft tissues suggest that the body was subject to some specially constructed device de- signed for inflicting punishment.” | After describing the condition of | the bodies at the time the autopsy | was performed, of parts of clothing | about the bodies and of a watch, the crystal crushed and the hands indi- cating 10 o'clock, taken from one of the bodies, the report in the case of Daniel continues: l “The tendons and ligaments 1bnu!} the stumps of the legs and forearms | are ragged and uneven, as though they had been torn or pulled from | their attachments. Bones Fractared. “The bones of the body. particu- and arms) are found fractured. These fractures are compound afd com- minuted. The striking features of the fractures of the long bones are thelr character, similarity and sym- | metry.” i The report in the case of Richards was similar to that of Daniel with the exception that Richards had not been subjected to the cutting—a criti- operation—noted in the case of the body described as that of Danfel Dr. Duval, called to the witness| stand, at the opening session of the | hearing, first presented the findings | of the patholog ¢ “How would you account for the| absence of the arms and legs™ Dr.| Duval was asked during his descrip- tion of the body of Dantel. “They evidently had either been chopped or mashed or crushed off.” Dr. Duval said. “The humerous of both arms, the radius and ulna of both arms. the femur of both thighs and the tibla legs are fractured in_three differem places These fractures regularly occur at the upper, middle and lower portions, respectively, in eaca instance. As u rule they are equidistnt and approxi- mately _three and one-half inches apart. The character of *he fractures indicates that they were Lroduced O a crushing force or one in which the force was applied simuitineously from more than one direction. Ribe Were Broken. “This explains the great number of small bits and fragments of bone, Va rying in size and shape, which are found at the fractures. “The most of the ribs together with the right clavicle and breastpiate are fractured and dislocated “The first eight ribs on the right side present fractures regularly at the angles posteriorly, while the first six ribs of this side present in addi- fion fractures anteriorly and near their costal junction. On the left side the first seven ribs are broken from their costal junction, and the seventh rib, In addition, is' fractured t its posterior angle. 2 he. breast plate shows that the um is dislocated from its e tathment and its unfon with dle portion. ese fractures B vinily hre of the green stick va- | those anterforly are com- | | | i riety, while Dlets. The appearance and location 5t these fractures to the bones of the fhoracic cage would indicate that the force was applied simultaneously upon the front and back of the torso. "“The vertebral column and the pelvic | girt are found intact, showing neither fracture nor dislocation. Part of Skull Missing. "The greater portion of the skull is missing, there being present only parts of the occipital bone and a piece of the sphenoid. These were sufficlent to recognize the topography of the base of the skull, as they connected the magnum and its connection o the bones of the neck, which lat- | fer were in their proper relations and broken. . T The scalp and underlying tissues are present for several inches beyond the margin of the basal skull bones, forming loose overlying flaps. “The posteria skin flap is covered with short, 1ight brown hair. No brain tissue is noted. Report on Richards. The report as to the body of Richards—of broken bones and lacera- tlons—were similiar to those noted in the case of Danlel, with the exception of the cutting described In the report. “The bone breaks were ante- mortem,” Dr. Duval testified. “The injuries came from more than one direction. Force apparently had been applied to the breast plate and to the spinal column and both carried on untll the front of the chest crushed to the back. Appesrance of the wound showed that the cutting of the body of jel was done by such & sharp in- t as & penknife or ragor, Dr. sald. . “highly complimented” {because of the necessity of build |asked Mre. i he told th HOOVER TELLS WY HE REEETE PST | Reorganization of Commerce Department Not Yet Com- plete, He Declares. SAYS PRESIDENT AGREES Asserts He Is Highly Compliment- ed Over Tender of Fall's Portfolio. Secretary of Commerce Hooter yesterday afternoon explained his declination of the offer of secretars- ship of the Interior Department m to him by President Harding public statement, in which he de- ed he has undertaken a departmental reorganization and “the job ot yet complete.” ¢ Secretary Hoover said he had tesn by the offer of the Interfor portfolio which retary Fall is to give up on March but he felt he could be of service by completing the already had undertaken that the President entirely ed with him. His statement Text of Statement. “I actually feel highly complis ed by the suggestion of the Presi and by the large representation fr. the western states that 1 should dertake the direction of the Deps ment of the Interior with its large program of development in the west “The President entirely agrees v me, however, that the Secretary of Commerce at the present time of the utmost importance. not 3 greatest work hae He added ag ¢ up a department that will really n the service needs of the whole cor munity, but also in view of the e nomic problems growing out of t war. Job Not Yet Complete. “The reorganization of the dep ment has made great the job is not yet questions before th in which the d are but part! “I felt that service ready HELD AS PUSTNER OF HER OWN CHL Mrs. Hazel Gnash Weeps a: Witnesses Testify at Coroner’s Hearing. admin is concerr.eu solved. could be of the ng on the work : Mrs. Hazel Gnash, twen 1340 Potomac avenue gout] yesterday afternoon held for action of the grand jury by 2 ¢ oner's jury, after an Inquest at t morgue into the death of her fifte. month-old son, William, who November Z at Children's Hosp from polson administered Ly mother, according to the findings the jury. For almost two hours Mrs. Gnas alone and without counsel, weepir, continuously, heard witnesses tell Jury that she poisoned her ba As detalls of the attempt her life and that of her 8o brought out, she appeared erge of collapse. It is not often that the cold wa of the morgue have looked upc such a scene as was presented ve: terday afternoon. Expected Counsel. Coroner J. Ramse; Gnash about her attory she replied in a broken voice: * supposed to have counsel here, but isn't here 1 don’t see him." Witnesses told the coroner's b | that Mrs. Gnash went into Roc Creek Park with her child and, stoy ping at the foot bridge in the sou'l ern part of the park, gave two te lets to her baby and swallowed herself. Details from that time us she and her baby arrived at the hosy were given by Dr. Hertzberg. He tus: & with his wife wl Mrs. Gnash. She told hir Jury, that both had sw lowed p on, whereupon he 'to to Garfield Hospital and rushed child to Children’s Hospital next day the child died. Mrs. only recently recovered fron Poison effects. ~The verdict of the jury said: “W liam Gnash came to his death on X vember 2, 1822, from the effects poisoning. d poison was admin tered to Willlam Gnash on Novem!: 1. 1922, by the mother, Hazel G ‘We hold the said Hazel G action of the grand jury. 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