Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1923, Page 2

& ~ 5™ B® DAZED BY BUILDING INSPECTION SLASH Citizens, Realtors and Con- tractors See Crisis as Re- ¢ sult of House Action. MOTOR ITEM HELD VITAL Cut in Monthly Allowance Like Reducing Force in Midst of Rush Is View. (he District building - artment and wany local civic interest builders and real estate men concerned over the virtual crisis Which confronts the munigipal building had not Tecovered to- day from the shock caused by the action of the House in slashing what Jared to be one of the most im- tems in the District appropria- from the standpoint of the city development and the fund to provide for mainten: of motor les in the office of the building in- Ofticials of inspector’s office s dec portant tion bills, vehic Epector. item ™ though the in comparison With the S igures quoted in the long list | of appropriations announced, its actual fmportance was such that officials_te iv scarcely could estimate the effect of ‘the reduction, it made into law by the concurrence of the Senate. Although amounting, in cold fig- ures, to only a total cut of $468 a year from the $1,560 asked for by the budget bureau and recommended by the House appropriations committee, the reduced fund., when its full im- port was realized. was seen as a direct blow at what Chief Clerk John Ritchie today characterized as prob- ably the most imperative need of the municipal inspection department— transportation facilities. Monthly Allowance Cut. e deplorable aspect of the reduc- o Steny does not lay principally in the total allowance made for the up- keep of the motor vehicles, it was nted out, but in the action of the suse in cuting the monthly fund al- { wed cach vehicle owner for main- :?nmnr from $26 to in the case of automobiles, and from $13 to $10 n the case of motor cycles—a step which threatens to result in the with- drawal of several, if not all, of the private machine now ux;\ed by their s in inspection worl O e nd four. wutomobiles and three motorcycles \u\“ been in con- a se by ding inspectors e Surrent fiscal year under monthly lowances. hGpectively. but growing costs of tor vehicle upkeep have recently threatened to result in financial loss to the inspectors using their own cars. Withd val of at least one or two of the machines by reason of this faoct & been Imminent for some time, Mr. Ritchie said. The men are far from handsomely remuner- ated, it w pointed out, and they could not flord to dig into their awn pocke to buy gasoline and tires and other accessories used up district service. ey the added provision o of two more auto- . in effect, threatened with tion through the reduced 11lowance, to say nothing of hility of the machines now sing continued in service. ike Heducing Force. The effect of the proposed limita- Unu would be the same as If Con- sress, In the face of the greatest snstruction program the District of a has ever known, delib- rately reduced the already over- whelmed inspection force of twenty- five men employed -on the regular Tolls by about 20 or 30 per cent, it was estimated. If, for instance, two automobiles are’ withdrawn from the inspection office, the department would be put Dehind in its work to an extent rep- resented in retarding two inspectors’ power of output from a five-man standard, made possible by quick 1ransportation, to th ntiquated one- man standard necessitated by street car convevance and “leg work.” Imposition of such a handicap at this time wonld amount to a catas- trophe, it was declared. A substantial increase in the allotment of funds for transportation of inspectors around the city in their daily routine of duties was regarded as essential to proper conduct of building inspection work, a phase of mun al administration that has come to occupy a leading place in the growth of a city and in the Dprotection of human life and Property. During the present fiscal year Build- ing Inspector Healy's department has ‘been able to maintain three or four privately owned automobiles for use in conveying their ingpector-owners from one operation to another. An appropriation of $1,200 has made this possible. Economy in Time. Chief Clerk Ritchie said today that By using their cars in traveling from one end of the District limits to the other and back again, perhaps, each inspector has succeeded in covering territory in one day that it would iake five men to cover by street car and foot. The budget bureau recommended that this appropriation be increased next year to 31560, providing for maintenance of five privately owned automobiles at the rate of $26 per month, and urged an additional ap- propriation of $468 to maintain three motoreycles used by elevator inspec- tors, at the monthly rate of $13 each. The House appropriations committee its mobi nullific monthly the proh in use concurred with the budget bureau in | this recommendation, but the Houne: finally reduced the automobile item to | $1.200 and, as has been stated, cut the monthly maintenance allotment to $20, and reduced the motor cycle fund 10 $360. 1o be expended at the rate of $10 per machine each month. —— WOMAN SAYS KLAN ORDERED HER EXILE | (Continued from First Page.) “How much was the fare to Little Rockc?? 565 Did you have any other money?" * *“Yes, si W h as this?" “It was in January, “When did you ouge?” 'La;t May.” “When you were sent away were you told You could not return?” “Yes, pir.” “Why did you return?” Friends laterceded. *Mr. Hugh Clark and W. E. Hop- Xins said they could fix it up with the Ku Klux, so I got a letter from them telling me everything was all right to come back. I came back. Mr, Clark and Mr. Hopkins were friends of my family and they inter- ceded at the request of my sister.” vou returned how long did you stay? “About two weeks. 1 was scared every day. I returned to Little Rock and came back home In August. I went back and returned again in De- 1922." return to Mer Positive It Was Kirkpatrick. “Are you positive it was Kirkpat- rick with the heod on?" “Yes, sir; I recognized him under his hood and asked him why they were going to send me away. He gcve me no reply.” “Did nn“thruun your mother?* LY LEADER OF KLAN NOW UNDER PROBE TR AR 1 CAPT. J. K. SKIPWITH, Exalted cyclops or loeal hend of the Ku Klux Kian, in the Morehouse par- ish district in Loulsiana. feather her if T did not go." “Who said they would shoot any- body’s head off if they looked out of the doo “Dr. Mc “What “A roadster. car. Mr. door.’ “Wasn't much room?" The witness giggled a “No." At times Addie May stopped in her recital to wipe a @ tear, especial- 1y during her ount of the pleadings | ul her mother. “Did they give vou a lecture?” the young woman was asked. Dr. Kirkpatrick McKoin drove the sat on the Mr. Clark and Hopkins Klans- “1 believe Mr. Clark know about Mr. Hopkins. “How long had your parents lived in Mer Rouge, when you were ordered 1 do not rteen years.” “Where is Fred Clemons, who was at the house the night the hooded men came for you?" I understand he is in New Orleans.” “Who was your family physician?” McKoln Her Physician. “Dr. Doddy; Dr. McKoin also. Mrs. McKoin was my music teacher.” “What time did Fred Clemmons come to your house?” “About 5:30 In the afternoon.” “How long had you been taking music lessons?" “About one year.” You were going to Sunday school?™ Yes, sir.” Where? In Mer Rouge.’ “Were you g g(n school ?” No, sir, I quit school in the eighth ls'rmi “Didn't Dr. McKoin tell you that | night you couldn’t come back to Mer Rouge without permission of the Klan?* “No_sir, he told me I never could come back. ““T got a letter from Mr. Hopkins in i May, telling me everything had been ou positive it was Dr. Me- Yes, sir, T knew his voice. Knew Him by Walk. “I knew him by his walk and his height and weight.”" Miss Hamilton was excused after being on the witness stand for about half an hour and W. C. Andrews, one of those flogged on August 2 recalled. He testified to the effect that at ome time at Stampley, three miles north of Mer Rouge, he and Watt Daniel had run into a’party of v were they dressed?” Dressed in white. all hoods reach- ing to their feet. They went out the Stampley road. We followed them, as 1 had business with them. T had re- ceived a note. I found it in my au- tomobile. It maid I was running up and down the road and disturbing the peace at all times of the night. It was signed by the vigilant com tee. I followed them to talk to them about the note.” “Did Watt Daniel and Harry Neelis, who accompanied you, have business with the klan? ot that 1 know of.” here did you overtake them?” Stopped at Negro House. “They stopped at a negro house. We stopped one hundred yard _away: some were out of their cars. It was a moonlight night, and we could see plainly. Some of them went into the negro house. When they came out they came down to where we were and surrounded our car. They told us to hoid up our hands. They searched us and took Watt's gun. They accused Watt of making whisky. He said he had not made any whisky since No- vember, when he had received & warning. They then searched my car, took my pistol, but later returned it. They did not return Watt's. We went on to town. A few minutes {Company will later the klansmen came through. One of the automobiles stopped and a man shouted, *“Here, Watt, is your pis- tol” Watt went out to the automo- bile and got his gun.” PR DEBT BODY TO ASK BROADER POWERS (Continued from First Page.) yesterday, may submit to Congress Tecommendations for liberalization of the act, and It was indicated the con- ference would not be “barred” from considering a tentative agreement. House and Senate Topic. The debt situation was discussed yesterday in both the Senate and House, With incressing indications that efforts would be made to amend the debt re- funding law in many important parti- culars. In the Senate discussion cen- tered around the proposal of Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, that the commission be enlarged so as to in- clude_democratic representation, but in the House the direct issue was the 1iberalizing of the terms of the settle- ment by the debtor nations. Representative Burton, republican, Ohio, a member of the American com- mission, told the House that the Brit- ish debt commission had not asked for any leeway bevond the 25-year maxl mum period for payment and the 4 per _cent minimum interest rate fixes by Congress, but he gave notice that it was entirely probable that some propo- sition would come before Congress re- garding the settlement of the British debt. ‘House debate on the debt was pre- cipitated by Representative _Garner, democrat, Texas, who read a press re- port of an address delivered in New York by Representative Fess, republi- can, Ohio, to the effect that some free- dom must and would be given by Con- gress to the American debt commission. Mr. Garner contended+that the only de- duction was that Comgress would be cullad upon to ‘‘yield its control over 000,000,000 of the people’s money.” ler of Power. Representative Longworth, repub- lican, Ohio, declared that he stood with Mr, Garner on the point that Congress should not surrender its power to control eleven billions o dollars of the assets of the people, Representative Mills, republican, New York, took a similar position, while Representatives Mondell of Wyoming, the republican leader; Bur- ton, republican, Ohlo, and Madden, re- publican, Illinois, reiterated their op- position to any remission of the debt, Mr. Garner had contended ‘that if all restrictions were removed the Amer- ican commission could accept bonds running for 1,000 years and remit the interest during that time, which would amount to a virtual remission of the entire_debt. Mr, Mondell and Mr. Burton agreed with Mr. Fess that the commission should be given wider latitude than allowed by existing law. e e Green flies reproduce very rapidly, nineteen generations being possible in sixteen wi THE _EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 1923 BACKS §1,500,000 BUILDING PROJECT Bond and Mortgage Company Finances Combined Theater and Business Structure. SITE 13TH AND E STREETS —_— Edifice Ten Stories High in Down- town District to Be Begun at Once. Construction of a $1,600,000 office building and.theater, to be known as the Cosmopolitan, at the northeast cor- ner of 13th and E streets northwest will start at once, it was announced today by the American Bond and Mortgage Company, which is financing the profect. The structure supersedes the one orig- Inally announced as planned for that corner by the Brylawski theater in- terests, owning the Cosmos Theater, 919 Pennsylvania avenue. It is con- templated that the type of building, Wwith theater incorporated, finally adopt- ed will represent a vast improvement over the enterprise announced many months ago as under consideration. . In Shopping District. Located In what is credited with be- Ing the heart of Washington's downtown shopping district and within easy access of government buildings, the promoters believe the new structure will be at. {ractive both as a theater and office uilding. It is reported that already applications for offices, to which. the five upber stories will be devoted, aro m?rx!enz to take care of two of the he building, including th o fiv. {heater floor levels, Wil rise to o €ight of ten stories, the two upper stories constituting a sort of tower, Which gives to the whole edifice a metropolitan aspect. The _exterior will have a granite base, above which the Street facades will' be of orna- al érra cotta througho entire helght of the butlding = Theater's Seating Capacity, The theater proper will occupy th lower half of the bullding. . Te will have a seating capacity of 2,250 per- sons and there will be Inx!nll'd a Dipe organ and latest stage equip- ment. Tt is understood that first-run on pictures will be a featurs and that provision has been made for vaudeville performances, The deco- rations and furnishings of the the- ater have been given special atten- {lon and unusual lighting effects will © afforde an el Seialiortsd by elaborate system The entrance lobby, as planned, will be one of the mos ornamental and beautiful in the country, it was learn- ¢d, as well as probably the largest. The walls and lofty ceiling will be covered with Intricate carvings and molds in an artistic scheme worked out after examination of the lobbies of some of the foremost theaters in New York. Chicago and other citles. The decorative layout will be exe- cuted in marble, bronze and orna- mental iron Interior of Ormate Design. The interior of the office part will be of ornate design. The offices will be reached by means of four high- speed elevators. The five upper floors Wil be subdivided into thirty-three individual offices and twelve suites of offices. The building will construction throughout. Numer- ous fire exits have been pro- vided in_readily accessible parts of the theater so that this portion may be emptied of patrons in a remarka- bly short space of time, it iy under- stood. The corner to be oceupled by the new structure has a frontage on the north side of E street of 113.3 feet and on 13th street of 153.19 feet. The American Bond and Mortgage finavce the operation by issuing first mortgage real estate bonds yielding 7 per cent interest, it was stated. HOSTS TO BE TORN FROM THEIR HOMES (Continued from First Page.) be of fireproof children to their homes and the res- toration of property rights to refu- gees. They also agreed to give the minorities all the rights granted them in other European treaties. TERMS FROM ANGORA. Peace Possibilities Enhanced by Nationalist Assembly Attitude. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1923. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 10.— Hassen Bey has returned to Lausanne with the latest instructions of the nationalist assembly, which appear to be more conciliatory than it was thought they would be. Ismet Pasha is instructed: 1. To moderate the uncompromising attitude of some of the members of the Turkish delegation and to make the most serious effort in the direc- tion of the conclusion of peace with- in the limits of the natlonalist pact. 2. To insist that Mosul must remain Turkish, but he is authorized to dis- cuss with the British the question of the oil fields. 1f the British show a concillatory attitude Ismet Pasha may enter into negotiations with Lord Curzon to give British firms exclusive concessions for the exploration and axploitation of the oil fields, provided the Turkish government is promised a large royalty. 3—To be prepared to give in on the question of the Greek patriarchate, pro- vided it breaks off relations with the Greek churches outside of Turkish ter- ritory and gives up its political and degal privileges. Furthermore, the as- sembly demands that the pafriarchate to be transferred to Asia Minor if this is asked for by the Anatolian Greeks. 4—To insist that the question eon- cerning a home land for the Armenians does not _concern the Lausanne confer- ence. This question has been solved by independent treaties agreed upon by the Turks and the interested states. e Armenian republic m: question if it so desires. > 'ooPen the To show a conciliatory attitude with regard to the financial clauses of the capitulations, but must remain firm with regard to the judlcial clauses. He is authorized to promise that Turkey after the signing of peace will try to reorganize its law courts and probably will invite for- elgn experts to preside over a com- mission_organized for the purpose, but no such clauses can be embodied in the treaty. “The British.,” they say, “have good gold pounds sterling, not filthy Turk- ish paper money, and for the British nothing is too expensive, while the nationalist officers count their money before ordering and then bargain half an_hour before paying.” A few days ago a special messenger left Angora for Paris, carryis let- ter from Kemal Pasha te President Millerand. In it Kemal recalls that, according to the Angora treaty sign- ed by Franklin Boullion for France, the French agreed to split the Turk- ish claims to complete independence. Kemal agrees that this may hurt French business and he offers to France extensive and exclusive ad- vantages in return for complete sup- port at Lausanne. Among the induceménts Kemal pro- poses are exclusive concessions for the exploitation of Turkisi k Black sea and Mediterranean ports, ell as tho extension to French firms of min: eral rights along the coast. Many women in Holland are study- ng englne $100,000 1S ADDED FOR SEWER WORK Supplemental Estimate for Balance of Fiscal Year Is Submitted. NEEDS OF NEW SECTIONS Increases in Appropriations for the Service, Already in Bill, Gratify- _ing to Commissioners. A supplemental estimate of slight- ly more than $100,000 is urgently needed by the sewer department to carry on necessary sewer work dur- ing the balanece of the current fiscal year it was learned at the Distriot bullding today. The Commissioners, it is under- stood, have forwarded such an item for sewers to the budget bureau along with requests of other depart- ments for emergency funds for opera- tions between now and July 1. Most of this supplemental sewer ftem is needed for connections to new houses that are being erected ons of the city, and for sewer facilitie. are essential necessity for kewers, District officials point out, is of even greater importance than the question of pro- viding paved streets in front of new dwellings. Increases in Appropriations. The District apprepriation bill for next year, as {t emerged from the House, carried a number of sub- stantial {ncreases over the sums al- lowed in the current act for sewer work. But while the items allowed in the new bill appear large in comparison with current appropriations, they are not excessive, District officials say, Wwhen the real needs of the sewer de- partment are considered. For cleaning and repairing sewers and general maintenance of the pumping station, the new bill allows $225,000, as compared with only $160,000 this year. If the increase is retained a considerable portion of it will be used to replace old machinery at_the sewerage pumping station. For main and pipe sewers to carry off storm and street drainage in the city proper, the new bill carries $125,000, the same as in the current act. Suburban Drainage Item. For suburban drainage sewers the House allowed $300,000. This 18 a sub- stantial increase over the $125,000 available this year, but is $30,000 iess than the budget bureau recommended to_Congress. For assessment and permit work, which is the appropriation used to furnish sewers to new houses, the committee reported to the House $150,000, as compared with $100,000 for the current year. While city of- ficlals are grateful for the increase of $50,000 recommended by the House, it is not the amount needed to keep pace with bullding operations. When this item was being consid- ered by the House subcommittee on appropriations, Chairman Cramten asked Col. Keller if he found the $100,000 allowed for the current year insufficient. Col. Keller replied: “The Commlissioners have pledged themselves to perform more work of this character than the present ap- propriation will permit Of course, while the money has been obligate: it has not actually all been expended. Abutting Property Assessed. Col. Keller told the subcommit that abutting property owners are assessed at the rate of $1.50 per front foot for these residential sewer ex- tensions, hence, the appropriation is labeled “for assessment and permit work.” One of the most gratifying provisions in the new bill is the item of $20,000 for continuing work on the interceptor sewer, which, when completed, will free Rock Creek from poliution. 'No werk has been done on this interceptor for about five vears. If the $20,000 is re- tained it will build about one-fourth of_the remaining part of the project. The bill also carries $20,000 for con- tinuing the Upper Potomac interceptor. UNIFORM DIVORCE BILL INDORSED BY WOMEN General Federation Backs Pro- posed Law Making Regula- tions Standard in U. S. The marriage and divorce bill, drawn up-and proposed by one of their own members, was the oustanding subject of discussion today by the sixty women holding their first board meet- ing in the new headquarters of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1731 N street northwest. Mrs. Ed- ward F. White of Indianapolis, dep- uty attorney general of the state of Indiana, wrote this bill and made It the principal feature of her report as chairman on legislation of the club. “We feel it ig necessary that the preliminary step of a national amend- ment to the Constitution be put into action as soon as possible.” said Mrs. White, “for more than once attempts to take this matter up with each state and secure identical legislation have resulted in failure. e pro posed bill is a compromise between the laws of states which have no grounds for divorce and those that have as high as fourteen, enumerat- ing five grounds. The members of the officers’ board and lll-'.t directors of the federation indersed Mys. White's bill, and aiso lnd uf the Keyes bill for extension { mmigration law for the near 0 &8 to permit natives of those ies having relatives in this country to enter, Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, chair- man of the department of American citizenship, spoke of the Americani- zation work and development of po- litigal intelligence among women, which is being handled by her com- mittee. Mrs. John D. Sherman of Michigan, chairman of the depart- ment of applied education, gave a summary of her department's work. Mrs. Rose V. 8. Berry, chairman of the department of fine arts, expressed her appreciation of the federation’ decision to_devote the mid-biennjal meeting to be held in Atlanta, May 7 to 10, to_art, music, literature ai dancing. Dr. Henry Van Dyck will speak. “rhe atternoon session today was oo cupled principally with state reports nd tonight the delegates will u.l(u at a dinner of the District ‘}mnpla directors. ‘omorrow morning the federatiom will hold a joint session. with the women here for the conference om in industry. They will them o received by President Harding and will spend the afternoon visiting vari- ous government bureaus. The official reception In their honor will be heid at the clubhouse tomorrow night. CHRISTMAS FUND GIFTS. C.Afllliltlml lubsc;’lpth;::d to‘ th stmas rtunity of o Associated 3::!“.! received by '.l'hg 8{ lx}low: unnn U. S. WITHDRAWAL 2 MEANS “PROTEST” (Contirued from First Page. patches from Furope told of the march of French troops through the Coblenz hrld(lh!l‘. which {s guarded by Amer- rmy of occupation. The sight nf French marching right through the American lines on an errand which the United States government had plain- 1y ai roved was too much for Ameri- can_prids The small number of troops had been kept there at the earnest re- quest of the French, who wanted, not the numerical strength of .the Amer- ican Army, but its moral strength. y asked that the flag remain ther proof of allied solidarity. What its withdrawal means France can judge for herself. Naturally the Amerlcnn govern- ment will not appear to be doing anything but the normal thing in completing the withdrawal of the troops. The movement was begun some time ago and is just being car- ried out in entirety. Diplomatically, the American government can point to its previous policy, but the French will know, of course, that the step ‘was not without deep significance. U. 8. Announcement Dramatie. Announcement of the decision of the American government was dra- matic. The newspaper correspond- ents had called at the Department of State and had been received by Assist- ant Secretary Willlam Phillips, who, however, did not discuss European de- velopments and the conference ended. The correspondents were half way out of the building when Mr. Hughes’ clerk came running after them to say that the Secretary of State had an im- portant statement to make. Mr. Hughes came into the room when the newspaper men were as- sembled again and with characteris- tic positiveness said: “The time has come to complete the withdrawal of the American troops from the Rhine.” On being asked whether any new clrcumstances had arisen to bring about that decision the Seoretary said he didn’t want to say anything about it. He fifln: intended that the state- ment should speak for itself. He wouldn’'t comment on the speech in Paris Tuesday of Roland Boyden, American unofficial observer on the reparations commission. He had noth- ing more to say and hurried out of the room as quickly as he had eome. ‘White House Conference. Meanwhile, at the White Hquse, Sec- retary of War Weeks had been con- ferring with President Harding on the military details of the withdrawal. Although the move has been expected for some time, the taking of the step at this time, when relations between France and America are slightly strained, is in marked contrast to the circumstances which surrounded the first orders to the American Army to begin withdrawing from the Rhine. Mr. Harding pledged in his cam- paign for the presidency that he would order the withdrawal of Amer- ican forces from Europe. Only in response to pleas from the Germans. as well as the French and British, did he delay action. There is always the possibility of friction so long any American soldlers are quartered on foreign ter- ritory, but the Germans really liked the American troops and said so. The ding of French battalions through the very lines guarded by the Amer- icany Army at Coblenz made the pos- sibility of friction with the French an entirely new circumstance and it was partly In an effort to conform with the sentiment of the Senate resolution and partly a desire to avoid complications which influenced the American decision, though funda- mentally the move is In itself a pro- test against French occupation of the Ruhr, something which Mr. Hughes had said in his New Haven speech that the American government would view with disfavor. The French goy- ernment had been formally given a copy of the spsech, too. Speeulation As to Effect. Apart from the widespread effect which the withdrawal of Ameriean forces on the Rhine will have on world opinion, there is some speculation here as to the effect which the new poliey will have on the status of the Washing- ton arms conference treaties, which are 80 dear to the heart of the Harding- Hughes administration. The French have delayed action for more than a vear. but recently they intimated that Tatification would eome In & few weeks. Whether they will show their resen ment by refusing to ratify the treaties nobody, of course, can tell, but such an attitude has already been discounted by the three most interested powers— Great Britain, United States and Japan. Only last week the Japanese foreign office let it be known that if France fafled to ratify, Japan would come to an agreement with Great Britain the United States to consider the na ratios as In effect between the thre powers. Great Britain would probably do_likewise. The upshot of the day's news is a confirmation of the viewpoint expressed in these dispatches yesterday—that the relations between France and America. which were 8o cordial before the war and became closer as the United States sent an army of two millions to French soil, are now growing more and more strained every day. (Copyright, 1923) OBJECT TO NEW RULES ADOPTED BY COURTS Members Bar Association Find Cause of Complaint in Treat- ment Accorded by Justices. Members of the Bar Association were outspoken at the annual meet- ing of the association held last night concerning new rules and practice which have crept into vogue in ri cent years and some of the lawyers had specific complaints of treatment accorded them by some of the jus- tices of the court. The association appointed a com- mittee of five members who are di- rected to investigate the complaints of alleged grievances and to report at the next stated meeting of the association in March. Should the ommlun find the com- plaints well ionnlt‘ they are to be uthoflud. according to the l'ml? tion ldo&(tl, to 'nlt on the court in general and endeavor to secure Eanes in the Tules and practices of the court to meet the criticlsm of the bai The gssoclation also seeks a re- codification of the laws of the Dis- trict and passed a resolution to ask Congress to appoint a commission of three lawyers, residents of the Dis- triet, who have practiced for at least ten years, lo’ prepai t‘l code. The commission 18 to serve two years at l:-‘lnlnusl walary of $7,500 and is to have & chief clerk at $4,000, and such clerieal assistance as may be nec- Sasars. P PRESS CLUB POST ELECTS. Edward B. Clark was last night elect- ed commander of the National Press Club Post, No. 20, of the Ameriean Le- gion, at the annual meeting held at the Press Club. Capt. John H. Craige, U. S, M, C., aide to Maj. Gen. John A, Le- jeune, and a former newspaper man, was elected senior vice commander. Other officers chosen were: Brig. Gen, Amos K. Fries, head of the chemical warfare service of the Army, junior vice commender; Paul J. McGahan of the Iphia - Inquirer, s mm. :in, ioTARE to. tho ;‘m& omas Tele- officer; ¥rank £ Jack 8. efi:n'ndly, wo 2 DOSt Bergeant: SEESADVERTING [ BURSUN DEPLRE EGONOMIC FAGTOR Plays Important Part in Na- tion’s Growth, Julius Klein Asserts. IS BETTER FOR THE BUYER Foreign and Domestic Commerce Bureau Director Addresses Na- tional Ad Clubs’ Commission. Advertising as an economic factor has come to play a vital part in the pros- perity and business growth of a nation and economy to the buyer, and without it mass production and mass distribu- tion, which play so large a part in giv- ing products to the public cheaply, would be almost impossible, Julius Klein, di- rector of the bureau of foreign and do- mestic commerce of the Commerce De- partment, told members of the National Advertising Commission of the Asso- ciated Advertising Clubs of the World this morning at the second day’s session of their meeting being held at the Hotel ‘Washington. Distribution Greatest Problem. “Distribution is the greatest prob- lem of the manufacturer,” Mr. Klein sald, “and advertisement is a vital necessity in cutting the great costs of distribution. As an example, it costs much to sell a loaf of bread as it 0es to raise the wheat and bake the loaf. Advertising as an aid to distri- bution 18 a great factor in econom to the ultimate consumer and as sucl it _must be ‘sold’ to the public at large as it already {s to_the pro- ducers and distributors. The atro- clous proposition was recently advo- cated to avold nationally advertised g00ds a3 a means of foreing the elimi- nnlon of upnecessary expense in pro- dugtion. “This fallaey, which still exists in the minds of many people, is not only basjcly unsound but harmful, because goods could not be -sold 80 cheaply without advertising to help cut the costs of distribution.” Mr, Klein also told the advertising men how the Department of Com- merce can aid materially both them and manufacturers by Keeping them in continual touch with the economic situation of the world and the buying power in various sections. Following the morning meeting the members of the commission called on the President at the White House, after which they were entertained at luncheon at the City Club by the Ad- vertising Club of Washington. Lou E. Holland, president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the world, was the principal speaker. Church Advertising, Topic. W. N. Bayless of Cleveland ad- dressed @ group of local pastors on the efficacy of church advertising. Standardizing of phraseclogy used in advertising, including the elimina- tion of comparative prices, with the ultimate idea of shortening the route between seller and buyer and increas- ing public confidence was urged in the report of the standards ef prac- tice committee at the meeting yes- terday. A new department of the commis- sion was created, that of industrial advertisers, and a great advertising show, international in scope, was proposed to be held at some future date in New York. The Washington Ad Club was host to the visiting delegates last night at 2 smoker at the Hotel Washington. STRICKEN DRIVING AUTO, E. M. ESHLEMAN DIES Edwin M. Eshleman, seventy years oM, almost a lifelong resident of the District. was stricken with heart diseage while driving his automobile yesterday. Getting out of his m chine he sought assistance at & print- ing establishment at 3h and S streets. He died before medical aid could be symmoned. Ceroner Nevitt ordered the body taken to Hysong’s undertaking es- tablishment. Funeral services will be held at i1 o'clock Friday morning at the family residence, 3475 Hol- mead place northwest. Burial will| be in_Rock Creek cemetery. Mr. Eshleman, who was a native of Pennsylvania, came to Washington when about six years old( and had lived here ever since. At the time of bis death he was connected with the Waghington Business College. He was a member of Columbia Lodge, No, 2, A A M He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary W. Eshleman, and two sons, Edward M. Eshleman of Fort Worth, Tex., and George B. Eshleman of Los Angeles, Calif. UPSHAW MAKES LIQUOR CHARGE AGAIN IN HOUSE Georgia Member Declares Public Men Are Patronizing Liquor Law Violators. The spotlight of bootlegging rumors and charges which has been hovering over Washington has shifted back to the Capitol today, with the deolaration by Representative Up shaw, democrat, of Georgia, on the | floor of the House that “bootleggers ply their devilish trade among too many public men in Washington.” With opportunity for reply by House members to Representative Upshaw's speech, in which he de- olared he would turn over to enforce- ment authorities all evidence placed in bis hands ef lquor drinking by government officials, including mem- bers of the Senate and House, eut off by adjournment immediately after he concluded yesterday, this was the next development expected today. Because the House was not a "justice court,” the Georgia representative said, he would not make public names of senators and representatives “who do not practice the prohibition which their :!dl rfin!:l&; Andvllll had not threat- ened tblg in his previous speech on the subject, he said, because he “did not hrll\dl!h sword” but “made an ap- ouuuoolm rehip of the Sen- and House, resentative Upshaw dteiiiva, ho Bad meen mons of the highest ‘officials in Washington -lfting tha devilish bottls 1o thelr llp.. In the uuuu he vu‘p to turn i he said, he would include the name of a “hi dldc.l (not & diplomat) who m abroad mof time age Te of cases of "&’ ing on the heel ssartions b m n eels of assertions the local police authorities that they had feund indications that liguor cop- signed to some of the embassies and legatiens was finding its way into the illieit traffie here, resentative U shaw declared in his speech the pmg lem of the “use and abuse” of Sueh liquor importations was one that “calls for delicate byt firm treat- ment.” 1 He declared a former attache hatei o him thar s “polite, Joroals 4 3 i note” by the Secretary of Btate o» i subject” would 56 & "r “ vnfi from ruu re of 'llllnmll to l|4 n enforct ent of the law, U. S. TROOPS ON RHINE RECALLED BY PRESIDENT; RUHR SEIZURE AT HAND (Continued from First Page.) ¢ircles here that the American Army would in any way be involved in any clashes that might occur between the French and Germans. 1If any such trouble developed, it is said here, it would aimost certainly be centered outside the zone of American control. Freach Troops Confined. Recently, as a precautionary meas- ure, Gen. Allen has held within their barracks “the French detachments which are at Coblenz and which tech- nically are under his command as the ranking military officer there. This step 18 understood to have been taken, however, at the request of the French commanders themselves and has not been looked upon in Washington as directly involving the American Army in any of the readjustments accom- panying the French advance. The transport St. Mihiel, on her re- turn to the United States, will touch first at Savannah, G where the headquarters und service companies and one battalion of the Sth In- try, with medical personnel, will be landed. The second landing of troops will be at Charleston, 8. C., where one bat- talion, together with two battalion se tions of headquarters and service com- panies, will disembark. From Charles- ton the 8t. Mihiel will proceed to New { York, where all remaining troops, com- mission and warrant officers of Gen. Al- len's command, will be landed. Those detachments landed at Savan- nah will be sent to Fort Screven, Ga those disembarked at Charleston will be stationed at Fort Moultrie, while orders will be prepared later giving station to those landed at New York Will Turn Bridgehead Over. Gen. Allen already has been advised | that the withdrawal order might be forthcoming at any moment, and the only action necessary today was to send him specific instructions to begin his movement to the embarkation port and to dispose of property which will | not be brought home. It is possible that his orders will be enlarged later to include even withdrawal of the graves registration unit, although that point still {s unsettled. Gen. Allen will turn over the Coblenz bridgehead zone to whatever officer the French authorities may designate to_receive the command. The decision to bring Gen. Allen and his command vack to_the United States was unheralded, officials both at the State and War departments having indicated previously that the recent developments in connection with the reparations tangles would not affect the status of the troops on_the Rhine. When the Senate resolution sug- gesting a withdrawal was under de- bate last week the administration leaders pointed out that such a step at this time might be misunderstood and that some European power might take offense. 5 G r U. S. Attitude Made Known. Whether the determination to with- draw was due to the injection of any new clement into the reparations situation was not explained, and if officials had any news of a disturb- ing character beyond the information which has come through in press dis patches they carefully concealed It has been apparent, howe since the French pian for an advance into the Ruhr first was broached that it was not received with enthusiasm here. In his recent speech at New Haven Secretary Hughes referred in- directly to the serious consequences which " might, in the view of the American government, follow any re- sort to force to collect reparations from Germany, and the sentiments then expressed were communicated in definite fashion to the French for- eign office before the forward move- ment of the French forces was or- dered. Since Secretary Hughes delivered his New Haven warning it has b a matter of much speculation whet er the United States was prepared to go any further with its attitude of protest. Yesterday a formal State | Department statement was issued to| offset the effect of a news dispatch saying the French foreign office had not bcen approached on the subject by the United States, but officials here would not go so far as to say that any “formal” protest had been made. The statement from the department simply declared there eould be no doubt that the attitude of this gov- ernment was understood fully at Paris. En U, S. Participation. The withdrawal order will bring to an end official American participation in_any of the machinery se! as a result of the world war. finee With the troops on the way home. the Washington government is e pected to stand completely aloof fro. the French reparation program. Any embarrassment that ight " hav, arisen, due to the presence of Amer: can forces in a region through whi French troops must pass, will have been removed and in addition will serve to give direct point to the dis- approval of the French course already expressed by Secretary Hughes, both in his New Haven address and in conversation with Ambassador Jus- serand. It is now known that the adminis- tration policy in keping the troops on the Rhine bayond the date originally et for their withdrawal last year was based on considerations remote from the Rhineland or reparations situations themselves. All the allied governments and Germany req that the American contingent rern and the State Department held tha this should, be done for a time at least, beca it would add to the good feeling toward the United States abroad. Watch Arms Pacts Course. Meantime officials here are known to have watched the progress of the French and Ttalian governments toward ratification of the Washing- ton_conference naval limitation pact with some concern. It is highly prob- able that in keeping the reduced American Army on the Rhine the in- fluence that action might have on hastening French ratification of the h BURSUM DEPLORES PENION BILL VETO President Harding’s recent of the Bursum pension bill, pro- posing among others, increases of civil and Mexican war veterans' pen sions from $50 to $72 a month, and of their widows from $30 to $50, was d. plored in an address to the Senate y terday by Seator Bursum, republica New Mexico, chaitman of the Se pensions committee. Senator sum announced, however, that would not attempt to have the passed over the veto, because, he it would “not result in plishment.” The New Mexico senator declared that the President had given t country, unwittingly, an erroncous impression of the bill and criticized provisions which Senator Bursun. sald were not contained in it. The presidential veto, he declared, would “disappoint many aged veterans and widows who are undoubtedly in dis- tress and in great need of the in crease which this bill would hav given them.” veta ha biil aid ny acce Called “Harsh Message. “I cannot help but feel is a harsh Bursum, “a unable to make a patriotic, | character {hearted, generous | for suffering humanity, sion of all of the stances surrounding cent of the benefici proposed bill, would ha pression to such a swee f demnation of every item that the stands for.” President Harding's alleged misrer resentation of the bill, ator Bur sum said, was in stating that it pro- posed pension increases for widow < who had “cohabited” for two with a veteran before his deatl:. “This {s a_serious charge. and fortunate,” he declared. “If it we true, centainly Congress would merit a severe censure for attempting to encourage the loosening of the mo: als of the country. No such pro- visions as quoted in the message are found in the bill. In view of tha error contained * * ¢ It seems to me that some one has been ‘loose’ outside Congress. In my opinion, th President should corr this erro- neous impression given the pub which has been broadcast to th country on account of the erroneous quotation contained in the messagc Challenged ¢ Senator Bursun chal the President’s statement th bill's cost would be $108.000,0 ditional on pension roll next ye The increased contended. would be only land. considering the death roll of veterans, he added, within two vears the total additional cost would have “vanished.” “The prediction of a $30.000,000,000 outlay within the next fifty vears Senator Bursum continued, seem shooting far from the mark of reason. Fifty-eight vears have elaps ed since the civil war ended. If the veterans and widows of other w are required to wait fifty-cight years before obtaining similar rates of pensions provided in the bill, there can be no justification to expect $50.000,000.000 outlay uniess we ur fortunately hecome involved in ot wars which are not now foreseen The financial cousiderations give: by the President, he said, appeared to be “a one-sided picture and ar gument by opposing ceunsel.” capacitated veterans, he declared ready received $72 a month and mo: of the remaining veterans were rap- idly reaching a_conditi titled them to the new legislation. Senator Bursum announced that he would introduce a “restricted” stitute for the measure vote veterans seventy-eight ye of age and widows sixty-eight or ov the pension increases of his origin bil perhaps es under > giv st nged Uhe ) ad for th i o £0%,000 — e pact was uppermost in here. ‘The crisis in Europe, precipitated by French determination to proceed with forciwle measures in German put adnew aspect on the situatic the Washington government has b forced to brush aside other conside ions in determin The administration congnessional suppor: drawal order in a r Saturday by the ficial thought has with- lution adopted e favoring th course. The decision to recall th forces came as a complete surpr even tu the senators who supported this resolution, however, as no hint had been xiven that there had Leen further exchanges with the Frenci authorities on the reparations ques tion since Secretary Hughes ed his prop for an app: ternational financiers to avert forcible measures in Germany. 1,187 in Rhine Army. The form and exact nature of the exchanges; in which France wa to have been informed that the troops would be recalled if the French of action w to be carried out, not known. There was no effort the State Department toc L hloweve to deny that such an interchange had taken place. The American forces on the Rhine which for some time have been co fined to the city of Coblenz and im mediate vicinity, comprise 107 offic and 1,080 me it was stated in Coblenz_dispatch to the Assoc Press on Janua 7. The forces u made up of forty-one officers and § men of the §th Infantry and, in ad tion, quartermasters, Signal and 1 pital corps and engineers and motor repair units. ‘NERVY FLYERS CRAWL OUT ON TAIL OF PLANE TO HALT DIVETO EARTH By the Associated Prese. NEWPORT NEWS, January 9.—A Martin bombing plane, with its ele- vator shaft broken, and with no me- chanical control or balance, was| brought safely to earth at Kemp- ville today by Lieut. James L. Gresh- am, with the assistance of Privates Kelley and Bailey, who, while the| plane was rapidly gaining speed in its downward course, crawled out on the tail, and by quick maneuver- ing, balanced the machine with their own weight. The feat, officials at Langley Field stated, is without precedent. The bomber was about one thou- sand feet in the air when Lieut. Gres- | was the first time | ably would result ham heard the elevator shaft crack and realized that he was without means of maintaining its equilibriun It started to dive. He said afterward that he appreciated the slight chunce of reaching the earth in safety and ordered his two companians out on the tail of the craft. 1y und Ba also understood predicam, ed quickly, and by crawl he tail of the machine, one , it was brought on even keel time for the lieutenant to make it volplane to the ground. Aviation officials at Langley Fie said that as far as they knew tius n airplane with broken elevator shaft had not cras to earth and that the feat today prob in the perfection of a safety device that will mean & big step in aviation improvement. SENATOR HALE GIVES COAL TO AVERT PERIL OF FREEZIN Senator Hale of Maine has tele-| graphed the caretaker at the old Hale | residence at Portland, Me., to. dis- tribute the coal stored in the cellar in | the house to people who are unable | to get coal and who are in danger of | freezing. Furthermore, the senator | wired to throw the Hale residence open to fami who are suffering from the eold. Senator Hale's action was brought | about by, the reports, which have reach- | | Howard Lauriston of 463 ed him, of the acute suffering from lack of coal and from the zero weather in his home state. One telegram from Main street Westbrook, Me., an employe in a paper mill, decldred that coal was selling at $22 @ ton, und even at that it was im possible to get it, and that heavy snows and zero weather were making condi tions worse, He has a wife and four children. Senator Hale telegraphed Lauriston to hire a truck, at the sena- tor's expense, and get some coal from the Hale residence at Portland, half & dozen miles awade