Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1923, Page 1

Yair tonight, near freezing; tomor-' Tow cloudy, followed by rain in nfter- noon or night. Temperature for twen ty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today Highest, Lowest, 37, at 7 Full report on page 4. 44, at 7:156 p.m. vesterday. 0 a.m. today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 20 No. 28763. Entered as second-class matter post office Washingt C. TURKS MOBILIZE -| 200000 FOR WAR IF LAUSANNE FALS ¢ zMust Accept Angora Terms or Fight, Kemal Decrees After Council. BRITISH DIVISION SENT _ TO VICINITY OF MOSUL Nationalist Soldiers Lack Artillery and Airplanes Are Greatly Outmimbered by English. BY CONSTANTINE BROWY Ty Cable to The Sta nd Ohicago Daily News. Copyright, 1923. / CONSTANTINOPLE, January 29.— After eight hours of deliberation a war council, presided over by Musta- pha ‘Kemal Pasha at Angora, decided last Wednesday that the army was to Le made ready for any eventuglity and Ismet Pasha was to be instructed to leave Lausanne if the Turkish point of view was not accepted by the allies. Though the Angora represen- tative in Constantinople seems to be- lieve that the British are bluffing and that when they realize that they must choose between war and peace they will give in on the Mosul ques- tion, the nationalist leaders are ac- tively preparing for war. Army of 200,000, Leaves have been canceled in all cases and nationalist officers at pres- ent in Constantinople have been ord- ered to rejoin their units immediately. The field hospitals, which after the Smyrna campaign were taken to An- sora to be refitted, have been ordered back to the war zone. / The actual strength of the Turkish army has been raised to 200,000 men, divided into three groups. The west- ern army consists of 110,000 men, dis- tributed along the coasts of the Aegean and Marmora seas and the straits, and is commanded in_lgmet Pasha’s absence by Nour-Eddine Pasha. The eastern army numbers 25.000 men in addition to two Black sea divisions of 12,000 men. The lat- ter were ordered last week to join the southern army, commanded by Djevad Pasha, and composed of four divisions, totaling 24,000 men, and some 10,000 irregulars. This army is ept in the vicinity of Irak and in case hostilities are resumed will invade Mesopotamia. Besides the forces in the field the Turks have two reserve army corps, one with fits neadquarters in Angora and the at Konia. One divislon of int tion is at Sivas. Efficiency Impatred. In lurope the national forces amount to about 20,000 men in Con- stantinople and 15,000 in castern Thrace. The efiiciency of this gtoup is greatly impaired by the lack of artillery, and while invaluable in harassing the British and provoking serious disturbances in Constan- tinople,@is valueless as a regular fighting force. : Last summer’s casy victory over the Greek army was due more to the fact that the Greek soldiers, tired of war, ‘downed their tools” than to the bril- Jianey of the Turkish army. The situation will be changed. Most of the officers anq men fought against the Britlsh in' the world war and ihough superior in numbers and ex- cellently equipped by the Germans \ere defeated in Palestine by inferior jan forces assisted by British con- tingents. Atrplanes Obsolete. According to the latest information the Turks possess many airplanes of an obsolete type, but have only ten officers capable of meeting the British in the air. On the other hand the British have in Constantinople nearly 100 airplanes manned by skilled pilgts with war experience in France. The Turkish high command, realiz- ing that in many ways -the British are superior in a military sense, has decided, according-to well informed persons, in e of hostilities to take Mosul and then ask for a new peace | conference. % Their plans may be foiled by the Greeks, who, it is believed, as soon as the conference breaks up, will con- sider the Mudania agreement void and will attack the Turks in eastern Thrace and march on Constantinople. In this event it is expected that ho tilities will be resumed on al fron including that at Chanak. BRITISH DISPATCH TROOPS. Precautionary Measure Taken Be- cause of Threats. By the Associated Press. . LONDON, January 29.—In view of the Turkish attitude at Lausanne re- garding the Mosul district, the British ilitary authorities in the Irak have iipatched a battalion of troops and also a few airplanes to the area be- iween Mosul and Sherghat (sixty- five miles south of Mosul) as a pre- cautionary measure. SECRET TURK SESSION. Details of Angora Assembly Meet- ing Guarded. Ly the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 29—A seeret session of the Angora assembly begun Sunday lasted well into the night, but beyond the statement that Ieouf Bey, the premer, addressed the meeting at length the proceedings were not divulged. A Turkish newspaper dispatch from Angora says the premler's declara- lions were far from reassuring for peace. - There has been a steady moyément of British army material from shore Yo ships during the last few days. Otherwise no allied military activities have been observed. S S DELAYS SAILING TO U. S. By the Associated Press. ROME, January 29.—Pope Plus has authorized Archbishop =~ Fumasoni- Biondi, newly appointed apostolic dele- sate in Washington, to postpone his (cparture for the United States until i‘ebruary 17, owing to the grave con- ion of his father. He expects to il from Naples on the steamship hoTRinA | other | powers. p— I The atmosphere about the confer- ¢ Foening / WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s zarrier system covers every city block delivered, to as the paper. and the regular edition is “Washington homes as fast s are printed. Saturday’s Net Circulation, 92372 Sunday’s Circulation, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1923—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. Russia and Turkey Reported In Secret Near East Pact By the Assacinted Press. BELGRADE, January 29.—The government newspaper Tribuna says today that Foreign Minis- ter Tchitcherin of Russia apd Ismet Pasha have made a secret agreement at Lausanne by which Russia and Turkey will give each other military support in the near east in case hostili- ties are resumed. Theé agreement, which is said to have been accepted by both the soviet and Turkish govern- ments, stipulates that Russia will send several divisions i Mesopotamia should the Bri and the Turks take up arms. The newspaper also asserts that under the terms of a TURK PEACE PAGT DRAFT SUBMITTED Distributed Among ‘ Delega- tions at Lausanne—Con- tains 160 Articles. ACTION ON WEDNESDAY Situation Continues Tense, With ! Nationalists No More Favor- ably Disposed to Sign. —_— i By the Associated Press. I LAUSANNE, January 29.—A draft of the proposed treaty of peace, which is to be submitted to the Turks Wednesday, was distributed semi-offi- cially to all delegations today. The docurients contains 160 articles, to which eight conventions are annexed There were no developments today to show that the Turks were more tavorably disposed toward signing. The eight conventions deal respec- tively with the straits, the frontiers of Thrace, the status of foreigners in Turkey, the Albanian declaration re- garding payment of the Ottoman debt, the commercial regime with Turkey, the armistice declaration, and the exchange of populations and ex- change of prisoners of war between Turkey and Greece, which last two will be signed tomorrow by these two | i | the chiefs holding ence was tense toda: of the allled delegations lengthy consultations. New Crisis Arises. The, “Situations” that have hounded the near east conference since soon after its convocation, more than two months ago, still pursue it as the time draws near for officially presenting the allled treaty to the Turks. A new crisls arose over the week end through the insistence of Ismet Pasha and Riza Nur Bey that the suc- cess or failure of the conference de- pended on whether the allies would recognize the complete sovereignty of Turkey, abolishing the capitula- | tions and agreeing upon an cquitable distribution of the Ottoman debt. Adoption of a set of princjiles em- bodying these points, Riza ‘Nur Bey told thp correspondent, could be fol- lowed Water by the formulation ot the treaties’ details; meanwhile, Tur- key's dignity as a nation would not be compromised. . If the week end brought another serious situation, it also saw the Ar- menian acceptance of Russiw's offer of asylum, thus removing a trouble- some item.- The proposal of the Mos- cow governiment, regarded here as a shrewd plece of diplomacy, conte plates glving some 250,000 Armenians omes in the Don and Kuban valleys of southwestern Russia. In return, the Armenians become Russian subjects and must provide their own transportation. They will not own the land on, whieh they settle, for that belongs to the state, neither will they be permitted to have an autonomous government. Feeling of Apprehension. However, the satisfaction of the Armenian delegation over the solu- tion of their problem is not meas- ured by the feelings of the repre- sentatives of the other nations, par- ticularly Great Britain and Turkey, over the turn affairs have ‘taken. Temporary adjourpment on Wednes- day after presentation of the treaty is the program as it new stands. The allies will ask the Turks to ac- cept the basic principles of an agree- ment, whereupon the conference will adjourn, leaving experts here to work out the details. If diplomatic channels are able to effect an accord with Angora the heads of the dele- gations will return to Lausanne and sign the treaty. | Vicious, Primiti special arrangement -made at Lausanne between Russia and Bulgaria, Russian troops may be sent into western Thrace across Bulgarian territory. Turkey agrees not to conclude any agreement at Lausanne without previous consent of Russia, the Tribuna adds. LAUSANNE, Japuary 29.—The spokesman of the Russian dele- gation at the conference here today characterized as an in- vention a Belgrade report that Turkey and Rgssia would give each other mutual military sup- port in the event of a resump- tion of hostilities in the near east. . |30-BILLION-MARK OFFER | TO BE MADE BY GERMANS Understood Britain Already Has Been Approached, Berlin Dispatch Declares. to The Star and Chicago Daily ews. Copyright, 1923, BERLIN, January 29.—Thirty bil- lion gold marks will be Germany's next reparation offer, according to information the writer has received from British sources here, where it is understood that the Germans have already presented their new pro- posals to Great Britain through Sec- retary Bergmann of the foreign of- fice. While the press section of the foreign office says that the secretary is now at The Hague, it is true ‘that Bergmann spent several days in Lon- don last week. FRENCH ORDER 300 PRUSSIANS EXILED FROM DUSSELDORF Strike of Postal Workers Re- sults in Stoppage of Mails Through Germans. By Wirele BY WILLIAM B. NASH. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1923. DUESSELDORF, January 29. Wholesale arrests and deportations estimated at more than 300 from Duesseldorf alone were announced at French headquarters this morning. The announcement was interpreted as a measure calculated to break German resistance in the Ruhr. All victims were Prussian state officlals, The train bearing Gen. Weygand from Paris is said to have been near- ly wrecked this morning by a loco- motive thrown acress the tracks at Dueren in such a way that the Frenchmen were forced to continue their journey by automobile. Postal Workers Strike. The threat of the postal employes | that they would quit work if the French did not withdraw' the mili- tary guards from the post offices became a reality today, with the re- sult that no letters or telegrams can be sent out of Duesseldorf through German hands, It is a remarkable fact that by far the largest part of the strikes which have taken place in the Ruhr area since the French occupation have been directed from Berlin. The railway, customs and reichsbank walkouts fall within this category. Bitter Against French. Minefs in the Thyssen shafts also quit work temporarily, but the action was mild and short-lived in com- parison with that of the “whtie col- lar” men. The hatred against the French has risen dlmost to the ex- plosive point among the bourgeols or middle classes. Hotels in Cologne no longer have rooms available when French and Belgian guests arrive. In Frankfort-on-the-Rhine the shop- keeyer: turn ;halr backs at once on customers they suspect of bein, French. e ‘WIDEN RAIL CONTROL. By the Assoclated Press. DUESSELDORF, January 29.—The Ruhr occupation®officials turned their attention today to extending thelr control of the raflway lines. This (Continued on Page 2, Column ve Instincts Harbored by All, Says Alienist Every person’s mind is harboring “disgusting” and “vicious” primitive instincts,; perhaps murderous, lustful or egotistic, but these urges are held; in leash by the exercise of the will and by the person's better inclina- tions, Dr.¥William A. White, superin- tendent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, told members of the cle: today at a cies and of belping the patient mng' them again under control by a pro- cess of ussociative suggestion. l Woe! meeting of the Pastors’ ?cderl.tlon in the New York Avenue Presbyterian in aualysing the o0 Church. Our brains are constantly a scene of conflict between the primitive in- stincts and our personalities, Dr. ‘White ‘declared. When the personali- ty weakens, due to enfeebled mind or other mental ailments, the in- stincts break forth from their hid- ing ‘places and control the body, re- sulting in the criminal or the insane person, the speaker explained. Explains Freud’s Theory. Dr. White told of how Freud's dis- covery of the principles of ‘psycho- aralysis as now practiced in the world of science was of inestimable value in probing intg the cause for the unloosing of the vicious tenden- many disagreeable - in- stincts of a person are unfolded. For this reason, he said, there had been some opposition to’ psycho-analysis, just as there had been to human dis- Section years ago. In order to com- bat brain disorders, however, a minute inspection of the mind is essential, 1c was stated. To carry out this analysis the dreams, expressions and actions of the patient are studied. Dreams Safety Valve. Dreams, Dr. White asserted, give relief to restrained desires which arise during the day, but which must be controlled by conventions. A dis- gruntled employe's innermost wish that his “boss” would come to some sort of harm is given expregsion a night in a dream, he pointed out. Thus the tension is relieved and the employe sleeps peacefully, his primi- tive desires having been accomplished to_the satisfaction of the mind. Evidences of suggestion are seen on all sides daily, the pastors were told. A dinner bell suggests food, because we have learned to a ate the two. A baby. which at birth is afrald, he declared, of but two things —falling and noise—is soon made to take fright at a false f: if a noise is sounded when the face is placed in_grons of, the babp PRESENT LALDS | ., BUDGET STAFF FORTHRFTY WoRK Government Receipts for Year Will Exceed Expenses by $120,000,000, He Says. [DIRECTOR LORD REVIEWS PLANS FOR SAVING FUNDS Methods of Disbursing Money Have Been Revolutionized, He Declare: Operator of the buginess of the government of the United States gathered at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Memorial Continental Hall, where Vice President Coolidge read a mes- sage from President Harding, ex- pressing his appreciation of the sacri- fices made by all employes of the government in helping to so reduce the government expenditures that the estimated receipts of the government for the fiscal year 1924 will exceed the estimated expenditures by $120,- 000,000, Congress has made a record 18 passing appropriation bills, said the President, and government, officials jwill have plenty of time to so plan their expenditures so as to avoid | deficiencies in their funds. Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, director of the bureau of the budget and really the general manager of the corporation of which the President is the head, re- viewed in detail the history of the work- | ing of the budget law since it went into :fiflfl:t and gave a number of concrete instances where savings had been ef- fected as a result of the work of vari- ous boards, which had grown up under | the budget system as a check-watch on | Bovernment expenditure: The budget and accounting act, he | said, after nineteen months of opera- | tion, has brought about a much needed revolution of the methods of expendi- ture of government funds by haphazard appropriation and spending without re- gard as to the source of the money. Text of Message. The text of President Harding's ssage follows: embers of the government's busi- s organization: This is the fourth regular meeting of the business or- ganization of the government. We have met to review the work of the first six months and to consider the task which confronts us for the re- aining period of this fiscal year along the lines of co-ordination, economy and efficiency—three insep- |arable factors to successful gayprn- ment. There can be no _economy of operation without co-ordination, and efficiency without economy is Impos- sible. “The first meeting of the business organization of the government was held June -20, 1921, less than one ‘month after the enactment of the budget and aecounting act. We faced then the problem of inaugurating a budget system, and growing out of this the further problem of reform- ing the unco-ordinated routine busi- Iness of the government. Probably there never was a time in our coun- {try's history when a revision of its ifinancial procedures was so urgent land necessary. The habit of large ex- Ipenditures, of almost unlimited ob- Migation of the public credit, acquired during the world war, seemed diffi- {cult to restrain, while the |continuing demand upon the national Treasury gave little indication of abatement. “The budget and accounting act | placed definitely ubon the chief ex- ecutive responsibility for checking the flood of expenditure. This task called for, the help of the government ofticers add employes, as the solution of the problem lay in co-ordination of the government's business, requir- ing co-operation of its personnel and their commitment to a continuing constructive policy of economy. From this determination—that the solution of the financial problems of the gov- ernment could be achieved only by teamwork—came the call for thgt first meeting of those officials and employes in the government service who have to do with its routine busi- ness. “The campaign then begun with such high hopes and courageous de- flance of the pbstacles to be over- come is continuing today, and with no little pride and satisfaction we point to a continuing policy of econ- omy with efficiency evidenced by the progressive and material reductions made in expenditures. This has been accomplished not only ~without im- pairment of the effective operation of the government's departments and establishments, but with an increase of efficiency resulting from a closer study of methods and cost of opera- Budget Work Praised. tion. “This achievement, your achieve- ment, is a matter of great satisfaction Lto the chief executive, who takes this opportunity to expréss appreciation to all who have participated in this constructive and patriotic work—not only those charged with the adminis- tration of government funds and who control large and important activities, but as well those devoted government people who have applied principles of economy: to their daily work in vari- ous smaller' ways through the con- servation of government supplies and time. When the spirit of real econ- omy has permeated the entire rank {and file of the public service and the use of time and supplies is regarded as a public trust, many of our. prob- lems will be solved. “At our last meeting on July 11, 1922, we had just entered upon a new fiscal year. We were concerned over a threatened discrepancy of large proportions between estimated receipts and estimated expenditures. The executive departments estimated that they. would call upon the Treas- ury during the twelve months- of the year—July 1, 1922, to June 30, 1923— for $3,771,000,000, While- the estimate of ordinary receipts for that period | reached a total of only $3,073,000,000. This situation indicated withdrawals from the Treasury of $698,000,000 | more than it was anticipated would be receivéd from ordinary sources. At that time, hawever, I expressed confidence that with the budget or- ganization and your co-operation we need not be unduly concerned, and urged addtional concerted effort to curtail expenditures in the laudable endeavor to’ keep our expenditures within our income. Probable Excess of Expeaditures. The statement of ed receipts and proposed and anticipated experndl- tures given in the budget for 1924, transmitted to Congress December 5 last, showed a probable excess of ex- penditures over receipts for the fiscal year 1923 of $273,000,000, a downward revision of $425,000,000 in the esti- mate made in July and a real down- ward revision of $550,000,000, as the budget statement included as an or- dinary expenditure an item of $125,- 000,000 for _discount accruals on war AContiaued oa Page 4, Columa 4.2~ 774 DIPLOMATIC LIQUOR FACES RATIONING. ) Only Ten Gallons Duty Free Spirits Allowed Envoys in London. UNDERLINGS ARE “ARRED Enforcing of Precedent Hexe. Would Bring Curb and Stop Bootleg Leak. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. - Foreign diplonmats stationed ~in Washington . may have to content themselves with rations of liquor. Highly suggestive information has recently come into the possession of the United States government show- & that there is a first-class precedent for ‘restricting the quantity of alco- holic drink which foreign representa- tives may bring into the country duty, free. The precedent has been estab- | lished by the British government und affects the diplomatic corps stationed in London. This writer has had ac- cess to documentary evidence which deals with the British regulations. Would Prevent Leak. Certain federal authorities are of the opinion that the British restric- tive scheme offers an effective meth- od of limiting “diplomatic liquor” in Washington to demonstrated personal needs, and even of restrictiny its tm- portation to higher officials of em- | bassies and legations. They believe that if the British system wers in- troduced in Washington “boot'egging diptomacy” would be effectually cur- tailed, if not entirely knocked out. The British foreign office rule gov- erning wines and spirits designed for consumption of diplomatiz ofiicials is as follows: “As regards articles brought by a foreign diplomatic representative and his staff on first arrival in this coun- try: “‘As often as an ambassador, min- ister or charge d'affaires is accred- ited to this country by a foreign pow- er, the lords commissioners of his majesty’s \treasury are apprised of such an appointment by a commu- nication from the foreign office. Di- rections are thereupon given to the commissioners of customs to observe the usual respect in the examination of the baggage and effects of the new representative and of his suite, and such articles as are for his private use, and which personages of his rank may be supposed to require for domestic purposes, are passed duty free.’ Limit on Supply. “But with respect to wine, spirits and cigars or tobacco, under the fol- lowing limitations, namely, in the case of an ambassador, the quantity of wine is limfted to one tun, or 252 gallons; in case of a minister or charge d'affaires, to half that quan- tity. The quantity of spirits is lim- ited to ten gallons, and the quan- tity of clgars or manufactured to- bacco must not exceed five pounds in ‘weight. . “Secretaries of embassy or legation and attaches are not allowed articles duty free.” The information in official posses- sion at Washington further sets forth that ' the amount of “diplomatic liquor” allowed to enter Great Britain duty free also is restricted during the diplomat's sojourn in London, as well as at the_time of his first arrival on_British sofl." The British Isles are, of course, not (Continued on Page 2, Column 4. Policeman Hurt In Stopping Two Runaway Horses Clinging to the harness of two runaway horses, Policeman J. R. Long of the first precinct was dragged for two blocks along Pennsylvania avenue today before he stopped the f}:nzied animals. The officer’s back was Injured in the undertaking. and he was taken to his home at 255 Tennessee ave- nue northeast for treatment. The horses, which belong to the American Ice Company, started on their wild dash from 6th street and Pennsylvania avenue. Long, who was on duty at 13th street, sighted them and ran into the Ave- nue to stop them. He grabbed the harness on the animals, lost his footing and was dragged to 15th street before they halted. COL. LITTAUER SUES T0STOP MARRIAGE By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 29.—Suit to prevent his daughter from marrying has been brought here by Col. William Littauer of New York. The action, which was called for trial today in the Paris civil court, would enjoin Catherine Louise Littauer from begoming the bride of William Eldon Doeller, who has an automobile business in New York. Col. Littauer's attorney contended that the young couple were subject to the French laws, which require parental consent to marry, while Mr. Doeller’'s counsel pleaded that they could be married in France without such consent as they are American citizens. Declared Undesirable, NEW YORK, January 29.—Close relatives of Col. William A. Littauer, who has brought action in Paris to restrain his daughter, Catherine Louise, from marrying William E. Dostler of New York, today expressed keen interest in the proceedings, de- claring young Doeller, a former lieu- tenant in the Army, was an undesira- ble suitor from a family viewpoint. Col. and Mrs. Littauer, relatives as- serted, took their daughter abroad last April hoping to divert her mind from Doeller, who had been: paying her attention for several months. Followed to Europe, Doeller followed them “to Europe, arriving two weeks ago, it was said. Assoclated Press dispatches concern- ing the suit were the first intimation relatives had, however, that the ald of the courts had been sought to foil the persistent sulitor. Miss Littauer is the only child of Col. and Mrs. Littauer. - The: colonel is president of the Johnstown, Glov- ersville and Kingsboro Rallroad Com- pany and a director in the United States Fastener Company .and the Fulton Knitting Company. - He is a member of several clubs and formerly served as aide to Gov. THeodore erll and Benjamin Odell of New ork. g Prominent Here. The Littauers are prominent in New York and-Washington soclety. Col. Littauer is a brother of Lucius N. Littauer, former congressman, prominent republican leader and head of the Gloversville Knitting Company, Fonda Glove Lining Company, Metro- politan Séwing Machine Company and Glen Telephone Company. Depend upon Fhe ~ 5:30 Edition D Buening oz ™ —for the last authentic reports-of the .world’s - doings—from the stock market—of the sporting events—and what is Calendar. For sale by n on - tomorrow’s Court ewsboys and newsdealers throughout the city. 96,642 12 CAUGHT N RAD N MARYLAND INN ed When Officers Close Alleged Gambling Den. 150 FOUND IN RESORT Many Released Through Failure to Obtain Conveyances to Marlboro Jail. ! Special from a taff Correspondent. MARLBORO, Md., January 29.—Ten ‘Washingtonians and two alleged pro- prietors of the Maryland Inn were arrested last night, after Sheriff Ar- thur Sweeney and Deputy Sheriff Ed- ward E. Pumphrey staged a two-man raid on the inn, on the Marlboro pike about a mile from the District line, and closed up the premises on charges of operating & gambling house. The rald was conducted in orderly fashion. Sheriff Sweeney and Dep- uty Pumphrey drove up to the door, rapped and were admitted as prospec- tive guests. They announced that the house was “pinched.” One of the men in charge replied: “Very well; 80 as far as you like.” This took place at about 10:30 jo'clock last night. One hundred and fifty guests were assembled. Accord- jing to the officers, craps appeared ito be the prime and virtually ex- | { ! i though, it was understood, cards were found in the house. Many Patrons Escape Arrest. During the next hour Sheriff Pumphrey occupied his time in trying to locate a truck to trans- port the prisoners to Marlboro. His quest met with little success. Finally, however, he did locate one truck a the home of Charles Radke near the District line, and the twelve men ‘were brought to Marlboro, where they remained all last night. Had it not been for the fact that he was unable to find sufficlent trans- 1 portation, the entire 150 patrons would have been brought to Marl- boro, it was stated at the sheriff's office today. The alleged proprietors of the house, held on charges of operating a gaming table for profit, are Elmer Pumphrey and John J, O'Neill. Pum- phrey resides in Prince Georges county near Marlboro and is a broth- er of the deputy sheriff who made the arr O'Neill is understood to be a Washingtonian, for; KQg in Chevy Chase. Both are under $500 bond to appear before Justice at 10 o'clock. The Washingtonians dresses as George Farrell, 528 6th street northwest; G. G. Worthington, 1223 C street southwest; P. Aronstein, 1406 Pennsylvania avenue; S, Schneid- er, Silver Spring, Md.; J. H. Heard, 1609 H street southeast; Fisher, 809 E street northwest; James Carroll, 3327 N street northwest; H. Arnold, 28 14th street northeast; J. E. Adams, (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) N D. C. SURPLUS REVENUE REPORTS ARE EXAMINED Committee Investigating Claim for Funds Will Also Hear Witnesses. The joint committee investigating the surplus revenues of the District met today In the Senate District com- mittee to continue consideration of the various reports that have been made. Representative Ben Johnson of Kentucky, was before the com- mittee and also Maj. Donovan, Dis. trict auditor; Earl Taggart of the accounting office, H. J. Galloway of the Department of Justice and E. F. Colladay. Mr. Johnson was heard first and the committee plans to question at some length the witnesses before it today. Every effort is being made by the committee to complete its work so as to make a final report on the District surplus by next Monday, when, under existing law, the committee must re- ort. If this is not possible a pre- iminary report will be filed and an extension of time asked. It was con- sidered likely that the session of the joint committee today would con- tinue throughout the afternoon, Ten Washingtonians Arrest- | clusive entertailnment afforded, al-| Deputy | erly resid- | H. W. Gore in Marlboro next Friday ! arrested gave their names and ad- | . TWO CENTS. TRAFFIC FATALITIES DOUBLE 1921 PERIOD SINCE SAFETY PLEA District Officials Renew Cry for More Stringent Law Enforcement. POLICE ADVOCATE JAIL FOR RECKLESS DRIVERS Commissioners Will Be Urged to Revoke Operators’ Licenses. OUne hundred per cent more pers { killed in traffic accidents here since December 2—the last day of “Safety week”"—than in a corresponding period | one year ago! This revelation today brought from | motorists, pedestrians, high police offi- clals and District officers 4 unanimous demand for the immediate enforcement of laws that permit the local courts to send automobile speed maniacs and habitually careless drivers to jail and deprive them of the right to operate a motor vehicle n this city. Fatalities Double. Statistics compiled by the police de- partment show that from December 2 to January 30 one vear ago eight persons lost their lives in trafiic ac- !cidems in Washington. Between the |same dates of this year, despite the fact that the citizens had launched an | intensive campaign for more careful |driving, sixteen persons have been killed from traffic acidents. Similar conditions other large American cities have long &go forced the courts to send reckless motorists to jail, irrespective of thelr positions in the soclal and business worlds. An inquiry shows that a month or | more in a cold cell with criminals. and a road-constructlon gang, has a surprisingly sudden sobering effect on abitual transgressors of the law. The automobile laws for the Dis- trict of Columbia permit the courts to impose a severe fine on speeders for their first offense and send them to prison if they are brought back on second and third offenses within | a period of one year after their first arrest. In 1908, Congress fixed the penalties for speeding as follo: Penalties Fixed by Law. in “Upon conviction for tne first of- sense, a fine not less than $5 nor more than $50; upon conviction for the sec- ond offense within one year from the commission of the first offense, a fine not less than $10 nor more than $100, or imprisanment for not less than five days nor more than thirty days. at the discretion of the court: and upon conviction of the third offense with- in one vear from the commission of the first offense or for any and all subseguent offenses, a fine not less than $50 nor more than $200 and im- prisonment in the workhouse for not less than thirty days nor more than six months.” It is this statute that is creating a demand that the courts enforce to the fullest extent of its meaning. Com- plaints of traffic policerhien that peo- ple are habitually breaking the speed and other traffic laws because the | courts have tempered justice with too much mercy—bordering on leniency— have roused careful motorists, which are far in the majority, to an im- rerative call for sterner sentences, “hard-boiled” ones if necessary. Wants Law Amended. Inspector Albert J. Headley, chief of the traffic bureau of the police de- artment, would like to see the pres- ent law amended to allow the courts to send speeders to jail for first of- fenses as well as second and third. The man or woman who drives through the city streets at a reck- |less rate, the inspector said, knowe that he is running the risk of taking a human life, and the mere fact that he was never before arrested for that transgressions lessens the danger to pedestrians and other motorists not a whit. Maj. Sullivan, superintendent of police, is as eager as the head of his traffic bureau to stop reckless driving. He declared today that he favors having the Commissioners revoke the operator's permits of all persons who are arrested on charges that prove them to be a menace to public safety. Enforcement of this rule, it was pointed out, would strike the reckless drivers a death blow until Congress can amend existing laws so as to per- mit the courts to jail the careless man as well as the speed king. Revoca- tion of licenses is one move the police can and will recommend without the sanction of the traffic court. Interpretation of “Speeding.” Many motorists who were consult- ed today pointed out that the word | “speeding” does not necessarily apply {to the man who hits a pace of 30 or 40 miles an hour; it applies in a much larger sense to the driver who races across an intersection at 20 miles an hour or “speeds up” at 25 miles in a heavy traffic stream while dodging in an out of other cars. It is these men and women who cause most collisions, Assistant District Attorney Walsh sald. “The real speeder, the man who ‘steps on it,” doesn’t cause more than 40 per cent of the accidents in trafic at the most” the District attorney sald. “It's the impatient fellow, who | wiggles in and out of traffic, just ! grazing other cars and pedestrians, who causes much of the troubl Running close beside him is the driver who shoots across an intersection where most accidents occur. Lauds New York Trafiic. “It you went to New York and observed trafic regulations you would see motorists making good time be- tween intersections, but never daring some one up front. When they reach 80 emone up front. When they reach an intersection they stop almost dead, look well and If the road is clear get across quickly. But the pedes- trian is well trained, too, because he never crosses between intersec- tions or when vehicular traflic is against him. That's ome thing we need.” i Los Angeles probably blazed the way in_the “jail for all speeders” campaign. Judge Chambers origi- mated the idea in that city and since then, Los Angeles has found occasion 10 make some important changes. I'or (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.4 |