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HHR 2 PRESDENT URGE ACTION ON FORESTS Conservation Legislation Vi- tal, He Writes Clarke of Agricultural Committee. TIMBER WEALTH IS CUTI = | 60 Per Cent of Original Gone. Points Out Need for Regrowth on Cut-Over Land. { SETe i Preside Harding urged enactment of legislation for the conservation of forests in letter today to Repre- sentative Clarke, New York, a repub- Mean of the House agricul- tural committee, which has been con- | ducting hearings of the subject. Co-| operation Letween the federal gov-| ernment and states in a comprehen- sive poliey of reforestation and tim- | ber conservation is proposed In a ten- | tative bill before the committee. When we remember that substan- { ially one-fourth of the national area | is forest land or potential forest land | of little or no value, save for timbe: production,” the President said, need of the legislation becomes parent. { “Alrvady’ we have consumed or de- ! stroyed 40 per cent of our original | timber wealth, and we are now timber at a rate four times as as we Browing % { Quesiion In Vital { Consumption forest growth nearest the centers of commeree and industry. the Iresident said, has made ssary shipment of timber Tor con. ntly increasing distances at steadlly growing transportation cost: with consequent incre s in the price of timber, which has added to the difficulty in meeting the housing problew These are vital matters, he declared, striking directly at sources of national strength. “Regrowth of our forests on cutover lands which are most suitable for that purpose in the more populous portions of the United States.” the letter added, “is therefore highly de- sirable. Favors Diseretionary Clause. Calling attention to a_ provision of the bill that the federal government might, in its discretion, withhold con- { tributions toward fire protection and | conservation fro not co operating, Mr. 1 id that this | course was “altogether desirablie.” “There is every reason why the fed- eral government,” he said, "should prefer to spend its co-operative ap- | propriations in states where they will ount for the most in forest protec- States which are backward in not participate in wderal policy un- to meet such rea- as the Secretary prescribe.” member are sonable conditions of Agriculture m PRESIDENT SEEN AS CHOICE IN 194 Senator Watson Declares Harding Will Be Unanimous Choice of Republican Party. | Prediction that President Harding | would be renominated by a unant- | mous vote of the republican national convention in 1924 was made In the Senate yesterday by Senator Watson of Indiana, one of the republican leaders of that body and one of those whose names have been mentioned in con- nection with the party's nomination next vear. Senator Watson, in the course of a repiy to Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippl, who had declared that the recent designation of Senators Wadsworth of New York and Len- root of Wisconsin as assistant repub- lican lead was directed against the possible presidential candidacy of the Indiana senator, sald that ‘when 1924 comes around the repub- 1lican party will stand united and militant and will without a dissent- ing vote renominate President Hard- ing." Senator Harrison had declared that designation of Senators Lenroot and Wadsworth as assistants to Republican ILeader Lodge meant the dethronement of Senator Curtis of Kausas, the re- publican whip, and of Senator Wat- son, who generally has taken a lead- ing part in party management in the Senate “I do not know whether the senator from Massachusetts acted single-handed or after conference with his collengues,” Senator Harrison added, “but evidently something was wrong. 1 had thought that my good friends, Senator Curtis und_Senator Watson, had made pretty #ood as assistant leaders, for we read in the papers every day or two of the senator from Indiana, where he had been up to the White House. Referring to an announcement that Sentor Wadsworth was to represent the conservative and Senator Lenroot the progressive wing of the republi- can party, = tor Harrison said that if_all republican wings were to be represented there would have to be more than two assistant leaders. Senator Lodge also replied to Sen- ator Harrison declaring that in reality he had created no new offices in_the republican organization of the Sen- ate, and had appointed no_assistant leaders, but that he had repeatedly | asked advice, and would continue to do 0. The républican leader took oc- casion to praise Senators Curtis, in whom he said the republican party in the Senate “never have had a more painstaking or harder working whip,” and Senator Watson, of whom he said thers was “no senator here with whom 1 have consulted more or whose advice I have more often taken.” DR. COLLINS EXONERATED BY CORONER’S JURY Dr. William E. Collins, veterinarian at 2130 P street, driver of a touring- car that struck and fatally injured Mrs. Jennie Einstein, 3408 N street, at Wyoming and Connecticut avenues | arly last night, was exonerated by a coroner’s jury at the inquest at the morgue yesterday afternoon. Dr. Herbert E. Martyn, deputy cor- oner, sald death was due to hem- orrhage and shock following fracture of the skull. Maj. J. U Quekemeyer, United Btates Army, who was with Gen. Pershing 1n the latter’s automobile, ‘near the scene of the accident; Sergt. Frederick A Wilson, driver of the uutomobile and S. J. Held, 1439 T street, gave testimony regarding the distance of Mrs. Einstein's body from the curb and also from Dr. Col- Jins' machine, tollowing the accident. Harry L. Sperling, driver for a hack- ing company, testified Dr. Collins’ au- tomobile was making between fourteen and fifteen miles per hour when the ac- cident happened. He sald the doctor stopped short immediately after Mrs. Einstein had been_struck. Dr. Collins testified he was going be- tween ten and fourteen miles an hour at the time of the accident and sald he did pot see Mrs. Einstein until she ap- peared directly in front of the machine. jman government today denied formal- {Berlin that the will of resistance of {light, COL. SHERRILL MAY BECOME BRIGADIER AS PRESIDENT’S AIDE Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, aide to President Harding and engineer office in charge of public bulldings and grounds, would be promoted temporarily to be a brigadler gene- ’ eral under an amendment to the War _Department appropriation il offered yesterday by Senator Spencer, republican, Missouri, and adopted by the Senate. Senator Spencer explained that a rear ad- miral was one of the President’s naval aldes and that the Army rep- resentative should have co-ordinate rank. | WIEDFELDT DENIES RUAR HAS VIELDED Through its embassy here the Ger- 1y that its policy of resistance to the French occupation of the Rubr had been modified, and declared that, on the contrary, unanimous resistance on the part of Germany is steadily growin Tho German statement Contrary to false reports appearing in the press in the last few days the German embassy states on the basis of official information received from embassy issued this | the German government, the political rties and the entire German n. tion against the French invasion has in no way been modified. “Unanimous resistance on the part { Germany s steadily growing un- der the increasing pressure of the French policy of force. “Reports from Paris concerning’ al- leged negotiation feelers by ~Ger-( many are entirely unfounded.” “BARGAIN COUNTER” JUSTICE SNAP FOR TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATORS (Continued from First Page.) dragged and plainly in_the street, H When arrested, the boy showed the | driver’s permit’ of another person, frankly admitting it did not belong to him, He sald he had a permit to drive in South Carolina, but -had left it somewhere else. Asked why the prisoner had managed to run into the first car, when it plainly showed a red one of the boys who accom- panied him said a friend had called from the pavement and he had turned to answer. Other witnesses judged his speed to have been twenly-five miles an hour on a busy street. “Mistake {n Coats.” Officer Hauschild asked: “How did you get hold of this other permit? Of course,” he said, “you happened to pick up his coat by mistake and found the license in it, didn’t you?" The prisoner smiled. o did a very prom- inent business man who was with the prisoner during the hearing. Haus- child disappeared for a minute, re- turned and id: “We will dismiss the speeding charge and the second charge of colliding. You may pay $10 for the first charge of colliding and $10 for fallure to have a permit, providing you go up to the District bullding and get one immediately.” “Why,” mildly inquired the ob- server, “did you let that boy down left their marks { treatea ‘at “Wel man, “there was not evidence of in- tent to_deliberately collide. We llo”t" prossed the other two charges. Have you a colliding case?’ ! The observer replied that he was | sorry that he had not and turned to another case. One of those drivers known to all motorists had parked; his automobile with the front eo/ protruding that another machine ! came along, bumped it and threw i into a third car. The owner of the | third machine asked one of the po- | liceman at the “bargain counter” furi a warrant. After hearing the evi- dence the policeman, acting in his: capacity as a judge, refused a war- rant to either the owner of the dam- | aged car or the policeman Who ac- companied him. By the time the observer had listened in” on these two cages traf- fic court had opened, the other cases had been completed and the room was cleared. The effect of this “bargain counter” justice may be seen through | & comparison of cases actually tried | before Judge Hardison. who an-{ nounced that he would give reckless! drivers the “limit" if brought before ! him in traffic court and the number of prisoners who failed to answer | their names and were marked as for- | feiting collateral. | When the observer entered the cor- poration counsel’s office, where the colliding cases tried before the “bargain counter,” the room was sim- ply packed. Out of thirty-nine per- sons marked as posting collateral for | Violations of the traffic regulations, | only two answered thelr names in | court. The others had either forfeited .. minor sums at the precinct stations! or had settled their case an hour| earlier. One of the two who an- swered was » man charged with | driving while intoxicated, who wanted | & jury trial and merely answered ! his name before Judge Hardison as a matter of form. OYSTER FOR “JAIL CURE.” Commissioner Oyster strongly today in favor of jail sen- tences for automobile speeders as the most effective remedy for Washing- ton's traffic_situation. The Commissioner voiced his views | in commenting on a story in The Star | yesterday, describing the “hard-boil-| ed” justice meted out to trafic vio- lators by Judge Bartlett in Detroit. The Commissioner advocated the adoption of ‘Bartlett” methods in Washington, declaring that it “would accomplish what we have been striv- ing for.. Put the penaity on them and we will get results,” he sald. 80 _easy , you see replied the police- ‘SURPLUS FINDING GIVEN PRAISE OF TRADE BOARD Adoption of a’ resolution expressing gratification that the joint select com- mittee of Congress had reported a sur- ! plus of more than $4,000,000 belonging jto the District, | Treasury, featured the meeting yester- in the United States day afternoon of the board of directors of the Washington Board of Trade. Not only among members of the board of directors, but throughout the entire membership the feeling is said to nre-l vall that at last the District has won its long fight for the establishment of the surplus. The Board of Trade as a | ‘whole has been vitally interested in thia matter and has taken an active part in the fight to establish it. The board yesterday made A. R. Sev- ern, a member of the organization for more than twenty-five years, an hon- orary member. He was for many years chairman of the bridges committee. ‘Thirty-three New Members. Thirty-three new members were admitted to_membership. They are: .sure to be dead. duces every pedestrian to look out for || l Edward S. Bell, jr.. Herman Bocor- selski, Arthur’ T. Brice, Jr., B. I. Boudren, Frank H. Cox, Charles B. Caywood, J. W. Crabtree, J. S. Dur- kee, C. H. Dikeman, Henry N. Fowl- er, Willlam H. Grovermann, Charles Hart, E. D. Hathaway, Paul A. Hel deke, Kenneth W. nney, E. P. Knollman, A. 8. Koch, George W. Lynch, Paul H. Primm, A..N. Mitchell, W. L. Radcliffe, C. R. Rout, Dr. Ed- win E. Roberts, T. Blackwell Smith, Orville N. Singer, A. Bell Smith, Ed- ward T. Strobel, C. D. Swope, Sey- mour J. Whitney, J. Paul Ward, Fos- ter Wood and James W, Woodwasd. THE BHURT, T MAY D, ASAUTOHITS POST Physicians - Hold Out Scant Hope for Former West Virginia Girl. _ Miss Bdna Kennedy, twenty-one, of 533 21st street northwest sustained serious and probably fatal injuries when a hacking touring car, ‘oper- ated by William M. Gibbons of 3527 Holmead place, in which she was a passenger, crashed into a tree at the southwest corner of l4th und Fmer- on streets about 1:15 this morning while swerving out of the path of an approuching street car. The car was wrecked. Several | other occupants recelved minor in- juries. Miss Kennedy, however, when Emergency Hospital was found to be suffering from a frac- ture of the skull, several broken bones and internal injuries. Surgeons at the hospital today announced they could not hold much hope for her recovery. Driver Leaves Sceme. * . the driver, is said to have ared from the scene. . His em- Grover C. Griswold, 2521 Q reported the affair to Detec- tive Cornwell, night chief of detec- tives, and carly this morning Sergt. Boylé and - Motor Cyele Policeman Black of the tenth precinct arrested | Gibbons at 3d and C streets and are holding him for investigation. Eilght occupants of the car, in addi- tion to the driver, were Miss Kennedy and Miss Grace Loudin, former si- dents of Fafrmont, Va., and residing at the 2 street address; Elizabeth Jane Roberts. §68 H street; Edwin Webster Lawson, David Jonathan Rob- erts, ‘eorg Franklin Jackson and Joseph Owens, Naval Hospital, and Chester Willlam Gauver, marine har- racks. Owens was taken to the Naval Hospital, while the others were taken to Emergency Hospital Sergt. Hoyle and Policeman Black reached the scene of the ident short- ly after the several injured persons had been taken to the hospitals. They made a_hasty investigation and went in search of the driver. Griswold, owner of the car, hurried to police headquarters as soon as he| learned of the accident. He told De- tective Cornwell he had seen the car and that it was almost demolished. it was the only car he owned, he vatd, | and it was insured against theft, buf not against accident. THREE CARS IN CRASH, Three touring cars were involved in_an accident that occurred about 11:30 o'clock last night in front of Southbrook Courts, 3420 16th street, one of them overturning. One ma- chine was parked in front of the apartments and unoccupied. Oceu. pants of the other cars were not in- Jured. Joseph B. Sottile, Georgetown Uni- versity, was.arrested by Policeman Peter Greco and charged with caus- ing the accident. Charges of collid- ing, speeding and not having a driv- | er’s permit were filed against him. Sottile was driving south on 16th street. the police reported, when his obile struck the car of Herbert West, 719 15th street, parked in! front of ‘Southbrook Court. Swerving to the east, the alleged speeding car struck the machine of Harry E. Ull- | man, 709 Longfellow street, overturn- ing_it Mr. Ullman and his wife were oc- cupants of the overturned car. Neith- er was injured, however. the husband sald, but the car_was damaged. Sot- tile ‘deposited $120 collateral at the tenth precinct pollee station for his appearance in Palice Court. PUNISH TRAFFIC VIOLATORS, CRY- RAISED IN HOUSE _(Continued from First Page.) _ tions of the traffic laws of the District f_Columbia?" Mr. Fuller replied: “I understand that only a very small number, I think nine or ten, were given jail sentencce. The rest were given either small fines or, in the majority ot cases, simply ferfelted their col- lateral and never appeared in court Gibbor disappe ver, Impressively. House Leader Mondell sald, “Does the gentleman realize that we ‘will never have safety on the streets until the court begins to pun- ish those who violate the law." Representative Davis of Tennessee asked Mr. Fuller if he did not think “it_would be a good idea that when a driver is wilfully convicted of vio- lation of the traffic law, he should be deprived of his permit.” Representative Fuller said “he should be deprived of his license— that should be one of the punish- ments. Another punishment that should be Inflicted is that the man who violates the trafic regulations mare than once, or becomes a chronic violator of the traffic laws, should forfeit his automubile, as weil as the right to drive.” i Representative Maclafferty asked: “Does the gentleman realize that Washington is the poorest lighted clty of its size in the country, and that owing to the frequent circles, pedestrians have to be in the fair- way for such a great distance in crossing the street that it increases the danger, and that 30 per cent of the accidents are on account of the | negligence of pedestrians?” Quick amd Dead Classes. Representative Fuller replied: 1 4o not think that {s true at all. We tices posted all around ‘Don’t Get Hurt! They were all against the pedestrian. 1 did not notice any ex- cept the cartoon of Berryman's in which it sald ‘Don't Hurt’ Talk about pedestrians - being at fault, every person that goes out on the streets of this city knows that he haa got to jump for his life because there are only two classes of people in the streets—the quick and the dead. (Laughter). - “If a person be not quick, he is very Personal safety in- himself. When an automobile is com {ng thirty, forty or fifty miles aj hour, as they do sometimes_in this city, a person has to look. You see one’ coming eighty rods away and| think there is plenty of time to eross | the street, but before you know it the automobile is upon you.” Representative Blanton asked Mr. Fuller if he did not know that Rep- resentative Zihlman of Maryland has a bill pending that covers every point Mr. Fuller had referred to. “If'the District committee can have | a day in court, we can give the gen- tleman a law that would protect pe- destrians,” said Representative Blan- | ton. Representative Mondell said the balance of the world is constantly -shifting the responsibility to Con- gress, but I do not think a member of this body ought to join in that course. There s plenty of 1aw on the statute books now.” Representative Fuller said “that is true—there is plenty of law. The law is sufficient if it would be en- forced by the police courts. They should send these violators to jail as they do in Detroit. There they have almost eliminated accidents by the courts sending speeders to jail and the workhouse. 1 have an ar- ticle here which states that mil- lionaires, as well as poor people, havy recently been sent to the workhouse. Representative Stafford of Wiscon- sin here interjected that “the. case which the.gentleman. alludes to in' Detroit was' because Judge Bartlett has the guts to punish, and what we . need here are judges to punish.” “Yes,” said ~Representative Fuller, ‘what we need here are judges who will punish for these violations. The law ought to be enforced and men who violate the law . adequately punished. There were -ten' persons killed on the streéts of this city last mont! It was at this point that the House declined to expunge the word “guts” from the record on the motion -f‘ il R EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1923. CRASHES TO ITS DOOM AT 14TH AND EMERSON STREETS.|EIGHT BODIES REMAIN EIGHT INJURED, ONE .SERIOUSLY. FIRST 60-DAY JAL TERM FOR SPEEDER Judge Hardison Adds $50 Fine to Penalty Against Third Offender. Support of the Traffic Court in the suppression of reckless driving and speeding was further indicated yesterday when Alvin J. Marsh, white, thirty years old, a chauffeur, was given a straight jail sentence of sixty days, plus a $50 fine, with the al- ternative of spending another thirty days in jail In default of that. His was & third conviction on a charge of speeding. the evidence indicating that he had made forty miles an hour at street intersections, where the law calls for a reduction to twelve miles. Marsh drew the first sixty day jail sentence handed down since the Traffic Court was establisheil In pronouncing sentence, Judge Hardison made it plain that he was Eoing to stop speeding and reckless driving so far as jail sentences could it Reckless on the driving of public streets, life and property, and in violation of the trafiic laws the menacing of public safety by irresponsible, dare- il drivers,” said Judge Hardison, ‘will be stopped, If the rigid enforce- ment of the law by Jjail sentences will bring about the public protec- tion the enforcement officers of the trafic department and the courts seek.” automobiles endangering Pald Fine in December. Marsh. the record showed, was con- victed on December 31 last and paid a fine of $30 in leu of a thirty-day Jail sentence. On January 31 last he was convicted again of violating the speed regulations and again paid a fine of 360 in lieu of a thirty-day jail sentence. While a straight jail sentence of sixty days may seem harsh for such an offense, it was poirted out, the law provides that in cases of third offense of violation of the speed regulations, a police regulation based upon authoriza- tion of an act of Congress, the court may impose fines not less than $50 nor exceeding $250 and Jjail sentences of not less than thirty days nor exceed- ing six months, one or both, in the dis- cretion of the court. Judge Hardison will impose harsh £entences where the defendants are convicted of speeding, driving while drunk, colliding and leaving the scene of collision without making identity known, and in all cases where drivers of automobiles disregard the law, en- dangering the lives of people boarding or leaving street cars. by failing to stop for street cars taking on or letting off_passengers. Shirley Fortune. Philip J. Coyne and Charles R. Wilberger, charged with first offense of violating ‘the speed regula- tions, were each fined $40. ASKS SUPPORT OF LEGION. Owsley Seeks Backing in Aims for Veteran Betterment. NEWARK, N. J., February 6.—Sup- port of the American Leglon iIn its aims for rehabilitation and hospitali- zation of former service men was called for by Col. Alvin M. Owsley, national commander of the American Legion, in an address here. Brig. Gen. John J. McQufgg, chair- man of the national finance commit- tes and A past state commander of the Ohio Legion, justified France's ac- tion In occupying the Ruhr. He said came outinag o safety week and they had no-|it was the duty of America to stand with France in her action. T At a recent murder trial In Jackson, Ky., a woman deputy sheriff was ap- pointed to search women spectators for firearms. ADVANCING FRENCH REPORTED 25 MILES OVER NEW BORDER (Continued from Firat k) | hour shifts a day—and have not been | affected either by the railroad strike or lack of fuel August Thyssen, the venerable founder of the famous steel dynasty, is an Indefatigable worker. He is eighty-one years old, but is at his desk regularly at 8 in the morning, frequently remaining there until 11 at night. Locomotives are busy shunting cars in the immense railroad yard of the plants, which cover about ten square miles. They are built around seven pitheads, and are thus provided each day with sufficient coal to supply the entire works with motive power. Occupation am Ald. “The French occupation has not In- terfered with us,” is the opinion {expressed at the Thyssen plants. “As | !a matter of fact, it has helped us. We were having a lot of trouble with the communist element among our work- ers, but the French occupation and lthe'arrest of Fritz Thyssen lined them up solidly behind us.” i Many industries in the Ruhr are in a similar situation, mining their own |coal githin a_few hundred vards of jthe works. The railroad men have “’"ma[nn:d faithful to their jobs, and {the plants are well stocked with raw | material. Thus they can hold out for {many months. “The French may be abls to occupy the Ruhr militarily, but they will never get anything worth while out of it,” said one of the Thyssen direc- tors. ‘Our workmen are satisfled. We aised their salaries 80 per cent on February 1, and they now draw 1,250 marks an hour, or 10,000 marks for an elght-hour day. We ehall ralse their wages sgain should the cost of living increase. Trying te Provide Foed. “We are doing everything we can to provide food as cheaply as possi- ble. Thers are now eighty carloads of foodstuffs from the interior of| Germany at the Oberhausen yards. The shipment has been delayed on account of the strike, but we are bringing it here in lorrtes to dis_ tribute among the workmen at cos Fats, ‘which are especially scarce in the Ruhr, will be provided at the rate of a pound and & half monthly for every member of each employe's household. “Our workers have recelved pledges of food from Holland and America, which will be forthcoming should & famine ocour.” The management of the Thyssen in- | terests assert that the French state- | ment to the effect that the huge prof- its made during the war were depos- ited in forelgn countries are errone- ous, All available funds, it is sald, were used to buy raw materfal with a view to the emergency of the prob- able -occupation. It is declared that August Thyssen found it very diffi- cult to get sufficlent funds from the banks to meet payments dus Decem- ber 31 last. Railroad Yards Idle. As the correspondent motored through Duisburg, Ruhrort, Ham- born, Oberhausen and Muelheim, he noted that most of the steel plants and mines were working, but that the railroad vards were all idle ex- cept for a few trains manned by the French. However, the trainmen were at work in the private yards and plants. Navigation is at a complete stand- still. At Ruhrort the correspondeat saw two tugs flying_the Dutch ‘lag and one with the French emblem, hauling two coal barges up the Rhine toward Alsace. The river was prac- tically deserted. The industrial magnates have not lost_courage. “We can hold out as long as the French can,” seems to be the consensus of opinion. Between Friends. First Girl—I simply couldn't pass by without giving that blind beggar something! It touched me so much when he said, “Please help & poor blind man, pretty lady!" Second 'Girl—Did he really that? Yes? he must be! say That shows how blind These Star. Order-in advaice Peering Into the Tomb of Tutankhamen | In the Rotogravure Section of The Sunday Star February 11th ! Will be shown the first series of ex- clusive pictures taken at the Tomb of the | famous Pharaoh—reproduced as is only possible by the Rotogravure Process. pictures—and the articles that will follow concerning these most won- derful discoveries—are authorized by the Earl of Carnarvon—and ‘will be pub- lished exclusively, in Washington, in The dealer—or Phone Main 5000—Circula- tion Department—for Carrier Service | i from . your . news- | mentioned and learned that the au- | street, |them to TAREE POLICE HURT IN AUTO CRASH Car Containing Members of Flying Squadron Struck at Street Intersection. Three members of the flying ¥quad- ron of the police department, assign- ed to liquor enforcement, were In- Jured yesterday afternoon when an au- tomobile in which they were riding was struck by another machine at 10th and M streets northwest. Sergt. James D. McQuade and Pri- vate Harry G. Bauer are at Emer- gency Hospital, where physicians say they are not seriously injured. Lieut. O. T. Davis, head of the squad, re- ceived minor injuries to his arms and legs, but did not require hospital treatment. Were Anwwering Call. According to Lieut. Davis Le and his fellow officers were on their way to Investigate a telephone call in which they were advised that there was an automoblle thought to contain liquor in an alley in the vicinity of 17th and P streets. Lieut. Davis stated that following the accldent he proceeded to the point tomobfle contained fourteen cases of liquors for the Cuban legation. The lNeutenant said the shipment was a legitimate one. George S. Smithson, 618 Hobart chauffeur of the automobile involved In the collision with the of- ficers, was arrested on charges of colliding and failing to give right of way at a street intersection. The po- lice Bay the automobile operated by Smitheon is owned by Miss Frances E. Atkinson of 1344 Irving strect. Hit at Intersection. Lieut. Davis said his car was going west on M street, while the other ma chine was approaching in a norther- 1y direction on 10th street. The lleutenant stated that the police car slowed down as it ap- proached the intersection and was half way across the street when the crash occurred. He said that the im- pact forced the car in which he and the other officers were riding up over the curbstone. Sergt. McQuade and Private Bauer were taken to the hospital in a pass- ing automobile. After having his in- jurles dressed, McQuade was able to £0 home. Private Bauer sustained an injury to his head and physicians at the hospital deemed it advisable to keep him there for a while. 616 AUTOS STOLEN - IND.G. LAST YEAR 538 Are Recovered by Police and Stiff Prison Terms Meted Out. Increase in the number of sutomobile thefts in the District of Columbia dur- ing the past few months is shown by figures on the number of reports made to the police department by local res dents. However, the local automobile squad of the detective bureau, headed by Detective Alligood, is making it more and more difficult for the thieves, and the work is being backed by the District courts by stiff penitentiary sen- tences. 616 Stolen Last Year. During 1922 there were stolen in the District 616 cars of all types, of which 538 were recovered, leaving seventy- eight still to be turned up when the year closed. During January eighty- eight cars were reported stolen, of which_eighty-three were recovered by the automobile squad, and so far this month six cars have been stolen and ix recovered. ‘While the local automobile squad has not unearthed combined ef- forts at stealing and disposing of automobiles as in other States, never- theless they have a problem in the case of those who seek to recover insurance on their cars. Detective | Alligood sald today that there were; a number of instances lately where persons had. reported their - cars stolen, and when recovered it was found' that the owner had connived with others to wreck the cars so that _insyranoe could. be oollected. There are a great many cases, too, of cars-stolen by joy riders, Duplicity Is Discovered. Detective Alligood cited one in- stance lately.-in which a man i given his car to two boys and told mn?x'.."k g. un He went to| Philadel and reportes car stolon and offerwd & Teward of $150 | for its recovery. 'When found 'the car had been taken apart, the ‘du- plicity apprehended, the man forced to pay: the §150 reward and’lost his car_and thé insurance. ‘Thers 18 no complaint here on ac- count of the law not-being stringent enough. In ‘addition to the larceny law, District motorists are protected by the Dyer law making it an offense to transport & stolen car to another state. ' A thief hers does- not have e of thoss. atprenondad for L of | > ehe! T ROBURE cars Rive boch cHArEod with violatlonp of :this law, | quarreling at their home, 1006 Chase icourt northwest, IN WICHITA, KAN., RUINS By the Assoclated Press. WICHITA, Kan., February 6—Eight bodies still are believed 7o be buried under tons of debris in the basement of the Getto building, swept by fire early yesterday, police and fire head- quarters announced today after a careful. recheck of all available lists of occupants. Thres burned torsos were removed from the wreckage ves- terday, making the probable number of deaths in the fi cleven, CHANGES IMPERIL SCHOOL MEASURE School Officials Believe! House Amendments Jeop- ; ardize the Bill. 1 | } Amendments to the originul Cap-| per teachers' salary and school re- | organization bill which were inserted by the House District committes at the Insistence of the High School Teachers’ Union, has jeopaniized the passage of the measure in the House in the opinion of school authorities The official® explained today that the amendments may prove fatal to the bill in that they will add about $500.000 to the appropriation neces- sary to put into effect the new salary schedule provided in the measure. The bill as it passed the Senate, they pointed out, would give the. teachers a gradual increase in pay, while in its amended form it appears as o “money grab.' Canvassed the House. The high school teachers ,on the other hand, claim that they have c: vassed the House and learned that many of the members are friendly to the amended bill. The teachers do not feel that the amendments will en- danger the .bilL. One provides an Increase of $200 for the high and normal school teachers, which will bring their maximum up to 32,800, comparable with the sal- arfes pald in other cities the size of Washington. Other amendments will give all teachers in the system full credit for their teaching experience. Under the original bill as it passed the Senate, elementary school teach- ers would receive credit for on three vears' teaching experience, and | high and normal school teachers for four years' teaching experience. Object to Original Bill. The high school teachers voiced their objection to the original bill principally on the ground of the in- equalities in the salary scale it con- Ftuined. They pointed out that the proposed wage scule would give the superintendent of schools an increase | of 663 per cent, while their increase | would amount to but 4% per cent. In other words, they emphasize that a great mass of the high school teachers would recelve no material increase and that the officers’ sal- aries would be increased from 24 to 66% per ce PRESIDENT DELAYS RITISH DEBT PLEA President Harding decided today to postpone until tomorrow, at least, his message to Congress asking for mod!- | fication of the debt funding law to per- mit final approval of the funding set- tlement recently negotiated with Great Britain. It was said at the White Houss that no definite time had been fixed for transmission of the President's recom- mendations, which generally had been expected to go forward today. It was indicated, however, that the message | would be sent to the Capitol as soon ] as further conferences with leaders in | the Senate and House had established what form of amendment of the law would be least likely to meet with seri- | ous opposition. Those who conferred with Mr. Harding on the subject during the | day predicted that he would be ready to act by tomorrow afternoon and that he would send his state-, ment to the Capitol by messenger | instead of appearing personally to | deliver it at a joint session. 1 Although it was apparent that the | President desired to wait until after today's cabinet meeting to put his recommendations into final form, it was indicated that he probably would favor the simpliest possible method of revising the existing law 8o as to make consummation of the British settiement possible. It was suggested that he might ask merely for two amendments, one changing the pres- ent stipulation as to the Interest rate involved in any debt settlement and tho other extending the period during which final payment may be made. Some of those conversant with Mr. Harding's views believed he would not go into detafls as to the enabling legislation, leaving it to the leaders in Congress to work out a program they could put through before Con- gress quits, on March 4. WOMANWHOSHOT | BARBER IS INDICTED Mrs. Fannie Goldblum bart place northwest was indicted yesterday by the grand jury on a charge of murder in the second de-| gree. Mrs. Goldblum is alleged to| have shot to death Samuel Allegra, a barber, who persisted in bis atten- tions to her. The tragedy occurred at | her home November $ last. The! woman told the police that she shot in defense of her honor. Murder in the second degree is also charged against Andrew Grifin and John E. Mason, both colored. Griffin is said to have shot and killed Wilbur J. Griffin, his five-year-old son. The | Police say the shot was meant for the | wife, with whom the accused wa of 768 Ho- January 18 last.| John E. Mason is alleged to have| killed Special Policeman Albert Far-| rell at Good Samaritan Hall, §14 3d street southeast, December 14 last, over a craps game. Manslaughter is alleged in an in- dictment reported againstJohn Bibbs, colored. Bibbs was riding in an su- tomobile January 15 last, on I street between 20th and 21st streets, when he is sald to have struck and killed Lyman H. Armstrong, sixteen years old. Others indicted, and the charges against them, are: Willlam Grayson, assault with dangerous weapon: Charles Green and Emma Washing- ton, violating dope law; Walter Stev- enson, Louis Adams, Ephraim Adams, robbery: Willlam C. Leftwich, James Hawkins, John Blackwell, Edward Hopkins, James Hawkins, Henry Mil- ler, Henry Bates, William Grayson and George Cash, housebreaking and larceny; Ralph D. - Reeves, larceny atter trust; Benjamin F. Honderson, jr.; Charles H. Monroe, Earl M: thews, Barnes Gary, Henderson Reid, Otho Funderburk, grand larceny, and Carroll Fleet, non-support. | | also expressed his 1S CREDIT URGED FOR RALROADS Senator Couzens Declares Faith of Government Should Back Systems. NOT FOR OWNERSHIP Declares Problem Must Be Solved. in Address at City Club. “The government must put its credit and faith behind the railroads in order that the transportations needs of the United States can be adequate- 1y taken care of,” according to Sena- tor James F. Couzens of Michigan speaking today before the City Club luncheon forum “There has got to be some solution for this railroad trunsportation lem,” according to the speaker. does not mean that the government should necessarily operate the roads, but it does mean that the faith and credit of the govermment is necessary to the proper extension of the road The only solution, in for the government to de Declared Behind Needs, 5 to s eveloped Exte The tor Couzens decades behind th will der present conditions. Capital will not be put into transportation with the rallroads on one side and Con- gress on the other, he asserted. Request for eolution of the raile road muddle, according to the speaks er, do not emanate from Congress, but come direct from the public. Senator Couzens also touched on the coal situation. lle sald that thn bltuminous coal industry was 100 per cent over-expanded. $5,000,000 Waste. to the estimates s quest raflrouds never be provided, he said Accord perts on th Couzens, “there is $5,001 ste pe year in the bituminous coal fleld. Idie ness at the mines is responsible for this. The public, on account of th fact, is forced to pay at least $1 more a ton on account of this idlene sald. Characterizing the anthraci industry a “‘viclous monoply speaker axserted that there wi absolute control ov th anthrag! cou) fields that an ce could be charged without opposition. The speaker reviewed t history o tho Detroft street car situation; it: change from private to municipal own- ership. He said that at the present time Detroit has the lowest street car fare of any city in the country, wi the exception of the New York subway Asks More Business. Senator Couzens sald that should be more business in governmen and more business in business. The reason, he said, that there should be more government in bus ness is because of the unreliability ox the part of business which has forced the government into business. In touching on local matters, Sena tor Couzens said that District resis dents should “awaken and fight vigor ously for a solution of the street rail- way problem, better schools and bet ter streets. ‘He said that he hoped that the District would federate its charitable activities under one head pointing out that Detroit has conm- solidated sixty-six charitable organi- zatlons, which resulted in a saving of 25 per cent in the collection of moncy for charftable purpos: SENATORS PLEASED OVER D. C. SURPLUS tinued from First ] ex- said ator 000 w. (o surplus on a half-and-half or six forty basis, Commissioner Oyster de- clared the money should be used t: cateh up in the municipal work tha: necessarily had to lag during the wu and for a time thereafter. The Commissioner said he wa deeply interested in the weifare of the school eystem and believes a fair proportion of the surplus, if appro priated, should go for school build ings. In addition to street paving, laring sewers and erecting more street lights, Commissioner Oyster sald some of this money should be used to begin the im provement of the Washington channel waterfront. Donovan Is Appreciative. Maj. Daulel J. Donovan, auditor, who took an active part in presenting the Dist case to the jolt committee appreciation today of the report made public yesterday. This would go far toward emabling the Commissioners to meet the accum ulated need for schools and other es sential work. The engineer department sometime ago estimated that approximately $2,500,000 was the eum needed to catch up on etreet paving work. It is expected that the new appropria- fon act will carry about $700,000 fo: new paving, so that there would still remain close to $2,000,000 that could be used to advantage out of the surplus for street surfacing. The electrical department has mot estimated exactly how much money it could spend to meet all of the de- ' mands for new street lights, but it was stated at the District building foday that a substantial slice of the surplus should be allotted to that vision. e Sawer department is far be Bind in its activities, including serv ice sewers to new dwellings and it the construction of interceptors to free Rock creek, the upper Potoma and the Eastern branch from pollu tion. One_city officlal said today he thought it would be wiser to appro- priate the surplus for these varlous/ purposes than to apply it to the cash working fund which Congress has or- dered the District to raise by 1927. "The auditor has estimated that th. city will have to raise $600,000 & vear hetween now and 1927, in addiy tion to current needs, to et on 2 basis. A faimderstood to be ths con census of opinion at the District build. ing that it would be better to go ot rafsing this eum annually during the next four years and use the surplus for necessary work that should bLg done, LEGION “WITH FRANCE.” NEW YORK, February 6.—Ths American Legion does not hesitate to declare its sympathy with France} in ite ocoupation of the Ruhr, Alvin Owsley, national commander of tha legion, said at a luncheon meeting of New York Advertising Men's Post. Commander Owsley declared that some of the legion posts in New York were “too luke warm” in the stato- ment of legion purposes and aims. “The legion,” he said, “is the all- American organization, untouched by any political party, creed or faith, Let there be one organization that will rise above party opinions and dov things all-American. “The legion rises above the ambi- tion of any man or group of men There isn't power enough in all this nation to stay the power of this or- ganization when we stand togetheg” Al