Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1923, Page 2

Read T omorrow’s Sunday Star for News of 2 PRESIDENT DROPS WORK NGODD TIVE Tired of Mind and Body, But Stout of Heart on Eve of Florida Trip. | SPONGE NbT THROWN UP, Congress Fountain of Most Woes, But Accomplishments Are Appeasing. Bl FREBERIC WILLIAM WILE Warren « liel Elarding relf tired and of his second but of stout b toward ti record of g ent for ht overworked i yoar the Trestic ruted tive uchieve- es to 170 very much nevded T tesnedly 1 mind and bod; h exacting temporarily i Harding ne has 1 w merctless ever hied hi golf links, crowd, with so vast as President Harding. Congress was the most of his woes. But, in keeping pace with the mere of his office. On his first aunt a year den v to Bwing alone. ious experience pression tenfold. ing Monday, the to put his strenuous aside and be just “u b Foreign Accomplishments. TSATT, “too big o A second year's labor- has_fortified Prseident means 1ifo completely n being.” Forelgn arrangements. opposition’s charge that e llaraing administration has pursued a “do- nothing” pollcy abroad, are undoubt: edly its out achievement. W1 the bankrupting and race in naval armaments from the Washington armame ference, President Hard! Tnited States accomplished a strol of imperishable magnitude, With the corelated four-power Pacific agreement, he considers that no in- ternational effort of the era ever did €0 much for world peace. The ad- oppage of resultant roke ing | tion on the proposed gasoline tax bill, | grave of the unk | between the District of Columbia and | respect to the American nation. urt from them, | Meryland e has experienced the utmost difficulty | bile tine | Tennessee said tod, Ir. Hurding said the P'resi- [awa for one man mobiles in the 1 | that im- | deavoring to get u For five wecks, be- despite the [ on before adjour: war-breeding j the con- | feels the | vide fo i | ministration holds that the readjust- | ment of the British debt to the Amer- ican Treasury was hardly less im- portant than the arms treaty. thinks that the debt settlement at a blow has “stabilized” European economic conditions strengthened anew the bond of Amer- ican-British friendship, on which President Harding lays great stress. As o final contribution to world peace, the administration points to its proposal for American entry into the Permanent Court of International Justice. There were other steps in forelgn affairs which President Harding has taken, such as the settlement of the Chilean-Peruvian strife over Tacna and Arica, the final conclusion of peace with Germany and the estab- lishment of an American-German claims commission, the treaty with Colombia and the recent Central American_conference in Washington. But naval limitation, the far eastern peace and the world-court profect wre heralded by the acdministration as its showpieces in the international realm since March 4, 1921. The Pres!- dent and Secretary Hughes believe, 100, their firm refusal to haggle with soviet Russia will turn out to have been an important exhibititon of po- Mtical wisdom. To the Lausanne con- ference over the near east the Hard- ing administration afiirms its con- tributed genuine “helpfulness.” Such “helpfulness” is at Europe's disposal in the Franco-German crisis vver the Rubr, but will not be intruded. Until sought under circumstances promis- ing successful intervention on our part the President will remain #teadfastly on the side lines Lack of Vigorous Leader. If the Harding regime has a sadder story to narrate in domestic affairs, ita frfends and its foes agree that lack of more vigorous leadershipy from the White House is probably to blgme. They belicve that If the President had tulen the bit in his testh as resolutely as he did in con- aection With his successful foreign projects, perhaps even the shipping bill would now be law. The adminis- iration’s defenders retort that Mr. Harding did all he could to big-stick an_insurgent republican majority on Capitol Hill fnto loyal support of exeoutive policies. He was wlected on a platform that pledged the country » minimum of terference with Con- gress from the executi Pennsylvania avenue. C that restri the President's temperamenta clination to “go to the mat” fi. 1y with Senate and House. Events of the next two years may convince him he took the wrong turning. But he ente the second nalf of his presidential term contl- dent that the country at large knows exactly where the blame belongs. For the benefit of those sections which are not clear on that subject Mr. Harding intends to “speak right out in meeting” on hie forthcoming speechmaking tour. Bomebody who ought to know was asked by this writer whother Warren G. Harding is spiritually upset by the possibility of republican defeat in 1924. “Not a Dbit” thut informant said. “If he fails of re-election, his reaction will ba that of the con- sclentious golfer, who did his best, but just couldn’t win that day. Which by no means indicates that the President has thrown up the sponge. WRITING IN SKY BLOWN AWAY BY HIGH WINDS High winds interfered somewhat with the success of the “handwriting on the clouds” today, but they aid not keep Capt. Derek Shepperson, for- mer British ace, from making a dar- ing effort to carry out his enc of the program. Capt. Shepperson’s airplane was to exhale great quantities of white smoke, with which the pilot would “write® two words by dextrously mantpulating his machine. ‘The day would have been ideal had there been just a little less wind. After walting all morning for the breezes to die out, the aviator de- cided to make a trial anyhow Ascending to an aititude of about 10,000 feet, he circled, nose-dived and looped-the-loop. The wind, however, blew away Capt. Shepperson's letters almost as fast as he “wrote” them. According to arrangements, how- aver, the fiyer is to do the stunt the first favorable da: It} American- | and | | l 1 H | 4 BECLASSIFYING BILL SPEEDED IN ELEVENTH- HOUR EFFORT tinued_from First Page.)_ to call up the gasoline tax ull, W prerequires reciproct from Mamiyland in the matter of license twgs. If this bill is brought up it will undoubtedly pass. Representative 8. D. F acting by direction of Hbrary committee, hur received promise that he will be recognizsed to cull up the resolution granting wuthority for erection of s miemorfal ain to the late District Commi ar Mucfariund without any cost to the government. This fountatn is to be government-owned property egiciation is brought up it wi pen lute tonght under un ent. Representative up. under suspe on ¢t tha ruly bill for a Red Cross mem. This wi by the ko nt< wuthortty can go whead w 1€ of the nige Lim erected on It this 11 hap- us o Fess will also ment this v 0 that 11 whatever can yet be wetlng speaker Catuphell will one to the vo! rus ch I new fnsurance o the This bill has n the and even if the House should uct. there is no chance what- ever of the measure becoming a law. On account of the length of the bill t fs absolutely impossible that it could be given vareful couslderution during the closing rush of Congress. Arong the minor Uistrict bills on ‘hich et be had are the one chunge t to Milita Georgia ing to the Tiistr Senate calendar today w action. There seemed 1ittie prospect, however, of many of these bills being pussed before adjournment be made to get ac- designed to bring about reciproeity n the matter of nutomo- r McKellar of that he was In- this, because it did with the personal tax on auto- strict. McKeliar himsel en- on on his reso- D investigation of railways and the fares e District, tor had objected to of th . and it doubtrul that it cun be acted ment clined to eppose Senato; lutio Proposing the reet ideration s ver Senate Wants Cenference. The compromise reclassification bill was passed by the Senate last night, tructive | 27t€T being amended in several im- | ¢ NSUIUCUVe | portant particulars, but the major art of the bill was left inta. on motion of Senator Sterling, In charge of the bill, the Senate voted to fnsist on ite amendments, ask conference of the House and the appoiniment of & douferees. The Senate conferees Were appointed. as follows: Senator Sterling, South Dakota; Senator Smoot, Utah, and Senator McKellar, Tennessee. Following out the desires of skilled mechanics emploved ment and organized labor, the Sen- ate, on motion of Senator Norris of | Nebraska, struck out the sections of the bill -referring to the skilled trades service and the common and speclalized labor service. These em- ployes will have thelr compensation fixed by methods now in use Clerical-Mechanical Service. In order to care for certain em- ployes in the bureau of engraving and printing and {n the government printing office, after the Norris amend- ment had been adopted, Senator Ster- ling oftered and the Senate agreed to an amendment providing for a “clerical-mechanical service,” as fol- low “The clerical-mechanical service shall include all classes of positions which are not in a recognized trade or craft and which are located in the government printing office, the bu- Teau of engraving und printing, the meil equipment shop, the duties of which are to perform or to direct manual or machine operations requir- ing spectal skill or experience, or to perform or direct the counting, ex- amining, sorting, or other verifica- tion of the product of manual or machine operations. Grade One, 45¢c.-50c. “Grade 1 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to perform the simplest operations or processes requiring special skill and _experience. “The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 45 to 50 cents an hour. “Grade 2 shall includs all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to operate simple ma- chines or to perform operations or processes requiring a higher degree of ekill than those in grade 1. “The rates of compensation for clasmes of positions 1n this grade shall be 55 to 60 cents an hour. Grade Three, 65c~70¢. rade 3 shall include all clueses of positions in this service the duties of which are to operate machines or to perform operations or processes re- quiring the highest degree of skill or supervise a small number of subordinates, “The rates of compensatlon for classes of poslitions in this grade shall be 65 to 70 cents an hour. “Grade 4 shall include all classes of positions in this service the dutles of which are to perform supervisory work over a large unit of subordi- nates. “The rates of compensation for clusses of positions in this grade shall be 80 to 80 cents &n hour. Grade Five, $2,940-83,660. “Grade five shall includeall classes of poritions in this service the duties of which are to be responsible for the administration of = major di- vision of a large bureau or estab- lishment with varied work. “The rates of compensation for clusses of positions in this grade shall be $2,940, $3,180, $3,420 and $3.660 a e “Provided, That none of the pro- visions of this act shall include or apply to the skilled trades service, which shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, assist in or supervise, ap- prentice, helper. or journeyman work in & recognlzed trade or craft; or the common and speclalised labor service not otherwise specially provided for which shall include all classes of positions, the duties of which are to perform or direct manual work re- Quiring more or less special skill or experience, but no knowledgs or skill in & trade or craft coming within the skilled trade service: Provided fur- ther, That all employes excluded from the provisions of this act and who would if employed on June 30, 1923, be entitled to the $240 bonus, ehall on July 1, 1923, recelve an increase at the rate of $240 per annum in addi- tion' to thelr present base pay 8o long as they shall hold any posi- tion which would have entitled them to recetve said bonus had the present law regarding the same been con- tinued.” Women Are Included. This will embrace several thousand womun workers in the government printing office and the bureau of en- graving and printing. The other principal change in the bill resulted from an amendment of. fered by Senator Jones of New Mex~ ico, democrat, at one time chairman of the joint commission on reclassifi- cation. Paragraph 5 of the compro- mise bill was stricken out, reading as follows: “If the employe is recelving compensation In excess of the range of salary prescribed for the appro- in the govern- | THE _EVENING . REEK AOALTY " HONORS 1.5 D620 (Princes Andrew and Chris-| ! topher Place Wreaths on ! Unknown Soldier’s Grave. ADDRESS. MADE| BRIEF Party Pays Visits to Secretaries i Denby and Weeks and 1 Gen. Pershing. wFalty paid tribute ldier at Arlington today | Prince Andrew .and Prince ! brothérs of the exiled ine of Gregyce, Virited| cAmetery mnd placed | v th to shre | | King ftne ; the two B sta and Princess Alice, gentleman in waiting to the royal party, and his wife. Lady | W Capt. Wade IL Ellls, U. 8. N., Morris Shearer, U. ¢ o5 acted ug escorts. Previous to the jour- glon, Prince Andrew and | iristopher called upon Secre- ing mb of th Ardrews 1 the sam { brother pluce two floral | the marble sarcophugus { t aying this wreath upom the own American war- {rlor we wish to cmphastas our decy | t 4 | iy in war that this great na- s to be wdmired, and 1 should | like to luy stress upon the wonderful work of America in Greec | _ “Hundreds of thousands of my un- | fortunate countrymen, victims of ! oriental barbarism, owe their life ahd! sustenand to th great Ny.uhllu The debt of Greeca to the United States is very real, and 1 think that every Greek heart is full of gratitude | for wonderful work done there. i Speaks as Soldier. ! s u soldier, 1 feel it 15 w par-| ! ticular privilegs to me to tw able to {lay this wreath on the grave of the | American hero, and my thoughts re- | vert to the many hundreds of my ountrymen who laid down their lives {in the American Army for their | adopted country.” | The members of the Greclan rovaity | are stopping at the Hamilton Hotel {and will remain there until March 8, when ey will leave for New h 20 is the date set for | ailing back to Europe. At the | ith them are twenty servants. | they will visit Mount Vernon. P I ade the following | time he and his wreaths upon | not on hotel } Monda; ARCHBISHOP BONZANO’S SUCCESSOR NOW IN U. S. New Apostolic Delegate to Wash- ington Will Remain in New York Until Monday. Byt sociated Press. H NEW YORK, March 3-—Archbishop | Fumasoni-Biondi. the new apostolic delegate to Washington, arrived on the Taormina yesterduy, expressing great pleasure over his appointment. He was met at quarantine by high church dignitaries. The archbishop will remain here until Monday as the guest of Archbishop Hayes before going on to_Washington, the archbishop said, idence here will become one of the most cherished periods of my life. The American peaplc have won the esteem und admiration of the world an account of their love of liberty, without u diminution of their respect for lawfully conetituted authority, and In receut years thelr gencrosity has be- come a theme of universal praise. The noble sentiments by which the Ameri- can people are inspired find an echo in my heart and I hope to be worthy of their esteem and love.” 3 The new apostolic delegate, Who suc- ceeds Mgr. Giovanni Bonzano, who re- cently was recalled to Rome and ele- vated to a cardinalate, i5 titular Arch- bishop of Dioclea. In 1315 hc was the apostolic delegate to India and the orent and later was mssigned to the imperial court at Tokio. He was ac- companied by his secreary, Mgr. Paolo Marella. Ten members of the bomb squad and thirty motor cycle policemen patrolied the pler and later furnished an escort to the distinguished wisitor. priate grade or class thereof, no change shall be made {n the exiéting compensation.” The Jones amendment readopts the House provision with a change to protect veterans of the clvil war and their widows who may De {n the em- ploy of the governm: As adopted the Jones amendment reads as fol- ows: “If the employe is not a veteran of the civll war or the widow of euch veteran amd is recelving compensa- tion in excess of the range of salary prescribed for the appropriate grade, the compensation shall be reduced to the rate within the grade nearest the present compensation.” If a reduction is made, under this paragraph, it will be made to the highest pay of the grade to which allocation is made. Passed Without Rell Call. Efforts were made by Senator { Moses of New Hampshire and Senator McKellar of Tennessee to amend the bill so as to provide Increases in salaries for the secretaries and clerks of senators, but the proposed amend- ments were defeated. It was pointed out by Senator Smoot of Utah, Sen- ator Norris of Nebraske and Senator Jones of Washington that the Senate had power to change the pay of its employes independently of this bill and that if such amendments_were included at this late date the House might refuse to act upon the reclas- sification bill. The bill was passed without a roll call. WILL BE GIVEN BONUS. Policemen and Firemen to Be Pro- | vided for, Watson Assured. i Although the policemen and firemen of Washington are not included in the reclassification bill passed by the Senate vesterday, they will continue to receive the $240 bonus during the jmext fiscal yesr This assurance was obtained at the Capitol todey by Maj. Daniel J. Donpvan, auditor. and Fire Chief Watson, who wers anxious to find out Jjust what the status was today as to these guardiaus of life and property. Some of the uniformed men were under the impression that if the re- classification measure passed the bonus would end and they would be left with & reduction in pay of $20 & month. Chief Watson, realising that with present living costs his men could not well afford to lose that much money, hastened to the Capitol with Maj. Donovan to ascertain the true situation. They returned to the Dis- trict building satisfled that the law- makers would take oare of the police and fireme; » * FIND LEVIATHAN for | nor STAR, WASHINGTO At moon every day yard looks like a smafl city in itwelf. ipping Board inspected the huge vew BEST SHIP AFLOAT Shipping Board Officials and Party Make Inspection of Liner. REFITTING PROGRESSING Steamer Expected to Go to Bos- | ton for Final Painting May 1. By tie Awsoxiated Press NORFOLK, Va., March Shipplug Board Washington, headed sioners W. S. Benson. T. V. O and Myle Lissner, and om panied by a score or more newspaper men from New York und Washington, yesterday made tbe first official com- plete iaspection of the giant liner Leviathan since beginuing of recon- ditioning. about & year ago. Other of- ficlals in the party. which arrived here | from Washington ¢his morning, in- cluded President X B. Smull, Vice President W. J. Lovie and Vice Pres dent Joseph E. Sheedy of the Emer- gency Fleet Corporation; W. B. Keene, director of twaffic; Capt. W. Griffith, manager of the operation de- | partment; Capt. R. Ix. Gatewood, man- | ager of maintenance and repairs de- partment; Capt. C. Bookwaiter, manager lald-up fleet; G. S. Rossbot- tom, general manager, and Capt. D. D. Maloney, manager of the operating department, both of the United States lines, which will operate the liner in | transatlantic service. 80 Per Cent Comeplete. The Leviathan, now about &0 per cent complete in her refitting and condltioning, will be ready for re- moval to Buston for final hull paint- ing and interior finlsh by May 1, Admiral Benson said. after newspa- per men had fuily inspected the ship. The vessel has been given the best workmanship in the world, Admiral Benson said, and “will be the most complete and Juxurious vessel afloat.” The work done by the Newport News ShipbuiMding and Dry Dock Company in rmaking the Leviathan the vessel it is has demonstrated that American whipyards, designers, materials, Jabor and ingenuity can surpass any other country in the world in thie buflding of vessels of this type, Admirad Penson said. Throwing open the ship to the newspaper men and photographers h‘emme an obstacle o much Inspec- tion. The party left Newport News dur- ing the afternoon om tuxs for a trip up the James river to view the lald- up fleet of 400 steel vessels. It re- turned to Washington last night FIELD ATTORNEY DIES. | CHICAGO, March $.—~Willlam Ger- tish Bealo, the lawyer who drew up the Marshall ¥ield will, & document which has withstood many legal at- tacks, is dead here todmy. He was for many vears a law partner of Robert T. Lincoln and was a trustee of Bowdoin Colleg GomA xruup; officlals from Ly Commi 808 workmen leav This photograph the work 515 Below Zero, World’s Coldest Spot,Found Here The coldest spot the world hus been located fn Washington. This spot, withiu a few vards of where thousands of government workers do their dail asks, has & temperature of 515 degrees Fahrenheit below zero—a low temperature beside which the pro- verblal north pole cold pales Into insignificance. The temperature at the point farthest north on the globe sometimes gets as low as 70 degrees below zero On the ground floor of the Inte- rior Department building at 18th and F streets, scientists of the bureau of mines are working to liquefy helium, and eo to purify this recently discovered gas that it becomes chemically 100 per cent efficient for use in dirigible bal- loons nd_other lighter-than-air vehicles The coldest spot in the world is in the three immense tanks beside the bureau's labora- tory where quanti are held in readiness for the ments conducted by the s experts. Liquid air, which th scientists of the genic yoratory also work, is cold, t not near as cold as the gas in helium tanks in the BID TO MEDIATE IN RUHR EXPECTED (Continued from First Page.) that Great Britain and the United ates, by settling their debt difficul- ties, have placed themselves on one side of the counter, while France, Belgium, Italy and some of the small countries of central Europe have been thrown together as debtors with a common object—reduction of the amounts owed. While no such formidable name as “continental” bloc has bLeen used heretofore, there is nevertheiess no denying the fact that for many months certain of the continental been acting together, against_their two big- , Great Britain and the powers have more or les: gest credito TUnited States, Expect Developmentw, As for any plan for the reduction of the debt owed to the United States by continental powers, no scheme of any sort will be proposed as a bait for settling the Ruhr dispute. Hopes of that kind are futile. Secretary Hughes has remalned at his post be- cause some developments in the Euro- peun situation are inevitable in the next month or so. He will meet the situation as it arises, consulting by telegraph with President Harding, In Florida, and while America stands ready to enter into the conversations in the hope of effecting a settlement, it would not be In the least displeasing if Great Britaln could undertake me- dlation of her own initiative, or even if France and Germany could get to- gether directly. (Copyright, 1923.) SIGNS ANTI-JAPANESE BILL. HELENA, Mont, March 3.—Gov. J. M. Denison sent word to the Mon- tana state senate early today that he had signed the ‘“anti-Japanese bill” prohibiting owning leasing of land in Montana by aliens. Capt. Santelmann Completes Leader Joined Fa- mous Organization 37 Years Ago. Recalls Impressive Rites in Which He Took Part. Capt. Willlam H, Santelmann, U. S. 3L C., today is observing the twenty- fitth anniversary of his leaderstp of the United States Marine Band. Capt. Santelmann first became sso- ciated with the famous organiamtion thirty-seven years ago, when he was sent from Philadelphia to John Phillp Sousa in Washington with the repu- j tation of belng 2 good violinist and "tall man” His actual conneotion | with the bond, however, covers a pe- riod of thirty-three years. He re-| tired from his position as a musiclan | with the. rank of private soldier to| engage in orchestral organizationand management. When the Lafayette Square Opera House, now known as the Shubert-Belasco Theater, was built he became a member of its ol chestra, and later the leader of the | Columbla Theater orchestra. He re-| turned to the Marine Band during the McKinley administration as its di- recting head. Contrary to the fmpression thati Head CAPT. W. H. SANTELMANN. outdoor concerts and marching events provide the band’s chief usefulness, officlal ceremonials of all kinds call for the services of:the band, some of which are of historio solemnity. Capt. Santelmann says the most impressive ceremonies he ever participated in were the burial of the unknown 8ol- dier at Arlington and the memorial to the lost on the sunken battleship Maine. The Marine Band orchestra can be heard on Mondays and Wednesdays at the concert house of the marine bar- {ricks, a large hall with a seating ca- pacity of p for lunch from the ateamer Leviathan, and the Newport News ship- ux made yeaterday, when officials of the United States ng S0 per cent completed. RHINE WATCH PAID, -~ SAYS GEN. ALLEN gTraining Worth Cost, Though 3 Germany Never Settles, He Declares. ANSWERS COMPLAINTS !Back in New York, Commander Says Expense But 18 Per Cent Over Maintenance Here. | By the Associated Press. NEW YOKRK, March 5—Maj. Gen Henry 7. Allen, commander of the | Americun army of German occupation, came home on the &teamship George Waslington today, the last of Amer- ica’s generals to return from the world waw. With h&n came his wife, two more Henry T. Allens—his son, a captain !of cavalry, and his grandson, born on the Rhine fifteen months ago to Capt. Allen’s Fremch wife—a core of staft officers and fty-four enlisted men. For the first time sincé Gen. Allen went with Pershing's column into Mexico on Mazch 17, 1916, he was at- tired in mufti, and wore spats. He sald the calves of his leg felt “very airy” in the unaccustomed garb. Had “Ligh? Wine and Beer.” Gen. Allen 'said the army of oc tion had- proved to be one of the gTeatest army training centers the United Sthtes ever had, and described the force he commanded there as “the finest soldiers in the world.” Modified prohbition-—allowtng troops light wines amd beer—Gen Allen said, had proved nwst effective in maintatning discipline. The German residents of the Americain zone of oc- cupation, he said, had been greatly pleased with the conduct of the Amer. foans. Personally, Gen. Allen -said, he was a “near-testolar” havizg taken no liquor of any kind “for years,” bu could not see that the Tesser intoxr cants had done his men ny harm. Traiaing Worth Cast. Speaking of complaints ;0f Ameri- cans because Germany hal not yet paid for the maintenandd of the American troops on the WRhine, he pointed out that the $250,000,000 that the Army upkeep cost was lut 18 per cent in excess of what it wokld have cost to Keep the troops in America. ;l‘hn ’:reauka America had® gained Tom its army of occupation, he sald WwWas w . ¢ T Gormany hever pary 18 PoT cent Gen. Allen_and hi: i rv;mnln )|ln hNal' Tu:l:lam”r e after which he will report Pershing at Washington for seroins with the general ataff. He then plans & brief visit to his home in 1s, Ky Which he has not seen for nine years. Overton’s Bedy Returwed, ‘The dody of Lieut. John W. Over- {ton. famous Yale runner, who fell tn June, 1918, while the marines were taken Belllew Wood, wms brought back from France on the same ship for burlal at his home in Nashville, Tenn. A _ship’s company of marin. drawn up at the pler when the docked, and escorted the body train for the trip south, where it T be received by his mother, Mra. e . ertol and agal; accorded mnflu;"honor! Eawirty Lieut. Overton, one of the best dis. tance runners Yale ever produced, was & member of the 80th Company, 6th Marin His body had rested at Suresnes, near Belleau until Are. Overton asked that it be bronght home to lie beside that of Overton's father, who was killed recently automobila accident. ooy 1 a2 BATTALION CHIEF’S AUTO CRASHES ON WAY TO FIRE Joha Carrington, thira battalion ciet of the fire department, and Pri- vate L. T. West, his driver, escaped 1nfury yesterday alternoon when the de- partment’s automobile, in which- they were responding to an alarm of fire, .and the automobile of Harry T. Krauws. 1350 H street northeast, col. lided on Maryland avenue between 13th and 14th streets northeast. Kraus also escaped injury. Bothr vehicles were moving east on Maryland avenue, the chief on his way to a fire near 44th street and Grant avenue northeast, when the ao- cident heppened. One wheel was torn from the fire cht Kraus' .ummfll“o’wueg:dfy"d::‘la- eged. None of the occupants of the oars were thrown to the roadway. The' alarm to which the chief was responding was sounded because of the burning of grass. It was ex- tinguished befors any damage had been dom was vessel to a the | several days,| |Bans Bea;mc for ! Co-Eds WinhLow ! Study iMarks #pe il Dispatch to The Star. g BERKELEY, Cal, Marth Here's something to tickle t§ @ Pro- verble? male vanity. i Dates with their beaux are el up as Mcentive to scholarshi\:' to the co-ads of the Universtty' o Califyrnia. The sororities have adopted 3 ruling “low marke, no beaux,% which means that when a young lady gets word from the dean t she 1s falllng below the avernge in her studics, one of the thres dates a weel she iz allowed goes s-glimmering. A bad record for a semester means that the young dy muet erchew theater parties and “hops” for the next semester, Not only that, but the pan- ! of sororties has decreed that thera s=bali b 1nO mMore8 Camnpus vamps with fetching clothes attendant er. War has declared o1t petting parties and to remove the temptation. a ruling has been promulgated that good- byes may be phly five minutes tn gth. No exoe s mad oonlight vighte Romieo must hold his watch us ho bids Jullet adlen for the ev of a chupler house B 0-cds of the uRiversity are the pendutum to ha J ing back to normal They have the avowed intention of disproving the “silly old rot” mujority of coilege girls | volous™ und “without uim Ag on the po | (Copyright, 1928 ) i o S TO COLLECT FOR SNOW REMOVAL | i E ed from F Isuit Page.) the work done by the District of Co- | lumbia Conmmissioners shall be as- certained and certified to the corpora- | tion counsel, who is directed to sue | defendants for same, with oosts, and that there ghall be added theréto a {penalty not to exceed $25. Warrants Are Refuwed. | When the first snow fell nere this !year an effort was made by captains of police precincts to secure warrants and informations against those who had failed to comply with the snow law. An examination b Assistapt Corporation Counsel Frank W. Madi-, gan brought out tie fact that tha| law did not make failare to remove enow from pavements & ) |Bor aid it place the urix {the court in which such cas |be heard. For that reason Mr {gan refused to lssu {make out informations against loged offenders, | cutions in that direction. { was non-effective. e That feature of the law providin that the District of Columbla E0Y- ernment may recover coets of work performed and costs of suit, togethar With the assessing of 4 penaity, not to exceed $25, Mr. Madigan believes can be tried under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court, that tribunal, under the act of Congress, having juriediction in the quasi-pensity of the taw. Law Regarded Ineffective. Members of the bar who have had occasfon to study the snow law €ay that it is ineff - failing to make the & meanor, would be declared no las all if an sppeal case were taken (o the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as a test of the law, as will undoubtedly be done by some defend- ant; or, if the government should lose its case, then the case would go up to the appellate tribunal for final opinion. | GARGOYLED PLANES f START 2,850-MILE | FLIGHT TO PORTO RICO (Continued from First Page.) to Houston, Tex., thenca to L: Charles, La., 325 miles; Lake Charles to Montgomery, Ala., 450 miles; Mont- gomery to Arcadla, Fla., Arcadia, Fla. to Havana, Cuba, miles; Havana, Cuba, to Santa Clara. | Cuba (emergency flight only 1 Havana, Cuba, to Camaguey, 325 miles; Camaguey, Cuba, 10| { Guantanamo, Cuba, 200 miles; Guan- | il n Cuba, to Port Au Prince, | 2. miles; Port Au Frince, to San Domingo, Dominican Republic, 150 miles; San Domtngo to San Juan, Porto Rico, 250 mileq The trip. for purposes of carrving out the problem proposed, will be| Comsidered to have begun_only when | the planes leave Arcadia, Fla. ‘ Returning to the United States, the planes will follow the same route un- | til they reach Arcadia. From there they will proceed Jnckuhnvple. Fla, then to Fort Bragg and Fa etteville, N. C. to Bolllng Fi Washington, D. Gen. Patrick to Fiy. i 4.} Liberty motors of 12 cylinders and 400 horsepower. A fuel tank with a 13G-gallon capacity and a reserve tank is on each plane. Eaci of thel ships is equipped with Martin bomber type propeiler, which enables | the planes to attain a greater speed than by using the regular propeller The planes have a wing spread of 42 feet 9 inches. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the air service, will accompa: the Por Rican trip aviators from Jacksonvilley | Fla.,, to Arcadia, FI n a De Hav }land Army piane, it gnnounced Wash!ngton today. The general wi here today, but he plans to leave by ref] In time to hop off from Jackson- Iville with the trail-blazers. ————— HUSBAND SLAYER FREED. | f a ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohlo, March 3 —Mrs. Edith R. Fuller of Shadyside, Ohio, has been acquitted of the mur- der of her husband, George Fuller, whom she shot December 12 last, aft-| er a one day’s trial. The jury deltb- | erated only ten minutes. 3rs. Fuller collapsed when the verdict was read. Will Hays Gets | Job as Mailman | In Event of War The Army took on a distinguish- ed “rookie” yesterday, when Wil Hays, former chairman of the re- publican national committee, for- mer Postmaster General, and present dictator of the movie world, took oath as Lieut. Col. Will Hays, AG.OBCy USA, which, translated, means adjutant general's departmient, Officers’ Re- serve Corps, United States Army. In the event of war Col Hays be- comes the mail man of the Army. Under his assignment to the adju tant general's department he would be called to mctive service to take charge of the collection and distribu- tion of mail to the Army in the field. In preparation for the job he began immediately on taking office a study | senator | ceivea | eontest, *memmu defeated by M | transferred { pari The huge planes are equipped w:rh‘ i PROTEST AGANST FES IS REECTED |Senate Refuses to Entertain Charges Against New Ohio Member. 'MADE BY FORMER CLERK \ etition Presented as An Individual Without Consent of Sen- ator Pomerene. A yctition prote of Re uresentative Simeon D. Fess, re public. W™ he next Congress as x frow Ohio was filed yesterdu: th A Eecretary of K\ Hempstead, formerl + §i \use clerk and active unsuecessi¥ 1 campaign of Pomarene, { ©mocrat, for re-electio Mr tition “protest ed” and alle election™ . alleging m represer ot his qualit cations to be a The petition yof Mr. Hen ad re short sh: it was returned 3 by Secreta ry Sanderson with inutes, wy'th the informa that it had no legal stutus and cou e recelved Lo he Senate Cannot B Filed. said he had been 1\it Coolidge, and also by the acting Preysident pro tem- pore of the Senate, SerAator Jones, re- publican, Washington, jthat the pet: tion was pot such as coAld be received or placed on fila, 1t was said the only manner in which it migi\t be broug! before the nate later* would be through possible presen@ation by iu fiv ! senator. & of Mr. Hempstead was said o be withour tide approva of Senator Pomerenc. It w\is pointed out also that no proceedinyy by lega counsel was involved. Precedents cited wero ocontesting Lodge of Mas: elect Mayficid, the former e Conrad Crool torney for one of the cand feated by Mr. Lodge, filed a and in_ the latter candidate hintself The proceedi democras defeated nd placed on fil Made as Indfvidual. ition of Nr. Hemp: declared at the outset t} an “individual and ited States,” The howe it wa zen of the U his individual t agent or representative of any of the r. Fess. 1t was understood that among the llegations in the petition of Mr empstead was that Mr. Fess had mvisrepresented his learning and ex- parience im setting forth his qualifi cations for the office of senator. Mr Helnpstead formerly was journal clerk of the House and was #aid to have been discharged after the elec- ton, @t the instance of Mr. Fess, be- cause of charges made in the cam- paign similar to those in the petition filed today. AUDITING CHANGE T0 HELP DISTRICT Items of City Hereafter Will Be Entered in Separate Ledgers at Treasury. chanie in bookkeeping accounts be. «ween the Uinited States government and the District. of Columbia has been ef~ fected at the Treasury, further to stmplify the auditing ana clarifica- tion of the record Hereafter, under a regulation of Controiler General McCarl, all ac counts concerning the District of Co lumbie. will be entered on District ledgers d the District auditors wil be notified Among the wccounts which will be from other departments ie District ledger are thoso per & to the office of public build- nd grounds, for upkeep of which hud beén entered onl: in the War Department records; for maintenance and operation of the gov ernment fuel vards, one-fifth of which ts charged to the District, und the smaintenance® of Columbia Hospita) wchich had heen entered only on th mecords of the Interior Department b: whose disbursing officer they were #iid. By the new eystem the Districr penses in connection with the items sbursed Ly disburking officers of ther departments will be all recorded on to tai ing Jinthe Diatrict of Columpin ledgers and save much searching of the ac of other departments n of auditing work counts and duplicats PRESIENT T0 DELAY NAMING RENT DY Will Not Send Nominations to Sen- ate—Recess Appointments to Be Made. President llarding will not appoir the District rent commisslon befors the adjournment of this Congress. This was learned at the Whits House vesterday, and from the sams high source it was stated that the ap~ pointments will be made during the recess, probably within five or &ix weeks. Senator Bail of Delaware, chairmi of the Senate District committee, au- thor of the Ball rent act, conferred with the President late yestérday after- noon regarding the appointments of the five persons to comprise the Rent Commission under the Ball extenslon act. It was not learned just why the President has postponed making these appointments, but it is under stood that, possibly with only one ex- Ception, he has made his selection of the personnel of the commission. PERSHING GIVES INVITATION. | At a joint session yesterday of the {Senate and House military commit- 1 4 members were invited person- ally by Gen, Pershing to vieit sum- mer military training camps near of the mail service records of the American expeditionary force their homes, and, if possible, partici- ipate in the training Closing Hours of Congress J