Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1923, Page 2

2 * CUNO CONPLANS | " ALESNACTVE Declares Ruhr Occupied Sev- i en Weeks and Not Finger { Lifted to Aid Germans. LAUDS QUIET RESISTANCE ! Asserts Government Will Continue | ICE-LADEN WIRES CRASH, CRIPPLING CARS AND PHONES out firemen about 9:30 responded twice No. 1 last might. At engine company to «w call from Trinity Lpiscopal Church, 3d and C streets, where it was found water seepage. due to a clogging of gutters on the church ~roof. demanded attention. Leaking water had damaged the high ceiling of the church to the extent of $200 before the flremen relieved the condition | Shortly after 10 o'clock No. 5 truck | company was summoned to the front of 1823 35th street, where a large | hroken tree braw obstructing | trethe. It | Falling tree es obstructed ! Policy, Lest France Should Declare War. By the Associated Press BERLIN, March 7.—Chancellor Cuno's declaration that Germany will | hiold out in the Ruhr and his intima- | V0% made { num tion that no overtures will “so long as the occupation 1t impossible for us to estimate our ! own capacity,” rang through the reichs today as the people appraised ! their spokesn address the yeichstag Asserting that ed nothing in eccupation, of negotiations so loug as th ation remained as it “We will 0 severing Le renders | to - n Herr Cuno scotfed nea had obtain- the of the tal) situ- weeks agres o settiement illewally Germs vecupied he territory trom N said, any ugreement treedom ished. tims neal 1 merely n of fighting for our rights and for the peace of the world, we still stand wione.” which fails wrongfully is silent. the I do not ap- countries re pun- vie- to Gern The are stitl t world Devoid of Sensatiou. Chancel dpeech wa 0id of new and sign €an: utierances in connection with Sbe Ruhr situation, beyond the state. Ment that Germany had directly er indirectly inaugur, tion of ue mg e is effec sis. The Cuno’s keen tiations wit and that ive ch, of a apitul growing out the Ruhr from the more recent Baden. He frequentls expressions of the ny i lengthy ted speech wrotest detail of the occu the first da asion of points in in ich was interrupted by he re ations of German officials who refused to carry out the urders of the vccupation au therities Sees Economic Failure. The Franco-Belgian exped the Ruhr. he said. had thus Ived itself into a dismal eccnomic t the which sug doubtfui the alleged German delingn the puyment of reparations. The Fren termed world's econ and 10 the pi tructio Herr into re- acttons in fmical to the welfare in general ymotion of Europeun re- in particular. Cuno luuded t! sistarn with whic populace the Ruhr and elsew had opposed the invaders, and a ed that this > obviou: the only German 1osal unarmed o Linds of p tion tod re- man passive fraught with a vations. the German ua- was an unfaltering unit its determination to hoid out aga the heavy cai odds Submits His Address. s morning. before convened, the chancello parliamentary leaders and outlined the contents of his speech, informing them that it would coutain neo sensu- tional announcement or revelations, the government hud none to make. herefore, e would confine his state- ment to a sweeping protest of the ‘rench znd Belgian procedure. 'he parliamentary leaders 1 that Herr Cuno and the of lLis cabinet proposed to consistent in their attitude any suggestion of mediation direct through mneutrai sources. must be based on the condi- tion of equal treatment for Germany and, further, that recumption of reparation payments must be con- tingent upon commensurate indem: nification for the damage suffe by Germany through the Ruhr invasion. Meanwhile the government's attitude would be so constituted that the French would not be provoked into a declaration of war. “Acts of Terrorism. e of his speech ribed the French the death penalty cases where rail transport was seri- ously endangered by the actions or abstentions of railway officials as “an act of terrorism against the German railway men, compelling them by th ag called in the reichs were the ae- | plete tele e the Rubr hej veh'cular traffic on e roadway of th street, near Lowell street, Cleve- lard Park Radio fans had their troubles with every one else. W, J. Wheatley, an teur radio expert. of 4525 lowa ave- nu Petworth. reported that his 1 antennae crashed to his roof as a result of the storm just as he was tuning in for a concert from iba. The roof was not badly dam- The report was typical of a number of similar accidents through- out the city. Many Trame | More than Accidents. traffic two dozen acel- jdents were charged up to the storm'’s account. No injuries were tined, according to police report About 2 o'clock this morning a | touring car owned and operated by ! Columbus Perry of $10 H street north- {east and a taxicab operated by Aus tin Carter, 443 R street, collided at Massachusetts avenue and Tth streel. The taxicab was damaged. A youns woman occupying the cab, giving her jrame as Miss Smith, and her address ‘fi\ 1415 4th street, was slightly iu- i ared. Perry was charged by the {Bulice with Leing responsible fur the serious Cars in Crash, last night a collision between ! !a touring car of Albert W. Tew, 1661 ood Hope road. Anacostia, and one | fof J. 1 C. Williams, 632 2nd street | southwest, resulted in injury to Ada | Lurdy, colored, of 1365 1st street ruthwest. occupant of Willlams' car. he refused hospital treatment, Many wires of the Alexandria and Power Company. which Early | Light {furnished current to Arlington coun- ity towns, fell during the night {Large torces of men of telephone and {electric companies were today en- °d in repairing the damage. The ric company expects to have com- | » service by tonight. It will be several however, bLefore com- | vice is restored | 98,792 LOSE JOBS AS U. S. EMPLOYES IN LAST TWO YEARS inued from First Page.| | Alien property ited States commission, ustodian employes 36, compen: ng oflice, 470. of efficiency the 1 nited General e Board 20 Increase. The depurments in which there we net increases, have all had Important additios duties posed upon them. Thus. the Otfice Department shows a net in- | of 5.186, making a total of The explanation is, of course, usiness of the Post Offic increases vegularly from and that there ent for expunsion of o take care of it. The of Agriculture. with a of 1.197 has had import jant and excensive new duties imposed | luson it. The War Finance Corpora- | tion had been practically put out of business prior to March 4. 1921, on | which date it had only ploves. Congress, earl o called it to active scrvice and vested in it very importunt functions in the matter of financing agriculture, with the result that the staff had to be sed to 568, ewise the Tarifi ¢ 1 of the scientific tariff making fons of the new tariff law La< be expanded from 95 to special § n- | Post i th Jepartment = ‘tinent ' mmission. by J States Veterans' Bureau D 4, 1921, had 25,6 e Two vears later it increased this number by 5870 in the fleld ser: e. but reduced it by 2199 in the de- | parimental service. Tacre was also an increase of twenty-two in the hospi- tals, making a net increase of 6,693 The detailed tabulation covering the civil personnel of the government service, as of March 4, 1921, to March ¢, 1923, with increases and decreases followa: PERSONNEL ICE—M4A IN THE GOVERNMENT § (L 4. 19; RCH 4, 1923. Number Number Mar. 4, Mar. 4 191 In- De Crease.crense Department State Departmenta *0utsuder W asis ington, juclud ing foreign service 2 136 | { | i brutal penalties to be falce to their oath to German sovereignity. Referring to the occupation Mannheim, Karlsruhe and stadt he said that had such occurred slsewhere among nations the world would ha Ef'elhf‘d‘ with indignation. but since Germany | was the sufferer it was considerad as ' merely a smail extension of the Ruh action and unworthy of particular | notice. of | Darm- | action | civilized Hints War Move. Declaring his intention to speak «quite openly, “having nothing to con- ceal,” the chancellor recalled the French declaration repudiating polit jcal motives for the occupation and said Against that have the realit | | 1 i declaration we now The so-called ‘re- stricted” employment of soldiers com- prises five divisions, with two com- manding generals, about seventy-five tanks and hundreds of airplanes. Herr Cuno complained that the inter- mllied Rhineland high commission had “placed itself at the service of French violence, issuing decrees without bothering itself about legal grounds.” EX-BUREAU WORKERS FAIL 70 SEEK U. 5. JOBS 16 Restored to Civil Service Status By President Make No Effort to Get Back. i i Discharged employes of the bureau ®©f engraving and printing who re- wently were restored to the civil serv- fce status by President Harding are ®low in applying for positions under $he government. In addition to the three women who ®vere restored before the President's monouncement, but one of the em- ployes has been placed back in the Yederal service to date. it was learned at the Civil Service Commirsion, and this step was in process before the order. A Of the sixteen restored to civil serv- jce eligibility Toles by President Harding not one yet has sought out . job under the government and ap- plied to the Civil Service Commission for same. It was pointed out at the commis- wslon today that the President’s restora. tion merely places the employes back on the civil service eligibility roles, n@ that it is up to each individual Efl;vk‘ye to hunt out a pesition and e sleps Lo got it i Interior- Treasurs Depaz Field Coast War— Departmental Field service. Wash, D. ( Outsde o Washington Justic Departmenta! Fleld U. S, courts. U5, peniten es Post_ Offh Departument “Ireasury s securities Inls meat i Rt 208 1363 0,411 o6 27 301 1411 | 3.064 1634 T 80,483 40, Departmental Field (outside executive dept.) o Department £ Field Agricultu = Commerce— Departmental. Field Labor . £ U._ 8. Housing Corporation . Interswte Com merce Commis- sion. Civil Service Com- ‘mission— Departmental . Field .. Federal Trade Commission .. U._ 8. Bhipping | 1 Alien properiy custodian_ ... U. 8. Tarift Com- | | i Hospltals Federal Board f¢ Vocational Edu- cation = Government print- ing office . T. bureau of ‘efficiency ...... Controller ‘g e n- gl of the U Federsl ' Reserve Board Totals 2,408 806,797 504,778 20,936 119,188 20,896 “98.702 Januas ikebruary 8. 1021 uary 31, 102 February 9. 1935. Not_available because of traosfer to Vet- Buresu. —_— In Japan a woman is regarded as the inferior sex, and when families &0 ovt the wife usually carries the parcels. erans’ {the itee 1600.000 membe THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 192 HEAVY COATS OF ICE ON WIRES, AND HIGH WINDS, CAUSE The photosraph made from GV PRE PLEA MADE BY SHRIERS Want City to Look Pretty When 1923 Convention As- sembles in June. was EXPECT EARL’Y ARRIVALS Imperial Potentate McCandless to Visit Washington Monday—Will Be Welcomed by Committee. The 1923 mittee the to clein re Shrine decided entire 2 Convent Com- initely to rict of Columbia . paint up. dress up, repair, nd put the finest ap- pearance before the annual session of Imperial Mystic Shrine, onvenes here June. The com will make this appeal slogan: “The Whole World to Look You Over.” on urge vate on Council, v the Comi tiee Is Many Coming pointed session does 1 riy. that. although )t open until June, of visitors will begin to into the city along about the middle of May, and that the city in tiptop shape to face the of visitor two comt hrine committe prepariig a welcome Potenta unes S, M tlcss, who will reach Washington Mon for a one-day visit. AS preparations now stand for review of Mr. McCandles: are “way_ ahead any othe L. I’ Steuart. poteniate s Temple here. said todav. Plans Moving Rapidly. of arrange- ittees of the general are at work for Jmperial & Al I 1S Steuart cel there viLing in the s moving on rapidly and both nd the entire commit- will be no last-minute rushes .or delays in firing off the oticial gun of welcome to the thou- cands of Shriners three months hence. Potentate Steuart last wight seut an official invitation aill potentates throughou America, inviting the rs of the Shrine to the il here. Mr ion of the Imperial Counc ————————— BRITISH EXCLUSION IN RUHR PARLEYS se DESIRE OF FRENCHl that the French have made thelr transfer to Cologne possible. Adopt Fortnight's Strike. HUESSELDORF. March 7.—Rail- e Feeting at Tiberfeld ves- terday adopted the principles of a fortnight's strike in protest against the Franco-Belgian administration of the railways. The strikers will 'ble paid for the first week by the Reich And for the second week out of the Ruhr relief funds. NEW OUTRAGES REPORTED. Shops and Houses Entered in Ab- sence of Police Force. By the Associated Prese ESSEN, March i—In consequende he absence of a police force, new O tes aro reported dally. Shops and houses are entered by marauders and residents of the city are held up bbed. ‘""‘l!h:‘oflrl’ brigade has lakgn over the duties of the police, The French will not permit them to carry arms, so they have equipped themselves with pleces of rubber tubing loaded with lead, and with wooden revolvers. This armament has proved efficacious. The firemen are very active in their new duties and find eager assistants in the communists, who seem anxious to show that they are not connected with the disorders. In some cases blocks of houses have formed societies for mutual protection. Two hundred and seventy-two chil- gren died in Essen between January 1 and February 24, as compared with 225 in the corresponding perfod of 1322, according to figures announced in official Germany quarters. The in- crease is attributed to high prices and shortage- of milk_and foodstuffs, due to the Franco-Belgian occupation. The figures further show that 180 persons died of tuberoulosis during this period, compared with 146 in the same period of 1922. —_— TWO TROLLEYS CRASH. Collision Occurs on Washington- Virginia Railway. Misunderstanding _of train orders was blamed by _General Manager Stratton of the Washington-Virginia rallway for a_head-on collision near Dunn Loring, Va., between two trains of that line on the single-tracked Fairfax Court House division early today. While hoth cars were badly smashed. it was said there was only one casualty, a woman whose hand was cut by flying glass. Mr. Stratton said that no damage was done to the track and service was resumed a short time after the accident. It occurred on & straight- away track and the trains were both traveling slowly on account of the sleet, with | | u(’ TELEGRAPH ton, looking morth, on the rond paral POLES s - ling down am far as the eye can nee. Raiders Slain by Moonshiners; Bodies Hidden By the Associated Press FRANKLINTON, La. bodies of. We Crain and Wiley Pierce. deputy sheriffs, slain Satur- day by moonshiners, were found early today, buried in mud. into which they had been pressed. and covered with the carcass of a dead cow. They were found about a quarter of & mile from destroyed moonshine still in the March 7.—The { swamps about eight miles from here. The Gideon and Lave John Murphy moonshiners, slayers, Rester, confessed, and led the officers to the | burial spot, it was announced by Dis- trict Judge Prentiss B. Clark They had previously been rounded 1up with ten others ard placed in jail |y a posse of about 800 armed men, Wwho had beaten the woods and swamps for several days FREDERICK IRLAND DIES AT AGE OF 83 Was Dean of House Official Reporters and Friend of Many Legislators. HARRIS EWING FREDERICK IRLAND. Frederick Trland, dean of the House of Representatives official reporters, died this morning at Providence Hos- pital, from intestinal troubles. He had suffered an attack of influenza. His condition became alarming last night and he was hurried to the hos- pital. Mr. Irland was sixty-thres years old and had been a member of the staff of official shorthand reporters of the House since the time of Speaker Tom Reed, under whose administra~ tion he was appointed. Since his entrance into the official life of the House Mr. Irland has per- sonally known every member of that body since the Fifty-first Congress ot 1889. No arrangements for the fu- neral or interment have been made. ative of Adrian, Mich. He was a native of Ad:ian, Mich. In his early life he had been active as a Mason in his native stats, but of late years his official duties prevent- ed him from taking any active part in the work of the order. He was president of the National Shorthand Reporters’ Assoclation and a member of National Press Club. % He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Joslyn Irland: a son and a daughter, Max Irland and Miss Polly Irland, both of whom are high school students in this city. Mr. Irland was educated for the law. He was & member of the bar of his state, the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, the Distriot of Columbia Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He was a scholar_and linguist, speaking and writing Greek, Latin, German and French, and was an authority on the Bible, Shakespeare and Horace, the three books he declared to be the greatest sources of common wisdom of life. —_— HELD FOR SHOOTING. Joseph Cooper’s Bond Placed at $5,000; Victim in Hospital. Joseph Cooper, colored, charged with committing an assault with a deadly weapon upon Hattle Fry, col- ored, whom he shot five times, was held for the action of the grand jury. in the United States branch of the Police Court today, by Judge McMa- hon, and his bond fixed at $5.000. The woman, said to be in a dangerous condition. is a patient at the Emer- gency Holghz.l. Cooper was arrested by Sergt. Buck Berry of the fourth precinct & short time after the shoot- ing. Under Dead Cow | The bodies were found a few feet |apart and showed signs of having been pressed into the mud by the feet {of their slayers. The body of Pierce was mutilated with an ax. indicating. | according to authorities, that it was first planned to dismember the bodies and dispose of them in some oth way than burial. The confessors told the sheriff of how the deputies had come to their home on Saturday morning, raided their still and placed both of them under .arrest. They were searched |and then the party started on foot out of the swamp. Coming to a nar row lane, the four walked in single file. Murphy, according to Judge | Clark, pulled a pistol he had con- | cealed on his person and shot Plerce, | killing him. He then Crain. Both bodies were carried to the spot where they were found. The 1 bodies were brought here this morn- | ing and prepared for burial. HOWARD MEDICAL STANDING AT STAKE $50,000 Must Be Raised for School—Business Men Pledge Aid. | Steps 10 raise approximately $50.000 to save the medical school of How- ard University from losing its stand- ing as a first-class medical institu- tion were taken at a conference of representative business men of Wash- ington in the office of Commissioner Rudolph today. The general education board of New York has offered to give the university $250.000 for the endow- ment of the medical school. provided the university raises an equal sum by July 1 this year. Half of Money Raised. Dr. J. Stanley Durkee, president of the university, told the gathering that he already had raised half of the $250.000 which the university mest collect, and practically all of the contributions thus far have come from colored donors. The university must now go before the white people of the country for the remaining $125,000. The institu- tion. he pointed out, could not well appeal to the natlon as a whole for aid until the white residents of the District have indicated how much they will give. On motion of Charles J. Bell, presi- dent of the American Security and Trust Company, the meeting instruct- ed Commissioner Rudolph to name an executive committee of seven to de- viso ways and means of raising Washington's quota of the $125,000 which must still be obtained. In answer to a question from Milton E. Alles, president of the Riggs Na- tional Bank, Dr. Durkee said the colored residents’ of Washington had already contributed $43.500, and he suggested a similar amount might be & fair amount for the white residents of Washington to give. Mr. Alles announced that he would give $1,000 toward the proportion which the District should contribute. Dr. Durkee explained to the mee: ing that the American Medical Asso- clation has ruled that a medical vere gash school, in order to obtain a class A rating, must have an annual income of $25,000, in addition to tuition fees. The endowment fund of $500,000 would give such an income, he said. John B. Larner expressed his deep interest in the effort to save the high standing of the Howard University Medical School and offered to co- operate in any way he could. NEGRO BADLY BEATEN; r‘uurder Call Brings Police to Scene of Attack—Victim in Seri- ous Condition. A murder call flashed to police headquarters about 11 o'clock today sent detectives and police to 9th and streets, where they found Daniel, alias James, Robinson, colored, thirty- two years old, 1211 R street north- west, apparently in a serious condi- tion.” He was rushed to the Emer- gency Hospital in the patrol of the second precinct, where it was found that he was suffering from severe cuts on the face and & in his tongue. Eyewitnesses informed Detectives Springham and Darnel) of the head- quarters staff, who answered the call, that the injured man and another were walking north on Sth street, when suddenly the uniden- tifled ‘man struck Robinson, knock- ing him to the ground, and then pro- ceeded to kick him in the face. De- tectives Springham and Darnell have a good description of the assailant and expect to make an arrest this afternoon. —_— The British Board of Trade has an- nounced that the Imperial Merchant Service Guild hereafter will permit women to take examinations to be- come captains and other officers of 'the mercantile marin killed Deputy | | for m o stables and other buildings of Fort Myer, showing LAUDS CONDITIONS ATD.C.WORKHOUSE Rev. D. R. Covell Declares Re-| port That Vermin Infests Occoquan Is Unfair. {PRAISE OF MANAGEMENT Comment Favorable and Adverse on Statement Recently Made by Charles B. Benns. Rev. David R. Covell pastor of ity Episcopal Church, and social { service worker. who has been touch with conditions at the Oc- coquan workhouse for the past five veara today came out strong vraise of conditions at the institu- tion, in a statement in which he characterized the administration there as the “finest obtainable.” Rev. Mr. Covell's statement resulted from a statement yesterday issued by the Laymen's Service Association which announced the report of Charles P. Benns, who addressed the assoclation Monday night and charg- ed he had seen four distinct types of vermin at the workhouse on a recent visit. He urged that the lay men in capacity of citizens do every- thing possible to correct insanitary conditions at Occoqua Mra. Covell Disagrees With Report, Rev. Mr. Covell said that b seif did not accompany Benns to Occoquan on the Sunday after- noon of his first visit to that ineti- tution, but that Mrs. Covell, who ha: been intcrested in institutional work Y years, was in the party. Mrs. Coveli coes not agrea at ail with the report of conditions there Both she and her husband are in ac- cord in the belief, deciared Rev. Mr. Covell. that an ‘attack upon such grounds as the discovery of a roach in he ‘or two at Occoquan is not justified and is unfair. “Why, I've a mouse in own house,” declared Mr. Covell. “I know it for' I've been trying to trap it for months. Is that any reason for a Broup organizing to clean up my house? Mrs. Covell and myself have had free access at any time to the in- my | stitution during the past five years, and we have never found conditions there that would warrant criticism. We are blessed with having Mr. Moy- er as the chief of Occoquan. He works efficlently not only with hi& head, but he also worke with his heart. And he has a big heart. _All of the party that attended the visit to the institution that Mr. Benns speaks of, my wife tells me, were most enthusfastic about it. I understand that Mr. Benns had no official connec- tion with the group other than that he had kindly consented to lend his serv- ices and his automobile in getting them there.” Ranks With Best Institutions. Not only in equipment, but in man- agement, according to Mr. Covell, does Occoquan rank with the best-managed institutions of its kind in the country. Rev. Mr. Covell added that he had spoken to Bishop Alfred Harding since the report of Mr. Benns' atti- tude on Occoquan conditions, and that Bishop Harding had announced the intention of writing to Supt. Moyer, conveying the information that the Episcopal Church in no way is concerned with the report made by Mr. Benns. Rev. Mr. Covell said that Bishop Harding cxpressed his pleas- ure at the announcement of the pas- tor's intention to write to Mr. Moyer and tell him that he shared a direct- iy opposite view to that of Mr. Benns. Compliments Mr. Benns. President E. E. Dudding of the Prisoners’ Ald Association, on the other hand. in an open letter today, complimented Mr. Benns on hi “bravery” in the “attack” upon the “hog_combine.” In his letter to Mr. Benns he said, in part: “I have been fighting that den for two years. * * * You did not see all that is wrong at Occoquan. place {8 as badly mismanaged as it would be if the most ignorant con- vict down there was the boss. Just as well try to drown a duck as to improve conditions at Occoquan; can't be dome. * * ¢ I thank very much for your bravery in you attack _upon the hog combine.” He also made reference to the Moy- er administration declaring that “Moyer has proven that he can't run a_prison. William H. Moyer, superintendent of the workhouse at Occaquan, stated today that there might be roaches in some of the bulldings there, but that he had not seen any other vermin. He called attention to the fact that the structures at the workhouse are all frame and that they have been in use for more than twelve years and that roaches will occasionally get into any building much less a frame one. It was learned at the institution that the rest hall in which the serv- u r jces were held when Mr. Benns was present is scrubbed every day except Sunday, and on that day it is swept. Mr. Moyer said that daily report sheets are given him on the condition of the building and that if employes found any condition that needed cor- rection they would report it to him on these statements. Commissioner Rudolph, who super- vises penal institutions, stated today that if any citizen has information of conditions which he thinks need at- tention he should go to the proper authorities with it before taking it to the publia The ! POLICE HEROES LAUDED FOR ACTS OF BRAVERY Instance Cited Where Officer, Sin- gle-Handed Raided Card Game, Making Nine Arrests. in wimed, There are heroe. {partment, it is o where angels fo ithat for daring would measure up to the standard of deeds of valor per- formed by Sergt York and Sergt Woodfall of the world war, who | single-handed captured and made pris- joners a large number of the Hun | One of these police heroes is George ‘Helimuyth of ‘the eighth precinct. Single-handed yesterday afternoon Hellmuth entered the barber shop of Josebh Washington at 1403 T street, where nine men were playing cards, coming out with the entire bunch. Washington was charged with per- mitting gaming on his premises. The ‘other eight men were arrested and recorded as witnesses and leased. Washington forfeited $2 X ral in the Police Court today. ! Several weeks ago Hellmuth made, | single-handed, a raid on the same bar- {ber shop and arrested twenty-three participants in a card game. Wash- ington at that time put up $50 col- [lateral, which he forfeited the next v in'court by falling to appear for trial. the pe ps col- UNWILLING T HELP PAY FOR COUNSEL the Washington Board of & nor the Chamber of Commerce contribute to a fund to pay for e services of the special counsel of e Publi “tilities Commission in ation cases. Both trade bod- ies have now acted adversely on the suggestion of Commissioner Keller ithat civic organizations contribute money for this purpose The Board of Trade took action at a meeting of its directors Monday lafternoon,” and the chamber followed suit last night at the directors’ meet- ing in the Homer building. Criticize Street Lighting. Inadequate lighting of streets in Washington drew the fire of the di- rectors. The matter was discussed at <ome length, and was referred to the safety council Former presidents of the chamber | were authorized to draw up suitable resolutions of regret and condolence on the death of P. T. Moran, for many {years a member of the body and prominent in civic activities here. A request of Edward Albion for orsement of a Washington Opera | Company was referred to a committee {composed of Leon S. Ulman, Edna Sheehy, Meyer Davis, Meyer Goldman James P. Schick Twenty-one new elected to membership. { Bernara W. Routz, 3 John T. Crowiey, Me ward Fowler, Meyer N. Goldmaj {Clayton Graff, A. R Hayley, Frank F Jelefr, Lyon & Lyon, James L. Madden, {Aquia eek Quarries Corporatio: 1 Alvin Newmyer, Marcus Note Riley,” W. J. Robertson, arles Edward Russell, Jacob B. ro. D. Roger Trouit. anley H. tamison and Henry M. Wiegand. Committees Appointed. esident Gaus a ounced the mem berships of the chamber's comm tees on public schools, building indus- iries and charitles. They are: Committee on public scliools— Henry H. Glassie, chairman; Mrs Giles Scott Rufter, vice chairman: Dr. Truman Abbe, Dr, Bernard Baer. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, Dr. Lew!s Battle, R. Bosen. Joe C. Brown, & T. Cameron, Percy Cranford. Lou's H. Crook, Ernest H..Daniel, Henry B Davis, William Douden. Proctor L Dougherty, Milton Fairchild, Edwa T. Fenwick, Pevton B. Fletcher, Le pold_ V. Freudberz. Samuel Gompers. E. C. Graham, J_ N. Halper, W. O. ! Hiltabidle, W. A. Hipkins, A. L. How- ard, William D. Hurd. Walter Jacob, Rud h Jose, Miss C. Lari- more Keele; Maurice P. King, Philip King. Jacob Kohner. ! "Dr. Benjamin K. Leon, lyjova, F. E. Lucas. W. J. Manley Robert L. Middleton, Frank Morrison, Arthur C. Moses, Mrs, Mary M. North, . H. Parry, Albert R. Peters, Horace 17 Phelps, Mrs. Ethel K. Pollard, Leon | Pretzfelder. Charles P. Ravenburg. Dr. Boyd R. Read. Charles F. Rob . George W. Rue, Leslie M. Shaw. Edna J. Sheehy. H. G. Siggers. John R. Small, Mrs Caroline B. Stephen. F. C. Steward, Ben J. Sum- merhays, Richard J. Taggart, Mrs. (Clara Sears Taylor, Dr. J. Themper, E. L. Tucker, William C. Tufts, Mme. Maria Von_Unschuld, Miss Mollie B. Weyman, Wayne B. Wheeler, Oscar M. White, George M. Whitwell and Oscar T. Wright. Committee on building industries— Henry B. Davis, chairman; Allen H. Rogers, vice chairman; W. C. Bal- derston, Charles B. Carroll, Mever R. Chidakel, Willlam Douden, Harry S Evans, Leopold V. Freudberg, J. H. Galliher, B. L. Grove, Vincent A Hughe: H. G. Kennedy, Charles }Lang Edgar Morris, Robert J. Rothstein, Ivan K. Strasburger, A thur J. Tholl, Arthur R. Tucker, A. Wailer, L. E. Williams, George Wright and John Zanier. Committee on charities—Joseph B. Dreyfuss, chairman; am B. Har- ice chairman; m Adler, J. . owles, Charles T. Clagett, J. H. Entwisle, C. Phillips ‘Hill, Dr, W. Hoffman. Milton Hopfenmaier, |atiss C. Larimore Keeley, Dr. Harry E. W. McCullough, Arthur J. May, Arthur C. Moses, D. S. Porter, Miss Edna J. Sheehy, H. G. Siggers, James Sloan, jr.; Dr, J. Themper and Oscar M. White. AGCUSED BOOTLEGGERS | CHANGE PLEA TO GUILTY f e v | members were They E. | James T. Roiand M. Irvine and Raymond F. Gray, who, the revenue officers say, are at the head of an extensive boot- leggers' syndicate in this city, ar- rested the night of December 20, were in the United States branch of the Police Court today for trial on a charge of sale and possession of !whisky In violation of the national prohibition law., They sprung a surprise when they withdrew their demand for jury trial and changed their plea from ‘“not guilty” to “guilt The case went over for sentence March 14. Irvine and Gray maintain _their apartments in Pelham Courts, 2115 P street northwest, from which the revenue agents say the bootlegger syndicate operated. A large quantity of gin, whisky and other intoxicants was found in the apartment. Roy Spencer of the Plymouth Apart- ment, 1236 _11th street northwest, charged with sale and possession of whisky in violation of the national prohibition law, changed his plea in the Police Court today when called for trial from “not guilty” to “guilty He will be sentenced on March 14. MORSE TRIAL POSTPONED Hearing on Conspiracy Charge Set for Monday, March 19.| The trial of Charles W. Morse, New York shipbuilder; his three sons and cight others on a charge of con- spiracy to defraud the United States in connection with war contracts. was postponed today until Monday, March 19. Justice Stafford announced that the trial, which had been scheduled to start today, had been delayed by agresment of counsel. later re-! ver Davis, J. Ed- | rd | | the others, but his phy Louis | House. PLAN EXTENGION OF MAIL DELIVERY Carriers May Give Individual Service to Dwellers in Apartment Houses. CHANCE BACKS PROJECT Favors Abolishing of Rows of Boxes in Lobby and Present “Hotel System.” Letter carrier delivery to the doo:rs of individual apartments in apart- ment houses is looked upon by soma postal officlals as the next logica! step, following the succees of the “no- box-no-mall” campaign. The Washington city post offios i« behind euch an extenslon of service. - Postmaster Chance having at various times In the past urged such a move upon the Post Office Department. Savings of carrier time as the result of the home mail boxes, probably no* more than 150 homes belng without boxes now, would enable the loca! post offics to give door-to-door de- livery in apartment houses, accord ing to some officials. 99,134 Carrier Stops. There are 99,134 carrier “stops” Washington, according to the cens just taken by the local mail men, b thousands of these “stops” are apart ment mail boxes. The new plan is for the abolishment of rows of mail boxes in the lobbies of apartment houses anc the placing of boxes or slots at the door of each individual apartment. It is pointed out that apartmen® house dwellers 4o not get the same service at the present time as is ac corded dwellers in private houses. No matter how humble the latter, the householder has a carrier delivery to his door. Many of the larger apartment houses now count as but one “stop,” thesa being run on the hotel principle, wi the mail for every one brought to the central office and distributed by the establishment, not by the postal ser: ice. Would Require More Men. On the other hand, some large apartments, with more than 100 fam! lies each. require that a carrier make the entire distribution to the ind vidual boxes in the lobby. The average letter carrier has about 300 stops. Under such a system as proposed, it would take more car riers, undoubtedly. as perhaps one carrier might cover only one, two or three buildings at the most. If such a system is to be adopted by the postal service, In all probabil- be given a ‘trvout” in the Naticnal Capital before being extended to the rest of the country The great argument in its fav is that such a evstem would give every home exactly the same sort of mail delivery. The argument agains: it is that it would cost the govern ment more money. PR S — PRESIDENT BANS SET OUTING PLAN ued from First Page) i | ship Victorfa, which conveyed the President from one end of Florida to the other iast winter. Mr. Harding ssked them to pause and make a foursome. Attornev General Daugh- erty. who was to have been & gues of the President's boat, decided to go on to Miami and rest in a hotel there and so did Secretary of Labor Davis. another member of the cabinct. Sec retary Weeks and Mrs. Weeks left the President at St. Augustine. So. for the next few days. at least, Mr. Hard ing will be left with Mrs. Harding Private Secretary George Christian {Dr. Sawyer, Chairman Lasker of the | Shipping Board, Gen. Dawes of budg: fame, and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. L. ward B. McLean. Daugherty Still ML The Attorney General would have liked to stay with the President ana sician thought it best to detach him completely from his friends so he would not be tempt- ed to talk politics and public affairs Mr. Daugherty was in bed most of the time on the train, but just De fore the President and Mra. Harding went aboard the houseboat he walked back to the private car. It was the first time in many weeks that he had seen Mrs. Harding, and they joked about the reunion of the in- valids. The first Jady of the land was beaming with happiness. Ever since Jast August she has been confined to the upper apartment of the White She has seen hardly anybodv in the Interim, as she had to have absolute rest. ‘She looks remarkably well, considering the long siege of illness. She and Mrs. McLean will be alone on the houseboat practically all the time, as the men in the party will be ashore golfing a good many hours each day. She is so improvi in health that a trained nurse wasn't taken along. Houseboat Picture of Comfort. The McLean houseboat s a picture of comfort inside and out’ C Big palms and flowers adorn the canopleq decks. The Pioneer. as the boat is called, draws very few feet of twater and s almost as wide as the Presi- dential yacht Mayflower, and about 130 feet long. It isn't equipped for radio communication. but the inlet is very narrow and the secret servics motor boat can get back and forth to shore with messages for the Presi- dent, day or night. There is such complete contrast between the bus atmosphere of Washington and the quiet leisurely life of houseboating and golf, however, that the Natlona! Capital already seems thousands of miles away. (Copyright, 1923.) RELAXATION GREAT BOON. Both President and Mrs. Harding Improve Under Florida Sun. By the Associated Press. ORMOND, BEACH, Fla., March 7.— More leisurely cruising down Flori da’s East Coast inland waterway, and another round of golf contemplated by President Harding today as he began the second day of his vacation in the Peninsula State. The course over which the golf game would be played was unde- cided early today, according to ad- vices from the “Ploneer,” the house boat on which the President and Mrs. Harding are taking the crulse. The plans called for a game at one of iwo or three places, depending on the speed of the houseboat which cas: off here late yesterday after the Pres- dent had a game over the Ormond Beach course. New Smyrna. twenty miles south {of here, seemed to be the most like- 1y _place. The relaxation. not to mention the {recreation he has been able to obtain eince leaving Washington, alr has helped the President, members of the vacation party say. Despite the long railroad trip. the visit to this land of perpetual sum- mer also has been of immediate ben- efit to Mrs. Harding, who is gradu- ally regalning her former strength.. |