Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1923, Page 2

2 * | CAPT. C. F. BEERS - BATTALION CHIEF Promoted in D. C. Fire De- partment to Succeed C. A. Kreamer. Retired. OTHERS GO UP A GRADE| Lieut. G. W. Smith Advanced to Captain and Sergt. H. T. Davis to Lieutenant | i | i | | | Capt. Charles F. Beers of No. gine company promoted to bat- | alion chief by the ¢ s e was by \. Kreamer, who week after mor Beers u Seasoned Veternn. £ Beers is 2 d-tn ehar e was cap years No. cut an street, o Rover B Davi b As e lives ut ounced hattalior X truck s trahsfer jeut. L engine 21 i ting engin~ 13 to tru Sergt. . Colv Yo engine Privat Swar transt ing en- from truck ASKS HEALTH TEST | ~ AS SAFETY STEP IN | U. S. DEPARTMENTS from First Page) regard in the past on the part of the | government safety was perhaps attributable to the fact that the gov- | hus iself immune to its for d: as i employers u to Vate Engineers Once Appointed. “In 1917 a safety survey of various | Kovernment plants was made by safe- | ty' engineers under auspices of the compensation commission. As a re- sult of the surv number of de- partmental safety engineers were ap-| pointed, but, apparently due to the shortsighted economy, this work has | lapsed.” { Mr. Verrill proposed that a new | safety survey should be made similar tahthat conducte 1917. He advo- cdted the appoir nt of safety en- ghneers in all plants employing large nembers of federal employes. ‘He declared the government was backward in its first aid work, points ing out that private emplovers found it practicable and profitable to main- tain numerous first aid stations for their employes. Every supervising Zovernment service ately report all accidents occurring ta persons under his supervision, Mr. Verrill concluded. * Says Elevators Are Inspected. | iCol. Sherrill remarked that the pro- | posal about a safety survey was a good one and the council just formed, he id, should take a leading part in in- stigating it. Commenting on Mr, Ver- rill's reference to government elevators, Col. Sherrill said that he had no doubt that some of the elevators were not of the latest type but they are all fre- quently inspected to Insure safety. The | chairman stated that it would be ad- visable that all of the government ele- vators: should bo equipped with au- tomatic -satety devices and an investi- gation will be made to ascertain in what respect they are lacking, the rep- resentatives were told. Col. Sherrill also explained that the ‘War Department had placed first-aid cabinets in the public restaurants and parks. Mr. Owens, the Navy Department safety expert, cited figures to show that the accident percentage _was being largely reduced in the Navy Department since the installation of mechanical safety devices and the promulgation of ‘education circulars haying to do with safety. Chester Rouse of the Post Office De- partment declared that the govern- ment should have a realization of the -merjousness of the safety movement. official in the should Immedi- i ! hospital are Uncle Joe Says That,as Athlete, He’s ‘D--d Poor’ Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Tll, March 21.—Uncle Joe Cannon is gradually getting back Into shape after the long and strenu- ous session of Congres He de- clares that in all of his career, he never experienced a harder session. Just now he is having his and one played man here is worth re- Uncle Joe reach week ago the young reporter, has recently come to this city to take the job of sporting editor of one of the papers, conceived the idea of ketting up a feature story on the veteran statesman to sl to side papers. A news association ered he story. Proceeding to_the where T'nel. iquarters a Lome or mat his Second Joe makes aere lie i his entire ¥ his admirers the young © forced his way through the 1 ed his name, the na- and then tncidentally | candidate for the Le was the & editor of a paper here. “So you're the sporting editor. are 2" “sald Uncle Joe. “I suppose ¥ou tell all the dope about the ath- leties in the various lines of eport and all that—tell about their con- dition and so forth. I reckon.” ‘"Yes, ves, said the young man King that (nterview Was Coming _“Well, you Jist tell them that Uncle Joe s damned poor dition"and the interview ended right here. new o, e From the 3:30 Idition of Yesterdas's § FEDERAL RESERVE BUILDING OPPOSED Board Goes on Record as Fa- voring Suspension to More Favorable Time. The Federal Reserve Board yesterday went on record opposing further building operations by Federal Re- rve Banks “until the presen in the building activitles of try is materially relieved and »f butlding are lowered." board took action with a re estion osts The yesterday t disapproval of of a build branch Ark., Federal Reserve Bank of Tk wers reje ay, and appointed to subr of th E 5 last Prida A spec d today ot the Teser: truct s at this deral lon Passed. ssed the T utior sense of the Federal Re- that until the present the building activities is materially relfeved building are lowered anks should not ad & difficullies of the sit- nation carrying on any brancl huilding operations other than thos g progress or for which con- have already been entered deral reser o the exist Federal on wit suggestion, made buildin all de operations ents, i nt bu be a need 1 activity NEED STUDENT NURSES AT CASUALTY HOSPITAL Thirteen Needed, Superinte Announces—More Induce- dent ments at Present. Casualty Hospltal ent. it w R. Mays, superintendent of making an appeal to ‘ities of Maryland register at that institution. Mrs. Mays said that the shortage recently appointed the hospital, in oung w ter the profession. _Casualty Hospital ducement’ to student nurses today than in the past. It is un the ac- credited list. Graduates from that ligibie for examination of registere District examining board, The posts now open, Mrs. Mays sald, will allow matriculation this spring or summer, bu cotrses will all be ear schedule. fed on by {FIFTY PERMITS RESTORED TO OFFENDING AUTOISTS Operating Licenses Had Been With- | paign. held From Six Months to Year for Violations. The operating permits of approxi- restored by the Commissioners today. Nearly all of these permits had been withheld from six months to a year for violations of the traffic regula- ' tions. This is the second group of restor- ations made recently. Last Decem- ber tiis Commissioners returned per- mits as Christmas presents to a score of other drivers who had vio- luted the regulations. Commissioner Oyster, who super- vises police affairs, picked out from the long list of withheld permits the most deserving cases. Although the present hoard is making it a policy to return permits from time to time, it is withholding them in all cases for a longer time than has been the practice in previous years. Per- {mits formerly were restored after | Bixty or ninety days, but now very |nervous people who revert to sytabol- few are restored short of six months. RED CROSS ASKS AID. Seeks Volunteer Helpers in Braille ‘Work for Blind. Women in government service were appealed to last night by the District of Columbia Chapter, American Red | Cross, to act as volunteers in Braille work 'to aid the war blind. Instruc tion is given free on each Tuesday, beginning at 8 p.m., at the headquar- ters, 16 Jackson place noghwest. The appeal stated that any Woman who gives eighteen hours to the training during & year will be entitled to en- rollment in the organized volunteer service of the District chapter. Miss Anna C. Koerper will be at the headquarters to enroll all wh apply. - little | on a young | ! ' out- | gen- | con- | {writer today { elections {the verdict of the _\jnauu i i i comen {n :0f the party at heart ought to desire d Virginia to |l { | of nurses in Washington is still acute ,you mention?’ was the next question jand that local hospitals are finding | propounded to Mr. Bryan. { trouble in inducing local girls to en- | holds more in-|, “It is not nec nurse as offerad by the | KN¢ aay time |Prom next fall § ene i i i | | rars” iDR. D. C. MAIN TO SPEAK. mately fifty automobile owners were | Will Discuss { Community House, 3d and C streets, | tered, CHOOSE UNKNOWN, URGESW. ). BRYAN Predicts Victory for Demo- crats in 1924 if Candidate ' Is Wisely Picked. REPUBLICANS IN REVOLT Commoner Declares Prospects Fine, But Standard Bearer Must Command Faith. BY DAVID LAWRENC MIAML Fla, March 20.--Wiliam Jennings Dryan, thrice the democratic presidency. today sat in his study across the bay from Attorney General Daugherty in Miamt Beach and contributed a few thoughts to the discussion by the latter on the subject of the 1924 campalgn. Mr. Bryan says he never llkes to discuss personalities. Whether Mr. Ifarding will or will not be renomi- nated isn't a matter that he Is any too cuker to decide, as hie wiil not) participate in the republican Paign of sclection. But he considers himself well quatificd to speak on what democratic party should do, take with Mr. Daugh- to what will oc- nominating conventions m- the and to €rty’s predictions after the ave been held. Mr. Bryan advises the democrats to put aside personal preferences and name a man not heretofore promi- nentiy identificd with presidential contests in the party. Sees Democratic Trend. “The trend is toward the cratic party,” said Mr. Bryan “as is shown of 1822, I do not know when we have Lad an clection wnen ople was 50 tni- the party in veeurred sinee vember to indiats o nd. In fact, t <hip subid issue demo- to the by the H o ! | | formly against “Nothing has lection last N change in the that in the republican party thei. a widespread dissatistact Subsldy Men Lose. “The republicans had two-thirds membershoy and only passed twenty-four majority, and have passed it it all but republica: or ot that u bill by | couldn't Senate conc for cuted gress district SiX republica the Jeratic part ship sub republicans who h the bill wou have i the House. Republicans Revolt. that ninety defeare bexn badly de- n rember { Joined n_defeating the attempt republican leadership to re- mes and kept republicans it to 32, it will be s percen e cans nted seen how publican 1 ost i among dual ve han do o larse And the rger than cause the indi- free to rebel trend being due to r policies of the republican vould be checked hy the democratic party ta with progre nd 1f, for i 3 wers €0 foollsh us (o \ess 10 name the demo- people would be g § t the democratic party than they were last fall at the repub- ause they expect more pro- from the democrats.” Mentions No Names. ight to be nominated asked Mr. Bryan at this pofn 0 one can intelligently pick out luble man so far ahead " reply. “It is easier to elim! nate than to nominate The democratic candidate must not a rep tative of Wall street or a representative of the wets. Among the democrats who are progressive and the party ought to choose the man who at the time scems most likely to th 18 | poll the largest vote. The next Congre: [ for thirteen student nurses at pres- | will shape the lit s announced today by Mre. | making the issues, and it may devel s of the campaign by p & candidate, because issues make candi- dates. i “Every democrat who has the interest e nomination of the most avallable man. Personal preferences ought not to outweigh party and national needs.” “What well known candidates would | i | Bryan to Take Stump. ssary for a man to be well known.” he said, “nothing makes a man so_well known as to be a candidate. What we need is a man who will grow and become »wn. The masses would prefer a n who 18 not known, but who will e their friend, rather than a more nent man who will be their Mr. Bryan began his sixty- | fourth year. | He looks young and | vigorous. In fact, younger than he did when he was' Secretary of State and more like the campaigner in 1908, The Commoner first ran for the pres idency twenty-seven years ago, but doesn't look at bit the veteran pol- itician that he is, and fully expects to go on the stump in tne 1924 cam- (Copyright, 1023.) today i “Religious Symbo- lism” Tonight.” “Religious Symbolism and the Over Emphasis of Sex” will be the subject of an address tonight at the Trinity by Dr. D. C. Main, clinical director of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. This lecture is the fifth and next to the last of a serles of lectures being delivered free to the public under the auspices of Rev. David R. Covell. Dr. Main in summing up some of the principal notes of his address to- | night states that “in all our modern | religions we have a ‘hang-over' from | some pagan religion. Easter is a for- mer pagan feast day. As people be- came converted to Christianity they brought over with them pagan con- cepts which are still used today. A corollary exists in the minds of the | ism centuries old. MOTORISTS GET TAGS. Registration Cards Necessary for Out-of-Town Autoists. Several hundred out-of-town motor- ists went to the traffic bureau in the Graham buliding, 14th and E streets, today for the new registration tags which must hereafter be displayed on all cars bearing foreign license plates. The new tag bears the words *Regis- 1923 Before lssuing the tag the traffic bureau stamps on it the date on which the driver's reciprocity expires. The purpose of issulng new tags to visitors is to catch residents of the District who operate here indefinitely on foreign tags in order to avoid buy- ing both District Maryland plates. | tions ion {authorities on its numerous vol { But { value i stances, while the stone outside walls { Bods. {negte Institution of Washington, call- |closely co-operate in the “protectiom, | examination and interpretation” of D. 'TO KEEP COMMERCE DEPARTMENT INFORMED OF CONDITIONS AT l | Consulting Board to be known as This board was recently appointed by junt made its first report to him. Swacey of Cleveland, Ohio; F. W. dence, R. L, and W. DECLARES CIVILIZATION | OF MAYAS ANTEDATES | TUTANKHAMEN'S TIME! (Cont ret Page.) carrfed on| and foremost heology have agreed the possibilitics of such an expe annot be overestimated The | ory of the Mayas may never found, but there is every hope that mes will be discov- of the anclen heir lives writing i will be probably a large sc 3 i the tomb who spent t { porary Engraved on Monument | ouf their chronology the Mayas engraved on monuments and on | walls and rooms of thelr temples, | palaces and homes, Dr. Saville sald. the more timate details of the | ri wers recorded in book form, on a resembles paper | matertal that closei; but is exceedingly strong and durable. | Some few leaves of such volumes al- | ready have beerr discovered and th i is evidence to show that what might amount to an entire library was buried in the numerous tombs of its authors. Like the Egyptians and other ancients of the old world, the Maya Indlans buried the most treasured effects of their leaders with the bodies. The tombs of the Maya priests, who were also the intellectual leaders’ of the race, are known to be under the fioors of the | temples. Explorers came across one of | these tombs by accident recently and there discovered rare jades, exquisite bits of fewelry, handsome specimens of sculptufe and statuary. Taking only a fow of thege choice examples of Maya the heoiogists quickly sealed tomb tear mercenary art | collectors nifgl to the spot and ruin forever the worid's opportunity to look into the past through an accurate giass, Dr. Saville said. Part left 1 | Would Discover H What tieso haps, tory. to do now is open various tombs and there, per- discover the history we are Nes buried.” he continued. “its can not even be estimated, but some idea of the high state of civili- zation those ancients had reached may be fmagined when we learn for a fact that they had engineers capa- ble of dREINE Weus 20 feet deep through solid rock. And they had 10 modern drills to help them.” The Mayas are known to have been astute students of astronomy, and perfected a calendar that rivals our own. One of the most interesting discoveries mentioned by Dr. Saville was that of a column on which was carved the figure of a woman, bear- ing a globe on her back. The speak- er added no comment as to what he thought this may have represented, but his discription instinctively drew out a belief that these ancient as- tronomers may have suspected that this earth is & globe. Built on Pyramida. “Some of their palaces and temples were three or more stories high,” the speaker said, “and were built on the summits of pyramids. These pyramids, | however, were not used for tombs, as those of ancient Egypt. The walls of the rooms were plastered and bore | we want exquisite mural paintings in many in- { carved. Macadam roads were bulit torough lne tropicai jungles irom | city to city, and parts of these| ancient highways may still be found, so substantially were they con-| structed.” Dr. Saville thrilled his audience by his description of a cenotaph, or deep natural well, into which tradition says the Maya priests hurled their most beautiful maidens in time of drought_as living sacrifices to their True to their religious cus- toms, he said, grieving relatives threw the victims' worldly goods into the water also. Gorgeous jades, jewelry and even mosaics have been Tecovered from the mud of this well, which was located at Chichen-Itza, the capital of the Maya civilization, proving the truth of the stories. Urges Protection of Expedition. A resolution, which was drawn up by Dr. Merriam, president of the Car- beautitully concrete were and ing upon the people of America to and archeological rec- s ratified ty, after the historical - ords of their continents, wa: he Archaeological Socle :’tyh‘nd been adopted by the board of trustees. In a brief address, after the resolution had been ratified, Dr. Mer-} riam declared no fleld presents &0/ great an opportunity to the worl foday as that of anclent history. “And certainly anclent American history should be, studfed first by mericans,” he said. ¥ AM:J. George Oakley Totten, who re- constructed a perfect model of one of the temples of Chichen-Itza, said the architecture of the ancient Mayas was equal to that of the schools of France. Maj. Totten is a prominent architect himself and has spent, con- siderable time in Yucatan, studying the old ruins. .. WILL ADDRESS STUDY. .. es Moore, chairman of the Fine Afi’;‘gommlsliun. will deliver an ad- dress on “The Federal City—Wash- ington,” before the Washington Study, in the Highlands apartments, tomor- row morning at 11:30_o'clock. Jus. tice Wendell Phlllips Stafford of the District Supreme Court will address the study on “The People and Thelr Courts of Law,” in the Highlands, Thursday morning &t the same hour. This address will mark the conclusion of a series of lectures on “‘Govern- ment,” which have been held der the auspices of the study. Left to right: McNalr Houghton of Michig Stratton, former director of the bureau. Back row—John Freeman of Provi- | D. Bancroft of Ithaea, N, Y ! placed on BUREAU OF STANDARDS the Hoard of Visitors to the Burenu. the Secretary of Commerce and hax Front row—Ambrose Dr. W. 8. MILLIONS WASTED IN VAGUE HOSPITAL PLAN, EXPERTS SAY “between the years 1917-1923, Inclu- sive, will be evident from the follow- | fng statement. It would be beyond the province of this report to analyze | what has been accomplished these aprpopriations and what to the government of a permar character. Of necessity a great de. )f the money was spent hospitals establ the war which had to L On the other hand, States government had plan for its hospital wor! much that was otherwise wasted could have been preserved as per nent Institutions for u tion that confronts th out of to- jday.” Then follows a long deta:led list appropriations, as complled in the o fice of the division of hnolkkecpin and warrants of the Troasury vember 2, 1922. The total ls 090,144.82. Sharp Disagreements Revealed. Sharp disagreemets betw White committee and the Bureau, which arose over certain problems in which both were con- cerned, are officlally revealed for the first time in the report. agreements arose, it is explained, through the transfer of enormous amounts of supplies from the Army and public health service to the Vet- erans’ Bureau, and some of whi were n‘-(‘d(-d for equipment of the hospitals being bufit by the Whita committee, eventually to be managed and maintalned by the Veteraus' Burcau Matters had been running smooth- ly enough so long as the pu health servic was In charge surplus supplies, it is revea consultants forged rapidly ahead on cen Veterans' | that basis, and shipments of supplies from surplus stores were sent tc those institutions which were ready to recelve them. With the operation of the axecutive order, however, transferring surplus suppifes from the public health service to the Vet erans’ Bureau, dlsagreement arose with the latter bureau on the f terpretation of the following part of the law. quotation from the act. RHefused Use of Supplies. “The Veterans' Bureau,” tha re- port charges, “refused the Treasury the use of surplus supplies, and for weeks it was Impossible to draw sup- [ pltes for equipment. The consultants were faced with the problem of pur- chasing complets equipment for the Treasury hospitals, irrespective of the government possession of supplies for this purpose. “What constituted an equipped hos- pital was so variously interpreted that for a time no agreement could be reached. The inclusion in the bill such words as ‘trackage facilities, ‘vehicles,” ~‘live stock,’ ‘furniture,’ ‘equipment’ and ‘accessories,’ led to a narrow Interpretation which was the word ‘equipment’ by the officers of the Veterans' Bureau. At last, on May 27, 1922, the control- ler general ruled that the Secretary must decide, and so the consultants were forced to adopt an arbitrary standard on which to proceed. Allot- ments were finally made to the bu- reau of supply to provide the equip {went on a standard basis for the com. pletion of the hospitals. While these standards of equipment are not likely to please all, the consultants feel sure that for each institution bullt by the Treasury Department adequate and sl;ls(lclory equipment has been pro- vided.” Controversy Brought to End. This controversy with the Veterans’ Bureau was finally brought to an end, through the co-operation of the federal board of hospitalization. This board, and “especially Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, the chlef co-ordinator,” says the report, ““were of the greatest assist. apce in flnally securing the available equipment and shipping it to the vari- ous institutions, thus facllitating the ‘work of this department.” The federal plan, proposed by the committee as a preventive against fu- ture crises in the hospital situation of the nation provides for the entire prob- lem to be centered in one federal office. Personnel of Committee. The White committee consists of a body of emunnl leaders of the medical profession tho gave their services t the government. Dr. White of Pitts. burgh, is chalrman of the committee, the other members of which are Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago: Dr. John G. Bowman of Pittsburgh, and Dr. George H. Kirby of New York city. —_— JEWELER IS DIVORCED. Mrs. Alice L. Gulli Is Granted Decree. Chief Justice McCoy in Equity Division 2 has awarded an inter. locutory decree of divorce to Mrs. Alice L. Gulll, wife of Vincent L. Gulli, Washington jeweler, against whom proceedings for a divorce were instituted last summer. Mrs. Gulll charges her husband misconducted him- self with another woman, who was named as co-respondent in the action. Under the terms of the decree the wife {8 awarded the custody of two infant children. and permanent ali- mony. The couple were married July 21, 1902, in Baltimore. _Attorne, Raymond Neudecker and Leo Simonton appear for the wife. b3 These dis- | Here followed an extensive | C., TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1923. LAUNCH SOGIALIST | 1Challenge to Capitalism To- night Marks Epoch in British Politics. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 20.—Socialism throws down the gauntlet to capitalism Phillp Snowden, one of the leaders of the independent labor party, puts a motion denouncing “the capltalist sys- tem” as a failure and proposing that legislation be directed toward fts gradual supercession “by an industrial and social order based upon public ownerships and democratic control of the fnstruments of production and dis- tribution.” It will be the first time in history that socialism has launched in the British parliament a direct formal challenge of the existing order, and the event, discussed In the press for sev eral days, most significant happenings in a long time. Support of Other Partle: All the other parties in the house are united in opposing Mr. Snowden's motion, and their whips have urgently called their respective supporters to attend tonight's session: Amendments have been framed by eve! party. That prepared by the conservatly declares that “in view of the admitted efliciency of the cap- italist system” efforts should be made to extend it. The amendment con- cludes with a declaration in favor of giving workers in each industry “an opportunity of being assoclated legitimately with its direction and management.” The independent liberals' amend- ment states fous reasons agalnst the existing evils can and must be { remedied, not by sudden and revolu- {tlonary changes, but by a wise and beneficlal economle policy which the amendment outlines. The national liberals also will set forth vartous objections. This group's amendment expresses the belief that social redre: is obtainable without overcoming the present basis of so- jclety, retaining to the state {benefits of individual initiative” Little Time for Solutio: motion will not 8:15 o'clock, and Inasm as the | be submitted until as the discussion will presumably end at 11. under the rule applying {to a private member's business, there will not be much time for a solutio: of the problems involved. It is, there- {fore, uncertain whether the { will g0 to a division. Mr. Snowden desirés a division on the original motion, but it will t the speaker's discretion to call for discussion of any amendment; the hoice of which one rests with him. a a LAW AND RELIGION TOPIC AT KEITH’S Dean Wilbur Discusses Man's Re- lation to God in Midday Lenten Address. Aster o Ball an invocation ¥ nd two selections by vary Baptist Church Quarte A. 'King, presiding at the Lenten services, at the Keith's ater, introduced Dean William A. Wil- {bur'of George Washington Univer- Isity as the speaker today. Dean Wilbur took as his subject “Religion {and the Law.” Il referred to the itablets of stone brought by Moses from the mountai jaddress was concerned with the first | tablet only, the relations which man | bears to God. He drew analogies to man' estate from nature and from many quota- {tions from various poets showing that mankind alone refuses to abide by Ithe law and thus perishe “When he disobeys th {law he is sick,” said Dean |“When he disobeys the law {tellect he encounters a fal phi- losophy which leads him nowhere and when he disobeys the moral law he perishes spiritually. “The Greek had as their highest symbol the winged horse, Pegasus {which has been likened unto a {radiant intellect or an intellect equip- ped with imagination but no epir- ituality and the Greeks perished and i their civilization with them because { of the lack of spirituality The speaker tomorrow will be Rev. James Shera Montgomery. The serv. ilces will be conducted by Rev. J. {Judson Ringer, W. Arthur Storm { will preside and a solo will be sung by W. L. Terry. —_— e FINDS HUSBAND IN RAID. Enraged Wife Engages ‘Other Woman” in Terrific Fight. The vice squad last night raided a house at 3553 6th street northwest, {and arrested a woman who gave her name as June ant on a charge of keeping a disorderly resort. When the police entered they declared they tfound elght young men and women in the midst of a riotous party. While the raiding party was still in charge of the place, another yvoung woman burst in, and, recognizing her husband as one of the revelers, or- dered his arrest for desertion. A moment later she and the Grant wom- an engaged in a terrific fight, which required the combined strength of two of the officers to halt, Two young women who are said to have lived in the house were arrested and sent to the house of detention for investigation. Miss Grant's case ! was called in Police Court today and inrrnlgnmenl set for Friday. {RECEIVES ARMY OFFICERS I All the officers of the Army on duty at the War Department and {ts | Bwight £ Bavis, the mow assiatant secretary, who had expressed a de- I sire to meet each of his military as- oclates in_person. The presenta- itions were made by Maj. Gen. Hines, {deputy chief of staff, assisted by | Col. Gasser, secretary of the general {staff. This is the first time that I most of the officers have worn their {uniforms since the order permitting them to wear civillan dress on duty !went into operation several months | ago. A esistant Secretary Davis has ap- pointed Miss Wall as his private sec- retary. She was formerly associated with him when he served on the War Finance Corporation. ACQUITTED IN KILLING. Hugh M. Smith, colored, sixty-one ears old, was acquotted late yesterday fternoon by a jury in Criminal Di- vision 2 of a charge of murder in the second degree. Smith was ac- cused of killing Peyton Sayles, also colored, following a quarrel over a woman’ on Morris road near Nichols avenue, Anacostia, September 8, last. A former trial some weeks ago re- sulted in & disagreement of the jury. Attorney James A. O'Shea appeared for the accused. cai bur, in- branches in this city appeared at the|paratus of reasonable selectivity is| department this morning in complete | uniform to pay their respects to Col. v a; in the house of commons tonight when | is regarded as one of the! soclalizing industry and asserts that| otion | be | |Finds $300.32, Gets 32 cents MOVE INCOMMONS| 4s His Reward “That's gratitude,” sighed Maur- ice Auerbach of 705 Gth street northwest as he was about to pocket 32 cents which had been Elven to him by an unidentified old lady as a reward for finding her pocketbook, contalning mora than $300 and a rallroad ticket to New York. Auerbach was dodging the heavy traffic across Pennsylvania ave- nue at 6th street this morninsg, When his eyes fell upon a hand- bag. Opening it, he counted six $50 notes and some small change, together with the railroad ticket, and was reaching for his Lip pock et when the old lady approached and touched him on the shoulder, “I believe you have found my pocketbook,” ‘said the old woman politely. She described it and its contents accurately and Auerbach returned it “Just a moment,” sald the wom- an as she fingered excitedly in her recovered purse. “Here's a little reward.” She placed Into his outstretched Lalm & quarter, a nickel and 2 1ts—all the 1 cent he loose change In the ‘ ¥ a lettar of nks, too” ghe added, as Auer- *h's 'Adam’ le oscillatel 1 hiwhs Adam's apple oscillatel in He returned the reward =g e From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday tar. BOY SERIOUSLY HURT BY HEAVY COAL TRUCK Edward Thornton, 6 Yenrsvold, Taken to Casualty Hospital With Fractured Skull. While playing in front of his home yesterday afternoon, Edward Thornton, sIX vears old, 1305 K street southeast, was knocked down by a coal truck and serfously injured. to Casualty Hospital in automobile, whers ph skull may be fractured. Benjamin Parker, tw y-four, 1624 Kramer street, driver of the truck, being held at the fifth precinct sta- tion for investigatior According to information obtained by the police, the lad jumped from a lumber wagon and started across the street into nobile. The truck P, & Steuart RESEARCH UNIVERSITY DAMAGED $500 BY FIRE i * Fire, be: d to have started from i:! defective flue, did approximately i$500 damage to the home of the Re- |search Untversity, 20 Jackson place, | vesterday afternoen i Engine company No. 1 and }No. 3, which responded to a ,Phoh. call, confined the blaze to the ilhird floor. Prof. L. W. Rapeer, pres- truck ident of the universit | smoke, und his secretary, i Jorit ndewater, { headquarters. There were n when the fire employes on discovered ss Ma telephoned fire classes in progress rted and only & few the first floor wer build! Dr. Rapeer said | Janitor had just built a new | the furnace and his presumption was | that some accumulation in the fue | causne are. {HOOVER CONVENES 2D RADIO PARLEY tary of Commerce should {of ihe problem and h. I ment of this new ar { Mobile services of the war branch { of the government possibly have be. overlooked in the allocation of wave | lengths, Commander D, ¢ {the Navy warned the confer Commander Bingham said the dovel- opment of aircraft has not reached |1ts peak, and that possibly the deve {opment of this branch of the servi {would parallel the developm !radio. He added that inasm | there are not enough wave ba: {all broadcasting < govern- {ment would have to depend on civic i ies for their assistance in regula- i“ Demand Exceeds Supply. i The demand for wave lengths ex- ceeds the supply, according to Dr. | Alfred N. Goldsmith, secretary of the |Institute of Radic Engineers. Dr. | Goldsmith sald that unless a broad- | casting station uses its wave length {constantly its use is unjustified. { There is no room In the air for | simuitaneous transmission with in- { terference, Dr. Goldsmith added. . The present question, and the most | pressing one before the conference, declared, was how many broac casting channels ma be carved in the alr and who shall best use them. zepresenting the amateurs of the {United States, Hiram Percy Maxim, a leader in amateur radio work, said | the industry must learn to co-op- | erate, and that without this suggest- ed co-operation uninterrupted trans- mission is hardly possible. take hold & develop- nce he Six Bands for Broadeasting. In an agenda submitted to the con- ference for discussion W. D. Terrell, chief radio inspector of the Commerce Department, says the inspection com- mittee has provided six bands of wave lengths for the broadcasting service, two of which are within the govern- ment_ reservation. Heretofore the broadcasting service has been limited to the specific wave lengths of 380,400 and 485 meters. The new arrange- ment, the agenda says, will permit the reception of signals from several stations operating simultaneously in close proximity with the minimum in- terference possible under present limitations Dprovided recelving ap- employed and adjusted efficlently. The committee recommends that {only one wave length be assigned to each broadcasting station except sta- tions authorized and licensed to broadcast government reports, which {the wave length designated and re- served for this service. “In the absence of the required gal authority,” the report concludes, hich the radio bill provided, | will be very difficult to carry out our recommendations without fi co- operation between all the interests involved as well as extended and thorough inspection by our service, which must be expanded to meet the demands made upon it and keep pace with the rapild development of the art” 142 QUARTS ARE SEIZED. One hundred and six quarts of whisky and twelve quarts were reported seized this morning, when* the third precinct prohibition enforcement squad and Revenue Agent Evans arrested Lillle Arring- ton, colored, 915 Hughes court. charge of lilegal possession was pre- ferred. The same officers also a rested Frank Newton and Ed Newton, colored, occupants of 11 26th street, this morning and charged illegal possession of two dozen quarts of whisk: 1o He was taken | ishould be transmitted exclusively oni INCOME AND PROFITS 1t | of gin| F.E CHAPIN DIES, PARALYSIS VICTIM Attorney Came to Washing- * ton in 1881 as Senatorial Secretary. FREDERICK E. CHAPIN. Frederick Emmons Chapin, a 1 inent Washington lawyer, died at residence, 2027 O street norihwes this morning after an fliness of six teen days. Death was due paralyste. Mr. Chapin was born December 1860, at Livonia, N. Y., the son Willard Emmons and Katherine Ha Chapin. On his maternal side he was a descendant from John Hart of 2 a r of the Declaral in the Erie coun- from 1585 t of Congress ¢ H 2 United State and af He was Trade, Chamber nevy Chase tele- | fzham of | i | i ] | | | | | | | !of the tenth prec is: | March 15 of $400,000,000, and any AUSHELD FOR GRAND JURY southwest the grand j near 6th Dr. Herbert Martyn oner, testified that body disclosed that from a fracture of the o orrhages. de Tells of Finding Body. 7 Arthur . Byrd of 1235 street northeast testified b ered a body lying ides tou or =ma y 5 Sunday morr reported it to t ne Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A Hobart street gave the same t Evar e discov immediately B pract tmony, saving t heard a ekidding noise o street between 2:15 and yesterday momiag and the saund of hammering Mrs. White sa'd screams and that the that of a crash, but loud be noticeable. Mr. White when he took a second 1 machine from his half away, he found that the been ' turned off, granted the person « going to leave Finds Osthaus § Detective Joseph Waldr. as to the arrest of Osth: that he learned he had reported theft of an automol and finding. he was staying at the home of Mre Willlam R. Griffith, his sister, at 21 6th street mortheast, for the night went there and asked for Osthaus Mrs. Griflith afked that he wait a few moments and closed the door, h later heard she ded tha at th + blocic i sald. Some minutes later, he the door not being opened, a key from the ledge abov and opened it, walked in ered a man in bed, with s ing but face covered. thaus, he said, Waldron introduced which he_ said Osthaus which Waldron declar variance with the first which Osthaus had de edge of the accident. Osthaus did not testify quest. Immediately after the verdict, T§ Morris Wampler, attorney for Omy thaus, made arrangements for hls cé: lease on bond pending appearancs before the grand jur: : — From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's & testified itemer had signe fed all knqply at the in- TAXHITS $400,000,000 Income and excess profits taxes paid March 15 amount to at least $400,000,000. according to actual figures received the Treasury from collectors of internal revenue, it was reported yvesterday by high officials of the Treasury. How much more than $400,000,000 the final reports will show, it was thought, might be announced Wednesday. F mates for balancing the budget this yea had taken into account a payment ‘.-". moy over that, it was explained, will assist in wiping out the deficit for this fiscal year, which now is somewherc near $100,000,000.