Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1923, Page 2

JONIOR RED CRUSS ORKSHONSGAN Subkct Shares Convention Discussion With Public Health Nursing. Public health nursing and other technical Red Cross work and the problems of the American Junior Red Cross were considered at today's ses- glon of the mational convention of the society Arthur W. Dunn, national director of the Junior Red Cross, reported that the branch is active and prosper- ows, due to the popularity of its s@hool program. Jt has become an important activity i# the Indlan schools of the west, sqveral speakers 3 ted. It is grow- ifs in significance as a means of bfinging about” desirable interna- l&n-\l relations. H Businexs Scxsion On. A business session is being held this afternoon to consider resolutions and mmittee reports. onight._a demonstration - of life ing. will be given, to which -the p@blic is invited. 'War and peace activitles of the Red Cross in its world- figng ministrations o all pcoples who stfier were °d M addresses ofi-elect James E eman The American Red Cross, ite wo during the war and ing many disasters in - wrld, has emphasized th ciples’ of Americanism. ershing He narrated sgances of Red C se bfgtere days of céme under his personal o “The action of the American peopl i® contributing nearly §10.000,000 tor J&panese relief work was declared bg Gen. Pershing to have further opened’ the duoors of friendship be- t®een the two countries. The Japa- nése, he said, have many traits of racter which should appeal to Amerlcans. throu follow - Ally of Church FClaiming the Red Cross as the gEeatest aily of the Christian chureh fEthis country, Bishop-clect Freeman called attentibn that this organiza- tian, exemplifying unity and fellow- Bip. is a most powerful force to drive oWt the disruptive forces now oper- aHing In this country. “The American Hed Cross should en- ter upon a health program, as an agixlliary to government agencles, rgeon General Hugh S. Cumming of United States public health serv- ice said in an address late yesterday. “Physical denciencles disclosed in wartime and the widespread influenza epidemic had created a public health conscience, he sald Through education and stimulation of the people to take care of them- sélves, by taxes wisely expended through ihelr own carefully selected public servants, great good may be aéeomplished, he declared. Pointing out the particular object of Red Cross service, he said that stimulation locally through the chap- ters should aim at providing such public health activities as do not ex- ist or are inadequate. “The .Red Cro: he added, “should always work as far as possible fhrough ex- isgh official organizations when sueh exist, or create in the public mind & démand ior such organiza- tions with the ultimate object of ac ing as an auxiliary to the offic camstituted healthorganizations, state and national.” Showld Come Second. In his opinien, sald,, the surgeon cgeneral, “the ' prififary object .for which the Red Cross was organized was not't§ cdfr§ om routine public health work, and any attempttoenter into such a field should be considered with reference to its effect upon the efiefency of the organization.” He be- lieved it advisable for the Red Cross i {in_strict Fear Felt for Life Of Girl in Accident | MISS ADELE RYAN, Granddaughter of Thomas Fortune Ryanm, is in' a very serfous condition, and according to the latest bulleting ix likely to die, ax the result of an awtomobile accident mear Asbury Pork, N. J., when Lewis Gordon Norrie, V'rinceton hockey star, was killed. BARS LEGISLATORS ATILS BULDINGS Government to Keen yands Off in Dispute With Okla- homa Governor. Oklahoma legislators in their attempt to Impeach Gov. Walton were refused permission to meet in federal buildings of the state in a message dispatched to the state executive last night by C. Bascom Slemp, secretary to President Coolidge. The decision to take this action was reached last night in response to am jpeal by Gov. Walton to President | Coolidge and Attorney General Daugh- erty to prevent the use of federal build- ings in Oklahoma by the state legis- lators. The telegram dispatched to the governor. stating that use of the fed- ¢ral buildings for “purpotes other than business of the UnMked States govern- ment is contrary to regulations,” wa ted today to stand, without elab- n. as explanation of the govern- s position WIll Keep Hands Off. The government's action was seen line with the ‘*hands- policy to which Washington _officials have adhered from t first in declin- ing to involve the federal government In"the Oklahoma situation in any w The War Department had previous taken the position, when a led to by factions opposed to Gov. Walton to prevent his mobilization of the state militia. that it had no authority over the armed forces of the state in such a matter. No statement was ing the position, and G. Bascom Blemp. secretary to the President, through whose hands the correspond- ence leading to the action was han- dled, did not elaborate on a tele- gram sent to Oklahoma City, which based the refusal on the fact that it was “econtrary to regulations.” Gov. Walton's action (n asking President Coolldge and Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty to prevent the use of federal bulldings to Oklahoma legis- lators was, 8o far as officlals could recall, without precedent. In the past federal bufldings have been used from time to time by other civil authorities, but in the present circumstances, with Gov. Walton di: issued explain- program to be auxiliary to govern- mental agencies, declaring that such a course would stimulate a continu- ous activity upon the part of local Red Cross chapters and would pro- vide & derinite objective which is the | great need of public health work | among the people of this countwy. | “All public health activities of the Red Cro: id Dr. Cumming, | ‘should be toward the création of | efficient governmental authorities (o' 1 whom the public health work should be turned over eventually. The b Cross should always work in com- plete_harmony with and as an aid to official bodies” He pafd tribute to the Red Cross for having mobil- ized in war time a “group of men and women who in ability and devo- tion have never been surpussed and who won the gratitude not only of our country but of the world.” The work which the Junlor Red Cross is doing In teaching the princi- ples of service to the youth of the country was outlined by Willian Knowles Cooper of the Y. M. C. A. and the Rotary Club. He told of his obset v ons of the conditions of. children in European countries which he_visited recently Rev. G. E. Jones, vice chairman of | the Clinton County Chapter of In-{ diana, spoke of the problems which ¢ tace the Washington division, the largest in the Ked Cross. Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, man- ager of the Washington division, ex- pressed appreciation for the manner in which the people genérally had subscribed so libérally to the recent Jupanese reilef appeal. Life-Saving Pageant. One of the features of the first aid and life-saving program tonight will be a reproduction of methods of carrying the wounded in time of war and “in peace time, dating from the Qrusaders, carrying the wounded men | on a shield. The public is invited. Among the eplsodes to be repro- Cuced are the sanitary commission, days of '61, by members of Tent No, i, Daughters of Union Veterans, and members of Sons of Veterans. . A group of United States coast guards- men .from the south Baltimore base will demonstrate methods of impro- vising a first aid stretcher from oars| and salls. Deputy Chlef O'Connor, | drill master of the fire department, | is training a rescue squad of fire lad- | dies-to put on a representation from the District fire department, and a dozen young policemen from the police training school will demon- strate police rescue work by the re- serves in the course of the program. | Boy Scouts from Troop 70: and Gigl Scouts from Troop 1 of the Cen- tral High School aud Troop 17 of the Northeast Catholic High School, will put on characteristic rescue demen- stration: Demonstration by Soldters. A detail of Infantry from the Wash- | ington barracks in light fighting equtpment will demonstrate how they could carry off their own casuaities after an engagement, and_ litter squads from Walter Reed Hospital will show the technique of the Army Ambulance Corps. The surgeon general of the Navy has assigned two squads of hospital corpsmen from the United States Naval Hospital in Washington to dem- onstrate the marvelous “Stokes" litter, on which a man may e immobilized and carried painlessly and -safely in almost any position. On this litter he can be lowered through the hatch- way of a ship or hoisted from a small | Boat without prejudice to his Injuries, | Other groups which will be repre- sented are miners, explorers and office workers, in various methods of carry- ing injured or sick people. The pageant 19 being produced under ti diraction of Commodore W. E. Lonig- feilow, who is nationally kmown aue an instructor in Red Cross rescue methods; and the event will be: the’ climax ‘of the evening's program. ilators had puting the legality of the legislators meeting, it wae admitted the decision involved difficuities. ‘Washington officials made it clear some time ago that the situation in Oklahoma was purely local to that state and required no fedéral action. At that time, however, the question entered the case. MILITARY BLOCK PATH OF STATE LEGISLATORS IN OKLAHOMA CAPITOL (Continued .from First Page.) The capitol grounds were kept clear by the military. No cars were allowed {to enter grounds and driveways ordl- narily used for parking were deserted. 64 Names on Petition, As the legislators left their hotel for the capitol W. E. Disney, state representative from Muskogee coun- ty, announced that sixty-four names had been signed to the petition for the extraordinary session. John L. Graham, assistant Okla- homa City postmaster, notified McBee that he had received instructions to- day from the Postmaster General that the post office could not be used for any business other than govern- mental. & McBee assured him that the legis- “never thought of using the federa] building” for the proposed session. Legislative headquarters in a down- tewn hotel were emptied at 10:15 o’clock, all house members dispersing to meet later at the capitol. No session of the military court was held today. It was intimated that the tribunal had been disbanded for the day to permit its officers to be de- tailed for service at the capitol. Col. W. 8. Key, commander of the Oklahoma City and county martial law zone, i the detachments at the statehouse. No crowds were permitted to col- lect around or Inside the capitol this morning. business within and newspaper men ‘were allowed to enter the bullding. Despite Gov. Walton’s order direct- men necessary to prevent the meet- ing, the bellef was expressed in well informed quarters that only a very #mall shcw of military force would e made in halting the legislators. ‘This opinion gained strength with the issuance by Adjt. Gen. B. H. Mark- ham of an officfal command ta the house members not to try to meet, although there was nothing in the decree itself to indlcate what action the troops contemplated. telegraphic appesi by Gov, Walton to President Coojldge last might a ingthat the federal government pre- vent the use of the local federal buflding for the session, brought a quick response from the White House that regulations prohibit the use of government buildings _except for United States business. The governor acted to forestall such an attempt after reading a news item in a local publication which quoted Federal Judge John H. Cotteral as saying he Saw no reason why his courtroom in the federal building could not be used by the lawmakers. The judge cate- gorically denied the statement at- tributed to_him. ‘A meeting of the house members seeking his impeachment is prohibit- od by Gov. Walton on tiie . grounds thit more than a majority of the house are members of the Ku Klux 1 : 8% has: proclatmed the' praposed session an_ {llegal assembly, declar- ing [t would be “dominated and con trolled by the Ku Klux Klan.” This will include life-saving drills and a contest between two champlon- ship teams of the Chesapeake and Potemac Telephone Company, which Tl be supervis a‘ by Maj M. J mié?:fl:?gr%"sn% cap donated By Chairman John Barton Payne. = 3 session, he charges, was called by the Ku Klux in ‘an effort to silence his guns in his war on the secret organization. This the legislators deny, declar- IR itk R SRt T A SO ADt “to restore constitutional govern- in personal command of | Only state officials with | ing the use of all force of arms and | _____THE EVENINGTSTAR, St ARE INPERLED I HOLSE CAVE Wall of Brick Dwelling Col- lapses — Woman, 82, Among Those in Ruins, The rear half of the east wall of a three-story brick ¢welling at 713 I street crumpled to the ground early last night, the six pérsons under the roof escaping Injury through a freak of good fortune. The cause of the” collapse was listed by police as due to weakened foundations occastoned by an exca- vation for a new bufldihg on the Iot adjoining. Those in the 'house when the wall dropped were Mrs. Elizabeth C. War- ren, elghty-two years old, and her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Barron, and their three children. o Need More Men. at the bullding department of the Tisirict s still operating without c men was brou Rt ught to light collapse of the building. Building Tnspector John P. Healy, who carly’ this morning began an in- vestigation, stated that ome fleld fn- spector has been covering the ter- ritory of two men. The man fin whose territory the building fell i on leave, Mr. Healy said. and the in- spector “assigned to the adfoining area has had 1o look after both sections, After making persomal examination of the wreckage this morning. the building inspector returned to the District bullding and began prepara- tion of a repart for the Commissioners. Leave Earth Shelt. Mr. Healy explained that in exca- vating for a new bullding between qJd structures the practice is to leave & shelf of earth extending out from eaeh of the adjoining walls until the work reaches the point where the abutting walls are to be underpinned The inspector stated that he found such a shelf extending out two feet Six inches from the wall on the east side of the excavation, Because of the debris he could not see what shelf existed on the side where the wall fell, he =ata. According to Mr. Healy, a steam shovel was not used in making the excavation, because the building of- fice informed the concern doing the work that it should not be.used on that job. In March, 1922, an accident almost identical with the present one oc- curred in the southwest section of the city. The side wall of the house at 1365 D street southwest fell out. An excavation had rocently been made on a vacant lot adfoining the house. After reading the. report on that accident, Col. Keller, former englneer Commissioner, wrote a notation on the bottom 'of it. expressing his opinion that in such cases no permit should be issued unless the character of the neighboring structures is known and proper provision made. An excavation also was being made at the T street site for a sewer, near the wall that fell, and Mr. Healy wlill inquire carefully’ into this phase of the job as weil as the digging of the foundation fof the new building. All of the persons in the house hap- pened to be in positions where they luckily escaped injury when the wall caved away. Mrs. Warren had re- tired. Her bed was In the cornef with head near the west wall of the room, and the foot of the bed about six feet from the wall. When the wall col- lapsed the flooring of the second floor sagged to a marked degree and the bed with the occupant starting slid- ing toward the open gap in the ecast. The feet of the bed stopped on the very brink of a thirty-foot-drop into the excavation next door. . Barron rushed in-as seon-as he heard the crash, and got his mother- in-law downstairs in safety. -, Mr. and Mrs. Barron were in the front half of the house when the wall fell. The three children were in the third floor rear bedroom getting ready to go to bed. The wall dropped away on the corner as well as at the side and Jeff the flooring of the third floor _s#pporting the bed hori- zontally. This position was almost unexplainable to experts in building looking at it today. escaped by running down the stairs, jof using federal buildings had not|Which were intact. Houxehold Goods Scattered. ‘When the wall collapsed it brought with it a miniature avalance of furni- | ture, furnishings and household goods, which piled up in a chaotic lieap of debris in the excavation gap next door. The house is owned by John and Joseph Guiffrida, who were planning the buflding next door. Police threw lines around the wreeked building, outside of which the -family stood, scantily clad, for sometime wondering where to find shelter for the night. taken into the home of Hubert Mills of 618 G street. REVAMPD.C.BILLS LOST LAST SESSION Engineer Commissioner Bell today directed Roland M. Brennan, chief clerk of the engineer department, to iprepare a program of District legis- lation to be .introduced as soon as Congress meets in December. At the same time Walter C. secretary to the Utilitles Comml! will prepare a schedule of the p: utility legislation that died without action in the last Congress. Mr. Brennan's list of pending mea will be presented to the Co joner in the order of their im- portance. Among the measures that will receive early consideration are: Proposed tax on gasoline as a means of bringing about automobile re- ciprocity with Maryland. BIII for the extension of 14th street through the grounds of Walter Reed Hospital. Bill for the laying offi of a drive to link together the old-civil war forts around-the outskirts of the city. A measure providing for the @pen- ing of a new street between Filorida avenue, Barry-place, 9th street and Georgla avenus northwest. A bill for the widening and exten- sion of these highways: Nicholson street, 13th to 16th stregts; Colorado avenue, Montague to h streets; {Concord avenue, 8th to 16th streets; 13th street, Nicholson street to Piney Branch road, and Piney Branch road, 13th street to Blair road. Mr, Allen's memorandum for the Commissioner will acquaint him with the status of the several bills that were pending in the last Congress ‘to bring about a street railway merger. Maj. Bell was not on the board of Commissioners during the last ses- slon of Congress, and is therefore de. sirous of becoming famillar with the status of the various bills. Commissioner Oyster said today he believes the Commissioners should jconsider this fall the bill drafted by i{Health Officer Fowler several years }ago providing for the control of day | nurseries. _ The Comimissioner sald no action was taken on tae measure when it was firat presented, and he has in- {structed the health officer to go over the original bill and lay it before the present Commiasioners. ] ment and end executive “despotism.” Thirty-five thousand volunteers are ready fof service if the present strength of the National Guard is in- sufficlent to manage the situation, the vernor said last night. He added, however, that he anticipated no -difficulty in blocking wn or 12 Y and that' he expected no bloodshed. today in connection with the | The youngsters | They were | e e | The photograph shows w! yesterday th space. are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard BULGARIA WILL FIGHT COMMUNISTS TO LAST MAN, ASSERTS PREMIER (Continued from First Page.) . Barrom, bayonets stand guard over all public huildings. While oyder apparently has beengre- stored in northérn Bulgaria, the de- feated communists show greéat re- ouperative powers in the southern part of the country, and although scattered in- the ‘evening.are able to marshal their forces overnight and resume hostilities in ‘the morning. Ivan Gueschoff, the veteran states- man and premier of Bulgaria in the first Balkan war, has.issued an ap- peal to his countrymen to cease the shedding of brothers' blood and de- vote their energies to rebuilding the country. The correspondent learned from government sources that the heads of all the diplomatic missions in Sofia, including the Jugoslav min- ister, have given assurance that they will refrain from any action pending the efforts of the government to re- store order. It is understood that the minister of Jugoslavia explained the nresence of 50,000 of his nation's troops on. the. morthern frontier by suying that such a show of ‘force was | kept there for the purpose of main- taining peace in Macedonia. These troops are within reach of the coal mines of Persyk, and are a twenty- four-hour march from Sofia. USE GUERRILLA TACTICS. today Communists and Agrarians Seize Helpless Villages. BY CLARENCE K. STREIT, By Cable to The Star and Philadelphla Public Yids fiefll‘:r. Copyright, 1923. SOFIA, September 26.—The. com- munist are pursuing guerrilla tactics with the ald of the agraians by selz- {ing defenseless villages and fleeing when troops appear, only to proclaim soviet rule in other villages. The government thus is harassed in many I places. and with only 20.000 soldlers tting_down _the rebellion }‘- :1?7? Sork. “The official attittude is that the stiuatioh has not become orse. Y The inter-alliéd military control, aceording to_the. war .office, has not allowed the Bulgars to raise an un- limited number-of troops, as rumored, but only a 3,000 volunteer militia on condition-there would be no mobiliza- tion and- that service would only' be temporary in the disaffected districte. Reserve Officers Called. overnment is inviting reserve officerss who, mumber 10,000 or more, to join' the militia. The newspapers publish an announcement that all of- Rcers are subject to call It is un- deretood the commission has for- warded to the conference of ambassa dors Bulgaria's request for still mor men, 8o at to gope with the increas- ingly dangerous communist move ment. Allies here are betwes e o e armY increase the-communists ain the upper hand, I TAYi eI be establisning a precedent in_breakin the Neuflly treaty an the two Serbian divisions coneeds trated on the fromtier, thirty miles trom Sofia, may invade the A The allied job of maintainiag respec for these treatios under these circ cumstances and without any armel force to back up the decision is not made easier by the mutual suspicion of each other which, as usual, is ifest. M he communtst plans evidently are to disperse the small Bulgarian army |by scattered uprisings and When Sofia and othef cities are least i Drotected, stir up the large bodies of communists in those. places, which 8o far have been strangely quiet. Get Clower to Sofia. M e communists driven out from Zagora now are operating closer to Zofla and are holding the Ferdinand aistrict, sixty miles north, and a re- gion the -same -distance . southaast Threo hundred communists are-re- ported to have ambushed and kiiled e cen the devil y-do not al- | 8% soldiers of the militia at e e} d_telephone lines o an hete ure Vi i hands of the miltary no - private . messages save press _dispatches are - accepted. - To revent cunmunluu%n I;_g'!n: cut to fla, tin-hatted meén ‘have. been placed as guardians ef .the centra] post_and -telegraph: office. ‘While Sofia was: carelessly dis- porting itself yesterday afternoon in The parks, drinking beer and lsten- to the bands, rel according cut the raflway ihetd piledotin B e, i ot a n e miles :fia city, thul%flte pting both ways. Camions of:troops from Sofla soon recaptured the station. Commu- occupied by Mrs. Others in the house at the time and who are today ti untry. | WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, the home at abeth C. Warren, aged eighty-: h mking “their | nists also tore up a few rails near Tarta Pazardjik Orient Express H U The Orlent express, which in pre- | vious uprisings’ always has been re- | spected, was delayed twenty-four hours. The train from Constantinople has not been heard from, but {s be- lieved to be waiting at Hrodiv-Philip- popolis. The minister of railways as- sures the public that trafic on this line now has been restored. The forelgn office says communists under such leaders us Georgi Dimi- trofft and Vasil Kolaroff aiso have seized the Ferdinand rallway junc- tion of 5,000 population in north Bul- garia. The government = considers | Dimitroff, whom they have long been unable to lay hands on, as the most dangerous communist chieftain. Dimi- troff, who formerly was a judge of the mixed tribunal, has the habit ot bobbing up in unexpected places. Kolaroff is a secretary of the third internationale, and was supposed to have fled the country. The next ablest communist chieftain is considered to be Jankoff, who is leading the move- ment in the south PEACE MEASURES TAKEN. The Bulgarian legation here made public yesterday a cablegram receiv- ed from the premier at Sofla saying the communist movement In Bulgaria now centers in the northwestern part of the country, but that necessary measures of pacification have been taken. The dispatch, dated Monday, said: “In southern Bulgaria almost every- where the communist movemént has | been suppressed. In northern Bul- | garia attempts have been made here and there, but without any particular #ignificance. The center of the move- ment now is in northwestern Bulgaria, where the communist dispose with considerable numbers of people, but the govern nent has taken necessary measures for the pacification of that reglon also. MASSACRE IS DENIED. i Report of 200 Communists Slain Called Gross Exaggeration. To the Editor of The Star: In your issue of September 24 there appeared a eshle from Vienna, in which the ¢ spondent speaks of white terror .1 Bulkaria, and, as an example of i., says that “a massacre occurred :t Stara Zagora such as central Fiu. ope has never seen before, when ') communists were killed." An Assoclated Press cable from Sofla of September 23 yuotes a com- munication issued by the Bulgarian official agency, in-which it is stated that- “300. communists attacked the barracks In Stara Zagora, but were dispersed, leaving five dead and ten wounded.” The five dead and the ten wounded evidently grew up pro. igiously to 300 by the time the new. 8ot to Vienna. - S. PANARETOFF. Buigarian minlster. Washington, D. C., Septegber 25, 1923, DEMOCRATS CLAIMING CONGRESS ELECTION Upon Incomplete Returns Pro- claim Victory in Washington Dis- _trict by Small Plurality. By the Assoclited Press. SPOKANE, Wash., September 26.— With eighty-six precincts out of a total of 509 unreported early today, democratic leaders were proclaiming a victory for their candidate, Judge Samuel Hill, over State Senator Charles ‘E. Myers, republican, by a plurality of 359 votes. This is thef first special - congressional election since Mr. Coolidge became President. The vote over the entire district wes light, in spite of the pleas of leaders of both parties for a heavy tufnout, fewer than 42 per cent of 1 the” registered “votgrs appearing at |ene pous. - - ; The fight, which as waged over 13 T street morthwest, the east wall of whick collapred <hter and son-in-law of Mrs. Warren, and their three children. Ihe firat met Mrs. Sisson. {payinz tribute to the services rendered . two, on the brink of tumbling inte Incky stars” for their marrow escape THOMAS U. SISSON’S sLIFE CUT SHORT 8Y APOPLEXY STROKE (Continued from First Page.) District Commissioner James F. Oys- ter on behalf of the police, who spoke in high terms of the service and char- mcter ‘of Mr. Sisson. Commissioner Oyster said that the firemen of the District afso_had asked him to ex- press to Mr. Sisson their appreciation of his efforts in their behalf while in Congress.. Mr. Sisson in reply thanked the| police for their gift, which he #aid, he could. take “with a clear con science” as he was no longer a mem- ber of Congress. The presentation wes made in the office of Maj. Daniel llivan, , superintendent ~ of ~ poice, with all the inspectors, captains and lleutenanis present. 1 The arrangements for taking the body of Mr. Siseon to Mississippl were made today through the office of Sen- ator Pat, Harrison. All of the mem- bers of . the Misaissippl delegation were .notified by telegraph of the death of their former colleague. Mrs. . STsson recelved meseages of condolence today from many of the friends of her late husband and her- self. She will board the Memphin pecial at 10 o'clock tonight, although the train does not leave Washington until & am. tomorrow. Virginia Visit Planned. It had been planned by Mr, and Mr: Stsson to visit relatives in Virginia fo several days on the way to Winona. They had made plans for refitting the Sisson home in Mississippl, and Mr. Slason had already engaged as counsel in a number of important legal cases in Misslexippi. one of them a murder | case, making it necessary for him to ! return home at this time. N Sisson was past grand master of Masons in the state of Mississippi. He was a member of the Mystic Shrine, Almas Temple. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Mrs. Sisson, before her marriage was general director of the community cen. ter @epartment of the public school: and is widely known in Washington. It wus through Mr. Sisson's interest in the development of the community center work in the public schools that | A resolution 1 the community center department of the public schools was adopted unani- mously September 22 by the executives of the department at their first meet- ing of the season. PLACE OFFERED WIDOW. Mrs. Cecil Norton Sisson will be reappointed general director of the community center devartment of the public schools }f she esires the posi- | tion. Supt. of ‘Bchools Frank W. Bal- | lou announced today when informed of the death of her husband, Thomas U. Sisson, former representative in Congress from Mississippi. Mra. Sis son resigned last -week and had planned to go to Winona, Mies., to- night with her husband to make | her home. - The' board of education at a spe- cial conference last night authorized Dr. Ballou to promote Mrs. Willlam ! B. Hardy, assistant general director of the community. center department to the position left vacant by Mrs. Sisson, ‘The out superintendent _pointed | AUTO BODY PLEADS FOR D. C. ROAD FUNDS (Continued from First Page.) appropriations for streets and roads in the Districtof Columbia, especial- ly for the arterial system carrying the bulk of the traffic. The appro- priation allowed by Congress was increased a lttle over $500,600 to & grand total of $1,783,000. “Motorists of Washington realize that there {s an urgent need for additional street and road improve ment in the District, Many of our main highways and Streets are in 2 deplorablé condition and there are literally hundreds of blocks wher houses have been built during the last few years which are provided with ‘1o permanent or even tempo- rary pavements enabling residents of those nelghborhoods to use the streets in bad weather. All of theve residents pay taxes to the District on their property in addition to the taxes which many of them pay on their automobiles. “The motordsts of the District con- tributed lasi year for registration drivers’ licenses and permits also about $262,000 in prop- erty taxation on their automobiles. In addition to this, they paid fines and fees amounting to over $145,000, making a grand total of $853,366. “By reference to the attached tadles it will be seen that there is being expended this year for repairs to streets, avenues and alleys and for county roads a total ef about $825.- 000. Thus it appears that the mo- torists of the District are paying more than the ‘entire cost of repairs on all streets, avenues, roads gad alleys in the District of Columbis. “On the assumption that the moter vehicle revenues should bé used for maintenance, as is the case in mest progressive states, and that property taxation should be used for new work or capital {mprovements, and that the federal government is to pay 40 cent of all improvements in the Die: 'ollows that we would trict, then it be justified in spending at least $1.. 500,000'in the District for repairs and maintenance. of which the motorists would pay about $850,000, “We believe that the increase in appropriations for new work should be based somewhat upon the in- creased value of property and that the increase in the appropriations for maintenance and repairs should be Eased to zome extent at least on the increases in automobile registration and the receipts from registration We understand that property values have increased in the Distriet from 1922 to 1923 a total of approximately $39,000,000, or over 10 per cent. From the tables attached you will-see that the Increases in automobile registra. tions and the receipts from registra. tions have increased at a much greater ratio than the property taxes. Thus it appears that an in- crease of 10 per cent or 15 per cent in the appropriation would be justified and that such an Increass would not add to the present tax rate. Need of Good Streety. “As the District of Columbla is the seat of the national government and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world, natirally we believe that our streets and roads should be at least equal tofthose of any other capital city in the world. Certainly this cannot be accomplished If the appropriations are cut below the present estimates. “We are convinced that the people generally throughout the country are more than willing to have Congr ppropriate sufficlent funds to place and keep our roads and streets in first- class condition “During the past year there has been considerable safety work car- ried on by yarfous organisations, headed by "the Safety Council. A number of private citizens have con- tributed from thelr own funds sev- eral thousand dollars with which to mark cross-walks and safety zones for the benefit of ‘pedestrians and motor car users. We believe that this is a work which should be done by the city ftself and that an appropria- tion ‘of at fenst $5,000 should be al. lowed for this purpos "We are convinced that a careful study should be made of traffic prob- lems in Washington by an experienc- ed trafic engineer and that an appro- priation is needed for that work. We also desire to call attention to the deplorable condition of our street lighting system and to the necessity of an apprepriation with which adequately light our main street The Jetter included a table, showing the number of automobiles. registerad in the District from 1913 to 1933, with an éstimate for 1934 and 1925, and & parallel column showing the appro- priations for streets an the same period. £E9ME quring FIRE IN WAREHOUSE. Fire of unknown orlgin at the ware- house of Smith's Tranafer and Stor: age Company, 1313 U reet, caused damage estimated at $1,000 last n! ght. The fire whs discovered by John H. Gasner, a watchman, who notified | Crossing Policeman J.' R. Jenkins, at 14th and U streets, who turned in jalarm. Th am in the smoke and wat furniture .stored at the WEARS COOLIDGE ROBE. ATLANTIC CITY, e e robe knitted 26. by Mrs. Calvin Coolldge, which re- celved hororable mention In the re- cent national knitting contest, made its only public appearance today at a pageant in the Ambassador Hotel. Permission was granted to use the robe on the perambulator of nine. month-old Albert Johnson. Baby Al- bert, thys glorified. was wheeled to tame at the hand-knitting fashion pageant arranged as a part of the American Bankers' Association con- vention program. After the pageant the cover will be returned to the White House and held in keeping for the first Coolidge grandehild. HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES FIRST RACE—Purss, $1,800; elal iwoearoiie; v and’ oneelé Frioass SECOND RAGE—The Pesrags ) $1,300; for two-year. 1t five furlongs. e that he had not yet given the ap-|1Gal pointment to Mrs. Hardy and would | not do se until he learned whether | Mrs. Sisson would alter her plans| and remain in ‘Washington. “It is my intention,” hé said, “to respect lhal wishes of Mrs. Sisson.” Dr. Ballou said that Mrs, Sisson was “wrapped up” in the community center work in the District and that her resignation was accepted by the jchool board “with regret.” Had Mrs. Hardy been given the position and Mrs, Sisson desired to return the superintendent expressed the bellef that Mrs. Hardy would have with- drawn. The death of Mr. Sisson came as a distinct shock to the school au- thorities. He was at the Franklin School last night with the school offi- cials and members of the board of education attending an illustrated | lecture given by Mrs. Sisson on the activities of the various community denters. nationa) issues and which received the attention of political leaders, is not yet. over, as there are more than 200 absentde voters to be counted, be- sides the precincts still out. Spokané county showed the heaviest majority for Hill, the democratic can- didate ‘netting 11544 votes to the 10,460 reccived by Myers HOSPITAL HEAD CHANGED. Dr. Charles M. Grifith has sup- planted Dr. Robert Stanley as head of the negro veterans' hospital at Tus- kegee, Ala. No information Is ob- tainable at the Vgterans' Bureau &8 to why the tnfl;(? was made. VICTIM OF AUTO SUES. Lyman B. Tibbets was ‘wgmed de- fendant in a suit filed in the District Supreme Court taday by Rossie Wort’ for $5,000 aamages for alleged per- sonal injuries, which she says she suffered when plaintiff's automabile IR SRR was o E v section of Rhode Isiand ue and street northwest, M h ::I‘l of Wér machine. Aftorney ofl:: ‘Wood appears for the plaintiff. TR o e o e rll‘- iy 4 a w; aiamast 117 Sally’s Alley . Py 107 fHeel Taps . Champlain . 108 TET. Whithay eptry. FOURTH ' RA! 8l PR o e M TN rfi Pat 1S *Pesr Belphrizonia’ !5 *Bendita Bl “Untried FIFTH RACE—Purse, $1,900: 5 olatsming: A Sereney yord el 1 tanos. . . 1 %m 1 3 Raakin 108 we. 101 Pt “‘n:';l 300; ol 5 for yards. P » ° Tt *Huokleberry Sare” Mowey 108 ! TALKS and TALES With and About CAPITA!,'S GUESTS It takes a cool-headed layman, when confronted with a situation that will unquestionably mean death to theu- sands of helpless souls, to deliber- ately defy oid-world conventions and with virtually no assistance issue an ultimatum to two European govern- ments and win out in the end. Such & man 18 A. K. Jennings, Y. M. C. A. secretary, who for the past five years has been in the thick of Turkish troubles, playing a promi- nent part in Smyrna during the flight of the retugees following the disinte- gration of the Greek lines, in 1922, “Admiral” Jennings, for such is he called by his friends in the near east, is in Washington for a short stay, and when seen In tow of William Knowles Cooper, scurrying through the lobby of the Raleigh Hotel, noth- ing would do but that he stop and give & brief account of his experi- ences in Turkey when the situation in Smyrna set the whole world aghast. In brief, the Cleveland, N. Y., man's story is_this: Following the order of Kemal Pasha that Christian minori- ties leave Turkey before September 30, or be deported into the interlor, cogsternation reigned among the : thousands of refugees left helpless in Ithe American section of Smyrna after the passing from Turkey of the Gresk forces. With the sea in front of them and the Turks behind. quick action was necessary. On September 20 Jennings. with the sanction of Commander Halsey Powell, stationed in Turkey at the time, personally en- gaged an Itallan ship and carried more than 2,000 sufferers to the Island of Mitylena: The Y. M. C. A. worker went along, and on arriving at his destination found about twenty Greek vessels lying idle in the bay. Includ- ed among these was the old American Mississippi. Quick communications by wireless with Commander Powell secured for Jennings authority to obtain the ves- sels If possible to transport the re- maining hordes of refugees. Both the Greek and Turidish governments were immediately reached, but owing to much red tape the formear was um- willing to allow the ships to enter Turkish ports unless safety was guaranteed by the. United States This was impossible, and while Turkey had agreed to permit her enemy boats entrance, provided the Gresk flag was not flying. the ]| squabdle continued, until Jennings finally wired the goverament of Greece that unless permission was granted at once the world would be told why refugees were not permitted to evacuate. The last message had its effect. More than thirty Greek vessels hurried to Smyrn 300,000 odd, half-starved Christians were taken aboard and the day had been saved. Mr. Jennings had nething but praise for those American naval officers stationed in the near east at the time, and spoke also in the highest terms of the spiendid co- operation ‘of the Red Cross and other organizations associated with the Y. M. C. A. on Admiral Bristol's emergency relief and Smyrna disaster rellef committees. The secretary has been asked to return to his former post. but is as yet undecided about his tuture course. “I'd much rather have those in au- thority o talk of such matters, but on the w{mh 1 would say that old Britain | was gradually pulling through. One of the first foreign representa- tives:to arrive for the World's Dairy Congress Assoclation, which convenes here October 2 for a two-day session, is H. Jephcott of London, England, who is stopping at the Led House. Mr. Jephcott comes in the interest of a large New Zealand concern. which has its main offices in the British capital. He said that he pur- posely arrived aarly in order to visit all points of interest in Washington, a city he had long wished to see. The Britisher stressed the wonder- ful advances made by dairy products throughout the United Kingdom dur- ing the past few years, and was most optimistic over the future of the busi- ness im New Zealand. When asked about the conditions in his homeland, the tall Londoner characteristically smiled and said, To see a pretty girl, with bopbed hair, big blue eyes, pearly teeth, and dressed in the latest fashion sitting alone in the lobby of & hotel, and you garner enough nerve to approach her. expecting all the time to hear much about golf, moving pictures. fall styles and the like, and learn that the uppermost thought on her mind is what decision the Interstate Com- merce Commission will rendér on the rallroad l\‘lNhlrh'e‘_’r.lu, it's rather disconcerting, What? Snooping. around the lobby of the Hotel g‘n'b‘!‘-fl the writer encoun; tered such a one, in the person of Miss Jane Kealy of St. Louis, a mem- ber of the force of the Southwestern Rafiroad Passenger Association. hero on a vacation after a trip throush the north. The young woman had her eyes lued on the Interstate Commerce ommission buflding, directly across the street from the hotel, when asked for a littlo_expression. I was just thinking about the decision to be given out shortly by the commis- sion,” sald she, as she powdered her pretty note. “You know, the rail- Toads are right in their claim for the extra charge. It means nothing ta the Pullman Company, for the sur- chi goes ‘to the carriers. The poor old companies are always being accused of grabbing. but if you will listen to me, this s one time they ars justified. They could make heaps Mors by drawing their own coaches, and I do hope the decision will be in. r favor.” el 12 you hope it, Miss Realy, 1 teel sure it will,” was the sooth- ing response as a hurried exit was made. All those in the ‘house from Grand Rapids, Mich., will pleass rise. The big furniture town has doubled its population in the last twenty years and business at present is greater than at any time in her ~history. These gratifying fignees. were gath- ered from Dr, John R. Rogers, who. with Mrs. Rogers, iy on an' extended motor trip from thelr home in the Michigan city. to Washington and I points north. { .. The phygician - Is stopping at the Hotel.La Fayette, and sald that with { the exéeption of a few small detours in Ohio the roads all the way, espe- ally along, the. Natlonal highway, Were In excellent condition. ‘“We motor &_great deal” continued the docter, "but this has been the most | pleasant of all of dur journays. Oh, Yes, Grand Rapids 1s holding its own. The increase in population is steady, not of the boom sort, and business is exceptional: Really,’ President Cool- idge is somewhat of an enigma to our people. They are watching him close- Tv, but it will not take much for all hands to fall in line. Being a repub- licap, T am naturally for him." And {off went the big car fora trip through the city. - T¢ it's an expression of my opinion ! ot “President Coolidge, yes; but to waste a lot of tims. talking of condi- fons in_general, no,” was the térse ;:enly of M. H. Mallory of New York, clubman and world traveler, when | seen in the Hotel Hamiiton, where he {and’ his two_nieces, Miss L. S. Spooner and Miss M. H. Mallory, are miking & short stdy.. Ty ch of the: President to'the on wasr h to show the Red Cross wa. actoroF th Constdaration b g ynote, and while therd was the ?"-b:n I«nfium been convineed of bis-capabllities; It is & pleasure to sl by and .wateh the rg} of. America take the same view. Put i snything Yom-care to sbout the-Chief Bxec: i3 so long as it is_complimentary Ina’ charge It to me. He is @ sterlt of <an honor to the eountry and a credit ‘to_ himselt. e will be aad, whats more. Ne, will " And with & wave of t clubmen