Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 2

"z. Rapat | DR. BALLOU PLEADS FORGREATER FUNDS School Head Points Out Growing Needs in Section of Annual Report. P Another plea for larger appropria- tions for schoolhouse construction Is made by Supt. Frank W. Ballou in the third section of hls annual re- port for the scholastic year of 1922- 1923 made public last night. Although “commendable appropria- tions” have been made In recent years for additional school accommodations, Dr. Ballou pointed out, a shortage continues to exist because accumu- lated arrears have not been made up, and the increase in classrooms has 1ot been commensurate with the en- rollment expansion Greater Since 1920, Since July 1, 1920, Supt. Ballou ex- piained, appropriations for bulldings @nd grounds have amounted to $5,- 8$60,000—far greater than during any previous three years. “While this Is a little short of $2,000,000 per year, which the superintendent indicated necessary to meet the housing prob- lem In the elementary schools alone,” he sald, “nevertheless the buildings crected and being constructed from these appropriation will provide much-needed school facilities. these facllities the patrons of schools are rejoicing.” ‘When entirely _expended. Dr. Bal- lou declared, these appropriations will provide 208 classrooms for ele mentary pupils and additional ac- commodations for about 3,000 high school pupils. Of these classrooms for elementary schools, however, forty-four are replacements, leaving @ net Increase of 164 roo: One hun- dred and elghth of the total have been completed and occupied. The remaining 100 are In buildings In various stages of construction. Congestion Slightly Relieved, The opening of the new Eastern High School last March, Dr. Ballou indicated, relieved somewhat the con- westion In the senior institutions Further relief ill come, he gaid, with the completion of the Macfariand and langley junior high schools. A considerabla amount of the appro- priations for the current flscal i the superintendent pointed out, 18 for the beginning of a deve opment, and therefore no relief will be provided untll additional appropriations are made. These items amount to and are distributed as follows: Wood ley Park site, $40,000; junior high school near Rock Creek, $50,000; land for an addition to the Ga son School, §50.000; © Kinley High School, $21 the new Me- §185,000. Moreover, the appropriations this year are accompanied by legis lative authority tae Commissioners 10 obligate $875.000 additiona). to” be carried presumably in the budget for 1925, as follows: Thomson School ad- dition, $75,000; John F. Cook, $150,000; | Armstrong Manual Training, $200,000, and Eastern High, $450,000. COURT IN TUMULT, FIST FIGHTS LOOM, AS WALTON LEAVES (Continued from First Pa; had asked that all. defense sub- poenaes for witnesses be dismissed. I. T. Sprague, one'of the governor's attorneys, who had tarried at the oor, declared he did mot belleve that Neal had made such a request. Anglin dashed madly at Sprague. Senators and sergeants-at-arms sprang between Englin and Sprague and the session broke up in a hasty recess. Senators gathered in exclted groups | | or milled about the chamber, and a second threatened clash was nar- rowly averied when friends intes- | posed in an argument between Sena- | Goloble of Guthrie. Ku Klux Kian Angle. The governor's withdrawal came s00n after his counsel had failed in a | determined effort to Introduce what | appeared to be & Ku Klux Klan an- =le Into the testimony dealing with | the charge that the executive had illegally appointed a large number of | known criminals and Irresponsible persons as speclal state polic Blake, under cross-examination, was asked why the governor had found it necessary to Increase the number of wpeclal officers just before martial law was declared as a part of his fight on the Klan. Prosccution ob- jected and was sustained. The defense then attempted to read into the record a statement of what it intended to reveal by he quesion, but court members objccted and also were sustained, o Senator McPherren moved that all | testimony taken In support of the charge be quashed to save time. The defense and prosecution objected, but the court voted to expunge the testi- mony. As the vole was announced Gov. Walton arose and In an even volce told the court he had decided to leave. “I have been sitting here fighting for my rights, for my honor, and for my home for ten days,” the executive sald, Reason for Withdrawal “I don't wish here to criticiz: any of these honorable members. Some of them, no doubt, want me to have & fair trial, but 1 have reached the ‘conclusion that 1 cannot have u fuir trial in this court. Knowing that, 1 am withdrawing from thiz room. 1 don't care to stand this humiliation any longer for myself, my family or my honorable attorneys. You mnay proceed as you see best. All of the remedics afforded by fod- eral courts “for a falr and impartial trial under the law of the land” will be resorted to by Gov. Walton, an au- thorized statemént declared. Scores Form of Trial, “No actual trial was in progress,” the statemcat asserted. The impeach- ment proceedings of the last seventeen days were characterized as “only a 3340000 | net-Patter- | 000, and land ! ior a stadium at Dunbar High School, | thhe lowest bidder. (it was understood between himself | {MORTIMER’S WIFE, WAS PROMISED FINE CAR, IS WITNESS’ TESTIMONY (Continued from First Page.) on which Mortimer sald a code for use of himself, the contractors and others had been agreed upon in connection with communications relating to hos- pltals, Appointment by Wire. Another telegram signed “Jones,” dated at Omaha on about August 10 and addressed to Mortimer, said: “Will meet you in Minneapolls Tuesday.” Mortimer testified that this tele- gram was from Black, that he had re- minded Black later that his code name was “Briacoe” plied that at his age names meant no difference, that one was as good | as another. The witness sald he met Black In Minneapolis and that the conference thad to Cloud, Minn., which Mortimer previ- ously testified was one of those to be included in the “split” of western {hospital work between the Thomp- {son-Black Company and the Hurley- sMhnon Company. Says They Met at Hotel. “You heard Col. Forbes' testimony {that he and Mrs. Mortimer were jnever alone except on one occasion |for a couple of minutes in the Ward- iman Park Hotel?" asked Mr. O'Ryan. “Yys, sir.” i O'Ryan then read into the record {a telegram addressed to Mortimer in Washington and sent from White Sul- phur Springs, W. Va., on August 30, It said lonel motoring back Saturday !morning. Mr. Sweet arrives Friday morning. Wire your plans. Love. | " “Katherine." | Mortimer explained that he and Mrs. | Mortimer went to the Greenbrier { Hotel at White Sulphur Springs In August, 1922, and that to his “utter {surpnise,” Forbes arrived about two days later. “We had a suite on the third floar,” he continued, “and to my utter aston- {ishment, on the other side of the -living room there was another room that had been reserved for Col. Forbes. When I found it out I had other matters relative to Mr. Forbes that I was looking into very seriously at the time and I went to Washington |to get the Information. “When 1 receivea this telegram, I went back that night and Mr. Sweet was on the same train with me.” Explalus Hin Letter. Morttmer was questioned about the letter he wrote to Mrs. Mortimer on lust November 1 characterising as “a ilie from start to finish” the testimony lof J. M. Willlams of Philadelphia | betore the committee. Mortimer said there were ‘“scare lines” in the Philadelphia newspapers that Mrs. Mortimer was to get from Forbes $50,000 due to Mortimer; that Mrs. Mortimer, crying, called him on the telephone in Philadelphla and asked him about it. He sald he told ‘hvr he would write her a letter, and fdia “I was referring to Mr. Willlams' testimony abowt the $50,000, Mor- timer sald. “I had not read hle other testimony. Mortimer told the committee that he was trying to effect a reconcili- ation with Mrs. Mortimer, and that he “wanted to shleld her.” He added that he “would not have then, and would not now, dv anything to hurt |her.” { Conspiracy Is Charged. { Mortimer charged that Forbes, Charles F. Cramer. general couns for the Veterans' Bureau, who com: mitted suicide lust March; J. W. on and himself had entered ‘conspiracy’ whereby the Pon- tiac Contsruction Company of Detroit, Mich., was to be roundations for the Mass., hospital and then permitted to put in its bid. His testimony was that Cramer was to open the bids and to inform J. W. Thompson at the Lee House, this city, of the figures. Mortimer said thi expiained why the Pontiac company's bid was not in when the ophers were cponed. "The Pontiac Compan tract, as it agreed to got the con- nish the work n sixty days, as against 120 days for | The witness sald | d Forbes that time was to be the ence of the contract” and that if ki3 company wax low on time Forbes could “manipulate” so it would get I'the contract. Axked About §300 Bills, Cross-questioned about his previous testimony that he gave Forbes ten $500 bills (n the Drake Hotel at Chi- cago in June, 1922, Mortimer sald he returned to the hotel in the late afternoon and Thompson gave hin u.tc and he called Forbes in and ave Nim half of it. “Forbes and Mrs. Mortimor were hooting ‘eraps on the bed,” Mortimer aid, “and he had his coat off. He nd ‘won 3280 from Mrs. Mortimer. I geve her the money to pay him, bat 1 don't know whethor she gave it to_him or not. “Werc they there alone?’ asked ; “Thomp- son was there shooting ‘craps’ and there were a number of others there.” Other Persons There. The witness could not recall: the names of the others, saying so many people were “in and out’ during the afternoon that he could not recall all of them. - “You realize that you've testified Pere to mattera very Incriminathig to yourself?" amked Benator Reed. “Yes, sir” sald Mortimer. “What's your motive for testifying so_fully? “Its a personal matter that I'd like to explain to the committee privately. “Don’t you realize that the ar- rangement made at Fayden Lake constituted & conspiracy to defraud the United Statcs? Wasn't that dis- cussed among you?' Ready for Consequences. “I never gave a thought to It as a conspiracy, If It Is I will be man enough to take what's coming to me.” It waw at Hayden Lake that Mor- timer sald the ment was made to “split” hospital contracts in the west between the Thompson-Black and Hurley-Magon. companies with Forbes sharing In one-third of the’ profits. Questioned by Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, BMortimer said that if he could have ‘bfought about & recomciliation with Mrs. thinly veiled form of trial, in which he was denied all of his legal rights.” Brief ‘cstimony was Introduced in support of the charge that the governor had attemptcd to block the epcoial state election October 2, In a brief statement W. E. Disney, <hief of the prosecution counsel, de- glared the executive Bad “run trus to orm. “'He got in a tight place and ducked,” Disney sald. “This was expected. He has made a similar move in every crisis in his history. MRS. WILSON NOT ARRESTED. Mrs. Sarah C. Wilson, whose hus- band, Paul S. Wilson, was granted an absolute divorce Thursday by Jui tice Stafford in the District, Supreme Court, was not arrested witN the co- respondent in the latter's apartment, as.was stated in The Star of Friday, alithough the apartmeft was raided by.members of the vice squad, Mortimer he never would have mad. public his story of his “confidential relations” with Forbes. Mortimer replied in the negative when asked if he did not think his fecling that Forbes was invoivel in his domestic difficulties had warped his judgment. Variety in Testimony. Testtmony during the day ran the circle from the manner of handlin veterans' hospital contracts to th famous Pacific coast trip in the mer of 1923 and the much discussed Perryville, Md., sale of governmei supplies. ' After two Army offic one Navy @grer had confirmed Forbes' tesjimony that he had turned over to the Army and Navy the han- dling of hospi construction, M. L. Sweet. former secretary to the for- mer director, and the sent direc- Fank T. Hines, took the witness stand. a D “1 never saw any carousing on th Pacific coast trip.” Sweet sald. “Only on one occasion did I see any nfem- and that he had re- | do “with the hospital at St.| = informed of the! tors A. E. Darnell of Clinton and John | amounts of the othér bids on the! Northampton, | $10,000 in the bathroom of the Forues | THE SUNDAY - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 18, 1923—PART 1. WOMEN T0 PLEDGE FAITH T0 PIONEERS Equal Rights Workers Will Gather by Suffrage Statues in Capitol Today. ‘This afternoon at 3 o'clo?k in the Capltol the "Woman’s Magna Charta” will be read by members of the Na- tlonal Woman's Party at the foot of | the statues of Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady | Stanton—the threc ploneers of wom- jen's rights. This will be the second time in Listory that the women have used the Capitol to voice their { rights, Thousands 6f women from all sec- tions of the country, who have been gathering here for the past week, will assemble in the Capitol to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniver- sary of the birth of the equal rights movement. Wil Place Wreaths. As a culmination of a pageant in which white-clad girls will carry banuers proclalming the cause of Wwoman's rights and chant feminist hymns, women from each of the forty-elght states will lay wreaths at the base of the statues of the ploneer suffragista. Noted women wlill take part in the ceremony and voice demands for ab- solute equality for women The declaration of principies of the Natlonal Woman's Party, known as {the Women' Magna Charta, will be read by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the foremost woman lyric poct of the country and winner of this year's Pulitzér prise for poetry. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, president of the Woman's Party, and Inez Haynes Irwin, novelist and short story writer, will conclude the speaking. They will be introduced by Dorls Stevens, presiding oificer. The pageant will be headed by a chorus of young girls, conducted by Ruby Smith Stahl, d oratorio s, as the ded over by »und through Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl Charles E. Ferry, will red the Capltol will sing. Noted Women to Take Port. Among women of sccial and public prominence who will lay wreaths on the pioneer statued will be Mrs. Ste phen Pell of New York, Mra. Victor du Pont of Wilmington. Del Zona Gale, noted novelist: Mrs. H. O. Have- meyer of New York, 1iss Anlta Pollitzer and Mre. George Drokaw. Bome of the Washington women who are to participate in the cere- mony are Mrs. Peter Drury, Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Misa Edith oode, Miss Lucy Branham, Miss Mary Gertrude Fendall, Miss Julia Emory, Mrs. Allce Barney, Mrs. Rob- ert Walker, Mrs. Lucy Shaw, Mrs. Adelo - Gutherldge, Mrs. Hortense Rus ell Casey. Mrs. John Walker Hol- combe, Mrs Howard 8. Ny Elisabeth Mugray Byers, Mrs.. dolph Kelth orrest, Mrs. Minne- Eerode Androws and Mrs Dwight — e i ber of the party drunk and that was Mr. Mortimer at Stociton, Calif.” Sweet said he was not constantly with the party. but that he had not scen Forbes drunk during the trip or at any other times, "ol orbes did take a drink,” he sald, “as did all members of the party except Mre. Mortimer. 1 never saw her take a drink in my life” Dentes $500 Payment. Cross examined by John F. O'Ryan, general counsel for the commitseo, Hweet declared that at no time on the., Pacific coast trip or on any other trip did Fotbes give him a $500 bill for the pavment of expenses or any other purpose. Mortimer has testi- at Chicago, but Forbes has denied it, “Col. Forbes dld not have any un- usual amount of money on the west- ern trip.” the witness testified. “He always carried a large amount of money with him; more than I thought was safe while he was traveling on tratns.” reau, Sweet said he took with him only his personal papers, a stack “five or six inches high” THe witness had owledge as to their contents, t said he wrote and assumes xole responsibility for the “flowery’ letter sent to a woman in Stockton thanking her for her entertainment of the party at her home. Called Poet Laureate. “Then you were the poet lfureate of the Veterans' Bureau,” said Sena- tor Reed. “There's been 80 much prose in case, 1 think we can stand for a little poetry,” remarked Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts. Sweet and Ralph Dority, who had dutles corresponding to that of ex- ecutive officer under Forbes, rald they ihad no knowledge that Forbes ever did they have any knowledge that he ever kept any liquor there. Asked about the code Mortimer claims was framed up on the Pacific coast trip and in which Forbes' mec- retary was named “Pickles,” Sweet said the first he ever heard of it was when he read newspaper accounty of | Mortimer's testimony. He never knew of Forbes receiving any code message: ing the matlonnl . rh-w‘—n * Delegaten ntte and Miw, Coolldge. A fled that he gave Forbes ten $500 bills | ‘When Forbes left the Veterans' Bu- | this | | had taken a drink In the bureau, nor | | Capitol will be held. U | Woman's Party, chi “out of about elghty motor cycles in {use by the District’s traffic squad. {only fifteen have the required red i tail 1ight. But if an erring motorist | lets his own go out—Iit's good morn- | ing, judge. While a horn that will blow a loud and warning toot is a necessary part of every motor vehicle's equipment, according to the traffic regulations, one must look long and tirelessly to find a traffie cop’s machine which has {a horn of any kind, and not all of them are guaranteed to squawk. While a traffic policeman on & mo- | tor cycle is supposed to catch the { speeding motorist at all costs and hale him into court, a large percent- age of the ancient and hanorable ma- chines used by the District lack the necessary pep to catch anything on four wheels which is being driven by an unusually ambitious offender. I Ana when a motor cycle policeman { does open the throttle and let her go. | he must wateh his machine carefully olse it will fall apart like the well known one-horse shay. Metor Cyele to Crutches. There have been cases of accidents | recently due to the faulty condition of the machines, and not long ago a policeman suddenly changed his means of locomotion from & motor cyele to crutches for the simple rea- | son that his front,wheel left him and | the rest of his machine behind in a | | Jjumbled wreck on the street. wet'and slippery, the trafic squad is Qecreased instead of being Increased, for only a small percentage of ‘he motor cycles used are equipped with {slde cars. The “solos wheeled affalrs, are dangerous in wet | weather and the cops are forced to /g0 to the station houses, lay In their equipment and wait until it stops raining. ¢ It's all a result, the police say, of {the Army machines which were al- !lotted to the District as surplus war | cquipment. . “War eaulpment” was right, the police dismally state, for | their machines resemble in some re- | spects those which suffered shell {shock after an artillery: bombard- ment in France. Policemen mounted on motor cycle come under two classes: Tho: mounted on equipment owned by themselves. and those mounted on District-owned equipment. In the case of the former they are allowed $480 a year for the purchase and conterenee of the Wom. ‘When its raining and the streets are | TAKE PART IN WOMAN’S PARTY Lower, lefts Mme. Nasimova, celebrated actress, wi founder of the National Womnan's Party an i »Bo.s the doputativa lewving the east eiaance ! Upper left: Hasel MacKaye, under whose direction the ceremony at the a Pollitser, youngest officer of the Ran just become a wi participate in the Lower right: Edna St. Vincent Millay, famous woman poet, the Capitol ceremo: ‘Motor Police Risk Lives Daily on Rickety War-Torn Machines, maintenance of machines. A motor cycle costs more than this amount as | an initlal outlay, it is pointed out, and during the year the officer must purchase his own gas and ofl pay for his own repairs. Must Keep in Repair. In the case of those riding District- owned machines, they are required to | keep this equipment in first-class | shape, making virtually all repalrs. | and | In the event they find thelr machines | not in good condition when they re- port for duty, and If they cannot do the repair work t they must take it to the shop and remain there and assist in the repairs as their tour of duty. During this time they are off their beats, and the traffic enforcement is cut down that much. for there are no surplus machines for the District's traffic squad. Police regulations require in - the casc of a man receiving the allowance for his personal machine, he is re. quired to provide immediately another machine in the event his is wrecked or out of commission for any reason whatever. The police regulations do | not mention District-owned machines. When one of these is wrecked, th policeman must walk. There are in- stances of motor cycle policemen | walking for weeks, while their ma- chines are being repaired Much of the motor cycle equipment now in the service of the police de- partment was obtained as a ‘loan” from the Army. This equipment was rushed through in the early days of the war, and stored after purchase, because the machines would not meet | requirements. They were delivered | to the Army at a contract price of about $50, it is stated. Some of the District machines were used during the war, but the Army found it better economy to store some of them. More money now is spent repafr- Ing some of these machines than it would take to replace them with new anc up-to-date machines, it is sald. | Eighteen were received in the first batch and later twenty-five more were put In service. To make these machines safe, it is said, some of the policemen have purchased side cara at their own expense. Of the original shipment, it was declared, only ten are still in service, and the remainder rapidly are falling to pleces. On one of these machines recently a police- | man was thrown and crippled when the front wheel jumped out of the forks while he was pursuing a speed- er. So dangerous do the motor cycle men regard thelr duties, -particularly in view of the poor equipment they are forced to ride; hourly endangering | their llves, that they have petitioned | for special considération in the mat- ter of salary. Those riding the Dis- trict ecuipient, except in a few in- stances of new machines recently purchased by the District, are In con- stant fear of their lives, knowing, as they do, that the equipment is fall- mselyes, | his gentle courtesy, his wise counsel, his | deep learning and { fore its publication, and a copy of which ing to pleces, and may break at A timd when It i{s forced at great speed in the performance of duty of the Exectut! Manslon. [Dean Wilbur Portrait, Given G.W.U.,Shows Need for Gallery School Lacks Befitting Place to Hang Canvases of Men Who Have Given Lives to It. George Washington University’s need of an appropriate gallery for the display of its art treasures was emphasized by President Willlam Mather Lewls at exercises in the university chapel yesterday after- noon at®which the student body, alumnl and faculty united in paying tribute to Dean Willlam Allen Wilbur of Columbian College. ‘A he accepted, on behalf of the university, a magnificent portralt of Dean Wilbur, an outstanding work of Richard S. Meryman, President Lewis spoke regretfully of the insti- tution’s lack of befitting place to hang the canvas, The portrait was presented to the university by Miss Elizabeth Peet, former president of the Columb Women. ~ It wus unvelied by Mis Jane-Lewis Elizabeth Parks, Dean Wilbur's granddaughter. Outlines Dean's Record. President Lewis outlined briefly the part that Dean Wilbur has played in the upbuilding of the institution, Miss Peet descrived his qualities of deep learning, cuiiure, courtesy and nse of humor. A similar tribute also was paid to the dean by Elmer Louls Kayser, secretary of the uni- ty, who introduced him to those o had come to do him honor. William Allen Wilbur was born on August 15, 1864,” said Miss Peet. Any one of you can read in Who's Who, that he was graduated from Brown University with the degree of bache- lor of arts, in 1888; that he was married on December 18, 1889; that he received the degree of master of arts, in 1884, and the degree of doc- tor Of letters, in 1916; that he taught in Vermont Academy’in 1888-1889. in Colby Academy in 1889-1890, and In Howard Seminary, In Massachusetts, from 1890 to 1895: that he was ap- pointed dean of Columblan Academy (the old preparatory department of Columblan College) in 1895. and that | he has been prefessor of English in George Washington University since 1897, and_has also been dean of Co- lumbian College since 1904, But what you cannot read in “Who's ‘Who' is the simple friendliness of the man, his quiet but keen sensé of humor, culture as weli as his profound knowledge of his particu- lar gubject, his wide influence as an educator, his self-sacrifice for loyaity to this university, his beautiful home life with his devoted wife and children and his sincere religlous convictions. He is widely known for his tex beok on English rhetoric, of which his classes in the university had the benefit be- he is_holding in the portrait here. And one does not need to be a Baptist to have heard of his “Chronicles of Cal- vary Baptist Church” in this city, pub- Yahed it 1913, Then there 1s his book on_ Shakespeare, a real labor of love, extending over many years. but not yet given to the publishers. His influence is not confined to the university, for he has had In Calvary Church since he first camo to Washington a large Bible class, which some of the children of the original members arc now attending; and the gathering that can get Dean Wibur to speak on either literary or reifgious topics cout indeed. Our university is to be con- gratulated upon having as a member of its faculty a man who is such a power for good in the community. Expinins Ships on Canvas. “So many have inquired as to the significance of the ships that are in| the background of the portrait that it may be well to relate the story con- nected with them, even at the risk of repeating it to those to whom it fs already familiar. I wish you could all hear Dean Wilbur himself tell the story. No one else can do it justice. “It seems that he comes from a long line of sea-faring and God-fear- ing ancestors. His father was captain of a ship bound from San Francisco to Liverpool, and his father's brother | captain of another ship sailing from { New York to San Franclsco. Thei brothers had not met for some years. There was just one point at which the courses of the two vessels might cross—off Cape Horn—and the two men prayed each day that it might be given them to have their ships| pass, so that they might see one another once more. On the morning of the only day that this could hap- pen, Dean Wilbur's father opened his | “What- be- at daily reading upon the words: soever ye shall ask in prayer, Tleving, ve shall receive.” ‘Just dawn came a shout, and as she drew nearer, Capt. Wilbur gave orders to heave-to, and then, as the day grew lighter, the other Ship circled slowly around, three times, and the two brothers halled one another across the water. ““The words that they wrote in their log and their journal, respectively, showed clearly that they firmly be- leved that this meeting was a di- rect answer to thelr prayers. When Capt. Wilbur reached Liverpool he had & pleture painted to commemo- rate this event. and until recently that picture hung in the Wilbur home in Mystic, Conn. The dean's mother told him that he might have it, but he felt It would be almost sacre- liglous to remove it from the spot itself fortunates |downea by Emery. jand cheered the premier. ASK PRESIDENT’S AID IN FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS where it had slways hung. Then one day, not.very long ago, the cord by which it was suspended snapped and the picture fell. It scemed al- most_providential, for the painting had then to be brought to Washing- ton for repairs. Inspired Artist. *“When Mr. Richard 8. Meryman, the artist to whose skill we are indebted for this beautiful portrait, heard the story he had. the inspiration of using the plcture of the ships as a fitting background for his portrayal, not only of Dean Wilbur's features, but also of his character. That he made a deep study of both is evinced by the fact that he had no less than a hundred sittings. His success merits in fullest measure our gratitude and admiration. And now, on behalf of the many students and friends of Dean Wilbur, Wwe present this portrait of him, to the George Washington Unlversity, “to have and to hold” for future gen- erations of students. All who know him will unite in the heart-felt prayer “‘Long live Dean Wilbur!” And en in the course of nature, he passes to his reward, may his counte- nance look down benignly from the walls of the university he loves and serves today. Praises Wilbur's Work. Mr. Kayser also touched upon the university’s lack of a room worthy of the display of the portraits of those who have given their means and ability to the institution. To the collection now In the chapel. he gald, “we will add the newer portraits of Dean Wilbur and Dean Hodgkins— nct ere canvases to us, but re- minders of cur spiritual strength of today, our heritage of tomorrow.” Turning to Dean Wilbur, Mr. Kayser said, “We attest by our attendance here today and by our Interest in this portrait, a deep appreciation of what you have done for the institu- tion and for us personally. We ad- mire you for your idealism and for your zeal in a cause which is our cause, for your bellef in George Washington " University. May there be vouchsafed to you many more years for inapired teaching and in- spired living.” After the exercises, a reception was held in honor of Dean and Mrs. Wilbur. YALE OVERWHELMS PRINCETON, 27 T0 0, (Continued from First Page.) 1 an entire second team to conserve her | regulars for Harvard, next week. Richeson in Staf Role. Quarterback Richeson, not content with merely running his team with a | rare display of foot ball genius, was | one of the outstanding stars of the | same. His handling of punts was particularly magnificent. Once on a kick-off, catching the ball 3 yards behind his own goal line, he dashed | through almost the entire Princeton team, and, skimming tho side line, | reeléd off 53 yards before he was On another occasion he made a bril- ltant 36-yard return of a kick-off. Under Richeson's leadership—for he remained at his post until the closing | moments of the game, when Russell | Murphy, substitute fleld general from | St. Louls, replaced him—Yale out- | rushed Princeton in every quarter, | tearing off nearly 3 yards for| every one advanced by the Tigers. ' Princeton did most of its gaining In | the last half. but, although the Tigers | launched several promising drive: they always fell short. | Princeton excelled in punting, n| task divided between Van Gerbig and Legendre. On an average, the Tiger's kicks outdistanced the Blue's by 3 yards. i Through the forward pass, Prince- ton covered 64 yards to the Bulldog’ 40, but whereas Yale's gain was on her single use of this weapon, Prince- ton nibbled oft a few yards at a time on five passes completed out of six- teen attempted. —_— FRANCE SUPPORTS POINCARE’S POLICY | IN FACE OF BREAK. (Continued from First Page.) business and professional men, arose | What measures the French govern- | ment intends taking should France be | compelled to act alone are being jealously guarded, but that mo mili- tary operation on a large scale is intended is interpreted from a semi- | official communique which appeared | this evening, expressing surprise at “the gullibility with which a portion | of the Spanish press has welcomed the grossest lles of the German prop. agand This had reference to a dispatch | published {n Madrid under a Berlin | date, announcing France's intention to occupy Berlin and Munich. | “There is no need to say that the. aggressive intentions attributed to| 1y groundless,” adds the communique. | Moreover, events in the near future | will givé the lle to these fabrica-| tions." The press, while pessimistic con- cerning prospects for an eleventh hour agreement with Great Britain, supports the French government's determination to see the thing through; but some of the comment is tinged with melancholy at the possible rupture. The Temps says “All Europe knows that the only remedy for the situation {s for France and England to get together. It 'is not toward Germany one can turn to reestablish union among the allles. It is not to another allled | power—Mussolinl’s speech yesterday is proof thereof—that a request can be made to intervene impartially. It is still less upon a great neutral power .that we may impose such a {ccmmittee, |tor's office of the i while the half-and-half plan of a | June 30, 1822. | surplus revenues amounted to $5,- NEXT SUMMER MAY SEE DISTRICT OUT OF DEBT (Continued from First Page.) trict for 1923, therefore, amounted to $16,094,702.62. “The cash expenditures for the fis- acl year 1923 from appropriations amounted to $21,814,392.64, classified as follows: General government, $1,236,284.89; protection of life and property, $3,766,000.01; health and sanitation, $2,111,017.19; highways. $2,273,945.39; charitles and correc- tions, $2,942,781.36; education, $7,679,- 126.95; recreation, $1,095,633.30; mis- cellaneous, $142,110.29; public serv- fce enterprises, $567,498.26. “Pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 1922, entitled “An act to provide ad ditlonal compensation for certain ci- villan employes of the government of the United States and the District of Columbia during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1923,” there has been charged to the revenues of the District the sum of $78,644.72, representing 60 per cent of Increase of compensation (known as bonus) pald to certain em- ployes of the federal government and employes of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and Court of Ap- DPeals, the Increase of compensation in the first instance having been paid to these employes wholly from federal appropriations for that purpose. Extra Charge Made. “There also has been charged t the revenues of the District of Co- lumbia the m of $233,707.51, repr senting the amount found by the join select committee appointed under t proyisions of the District ay tion act approved June 29, 19 equitably due the United States. This amount has n transferred to the credit of the revenues of the Unlted States, thus discharging in full all sums equitably or legally due the United States as the result of the in- vestigation conducted by the sald The District, on the sther hand, has claimed credit for 3565.46 representing certain items, which the committee found to be equitably due the District. “No final adjustment has so far been made with reference to the dis- tribution of certain' miscellaneous items of revenue as between the United States and the District. The District appropriation act for the fiscal year 1923 provided for the divi- sion of such items between the United States and the District, which there- fore were credited wholly to the Dis- trict of Columbia. Declsion of Controller. “The _controller general of the United States, in a decision rendered to the Commissioners in April, 182 decided the proportions in which such items were to be divided. Because of the need of further investigation re- garding revenue items not covered by the controller general's declsion, but included in a subsequent decision rendered by that officer, it has been Informally agreed between the audi- District and the general accounting office of the Treas. jury that the necessary adjustmen jto effect credits to the United Stat would be held In abeyance until t entire subject could be finally and conclusively settled in one transac- tion. Cash Balances June 30, 1923. “The cash balance to the credit of the general fund of the District of Columbia in the Treasury of the United States on June 30, 1923 amounted to $9,401,667.50, and to the credit of trust and special funds $686,614.55. In addition to these amounts, balances as shown by the accompanying statements were held |to the credit of the disbursing officer of ‘the District with the treasurer of the United States. “The difference between the gen- eral fund balance of $9,401,667.80, and the surplus of revenues of the Dis- trict of Columbia in the Treasury, re- ferred to in the following para- graphs, is accounted for by the unex- pended balances of appropriations of the District of Columbia on June 30, 1923. Provision is made from the general fund for the District's pro- portions of unexpended appropriation balances, 5o that the surplus revenues represent moneys belonging to the District in the Treasury over and above all charges. Surplus Revenmes. “On July 1. 1920, the surplus rev- enues of “the Disirict of Columbla in the Treasury of the United States, in excess of appropriations and other charges against such revenues to that date, amounted to $4.64%,66,69. This amount accumulated betwren June 30, 1916, and June 30, 192(. propriating for the District was in operation. During the fiscal year 1921 the surplus revenpes wcre in- creased by $5612,171.86, making a to- tal of surplus revenues belonging to the District on June 30, 1521, of $5,160,838.55. During the fiscal year 11922 the surplus revenues were In- creased $342,113.04, making a total of $5,502,951.50 of surplus rev- enues _belonging to the District on On June 30, 1923, the 122,343.35." —— {MADDEN PROPOSES TAKING FORD OFFER (Continued from First Page.) Ford's objection t§ the present status of the project. After the Gorgas plant was sold Mr. Ford announced that it was an integral necessity, a vital conslderation of his bid for the entire evelopment, power and fertilizer, and that his offer could not stand with the Gorgas plant gone. Repre- sentative Madden sald yesterday that he belleved his plan to have the gov- ernment construct a substitute power plant would meet all of Mr. Ford's objections and make acceptance of i the French government are absolute- | the Ford offer possible as well as de- sirable, That other and large power con- cerns were considering offers to the government for Muscle Shoals has been reported, Representative Madden sald, but he expressed the belief that Mr. Ford was best equipped to de- velop Muscle Shoals. “Fertilizer Making Vital” “The manufacture of fertilizer there,” sald Representative Madden, “is the vital consideration. Any one almost could develop the power, which is limited to 100,000 primary horse- power, but manufacture of fertilizer would require an immediate invest- ment of from $50,000,000 to $60,000,000, and Mr. Ford is the only bidder whose offer 1s based on the plan to manu- facture fertilizer, so badly needed by heavy role. So why cannot the Bri- tons and French reach a common ac- | cord and come to an understanding, one with the other, before it is too late. Winter has come; let us have an armistice of our own.’ CAPPER SURE FARMERS EXPECT CONGRESS AID By the Awsoclated Press. TOPEKA, Kans, November 17.— After five months amopg his Kansas constituents, during which time he visited sixty-four counties, United States Senator Arthur Capper, who will leave Topeka tomorrow for ‘Washington, is convinced that Kansas farmers are expecting certain meas- ures to be enacted by Congress de- signed to help lift the agricultural industry out of the economic slump w'n Party heré called af the White House yénterday, where they were received by President | !n which It has been the last three years. the agricultural interests of the south as well as other parts of the country “Some eay that fertiliger cannot be made at Muscle Shoals by Mr. Ford or any one else in commercial quantities. Mr. Ford says he can. I think it should at least be tried out and demonstrated. It is worth while to try, Government development of Muscle Shoals both for power and fertilizer, in the opinion of Representative Madden, would be not only very costly, but prob- ably a fallure, and he doubts if Con- gress would be willing to provide the millions of dollars necessary. On the other hand, Representative Madden sald, Mr. Ford stands ready and able “to make this heavy Investment.” Regarding the $100,000,000 already spent by the government in the Muscle 8hoals ject, Mr. Madden said that, considering the farmers’ need for fer- tilizer, it would be a paying “conteibu- tion” by the government to thus assist in developing & large supply of fertjl- izer.