Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1923, Page 5

COALITION CONTROL OF CONGRESS SEEN Conservatives of Both Par- ties May Join Hands to Check Radicals. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. y Coalition government—a new line- up of conservatives from the repub- tican and democratic parties as against the radical groups—Is the «only possible way out of the chaos in which Congress finds itself today. The legislative program will either te @ fizzle due to deadlocks and in- surgency or else a temporary fusion ©f democrats and republicans will be made necessary on major questions. Congress has before it a number of important tasks which ordinarily ‘would occupy the attention of both houses for more than a year. Ob- viously much of the program will not even be touched, but it is too early to be sure of what will be given priority. Ttems Before Congress. At present writing the following would seem to be the principal it#ins on the program : First—The usual appropriation hills. These will provoke many controversies, especlaily sinee an effort will be made to cut even further the estimates of ex- penditures by the executive departments. | Second—Tax revision. There is una imity on the proposal to reduce the of persons of incomes below "This cannot be done, however, without providing revenue to take the. place of the amounts lost by reducing smaller incomes. To obtain the new revenue, the Treasury declares, surtaxes #hbuld be cut. The radicals think sur- taxes should be retained at the present scale and other levies made bestdes such 23 excess profits taxes. There is a disposition to increase the rate on in- leritance taxes. Action on Treaties. Third—Treaties before the Senate. The general and special claims con- ventions negotiated with Mexico will | encounter little opposition. but ready there are evidences that a « third bloc will endeavor to prev the ratification of the proposed pact with Great Britain itish ships can bring into fcan ports liquor under American coust guard v pursuc rum-runners flying fsh flag for twelve miles wets” " will line up again aty, ws will many scnators think ‘the American merchant m will be put at a disadvantage there are also the senats the Constitution cannot seded by a treaty of thi that the decision of Court of the Unite. wnnounced would b the treaty. It's a lega which authorities differ. The total opponents ina cient to block ratification. as two- thirds are necessary to adopt the P There may be a fight also on the porposed treaty with Turkey ne- gotiated at Lausanne, as the sympa- thizers with the Greeks are lining up against It World Court Proposal. urth, the world court proposal never come out of the Senate oreign relations committee, but if it does it will start a_lengthy fight. Senator Lodge, republican leader, would like to bury it in the commi tee. He may succeed unless the dem- ocrats make a motion to discharge mmittee. h. efforts will be made to amend the transportation act to obtaln the epeal of the so-called “guarantee’ clanse, but'the chances at present are | that the move will not succeed, as the combination of conservatives can provent it Sixth, immigration legislation 'S on the calendar, thought this time there will be pressure both from | the people who want the law amended » admit more aliens and those who ! want it restricted and measures | taken abroad to Keep undesirables | from emigrating. This is not a party arine Then o think super- ntly dicted by point on be suffi- VITAL WORK URGED BY COMMISSIONERS IN ANNUAL REPORT if the library is to fulfill t complete educational function to the community well-conducted and highly trained staff Is required, and that this can not be secured without proper compensation. River Front Improvement. Referring to the water front if- rovement, the report states: » District of Columbla devoted to com- merce, with the exception of canals, is about two miles. The total availa- ble water front is oighteen miles, of which about eight miles is set aside for parks and for other purposes of the United States. The largest amount of wharf property under the coutrol of the Commissioners is along the Washington channel. “A more noteworthy project whie would give the Capi 1 uceful and att e water front could not be init Civie organizations, municipal officials and others have been advocating an Im- srovement in the Washington water front for many years, and, notwith- standing the present policy of econ- than one tional omy In governmental expenditures, it is believed that initial funds for thi purpose should be appropriated in the near future, and additional funds pro- | each year until! vided progressively the project has been completed. Under the heading of the highway division the report agaln recommends & law to limit the weights of loaded vehicles on streets, An appropriation to purchase for @ permanent tree nurse site is an urgent need cmphasized in the report | of the tr and parking division. Need of New Parks. cd out thut during 1s of ground whid nurseries had to be and that the city is now using a section of reclaimed ground on the Anacosita river through ar- rangement with the chief of engineers of the Army. Melvin C. Hazen. surveyor, tells Congress in his section of the report that if public parks are to be me- quired for the rapidly developing out- Iying sections, they must be pur- chased before building activity de- strovs them. “The L'Enfant plan of the Federal city of 1791 provided for a magnifi- cent street and park plan' said the “This plan _stopped at street (now Florida ave- ond whic ere i1s no park ix not mad. nd for parks “va there will be a great s1 in the out!ving sections. where . b shoald ve the rapid develop destrovs them. Spread of Bullding. surveyor' office has from time to time r mmended specific tracts for parks where there is dan- ger of their being lost for park pur- poses. These are Pi v Branch Park- Klingle Road Valley and the Palterson tract. Attention s e pectally invited to rapid encroach- ment up Plney Branch and Klingle Road valleys. These sites ready been reduced in size, and it is believed that Piney Branel Parkw, Will be lost if not acquired in the Bounda nue), b “The Ford valley should be length connecting Potomac Park on the south with Rock ¢reek Park on the north. This would elimi- nate the necessity of traffic passing through Zoolc cal Park, which is a playground for children, where traffic should be restricted Mr. Hazen also urkes be taken ‘to preserve the forty or more old civil war fort sites scattered on the outskirts of Washington. All of them, he observes, are of great his- torical interest and should be linked up by boulevards. The surveyor recommends tha Congress increase the annual allot ment for the purchase of small park areas in the city proper. Report on Surplus. The report of Daniel J. Donovan, city auditor, informs Congress that on June 30, 1923. there was in the United ates Treasury surplus Dis- trict revenues amounting to $5.122,- Maj. Donovan' steps report further shows that ‘the District Government will be entirely frea of debt In August, 1924 if the next appropriation act cy question, but it is liable to be lost in the shuffle of partisan disputes. 1 Seventh, legislation to prevent a recurrence of the troubles exper enced in the Veterans' Bureau will be | insisted upon by the American Le- gion. Of all the bills to come before | Congress this has the best chance of | unless it is_tied up. with : h Mr. Coolldge would probably veto. : Muscles Shoals Insue, i ghth, Muscle Shoals. will be a| tains a final installment of $£300,000 for the sinking fund with which tc retire all outstanding bonds. Maj. Donovan also sets forth in de- 1 all of the collections and di. bursements of the Dist gover ment for the 1 1ve The Commissioners their report a summary of conditions In the public schools. as given them by the board of education. — Thi summary showed a total enrollment of 2 children for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, The report of the transmit in traffic bureau he actual water frontage of tho ! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, CHRISTMAS MAIL Folks had taken“academic degrees and had devoted some part of her life to se- rious work, and this as a profes- sor of music in the Cinainnatl Conservatory. As Miss Helen Her- ron she graduated with high honors from this institu- tion and, in reo- ognition of her ability, she was called to & ohalr of theoretical mu- sic, and out of deference to her teachers she ac- copted this oner- oue position for one ar. After this interval Cupld inter “e'd.l 4 with her Font‘llflllll‘lfl loyalty sle. for she studies 1| practices difficult passages every ay fha 18 not absolut 7,0 ill to rise when she is traveling. : " Mrs. Taft has filled many roles with aigrity and grace. but she deems her most useful service to 't‘:\: p'a?:“.fif. of people was 3 ;:‘;:“;;rfoungln the Cineinnati §ym- phony and in Lllng for many Years both as treasurer and secretary, On_ the buffet in the home of l‘|l| Chief Justice is a handsome silver urn which was presented to Mr Taft when she was compelled to re sign'her dual office because her hu nd had been appointed As ROV nor of the Philippines. This urn d the buffet in the White as it has every home which Tafts have made since it was re- e Mre, Taft spent an _entire eummer studyving musio in flxfm(—;l_ but her health was rather fragile and she was unable to continue her researches, though the authorities of fhe anclent seat of learning urged her frequently to return and to pass rome preliminaries which were im- perative_before she could recelve a Haree. Degrees in music are among the most prized of all thoes which the renowned British institution be- stows and they are rarely bestowed, even as honorary titles. —_— i F. H. FRIDLEY, 83 YEARS RESIDENT OF D. C., DIES Was Memb!:nf Oldest Inhabitants. Came to Capital While Infant. Funeral Today. present mistress of the White House, Postmaster Fixes December 20 as Final Day for Capital.| Postmaster Mooney today announce ed the Christmas mailing schedule to Points throughout the United States! {in ofder that there will be no delay | 1in the delivery of gifts. | ! Parcels and cards, for the various | | states should be mailed according to| !the following schedule: i | California and far west. | than Dacember 13. Southwest, December 14 Tllinois, Towa and other states of | the middle west, December 15. Southern states, December 15. Ohlo, Indiana and Kentucky, Dec- ember 17. New England states, December 18, | New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, December 19. Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and North Carolina. Decembes 20. Washington, D. (", December 20. Expect Record Ruosh. The Washington city post office has made all prepirations for a record- jbreaking ~ Christ rush Post- master Mooney will hold conferences tomorrow and Wednesday with branch statfon superintendents and will open two temporary stations De- cember 16, one at 14th and Girard streets, and the othier just south of Chevy Chase circle More than 2,000 applications have been received for temporary posi- tions in delivering parcels during the Christmas rush. although mot more than 500 to 800 extra helpers will be needed. Hundreds of appeals for the tem- porary jobs have come in during the past week and congressmen and oth- ers have busied themselves in making personal appeals for the new appli- cants, although it was announced three weeks ugo that no more vlications could be received tra Work December 16. ‘The first of the temporaries will be put on duty about December 16, the remainder to be at work handling and delivering parcels by December | 19 or 20. The work will Tast through t Chiristmas day | Postmaster Mooney today app to the people of Washington to early and mail early. to follow the Christ nounced above MRS. TAET. not later to mu- aled buy and_especially s schedulo an- Frederick H. Fridley, a resident of | Washington for almost cighty-three I yeurs, died at his ho 28 Lexing- Every thINE points 1o | Yeurs. diad at his home, 6 & a_ emashing mailing this year, and | ton place northeast. Friday. Mr. {unless everybody “mails early” in!Fridley was born In Elmira, N. V., in fact as well as in theory there may and came is city when he I e dsiivery OF DErocis 1841 and came to this city Mr. Moon pointed out that the W&« an infant Postmaster General has ordered evers He was a_member of the Associa postmaster to see that every carrier | tion of Oldest Inhabitants of the D eats his Christmas dinner hom ttrict of Columbia, noon of Christmae day day being the ,to the oustody of “dead for work on the part of houge. 18th and rrie | the \'fill‘rnur\vllun.(ll-p‘;r n As L means that every patron of | fociation. of which 3Mr. was the offices will have to piteh in, buy | one of the last survivors was or make their Christmas presents at | #s0 a charter member of the old once, and get them off in the mails | “1»"?-? a‘f-.‘.?'..-r-‘fl:lfimfi'm&m this HiReishTlisa possibio daten: oo at_his late residence. Rev. muel T. Nicholas and Rev. Dr. Hayes officfated. 1In- place at Glenwood old 8, used the engine by ‘aftern { thr. 8 YLADY DIANA COOPER LRI i HERE FOR STAGE ROLE' ia survived by one daughter. mete He + Miss Daisy F. Fridley of Washington. land two sons, Frederick L. and Edgar ! Arrives in New York to Take Star (S Fridley. both of Washington. S o el |s:mrs ALASKAN RAILWAY i { “The Miracle.” | i HAS BEEN MISMANAGED NEW YORK, December 3-—Lady| Diana “Duff Cooper, formgsly Lady | Diana/ Manners, heralded as’ Eng- | land’s most beautiful woman, arrivea| Control in Charges for Presen- lon the Aquitanta yesterday to begin re- tation to Coolidge. hearsals for “The Miracle,” in which ghe will play the part of the| SEATTLE. Wash, December John E. Ballaine of this city, builder By the Associated Press. 1 Buyilder Hints Morgan-Guggenheim Madonna The English beauty, dasughter of the Duke and a close friend of royal famil by a group | folk, e e ahe lof the Alaska Central railw the British ' became part of the government's was met at the pler Alaska railroad, hes made public f soclety and theatrical pamphlet containing charges that he which included Feodor Chalia- paiq he would lay before Presi pin, Ruwsian opera star, and Morris dent Coolidge personally in two st, theatrleal producer, who will weeks. The pamphlet declared that tage Max Reinhardt's production of the Alaska railway was mismanag | Ehearacie. | and that its affairs were influenced in ! Confessing her anxiety over plav-|favor of the “Morgan-Guggenheim ng the star role in the pl Lady | interésts” and the “New York owner: Juff Cooper said she had never ap- | of the Alasks Steamshin Compan peared on the &poken stage, but hud | *Mr. Ballaine declared that teen in amateur and had | would ask President Coolidge ucted before the cam Her debut | make an investigation. George 1 s a film star was in “The Glorious | Maiton, head of the State Political the he to D. 0, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1993. PRESIDENT PRAISES MONROE DOCTRINE Says Significance of Policy Is Now Better Understood by World. By the Abociated Press. EW YORK, December 3.—A letter from President Coolidge, declaring it Wwas a matter of much satisfaction to but never | Wna practices | which gucceeded | which ! {know that the true intent and sig- jnificance of the Monroe doctrine has lcome to be entertatned throughout jthe entire world, was made publio today by the international Pan- American committee in charge of the celebration this week of the Monroe | doctrine centenary. | The letter, written to John Barrett, chalrman of the committee, together With extracts from the doctrine, will be read in many public schools throughout the country tomorrow, as well as at celebrations marking the centenary. The event also will be widely observed in South and Cen- tral American countries, President Coolidge's letter follows “The program of the Internatio pan-American committee for a mation- wide, indced, an international. serles of commemorations of the centenary of the Monroe Doctrine's promulgation | Is deserving of more than passing no- ce. “I have been pleased to know that in {hundreds of cities all over the conti- nent, thix anniversary celebration is to be fiiti ed. It is a matter of much satisfaction that within recent years a greatly im- proved understanding of the true in- tent and significance of the Monroe Doctrine hax come to be entertained not only throughout the American world; but in the whole world as well, It has been for a hundred years one of the substantial guarantees of peace among the nations. Accépted by the nations and established before the world, we cannot doubt that In another century its usefulness will persist. We cannot but be glad to know of the widespread recognition of this celebra- tion as marking one of the most {m- portant epochs in the history of our country and of its sister republics of the three Americas. —_— CONVIC’IJON SET ASIDE. {John Hatchet. Sentenced to Four| | Years, Wins on Appeal. [ tice Robb of the District Court of ide the conviction red, who had been in the penitentiary for | robbery Attorney James A. O'Shea, ifor the accused, contended that as {there was 1o issue @ to the Identity of defendant. and he did not testify, the government committed error in placing before the jury testimony that Hatchet had a eriminal record. Justice 1 Robb held that the introduction of this | evidence preventefs the Ae | ing | i [ agd | Apr { of Jol | give i ‘nts to determine just why r bright colors and wheth- a8 to please themselves or en friends are now being of \‘nh-’ er they d {to please m | conducted at the University PHYSICIANS TO HEAR SCIENTIFIC PAPERS Doctors of Three States to Hold Annual ‘Fall Meeting on Wednesdgy. The Medical Soclety of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Co- lumbfa will hold its annual fall meet- ing on Wednesday at the Arlington Hotel. The meeting will open at 10 o'clock a.m. and sclentific papers will be read by Dr. Thomas M. Foley, Dr. Custis Lee Hall, Dr. Edmund Horgan, Dr. J. A. Gannon, Dr. J. Russell Verbrycke, Dr. James A. Cahill, jr., and Dr. Wil- llam Marbury A dinner and entertatnment will be given at the hotel at 1:30 p.m. The entertainers will be George O Mrs. Ida Clark, John Clark, Murray, Camille Little, Royal Foster, Margaret Agniel and singers from the Washington Canoe Club Orchestra. The officers of the association are: Dr. Willlam J. Mallory, president; Dr. J. W. Bird, first vice president; Dr. Howard Fletcher, second vice presi- dent; Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, corre- aponding’ secretary; Dr. William T. Davis, recording secretary, and Dr. Robert Scott Lamb, treasurer. FIFTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OPENS HERE { Macfarland Building Put in Use, Although Still Un- completed. Washington's newest public school, the Macfarland Junior High School, the fifth link In the evergrowing chain of junfor high schools, opened today unceremoniously with an en- rollment of 415 pupils. The classes for the new building were drawn from the West and Petworth schools, there- by relieving materially, the conge tion in these buildings. The Macfarland has not been com- | pleted, a ande when finished ommodations for 650 pupils. will have The | center of the building has been left unimproved. It was here that the combination auditorium and gymn: sium was to have been constructed. Insuffictent funds, however, have caused the postponement of this fea- | ture. The Macfarland is identical in de-| sign with the new Langley High School, which is not expected to be ready for occupaney until after the Christmas holidays. Howard P. Safford, principal of the Macfarland School. ' is making ar- rangements to hold dedication exer- cises shortly before the Christmas holldays, Junior Exhausted. From the Boston Transcript. Hubbard told me that Le got & heap of work out of you when you was workin' fer him. sald the far- mer. “Well, hi T allow he did,” said the act is, T guess he just about N | { | i 1 &) STAMP THEFT PUT AT $110000 TODAY Trunk Is Found With $20,000 More—Plan Safeguards for Service. Prompt maceration of damaged stamps, as soon as they are counted, after receipt from postmasters, fis likely to result from the theft of stamps during the past five years by Herman C. Davis, clerk In the division of stamps, now under $5,000 bonds for the action of the grand Jury. Q W. I Glover, third assistant post- master general, is holding & confer- ence today with his assistants In the division of stamps and stamp re- demption to safeguard the stamps. The stamps stolen were worth $110.- 000, 1t was learned today. This figure was announced by Mr. Glover, following the seizure of & trunk in a warehouse, the trunk con- taining $20,000 worth of stamps, se- ceted by Davis for sals at 75 cents on the dollar to the St. Louls firm which had received them. Sold Stamps Cut Rate. The stamps were then sold by that {firm for 90 cents per dollar's worth, | face value, to other firms, which in | turn sold them for 95 cents. Davis | told officials he had not enumerated this batch in his signed contession of last week. i In the future as soon as the stamps | are counted, they will go at once, and in the sight of all the employes in the room, into the mechanical mas- cerator. ' The old plan allowed the stamps to be placed in packages, and then carried to & furnace for destruc~ tion. Owing to the limited capacity of the furnace to take piles of paper, it often was necessary to allow pack- ages to remain over until the next day. It was this wait that allowed Davis to mark packages contalning practically perfect stamps, and later secrete them. Denfes Others Accused. | _Mr. Glover stated he feels confident | that practically all of the money wlil | be recovered, and that a clean breast |of the matier has been made by Davis. He emphatically denled ru mors to the effect that any other per- son or persons were involvied in the stamp thefts. Counting of the stamps in the latest jtrunk was going on todev at the ‘l'nh d States marshal's office. It is belleved that this is the last hoard of stamps_ but no one will state posi- tively ‘that more will not ba dis- covered. This trunk was one of s eral that have been found in varl- {ous places around Washington since the discovery. | Officials were reticent today in { discussing the pert the St. Louls firm | plav®i in the handling of the stamps, | but there is every indication that the Post Office Department is making a thorough investigation. —_— A 60,000-bale orop of long and short, staple cotton will be harvested this vear In the Salt River valley, Arizona, I the largest cotton crop in the history iof that section. —g= BOOKMAKER LOSES " APPEAL TO COURT Appellate Division Affirms Two- Year Sentence in Charles T. Swan Case. Charles T. Swan, who conducted a handbook on the races near the navy yard, must serve a term of two years in the penitentiary for setting up gaming tabie. The District Court of Appeals €0 declared today, when. in an opiajon by Justice Van Oredel, the convictlon of Swan was affirmed The court held that property seized by the police in connection with a lawful arrest, and which is held merely as evidence of crime, does n come within the proe f ¥ vislons of the Constitution requiring search warrants, Swan sought ta recover slips and papers seized at the time of the raid on the plea that t) officers did not have a search w rant. His request was refused b, trial court, and that action is tained. . The Appellate Court declared the indictment does charge an offense namely the setting up a gaming ta ble, and the maintaining of it for the purpose of betting on horme races The proof fully sustained the allega tion of the indictment, the cour finds. ALIMONY REFUSED REMARRIED WOMAN Court Holds Deflance of Divorce Law Nullifies Mrs. Olver- son’s Claim. su The District Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge James F. Smith of the United States Court of Customs Appeals, today sustained the ruling of Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court dening alimony to a woman who remarried in defiance of section 966 of the District code. The ocourt denied the appeal of Mrs. Anna M. Olverson, who had been refused alimony asked In a sult against he: second husband, Albert F. Olverson Mrs. Olverson had been the wife of Willlam C. Hefin, who divorced her i June, 1914, Under section 986 the guilty party in an absolute divorce action may not again marry, but the | petitioner disregarded this provisior and contracted a second marriage with Olverson. The appellate court declares that a husband or wife divorced on the ground of adulter: who defles the ban of section 985 should not be permitted to take a vantage of his or her own wrong a should be left as found in the r tion unlawfully undertaken Judiclal cognizance may be taken of such status when there is question of the rights of children and other ir nocent person —_— HER OLD-AGE SECRET OUT Miss Campbell, 96, “Never Bothe:- ed With a Man.” TAYLORVILLE, T, December *“Because I have never been bothered with a man,” is the reason ascribed by Miss Margaret Campbell of thix city for her belng well and happy on her ninety-sixth birthday, which she i celebrated Saturday. constant issue, as the demand of the i«hows that during the vear G5 per- | Adventure which was shown in|Club of the railway brotherhoods of | farmers for cheaper fertilizer 1is|sons were killed and seriously | Covent Garden, London. last year.| Washington. said thag he would #o womething which neithes rty canlijpjyred. Upon recommendations of |In the rt of the Madonna shd will | with Ballaine and “ask President aflord to lgnore. Ultimately & plan | tho police department the Comunis- |not use her voice, but will bose only. | Coolidge to take the Alnka of government operation will besjoners revoked 312 permits of auto- | Of medium height and slemder| out of the hands of its enemi pressed, unless the scheme for amend- | mobile drivers, most of which cace with light hair and blue ing the Ford offer meets the ap-!involved driving while intoxicatel Dlana appeared to be a| e —— proval of the Detroit automobile | - of Chilaren - of blonde beauty kg The board of children’s guardians Fad a”waxone of the guents | SCORNS ANNUITY OFFER Ninth, prohibition will furnish ai The boatd of FIGICNE EUaTHens roo | a i The wedding of Princess Mary and | FOR LEAVING HUSBAND number of interesting debates, but D "8 Lord Lascelles. Her own marriag i the outlook would seem to be u-j¢are during the vear. Of this number, {20\ "Aitred Duft Cooper in Lon- ! favorable to any proposal looking to- témporary. “The problem of finding |d4on in 1819 was a brilllant society suitable homes for and supervision of | this great number of children fell direct- | Iy on this department. The efforts have not only been sincers and earnest, but have met with a large measure of suc- cess. H The board tells Congress that the In- | dustrial Home School has been reopened | a8 a_modern temporary receiving home | for white boys and girl Woman TO ANY MAN That Will Reflect Her Intelligence, Instead of Reflecting Upon It, and That Will Arouse Pleasure in the Gift and Pride in the Giver ‘Do your Christmas Shopping Here and there won't be any “Christmas Swapping” by-and-by. Chicago Woman Waives $1,200 - | i 4 Fancy Handker- Madras Shirts, $2.50 Provision in First Spouse's Will 3 w4 chieis, 25¢ to 52. % $7‘50‘ to Stay With No. 2 B e Anctd T e Silver Belt Buckles, Silk 5()Hose, T, wits oF Feam wealer S8 ARemaw s o S has scorned the annuity offered her Even in g Dress Golf HOSE, 5350 to Jewelry, $4.50 to $7.50. $25. Silk and Wool Hose, Sweater Jackets, $1 to $5. ilroad ward the immediate modification of the Volstead act. 4 b Tenth, presidential politics will permeats the session on both sides of the political aisle as the maneu ring for delegates has.already b Zun. %o also will the demooratic | party play the usual minority game about which the republicans in past | years have taught ‘lhenl S0 muncal’;‘ 3 That thie will not be permitted to |lights, which was referred to by the i I Gax Feduetion or tha bills {police department. also is stressed by e e “Veterans” Bureau or immi- | Warren B. Hadlev, electrical engineer, | gration reform. g0 makes the following comment” in Congress ably will hardly get |his report e ore the. Christmas hell. | - “The street lighting, as a_whole, vent. —_— W. V. KING DEAD AT 75. Head 75¢ Former Cotton Exchange to Retired in 1915. NEW_ YORK, December llam Vincent = King, sevent former president of the New Cotton Exchange and lieutenant col- onel of the 224 New York Regiment |in the Spanish-American war, died at his home vesterday. o A8 retary, vice president, presi- in the will of her first husband if she | would quit her second spouse. Ste- | pina bequeathed Mrs. Wenter an an- | of $500 and offered her $1,200 ear if she would leave Wenter. | “I'd be willing to pay out a hundred | dollars a month to stay with my hus- a days and the real battle will come after the firat of the' year (Copyright, 1925.) | i JAY-WALKING BLAMED ! FOR HALF AUTO DEATHS | Chicago Report Shows 364 Out of | 734 Fatalities Due to | Cause Stated. i i Ry the Associated Pres. CHICAGO, December 3.—Almost halt of the 4 persons killed y automo- Biles In Cook county in the fiscal year ending December 1 lost their Hves While crossing a street in the middle of u block or “jay walWing” the | latety commission named by Mayor William Dever announced. The umber 364, The investigation also showed that 25 were children under sixteen, and sixty cases the drivers left those injured lying in the street. Four | deaths were traced to intoxicated drivers, two of the drivers being Xilled in accidents and the other two captured. CO-ED SYSTEM BLAMED. Boys Cannot Study With Pretty Girls Near, Says Japanese. CHICAGO, November 3.—The great- est fault with the American school system is its co-educational method, in the opinion of Jinnosuke Suto, direct- or of the Municipal Girls' High School in Ogaka, Japan, who has been study- ing Chicago schools. Suto_opined that, regardless of a ooy's ambition. hé cannot keep his mind on his work with an attractive girl sitting beside him, , He stated the rule also worked inversely with irls. 14 also remarked that many Amer- ican boys ride to school in automo- biles, whereas in Japan a boy must be rich to afford a bicycle. —— Mexico is now the third largest importer of boots and shogs from the United States. distinetly inadequate, and hensive material improven i be inaugurated at once.” compre- ldent and superintendent of the cot- should | ton exchange, Mr. King served the organization in an official capaoity nt band, ‘instead of accepting that mount from my former husband to leave him,” she declared in making Necessity for larger appropriations for bullding new sewers and Keeping existing ones clean Is emphasized in the statement of Sanitary Engineer J B. Gordon saye: “Attention is again called to the in- abllity of this division to keep abreast of the building activitles with proper sewer facilites, The fiscal year ended with service sewers ordered constructed {for the service of new and _existing buildings, estimated to cost $161,337, with all funds for the year expended or obligated.” The report of the water department shows the mean daily consumption of | water during the flscal year was 6 982,461 gallons, giving 2 daily per cap- ita use of 142 gallons, estimated on a population of 450,000 people. for_thirty-six years. Hae retired in for_ known her decision to turn down the 8135 offer in her former husband's will. Are YOI; Sincere About Safety Then Join | The Safe Drivers’ Club of Washington when you purchase your 1924 tag. Memberships ar being sold at the Automobile License Bureau in the Dis- trict Building for ONE DOLLAR, starting today, Decem- ber 3, 1923. Your Membership Card will be a sign-manual of ‘your intention as a Motor Driver to practice Caution, Courtesy and Respect of Law and Traffic Regulation, and will help maintain and conduct Safe Drivers’ Schools, pay for Safety Posters, educate your children in Safety precau- tions—and thus save accident, injury and death in the District of Columbia. In.human thought and consideration for others, be a “SAFETY DRIVER.” It Cpsts $1.00 $5.85 to $25. House Jackets, $6.50 to $25. Lounging Robes, $18 to $75. Silk Pajamas, $10 to $25. Umbrellas, $1.50 to $15. Walking Sticks, $2 to $20, $5 to , Bath Robes, $40. Silk Mufflers, $3.95 to $15. Wool Mufflers, $3.50 to $6. Capeskin Gloves, $2.65 to $6. Buckskin Gloves, $3.75 to $5. Silk Shirts, $7.50 to $15. Knitted Neckwear, $2.50 to $3.50. Madras Pajamas, Cuff Links, $1 to $5. $2.50 to $7. Naught Can Compare With Gifts to Wear i\'hen Chosen From This Partial List of the Store. Lined Gloves, $3.50 to $12. Wool Waistcoats, $6 and $7.50.