Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1923, Page 2

2 L] CHANGES SOUGHT IN TRAFFIC GODE Law Governing Permits From States Asked—Widening of 13th St. Proposed. Bdward F. Colladay, president of the Board of Trade, appearing be- e the Senate District subcommi: tea investigating traflic conditio! in Washington, sald yesterday afternoon should be passed making le for any one wiose Dis has been taken away to operats a motor vehici trict from hi in the Di od_by any of the states. Mr. Colladay also urged upon the pittee the need of an case in number of trafie pol'cemen. He told the committee that steps shouid be taken to make pedestrians pay as riuch attention to the stcp and go #ignals as the drivers of veh Would Widen Street. R. P. Andrews. sident Thirteenth: Street Merchants' Associa- recommended to the committee 13th street be widenod between ¥ and I stree 0 as 1 Mr. Andrew at_congest of He pointed owt tha are thirty-five fset of the sidewalks wide on eac that twents : int mate $100, feet could roadway c th: well improv hat practicaliy ail of ¥ on Vith street had stgned t be widened. of per & petition He expia property cant 10 street re widened it would provids a great rth and south artery trat e widened it shon onzar bs Kept a cne-way street, unless it is wi , Mr. Andrews the committee, it should be kept 25 a one-way streef. Asks More Policemen. Mr. Andr recommendad to commit ase in the num- ber of traf the District Med E. J. Siebert recomm Eiians be granted unlimited p T where such a _regulation confifct with cther rex t congestion of tra cilitie »uid Rof t:uns to preve CARRY ON, G. 0. P. SLOGAN, AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS PLAN PLATFORM HERE rriing to another sub- ‘carry 4 our Slogan—= th the true prineiples of sm _enuncizted by Wi of the things that plant its feet firmly Harding loved most— ncipies of the Conatitu- of the Unitell States” i= a movement on foot to- F destroy it. 1 refer to an auiendment that is befors Congress which would so amend the Consti- tution as to take away from the na- on’s courts the right of hom the conatitutionality of the mct of Congress. In other words, if this amendment i8 adopted and Congress, 5. the moment of political heat and 1 “There excitement, passed a law the Supreme | Tt declared unconstitutional. Con- £ress might by an appropriate ma- Jjority make it a law anyhow. If this amendment ts adoptéd we shall have suBstituted the fieeting will of a tem- porary Congress for the American Constitution. “It might just as wall be under- stosd here and now, too, that during this admintstration, or any other re- publican administration, this coun- try will not enter the leagus of na- tions. America should heip Europe, of course, but it should not be neces- safy for us to kick down the front door in order to help. We shall con- tinue upon our course of helping, but always insisting how we will help and when we will stop helping. That is our business. It Is not our busi- negs to furnish policemen and meal tickets to «very person in Europe, If world court {8 ever worked out that complately disassociated from the cague of nations, I will support it, but not until. “Another thing we shovld assert plainly and strongly is that so long as_a republican administration Is in control of this government not & sin- gla penny of the debt owed this coun- try by foreign nations will be can- celed. To these things we should add that we hope soon to substantially duce the taxes of the United States, 1s well to reflect upon the past, but ¢ us remember that we shall not in simply upon the history of acHfievements already obtained.” Ald of Women Urged. Enlistment of women in the repub- lican cause was urged by Mrs. Hen- ristta L. Livermore of New York who declared that the principal wom- n's problsm now was to reach the omen of independent thought. Upon the motion of Charles D. Hilles of New York, six subcommit- teés were authorized to formulate 1ié call tor ths 1924 convention and draft memorials te President Hard- img. A subcommittee of twelve will be appointed to consider contests colning before the 1924 national con- vention, and will sift the evidence prior 1o the next meeting of the national commities, There also will be a subcommittee of fifty-seven for iiminary consideration of the 1924 Jlatform, and a subcommittee of six- tean on convention arrangemen hairman Adams appointed Senator flawell of Nebraska to head the com- iftes to draft the eonvention call nd R. B. Creager of Texas to head memorial committee. While the national commiitee was nolling its morning session former ¥rank Lowden of Illinols, who one of the Lig three candidates the presidential momination in 1920, called at the White House and taiked with President Coolidge. In re- ply to questions afterward the for- mer governor declared that no activi- ries designed to bring forward his name as a candidate next year were beifg ongaged in with his sanction. Mr. Lowden described his call on tha, President a& “a visit of respect,” mads in the course of a trip to Wash- ington for another purpose. ¢ al:o took occasion o say that Mr. Coolidge's message to Congress had been received vory favorably, both in the middle west and in the east. “Even prior to the message,” he added, “there was a very kindiy fe. ing for him in Illinois.” Asked if he planned to engage In the pre-convention campaign in any mapner, Mr, Lowden answered: “J hadn't intended to do so.” He refused to elaboral statement. BUTTONHOLE PARTY MEN. on this The members of the republican n tional committee, meeting s ¢ the Willard Hotel, today were buttone holsd by the members o/ the Wom- en’s National Party, wao procesded to0 v.rsm the equal rights move and kad for support. ‘BThe w(-mor\pyv\al at the hotel at the game time as the republican national committes and at the close of the sedsion each women, decorated in the rict under z license grant- | [ io side of the street, and | passing | Gradual removal of probably all of the dilapldated frame shacks on East | Potomac Park, erected as barracks ifor soldiers during the world war, is lin prospect at last , Pollowing the armictice, most of these bulldings mno longer needsd for thelr designed purpose, were turned over to the genmeral supply commit- tee of the Treasury for the stovage of,| |desks, chairs, typewriters and other office material, rendered surplus by |heavy reductions In the large foree of war workers. By slow degraes | that stock, which was very large, ha | Been reduced by periodical sales an 1by calls for dasks, etc., frgm various \departments. Recently tiie’ movement I to other piaces has been hastened be. cause of the rapid decay of many of the oid buildings and the vacation of 1er government quarters in the city sper. e CHRISTMAS LIGUOR | RUNNERS CHECKED {Rum Row, Fixed at 12-Mile Limit, Continues Efforts to Outwit Officials. By the Asmaciated Prese, | glers and dry forces today ars fight- inz the second battle of Christmas | oft Runt row while New York watches. A score of lquor carriers, coming from the Bahamas and other places where distillation !s lawful, have ifounrl themselves blocked, temporarily, from landing thelr sup- | pltes tn quantity by the coast guard lcutters harassing landing partles aficat and dry forces snatching the liguor as soon as it touches the beaches. Row Oniy Checked. But Rum row, although checked, Qoes mot concede itself defeated. It ias deployed until now it stretches along the coast from Long Istand far {down the Jersey shore, s5/as to ren- der the attack of the coast guards less concentrated and keep the land raiders on the jump as new landing places are selected. These land forces are what are keoping the smugglers most worried at present. Last year, before enforce- { ment agents. state pollce and county | Aetectives weare ae effectivaly organ- {ized, it was a velatively easy matter | for bootleggers to scatter with the: contraband liquor for the mnear market as soon 8 it once was landed Now it is not nearly 5o easy. High- ways and byways leading Inland {from the wet spois on the coast are | under constant patrol by armed | operatives scouring the countryside 1in automobiles. Motor trucks get through now and then, but enough have been captured to make the boot- leggers sit up and take notice. At Twelve-Mile Limit. Action of government cutters seizing the British schooner Tomoka and the Dutch two-sticker Zeehond well beyond the three-mile limit has ‘been followed by withdrawal of the rum fleet to the proposed twelve-mile | Timit, concerning which the United States is conducting (reaty nego@ia- tions with Great Britain. This is all right for the mot“er ships but it makes life harder for the smali speedboats operating from shore. It is not always easy to find the maritime market place in the dark and fos. But the smugglers are resourceful, according to the latest reports re- celved by the New Jersey state po- lice. They are employing an aviator at $150 a trip to iy thrice a week over the fleet and chart the shifting posi- tions of the vessels. Then reaching them becomes simply a matter of skill with the compass—unless a cutter is encountered. ‘Ashore with raiders alded by bands of hijackers constantly robbing liquor caravens, transportation of liguor has been extremely difficuit. The fact that all is not going well in boot- lcggery is being bemoaned aloud in almost every coast hamlet. BUDGET PLEASE DISTRIT OFFIZALS Although they regret the inability of the budget burezu to allow in the budget for next year all of the urgent items recommended, District officlals today expressed gratification over the fact that estimates as made pub- lic yesterday carry a substantial In- crease beyond current appropria- tions. From now until they are called be- tore the subcommittee on Districtap- propriations, they will prepare them- selves with facts and figures to sus- tain all of the improvements ap- proved by the budget bureau. The total amount of the budget, ex- clusive of the water department and trust funds, is $24,455,991, as com- pared with current appropriations amounting to $21,737,895, making an increase in the amount now recom- mended above the amounts available for the coming year of about $2,700,: 000. The Commissioners are hopetul that the appropristions subcommittee will take into account the fact that the budget bureau reduced the original esttmates by nearly $6,000,000, and will allow the total figure recommend- ed by the budget bureau of $26,879,- 512, including the water department and trust fund Just when the hearings at the Capi- tol will begin is not yet known at the District bui'ding, but whenever they start the District heads will be pre- pared to present strong arguments in support of the budgat, he District authorities are particu- larly gratified over the increase in the new budget for the improvement of highways and sections of badly needed sewer and water mains. The rapid development of new home sections in all parts of the city has made it Im- possible for the engineer department to keep up with these developments, providing passable strests and Deces- sary sewer and water service. in ONLY 11 MORE SHOPPING DAYS iy White and gold regilia of the party, | proceeded to corner the membor of the republican committes from her o nator Charles Curtis yesterday introduced the equa! rights bill in thé Senate and on Thursday Repre- somtative Danlel R. Anthony of Kansas, nephew of Susan Anthony, cneé of the leaders of the women's franohise movement, will Introduce thé bill into the House. e Bl calls for equal rlfih only for women but for men in $ndustrial and domestic spheres. NEW YORK, December 11.—Smug- | at least! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Dilapidated Barracks Doomed To Go From East Potomac Park Within recent weeks about ten have bean abandonsd as umfit for oce cupancy and turned over to the War! Depurtment. _An_inspection showsd | thet some of the lumbsr in the| Wulldiies waw in falr condition and that probably enough of it could be | salvaged to comstruct twe barracks for soldierm at the Bolling Field atr station at Anacostia. Accordingly, bids were invited for the dismantling of nine and the con- |struction of the barracks at Bolling Feld. Al received were above the iimit of cos: fixed by the department, however, and were rejected with a view to ‘opening a fresh competition by circulars to ather building con- |tractors in the District. Regardless {of the result of this emdeavor, the { Potomac Park bulidings aiready re- linquished by the general supply com- | mittae will be dismantled, and the same urse will he followed with respect to thos emaining as rapidly as the committee finds it no longer needs ithem. BOARD COMPLETES TEACHERS PAYBILL Peyser’s Amendment Allows More to Be Promoted to Group B. Carrying an amendment, at the request of Capt. Jullus L | Poyser, the proposed new teachers' | salary bill was given the approval of the board of education at a Special mecting last night in the Franklin | School and ts now ready for Congress. | First it will go to the Commissioners and thence to the bureau of the budget. If the movement is facilf- tated school officials belicve the meas- ure will reach the Capitol next week. The amendment was the elimlInation of & provision placine a 30 per eent Umitation on the number of teachers e'igible 1o appointment to_the superior group B classificatlon. Capt, Peyser, Who ied the Aight to have the provisten stricken from the measure, pointed out that it was bitterly opposed by the achers, who held K. was unjust to 1 nun ber for promotion when ore may be worthy of advancement. Other Am-ndments Tabled. Other amendments proposed by Capt. 'r and tublea were: To hava teachers 'n class 1, group A, allowed longevity pay for ten years in- stead of eight, thereby increasing their maximum pay from $2,200 to §2,400; To havq class 1, group B, teachers allowed a basic basic salary of $2,600, ith Jongevity Increases for two d ‘of three. This would ° maximum salary for this 700 instead of $2,800, To have ten vears' longevity pay Fiven to Junior high school teachers oup ‘A, making their maximum | salary $2.600 inetead of $2,400; To have the basle salary of teachers in group B, junior high school, ralsed from $2,500 to $2,700, with one ongevity, maki; salary $2.500; e To include nature study teachers in the class now containing teachers of domestic art and similarly eclassed suojfect, Consider Compulsery Education. _After the adoption of the salary bill the board, upon the recommenda- tion of Supt. Ballou, appointed & com- mittes to consider the compulsory at- tendance and school census bills, which failed of passages in the last 1 Congress. Members of the committee are James T. Lioyd, Mrs. Raymond B. Morgan. Capt. Peyser and Dr. J. Hay. den Johnson. Capt. Peyser read to the board an larticle from & newspaper quoting in- directly a_member of the board re- garding the salary bill. He urged the appointment of a committes o in- vestigate the matter. Any board member making a statement to the press, he sald, shouid not conceal his name. = Capl. Peyser, however, with- drew the motion when Mrs. Morgan | suggestad that it might serve the purpose just as well to publish the fact that the board Is in sympathy with the teachers. Dr. Ballou incl- dentally paid a tribute to the ess for its accurate presentation of school news. TAFT IS NEW HEAD OF OHIO SOCIETY Chief Justice Accedes to Wishes of Late Associate Justice William R. Day.: adopted Chiet Justice Willam Howard Taft was elected president of the Ohlo State Scclety at a meeting of the soclety in Rauscher's last night. Mr. Taft was elected fo fill the va- cancy caused by the death last spring of Associate Justice William R. Day. Miiton E. Alles wag elected chairman of the governing committes to flll the vacancy caused by the recent death of Willlam V. Cox, who had occupied the position since the year 1910. George A. Martin was elected @ member of the governing board, Mr. Taft was unable to attend the mesting. Mr. Alles, speaking in his behalf, said that Mr. Taft was glad to accept the position, as he was fllling the wish of Associate Justice Day by so doing. Mr. Alles said Mr. Taft had told him that he regarded Mr. Day's wish that he should succeed him es a command. Invecation by Rev, John W. Ham- {iton, chaplain of the society, marked the beginning of the program. Resolutions dedicated to members iwho had dled since the society had last met were adopted. Those m morfalized wers Warren Harding, | Willlam R. Day, Willlam V. Cox, Wil- liam H. Baldwin, John R. Cox, Mrs. Elizabeth Edson. Mrs. Flora C. Heath, Albert K. Mansfleid, Mrs, J. Symmes Pollock, Jesse W. Bmith and Simon o Charles D. Simeral, newspaper ed- itor of Steubenville, Ohio, asserted that the people of Ohio were not worrying much about the world court or the league of nations as they were about law enforcoment and tax re- {ductions in this country. “The United States s the most heavily taxed coun- try in the world at this hour,” he said. Several vocal solos were sung b Mrs, Logan Feland, with Mrs. 5Dhl{ L. Cable as ac mpanist, while plano 80108 were played by Mrs. Cable. °"l'!l;' of;“’; hélfllild"la Mo‘;fld;!sl esident Cool on the lat President Harding. % Besides those 2lected last night, of- ficers of the goolety are: Vice pres dents, Frank B, Willls, Miss Mabel T. Boardman and D. R. Crissinger; sec- retary, William Symons; treasurer, James F. Hood; chaplain, John W. Hamilton; historian, Frank G. Car- Denter, and trustees, George J. Kar- ger and Charles C. Walcutt, jr. Those elected members of the so- clety-Jast night were: Miss Rydis A. Dollison, Miss Anna A. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hogarth, Charles J. Howard, Mr, and_ Mrs. Elmer 8. Landes, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marshall, Miss Mirfam C. Outland, Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood D. Shankland, Col. and Mrs. Charles F. Stodter, Mr. and Mre. Wil- liam H. Conklin. Senator Frank Willis, first - viee—president, prestded. f lCOLUMBIA HOSPITAL OF TODAY AND BUILDING IT REPLACED | i e P P i s 2 e B st e B SRR e Sl A e Upper: The GOLUMBIA FIRST D. C. CIVIL HOSPITAL Founded in 1866 to Meet VNeed for Charitable Institution. It may surprise Washingtonians to know that the year 1881 found the Capftal City, them a community of more than 100.000 people, without a single civil hospital or dispensary to which the poor could apply for medical assistance. This Is the state- ment of Dr. J. O. Skinner, Medical Corps, U. 8. A.. retired, who, prior to the world war served for a number of years as superintendent of Colum- bia_Hospital for Women. Such a condition was an anomaly In a civilized nation and a travesty on_public spirit,” said Dr. Skinner. “The need of such an important util- ity was apparent to caumsal visitors. Finally action was taken by a few phllanthropic citizems, who, by means subscriptions and donations, founded Columbia Hosplital in 1368, its purpose, according to fts charter. was to furnish gratuitous treatment it or women. t that time," continued Dr. Skin- ner, “the women's board, then known as the board of lady visitors, had as its president Mrs. Henry W. Fitch. With a band of loyal assistants sh iabored long and hard with many dif- chief of which was lack of Seek Funds for Werk, It is to supply funds sufficient to maintain on the proper scale the hu- manitarian charitable work performed today by the hospltal that the present board is staging a big benefit ball for the institution tomorrow night at Rauscher's. This board has as its im- mediate province the furnishing of linen for the hospital, the provislon of infants’ clothing, malntenance of supplies for charity maternity cases, | support of the pre-natal clinic and contributions to the comfort of th nurses and the needs of the nurses’ training school. In reference to the nursing profes- sion, 8o ably exemplified in the staff of Columbia, it is interesting to recall that the science of nursing and hos- pitalization work was founded in 380 A. D. by Fablola, a Roman matron, who gave not only her fortune, but herself, to ‘the care of the sick, in which "she also interested Flacilla, consort of the Emperor Theodoric I In the dark ages which followed the fall of Rome, however, devel ment of the work was suspended and what little care the sick received was from the hands of members of religious orders. In 1633 came the next big step— srganization of St. Vincent de Paul Jrder, the largest nursing organiza- J4on In the world today. Then fol. the German Institute, in 1836, where Florence Nightingale received her training from the teachings of Pastor Fliedner, in Kalserwerth. Two years later the Soélety of Friends was born—the first nursing organi- zation in_this country. Although as early as 1790 lectures to nurses were given in the New York Hospital, it Waa not untll 1873 that training schools were opened in Boston, New Haven and New York. Trained nurses almost were un- known until 1880, and even then the pest available were Engllshwomen trained in London. Then & nurses' home in connectlon with a hospital was unknown. Nurses slept in cor- ners, corridors—anywhere they could be assured of a few hours' peace. The young women at Columbla Hospital are “'heire’ of all the wom- en who, anxious to serve the sick, have labored at nursing for the bet- ter part of seven centuries. But they realize the profession, although con- siderably advanced, has yet a long read to travel, comparatively speaking, they have just as strenuqus dutles today as Lady Fabiola in the year $80. They need help and Wash- m:t{n i asked to give it tomorrow night. —— VANDERBILT PAPER APPEARS. BAN FRANCISCO, December 11.— The Daily Illustrated Herald, owned and publlshed’ b Cmmum!'vm, bilt, jr, made its first appearance here yesterday. It is a morning paper lé'm.“?"(‘.. lolx;l.n“ -hmlu in appear- 4 e y ustrated derblit's Los Angeles paper, and seils for 1 cent. 2 went home of the institution, at 25th and L streets northwest. CLARK TO PRESENT i BILL FOR BUILDINGS| (Continued from First Page.) less than $5000.000 will be made avallabis ay early as possible, so tha: the construction may be ' started without further loss of time. The public buildings commission was created by the act of March 1 1919. Under the terms of the Clark bill ‘this commission will exercise general supervision over the entire constructlon program to the extent' that the commission will decide which | butldings are most urgently needed, their size and location. Would Centralize Activities. Tt is believed that In this way there will be placed In the hands of one | centralized authority the work of! iplanning the whole program, siways keeping in mind the Idea of locating the | buildings in the most advantageous | manner %o each department may be | centralized as much as practicable. In | the past it has been the custom for each | department to go to Congress with its own individual building needs. That often has resulted in some buildings being unfortunately located with re- spect to the remainder of the de- partment. The bulldinge now regarded as most urgently needed are: A large bullding for the internal revenue service which is now scat- tered in nine bildings. An archives bullding which will make thousands of s uable office space avallable which is now used for storage and files. Large Bulldings Needed. Several large office bulldings for the Department of Agriculturs. A building for the general account- ing office which is now scatt:red in more than twenty buildin: A large bulldings for the Depart- ment of Justice. Emphasizing. the imperative nced for new buildings for the Depart- ment of Agriculture a report was made by the Secretary of Agriculture {today to the public buildings com- mission _showing the space situation of the department. This shows that the Department i8 occupying foriy- i five bulldings In the city of Wash- ington and of these tweniy-seven are rented for which an annual rental ! 20 is being paid. ‘N'lnl'n:‘:‘rw'r\' ‘Give Shows ihat the de- partment 15 scattered all the way from 24th and M streets to 339 Penn Bylvania avenue and that most of the | smaller rented buildings are un- Blghtly and totally unfit for any gov- ernment use. The public bulldings commission repeatedly has called the attention of Congress to the situation with re- | spect to temporary buildings and the iurgent need for the construction of fireproof bulldings to take their places. It has pointed out that these tem- porary bujldings can last but a few years and that the upkeep is getting 80 expensive that it is a very poor proposition economically even to keep thom up. Most of these tempo- rary buildings are of fiimsy construc- tion, and, although great precautions are taiken, they constitute a very {dangerous fire hazard. The commis- ision feels that if a fire should start |not only would thére be a loss of frreplaceable records and of human | lives, but that the activities ocoupy- ing them would have no place to go. as even rented space In the District of Columbia is very scarce. BELL TO BE SPEAKER. Maj. J. Frankiin Bell, Engineer Com- | missfoner of the District, will address | the members of Barry Farms Citizens’ Assoctation tonight at ther meeting in | St. John's M. E. Church. The asoctation also will hold memo- | rial services for the late President Hard- { ing. Fomorrow afterncon & delegation | from the essociation will call on Super- intendent Ballou and urge the apnolnt- ment of & m Farms resident to be of ma.u—y community center in section. ‘VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY. C. M. Rahe and Richard T. Frye, trading as ‘M. Rahe Company, | plumbers, at 5722 Georgla avenue northwest, have filed in the District Supreme rt a petition in volun- tary bankruptcy. The {ndebtedness of the firm llfilvon as $6,240.49, with assets of $3.533.93.° Schedules of the debts and assets of the Indlvidual martaers are also &iven. ' | eral C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1923. Lower: Old structure, erecfed fn 1866, QUIZ WITNESSES OF FATAL WRECK New York Central Inquiry Is Being Held Behind Closed Doors. ERIE, Pa, December 11.—A board of officials of the New York Central Rallroad Company. headed by Gen- Manager A. S. Ingles of Cleve. land, met here today to investigate the wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited on a grade crossing near Forsyth, N. Y., eariy Sunday, when nine persons met death. The hearing | was behind closed doors, but the road officials, before- entering the confer- ence, &aid that the findings would be announced in an officlal statement as soon as all the witnesees were heard. In addition to the ten trainmen who formed the crews of the ill-fated trains, about twenty other persons, including signalmen and maintenance of way workmen. were to be heard by the board, which, in addition to Gen- eral Manager Ingles, included his as- sistant, D. R. MacBain of Cleveland, F. B. Wiggins, engineer of signals, and E. V. Brosan, superintendent of the Erie aivision. Inspectors Craig and Johnson of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, who have conducted au independent _investigation of the wreok, attended the hearing, as did Coroner Blood of Chautauqua county, N. Y. and Inspector Pooley of the New York state public service com- misslon. Charles Patterson of Buffalo, the veteran engineer who was at the throttle of the third section of the limited when it crashed into the seo- tion ahead, was the principal witness of the day. Patterson has been with the New York Central for thirty seven years and for twenty-five years he has worked as an engineer. The wreck Sunday was his rst big acci- ent. Weliglens, the signal engineer, was among the first witnesses to be heard. It was his men who inspeated the signals at the grade crossing shortly after the fatal crash. Officials have announced that these signals were set against Patterson. —_——— EFFICIENCY BUREAU TO BE INVESTIGATED (Continued from First Page) appropriate for payment of salaries of government employes in the Dis- trict of Columbia on the basls of the ostimates submitted by the bureau of the budget In the classification act of March 4, 1923. The approval and carrying Into effect of this classifica. tion will help us and will help the service; and If, after experience in operation, any changes appear necese sary, they can be made by way of amendments suggested to and ap- proved by your honorable body.” A .letter signed by Frank. Bond, chief clerk of the general land office, to chiefs of divisions in connection with the issuance of the petition wag made public by Mr. Steward today, as follows: “Please circulate the attached pet!- tion among the employes in your re- spective divisions, giving each an o portunity to slgn If they wish to do 80. Both the secretary and the com- missioner were requested to advise as to whether or not they would ha any objection to circulation. Neither has made objection, but it was stipulated that the signin the petition must be purely volun- tary on the part of the employes. What the petition hopes to encour- age 1y the legisiation necessary to put into actusl operation the completed classification within the District, which has been approved by all the agencles the reclgssification act pre- scribes, Including the necessary ap- proprgtion by the bureau of the bud- ! l | of | thy PIPES FOR ORGAN REPORTED MISSING Toss Discovered as Imstrument Is Reassembled at St Thomas’ Church. Loss of pipes for the organ at St. Thomas' Eplscopal Church, 18th and Church’ streets, were reported to the Police yesterdsy by A. P. Crenshaw, treasurer of the church. The lors was discovered when the pives were sought to reassemble the organ, which had been taken down. How many are missing and the value of the missing {tems are to be deter- mined upon the inspection of the organ expert wno is reassembling the instrument. it was stated today by Mr. Crenshaw. The fact that the pipes could not be found after a thorough scarch of the church leads persons connected with it to believe that a theft has been cornitted, aithough what good a thief couid get out of the pipes for his trouble in taking them away re- mains a problem. HUERTA PLANS ATTACK ON TAMPICO WITH AID OF REBELS’ GUNBOAT (Continued from ¥irst Page.) the rebel detachment, which was com- manded by Col. Celso Hernandez. Covers Troops® Advance. The insurgent leader then started for Tehuacan, Puebla, to cover the advance of treops which arc to go fogward today. Obregon soldiers are reported at Chal:hicomula, state of Puebla, and at other points along the Mexican rallway. They are under the com- mand of Gen. Topete, who yesterday morning advanced with a military train to Esperanza. He later with- drew. As a result of this movement on the part of the federal troope. more rebels were sent to Boca del Monte, as the insurgent leaders desire to taks pre- cautions against anything that may happen before the general advance of the revolutionarles was fully un- der way. Where Carranza Failed. It the Obregon forces and the Sanchez troops clash In or near their present positions the engagements will be fought in nearly the same Jocation where the late President Car- ranza was defeated In his flight from Mexico City to Vera Cruz Travelers arriving here from the national capital say reports were being circulated there to the effect that the loyal Gen. Almaszan had ar- rested Gov. Manjarrez of Puebla state because he had declared himself agalnst the president. FEDERALS CONCENTRATE. Strict Censorship Hides Full Ex- tent of Maneuvers. By the Assoclated Press. EL PASO, Tex., December 11.—Dis- ruption of communication with the city of Mexico and application of a strict censorship have permitted but little information of what is hap- pening in the uprising by supporters of Adolfo de la Huerta, presidential candidate, against the government of | President Alvaro Oobregon to seep through to El Paso and other border points. Gen. Eugenio Martines, commander of the Northern Military Zone, has ordered all troops in his jurisdiction held in_readiness, according to miii- tary officers at Juares, across {he border from here. Gen. Martines has gone to Torreon, where, it is under- stood, he will assume command of forces opposing Gen. Juan Estrada in Jalisco. Retreat May Be Cut. Cotncldent with reports that Teple, capital of Nayarit, had fallen to the rebellious forces, Gen. J. Gonzalo Es- cobar, commander of the department comprising tha states of Durango and Coahuila, was en route with 3,000 troops from Torreon to cut off the rear of Gen. Estrada, military officials at Juarez Jearned. A dispatch from Nogales, Sonora, says that all federal telegraph lines of Mazatlin, through the states of Navarit and Jalisco, have been sus ended and that a strict censorship i rn force. Direct communication with Mexico City has been severed. Efforts of Gov. Ygnaclo Enriques of Chihuahua to bring about peace be- tween de la Huerta and Gen. Calles, another presidential candids against whom the rebellion is aimed, apparent. 1y were halted by the blowing up of a ratiway line. The destruction of the line marooned Enriquez, who was en route to Mexico City, iu Durango, be- low Chihuahua. arrison at Tepic divided Sun- 200 soldiers rebelled, accord- reports reaching Nogales, Ariz, which sald Gen. Anatolic Ortega, chisf of military operations in Nayarit, who commanded the gar- rison, was seriously wounded. A young sublieutenant was killed. The revolt was said to have been led by Gen. Manuel Diaguez, commander un- der the regime of Carranza. Reports that the Yaqui Indians at Bacalete were about to go on the warpath, or that they had taken to the mountains in preparation for such action, were declared unfounded in_t Nogales dispatches. The Tampico oil district is quiet, said an official statement from Col. Roman Lopez, commander of the Juarez garrison, early today. He added that the military colonfes at Rio Florito and Pueblito, between Chihuahua and Ojinija, were reported loyal GOVERNOR 1S CAPTURED. day mfi ing to Rebels Take Executive of Chihua. hua Near Torreon. CHTHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, Decem- ver 11.—Gov. Ygnaclo Enriquez of the state of Chihuahus, has been captured near Torreon by de la Huerta forces and is being held prisoner, sccording to word received by legisiators here today. Gov. Enriques was returning to the state capital from Mexico, Where he went in an effort to prevent a rup- ture of Plutarco Calles and Adolfo de la Huerta. HUERTA AGENT IN U. 8. Bureau to Be Opened in New York or Washington. ¢ ANTONIO, Tex., December (1A ute” Maryn Gusman, reputed to be a strong supporter of de 1z Huerta, passed through San Antonic Friday for New York on a confidential mis- sion, according to a report circulated In the Mexican colony here. Guzman was formerly editor of El Mundo, in Mexlco City, and is a former con- BT Huerta’s friends here believe that Guzman will take charge of the Adolfista_agency in Washington or New York. DS WILL ISSUE REPORT. ld.. Bell to Give Publio Status of Companies. Shortly after the close of the year Public_Utilities Commission will e a statement showing the finan. ! condition of each of the public service corporations. This was indi- cated today by Maj. Bell, chairman of the commission. ‘The major said he plans to go over the orte of the several companies at the end of the month and that he is considering having the commis. sion prepare s statement SUMMAL- izing the rlpfl’y- IFAMOUS PORTRAITS EIVEN CATHEDRAL Paintings Represent Dis- tinguished Divines of Church of England. — Three famous works of art hav ‘been presented to tha National Cat |dral by Henry White, Charles C. EGIover, James Parmeles and Dr. Wii- Ham C. Rives and are expected to arrive In Washington sometime this week. Announcement of the gift was made today by the Bishop of Wash The works are portraits of famous translators of the Bible, Rev. Dr. Lancelot Andrews, of Chichester, Ely and Winchester, sucoesstvely; Most Rev. Dr. George Abbott, Archbishop of Cante: and Most Rev. Willlam Laud, Arch- bishop of Canterbury. They purchaced recently in London. The most slgnificant of the paint- ings s the portrait of Lancelot An- drewes, who was chalrman of the committee that transiated the King James version of the Bible. Acquisi- tion of this portralt {s particularly gratifying to the Cathedral Chapter, because it complements another val- uable property of the cathedral, the Canterbury . ambon. This ambon, which is made of stones from Can- terbury Cathedral, will eventua the bishop's pulpit in the co: cathedral. On it is earved plete history of the Bible. Ore heroic figures Is Lancelot Andr Answer to Prayer. Andrew's work is regarded as the answer to the praver of Tyndale, who was burned at the stake for da to make a translation of the Bibl His last prayer, now inscribed on the Canterbury Ambon at the cathedral, was: “Lord! Open the King of Eng- land's eyes.” The painting of Abbott s intere: ing to Washington because of many relics of the Cathedral of Ca terbury aiready acquired by Wash ington Cathedral. Laud's portrait is a replica of an original by Van Dyke which hangs in Lambeth Palace. First of Collection. | These three works of art and tha painting of George Was on by Glibert Stuart presented by John Jav an will be the first of a great collection of art to be made by the National Cathedral. Announcement of the presentation Is regarded as coming opportunel view of the opening Frida at a dinner at the New of the Washington camp: { which Washington toward raising the §1 to complate the t. Alban. The Canterbury Ambon in the lit- tie sanctuary in the National Cathe- dral Close is made of stones from Canterbury Cathedral and was pre- sented by the archbishop and the dean and chapter of Canterbury to the Na- tional cathedral in memory of the archbishop's predecessor, Stephen Langton, who led the barons when Magna Carta was granted by King John. The central bas-relief depicts the | story. Above Is a scroll containing the first words of the charter, which bear witness to the principles of civil and religious liberty. On the left Is {the venerable Bede on his death bed, dictating to one of his pupils the last chapter of his Angio-Saxon transla- tion of the gospel of St. John To the right is the martyrdom of Willlam Tyndale who made and printed the first English translation of the Bible In 1525. Bishop Westoott on_ the right was the chalrman of the Revised Versio: in 1381 Balancing these two siatues on the other gide of the pulpit are those of King Alfred who in 871 set forth the commandments and the Lord's prayer in the vulgar tongue for the use of the people. and yohn Wyelif who issued his Engilish Bibie in 1611 LUMBERMEN TALK ON REFORESTATION National Lumber Manufac- turers’ Association Dis- cusses Standardization. were The federal reforestation polioy and questions relating to lumber standardisation were among the im- portant matters dlscussed today by representative lumbermen from all parts of the United States at a meet« ing of the directors of the Natlonal Lumber Manufacturers' Assoclation in the cabinet room of the New Wii- lard Hotel. More than thirty leaders of the lumber industry of America attended the meeting. Represented in the thering are spokesmen for §5 per cent of the privately owned com mercial timber In the United States. John W. Blodgett of Grand Raplds, Mich., president of the assoclation, presided. Reports of the officers of the assoclation were presented. These included A. L. Clark of Dallas, vice president: 'R W. Vinnedge, second vice president, of North Bend. Mi, F. G. Wisner, third vice president, of Laurel, Miss.: John H. Kirby, treas- urer, Houston, Tex.and Wilson Comp- secretary-manager, of Washing~ Attending the meeting are O. O. Axley, Portiland, Oreg.: C. A. Bigo- low. City, Mich.: Nunius M. Browne, New York city; Guy I. Buell, Spring Hope, N. C.; R E. Danaher, Detroit; A. C. Dixon, Eugzens, Wash Ernest Dolge, Tacoma, \vash.; J. Donovan. Bellingham, Wash.: Fetty, Savannah: B. Goodma Marinette, W's.; H. . Hewes, Je erotte, La; Edward Hines, Chicago. F. B. Hubbard, Centralia, Wash.: John H. Kirby, Houston, Tex.; ¥. C. Kn Portiand, Ore.; A. L. Osborn, Oshko: Wis.; W. M. Ritter, Columbus, OF W. L. Saunders, Cadillac, Mich.; W Shorman, Millville, Fla.; C. H. Sher! New Orleans, La.: Huntington Taylo Couer d’Alene, Idaho; R._W. Vionedge, North Bend, Wash.: J. E. Jones, New Orleans; W. B. Berkes, New Orieans; Charles Hill. New York: R B. Alle: Seattle; A. W. Cooper, Portland, Ore. Ralph J. Hines, jr. Chicago; J. M. Pritchard, Chicago; F. S. Spruill, Rocky Mount, N. C. The lumbermen will attend a confer- ence tomorrow at tha Department of Commerce, called by Secretary of Com- merce Hoover, to consider a proposed plan for standardizing lumber sizes presented by & central committee on {umber standards, headed by President Blodgett of the assoclation. Pt LAUDS U. S. NAVY PROJECT Amundsen Pleased Decision Made to Explore Polar Quadrant. CHRISTIANIA, December 11— Laurits S. Swenson, the Americaa minister, has_received a telegram from Capt. Ronald Amundsen in which the explorer congratulates the American navy en its decision to exe plore the north polar guadrant. “It pleases me highly,” the mes- sage sald, “to learn that President Coolidge has emphasized the neces sity of such exploration. It is up to the American nation to carry out thi work and nobody is betier qualifl to-do so.” Poe n,