Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1923, Page 2

2 - , THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. d, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923. SOCIOLOGISTSEND CONVENTION HERE Final Session Devoted to Dis- cussion of Barrier Be- tween Sciences. An instinct is not a point of view, but is a concrete fact, An impulse is an affective conative disposition toward a specific end, which means an attempt to conseious- 1y gain something. Nine impulses are recognized by psychologists and classified by them. Existence of an impassable barrier between the social, natural and phys- ical sclences s denied by the latest studies in the realm of psychology. These facts were brought out today by speakers at the concluding session of. a four-day convention of the American Sociological Society at the Washington Hotel, in the course of which they attempted to explain the reasons for human Impulses and in- stincts in their relation to social psy- chology. Prof. Willlam McDougall of Har- vard Unliversity took issue with Prof: Dewey and Dunlap, authors of recen books on psychology for their views on abstruse sociological _subjects, | which he claimed were backward steps In many respects in the study of the science of psychology. Prof. McDougall did not agree with some psychologists that they should abdi- cate their science to men in the fields of physical and natural sclence, whom he declared, assert that habits and impulses are the result of physical and chemical actions. Denies Sciences Separate. An opposite view was taken by Prof. J. Robert Kantor of Indiana University, who denied the existence of an Impassable wall between the three related sciences. In his judg- ment, notwithstanding their differ- ences in many points, Profs. Me- Dougall, Dewey and Dunlap should all be classed “in the same boat,” he sald. Another paper was read by Floyd H. Allport of the University of North Carolina. Discussion by sev- eral members of the convention fol- lowed the reading of the three papers. Charles A. Eilwood of the Univer- sity of Missourl was elected presi- . dent of the socfety at the annual meeting today. Other officers elected @re as follows: First vice president, Robert E. Park of the University of Chicago; second vice president, John L. Gillen of the University of Wiscon- sin, and secretary-treasurer, Ernest W. Burgess of the University of Chi- cago. Members of the executive com- mittee were elected, as follows: Lu- clle Eaves, Simmons College, and David Snedden of Columbla Univer- sity, re-elected; J. M. Giliette, Uni- versity of South Dakota; W. F. Og- burn, Columbia University, and W M. Willcox, Cornell University. HARRY F. CARY. H.F.GARYIS CHOSEN SHRINE POTENTATE Almas Votes Dollar a Mem- ber, of $5,400, to Harding Memorial Fund. Harry F. Cary, general passenger agent for the Southera railway, was elected potentate of Almas Shrine Temple, to succeed Leonard P. Steu- art, as the result of yesterday tion at the City Club. Other officers chosen included Gus Cook, chief rabban; Charles D. Shackleford, assistant rabban; George Duval, high priest and prophet; Henry C. Stein, oriental gulde; Frank Ghileelll, treasurer, and F. Lawrence Walker, recorder. Leonard P. Steuart, Henry Lans: burgh, F. Lawrence Walker and Gus Cook 'were elected national repre- sentatives to the Imperial Council. | Life memberships were bestowed | upon J. R. Jenkins, W. D. Skéen,, Richard Blee and Nathan Welll. ! Hits Justice Department, Deploring what he termed a re-|ber for the Harding memorial fund.'idge's message. pression_of freedom of speech in the nation, Harry F. Ward of the Union | Theological Seminary declared the | Department of Justice was misusing its oMce and funds as a propaganda Sanger, chairman of the finance com- | jarly when Hiram begins agency against radicals. Ralph M. Easley of the National Civic Federation, in a letter read to the soclety, said he regretted that Mr. Ward was permitted to speak, as- serting that he was a ‘radical par- tisan” Freedom of thought in the United States is being curtaiied by intolerance, Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin, who presid- ed, told_the convention, Rev. John A. Ryan of Cathelic Uni- versity in an address calied the Ku Kilux Klan misguided and took the republican administration to task for ite treatment of political prisoners. | ‘The dinnerpguests of the society: last night he; addresses by Frank- | Iin H. Giddings of Columbia Univer- | sity, Charles H. Cooley and Charles A. Ellwood. DIXMUDE WRECKED BY BLAST; FELL INTO , SEA, NOW INDICATED (Continued from First Page.) 18 about ta become a mother. The | commander's father, a retired field officer wounded in the war, bore the shock stoically. “My son and his comrades,” he said, “died for France and for science.” THINK SHIP BUCKLED. TU. 8. Experts in Paris Believe Dix- mude Fell Into Sea. By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Dail News. Copyright, 1028, . PARIS, December 29.—The most probable hypothesis concerning the fate of the great French dirigible Dixmude, according to American naval experts here, is that she buckled up, broke in two and dived into Mediterranean with such sudden- Dess that all her crew perished with ere. It is also possible that the disaster was precipitated by a bolt of light- ning, which shattered the big airship. Meanwhile, the French senate paid homage to the Dixmude's commander and crew Friday by voting a message f!ulymwlhy to the relatives of the ost. Comment on the lessons to be learned from the disaster turns more and more about the so-called bank- ruptcy of the Zeppelin, The only country in the world now active ‘in the construction of these clumsy monsters, it {8 pointed out, is the United States. She has one dirigible, the ZR- almost finished; anothe the ZR-3, under construction Friedrichshafen, Germany, and plans have been launched for the building of a whole fleet of others at Akron, Ohlo. in & plant to be set up by the Goodyear company, as possssears of German Zeppelin » for Amer- ica and Canada. = BCOUR SEA ¥OR BODIES. Pishermen and French Vessels Seek Trace of Dixmude. By the Associated Press. ROME, December 29.—Fishermen off the Sicilian coast are on the look- out for wreckage from the French dirigible Dixmude and also for the bodies of other members of her crew. ‘The Itallan navy is scouring the seas between the Island of Pantelaria, | sixty miles from the Southwest coast of Sicily, and the mainland of Afrioa | in the hope of finding traces of the o y o eut. Grenadan, which was picked up In the ocean off Belacca yesterday, reached. the island last evening, where it was ac- gorded full military honors, pending | o e French = tache from Rome. SRTH S DENIES WARNING IN LOSS. By the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, Decemb: .—Con- ruction in this co“emr;r“u“ hu’x"- r aircraft for commercial pur- Roess, should in no way be'hindered the possible interpretation as a arning of the loss at sea of the ok dirigible Dixmuder Walts RutteLane Alrshis " Company 't - p om| ey setal e AT o fate of the mxm-d-’ o halt Forts momen e Ta) ! for commerclal airahips in the Unfied R that the lighter-than-air States, sald, ng !::xtullorl:'k explosion — had been cons! — - iminated in this country b; St on-explosive and monlinfammable in It was voted to raise §1 per mem- | The membership of Almas now num- bers about 5,460. ‘ Short addresses were made by the retiring _potentate and by Monle | mittee, the latter reporting that the ' trea ury Is in excollent_condition Nobles of Almas Temple and others who served (n making the con- ventfon of the Imperial council here: last June a success were recipient: yesterday of certificates of apprec! tion. The certificate is in colors and | reprewented one of the scenes of the | parade along the gayly bedecked | Pennsylvania avenue. It was signed | by Potentate Steuart and Harry Standiford, secretary of the executive committee. THE WEATHER | ALTER POLICE PLAN T0 GURB ROBBERS Swing Shift Abolished to Put More Men on Street When Crime Prevalent. In an effort to round up house- breakers, who ply their nefarious trade hetween 2 a.m. snd daybreak, Maj. Sullivan has rearranged the hours of patrolmen, so as to have more men on duty during that period. At the present time there are ap- proximately 500 patrolmen, divided into four tricks of duty, as follows: From 8 to 4, from 4 to 12 and from 12 to 8 o'clock, with a swing shift running from 6 in the evening to 2 in the morning. There are 125 men assigned to each of these four shifts, which means that from 6 in the evening to % in the morning thore are 250 men on the ;street and at all other times only 126. {_ Effective January 1, the swing shift will be abolished and the 125 men now comprising that torce will be as- signed in equal groups to the three regular shifts. This will give ap- proximately 160 men on patrol at all ours and will mean more men on the streets than ever before in those silent hours after 2 a.m., when crimi- nals are abroad, Inspector William S. Shelby, per- sonnel officer, pointed out today that. as a secondary consideration, the new arrangement will give the men bet- ter working conditions. Heneceforth each man will be home at night every third week. JOHNSON CAMPAIGN TO BE THUNDERQUS (Continued from First Page.) arouses approval in such quarters is @ thing the common man can afford to_acclaim. Johnson's national will be opened in headquarters Chicago a few elec- |days after the Cleveland opening gun, 1s fired. Johnson probably will come here with Frank H. Hitchoock, his pre-convention manager, for a discus- sion of the situation and the formal launching of the campaign. ing the republican convention from Chicago's grasp, for the alleged reason that this “Johnson territory” is szid to be the cause of the declsion to earry the war into “Coolidge coun- try"—at Clevelaml—by having John- son open his campagn thers. The senators friends admit that the Pre-ident's fortunes are now at the highest, while Johnson's are at their lowest. They think the situation was_inevitable following the first- blush impression created by Cool- But they believe the reaction in the President’s favor has been too pronounced and too prompt to be lasting. They think it will re- cede as_time goes on. and particu- ‘showing things up” in the Hiramesque way. Confidence in Johnson Strong. The confidence of Johnson's friends is not unimpressive. It may be more |apparent than real, yet it s voiced in ecccnts of conviction. You are old, for instance, that Johnson will enter the convention with nearly as many votes as Coolidge, and that it will be nip and tuck betweem them from the start. Ask on what this optimism rests, and you are Informed that It Is based upon systematic can- vass that has been made In every con- The Coolidge managers, in snatch- | Children of the Washington mail carriers recelving gifts from O1d Santa nt the annual Christmas entertainment of Lecal 142, National Association of Letter Carriers, last night, at the Northeast Masonic Temple. {Only Two Horses A ppea‘r l When Yuletide Dinner Is Served The day of “old Dobbin” Is past, while it looked like he might have to or, at least, fs rapidly fading away (€At alone. But, fortunately, this aid n v o around Washington, as evidenced by | fot Bive to be. for a short time jater the annual dinner attendance today |ing been properly introduced the two at the Animal Rescuo League, 349 |0ld timers started eating with a reiish: Maryland averue southwest, when |y Fist of all as a hors doeuvre the only two veterans of the turf turned | Jack Frost hadn't completely destroy- UD. Metare: Hicr: ed. Then thav tackled some outs) fol- Of course many other horses might | 10" 50, bY sofme mixed feed and aial- have had other dinner engagements, |ples, which also proved tasty. Desert ibut In previous years the equine |Bathering was far greater in number. in the form of carrots, which they knew to be good for their complexion, {The two horses today were so old |that they had forgotten their names, was served and wound up the fea: Following a few whinnies of appr but they must 'have been born about the time “Black Beauty” was written. cation for the good Santa Claus, who this time was Mrs. M. R. Blumerberg, director of the league and in charge | “However, for lack of names, the|of the dinner. the two {horses could he lesignated by their |color. One was white and the other of the dinner, the two horses slowly ambled off, looking askance at th . was black. The white horse presented {his card of invitation fir3t and for a Pheta: whe wers asscmbled in for ereat- er numbers than gues themseives. IFllZiHT ON GAS TAX BILL IN NEW FORM MAY BE LAUNCHED POSTAL WORKERS 2 R LEDGEDAD Representatives Declare They Will Back Legislation to Improve Conditions. people that they were willing to trade with our seeming enemy neigh- bors to the end that the country at: large might not further view this symbol of aifenism between Maryland and the District of Columbia. The leaders of government in the Distriet of Columbia and of Mar: land made a compact wherein & two- cent tax per gallon on gasoline and the elimination of the personal proj erty tax on automobiles would be the means by which Maryland would | Representatives M. Clyde Kelly of 'agree to accept the District of Colum- | Pennsylvania and John C. Schafer of |bla automobile tag as it does the iu"‘ iyt oy L s SR ey |'Wisconsin pledged thelir support -to “This action the part of Mary- |any legislation designed to improve {1and smacks of a childish selfishness working conditions in the postal {that does not comport with dignity yce 4t the annual Christmas ente District of Columb!a—Fair wnl'hl.ilrtl!lmlll district of the land. You lowest temperature near freesing; to- | morrow unsettied and slightly. warmer, probably rain; much eold- | er Monday and Monday night; mod erate west, backing to south winds. | Maryland—Fair tonight; tomorrow | unsettled and slightly warmer, prob- | ably rain; much colder Monday and Monday night; moderate west, back- ing to south winds. Virginia—Fair tonight, warmer in| west and south portions; tomorrow unsottled and warmer, probably rain; much colder Monday or Mon- dey n'ght; moderate west, backing to_south wind, West Virginla—Fair and warmer tonight; tomorrow rain and warme) much colder Monday and Monday night. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 52; 8 pm., 44; 12 midnight, 43; 4 am., 40; 8 am,, 37; noon, 45. Barometer—é p.m., 29.56 ;i 12 midn'ght,’ 29. 4 am., .74; 8 am., 29.85; noon, 29.86. Highest temperature, 56, occurred at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest tempera- ture, 37, occurred at § today. Temp ture same date last year— Highest, 38; lowest, 29. Condition of the Water, Temperature and 'condition of the water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls—Tel perature, 40; conditi muddy. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States ooast and geodetio survey.) 42 am. and 7:05 12:28 pm. Tomorrow—Low tide, 7:30 a.m. and 7 am. and 8 p.m. oday—Sun rose 7:26 1 "il‘ 4:63 p.m. = Tonorrow—sun sun sets 4:564 p.m. Moon rises, 11:27 p.m.; sets 11:26 p.m. to be lighted sun rises 7:27 am.; Automobile lamps one-Half hour after sunset. Weather {n Various Cities. '@ Temperature, & <l Ficlosdy Ciear a Jackscaville. Kansas City' ‘é'a.‘.?&"' liami, Fl New Orleas Cloudy PL. 7 Clear Forsy Baia® | cfic; PRSI R S S R auscezatsssesearyRes sansERksEe) SRS are assured that, in consequence, the Coolidge camp and the count:y & the verge of “a tremendous surprise.” You are besought not to m! by the enthusiasm of g business” and the “capitalist pre: for the Pres dent, but to walt until v.‘o the men and women who vote, are heard from. It is in their hearts that Johnson strength is said to be smoldering, ready to blaze into a tri- umphant fire when the time come The fold who are against “foreign en- tanglements,” who want “justice for the service men,” and who think the rich, instead of having taxes reduced, ought to continue “to be soaked"— these are the countllss elements cata- logued as pro-Johnson and aati-Cool- idg They come, for the most part, the senator’'s backers insist, from the middle west—from Ohlo and Indiana, from Michigan and Illinols, from Wis- consin and Minnesota, from Kansas and Nebraska. Out there, it is assert- ed, is where the Johnson country gins. ‘The Johnson party evidently looks for a deadlock between Coolidge and Congress and expects to profit there- from. It believes the country will hold the Presi t responsible for congreasional ineffectivene: Just it was ready to blame Harding for the recalcitrancy of th sixty-seventh Congress. If there is any opportunity to assail the President for failure of his leadership at Washington, John- son Is likely to take full advantage of it; to accuse him of ¥pol cowardice.” to say he was too rvative” to secure action in the name of progressivism. On one other point Johnson is likely to be found exceedingly voesl. He will hint darkly at the underlying reason for Henry Ford's support of Calvin Cool- idge, There probably will be refer- enees to Muscle Shoals. . Senator Johnson is too skillful & politician to make charges. But he has few peers disseminator of innuendoes, 40,000 Wrote Name In 1020, Undoubtedly there is a strong sub- stratum of Johnson sentiment in Chi-~ cago and in Ilifnols, Forty thousand voters wrote Hiram's name onto their primary ballots in 0; they are pre- sumably still for him, even though the lh“ e of nations issue over which 8hoo o has lost & 1ot of its drawing pow- er. The other night &t oné .of Chi- cago's motion picture: palaces photo- raphs of President Coolidge and of ‘ohnson were thrown on the screen. Coolldge’s picturs evoked only a mild demonstration. The galleries brought the house down with applause when iram's determined countenance was projected. The episede is not with- out significance. The peeple who buy the higher priced seats at the Chicago movies seem to be for Coolidge. Sons and daughters of the proletariat Would appear to like Johnson better. Chicago s anxiously waiting to see how both Coolidge and Johnson will approach the intensely bitter re- publican factional feud in Iilinols. The Thompson-Small-Lundin machine, though discredited, is still a repub. ljcan power in city and state. If cast against either the President or the senator, the target of its wrath is altogether likely to fall outside of the Tlinols breastworks. Senator MecKinley is out for Coolidge, Senator MeCormick is not publicly committed. Patents Device To Land Planes Atop Post Ofti By the Ausociated Press, 'OMAHA, December 39.—Unofficlal ‘word that he has recelved & patent mit airmail, planes to land on ‘top of post offices instead of distant landing flelds, has been receiv, here by Tgr.‘r' Ii..'lllvon:! :’ and consideration that should and | does exercise the functioning of sov- ereign states one with the other. days I have discussed this legislation with the heads of firms, members of this association and athe 1 find that even the original draft of the financial hardship. Some of these firms, in giving their figures, have stated that if the public in general would benefit by the carrying into effect of this legislation they were willing to assume this further bur- en. “But in the amended form of the bill as’it Is now being considered by committees of Congress, the carrying into effect of this proposed law would not only constitute an unwarranted financial hardship, but would be a circumstance most humiliating to the ple of the District of Columbia. It s hard to concelve that a state bor- dering on the District of Columbia, the Capital of the Nation, should, in this matter, attempt to impose a con- dition which, if turned about, would no doubt shock the sensibilities and invoke the strong right arm of the torate of Maryland. Tt will be far better to carry the additional tag of servitude to Mary- land, the cost of which has been cut in half this year and will automati- cally be nil in a short space of time, than to attempt to shoulder the further heavy financlal impost that is proposed in the pending lsgisls- tion. . “I would further call attention to the recommendation of George H. Cushing, copy of whose letter to Senator Ball, chairman of the Sena: District committee, was recelved a this_office suggesting that inasmuch as the state of Maryland has accepted eretofore and within the last two ' bill will impose from $100 to $1,000! tainment of Local 142, National A |sociation of Letter Carriers, last night [ln the Northeast Masonic Temple. More than 500 Washington letter car- |riers and their famHies made merry jat _the party. e Both members of Congress spoke In favor of a maximum wage of $2,400 & year for the letter carriers and a “just” retirement v. Representa- tive Kelly cited sta ics of the De- partment of Labor owing that a salary less than $2,400 a year will not (provide a ‘‘decent living” ;for the average family. The entertainment was furnished chiefly by talent from the rank and file of the carriers. The program in- cluded a minstrel show and selec- tions by the Imperial Quartet and Hanmeman's Band, Edward Hart di- jrected the minstrel show. Among those who took part were Berchams Mealy, Francis John, Tom Hanlon, the Misses Fogarty and Mrs. H. Stans- ury. Santa Claus, represented by Ernest Greer, ended the entertainment by presenting candy, toys and fruit to the children of the carriers. Re- freshments and dancing followed. Edward Galinor, president of the National Association of Letter Car- riers, introduced the speakers. The address of welcome was made by Louls Voegler, president of Local 142. City post office officials who attended were John Muirhead, superintendent of carriers; Russell Thompson, fore- man of carriers, and Herbert Clarke, representative of the supervisory orce. same old way without interference from Congress.” Raymond Beck, national manager federal aid for its roads that it lacked |of the National Motorists Association, either power or authority to deny the | speaking for.the-country-wide organ- citizens of the District of Columbia |ization as well as the local division, use of its highways. expressed himself as unaiterably hs— therefore, respectfully recom- ed to the bill in ity present amend- mend that the passage of the legisla- | ed form. tion be vigorously opposed and as a “The N. M. A.” sald Mr. ‘Beck, “is further means of ending this demon- |convinced from its’ studies of' motor stration of petulancy in the matter |taxation that the gas tax is the most of the use of the automoblies that the juitable method. but only in lieu of District of Columbia shall evidence |all other taxation. I’ cahnot too its good faith and high-minded prin- |strongly emphasize our:stand on this ciples' by recognizing the Maryland |point. his leonine locks three years | a | tempt nor ary thought of tag as It does the tags of the other 12 e bosh wail meid “that ‘two - on_ Wi 1 W wrongs never made a right.’ Would Test Maryland Law. “It 1s to be hoped aiso that steps will be taken to test In the courts|rosd deficit her the valldity of Maryland's failure to|that was derive: recognize theé District of Columbis W. Pearce Rayher, chairman of the “The District, with its peculiar eon- ditions in_regard to roads and ap- propriation for roads, does not need wadditional revenue. e preserft reve- Y Deom Sl to add & $600,00. “The proposal to -a- year rden on local motorists is thoroughly unfal If there, K was and if.all the money from motorist taxa- tion would be used for malntenance nd construction of roads, the &ys- 'tem used in many states, there would be some jusification for additional sl traffic committes of the Board | funds. But in the present situationm, o Senate committee investigatl flo, has calied a special meet! ¢he committee for Monday afternvon &t 4 o'clock to frame = protest against the imposition of the Dersonal Prop- -r't; tax in addition to the gas tax. Trade, which appeared before the| with local streets and roads unre- paired and needed thoroughfares of | neglected, except at the discretion of Congress, the attempt is inexcusable. “It is unfortunate that this bill, carefully prepared by competent men, should meet with such opposition in fle I cannot say at this time|Congress. The association has been just what action the committes will|actively at work on ending the motor said Mr. Rayner today, “I feel [war between take, sure It will con“.mn any such pro- posal. Personal.y, I feel that decidedly unspo: 1ike lor mem- bers of the House committss (o at-|whether local motorists desi tempt to try out measures on District of cod'l‘.‘r'ln.a"! rll(‘i:?‘! that fll;yu:ml‘l: on own constituen no'!!'hc case As l:bnlll.l to Con- gress provided omly for a change in !an:lmth-d of u:llocflhn‘l the million- ollar revene ¥ the: Distriet. TI:‘I:'DM!“.. o 4 pting ‘was as] ly-that we mi this intense and Mu:a with Maryland on sutomobile procity. aken "up for comsl taken Pom « committee objectiol ound and it was decided e resse this revenu ch s aoked o fn".'f 1m0 not talk: R early by n no at-|to a Star reporter that h property tax would be a Maryland and the Dis- trict, and was confident that by the it is|use of the gas tax this would be accomplished. I doubt very much ire recl- procity under the present circum- stances.” o Ollllns attention to the fact that Maryland had reduced ‘its horse. power tax from 60 cents per horse- ywer to 32 cents for the year 1924, a local motorist related a m“'rum recently with a brother motorist in Mar: land. talkl t the S5 ) e ware uiking sbout the grs 3 use 4 ““rwl the E"Il as was deration in che R owars | ik Con District, commit: friend, ey tola "were foolish to had T det me that the District mo- t mixed up in the matter, ting is year Washingtonlans halt of t they t for ' [1rst summ i{New Ships Proved Fastestin U. S. at | First Trial Cruise | By the Associated Press. TACOMA, Wash., December 29.— For four hours the new scout eruiser Cincinnati churned the open ocean under the eyes of the naval trial board yesterday and returned to Tacoma adjudged the fastest American vessel afloat, although her official test showed her one-tenth of a knot slower than her sister ship, the Omaha. i The apparent discrepancy is ex- plained by her builders and naval officers, poiting out that the Cin- cinnat! had a six months' growth of barnacle on her bottom, held to have reduced her speed from one quarter to half a knot. The records show a sustained speed-for four hours of 348 knots, whereas the Omaha made 34.9. The Omaha came fresh from drydock for her test. The Cincinnati will be turned over to the Navy Monday, at Bremerton. MANY AT SESSIONS OF PHI ALPHA DELTA Law Fraternity’s Nineteenth Bi- ennial Convention on Through Monday. Between 150 and 200 members of the Phi Alpha Delta, one of the larg- est law fraternities in America, ar- rived In Washington this morning to attend the ninetéenth biennial na- tional convention, which will con- tinue through Monday night. Head- arters are at the Wardman Park otel, where this morning a closed sesgipn’ Was held, dealing with the business affairs of the organization. The Taft Chapter of Georgetown Uni- versity and the John Jay Chapter of the George Washington University are acting as hosts to their fellow dele- gates representing colleges and graduate chapters from nearly every state in the Unlon, and have ;mn(e;(! lnfllnl;‘ran!- ing program for the week end. Today will be devoted to board meeting and general sessions, and this evening an elaborate banquet will be held at the Taft Chapter Home, at 2011 Columbia road. at which Brig. Gen. Ely, Justice ‘Tuttle, and other distinguished mem- bers and honorary members will be the speakers. Tomorrow will be devoted exclu- sively to tseelng and social af- fairs, and Monday there will be a continuation of the board meetings and a general session at which offi- cers will be elected, concluding with a New Year eve celebration Monday night. Frank L. Fawcett, supreme justice, is chairman of the convention. The convention committes of local mem- Dbers is headed by Joseph A. Carey, special assistant to Secretary of the Navy Denby, and John F, Moore and Philip E. Barnard as vice chairmen. Other members of the committee in- clude Willard Carlson, Benjamin L. Cosio, Jerome O. Hughes, Harry Le Brum, James E. Stevens, R. Murray | Stewart, Bertrand Emerson, ir.; Ber- wnard F. Garvey, Ray M. O'Hara, Sam- uel Lacy, Norman E, Martindale, Ken- imeth Parkinson, H. Mason Welch and George Wells. WOMAN PARTY HEAD ENTERTAINS PAGES Miss Younger Gives Holiday Din- ner to Boys in Congress A © ‘st Her Home, Pages of the Senate were guests today of Miss Maud Younger, con- gressional chairman of the Natlonal ‘Woman's Party, at a holiday dinner Siven th her homs, 11§ Wast Captiol street. Having been_informed that in the absence of a Vice Presldent of the United States there would be no dinner given the pages of the Senate, and also that Senator - Cummins, President pro tempore of the upper house, is out of the city, Miss Young: decided that the pages should not go unmoticed this year. A large Christmas tree, furnished by the Woman's Party, was erccted and Senator Caraway of . Arkansas willingly assumed the role of Santa . After the dinner was over the senator aj and presented each page with a present. The only adults permitted to- at- tend the luncheon were young lob- byists of the Woman's Party who served as walitresses. B REPRESENTATIVE FREED IN BANKRUPTCY CAS ‘William Francis James, represent. atlve from Michigan, has been dis charged in bankruptcy by Justice Bailey of the District Supreme Court. The records indicate that Mr. James omed 913,722 and had assets of §1 The certificate of Ralph D. Quint, referee in‘bankruptcy, on which the discharge was ' based, declares that Mr. James has'complied with all the requirements of the bankruptcy act ..S as o _mppeargnée in oppositio been filed, He is entitle arged indebtedness. editors of Mr. James brlu‘n“hth(‘n- ngs agains| m iRt sum he opposed adjudica- as a member of of o s conten- 4] SEEK CONTINUANCE OF TOURIST CAMP Board of Trade Committee Pleads With Weeks to Rescind Order. Strong effort is being made by the Board of Trade to continue the tour- ist camp in Its present site on East Potomac Park because of difficulties in the way of securing another sult- able site. A committee of the board, headed |by Edwara F. Colladay, president, had a conference with Secretary Weeks this afternoon, and asked that no change be made In the present lo- cation of the camp. Secretary Weeks explained that orders had already been issued for the discontinuance of the camp on East Potomac Park December 31, but, in deference to the wishes of the committee, he would confer with Col. Sherrill, officer in charge of pubilc buildings and grounds, and sce Whether it would be advisable to ex- tend the time or revoke the order for the discontinuance of the camp. It is expected that a decision on the question will be reached early next week. —— GORDON PLEDGES FULL PROBE INTO DRY RAID SCANDAL (Continued rom First Page.) presumption is obvious. What con- fidence will the people throughout the country have in the administration of the law in the Dis- trict of Columbia, if evidence of this character in a criminal case is per- mitted to disappear, and no one can find out about it. “Information of the original seizure of ‘this list was broadcast to the public through the press from your office. A member of Congress re- quests information from you as to the disappearance and you not only withhold information of that char- acter, but do not even comment on the facts at all. Possibly you mis- interpréted my letter. Again may 1 not _request the Information referred to_in my original letter.” In & postscript Represc “tive New- ton says: “1 requested information as to the procedure in reference to diplomatic liquors. This is a mat- ter of oustom and regulation in your department. Again let me say that I am unable to understand why infor- mation of this character was not given to me.” Oyster’s Reply. . Commissioner ' Oyster's reply to Representative Newton's original let- ter follow Mr. Newton: ) e your favor of December 26 and am glad to know that men of your position are interested in the ef- forts our police are making to enforce the law. The law is placed upon the statute books by acts of Congress and every effort will be made on our ; part to see that the laws of Congress are complied with. Our activities in the enforcement of the prohibition | law must be in conjunction with the prohibition authorities. n the specific cdse to which you refer, all information in the hands of the police has been submitted to the internal revenue bureau. That bureau in turn will no doubt present the matter to the United States attor- ney for the District of Columbia. n this, and in all similar cases, where prosecutions are liable, it is the policy of the police department. and in fact its duty, to present a!l facts within its knowledge to the district attorney through the proper channel, and allow that official to be the judge as to what information should be made public. It is for that official to determine whether or not evidence in the hands of the enforce- ment officers should be disclosed, and, fwhile it is always my desire to give you any Information that I may pos- sess upon any given subject, this be- ing a criminal case I must be guided by the instructions of the United States rney for the District of Columbia. With many kind regards, I am yours sincerely, JAMES F. OYSTER." AME PHOTOGRAPHER BARRED BY SOUTH AFRICA Henry A. Snow Ban Followed Pro- tests From Many Animal Pro- tective Bodied. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, December 29.—Henry A. Snow of Oakland, Calif, whose al- leged activities in taking motion pie- tures of wild animals have brought eriticlam from various game protec- tive organizations, has been prohibit- od from hummT three of the best game districts in Africa, it was an- nounced 1 night by Willlam T. Hornaday of the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund of New York. The society, Mr. Hornaday sai has receiyed advices from British East Africa, now known as Kenya province; Tanganyika territory, for- merly German East Africa, and the Belslan Comgo, asserting that Mr. Snow would mot be allowed to hunt in any of those territories. ‘MECHANICS POSTAL NEED. The Civil Service Commission today announced an examination to be held jhere January 9 to fill positions of junior mechanic in the mail equip- ment shops of the Post Office De- partment. The entrance salary is $2.25 a day. The minimum age lipit is sixteen years and the maximum is orty-five years, except that there ar. 0. age limits for honorably dis. d l’lil:a"r. and application generally | q, | sailors and marines.’ — ROADS SEE SHARP 1r Aishton Tells Statistical Gon.” vention’to Expect =~ Changes. "Although the volume of freight trat. fic during the eleven elapsed months of 1923 exceeded that of any other period, in the* history railroads by 4,281,000 cars, N tion’s carriers expect!a sharp de- cline in business conditions through- out the country in 1924, & H. Aishton president of the :American Association, told the A Statistical Assoclation today After reviewing business prosperity and stability duting the present year, Mr. Ashton told his audie which was assembled in th convention at the Willard Hot the out-look for the coming is very different from that of 19 Comparatively few labor troubles, the lack of political upheavals and stmi- Jar causes contributed® to the pros perity of the past cleven months, fac- tors which are not to be seen on the horizon for 1924, the speaker assert- ed. of American Railwa , th ye Unable to Predict Volume. “I am not In a position to predict the volume of freight traffic the ral roads expect to haul next r, Mr. Alshton continued. “Last year, how- ever, our experts did make a pred tion, based on the percentage of busi- ness loaded in the first quarter, and they came within 3,000 cars of being right. When the new year has ad- vonced sufficiently to give us a busis for calculations, we shall try again. But even at the present time we are without the promising indications for business conditions we found early in the present year.” By way of {llustrating the tremen- dous excess traffic over American rail- way lines during the eleven months of this year, Mr..Alshton said that it had been figured, allowing forty feet to each car, that If the cars were put in a single string they would reach from New York city, around the world back to New York ain, and still have enough left to reach again to the suburbs of Bombay, India Paper on Trafiic Variations. Dr. David Friday, director of the research council of the National | Transportation Institute. read {paper on ‘*Variations { Traffic, Past and Future.” attention to the fact that traffic been trebled in many places in the last few vears a ugh the popu lations of those localities had in- {creased only 40 per cent | Dr. Friday said histor: that years ago, railroad r s0 high that only a c {few very high grade {could be shipped over the { With the gradual reductior {however, less costly commo |gan to find their way into fic until at present a person can forecast with a certainty that in th very near future freight { American ratlroads w {of lower grades of suppl | _“The hich-grade commodities.” the speaker asserted, “will be using air- planes, motor trucks or some other means of conveyance which 111 con- { siderably lessen the time they are | transport, I believe, too, there will | uncouutedly be a considerab.e reloca {tion of industries in the next fifteen years, and the next administration of the government probably will bave to deal with the beginning of tb-$ move- ment.” | Stabilizing Employmest. The American Association for Lab: | Legslation, meeting at the same time in the Willard, devoted its morning session to a discussion ef stabilizing i employment. The speakers included Judge William S. Kenyon, Horace B Drury of the Institute of Economics, Fred C. Butler, manager of the Cleve. land Garment Manufacturers' Associa- tion, and Earl Dean Howard of Hart | Schaffner & Marx Company | The American F Economie sociation continued its meeting in tho New Ebbitt Hotel. The speakers in- cluded Prof. J. 1. Falconer of Ohio State University, De Watt C. Wing, |managing editor of the Breeders | Gagette, Prof. B. H. Hibbard of the {Tniversity of Wisconsin, Prof. H. C M. Case of the University of Iliinois and W. J. Spillman of the bureau of agricuitural economics of the De- partment of Agriculture. showed aratively ———— From Yesterday's §:30 Edition of The Star. WLENNANHELD FOR GRAND JURY Robert McLennan, 221 10th street northwest, driver of the automobila [that plunged into the tidal basir early Wednesday morning, resulting in the drowning of John Craven and Hammen Eskridge. was held for the action of the grand jury at an inquest conducted yesterday afternoon at the morgue by Coroner Nevitt Members of the park police force, who reached the scede shortly after the accident, testified they detect the odor of alcohol on McLennan's breath, while Dr. Stallard, who exam- ined him & few minutes after he was admitted to a ward in Emergency Hospital, testified he did not detect the slightest odor of alcohol or any evidence of intoxication on the part of McLennan. 3 McLennan told the jury of his driv- ing about the city prior to going to Potomac Park and said he had par- taken of a glass of wine with his dinner and a glass of grape juice, or ¥ sweet wine, with a piece of cake, when on a visit to Craven's home. He blamed the accident on troubla steering gear. he had owned the car gince December 2 and had a_driver's permit since De- cember 22. He had the car under full control, he said, until he made a turn to the left of another automobile, when the steering gear went wrong and the car went overboard and into the water. No testimony was given tending to show that the car was speeding at the § time of the accident and McLennan sald he was running at a moderate rate of speed. —_— From Testerday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. SO0 ST FLEDAGANST LS Sult was fed In the District Suprema Court ' yésterday on behalf of Count | Waldemar von Zedwits, sgainst Thom- W. Miller, allen property custodlan,’ and Frank White, treasurer of the { United States, for the recovery of ‘property seized during the war, and i held by the alien property custodian, including cash and real estate in ! Kentucky, to the total amount ef more than four million dollars. The suit was filed by Charles Henry. Butler and John A. Kratz of this city, joining with George L. Shearer o New York city, counsel for the count. Tt is contended that Count von Zed< witz i a Swiss citizen, and as such is entitled to his money. It is pointed. out that he was in Germany during rt of the world war, and was force 0_serve in the German army under) protest. Subpoenas will he issued tomarrow Dby the court, it was said, on Col. Miller d Frank White. ” with the He testified 0%» ined at Moaao’l