Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Fafr and slightly warmer tonight: tomorrow increasing cloudiness and warmer, probably showers tomorrow night. Temperature for 24 hours ending at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 76, at noon today: lowest, 56, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Loy P e Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 16 No. TACIT ACCEPTANCE BY BERLIN OF RUHR PROPOSALS HINTED German Delegation in Lon- don Said to Have Deciding Word on Evacuation. CONFERENCE MAY END TOMORROW, HOPE NOW Young Ready to Assist Agent Gen- eral to Get Dawes Plan Into Operation. By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1924.) BERLIN, August 15.—Today's meet- ing of the German party leaders with President Ebert ended without a defi- mite decision, but with what amounts to a tacit acceptance to one year's turther occupation of the Ruhr, with the decision left to the German dele- | gation in London. Germany had no other course, but the German leaders hope that the con- | corresponding | cessions will bring £0od will on the part of the allies. As one of the social democratic leaders said, everything depended on the good will of Premier Herriot. HOPE FOR END TOMORROW. Delegates See Chance to Leave it Berlin Accepts. B the Associated Press. LONDON, August 15.—Negotiations between the (iermans and the French | and Belgian governmental heads over the problem of the Ruhr evacuation were still continuing at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the German delega- tion being in constant communication with Berlin both by telephone and telexraph. umerous messages were received at German headgugrters today fi Berlin. One of them, which arrived about 11 o'cloc of considerable length, and required three hours to decode This afternoon envoys were con- stantly passiniz between the German, French and Belgian headquarters of the international conference dele: Bates. 4 Cabinet Called by Ehert. The summoned by President sider th tion t cupy a year’ Until " this work of the reply to the French conten- evacuation period oc- tin estion is settled the national reparation conference cannot be completed, as successful operation of the Dawes plan hinges on a preliminary agree- ment between the Germans and the occupying powers. The situation was described last night decidedly easier, the French having agreed to many modifications of their original demands. Premier {Herriot, while maintaining his con- tention that the Ruhr ecvacuation need not take place until one year after the date on which the French and Germans reach un agreement, has offered immediate withdrawal from many important railway and indus- trial centers. May Leave Earlier, There have also been intimations that the complete military e of the territory not held under the Versailles treaty might be accom- plished in much less than a year if the Germans carricd out their part of the Dawes plan faithfully. There is hope among the ¢ delegates that Germany will accept the French proposais toe s0 that the blank spaces in the five protocols which have already been printed can be filled in and the conference take its adjournment tomorrow. Owen D, Young, who served on the Dawes perarations committee, i ing the reparations commission to select a permament agent general for the execution of the Dawes plan in case an agreement is reached with the Germans. Mr. Youns says he is willing to as- sist the agent general in instituting the plan and believes it would be far better to do so than for him to tem- porarily accept the post himself, to be replaced later by a permanent official. BERLIN DECISION TONIGHT. nference Cabinet to Notify Marx in Lon-| don Before Public. By the Associated Press BERLIN, August 15—The conclu- sions reached in the course of last night's and ‘this morning’s confer- ences of the German cabinet as to the position Germany should take on the Ruhr evacuation proposals, on which the fate of the international reparation conference in London is hinging, will not be announced be- fore tonight. The members of the cabinet feel that their decision should be communicated to Chancellor Marx t London before being given pub- licity here. The government officials this morn- ing were conferring with the Reich- stag leaders, including delegates from the Socialist and Nationalist parties. Official circles here are hopeful that a solution can be reached, as both the government and the parliamentary leaders are desirous of avoiding a breakdown of the conference through any unaccommodating attitude by Germany. All the factors participating in the present discussions in Berlin realize the gravity of the situation, both with respect to the position of the German delegates in London and also because of its bearing on popular sentiment in Germany which attaches paramount importance to the question of the evacuation of the Ruhr as transcending all other {ssues in- volved in the execution of the Dawes report. Little is known of what occurred at the conference the government has been holdnig, but one version of the discussion at yesterday's cabinet meeting is that President Ebert adopted a very firm attitude, contend- ing it was impossible for Germany to accept the proposals of Premler Herriot on evacuation. His position, according to this account, was that the government must uphold its standpoint that the Ruhr be evacu- ated as soon as possible on a definite Jdate and that during the transition period, prior to complete evacuaiton, , the methods of the French occupation wuthorities must undergo a change, m | 1bers were | Dbert to con- | acuation | > Entered as second class matter 29,326." post office Washington, D. C. Khartum Rioters Armed With Sticks Quelled by British By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 15.—An Eve- ning News dispatch from Khartum states that laborers armed with hammers and sticks started a demonstration here today. They were dispersed by British troops. It was added that the British cruiser Weymouth is standing by at Port Sudan to maintain public security. The dispatch stated that a fight occurred at Port Sudan upon the arrival of British troops from Khartum. It was sald that the leaves of officials and British offi- cers have been canceled and cer- tain responsible officials recalled. It was feared that the eclipse of the moon would mean trouble among the ignorant natives and great efforts have been taken to acquaint the people with the real veasons for the phenomenon. ‘STATE HITS BACK AT GLAND THEORY Expert Declares Leopold- Loeb Defense Alienists’ Report Is Faulty. SAYS YOUTHS HEALTHY ’Endocrinologist Holds Firmly to Statement Under Cross- Examination. By the Associated Pre CHICAGO, August 15—One of the main points of the defense's plea for mitigation of punishment of Richard Loeb and ‘Nathan F. Leopold, jr., for kidnaping and killing Bobby Franks, functional disorders of the endocrine | glands having affected their mentalits, | was attacked by the State on rebuttal today. L The entire morning Session before Judge John R. Caverly was given over to technical testimony leading up to one question and answer and then cross- examination. “There would be nothing in the find- ings of the ‘Bowman-Hulbert report’ to | indicate disease of the endocrine glands?” asked the prosecution. “There is nothing in these findings in- compatible with health,” was the reply. The Bowman-Hulbert report indicated disordered _endocrine system in the vouths, and was elaborated upon by the direct testimony of Dr. H. S. Hulbert, the defense fourth alienist. Expect Firm in Quiz. Cross-examination of Dr. Rollin T. Woodyatt, who qualified as an expert on endocrinology, failed to shake his asser-- tion that the report mentioned failed to indicate disordered mentality. His cross- examination was incomplete when the luncheon recess was directed. Endocrinology, the new “chemistry of character,” the relation of the ductless glands to mentality, was the subject for further revelations in the hearing today. The theory of functional disorders of the endocrine having affected ad- versely the mentality of the youths was advanced by a defense alienist to bolster the plea for mitigation of punishment. Dr. Woodyatt Witness. Dr. Woodyatt, one of the few phy- sicians who have studied endocrinol- ogy exhaustively, was named as_the State’s first witness today. Two allenists for the State concluded their testimony yesterday, admitting on cross-examination that the frregular conclusions that the youths were sane were arrived at after brief conversa- | tions with the defendants and per- | functory physical examinations. Dr. Woodyatt described himself as a physician who has confined his practice to internal medicine. He said he had spent two vears in Ger- many studying special phases of medicine. Returning to Chicago, he studied further in chemistry and founded a research laboratory. He is professor of medicine at the Univer- sity of Chicago. During the last 15 years he said he had been engaged particularly in in- vestigations along chemical lines in the practice of medicine, with his particular practice the last two years in metabolism, the replacement of tissues and secretions in the body. body. Describes Tents. In scientific terms he described the { various tests for determining the rate or degree of metabolism in a pa- tient, referring to determining the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood, sugar in the system, acidosis, interspersing replies to hypothetical questions. Milton Smith, an assistant State's attorney, put the hypothetical ques- tions, phrasing them to include all the various disorders remarked upon as_found by defense doctors in Leo- pold and Loeb. Mr. Smith read from a prepared list of questions with which the witness seemed familiar. “There would be nothing in the findings of the ‘Bowman-Hulbert' re- port to indicate a disease of the endo- crine glands?” Mr. Smith asked. “No,” replied Dr. Woodyatt, “be- cause there is nothing in those find- ings incompatible with health.” “Are they compatible with entire normality?” asked Mr. Smith. “They are,” responded Dr. Woodyatt. The, next question involyed the doc (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) August 15— That the best laid mines of men “gang aft a-gley” tobacco planters/ in Metcalfe and surrounding coun- tries were willing to agree, ac- cording to a story going the rounds here today. Borrowing from the experiences of their sons in the World War, several planters in the Echo sec- tion, which recently has been the scene of night rider depredations, placed mines in their tobacco fields, hoping thereby to discourage night riding. The mines were made of dyna- mite, packed in large jars along with a llberal supply of rocks, @h Careless Chicken Sets Off Dynami Mine Aimed at Kentucky Night Riders ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION q WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1924—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. FLYERS DELAY HOP AGAIN WHILE NEW BASE 15 PREPARED Safe Haven Located 15 Miles From Angmagsalik, Ob- jective Tomorrow. SUPPLIES ARE CARRIED TO SHORE IN ROWBOATS Hazards of Flight Reduced by New Turn of Events, Smith ‘Wires Chief. By the Associated Press. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, August 15.— The American Army world fliers did ot hop off for Greenland this morn- ing owing to a new and better land- ing place for them having been dis- covered 15 miles from Angmagsalik. | Marking out this new base and bringing thither the supplies from the supply steamer Gertrud Rask will occupy 24 hours. The Gertrud Rask ! cannot be moved to the new base owing to the ice conditions. There- fore the supplies will be carried in rowboats. The weather conditions were fine on the whole Iceland-Greenland route today, the storm forecast yesterday not having materialized. GALE REPORTED BY SHIP. i Cruiser Raleigh’s Statement Cov- ers Only Small Territory. ‘1 ON BOARD U. S. S. CRUISER| RICHMOND OFF ICELAND, August 15 (by wireless to the Associated | Press).—As the naval patrol stretched out along the Iceland-Greenland route to protect the next leg of the Army | aviators' world flight the cruiser| Raleigh last night reported a 46-| mile gale from the north at her sta- | tion outside the east Greenland port | of Angmagsalik. The Danish gov- ernment steamer Gertrud Rask, with | | supplies for the aviators at the Ang- mag: \lik base, reported the weather calm inside the harbor where she is stationed. The Richmond was due to arrive at her station, 270 miles off the coast of Iceland, early this morning, await- ing the passing of the fiyers at that point. The recent injury to the propeller of the cruiser Raleigh through strik- ing an ice hummock was of a minor nature, according to reports from the vessel, and is not affecting the work of the cruiser. ZANNI LEAVES RANGOON. Hops Off for Bangkok, Siam, on ‘World Flight Today. By the Associated Press. | RANGOON, August 15.—The Argen- | tine aviator, Maj. Zanni, who arrived here yesterday afternoon from Cal- | cutta on his trip around the world, left for Bangkok, Siam, at 7:35 o'clock this morning. The distance between Rangoon and Bangkok is approxi- mately 350 miles. WILL REDUCE HAZARDS. Smith Wires Gen. Patrick of Flight Delay Cause. Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, commanding the Army round-the-world flight, re- ported to Maj. Gen. Patrick, chief of the Air Service, today the postpone- ment until tomorrow of the hop-off from Reykjavik, in order to permit Lieut. Schulze to establish a new base in an ice-free harbor found by the advance officer yesterday on a scout- ing expedition. “Establishment of new base will reduce hazards,” Lieut. Smith said. A message from Lieut. Bissell, ad- vance officer, reported that the emer- gency base at Frederiksdal was ready, and that the Danish inspection steamer Islands Falk had sailed for that place. American destroyers have sailed to take up their position for the Ang- magsalik-Ivigtut lap of the flight, the message added, continuing: “Flight planned to fly Angmaksalik August 16, Ivigtut, 17. Destroyer at Cape Farewell probably carry Wade (Lieut. Wade) to destination. Clear weather inside ice at Angmagsalik.” —_— PAY TROOPS IN OPIUM. Abundant Production Brings Protest. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1824. , PEKING, August 15.—The Interna- tional Anti-Opium Soclety is making the strongest protest against the cultivation of opfum in the four northern provinces of China. Tt is estimated that 400,000 acres are under poppy cultivation 100 miles frém Peking. Military leaders are paying soldiers opium instead of money. It is dbclared that the militarists will obtain $8,000,000 revenue from this year's crop. Farmers are being forced to grow off opium. The government's state- ment with regard to suppressing its cultivation fs farcical, and only for the purpose of fooling-the foreign powers, Oplum is cheaper today than it ever was before. Chinese ite scrap iron and similar things. They were connected up to batteries and ‘wired in such a way that any one - coming in contact with the wire set oft the infernal machine. The mines were disconnected in the daytime and hooked up at night. They were designed by a World War veteran, who had had expe- rience along that line in France. But there were no chickens on the front lines, and that is where he made his mistake. A chicken flew against one of the wires, so the story goes, setting oft the improvised grenade. The explosion tore a large hole in the ground and destroyed considerable tobacco. Them hte whole story leaked out. EVIDENGE GROWS | JGANST oy Bloodstained Pick - Axe Handle Found—Inquest May Be Held Today. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August bloodstained pick-axe handle, found in an automobile he used, lent its weight to the mass of evidence op- posing Kid McCoy as he sat in a Jail cell here today awaiting the hour of a coroner’s inquest into the shooting of Mrs. Theresa Mors, di- vorced antique dealer's wife, whose death Wednesday resulted in Me- Coy's arrest on suspicion of murder. The former pugilist and motion pic- ture actor, whose real name is Nor- man Selby, also faced other charges —robbery and assault with intent to murder—growing out of an orgy of shooting in two Westlake district shops, where he sought to find and kill Albert Mors, former husband of the dead woman, who, in McCoy's mind was “the man who caused it all.” This shooting affray, the desire to kill Mors and the actual wounding of W. G. Ross, Sam Schapp and Ann Schapp, who were in or near Mors' antique shop early Wednesday, the one-time ring idol has freely ad- mitted to the police, but the shooting of Mrs. Mors, he contends was suicide. Brought before the district attor- ney yesterday, McCoy admitted his age—“I'm 51"—to his previous sui- cide version 6f the death of Mrs. Mors, then lapsed into silence on the advice of his attorneys. 15.—A Sister Repeats Story. Meanwhile, his sister, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, repeated to the grand jury his alleged confession that he killed Mrs. Mors during a quarrel at the apartment, and police announced that other evidence was available suffi- cient to refute completely the Kid's suicide theory. They pointed out that no powder burns were visible around the .32. caliber bullet wound in Mrs. Mors' left temple; that there werescuts on the woman’s chest, forearm and lip, and bruises on both arms, and late last night they revealed that a blood- stained pick-axe handle, and a clip of ten .32-caliber cartridges had been found hidden beneath the drivers seat of the automobile used by Me- Coy after the shooting. ‘Witnesses Found. In addition, they announced, the dis- covery of witnesses who had heara screams issuing from the death apart- ment, followed by shuffling, scrapin sounds and then silence. 5 In support of McCoy's suicide ver- sion, however, was the statement by Mrs. Thomas last night that her brother was so overwrought when he rushed into her home early Wednes- day morning and talked of shooting that she did not believe he himself knew what had happened nor what he was saying. There was also the statement of a county autopsy surgeon that the ab- sence of visible powder burns about the bullet wound would have to be supported by a chemical analysis of the tissues before it could be said with certainty that Mrs. Mors couuld not possibly have fired the fatal shot herself. The coroner's inquest was sched- uled for 2 p.m. today, With a possi-. bility that it might be postponed pending further examination of the body. HIGH PAY CLOSES MINES. Several Hundred Men Thrown Out in Pennsylvania. UNXSUTAWNEY, Pa., August 15. —Several hundred miners employed in the Adrian, Eleanora and Helvita mines of the Rochester and Pitts- burgh Coal and Iron Company were dvised by company officials today to seek other positions, as the mines | il be closed down for an indefinite period because of “the impossible Wage scale” The mines involved are the oldest operations in t/ha Punx- sutawney ‘field. y g iy L Viscount Knollys Dies. RICKMANSWORTH, England, Au- gust 16.—Viscount Knollys, first Ba- fon of Caversham, died this morning after several days' illness. He w: forty years private secretary to the late King Edward, and served in a similar capacity to King George from 1910 to 1918. He had also been lord- in-waiting to Queen Mother Alexan- dra since 1910. \ [ Looks . LIKE I'M THE COUNTRY 5 § ~ONLY HOPE! Shenandoah Goes To Sea tv Aid in Fleet Maneuvers By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J.,, August 15.— The Shenandoah left the naval air station at 11:35 am. today, headed directly out to sea as part of her scheduled maneuvers with the At- lantic flight squadron of the United States Navy fleet off New England tomorrow and Sunday. The Shenandoah is expected to be in communication with the ships of the fleet during her operations 500 to 600 miles from land. The Shenandoah was taken from her hangar last evenlng and re- mained moored to her steel mast throughout the night. When she left here today Commander Lans- downe and 37 men were on board. She is expected to return to her hangar Sunday night. WIFE SUES FORMER D.C. POSTMASTER Charges Norman A. Merritt Supports Four Other Wom- en at Great Expense. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 15.—Norman Allan Merritt, former postmaster of ‘Washington, D. C., and now secretary- treasurer of the Commonwealth Finance Corporation, which has a capitalization of $10,000,000, has been sued for separa- tion by his wife on the ground of *‘cruel and inhuman treatment.” Mrs. Merritt charges that her husband paid atten- tions to at least four other women, supporting them “at great expense” and spending not less than $400 a month on one of them alone. The filing of the suit became known today when Merritt was adjudged in contempt of the supreme court for failing to appear for examination in connection with another suit which Mrs. Merritt brought to collect $2,663, which she claims he owes her as un- paid personal indebtedness. The Commonwealth Finance Cor- poration was placed in a receiver- ship last month to protect the inter- ests of 16,000 stockholders. Supreme Court Justice Benedict issued an or- der temporarily enjoining the officers from disposing of the assets. The ap- plication for a receivership and in- junction stated that the corporation was organized in South Dakota in 1920, for the primary purpose of mak- ing loans on automobiles. Mrs. Merritt, whose home is in Lockport, N. Y., says she married her husband in 1900. He retired as post- master of Washington in 1913, she as- serted. WILD ORGY AT MILITARY HOME IN OHIO CHARGED By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Ohio, August 15.—Testi- mony that a number of officers of the National Military Home here attended a “wild orgy,” near the home grounds, March 17, was given today before the congressional committee which is in- vestigating the institution. Liquor was served, and dancers entertained | the crowd, Raymond T. Tooley, local disabled war veteran, testified. = The statements, however, were de- nied by the accused officers. The party was given by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, they said, and no in- toxicating liquor was served, they de- clared. The committee indicated that more testimony on the episode would be sought. Telling of treatment of insane pa- tients at the home, Hattle Davis, a nurse, admitted that one patient had been given a cold water bath when he became intractable. The treatment apparently quieted him, she said. She also declared that straight jackets ‘were used on two Civil War veterans when they became gxcited. H. C. L. Higher in Austria. VIENNA, August 15.—The cost of living in Austria increased 6 per cent during the month ending today, ac- cording to officigl statistics. The in- crease s causing anxiety, aince it is impossible for industry to make a proportionate increase In wages in view of the economic crisis. Radio Programs—Page 14. 1924 D. G, REVENUE S SIBRENABI Total for Fiscal Year, Includ- ing All Classes, Shows Drop of $263,971.74. The total amount of money taken in by the District government during the last fiscal year was $18,857,403.13, including all classes of revenue as well as taxes, Collector C. M. Towers repofted to the Commissioners today. This was a net decrease of $263,- 71.74 from the total collected in the fiscal yvear ended June 30, 1923. The receipts from some sources were higher than the previous year, but other sources produced less. Here is how the total of $18,857.- 403.13 is made up: From real estate taxation, $9,128,765; tangible personal taxes, $2,690.618.79; intangible per- sonal taxes, $1,808,174.43; special re- imbursable taxes, $1,489.32; insurance taxes, $219,985.28; penalties, $136,- 091.35; miscellaneous collection, $1,684,- 203.82 These items produce what ig known as the general fund coliection, aggre- gating $15,669,327.99. To this figure must be added the following: Trust and special funds, $2,556,724.60; mis- cellaneous collections, United States, $594,248, and repayment to appropria- tions, $37,102.54, for the grand total of $18,857,403.13. Produced More Revenue. The classes of revenue that pro- duced more than in the previous year were:* Intangible personal taxes, an increase of $84,731.33; special reim- bursable tax, $365.27; insurance taxes, $7,407.63; penalties for failure to pay taxes on time, $17,509.81; trust and special funds, $164,234.60. The principal item of revenue show- ing a decrease was real estate taxa- tion, which was $345,046.3¢ less than in the fiscal year 1923. For the fiscal year just ended, however, the tax rate was $1.20 per $100, as compared with $1.32 in"1923. Tangible personal property collec- tions decreased $88,984.31; miscellan- eous collections, District of Columbia, went down by $61,007.14, and miscel- laneous collections, United States, slumped $34,022.07. KILLS FAMILY AND SELF. Farmer's Wife and Three Children His Victims. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system cover, every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as_fast as the papers are printed. FAIRVIEW, OKkla., August 15.—Fi- nancial reverses are believed by neighbors to have caused Julius Bur- graff, farmer, to kill his wife and three children and then commit sui- cide at the family home near here yesterday. Burgraff had been seen in Aline, a nearby town, the day previous. There he had liquidated some of his’affairs and remarked to a friend that he probably “would not be seen again.” Postal Clerk Cited and Gets $2,000 For Killing Mail Bandit in Hold-Up A hero of the Government's army of civilian employes, Eugene Stack, 23-year-old postal clerk of East Orange, N. J., was ordered to report personally today to his commander- in-chief, Postmaster General New, and tell how, after having been wounded by bandits, he shot and killed one of them and routed the other in frus- trating a mail robbery July 31 in the New Jersey city. A handsome re- ward, as well as special commenda- tion of his bravery, had been award- ed the young mall clerk, and Presi- dent Coolidge arranged his program today to permit him to congratulate the youth personally and hear his story. Stack’s act has won expressions of admiration from the entire postal service, as well as that of many in- dividuals throughout the country. He was sent to Atlansic City to recuper- ate from his wounds with funds con- tributed by numerous postal em- ployes, and a special extension of his leave of absence has been granted by the Postmaster General to permit his recovery, delayed by the frail condi- tion ,of his health, which six months before the attempted robbery had caused his transfer from the service in New York to East Orange. Postmaster General New listened to Stack tell hew he received several sacks ef valuable registered mall _from New York on the 4:58 Lacka- ] LN/ |.suspicious and reached for his Yesterday’s Circulation, 91,008 Man Shoots Two, Drives Away With | Bodies in Auto By the Associated Press. MUSKOGEE, Okla., August 15.— Officers early today were searching for an unidentified man who yes- terday shot a woman belleved to be his wife and her child on a road near Hichita, loaded their bodies in an automobile and drove away. According to Mrs. John Ray, a farmer's wife, who told police she witnessed the shooting, the man, woman and two children were stand- ing by the car, when, suddenly, the man shot the woman and then turned the gun on one of the chil- dren. The other child ran and es- caped. The man placed the two bodies in the car and drove away, Mrs. Ray said. 5,039 CARS PARK INCONGESTED AREA Actual Count in Downtown District Shows Need of More Policemen. 100 MORE NECESSARY Officials Believe Only Congress Has Power to Pass Im- pounding Law. With only 20 men available to the Traffic Bureau for enforcement of the parking regulations, there are more than 8,000 machines parked daily in the congested downtown section, ac- cording to an actual count just made by representatives of The Star. Starting out in automobiles and traversing every street within the area bounded by Sixth, Eighteenth, B and L streets, the tabulators found 8,099 cars lined along the curbs be- tween 10:15 and 11:45 o'clock in the morning. Maj. W. H. Holcombe, chairman of | the District Traffic Board, and In- spector Albert J. Headley, head of the Traffic Bureau, both declared to- day that these figures show clearly the need for more policemen if the present regulation limiting parking to one hour in the congested district is to be enforced. In the opinion of Inspector Head- ley, the Traffic Bureau should have 100 additional privates, which would allow for a substantial increase in | the parking enforcement detail and enable the bureau to station officers at numerous busy intersections through- out the city that now go unguarded most of the time. More Men Essential. “No matter what steps are taken to provide space for the cars that now stand all day on the streets, it is go- ing to require more policemen to make it effective,” the inspector said. “Even if we secure an impounding law, empowering us to tow machines to_a police station, we must have sufficient men, because we cannot im- pound a car until we know it has overstayed the time limit.” In January of this year Maj. Hol- combe had District employes make a count of parked autos, which re- vealed a total of 11,654 standing at the curbs. The major's men, how- ever, went as far east as Union Sta- tion, west to Twentieth street and from B street on the south to M street on the north. An analysis of his figures reveals that in the same area covered by The Star a few days ago the January count also was close to 8,000 cars. This is an indication that during the last six months there has not been an appreciable change in the parking situation. All-Day Parking Decreased. In discussing the situation today Maj. Holcombe expressed the belief that while there are as many ma- chines parked within any perfod of the day now as there were in Janu- ary, he is of the opinion that there are not as many now who leave ma- chines in one place from morning until evening as there were six months ago. He ascribes this belief to the fact that the number of policemen, de- talled to parking enforcement was in- creased slightly a few months ago. Maj. Holcombe added a new com- plication to an already complicated problem today when he voiced the belie that any step taken to provide space for all-day parking downtown is going to increase the number of cars in the congested area. “I believe it is logical to assume,” sald the major, “that if you provide all-day parking space it will en- courage many persons who now leave their cars at home to bring them downtown every day.” It _all-day parking establishments (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) wanna Railroad train on the morn- ing of July 31, at the East Orange station. Two men swung off the train as it pulled out. Stack said he was 45- caliber revolver. As he did the men opened fire on him. He felt two bul- lets strike, one in the thigh, the other on his right thumb. Nevertheless, he returned the fire. When he showed fight the men turned to flee. Stack's alm had been true and one bandit fell. One of Stack's shots had gone through the robber's body, grazing the heart. He was dead when picked up, and later was identified as John J. Manion, former member of the New Jersey State®police. The other ban- dit escaped in a waiting automobile. In the presence of his official family, Postmaster General New told Stack that the Army and Navy decorated their men for conspicuous acts of bravery, but the Post Office Depart- ment had no way of doing that other than to place in an employe's record a citation for such acts. He handed Stack a check for $2,000, saying that was_the limit which Congress had provided for such rewards. Gen. New read to Stack the citation which has been plaged with his record and sald he considered it of greater value to the young man than the money pro- vided in the reward. The document cited Stack for conspicuois loyalty to the service in defending the mails at the peril of his life, and recorded the appreciation of the Government of his bravery. TWO CENTS. “COMMON SENSE," SLOGAN' COOLIDGE GIVES CAMPAIGN President, in Acceptance Speech, Charges Oppo- nents With Fallagies., PLEDGES U. S. SUPPORT TO PERMANENT COURT Points to Record for Economy and Announces Its Extension to Campaign Expenses. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. President Coolidge and his cam- Paign managers today are preparing to capitalize the “common sense” of the American people for the benefit of the Republican party. The President stands before the country committed to a “government of common sense,” which he insisted in his address accepting the nomi- nation of the Republican national convention for President, delivered last night in Memorial Continental Hall, is what the people want. The handmaiden of common sense, he made it clear is economy. “It is well for the country to havé liberality in thought and progress % action,” he said, “but its greatest a¥- set is common sense.” And so the Republican party ae- quires a new slogan—"Calvin Cool- idge and Common Sense.” For more than an hour Mr. Coolidge set forth what in his opinion consti- tutes a government of common sense. In his opinion clearly it is synoni- mous with Republican administration To many of the millions who heard the speech of the President—some 2,000 in the hall and the rest over the radio—it probably did not appear strange that Mr. Coolidge hit upon common sense as the need of the hour, for common sense is one of the at- tributes frequently accorded the President. That and courage. What- ever his enemies may say, after hear- ing Mr. Coolidge’s address last night it is impossible not to understand where he stands on thg issues of the day. And it may be sald that never since he entered the White House has he left the country in doubt as to where he has stood. Doctrine of Conservatism. The President’s address likely will be assailed in some quarters as the creed of the reactionary. As a matter of fact, it s the doctrine of the con- servative mind as opposed to both the radical and the reactionary. And particularly is it the creed of Calvin Coolidge. But let there be no mis- take about one point—the President contended that the Republican party in its long career has been the party of real progress, and would continue to be. The popularity of the President with the Republicans was attested last night by the cheers with which the assemblage greeted his appearance. and the frequent burst of applause that punctuated his remarks. The Republican leaders gathered here from all parts of the country were pleased with this the keynote speech of their leader. As one of them put it today—"It will go well at the cross roads.” They figure that it is a talk which the people can readily understand; that it will ap- peal to the voters in all classes of society. No Apology or Retreat.. To any one who looked for a note of apology or the sound of retreat in connection with the policies of the Republican administration, his speech must have been a disappointment. The record of the Republican ad- ministration during the last four vears, as set forth by Mr. Coolidge, appears one of monumental accom- plishment. It is as different from the record attributed to the Republicans by John W. Davis and Senator Robert M. La Follette as white is from black In the list of accomplishments of the Republican administration Cool- idge placed negotiation and rati- fication of treaties of peace with Ger- many and Austria, the treaties of the Washington conference, with limita- tion of naval armaments and the set- tlement of Far Eastern questions, the adoption of a budget systent, the reduction in annual cost of govern- ment by $2,041,000,000, the reduction of the public debt by $2,750.000,000. generous laws for the disabled vet- erans of the World War, proper pro- tective tariff laws for the benefit of labor and industry and restrictive immigration laws. Although he did not mention them by name, the President paid partic- ular_tribute to Secretary Hughes in his discussion of the handiing of for- eign relations and to Secretary Mel- lon, whose handling of the finances of the country he likened to that of Alexander Hamilton. The President's mention of the name of his running mate, Gen. Charles G. Dawes, was the signal for a burst of cheering. “Plain, Unvarnished Tale.” The President’s address was de- livered without frills. His warmest supporters do not claim him a great orator. But his earnestness was im- pressive, and his emphasis on certain parts of his speech drove them home with effect. In a measure, it was a “plain, unvarnished tale” which the President related. But it was not without its flashes of brilliance, and bristled with short sentences adding to its strength. Avolding all personalities, the President nevertheless reminded the country of the conditions which con- fronted it when the Republicans took up to the burden or administering its government nearly four years ago. There was a hint that perhaps the Democrats might find themselves un- der fire during the campaign because of the administration of affairs under the prior administration. The President did not dodge the issue of ‘“clean government” upon which the Democrats are centering their fire at present. He took the position that the American people know him and what he stands for; that they know he stands for clean government and the enforcement of the law; that he will punish corrup- tion wherever it may be found, and that he has set in motion the ma- chinery to bring to .justice those against whom corruption has- been charged. In reply to the effort of Democrats to make it appear that the "~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 23