Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1924, Page 2

URMANN CALY VERCHNESE VA U. S. Envoy to Peking Says -‘No Vital Interests Are Invelved in’ Fighting. There is no reason for any concern regarding the & ry disorders in China at this time, according to Dr. Jacob Gould Schurmann, United State: Minister to China, who was in confer- ence today with P'rewident Coolidge. In his opinton the fighting, which is being given considersb'e prominence in the papers of the United States, is of trivial importa and in realit little more an a titical fight in any of the larger American cities. No matter which warring faction comes out the vieter, there will be no serious effect upon the national govern- ment nor will the interests of the for- eign nations in China be disturbed. “What we looked upon in this coun- try as war in China could be better described, according to Dr. Schur- mann, “as more of a political battle where those engaged in it are using bayonets and bullets instead of bal- lots.” Not MHostlle to Forelgners. inxious for Americans to t thore is not the slightest hostility beimg shown foreigners in China during this present disturbance and that tha only reason there is any great amount of publicity is due to the fect that Sh ai, which is popu- lated by a great many white people, closely related to the section of disturbance. He said that there have been half 2 dozen vastly more impor- tant fichts during the past two years than the present one, of which noth- ing was heard in the outside world. In the opinion of Dr. Schurmann the great problem of China today is the necessity for the establishment of a more efficient central govern- ment which will have behind it the entire force of the republic and which can bring about domestic develop- ment and at the same time compel ct and obedlence to its man- He expects great results, how- ever, when Dr. W. W. Yen, who has been made premier, takes hold of the of government. Dr. Yen is com- tively a young man and is a aduate of the University of Vir- ginia. DEATHS OF TWO ARE LAID TO DEFECTIVE FURNACE Prominent New York Physician and Woman Are Victims in Fashionable Apartment. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Scptember 15.—Dis- covery of the body of Dr. George W. Partridge. 4 prominent sur- geon, fully dressed in his office in a fashionable apartment house yes- terday, less than 24 hours after the finding of Mrs. Jaumes L. Joughin dead and her husband, a celebrated nuroiogist, unconscious in the apart- ment above, aided in solving the mystery of the first death, according to a report made by the medical examiners to the police. Both deaths and also the overcom- ing of Dr. Joughin were ascribed to escaping coal gas fumes from the basement furnace of the building. Prior to the finding of Dr. Partridge's body, the police were of the theory that the Joughins had been overcome by some unidentified narcotic. Dr. Joughin is in a hospital still in a comatose condition. Dr. Partridge’s body was discovered after police officials had forced their ‘way into his apartment to investigate gaseous odors which permeated the building. It was found he had been dead about 12 hours. An autopsy by D: gas as the cause of Mrs. Joughin's death. It was found that a pipe from the furnace passes through Dr. Patridge’s bathroom and that a draft wafted the air from a courtyard ad- joining the furnace basement direct- 1y into the windows of the Partridge and the Joughin apartments. The furnace was found to be defective, according to police. Norris revealed — WOMAN AND 2 CHILDREN amounts to | ; z {Helicopter Lifts . 220 Pounds Easily, Winning Big Prize MONTBELIARD, France, tember 15.—The success achie by Etienne Oehmichen, the French engineer, in winning the 40,000- franc prize yesterday for weight- lifting with his helicopter is but a phase in the experiments he has been making with this type of ma- chine. The helicopter used in the official test lifted 220 pounds to a height of one meter in one min- ute and remained in that position for another minute. Later it ex- ceeded this height with a still greater weight, M. Oehmichen had already made vertical and clrcular flights and it remained to show that the machine was capable of carrying a cargo. During the three 9ights made in the official test the stability of the machine was found to be perfect and the pinion was expressed that what was shown to be possible at a height of three feet was equally so at 30 feet or more, The flights were checked by a specialist from the air"department, who had no hesitation in awarding the prize offered by the depart- ment. |CALLS LA FOLLETTE U.S. WORKERS’ FRIEND Miss Ethel Smith Assures Real | Classification of Civil Service ‘Will Follow Election. A real classification of the Civil Service would be had with the elec- tion of La Follette and Wheeler, it was declared by Miss Ethel Smith, legislative secretary of the National | Wonien's Trade Union League, today. | | She also said that the postal em- ployes' salary bill would not be vetoed. The election of La Follette and Wheeler is certain to carry with it the return and unquestionably the enlargement of the Progressive group in_Congress, which now holds the balance of power and forced the change in House procedure, the aban- donment of the Mellon tax bill and the enactment of other legislation in the last Congress,” she said. “That me kind of thing can happen again. ‘The President could at once re- verse the ruling of the Personnel Classification Board which has per- verted, maladministered and defeat- ed the purpose of the Civil Service Classification Act of 1923. The Pro- gressive platform adopted at Cleve- land declares for transfer of the functions of the Personnel Board to the United States Civil Service Com- mission, where the organized em- ployes and ten national organiza- tions of women have already asked Congress to put them. To elect Sena- tor La Follette President, returning also the progressive Senators who stand with him, would break the sin- ister_control of Senator Smoot over the Federal Government’s employment policy and make possible a real classification of the civil service. “A real classification of the civil service would ‘mean, to women, the establishment in Federal practice as well as Federal law of the principle of equal pay for equal work irrespec- tive of sex. It would mean a real merit system in the civil service. “And again, if the Chiet Executive were Senator La Follette, the postal employes' salary bill would not be vetoed. | —— T DIPLOMATIC DRIVE TO PLACE GERMANY IN LEAGUE STARTS (Continued from First Page.) pense, and to give the Institute a character _exclusively international under the direct control of the League of Nations. The offer is being con- sidered by the league assembly. The league's commission on intellect- ual co-operation had the subject before it this morning, the discussion being fea- tured by a frank and occasionally witty passage at arms between the noted French philosopher, Henri Bergson, and Prof. Gilbert Murray, the widely known British scholar. M. Bergson urged a blanket acceptance of the French offer to establish and endow the institute, KILLED ON RAIL CROSSING Auto Driver and Another Passen- ger See Engine in Time to Leap to Safety. By _the Associated Press DAYTON, Tenn., September 15— Three persons were killed and three others injured at the South Dayton crossing of the Southern Railroad yesterday when the Royal Palm, northbound, struck an automobile containing a party of six. The dead: Mrs. Dade Allison, aged 45; Clyde Henderson, aged 4, and Thomas Hughes, aged 1 Injured: Arthur Allison, 36; Clyde Hughes and Lewis Turner. Mrs. Allison was Instantly killed, young Henderson and Hughes dying a short time afterward at a local hotel. All the victims were residents of Morgantown, near this city, and were returning from church. Turner, the driver of the car, and Clyde Hughes saw the approaching train in time to jump. SERMONS ON VOTING. Pastors to Be Asked to Stress Duty on People. Every pastor in_the country will be asked by the Federal Council of Churches to preach an election ser- mon on Christian citizenship on_the Sunday preceding registration days in their States, it was announced yes- terday by Dr. Worth M. Tippy, secre- tary of the council. This will be be- tween September 14 and October 12 in most States. “If voters do not register they can- not vote,” Dr. Tippy sald. “Therefore, the election sermon must be preached before registration day and not on the Sunday before olection day.” Particular attention would be given to getting women to cast their votes, Dr, Tippy added. “Of course,” he continued, “no_ at- tempt will be made to influence the voters.as to how they shall vote, ex- cept that they will be urged to think over the issues of the election and of all elections on the basis of facts, public welfare and Christian prinoi- ples.” PARLEY BREAKS DOWN. Italy Reported Ready to Beize ‘West Egypt Area. LONDON, September 15.—Negotia. tions which have long been in progress between Italy and Egypt regarding the latter's western frontier have failed and the situation has become critical, according to reports from Egyptian sources in Calro. These, as stated to the Morning Post’s Cairo correspondent, represent 1taly as prepared forcibly to seize el to N while Prof. Murray expressed the fear that the proposed institution in Paris would be likely to become a predo inantly French organism, “because Paris is a capital of a very particular char- acter.” Prof. Murray presented a series of resolutions designed, he said, to safe- guard the international character of the proposed institute by putting it under direct cohtrol of the secretariat of the League of Nations. PACT DRAFT COMPLETED. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 15.—Foreign Minister Benes of Czechoslovakia, who is charged with the work of framing the proposed pact of arbitra- tion and security which the disarma- ment commission of the League of Nations Assembly is endeavoring to work out, submitted his first rough draft of the pact today to a small group of prominent delegates, includ- ing Lord Parmoor and Arthur Hender- son of the English delegation, Louis Loucheur of France and Signor Schanzer of Italy. ‘This outline is based on the Ameri- can suggestion to define an aggressor state as one that refuses arbitration. It gives first place to the Permanent Court of International Justice, but it invests the Council of the League of Nations with new authority by pro- viding that it act in collaboration with the world court. Dr. Benes in carrying out his task is making an effort to maintain the unanimity rule now prevailing in the council in the settlement of disputes, and at today's conferemce with the selected group an effort was made to work out some scheme to make the desired collaboration of the court and the council practicable. British View Differs. Dr. Benes is understood to favor a distinet, clear cut protocol to ac- complish this end and in this he is supported by the French, but the British this morning seem to lean toward providing for it by resolution instead of by protocol—a view which appears .unsatisfactory to the others. In connection with the sanctions, or penalties, which would operate against an aggressor state, it Is under- stood the English objected to any direct interference to assistance which would be rendered by the British fleet although maintaining their promise of the British fleet's support in such action. The official subcommittee of the disarmament commission will con- sider the Benes draft this afternoon. ‘The Turkish delegation which is here in connection with the dispute between Great Britain and the Angora , government over the Mosul district with its rich oil fields will demand a plebiscite in the area for the determination of the frontler, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY. SEPTEI\;IBER 15, 1924, TWO SHOT DOWN Mountain Village Scene of Battle Between Foes of Century—One May Die. Special Dispateh to The Sta HAGERSTOWN, Md., September 15. —A century old fued between two mountain i{amilies was responsible for the wounding of two men, one perhaps fataliy, last night near wolfs- ville, & mountain village east of this city. Today a posse is scouring the hills for Peter Tracy, charged with shooting Luther Warner and Earl Russman. Fully 100 shots punctured the body of Russman. Saturday night they battled when they met on a mountain path until Tracy stabbed Warner. They were finally arated. Last night while Itussman and Warner were travers- ing the same section they encountered Tracy. Tracq shot hoth men. Warner and Russman were found by friends, who brought them to the hospital here. Russman is the son of H. C. Russman, whose fued with John Cline, resideat of the Smithsburg Mountains, attracted considerable at- tention several months ago. HINES SEES ATTACK ON BUREAU REVIVED (Continued from First Page.) or not, so long as the veteran is in need of hospital treatment and the Government has the hospital to treat him in. Have Solved Problem. “We have solved the problem of rehabilitation. Up to July 1. 1921, only 5,000 men had been rehabilitated. Since then more than 00 have been rehabilitated, over 60,000 of them within the past two years and 40,000 others are in the course of completing training.” Proclaimed by its commander “a proved quantity. the American Legion opened its session with pro- posed changes in policy the most im- portant matter likely to come before it. Natlonal Commander John R. Quinn’s address, in which he bled by accomplishments in the last year, was among the first session's activities. A few hours after the opening of the legion convention the 40 and 8§ Society, the fun organization of the legion, and the auxiliary, composed of women related closely to legion- naires, were scheduled to start their convention in nearby halls. Old Tales Retold. erans who come annually to the con- vention to meet former comrades. but are not delegates, took over the downtown business district, parading behind their bands or retelling oft-told incidents of the trenches. Meeting in the municipal audi- torium, where the five-day convention is being held, delegates today heard addresses of ‘welcome by city and State representatives, greetings from the auxiliary and the 40 and 8, sev- eral reports of committees and brief addresses by representatives of the G. A. R. and United Confederate Vet- erans. Besides Commander Quinn and Gen. Hines, speakers also included James K. McClintock of the American. Red Cross, who explained the work of that organization in its relation to the American Legion. Sdwin Lindell of Minneapolis, com- mander of the Department of Minne- sota, welcomed the legion to the State and response on behalf of the national commander was made by James T. Williams, jr., of Boston. Gen. W. B. Haldeman of Louisville, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, told the legion- naires, “You did your part well, as did the comrades whom 1 represent, in the respective wars in which you were engaged.” QUINN TO PLANT TREE. National Commander to Register First Official Memorial at St. Paul. In a telegram Saturday to Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the Amer- ican Tree Association, John R. Quinn, national commander of the American Legion, registered the first national American Legion Memorial Tree on the association’s honor roll. The tree is to be planted next Wednesday on the grounds of the Minnesota Capitol at St. Paul. It will be turned over to the care of Lieut. Gov. Louis F. Collins and the Joyce Kilmer Post at St Paul, where the national convention convened today. This plan, submitted to the legion by Mr. Pack, calls for a tree planting by the national commander where each national convention is held in future. Hundreds of legion posts are planting memorial trees, memorial avenués and memorial parks in vari- ous parts of the country, and regis- tering them on the homor roll of the American Tree Association. In co-operation with the legion, the association sends tree planting sug- gestions and tree day programs to the tree planting committees every- where. Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been reported to the ‘Health Department in_the last 24 hours: Marion Johnso, 40, George Washington University "Hospital Elizabeth Howard, 60, inger Fospital. Hev. John L. Jones, 81, Sibley Hospital Augusta Torrey, 47, Tuberculosis Hospital. James Hunter, 22, Emergency Hospital. Maj. Robert Johnson, 42, Providence Hos- Pkry McDonald, 74, 1368 Pe 1 ary McDonald, erry pl. 39 13th st. n. Anne Leary, 79, Helena Cole; 30, 827 15th st. Ells_Gordon, 24, Freedmen's Hospita Mréy Whitney, 52, 1346 Ist st. s.w. Henry Lewis United States Soldiers® o8} Home k John H. Dudiey, 67, United States Soldiers’ Home Hospital. = Mary E. Green, 34, 1722 N. J. ave. James Ray, 5 months, Children's Hospital. —_— SAHARA FISH REACH U. S. Specimens Taken From Widely Separated Water Holes. NEW YORK, September 15.—Receipt of a-shipment of fish from the Sahara Desert was announced today by the American Museum of Natural History. The specimens were taken from water- holes in widely separated parts of the desert. They are of the minnow va- riety, but though they come from sub- terranean waters they are not blind. This fact, the museum officials believe, proves that their arrival injthe sub- terranean desert pools was mpara- tively recent. In their embryonic state the §sh are carried from one waterhole to .gnother in lumps of mud which cling §o the feet of birds, according to the mjjiseum announcement. according to an official spokesman of the dalegates. Failing approval of this project by the league council, the delegation will ask that the question of holding a plesbiscite shall be sub- mitted for arbitration to the Perma- nent Court of International Justice @irl Surprises Burglar. As Miss Grace Guffy was about to enter her room at 1338 Yermont ave- 'nue last night a burglarj surprised in the act of ransacking hfr belongings, dashed past her and espaped through ¢ T I FANLY FEUD said | the legion’s prestige had been dou- | Meanwhile, many thousands of vet- ASK PARENTS’ VIEWS ON PLATOON SYSTEM Education Board Urges Interested Persons Attend Meeting This Afternoon. All persons interested in the pro- posal to introduce the platoon or work-study-play system of education in the Takoma Park and E. V. Brown Schools, were invited by the Board of Education today to attend a pub- lic hearing at the Franklin School to- morrow night at 8 o'clock. The School Board already has given considerable time to a consideration of the propo- |all parents concerned before taking final action. Representatives of the civie bodies in Takoma Park and Chevy Chase {recommended the establishment of the platoon plan at the schools in their respective communitles as a means of relieving prospective con- gested conditions during the new scholastic year, which begins Monday. School ‘officfals have planned to | meet the situation by transferring a portable to each of the schools. On the decision of the school board | hinges the fate of the plea of the Manor Park Citizens’ Assoclation for temporary school facilities for its community. The Manor Park Associ tion has urged the placing of a port- able in its nelghborhood. As' only two portables are available this year. if the board denies the request of the Chevy Chase and Tokoma Park for the introduction of thé platoon sys- 1g at the K. V. Brown and Takoma Pa¥k Schools, Manor Park probably will not be given a portable. Intro- duction of the platoon plan at these schools, however, will make available a portable for Manor Park. 79,000 SLMN.IN POGROMS AGAINST UKRAINIAN JEWS Inquiry Also Shows 50,000 Driven From Homes and 20,000 Chil- dren Rendered Destitute. KHARKOV, Ukrainia, September 15.— According to the findings of specialj commissions which have been inves- tigating the loss of life and property caused by intervention and the Ru sian civil war, 1,235 Jewish pogroms occurred in the Ukraine region, in which 79,000 persons were killed, 5 000 driven from their homes and 2 000 children rendered destitute. Large numbers of small towns and villages were entirely destroyed. Sev- eral Communists stated that they had lived through as many as 17 pogroms. HOLY NAME PLANS NEAR COMPLETION (Continued from First Page.) | 1 pennant in token of their patriotism and religious faith. All business houses in the down- town section were invited today by the executive committee in charge of the convention arrangements to | decorate their places of business with bunting and flags. Warning also was given to all hotels, restaurants, deli- catessen shops and other places where food is dispensed that they should provide for an extraordinarly large number of visitors next Sun- day, who will require two meals while here. St. Peter's Parish is to hold a big parish rally tomorrow night. The executive committee and the stands and guests committee are to meet tonight in the hall at 1314 Massachusetts avenue northwest. Parade to Last Five Hours. The 100000 or more marchers in the parade next Sunday will move along the line of march in five hours, sition, but wants to get the views of | | States of a tariff law according to a statement issued by Capt. Harry Walsh, grand marshal, at the convention headquarters, 1314 Massachusetts avenue northwest. Twenty motor cycle side cars are needed for the use of the military aides to the grand marshal. It is requested that any one possessing such a conveyance, who will volun- teer it for service.in the procession, communicate with Maj. Harry Coope, adjutant general's office, War De- partment, telephone Main 2520, branch 1314, at_once. Very Rev. Michael J. Ripple, O. P., P. G. national director of the Holy Name socleties, in addressing the members of the Holy Name Society attached to St. Mary's Church, Alex- andria last night, insisted that Holy Name parades and rallies show prac- tical faith and patriotism and are devoid of any political significance. Aim Only to Glorify Christ. “I have heard men say—ves, men even in high places—that processions and assemblages of Holy Name men. focus the attention of the enemies of the church and give color to the charge of ignorance and bigotry, that the Catholic Church is trying to cap- ture the Government or in some other way endeavoring to accumulate great political power,” Father Ripple said. “But, gentlemen, you yourselves, and your fellow citizens not of the faith, who have gazed upon our solemn parades, cannot_ help but be impressed with the idea that Holy Name men gather in vast numbers_eolely to honor the name of Christ and to accentuate the fact that America is a Christian Natlon, dedicated to the idea of God and re- ligion, and exemplifying the confession of St. Peter, who proclaimed enthusi- astically to the Savior, ‘Thou are the Christ, the son of the living God." Pledged to Obey Laws. “The Holy Name Society represents a deeply religious body of men dedicated to law and order; pledged to obey the laws of God and as a consequence pledged to uphold and respect the laws of their country. Obedient servaats to God’s ten commandments, they cannot be traitors to laws of justice, liberty and fraternity, which bind them to- gether as American citizens in the most glorious republic on the face of God's earth. . Yesterday in all the Catholic churches throughout the city a letter was read from Father’ Ripple inviting the Cath- olic people to_attend all religious. serv- ices that will be held in connection with the convention, which will open Thurs- day morning at 9 o'clock with a solemn pontifical high mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Catholic Uni- versity. Bishop Shahan, rector of the university, will be celebrant. WIFE DENIES CHARGES. Kept No List of Admirers With «Mrs.” Prefixed, Says Mrs. Kight. Mrs, Bertha M. Kight, in an answer to a cross-bill to her suit for a limited divorce from her husband, Harvey L. Kight, today denied that she kept a list of her admirers and prefixed each with the word “Mrs.” to deceive her husband. She denied that she made liquor for her husband, as stated by him, or that she attended dances with other men and became drunk just to spite her husband. Mrs. Kight asks that the husband's cross-bill be dismissed, and that she be awarded a decree on her original bill. Attorney Edwin D. Detwiler appears for the wife. “Bill” Lang, Noted Clubman, Weds RENO, Nev., Setember 15 —William A. “Bill” Lang, prominent San Fran- cisco clubman, and nationally. known W. I. EVANS, ACCUSED OFFICIAL, SUSPENDED Elevator Inspector, Under Bribe Charge, Dropped From Duty Pending Investigation. William 1. Evans, a District eleva- tor inspector, who was arrested by detectives Friday night, on charges of soliciting and accepting money in connection with the condemnation of a freight elevator, has been suspend- ed from duty without pay pending the outcome of the case, Engineer Commissioner Bell announced today. The {nquiry which was started fol- lowing the arrest was being carried on quietly today by Inspector Grant, chief of detectives, who is keeping in touch with the engincer commis- sioner. It was reported today that one other man might be involved in the inve ‘~ation, but up to noon today had developed. engineer commissioner dis the situation informally with Commissioners Rudolph and Oyster this morning, but he said nothing additional had come up. DAVIS DENOUNCES TARIFF IN SPEECH tinued from Fi st Page.) palen in 1920 was made up on “every smoldering hate and discontent that affected the people of this nation. As a result, without general regard to any issue, without deep consider- ation of any program, the American people in an overwhelming number declared for a change In their Gov- ernment. And such a change they undoubtedly procured.” “Those who had by campaign con- tributions or political activity assisted in thix victory were prompt to appear and claim the rewards for their finan- cial and personal valor,” the nominee continued. A result, he said, was the writing upon the statute books in the United ‘which the Re- publicans papers of this country from ocean to ocean condemned on the next | morning as an outrage and an imposi- tion upon the consumers of the coun- try.” t was then,” Mr. Davis said, “you got your duty on wheat, which you were assured would put you on an equality with the manufacturer in the | benefit | East so far as governmental was concerned: and your duty on pork and meats. Whereupon these ungrateful and unresponsive commod ities, instead of accepting the bounty glven them by the gracious hands of the Republican party, immediately fell in price and gave the whole snap away. “And now. even such good Republi- can huthority as the candidate for Vice President publicly admits that a law fixing a duty on a commodity of which we export a surplus is so many words written in the sand. Dwells on Scandals. Mr. Davis reviewed briefly the oil and Veterans’ Bureau scandals. He said that the cases of Fall, Doheny and Daugherty were not isolated examples. “There is in all the history of this sorry business no one chapter, in my judgment, so black and so disgraceful as the administration of the Veterans' Bureau under Charles R. Forbes and his allies, for it did violence to our promise to_those men,” he said. Mr. Davis then spoke of the West- ern country. “I had heard in the East the tales of deep distress that had settled on agriculture through all this region, and as I have come those tales have grown none the less for the telling, none the less distressing in their ulti- mate fact. It wrings one's heart to hear of strong and sturdy men whose years of life and labor have gone for naught and who stand evicted from the soil they had bedewed with their honest sweat. And it stirs one's im pulse to search out relief for such conditions and to apply such reme- dies—if remedies there be—as the power of Government may devise. “But when those who have this dis- ease of privilege are applied to, what do they produce in the way of reme- dy? And having spoken of disease, I deter myself from calling names, because all lawyers know that to impute any sort of disease to a human being, mental or physicai, exposes one to a suit for libel. Without calling names, then, what did some gentle- men suggest in this country as the remedy for agricultural distress?” Cites Platform Plank. He recited a part of the Democratic platform: *“‘Rallroad freight rates should be so readjusted as to give the bulky, basis, low priced raw commodities such as agricultural products, coal and ores the lowest rates, placing the high rates upon more valuable and less bulky manufactured prod- uets.’ “Such readjustment of freight rates will be of great benefit to pro- ducers of such products, but more must be done for them. Waterways offer the cheapest means of trans- portation for those products which we are discussing and equally as satisfactory where time of delivery does not constitute a material ele- ment. Nature in this particular has showered its blessings upon our country. We have been negligent of these opportunities and remiss of our duty to our people in failing to im- prove our rivers to the highest point of utilization and provide the maxi- mum of water transportation.” Regarding_women in politics, Mr. Davis sald: “We Democrats have long since ceased to think of women as playing a different role or possess- ing different interests, or aiming at different ends in the political world from the men of the Nation. In the great fleld of Government there should be no questions interesting women in which men should not arouse the equal interest of women. Our ideal is an exact and equal partnership, with all the men and women of the Nation working side by side for the common welfare of themselves and their poster- ests and the Nation needs now and always the strength given by their Joint endeavor. “I welcome, therefore, the fact, even it it be a_mere coincidence, that the States of Missouri and West Virginia this year have each nominated for the high office of Secretary of State out- standing representatives of the women- hood of the two States. 1 venture to express the fervent hope that the voters of the two commonwealths will approve these nominations and call Secretary Morrow and Secretary Clark to the public service.” Longs for Honesty. In conclusion the Democratic presi- dential nominee said: 3 “I put it to the farmer, 'who has seen distress and despair settle upon him in his most laborious moments. I put it to the consumer, who has ‘paid, by reason of iniquitous laws and un- necessary and exorbitant price for all the necessities of his life. And I put it to the honest men and women of this country, who long for nothing else 80 much as to see return again a government of which they can boast in the sight of all mankind.” s e Justice Stafford’s Vacation Ends. Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford returned today from his Summer home in Vermont and relieved Justice Frederick L. Siddons. who has been presiding in the trict Supreme Court for the three weeks. 1 | handle ali]Co ‘torm INCREASE LIMITS INNIGHT SCHOOLS New Rules Will Permit: Teachers to Work for Six | Years Instead of Four. District public school officers, through a circular letter issued today by Supt. Frank W. Ballou, were of- ficlally notified of the revised ruling of the Board of Education placing a limitation of six years on the service of teachers in the night schools who also teach in the day schools. The original order of the board restricted a night school teacher's service to four consecutive years. but was amended as the result of a protest by the teachers affected. The modified ruling provides that {no educatioral emploves “shall be ap- pointed or carried on more than two school pay rolls during any fiscal year unless it is impossible to obtain an- other satisfactory person for the po- j sition.” “That each Summer school shall be | considered as articulating with the pre- ceding echool year, and the teachers who have been ‘employed in the evening schools of the preceding year shall not be eligible for appointment in the fol- lowing Summer session, nor shall any teacher be eligible for appointment who has had fewer than two vears' experi- ence in work similar to that for which he is an applicant. “That no_educational employe shall be appointed in the night schools for more than three nights’ eervice in any one week or have more than six con- secutive years' service in the night | schools.” Agreements on the administration of the revised order provide that all teachers who have taught more than six years in the evening schools shall be discontinued, one-fourth of the number dropped each yvear until the entire number is relieved of duty Preference in continuing persons in the evening schools will be given to those teachers who have served the shorter time: whose ratings in the day schools are highest, and whose night school work is of excepiional quality. When the efliciency of the night schools demands the retention of a certain teacher or principal, however, the rules will not be applied | to the in “‘re of these persons — EMPLOYE OF THE STAR DIES AFTER 33 YEARS Worked as Helper on Linotype Machines During Long Service. Death Comes Suddenly. Thomas Benson, colored, 48 years old, an employe of The Evening Star for 33 years as helper on linotype machines, died suddenl erday morning at his home, 2026 L street northwest, of heart disease. Funeral arrangements have not yet been com- pleted. He is survived by two daughters, Lucy and Bessie, and his mother, all of this city. Benson worked Saturday and seemed in the best of health. | Death came suddenly yesterday morn- ing at his home, where the coroner pronounced the cause as heart trou- ble superinduced by neuritis. . ARCTIC SPRING IDEAL FOR FLIGHT -ACROSS POLE, BARTLETT FINDS (Continued from First Page.) Lady Smith, British Columbia, and | took on supplies at Seattle. The next port of call was Unalaska, where | more coal was taken aboard, and then began the northern cruise to Nome, Alaska. About 50 or 60 miles south of Nome the Bear was caught in the ice and a southwest wind kept the ice closed. Through the Bering Strait to the Arctic the ice carried the little ship, then in a_ northerly direction and east. ‘The ship managed to ma- neuver out of the ice at Kotzebue Sound, to the north of Alaska, and fight her way back south. This trip surrounded by ice consumed 47 days. and, aside from losing two propeller blades. the Bear didn't suffer a scrateh, according to Capt. Bartlett. Exp-rience a Picnic. During the 47 days the Bear was in the ice Capt. Bartlett was on a ‘“pic- nic"—eo ideal were conditions for mak- ing his observations. Every minute of the time he was at work, he said. With a dredge he gathered up the fish and qover life on the ocean floor; with a tide pole, furnished him by the Coast and Geodetic Survey, he studied the currents and the tide: with an anemo- meter, loaned by the Navy Department, he learned the velocity of the winds, and with thermometers and barometers he recorded the meteorological condi- tions. His conclusions from these ob- Servations are that the temperature of the water and air are about freezing, with little variation ; the velocity of the wind never went beyond 12 miles; there were no sudden storms and very little precipitation. Capt. Bartlett also brought back With him several species of fish un- known to him, and specimens of plant life at the bottom of the ocean. This acquisition is regarded as being of great importance to the fish industry, for it will determine what the fish of the Arctic eat; whether they are food for human consumption or food for other fish. The tropics have been explored thoroughly in this respect, but little is known of the fish life in the North. Although 50 vears of age, the Bear today is a better ship than 10 years ago, Capt. Bartlett said. “They talk about taking her out of the service— why, she's good for 10 more years. Capt. Cochran has taken good care of her: he likes her and he is of the old school and knows how to handle such ships.” Ever since 1883 the Bear has made an annual cruise far beyond the white men's frontiers to deliver mail, supplies and administer Amer- fca’s laws. HACKER FREE ON BOND ON ASSAULT CHARGES Waives Hearing on Accusation That He Tried to Run Down Three With Machine. ' Reginald Fitzgerald, 24-vear-old taxicab driver, who is accused of hav- ing deliberately run into three men because they had refused to ride in his car because they believed him to have been intoxicated, waived pre- liminary hearing in Police Court to- day and gave bond of $1,400 for his appearance before a jury in Criminal Court. Fitzgerald's three accusers: are George N. Horn, international presi- dent of the Typotheate Federation; Ralph A. Packwood and Edgar Roll- man, They declared that they had hired the cab driver, but that he later showed such plain evidences of being intoxicated that.they refused to ride {was the founder und had great in- { | Cauc in his cab.:' Fitzgerald, they said, without further provocation ran them down. By Fitsgerald®is represented by Mc- Hawken. He is charged with .- 0t/ -and - onv-ef Monument Pays Tribute to First Settler in W. Va.! Special Dispatch to The i MARTINSBURG, W. Va., September 15.—Hundreds are today viewing the monument unveiled Saturday at Bun- kerhill, W, Va., to Col. Morgan Mor. gan, the inscription upon which reads irected by the State of West Vir- ginia to Col. Morgan Morgan Novem- ber 1, 1688—November 17, 1766. “In commemoration of the first set- tlement within the present bound- aries of said State which was made by Col. Morgan Morgan, a native of Wales, and Catherine Garretson, his wife, in the year, 1726, of a tract of 1,000 acres about two miles west of here. “Granted him by colonial Virginia pate and in recognition of the sterling character of the said Morgan Morgan and family, who, by their ef- forts and example, were largely use- ful in the community of which he fluence for good upon the early his- tory of the territory now constituting < State. “His grave (marked) is near by adjucent Christ Epigcopal Church, formerly called Morgan's Chapel, the oldest church in this State, which he helped to organize and build. Com- missioners: Ephraim F. Morgan, Mrs, A. A. Pickering, Harry P. Henshaw, | Haze Morgan. TURKS' 1D SOUCHT IN CZARKT Battle Raging in Georgia Mountains Held Prelude to Great Conflict. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, September 15.—The liable bits of information trickling| from Georgia to the outside world indicate that a desperate fight is be- ing waged by sturdy Georgian moun- taineers against Moscow oppression. Organized bands of old czarist sol- diers, led by former officers, after careful preparations, have chosen the | moment when the bulk of Bolshevist forces were withdrawn from the sus to the Polish-Rumanian borders, for attacks to overthrow the present Soviet regime. The fight, which started a fortnight ago, gave| initial success to the Georgians, who succeeded in_surprising the weak garrison at Kutais and other minor cities, and they are now endeavoring to blow up bridges and railroads to prevent Moscow from eending more troops to Georgia. Although it is expected that the in- surrection will be quelled before long, the present Georgian revolution is looked upon as a prelude to a Turk- ish-Russian conflict. In fact. the Georgians look hope- fully toward five Turkish divisions concentrated on the frontier not far from Batum, under command of Kia- zim Kaxabekir Pasha, and although help may not be forthcoming now, the Georgians hope to be able to shake off the Bolshevist yoke at a later date with Turkish help. (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.) w re- e RECORD RECEPTION GIVEN BY CHICAGO TO WORLD FLYERS (Continued from First Page.) ture men lined up to take more pic- tures were overrun by the huge crowd that surged forward. 800 to Attend Dimner. This evening the fiyers will be guests of 800 leading citizens at a dinner. They will not speak, accord- ing to present plans, but will be pre- sented gifts and other tokens of es- teem. The airmen will spend the night here and take off tomorrow for Omaha. As part of Constitution week ob- servance, the world fiyers will accom- pany representatives of patriotic or- ganizations late today to lay wreaths at the statues of Washington, Hamil- ton and Franklin. For the first time since the fiyers reached home soil, a radio reception awaited them here. A microphone was placed at the field and connected by telephone . wires with the Chicago Daily News station, WMAQ, which was to radiocast the words of welcome and the fyers' responses. ‘When thé fivers land here they will face 3,540 more miles of air air travel before they reach Seattle, Wash., the start of the world tour. The schedule by cities and miles fol- | lows: - Chicago to Omaha, 440 miles. St. Joseph, Mo., 125 miles. Muskogee, Okla., 300 miles. Dallas, Tex., 250 miles. El Paso, Tex., 550 miles. Tucson, Ariz., 275 miles. San Diego, Calif., 385 miles. Los Angeles, 115 miles. San Francisco, 370 miles. gene, Oreg., 450 miles. Seattle, 280 miles. PLANES OVERHAULED. By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Ohio, September 15.—The Army world flyers took off from Mc- Cook Field, here, at 10 a.m. for Chi- cago, where they will remain over to- night, proceeding tomorrow to Omaba on their transcontinental flight, which will end in Seattle. The aviators had perfect weather conditions here for their 230-mile hop to Chicago, which they expect to make in a little over three hours. The planes were thoroughly overhauled and reconditioned during the week end stay here, and the three pilots and their mechanicians were in top spirits this morning after their two- day rest here, Kindergarten Teachers to Meet. ‘Miss Catherine Watkins, director of kindergartens in the District public schools, returning today from her vaca- tion, announced a meeting next Mon- day aftel _at 2 o'clock in the Thom- e REVOLT PARIS TOPAYL. § DEBT, SAYSWELL 63 { Maryland Senator Tells Cogl- idge Conditions Observed on European Trip. = As much as the people of Frange: would like to have the United Stater cancel their debt they have finally come to understand that the latter has no intention of being so gener- ous, and it will not be long before ne- gotiations are started to bring about some sort of settlement, according to views expressed by Senator Weller Republican, of Maryland, who spemi 1 hour with President Coolidge to- y telling him of his observations in Europe. Senator Weller was one of the American delegates to the Inter-Par- liamentary Un which met this summer in Bern and Geneva, and he and the others of the American dele- gation visited the more important countries on the continent before sailing for home. Other White House Callers. Senator McKinley of Illinois and Representative Burton of Ohio, who was the temporary chairman of the Cleveland convention, also a member of this delegation, followed Weller to the WH House their respects to the Pre audience with the Executive, how- ever, was not so long as that of the yland senator. France is enjoving an era of great prosperity at this time,” Senator Weller said. “She is without any doubt the most prosperous nation in Europe, and she is now in a position where she can well afford to admit her indebtedness to the United States and to start in motion negotiations to liquidate this debt. There is no mistaking the fact that the French people would like nothing better than to have Uncla Sam continue to play the role of the biz brother and let her forget about the war debt but they realize also that unless she shortly makes some movement look- ing toward a settlement she will be up against the moral sentiment of the world and will lose prestige.’ Germany On Upgrade. “Germany is on the boom now." Senator Weller sald, “and with the Dawes plan working this republic will forge ahead with a bang that will make the entire world sit up and take notice. The United States can- not help but be benefited financially by the recuperation of Germany. In my opinion the world has much to be thankful for in the Dawes plan. “Conditions in England are far from satisfactory. There is much unemployment. Trade is falling off and the economic outlook is far from bright.” Visits Crisfleld, Md. President Coolidge appeared 1o be materially benefited by his week end trip on the Mayflower, which in- cluded a brief visit to Crisfleld, Md., vesterday. Not only did the President enjoy the quiet and rest afforded by the cruise, but he was deeply in- terested in the famous little oyster and fish town he visited. He said he had often heard of Crisfield and he was glad to have the opportunity to see it. The presidential party, which_ in- cluded besides the Executive, Mrx. Coolidge, Secretary and Mrs. Hughes and their daughter and Chester Rowell of California, was met at the wharf by Charles L. Ward, mayor of the city, and a score of citizens com- prising a reception committee. Sev- eral hundred others gathered about the landing point and enthusiastically welcomed the distinguished little party of visitors. THE WEATHER District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia—Unsettied tonight and Tuesda probably showers, Not much change in temperature. Mod- erate to fresh northeast winds West Virginia—Partly cloudy to- night and Tuesday; probably show ers in east portion; not much changz: in temperature. Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 pm.. 70; & pm 65: 12 midnight, 61; 4 am., 38; § am 61; noon, 67. Barometer—4 p.m., 30.14; 12 midnight, 30. § a.m. 30.21; noonm, Highest temperature, 0 p.m. vesterday. Lowest temperature, at 6 am. tod Temperature Highest, 64; lowest, 3 Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of wa- ter at 8 a.m.: Great Falls™Temper- ature, 68; condition clear. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 3:40 a.m. and 4 pm.; high tide, 9:33 am. and 9:59 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, am. and 4:44 p.m.; high tide, 10:16 am. and 10:32 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun 549 am.; sets, 6:17 p.m. Tomorrow—sSun rises sets ¢:15 p.m. Moon rises, 7:54 p.m.: sets, $:01 a.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Cities. 30.08; & pm 4am, 30.17; occurred at 58, occurred rose sun 0 a.m.; sun k4 ] 3 H 3 Wono] ations. +eanamong REEETE IRt Cmugo) mg Abilene, Tex Albany Adania Atlantic Cify | Baltimore Birminghani Bismarck Boston Buffalo Charleston Cleveland Deaver . Detroit EL Paso Galveston Los Angeles. Loulsville Miami, Fla New Orleans New York Okla. City Om Philade! Phoenix Pittsburgh .. 3 Portland. e Portland,Ore. 29.] Raleign’ .- 30, 8. Lake Ciiy 20.88 San Antonio. 30.02 2982 3FTLABUERE EZFNRANZZ - FOREIGN. (8 a.m., Greeawich time, today.) Stations, _ Temperature. Weather. Part cl e Far sy Berli - nhagen, Dennfark Clear Stockholm, ‘Sweden £ Clear o g‘:fi';m:-, i Part cloudy ), ‘Berm o Ci S