Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1924, Page 2

\ \ HEADLEY WATGHES TRAFFG OFFGES Orders Failure to Observe New Whistle Rule Reported. Some Leeway Allowed. Inspector Albert J. Headley, chief of the traffic bureau, sent a sergeant out yesterday afternoon with Instruc- tions to tour the downtown section and report any traftic officer failing with the order to blow hi changing the direc- » comply whistle before tion of traffic. The Inspector also with Capt. E. W. Brown precinct and requested him to cau- tion rolmen assigned to traffic duty during the rush hours to fol- low the whistle rule. He took these steps following pub- lication in The Star of a story show- fng that on Wednesday afternoon some officers downtown were not fol- lowing the purpose of the rule, which is to warn vehlcles and pedestrinns In the middle of th street that the flow of traffic is about to be changed. communicated of the first Insists on Rule. discussing the observations, The traffic inspector, story of Wednesiay said that he would require his men 10 blow the whistle. On the other hand, he insisted that he would con- tinue to allow the officer at each intersection to decide how soon after llowing the whistle the sign should be changed Observations Indlcate, that in exercising this discretion gome traflic men blow the whistle and turn the signal almost at the game instant, and when this is done the val the whistle 18 destr: The object of blowing the whistle fs to warn the pedestrian crossing the street that traffic is about to move toward him. If the signal is changed at me instant the warning, naturally, {s worthless. however, Changed Too Soon. A reporter who observed conditions on G street at Fourteenth, and Eleventh streets during the rush hour vesterday afterncon found all three officers blowing their whistles lustily and with fuir regularity, but in frequent instances they changed the direction of traffic a second after the bIust, with the result that mia- chines and walkers were not entirely out of the way when traflic started \in the other direction. \ Th tion at Fourteenth and G \ind th and G streets ls com- blicated somewhat by reason of the fact that during the rush hour there | are many street cars making a right- hand turn, in addition to those going straight across While the officer at Eleventh and G streets did not always leave an interval between the blast of his vhistle and the turning of the sig- . he was active in shouting a warning to pedestrians, who con- tinually got in the path of street cars making the right-hand turn to go north on Eleventh street. The policeman at Twelfth and G streets, which is a_traffic post only during the rush, blew his whistle every time he changed traffic, but in most cases the interval between the whistle and the motion of his arms was negligible. Pedestrians Ignore Rule. At each of these three Intersec- tlons on G street pedestrians pald littie heed to the whistle. At Four- tesnth and Fleventh streets the walkers started across with the stop slgn against them and found them- selves in the middle of the street with trolley cars in front of them and machines at their rear. Inspector Headley threw a new angle on the whistle-blowing rule resterday afternoon, when he said did not beli it was necessary for the crossing men to blow the whis- tles every time they turn the signals during the day. He said they should always give the whistle warning be- fore changing the sign, when there are pedestrians in the middle of the street. “There may be times in the day when the whistle warning is not nec- the inspector declared. SEVEN ARE VICTIMS. Three Children Hurt When Hit by Autos. Catherine Jackson, colored, 13, 1204 Wylie street northeast, knocked down by a motor truck at First and M strects yesterday afternoon and severely hurt. She was taken to Casualty Hospital and police are looking for the driver, an unidenti- tied colored man. Viola di Carlo, 8, 1237 North Cap- itol street, sustained a palnful in- jury to her head when knocked down by a motor vehicle driven by | Clifton Goode, colored, Dingman place, at Florida avenue and North Capitol street. She was treated at Sibley Hospital, Griffin White, 10, 1110 25th street, Was run over near Pennsylvania ave- nue and Twenty-fifth street by an automobile driven by George Wash- ington, 2710 K street, about noon yes- terday. His left knee was fractured and his head brulsed. Surgeons at Emergency Hospital rendered first aid. A collision between an automobile owned by Joscph Lelter and driven by William F. Collier, 5 Hillyer court, and the automobile of Robert K. Tal- bert, 467 Luray place, Massachusetts avenue and Tenth street, last night. Joseph T. Boyle, 7108 Seventh street, and E. S. Brad- shaw, 1459 Newton street, occupants of the latter car, were injured. Joseph Tortorice, 27, 145 D street ®southeast, was knocked down at Maryland avenue and First street southwest vesterday morning and in- jured about the head and body. He was taken home. Irene Bradley, 25, 502 Second street southeast, was slightly injured last night as a result of a collision be- tween the automobile In which she was riding and another car near Massachusetts avenue and Fourth street. Hospital treatment was re- fused. e SHOT OVER MARBLES. Occupant of Wheel Chair Charged With Assault. Being crippled and forced to sit in a wheel chair did not prevent Ray- mond Lucas, colored, 18, from de- fending his rights in a game of mar- Dles today with Chauncy Ashton, col- ored, 17. According to the police, Lucas shot Ashton through the hand hen the latter picked up some alleys” that did not belong to him. The game was staged in the rear of Lucas' home, 311 I street south- east. Lucas, it is stated, was un- able to gather in his marbles and had a companion assist him, but when Ashton got hold of those in dispute Lucas, it is charged, whipped out a. revolver and fired at his hand to compel him to drop them. Ashton, who lives at 643 Third-and- One-Half street, was treated at Prov- 1dence Hospital by Dr. Moody. FPo- lice arrested Lucas on a charge ,of assault, ' 4 whistie ed. | Twelfth | occurred at | I N. WALTER A. BETHEL. ARMY TOMORROW Judge Advocate General Fin- ishing Nearly 40 Years’ Active Service. Maj. Gen. Walter A. Bethel, who has filled the office of judge advocate general of the Army for nearly two years, will be transferred to the re- tired list of the Army tomorrow on account of falling eyesizht, incident to arduous service for nearly 40 vears. He will be succeeded as judge advocate general by Col. John A { Hull, who has heen nttached to the |legal depariment of the Army for | the past 23 years. In his new offica | Col. Hull will have the rank and pay {of a major general. Gen. Bethel is from Ohio and was | graduated from the Military Academy !in 1889. He served in the Artillery jarm until 1902 when he was trans- {ferred to the Judge Advocate Gen- |eral's Department with the rank During the asslstant adjutant general the World War he was the judge advocate general of American expeditionary forces. He was made a commander in the French ! Leglon of Honor and was awarded (the distinguished service medal. | Gen. an during Hull from Iown, Gen. Hull, the new judge advocate general, is from lowi, znd entered the Army as a lteutenant cologel in the Volunteer Judge Advocate Gen- eral's Department in May, 1898 He |servea in tha Spanish War, the Phil- {ippine Insurrection and the World {War. He was appointed a major and Judge advocate in the Regular Army in February, 1901. During the World War he was judge advocate of the and in charge of the renting, requisition and claims service of the American expeditionary forces. That service included the investigation, assessment and settlement of all claimg of inhabitants of France and {other European countrics growing jout of American military operations. He has received the distinguished !service medal, the Serbian Order of |the White Eagle, the rBitish Order of |St. Michael and St. George and the | French Legion of Honor. eral months past he has served as chief of the War Transactions Board, engaged in settling war accounts. . THE WEATHER District of Columbia and Maryland —Fair and slightly cooler tonight tomorrow fair; moderate fresh north winds. Virginla—Unsettled tonight, slightly cooler; tomorrow fair; moderate west and northwest winds. West Virginia—Partly slightly cooler tonight; fair. cloudy and tomorrow Records for Twenty-four Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 60; 8§ p.m., 54; 112 midnight, 54; 4 am., 54; § am,, 61; | noon, 39. | Barometer—i p.m., 130.16; 12 midnight, 30.0 |8 am. 30.03; noon, 30.08. ! Highest temperature, 62, occurred at 2:30 p.m., yesterday; lowest tempera- ture, 52, occurred at 10 p.m., yester- day. Temperature same date last year— | Highest, 61; lowest, 37. Condition of the Water. 30.23; 8 pm, 4am, 29.96 water at 8 am-— Cfeat Falls—Tem- perature, 52; condition, clear. ‘Wenther in Various Cities, Stationa. Weather. .31 H ++-gepramak | Abilene Tex. 30.16 Albany ... 20.98 Atlanta ... . 80.20 ! Atlantic City 20.98 Raltimore .. 30. GEN. BETHEL LEAVES For sev- | Temperature and condition of the| Iirmingham. 3 Blemarck Tioston ... 2. Huffalo ... 80.14 Charleston. .. 30. Chicago ... 3 Pt.cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy { Clneinnati’ .2 Cleveland Denver Detroit | EZ Paso. Galveston .. 018 | Helena ... 30.30 Huron, §. 1. 3 | Indlanapolis. 3024 cksonville, 3018 30.38 Cloudy <ot a Cloudy Clear Pt.cloudy Cl Loutsville Siami, Fla. 30.08 w Orleans 30.20 Yoik.. 20.58 Okla, City.. 80.26 Omuia Philad { 'hoenix shurglr. Portland,Me. 29 { Portland,Ore Raleigh, N X 8. Lake City 3042 8an Antonio. 30.06 San_Diego... 30 8. Francisco 30.3) St. Louls... 80.30 St. Paul..... 80.30 eattle ....030.22 Spokane ... 80.40 WASH.,D.C. 30.02 Pt.cloudy Clear Raining 22 [ 40 48 40 14 38 82 26 62 52 FOREIGN. (8 am., Greenwich time. today.) Stations. Temperature. Weather, London, . Part cloudy ¥ Part cloudy Clear t cloudy t cloudy Part cloudy Cloudy oy clou Part cloud; Cloay 7 Cloudy Pt.cloudy Clear Cloudy Raining Snowing Clear 42 Copenhagen, Stockholm, ' Sweden. Horta (Fayal), Azores... Hamilton, Bermuda... San Juan, Porto Rico,. Havana, Cuba.. Colon, Canal Zone. Mrs. Ferguson, governor-elect of Texas, maintains she is no politician, but there are a whole lot of late can- didates for office who would like to know how she Janded the Job, | | | |and the of panish War he | the | | | | | | ctety |er of THE EVENING RINELANDERHER - | WEDS NURSEMAID Bride Indignantly Denies Fa- ther Colored Man—Court Action Threatened. Special Dispatch to The Star, NEW YORK, November 14.—The marriage of Leonard Kip Rhinelander, whose name is one of the best-known in New York soclety, to Miss Beatrice Jones. a New Rochelle girl of humble origin, a month ago today, may have a sensational sequel in the courts because of some of the state- ments concerning the bride’s ances- try. The bridegroom declared that his father, Phillp Rhinelander, knew all about the marriage, but he declined to say what his father thought about ft. When young Rhinelander was asked if he Intended to do anything about certaln published accounts of the marriage, he replied: Certainly. I am going to see my attorneys at once and start action. “Wouldn't you?" asked the bride, who was with him, to a group of newspaper men. Turning to her hus- band she went on: “Of course, you will, You'll sue them and so will 1. Promises Legal Action. resumed the to clear the Yeu can re bridegroom. 1 whole thing up.” “Wh v Blood?” demanded course,. we have Lut we're going We won't stay In a place @ they say things llke that about on that,” intend we have colored the bride. “Of This was the climax of an inter- view that started last night when the couple drove up In an expensive roadster to the home of the bride's parents in New Rochelle. The bride is a_pretty girl of dark Spanish tvpe. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Jones. Her father is variously described as an odd-jobman a taxicab driver and, according to her, a ‘retircd real estate man.” When the marriage license was ob- tained in New Rochelle October 14 from City Clerk Harmon she gave her aze as 23 and said her father and mother were born in England. Bridegroom Is Rhinclander gave his age said he was the son of Phi lander of 18 West Forty-eighth strec late Mrs. Adelaide Kip Rhine- lander, who was burned to death in her Tuxedo cottage in 1915. The two were married by Mavor Harry Scott, with City Clerk Harmon 1d the mayor's secretary, Harry Cole, as witness; hey lived at the home of the bride ents, at an address stated on the ge license records as rel- ad, New Rochelle, revealed that Mr. Jones lived in mall frame house at the end of an . or lane, back of 783 Ielham al road. The bride’s fused to talk it was a short couple arrived in their car. The bride, who w black hair in a bob. the grammar school in New Rochelle. but did not go to high school, was much troubled about rumors con- cerning her ancestry, and said with indignation: “There is not a bit of negro hinod In our veins. We have alwavs been quiet people. We own four houses these three and another. Father is a retired real estate man.” Sho burst into teurs and contintied: “This is terrible. T have zéna to school here and the color issuc nsver has been raised. We've Leen a de- cent family. Were happy and we're golug to be happy her last night re- time later that the 1 who attended Bridegroom Clubman, Young Rhinelander is a men the Huguenot Society Revolution, Society Nicholas Society ber of Sons of the of Colonial Wars, E Riding Club, So- of the War of 1812 and Bad- minton Club. . His millionalre father, long a lead- sociely, Is a member of many clubs, including Union, Downtow Baltusrol Golf, Calumet, Tuxedo, Bad- minton and Metropolital Among socleties of which he is a member are the Huguenot Soclety and Sons of the Revolution. Mrs. Adelaide Kip Rhinelander, who lost her life in the explosion of an alcohol lamp at Tuxedo in 19815, was a granddaughter of Mayor Brady. She was wealthy and for some years had been a society leader and favorite. HUGE FIRE SWEEPS JERSEY PIER AREA; LOSS IN MILLIONS (Continued from First Page.) force of fire fighters from Hoboken was detailed to help keep the flames from it, Firemen and policemen were fre- quently forced to lie down on side- walke to catch a breath of life-saving air, as the saltpeter fumes were driven upon them. At the end of Essex street hundreds of families, with their household goods about them, sought safety from their wooden houses, and were moved to safer sections. At 12:30 firemen expressed the be- lef that they had the fire under con- trol. A shift in the wind aided them, and the flames were reported to be spreading no further. A baby was born in a police station during the fire after his mother had been carried from her home by fire- men. Three fireboass and six Lehigh Val- ley Railroad tugboats poured water on the Colgate warehouse in an effort to save a million dollars’ worth of soap in storage. An overhead k which connected the warehouse with the burning refinery threatened to carry the blaze to the stored soap. The threat was ended when the walk collapsed. LOSES CAR AND JEWELS. Leaving a' case of jewelry valued at $1.600 in his automobile, which he parked at the corner of Virginia ave- nue and Sixth street shortly after noon today, H. A. Seabridge, a jeweler of Sixteenth street, returned and found that the machine and its con- tents had been driven away. Mr. Seabridge went into a resi- @ence in the vicinity and was gone but a few moments. -Upon his return several people who saw a colored man drive the machine off gave a descrip- tion of the thief. The jewelfy consisted; of watches, rings, pins and a varied. assortment of other articlés. — DAM BIDS REJECTED. Bids opened October 20 for con- struction of an immense dam at American Falls, Tdaho, were rejected yesterday by Secretary of the Inte- rior Work, who directed® advertising for new bids to be opened December 20 under changed specifications, which provide for the building only of the foundation of the river section of the damy Alice | Until a4 week ago | Inquiry | bout the marriage, and | ars her straight | in her own right| STAR, WASHINGTON By the Associated Pre: MICHIGAN CITY, 14.—Proclaiming his innocence to the last, Harry Diamond, 26, convicted of the murder of his wife, who wa shot to death mear Gary, Ind, in February, 1923, was electrocuted at the State prison here at 12:01 o'clock this morning. Diamond went to his death calmly, stating to prison officials just before being strapped in the chair: “You men are more gullty of mur- der than L” Although informed late yesterday that Gov. Branch had refused his plea for clemency, Diamond waited expectantly up to the time of his ex- ecution for word of a Teprieve from the executive, Diamond did not deny the slaying, but sald it occurred while he was in the throes of an epileptic fit. He told the guards he was mentally ir- responsible and therefore not guilty of the crime a5 charged. Legal Battle Vigore Diamond’s execution followed a strenuous legal fight to have his con- viction set aside and & last-minute appeal to Gov. Branch of Indiana by the condemned man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Diamond. They asked that the governor take more time to investigate thelr son's men- tal condition. COOLIDGE T0 GET TARIFF DATA SOON Decision Regarding Change in Duty Expected to Fol- low in Short Time. Ind., November | President Coolidge will receive from ! the Tariff Commission within a few | days the data asked for by him show- | ing the comparative costs Of sugar | beet production In this country an:l} of sugar production in Cuba. It| s undersiood that the Pres- ident will not delay long announcing | his decision regarding a proposed | | change in the tarift duty on sugar | K fler he receives this information. | This was made known today fol-| lowing & brief conference between the President and Thomas O Marvin, | chalrman of the Tariff Commission. | The President has had the commis- | slon’s report regarding the proposed | lowering of the duty on this com- | modity for several months, but be- | fore reaching a conciusion he want- ed to have some accurate data con- | cerning the costs of growing beets in this country compared with | cost of production in Cuba. As| lin the case of the original report [ to the President, the commission ls | {divided as to the costs information, | | nceording to Mr. Marvin Busy With Routine. | The President made few engage- ments today, it being his desire to| {®ive his time to routine business and {the study of pending Important mat- ters. He met with his cabinot for an | {hour. but nothing of any great mo- | ment was brought up for discussion.| James B. Reynolds, who was in| |charge of the Washington headquar- | ters of the Republican committee jduring the campaign. called fo p: | his respects to the President before {sailing for Europe in a few days. | Others who saw the Presidint were | |Brig. Gen. Lord, director of the| budget, and W. C. Coffey, dean of the| [Colleze of Agriculture and director {of the experiment station of the Uni- | | versity of Minnesota, whom the Presi- {dent has appointed to the Agricul-| | tural Commission, which meets here | | next week. 'OLDS INAUGURATED | AS AMHERST HEAD| | | ! Faculty Member, When Coolidge | Entered College, Succeeds Meiklejohn. | | By the Asociated Pre: AMHERST, Mass, November 14.—| | Dr. George Danlel Olds, who was a | member of the faculty when Calvin { Coolidge entered Amherst College, in 11891, and later was made an honorary | member of President Coolidge's class, was inaugurated today as ninth pres- ident of the institution. In his inaugural address he sald that conservative and progressive forces must work together in pro- moting sane and vital progress in thinking. Dr. Olds has been acting president since the resignation of Alexander Melklejohn, in June. 1923, after a con- | troversy over liberalism. President Coolidge is a trustee of the college. Picturing the ideal trustees and the ideal faculty, Dr. Olds sald: Tolerance Is Advised. “Such a board of trustees will be tolerant, will realize that times change and we change with them; that theories of education pass and new ones take their places, not be- cause the old ones were not efficient in their day, but because new condi- tions of thought and life need new remedies. “The ideal attitude toward educa- tion process seems to suggest the analogy of the airplane. Without motion it must fall; without resist- ance it cannot fly. “The teacher must Inhale freedom and exhale freedom. He must be con- sclous that he Is leading his pupil in the world of glorious adventure, yet he must never fail to remind him that there are moorings and buoys, and that by these he must steer his course.” A tribute from President Coolidge to Dr. Olds was read by Dwight Mor- row of the board of trdstees. “It is with a great deal of regret that I have to decline the invitation to be present at the inauguration of President Olds. He began his career at Amherst at the same time that my class began its career. I know he was a good teacher because I was able to pass the examinations that he gave us in mathematics. I am certain that he will be & good presi- dent, for he is a man of ability, of vision and of high ideals, and has that strength of character which is the result of a sound and honest mind, NAMED TO FARM BODY. William M. Jardine Appointed to President’s Commission. Willlam M. Jardine, president of Kansas Agricultural College, was appointed by President Coolidge to- day as an additional member of the President's Agricultural Commission. White House officials said his name was omitted from the original list of members through error. This makes the total membership of the commission nine. Additionsl appointments may be made later. - The commission will meet here for the first, time on Monday, , | in an’indescribable state o D. ¢, Diamond was arrested in East Chicago after his wife In a deathbed statement had accused him of shoot- ing her while they were motoring between that city and -Gary on February 14, 1923. When the crime was committed Diamond was 24 years old and his wife 42. At his trial it was charged that his motive was to obtain his wife's wealth and it was developed that a check for $17,000, sald to have been in her possession shortly before her death, was missing. Diamond denied shooting his wife and attributed the attack to Willlam Armstrong, 17-year-old negro chauf- | feur. Armstrong was shot and slight- | ly wounded and Diamond sald he had shot the negro in self-defense. On June 7, 1923, Diamond was found gullty by a jury and a long round of legal moves began to prevent execu- | tion of the death sentence. The supreme court finally afirmed his convietlon. An attempt was then made through the supreme court to mandate the lower court to hear evi- dence on Diamond's alleged insanity since his conviction. This the high court refused to do. The appeal to Gov. Branch followed. The governor held that Diamond had been glven a fair trial, that he was sane during the trial and therefore there was no occasion for Interfering with the death sentenc STARTOPUBLISH NEW EUROPE MAP Newspaper Will Supplement | Obsolete Geographies Now in City Schools. An authentic, up-to-date map of | Europe, prepared the National Geographic Society and designed es-| pecially for the use of District pub lic school children, 40,000 of whom | are studying today obsolete geogr: phies and geographical readers, will Dbe published in The Sunday Star. Accompanying the new map will be | a complete account of the events| leading to the numerous frontier changes in Europe, as well as other | pertinent data concerning the new re- | publics which grew out of the World | War. The text books mow in the hands of Washington public school children contain none of this “”“ portant information, although six years have passed since the cessation of the great conflict, which shouk the | world to its foundations. ] The geographies and readers used by the scl still speak of “The and “The Russian Wilheim™ and “The German Empire, while t maps of Europe contained in these books are as inaccurate. Rus- £la I8 shown as the vasi empire it was in the pre-war era, while 2 many and Austria are ictured as industrious and prosperous but & ligerent nations. Czechoslovakia, Es- thonia, Jugoslavia and the other lit- tle Tepublics cut out of the territory once held by Russia and the central powers are yet to be born as far as | the out-of-date school text books ure concerned. “Kaiser Ballou Commends Plan. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent | | of schools, commended The Star to- day for its plan to give school chil- dren in possession of the ohsolete | geographies accurate and authentic historical and geographical post-war Information of Europe through the publication of the National Geo- graphic Soclety’s new map with the supplementary explanatory dats “It's a fine idea and I believe the children will find it valuable,” said the superintendent Dr. Ballou, as well as other school | officials and the Board of Education, have endeavored for several years to get =sufficlent appropriations from Congress to replace the 40.000 obso- | lete geographies and geographical | readers now in use in the elementary schools. Citizens' assoclations and other civic bodles have adopted res- | olutions deploring the text book sit- | uation, but the out-of-date books, | a majority of them insanitary and | filth, are | destined to remain in use for years to come, unless the school board is successful in getting through Con- special appropriation for new text books. The map which will be published | In The Sunday Star can be cut out by the children using the obsolete | seographies and inserted in their books. It will furnish a valuable supplement dQuring the study of mod- ern Europe's commercial and his- torical geography., BATTLE OF BUDGET RAGES AT CAPITOL (Coptinued from First Page.) revenue were In sight to cover it But there's another objection, which has been brought to congressional attention and not been wmuch dis- cussed in public. That is that a horizontal increase would work sweeping economic and social changes In tens of thousands of communities all over America. It every mallman's pay should be in- creased to $1,800, regardless of whether he carries or distributes let- ters in New York City or Gopher Prairie, Minn, it is claimed that in the smaller places a wholesale upset in local conditions would ensue. A post office employe would suddenly mount to the afMuence of the local preacher, bank cashier, school super- intendent or mayor—perhaps even outrank them in income. It has been brought to the notice of Con- gressmen that the net result would be higer living costs and a good dsal of communal unrest all around, That argument is weighing in the minds of certain leaders in connection with postal pay. Gets Flylng Start. The appropriations committee never knows till later in the season (about December 1) just what the adminis- trative braches of the Government want In the way of funds. Their re- quirements come through the direc- tor of the budget, acting in the name of the President. But in order to get off to a flying start, Chairman Mad- den this time asked departmental heads to have ready for him in ad- vance of the opening of Congress some detalled indications of thelir 1926-1926 needs These are in hand. Already the committee has taken up the wants of the Post Office and In- terior departments and heard their chief: The Post Office Department is the greatest single civilian activity of the Government by a wide margin. Its business volume is $660,000,000 a year and Is steadily growing—at the average rate of 7 per cent per annum. Chicago in 1904 did about $12,000,000 a year of post office business, Today Chicago’'s.volume is $52,000,000 annu- ally. That Is typical of the whole country. The Post Office Department is practically self-sustaining. Of course, the problem of the civil service {s a continuing one with the appropriations committee. The Fed, eral pay roll, not counting the armed forces, today totals about §40,000. Since 1919 about 139,000 employes FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, “YOU’RE MORE GUILTY THAN 1> | SAYS DIAMOND TO EXECUTIONERS| | Coolidge landsiide there were e {our people generally. 1924. GOMPERS DECLARES ELECTION HELPFUL Labor Ranks in House Were Greatly Strengthened, He Asserts. By the Assqeiated Pres EL PASO, Tex. November 14— Labor fared “almost phenomenally well” in the general elections, Sam- uel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, said today in a statement commenting upon the results of the November 4 balloting. “In the face of the tremendous Coolidge landslide there were elect- ed to the new House of Representa- tives more memberg having labor's indorsement than are to be found in the present House,” Mr. Gompers as- serted. The new Congress is not likely to pass any measure greatly detrimen- | tal to the interests of the workers and our people generally,” the state- ment continued. Convention Program Outlined. The election comment was com- bined with an outline of the forty fourth annual convention of the fed- cration, beginning Monday, The delegates,” he said, “will best to act wisely for the goo of the workers and for the common | £00d of our republic. “While T have no desire to discuss specific questions in advance of he action of the convention, there is one fmportant fact to which I may call attention, because it s alre achieved and cannot be changed. has been sald by many writers in many publications that labor fared badly in the recent election. That is not true. Labor fared well—almost phenomenally well “In the face of o the tremendous | lected to the new House of Representatives | more members having labor's in- orsement than are to be found in the present House. In the present| House there are 170 such members. | I have not the exact figures as to the | new House, but the number of mem- | bers elected with labor's indorsement | will exceed that figure. Among them are Republicans, Democrats and Farmer-Labor party membe Cites “Hopeful Facts.” | “The new Congress Is not likely to | | pass any measure greatly detrimental 1o the Interests of the workers and This is one of | most hopeful facts of the day | or which to us is encouraging and reassuring. Those who fondly | hope to rule the new Congress in| favor of reactionary Interests will| find themselves facing a solid group | which will not permit the passage of | time-serving legislation. Reaction, | seemingly drunk with victory, may | scon enough find itself intoxicated upon fmaginary wine."” | Concerning prospective conventlon | issues, President Gompers said: | “I cannot undertake to say specif- feally what questions will come up for discussion, but every delegate is | ree to introduce any question, in the form of a resolution or otherwise, | and every resolution is brought be- fore the convention for reading, dis- cussion and action. Our convention is a free and open forum, where noth- | ing can be concealed and where every delegate has a full and free oppor- tunity to speak his mind. This is the | freest forum in the world, and it is| known { “Delegates repr nting every in- dustry and every section of our coun- try are here or will he here to par- pate in our work. They come here with carnestness of purpose and with a knowledge of conditions through- out the country. They will do their best to act wisely for the good of the | workers and for the common good of our republic.” the CLAN GREGOR MEMBERS HONOR JOHN MAGRUDER Members of the American Clan Gregor Society, made up of descend- ants of the Scottish clan of Mac- Gregor, listened to a short talk today, the second day of the annua} gather- ing, and then adjourned to St. Barna bas' Church, Leeland, Md., where a tablet was unveiled to John Ma- gruder, a vestryman of Queen Anne parish’and & member of the Mary- land House of Burgesses 100 years ugo. The tablet was donated by Caleb Clarke Magruder, 3d, of Washington, a descendant of John Magruder. The final meeting of the annual gathering will be held tonight at the New Eb- bitt Hotel, where sessions of the gathering have been held for the past iwo days. Officers will be elected and a reception held. have been lald om. To lay off more and more is frankly the Government's purpose, as far as it can be done with efficient administration. But under the new classification scheme it is claimed that employes retained In the Government service are on a higher standard of pay than ever. The appropriations committee is working under the shadow of the recent national elections. These gave Congress an unmistakable mandate, Madden and his men think, to hew to the line, let the chips fall where they may. “We have been cutting to the bone,” says Madden, “ever since the budget law came into force. Now, we are going to tackle the cartillage.” Until the “cartillage” of Federal expenditure is systematically trimmed, tax reductions will not be practicable. _Sometimes citizens for- get that thelr income taXes come down only in proportion in which Government expenditure is reduced— no reduction of expenditure, no re- duction in taxes. Representative Madden is about to introduce & bill in the House which provides for a concurrent rebate of taxes to taxpayers, in the proportion that the Treasury finds itself with a surplus. The Madden scheme con- templates a simple, logical method of keeping the Government's nose close 1o the grindstone, and giving departments absolutely nothing that they don’t demonstrably need. “My project,” says Mr. Madden, “aims at keeping the Government hard up and keeping it, correspondingly, honest. If you keep a government ‘fed up' with a lot of surplus, you are work- ing toward extravagance and waste, and frequently inviting dishonesty.” The Madden bill would provide that the Secretary of the Treasury, at the end of a fiscal year, would report any surplus on hand, over and above a working balance, say not less than $26,000,000, to the President. The President, on his part, would be re- quired to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to divert the surplus in the way of rebates to the taxpayers. Where Uncle Sam's proposed $3,000,- 000,000 annual outlay goes is graphi cally demonstrated by these figures Sinking fund, reducing National Interest on bonded debt (World ‘War) Veteras Soldiers’ bonus. General Government expense. The Government cost ($1,328,000,- | Boara | behalf of | Council, since Mr, Bradford is a thirty- | Desce ERNEST W. BRADFORD, HONORIS PLANNED FORE. W, BRADFORD Odd Fellows Announce Re- ception for Deputy Grand Sire of World Organization. Local government officials and of- ficers of civic, fraternal and social organizations will join local members of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows af a reception in Odd Fellows' Temple tonight in congratulating Ernest W. Bradford, Washingtonian, on his selection to be deputy grand sire of the 0dd Fellows' world of- ganization Although the some time ago, night will ficlal notific his elevat highest off ganization gelection was made the formalities to- constitute part of the of- tion to to what is the second in the gift of that or: n Willlam T. Galliher, member of the | local lodge of the 1. O. O. ¥, will preside at the meeting, being present- ed by Dr. Charles W. Cuthbertson, chairman of the ¢ mittee in charge. Rev. Irving W. Ketchum, pastor of Peck Memorial Presbyterian Church, will deliver the invocation. Mr. Bradford has been a local resi- dent for ore than a quarter of a century and Engineer Commissioner J. Franklin Bell will extend con- gratulations to him on behalf of the I Maj. Bell will be followed by HEdward F. Colladay and Izaac Gans, respectively, presidents of the f Trade and the local Chamber merce, of which organizations Mr. Bradford is a member. Elwood P. Morey, deputy sovereign grand commander of the Scottish Rite Masons, will fe: » Mr. Bradford on the h Rite Supreme ot C Scotti pecond degree Madon. Carter B. Keene, governor of the Society of Mavflower dants, of which Mr. ‘Bradford also is a member and past governor, will speak in behalf of that body, and Willlam M. Ziegler, grand hyastyte of ntal tend congrat organization. ns on behalf of that Many to Pay Tribute. During; a_brief intermissic al selections will be rendered by the Capi- tal Male Quartet, after which local and national branches of the order will be represented by speakers in paying tribute to the new deputy grand sire. Th will include Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, on behalf of Beacon Lodge, No. 15, of which Mr. Bradford has been a member since 1891: Mr Martha Goode, noble grand of Dorcas | Rebekah Lodge: Mrs. Mary P. Pol- lock, president of Rebekah Assemb Wilfred E. Lawson, grand master of the Grand Lodge, I . O. F.; Benjamin B. Vaden, grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment, 1. 0. O. F.; Gen. Fred A. Groom, military secretary of Patri- archs Militant, and H. Dorsey Etchison, grand representative from Maryland, on behalf of the order at large. Mr. sradford will then make response, Mr. Bradford, who is a well known local attorney, is & native of Penob- scot County, Me. and was reared New England. He went to Indiana in 1882, at the age of 20 vears, where he took a law course in the Central Law School of Indiana. Five years later he formed a part- nership with his brother under the firm name of C. & E. W. Bradford, lawyers, specializing in ent law, with offices in Indianapolis and Wash- ington. He came to shortly thereafter, taking over the Washington office and entering Bea- con Lodge of this city in 1891. In 1905, he had risen to the rank of grand master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbla, after holding various subordinate official positions, and in 1914 he was elected grand patriarch of the Grand En- campment of this jurisdiction. He entered the Patriarch Militant branch of the order in 1901; in 1903 was brigadier general on the staff of General Commanding M. A. Raney, and since has held the stations of commissary general, military secre- tary, chief of staff and judge advocate general. _ | He served seven consecutive terms | as grand representative in the Sovereign Grand Lodge. and in the | 1920 session in Boston his name was | first submitted as a candidate for the, office of deputy grand sire. He re- ceived 26 votes and stood third in a list of seven. His name was again presented in 1922, when he received 43 votes and stood second, and at the last convention his selection to this post was made. “HIGH-POWERED” CIDER SEIZED IN 3 DRY RAIDS Alcoholic Content of Beverage Taken in Near-Beer Saloons Varies From 5 to 6 Per Cent. Cider seized last night by the police had an alcoholic content more than twice that of the homemade cider for home consumption of Rep- resentative John Philip Hill that gained the legislator notoriety and won the applause of a wet constit- uency in Baltimore this week. The beverage seized last night was not intended for home consumption, police allege, and no such claim was made by those from whom seizures were made, the seizures being made in so-called near-beer saloons. Clder taken from the place of business of Rebecca Olkovitz, 1835 Seventh street, and Reuben Kaplan, 1834 Seventh street, contained 6.06 per cent aleohol, while a seizure at the place of Louls Gendason, 2200 000) would be less than it was before the war if the compensation of men in the armed forces were the same, &nd civil service wages no higher, and cost of materials, etc, had not mounted. (Copyright, 1924.) Georgia avenue, is alleged to contain 5.08 per cent of the intoxicant. Seizures from the three business places totaled 145 gallons. Charges of {llegal possession and sale of in- .toxicants were preferred against the defendants. Mr. Bradford of | of H. and P., will ex- | Washington | HITS UNFAIR RAISE -+ - INRENTAL RATES McKeever Declares Only Few Cases Exist, and Says | Realtors Deplore Instances. Deploring the unjust and unfair in- creases in rent “by some few cases of unfair owners, Robert L. McKeever of the Building Managers and Owners' t Association, in an address before the City Club forum today, declared: *I know that the Real Estate Board and | the Washington Association of Bullding | Managers and Owners would be willing to co-operate with and help tenants drive this type of landlord out of Wash- ington.” Admitting that possibly an emerg- | ency exists in Washington, Mr. Me- Keever stated that that emergency would be a landlord and owner's emergency and not a tenant's emerg- en He stated that he would be only too glad to lend what assistance he could to Government employes if they would organize in an effort to get betieT pay. During the course of his address Mr. McKeever pointed out that real- tors had voluntarily reduced thre times as many rents as there were increases and that the statement by Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor of the Rent | Commission in regard to 2,000 evie- | tions recently served upon local tenants should be “taken with a grain of salt.” Scores Rent Commission. “Mrs. Taylor makes a great fssue of the moral phase of rent conditions. I don’t know ot anything so destruc tive to the morals of the people an the law when & Rent Commission com- pels people to go ahead, sign up a binding sacred contract, at least it should be sacred under our constitu- tional right, and then pay no atten- tion to what they have signed. A law that encourages the tenants to black- mail the owners with threats to go before the Rent Commission does not seem to be very elevating from a moral standpoint,” said Mr. McKeever. “This emergency for the landlords and owners is brought about by the large and rapidly increasing number of vacant houses and apartments, which already have made it neces- sary to voluntarily reduce rents in many cases,” declared Mr. McKeever, supporting his contentions following a survey made in January by the builders’ assoclation which showed 539 vacant apartments and the recent survey made by the Washington Real Estate Board which showed an in~ crease of 516 vacant apartments and a total of 738 vacant houses. Admits Few Unjust Rent Increases, “I do not attempt to dodge the fact that there are some few cases of un- just and unfair increases or raises in rent, but the percentage of owners who treat their tenants in this manner is | very emall,” declared Mr. McKeever, | who opposed the statement made by Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor in speaking | before the forum last Friday, in which she said that rents had risen in greater { proportion than other living necessities. Mr. McKeever quoted the Bureau of Labor statistics of the Department of Labor showlng the increase in housing | rents from December, 1914. to June, 11924, as 35 per cent, ¢ ed with the | increasa for the same period in food of | 43 per cent, ciothing 78 per cent, houss furnishings 124 per cent and fuel and light 42 per cent. He also quoted from these statistics to show that out of a list of 19 leading citles in the United States only three have a lower cost of ving than Washington Further Quotation of Figures. Continuing his quotation of figures and statistics, Mr. McKeever ex- plained that there are now in Wash- ington 64,489 Government employes, or about 25,000 more than the Gov- ernment employed before the war. To meet this he declared that the office of the building inspector showed that more than 6000 new dwellings had been erected and that many of t Government empolyes were ho: owners, not tenants, and that many {lived in the suburbs outside of the | ! { city. H n New York, where they also {have rent control, the increise has been 64 per cent in rents, or nearly twice as great as in Washington, and in three cities where there has been no control the Increase has been less than Washington,” declared Mr. Mc- | Keever. | Attacks Mry. Taylor's Statement. “If we were completely rid of the Rent Commission and Mrs. Taylor's propaganda, which evidently is de- signed to stir up ill feeling and strife between the landlords and the ten- | ants, it is quite likely that the land- {lords and tenants could get together, and when they did get together t would find good, decent people In both { groups who could adjust their dif- ferences in & friendly manner, sat- isfactory to all parties,” said Mr. Mc- Keever, suggesting that a board of arbitration made up of tenants and | landlords could consider the extrems | cases, and “would not only save tha | expenses of litigation, but would { probably bring about much better |understanding and feeling between | 1andlords and tenants.” PIMLICO ENTRIES FOR SATURDAY. FIRST RACE—Purse, §1,500; the Timonium- 1 claiming; 1% miles (arst . 102 Sriean Spring Salor Lo Qua-.. . Chairman *RBen Wood Flying Cloud. *Frosts N Comedy Wrack Hor SECOND RACE—Purse, $1.300; claiming: 1 mile and 70 yards. George de Mar... 110 Westover 104 Can't *Ampoi: . 102 THIRD RACE—Purse, $1,500; and up; claiming; the Timonium; {second’ division). 3-vearolds 14 mites m 14 10 105 L 102 10 *Satellite Retter Time *Pathan Pensive ... Escaba d"0ro.. Seth’s Dream South Breeze. Don Juan.. Advocate -... *Van Patrick.. *Rosa Yeta.. CAVISPR L....n FOURTH RACE—The Pimlico Cup cap; 8-year-olds and up; $10,000 added miles. Aga Khan. . 113 My Own.. Atrawood 114 FIFTH RACE—Purse, $2,000; 3-year-olds and up; claiming; 1 mile and a furlong. Wingfield... 107 Betting Son. 111 ?ls;’mra Ti Ti... 102 SBatonnler . 95 | Donaghee 1112 *Redstone 102 SIXTH RACE—Purse, $1,000: 2-year-olds; the Caswell; 1 mile and 70 yards. veet Aon....... 107 Crumple Fhutand D18 Harien Despot 108 Arbitration Damon Ttunyon... 108 Judge Fuller. Sumpter - Dm SEVENTH _RACE—The Jockey Club Handi- cap;_purse, $2,000; claiming; 8-yearolds and up; 13 miles. Bounce iden Cup. o 14 . 88 eCalcutta ... 108 High Prince. Procyon ......... 111 Rock Pocket. Satellite . 108 *Apprentice allowance of five pounds claimed. ‘Weather clear: track fast. First race, 1:15 p.m. -——— It requires all the praise a political candidate gets from his own party to balance the censure he gets from the opposition,