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made in W White Honse and rec Fimley Bissill of W idea in America. nington. first case on record where Charlie dodge the camera. The photograph bride, after being married in Mexic from their private railroad ear. STAT LEENSIG TO A MOTORSS Safety Conference to Recom- mend Legislation to Curb Accidents. ve- sus- im Strict application of the motor hicle licensing laws, immedia penston of driver's license and pounding of vehicles when motor ve- hicle laws are viclated and damage results are among the outstanding expedients for checking traflic acei- dents recommended by the committee on insurance of the National Confer- ence on Street and Highway Safety, which will meet December 15 at the call of Secretary of Commerce Hoover. The report of the committee, made public today, points outgthat insur- ance companies, pioneers in accident- prevention work, are extending their efforts through safety campaigns, in- spectfon service and along other lines. Concentrating its studles on acci- dent prevention, the committee made the following recommendations: That Insurance companles be urged to keep a detailed and clearly or- zanized record of street and highway accidents, according to causes, loca- tion and other controlling factors, and to seek through co-operative in- fluence to bring about the develop- ment and adoption of uniform stand- ard ferms for the recording of such information. That they co-operate in impressing on owners of fleets of commercial vehicles the desirability of “safe drivers’ chools.” That the insurance companies be encouraged as far as practicable to adopt the practice of making period- fedl Inspections as to the conditions of automobiles insured by them, with particular attention to brake adjust- ment, steering control, clutch mech- anism and lighting equipment. That all of the States should adopt the principle of certification and registration of automobile titles as one of the most important and effec- tive means of reducing thefts—a prolific cause of accidents. That leg- islation should Ube uniform and should contain adequate provision for enforcement and proper penalties for violation. That there should be enactment by the States of: (a) A law with respect to motor vehicles to provide that when any motor vehicle is operated in violation of the provisions of the general motor vehicle law and negligently and carelessly, and any person is thereby injured in person or prop- erty, the license of driver or owner should be immediately suspended and “in the poeper instances revoked” and; (b) A law with respect to motor vehicles to provide that when any motor vehicle Is operated in violation of the provisions of the general motor vehicle law and negligently or care- lessly, and any person is thereby in- jured in person or property, such motor vehicle shall be impounded.” ———e When she inherited a job printing business in Whitinsville,” Mass., Miss Margaret E. Love did not know the first thing about running the busi- ness, but quickly adapted herself to her mew surroundings and in a zhort time ‘doubled the capacity of her Miss Mae OTool, Del., The first sale was lled at the h. The photo also shows Miss introduced ( mas seal a1l Photo. ot who Chaplin, screen comedian, tried to was snapped when Charlie and his o, arrived in California and stepped Copyright by . & A. Photos. \Towing Wrecked | Auto, Is Held as | Unlicensed Driver ——— December 2.—"Once always an automo- Special Disoatch BALTIMOR: an automobile, bile.” This the reason why Howard Hall, 16 vears old, colored, is in fail. Hall and his father, James Hall, were towing an automobile they had bought for junk behind a horse and wagon. The car had no tires. Only part of the engine was present. Howard was at the wheel of the remains. Patrolman William Howard for failure | plates for the “‘automobile” and for lack of an “operator’s card.” Magis- trate Lamkin fined Howard $10 in the Traffic Court. .veither Howard nor his father had the money, so the boy went to jail. Kelly arrested to have license IDEAL LIFE FOR BOY. . DESCRIBED BY EXPERT Barclay Tells of Best Health Prac- tices as Revealed by Re- cent Survey. By the Associated Press . CHICAGO, December 2.—The daily life of the 11-year-old, as portrayed by Lorne W. Barclay, Valparaiso, Ind., vice president of the Children's Foundation, in his speech yesterday before the International Boys' Work Conterence here, showed that the healthiest lad of this age rises at 7:05 a.m., retires at 8:55 p.m., drinks 14 glasses of milk daily, brushes his teeth five out of seven days each week and visits the dentist once in two years. Mr. Barclay based his statement on a survey recently completed by the foundation. Dr. Herbert D. Williams, Toledo, Ohio, psychologist and boy worker, in another address stressed the need of the influence of both parents to bring about the boy's fullest development, saying the absence of one parent tremendously handicaps the boy or girl, not only in a nega- tive way through failing to provide all the influences needed, but also by developing a spirit of resentment because of his or her inferfority in this respect over more fortunate in- dividuals who have hoth parents. Mr. Barclay's address centered around the boy's health, while Dr. ‘Williams’ theme involved delinquency and its causes. Extent of Loot Unknown Until Family Returns. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., December 2.—While United States Senator and Mrs. Walter E. Edge were in Wash- ington last week thelr home in Vent- nor was-entered and ransacked by burglars, it became known yesterday. A similar burglary occurred there a year ago. Ventnor police said. the burglars left few clues and the extent of the loot will not be known until the Sen- ator or his wife return from the Cap- ital to make a check-up of their household godds. Closet doors were unhinged and clothes and furniture scattered about. In Korea the sexes are rigidly sep- arated, even within the family cir- cle, SENATOR AND FAMIL field of Oregon, Mrs. AT eld and th CAPITOL. Senator Robert N. Stans- daughter, Barbara, at the Capitol yesterday for the opening of last session of the Sixty-eighth Congress. PONZI MAY GO AWAY FROM HERE. the penitentiary, Charles Ponzi, who amassed Natlonsl Photo Recently released from llions in a get-rich-quick facing deportation on a charge of illegal entry into the United This is the latest photograph of Ponzi and his wife. RAIL LABOR BOARD DENIES OVERTIME Declares Conditions Prevent| Grant to Maintenance Employes. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 2.—The United States Railroad Labor Board, in a decision yesterday, denied punitive overtime for the ninth and *tenth hour to the maintenance of way em- ployes. At the same time the board granted time-and-one-half on the minute basis for work in excess of eight hours to shop and roundhouse em- ployes represented by the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Shop Laborers. The decision specifies 20 railroads and their subsidiaries named by the brotherhood in a nation-wide move- ment for pnitive overtime. The principle effects employes represent- ed by the brotherhood on all roads in_the United States. The brotherhood contended that “if we are to have a real eight- hour day,” according to the princip previously affirmed by the board, “it must be protected by penalty rules, otherwise it is meaningless.” It al- leged that under present rules “em- ployes have 10-hour day when it suits the fancy of some carrier.” Under this contention the board ruled: “Due to the inability to procure men and to other reasons, such time in excess of eight hours a day can be considered unavoidable from the standpoint of continuous and efficient operation of the raflroads. The ap- plication of punitive overtime cannot correct this condition. It is a situa- tion that cannot be controlled by the carriers, hence it does not seem just that they should be penalized.” PERSHING ;EJECTS OFFER Does Not Desire Restoration to Active Service. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., December 2. —Gen. John J.' Perghing, retired chief of staff of the United States Army, does not desire to be re- stored to active service, according to a letter written to National Comdr. James A. Drain of the American Legion, which was made public here last night. The legion had announced its intention to seek the passage of legislation necessary to obtain Gen. Pershing’s restoration to the active list of the United States Army. He was retired September 12, when he reached the legal age for retirement. Gen. Pershing thanked the legion for the expression of confidence, but sald he considered the course inad- visable after giving the matter the fullest consideration., He also stated that he had in mind plans that would keep him very much occupied. e Relieved From Active Duty. Lieut. Comdr. Joy A. Omer, Naval Medical Corps, has been relleved from ;" active duty and will proceed to his lome. ‘Woman cigar smokers are no long- er @ novelty in Berlin's hotel lobbies. By United News P sk s 3. TOLD THE PRESIDENT THAT CONGRE AS THE CHRISTMAS SEAL L ADY. Gladys Chantos of the Pea- body Institute, Baltimore, who posed at the annual meeting of the Washington Tuberculosis Association last night. 1924 Christmas seal. iINTEI\SE THINKING MAY INCREASE \SIZE OF HEAD, SCIENTIST EXPLAINS The head of an may become continually larger with in- tense mental activity, Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, anthropologist of the Smith- sonfan Institution, said in a lecture at the New National Museum yesterday afternoon, Dr. Hrdlicka exhibited casts of two brains—one of a scientist and the other of a laborer—to illustrate the physical changes produced by continuous and profound thinking. In life the laborer was a slightly larger man, yet the brain was noticeably smaller. In the former the folds and convolutions in the brain matter were very simple, while in the brain of the scholar these assumed complex forms. The particular form of . activity fol- lowed during life, the lecturer showed, has such a profound effect on the bones of the body that it would often be pos- sible from a single bone to tell much of the life history of the skeleton. For example a pronounced forward curva- ture of the spine might indicate an elderly person who had spent a lifetime over a desk. A funnel-shaped breast, or the bending of the breastbone in- ward, might indicate a shoemaker or person of similar occupation. Leg bones bent inward would indicate a horseman. The differences between the hand of a carpenter and musician are well known, differing more in breadth than in length. Myth of Lower Jaw. That a strong, prominent lower jaw indicates a fighter or & man of strong character is a complete fallagy, Dr. Hrdlicka sald. It merely means that the owner is probably stronger physi- cally, that his jaw gets more exercise and has no mental significance what- ever. Dr. Hrdlicka sald that Napoleon, for instance, had a rather weak lower Jaw, despite the fact that he was one of the greatest fighters and intellects in history. There is no such thing as an ac- tually receding jaw, he said, although there may be some superficlal indica- tions of such a condition. Examina- tion of skeletal remains shows that every human lower projects forward. A pronounced projection often is only evidence that a good many of the lower teeth have been lost and the gums Improperly cared for. Thus some older persons develop very pro- nounced or lantern jaws. Changes in Tibia. The tibia or larger leg bone below the knee, starting in practically all individuals as a triangular shaped bone, may assume any one of six dif- ferent shapes in adults, dependent on occupation, Dr. Hrdlicka showed. The fibula or smaller leg bone also has six variations, The shoulder blade has three pronounced variations, de- pending on the degree of actlyity of the subject. Study of bone and bodily changes .due to muscular exertions leads, Dr. Hrdlicka sald, to this general law: All parts of the body, including the brain, will be differentiated to great- er efficiency according to and in pro- portion to the work they are sub- Jected to, so long as the work is kept limits and does not exceed of recuperation or replen- ishment of reserve materials. Cannot Stand Comfort. ‘The practical lesson of this law, sald the lecturer, is that the human race cannot stand idleness or com- adult human being | fort. Dar. Hrdlicka Shows Difference Between Brain of Laboreér and Scientist—IHolds Comfort Fatal to Human Progress. Once comfort is obtained and the man or woman relaxes, advance stops and deterioration starts. “All idleness or neglect of poten- tialities, including those of the mind. is pernicious.” Dr. Hrdllcka said. Al- ways the object of striving, it defeats its own purposes. The theory that the nobility of some countries, ranking as they do in every way superior to the common people, may consist of a superior race is a faliacy, he said. The difference is the same as that between a well fed pet cat and an alley cat. Inheritance of Strength. ‘Whether acquired characteristics, such as great physical strength, can be inherited is still open to doubt, Dr. Hrdlicka said, although there is some evidence to indicate that they can. For instance, in Europe there will be whole families of blacksmiths with bulging muscles. As a rule, however, these characteristics vanish with the death of the owner. Every part of the body is capable of development, Dr. Hrdlicka sald, and when there is a better scientific knowledge of the best forms of phys- ical and mental development man will be in a position to take another step forward in evolution toward a sort of superman—an average individual su- perior to any except occasional super- individuals now living. MAN’S DEATH.CAUSES ARREST OF 2 COUPLES Charged With Throwing Victim From Auto in Robbery Attempt. By the Associated Press. ASHEVILLE, N. C, December 2.— Two men and two women are held in Buncombe County Jjail, charged with murder in connection with the death of W. M. Davis, 24, cate employe, who dled here several days ago from the efects of what the coroner's jury de- scribed as “alcoholic drink, neglect and exposure.” Authorities refuse to fix bond for those arrested. They are J. H. Milam, E. J. Jones, Lillie Payne and a woman who told officers that she is a “Mrs. Shope.” Officers said that Davis was found intoxicated on the streets Thanks- gliving night and arrested. Early the next morning it was discovered that he was {ll. He was sent to a hospital, but died shortly after his arrival there. Investigation of his death was made by the coroner, who at the time deemed an inquest unnecessary, but upon the insistence of relatives con- ducted a probe with the result that information was obtained, it was said, that Davis had been thrown out of a public service car‘after he had been struck over tHe head in an attempted robbery. He was left on the street, where police found him. e The easymark doesnt know how easy he Is until some salesman of worthless stock or bonds has his money, . She represented the DECLARES COUNTRY BASIGALLY SOUND Attorney Leahy Sees U. S. Constitution Safeguarded by Voters at Polls. The recent election proved the country to be basically sound and the return of President Coolidge to office is a guarantee that the fundamental or organic law of the land will be protected, declared William E. Leahy, local attorney, in an address on the Constitution before members of the Newcomers’ Club at its weekly meet- ing in the City Club sterd: Picturing the chaos that prevailed in the 13 original States prior to the adoption of the “mighty instrument” by the constitutional convention at Philadelphia in 1787 and explaining the various amendments added since its birth, Mr. Leahy made an ardent plea with his auditors to do all in their power to help preserve it in its entirety. He deplored the actions of those who would destroy the power of the Supreme Court, and said that should their attempts ever prove successful it would wreck the structure upon which the Government is built, result in the bandonment of law and order, and pave the way for a reign of an- archy and ruin. It was a forlorn group of delegates that responded to the call at Phila- delphia to discuss ways and means of preserving the country from foreign invasion and establishing public or- der and tranquillity at home, he said. ut those who did attend that con- clave,” continued the lawyer, “were patriots of the highest order, and when, after ceaseless labor and untiring ef- forts, they did adjourn they had pre- pared an instrument for all future gen- erations, a document which, if safe- guarded and strictly adhered to, will guarantee to the people of America a liberty and freedom such as no nation on earth has ever enjoyed.” Mr. Leahy decried attempts by cer- tain Americans who would apologize for the Revolutionary War. Joseph A. Burkart presided, and after announcing election of officers for the club would be held next Monday, Karl Gooseman, chairman of the nominating committee, presented the following slate; Charles W. Pimper, president; Gen. Anton Stephan, first’ vice presi- dent; Adolph Schippert, second vice president, and Edward Tyler, treasurer. Dr. James E. Wolfe, L. Plerce Boteler, C. E. Fleming, Col. Charles R. Stark, ir, George P. Kiliian and James B. Locraft were named to serve on the ex- ecutive committee. Mr. Burkart will be a member of this board by virtue of his office. ASSASSIN IS SENTENCED. VIENNA, December 2.— Karl Ja- worek, the young factory worker who last June shot and seriously wounded Dr. Ignaz Seipel, former Austrian chancellor, was sentenced to three and one-half years' impris- onment. He contended' that his at- tendance at extremist meetings had led him to belleve that he could free the proletariat by killing the chan- cellor. ' The prosecution asserted that the orime was planned. The publio was barred the trial to prevent-a demonstration: RADIO CONTROLLED BOAT vented by Chicago’s _third annual radio show. J. Elliott Jenkins, wireless IE P F 5 WAS ABOUT TO OPEN. Delegation from the House and Senate, which called at the White House yesterday with important news for the President. Left to right: Joseph G. Rogers, sergeant-at-arms of the Hous: resentative Green, Represntative Longworth, Senator Robinson, Senator Curtis and Sergeant-at-Arms Barry of the Senate. Representative Garrett, Rep- National Photo. IS SENSATION. This craft, in- engineer, is the sensation of The directors of the show have awarded Jenkins a silver cup for his valuable contributions to radio. 1886 Damage Suit Revives Memory Of Old ‘Horse Car’| The days of the horse-drawn street car are recalled in a decision today of the District Supre Court refusing to ive a suit | filed March 6, 1886, by Charles W. Straughan against the Metropoli- tan Railroad Company, which then operated the F street line with horse cars. A car collided with horse and wagon driven by th plaintiff February 20, 1886, and he was injured In April, 1888, the case was dis- missed for want of prosecution and a motion to reinstate denied | by* the court May 1, 1888. Thirty- | five vears later, on March 20, 192 the plaintiff sought to reopen the | case, but was denied by the Dis- | trict Supreme Court, from which | action he noted an appeal. The | | appellate court holds that the rem edy sought by Straughan is fore- closed by lapse of time and denied | the appeal. | T e FLORIDAN INDICTED | _FOR KILLING IN HOME Alleged Slayer of Former ernor's Nephew Faces Mur- der Charge. ORLANDO, Fla, December 2.—An indictment charging murder in the second degree was returned against | Hal Cady, under arrest in connection | with the killing of N. B. Broward. nephew of former Gov. Broward, who was found shot to death in the Cady home here about two weeks ago. Interest in the grand jury’s inquiry, which started yesterday, was centered in Mrs. Cady, who awaited her turn to be called along with other wit- nesses in the anteroom. The wound in her shoulder, received at the time of the shooting of Broward, appar- ently gave no trouble, as all evi- dences of it were concealed by the collar of her coat. The same witnesses were heard to- day who testified at the coroner’s in- quest. After the last witness had testified today the sheriff and several deputies carried in the material evi- dence, which was contained in several jugs and bottles. Gov- ILLINOIS’ COOLIDGE VOTE. Plurality of 876,364 Shown by Canvassing Board. SPRINGFIELD, 111, December President Calvin Coolidge carried the State of Illinois by a plurality of 876,364, according to figures an- nounced by the State canvassing board in session yesterday in the office of Gov. Len Small. The board approved the vote cast at the elec- tion of November 4, for President and Vice President, members of the ‘House and Senate and on the various proprositions which were submitted. The President received a total vote of 1,435,321. Judge Landis’ Wife's Sister Dies. CHICAGO, December 2.—Mrs. James | H. Eckels, widow of a former Con- troller of the Currency and sister of Mrs. Kenesaw M. Landis, wife of the former judge, now base ball commis- sloner, died in Cleveland, Ohio, ves- terday, according to a message re- ceived by the Landis family. | offic | formal | where he could draw the line without Wide World Photo HOLT:S SENATORIAL MACE CHALENGED La Follette Lieutenant Serves Notice of Contest in Connecticut Campaign. Montee Windham County Pallotti vesterday to 'a contest in court if the Hamilton Holt appears ial ballot for Senator. Luther H. Triesch- mann Hartford, chairman of the Connecticut Committee of Forty- . demanded that if Holt's nomi nation be accepted in hte face of the fact that it was filed after the legal time limit the privilege be extended to his party, and quested until 4 p.m._tomorrow to filc a nomination for Senator. Secretary Asks Advice. Pallotti, who had avised by Attorney to put Holt's name on al ballot forthwith, o 3 letter to Mr. H v offic Simultancously Secretary informally eral Healy discriminating. A fourth development was the finding in the files of the Secretar of State's office of an opinion writte: October 17, 1918, bv the then attor- ney general, G 3. Hinman, to the effect that secretary of state is not obliged to print on official bal- lots the name of a candidate wh nomination is reported to him aft the prescribed time prior to the date of the election. This opinion postdates all previous opinions on the matter V. F. W. SEEKS $10,000,000 Money Will Be Used to Conduct National Home. ACKSON, ‘Mich, Dec Corey J. Spencer, treasurer Veterans of Forelgn Wars National Home, announced that the new cor- poration organized Saturday would start at once to raise an endowment fund of $10.000,000 to carry on the home. It will be established on ti 472-acre farm near Eaton Rapids, val- ued at $100,000, which was presented to the organization by Corey J Spencer and Mattie Webb Spencer. The committee in charge of the campaign will be composed of Albert Rabing, Brooklyn, N Robert « Woodside, Pittsburgh, and T. H. Hus- ton and Joseph H. Thompson, both of New York HIGH GUATEMALANS HURT Car Carrying Family of Ex-Presi- dent Cabrera Goes in Gully. SAN SALVADOR, December 2.—A dispatch received here from Guate- mala City says an automobile in which the family of former President Estrada Cabrera was driving from Quesaltenango to Guatemala City yesterday plunged into a gully. A woman in the car suffered a frac- tured skull, a ¥oung lady had her spinal column dislocated and a youth had both his legs broken. mber 2. of the 4