Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1924, Page 4

INSULTS T0 WOMEN BY POLICE CHARGED Lieut. Pierson and Patrol- man Accused by Witnesses at Trial: Abusive remarks to two women who called at the seventh precinct police station in the interest of a prisoner by Lieut. J. M. Plerson and Policeman R. G. Proctor were charg- vd yesterday in testimony before the police trial board at the resumption of the trial of Plerson, Proctor and others in connection with the alleged Dbeating of Arthur A. Davis, at the time a prisoner in the station house. ‘ihe other defendants are Policemen D. Miletead, J. F. Gawen, R. B. Car- roll and Clarence Robinson. The proceedings were enlivened by an attack on the trial board system which excluded the prosecuting coun- sel from asking direct questions, clashes between counsel and the open charge by Attorney Patrick J. Ryan that Lieut. Plerson was Intimidating witnesses while on the stand by glar- ing at them. Rules Against Motion. Assistant Corporation Counsel TWahly, president of the trial board, ruled against Attorney Ryan's m tion, to which Mr. Ryan noted excep- tions, and announced that he would not cross-examine defense witnesses, s to do g0 would in effect glve ap- val to the present system. The prosecution rested its case ves- terday afternoon, and President Wahly announced that the trial would be resumed at the Sixth precinct po- lice station at 1 o'clock Tnesday af- ternoon, when Attorney Willlam E. Leahy will begin the presentation of the defense. Chairman Wahly called attention to ie fact that Attorney Rvan had Leen accorded the privilege of asking questions, but only in a few in- stances had he avalled himself of it. Mary Alice Ryan, a sister of Davis, the first witness for the prosecution, testified that about an hour after Davis was arrested, she and her sis- ter-in-law, Mary Loulse Davis, went around to the station house to see bout having him released on col- lateral and bond. A number of policemen were ing around, and one of them olosing the cell door, she s: Requent Is Refuxed. Ars. Davis, she testified, ask=d to see her husband, and permission was refused. Plerson, she sald, asked her what she wanted to see him for, she refused to tell him. testified the following conversation took place between Mrs. Davis snd Plerson: “Pierson: ‘Well, you just can't see Mr. Davis* “Mrs. Davis: home, then.’ “Plerson: ‘You can either go home or walk-'the street, so.far as I am concerned.”” . When they emerged from the sta- tion, they discussed the Insulting re- marks attributed to Pierson. On_cross-examination, she identi- fled Proctor and Robinson as belng there, and when Attorney Leahy sought to draw from her how various police were dressed, she retorted: wasn't there to inspect them.” . _Mrs. Davis then took the stand and identified an outer shirt and under- shirt, previously offered “as - exhibits, as those Davis had put on before go- Ing to the station and as those that they removed from him after the al- lesed affray. She identified Robin- son, Pierson and Proctor as being in the station at the time. When she went around the next night to find out why her husband Lad been sent to thc hospital, she was told that she couldn't see any one but Pierson. Recognized Proctor. Proctor, whom she sald she récog- nized by his voice, having known him for years, made some remark from a back room, she said, and she responded: “I'm a lady. that way.” “You can't prove it by me, and I'll talk to you any way I want. What he got wasn't bad enough. He ought to have been killed, she quoted Proctor as saylng, adding that this time she went to the door of the room and saw him. On cross-examination, after testify- Ing she saw no violenice toward the prisoner at the time he was arrested, Attorney Leahy asked her if she ‘I guess I can go You can't talk to me, WILLIAM 'E. BRIGHAM, Retiring president of the Gridiron Club, PUBLISHERS FIGHT $68,000,000 POSTAL RATE BOOST MOVE (Continued from First Page.) sixth zone, and no increases in the seventh and eighth zones, with a pro- viso that rates on books, catalogues, etc., weighing more than eight ounces shall be 1 cent per plece less than the rates applicable to merchandise. Insurance fees: Minimum increased from 3 to 5 cents with lesser adjust- ments in the higher fees. % C. O. D, fees: Increased from pres- ent 10 and 25 cents to 12, 15 and 25 cents. oney orders: Present fees of 3 to 30 cents changed to from 5 to 22 cents. Registered mail: Increased from 10 to 15 cents with 3-cent fee for return receipt. Special delivery: Present 10-cent fee for all matter up to 2 pounds, un- changed. All matter weighing in ex- cess of 2 pounds to 10 pounds, 15 cents, excess of 10 pounds, cents. in Must Meet Expense. In transmitting the recommenda- tions to Senator Sterling Mr. New sajd it was obvious that the money to meet the 368,000,000 postal employes' pay increase “must come from some- where."" “The question,” he said. “is whether it shall be assessed against the gen- oral taxpaver or whether it shall be obtained by providing increased rates for mail now carried at a loss. It is my belief that the latter is the cor- rect method.” “It will. be observed,” he wrote, “that the suggestions affect every class of mall on which the depart- ment now sustains a loss, as revealed by the result of the cost ascertain- ment just completed by direction of Congress.” Calling attention that the loss on second-class mail—newspapers and periodicals—is placed at $74,712,000 in the cost ascertainment report, the Postmaster General said that, “not- withstanding this, the recommenda- tion for increases on second class calls for $10,876,000." me million of this,” he added, “is expected to be derived from news- papers mailed by individuals and not by publishers, “In holding the increase to this class within the limits named the department has been governed by numerous considerations. It has been the traditional. policy of the Govern- ment to give publications the benefit of low rates, recognizing them as distributors of general information. It always has and still does recognize the desire of the public for dally news and current information and reading matter.” Assailing both the Postmaster Gen- eral's recommendations and the cost ascertainment report, the Publishers’ Assoctation, in Its statement, present ed statistics to show that Mr. New's recommendations for increases on daily newspapers are based largely on the allocation of cost in handling over the rural free delivery routes, which cost $87,542,694 to maintaln, and produce no revenue. Plan Is Scored. “He does mot propose an increase in postage on first-class or third- class mail or fourth-class mail to meet this situation,” the statement sald. “With these classifications, he pursues the policy of spreading their hadn't been to the station before on business with Pierson. “What do you mean business?” she fired back, and then said that she had been there before, to get Davis out ‘When he had been arfested for intox- ication. Plerson, at that time, asked her where he got it, she sald, and she told him that he was ‘a_policeman, &nd it was his job to find out. Other Viaitor Testifles. Emily I Lyddane, a sister of Davis, when called to the witness chair, testified as to seeing Davis when he was at Gallinger Hospital, and also 25 to the alleged insulting remarks 8180 put in the record by Mrs. Davis. Harry C. Owens, a cellmate of Davls, on'the night of September 26, was called next. He testified that Davis was in good physical condition when hie was placed in the cell, and also testified as to the remarks alleged to have been made by Pierson to Davis, when.the former and Sergt. Belt came to his cell. He could not remember all, but said that Plerson told Davis that “he (Plerson) would take care of him.” Owens testified that one of the men in the cell was 2 police agent, but on motion of Attorney Leahy this was stricken from the record. During the examination in an ef- fort to bring out just what words Pierson had used,” Attorney Ryan jumped to his feet, and heatedly charged that Plerson was openly in- timidating the witnesses by glaring at them. Attorney Leahy asked the witness if he was being intimiated by such actions on the part of Plerson, and he replied in the negative. Later, he sald, he was removed to No. 3 precinct, and also testified cost #nd their receipts over the en- tire mail service, but having driven second-class mail out of practically all of the postal service except: the rural free delivery service, the Post- master General pursues the policy of trying to make certain divisions of the second-class mail pay their cost on the rural routes, while he exempts other divisions of second-class mall from this necessity.” cost ascertalnment report was further acked on the ground that while the newspapers are large con- tributors to the revenues of the city post offices, from “which they get no service to speak of,” a large portion of the expenditures on acount of the post offices “arbitrarily are allotted to their account.” ‘CIRCUS PARADE’ FEATURE Program for Opening Wheatley Y. W. C. A. Hippodrome. The Hippodrome of the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A, will open to- morrow with & “circus parade” by the Girl Reserves, Miss Ellariz Mason, secretary. Plctures and lectures by Mrs. Rebecca Gray, will be Tuesday's attraction. The Girl Reserves com- mittee, Miss Edith Fleetwood chair- man, will stage a ‘fashion review” Wednesday. Barrington Guy will be heard in recital, Thursday. The fea- ture Friday will be the “Womanle: ‘Wedding,"” by the Amega Psi Phi Fra- ternity of Howard University. . The Hippodrome will be conducted by the membership Calendar Clubs, Mrs, H. P. Hamlin, chairman, and Mrs. Mary F. Thompson, membership secretary. The booths will be deco- that he had been arrested before and confined in No. 7, and was not removed even when there were more prisoners there than the night in question. On cross-examination, Attorney Loahy sought to get from the wit- ness an admission that he was drunk at the time. He denied ft. Policeman Fred Antonelll, clerk at No. 3, to which Owens was removed, brought into the court a record of prisoners transferred from No. 7 to No. 3. He sald it was not unusual, as there were only two cells at No. 7. Attorney Leahy went over the record with him, but the record it- self did not show whether the prison- ers were transferred from the station house or were taken direct from the patrol box to No. 3. Policeman Elmer L. Musselman then was called. Musselman is the po- liceman whom Davis was charged with knocking down, but for which he was acquitted, out of which the alleged - beating administered to Davis was sald to have grown. He merely testified that he had some dif- ficulty with Davis on the night of September 26. At this point the prosecution rested, and the case was put over until 1 o’clock next Tuesday afternoon, when the defense Will present jts side, rated In accord with the months rep- resenled and there will be a special program for each evening. Daily rehearsals of the Girl Re- serves for Christmas carol singing are from 3 to 5 p.m., and others are re- hearsing with the folk song group Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. AR YOUTH IS PAROLED. Promises to Return to Home of Father, a Minister. Although his father is a minister, Eugene J. Herndon, a_young white man from Durham, N. C., told-Justice Siddons in Criminal Division 1 that he does not know whether he would have the same welcome as did the prodigal son told of in the Scriptures, He, however, promised the court that if released he would go immediately to his former home. Attorney Robert 1. Miller volunteered to advance the price of the railroad ticket for the youth and the court let him go on condition that he report his behavior from time to time, during the next three years, to Probation Officer Steele. ~Herndon took $26 and some wearing apparel from his employer. He had served In the Marine Corps. 20 | CAMPAIGN FIGURES LAMPOONED ‘AT GRIDIRON CLUB’S BANQUE “Remnants”> From November Struggle Are Offered at “Auction” Attended by Notable Company From Throughout Country-—*‘Prophets” Also Suffer. (Continued from First Page.) tional Convention broadcast. It was bought by Chairman Butler, who, up- on examining his purchase, found it to be not an amplifier but a Maxim silencer. *Just what I wanted,” he grunted, “for Secretary of the Navy Wilbur.” Then a battered teapot was offered. Nobody wanted it. Quoth John W. Davis, “q tried my best to make that teapot work, but somehow or other, it wouldn't draw “Yey said Senator La * Follette “John and I wanted to hold the elec tion on Tea Pot Dome, but the peo- ple went to the Boston Tea Party, instead” The auctioneer said it would be sent back to the Senate, “for no matter how battered the is- sue, the Senate could still use it.” “Here is a genuine farmer's cos- tume, guaranteed to make the wearer look like a Vermont farmer, said the auctioneer, " holding up a “rube” cos- tume. Magnus Johnson wanted it, saying that he would not make an- other speech while he remains in the Senate. “Sold to Magnus Johnson for a good and valuable consideration,” was the cry. “Are you going to have your ple- ture taken in it,. Senator?’ “I am going to use March it after Shaver Bids on Map. A Civil War heirloom was offered, a map of the Confederate Stat Clem Shaver bid it In, saying “it would make it easler to keep track of John W. Davis’ electoral votes. “This map doesn't show Kentucky protested Shaver. “It's a new map,. Mr. Shaver; Ken- tucky was Democratic B. C.” B, .7 s—Before Coolidge. “So this map is A. D. “Yes—After Davil “Have you & map of Wisconsin?* “No, Senator La Follette—Wiscon- sin hasn't been on the map since No- vember 4. “How about the rest of the States?’ “They don't need separate maps any more—they're all annexed to Massachusetts.” A pair of “angel's” wings were ex- hibited, placed on sale by Barmey Baruch, after McAdoo's defeat for the nomination, and bought in by Chair- man Butler for William Wrigley. The campaign hat of Senator La Fol- lette was offered and examined care- fully by William G, McAdoo. . “I thought you wore this out, Sen- ator La Follette,” he said “I never wore it; I passed it." The auctioneer held up a package marked “24,” and the crowd sang out “A-l-a-bama casts 24 votes for Un- derwood.” Smith to Teach Southerners. Gov. Smith said he would take them and “teach the Southern Democrats to sing the ‘Sidewalks of New York.' The auctioneer exhibited a copy of the Democratic platform, which Gov. Smith wanted. “I am going to re- write it for 1928,” he explained. “The mnext Democratic convention won't go to New York,” he was told. “No, but the nomination will,” as- serted the Governor. “I would not mind running against you again, Governor,” interposed Col. Roosevelt. “Why, colonel, I am not thinking of running for Governor in 1928. “Neither am I, Al, neither am 1" The two woman Governors who were elected in November, Mrs. Fer- guson and Mrs. Ross, were imper- sonated by members of the club, who, in song, recited what those executives proposed to do. Some of the verses ran this way, to the tune of * a Gamboller ‘Women's Platform Outlined. “Two governors, two governors, two governors are we, We are the niftlest pair of dames that ever you did see. Our program is to work all day and then sit up all night, To run an earthly paradise, everything alright. with “And first we'll have a special course for little girls at school, To teach them how, when they grow up, their commonwealths to rule. We'll have creation’s story changed, it really fakes us grieve, To see the men lay all the blame upon our Mother Eve. “I'm going to rout the Ku Klux Klan and put upon the beds The sheets that in their foolish way they wear upon their heads. I'll put a tax on powder puffs and flappers with bobbed hair, T'll let the men say ‘goodness me!’ nobody shall swear. but “I'll stop the stores from sending bills, I'll banish cigarettes, I'll have no poker parties now, nor any racing bets. But I'll allow the women folks at least one privilege, Thelr husbands can for dinner walit while they are playing bridge. “When I see a man convicted for a- beating of his wife, I'll send him to the county jail and keep him there for life. Unless he’s very handsome, for I love a handsome man, It's only the real ugly ones that I pro- pose to can. “In Texas I will fix it so the men do all the work, And wash and cook and do the things that they now always shirk. And in_progressive Wyoming I'm willing to assert That nobody shall have a job who doesn't wear & skirt. “Two governors, two governors, two governors, we are, But when we get Into a scrape, just watch us run to pa.” Senate Ousters Up. Of course, the outlawing of the Re- publican insurgent Senators had to be touched upon. Three members of the club, in golf attire, entered the hall, arguing hotly among themselves. They explained they were Senator Edge of New Jersey, Senator Reed of Pennsylvania and Semator Spencer of Missour!, “the membership committee of the Regular Republican Country Club,” and they were highly indignant over the conduct of four of thelr members— “La Follette's foursome. His part- ners are Brookhart, Ladd and They're trylng to ruin our Then came the following diaiogue: “They holler ‘woof every time President Coolidge tries to putt.” “In my championship match in New Jersey they ran in a ringer, who hit me in the with a ball without calling ‘fore “They made remarks about Secre- tary Mellon when he started to drive in the tax tournament.” “They're always threatening to drive through the Supreme Court.” “All last season they cluttered. up the course and refused to let the ad~ ministration players go through them.” “They get in front of Charley Cur- tis when he tries & mashle pitch to put legislation over the bunkers.” “They think nobody has any rights on the course but themselves.” “They tried to wreck our team in the match with the Democrats in No- vember.” J “Yes, and then they turned in the worst card of the tournament. If I couldn’t play, bettier than they did in November, I'd quit the game.” “Well, what are we going to do about 17" “Throw 'em out.” “We haven't quite got the votes to throw 'em out, but I've got the right ides. We'll pass a resolution. “Good idea; very statesmanlike. That will make them feel awful. “I've prepared a draft: ‘Resolved, That the La Follette foursome shafl not be invited to any more meetings of the Regular Republican Country Club, and that they shall be inellgible to fill vacancies on the house, the membership, the trophy and the greens committees.’ " Two recently elected members of the club were Initiated during the course of the evening, with a little hazing b their fellow members. They were Hen Suydam of the Brooklyn Eagle anc James L. Wright of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. When called upon to shov cause why they should be admitted to the club, Mr. Suydam claimed that he could and proceeded to prove It in a song, ‘while Mr. Wright claimed to be a poet, and gave a specimen of his pro duction, which was classed as sufficient to_qualify him. Two members of the club posing Willlam J. Bryan and Charles W. Brya: sang a duet, entitled “We Ain’t Gonna Run No M Some of the verses were Election night was stormy. The alr was full of fro They elected Coolidge with the votes That me aud Charley lost. Oh, we ain't gonra run no mo', no mo’. ain’t gonna run no mo' We almost died in the Coolidge slide, And we ain’t gonna run no mo'! We alwars worked together; We thought that plan was best; T lost all the Eastern States And Charley lost the Wi Ob. we are the Bryan brothe: We've been in race. ‘We rap three times for Pres-i-deat And once for secoud place. While the dinner was being eaten there were occasional interruptions from members of the club coming In and offering suggestions or making tart comments. Early in the proceed- ings a great crash outside betoked something wrong. “Silent Vote” Voting. “Don’'t be alarmed,” Mr. President. cautioned a member. “That is merely the echo of the ‘silent vote' voting for “‘Silent Cal. = A club member skipped the length of the hall, dressed in overalls, sing- ing, “Hi le, hi lo, hi le, hi-l0.” “Here, here; what's all this nolse about?” he was asked. “Oh, I'm so happy.” ‘What about?” “I've got a job as furnace man in Representative John Philip Hill's cel- | 1ar.” The substitution of Senator Jones of Washington for Senator Watson of Indiana as Republican whip of the Senate w. mmented upon. “I notice,” said a member, Senator Curtis, leader, used to “Maybe that select his own A messenger with g cablegram for Sir Esme Howard, the British Am- bassador, who was present, appeared in the hall and read it aloud: “To Sir Esme Howard from the London for- eign office: Your request Is entirely in conformity with diplomatic immunity, and we have shipped the extra sup- ply for Yuletide.” Song Dedicated to Davis. One of the interesting skits of the evening was rendered by the “Elec- toral College Glee Club,” composed of members of the club, attired in college gowns and mortar-boards. They utilized well known old college songs in touching upon political top- fes and personages in a friendly vein of satire. One was dedicated to John W. Davis and ran: Jobn Davis is over the ocea John Davis {8 over the s We know he won't stay thers forever, For Wall Street’s the place for big fees. Come back, come back, Come back, John Davis, Come back, come baci Come back, John Di to me. "Tis too late, when the campaign is over, To sall for a far distant shore; So_far as concerns the election, He'd better have gone there before. “La Follette's Lament” was sung to the air of “Forsaken,” thus: Mistaken, mistaken, mistaken was I, I thought I could win with ealamity ery; I thought the disgruntled. the sick and the sore Would flock to the standard I gailantly bore. Mistaken, mistaken, mistaken was I When on’ workingmen I sought fo rely; They promised to give me the laborers’ vote, But now I am certain they made me the goat. ken, mistaken was I the White House was realy quite nigh; Bt pow I liave found that the people are right— They will not be the tail of the soviet kite. Dawes Ix Brought In. “Who ralsed the big smoke in the campalgn?” asked a member. “Charlie Dawes’ pipe.” “I understand the Anti-Tobacco League wants to make Charlie Dawes quit smoking. “I would like to see anybody make Charlie Dawes quit anything.” Thereupon they trilled an ode to Mr. Dawes: O who will smoke his campaign pipe, cam- paign pipe, 3 O who will smoke his campalgn pipe, cam- paign pipe. 0 who wliil smoke his campaign pipe When he's Vice President? Charley, my boy, From Tilinols, 0 Joy! “that just made Republican be a jockey.” is why they whip.” let him to me, to me, There'll be no language picturesque, pletur- esque, There'll be' no language picturesque, pictur- esque, When he is'sitting at his desk When he's Vice President. Watch him perspire, Then he'll retire, Hell and Maria There was some sparkling comment upon President Coolidge’s White House luncheons and bre@kfasts dur- ing and since the campalign, conclud- ing with the statement that— The White House bill of fare, It served the party we They gathered votes for Coolldge With the White House dinner bell. Gift for Jusserand. Ambassador Jusserand, about to retire, has always been a great favorits with the Gridiron Club. Last night he was presented with a mammoth gilded emblem of the club, in a charming speech by Col. Henry Hall, of the Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele- graph. A supposed interview with Repub- lican ‘“leaders” visiting the White House and giving their views = newspaper correspondents was pre- sented. Senator Borah, Senator Cap- per and Senator Cousens expressed their opinlons and suggestions of saplent advice to the Chief Executive. A member of the club arose at his seat to inquire “For Heavens sake, how many Republican leaders has the Republican party, anyway?’ “Fifty-one in the present Senate answered another member, “and 235 in the House, counting the Progres- sives. There will be more in both Houses In the next Congre some one recognizes that who got eight million majority in the recent election has earned the right to lead.” The Gridiron members do not hesi- tate to put themselves over the glowing gridiron at times, and poke fun at each other. Some half dozen or more well known correspondents who had made predictions on the election outcome, were haled to ti front and made to tell hqw the re- sults corresponded with their pre- dictions. They were out in as ridicu- lous a light as invention and exag- geration could sugKest, much te the \ : ; THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 14, 1924_PART 1. Lo ; ——————-—————-—————-—————_——_—_—__—.—_—*_A__—_—____—__—_—— I Presides at Dinner merriment of the politicians present, Wwho enjoyed their plight. Thrilling Melodrama Staged. A thrilling melodrama was put on by the club’s heavy w. "% It was entitled “The Dawn of Dawes, or Preparations for Reparations.” was announced as “produced without regard to expense to Germany, by the Republican Natignal Committee and & group of infernational bankers headed by J. P. Morgan; scenery by Charles E. Hughes; costumes by the American Woolen Co.; red fire by La Follette; still effects by Clem Shaver; steol rails by the Steel Trust, and electoral votes by the Literary Di- gest.” The cast Included Gretchen, the beautiful German maiden, & villain and a German and an American work- man. The story is too long to re- late, but the piot is familiar. Bal- ance O' Power, the “well known clubman from the big city” holds & mortgage on the homestead of Gretchen the beautiful malden, an: bacause she cannot pay, claima a right-of-way across her land. He lays ralls to establish the right-of-way,: and when she protests, binds her to :he track in hearing of an oncoming, locomotive. At that juncture—oh, well, you can guess the rest, when Charlie Dawes rushes in crying “Un- loose the maiden you pee-wits, rap- scallions and nincompoops, or by the' eternal obfiscations of Rhombold par- allelopipedons, I'il—-" Midway the evening, the merry- makers paused to pay tribute to the memory "of three of their members who had gone over the great divide, David R. McKee, John H. Nolan and Frank G. Carpenter. The lights were extinguished, the llkenesses of the deceased were thrown upon a screen, while a member of the club delivered a brief eulogy. on as the faces dissolved into clouds And the orchestr: Hear Dem Bell The menu was: Seatag Oysters Puree of Game St. Hubert Celery Hearts Queen Olives Salted Almonds Terrapin, a la_ Maryland Supreme of Celery-fed Duckling Bigarade New Florida Peas New York Imperial Apple Sauce Gridiron Club Salad Bombe Panache Aux Marrons Fancy Cakes Macaroons Coftee Cigars Cigarettes The guests invited were: The President of the United States. The President pro tempore of the | General. United States Senate. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The Secretary of State. The Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of War. The Attorney General. The Postmaster General. The Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Commerce. The Ambassador of France. The Ambassador of Great Britain. The Minister of Guatemala. Franklin Adams, counselor of Pan- American Union. H. H. Adams, vice president General Electric Company. 3 George E. Akerson, the Minneapolis Tribune. Richard S. Aldrich, Representative from Rhode Island. Brooke Anderson, Chicago, TIl. Paul Y. Anderson, the St. Louis Post- Dispatch. Adolphus Andrews, captain, U. S.N. T. Q. Ashburne, execusive officer In- land Waterways Corporation. Harmon August, New York City. Charles F. Aver, New York City Charles H. Baker, Washington. Elbert H. Baker, the Cleveland Plain Dealer. George Barr Baker, director of pub- licity, Republican national committee. €. C. A. Baldi, Philadelphla. George P. Baldwin, Washington. ‘Willlam Ballantyne, Washington. Charles G. Bancroft, Boston. J. E. Barnes, Washington. Willlam H. Barr, Buffalo. J. W. Barton, Minneapolis. Bernard M. Baruch, New York City. F. R. Bauer, New York City. Charles S. Baxter, Boston. Walter B. Edge, Senator from New Jexsels Edward S. Beck, the Chicago Tribune. James M. Beck, United States. Charles J. Bell, Washington. . Robert J, Bender, the United Press. Charles E. Berry, Washington. Willlam Berwin, Soston. Robert F. Bishop, Harry S. Blac Van Lear Blacl more. Oscar E. Bland. United States Court of Customs Appeals. Stuart O. Blythe, Washington. L. M. Moomer, New York City. Willls Booth, New York City. Robert J. Bottomly, Boston. George C. Bowie, Washingten. Dr. Paris Brengle, Washington. Frank H. Briggs, Washington. Charles F. Brooker, New York City Hilton U. Brown, the Indianapolis News, ‘Wisdom D. Brown, Rural Free De- livery News. Walter Brownley, Washington. James Francis¥Burke, Pittsburgh, L. White Busbey, U. & N. ‘William M. Butler, Massachusetts. L. O. Cameron, Washington. Guy E. Campbell, from Pennsylvania. Col. John H. Carroll, Washingtom. John H. Carroll, J L. C. Carson, zette-Times. Edwin M. Carter, New York City. E. P. Cartmell, Springfield, Ohio. Thomas L. Chadbourne, New York Clty. Arthur B. Chapin, Boston. Clarence E. Chapman, City. Charles B. Cheney, the Minneapols Journal. Charles F. Choate, Jr., Boston, Robert H. Clancy, trom. Michigan. Edward T. Clark, White House. Nelson S. Clark, New York City. Thomas J. Clexton, Boston. Dr. William M. Collier, Ambassador to_China. Tom Connally, Representative from Texas. Col. Charles H. Consolvo, Baltimore. Willlam H. Coolidge, Boston. Ira C. Copley, Aurora, IIl. Karl W. Corby, Washington. Gardner Cornett, New York City. Channing H. Cox, Governor of Mas- sachusetts. James Cousens, Senator from Michi- solicitor general, Newark. ew York city. the Sun, Balti- Jr., leutenant, Senator from Representative Pittaburgh, Pa. the Pittsburgh Ga- New York Representative an. " Robert Crain, Maryland. Harry M. Crandall, Washington, Marvin H, Creage Journal. Seymour L. Cromwell, New York city. Robert J. Cuddihy, the Literary Di- gest. J. Max Cunningham, Washington. John J. Daly, the Washington Post. Dwight F. Davis, Assistant Secre- tary of War. James C. Davis, director general, United States Railroad Administra- tion. Charles S. Dewey, Ai tary of the Treasury. Henry L. Doherty, New York City. ‘W. J. Donaldson, House Press Gallery. Dr. Francis D. Donoghue, Boston. Bartley J. Doyle, Philadelphia. Orville B. Drown, Washington, D. C. Gen, Coleman du Pont, Senator-elect from Delaware. Rev. Edward S. Dunlap, Washing- ton. Arthur W, Dunn, jr., Heutenant com- mander, U. 8. N. Jehn W. Dwight, Washington, Thomas N. Dysart, president In- vestment Bankers Assocation. Bernard A. Eckhart, assistant treasurer, Republican National Com- mittee, the Milwaukee tant Secre- Superintendent oo | i { Philadelphia. Henry P. Plain Deale: Richard “ P. Kentucky. Henry P, Erwin, Washington. Walter J. Fahy, New York City. Warren C. Fairbanks, Indlanapolis. Harvey S. Firestone, Akron. Mark Foote, Grand Rapids Press. Edward W. Forristell, St. Louls, Mo, Rudolph Forster, executive clerk, White House. Eugene N. Fos P Don H. Foster, Washington. A. Linde Fowler, the Boston Tran- script. P. A. 8. Franklin, New York City. Dr. David Friday, New York City. “wuuun G. Gavin, the Boston Trav- eller. ‘W. W.-Gibson, colonel, U. S. A. (re- tired). Chester Gilbert, Washington. Charles C. Glover, Washington. Guy D. Goff, Senator-elect from ‘West Virginia. . Dr. Cary Grayson, admiral, U. 8. N. Willlan Grifin, New York, City. Herbert F. Gunnison, th& Brooklyn Eagle. John Hays Hammond, Washington. A Boyd Hamilton, the Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa. Gen. James G. Harbord, New York city. George W. Harris, Washington. John F. Harris, New York City. Stanley Harrls, manager, Washing. ton base ball team. Pat Harrison, Senator from Missis- sippi. Charles Oregonfan. Ford Harvey, Kansas City, Mo. Charles M. Harwood, the Sun, Bal- timore. Harold G. Hathaway, Edwards, the Cleveland Ernst, Senator from C. Hart, the Portland New York Then the lights came | City. Harry B. Hawes, Representative played “Can't You | from Missouri. Henry Herberman, president Ex- port Steam Corporation. M. E. Hennessy, the Boston Globe, George W. Hess, director, U. 8. Bo- tanic Garden. William B. Hibbs, Washington. Dr. D. Percy Hickling, Washington. John Philip Hill, Representative from Maryland, Frank Hight, Washington. John L. Hines, major general, chiet of staff, U. 5. A. Arthur J. Hirsch, Washington. Willlam V. Hodges, treasurer, Re- publican national committee. George F. Iogman, Philadelphia. Frank J. Hogan, Washington. Dr. A, Barnes Hooe, Washington. Rush Holland, Assistant Attorney Henry H. Hopkins, St. Louls. Harry Hoskinson, Washington. Adams Howard, Washington Eve- ning Star. Arthur Eagle Claude B. Hudspeth, Representative from Texas. Frederic W. Hume, New York City. Alfred Hurrell, Newark, N. J. W. W. Husband, Commissioner General of Immigration. Richard W. Hynson, Washington. Howard P. Ingels, New York City. Charles F. Jacobsen, Washington. Frank Jelleff, Washington. George S. Johns, the St. Louis Post- Dispatch. Percy H. Johnston, New York City. Walter L. Johnson, vice president, New York Stock Exchange. Andreas A. Jones, Senator from New Mexico. R. M. Kauffmann, Washington Eve- ning Star. Perry H. Keeney, Chicago. J. Claude Keiper, Washington John B. Kendrick, Senator from Wyoming. Frank R. Kent, the Sun, Baltimore. James Kerney, the Trenton Times. C. Kessler, Morsemere, N. J. Pierre V. R. Key, the Musical Di- gest. r Star. C.’S. Krick, vice president Pennsyl- vania Railroad. Oliver Owen Kuhn, Evening Star. Charles L. Lanman, Washington. Thomus A. Lawler, Lansing, Mich. H. B. Leary, jr., Washington. William Leary, New York city. E. O, Leatherwood, Representative from Utah. John A. Lejeune, major general, U. 8 M. C. Arthur Lehman, New York City. John C. Letts, Washington. George A. Lewis, Washington. Charles P. Light, Washington. Charles Linkins, Washington. Luther W. Linkins, Washington. William H. Linkins, Washington. Walter Lippman, New York City. E. 8. Little, New York City. Thomas P. Littlepage, Washington. Nicholas Longworth, Representative trom Ohlo. Edward G. Lowry, Washington. Robert Luce, Representative from Massachusetts. W. W. Lufkin, Boston. G. A. Lyon, Washington Evening| Star. 1 Albert R. Mackensle, Washingto: Martin B. Madden, Representative trom Illinois. John C. Martin, the Public Ledger, M. Howe, the Brooklyn R. Kirkwood, the Kansas City Washington | collector, port of i Julian_S. Mason, the New York Herald-Tribune. Leo C. May, Washington. John W. Maynard, the Newark Eve- ning News. Burt M. McConnell, Digest. Medill Mlinofs. Robert R. McCormick, the Chicago Tribune. Frank McIntyre, major general, U. S, A John McKinley, Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. James C. McRevnolds, associate justice, United States Supreme Court. Rice W. Means, Senator from Colo- rado. G. Plerce Metcalf, Providence, R. I. Jesse H. Metcalf, Senator from Rhode Island. Charles Michelson, World. Karl W. Miller, the Detroit News. -Capt. James E. Mitchell, Trenton, N. J. J. Rupert Mohler, Washington. William Montgomery, Washington. Martin A. Morrison, Washington. George H. Moses, Senator from New Hampshire. McKenzle Moss, Assistant Secretary of Treasury. James H. Mulheron, United States marshal, Trenton, N. J. John M. Nelson, the Literary McCormick, Senator from the New York Representative from Wisconsin. Roy L. Neuhauser, Washington. Frank B. Nichols, the Times, Bath, Me. Frank B. Noyes, Washington Eve- ning Star. Theodore W. Noyes, Washington Eve- ning Star. P. A. O'Connell, Boston. George H, O'Connor, Washington. T. V. O'Connor, chairman United States Shipping Board. Willlam A. Oldfield, Representative from Arkani George S. Oliver, Pittsburgh Chroni- cle-Telegraph. Richard Oulahan, Bronxville, N. Y. Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, president Emergency Fleet Corporation. Lincoln K. Passmore, Philadelphia. Paul Patterson, the Sun, Baltimore. Lawrence C. Phipps, Senator from Colorado. John Russell Pope, New York city. Henry H. Porter, lieutenant U. 8. N. (retired). Charles Presbrey, New York oity, Samuel J. Prescott, Washington. James D. Preston, superintendent Senate press gallery. Miohael G. Price, Philadelphia. Dr. Andrew W. Prout, Columbus. Ralph Pulitzer, the New York World. G. A. Ravenal, New York city. Ogden Reld, the New York Herald- Tribune. John R. Rellly, New York city. J. O. Richardson, captain, U. 8. N. W. P. Richardson, colonel, U. 8. A. (retired). Lioyd M, Robbins, San Franclsce, « I 'hoard, according to dispatches to The “It Is Cold Here,” Girls at Training School Send Word Cnristmas brings thoughts of great fireplaces, the blazing yule log. warm bodies and warm hearts. Every one experiences these thoughts around this time of the year. Almost eovery one feels snug and happy as the wintry winds howl outside on Christmas eve. ‘Almost every one.” The quali- fication {s an unfortunate neces- sity, in view of an appeal sent out yesterday by Miss Nannie H. Bur- roughs, president of the National Training School for Women and Girls, at Lincoln Height: “It is cold out here” wi ory sent forth. “We are not ask- ing: for ‘eats’ but for heat. Our coal bill is @ nightmare. The coal dealer (s very kind to us. We would like to be able to pay him for the coal he has put in since October, and for the additional coal urgently needed right now to carry us through to.May." The girls at the training school are trying to join in the spirit of the season, to bask in its coziness. But they must face the cold facts. $5,000,000 MUSEUM PLANNED IN CAPITAL TO HONOR INDUSTRY (Continued from First Page.) ergy, time or money” help to estab- lish the museum. The foundation at the same time announced acceptance from Thomas A. Edison, Orville Wright and Charles F. Brush to be vice presidents of the museum movement organization, and from Charles M. Schwab and Melville E. Stone, as members of the honorary advisory board. PROJECT STILL IN AIR. Museum Idea Brought to Notice Here Year Ago. ‘The movement to found a National Museum of Engineering and Industry was brought to the attention: of museum officials here about a year ago, when it was suggested that the engineering and industrial exhibits in the National Museum be exhibited as a nucleus for the projected institu- tion. So far as could be learned here last night, the project is still in a “vision- ary” stage. Money must be raised, definite plans drawn and detailed or- ganization effected before the scheme can be regarded as well on the way toward realization, it was said. If the plans of the New York engi- neering Interests are successful, it is probable that the National Museum here will co-operate fully in estab- lishing the new industrial museum. It may even become a branch of the National Museum, it was learned on good authority. Subject Under Study. A committee representing the pro- | posed new foundation discussed the | project with National Museum offi- clals about a year ago, it is under- stood, and the matter has been re- vived from time to time since then. One of the committeemen was in con- ference with officlals here only a month ago, but at that time nothing definite had been done. It was indicated that officlals herz will welcome such an institution as a_valuable addition to the notable edifices in the Natlon's Capital, Members of the honorary advisory Star from New York, include Secre- tary Herbert Hoover, Dr. Charles W. Eliot and Gen. George W. Goethals. Kenneth L. Roberts, Beach, Me. W. F. Roberts, Washington. Joseph T. Robinson, Senator from | Arkansas. William A. Rodenberg, Washington Joseph D. Rodgers, sergeant-at- arms of United States House of Rep- resentatives. §. L. Rothafel city no IH. Rudolph, Commissioner | District of Columbia. | Dr. Sterling Ruffin, Washington. H. L. Rust. jr, Washington. R. C. Russum, New York city. ieorge A. Sanderson, secretary of United States Senate, Thomas O. Schall, from Minnesota. Judge Gus A. Schuldt, Washington. Loring A. Schuler, the Country Gentleman, Willlam H. Seely, Newark. Henry D. Sharpe, Providence. Clem M. Shaver, chalrman Demo- cratic national committee. Henry C. Sheridan, Washington. James Sherier, Washington. Col. C. O. Sherrill, superintendent public bulldings and grounds. Jouett Shouse, Kansas City. Gray Silver, Chicago. E. H. H. Simmons, president New York Stock Exchange. Dr. J. Crayke Simpson, Washington. Paul Sleman, Washington. C. Bascom Slemp, jr., secretary to the President. Herbert J. Slocum, colonel U. S. A. David E. Smiley, the Public Ledger, Philadelphia. Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New York. Dr. George Otis Smith, director, United States Geological Survey. Hal H. Smith, the New York Times. Dr. William Mercer Sprigg, Wash- ington. H. H. Stansbury, the Washington Herald. E. W. Starling, Washington. Joseph C. Stout, Boston. ‘W. D. Sullivan, the Boston Globe. W. J. Sullivan, New York city. Jesse L. Suter, Washington. Gerard Swope, New York city. Herbert Bayard Swope, New York city. Robert L. Taylor, Washington. J. Talbott Todd, Baltimore. Raymond S. Thompkins, Baltimore. A. W. Thompson, Pittsburgh. Kennebunk (Roxfe), New York| Representative PARLEY ON TRAFFIC OPENS TOMORROW @ Experts From All Parts» of Nation to Meet Here for Conference. Aroused by the mounting casualt: rate from trafiic accidents, more thau 400 traffic experts, police heads, auto mobile manufacturers and others will meet with representatives of the Fed eral Government tomorrow to deviss 2 group of blanket regulations to curb deaths due to traffic accidents. The conference called by Secrefar of Commerce Hoover nearly two months ago marks the first concerted attempt of the Federal Government to take official action toward reduc- tion in the deaths and property losses due to traffic accidents. Hitherto the safety movement has been a local one, aided by national organizations. Th conference which opens at the nev home of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States at Connecticut ave nue and H street tomorrow is the first move on the part of the Govern- ment to join with local and natlonal safety organizations toward the pro- mulgation and fostering of a natlonal safety policy, capable of application to any municipality in the Nation which has a traffic problem. Hoover Is Interested. Secretary Hoover has taken a great Interest In the work of the confer ence, which will last two days, an will preside at every session Differing from most conferences called to discuss national problems. the conference which opens tomorrow will have before it reports of eig committees, organized many weeks ago, which have made careful and exhaustive. studies into every phase of the general traffic problem, and have submitted their recommenda- tions to be read at the meetings. Ir stead of appointing committees after the conference opened to draw up hastily a set of recommendations and conclusions reached after immature consideration of the problems in- volved, Secretary Hoover deemed it more advisable to attack the several problems long before the actual con vening of the conference, work ou suggested solutions and present ther to the conference as debatable sul. Jects to be thrashed out by the entir Broup of conferees. Make-Up of Committees. These committees are as follows Statistics, Willlam M. Steuart, director of census, chairman; traffic contr Roy F. Britton, chairman; construction and engineering, Frank Page, chair- man; city planning and zoning, Fred- eric A. Delano, chairman; insurance, S. S. Huber, : education, A. W. Whitney the motor vehicle, H. M. chairman, and public relations, George M. Graham chairman. The reports of these con mittees, already made public and 4 seminated throughout the country, w not be read at the opening session, they have already been mailed o; the men who will attend the meeting Following the opening address out- lining the purposes of the conference by Secretary Hoover, the:conference will proceed at once to’discussion of the committee reports, and on Tuesday. the concluding day of the confer a consolidated report, wherein the recommendations of the several com- mittees will be incorporated, will be submitted to the entire meeting. Guide to Legislation. This consolidated report, with the d tailed reports of the committee: intended to” serve any municipality with a traffic problem to solve and those who can see a traffic problem in thefu- ture as a guide for legislative action and as a handbook for administrative en- forcement of the existing and future traffic . Co-operation with all Federal : z cipal azencies in 1 be urged, as well as a uniform set of traffic lawd which will apply as well in California as in Maine. Termed a “life and death” ence, thé delegates from cvery § in the Union, from more than 100 cities, with Washington represented by every safety organization in the city, will have before them tle t of reducing the loss of more than 600 lives taken in preventable traffic accidents last year, and the more than $6,000,000 damage to property resulting from the same cause. A large proportion of the deaths and serious injuries making up the annual traffic toll have happened to individuals on foot. The next larg- est group to suffer death and injury are the motorists who are the suffer- ers from reckless driving by a smail minority, according to figures made public by the Census Bureau. These figures attributed a large proportion of the street and highway accidents in the United States to the automo- bile, and show a steady increase in the toll of lives and injuries due to trafic accidents in which automoblles have figured. For this reason the major portion of the discussion and the committee re- ports will deal with the automobile as the majn dortributing factor In the traffic toll in this country. OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER _PLANS FOR ICE PATROL Meeting Called to Formulate Pro- gram for Coast Guard in North Atlantic. For the purpose of mapping out a program for the international ice patrol in the North Atlantic by the United States Coast Guard next year a meeting of Government officials and shipping i terests will be held at the Treasury next Tuesday morning. With Rear Admiral F. C. Billard, com- mandant of the Coast Guard, presiding, the meeting will hear the reports of last year's ice patrol, and will go oyer the to confer. Stata J. H. Tonge, Washington. Robert G. Tucker, the Indianapolis Star. Joseph P. Tumulty, Washington. Fred D. Underwood, president Erfe Ratlroad. J. J. Underwood, Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Earl Venable, secretary Republican congressional committee. Kenneth S. Wales, Washington. Hugh C. Wallace, former ambassa- dor to France. Charles B. Ward, Representative from New York. Willlam B. Ward, New York city. Francis E. Warren, Senator from ‘Wyoming. Charles A. Watson, Washington. Roy O. West, secretary Republican national committee. James C. White, Washington. L. P. White, Philadelphia. Norman H. White, Brookline, Mass. Edward E. Whiting, the Boston Herald. Arthur Whitney, New Jersey. Donald A. Wiley, the Washington Post. pton A. Wilkinson, New York oity. Gerrard B. Winston, retary of the Treasury. ; Henry Rogers Winthrop, New York city. Willlam R. Wood, Representative from Indiana. George C. Wright, Washington. John H. Wright, Washington. ¥. S. Wynn, vice president of South- ern Railroad. J. Russell Evoniag Star, State Senator, Assistant Sec- Young, Washington prospects for next year in detail. Recom- mendations will probably be made to President Coolidge following -the meet- ing. Among the governmental agencies to be represented will be the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Shipping Board and the Weather Bureau. All the principal ship- ping interests which use the North At- lantic sea lanes, where ice menaces in the Spring, will be represented. Hotel Inn Phone Main 8108-8109. 604-610 9th St. N.\gi $7 rooms, 38 weekly; $10.50 rooms, $8; lavatory, i 3 48 i IR, S A e B L2 St. Matthew’s Church Rhode Island Ave. N.W. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, Closing Exercises of Men’s Mission AT 8 P.M. Sermon by Rev. Norman O’Connor, C.S. P. 3 SUBJECT: “The Joy of Service” Papal Benediotion.