Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1924, Page 2

NEW YORK SWEPT BY GALE AND SNOW Traffic Hindered, Lake Ships Blown Ashofe, Tempera- ture Below Zero. By the Associated Pre : SYRACUSE, N. Y. December 15.— White landscapes in endless succes- =ion greeted central and northern New York today, after the first wide- spread snowstorm of the season, which started yesterday and was con- tinuing todax. : Swept along by a 66-nille. wind in some places, thé storm hindered high- oad traffic. On Onelda boats were blown (shore. in Alhany it was seyerd! degrees above zero and the snow was six incnes deep. In Madison County there was more than a 00t of SNOW. Cnnning Plant Burned. High wind was chiefly responsible for destruction by fire of the plant of the New York Canners, Inc., at Fulton, causing loss estimated at 00,000, At Buftalo H. W. Hornke of Cleve- Jand, ind his crew of six Dukirk men are recovering from exhaustion suffered while lost on Lal e, They rode out a gale at an e 10 ~hore from WFriday night \esterday, when they were blown on the beach near Angola, 30 miles from 1o, PATROL COAST FOR SHIPS. until early Lake Steamer Believed to Have Been Broken Up. HOUGHTON, Mich., December mile st.etch of coast ine between gle River and Agate Harbor again was being patroled by Coast Guards today in an effort to find a clue to the ldentity of the late steamer be- lieved to have broken up and sunk n a terrific storm on Lake Superior saturday. Although pieces of wreck- \ge have piled up on the beach of Keweenaw Peninsula, none of it has arricd any marking that would in- cicate the identity of the vessel. Marine men that the vietim of -the storm's fury w np that carried no radio. = from Ste Marle re- ported that only had sed through the locks there since urday and that vessel was up- bound. It was the stcamer G. J. Grammer. _Her captaln reported he was forced to break five Inches of A #olid fce In sud Lake to ge: through to | this port. Among the vessels known to have been out in the storm were the Kamloops, Lethbridge, Midland Wing and Midland Prince. They were due at Sault Ste. Marie Saturday but the fast word received stated they were “some- where in Lake Superior.” It is believed that most of the ves- sels unaccounted for took refuge off 1ste Royal or behind White Fish Point. hiig The Canadian locks at Sault Ste Marie were closed last night and nearly all buoys and other aids to navigation have been withdrawn. MOTOR FATALITIES BRING.INDIGTMENTS Auto Drivers Held for Man-; slaughter as Result of | Traffic Charges. ; Indictments charging manslaughter | growing out of traffic accidents were | returned today by the grand jury agalnst threo persons, Richard Nor- man, Robert McLennan and William R. Crowley. Norman is alleged to ve killed James A. Donaldson July last. McLennan is accused of col- Jiding with John Craven December 6, last, at the Tidal Basin, inflicting injuries from which Craven died. Crowley is said to have run over Liberio Celenza December 19. last, in- flicting injuries resulting in his death, | Lawyer Under Charges. Larceny after trust is charged in an indictment against Samuel A, Schwartz, a lawyer. He is sald to have received a check from Mamie H. Southall for the usze of his client and to have appropriated the pro- ceeds of the check to his own use. The charge is made the basis Of the recent report of the grievance committee of the bar asking for the disbarment of Schwartz. The grand jury indicted Wilbur! Stanley, 33 yvears old, daylight ban- dit, who was caught as he ran from ihe National Token Shop, at 1217 Penneylvania avenue northwest, No- | Vember 15, after grabbing 30 diamond rings from a tray shown him by Mrs. Mabel H. Papineau, wife of the pro- vrietor of the shop. Papinegu ur- rived as the man was leaving the store and chased him down Twelfth street, calling to the police as he passed the first precinct station. The man was caught and the rings 1e- * covered. Other Indictments Reported. Indictments charging housebreak- ing and larceny were reported against Allen Ford, Isaac Wilson and Edward Stewart. Robbery. iz charged gainst Matthew Smith, James Rhone, Henry L._Johnson and Mary Kelly. Kdward L, Slocum is Indicted for grand larceny and Douglas BasKer- ville and Chatles Simms are accused of grand larceny and joy tiding and Gilbert H. Loflin of pandering. Assault with a dangerous weapon was charged against Charles Edward Jackson, George T. Lee, Katherine R. Douglas and Mabel Liberty. The fo lowing are indicted for joy ridini John Robinson, Char! Bolden, George Theodore Brocknmn and Ar- thur D. Washington. . - GIRL, 24, IS ARRESTED AS BANDIT :IN CHICAGO Accused of Robbing Two Chauf- ® feurs—8econd Reports She Fired Shot at Him. the Associated Press. = 'HICAGO, December 15,—A woman bandit, who robbed two chauffeurs, was arrested today shortly after her segond victim had reported to the police. She gave her name as Mar- n';;t B‘lll;r , aged 24. Lt e policc are seare] * companion when the flrut"o}fi';i-y was committed. Asked about him, the voung woman said she did oW him except by the mame of “Jo&" 8 that he gave her the Pevelver wng' 36 and told her to ‘S8ee What you can do alone.” The second chatffeur reported the woman_fired at’ him a drove away. et The motor read between Jemail and is 4 be opemed by next S ptain of the fish tug Helene, | miles off | expressed the bellef | i here. {James Duncan, [GOMPERS FUNERAL RITES IN D. C. | REPORTED; BODY TO LIE IN STATE {Continued from First Page.) ter of a century.” President Lawson and Secretary Rogers of the Central Labor Union will head the delega- tion from that body, which {s com~ Posed of representatives of the varl- ous labor organisations in Washing- ton. Kallipolls_Grotto will be reps resented by Monarch Samuel J. Shreve, ,s«;retny‘ Edward _Libbey, | Chief Justice L. \Whiting Estes and | Master of Ceremonies S. H. Talkes, ! Potentate Harry F Cary of Almas | Temple, A, A. O. M. 8, will delegate | members today to meet the funeral train at 'Washington Junction and accompany the remains to the tem- porary resting place here. Body to Leave at Night. | At 10:30 - o'clock tomorrow night the body will be taken from the American Federation of Labor build- ing and placed on a train. for New York, where committees of lubor offi- cials and citizens will meet it. Pall- bearers there will include Gov. Smith, | Mayor Hylan, Alton B. Parker, Bernard Baruch, Ralph Easley and { Samuel Untermyer. A committee of 50 representatives of arganized labor will meet the train upon its arrival in New York Wednesday morn- ing, The bedy will be taken to the E'ks’ C'ub, where it will lie in state until 8 | o'clock Thursday morning, | time the final funeral services will be | conducted. There will be re'igious serv- {ices conducted by Rabbi Wise and Dr. + Felix Adler, followed by Eiks and Ma- sonic burial rites. Interment wiil be in Seepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarry- f messages of condolence { were arriving throughout today at the headquarters here of the A. F. of L. The bui'ding which marke the scene | historic. labor meetings presid- {ed over by President Gompers was | heavily draped In black at the entrance, | and the American flag above fluttered at half-etaff, as did the flags on the E'ks’ Club and a number of other bulldings. THOUSANDS LINE ROUTE. | Funeral Train Leaves St. Louis for Capital. By the Assoclated Press. | ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 15—The train bearing the body of Samuel Gompers to Washington, where it | will lle in state until burial Wednes- |day at New York, paused here from early morning until noon today after |a Journey marked by outpourings of those who wished to pay thelir re- spects at all stations from San Antonio, Tex., where the president of the American Federation of Labor died Saturday. | The schedule from St Louls called | tor the funeral train to reach Vin- | cennes, Ind, at 3:50 o'clock this after- noon, Cincinnati at $:35 p.m. and Midland City, Ohio, at 10:48 pm.; Parkersburg, W. Va., will be reached at 3:40 o'clock tomorrow morning, Cumberland, Md., at 10:50 a.m., with arrival at Washington scheduled for 2:45 p.m. Thousands Pay Homors. Last night the train kept to schedule fairly well, although it lost some time when it stopped at various statlons for thousands of persons to-file past the great flag-covered bronze casket. The floral tributes which covered the coffin when the train left San Antonio were added to by the wagonload as the trafm roHed North. '~ ° At a_number of towns along the route those who wished to 106k upon the face of the fallen leader had to be turned away because the train could not walt long enough. At Mc- Alester, Okla., the train had to be halted again to put off some who had lingered too long. A vast concourse greeted the train as it pylled into the Unlon Station 4 coffin was taken from its silk-cloaked catafalque and trans- ! ferred to another observation coach attached to a Baltimore & Ohio train for Washington. This train is duc to depart at 12:05-p.m. The time and exact place for hold- ing the final funeral rites for Mr. Gompers had not been definitely de- termined by the executive council members aboard the train. The ad- visabllity of postponing the time from Wednesdsy evening as origi- nally planned, to Thursday morning in New York, was advanced last night. This again underwent & change when it was suggested to have a great public funeral in Madi- son Square Garden, New York, Wed- nesday night, the services (o be broadcast by ratio. This was to be determined at a meeting of officials in the traveling party to be held here this morning. Party Stands Trip Well. All members of the party were in good health on arrival, but all were very much fatigued. Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation, upon whose shoulders has for the time devolved the work of chief executive of the organization, together with Matthew Woll and Martin E. Ryan, V! presidents, and John E. Giles, Chester M. Wright, Thomas McQuade, Willlam D. Mahon, . C. Roberts, Edward J. Tracy, Joseph Lynch, all officlals, besides thelr dutles of planning for the funeral, have recelved and escorted through the funeral car almost 100,000 persons since the coffin left San Antonlo, The women of| the party, the secre- taries to the officlals, also have been constantly on duty. Miss Mathilde May of New York, Mr, Gompers' nurse, and Miss Florence C. Thorne, his sec- retary, have taken to themsplves the care and arrangement of thé flowers, which, growing in volume at every station, filled the compartment where the body lay, covered the casket and finally were hung from the celling and on the walls, At noon and in the dead of night, the floral _tributes, expressing the sentiments of the workers both High and low, came forth in an unending stream. Ons of the largest offerings came on late last night from -the Sedalia; Mo., féderation. An ex-Con- gressman sent a design of roses which arrived quite late and were still fresh on the great bronse cofin as the first tints of -Missourl’s dawn touched the eastern skies. t great crowds, touched the hearts of Mr. Gompers' comrades most. On¢ was the little band which played a soft dirge at Austin, Tex., in the qulet of the night. This wasfthe first stop out of San Antonio, A little group of faithtul followérs huddled at the step of the funéral car aé the muted tones seemed to caress Mr. Gompers as he slipped by on his way home. Indian Pays Tribute. Then there was the Indian chief- tain, in tribal blanket and stalwart mien, who uttered the Indlan for the dead at a little station just Okl ma. know, '3 to be kind to the white chief in the happy hunting ground. ‘Very early ini the morning came. twi old Irishwomen at St. Charles, 30 miles out of St. Louls: had not yet opened the eyes of of the party on board when these two, in aprons, evidently just out of bed, came knocking at the funeral car. They had "no - flowers, their .rough hands held only coarse bandkerchiefs a3 .they viewed the remains of mea:they Capital and Labor to Join Hands in Paying Last * Tribute to Federation Head; Remains Due . at 2:45 Tomorrow. . Ilis friends held the thought that the laboring people of New York should be given opportunity to see helr dead leader a last time, and for this reason it was thought he should lie In state in New York from Wed- rcldly afternoon to Thursday morn- ng. Shortly after 9 a.m. the casket was tranaferred to Baltimore and Ohio car No. 98, Representatives of the Cens tral Trades and Labor Union of St. Louis acted as pallbearers, Hundreds «* men, women and chjldren in the traln shed bared their heads as the casket passed by, A mail truck was piled high with floral offerings, to which had been added large pleces from the Order of Rallway Telegraphers, the Central Trados and Labor Unlon, the Bullding Trades Councll and other local labor bodiea. After the casket had been piaced in the Baltimors and Ohio car the public was permitted to come aboard and file pi A telegram from Hugh Frayne, American Federation of Labor repre- sentative In New York, zaid that members of the executive council of the federation would be active pallbearers there while a large group of citls including Goy. Smith and Mayor Hylan, would be honorary pallbearers. Yesterday, members of the official party were able to relax and gain some rest from the fatigue they experienced during Mr. Gompers' last hours. Miss Mathilda Mays of New York, Mr. Gompers' nurse, told for the first time the atory of her patient's passing as she saw it. “I had been resting for a short time when the extra nurse called and sald Mr. Gompers was ving trou- ble with his breathing,” she sald, “T nt to him, he held up his hands and said ‘Oh, help me. The doctor and his secretary were summoned and they called members of the execu- tive council and other leaders. It was then close to 3 a.m. Mr. Dun- can came in and took Mr. Gompers' hand and & him the Masonic grip. He sald Mr. Gompers returned it. Other friends camo, but there was not much sald. In a short time his breathing grew gradually weaker and soon he went off to sleep, calm- 1y and peacefully. His was a peace- ful and dignified endi: 3 BAKER HONORS GOMPERS. Former War BSecretary Praises| ‘Work of Late A. F. of L. Head. By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., December 15.— Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War during the Wilson administration, who is in Atlanta, last night paid the following tribute to the late Samuel Gompers. “Mr. Gompers was @ great leader, a true patriot and a lovable character. His meteoric rise from a London | clgar salesman to the leadership of | the labor forces of the United Blltell‘ was both remarkable and delar\'int.., CITROEN PAYS TRIBUTE. | Says Gompers Never Forgot Im- portance of Capital. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 15.—Andre! Citroen, French automobile, manufac- turer, who became acquainted with | Samuel Gompers while the latter was in France during the World War, dispatched the following cablegram to the American press yesterda i “France mourns, the death of Samuel Gompers. bor the world over will feel keenly the loss of this| modern prophet who, while always a | champlon of the cause of the working | class, never lost sight of the economlc | importance of capital. “The world loses its foremost ar- biter in the relationship between | capitel and labor.” BRITISH VIEWS VARIED, Labor Press SBays Gompers Was Pillar of Capitalism, By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 15.~The Con- servative Morn[ng Post -describes Samuel Gompers as “a real labor leader, big In mind, generous of heart,” and expressas admiration of his patriotism and opposition to so- clallsm. ** How little Mr. -Gompers had in common with present day English laborism, however, is shown by the Daily Herald, labor organ, which re- marks: “Labor and éocialism have now become, in European countrles, two words meaning the same thing.” The paper draws & cantrast between the American and -British workers, saying: - “As Mr. Gompers and his like work- ed hard to prevent business being in- terfered with and set ‘their ' faces against all ideas of change, they were regarded pillars of the caplitalist system, and that, indeed, is exactly what they are.” Admitting that conditions tn Amer- fca are very different from those in Britain, the Herald says “Every year, however, the similari- ty of their problem to ours becom more noticeable, and this will change the character of their labor move- ment and its leaders, ¢ * ¢ “Capitalism in America can pay a decent living wage to & small num- ber of workers, and these support it without considering the numbers who are wage v ‘When the lat- ter use their pow: American labor will follow European labor.” The liberal Westminister Gasette looka for important changes to follow the disappearance of Mr. Gompers, remarking: “The new groupings an. new phjlosophers brought into being by. his death will be watched with interest.” ? 3 CALLES PAYS TRIBUTE. Death Seals Existing Good Bela- tions, Statement Says. _ By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 15.—~"“The death of Samuel Gompers seals for- ever the existing good relations be- tween the peoples of Mexico and the United States,” sald President Call on learning of the labor -leader's death, the foreign office reported. ORDERS PROBE OF FOWLS 8, Mo., Embargo Against Western Chick- ens Brings Inquiry Here. Newspaper dispatches from Balti- more and New York telling of the aotion” of those citles in placing an embargo on live chickens from West- Stat al sal wéarly &1 ;flnm‘::fi “x‘i“ s live lmi:l. come from -the surrounding e Dr. Fowler said he had no Informa- tion to indicate that the situstion S Viteps SBLR 'TRAFFIC DEATHS | o to The Star from Santa Claus La: Odors of Christmas Goodies Halt Santa Claus Land Party Explorers Use Tricks Learned in Met- ropolitan Club as lage of Jolly BY CAPT. ELIJAH SQUINT. | (The only expiorer who ever hopped up | Pike's Peak on one foot: leader of The Star's expedition to Santa Clans Land.) | By Courler Duck to The Star. NAPKIN RING GULCH, Santa Claus Land, December 15.—We were almost overwhelmed by odors of cinnamon, thyme, mint, allspice and cloves. On our left was a huge mountain of blanc mange. I took a tape measure and tried to measure it, but iz wob- bled so I had to give it up. Everywhere were outcroppings of chocolate layer cake, showing vellow | and brown stripes all around, and | below us were the spurs and foot-| hills of great mountains of chocolate | | eclairs. { As we pushed on Spuds became mired in a giant cream puff, but we | pulled him out and he was all right First standing on our heads and re peating our stomach-ache rhymes, we had a splendid dinner, just reaching out for anything that looked good.| Iehy-Koo's Yorkshire puddings were | the plumpest and finest I ever ate. | Ancended Jeil Roll. That afternoon we came out of a| peaceful little valley of strawberry | tarts and, ascending a huge jelly roll, | we suddenly saw a wilderness of pal aces, funny little peaked houses, castles, Noah's arks, houses made out | of great drums, and, higher than any- | thing else, the very same chimney that the little boy climbed in thei FOR 1924 W 4 Struck by Bicycle, Increase Year’s List. Elghty-four traffic deaths have been recorded by the police this year, persons involved In the latest acci dents belng Mrs. Mary Mannix No- lan, 87, 1223 Eighth street, who died | at Emergency Hospital Saturday night as a result of injurles recelved the afternoon of December 4, when struck by the bicycle of Edward Da- , 16, 1323 First street, near Sev- enth anl N streets, and Georgeanna Scott, colored, 45, 1713 First street, who was killed by the automobile of Randolph Norup, 49, 117 Adams street, near her home Saturday night. The latter's body was identified yes- terday. A coroner's jury returned verdicts of accldental deaths in both cases at inquests held at the District morgue today. : Hurt ia Collision. Alfred Logan, colored, 21, Bethes- da, Md., sustained a fracture of the skull and injuries to his face as a result of & collision between his motor cycle and an automobile owned ang driven by Howard Fisher, 2700 Q street, in front of 2816 Wisconsin avenue early this morning. Frank Fisher, 16, occupant of the automo- bile, was injured. The injured per- sons were taken to Georgetown Uni- versity Hospital, and Howard Fisher was detained by the police to awalt the result of Logan’s injurles. Dr. Thomas Lowe, 44, 1316 New Hampshire avenue, received an in- Jury to the left side of his head last night when his automobile, backing from the curb in front of his home, was struck by an automobile driven by Lewis B. Minor, 1202 V street. Dr. Lowe was not seriously injured. Breaking of the steering gear of the automoblle of Willlam Tudge, Good Hope - roa southeast, was blamed for a collision between his car and the car, of A. T. Cashion, 814 Sixth street, near Second and B streets southeast, yesterday after- noon. Tudge and Cashion were treat- ed at Providence Hospital for slight injuries. CORONER TO INVESTIGATE DEATH IN ROOMING HOUSE One Man Dies, Another Still Suf- fering, From Poisoning. Two Vérsions of Accident. John Moses, 34, Morganton, N. one of two men found unconscious in & rooming house at 207 Pennsylvania avenue Friday night, dfed at Emer- sency Hospltal Baturday night. It is stated that the gas fixtures in the room occupied by the men was de- fective, the stop having been worn off, but the condition of the fixture, according to the statement of James Smith, recovering from the effects of his experfence, had no bearing on his d | companion's death. Smith, hospital officlals reported, sald he blew out the gas, not knowing any other way. to extingulsh the light. Siege Lifted for Election. BUENOS AIRES, December 15— The state of siege in the state of Sao Paulo, Brasil, ‘was suspended yes. terday for one day only in order to permit the holding of ‘an election lnun w'.?!:ou & deputy for 12 Passports to Vil- St. Nicholas. First Reader. They were all painted every color -vou could think of. As we stood In astonishment, say- ing “Oh!” and “Ah!" and “Just think of that'” there suddenly appeared before us an odd little man. He had a rusty green coat with talls that reached to the ground, so that he looked like a nice, kind beetle; his face was all squizzled up like a rai- sin, and his spectacles had no glass in them. “Passports, please.” he sald briskly. I had prepared for this. Killing time around the Mectropolitan Club, I had learned a lot of games and tricks which I knew could be nothing €Me than passports to Santa Claus Land. “String trick first,” said the little man. I had rehearsed the string trick with the crew, and we all did it to- gether without missing a knot. “Button trick next.” Knew That One, Teoo. We knew that one, too. Then push- ing his glasses back on his forehead, he shot at us sharply: “Why {s & one-legged fireman like a busted alarm clock 2" As we shouted the answer, the lit- tle man removed his stove-pipe hat |and bowed us down a long stalrway gouged out of a cliff of rock candy. “This way to your hotel, please,” he said. (Copyright. 1924.) (Continued Tomorrow.) ASKS STRIKING 0UT OF MORTIMER DATA :Death of Two Women, One Forbes Defense Seeks to | Have His Testimony Discard- ed—Decision Delayed. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 15.—A motion to strike out the entire testimony of | Ellas H. Mortimer, chief Government witness, against Charles R. Forbes and J. charges growing out of Forbes' ad. ministration of the Veterans' Burea: was entered by the defense today at in the trial. ‘The motion was taken under advise. ment by Federal Judge George A. Carpenter after Government counsel entered vigorous objections. Ed- ward C. Stockdale, Washington rep- resentative of the Sumner Sollett Con- struction Company in 1922, who fol- lowed Mortimer to the stand for the Government told of a visit to Forbes' office in search of hospital work for his firm, He was told the projects had not yet been authorized by Con- gress. A few days later, he testified. Mor- timer came to him to say that if he wanted to do any business at the Vet- erans’ Bureau it would have to be done through Mortinier. Stockdale said he had met Mortimer about a year previously and desired, if possible, to avold doing business through him. He cal'ed Forbes to his hotel some time after Mortimer's statement and asked the director if it would be neces- sary to work through Mortimer. Denies Finding Dififulties. “Forbes sald everything’ was off be- tween himself and Mortimer,” the wit- ness said. The witness denled that he ever had difficulty in obtaining from the Veter- ans’ Bureau Information about pro- posed hospitals. John B, Milliken, a head clerk in the war risk insurance division of the Veterans’ Bureau under Forbes, told of traveling from Washington to Chicago with Forbes and Mr, and Mra. Mortimer in June, 1922, at the begin- ning of the Western {nspection trip on which Mortimer testified he gave Forbes $5,000 in cash from ThompSon, Milliken said he not seen Thomp- son in the hotel room in Chjicago, in which Mortimer testified e pald Forbes the $5,000 a few minutes after Thompson turned the amount over to him. i{Gompers’ Only ! Defeat Was at Denver in 189 By the Associated Pross. DENVER, Colo., December 16.— This city in 1894 was the scene of the only defeat suffered by Samuel Gompers, during his long regime 85 head of the American Federa- tion of Labor. Twice, too, it was the scene of his victory. In 1894 Gompers ‘met defeat through the opposition of the United Mine Workers of America, ‘who named John McBride, presi: dent of that organization, to suc- ceed “him... ‘The following year, however,' theé "old" Chief was . fre- turned to office. Mr. Gompers was the unanimous choice of his organization to suo- ceed himself again here in 1913, and in 1921, when re-elected by & ° 3-to-1rhajority over John L. 5, president ot the United Mine ‘Workers of ‘America. —aie : Snakeskin shoes _are worn In "England. ;: e W. Thompson on_conspiracy | the opening session of the third week | Anjera Tribesmen Threaten Army in Morocco After Recent Retreat. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable ta The Star and Chicago Daily News, LONDON, December 15.—An upris~ ing of the Anjera tribesmen behind the new Spanish positions has oc- curred, threatening once more the whole Spanish army, whose pesition Wwas supposed to have been strength ened by thé newly completed retreat from Chechouan to Tetouan. This uprising mena: the Te- touan-Tangiers road and the Te- touan-Ceuta rallw The roads to along the coast of Glbraltar, are re- ported to have been cut off by na. tives of the Alcazar and Segulr camps, who have attacked, captured and are holding officers as prisoners to be used as hostages against air raid: The Spanish _dictator commanding the troops in Tetouan has issued & proclamation threatening the Anjera tribesmen with dire punishments and praising his soldiers for their bravery during the retreat. “This enterprise, which you accom- plished, was far more difficult than an advance, and requ'red more sacri- fices of lifo and better discipline,” his proclamation read. “Bravo for the generals, officers and soldier Meanwhile, Abdel Krim's men have proclaimed Sultan already appointed a govern next alm of the victorious na- will be to lay siege to, and, if possible, capture Tetouan, which they regard as a holy city. (Coprright, 1824, by Chicago Daily News Co.) RECKLESS AUTOIST SCORED BY HOOVER - IN SAFETY DRIVE I (Continued from First Page.) fic lanes are inadequate. True it is that but few people can visualize the staggering sum of two billions of dollars spent each year for passenger cars alone. True it is that all this has come about within the short space of 25 years and even: more largely in 10 ye “But all these truths do not alter the fact that with all this admirable development, with the fine service and vision that the motor has brought to the American people, we are facing a crisis in our city streets and rural highway traffic that must be met at once and must be met in such a ma ner.as to leave in no uncertainty the permanent result of such corrective Measures as we can suggest. * ¢ ¢ It is impossible to put the whole blame for the deplorable conditions upon any particular individuals or any par- ticu'ar classes of traffic. If we were to analyze the facts presented to the conference as to the causes of this would find that Incompetence, care- lessn¢es and recklessness are the largest of the contributors to this ghastly toll. “The vast majority of motorlsts are conscientious and careful and com- petent. careless, the {ncompetent who are bringing these dangers—35 to 50 per cent *of all accidents are chargeable to them. The conacientious, carefyl motorists are their victims as well as the pedestrian.” Outlining the method of organiza- tlon and the approach of the con- ference to the question at issue, Mr. Hoover said it must be the desire to et up standards of thought and ac- {tion that would bring about a reduc- | tion_ in traffic_accidents. t ie not four intention.” he sald, “to devise {legislation, elther State or local, be- yond the recommendations of our {committees.” Recommendations Read. At the close of Secretary Hoover's speech the chairmen of the eight committees, which have already re- | problems read the recommendations {made in their reports, which formed the -basls for discussion and action later in the day. ‘William M. Steuart, director of the Census Bureau and chairman of the committee on statistics, sald trafic congestion has developed so rapidly In our citles that adequate legisla- tion has been impossible. | when publlc thought must be and is |reduction, Mr. Steuart sald that in order that the relation of accidents to automobiles and pedestrians may be added to the facts already obtained, all accidents should be reported to- gether with surrounding circum- stances wherever possible. Reports were read by other com- mittee chairmen or members, as fol- lows: Trafic control, J. P. Barnes, vice chalrman; construction and en- gineering, « Frank Page, chairman city planning and zoning, F. A. Delano, chairman; -insurance, 8. 8. Huebner, chairman; education, A. W. Whitney, chairman; the motor ve- hicle, H. M. Crane, chairman, and public relations, George M. Graham, chairman. Mr. Delano presided when Mr. Hoover left at the close of his address to attend the Wilson memo- rial services at the Capitol Urges Use of Big Stick. Use of the big stick in punishment ot violators was urged by Col. 8 G. McLendon, secretary of state of Georgia, before the conference this afternoon. Secretary Hoover's call of the conference was wise, he sald, be- cause the point is being reached Where there is practically no safety on our highways It was timely, he sald, because regulation of such mal ters {8 within the palice power of the State: “The dangers on the high- way,” he said, “come from the drunken operator, the reckless opera- tor, the careless operator and from children. All these can be remedied, but only by the use of the big stic] “If this “conference will recommend it there can be no doubt that 40 legis- latures will, within the next 60 days, pass laws that will punish any man who operstes a car upon the ‘high- ways in the least bit under the influ- ence of intoxicating liguor. The reck- lese driver, the speeder, should be sent to the penitentiary. The man | who inflicts injury by disregarding. the laws of the road should be pui ished for the first offense by a stift fine and for the second time he should be sent to prison.” - Changes in Foreign Service. ‘Changes in the United States foreign umzn‘.mnolmatd by the State De- partment include the assigiment to duty in the department of Felix Cole of the District of Columbia, consul at Sydmey: Gerhard Gale of Illinois; third secretary, wnd Harry C. Hawkins of Michigan, unclassified, and the ‘trans- fer of J, P. Doughten of Deleware from-the department to London. Sheldon L. Crosby of New - York, counselor at Brazil, has been trans- ferred to Constantinople, ‘and Robert M. Scotten of Michig: rat socretary, ‘from Constantinople to Rio de Janeiro. John J. Ewart of New York, vice consul at Cologne; A H. Beer, con-. San agent at Pedro de NA:Z E. A Westin, consular agent at 2 & have resigned. It is the fnconsiderate, the | | The time has now come, he added, centered on the problem of accident | Harvard Experts ‘% . To Observe Eclipse From 4 Stations By the Assoclated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 15.—~The Harvard College observa- tory is to establish four temporary photographic stations along the lane of totality of the eclipse of the sun on January 34, it is an- nounced by Prof. Harlow Shapley. One of these stations will at Buffalo, N, Y. and another on the Island of Nantucket. The other two probably will be at’ Pough- keepsie, N. T, and near New Ldn- don, Conn. The observers In eaeh place will have portable apparatus. The forthcoming eclipee fs awaited by some astronomers with interest directed especially on: its bearing on the Eipstein theory of relativity, Dr, Shapley in a lecture yester- day said that observations of an eclipse In Australia, in 1922, had preved to the satisfaction of ob- in’ general that Eiln- contentioms were correct. The héad of the Harvard observ- atory said he understood the Gov- ernment would assign both the dirigibles: Shenandoah and los An to the duty of astronimical stations above the clouds for the eclipse; $78,000 PROPOSED FOR TREE UPKEEP Largest Sum Ever Allowed Asked in Budget—Would Provide Much Expansion. ‘The District government will have $78,000 for upkeep of its shade trees during the next flscal year, the largest sum ever allowed for the purpose if Congress approves the racommenda- tion of the budget bureau. The eur- rent appropriation is only $75,000, While $3,000 is not a great Increase and will not take care of all the work | that could be done toward eniarging jand improving the tree system. Supt. | Clifford Lanham s gratified that a tendency Is belng shown to increase the annual allotment for his depart- ment. For a number of years the tree appropriation hovered around $60,000, The rapid growth of new suburban | residential areas calls for tree plant- {ing juet as it requires exten fons of {the sewer, water and lighting sys- tems and the paving of streets. |~ During the present fiscal year Supt. Lanbam- hopes to plant 3,000 new trees, which |3 more than he has been averaging in recent years. Although there Are numerous vacant spaces to be fllled in exisung lines of trees {Mr. Lanham will concentrate his work this year on the plaiting of “trees { along new strects that have no shade | whatever. | | Costa $10 Per Tree. i enormous death roll and injury we| { In this connection the superintendent jmade a suggestion today that one| eftective way of keeping pace with! building development the _piant- | ing of trees would be to provision made whereby a small part | of the- appropriation for paving a| new street could be used to plant| | treee on that street. The unit cost of planting a pew| trée is about §10. On tais basie one | or two hundred dollars out of the | appropriation for paving a new street would plant the trees at the same time. No definite steps have been taken, however, to put such a plan into practice. A largo part of the total amount allotted to trees and parkings must be used for maintenance to keep the | trees in a healthy state. Many people do not realize, Mr. Lanham sald, that a street shade tree must be cared for continuously after it has been placed In the {ground. It must be trimmed and {sprayed if it is to survive the | eramped conditions under which a { ported on the various phases of traffic | tree must live on a paved city street.|or Charles S. Dewe. Need Comstant Care. Appropriations in the past have not been large enough to do all the trimming and spraying required, but | the tendency of the past two years ito ratse the allotment naturally will bring -about some improvement in maintenancs Every year Insects prey upon the | foliage -0f the trees and unless facil- itles are at hand to give battle with | spraying solutions a certain amount | of damage is done to the trees. Two of the most dangerous enemies o trees are the elm leaf beetle an | caterpillar. ‘Washington now has 105,000 sha trees and, as the city grows, the num- ber will increase. Since the trees that line the streets and avenues con- stitute one of the beauties of the Na. tional Capital, Mr. Lanham 1s ap the been recommended and is hopeful that it will not be curtailed when Congress takes up the local appros priation bill. INNOVATION PROPOSED IN COMMUNITY DRAMA Mmfiu Decide Upon Presenta. tion of “School for Scandal” Early in Coming Year. An jnnovation along the lnes of community drama has been planned by the community center department of the District of Co'umbia publio schoolw, of which Mrs. Cecll Norton Siswon ia direotor. At & meeting Saturday in the office of Marie Moore Forrest, director of pageantry and the drama of the de- partment, it was declded by the dra- matic directors of the varioua center: to present Riohard Brinsley Sheridan “School for Scandal” early in the net year, the cast to be made up of play- ers selected from the dramatic groups in different centers in the city. 1t is planned to have tryouts imme- diately stter Christmas for the lea ing parts of Sir Peter and Lady Tea- sle, under: the supervision of Mra. Forrest, and a1l other parts will be rapidly filled’ from the membership of the neighborhood dramatic clubs, in order that the play will he ready for production on February 26. On that date the Community Center De- partment Wwilt _hold a reception in honor of members of Congress, offi- cers of the citifens’ associations and city officials, and will present not hly the community. players, but also cted §TOUPS repregenting . the rhythm work of various centers. The communtly reception on Febru- ary 26 is belng arranged by the ad- visory committes for Central -High center, of which Edgar C. Buyder is chairman. Lighthouse Washed Away. PETOSKEY, Mich., Deécember. 15— The self-lighting lighthouse at north end of the Petoskey Break- ‘water was wrecked and ‘washed away early ybaterday during the gale on westorn Lake Michigan. . The' 1 had been ntinued the W ter ot m;m 3. > > N | preciative of the increase that has| AN ANDFIANEE - TIACKED Y HONE Both Wounded in Alleged Attzmpt to Flog Prospec- i.ve Husband. By the Associated Press ATLANTA, Ga., December 15.—X. J Cash is In a Jocal hospital, suffering Wwith a pistol wound, and his flancee. Miss Rosabelle Jones of Fernwood h: lle;::;lp‘lltnjur}; as 7 renlt of an al- empt by (wo men to flog Cash Saturday night, De Kalb County authorities disclosed early today. Cash told officers he was at the res- idence of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Collu discussing with Miss Jones their ap- proaching marriage, when they were startied by the sound of axes batter- ing in the front door. Several other persons were in the same room, he sald, and they all ran to the front of the house as two men, who prevjousiy had flogged Cash, according to his :;;temen(, entered and began shoot- Women Terrified. The women in the purty were ter- rifled and most of them ran into the kitchen, Cash sald. The fourth or fifth bullet hit Cash in the shoulder. he continued, adding that, as he fell to the floor, Miss Jones grasped his pistol and shot both the assailants Before she fired, however, one of the men hit her on the head with bottle, Cash stated. The two men staggered from t house, leaving a trail of blood, Casl told officers. They had come with the avowed purpose of again flogging him, Cash charged. Sheriff J. A. McCurdy of De County stated two men now Atlanta hospital, suffering with wounds in the abdomen arc under suspicion in connection with the Cas case and officers are investigating The two men were picked up | automobiles on a road near thorpe University last night brought to a sanitorium here told investigators they had be: by two unidentified negroes. Og) ot BUREAU DIRECTOR SOLUTION NEAR Engraving Plant Question to Be Settled at This Ses- sion of Congress. The problem of a director for t Bureau of Engraving and Printin will be solved before the end of this session of Congress, March 4 This was revealed from high offi- cial sources at the Treasury Depart- ment today, where it was also lear ed that officials are hoping that some way Maj. Wallace W. Kirby, who returns fo active duty in th Army tonight, may be retained fo- some. time as director of the burea: Maj. Kirby report tomorrow morning at the engineer reproduct! plant at Washington Barracks, 1o re- sume 2 position he left six months ago when he 100k chargs of the hu- reau Should eff {reassigned to t {act of Congre | will appoint a direetar, it wi {ed todav, before expiration of ldy[ng session of (¥n ¥ ' In {contin , begluning tomor ! row, under the new scheme of organi- | zation established b, {ficials and Maj. K . whereby 1renpunsmm\ has been £hi { eral shoulders instead of |1y _upon those of the & | " The newly constituted hoa | rectors, to Le In charge. assi in ¢ th rd of ¢ {tary of the Treasury fiscal affairs; Charles R. $ {executive assistant to Mr. !Paul W. Twyman, the first fdirector, who has be | dtrector in the 1 | Long, John J. Deviny, ass tors, and A. W. Hall, chairman of the {planning unit. | Maj. Kirby was given a tri {many personal greetings and |quets of flowers at his office { morning from employes of the b | who expressed their regret | leaving. | St {ELKINS’. EXECUTORS | LOSE CASE IN COURT Application to Set Aside Verdict in $176,075 Action Is Denied by Justioe McCoy. Chief Justice McCoy of the Dis- trict Supreme Court today denied an application of Davis Elkins, Stephen D. Elkins and the Davis Trust pany, executors of the estate Richard Elkine, a son of Stephen B. Elkins, former ' Senator from Waest Virginia and brother of the present Senator, to set aside a verdlct agalnst the estate for $176,075 ren- dered last March by a jury in the Clreuit Division in favor of the Equitable lnvestment Co., Inc, of this city. The plaintiff company had acquired a note for $150,000 said to have been given by Richard Elkins to one John Richmond of New York, with whom he had some dealings in ofl. The verdict of the jury was for the face value of the note plus in- was dated April 19, 1921, and was pavab'a in 18 months. Richard Elkins died ‘be- fore its maturity and the executors attacked the genuineness of the note and refused payment. The plaintift sued and, after an extended trial, was awarded a verdict. Some ques- tion arose becagse the court had excluded from the consideration of the jury the secénd and third counts of the declaration and submitted 0 them only the first count. The jury returned a general verdiot” for the plaint!ff for the full amount claimed. Chiet Justice McCoy holds .that it 18 within the province of *he-court 1o correct the verdict 50 as to show that it was on the first court only, The executors are expected to ap-.. peal to the Court of Appeals from the actfon of the _hief justice. Attorneys McLanahan & Burton represented the plaintiffs, while the, executors were represented by At- torneys Donaldson, Johnson & Frailey. Shoe Store in Bankruptoy. A petition in voluntary bankruptey was filed today in thé District Su- preme Court by the Crescent Shoe Store, Inc., at 1426 New York avenue nerthwest. The company owes 8,962.43, and has a: estimated At $5,463.92. It is represented by Attar- neys Marshall & Marshall.