Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, §. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Snow tonight, possibly changing to sleet or rain tomorrow: warmer to- night; temperature for 24 hours ended at 2 pm. today: Hizhest, 28 at noon today; lowest, 15, at 6:30 today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 he Entered as second class matter post, office Washington, D, C. TROTSKY, BROKEN, " FACES MERCILESS FIRE OF COMRADES Accused of Heresy by Own| Communists as He Fights for Health. 29,456, O RESIGNED MANY TIMES, BUT WAS FORCED TO GO ON His Party Leaders Take Up Task of | Convincing Bolsheviki He Betrayed Cause. H HUA EVANS, JR. ated Pres. b s - -Although | the political from the bit- Moscow, attacks | from within and! ot red th on asingl an in American public L RATE RAISES e e e “airectea Postmaster General Defends nst the Soviet war chlef for the! 4 s Advances Proposed in Sterling Measure. six weeks. All the sins omings and fallures of the hol- shevik regime have been visited upo his head. Throughout the fusiliade Trots! remains silent, alone and broken in rt in the Caucasus where he to restore hls Al- ough adm phy- ! shape, mo uote is heard fer the man ranked as on power to Lenin. ew was called post office d ils propos- son hea o he tedly voor 3 of ipath > hitherto has tame 7 casure practically except let- and loves, Neither Extled Nor Banished. but vetoed by is inaccurate to elther been say that expelled party or banished ofice, as foreign dispatches e announced. The prese: paign against him is confined who politics, wh probab until the Com ist Congress in March, which will pronounce final judgment on his al- jegcd here departing from the orthedox Communist principles and violating the party discipline. What- ever the issue may be, some tim probably will elapse before turns to his duties. An interesting uspect of the p ent stage of the campalgn Is the fact that the attacks are directed toward | Trotsky's personal characteristics and Lis numerous dissensions with the Communist party during the last| which are now revealed seven year: Resigned Many Times. Varions Bolshevik leaders have ma known for the first time that Trotsky tendered his resignation many whenever the central co the party attempted to inte any branch of his activities, clally in his administration of tary measures during the civil | In no case was his resignation ac-} cepted, but he was forced to submit! o party instructions. Cofncldental with the discuseion red of his theories and practices of thel ™ At the outset the American News- revolutlons, efforts are being made o | a1+ Publishers' Association, through destroy his personal popularity among | j1y vice president, John Stewart the masses and the Red army by mak-| Bryan, publisher of the Richmond, ing it appear that his part in the Bol-! va News-Leader, presented a pro- shevik upheaval was a relatively|tesi from that organization against minor one as compared with the col-|guch speed in opening the hearings. lactive effort of the Communist party a3 u whole, So thorough is the campaign against | g him that no phase of his political life | The protest set forth that the Post| spared in order to convince the|Office Department had been two years| peasants, workers and soldlers of his|il Preparing the cost ascertainment | alleged lack of supremacy during the | TéPOrt on which the proposed mail| revolution. { rate advances have been based and { that the publishers ould be given reasonable time in which to study the Trot-| ron & ready a re- the Senate sident’s veto of the port on the tukes up the alary bill mittee has se four days of this week for the hearing—today, tomer- row, Friday and Saturday. Tt is the hope other mer &s rt can be ttee next w publishers swho are opposing ivanco in second-class mail atés have protested that the notice of hearing was entirely too brief, but e subcommittee will go on with the hearings on the dates specified, Sen- tor Moses said today. After Mr. New is heard opportunity will be given the publishers and others in- terested to present their arguments. bill P on January 5 conclude the hear- time, so that to the entire bers to within that made com- | | Salary Yasue Pending. While the salary increase measure, | passed at the last session, nas been | incorpora to the mail rate ad- vi bill introduced by airman Post Of hearings on The question pending in_the that | oL is salary rai | jurisdiction only in the event that the President's veto Is sustained, which |icaders now say is practically as- Discrepancies in Report. Leaders Assail His Position. ’ i e | repart. It was e e, B 11 brict time the report had been in writers have allotted wmong them- | 5o e P A selves the task of showing all ranks |5 B s A T of Communists not only Trotsky's po-| ical misconceptions and falla LA they ses them, but also the fact, as| 938 b2 given for an allege, that in all his acts the|Bort: To this Chatrr war minlster has been guided by mere | (hat the ; personal ambition. speedy hearlngs with While one group of these w Lgia pepors Aoon @it concentrates its attacks upon relating to the peasantry «ccond group directs its arr azainst Trotsky's personal populs and the third focuses the public lin ( ight upon the differences which arose | OF e sev betwean the war minister and the | MW2Ste communist party in matters of mili- | Pt tary policy. Xl these groups in | F chorus attempt to shew that in all | Sssocistion ss foilhe his acts Trotsky really coveted | CUTRCY of the cost ascertainment re- Sakters aiors port, Mr. New declared he had “abso- | lute and implied” confidence in the| aceuracy of that report. Before he Spproved it, 1d, ha had a na- con- | tionally accounting firm go the |over it “with @ fine-tooth comb, Explaining the various rate vances, he told the co n- i in tn n found The protest asked that at least as iters ques- | the | me choice but to go ahead. he | Advauces proposed b s | Department in Y| the equittes d are are accordance with | a r to the users| General New told the to the challenge of the ac- Formal Censure Likely Verdier, he s Whatever the outeome of the troversy, it may be said with fullest conviction that the, present tght against Trotsky will not result sn an open split of the Communist|he regarded it to be an imposition to party, nor is it likely to go bevond a | make an increase on ev other class | tormal vote censuring Trotsky at the |of mail and none orn econd-class | forthcoming party congress. mail, consisting newspapers and Trotsky's friends be he will | perlodical not attempt to form a faction of h own, even In the face of more ex treie measures against Lim. The believe he will either submit to fu ther party discipline or emdeavor to defend himself by the written and spoken word when his health is re- stored. 2 For the present, while it is not trus that he has resigned, or has been | deposed or exiled, he may be consid- | ed as out of the arena of political tivity, ad- Just as the peaceful quietude of the Yuletide season is beginning to flutter cozily about the city, the Department of Agriculture has to step forward and revive the an- clent feud between husband and wife over which Is the best kind of Christmas tree. With the excuse that the Forest Service is being swamped with in- quirles on this subject, tho de- partment today threw ofl on the smoldering embers with the mad- dening statement that the selec- tion of the proper kind of tres “depends on many things, chiefly, on where you live and what your personal preference 1s” Which serves only to spur men and wom- en to assert more emphatically their individual likes and dislikes, enhancing the family deadlock. If dad suggests a large pine, he conflicts with wifey's determina- tion to have a small spruce. If father believes the tree should be placed wheré the davenport Bow stands, mother. tells him firmly how much nicer it would look in the.Sther corner. Hubby's taste for lots of tinsel is met with spouse’s preference for a profu- sfon of colored lights. POLICE FINES VOIDED. Make Christmas Gifts to 18 Officers, i Moved by the spirit of the Christ-| mas* season, the District Commis- | sipners today set aside the fines of 18 | Dolicemen and firemen who had been | convicted during the year of vlolat-| ing the regulatlons of thelr respec-| tive departments. They will be al- lowed to keep the amounts they still owe on the penalties assessed against them, This action was taken on recom- mendation of Maj. Sulllvan and Fire Chief Watson. s b Christmas Toy Kills Child. | WILMINGTON, N. C., December 23.| —David Franklin Wolff, age 3, died in a local hospital last night of phos- phorous poisoning contracted from Commissioners ! | | | ap- | | the subcom- | Chairman Moses and the | a re- | enate and the committee will havef declared that in the | first the | drawn from the ranks of young men to iate committee had ordered | of ! . view to mak- | Bankers' Association to the institute - the Christmas|members themselves. s and that the subcommittee had | of the loc { dent of the institute. the Post Office { ral classes of mail, Post-| also 1 com- | During the | Liberty loan department of this bank | northw tteo that | Stratford On top of this comes the Forest el a Christmas “sparkler” in i mos Service's announcement that “fir his mouth, t WASHINGTON, JOSHUAEVANS, R, 10 QUIT RIGGS FOR Ty TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, DISTRICT NATIONAL Vice President of Former In-| stitution to Have Executive Post in Latter Bank. |ENDS 28 YEARS’ RECORD, 18 IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY Financier, Beginning as ]f(essenger Boy, Has Been Leader in Own Work and Civie Affairs. BY ""‘\S. . !;.\VI‘IPI‘H“ Joshua Evans, ., vice president of Riggs Natioual Bank, has ! { resigned | this poeition and will accept the of-! fice of executive vice president of the District N created and offered to him at the meeting of the latter'’s board this afternoon. His resignation, as well as new dutles, will become effective Jan- uvary 13, next, when all national banks are, nual elections. The ge, which is complete ex- cept for confirmation by the District lonal's directorate, has been brewing for some weeks. Recent onnected Mr. Evans as the ective head of a relatively new company, while others affill- with 'a larger downtown banking house. Banking Circles Interested. from Riggs 1 financial has long bee: in Washing- Mr rov retirement 11 in 1 Lis nam fixture nk. of the younger group Evans has had a long reer. His as- dates back 2 Evans’ d = bomb where a 0f bankers, Mr. and notable banking ¢ sociation with Riggs cars, the lust 18 of which have been! svent in an officlal capacity. Begln ning as messenger when a lad, h s named assistant cashier in 1907, sashier {n 1915 and a vice presiden n 1920 The activities of Mr. istrict of Columbia Bankers' clation are of outstanding signifi- cance. After serving as a member of the administrative council, he held the positions of second vice presi- dent, first vice president, and in 18 elected president. He was among the first to promote the annual con- vention idea, and was vice chairman of the first convention, held in 1919. Ee planned the committees for and conducted the big symposium out of which grew the plan for the cleartfig of checks at the District of Columbia clearing house without ash. Evans in the Started Weekly Luncheons. During his administration he in- augurated the bankers’ weekly lunch- eons, with & view of bringing about | greater co-operation among the mewm- bers for the exchange of credit in- formation and the adoption of plans that would be productive of practical and constructlve benefits. These luncheons are still an important func- tion of the association. At the expiration of his term as president of the assoclation he was given a new honor by his election ad a member of the executive council of the American Bankers' Association to represent the District. This office he now holds {n additlon to his appoint- ment to membership on the adminis- trative committee Bankers' Association, made recently by President William E. Knox. Mr. Evans is also a charter member of the Washington Chapter, American Institute of Banking, coming into prom- inence with the older banking men in 1905 with a paper entitled “The Making f 2 Bank Clerk.” He was one of the three trustees of the institute it on the board of trustees of the na- tional body, America’s which today leading bankers. Jists some of A subse- 20 | quent resolution offered by him proved r of the re- | the forerunner of the transter of the man Moses replied | control of the institute from the board trusf appointed by the American He 1s a graduate 1 chapter, and a past presi- Work for Liberty Loans. His work with Riggs National has gained him much prominence. war he organized the and supervised its five Liberty Joan campaigns. Later, when Riggs Bank service through the operation of branches was declded upon, the acquisition of the Hamilton Savings Bunl Seventh and I strects st, the machinery desired, intrustde to Mr. Evans and Charles C. Glover, jr. It was at tha instance of Mr. Evans that the old Hotel property, adjoining the property acquired by Riggs at Fourteenth street and Paric roa s procured by a friendly inter which made possible the development | Column 6.) ‘Family Feuds Intensified by U. S. Pronouncemeént on Christmas Trees undoubtedly the Christmas tree yar excellence because of its long horizontally _spreading, springy branches, and its deep green and fragrant foliage, which sta; longer than that of almost any other evergreen, and may be han dled with impunity, unlike the sharp, prickly leaves of the spruc. Father right away has an official argument to quots against moth- er's spruce, but-in the next para- graph the bulletin goes on to ad- mit that “spruce competes in many localities with the fir in popular- ity.” Mother scarcely has time to assume an “I-told-you-s attitude before the bureau comes to the rescue of her husband with the statement that ‘‘when fir and spruce are not available, the pines are in great.demand for Christ- mas trees,” and that “throughout Maryland, Virginia and the Di trict of Columbla the scrub pine finds a way into many homes.” Both find consolation, however, in the final paragraph: “With so many different species finding favor at this time of the year, perhaps the kind of a tree is less important than the haliday spirit to go with it.” So they agree on & peaceful com- promise, Asso- | the use of of the American | tional Bank, which will be | law, required to hold their an- | | France and Belgium Concede American Rights—Britain in Opposition. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. ‘able to The Star and Chicago Daily News. ARTS, December egotiations ch may have a far-reaching effect American foreign poliey are being carried In diplomatic channels between the United States and Great Britain. The issi is whether or not the American tions claims and army occupation costs shall be included in the German annuities ufider the Dawes plan. The United States Fr: Great Britain says It is generally considered, however, that the importance of the lssue far exceeds the immediate question, for it {the point of view of the ited States prevails, that country shall {henceforth be invoived in a general now on times to exercise influence in the in- tereste of moderation, justice and peace, whereas, if the British thesis is maintained the United States will be obliged to make its own arrange- ments with Germany Iu competition with its allies and America’s further co-operation in the solution of the problem of reparations is improbable. Two Capitals Back U. §. this general which led It is undoubtedly | political consideration France and Belgium to adopt the American point of view. The United | States’ argument is that Its partici- | pation in the war as well as the {terms of the armistice and its special German treaty gives the country equal rights with the allies despite the fact that it did not ratify the treaty of Versailles and does not sit {officially as @ member of the repara- tions committee. The Dawes plan provides that all sums whatever which are paid to the allies and associated powers by Ger- many shall bo Included in the an- nuities plan and while America has not officially ratified the Dawes plan it has been accepted as the proper interpretation of the treaty. The British argue that the Ver- sailles treaty constitutes a ‘“prior lien” to all German resources. They recognize the United States’ right to priority on the costs of army occu- | pation” under the Wadsworth agree- ment, but they say it was always understood that the United States would claim no actual reparations save such @s could be pald out of German ships and the property selzed (Continued on Page PRESIDENT T0 BACK FLYER REWARD BILL Asks Weeks to Draw Up Measure to Be Pushed Before Congress. Column 8.) i | President Coolidge is taking a per- sonal Interest In expediting leglsla- tion that will permit of proper awards for the men of the Army Air Service who made the flight around the world. The President has asked Secretary Weeks to prepare, with the advice of tho general staff, a bill for the purpose. He fears that multiplicity of the proposals on the subject now before Congress would result in fail- ure to take action at the present session, unless an_administration bill is formulated. When such a bill is ready he probably will take it up immediately with the two military committees and urge quick action. So far as known the instructions to Mr. Weeks did_mnot outline the specific nature of the promotions or other awards to be conferred upon the fivers. T - GREAT BRITAIN DEFIED =ON TREATY BY IRELAND Free State Tells League It Con- siders Pact Is Susceptible to Registration. GENEVA, December 23.—The Irish Free State courteously but unequivo- cally defled Great Britain today when, in & note to the League of Nations, it declared it was pnable to accept the British contention that the Anglo- Irish treaty of 1921 was not suscepti- ble to registration with the league. ALLIESSPLITONU.S. - CLAIMS ON BERLIN repara- | reparations settlement and able at all| ering !F iremen Engage In Hose Baitle As Flames Rage Associated Press. >} Oreg., December Angered because a stream of water from fire hose was accidentally turned upon them, volunteer fire- men at Reedsport, Oreg., engaged a free-for-all water fight whila an apartment house was burning Sunday, according to word re- ceived here. While the fire raged somebody broke into the apartments and made away with clothing and jewelry ‘SCIENTISTS FAVOR ARBORETUM BILLS Washington Academy Points to Need of Establishing Proposed Park. { Departing from its policy of seldom i {tion, the Washington Academy of Sclences last night adopted a resolution indorsing the two bills in Congress pro- viding for a national arboretum in Washington and passage. The resolution was adopted by the board of managers of the academs, on which 17 sclentific sccleties of the District are represented. “The ‘Washington Academy of Sciences,” said the resolution, “earnestly recommends the passage of the bill in- troduced In the Houss of Representa tives by Mr. Luce of Massachusetts and in the Senate by Senator FPepper of Pennéylvania, authorizing the establish- ment of a national arboretum at Wash- ington. In Need of Facllities. “Many of the members of this acad- emy are engaged upon problems in agri- culture, horticulture, forestry and other flelds of blology in which they are great- Iy in need of the facilities that would be afforded by a pational arboretum. The establishment of such an institution should not be longer deferred. The fer- tile areas resulting from the dredging operations on the upper Anacostia River marshes, togther with the great variety of soils on the adjacent uplands, which include Mount Hamilton, furnish an ideal situation for the great outdoor col- lection of trees, shrubs and other hardy plants that would be brought together in a national arboretum. “If the establishment of the arboretum is delayed the present admirable situa- tion may become unavailable, for it lles in the path of the development of the city, and a new location must then be sought farther from Washington and consequently less accessible and less useful. “The Washington Academy of Sci- ences urges the immedlate paseage of the arboretum bill.” Free From Controversy. The stand taken by the academy, it was explained, is due to the fact that the subject is free from controversy among the organizations and people of the city. The arboretum has been indorsed by George W. Hess, director of the Botanic Gardens; the Garden Club of America and many other Washington organizations. The ar- boretum, when established on the pro- posed site, not only would be one of Washington's most beautiful parks, but would contain trees, perennial shrubs and plants in growth from all corners of the earth. The arboretum likewise would afford a wonderful workshop for the Government's bo- tanical and. horticultural experts. A. L. Day is president of the acad- emy and the resident vice presidents, representing the 17 scientific affil- fated societies, are: Anthropological Soclety, T. Michelson; Archeological Soclety, Walter Hough: Society of American Bacteriologists, W. M. Clark; Biological Society, J. W. Gid- ley: Botanical Society, L. C. Corbett; Chemlcal Society, R. S. McBride; So- ciety of Engineers, M. C. Grover; In- stitute of Electrical Engineers, A. R. Cheyney; Entomological Soclety, S. A. Rohwer; Soclety of Foresters, G. B. Sudworth; Geographic Society, Fred- {erick V. Coville; Geological Society, G. F. Laughlin; Helminthological So- ciety, B. H. Ransom; Historical So- ciety, Allen C. Clark; Mechanical En~ gineers, O. P. Hood; Medical Soclety, John D. Thomas; Philosophical So- ciety, D. L. Hazard. Non-resident vice presidents, Ira Remsen and W. E. Ritter; corresponding secretary, Francis B. Sllsbee; recording secre- tary, W, D. Lambert; treasurer, R. L. Farls, Managers—Class of 1925, L. J. Briggs _and R. S. Sosman; class of 1926, - Willlam Bowie and H. L. Shants; class of 1927, ¥. G. Cottrell and Vernon Kellogg. The above named 28 officers consti- tute the beard of managers, expressing opinion on pending legisla- | recommending their | St 1924 *THIRTY-TWO PAGES. ‘SCHOOLS BUILDING PROGRAM FAVORED Ball and Capper Predict Favorable Action on Five- Year Plan. Favorable action by Congress on the five-year building program of the Board of Education was predicted to- day by two members of the Senate District committee, Senator L. Heisler 22l of Delaware, chairman of the committee, and ator Arthur Cap- per of Kan The proposal, which was submitted to Senator Bull after consideration by the ‘Board of Educatlon, provides for the construction of 2 new schools in a flve-year program. Sixteen of the buildings recommended are of the | elementary school type, seven junior high and two senior high sehoois. It was presented to the Senator in the | form of an authorization bill and he expects to introduce it into the Sen- ate soon after the hollday: Sees Need of Actiom. “Although 1 have not yet had the time to go thoroughiy into the prop- osition,” sald Senator Ball today, "I am convinced that something must be done. The bill that 1 will introduce merely provides for the authoriza- tion for a comprehensive building program for the schools of the Di triet, program of development has been badly needed “Appropriations, according to the terms of the bill, will be scattered over a number of vears. The school situation here is in such a condition that Congress should recognize the necessity of action. Senator Capper deplored the lack of harmony among the members of the school board, but sald that he did not believe it would have any effect on Congress if the needs of the schools were clearly demonstrated. “The development of the schools here,” he sald, “has mot kept with the increase in population. Washington should have a model school system. There should be & seat for every child and facilities to give them the most up-to-date edu- cation that it is possible to provide. That is not the situation now. am heartily in favor of any measure that will provide these things, and I belleve Congress, when shown the necessity, will pass & bill with these ends in view." | t Eva Tanguay Collapses. NEW YORK, Descmber 23—Eva Tanguay is to be brought to New York today from Providence, R. I., where she collapsed last night while appearing in vaudeville. While defl- nite information as to the nature of her illness was not avalilable, it was announced at the Keith offices here that her engagement for this week in Providence Theater and at a Broadway theater for next week had been canceled. Alleged “Dope” in Halted Some friend from Raleigh, N. C. wanted Paul Jacobs of that town, who is being held at the District jall ‘on n charge of having pos- session of narcotics, to have a “white” Christmas and so adopted a most ingenlous means to send him a quantity of white powder which United States Marshal Ed- gar C. Snyder thinks may be dope. But Jacobs will not get the “snow,” 12 such it proves to bo on examina- tlon by Col. L. G. Nutt of the nar- cothic division of the Government. The discovery not only deprived Jacobs of his pleasure, but thwart- ed an attempt to muggle the forbidden narcotic into the District Jail. The means adopted by Jacobs' pal was a beautifully decorated Christmas card with a spray of holly and a verse of Christmas greeting on one side and a writ- ten message from his friend on the other. The card had been deft- Iy separated and a quantity of white powder supposed to be a narcotic inserted and the two thicknesses of the card pasted to- gether. To allay suspiclon an- other Christmas card contain- ing similar greetings from another friend was sent along. Both cards were addressed to Jacobs in care United States Marshal Snyder anfl were delivered at the marshal's office In the courthouse instead of going to the jail. When Chief Deputy Marshal Callahap was ex- examining the malil, he noticed a few particles of the powder falling on_hils dezk, 1 ar. il The every city as fast as Yesterday’s “From Press to Home Within the Hour” Star’s carrier system covers block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes the papers are printed. Circulation. . . . . ..96,226 # Cripple Escapes When Street Car Failing in a frantie effort to wheel his rolling chair out of the path of an on-coming street car at Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street southeast this morning, John Elmer Goode, 28-year-old cripple, shut his eyes as the car crashed into his only mode of conveyance, felt himself hurled 20 feet with the debris and opened them again with a smile when he found he had escaped miraculously with a slight scratch on the head. Goode, who sells newspapers, was crossing the center parking on the Avenue near the intersec- tion when the accident occurred The moterman saw him too late. Passengers and bystanders rushed to extricate his “remalns,” but the cripple already had managed to do it himself. He was raken to his home, at 332 Sixth street goutheast, where he is now wor- rying over the demolishment of his rolling chair. NOW DUE TARDY SN Predicted, With Colder Weather Tomorrow. or tonight tomorrow, is scheduled to blanke Washington with its first Christn snow In years, according to a =pecial Yuletide forecast punced Weather Bureau today. Though procrastinating {nothing can stop the steady lover the mountains of the now swirling through the Northwes and West, Forecaster Mitchell be |lieves, and Chris National Capital iwith glistening flakes. To make sure that sleds goloshes will be in order Christma day, Boreas will thrott the rising mecury column in its tracks to. jmorrow night Thursday {1t steadily downward again degrees. White Christmas Likely. somewhat s | the well In ot crying for & white Chris and elsewhere, are going Larring an usual whim of The snowfall will overspread most o the country, éspecially in the middl and northern regions, from th Rockies to the Atlantic. It may win up with rain or sleet The cold snap which froze the Lin coln Memorial reflecting pool, Creek and other nearby skating rink: to a safe thickness, suffered a re {lapse today, as the her: snow flurries appeared on th | weather horizon. The low 16 degrees above zero, set early to {day, will be followed tonight by low mark about 10 it is predicted, and the temperatur will not reach much lower levels un til the cold wave hits again tomor: row night. Skaters Enjoy Pastime. With the official opening of th reflecting pool to ice skaters th smooth surface of this basin soon be. gan to fill with boys and girls an grown-ups, and impromptu partle also were staged other froze ‘hndll‘s of water about the city an in nearby Maryland and Virginia. Th | Potomac River was frozen virtual |from shore to shore this mornin in the vicinity of Georgetown, bu no skaters were observed venturini on the dangerous surface. The charitable institutions | number of the churches of t | | nd he cit pace | have joined forces to provide warmth {and nourishm, during the pre The Central Gospel Mission Lodging House ali raported that during the past few thef | auarters have been visited by mor { than the usual number of unemploye: men, seeking a night's lodging. t for the homeles ent cold wav TUnion Mission, and the th toda; Other Accommodations Filled. {at 432 Tenth street. building s ready for occupancy, and M Bennett sald that 1,000 more men coul be provided for there if necessary. The Gospel Mission on John Marsha 45, most of whom Were transients i search of employment operate with the Central (Continued on Page 5, Tnio Colum Christmas Card by Accident at Court Hous Becoming suspicious, Callahan decided not to send the card to the jail, but turned it over to Mar- shal Snyder, who called ths mat- ter to the attention of Col. Nutt. There was enough powder, it was safd. t have satisfied an “addict” for a week or more. The cards were malled Sunday and bear the postmark of Raleigh. The message on the front of the card, signed “Your friend, Tom,” reads: “Well, old pal, I hope you are getting along all right and hope you a merry Christmas.” A like message was on the other card, which was signed ‘Your friend, Mallfe.” Officials at the jail will keep a sharp lookout and will inspect the mail of Jacobs in the future. Ja- cobs was brought here on a bench warrant a few days ago from Raleigh, where he was apprehend- ed, and in his grip wers found a syringe and needle such as used by “addicts,” according to jail offi- clals. Hits Wheel-Chair HERE LATE TODAY White Christmas Confidently h sonwstorm ristmas eve should find covered slowly pushing ny er words, those who have been | > get it, | tate. | Rock | meteorological disturbances which heralded the first degrees higher, | Municipal John §. Bennett, superintendent of the | Central Union Mission, said his organi- | :i‘a;fio | zation housed about 150 men last night e The mission’s new structure at 613 C street is not entirely finished, but the men’s portion of the place was crowded last night, and the Municipal Lodging House took care of The churches that have offered to co- Miesion TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT WANTS D.C. RENT ACT MADE SAFE FROM ATTACK Has Asked Whaley to Pre- pare Draft of Needed Addi- tional Legislation. [MIGHT TAKE INITIATIVE IN PUSHING NEW BILL | 3 Executive Said to Hold Legal Safeguard Necessary for Capi- tal Residents. | As 2 result of the intensive study | President Coolidge has been making of the rent situation in the District |of Columbia, he is now considering | the possibilities of amending the | present rent act 50 as to remove any | possibility of its being unconstity | tional. President Coolidge, aside from the economic question fnvoived, feels that | the rent act should be bolstered urn {with a ew to protecting sanitary | &nd moral conditions under which t public of this city is living. Holds Move Necessary. | This lcgislation, the President Snow, beginning late this afternoon | s necegsary at this time because of and continuing probably | the adverse court decision as to the t|exIstence of n housing emerg here and also ag to the constituti ality of the rent la Following conference h Richard Whaley District Rent nt sider further the need of additfona legislation and to prepare th ¢{of al at would answer the p pose. Pytting aside the question hether or not rentals in the Dis |trict of Columbla are excessive | Whether or not there is a shortage of jhomes at reasonable rentals, 1) | @ vesterds n and | President Is represented as being de S| termined that the law should be amended so that health and the mo als of the citizens of the Capital s be protected. The President, it understood, will take the initiativ In presenting such proposed legi tion to Congress and in endea to get it enacted. SR 40 ROBBED IN DAY BY THIEVES IN STREET Pickpockets and Purse Snatchers Reap Big Harvest—Poiite Crook Aids Woman. 1 o f d| = mark of | More than 40 reports vesterday due to pickpockets, pur: snatchers and other thieves con vinced police that Washington was the favored spot for widespread op erations of gentry of that ilk. The most expensive article volved the reports was a pear necklace valued at $1,000, the prop erty of Mrs, Akira Tsutsumi, wife of an attache of the Japanese embassy, which disappeared while the wearer 'S | was a passenger on a Mount Pleasant T | street car. d| A white pupce snatcher grabbed e |the pocketbook of Mtes Nora Dulin 70 years old, of 148 D street sout & | east, last night in front of her ho ‘;‘ ss Dulin was saved a violent fall & | by the thief himself, who caught her las she was toppling toward the pave a | ment, almost overcome by shock. Ha Y | then assisted her to her feet and made away with the handbag co S | taining $14.52 and some religio | medals ! Two colored hold-up men, with the ald of pistols, took $19.35 from For | val Bonner, colored, of 1538 Fifth r | street, early today on O street be e | {ween Sixth and Seventh streets, Bon- d | ner told police. Louis E. Rotterman of 418 Massa- husetts avenue yesterday asked po- to arrest a woman who, he stole a diamond stud/valued several days ago. ALBANIAN CAPITA REPORTED CAPTURED Belgrade Newspapers Also Print Stories of Taking of Scutari by Rebels. e ol d | e | ice T. d | i n By the Associated Press. BELGRADE, December Tle Belgrade newspapers today print advices statipg that a column Albanian insurgents entered Tirana last evening. They also state that | Scutari has fallen. Te occupation of Tirana, according to tha advices, followed a battle at Chafamour, in which the troops of Premier Fan Noll were beaten F the rebels under command of ex | Premier Almed Bey Zogu orts of the fall denled by | Previous reports Scutari have been banian government authorities. A } message received at the Albaniarn consulate in New York Mondar, bringing the situation up to Sunday night, declared the Scutari front was tranquil, with Scutari in the govern- | ment’s hands. | The capture of Tirana by the | rebels, if confirmed, marks an im portant victory for the insurgent movement. It is the capital of the country, about 20 miles inland from the seaport of Durazzo. “MUMMERS” ARE WARNED PHILADELPHIA, December 23— | Gen. Butler, director of public safety, Be Careful The street car load- ing platforms are crowded at_this time more than’ ever, so drive slow and be care- ful. and his police force must not be caricatured by participants in this New Year Mummers' parads man- agers of the event were told today in a communication from a commit- tee of City Council. Heretofore the parade, a pecullarly Philadelphia institution, has been marked by special divisions in which burlesques of current events have Dbeen featured. The ban against jibes at Gen. Butler was supplemented in the edict with the admonition that “no malicious humor is wanted.” Fe- | {male impersonators were instructed i ' to wear adequate wraps.