Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1925, Page 2

* ASQUITH SHELVED WITH AN EARLDOM Premier o Former Accepts Elevation to House of Lords. May Lead There. Ny the Associated Press. LONDON, r kely to be generally reg end of a great political 1oday with the announcement that Herbert H. Asquith had accepted the Jionor of an earldom, offered by Georgs on the advice of Pri ter Baldwin, “in recognition « Rreat services to the nation,” and had osen the historic title c arl Oxford, famous In intry inals. The earldom of Oxford the famous De Vere famil 1142 to the death of ‘Aubrey De Vere, the twentieth earl, in 1703, when hecame extinct, but was revived in 11 in the person of Robert Harley, was speaker of the House of nons a held other high gov- positions, again to become with the death of the sixth What is 3o King of vested flourished in ernment extinet earl in 1833 The customary « ment in the Gazette has not yet ap- veared, but Is expected be made Lefore parliament reasseribles. Pays Special Compliment. Pracede ficial announce- t has been followed by the in bestowing the honor separate- | in cases of | is belng the custor distinguished state neluding the honor nen, instead of in the usual list honors distributed at the new 1ear or on other special occaslons Mr. Asquith has on former oce sions declined similar offers which included an offer of the bestowal of the Order of the Garter, thus follow- ing the traditions of the great Eng- lish prime ministers, preferring to be known to history by their own namaes. It may be assumed that family influence had something to do with former Premier Asquith's change ©of mood in this respect While there have been great prime ministers and party leaders {n the House of Lords, Lord Beaconsfleld and J.ord Salisbury being the last great exemplars, it is thought that in the pry nt case Mr. Asquith's decislon 10 g0 to the quiet atmosphere of the upper house almost certainly be- tokens his decition no longer to take an active part in the leadership of his party, which can best be exercised in the lower house, Now 72 Yenrs Old. Mr. Asquith is 73 vears old. His party suffered a disaster in the last zeneral election and he himself failed 10 obtain a seat, while fewer than 50 of his followers, and those mainly helonging to the Llovd George wing of the Liberals, were successf candidates. The Conservatives hav #n enormous majority in the House of Commons, assuring the Baldwin government & proable life of four or five years. Even were there a prospect of a revival in the declining fortunes of The Liberal party, there is very small likelihood of a Liberal administra- tion In England, before Asquith would be a very aged man. He rep- resented East Fife in the House of Commons from 1886 until 1918, when that constituency rejected him and started his run of political ill luck. “or two vears he was without a seat ‘Then Paisiey elecfed him in 1920, but he was again unseated in the last geoneral election and went to Exypt for a hollday There have been many attempts to find a safe seat for him in the House of Commons, but none has materfal- 1zed, and he therefore, after a great volitical career of 35 years, retires as “n “elder statesman” to the calm of the House of Lords. There, as lead- er of his party in the upper house, he will, at least, be in closer touch with his followers than he would as an outsider and will doubtless still exercise great influence as an adviser. At present Lord Beauchamp is lead- er of the Liberals in the House of Lords, but it is expected he will re- »ign that position in favor of the ne: rl of Oxford. Lloyd George im Saddle. Thus the former premier leaves a clear field in the House of Commons for the Liberal leadership to his vounger and far more active and energetio colleague, Mr. Lloyd Georgs, who displaced him in the premlership in a stormy perfod of the great war. Whether ha will still retain the title of nominal leader of his party will probably be decided at the great convention of the party opening next week in London to de- cide such matters of the administra- tion organization and to endeavor to engineer a great drive to obtain a party fighting fund of £1,000,000 As Mr. Asquith lost his eldest son, Raymond, in the war, his heir to the title will be his grandson, Julian Asquith, son of the late Raymond, who will have the courtesy title of Viscount Asquith GERMANY TO MEET RAIL BOND INTEREST By the Associated Press BBRLIN, January 24—The first f: stallment of 100,000,000 marks to ap- ply_on the interest pavments for the 11,000,000,000-mark issue of German yailway obligations will be available March 1, according to an announce- ment made today by the federal rall- ways administrative board, appointed under the Dawes plan. Bandit Wounds His Companion During Robbery of Store Trail of Blood Left on Floor, But Police Think Hurts Are Not Serious. One of two bandits was wounded by a ricocheting bullet fired by his fellow hold-up man, police belleve, during the robbery of & drug store at 2901 Georgla avenue last night. The huilet evidently was fired to frighten Dr. Frank F. Lilly, who was in charge of the store, and it did not serfously wound_ the other bandit lieve, becanse he continued at his task of riffiing the cash register de- <pite the fact that blood was dripping down his trouser leg to the floor. After taking the $60 in the cash register the hold-up men made an escape. Police are seeking them. Jacob H. Fisher, mana» *the Sani- tary Grogery stors ai enth_and Kenyon streets, is b+ to have been held up by the same pair of ban- dits earlier in the evening. One pointd a gun at him while the other took between $40 and $50 from the cash register. They escaped, but Fisher gave a detailed identification of each to the police. A third hold-up of the night took place at Fifth and K streets south- sast, when two.colored passengers in a taxicab operated by George A. Rohingon of 331 L strest northeaat, beld him up and robbed him of $25, n police be- | New Earl of Oxford rded as the HERBERT H. ASQUITH. GERMANS SPEEDING PACT WITH FRANCE Recognize Success Must Be Dependent on Guarding of Other Boundaries. By Cable to The Star and New York World. BERLIN, January 24—The Allfes' intention 'to continue supervision over Germany's military establish- ment, at least until the end of Feb- ruary, was {nformally communicated to the Wilhelmstrasse today, spur- ring Chancellor Luther's new cabinet to fresh activity fn the direction of the proposed peace pact with France. Not only von Hoetsch, German am- bassador to Parls, but the reich's representatives in London and Brus- sels have been instructed to sound the governments to which they are accredited relative to the Franco- German anti-war contract Completing Drart. Foreign Minister Stresemann is completing the draft of a nate em- 0dying Germany's proposals for the truce of God,” as it is called here, and its text will be lald before a spe- clal sesslon of the cabinet early next wesk Initial inquiries at the Quai a'Or- say have inspired German officialdom with renewed hope for the probabil- ity of Premier Herriot entering into negotlations on the subject, despite the somewhat chilling reaction mani- fest by the French embassy here. Germany fully realizes France can- not be expected to sign an instrument formulating mutual guarantee against military aggression on the Rhine, un- less arrangements are extended to protect Germany's eastern and pos- 8ibly her southern neighbors too. Whatever its duration, the peace pact would have to be 80 framed as to eafeguard Poland. and perhaps Czechoslovakia as well, against Ge man attack. Dealings With Poland. Both Luther and Stresemann have faith in the feasibllity of getting Premier Herrfot to help them comse t0 an agreement with the government at Warsaw over the troublous qu tions of Danzig, Silesia and the Polish boundaries, which would be prelim- inary to extension of the pact to that country. Failing this, the whole scheme fnevitably is not realizable. News of the continuation of allied military control has not yet been published here. It is bound to prove a rude blow to the Nationalists, who have been assuring their followers that their advent to-power would mean the end of the “sniffie comml. sion’s” activities. (Copyright, 1925.) BANGSTER IS SHOT AS WIFE WATCHES Enemy of Slain 0’Banion Attacked in Front of Chicago Home. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 24.—Chicago gangland's Internecine warfare, whioh two months ago co the life of Dion O'Banlon, notoricus gunman, as he stood among the roses of his flower shop, today flamed out anew in & murderous attack on John Tor- rio, overlord of Chicago's underworld, beer runner and hi-jacker. Torrio, at ohe time a friend of O'Banion, and later a deadly enemy, was_shot five times and probably fatally wounded, a8 he stepped from his automoblle in front of his home. His assailants drove up in a closed car as Torrio's wife left his automo- bile, her arm fliled with bundle Torrlo, his arms also burdened, step- ped to the sidewalk after her, when four men leaped from the other m chine and opened fire with sawed-oft shotguns and pistols. Torrio dropped hiz bundles and fell as he tugged at = pistol. Wife Comes to Ald. His wife, sobbing, dragged the fallen gangster into the vestibule of their home, where the police found him and rushed him to a hospital. Torrio, with 10 others, was con- victed a week ago of violating the prohibition law in connection with & rald _several months ago on the Sieben Brewery, and was sentenced to nine months in jall and fined $5,000. Among the defendants when the case was called were Louls Alteris, now sald to be in the West; O'Banion, John Phillips and Thomas Shoeman, all colorful characters in Chicago's underworld, and the latter three now dead, victims of revenge. Alterie has been warned to appear hers next week or forfeit his bond. At the time O'Banion was shot by three assassins, Torrlo, known to have had disagreements with him, was questioned. The slaying is still unsolved. Less than threé weeks later, Eddle Tancl, another Torrio associate, was killed. There has never been any necessity for a woman's movement in Albania, since women, from time immemorial, bhave besn sccorded equal rights and privileges with their men folk as & matter of course. Though under parental rule during her minority, after that perlod the Albanian woman is absolute. Before and after mar. riage she is entitled to hold property accerding to her own ideas, | | trict THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. PARK ITEM 10 GO0 BACK INTO BILL $600,000 Cut Out by Sub- committee Ordered Restored. $600,000 recommended by Bureau for by the Na- Capital Park Commission to obtain sites for park and playzround | purposes will be included in the Dis- | appropriation bill for the next fiscal year when it is reportced from the House committee’ Wednesdasy This item was por from the bill during the he the subcommittee headed sentative Charles R. Davis of Minrie- | sota. As the creating of the N Parks Commission authorized a nual appropriation of $1.100,00 park purposes In the National ital, a strong protest was at made the Budget tional use te rily cut rings by by Repre- tional for Cap- once Appeal Made to Madden. Gen. Taylor, chief the Army, chatrman of the commis- sion, accompanicd by Representative Fred N. Zihlman of Maryland, acting chairman of the House Committee, and Fred G. Coldern, chairman of the parks committce of the Washington Board of Trade, appealed to Chairm Mad- den of the appropriations committee with the result that the hearings were reopened. Ample justification of the $600,000 item was shown and it hoped that the bill when rgported might carry the full $1,100,000 author- 1zed. Increases in the District school budget and, for street repairs and im- provements are features of the bill to be reported. The appropriations committee felt that Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer Commissioner, had been “exceedingly modest” in his re- quests for street work. It is expected that the bill will be an unusually good one, as the sub- committee drafting It has repeatedly expressed its good feeling and desire to give the District all it needs for proper maintenance and improvements of engineers of Cxplanation Is Seen. The fact that the appropriations committee expects that the lump sum system adopted last vear, by which the Federal Government makes a fixed contribution of $9,000,000, leav- ing the District taxpayers to meet all other costs of the Capital City, will be continued Is in @ large measure responsible for the expressed inten- tion of being more generous in meet- ing the local needs. At a recent meeting of the House District committee it was emphasized that under the permanent law, which provides for a fixed proportion be- tween the Federal and District Gov- ernments in supporting the Capltal City of 60 per cent by the local tax- payers and 40 per cent from the Fed- eral Treasury, the Federal Govern- ment's share this vear would be up- ward of $13,000,000, as against the $9,000,000 proposed—or an additional $4,000,000 to be paid by the taxpay- ers of Washington GLENN YOUNG SLAIN WITH TWO OTHERS IN HERRIN GUN FIGHT (Continued from First Page.) homa, Blue Ridge Mountains of Vir- ginia, and his clean-up of Williamson County. Career Spectacular. Probably few men can claim a more spectacular career than that of Young in Illinols during the past three years. Known as the “stormy petrel” of Willlamson County, the scene of fre- quent clashes during the last two years between unfon and non-union miners, Ku Klux Klan and anti-klan forces and wets and drys, Young took a more or less important part in most of the troubles. As a result of his activities he Eained fame as a fearless “man killer,” while his activities in law enforcement gained both support and condemnation. Beveral times his sensational activities brought him into court on charges rang- ing from homicide to assault, but Young withstood all of them. Several years ago he gained a wide reputation in_ various parts of the country as a law-enforcement agent, but his first act to startle the public was his capture of the noted Craw- leys, a gang of World War draft evaders, for whom the United States troopers and Federal officers searche for months In the mountains of Northern Georgia, Western Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Young at- tacked the draft evaders single-hand- ed, captured them all and brought them to Knoxville, Tenn. Won Name of Man-Killer. Later as an unrelenting foe of 1i- quor he won prominence and the sou- briquet of “man-killer” through his activities against moonshiners in the mountains of Georgla and Tennessee. 8till later he was dubbed “Two-gun Young” when he began carrying two pistols, and sometimes three or four after many threats against his life had been made. In ten years Young had a record of more than 3,000 arrests and all he had to show for them were six or seven scars. He once estimated that he had killed more than a scors of men. For 16 years he worked for the Depart- ment of Justice, and seven years of that time were spent in hunting down deserters from the Army. His activi- ties, it was said, cost the government $60,000 in rewards offered for the arrest of those Young captured or killed when they resisted arrest. In 1920 Young's crusade brought him into Iliinols, almost from the time he entered the State he was in the public eye. He first startled the people of the State when he entered the home of a farmer at Madison, Ill, in search of liquor and allowed the owner to snap a pistol at him three times before drawing his own weapon and firing nine shots Into the man's body. He then invaded Williamson County and added to his fame by waging a relentloss campaign against boot- leggers. He was credited by his friends with having “cleaned up” the county, but this was done only after riots and the sending of troops into the county to maintain order. TROOPS DISPATCHED. Thirty Men Sent to Herrin by State Adjutant. SPRINGFIELD, 1, January Maj. Robert W. Davis, with 30 men from the headquarter's company 130th Infantry frord Carbondale, will be in Herrin by daylight this morning, Adjt. Gen. Carlos Black announced here this morning. The men will make the trip in trucks and Maj. Davis will be in- structed to take any action he may deem necessary to preserve peace, Gen. Black aid. Unless further trouble is reported he indicated that it was unlikely that other troops will be called. 25— Because Sheriff William Schuyler dislikes going back to the farm at the end of his term of office, and un- der the law he cannot succeed him- self, his wife intends to enter the race in the fall primaries to succeed him as sheriff of Montour County, Pa« » | constant_change in PLATOON SYSTEM NOW UP T0 BOARD Two Proponents of Plan See Defeat as Hearings Come to Close. The fate of the proposal to estab- lish the platoon system of education in the District public schools was left to the board of education b¥ its ad- vocates and opponents at the final publio hearing of the board's speclal platoon Investigating committee ves- terday afterncon In the Franklin School. The mittee will begin at once to study Voluminous mass of data presented at the three public hearings as well as that submitted upon request by edueational author- itten In more than 200 cltles In the United States Two of the proponents virtually concedmd at the ciosink hearing that the movement to install platoon plan in the Washingto ools had been defeated, temnorarily at least, but predicted th the march of pro- gresaive education would ultimat result fn the platooning of the Na- tlonal Capital's schools. Miss Frances S Fatrley, principal of the District's only platoon schopl, the Park View, was one. Col. P M. Anderson, one of the stauncheai supporters of the plan, was the other tr Ely Backs System. The commlittee w: surprige when Selden M. Ely, super- vising principal of the fifth division appeared as an advocate of the pla toon plan. He is the only echool offi- cer who has not backed up the ad- ministration officials at the hearings As they lined up at the final hear ing the supporters of the platoon plan were, in addition to Mr. Ely Miss Fairley, Col. Anderson, Mi Eula Thomas and Miss Grace Meye both teachers at the Park View School. and Mrs. E. R. Kalmbach of the Langdon Parent-Teacher Assooia- tion. The opposition was represented by Miss Jessie La Salle, supervising principal of the second division and head of the department of educational research and measurement in the schools: Mrs. W. L. Hagen, president of the Carbery Parent-Teacher Asgo- ciation; James G. Yaden of the Pet- worth Citizens' Association; Miss R §. Netherland and Miss E Mer- ritt, director of primary instruction in the colored schools. given a little Cites Others’ Views. Anderson advised the bhoard that he had sent questionnaires to every superintendent of schools in cities of more than 100,000 population in the United States and also in citles of lesser populatio; where the platoon plan is in operation, to ascer- tain the views of the educational offi- clals In regard to the system, and learned that mcre than 60 per cent of those who had never tried the system favor it Those who tried the plan, with the exception of one, he sald, approve it he questionnaires were left with the committes to study As he concluded Col. Anderson re- minded the committee that “there Is a the personnel of public offices,” and that if the platoon system is not adopted In Washington now it will be eventually. 1f turn ing down the platoon plan will cost the chairman his position on the board,” replied Ernest Greenwood, will turn it down now.” Mr. Ely presented 11 points in favor of the platoon school. Chief among them were: That platoon instruction by the limited departmental plan is perhaps preferabls to the method of requiring one teacher to instruct in all subjects; that the well prepared and well conceived opportunities for special work provided by the platoon school are of great value; that platoon schools provide to better ad- vantage directed play and physical training so necessary to the develop- ment of the child; that the limited supervised study provided by the piatoon school is better than what usually amounts to no supervised study In the traditional school; that the platoon school provides for the departmentalization of the work that the child needs from the third to the elghth grade, inclusive; that the platoon school provides an oppor- tunity and a place for the individual child to develop its native talents, and that the Assembly hall of the platoon school iy a place for the soctalization of the child. Col Sees Virtue of System. Mr. Ely pointed out that he had made an intimate study of the Park View platoon school since it had been under his supervision and said that it was his observation that the platoon #chool whets the appetites of the pu- pils because of the various physical and intellectual viands set Dbefore them, Miss Thomas told of the enthusiasm of the parents of the children attend- ing the Park View School over the platoon plan. The parents, as well as the pupils, she said, “are desperately enthusiastic over it, and the teachers are delighted with it.” Her colleague, Miss Meyer described the installation of the platoon plan at the school five years ago, and concurred in Miss Thomas' statement that the commu- nity strongly indorses it. After attending all three hearings, Mrs. Kalmbach told the committee that she had not heard “a single argument that has convinced her that the pla- toon plan is not feasible,” and that the patrons of the Langdon School want the platoon system. Miss Fairley sup- plemented her arguments at previous hearings with statements showing the co-operation among the teachers at the Park View School, which she attributed to its success as a platoon school. Asks Experts Study Just as authoritative medical advice is sought from a physiclan, so the board’s committee should look to ex- perts for its advice on the platoon school plan was the summary of Miss La Salie’s testimony. “We have got to study this thing from the stand- point of experts and not to satisfy the whims and caprices of some people,” she declared. Miss La Salle contended that the platoon system “is defeating its own end,” because of its definite time schedule. “The tendency of modern education,” she said, “is to break away from rigidity. All children do not need the same length of time to study the same subjects. The ques- tion is not how well informed is the child. We have ceased to.make that the test of the progress of education. It is how he reacts and what kind of a citizen he will make.” Says Puplls Ask Transfer. Miss La Salle pointed out that con- ditions at the Park View School were not as ideal as they had been pic- tured by advocates of the platoon school. “I know several teachers as well as pupils,” she said, “who asked to be taken away from the Park View School.” Tupils in platoon schools lose the motherly influence of the teacher was Miss Merritt's principal testimony. Miss Netherland argued that Wash- ington does not have a public school with the physical requirements for the introduction of the platoon plan. Mr. Yaden pleaded for special teachers in music and drawing for the Petworth School, and added that he aid not have much respect for persons who express views on tha platoon school who have not seen it in operation. 1t was Mrs. Hagen's contention that the platoon school would result in the breaking of the o JANUARY 25, 1925—PART 1. FIRE EXPECT PASSAGE OF SURPLUS BILL House Agreement Insures Action Tomorrow on $4,500,000 for District. The Distriot surplus bill is to be taken up In the House again tomor- row with the expectation that it will be passed shortly after 3 o'clock This would make avallable ap- proximately $4.500.000 paid by Dis- trict taxpayers into the Federal Treasury. The threat had been made by resentative Thomas 1. Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, that he would filibuster to the limit against this measure, although his colleagues on the committes are unanimously in favor of “having the Government pay its bills” and although the House membership two weeks ago showed it was ready to pass the measure. Committee Reaches Agreement. An agreement was reached at the House District committee meeting Yesterday, however, by which Repre- sentative Blanton agreed to co-oper- ate with the committee in getting 2 quick vots on the bill on ita merits, after the committee agreed to allow him 30 minutes In which to voice his opposition to the surplusg bill The compulsory school attendance bill, In charge of Represantative O car E. Keller of Minnesota, will be the first District measurs taken up tomorrow. There is no opposition in the committee, and as far as known there is only one important speech to be made against the bill in the Housa Agreement has heen reached on 30 minutes a side for discussion of this bill. Rep- Five Measures on Pregram. Five other District measures are on ~ spacial program for censideration in the House tomorrow. They are: The widening of Bancroft place. The legislation authorizing tha ac- ceptance of the Archbold gift of land, adjoining the Glover tract, for park purposes. ‘The measure authorizing pay nt ol a deficit In the police and firemen’s pension fund, covering a period when the fund was not sufficient to meet the payments authorized by law. A bill giving the District Commis- sloners authority over streats, roads and highways which it now has over alleys, covering the opening, exten- slon, widening or straightening of streets in accordance with the high- way plan Authorizing the sale of certain Government property (n the rear of 813 E street northwest by the Secre- tary of Agriculture, NEW FRENCH ENVOY REACHES CAPITAL TO ASSUME DUTIES (Continued from First put forwam at this time are lacking. The last phase of the debt situation to be handled through ofoial chan- nels was in the informal conversa- tlon between M. Clementel, Frenoh minister of finance, and Ambassador Herrick in Paris, precipitating lively discussion, which are still re-echoing in parlfamentary debates here and in Paris. Exchange of Notew. Examination of M. Clementel's memorandum b; head of the American Debt Funding Commission, has resuited in an inter- change between the State Department and Ambassador Herrick, on the strength of which the Ambassador has informed the Frenoh finance min- ister that his Rovernment has been unable to find anything of a suf- clently definite character in the memorandum to warrant its consid- eration by the Debt Funding Commis- sion. Without question administration officials would welcome any definite suggestion from France with regard to a debt settlement plan. In view of recent remarks in the French Chamber of Deputles, however, and the reply made by Senator Borah in the Senate, 'it is doubted hers that M. Daeschner has been intrusted with A eoncrets proposal. It is assumed, however, he will be expacted by his governmeént to famillarize himself ‘with the American viewpoint without delay. It is to be recalled that M. Daesch- ner had an opportunity to talk in Paris with Ambassador Kellogg, who 18 to suoceed Seoretary Hughes March 4. He will also have oppor- tunity to discuss Informally with Secretary Mellon and other members of the Debt Funding Commission every aspect of the French debt problem during the round of customary diplo- matic soclal engagements that will mark his entry Into the Washington diplomatio corps. 1t s regarded as unlikely that M. Daeschner will attempt to open any actual negotiations prior to the changes that are to occur March 4. Secretary Hughes then will cease to be a member of the Debt Funding Commission, as well as Secretary of State, Mr. Kellogg taking over both duties. The Ambassador may feel also that such discussion as the French government may hope to bring about could be conducted more smoothly after Congress has ad- Journed. During the seventeenth century it was the custom of English women to wear the engagement ring on the thumb. personal contact between the teacher, the pupil and the home. i Supt. of Schools Frank W. Ballow submitted to the committee compara- tive statistics on the scholastic stand- ing of puplls from the Park View Platoon School and the other schools attending Central High Schoal. AT WHEATON, Secretary Mellon, as | MD. | Engene, Willie, and Mr » John Russell, were burned to .. wax des(royed by fire yesterday. FUND IS STARTED FOR FIRE ORPHANS Five Who Saw Father, Mother and Home Lost in | Blaze Get Aid. | R Five childrer phans by on made homeless traglc stroke of yenterday when fira wiped out their | little home at Wheaton, M4 and | burned their parents, John and Cora Russell, 49 and 41 years old respectively, | to death, ara to be cared for through | |the generosity of ‘neighbors in Mont- | | gomery County They represe fate | all that is left of a happy little home. Friday night they went 1o sleep in a neat little bung low, which their father, a pl heiper, provided for them | Ol Stove Explodes. | | Farly yesterday morning_the father | and mother awoke. Both went to the | | kitchen to prepare breakfast. There | was an explosion, flames, the | houses started on the road to blazing destruction. Charlle,. 17 vears old the eldeat boy, tried vainly to move [the prostrate form of his father from | the kitchen where he had fallen un-| | consclous. He was stopped by the| | fire, which ignited his hair. Then| |he aided the rest of the youngsters| in their escape from the burning| buliding. A tragic tableau was set on the| rosdside in the graying dawn yester- day morning. Five shivering young- | Aters, wearing absolutely everything | they owned, standing almost within | range of the heat of the burning| structurs, watched fire wipe out| everything that stood for happiness | in thelr lives—father, mother and home. Collection Started. But the structure was scarcely cold | yesterday. when a collection w started by the farmers of Montgom- | ery County. Today will find sub- cription parties making the rounds. There will be soma sort of an or- | ganization and plan mapped out as €oon as possible. And the dublous| future awaiting the youngsters will | be made & bit easler to bear by the| knowledge that misfortune may find | friends, and friends, though unknown | before, may find doliars to help lig en the darkened days for the forunate. The bodies of John Russell and his wife, Cora, charred beyond recogn tion are at the undertaking establish ment of Pumphrey and Son in Rock ville. The funeral will be held to morrow or Tuesday. The story of the fire is told by Charlle, 17 years old, who was sleep- ing with his two brothers, Willle, 13, and Eugene, 11; and his two sisters Lilitan, 15, and Baby Dorothy, 4, when the explosion which started the fire occurred. un- Oldest Boy's Story. ‘Willie woke me up,” says Charlie “T smelled the smoke and ran down- stairs. The kitchen was all burning and papa was lying nearest the door that I came In. I just trled to pull him out, but the fire was getting to me. It slzzled my hair and started to burn and I had to put it out and then well—I couldn't get back .in. So 1| ot the rest of us out of there and we ran to the road and velled for help. And we looked on as the house burned down.” The children staved last night with relatives of their mother, at the homes of Harvey and Arthur Burriss, brothers of Mrs. Russell, at Rockville, and Mrs. Lena Brown, a sister of Mrs, Russeil In Takoma Park, Md. Mrs. Russell is survived by five sis- ters and six brothers—Harvey Bur- riss, Mrs. Susie Klink of 547 1ith street southeast; Mrs. Frances Bur- riss of Greensburg, Pa.; Arthur Bur- riss of Rockville] Md.; William Bur- riss of 1715 Twanty-second street northwest; Mrs. J. F. Alderton of Ednor, Md.; Mrs. Lena Brown of Ta- koma ‘Park, Md.; Mrs. Nellle Burriss of Westmore, Md.; Edwin W. Burriss, Roger B. Burriss and Clarence R. Burriss, all of Olney, Md, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Bur- riss of Olney, Md. Mr. Russell s survived only by a brother, Charles, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The first woman ever nominated for a State office In lowa was Mrs. Ade- line Morrison Swain of Fort Dodge, who, in 1883, was the choice of the Greenback -Party for the position of TAKES PARENTS AND HOME AS TOLL | | INAUGURAL FUND Lillian, Dorothy and Charlte Russell, whose parents, Mr. death when their home near Wheaton, RED ENVOY IN PARIS LEAVES FOR HOME Krassin to Carry Back Re-| port of Attitude in France | on Recognition. ‘ v Br the Assoc PARIS, January 24.—Leonid Kras: Soviet Ambassador to France, Moscow today to attend the confer- ence of Soviet ambassadors which will be held in the R capital week M. ated Press sian next had Krassin's depafture 1 for earlier in was delaved because the Soviet envoy wished to observe the discussion Chamber of Deputies on the rec- ition French government rolongajion of debate on other | ects connected with the foreign affalrs budget, however, set back con- | sideration of France's relations with the Soviet and M. Krassin finally had to leave without taking cognizance of the parllamentary standpoint on recognition been for the Seen Safe Majority. | Although the parliamentary debate failed to develop, it is understood | that Moscow's representative has| been able, by talks with the leaders | of both houses to form the opinion that Premier Herriot's action in re- suming relations with Russia will be | indorsed by a safe majority in the| Chamber. While the Senate w show more reserve, a small margin is | counted on there, however, to indorse the government because, now that the new relations are an accomplished fact, it is belleved nothing can be gained by upsetting the established | order. | On the other hand, the Soviet Am- | bassador will take back with him the strongest indications that Parlia- ment Wwas assuming an uncompro- mising attitude concerning the pay- | ment by Ruasia of her pre-war debts. | It is understood that Premicr Herriot | has made quite clear that his govern- ment will be obliged to protect by all | the means in its power the small holders of Russian bonds. is sald that M. Krassin will also, at the re- quest of the French government, in form, the Soviet leaders that it will| be necessary to begin negotiations | for the payment of coupons without delay if the Moscow government de- sires the newly resumed relations to become fruitful of mutually beneficial results. HANDBOOK ROUND-UP SNARES POLICEMAN Found on Traffic Officer, 1 Is Charge. Harry Gordon, 24, a traffic police- man, was among the six who fell into the net spread by the vice squad un- | der Lieut. Davis of the second pre-| cinct yesterday, in a round-up of al leged bookmakers and liquor sellers. | Gordon, according to the police, had just deserted his traffic semaphore at North Capitol and H streets, and wa walking east on H street, when ar rested by Sergts. McQuade and John- son, who announced they recovered $2 in marked bills and a slip of paper recording a bet on “Big Indian.” The others arrested were: Leo J. Corridon and Francis C. Cor- ridon of 13 H street northeast on charges of making handbooks and sale and lllegal possession of liquor; D. J. Haley of 2814 Rhode Island ave- nue northeast, on charges of hand- book making and lllegal possession of liquor; E. E. Garges of 512 Tenth street southeast, on charges of hand- book making, and Joseph Geardina of 219 K street, on charges of sale and illegal possession of liquor. The honds placed for the release of the prisoners In the six cases to- talled $15,000, divided as follows: Haley, $2,500; Garges, $2,000; Gordon, $2,000; Geardina, $1,600; Francis Cor- ridon, $3,500, and Leo Corridon, $3,000. Sister Margaret Slachta, who fs now in America, is a former member of the Hungarian Parliament, and sald | eranly The upper plcture shows all that ix left of the home. | Marked Money and Betting Ticketfl: | bold 'Noyes. EXCEEDS $40,000 Guarantee s $100,000 Sought—Demand for Seats Is Heavy. Nearly 50 per cent of the $100,000 guarantee fund the general commit tee is attempting to raise among patriotic business men of Washing ton to cover the expenses of proper!> celebrating the inauguration o President Coolldge already has beer pledged, it was announced yesterdas at inaugural headquarters In the Wil lard Hote! Although the exact figures to date are not known. pledges have pasard the 540,000 mark. Every mail brings additional promises of finanofal sistance, and in the last two days more than $10.000 has been raised Among the large contributors are E. Murphy. $100: Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co. $500 Swartzell, Rheem and Hensey, $1,000 Hedges and Middleton, $250; Jullus Garfinkls, $1,000; B. F. Saul, 3500 . Rerliner, $250; Commerc!al Nation al Bank, $1,000: Mt. Vernon Bavings Benk, $200; k H. Edmonds, $250 The Evening r Co. $1.000; F. I wagner, $100; Boss and Phe s and C. B. Asher, $200 Demand for Seats derick A general that keep e sale of meats ng stands. Indications the demand for seats will be ex wely heavy, and the committe heads declare they are c can make ends meet This probably will be the source of revenue avallable general committee. Distribution seats probably will begin in about 1 days, it was announced, and those whose orders are already on fila wi be merved first. A large number private schools and organizations large blocks of seats ad Fra ps Teavy. the itement the review tha the supply befors parade begins its mar vania avenue In his statement clared that Wash vide “a demon will thoroughly will apprpve, a regard propriate t Pennsy? Fenning de- would Mr. gural of the have 50 all persons wh their ued & call spare roon notify the committee at hes n the Willara Hotel The s wants comfortable room for every who comes the city. Ad members appointed to that gr Charles B. Lamborn, Bernard Maj. Ralph 1. Cage, Earl Venable George B. Lockwood, James M. Emery W. Brahany, Henry M. Camp Fishback and Carl Riddl Additional committee members were appointed, as follows Committer on fireworks—1Le X nest E. Wager. Sidnes nara S. Meryman. Wal- Charles T. Watson, Dr. W. Morgan, Jerome F. Barnard John Bardroff, George Plitt. ir: George Emmons, Frank Mok. Sloan Seaton Kent and Harry or he M. Blair Legislation « chairman; M. D. chairman; Thomas Littlepage Louls A. Dent, Peyton Gordon, Jesse C. Adkins and Leon Tobriner Members of the committees work- ing on the charity inaugural ball, to Dbe held at ths Mayflower Hotel March 4, expressed gratification yesterday over the announcement that 4,500 could be aoccommodated at the fete 1t was recalled that hundreds were refused admittance to the last bal Jt was stated vesterday that there are only 64 boxes available and that nearly half that number had been spoken for before the tickets were placed on sale. Requests for reser- vatfons are coming in by telegram 4nd letter from various parts of the country, particularly the larger East- ern cities. Boxes on the balcony seating 10 guests, will cost $250 each with sitmilar boxes on the dance floc for $200. There are larger boxes, seating up to 18, with large enough to hold dinner Distribution of Funds. Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chair- man of the hall, s particularly fnter asted in children’s charities. Fo years ago the gross receipts, amount ing to $28.000, were given to the Child Welfare Society. This year half w g0 to the widows and orphans « Washington firemen, with the remain ing half divided among four chariia ble children's institutions, each rep resented on Mrs. Dougherty's advis- ory committee This committes ix composed of the following vice chairmen, each repre senting a children’s institution, in which they are particularly inter- ested: Mrs. Frederick Brook, Chil dren’s Hospital; Mre. Frank B. Noyes. Child Welfare Soclety; Mrs James F Mitchell, Children’s Country Home, and Mrs, Charles J. Bell, Neighborhood House. ‘With the new baliroom as & back ground, it is said by those in charg: that the ball will equal in splendo and brilllance any officfal inaugural ba ever given in Washington. Horace W Peaslee, Washington artist, with th assistance of Mrs. Minnigerode Ar drews, 18 gathering & committee artists, who will make hand-painted osters for use in connection with the all publicity, the general publicity committee being headed by Col George Harvey, and assisted by Nev- 5. Logan Pavne. Miss Janet Richards and Mrs. Harold A Brandenburg Rosenberg, vice atiine partles | Walker. Motorist Accused of Fleeing Crash Faces 3 Charges Budd Phillips, 1471 Trving street, walked out of the frving pan into the fire last night, if the police report of a collision between his au- tomobile and a bus of the Washing ton Rapld Transit Co., at Sixteenth and Harvard streets and his sub- sequent arrest at Sixteenth and Park road, is correct. According to the police, disappeared from the scene of the collision, leaving a crowd inspect ing the damage to his automobile and the bus, and sauntered up Six- teenth strect. At Park road, Po liceman W. H. Vermillion, attracted by his method of sauntering, but knowing nothing of the collision « few block south, arrested Phillips for intoxication. At the tenth precinct station later, when notes on the accident and on Phillips’ arrest were compared, | was discovered, police say, that he was the alleged operator of the au tomobile in the collision, and charges of operating a car while fntoxicated colliding. and leaving without mak- ing his identity known, were lodged Phillips to be the first woman member of a State superintendent ef public In- = Catholic order to become identified with politica, LY actively | against him Neither tha bus nor the autome- bile was seriously damaged.