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2 » T HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1925. — e R e R e e e U S R el B it i e T b e D e e e R e e s S S C O S _———— AIRMAN T0 RUSH NEW NOME SERUM Darling Offer to Fly Through Storm Approved by United States Officials. While one doctor and a few nurses, armed with the first precious antl- toxin brought at record-breaking speed by dog sledge, fought the ris- ing tide of diphtheria at Nome, Roy A. Darling, Department of Justice agent. planned to hop off today, if possible, in a commerclally-owned airplane from Fairbanks to make a hazardous overland flight of more than 650 miles in Winter weather carrying additional serum for the stricken city. This was revealed today as several agencies of the Government here were lending every assistance, and eager- ly “listening in” on the lines of com- munication to Alaska to follow his progress in what is admitted in of- ficial circles here to be the dangerous adventure of an herofc volunteer. Darling Wires Plans. The latest word direct from Darling personally was received by Delegate Dan Sutherland of Alaska. It was a telegram from Anchorage, dated Mon- day. as Darling was on. his way to Fadrbanks by rail, and read as fol- lows “Leave Fairbanks Wednesday morn- ing for Nome. Be sure that instruc- tions are issued to deliver serum to me at Nenana tpmorrow en route Fairbanks Indications of a slight hitch in the delivery of serum to Darling were revealed in another unofficial mes- sage from Alaska today, Delegate Sutherland said, but it was expected that this would be straightened out by the co-operation of the Post Office Department, which has charge of the malil routes in Alaska and in whose custody the serum was believed to- day to be. The serum, which Darling plans to carry across the peninsula by alr, is part of a shipment of 1,000,000 units which was forwarded by the Public Health Service from Seattle to Se- ward. The exact location of the serum today was unknown to Wash- ington, although it was expected to be rushed from Seward to Anchorage and over the railroad to Nenana. One million units left Seattle today in addition to the two other ship-| ments going before. Would Split Shipment. It was suggested by Dr. M. A. White, acting surgeon general of the Public Health Service, and Delegate Sutherland, that the serum shipment now about to be sent to Nome from Nenana be split into two parcels, with about 650,000 units in one pack- age for the airplane, and the re- mainder in another package for the dog sledge of the mall trail. “In_ sending such precious ma- terial,” said Dr. White today, *it might be well not to put all your eggs in one basket." Darling has not been ordered to make the trip. He volunteered to do it, officials here explained. The De- partment of Justice took action only in “authorizing” him to make the trip, and releasing him for the period necessary. 1f, and when, Darling hops off from Fairbanks, in one of the two planes which are believed capable, it is ex- pected he will fly to Nenana, and then follow the general direction of the dog sledge trall. In case of an accl- dent, therefore, he would be more likely to be rescued from the peril of the northern Winter, which has been sending the thermometer far below zero. Plane Type Uncertain. There was some uncertainty here as to just what type of airplane was evailable at Fairbanks. Delegate Sutherland was informed, however, he said, there were three different planes in storage there, owned by commercial companies. One of these, he said, was too small, with only a two-hour fuel capacity, and would thus be out of the question. He had been informed, however, he said, by those who know, that the flight might be accomplished by one of the other two. Ben Eilson, a well known aviator, now stationed at Langley Field, who made many trial flights in Alaska recently, has been in conference with- in the past few days with Delegate Sutherland. Eilson was confident, it was reported, that under favorable conditions the flight might be made, even In Winter and with the equip- ment at Falrbanks. Darling will have with him Ralph Mackle, formerly of the Royal Fly- ing Corps. Five Deaths Reported. Telegrnms arrived today at the Public Health Service from Dr. Cur- tis Welch, the only physician in Nome, reported that on February 3 the epi- | demic record was 28 cases, 5 deaths| and 35 sore throats under observation. With the serum brought at great sac- rifice by dog sledge and other addi- tional serum which, it is hoped, the airplane will be able to bring shortly, Dr. Welch Indicated in his telegram he had confidence of being able to suppress the epidem The number of cases Acting Surg. Gen. White said, had increased over Dr. Welch's prior report the Public Health| Service. Under the circumstances, Dr. Welch told the Public Health authorities here, he feels he has done very well With the limited supply of materials with which to fight _ Daily, the nurses make their rounds, it was reported, and all persons who have sore throats are immediately put under the inspection and treat- ment of the physician. ! to NEW SERUM STOCK SENT. Ship Carries Supply—Missionary | Lays Epidemic to Natives, ! By the Associated Press, SEATTLE, Wash., February 4.—An additional 1,000,000 units of diphthe- | ria anti-toxin were ready for ship- ment on the steamship Admiral Wat- son today to Nome, Alaska, via Seward and Nenana, to supplement 0,000 units of serum received Mon- day from Nenana and 1,100,000 units now en route to the northern town. _The death toll from diphtheria in Nome remained at five and the total number of cases at 29, according to cables from the North A description of Gunnar Kasson, musher, who arrived in Nome at day- | break Monday with the last relay team carrying the serum from Nenana, after plodding through a blizzard for seven and one-half hours, was glven here by his brother, P. I. Kasson. The Seattle man spends his Summers in Nome and Winters in the Pacific Northwest. “I know some of the difficulties my brother Gunnar encountered,” said P. I Kasson. “It's a wonder that he got through at all in that blizzard when four of the dogs froze. |BALTO, DOG HERO, DIRECTS SERUM RACE WHEN SNOW BLINDS DRIVER “Best Lead Animal” in Alaska Brings Kasson Through on Right Trail in Raging Blizzard, on Verge of Exhaustion. The personal atory of Gunnar Kas- son, for 21 gears @ musher over Alaskan trails, who carried the pre- cious 300,000 units of diphtheria anti- tozin on the last lap over smwow- covered trails into Nome, appears be- Tow. Kasson tells of the final dash in that 650-mile journey. facing a blizzard. with the thermometer 50 de- grees below zero. Kassows journey covered 60 miles from Bluff to Nome, much of it at night, his fastest time being 12 1-2 miles in an hour and twenty minutes. BY GUNNAR KASSON. NOME, Alaska, February 4.—Well, it was a pretty tough trip, all right The fact is, it was the toughest I've ever had on the trails, and T've been mushing Alaska since 1904. But Balto—he's my lead dog—brought us through. He sniffed the trail in the light snow when I couldn’t tell where we were—on the trail or off. He kept the direction on the bare ice—the wind had swept it slick as glass—and the wind was coming in so I couldn't see the wheel dog nearest the sled. Balto is a good dog. (Balto is well known In the Alaskan country. He led Kasson's dogs in 1915 when they won the Moose race. Two Yyears ago he led the dogs which car- r!(\d Roald Amundsen north from Nome when the explorer planned an airplane flight over the North Pole. Balto has gained the name of being the best lead dog in Alaska.) 1 got into Bluff Sunday morning 16 hours before Charlie Olson did (Bluff is a tiny village on Norton Sound, in the hollow of the shore on the other side of Cape Nome from the town of Nome.) I had 13 dogs, long-haired malamutes. They're half wolf. Charlle got in at 8 o'clock at night. He was glad to see me. He had run his 7 huskles 25 miles trom Golofnin. His dogs have shorter hair. Every one was frozen in the groin. They came in stiff and sore. They couldn't have gone much fur- ther. Hit Severe Storm. | Charlie told me he picked the stuff | up from Seppalla at Golofnin. Sep- palla had mushed from Shaktolik. That was about 60 miles. Charlie said Seppalla with his 20 dogs had a bad trip across Norton Bay. The storm was bad there, he sald (Sepalla had been warned by offi- cials not to cut across Norton Sound, of which Norton Bay is a part, be- cause the ice was reported break- ing up and drifting to sea. They told him to take the much longer way around, by circling Norton Bay. Apparently, Seppalla, champion musher of the North, preferred speed to safety.) Sebpalla told Charlie his dogs were still game, although they'd mushed 80 miles. He said he used Togo and Scotty as his leaders (Scotty is a great favorite in Nome.) This Togo is a good dog. He's smart. He knows what you want before you do. I think he's the best of the string and they'Te the fastest in Alaska, they say. Tried to Warm Scrum. I took the serum from Charlie. He lives at Bluff n old timer. He owns the quartz - ine and stamp mill there. It wa: blowing so hard and was 8o col - . took the stuff into a cabin to get warmed up and to see if the wind vould go down. But it kept getting colder. It went down to 28 below. The wind was fierce, I don’t know how fast, but I've never felt it faster. There wasn't any use in waiting so on we went. It was then 10 o'clock Sunday night. Ve'd waited in the cabin two hours. The snow was coming down fast. I hitched the dogs. I wanted to get on to the road house at Safety (a dis- tance of 34 miles) before the trails got impassable. The first piece of trail was the best. I stuck to the coast, figuring {t'd make gpod going if not too stormy. The wind was blowing hard. I don't know just how hard. But I had seal mukluks on my U. S. TRADED AMITY FOR HATE IN PARIS, JOHNSON DECLARES (Continued from First Page.) of the United States and its nation- als. Responding to a resolution spon- sored by the Senate irreconcilables in the Versailles treaty .fight, the retir- ing Secretary of State took no cogni- zance of their informal request for information as to whether at any time during the conversations or negotia- tions at Paris the incoming Secretary of State, Ambassador Kellogg, pro- posed any reservations to the agree- ment. Likewise he gave no details regard- ing the negotiations, but did state that American representatives abroad were directed to participate in the conference because “it was important that the payments expected under the Dawes plan should not be distributed without appeopriate recognition of the claims of the United States and its participation in these payments.” Seeks Full Understanding. Specifically, the Senate, in a reso- lution proposed by Senator Johnson, Republican, California, and modified by Senator Pepper, Republican, Penn- sylvania, asked for “such information regarding circumstances surrounding the negotiation and execution of the agreement as may be relevant to a full understanding of its terms." Senator Johnson read the Secre- tary's letter immediately after it had been received by the Senate with a formal covering letter from Presiden Coolidge and a copy of the text of the agreemerft itself. He offered no com- ment, nor did the other irreconcil- ables make any statement in advance of a thorough study of the document, which was referred in the usuai course to the foreign relations com- mittee. With respect to the contention of some of the frreconcilables that the agreement takes the United States into European affairs, Mr. Hughes reiter- ated his former public statement that the agreement makes no pro- visions for sanctions “and does not commit the United States In any way to any action in case the contem- plated payments are not made.” He also asserted that there was no agreement to limit the amount of the American claims, which he estimated at $600,000,000, and quoted a provision of the agreement stating that “the provisions of the present agreement concluded between the powers inter- sted in reparations do not prejudice any rights or obligations of Germany under the treatles. conventions and tle, was cheerful when informed that the first shipment of serum had ar- Dog Leader Is “Wonder.” “But Gunnar is strong. He weighs more than 200 pounds and is six feet tall. He knows his country and his dogs. That big black dog Balto, the ‘leader of the team, is a wonder.” Barred from his wife and two chil- dren at Nome by the rigors of the Arctic Winter, Arthur Eide, Alaska missfonary and educator, now in Seat- rived. i Margaret, 7, daughter of Mr, Eide, was the first of flve children to die from diphtheria in Nome. “The epldemic shows the need for teaching the natives of the North les- sons of sanitation and personal hy- —_—mmmmm— !since section 1 provided specifically giene,” sald Mr. Eide. “I feel certain the epidemic was caused by ignorant natives, although medical facllities of the town are excellent - feet. They go up to the hips. And I had sealskin pants over them. On my head I had reindeer parka and hood and a drill parka over tha But the wind was so strong that went right through the skins. (As_Gunnar Kasson was starting trom Bluff, Ed Rohn, waiting on the trail at Safety, 21 miles from Nome, to act as his relay, sent word to Nome the wind was blowing 80 miles an hour, that the snow was coming down 80 heavily it was Impossible for man or dog to face it or keep to the trail, and that the ice over Norton Sound was in constant motion from the ground swell.) Crossing Topkok River I ran trouble. I ran Balto into an over- flow. I counldn’t see it ahead, it was snowing so. (An overflow is where the water has run over the ice). I had to turn him into a soft snow- drift to dry off his feet. That Keeps them from freezing and getting torn on the glare ice. 1 stopped only a few minutes, then started up Topkok Hill. (Topkok Hill| is about 600 feet above the sea level and stands exposed to the full sweep of the wind from the sound). The wind was coming in from the north- west. Topkok Hill fs hell when it's storming. It was storming when 1 got up there. My right cheek got frozen ; Coming down from Topkok Hill| you come to the flat for a stretch of | six miles. Along aways is Spruce Creek. It's always the worst spot for | wind in any kind of weather. The wind was coming across the lagoons and sloughs there, picking up the snow like it was a comb It was blowing snow so hard I cound hardly see my hand in front of my face. I couldn't even see the wheel dog. into Where Balto Served. That's where Balto came in. I didn’t know where I was. I couldn’t even guess. He scented the trall through the snow and kept golng! straight on the glary ice of the frozen agoons. 1 didn’t even know when I passed right by Solomon, so 1 didn't get the m age from Nome. (Solomon is the first village on_the trail along the seacoast from BIuft to Nome. It lies about 33 miles from | Nome. Gunnar Kasson had gone 22| miles, with more than that ahead of | him. At Solomon work from Nome was waiting for Kasson telling him to| wait until the storm was over and | not to press on under such condi- tions.) It's 121: miles from Solomon to Safety. The wind across Bonanza Creek was the worst I ever felt. The sled spilled every other minute in the soft snow, and I had to untangle the dogs’ harness, lift the stuff back on the sled and get going again. It/ was dark, too—black. The going was better after I got across Bonanza. The trail turned so the wind was with me. That boosted me along so I made the 1212 miles to Safety in 80 minutes. (Following the trail it was neces- sary for him to dip around the edge of Safety Sound, coming up to Port Safety, as the town is known on the map, from the sea side. At Safet Ed Rohn was waiting to act a relay.) The wind had gone down when I got to Safety. I mushed by the road | house, but as everything was dark and Balto and the others were going &00d now I decided to continueé in-{ stead of waking Ed Rohn. It's 21 miles from Safety to Nome. | The trail runs along the beach of the ( Bering Sea. The wind had drifted the’| snow between the hummocks and the | upper beach. It made the trail heavy | and slow, but with the wind gone down I could see the trial- ahead | sometimes, as it wasn't so dark any | more. | Two of my dogs who were frozen | on another trip began to stiffen up.| I made a rabbit skin covering for | them, but the cold went right | through it. 1 was good and glad to sea Nome. I was good and hungry. Copyright (New York World) Press Publishing Compan; 1925, b agreements at present in force.” Then he added: “In conclusion, it may be said that| this agreement was negotiated under | the long-recognized authority of the | President to arrange for the pay- ment of claims in favor of the United States and its nationals. The exer- cise of this authority has many illus- | trations, one of which is the agree- ment of 1901 for the so-called Boxer indemnity.” i With a few minor exceptions, the| text of the agreement itself follows | the version already published in this | country. The¥e is one change in sec- tion 2 of article 3 dealing with the share of the United States in the Dawes annuities. This section, as| originally published here, provided that 23% per cent of all receipts from Germany on account of the Dawes annuities available for distri- | bution as reparations should be paid | to the United States, “after deduction of the sums allotted for other treaty charges by this agreement.” In the official coby this quoted phrase is eliminated. It was ex-| plained that Jt was unnecessary, for the deductions that are to be! made before payments to the United States on the basis of 2% per cent of the whole are to begin. PR A NEW ANGLE LOOMS IN WHEELER CASE| Summoning of Postal Inspector Indicates Mail Charge | 1 May Be Filed. f‘ The special grand jury sumed consideration of the evidenc which the Department of Justice has collected against the Gordon Camp- bell Co. and certain persons said to include Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, who are supposed to ! have been instrumental fn obtaining | for the company, in an allegal man- ner, prospecting permits for public lands in Montana for exploitation of | gas and ol J. W. Swenson, a post office In- spector of Portland, Ore., who was present yesterday, but did not get into the grand jury room because- the entire day was taken up by R. M. Huston, connected with the bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice, was the first witness to testify today. It {8 supposed that he had some evi- dence of letters passing through the malls in connection with the alloged conspiracy and that the prosecution may algo make a charge of using the malls illegally against some of the men sald to be Involved in the al- leged conspiracy. The grand jury changed its hours of session today, and, instead of tak- ing a luncheon recess, began at 10 o'clock and sat through until 1 o'ciock this afternoon. This new meeting hour, instead of the regular 11 o'clock assembly time, will be adopted dur- ing the rest of the inquiry, it is understood. _ Tt is queer how careful a m: be after he kas lost his money. today re- | | favorabi | the ©anal had never been built. | harder SENATE IS GIVEN NEW PARKS BILL Committee Makes Favorable Report on Swanson-Mc- Kellar Measure. The Swanson-McKellar bill providing for the acquirement of national parks to be known as the Shenandoah National Park and Smoky Mountain National Park was favorably reported to the Senate today from the committee on public lands and surveys unanimously. Under the terms of the bill the Secre- tary of the Interior is to determine the boundaries and the area of such portions of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Vir- ginia 1ying east of the south fork of the Shenandoah River and between Front Royal on the north and Waynesboro on the south as mdy be recommended by him for the Shenandoah National Park. Authorizes Boundary Determination. The Secretary of the Interior also is directed to determine the bound- arles and areas and lands In the Smoky Mountains and the States of Tennessee and North Carolina to be acquired as the Smoky Mountain Na- tional Park. For the purpose of carrying out the act the Secretary of the Interior may appoint a commission of five, com- posed of a representative of the In- terior Department and four natlonal park experts, the latter to serve wl_lhout compensation. The sum of $15,000 is authorized to meet the ex- of the commission. bill now goes to the Senate L6 TOTESTY ON LONE:HAUL BIL Advocates of Same Rate for Any Distance Rest Case - Before Committee. With the Interstate Commerce Com- mission next scheduled to appear before it, the House commerce com. mittee today heard the of the Gooding bill which would pro- hibit the charging of a higher rate for 4 short haul than for a long one over the same route. They rested their case. ¢ If the committee reports the bill r Hugh H. Willlams of San- ta Fe. New Mex., members of the New Mexico State Corporation Com- mission, predicted that i would pass the House and be approved by the President. Passage of the bill, he continued, Woul not injure the rail- roads or the country. The raflroads, he declared, are frightened at any legis- lation they do not write themselves. They feared the Interstate Commerce Commission, the safety alliance act, the Labor Board and valuation, he added. Want Benefits From Canal. “The intermountain States build the Panama Canal” Mr. Wil- llams declared. “If this bill passes they will get some benefit from it. If ‘the railroads are permitted to make: discriminatory rates to Pacific coast to meet water compe- tition through the Panama Canal, it puts our Intermountain country in a great deal worse condition than if We and discrimina- simply cannot develop our trade resources against such tion.” Frank Lyon of the Luckenbach Steamship Co., also speaking in favor of the measure, asserted that the rail- roads levy a State tax under the guise of market competition, when the Constitution prohibits one State from levying a tax on the products of another. Steamships welcome rail- road competition, he said, adding that the question before the commit- tee was whether or not there should be water transportation in this coun- try. The water lines object to hav- ing thelr business placed at the mercy of the Interstate Commerce Commission, he said. % FORBES, THOMPSON _ GET 2.YEAR TERMS AND $10,000 FINES (Continued from First Page.) ed the court to include in his charge to the jury. “I did not use the statement sup- plied by defense counsel,” the judge said, hat the failure of the de- fendants to take the stand should not be prejudicial in the minds of the jury, because I did not want to im- press upon the jurd the failure of the defendants to reply in person to these charges. The court was greatly surprised when testimony was con- cluded without these two defendants taking the stand, but I did not wish to stress this point In the minds of the jury, even though the defense counsel asked me to say so. “I think such a statcment would have influenced the minds of the jury strongly, that these defendants sat here for 44 full court days and then uttered no word in thelr own defenss. “If the jury belleved Mortimer's story, and they apparently did, what can the defendants say now that the court should hear? “The fact that Defendant Forbes served with bravery and distinction in the war dofs not give him a license to violate the law, especially in view of his education and his posi- tion in the Government. “The better his war record the it is going to be for him here,” the judge declared, in refusing to permit the reading of Forbes' cita- tion for the distinguished service medal. ““According to the jury,after offering his life to his country, he betrayed his country’s trust. “I sentence these two defendants to serve two years in Leavenworth: Prison and $10,000 fine.” Defense counsel stated an appeal would be taken immediately, and the de- fendants walked from the courtroom without a word. J. H. HENSLEY EXPIRES. James H. Hensley, 74 years old, re- tired section chief of the Pension Bu- reau, died in_Los Angeles, Calif. January 27. Funeral services were conducted at his residence in this city, 3701 Nebraska avenue,- this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery. A native of Tennessee, Mr. Hensley had been a resident of this city about 40 years and was prominent in Ma- sonic circles. He was a member of B. B. French Lodge, No, 15, F. A.- A. M.; La Fayette Chapter, No. 5, Roval Arch Masons, and Washington Com- mandery, No. 1, Knights Templar, * His wife the late Mrs. Adelia Gates ‘Hensley, died in November, 1923. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. White, of Tennessee. Mr. Hensley had gone to Calfforsid to visit friends, - 3 proponents | helped | i the ! campaign i { | | etation, | fraternal org FEW SEEKING 0BS ON POLE FORCE House Members Object to In- | crease Plan Because Men Are Unavalable. At the meeting of the Fouse Dis- trict committee today several mem- bers emphasized that in their judg- ment it was foolish to put into the proposed new traffic law a provision for 300 to 500 new policemen, “be- cause you can't get them.” The same contention is going to be made against the proposed increase In the number of privates, provided for in the District appropriation bill, which is expected to be called up in the House late today In explanation of this charge that it is not possible to hire a large number of additional policemen, the | United States Clvil Service Comm! sion has written a letter to Repre- sentative F. N. Zihlman, Republican, of Maryland, as acting chairman of the House District committee, show- Ing what steps are being taken to obtain policemen. This letter shows that the prin pal reason why so much difficulty is experfenced in recruiting policemen in Washington is that the Capital City is unique In many respects among the cities of the 1 a States | and the class of men desired is not| available here in sufficient numbers It is believed that a similar situation does not exist in any other American city, the Civil Service stutes. Commission Advertising for Men. “The commission is making effort to fill these positions the appointment of local m resorting to what may the neces- sary expedient of bringing men in from other party of the count 1t is believed that the appointment of local men would be in the best inter- ests of the District. Latern slides advertising » the need for policemen have been sent to all moving picture | theaters in the city. The co-operation of local merchants has been enlisted in placing in store windows and other conspicuous places large plac- ards outlining this need “Letters asking assistance in the effort to obtain qualified men and thus keep - the Police Department main- tained at the highest degree of e ciency have been sent to the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade, the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- the Rotary, Kiwanis, Civitan and all' similar clubs; to the various citizens' associations in the District of Columbia and to the local lodges of nizations. Notice of the need for policemen has been published in the Washington papers and an- nouncement has been broadcast by radio. through | before Seeks Army and Navy Ai “As outlined above, extrao! nary effort is being de to teg- est local men in these positions. In antlcipation of failure to fill the full quota locally, however, the commis- sion has sought the co-operation of the War Department, the Navy De- partment and the Marine Corps in bringing the opportunities for em- it as policemen in the D Columbia to the attention listed men at the time of their discharge. It is thought that a large percentage of men of this type could qualify for police duty. No reply has as vet been made to the commission's letrers. “In_case of necessity sion is also prepared to extend its into nearby States. On previous occasions recruiting for po- | licemen has been carried on with some degree of success in the States of, Maryland, Virginis West Vir gfhia and North Carolina. No efforts are being spared in the endeavor to supply the present need. The exam- inations are being held as frequently as the number of applicants war- rants. Results of the commission's | intensive drive are #iready apparent More than 100 persons interested in the position of policemen called at the office of the commission this morning. During the last six days 64 applications for policemen have been received.” The letter was signed by John T Doyle, secretary of the commission. SWEEPING RENT ACT IS GIVEN TO BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE (Continued from Fij the commis- t Page.) Trade, and the remaining three mem- bers shall be appointed from a list of nine submitted by the Washington Real Estate Board. Each member of the commission other than the secretary-treasurer shall receive as compensation for each | day actually spent on the work of the | commission not exceeding $12 a day | and may be allowed such actual| necessary expenses incurred in the| performance of his duties as the com- mission may order. i Licenses to become real estate | brokers are to be granted only to persons who bear a good reputation | for honesty and are competent to transact usiness of a real estate broker or a real estate salesman in such manner as to safeguard the interest | of the public. The terms real es: broker and real estate salesman are | defined in the bill. i It provides that on and after the | first day of March, 1925, it shall be unlawful for any one or any corpora- tion to act as a real estate broker or | a real estate salesman without a | license issued by the real estate com- mission. Applications for license must be accompanied by a bond in the sum of $1,000, running to the District of Columbia. Provision is made for granting hearings on ap- plications for licenses beforc refusing to ssue them. The fees for each real estate brok- er's license shall be $30, and the an- nual renewal fee shall be $15. The original fee for each salesman’ license shall be §15, and the annual re- newal for $8. Every license shall ex- pire on December 31 of each year. Must Tell Commission. When any real estate = salesman shall be discharged or shall terminate his employment with the real estate broker with whom he is emploved, it shall be the duty of the broker to inform the commissio The commission is given authority upon its own motion, or upon the complajnt in writing of any per$on, to Investigate the action of any real estate broker or salesman, and shall have power to suspend or re- voke any, license at any time where the licensee has by fyaud or fraudu- lent representation obtained a license or where the licensee has performd or attmpted to perform acts’of mis- representation, false promises, acting for more than one party in a trans- action without the knowledge of all parties for whom he acts, accepting 2 commission as a. salesman from any person except his employer, who must be a licensed real estate broker; representing a real estate broker other than his employer without the consent of the employers, failing within a reasonable time to account for or remit money which belongs to others, or acting in amy other way than worthy of a real estate broker or salesman. | | because of Prof. Dart's well { portance | as an additional piece of evidence in | ana an iIfi’egarded as National Head- | PRESIDENT'S OIL el | totaling 109 person: Before revoking a license a hearing must be given. - Fines and imprisonment for violst- FINDING AFRICAN SKULL WRITES INEW PHASE OF MAN’S EVOLUTION London Scientists Hail Discovery of Fossil of Man- like Ape by Dart—Greatest Importance As- cribed to Expedition’s Work. By tae Associated Pre; ' LONDON, February 4.—“Australopi- thecus Africanus,” as Prof. Raymond Dart has named the original owner of the skull which he discovered at Taungs, Bechuanaland, has stirred lively interest among anthropologists and anatomists here. Thelr atten- tion is all the more closely engaged estab- lished reputation. “If Prof. Dart makes claim to a certain discovery, I am prepared to regard it as rellable,” said Sir Arthur Keith, noted anthropologist, when shown Cape Town dispatches in which Prof. Dart ascribed the greatest im- to his find. Sir Arthur, howey added that it probably would be more correct to regard the skull as one of hundreds of “missing | links” rather than “the missing link,” | | the theory of man's evolution, 1 Grafton Elliot Smith, professor of | anatomy in the University of London, | authority on evolution, als | d tribute to the trustworthiness | of the discoverer. He recalled that Prof. Dart was with him when the famous Rhodesian skull was found and was formerly his assistant here in anatomical research. Prof. Smith expressed belief that the skull be- longs to “a period twice as long be- fore the Piltdown and Java skulls as | the latter were before ourselves.” Prof. Dart was born in Queensland, | studied medicine at the University of | Syvdney and served in the A rallan al corps during the war. He Prof. Smith’'s staff here in 1919 | PHLADELPHA LD, ALCOHOL GENTER quarters for Bootleg Sup- ply, Senators Are Told. Philadelphia is regarded prohibi- tion enforcement agents the na al headquarters for bootleg alco- | Pitisburgh for illicit beer and | York smuggled imported | liquors. This enforcemer committe Revenue bunse! serted it was delphia is th pretty nearly States.” i Trouble in Four States. | The greatest trouble in enforcement | i0w being met in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey 1 Maryland, according to J. S. Pyle, tant counsel of the Senate com- mittee. The difficulty he sald was ed to lukewarm public support Utah was given practically a clean bill of health by this witness as to prohibition enforcement. South Da- kota also was favorably mentioned. Chairman _ Couzens, Republican, Michigan, called attention that Fed- ral agents in his State were in the | atio of one to 96,000 population, le in New York it was one to 45 000, in New Mexico one to 18,000 and Nevada one to 6,000. In view of the stated policy, he asked Mr. Britt why buth Carolina drew only 20 agents while North Carolina, “known as ha- bitually dry,” was allotted 60. “Because of the larger territory and population and the extent of the mountain area,” that witness replied. opinion has been given by officials before the Senate investigating the Internal | Bureau. J. J. Britt, general | the prohibition unit, “well known that Phila source of alcohol for | the whole the United | BOARD SEEKS DATA Questionnaire Sent to Indus- try Leaders on Conserva- tion Methods. The President's Oil Conservation Board today dispatched a letter of inquiry to oil industry leaders solicit- ing data pertaining to “efficiency in production.” Among questions propounded were thes Is the industry utilizing to the| best advantage the recovery of the| il and gas dissolved in or mixed| with crude 0il? “How is the dead oil, depleted of its gas and lying dormant in the sands and dependent on drainage by gravity into a well, ever to reach a gauge {ank? an the gas by-product as a prac- tical measure be made an oil-produc- ing force? an you suggest general methods whereby a given quantity of gas could be made to produce more oil?" Texas Party Visits Mexico. MEXICO CITY, February 4.—Thir- ty-six business men of Dallas, Tex., headed by Frank Reedy, have arrived here to study conditions in the capital and other Mexican cities. The party, made the trip pectal train on board ing the provisions of title 3 are pro- vided. In the case of a person con- victed of such violation the punish- ment shall be a fine of not more than 0 or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both, and in case of a corporation the punishment shall be a fine of not more than $10,000. Blanton Reserves Right. The bill as reported received the unanimous recommendation of the subcommittee of the joint congres- sional subcommittee, except that Representative Blanton of Texas re- served the right to oppose on the floor of the .House that part of the bill which provides for extending the life of the Rent Commission. It is| understood, however, that Mr. Blan- ton will not filibuster or seek to ob- struct a vote on the bill. The titles of the bill providing for a real estate commission and designed to prevent fraud are based upon bills which have been introduced by Mr. Blanton. The draft of the bill submitted by & subcommittee to the joint congressional committee at its meeting today provided for extending the life of the Rent Com- mission one year, but this was changed ;o two years by the joint committee to- ay. N it the. bill becomes a law, Senator Copeland. said, the pregent.Rent Com- mission will continue. Senator Cope- land will eeek to get the bill up for con- | touring cars and two | today and in 1920 visited the United States, where he worked in various American medical schools. He was appointed professor of anatomy in Witwaters- rand Unfversity in 1923, The dispatches describing his dis- covery sald the skull was buried in 1imestone at a depth of 50 feet, repre- sented something midway between a man and the great apes, and was much finer than previously discovered prehistoric skulls. Its owner, Prof. Dart said, while not human, was yet more intelligent than the gorilla or chimpanzee and must be regarded rather as a manlike ape than as an apellke man. PLANS DESERT STUDY. American Expedition to Gobi Area 0.K.’d by Chinese. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 4—Roy Chapman Andrews, leader of the Asiatic expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, which returned in 1923 with specimens of dinosaur eggs, plans to enter the Gobl Desert and nearby regions in April to continue his work. In a letter recelved here yesterday, Mr. An- drews, who now is in Peking, wrote that_he had obtained permission from the Mongolian government to make the ! expedition. A camel train of 100 animals, five trucks designed for desert work will be part of the equipment. The main purpose of the new expedi- tion will be to eeek material on the earliest history of man. | Leginska Is Kept Away From Piano While Recovering By the Assoclated Press | BOSTON, February 4—Ethel | Leginska, English pianist who vanished on the eve of a concert | engagement in New York and who was found near that city Sunday, is recuperating in a Boston home “that has no piano,” her Boston manager, A. H. Handley, an- nounced last night “Miss Lucille Oliver, secretary to Miss Leginska, told me today,” he said, “that Miss Leginska was in Boston. She stated that the pianist was staying with friends here for a few days until she re- covers from her nervousness. The house where she is staving has no piano, although Miss Leginska has recovered to such an extent she has asked for a piano so that she may resume her playing. Her friends, however, are keeping her away from all pianos.” PEYSER DECLINES FORMALREPLY NOW Tells School Board He Needs Weeks to Answer Request | for Retraction. —— ! Capt. Julius I. Peyser advised his colleagues on the Board of Education that it will take him several weeks longer to give deliberation to the preparation of an answer to the | letter of Vice President Ernest Green- wood requesting him to retract the charges he made against James T. Lloyd, president of -the board, at a public session of the board more than a month ago. Letter to Board. Capt. Peyser's letter to the board members follows: “Replying to a letter dated Jan- uary 12, 1925, from the vice president of the Board of Education, Mr. Ernest Greenwood. relative to the hearing on the statement made by me at the meeting of the board on December 17, | 1924, I Reg to reply and say that have most earnestly and carefully | considered the several propositions. | Firstly, that the board has no juris- | diction, and, secondly, that it is for the best interest of the public schools of the District of Columbia that the | hearing be not had. It will require several weeks more to give dellbera- tion to the preparation of the answer. | “I am interested, particularly, in one phase of the public schools, and that is the 65000 or more children who attend. Since the receipt of Mr. Greenwood's letter I have conferred with many of my friends, many per- sons who are Interested in the public school system, and persons who are officially ‘connected with the schools, and 1 feel that in preparing a reply I} must bear in mind the responsibility of the position that I hold, as well as consideration of all facts and circum- | stances of the matter, and act as any | man would who was born and reared in the District of Columbia and serv- ing as a member of the Board of Edu- cation in the commiinity in which he has lived all his life.” WOULD ADOPT CHILD. Widower Asks Court for Custody of Five-Year-Old Girl. Wallace B. Allen, 50 years old, a widower residing at Chevy Chase, D. C., and employed in the general accounting office, has asked the Dis- trict Supreme Court to permit him to adopt Lilllan R. Maney, who was born at Alexandria, Va., November 14, 1920. The child's mother is in- sane, the court is told, and the father gonsents to the adoption. Mr. Allen tells the court he has arranged to place the child with Mrs. Otto Kal- lenbach, who resides with her hus- band at 1471 Irving street, and who will give the girl the best of care. Attorneys Paltridge and Bryant ap- pear for the petitioner. $4,000 VERDICT BY JURY. J. J. Lynch Gets Damages in Suit Against W., B. & A. Railroad. The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric_Rallway Co. was assessed $4,000 damages by a jury in circuit dlvisional of the District Supreme Court yesterday in favor of Joseph J. Lynch, a foreman machinist. Lynch was caught between two mov- ing cars of the company November 30, 1922, and sustained serious in- jury. Attorneys Alexander Wolf and Louis E. Tanner appeared for the plaintifft while the company was represented by Attorneys Thomas P. Littlepage and Sidney F. Tallaferro. The easy mark doesn’t know how ensy he iy until some salesman of | regarded | statute | terminal FARM BILL HOPES THS SESSONDIN President Not to Prod Con- gress and Committee Action Is Slow. BY DAVID LAWRENCE If there's any agricultural legisla- tion passed at this session of Con- gress, most everybody, including the agriculturists themsclves, will bs sur- prised, for President Coolidge has taken the position that he will not drive Congress to act. And the steer- ing committees have not placed the agricultural bills recommended by the President's commission on their “must” program for this session. Mr. Coolidge is not exactly indiffer- ent to the situation, but he feels that the responsibility for inaction will not be his. The President let it be known significantly that he will watch Congri and if no agricul- tural legislation is urged by the me on the agricultural committees the House and Senate, it will be an indication that no emergency exisis requiring the summoning of an extra session. Benefits Far Off. Another way of stating it, course, is that the Executive d come up for election until four years hence, bhut members of Congress will be fighting to hold their n an- other 12 months. Delay the De- cember session means th » farm- ers cannot possily feel the benefits of the proposed legislation until 182 and if in the meantime the agri- cultural situation has taken a turs for the worse opponents of presen members will make the most of it in the primary contests as the final elections. But all the agriculturists are agreed as to the need of legl The national council of the co-op- erative movement met here last month and adopted strongly worded resolutions opposing the very legisla- tion that now is recommended. They the various bills pending which would regulate co-operative marketing as superfluous and likely to lead to inte hat would retard the co-operative movement Sufficient laws now are on the books, in the opinion of the leading co-operatives who were here 50 that what is required now is b ter administration of existing law rather than new statutes ats on Thirty-five States Improve Marketing. Thirty-five States have adopted standard co-operative marketing ac since 1 The proposed Fed legislation ai e in conflic with the scope of laws. In an event the word the Natior Council of Co-Operatives is that will oppose granting the Federa Marketing Board to give charters at points to co-operative wholesalers, de is from sociations, others. It is safe to assu pending bills are co-operatives th through Congress, session. It will take sor the measures to be framed by the committees and then they must have a special rule in order to get prior over some of the major pieces legislation to which Congress feels committed. It is always compara- to block legislation at a sion of Congress and unless agriculturists can be brought harmony—something which has possible for the last three chances of getting any bill reported wiil be slight. Virtually the same set of circumstance y, difference of opinion inside Congress — prevented action in the on of Congress which adjourned and there was plenty of time in which to reach an agreement and also an acute problem to cure The agricultural legislation proposed is surely drifting to stagnant w (Copyright, 1825.) WILL PUSH FARM AID. and that unless the ded to suit the will not get least not at this ne time for men at the into been Senate Leaders Promise Action on Report. President Coolidge’s disposition to place: responsibility for enactment of agricultural legislation on Con- gress brought assurances from Re- publican Senate leaders today that an earnest effort would be made to press farm measures based on the report of the Agricultural Commis sion. Senators Watson of Indiana, as- sistant Republican leader, and Me- Nary of Oregon, ranking Republican member of the agricultu commit- tee, discussed farm legislation today with the President, Pending the drafting of a bill to embody the commi on's recom- mendation, the House agricultu committee today took up a general discussion of the proposals. Representatives Yoigt of Wisconsin, Republican, and Kincheloe of Ken- tucky and Jones Texas, Demo- crats, assailed members of the com mission for leaving Washington without giving the committee an op- portunity to question them. Other Republican committee members said the commessioner: would testify soon as it was possible for them return. to BAZAAR IS BENEFIT FOR VICTIMS OF WAR Proceeds Go to Sufferers From Malnutrition as Result of Battles’ Toll. A bazaar will be held at the of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, 1301 teenth street, tomorrow and Friday for the benefit of the women and children of Europe and other places who are suffering from malnutrition and other effects incident to th World War. The bazaar will be under the direc- tion of Mrs. William Alexander of New York City, head of this move- ment, and will be open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on each day to the general public, it is announced. There will be tables representing the various countries and the proceeds from each table will go to the nation it repre- sents. Mrs. Alexander has about $35,000 worth of silver, laces, etc., that have been donated by New York merchants and others which will be disposed of. The point is stressed by those in charge that this is in no way an exclusive affair and that all the articles are of such e price as to attract the general public. The local committee in charge conslists of Mrs. George Barnett, wife of Maj. Gen. George W. Barnett, U/ S. M. C, retired; Mme. Grouitch, widow of the Minister of Serbia: Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mrs. George Thorpe and Mrs. John Allan Dough- erty. — Cab Company Sued for $15,000. ,The Blue Cab Service, Inc., has been sued for $15,000 damages in the District Supreme Court by Robert Jackson, who says he suffered se rious Injury when struck by a cab! of the company November 11 at First and G streets northeast. Jack- stocks or bonds has sideration &t the earilest opportunity, ’ son is represented by Attorney Paul