Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1925, Page 2

o 5 CAR DEALERS FEAR " NEWTRAFFIGBILL Proposed Director Seen Mere Figurehead—$2 Permit . Found Objectionable. Declaring that ‘“confusion worse confounded” would result from the passage in its present form of the new trafic bill for the District now before Congress, members of the ‘Washington Automotive Trade Asso- caltion in special meeting today went on record as vigorously opposing cer- tain provisions of the measure. ‘While the principle underlying the bill, particularly that of a director of traffic, was heartily indorsed, the au- tomobile dealers pointed to sections ot the proposed law which would leave the District in a traffic muddle rather than extricate it from the present situation. Exception to the bill was taken on the grounds that, while providing that the director of trafc shall have power “to make reasonable regula- tions with respect to brakes, lights, horns, mufllers and other equipment, the speed and parking of vehicle registration of motor vehicles” etc., it virtually reduces the director to the status of a figurehead. Inasmuch as the bill specifically provides for regulations governing speed, park- ing, registration and the like. Features Fo Objectionable. The dealers further cited the fol- fowing features of the bill as being unreasonable and distasteful to the motoring public: First. Issuance of operators’ per- mits vearly at a cost of $2 each, in- stead of the perpetual permit now ob- taining: Second. Setting the maximum rate of speed at 25 mlles an hour, in spite of the fact that arterial highways are contemplated which might make a higher rate of speed dseirable and necessary. Third. Requiring garage keepers and service station operators to re- port cars brought in which show evi- dence of having been involved in an accident. The yearly operator's permit at a cost of §2, it was pointed out, would not only impose an unnecessary addi- tional expense upon the already tax- ridden motorist, but would also add another source of nuisance and an noyance to him as well as multiply the duties devolving upon the District traffic officlals. Assuming that 100,008 permits would be issued annually, which was said to be a conservative figure, it was pointed out that the District government would be get- ting annually $200,000 more of the motorists’ money, when considerably less than that sum would provide adequately for a competent director of traffic and his organization. peed Limit Criticized. The desirability of arterial high- ways for expediting trafiic is indi- cated in the bill, yet the speed Mmit under any circumstances is set defl- nitely at 25 miles an hour, with the driver, at that rate, assuming the re- gponeibility that he is not operating & vehicle in a reckless manner. Ex- perience in other large cities having arterlal highways, the dealers sald, has shown that a higher speed limit on such thoroughfares is not only desirable, but absolutely necessary, 1t trafic is to move efficiently and ex- peditiously away from the centers of congestion It garage keepers and service sta- tlen operators were required by law, under penalty of a fine of $25 to $100, to report all cars brought iato their shops showing evidence of having been in an accldent, the District police force would have to be in- creased five-fold, one of the dealers d. Cars are brought into shops every day with bent fenders, pushed- in radlators, brufsed hub-caps and other defects, yet they are not the result of accidents which should de- mand the attention of the police or the time of the courts, It is explained. Representative Rathbone, who intro- duced the bill in the House, in ex- plaining it to a representative of the trade association, sald the $2 yearly fee for an operator's permit was in- serted In the bill as a source of rev- enue. He also said the authority of the traflic director could not go be- yond those regulations specifically provided for in the bill, such as the yearly $2 operator's permit fee, rate of speed and reporting by garage keepers and service station operators of cars damaged In accidents, It was pointed out that the auto- mobile licenses were reduced to $1 because of the imposition of the gas tax, and to Impose a 32 permit fee would put a majority of the owners back to the same position they were prior to the tax on gasoline, besides having still to pay 2 cents a gallon. FEARS END; IS SUICIDE. “Last-Day” Prospect Also Causes Farmer to Shoot Wife. MONROE, Mich, February 6.—Ex. pressing the fear that the world would come to an end some time to- day, and that his property, worth ap- proximately $35,000, amassed during years of economy, would become worthless, Karl Frederick Danzeisen, 49, a farmer, living near Temperance 10 miles from here, shot and seri. ously wounded his wife at their home late yesterday, and then took his own life With the same revolver. His wife sald today that Danzeisen had become terror-stricken over pre- dictions the world was to end today. Four Hospitals Here Will Share In $50,000 Estate Will of Charles T. Carter Provides for Care of Poor Patients. Casualty Hospital, ‘the Epi Hye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Sierey Hospital and the New Emergency Hospital are to divide equally the bulk of the $50,000 estate left by Charles T. Carter, a bachelor, by :he terms of his will dated January 11 1924. The testator directs the Pro. bate Court to select such of the managers or superintendents of the Bospitals as it sces At to act as his @éxecutors. The Gospel Mission is given $2,500 and other specific bequests include $3,400 to Miss Amella J. Purrington of Hotel La Salle, New York, a rela- tive of the deceased; $400 to Mi Eilzabeth Gordon, a nurse residing in Hyattsville, Md., and $300 to another nurse, Miss Fannle Matthews. The bequests to the four hospitals are to be devoted, according to the will, solely to the treatment of poor and needy patients in their dispen- saries or free wards. The hospita are alto requested to make arrange- ments to allow needy and worthy patients o remain in the institutions after recovery until strong énough (o] resume their usual activitles. >~ MARSHALS FOR INAUGURAL PARADE BRIG. GEN. GARLIE 0 FIGHT BUS CONPETTON Washington-Virginia Service Will Continue, Decision at Bondholders’ Meeting. D. ROCHENBACH, Special Dispatch to The Sta: ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 6.— The various trolley lines of the Wash- ington-Virginia Railway Co. will be continued in operation indefinitely. This was decided at a meeting of the stockholders’ committee of the Washington-Mount Vernon branch of the company at Philaderiphia yester- day. . The committee represents about 90 per cent of the bonded mortgages, the total of which is between $2,500,- 000 and $2,000,000. Gardner L. Boothe, attorney for the Widshington - Virginfa Railway, is authority for the statement that the operations, which had been threaten- ed by bus line competition, would not be abandoned. Following the granting of a permit to operate a bus line between Alexandria and Washington to R, 1. May and denial of a similar permit to the railway company by the Virginla Corporation Commission, it wae sald that the com- pany probably would be forced to scrap its business or reorganize with a curtailment of its service. The Mount Vernon division, prior to its absorption by the Washington- Virginialines, was heavily indebted, and it has been stated that the bus business has caused heavy losses on the various branches. The company hasmsked a permit to run the bus line between Alexandria and Washington as a feeder for the cars which are ‘operated to Fairfax, Falls Church and Mount Vernon. Mr. Boothe state#d today-that he had been informed by a member of the committee who attended the Philaflel- phia. meeting yesterday that the de- cision had been definitely reached to continue the service on all the lines, but he dld not know whether there would be any changes or curtallment. TEACHER BOUGHT POISON AT GOLLEGE . Ohio University Man Says It Was Obtained Year Ago | for Experiments. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohlo, February 6.—The finding yesterday of a strange bottle of strychnine in the dispensary at Ohio State University no longer is a mystery. Wiillam E. Keyser, an in- structor in the college of pharmacy, today volunteered the Information that he purchased the bottle of poison a year ago for laboratory work. It was labeled ir his handwriting. Forty-one students, the balafce of those who were workers In the dis- pensary last week, are scheduled to be examined during the day. Exami- nation of the first 23 yesterday failed to throw any light on the presence of poison in the bottle of quinine cap- sules. The nature of the questioning of the students was the same as yesterday, when they were asked about thelr ex- perence with drugs, their work in the dispensary, their relations with their fellow students and instructors, and thelr theories as to how the poison got into the bottle. Straight-Forward Testimony. Without exception the students told straight-forward storles concerning themselves, denfed unanimously that| they had ever filled any capsules in the dispensary, and had nothing but praise for Dean Dye of the pharmacy college and the other instructors. Results of a second examination of the stomach of Dayid J. Puskin of Canton, Ohio, who (ied Sunday, also may be avallable today. Preliminary investigation of the organ showed positive traces of the polson, al- though the stomach was empty. Prosecutor Chester s to ask Timothy J. McCarthy of Fremont and Harold E. Gillig of Tiffin, two of the three students who survived the poison potion, to try to identify the students working in the dispensary who were on duty when they got their medicine. FINED $25 IN CONTEMPT. Apartment Manager Accused of Balking Summons. Justice Hoehling of the District Su- preme Court today fined Frederick Ryan, manager of the Argonne apart- ments, $25 for contempt of court, for interfering with two deputy United States marshals wHo sought to serve a witness summons on a painter em- ployed at the apartments. Ryan sald in defense of his action that he did not like the attitude of the lawyer who accompanied the deputy on one occasion, but admitted that he did not ald the deputies in securing service. In imposing the fine, Justice Hoehling pointed out that the action of Ryan Kad retarded the trial of a case, and had kept the court and jury waiting. Such Interference with the adminis- tration of the law, the court declared, should not be overiooked. As Ryan was not prepared to pay the fine, the court permitted him to go and secure the money. % THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAJ. GEN. JOHN L. HINES. Beaten in Stone Case, Ownbey Will Move to Canada Unsuccessful in his effort to bleck confirmation of Attorney General Stone to be a Supreme | Court justice, James A. Ownbey, Colorado mining man, has told his friends here that he will renounce his American citizenship and move to Canada Ownbey insists that he was de- nled justice in the suit brought against him in Delaware by the e ecutors of the estate of the late J. Pierpont Morgan, for whom Mr Stone acted as counsel before | the | Supreme Court. | U. S. ENVOYS QUIT ‘ OPIUM PARLEY AS IMPASSE PROTEST| (Continued from First Page.) from which they are obtained, is strictly limited to medical and scien- | tific purposes. This the conference is | unable to accomplish | Withdrawal Only Course. “In the circumstances the delega- tion of the United States, in pursu- ance of the instructions received from its Government, has no alternative under the terms of the joint reso-! lution authorizing its participation in | the conference other than to with- draw, as it could not sign the agree- ment which it is proposed to con- | clude, | “We desire to make it clear that! our withdrawal from the present| conference does not mean that the| United States will cease its -efforts| through international co-operation for the suppression of the ililcit traffic in opium and other nung»rnur‘ drugs. The United States recognizes that the world-wide traffic in habit- | forming drugs can be suppressed| only by international co-operation, | but it believes that for the present| at least greater strides in the con-| trol of the traffic may be hoped for| it it should continue to work toward this end upon the basis of The Hague | convention of 19 With some of the del aware of the Americ ! zates already | decision 16 | of tme | n withdraw, the joint commissio two opium conferences met today to hear the report on the inability to| agree on the problem of opium smok- | ing in the Far East. The word| spread quickly that President Zahle | had received some momentous com- i munication from the Americans. | | Japan Envoy Lauds U. S. After reading of the report of the failure to agree, Mr. Sugimura of Japan praised what he characterized as the liberal attitude of Great Brit-| aln and France in the negotiations| and added that as for the United States the records of the League of Vations would show how she had been “the star of the ideal in this humani- tarian conference.” The Amerfcan proposal has not been unanimously accepted, Mr. Sugi- mura_continued, but the entire world would recognize its high moral sig- | nificance, something which all the | clvilized nations would not dare neg lect In future. Alfred Sze of China addressed an eloquent appeal to the commission to adopt the American idea for begin- ning immediately the suppression of opfum smoking in the Far East in- stead of making it dependent upon a reduction in opium grow!ng, Viscount Cectl, for England; Edouard Daladier, for France, and J. J. Lou- don, for Holland, all disclaimed inten- tions to hurt the people of the East, and insisted the whole trouble lay in China’s inability to maintain control ovér production. Senor Aguero v Betancourt of Cuba, volcing regret at the absence of the Americans, paid tribute to American idealism, from which, he said, Cuba had been long a beneficlary. Ho urged the other delegations, however, to pursue their work and endeavor to complete the conventions. ; Smoking Chlef Contention. The principal point of contention in the Geneva parieys was the prob- lem of oplum smoking in the Far East. Two conferences were held, the first a preliminary one confined to nations with Far Eastern posses- sions and the second comprising dele- gates of all nations. The first conferenne closed without achleving any definite result. Repre- sentative Porter and his fellow dela- gates sought at the second conference to besin suppression of smoking of opium in China immediately, with its abolition within a stated number of years. British delegates under Viscount Cecil of Chelwood argued that the| American plan was impracticable be- cause of heavy overproduction of opium and because of smuggling. Cecil held that the world must first stop overproduction and smuggling. At one meeting Cecil made the charge, which he later withdrew, that the American people were using more narcotic drugs than the ot India. o Toe During all the discussions work went forward {n the preparation of a new anti-narcotic convention. Dis- patches have Indicated that whether or not the United States adheres to this new pact the other powers are expected to sign it. WITHDRAWAL EPXLAINED. State Department Says Hope for Agreement Abandoned. By the Associated Press. Withdrawal of the American dele- gation from the Geneva opium con- ference was authorized by President Coolidge. In his message to Mr. Porter Presi- dent Coolidge said he regretted that the conference had reached no satis- factory agreement. The President advised Representa- tive Porter that he might, at his dis- cretion, withdraw from the confer- | Mayflower {the floor committee at the reception | ball committee respecting the recep- WHEELER CASE UP | BEFORE GRAND JURY Government’s Naval Oil Lease Cases Also Consider- ed at Today’s Session. The Government's naval oil lease cases and the new proceedings in the case of Senator Wheeler of Montana, both were considered today by the speclal Federal grand jury in session here. Having been occupied for several days in considering the Wheeler case, the jury was called on for an hour by | the Government ofl counsel, to her testi- mony by M. D. Thatcher and L. P. Rule, officers of the First National Bank of Pueblo, Colo., in connection with new inquiries into the oll leases. It was this bank whose deposits and withdrawals, as cornected with pri- vate transactions of Albert B. Fall, be- came a matter of interest before the Senate oil committee a year ago. Previous to the temporary assign- ment of the jury to the ol lease prose- cutions, it took testimony from Ru- dolph Roseth of Great Falls, Mont., an oil operator, bearing upon the Wheeler case. FLYERS OF WORLD WILL ATTEND BALL Mitchell to Invite Attaches of Ministries to Be Aides at Inauguration. When the curtain rises on the bril- liant inaugural charity ball at the Hotel, on the night of March 4, the guests will find them- selves under the protective wings of America’s round-the-world flyers and the air attaches of ministry in Washington. It will be a gather: ing of the aces of the world. under every the direction of Brig. Gen. Willlam A. Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army Air Service and chairman of Gen. Mitchell assumed his chair- manship vesterday and, in announc- ing the unofficial personnel of his committee, declarad that he felt cer- tain the charity ball would eclipse anything ever held in Washington In addition to the air attaches, the Air Service chief said he would also invite the military and naval attaches of the embassies and legations to serve. Scene of Splend p Such a plan will give the ball an fnternational aspect. The scarlet of the British grenadier will mingle with the bejeweled, cream-colored uniforms of the Orient, with the blue and gold of the United States as a hackground. Only at a White House reception to the diplomatic corps is it possible to attend a scene of Such flashing splendor, and to the out-of- town guests, of which there will be hundreds, the sight will be especially unusual. In anticlpationn of a tremendous crowd at the bail, the Police Depart- ment is busy working out special trafic regulations. Already it has been decided that no parking of pri- vate cars will be permitted within a considerable distance of the May- flower. Guests may arrive in their own cars and then have them driven to parking places, but if they wish to leave by machine ther must use taxicabs, of which there will be an ample supply always waiting. Parking to Be Fixed. Places where private cars may be parked will be announced in ample time. Tt is expected that in addition to the 4,500 persons who may be ad- mitted to the ball, there will be at least an additional 1,000 walting near the hotel in the hope of getting a glimpse of the notables as they come and go. To prevent crowding at any particular point, guests will receive cards with their tickets, directing them which entrance to use going and coming. In this manner, it is believed much confusion can be avoided. The sale of tickets has begun fn earnest. Members of the ticket com- mittee, under the chairmanship of Maj. John L. Chamberlain, will re- main at the headquarters in the May- flower until 9 o'clock every evening to accommodate persons whose office duties prevent them from applying earlier. In addition, the tickets have been placed on sale in every hotel in Washington. The committee on tick- ets iz particularly anxious, however, to have persons living some distance from Washington understand the necessity of sending in their orders immediately. Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chair- man of the inaugural ball, announced today that Commissioner Cuno H. Ru- dolph had accepted the chalrmanship of the distinguished visitors’ committee. This committes will advise with the tion and arrangements for the many prominent men who will come to Washington for the inauguration and the ball from various parts of the United States, as well as {rom foreign countries. The committee includes H. H. Adams, R. P. Andrews, Col. J. Franklin Bell, Charles Henry Butler, FBdward F. Colladay, J. Harry Cun- ningham, F. A. Delano, Isaac Gans, Julius Garfinckel, Frank Jelleff, Dr. Ralph Jenkins, Victor Kauffmann, Wilton J. Lambert, Roland Robbins, James T. Lloyd, Frank Morse, James B. Reynolds, Henry E. Stringer, Jesse C. Suter and Robinson White. This practically completes the per- sonnel of the various committees charged with arrangements for the ball, which is expected to be the Jargest in local history, with more than 4,000 in attendance. Mrs. Dougherty announced = this morning that there had been a steady stream of persons to the Mayflower Hotel, where the tickets to this charity function are being sold at 310 each, or $15 a D ence, since it appeared that no agree- ment could be reached which would be satisfactory to the American dele- gates. A State Department announcement today sald the American delegation had reported that the conference “cannot be expected to reach an agreement which would be satisfac- tory to this Government as carrying out the purposes of The Hague oplum convention of 1912 or acceptable to it as according with the purposes set forth in the joint resolution of Con- gress of May 15 last, which author- ized the participation of this Gov- ernment in the present conference.” In this connection with the resolu- tion it was pointed out at the State Department that the American dele- gation was specifically directed not to sign an agreement which did not contemplate | suppression of produc- tion of opium or its derivatives for any use except medicinal and seien- tifie. . OFFICERS OF MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS’ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1925. ASSOCIATION & ‘(/,&t‘. LAI%SBURG_}Q" st-Vice President AS J COLUMBUSE, Secretary NARRS 5 TTH ST MANSIONS SODFIRYS0MN Apartment House, Scene of Near Riot in Rent Fight, Changes Hands. The Sixteenth Street Mansions, for- merly known as Chastleton Apart- ments, was sold late last night by Maurice Baskin, the owner, to Dr. Harrison G. Dyar of Washington. Joseph Low, attorney and estate manager for Mr. Baskin, in announc- Ing the consummation of the deal stated that the purchase price was approximately $2,500,000. Mr. Baskin purchased the Sixteenth Street Mansions and Clifton Terrace September 12, 1924. At that time the purchase price for the two buildings was given as 34,850,000 Scene of Rent Trouble. Much interest is attached to the sale of the Sixteenth Street Mansions, as it was the scene of one of the most aggressive protest meetings on the part of the Tenants' League hald last Fall. Guards were placed at the door of the bullding and people other than residents or their guests were excluded. After almost a riot for nearly three hours, which was wit- nessed by many fashionably dressed people, the mass meeting was finally held. Sixteenth Street Mansions was bullt a little over flve years ago and has been sold a number of times dur- ing that period. The structure, Mr. low says, contains %00 rooms and 335 apartments. At present it is used ay an apartment house and transient hotel. The transaction was closed through Higble & Richardson, Inc., who rep- resented Dr, Dyar. |FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS _CONTINUED BY WOMEN Discriminations in Certain States Are Cited in Argument to Senate Committee. Further argument for the equal rights amendment to the Constitution was heard today by a Senate sub- judiciary committee, prominent woman lawyers and leaders of the National Women's Party supporting the reso- Jution for the amendment, which has been introduced in both House and Senate. Citing discriminations against wom- en in various States, Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews, member of the Mis- sissippl bar, pointed out differences in the status of men and women in in- heritance of property and citizenship rights, in guardianship of children, office holding and jury service. MR PETITIONS FOR REMOVAL OF GOV. SCOTT C. BONE John W. Frame Accuses Alaskan Executive of Depriving Him of National Committeeman’s Post. Removal from office of Gov. Scott C. Bone of Alaska was asked in a sworn complaint filed at the White House today by John W. Frame, who declared the governor had been in- strumental in depriving him of the office of Republican national commit- teeman from the Territory after he Itad been duly elected as such. The complaint was referred to Secretary Work of the Interior Department. The complaint also charged that Gov. Bone had made bad appoint- ments to office, had used his influ- ence to entice Federal office holders to vote the Democratic ticket and had caused friction between the na- tive and white population by ‘“linsult- ing” the intelligence of the natives. It asked that Federal officers in- volved with the governor be “removed from publio office instanter,” on the ground that such practices were not permissible. —_————— CAPITAL DELEGATES TO TAX PARLEY NAMED The District Commissioners today announced appointment of six dele- gates to represent Washington at the annual conference on taxation to Be held here February 19 and 20 by the National Tax Association. Those appointed are Edward F. Colladay, Benjamin F. Adams, W. L. Beale, John A. Petty, District Asses- sor Willlam P. Richards and Newbold Noyes. : The question of taxation on estates and Inheritances will be given special consideration at this conference. Informal inquirles indicate that most of the States wlll be represented at the conference by their governors, some by their tax officlals and a few by their Representatives or Senators already In Washington. P ANDREWS/ Pfaf:dent HAZR(SE EWING, LOouIs LEvy Teessurer BY BUSINESSMEN Re-Elected President of Mer- chants and Manufac- turers’ Association. Ross P. Andrews was re-elected president of the Merchants and Man- ufacturers’ Association at the annual meeting of the board of governors at headquarters in The Star Building yes- terday. Stanley Lansburgh was re-elected first vice president and Maj. Gen Anton Stephan second viee president. Louis Levy was re-elected treasurer, M. D. Rosenberg general counsel ané Charles J. Columbus secretary The board of governors placed it- gelf on record in favor of the abolition of street vending licenses. The board also urged that where the District Commissioners have permitted stands the occupants should be made to keep such stands clean and not allowed to occupy them after € or 7 p.mi. The board praised efforts of the Commissioners to obtain additional snow, removing equipment and went on record in favor of the means taken by the Commissioners to insure the quick removal of snow. Praise was also given to those members of the local detective force who worked on the shoplifting squad during the Christ- mas rush. Board Elected. The following members of the board of governors were elected and named as chairman of the designated sec- tions in the association: Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, china and glagswar Joseph A. Fisher, confectioners George 8. De Neale, department stores: George M. Fisher, dyers and cleaners; E. C. Graham, electrical supplies; J. M. Hausler, engravers; H. D. Ormsby, 5 and 10 cent store: Charles B. Smith, furniture; Samuel Zirkin, furriers; I. A. Slyder, heating; A. F. Jorss, iron foundries; S. M. Selinger, retail jewelers; Maurice Kafka, ladies’ specialty stores; Louis Levy, laundries; Charles A. Camalier, leather goods; John A. Eckert, photo- lithographers; Joseph A. Burkart, manufacturers; J. C. Callahan, manu- facturing Jjewelers; Sidney West, men's wear; Philip King, millinery; J. C. Parker, novelties; M. A. Leese, opticians; John Dunn, paints and glass; F. W. Harper, paper and sta- tionery; George W. Harris, photog- raphers; O. J. De Moll, musical in- struments; Claude Owen, plumbing supplies; Charles F. Crane, printers and publishers; Arthur Copeland, tents and awnings; Harry Crandall, theaters; J. H. Hanna, trafic; H. O. Thompson, wall paper; M. E. Horton, food products jobbers; J. Hertzberg, house furnishings; Ford E. Young, fce cream; Lee Thompson, dairies; M. G. Gibbs, druggists, and E. H. Daniel, ice. RAM’S HEAD PLAYERS END SEASON SATURDAY “A Doll's House” Will Be Closing Performance—Performers Enter . on Other Egagements. The Ram's Head Players, directed by Robert Bell, with James Reynolds of New York as art director, will close their third consecutive Wash- ington season Saturday night with the production of Henrlk Ibsen’s “A Doll's House,” featuring Josephine Hutchinson as the heroine Nora. Since early in November, when the players opened the new Wardman Park Theater, six productions have been given, each running two weeks, as is customary, the single exception being the Christmas pantomime, “A Story of Plerrot,” which was held over for a third week. For this rea- son, it has been found necessary to omit the second week of “A Doll's House,” as two members of the com- pany have engagements elsewhere. Plays presented during the present season of 13 weeks inoluded “The Eaglet,” a new translation by Basil avenport of Rostand’s “L'Alglon”; “The New York Idea” by Langdon Mitchell; “A Story of Pierrot,” “The Hero,” by Gilbert Emery; “The Man Who Was Dead,” by Bertram Bloch, and “A Doll's House.” . ARNOLD WHITE DEAD. British Author Had Devoted Time to Social Problems. LONDON, February 6. — Arnold White, author, died yesterday. Mr. White was born In 1843. Of late he had devoted himself to writ- ing on social problems. Among hi publications were “The Modern Jew, “English Democracy,” “Is the KaseriIvan C. Weld, Edwin West, jr., and Insane? and “For Efficiency.” THOGET 30 VEARS INPURCELLKLLING Fifteen-Year Sentence Given to Two Others Accused in Policeman’s Death. Ernest Brown and Liovd Monr two of the four colored men held 1+ sponsible for the killing of Policeman . John W. Pureell October 15, 1923, in ) *k W I an alley in rear of the Bell School Seconq street and Virginia avenue MALGEN ANTON STEPHAN, [Soithwert. ‘were sentenced today b 2rd VidePret Justice Hoehling, in Criminal Division M D. ROSENBERG - Geteral Covtsel 1932 CELEBRATION WHITE HOUSE TOPIG Coolidge and Congress Mem- bers Discuss Great Tribute ; to Washington. ! At another White House breakfast conference today President Coolidge discussed tentative plans for a gi- gantic celebration of the 200th an-| niversary of the birth of George| Washington, to be held in this city in 1932, with the congressional mem- bers of the commission recently ap- pointed to arrange for the commem- oratfon of this bi-cent.nnial Although the propos.d celebration was discussed in a general wav at today's gathering, no specific details were decided upon. It was agreed, however, for the full commission to} meet at the Capitol within the next 10 days or two weeks for the pu-pose of organizing. Those who attended the brealfast conference were Senators Fess, Onio; Spencer of Missouri, Bayard of Del aware and Glass of Virginia, and Representatives Tilson, Connecticut; Hawley, Washington; Byrns, Tennes- see, and Garner, Texas. Others on Commi on.. Included in the full commission are: Henry Ford, Frank A. Munsey, Han- ford MacNider, former commander of the American Legion; C. Bascom Slemp, President Lowell of Harvard, and Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cooke, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Mrs. Mary Sherman, president of the Fed- eration of Women's Clubs, President Coolidge today received Brig. Gen E. L. Spears, former lib- eral member of the British parlia- ment, who is head of a movement to discourage competitive armament in Europe through the establishment of demilitarized zones along the borders of the various countries under the Jurisdiction of the League of Nations. Gen. Spears, sald he described his plan to the President and told him that he is endeavoring to obtain the moral support cf this country for the plan. He will officially bring the plan before the next meeting of the Inter parliamentary, Unjon, to be held in this country next Fall. Already he has disoussed it with senators and repre- sentatives COMMERCE CHAMBER NAMES COMMITTEES Public Utilities and Convention Groups Chosen—Former to Meet Monday. The appointment of a committes on public utilitles and_a committes on conventions of the Washington Cham- ber of Commerce was announced at the chamber's headquarters today. The committee on public utilities is to hold a meeting in the chamber's rooms Monday at noon. The committees are as follows: Public utilities committee—Harry King, chairman; A. E. Seymour, vice chairman; Harry C. Allen, George E. Bedell, Gen. William M. Black, H. A. Brooks, M. E. Buckley, Harry R. Car- roll, Henry G. F. Castens, Dr. Charles W. Cuthbertson, Charles W. Darr, 1. V. Davis, Robert Dougan, Proctor 1, Dougherty, A. H. Ferrandou, G. Man- son Foote, O. B. George, E. C. Graham, Charles F. Guerin, Robert E. Heater, J. E. Heberle, James B. Henderson, Milton Hopfenmaler, John S. Horn- back, A. L. Howard, Isadore Kahn, Cyrus Kehr, Jacob Kohner, J. C. Koons, Ralph W. Lee, Martin A. Leese, Thomas P. Littlepage, F. L. Marshall, ir, A. G. Neal, John J. Noonan, Burd W. Payne, Horace J. Phelps, Albert Schultels, Mrs. Frank Hiram Snell, Thomas H. Travers, Edwin West, jr., and Charles T. Windle, -Conventions committee—Martin A Leese, chairman: Sidney West, vice chairman; Mrs. Elinor T. Abel, Ralph D. Angell, Ross P. Andrews, Dr. Ber- nard A. Baer, W. A. Berkeley, George J. Bernbach, E. J. Brennan, Wrisley Brown, Appleton P. Clark, r.; Rus- sell A.'Conn, John B. Dickman, Rob- ert 8. Downs, W. Clarence Duvall, Harry 8. Evans, Miss Maud Fell- heimer, Edward T. Fenwick, Frank P. Fenwick, A. H. Ferrandou, P. B. Fletcher, G. Manson Foote, Louis J. Fosse, Morris Ganss, ®. C. Gordon, Charles T. Guerin, William F. Ham, John H. Hanna, Willlam B. Hardy, Robert N. Harper, Frank §. Hight, John S. Hornback, Henry A. Jaffe, Albert A Jones, George C. Jordan, Rudolph Jose, Harry King, Robert Kressin, Julius Lansburgh, Plerce C. Lewls, Sidney B. Lust, John W. Lyons, Mrs. Arvillee McDonough, D. S. Mack- all, H. L. Merry, Willlam J. Meyer, o. Alfred L. 0. Mills, Nader Howell Peeples, F. J. Pickett, Clarence E. Rubel, Frederick A. Schutz, Samuel Shapiro, Noble C. Shilt, Walter V. Shipley, Arthur C. Smith, R. L. Swats, Thomas H. Travers, J. Clinton Tribby, 1, to serve 30 vears each in the pani tentiary. Brown pleaded guilty to charge of murder in the second degre and a jury found Monroe guiity of a like offense. William Ludley and Joseph T Slaughter. the other men implicated in the killing, pleaded guilty to charge of manslaughter, and Justice Hoehling gave them the maximum sentence of 15 vears each in the pent- tentiary. When called on befors sentence was imposed Ludley daclared he was a square away when the policeman was killed, and Monroe reiterated his claim of innocence. Brown and Slaughter remained silent Justice Hoehling declared the four men s menaces to society and equal- ly culpab bu he had to deal out sentences according to the pleas which had heen accepted by the prose- cutl h id. Wite-Slayer Gets 20 Years. The minimum sentence of 20 vea in the penitentiary was imposed by Justice Hoehling on Scott Winfleld ‘White, colored, who pleaded g second-degree murder in ccn with the killing of his wif White, May 10, 1924. The occurred at their home, C street southwest, following a quarrel, when White remonstrated with wite for attending too many pa ‘William Hutchinson, colored, was given four years in the penitentiary for an attempted criminal assault on a young colored gir Hutchinson hobbled into court, having lost one of his legs in the World War, Three vears in th ATY Was the sentence given y Clinton Allen, a young white m of two charges of ho John Dorsey, colored, dre one year at Occoguan on housebreaking. 13 ored, will spend five mon quan for violating the anti-narcotic law Probation was extended to Stanley Carlin for larceny and Joseph F. Statesman, colored, violating an narcotic law MAJ. EDWARD LLOYD DIES IN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Retired Army Officer, Was Meteorological Observer in U. 5. Signal Service. Formerly Maj. Edward Lloyd, U. S. A, re- tired, veteran of Indian wars and other campaigns and formerly a me- teorlogical observer in the old United States Signal Service, died at Emer- gency Hospital, Wednesday. He had been a resident of Washington 26 years. 3 Maj. Lloyd was born in Virginia and was appointed a second lieutenant in the 15th Infantry in 1880. He was retired from active military service about 20 years ago, due to disability. Prior to his appointment in the Army he was well known as a weather fore- caster in the various cities in which he had been stationed as a meteorol- ogist. He was an instructor of meteorology at the University of Ken- tucky in 1874 Maj. Lloyd was adjutant of the ex- pedition against the Apache Indians in 1881, under Gen. Guy V. Henry. He served in Chicago, I, during the strikes of 1894, where his services were highly commended by Gen. Jesse Lee, then departmental inspector gen- eral. Maj. Lloyd went to Cuba in 1398 with his regiment fn the army of ocoupation, and was in command of his company in the Chinese re- lief expedition in 1900. He was sta- tioned in the Philippines in 1901, when he re-established civil government in the southern part of Luzon. He was professor of military science and tac- tics at the Maryland University, 1905- 1908. He also was on similar duty during the World War at St John's College here. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Thomas' Catholic Church to- morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock, where mass will be said. Interment, with full military honors, will be in Arlington Cemetery. Maj. Lloyd lived at 2301 Connectiout avenue. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate E. Lloyd, and three sons. Edward Lloyd, jr., Egbert T. Lloyd and Richard Bennett Lloyd. Rectory Roof Burns. Fire broke out on the roof of the rectory of St. John's Church, 3238 O street, adjoining the church, about 11 o'clock this morning. The fire was caused by tar igniting. Not much headway was gained before the fire was discovered. Damage to the build- ing amounted to $75. Man Found Dead in Bed. Shelton Stroman, colored, 30, dining car waiter on the Atlantic Coast Line for a short period, and who is said to have lost his position yvesterday, was found dead in bed at 114 F street this morning, having been asphyxiated by illuminating gas. A tube was at- tached to a fixture. Coromer Nevitt is investigating. Fireman, Amuck, Brandishing Knife, Put in Gallinger Five Charges Are Filed Following Rampage in Downtown District. 1f a fire hose had been handy last night around Ninth and H streets it probably would have been brought into play on Albert Levin, fireman, after he had run amuck on the streets, police say, with a butcher knife. As it is, Levin is cooling off under the more or less agreeable surround- ings provided by the management of Gallinger Hospital, while police are investigating two charges of as- sault with a dangerous weapon, a charge of intoxication, another of disorderly conduct and a technical one of need for “mental observation,” lodged against him. Fireman Levin is said to have ap- peared In the vicinity of Ninth and H streets about 8 o'clock last night, brandishing a knife and making ef- forts to slice a chunk here and = strip there from the anatomies of innocent bystanders. v In his anxiety to perform as many operations as possible before the po- lice closed in on him, Levin acei- dentally cut himself on the arm. Po- Schley Zirkin. Y Jiceman U. M. Galle is credited with making the arrest.