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2 * LUMP SUM FORD.C. STILLIN DEADLOCK Conferees Unable to Agree on Amount of Federal Share of Appropriation. Still in a deadlock over the lump-sum appropriation for the District of Cotum bia, the House conferees, following a meeting with conferees of the Senate yesterday, went back to the House to ask for further instructions. With both houses of Congress refusing to yvield, the House standing pat on the $5,000,000 sum and the Senats adamant on’ $11,000,000, the & late yester- day afte nged in order to reach some Sort of compromise. SHIl in Disagreement. it half hour, the conferces appropriations were still in The meeting lasted a sca and it was evident when filed of the S committee room that they i nt all the points in the bill, ception of the amount of the stood. Although the the prov two cxtra judges for Police Court, and the House put it 1, ‘there is expected to be this item, as pas: of the traffic bill cor g this vision will automatically provide authority for their appointment No Further Meetings in View. No further meetings of the conferees were set following the disagreeme yesterday. It is expected, however, that the House will representatives back with the instructions as be- fore, and that another meeting will be arranged in the next day or two. PRESIDENT ADVISES HEALTH SAFEGUARDS Recommends to Congress Supple- ment D. C. Estimate of $5,000 to Meet Contagions. no controversy ov pro- the A supplemental estimate of $5,000 for the District Health Department for the prevention of contagious dis- eases is asked by President Coolidge today In a letter to Congress. Director Lord of the Budget Bureau explains that the appropriation for this purpose for the current year is $40,000 tecently a number of cases of of malignant type have developed in the city of Washington, makisg an unusual demand upon the available funds. 1f the of the Health Department in prevention of contagious diseases should con- tinue at the present rate, the current appropriation would be inadequate to meet the demands made upon it. Twenty-twe cases of maligant small- pox have been isolated and 0 people, who have been exposed, have been placed under surveillance. The question as to whether funds in addition to those now available ac- tually will be required depends upon the development of the present situa- tion, Gen. Lord says. Unless it ma- terially abates, additional funds will be required. The purpose of the esti- mate submitted today is to enable the Health Department to be in a position to meet any demands which may be made upon it in connection with the x situation. The estimate is, refore, to cover a contingency which could not have been foreseen at the time of the submission of the budget for the fiscal year of 1925. smalipox expenses TELLS SENATE TRUST IS MULCTING FARMER Senator Harris Presents Charges Against Alleged Fertilizer Monopoly in South. Charges of a fertilizer trust operat- ing in the South were submitted to the Department of Justice today by Senator Harris of Georgla. In sup- porting his charges Senator Harris submitted evidence which he con- tended established a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Senator Harris, in explanation of his charges, stated that he had received com- plaints from a large number of farmers in Georgia, who supported their statements with evidence showing that there had been a uniform increase of $5.75 a ton r last year. All fertilizer producing firms are quoting, he asserted, a uniform inere; although there had not been, he declared, any increase in the price of the ingredients entering into the manu- facture of the fertilizers DROPS INDICTMENTS IN ALLEGED FRAUDS United States Attorney Closes Pros- ecution of Charges in Sale of Surplus Lumber. The war fraud prosecution over the sale of surplus lumber from Arm, cantonments was concluded today, when United States Attorney Gordon nolle prossed an indictment against Rolad Perry of Washington, D. C., and Gus Eitzen and Mitchell A. Tou- art, jr, of Pensacola, Fla. The men had been indicted with John L. Phillips and others on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States through the sale of the lumber. Phillips end some of the other defendants were tried last Summer and acquitted. Perry was sick at the time of the trial and with Eitzen, and Touart was granted a separate trial. With the acquittal of the prin- cipals in the case the Government considered it useless to press the charge against the remaining defend- ant, it is stated. EBERT RESTING WELL. President Normally After Operation. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 25.—An officlal bulletin issued at 10:30 o'clock this morning announces that President Ebert is progressing normally fol- lowing his operation for appendicitis »f early yesterday morning. The President had a_good night, the bulletin says, and his temperature, pulse and general condition are satisfactory. —_— German Envoy on Way Here. BERLIN, February 25.—Baron Ago von Maltzan, new German ambassador to the United States, and Baroness Von Maltzan, left Berlin today for Hamburg en route to New York and Washington. They will sail from Hamburg on the steamer Albert Bal- lin, February 31. % German Progressing PRA PHOTO A assume his new duties Hughes. Seeretary (Continued from Fir: Page.) I ing the body leave for Chicago to-| morrow afternoon aboard a special | funeral car, probably attached to a | Baltimore and Ohio train. This would | place the funeral party in Chicago | Friday morning with possibilities that | the funeral would be held in Chicago Friday or Saturday. The Senator's mother, Mrs. Robert S. McCormick, is in Florida, however, and it was not known this afternoon, on account of the time nuecessary for | her to reach Chicago, as to when the funeral would be held. Wax Educated at Yale. Senator McCormick was born May 16, 1877, in Chicago, the son of Rob- ert Sanderson and Katherine Van Etta McCorm He was educated at Yale University, graduating in 1900 with an A. B. degree. Starting on the Chicago Tribune, founded by his grandfather, Joseph Medill, as a cub reporter, he worked his way through various positions in the editorial and business departments until, before reaching the age of 30, he had been made. publisher of the paper. After having on numerous previous occasions refused to enter politics in the face of the insistence of his friend, Theodore Roosevelt, Senator McCormick in 1912 acceded to the wishes of the latter and, dropping his work as publisher, became vice chair. man of the Progressive party’s na- tional committee. He organized Illinois for Roosevelt, and in the last days of the campaign, when one of the Progressive candidates for the State legislature withdrew in despair, McCormick took his place and was elected to office, only to find out later that he was not a resident of that district. There was agitation looking to his unseating, but the State legis- lature decided against this. Rejoins Republiean Party. In 1914 he was re-elected, but all his Progressive comrades having been defeated that year, with one exception, the Republicans invited him to rejoin the old party. From that moment he became a dominating figure in Illinois politics. McCormick was elected as Repre- sentative-at-large in the Sixty-Fifth Congress. America entered the World War the first week of his service at the Capitol. He voted consistently to carry on the fight and later to re- turn the boys home. When condi- tions overseas, some four months later, became a topic for fretful dis- cussion, McCormick decided to go to Europe and see things first-hand, although his original proposition to send a congressional delegation over hid been turned down. Toured Western Front. Upon' his arrival in France in Au- gust, 1917, he toured the entire west- ern front and had numerous confer- ences with military officials and statesmen. He was entertained at several state functions in the various allied countries. In London he was the guest of Parliament at a dinner, in France was the guest of the Cham- ber of Deputies, and in Italy was re- ceived by the King. Returning to America, he urged the country to speed up in bringing to bear all its resources in an effort to end the conflict. Other officials fol- lowed his example and went to Fu- rope to study the situation, and, com- ing back, jolned with him in urging redoubled aid. His later activities in the House were marked by his demands for a complete overhauling of financial procedure in the executive and legis- lative departments of the Govern- ment. Senator. Arthur Capper of Kai sas, in a published _article, states: “To Senator Medill McCormick much of the credit is due for the McCor- mick-Good budget bill, the greatest piece of constructive, legislation writ- ten at Washington in the last ten years.” Elected to Senate. He was electel as United States Senator for the term of 1918 to March, 1925. Senator McCormick, on June 10, 1903, married Ruth Hanna, daughter of the late Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio. Mrs. McCormick and three children survive him. The late Senator belonged to the Metropolitan Club here, the Chicago, Commercial, City and University clubs in Chicago and the University Club of New York. WIFE LEAVES FOR CAPITAL. Death Entirely Unexpected, Pros- trates Mrs. McCormick. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 25—News of the death of Senator Medill McCor- mick in Washington was so entirely unexpected that at the moment press wires were carrying bulletins of his death the Senator's office here could not credit the dispatches. Mrs. Me- Cormick, who is here, had not re- ceived the news, Gen. Frank Dickson, the Senator's personal representative here, said. ; Mrs. McCormick was entirely un- prepared for the shock of the news | Roosevelt of her husband’s death. She was virtually prostrated by the report, lbu(. nevertheless, prepared to depart at 1 p.m. for Washington. Ambassador Frank B. Kellogg and Mrs. Kellogg aboard the Mauretania as it docked in New York yesterday from Englan . Mr. Kellogg returns to of State, succeeding Charles Evans SENATOR McCORMICK FOUND DEAD IN BED INHOTELAPARTMENT HERE rounding out his term as United States Senator, to whick Illinois elected him in 1918, had departed from Chicago for Washington only last Sunday. He had spent a few days here and had attended the fu- neral of Fred W. Upham, former national treasurer of the Republi- can party, last Friday. Wife With Mrs. Longworth. Mrs. McCormick, whose many ac- tivities include a leading part in the arrangements for the woman's world fair, has remained here for some time. She has spent much time with Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth at the Chicago Lying-in Hospital, where Mrs. Longworth's baby was born Februa: 14 Senator McCormick's active years in places of prominence included not only his Washington service, but such positions as vice chairman of the Progressive party national com- mittee, which in 1912 carried the banner through the fa- mous bull moose campaign. He also formerly was publisher of the Chi- cago Tribune. Since his public office career began he had devoted him- self exclusively to his public work. As his righi-hand _assistant, Mrs. McCormick had been known as one of the most influential American women in public affairs. The Senator him- self was said to have given her much credit for his political success Her husband’s achievement and future were her principal thought, her friends say. The Senator, who would have re- tired from the senatorship on March 4, when Charles S. Deneen, former Governor of Illinols, assumes office, has been many times mentioned as a possible ambassador or appointee to other high office, but he had given no inkling of his plans after March 4 Mr. Deneen, who In former years a close political ally of Senator rmick, in a brief statement sald: am profoundly shocked and grieved to learn of the death of Sena- tor McCormick. The Senator and I had been friends for 25 years, and the contest which we had did not inter- fere with our long friendship. He was a man of fine natural talent, un- usual educational training and equip- ment, and had the advantages of wide travel and intimate friendship with the leaders in many lands. He was in the prime of life, and his untimely death will be a great loss to the State and Nation.” It was announced here later that Mrs. McCormick had been told of the Sena. tor's illness resterday, and that that aft- ernoon ehe communicated with the Sena- tor's> secretary at Washington by tele- phone. She was assured that the Sena- tor's condition was not alarming, and that he said he felt much improved and would probably be all right in 2 day er two. Brother Returned Home Yesterday. Col. Robert R. McCormick, brother of the Senator, returned only yes- terday from Europe. The McCormicks had three children, Katrina, aged 12; John Medill, 9, and Ruth Elizabeth, 4. Despite the high political honers he had earned, Senator McCormick prized two of his accomplishments far above the others. One was the introduction of the budget system into the financial system of Iilinois and later of the Federal Government. The other was his deep-water legis- lation relating to the lakes-to-gulf project. He had repeatedly said that if in years to come boats were run- ning from Chicago through to New Orleans he would feel that he had done something worth while, Served in House Also. He had often pointed to two other undertakings—that he was first in his neighborhood to plant soy beans on a large scale and that he raised alfalfa where alfalfa had not been raised before. His friends often were surprised at his intimate knowl- edge of the Bible and his mastery of the French language. He like- wise knew Spanish well. Senator McCormick also served as Congressman at large from Illinois. While the McCormick family has always been associated with the reaper business, the Senator had re- peatedly announced that he had no interests in that business. Likewise, after he resigned years ago as publisher and managing ed- itor of the Tribune, he often stated that his political policies were not to be confused with those of the Tribune, as they were separate, Poles Fight Cut in Holidays. WARSAW, February 25.—The re- cently fssued presidential decree re- ducing the number of holidays to ten annually caused such dissatis- faction in labor and church circles that the Diet has adopted a motion restoring four others. Lloyd George Improves. BIRMINGHAM, England, February 25, —Former Prime Minister Lloyd George, who was taken ill with sore throat after reaching here Saturday to make & speech, had recove sufficiently today to be able to travel. He loft at noon for London, accom- Senator McCormick, who was just panied by his wife and secretary, - o D, 0., HELLOGG DELAYS THP T0 CAPTAL Envoy, Home, Declines to Discuss Proposed Arms Conference. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 25.—Frank B. Kellogg, who is retiring as Ambas- sador to Great Britaln to succeed Charles E. Hughes as Secretary of State, is spending a few days in New York before going to Washington. He ar- rived from England yesterday with Mrs. Kellogg on the steamship Ber- engarla. Mr. Kellogg said that from his ob- servatipns while abroad he was con- vinced that Europe in the last year had taken a great step forward Pointing out the effectiveness of the Dawes plan in the stabilization of currency, he sald: “There Is nothing of greater im- portance to the American people than that Europe, and, in fact, all the world, should go back to the gold basis. Fluctuations In currencles make it impossible to carry on commerce, and as the United States always has been on a gold basis, it is good to have the whole world on that basis.” llent on Conference. Mr. Kellogg declined to discuss the proposed Washington arms: confer- ence. He sald, however, that he had not brought back with him any plan for the limitation of armaments. Re- ferring to reports that he was in poor health, he said: “I never felt better in my life." The Secretary-designate said Eu- rope realized there was no “short cut or magic cure for the evils grow- Ing out of the great war,” and that economy in private enterprise and in government was the only means of rehabilitation. ' “I am not sure’ he added, “that some. of the programs worked out will solve the situation completely, but it is a gaod thing. There is more confidence in Kurope today than there was a year ago.” “And how did the climate of Eng- land affect you?’ Mr. Kellogg was asked. All right” Mr. Kellogg “All climates agree with me.” “Will the Washington agree with you?” “I think it will” said the former Senator, smiling. “I lived there for six years and found it very good.” replied. climate i BORGLUM DROPPED AS SCULPTOR FOR STONE MOUNTAIN Continued from First Page.) report of its committee without ref- erence to himself or any one connect- ed with the project as a means of answering “the uninformed and In- expert statements about the work." He expressed interest in a proposal advanced by Mr. Holman “to- suggest a definite plan for providing for the completion of the work and its per- manent care, upkeep and protection after completion,” asserting In his reply that “organization is sorely needed in the office department of the assoclation and its relationship to the world.” Mr. Holman, in a second letter, satd the investigation proposal wouid be taken up with the Granite Producers’ Assoclation at once, and that he ex- pected them to appoint “a committee of competent persons to make the in- vestigation suggested by you and render an impartial report direct to the public. “As to our suggested plan for na- tionalizing the management of the memorial, both to insure its proper completion without unnecessary in- terruption and to provide for its proper care afterward,” Mr. Holman continued, “we have the following to offer: We believe that these three prin- cipal thoughts should prevail con- cerning the organization which will have charge of the memorial now and in the future: First, that the com- mittee or association should be thor- oughly national in scope, represent- ing every important aspect of our national life. There should be noth- ing local or sectional about it and it should seek to emphasize our unity and the forward-looking spirit now prevaillng throughout our land Second, as & work of art, this monu- ment will unquestionably greatly outlive any other material thing that our present age has produced. There should, therefore, be proper provision for the perpetuation of the committee or association. Third, this committee or association should be vested with complete authority as to ownership, titles and control of the memorial and all assets pertaining to it and should alone have authority to write the history of the memorial and a statement of its significance and meaning, in an entirely impartial and forward-looking spirit. Sees Need of New Association. “To accomplish this, it would seem that & new assoclation would have to be formed, representing in its membership all proper national, State and civic organizations. This will insure thorough representation and & proper spirit of magnanimity surrounding the noble undertaking. This new association should receive its charter and authority- from the Congress of the United States in the same mapner as such organizations as the American Legion and others. This association should then proceed in a serupulously businesslike way to carry out the finances and qther essential detalls and should make proper reports concerning all these details to the public from time to time. Such an association would, and could, with the public confidence it would have, prevent all contro- versy or delay or other circumstances that would in any way affect the me- morial.” — i FRIENDS ARE READY TO GIVEWOOD FUNDS Hear He Is in Madrid and One Prepares to Go There Tonight. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 26.—Friends of Osborne C. Wood. in Paris sald last night that they understood that Wood is in Madrid, Spain. These friends as- sert that they are willing to advance him all the necessary funds to cover a disputed check. If they do not hear from Wood by tonight, one of them will go to Madrid. S Turks to Attend Arms Parley. GENEVA, February 25.—The Turk- ish government has signified its in- ntion of sending delegates to the conference for control of interna- tional traffic in arms, to be convened here early in May. Some 30 nations, including the United States and Ger- many, have thus far accept vitatton to the conference sent by the league's secretariat., WEDNE Hospital Orderly Plunges to Death In Elevator Shaft T. F. Harrison Attempted to Release Stalled Car at Georgetown. The slipping of a chair = which Thomas F. Harrison, 50 years old, orderly at Georgetown Unlversity Hospital, was using to ald him in crawling into an elevator, stalled be- tween the third and fourth floor: plunged him to instant death at the foot of the shaft last night. The elevator had stopped because of current trouble. Harrison crawled out and down into a ward safely, al- though the elevator was some dis- tance from the third floor level. Re- pairing the trouble, he mounted a chair to get back into the car. The chair slipped as he reached for the elevator floor. He gripped the edge of the elevator, hung in space for a few seconds while calling for as- sistance, and then as attendants were hurrying to his aid, his grip relaxed and he fell to the bottom of the shaft. Dr. Greenlaw of Georgetown Hos- pital, after examining the body, stated that death was probably Instan- taneous. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt tssued a certificate of accidental death. KURD INSURGENTS CAPTURE KHARPUT Uprising Against Turks Re- ported to Have Taken Menacing Turn. By the Associated Pres CONSTANTINOPLE, February 25.— Kurdish insurgents are reported to have captured the city of Kharput in eastern Asia Minor. REVOLT EXTENT UNEKNOWN. Seriousness of Kurd Uprising Still Matter of Speculation. By the Associated Press LONDON, February —Detalls re- garding the outbreak in Kurdistan, reported from Constantinople, hav. thus far been insufficient to establish whether a revolt against Turkish rule is in progress or wheth- er, as officially represented at An- gora, the trouble is merely local. Sheik Said, leader of an important Dervish organization with ramifica- tions in Persia, Khiva and Bokhara, is named as the head of the uprising, which is reported from Constanti- nople to have among its aims the es- tablishment of an independent Kurd. ish state and the restoration of the caliphate. Shelk Said is reported to have issued a proclamation declaring his intention of making one of the late Sultan Abdul Hamid's sons King of Kurdistan. The insurrection, first reports of which were received a week ago, affects roughly the region formerly known as Armenia, and the Times in its comment today remarks: “As the Kurds who inhabit it have no longer any Armenfans to kill, they are kill- ing Turks instead.” serious Strife Prominently Played. The London newspapers are giving some prominence to the affair, partly because it may, the Times editorially suggest, be symptomatic of dissatis- faction with the central republic regime and its doctrine that feligion should be separated from politics, whereas politics and religion have always been inseparable in the East; party ,sso, because Kurdistan lies on the northern border of the British mandated territory of Irak, the fron- tler of which is in dispute. It is reported that Turkey is pre. paring military operations against the troublesome Kurds, and the pepers here recall that it was from urdistan that the Turks drew the troops which ralded Irak territory near Amadiah last Year. DISABLED SOLDIERS’ LEAGUE DEFENDED Witnesses Heard by House Commit- tee, Which Is Considering Na. tional Organization’s Activities. A defense of the activities of the National Disabled Soldlers’ League, which has been under investigation by a House committes, was begun today when witnesses were produced by the league. Before the hearings, however, Abner Siegal, league coun- sel, declared the organization's pa- pers were in the possession either of the Federal grand jury here or of the Post Office Department, which re- cently conducted an Inquiry. Mrs. Mary Todd, a Washington boarding house proprietor, the first witness, told the committee that John T. Nolan, league national commander, had sent more than 100 disabled vet- erans to her. Chairman Fish interjected that her bills te the league had increased rapidly since the investigation by the Post Office Department, but Siegal asserted that had it not been for the league many of the disabled men would have died before the Veterans' Bureau and other organizations could have afforded them relief. Thirteen thousand dollars in cash was pald out for disabled veterans by the league, Siegal said, and Chairman Fish replied that the com- mittee knew of $275,000 in banks, deposited in the league's name, “to say nothing of cash, which amounts to about $75,000. Siegal read letters from Red Cross chapters regarding veterans' cases handled by the league; telegrams wiring money to ex-service men in need, and receipts for doctors’ bills the organization had paid for vet- erans. Money was collected from the public through literature which contained true statements, he sald, and no disabled man applied to the league for relief without getting it. A letter from Charles R, Forbes, former director of the Veterans’ Bureau, was read, commending the work of the organization and that of Nolan. P _— FRENCH RIOTERS FINED. Jail Sentence in Connection With XKillings Suspended. MARSEILLE, February 25.—A se- quel to the religious riots here on February 10, in which two persons were killed ‘and many injured, was heard in police court today, when Dr. Closon was sentenced to four months in jail, fined 100 francs and ordered to pay 1,000 francs damages to Abb Chauvet, whom he had been convicted of assaulting. The jail sentence was suspended. An Italian, Raphael Samario, was sentenced to elght SDAY, FEBRUARY I'reachea { kitchen 1925. POLICEMAN'S SHOT WINDSUP RAMPAGE Captures Negro Who Dis- armed Two Companions Seeking His Arrest. 25, Hurling deflance at five policemen attempting to arrest him at his home, 17183 Marion court, last mid- night, Shelton Madison, -colored, for his hip pocket. Police- man Watson Salkeld, facing him, beat him to the draw. Madison doubled up in_his abdomen. His collapse ended an hour's wild rampage, during which Madison is charged with shooting up the home of his sweetheart, in Freeman's court, during an argument; later dis- arming two policemen when they at- tempted Mis arrest, and successfully evading four bullets from the re- volver of a third policeman. His final act of deflance was to challenge the five policemen to come and get him at home in Marion court Madison is at Freedmen's Hospital today. His condition is serious, but not critical, according to physicians, despita the fact that he has not re- gained consciousness. with a bullet “urniture I Wrecked. The scene of Madison's initial ac- tivities, according to the police, was the home of Elsie Gordon, colored, t 609 Freeman's court, where he went to vistt the girl. She was not ready when he came. Her father and he had words, according to the police, and Madison started shooting. Isie jumped from the second story window to the alley, but was not hurt. After wrecking most of the furniture in the house, Madison is alleged to have hurled the kitchen stove down the front steps Policemen E. C. Rhue and A. R. Houch were sent to quell the dis- turbance. Houch saw a man in the alley he thought was the one sought He separated from Rhue, who went to the house. As he opened the door he felt a revolver poked in his ribs. Madison disarmed him. Houch, com- ing later, recelved the same treat- ment Dodges Four Shots. Madison then started down the alley. Policeman L. B. Martin ar- rived on the scene. He fired four shots at Madison, who zigzagged safely out of range and escaped. Lieut. Fred Cornwell, hearing of all this, decided that more men were needed to round up the man. He dis- patched Salkeld and E. L. Gibbons. They were joined by the other three. The door of Madison's home was locked. Police knocked. From with- in came a defiant challenge to take the inmate. They broke in the door. Then came the end. Search of the house, according to the police, uncovered a .38-caliber re- volver with two loaded cartridges and two empty ones, and the two police- men’'s revolvers were found In a cupboard. MIDNIGHT CLOSING OF BORDER REFUSED United States Declines California Plea to Extend Time at Tia Juana and Calexico. The request of California business interests that the custom lines at Tia Juana and Calexico, Calif, be kept open until midnight instead of 9 p.m each night, has been refused by the Treasury Department. The custom lines at the two points were placed under the 9 o'clock restriction about a year ago to pre- vent illegal traffic across the border and to reduce crime in the southern section of California. Recently, how- ever, business interests have held that the restrictions greatly hamper them. Assistant Secretary Moss, in an- nouncing the refusal of the request, said the restriction has greatly re- duced crime along the border. PROMINENT VIRGINIA PHYSICIAN DROPS DEAD Dr. Howard Fletcher of Warrenton Was Head of Maryland-Virginia- D. C. Medical Body. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, Va., February 25— Dr. Howard Fletcher, 49 years old,. fell dead yesterday in Jeffires’ drug store. He first practiced medicine fn Richmond and lived for some years in Fairfax, Va. He was commissioned in the medical department during the World War and served in a training camp in Kansas. He came to Warrenton six years ago with his family. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Dr. Fletcher was born September 18, 1875, in Warrenton, the son of Albert and Sallie Withers Fletcher. He was edu- cated at Randolph-Macon College, tak- ing the degree of A. M. He graduated in medicine at Johns Hopkins Univer- sity in 1900. At the time of his death he was president of the Maryland-Vir- glinia-District of Columbia Medical As- sociation and a member of the South- ern Railway Association of Surgeons. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Mattie Lee Parrish of Richmond, Va., several children and a brother, Albert Fletcher of Warrenton. POLICE MEASURE URGED. Blanton Seeks Special Rule for ‘Woman's Bureau Bill. The rules committee was briefly urged by Representative Blanton of Texas today to grant a special rule making in order his bill to give the Woman's Bureau in the Police De- partment permanent status in law. He explained that it now exists only by sufferance and that the House District committee favorably reported his bill to protect that bureau under the law and, give it 10 additional policewomen, ' He explained that Lieut. Mina Van Winkle, head of the department, had done valuable work in_protecting young girls. The rules committee took no action on Representative Blanton's appeal. CONFER ON TRAFFIC BILL. Ball Expresses Hope Agreement May Be Reached Today. The conferees of the Senate and House on the traffic regulation bill for the District of Columbia are to meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Senate District committee. Chairman Ball of the Senate committee ex- pressed the hope that it would be possible to reach an agreement on the bill. PRI Japanese Launch Cruiser. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, February 25.—The Japa- nese naval crulser Furutaka, the first of several war craft proposed under the Washington agreement, was launched tedsy. Hughes Praises Oratory Contest’s Value to Nation Secretary of State Holds Constitution Study of Importance. The national oratorical contest held last year was successfully conducted and of great value in arousing inter- est in the study of the Constitu- tion. 1 under- stand that the contest this year is to be along the same lines, and 1 believe that the effort is thorough- ly deserving of commendation It is of the ut- most importance that we should do all within our power to promote an intelligent ap- preciation on the part of our vouth of the institutions of our country. CHARLES E. HUGHES. Secretary of State. Charles E. Hughes, ORATOR IN ACTION BY RANDOLPH LEIGH, Director, National Contest. (These articles, by the director of the Dational oratorical contest, deal with the technique of oratory, and are printed at this time on the theory that contestants having gathered data for their orations. are ready to put them into shape. An important feature of the articles will be excerpts from some of the finest ex- amplex of the art. Rpecial emphasis is placed on the two central ideas of the contest—brevity and effectiveness.) The “old” oratory—that of forced metaphors, mock chivalry, half-day speeches and pompous quotations in Latin and Greek—is gone. If any tears are to be shed over its passing, they should be tears of thankfulness. In reality it was not the old ora- tory that brought the most subtle of the fine arts into disrepute. It was the intermediate oratory, as practiced by men who acked the power to imi- tate their predecessors in the great art and without the imagination to see that the function of the orator in | the late 19th and early 20th century was totally different from that of the orator of the 18th, or even the 1st century. The early orators were the heirs to the tasks and talents of the minstrels They were newspaper, prophet, seer, public conscience, prosecuting at- torney, economist and poet all rolled into one. Naturally, it took more than 10 minutes for them to “strut their tuff” when they began un- rolling. “or instance, to refute an opponent it was not enough to refer to his remarks “as reported in the newspapers.” There being no news- papers and hence no background of general information, it was neces- sary to repeat verbatim large parts of what was to be refuted. Furthermore, in many of their oratorical contests the ancients had their fortunes and their lives at stake. When two ora- tors competed on some serious issue the loser could not count on a lame- duck appointment which would com- pensate him for his defeat. In Greece defeat meant exile or death. The entire audience decided the issue. Therefore the orator built up his background for his argument care- fully enough to reach all of his hearers. He also felt compelled to devote hours to purely local phases of the question, and often addressed various individuals by name. It was an extra-hazardous calling. Two of the greatest orators of all time, Demosthenes and Socrates, paid for their words with their lives. Turning to Rome, we find additional proof of the price of eloquence. Take the last act in the oratorical contest between Mark Antony and Cicero. Antony, after Caesar’s death, tried his voice at stirring up the people. Cicero took the opposite side. Unable to outspeak Cicero, Antony put his troops upon him. He cut off Cicero’s hands and sent them to some of his friends. To his wife he sent Cicero’s head, and that lady won a strange fmmortality by sticking a needle through the great orator’'s tongue. TICKETS FOR DINNER OF AD CLUB GO FAST 100 Sold Already for Event on April 14—Space to Permit 400 Attendance. More than 100 tickets have been s0ld thus far for the annual dinner of the Washington Ad Club, which is to be held at the Mayflower Hotel April 14, it was announced by Sidney Selinger yvesterday. Mr. Selinger was recently appointed chairman of the dinner committee by Morris Kafka, president of the club. Because of the many decorations and features planned only 400 per- sons will be able to attend the affair this year. Elaborate souvenirs and prizes are to be awarded. Among the entertainment features will be a style show. In a talk on advertising at the weekly luncheon at the City Club yesterday G. L. Snowden, publicity director of the Hecht Co., declared that the publications ir the District “lead all others in point of value’ He stressed the need of better copy and the need for getting advertising “layouts” into the offices of the pub- lications from two to four days ahead of time. He said that it would be better in the long run for newspapers to in- orease their rates and decrease the amount of space they allow for ad- vertising. Mr. Snowden urged originality in the preparation of copy. The club will not held another meeting until May 10. B BABY EATS POISON. Taken to Hospital, Will Recover, Doctors Say. Two-year-old Andrew Fillman went rummaging in the kitchen yesterday, while his mother, Mrs. Nicholas Fill- man, was cleaning the cupboards at her home 103 Benning road northeast. He found a biscuit and ate it. Some half hour later he was being treated at Casualty Hospital for pois- oning. It was & rat biscult. Mrs, Fillman discovered that the youngster was sick shortly after he had eaten it and notified Policeman Warder of the eleventh precinct, who took the hoy to Casualty Hospital Later the child went home. No serious effects are expected to result. Vera Gordon Speaks Here. The B'nal B'rith at its regular metting last night had as its guest Miss Vera Gordon, whose perform- ance as the Mother in “Humor- esque” is looked upon as a classic in screen performances. Miss Gordon told of her work both before the mo- tion picture camera and on the stage. Jmmigration problems of the Jews 'was unjgeunfl by Miss Gordon, —_— TRANSPORT RAIDED AND LIQUOR SEIZED Marines Surround Beaufort on Arrival From Cuba—In- quiry to Follow. By the Ansociated Press NORFOLK, Va | Several hundred were seized aboard the nava {port Beaufort w she do late iast night from the West by a detachment of marines direction of Capt. Wilbert Smith sistant commandant of the naval base here. The liquor is said to have been found in staterooms of various officers, ranging in rank clerks to lieutenants The order for the raid on the fort was issued by Rear Admir: Roger Welles, commandant of the h naval district, who is said to have received information of the liquor being aboard the transport from customs officials here. As soon as the ed the m were thrown around her and n was permitted to leave until a ough search was made of every cabin and the cargo Februar gallons of from pay vessel was doc rines thor Inquiry to Be Made, The confiscated liquor was taken to the administration building at base, where it will be held, it v stated today, until a court of inquir can be ed to ir fix responsibility for it the Beaufort While the Beaufort searched all telephones naval base were kept ur lance and the gates closely Several automobiles which a to get out of the seized after they tain liquor. The Beaufort or es on regular schedule between Norfolk and Wes {Indian ports and carries supplies and passengers VIOLATION OF DRY LAW. | Transport Case May Go to Federal con vestigate and being aboard Court or Court-Martial. Violations of the of Navy regulations apparently are involved in the case of the ¥ transport Beaufort, which transports ed liquor into Hampton Roads, It was pointed out here today by Govs ernment officials. No report has Department, and the actior taken will not be announced Secretary Wilbur has had oppe ty to study the case. It however, that those found guilty might be tried either by a Federal court for violating the prohibition laws or by court-martial. Under the prohibition law it legal to bring liquor into American vaters, and under Navy rules no liquor may be kept aboard ships. In | most cases where the arrests ars | made by Navy officers the trial is by court-martial HONDURAS WILL GET | MUNITIONS FROM U. S. law as well as Navy be untit £ reached the was Hughes Approves Formal Request to Buy Rifles, Machinre Guns | and Ammaunition. Formal request of the new Hondu- ran government for the purchase of 3,000 American military rifies, 2,000,- 000 rounds of small arms ammunition and 20 machine guns has been ap- proved by the State Department and now is before Secretary Weeks, who will work out the terms of the sale The negotiations are being con- ducted by Minister-desigrate Bogran in behalf of the Honduran goverr ment. As In the negotiations wit Mexican and Cuban authorities a the time they purchased arms and munitions from the United States Army, Secretary Weeks will arrange a cash payment plan before delivery 1s authorized. Honduras wants the equipment its troops, and under given the Washington authorities, it will be employed not only in the sup port of regular constitutional gov- ernment, but to aid in the protection of foreign lives and property Need for the arms was held to be acute. The rifles are expected to be of the Enfield type, manufactured during the war, and now held in reserve, and differ from the approved Springfield rifie with which the Regular Army and National Guard units are equip- ped. The machine guns probably will be of the Lew type and the ammu- nition will be the same as that used by the American military forces. assuran FUNERAL OF DR. éARRETT WILL BE HELD FRIDAY Services for Noted Woman Leader to Be Conducted at St. Paul’s, Alexandria. Funeral services for Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, national president of the Flor- ence Crittenton Mission, Virginia State regent of the Daughters of the Amer‘xr‘lu Revolution and nationally known philan- thropist and sociologist, who died at her home in Alexandria Monday, ‘will be con- ducted at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, ‘Alexandria, Friday afternoon at 1:30 oclock. Rev. Dr. Percy Foster Hall, rector of St. Paul's, will officiate, as- sisted by Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Wallis professor emeritus of the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Alexandria. In- terment will be in the historic Aquia Church Cemetery, at Widewater, Staf- ford County, Va., Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. Funeral services were postponed from Thursday morning to Friday afternoon to enable a daughter, Mrs. Rathbone Smith, of Canada, to attend Honorary pallbearers will include Dr. Hugh McGuire, Gardner L. Boothe Harry Beverly, C. S. Taylor Burke, Ar- thur Herbert, S. T. Petty, A. F. Hun phries, Edgar Warfleld, jr’, and Chest A. Snow. Active pallbears will be chosen from members of the District Department, American Legion, and members of the Service Club. Many representatives from the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution and the American Legion will attend the serv- ices. SNOW MELTER USED. New Machine, Discharging Steam, Is Success. VIENNA, February 25.—A newly developed snow-melting machine was brought into action to cope with the snowfall of the last 48 hours, and proved to be a great success The snow is pushed into piles by automobile plows and then shovelad into large-wheeled basins, against tha des of which steam jets are project- ed. By this means 130 cubic fest are melted hourly, s S v