Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. “ Weather Bureau Forecast.) From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every cvening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 s per month, lephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. a¥ shov 1omorrc rs and thunderstorms to- day; w partly clougdy; cooler remperit p.m”and 4 | vesterday Highest, 91.8, 2 lowest 1l report , at 6 am. on Page 7. WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Suntwyg Star, Ente post €d as secon, office, class matter Washington, D. C. AERIAL SURVEY BOARD - NAMED BY PRESIDENT; No. 1069— No. B SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1925—116 PAGES. * (#) Means Associated Press. _ WASHINGTON, CENT Flyer Is Hurled SUPPORT COOLIDGE e e ., I POLLUTION BY NAMING WILCOX, || n LowoFoot Fall {f] ) PREVENTABLE FIVE B Mitchell’s Friends, However, Are ,, ... Ready to Hail Action as Colonel’s Victory. BOTH WILBUR AND DAVIS GIVE APPROVAL TO FULLEST INQUIRY | Nine Investigators Include Gen. Harhdrd, Admiral Fletcher, Col. Bingham and | Howard E. Coffin, Air Expert. I'he aviation controversy problems of the day first offi mittee of inquiry service” and suggest “wk ment ‘to bring t burst into last night, when President Coolidge took his al cognizance of the subject by appointing a special com- | good qualities of the air| ction can be taken for their improve- out the The Executive’s decision was announced after receipt of a joint letter from Acting Secretary of War Davis and Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, st There was no m 3 ggesting that a study of developing and applying aircraf be made “of the best means in national defense.” ion in the correspondence made public of Col. William Mitchell’s violent criticism of the War and Navy De- partment’s conduct of aviation matters The President, in his letter to the two department heads, said the suggestion for such an inquiry already had | had conferred with par action so that a report r and also for the use of the incoming Congress. Harbord Heads Body. board by Gen The dent Harbord, ret Admiral ¥ the Prest- James G York; Rea er, retir named Maj ed, of ank hington; of wood, Coffin of Detroit, Senator gham of Connecticut, Representative Vin- son of Georgia, ranking Democrat on the House naval committee; Chair- man Parker of the House commerce committee, Judge Arthur C. Denison d Rapids, Mich. nd William Durand of Los Angeles. Letters were addressed b: President to each of the me: to serve on the board req at they accept appointment adding that he believed their effor would “result in bringing out the good qualities of the air service and in suggesting what action can be taken for their improvement.” The President's letter to the War and Navy executives, under yester- day's date, follows “Your joint letter stating that ‘for the purpose of making a study of the best means of developinz and applying aircraft in national defense to supplement the study made by the War and avy Depart- ments on the subject, we re 4 E. the ed uesting d mander-in-chief of both Army and Navy, appoint a board to further study and advise on this subject,’ has just been received. “Your suggestion is one which al-| had my approval so far that Spring I had conferred with parties as fo the desirability of tak- ing such action, so that a report might be laid before me for my in- formation and also for the use of the incoming Congress. Lists Committee. ready last “I am therefore asking the follow- ing named gentlemen to meet me at the White House on Thursday next at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when 1 shall suggest to them that they or- ganize by selecting their own chair- man and proceed immediately to a consideration of the problem involved, so that they can report by the latter part of November: “Maj. Gen. James G tired, of New York City. “Rear Admiral Frank retired, of Washington “Mr. Dwight W. Morrow of Engle- wood, N. J., lawyer and banker. “Howard E. Cofiin of Detroit, con- ulting engineer and expert in aero autics, Hiram Bingham of New Ha- onn., Senator, formerly in the Alr'Service and a member of the Sen ate committee on military affairs. “Hon. Carl Vinsan of Milledgeville, Ga., member of the House committee on naval affairs. Hon. James F. N. Y.. chairman mittee on interstate commerce. Hon. Arthur O. Denison of Grand Rapids, Mich., judge of the sixth cir cult court of appeals “Mr. Wil T Durand of Los Angeles., Calif., president of the Insti- tute of Mechanical Engineering, mem- ber of the national advisory commit- tee for Harbord, re- F. D. P. arker House com- and foreign aeronautics, ‘Very truly yours, “CALVIN COOLIDGE.” To each of the men invited to sit on the board the President sent the following letter “Inclosed is a copy cation which you masy the press. I request in the capacity indicated and I would like you to meet me at the White ouse on Thursday, Septegber 17, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and lunch with me at 1 o'clock 1 that your efforts will result in bringing out the good qualities of the Alr Service and n suggesting what action can be taken for their improvement.” of a communi- ve seen in that you serve ‘Will Be Hailed as Victory. The presidential inquiry wundoubt edly will be hailed among the follow ers of Col. Mitchell as a victory for thelr chief. At the time he issued the scathing denunciatory statement, o week ago last night, the former assistant Army Air Service chief in- vited an investigation of the charges he made. The War Department in announcing proceedings against the outspoken colonel declared it was not concerned with the truth or falsity of his remarks, but fust whether it constituted a violation of the regula- tions. This was interpreted by the airman’s friends as being a great dis- ppointment to the colonel, who would »e deprived the right of a discussion of the charges he made Acting Secretary Davls, was represented as favoring an im partial investigation inagmuch as the department could not investigate jiself, but Secretary Wilbur was auoted as being apposed the in “"(Continued on Page 2, Column 5. to already | however, | ad his approval so far “that last ¢ es as to the desi: ght be laid before me for my information 2 | | { | | | Fletcher, | | useless wings. pring I ability of taking such HONOLULU GREETS FLYERS OFFICIALLY Hawaii Gives Ovation to Five Navy Men of PN-9 No. 1 at Reception. By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, September 12.—Comdr. John Rodgers and his transpacific flight crew today paid Gov. Wallace R. Farrington a call they had promised to make exactly 11 days ago. Their unusual delay was forgiven, however, and their social error de- tracted in no way from the ovation given them by the thankful populace of Honolulu, when the five aviators | i E Spectfully suggest that vou, as com. | 2Ppeared in the capitol grounds at| noon today for their official call. Thousands gathered to pay homage to the daring “Capt. John” and his companions who sailed the Pacific nine days in a disabled seaplane, rigged with a sail made of one of its They had started on a 26-hour flight from San Francisco to Honolulu but they lost their course; their gasoline supply ran out. A game of hide and seek with a substan- tial portion of the United States Navy followed lasting until the sumbarine R-4 sighted them off the Island of Kauai late Thursday. Flyers Are Late. The crowa did not quibble over the fact that the valiant airmen were “fashionably late” in arriving in Honolulu. On the steps of the Tolani palace to greet the flyers was the offictal group, including Gov. Farrington; Admiral S. S. Robison, commander-in-chief of the United States battle fleet; Rear Admiral L. A. Bostwick, chief of staff | of the battle fieet, with the staff of- 'DAWES CAR ESCAPES | of Salem, | | | | | ficers, the officers of the aircraft car- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) IN TRAFFIC CRASH Policeman Escort of Vice President Suffers Severe Injury in Accident. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, September 12.— An automobile swerving from a heavy traffic line here today barely missed the car In which Vice President Dawes was riding. then ran down and painfully injured one of the Vice President’s motor cycle police escorts. Mrs. Dawes jumped from her car and took the prostrate officer’s head in her lap and directed first-aid measures. The group of official machines, with the squad of motor cycle officers in thelr van, was traveling along Santa Monica boulevard and had slowed down at Vermont avenue, when an automobile said by police to have been driven by Dr. Edwin C. Hyde, a den- tist, swerved from the line of traffic. It scraped by Mr. Dawes' machine and crashed into the group of motor cvele officers, running down Officer G. G. Hesse. Hesse, with a broken Jeft ankle and possible internal injuries, was re- moved to the receiving hospital. l | the realm of important |the Senate, Roy P. Wilcox, in | dress here tonight declared the | | speech of the campaign. ion and “Madison Ring” Declared Sole Issues in Wisconsin Fight. ATTACKS ON PRESIDENT ANSWERED BY SENATOR Assails Conduct of State Govern- ment—Election Tuesday Is Pre- senting Complex Situation. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Staff Correspondent of The Star. MADISON, Wis,, September 12 Senator Lenroot, speaking in the terest of the “stalwart” candidate for 1 ad e were in the campaign in senatorial primaries just two the Republican now closing. 1. Do the Republicans of Wiscon- sin wish to uphold President Coolidge and his administration? Do the Republicans of Wiscon- sin wish to continue the “Madison ring”"—the La Follette-Blaine-Ekern organization—in power over State af- fairs? It issues Lenroot’s final He leaves here tomorrow for Washington and the balloting takes place Tuesday. Cites Two Issue: “We are nearing the close of the campaign. And it is important that we do not lose sight of what the real ies are. There are but two. Do you believe in President Coolidge and the kind of administration he is giv ing_the country? “Young Robert La Follette, Gov. Blaine and Attorney General Ekern are denouncing him in every speech they make, as being the tool of Wall Street, of the great business intere: of the country. “Who is President Coolidge and what is his history? “Born on a rocky farm in Vermont that no Wisconsin farmer would try to make a living on, of poor parents, he has attained the highest office within the gift of the American peo- ple. And yet up to the time he as- sumed the office of President, he was was Senator sd | as poor or poorer than are a majority | of the audience. I know that up to that time he was as poor as I was, and if I should die tonigh', the value of my estate would not be one-half of that of the late Senator La Fol- lette. Coolidge has never owned an HILLTOP STUDENT DROWNS IN RIVER | ! |Goes in Canoe for Swim. Capsized Craft Starts Search for Body. | A capsized canoe found in { River, between Analostan Island and | the Virginia shore late vesterday, tlod | | a mute story of the disappearance of | Joseph Hayes, 23, son of a well-to-do | family at Ol Forge, Pa., and ma- | triculating student at Georgetown | University. Friends who learned of the disap- | pearance last night identified hi clothing. From fraternity brothe: | at the Gamma Eta Gamma frat house, 11625 K street, it was learned that | Hayes had asked just before noon as to the best nearby place for swim- {ming. He was warned against the auto, not even a Ford, because he|Polluted Potomac, it was said, and could not afford it. Do you think that if he was that kind of 4 man that the opposition would have you believe he is he would have been a poor man? Candidates Are Compared. “Will you send to Washington Roy P. Wlicox, who will support him and the Republican party in their gen- eral policies, or will you send young Robert, who is denouncing him and who less than a year ago did every- thing he could to destroy the Repub- lican party? “That i3 one of the chief issues in this campaign. The other is, do you believe in the kind of a State govern- ment we have been having at Madison during the past four year: “1 ask every wage earner, every farmer, every business man in W. consin ‘what has that administration done for you unless you hold a State job. Has it reduced your taxes, have your circumstances been improved in any way by it? ““Gov. Blaine in his speeches is re- ferring to Mr. Wilcox and me as the ‘Gold Dust Twins' Well, Gold Dust, vou know, is a cleaning powder, and if we can be humble instruments in cleaning this capitol from dome to basement we shall have rendered a most valuable public service. Gov. Blaine will never have a twin. He prefers to.be the single radical leader in Wisconsin. He is not in the least afraid of young Robert; he proposes to wear the mantle of the late Senator La Follette himself, and will share it with no one. He proposes to do this even if he has to pardon every convict still at Waupun to accomplish his pur- ey Situation Is Complex. On the surface the issues are clearly joined. But the situation is by no means so simple. Racial, religious and old factional feuds are so woven into the background it is doubtful that the fight over the Coolidge idea and the La Follette idea, the conservatively progressive and the radically progres sive will really be settled in accord- ance with the actual beliefs of the voters. President Coolidge is personally popular in this State, as he is in other States of the West. If he.were run- ning for the presidency today he would carry the State. Just one thing | prevented his carrying it last year— the love and affection of the people or_the late Senator La Follette. The (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) MARINES LAND IN CORINTO Two U. S. Boats Ordered to Nica- ragua—Situation Quiet. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 12 (P)—The United States light cruiser Denver, with a detachment of marines aboard, arrived tcday at Corinto. The American gunboat Tulsa arrived at Bluefields. These vessels were ordered to Nic- aragua as a precautionary measure to protect American lives and prop- erty in case of emergency. The sit- uvatfon today was quiet. Failing to Get Promised Beer in Canada, U. S. Mailmen Scorn Food and Go Home By the Associated Press. DETROIT, September 12.—Dele- gates attending the National Asso- clation of Letter Carriers, which closed its convention here today, went to Canada to drink some beer, but returned without taking a drink. The association delegates and thelr wives, who were to be guests of the Windsor, Ontario, letter car- planned a barbecue at Walkerville. a Windsor suburb. to conclude their convention. The Windsor carriers, fearing the Amer- # i icans would be disappointed in 4.4 beer, which is legally sold in Ontario, got 200 kegs of 9 per cent beer, stored it near Walkerville, and prepared thousands of barbe- cued sandwiches for the occasion. A special train took the Amer- jcan carriers to the Canadian rendezvous, but just as the first beer keg was being opened provin- clal police appeared and confiscated all of the beer. The Americans scorned the sandwiches, got back on their special train and returned immediately to Detroit, this, in conjunction with the discov- | ery of the overturned canoe, led some to believe that he had gone swimming in Little River, and in attempting to get back the canoe overturned | it and drowned. | _Although F. E. Yocum, who rented the canve to Hayes at Arlington Beach, yesterday about noon, stated | that he “was alone, friends last night {were trying to learn whether a girl | friend had gone with the youth on an | outing. Th conversations | nity brothers {river. Atal but not absolutely, established that he was alone. Last Seen In Canoe. rch was prompted by Hayes had with frate: before going to the When last seen by Yocum, Hayes | was paddling strongly. upstream in | the Potomac, handling the canoe in | masterly fashion and wearing a gray | bathing suit. The next heard of the |canoe was when an employe of the | Government Experimental Farm op- | posite Analostan Island discovered it, land Georgetown rivermen sent word | to_Arlington Beach. Yocum went to the scene and searched for more than an_hour. Failing to find the paddle, he thought that the youth might have reached shore. Washington and Arlington County police were called Into the case and are co-operating. harbor precinct boatmen to operate in Little River last night and the spot where the canoe was found was not_plainly described to them, police said. The harbor boat will drag Little River today. The missing man left the key to his bathhouse with Yocum and the clothes in the locker were found to contain a Pennsylvania driver's per- mit, issued to Joseph Hayes; a letter addressed to Old Forge and miscel- laneous items, including a photo- graph. Identification Positive. Joseph A. Cantrel, attorney, of 3110 Forty-fourth street, heard a. re- port of Hayes' disappearance early last night and went to Arlington Beach. He positively identified the clothing as belonging to Hayes, Yho had visited Cantrel, a family friend, since coming to Washington last week to enter Georgetown University. Mr. Cantrel also identified an ex- pensive sedan automobile left at Arlington Beach as Hayes' property, and identified his picture in the sna~- shot, which included other young men and girls. Michael F. Keogh of 1625 K street, fraternity brother of the missing youth, told the authorities that he was a close friend and a resident of the same town as Hayes. He said that Hayes had suggested a swim at the fraternity house shortly noon and that it was possible he ob- tained a canoe to go up the river to | escape pollution. From these two it was learned that Hayes is the son of John F. Haves of 116 Mary street, Old Forge, Pa., one of the leading residents of that section. Detective Gene Davis of police head- quarters and _ Policemen William Thompson and Dave Burke of Arling- ton County were assigned the case last night. " i | | | | | JOHN J. MITCHELL DEAD. Former Representative From Bay State Was Also Federal Official. BOSTON, September 13 (#).—John J. Mitchell, 51, a member of the Sixty- second and Sixty-third Congress from the thirteenth Massachusetts district, died early today at his home here. He had been Il a month. He served as United States marshal for Massachusetts during the world war and was collector of internal rev- enue for Massachusetts under the Wilson administration, Little | te hour it was virtually, | It was too dark for | before | TODAY’S STAR. | PART ONE—51 PAGE:! General News—Local, National and Foreign Current News Events—Page 20. Maryland and Virginia News--Pages 22°and 24 Schools and Colleges—Pages 25 and | Veterans of the Great War—Page Boy Scout News—Page 33 Civillan Army News—Page 38. Radio News and Program Page Serial, “The Night of the Wedding Page 45. Around the City— “inancial News—Pages 48, 49 and 5 jews of New Books—Page 51. W. C. A. Notes—Page 51. 21. 29, ze 46. I PART TWO—I16 PAGES. als and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 11. News of the Clubs—Page 12. PART THREE—12 PAGES Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- pl Music in Washington—Page 4. Motors and Motoring—Pages 5, 6, 8 and 9. Army and Navy News—Page 10. Spanish War Veterans—Page 10. Fraternal New PART FOUR—{ PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—S8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- tures | The Rambler—Page 3 | | PART SIX—10 PAGES. | Classified Advertising. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—i PAGES. | Betty: Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and Mrs.; | Mutt and Jeff. | S DROUGHT AND HEAT ENDED N CAPIT Dry Weather Continues South as Prayers for Rain Are Said. The last excessively hot weather Washington will suffer this year was smashed last night when heavy thunder showers plunged the mercury down from the dizzy heights it had occupled almost constantly since Sep- tember 4 to more comfortable tempera- tures. At the same time the drenching rain brought much needed relief to farmers in and around this section. Scarcely enough rain to dampen the sofl had fallen in this vicinity since about the first of the month, and the torrent that accompanied last night's storm is believed to have saved thou- sands of dollars to farmers in the sur- rounding countryside. The prediction for today is cooler, with showers and possible thunder- storms. Tomorrow will be still cooler and in view of the lateness of the season the Weather Bureau ven- tured to predict that Washington need | not worry any more about uncom- | fortable heat until next Summer. There was joyful news to the ab- { sence of a warm high pressure re- ported over Bermuda, which may slow down the progress of the north- west currents bringing coolr weather | but at the same time it 1s expected to | bring two or three days of rain. i Situation Is Grave. Special Dispateh to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., September 12.—Drought _conditions have become 50 grave In the Cumberland and Shen- andoah valleys that people are pray- ing for rellef, and millions of dollars damage to crops and live stock is be- lieved to have been suffered by farm- ers Herds are being drive long dis- tances for water, while consumers of | this vital commodity are hauling it | from dwindling supply sources to meet | household needs. Pastures are parched, streams are drying up and the heat has been smashing records for intensity. Hagerstown city officlals today passed a ruling against the general use of water for sprinkling. The reservoir at Greencastle is dan- gerously low. At Frederick and Mid- dletown the situation is serious. ‘Water Supply in Reserve. At Martinsburg, "W. Va., some of the water supply is held in reserve to be used in case of fire, while con- sumers are packing water from dis- SOFT COAL STRIKE 1S PREDICTED SOON Expected Before Month Ends—Nation-Wide Walk- out Held Probable. The bituminous coal industry of the United States is drifting swiftly on the current of developments into the vortex of a Nation-wide strike. Washington, swept by rumors of the impending move, heard, among other things vesterday, that the strike call| would be issued September 15, but no one in official circles familiar with the facts believes that the strike will come so soon. On the other hand, there is a gen- eral belief that the strike call will sound before the month ends and sev- eral well informed persons look for strike developments within a fort- night. They will come from the mijners’ side, of course, and as the climax of negotiations with bitumi- nous operators that have been con- ducted under cover for the past two months. Eastern Strike Expected First. There is likelihood that the strike will be confined at first to several sore spots in the East. Developments of the next two weeks will settle that volicy. Inevitably, it is felt, the spread of the movement will go out to all soft coal flelds in the count effectually shutting down the union- ized part of the industry and confin- ing America to her non-union supply. That supply is inadequate to meet her full needs, though it will go far to- ward doing so. The strike will be called, if it is called, not as a_sympathetic move of help for the anthracite miners, but be- cause of what the union considers a real grievance, separate and apart from the anthracite situation, in the bituminous fields. That alleged griev- ance centers around the action of some of the largest coal companies in the United States in “going non-union” despite their signatures on the Jack- sonville wage agreement. Many Mines Shut. Half a dozen or so of the biggest coal producers in the country, their business virtually swept away by non- union competition, have been attempt- ing for the past six months or so to have the wage agreement revised downward, and, failing in their at- tempts, have either shut up shop or | announced new wage scales lower than the contract rates. This action, as the miners’ officials see it, consti- tutes a repudiation of the contract. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, an- nounced the possibility of a nation- wide bituminous strike on June 30 at Scranton in the following words: “It may be necessary later on to authorize a national shutdown of the mines of this country while the Gov- ernment and the coal operators and the representatives of the United Mine Workers discuss whether the Jacksonville agreement is going to be carried out.” Negotiations Going On. Since that announcement Lewis has been negotiating with bituminous op- erators, meeting them openly at At lantic City and Philadelphia, where he has established strike headquarters, and elsewhere, but no word of the proceedings in the conference room has drifted over the transom to an expectant public. It now develops that the subject discussed was a re- turn by big soft-coal operating com- panies to the Jacksonville agreement. Such a return would involve a com- plete rearrangement of the plans of some of the biggest coal companies in the world. They have measured the dimensions of the situation and counted the cost of “going non-union. ntinued on Page 4, Column 1. velt Fleld, Long Island, was in- stantly killed toda when he fell 1,000 feet from a plane flying above Mineola. The body dropped in a field. Louis Mevyers, pilot of the machine, brought his plane down at Curtiss Field and, with other aviators, hurried by automobile to the spot where Joh n had fallen. Meyers satd Johnson apparently had loosened his safety strap to peer overside and that the ma chine had struck an air pocket, bouncing Johnson out of the cockpit. STRELT CARS HERE KEEP T0 SCHEDULE | Companies’ Busses Make Better Time Than Required, Survey Shows. Scheduled speed is maintained on the street car lines of the District, the engineering firm of McClellan & Junkersfeld declared yesterday in submitting to the Utllities Commis- sion the third and fourth sections of its report on the transportation prob- lems of the city. The third section is a resume of actual operating conditions, such as schedules, time required for stops, routing of cars and difficulties which | g0 with the underground current sys- | tem. | The fourth section is a detailed de- scription of the power plant facilities of the Potomac Electric pany and of the Capital Traction Com pany, supplying the current for the street cars. Needs to Be Studied. This fact-finding survey was un- dertaken by McClellen & Junkersfeld five months ago at the expense of the North American Company of New York, and when all sections of the re- port have been completed, they will be studied with & view to determining the transportation needs of the Dis. trict and the possible results of a merger. After setting forth tables showing the relation between schedules and observed running time, the engineers made the following general state- mnt: “The tables indicate that scheduled | speed is maintained on the car lines operating_within the District of Co. | lumbia of both railway companies. | While individual lines vary slightly from their schedules, operation as & whole is fairly consistent. The bus lines of both rajlway companies make better speed than the schedule re- quires.” Shows Car Density. The report also reveals the stretch of trackage for each system over which the greatest car density occurs. For the Capital Traction Company it is Pennsylvania avenue between Fifteenth street and Peace Monu- ment, with 105 cars per hour west- bound and 96 cars per hour eastbound. For the Washington Railway and Eleétric Company it is Fourteenth street between F and G streets, with 118 cars per hour southbound and 108 cars per hour northbound during the hour of maximum density. Another interesting feature of thi section of the report is the statement | that the average duration of a car | stop in Washington is 26.1 seconds, |of which 21.3 seconds is used up by passengers and 48 seconds for de- lays due to other causes Underground Current Has Faults. The engineers give a detailed de- scription of the underground system of supplying current to street cars within the city limits and conclude that while it is desirable in con tributing to the appearance of the National Capital, it presents operat ing difficulties, such as the “pulling of plows, the stranding of cars on dead spots, which must exist in the rail at crossings and switches, and delays due to the expansion of the slot in extremely hot weather. They also emphasize the increased cost of underground current as <ompared with the overhead trolly system. This section of the transportation report contains an analysis of all accidents in which street cars and busses were involved during the 12 months ended May 31, which showed that, from street railway records, January was the worst month for accidents. One-sixth of the acci- dents for the year occurred in that month. Peak Traffic in Evening. The report further shows that the peak of vehicular traffic occurs be- tween 4:30 and 5:30 p.m., when 10 per cent of the total vehicle flow for the day passes into and out of | the central portion of the city. Discussing the speed of operation of street car service, the report states: “The average speed over a line depends on the free running speed of the equipment, the amount of vehicular interference, the number of stops made and the length of each stop. In order to compare actual time, checks were made by observ- ers riding cars and busses. These observers recorded the actual time at time points and the number of stops made between time points.” An accompanying table shows the results of these observations for both companies. After_making similar observations (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) Spiritualists to Ostracise Spirits Who Do Not Converse in Esperanto By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 12.— The spirits packed their ectoplasm and departed today after the final ses- sion of the International Spirit- ualistic Congress. Their visiting cards will be written in Esperanto for the next meeting, as the con- gress has voted that spirits com- municate easier in the proposed in- ternational tongue than in Chinese, Hindustani .or even American. Spirits insisting on using other than Esperanto tongues will not be tant springs and wells. Many persons are said to have stored water in cans | “(Continued on Page 4, Column 43 sp{_)lfienfl tll.). e delegates agreed that “‘spirit- ualism is a philosophy based upon sclentific facts and that it depends upon the recognition of the fol lowing points: The existence of God, the existence of the soul, the immortality of the soul and indl- vidual and collective responsibility with the universal fraternity for the communion of all beings.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was given a vote of thanks for his work in gaining publicity for the present congress. The next meeting place was not decided upon. “We part perhaps not to meet again in this world, but we shall meet to continue our work in the next,” said President Leo Dennis, concluding the session. Power Com- | running time with scheduled running | ' BY USING CHLORINE | Makes Water Fit for Bathing, Health Men Declare, Back- ing Sherrill. HAS PROVED EFFICACIOUS AT RESORTS ELSEWHERE A‘ | | Few Complaints About Old Tidal Basin, Where Method Was Tried Successfully. & Public Health Service officials agree | with Lieut. Col. ( Sherrill | director of publ r lic parks, that the Po costia Rivers can be 1 | for bathers in a properly irea by means of chl is regarded as rv strongest tion of bathin | shores. Only the made the waters safe for bathe {point. E: propos larence O, Ana nftary otected This bly the | the rivers udicious use of chlorine of. Tidal Basin s from a sanitary stand ctly the same system 4 for the planned along the Potomac and the Anacostia and approval of the Public Healt { Service upholds Col. Sherrill. Chlorine Proved Efficacious. on of chlorine is re a and bacilli s in the Health A diluted sc quired to kill the bacte found in dangerous n Pot ac water by the survey. Most large pend upon riv | use chlorine successfu ed out, and e are far more poll Potomac ol Col. Sherrill poin | that an average of enjoyed a dip in the T 2 He declared that out of this -emendous number he never had ! more than four five complaints from persc they had been made sanitary experts sa | the system { water, | Used In Detroit. { Detroit faced | problem now | Washington age is deposit So serious was tion that the ci was obliged to | munictpal beac Isle in the same would actually | their hands it | river. When the demand for a safe bath- | ing_beach reached proportions that could not be ignored, the health au- thorities sunk ta water around the beach in such posi tions that the chemical would be swept. through the bathing waters by the current. In a few days it was possible to 1 he beach with as- surance of afet At the present time there is a grow- g demand a sewage sposal plant 1d be purified before flowing o river There is no disposition to m this demand yet, despite the fact that Detroit's population now exceeds a million. Chlorine has reduced the col or bacilli count the water fro 300 cubic centimeter to 10.4, whic dered safe for the present. Disposal Plant Not Needed. In the opinion of prominent tary engineers, Wz need a sewa means of prot growing need for main sewer outlet, | protection of tk tries further |the establishment of a disposal plant |{would in no wise lessen the pollution lof that part of the river that flows | shington t sewer system of Wash. tngton is capable of caring for the city's needs, even should the popula- | tion here pass the million mark, as | has been predicted. In order to re arrange that system so that it would drain all sanitary sewagg through a disposal piant would mean complete reconstruction, at an initial expense of at least $23.000,000 and an ultimate expense of perhaps $50,000,000. The present system is so arranged that both storm water and sanitary sewage drain off through the same pipes. During periods of normal weather, however, most of the sani- tary sewage flows into intercepting sewers belore it drops into the Po- tomac, the Anacostia Rock Creek. These intercepto it off to the main outlet, down below Blue Plains so far from Washington that no tide can carry any of it back, even as far as Hains Point | | thin, , it was point waters that an eit the g facilities od 200,000 persons al Basin every b bef. was recently s that Much re e Detroit Riv resultant pollu ealth department bathers at the on Belle that they lives in in the var located river, ke their they swam a There is a such a plant at the for the Closed During Storms. During storms, however, these in- terceptors are not enough to | take care of the flow. They are auto { matically closed by the sure of added water, and the both | sanitary and storm, pour into one of the three streams. Engineer Gordon pointed out, how- ever, that the additional rain water dilutes it considerably before it reaches the already swollen rivers. Jt is during rainy spells that the Potomac receives most of its pollu tion from the District. With an ap- propriation of less than $1.000,000 Sanitary Engineer Gordon could com- plete the intercepting sewer system around the entire city, so that in nor- mal weather neither the Potomac Anacostia nor Rock Creek would re { ceive an ounce of pollution from the District. The question of stopping pollution from Maryland and Virginia towns. however, would still have to be faced The District already has an agree ment _ with y towns near enough to Washington to affect the water, whereby they will construct intercepting sewers as soon as those of the District reach the District line. In order to free the river completely during dry waather, it would be neces- sary to make a similar agreement with Virginia authorities. This, _engineers hold, " (Continued on Page 5, C will_com- Additional Tax Lists Pages 39 to 41—Part 1