Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomor- row, slightly cooler tonight. Temperatures—Highest, 89, at 3 p.m. vesterday; lowest, 74, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 Ne. 29728, Dol ntered as second class matter ] Washington, D. C. INADEQUALY IN AR LAID T0 CONGRESS . BY DAVIS IN PROBE System Is Best, But Money Is Lacking, Acting War Secretary Says. WE WILL NOT “MUZZLE” OFFICERS, HE ASSERTS Blow at Col. Mitchell Seen in “Facts, Not Fancies” Phrase in Chief’s Statement. Vignrously defending the War De- partment’s stewardship of the red trust of national defense,” Acting Dwight F. Davis told the aviation inquiry at its first session today’ that the inadequacy in America’s air with Cong not Secretary T rd of public for any defenses rests with the W Department. “I believe that our personnel,” he declared, referring to the Army Air Service, “is equal in skill, hardihood und bravery to that of v othe nation. The equipment is inadequate * + * This condition is due solely to lack of money and can he remedied only hy mone Mr. Davis' entire statement, re- auiring nearly an hour to read from a prepared copy, was unstinting in praise for the men of the Air Service. \nd despite his admission that the cquipment is inadequate because of insufficient appropriations, he flatly “I can see no reason to be panicky about the condition of the Army Air Service.” Supported by Gen. Hines. In this sweeping defense of the :epted seriar program of tite Army, pted aerial program of the Army, n. John L. Hines, chief of cure, . of Asking Obedience By the Associated Press, SAN ANTONIO, Tex., September 21.—Col. William Mitchell, Air Service critic, was relleved from active duty September 19 by order of Maj. Gen. Ernest Hinds, it became known here today. - “I am ready to testify whenever they want me.” he said. The order was dated Saturday, but was not made public until Monday. It reads: “‘Relief staff officer until further or- ders.” ““Col. William Mitchell, Air Service, is relieved as an air officer of the §th Corps Area by command of Maj. Gen. Ernest Hinds. I don't want to talk about it,” Col Mitchell declared today. “Please sa: that I have nothing whatever to say. We have nothing to say,” Gen. Hines said today. ‘Please say that there is ‘no comment’ from the 8th | Corps Area headquarters.” Following the Shenandoah disaster, Col. Mitchell, who at one time dur- ing the World War commanded the entire allled air fleets, lssued a state- ment in which he declared recent air disasters were due to the “almost | eriminal negligence of tue United States air service.” Court-martial charges which are said to be under preparation in Wash- | ington have been expected ln‘fian | Antonio for some time. In addition, Col. Mitchell expected ! to be called as chief witness before | the air _service Investigators appoint- {ed by President Coolidge as a direct result of his charges. | “I expect to be under arrest by ! Monday,” Col. Mitchell declared when | he had made public his charges. “But las a patriotic American citizen I can {no longer stand silently by and see | this go on.” | Col. Mitchell declared at that time {that he would welcome any investi- | Bation of the charges. Today when shown dispatches from | Washington which stated that he would be offered the post of chief of he WASHINGTON, HINDS RELIEVES COL. MITCHELL; HOLDS FLYER IS INSUBORDINATE General Reported Not Wanting to Be in Position From Officers Under Him—Official Order Not Made Public. the Air Service, and that all charges against him would be dropped if he would drop his charges and ‘“keep still,” Col. Mitchell commented “That is very amusing.” INSUBORDINATION CITED. General Would Compel Obedience of Men Under Him. Action of Maj. Gen. Ernest Hinds in relieving Col. Willlam Mitchell from active duty at San Antonio is under- stood to have been based on Gen. Hinds' feeling that language used by Col. Mitchell relative to Air Service matters had been insubordinate to his superiors. Gen. Hinds reported his action to- day to the War Department, and while his dispatch was not made pub- lic, he was sald to have expressed the belief that it would be prejudicial to discipline to retain Col. Mitchell in a position where he would be com pelled to ask for obedience from his own subordinates. The order relieving Col. Mitcheli from active duty does not require War Department approval and there wa nothing to indicate that the War Department contemplated any action in the matter. Col. Mitchell probably available for- duty Area in any event during the next few weeks, since he is expected to be a witness both before the naval In- quiry board investigating the Shenan- doah disaster and the will not be deliberations here today. Court-martial proceedings growing out of the public utterances of Col. Mitchell are in prospect within the next week or two and almost certainly will be held in Washington. Orders issued at the War Depart- ment assigning Col Mitchell to duty at Gen. Hinds' headquarters did not specify the duties that would devolve upon him. He was directed merely to report to Gen. Hinds for orders. TELLS VIVID STORY f n. Hines declared the l'e»! 3 cent World War had taught the need | of unified command of air and ground | forces in time of strife. Destruction | of the present system, he would make this impossible. The House commerce committee room, where the hearing was held. was crowded to its capacity when Dwight W. Morrow, chairmag of the President’s board, called the first ses sion to order. Before the men had finished a 10-minute barrag of sensitized plates guards at the doors had heen farced to turn several score persons away and it seems c tain larger quarters will have to be sought for the future hearings Al the outset of his statement Mr. Davis declared the War Department welcomed “this inquiry into the air defenses of the country by th of disinterested citizen: defense,” he added, “is a sacred trust of all the people. In the con- sideration of this vitally important subject honest differences of opinion naturally arise. Glad to Return. Explaining that he would confine himself to general statements of pol- icy, leaving the details to be elabo- perts, Mr. Davis said he would be glad to return at any time in the future that the board might request, \nd then go deeper into the subject under discussion. He offered the hoard the unlimited assistance of the War Department. Many persons in the room thought Mr. Davis may have been striking hack at Col. Willlam Mitchell without mentioning names when he declared: 1 believe that the board wants sense, not sensation; facts, not fancies, argu ments, not mere assertions. Officers. enlisted men and employes will ap- pear before you when desired and will testify fully, freely and frankly. “There has not been, is not now. and will not be any ‘mu of Army officers in the expre: of their individual opinions. In your con structive program, the War ment will cordially co-operate. I per sonally have felt that such an inquiry Is essential that the public may rest assured that the national defense is heing wisely safeguarded and Is in the hands of officers of ability, loyalty and vision, and not mere bureaucrats.” Flyers Direct Service. Mr. Davis then began a categorical answer to five questions that had been asked him in the. board letter in- viting him to appear before it today. The first referred to organization. To this he replied that as medical men direct the Medical Service and ord- nance officers direct the Ordnance De- partment, so flyers direct the Air Service. As to the missions of the Air Serv- fce. the second question, he declared it had two—namely, in time of peace to prepare for war and In time of war to help win the victory “and bring about peace as quickly, as ef fectively and as cheaply in lives and money as humanly possible.” The third question dealt with the relations of the Air Service to the Army, to commercial aviation and to airplane manufacture. Leaving the question of its rela- tions to the Army to Gen. Hines, Mr. Davis said he believed a well organ- ized commercial air service essential to national defense. IHe dwelt at Jength upon the need for Government encouragement of air transport lines, but declared that while military and (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) NOEL IS SANE ENOUGH TO PLEAD, JUDGE RULES Thursday Set as Date for Hearing on Mental Responsibility of Alleged Kidnaper-Slayer. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J., September 21.— Harrison W. Noel, Montclair youth, charged with kidnaping 6-yvear-old Mary Daly and killing Raymond Pierce, negro chauffeur, is sane enough to plead to the indictments, Judge Caffrey ruled today. The court fixed next Thursday as the date for opening testimony on the question whether Noel 1s sane enough to stand trial. The prisoner refused to answer in court today to the indictments, and a plea of not guilty was made in his be- half. ated by the military and technical ex- ! Depart- | added, | | Senior Surviving Officer First ! Witness Before Navy Inquiry Board. mera | By the Associated Press LAKEHURST, N. J.. September 21. A graphic story of how the forward | end of the wrecked Shenandoah was free-ballooned to a landing place near Ava, Ohio, on the morning of Septem- | ber 3. was given' today to a naval court of inquiry by Lieut. Comdr. C. E. Rosendahl, senior surviving officer, in the first official report of the ac- cident to be made public. After the forward end broke away, Comdr. Rosendahl with other officers who were left in this portion, got the section under control and finally land- ed it on a hillside. There was a high ground wind and the bag thrashed about so that Rosendahl called for pistols and shotguns from nearby farmers with which to shoot holes in and deflate the helfum bags. When the big ship broke up, Lieut. Anderson had been left astride the keel walkway and only by holding with both hands on wires in his vicin- ity was he able to cling on as the big bag swung around and around in the terrific storm that had wrecked the airship. “ Line Passed to Anderson. Lieut. Anderson was able to hold on, I nowever, until Lieut. Mayer got a ! manila line and passed it to him. | Getting the line fast under his arms, | Lieut. Anderson was hauled up into {a position of safety in the structure { by Lieut. Maver. Comdr. Rosendahl’s report said the Shenandoah had circled one storm when the other was seen forming in the distance. He said it was appar- ent to Lieut. Comdr. Lansdowne, the commanding officer, that this “new cloud either was coming toward us or building up very rapidly.” Suddenly the Shenandoah began to rise and the ascent could not be checked, the ship reaching an altitude somewhere near its pressure height. There the upward trend was check- ed momentarily, but the ship began to rise very rapidly and then heltum was valved for 5 minutes. The rise was checked. In order to check the excess motion which the ship would gather in de- scending, orders were given to dump water ballast, and_much of it was dumped, but the ship began a very rapid descent. Began Rapid Rise. Soon it leveled off and began to rise rapidly again. It was apparent, the report said, that on the next de- scent the ship could be saved only by dropping the fuel tanks. Rosen- dahl was ordered into the ship from the control car to give the necessary orders, and as he entered the ship the car broke off. and fell. Comdr. Rosendahl said he started aft then to give the orders, when there was a “terrific crashing of metal and a combination of noises hard to de- seribe.” ““The bottom keel panel was pulled (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) [TALIAN DELEGATE KEPT HOME AS RED Srebrnic, Communist Deputy, Prevented From Coming to Conference Here. By the Associated Press. ROME, September 21.—The Saklat- vala incident—involving the exclu- sion of a British member of Par- liament from the United States be- : cause of his communistic utterances —bids fair to have an Italian coun- terpart, according to reports in Com- munist circles. These reports say the Italian gov- | ernment has denied permission for Gluseppe Srebrnic to leave the coun- | try as a member of the delegation to the Interparliamentary Union Confer- ence in Washington. Srebrnic, 36, and a native of the Corizia district, is one of the most ardent Communists in the Chamber of Deputies. Although the possessor of a law degree, he became a farm worker after the war and was elected to Parliament on the present ticket. He formerly was mayor of the village of Salcano. Carlo Tinzl and Gluseppe Wilfan, | who represent German and Slovene constituencies in the war-reclaimed territory, also are sald to be en- countering difficulties in their plans to attend the Washington meeting. All Reds to Be Barred. Any kifown Communist members of the Italian Parliament who attempt to come to the United States to at- tend the interparliamentary confer- ence at Washington will be excluded. Labor Department officials, in mak- ing this declaration today. pointed to the statement yesterday of Secretary of Labor Davis as to the inadmissi- bility of all members of Communist organizations, regardless of their political or social rank, unless they are native-born citizens of the United States. In case the individual's status was widely _advertised, it was explained, State Department officlals would re. tuse visa on his passport. In case he actually embarked the Labor Depart- ment would order his deportation at the port of entry. In case of his pas- sage through the port of entry, ut- terance of Communist principies in speeches or writing calling for the de- struction of government by vielence would result in his Qeportation after entry. Law Is Specific. Immigration laws of the United States clearly specify that an allen of ! Communist political faith may not lawfully enter or remain in this country and is subject to exclusion or deportation. An opinion rendered to Secretary of Labor Davis last night by Solicitor Risley of the Labor Department on the admissability of Communists made no mention of the case of Shapurjl Saklatvala, Communist member of the British Parliament, whose pass- port to this country was canceled by Secretary Kellogg, but bore directly on the subject. Mr. Davis sought the opinfon after a conference with of- ficials of thy > Department, whose 2, " (Continue olumn 4) By the Associsted Press. MANILA, September 21.—A ty- phoon, described by officers aboard the United States destroyers Ford and Pillsbury as the worst in their experi- ence, swept three sailors overboard off Tsingtao, China. Two were drowned. The third, E. L. Hunter, a negro, was rescued after swimming through the disturbance for 45 min- utes. The dead are B. T. Steward and M. C. O'Sullivan, both residents of South Carolina. Destroyer divisions 43 and 45, com- | prising 12 vessels, have arrived from China waters to spend the Winter in the Philippines. The flagship Huron and four destroyers will remain in China fer some time. r2 ceught In the Typhoon Sweeps 'I\v? Men to Death From U. S. Destroyers Off China typhoon while en route from China. The vessels arrived today. Monster waves swept over the ships and the funnels almost touched the water with every roll. Observers said that the same wave washed over- board O'Sullivan and Steward, al- though the men were some distance apart, An hour after the men were swept into the sea, a lookout sighted O'Sul- livan's head over the water, but he was apparently unconscious from blows on the head after battling with the waves. His body was recovered and he was buried at sea. Steward ‘was never seen again. Steward lived at Anderson, 8. C., but O'Sullivan’s hon;‘s )‘1‘”““ in that State was not « ailable. in the 8th Corps ! presidential | aviation commission, which began its \ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 192—5 FRENCH COMPLETE DEBT OFFER; EARLY PAYMENT PLANNED First Installment in 1926 Forecast if Caillaux Idea Is Approved. DETAILS OF PROPOSAL HELD UNTIL ARRIVAL Paris-London Negotiations to Have No Bearing on Discussions With U. S. Commission. By the Associated Press. ABOARD STEAMSHIP PARIS, September 21.—Finance Minister Cail- | laux and his colleagues on the French mission to the U'nited States today { completed the text of the proposals which they will lay before the Ameri can Debt-funding Commission. Since the voyage from Havre be- gan the delegates have been devoting some hours daily to consultations upon what should be said to the Amerfeans and the form in which it should be ! put. | Transfers Troublesome. One of the most troublesome parts | of the document concerns transfers of | { money to America, and how these can | {be made without disturbing exchange | and depreclating the franc. M. Caillaux now is in active wire |less’ correspondence with the Frenct { embassy in Washington regarding the | arrangements for the conference. i The proposal contemplates imme- | diate steps by France to reduce the| | principal of her account. Cailloux's program would offer a | | substantial payment in 1926 with in- | | creasing amounts annuaily during | each of the next 20 years. | Program Unconditioned. | The French government's proposa ! {will_not be tied up with reparation | payments nor will it be conditioned upon the tentative agreement recentiy | entered into with Great Britain, ac- | cording to the summary obtained to- | day. French budget calculations must take both factors intc account, but | Caillaux is sald to have no intention | of bringing either into the Washing- | {ton deliberations. i What will be the extent of the in- | { stallments is the most closely guarded | secret of the French mission. The | first announcement is being reserved {for the ears of the American nego- | tiators, but indications are It will be substantial enough to interest Secre- tary Mellon in his calculation of reve- | nue for 1926 and thereafter. ‘The offer will represent the French view of the utmost France is able to | pay: | EARLY PAYMENT WISE. | Better Terms Expected Comes in Soon. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The great battle of diplomacy—the | settlement of France's war debt to | America—is about to begin. Ever since 1918 the jockeying of the Europeans for a favorable posi- | tion with American public opinion has ibeen going on, with relatively little | success. The American Government, | under Democratic as well as Repub- | Hcan administrations, has insisted that the French could pay, that cancella- | tion was not only out of the question, but actually would do harm to the credit structure of civilized powers. Now, after many maneuvers, the French mission is about to propose a settlement. Repudiation is no longer | Heard. Cancellation is not even asked. Reduction of the total debt by lower- ing interest charges is all that the | French really expect, together, per- | haps, with a spread of payments over a period of years that will least strain | the French budget. The battle In the press, however, is | not over. The French mission’ is| bringing distinguished journalists to send back to France dispatches that " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8) if Money FRENCH FLYER HELD IN GERMAN PRISON Paris Press Bitterly Assails Arrest of Costes, Hurt in Fall Near Friburg. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, September 21.—The French aviator, Costes, though serfously in- jured, is being held in a German prison at Friburg for payment of a $5,000 fine, according to dispatches i reaching Paris. The French press is bitterly indig- nant, Le Journale exclaiming: “Are we still at war with Ger- many?" The Germans are quite within their legal rights in holding Costes, but their action is somewhat tactless in view of the fact that Costes was at- tempting an epic flight to India_when his plane crashed in the Black Forest. His companion, Theirry, was killed) and he himself was injured. According to Costes, bad weather | caused deflection of his route over German territory instead of over Switzerland, thus violating provisions of the agreement by which Germany has the right to forbid foreign planes to fly over Germany. Costes said the change of route was a matter of life and death when the plane crashed in a fog, ending one of the most ambitious French attempts to link up the two continents. Although the French themselves are primarily responsible for the clause in the agreement under which the Germans hold Costes—since the agreement was in retallation to the rules laid down in the treaty of Ver- sailles limiting German flying—the press bursts out today in violent pro- test. Le Matin asks bitterly it Ger- many intends holding Theirry's body for ransom. (Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News.) Admits $28,000 Bank Robbery. DAYTON, Ohio, September 21 ().— Fred C. Nickol, president of the Nickol Manufacturing Co., pleaded guilty to robbing the North Dayton branch of the Dayton Savings and Trust Co. of $28,000° when arralgned this morning. ALFRED C. BEDFORD, | President of Standard Co. | of directors of the Standard Oil Co. | New There was —THIRTY-TWO PAGES. '3 “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. (®) Means Associated 's _Circulation, 91,51 Circulation, 102,240 TWO CENTS. Press. an old man who taught in a shoe; He had so many children he didn't know what to do. NEAR-RIOT AT BALL PARK STOPS POLICE ENFORC Fenning Says Griflith; Must Get Own Men for Future Work. T | Officer Retrieves Ball From Boy, Arouses Crowd’s Anger. TUse of municipal police to enforce American League field regulations at the local ball park. such as precipi- tated a mear-riot the close of yes- terday's game, was ordered discon- tinued today by Police Commissioner | Frederick A. Fenning. | The disorder yesterday afternoon wecurred when thousands of indignant pectators swarmed on the field at the close of the game and threatened a policeman who had escorted a 15- year-old boy from the stands for £oing on the fleld and seizing a foul ball. H he policeman, J. H. Dellinger of No. 6 precinct, was one of two offi- cers detailed at the request of park officlals to break up the practice of going on the playing fleld. The boy nvolved was‘Guy Ferguson, ir., of 710 E street northeast, Centrai High School student. Hereafter, however, the park man- agement must do its own guard work in this connection, with the assurance EMENT OF RULES GLY FERGUSO! that if troubls ensues police will ald in preserving order. Acting pt. of Police Charles Evans, after perusing formal reports on yesterday’s occurrence from In- spector Henry G. Pratt, who issued the impromptu order detailing the po- licemen on the field, and Lieut. C. H. Bremmerman of No. & precinct, in charge of the detall, expressed regret today to the boy's father that the po- liceman had gone so far as to take the boy from the stands, but added that " (Continued on Page 3, Column 4. OIL OFFICIAL, DIES of New Jersey Rose Rapidly. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 21.—Alfred C. Bedford, chairman of the board of New Jersey, died this morning at his home, in East Norwlich, Long Island. He was 61 years old. Mr. Bedford’s death was a shock to his associates, although it was known that he had been suffering with heart trouble for some time. He was in his office on Wednesday and spent Thursday and Friday in Providence, R. I, on business, returning to his country home Friday night and trans- acting business over the telephone on Saturday. Leaves Widow and Sons. He is survived by a widow and two sons, Dean and Alfred Clark Bedford, all of whom were with him at East Norwich when he died. Alfred Coffin Bedford became the president of the Standard Oil Co. of Jersey when he was only 52 years old, having elevated himself by hard work and constant applica- tion to the oil business.' He suc- ceeded the late John D. Archbold, who before his death had expressed a desire that Mr. Bedford follow him to_the presidency. Mr. Bedford came from a “Standard 0il family,” many of whom took lead- ing parts in the development of the big ofl enterprise. He was born in Brooklyn on November 5, 1864, and after studylng abroad took a small| position with a subsidiary of the Standard. A few years later found him rising rapldly and occupying’ the position _of general manager of Charles Pratt & Company. Attracted Attention. Attracting the notice of the higher executives of Standard Oil, he was made a director of that company in 1907. Four years later, when the Standard Ofl Company was dissolved by Federal proceedings, Mr. Bedford was made treasurer of the New Jer- sey company and also one of its three vice presidents. Subsequently he was made president, holding the position about a year and being suc- ceeded by Walter Teagle. Only during the last 10 years of his life had Mr. Bedford been much known to the public, but John D. Rockefeller and John D. Archbold held him in rare esteem. For years he sat with the high executives of the company at the “head table” in the lunchroom on the fifteenth floor of the Standard Ofl Building at 26 Broadway. He was a member of many clubs and held many - foreign honors. BRITISH FEAR ROW WITH UNEMPLOYED Cut of 25 Per Cent in Dole to Poor Arouses Violent Communist Protest. BY HAL O'’FLAHERTY. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. LONDON, September 21.—The min- istry of health prepared today to face the most dangerous situation that has yet developed in Great Britain's enor- mous problem of providing food and clothing for the unemployed. By an order effective Tuesday, the ministry takes charge of the relief administra- tion in the poor district of West Ham, ‘where thousands drawing the dole will have their weekly payments reduced by 25 per cent. Desperate opposition to this reduc- tion is offered by the board of guardi- ans of West Ham, composed largely of Socialists and Communists who have nearly bankrupted the town. HMeretofore the guardians had the sole right to disburse funds for the relief of the poor, but after Tuesday that right reverts to the ministry of health. West Ham Communists hope to berrow from boroughs with So- clalist or Communist majorities where unemployment is not so great, and to disburse the usual amounts to the unemployed regardless of what the ministry of health gives out. Government officials realize the v owing danger of violence in West Ham, but wherever great bodies of men and women are formed into pools of unemployment. At the moment 123 per cent of Great Britain's working population of all ages is registered as unemployed at the labor exchanges. “Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News.) SCHBOLS SWAMPED BY RUSH OF PUPILS Record Turnout ter First Day Indicates Congestion to Be Worse. Faced with another year of conges: | tion, part time classes, stuffy porta- | bles and other undesirable conditions, | the public school children of the Dis. trict returned to thelr classes today for the 1925-1926 term. The great public educational plant started to function promptly at 9 a'clock as steady streams of children poured into the buildings, fresh from a threemonth Summer vacation. Only the usual confusion due to the inevitable shifting and transferring of pupils marked the beginning of the | new term. Although the officials were without figures at noon today as to the num- | ber of children who enrolled, they are | confident that the enrollment will be a record breaker for the first day of school. Fair weather, they pointed out, always contributes its share to a large opening day enrollment. More Than 60,000 Estimated. | Conservatively, the officials estimate | that the enroliment today will pass the 60,000 mark. This figure is based on last year's opening day enrollment of 59.625, coupled with the normal | annual increase and ideal weather. | By 3 o'clock this afternoon the ad- | ministration headquarters of the | school system expects to have an ac- curate count of the number of pupils enrolled. The supervising principals have been instructed to make their returns to headquarters as soon as possible this afternoon. The first day's enrollment, how- | ever, will be of little value to the of- ficials in determining the increase over last year. A steady increase is anticipated for about a month, but by October 1 Supt. Ballou and his corps of assistants believe they will be in a position to calculate accurately the gain in enrollment. A net increase of 2,000 pupils is con- fidently expected by the authorities. The major portion of this gain will | be distributed among the elementary | schools, where congestion is destined to be more serious than last year, when the peak enrollment passed the 67,000 mark. Seventy-six portables had to be used during the last term, and 129 part-time classes created, to accommodate the overflow, and ar- rangements have been made to con- tinue with these temporary expe- dients. Few Additional Seats. 1t is quite possible that more part. | time will be organized, as only 320 | additional seats have been provided in the elementary system. These are in the new Janney School, an eight-room building, designed originally as a re- placement of the old Teniey School. The Tenley, however, will be con- tinued in use until eight more rooms ere added to the Janney. As anticipated by the officlals, the greatest congestion . reported today occurred in the schools in the heart or on the border of the rapidly de- veloping residential sections of the northeast and northwest. At all of these schools portables have been pressed_into service. 4 The Petworth School alone is using 10 of the one-room structures to ac- commodate its excess of pupils. Five of these are located in the schoolyard and the other five form a portable colony at Thirteenth and Allison streets. The Brightwood Park School is using four portables, the Takoma two, the Woodburn two and the John- (Continued on Page 2 Column 5.) Coolidge, Offered a “Pet Wallaby,” . Has Trouble What is a Wallaby—a pet Wal- laby? » That was one of the troublesome questions that greeted the Presi- dent when he reached his desk this morning. His mail contained a let- ter offering him a “pet Wallaby, and before deciding whether it would be a nice thing to have around the White House the Presi- dent wanted some enlightenment. “What’s a Wallaby—a pet Wal- laby?” the Executive asked a col- ored messenger who happened to be near his desk, The latter's look of astonishment was enough. He sent for Becretary Sanders. He did not know. Rudolph Forster, the Ex- ecutive Secretary, was just as use- Learning What It Is Some one guessed it was an ani- mal or a bird. ‘The search began. While Mr. For- ster was calling up the National Zoological Park Secretary San- ders dug out a big dictionary. There he found it: “Wallaby—a species of kangaroo, native of Aus- tralia and Tasmania; especially, smaller species, as the brush kan- garoo.” President Coolidge, shown this in cold type, said he would accept the Wallaby. He made it plain, though, that it was not to be added to the ‘White House kennels.. It will be donated to the Zoo. The offer came from J. A. New- man. an American living in Tas- |he did not press IEDGE WOULD PLACE REORGANIZATION IN HANDS OF COOLIDGE Senator Favors Giving Presi- dent Full Sway in Co- Ordinating Work. BELIEVES—VSMOOT BILL IS DOOMED TO FAILURE Will Introduce Substitute Measure to Further Steps to Bring Greater Efficienecy. BY J. RUSSELL YOU Reorganization of the executive de partments of the Federal Governmen: should be left entirely to the discretion of the President of the United States according to Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey, who discussed reorgan }ization with President Coolidge todas and who is going to introduce a reso |lution embodying his ideas at the coming session of Congress. Senator Edge believes the Executive should have blanket authority to | transfer bureaus from one department | to another and to place independent agencies within some one of the ex | isting departments whenever he deems jit to the best interest of the Govern {ment. The New Jersey Senator is a { firm believer in reorganization of the { departments, but he is not very opti | mistic over the changes of the general | reorganization bill drafted by the joi | congressional committee on reorgan {ization and which has the stamp of ! approval of the President, at the com | inz session. He would support this j legistation ever came to a vote | He sident Coolidge of this | today, but he does not believe he will ever have an o nity to do <o) Feeling that there is s need for a reorgar | partments and indepe: of the Government, in efficiency _and cconom former, Senator Edge is go ready to spring his resolution ma reorganization possible office of the President when he is con vinced that the general reorganiza tion bill has no chance. Sees His Bill Approved. Moreover, Senator Edge feels that { his resolution. giving the President | discretionary powers in the matter of coordinating and shifting Govern | ment work, will meet with sufficient japproval to be passed. He feels con i fident it will have a better opportunity than will the so-called Smoot reor | zation bill. There are all sorts of op- position to the latter, Senator Edge points out, while his plan would be objected to probably only upon the grounds that it tends to f her in | crease the powers of the Executive \and that the latter already has toe { much power. Senator Edge did not indicate after talking with President just how {his proposition impressed Mr. Cool lidge. Mr. Edge had no hesitancy in |saving that no one questioned the | President’s desire to effect & complete | reorganization as soon as possible, and jevery one knows that the President i determined to use the fu his office this Winter in accomplish_it. Whether President intimated th throw his support to Sen resolution, when he concludes t general reorganization b put through, Senator say. By way of explanation Senator said that his resolution woul President authority to b transfers and co-ordinations s were exercised by Mr. Coolldg through tr of to welg an effor or nc |the past year when he trans Patent Office from the Interior De partment to the Department of Com- merce and the Bureau of Mines from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Commerce. Would End Ship Board. Senator Edge admitted t his idea for bringing about reorganiza- tion came to him while he was figur- ing on how to do away with the United States Shipping Board, which, he has no hesitancy in declaring, is an absolutely useless waste of time and money. As one of the ranking members of the commerce commit- tee of the Senate Senator Edge draft- ed a resolution at the last session abolishing the Shipping Board, but it. This year he will introduce a similar measure in the event the general reorganization bill, to his_surprise, passes. He explained that his idea regard- ing the Shipping Board would be to abolish it and the Emergency Fleet Corporation outright, and to give the President full power to transfer its tunctions to some one of the existing departments, preferably the Depart- ment of Commerce. If the general reorganization bill fails to pass then Senator Edge will amend his resolution so as to_extend the powers of the President. He will aot_anly be given full authority io abolish the Shipping Board and Eme: gency Fleet Corporatton and transfer this governmental activity to some de partment, when he could go ahead and reorganize the whole Governmental machinery just as though the re organization” bill had.become a law This resolution, however, would not glve the Executive authority to create any new department, cabinet offi cers, or any new governmental activi ties without additional legislation. ‘Although Senator Edge did not care to make public what the President said about his proposal to ve.t in him blanket authority to_ reorganize the departments at will, he did say that he would be divulging no secret by saying that the President s inclined to favor abolishing the Shipping Board. Calls Ship Board Wastetul. t is a waste of public money to continue the Shipping Board,” Sena- tor Edge said. “It is of no use ‘whatever to the advancement of ths American merchant marine, nor is it helpful to the operation of the ships under the Emergency Fleet Corpora- tlon. Then why should it be kept alive? If the shipping act had given the board some judiclal powers such as it gave to the Interstate Com- merce Commission it would be a dif- ferent story. There would then be some excuse for such a tribunal. But the sooner we get rid of this useless body the better off we will be.” Senator Edge said that. ‘while mania, and was communicated to the White House through Admiral | Magruder, American adherence to the World (Continued on Page 2, Columa 33