Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1925, Page 2

ey NCARL'S OFFICES MAY BE SHIFTED Civil War Chaplain Dies Buildings Commission Con- siders Gathering 21 Units at Pension Building. Commission proposal by Controller wes I R Office Ruild Otfice would be | | DR G, WILLIAMSON SMITH. 6. W.SMITH, 83, Plans Still Incomy ng exec Puildinzs | far MeCarts | had not problem - District [Navy Chaplain in Civil War Was Acguaintance of Lincoln. Now in 21 th . Buildings. stion to move MeCarl's Building il Smith John's president riford mson assistan Episcopal f Trin | who « per th Pres Ho. te Ace former Met A« chiefly hout tures | he hospita fo add rad wns well known here various capacities ind al=o had achieved ¥ nd at vears e | v 1 in New Kk the older universities He was conducting a private he had established street and the Civi many de his depart vhich at Pennsvivania ave War broke tudents joined the he closed Navy Seven senth Maost out sehool | | South sed o schoo ind he ryed he Department 185 sion_ Office erk from holding m ot and iphany st Met Duri rinted with n's seeretaries i Hay and President. e at the Navy Smith hecame John Hav. one of with wsion Ruilding housing con in D Lin the Pres- | toward the | in need | ident himse . Dr. Smith Would Save SI00.000 in e | Smith destroved of new ¢ his friends recalled to recounted how President sit the War and read the latest dis <o Dy Lincoln v De- rowas while 1s, Lin es to s from has on desks in the Building., which “swing his | hlems with last vear of th Dr. Smith Navy served on a vessel of the Union fleet. which was part of the blockade on the North Carolina | shove. Later he served as a chaplain | at the Naval Academy and in 1868 | was assigned to the U. S. S. Frankiin, | When that ship was eriising off the | Belgian coagt the daring bravery of the Navy chaplain again was demon strated. Sixty men of the personnel of the <hip ca smallpox and were removed to a temporary hospital | ashore. Over the protest of his com. | nandinz officer. Dr. Smith attended | he men, ministering to those who| died described «it Na ent ma 5 and During the oin appointed chaplain. and he el e b Pongion Among the hiz huildings rented by he \ Build. | York a consisting of 1800 square | moving Office E consist feet of floo 006 a at s which the are Treasury Department himself is located. the ine. Post Office Der ceounting office ide the where MeCarl | Lemon Build rtmen activities carried o v Co Build ston Born in New York ! Smith at Catskill, | in 1836 and was educate Colleze, New Y vears honor Nege and £ Trinity Coliege Arli Dr N Hobart ceived in luter from obart € bia University, Hartford nn from Williams leze and Yale University He professor of mathematics at the Naval Academy, while assigned | jthere as chaplain. After resigning | from the Navy, he become rector of | Grace Ch ch. Jamaica, Long Island,| il 18x1 wnd of the Church of lhh’! Redeemer. Brooklyn, from 1881 to 1883 He then was made president of | Trinity Calle: serving until He since has been president Dr. Smith served for many yvears as| member of the zeneral missionary | vd of the Episcopal Church, and as | the General Theological | of New Yor City. After ning the presidency of Trinity leze he came to Washington assistant clergyman at St. John's. He was a member of the Loval Legion, the Naval Order of the United | States. Century Club of New Yark. | and the Cosmos Clul here. He made hix home a1 the Cosmos Chib following the death of h wife seven vears ago. He was married to Miss Susanna | Du 1 of Bladensburg, M« in 1859, while he was teaching school there He is survived by one brother, Mont gomery Smith of Mobile, Ala. Funeral services will be conducted t. John's Church tomorrow morn- it 11 o'clock Burial will be in Hill Cemetery. was horn D. C. COUPLE CELEBRATE | 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE| Mrs. Benner Have Children children col-| Mr R. Myton s Grand- Guests, and as ind Mrs. Renner 2. Myt emeritus | 4 trustee of Seminary dren. nine eat zrand e B Ludke and ington A Mytonl Myton is 72| M CRASHES INTO POLE. Jersey Face Motorist Bod Cut About in ing Onk and wvoid a_collision on | it Military ro W. Webater 1. N. J., skidded | > e nd oy | - Klizabei o Oliver | dinner party ito A Little Learning. Rt From Lox Angeles Times it Robins said at a London I don’t claim that woman is men- tally ferior to 1 1 I only « i“‘ an’s cluim that he is mentally perior 1o woman Nt An Oxford undergraduate Girton girl were having tea togethe Mazie," sald the young man, ‘why ‘I l] SI1C do you always say that a little_learn- i ) W “ ing is a dangerous thing?" Well, Peter said Mazie, looking | him over calmly, 'if you ever get any { you'll know."* ster's the completely ited by a phy and a was given | the City €1 ers and musi Hazel Arth, that promises ontinnes con necessary nger 0o Wil Shivering Eskimo Admits New York Is Cold, Cold Town ingtor and Raner. violinist 1 programs baritone. gave Miss prort in the two duets We Were Maying.” Oh. Divine Wilson was, npanist By the NEW Associated Press YORK, December An Kskimo's_illusions as to the ideal- ness of New York as a Winter re. sort were sadly shattered yester- day 1 Gounod’s sang two lovely numbers Respighi’s “Nebbie™ Hindoo Son; Her included Cyril Scott's Irederick Logan's “Pale and 1 Strickland And My Lover 1s a Fisherman. encore was “Thank God for a Garden, In all her “numbers Miss Arth showed fine tone and excellent enunciation Miss Raner “Romance”’ and Kreisler's tana” with final encors tire program, the popular Brahms, The informality of the concert and the restfulness of the setting in the lounge gave an added charm to a de- lightful program, ‘ n et is cold,” was the first com- ment yesterday of Robert Mayo kowk of Alaska and points north upon his arrival. He shivered and remarked regretfully that he had left the Eskimo equivalent for heavy underwear in Alaska under misrepresentations. Mavokowk had agreed to chap- eron a herd of reindeer to the United States with his friend, Barry Keown, an Alaskan miner, but nothing had heen xaid about bring- ing othef requisities of comfortable sskimo life. Today. if it isn't too cold. Mayo- kowk plans to see two things he has wanted to see all his life—bat- tleships and camels, played Wieniowski's “la ii- to the en. Waltz," by 1 AIMED BY DEATH | whatever | was THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT UPHELD Foliceman Defended for Act- ing on Misdemeanor Com- mitted in His Presence. | | | i | In a brief filed in the Court | pealx today the | the right of District policemen 1o ar vest without s warrani for 4 misde- | meanor committed in their presence. | The Government claims that # police | man in making such arest. or in at | tempting to make it i< justified in meeting force by force in case the ar- | rest s resisted. even to the extent of | killing the offender it the officer rea Lelieves his life personal copardized of Ap. sonably o safery are nt's Contentie Peyton Gordon Gover District Atiorney A Assistant Distriet Attorney Ray v Neudecker thus put on record Government's contentions in the f James T. Holmes. colored. who \led to the Court of Appeals from sentence in the penitentiniy im osed for the slaying of Policeman (vmond Letsinger on the morning of 8, 1924, at North Capitol and the icted sub other man was con Freeman. whao noted. but sequently abandoned, an appeni he f alleged in the Govern s brief are that Leisinger at tempted to halt the car Hol driving and when Holmes he officer jumped the car did the not stop back of Charges Use of Smoke Ncreen. his it in an from Holmes Tumed empt car inerensed speed smoke screen Leisinger d n hack seat n shot Leising used a a and Freeman. who oceupi The brief claims Frecma er from the car, Government ¢ the Wy ssed o ? v aims Leisinger on the car i Holmes with Districr Attor that when trespasser zht 1o Assis Neudecker Holmes resisted a no duty ax obl to stand for complishing the te extent of killing Holmes in event ne helieved his own nea whatever e Wis necessnry was threat RELIEF IS IN SIGHT AS MERCURY HALTS DOWNWARD PLUNGE (Continued from First s brave hattle wists continued a stranded mo he tow rope duty in hauling or battery Rusiness ing and in virtually carried the He knew i of the hreak upon to rectify pipes were thawed out. hut frequently it necessary to replace cracked fit And pipes. A majority of these weakdowns had accurred while house holders were day at the lexs far ind al the city v long did valiant rs to shops stations ing every correct vas hrisk in today n with he n and mher him circles case 1 ance he ha In n instances way over Christmas homes relatives more from this ity Fire Alarms. Twenty-eight from & a.m today. almost furnaces. although dozen were wave ix held partially The most threatening fir place early this morning when bish ignited in the hasement three-story apartment honse at Thirty-first street. sendinz billows smoke through the building. O pants, smelling the <me aonned clothing was a. Aand of their apartments. only no serions danger threat The damage was $2 in the use of soft coal azain irged today. While this is not dangerous when properiv handled It is pointed out by fire-prevention « thorities that care must ken havinz the chimneys pos sible from soot. since them up to a far grea does hard ¢ Attention was drawi 1o this point some weeks nzo by \\ 3. Mallalieu of the National Board o Fire Underwriters, expert on fire pre vention. who issued a number ¢ cautions to guard against property due to the greater fire calls were answer up t due 1o overheated pproxima Al automobiles S e vesterda noon responsible took of ind raced out to find that ened Care be t free & N ) uss substitutes for hard coul Cleaning of Flues. One of the important xafety ures he said, “is to see that smoke. pipes and fAues are thoroughly cleaned hefore the furnace is started Soft coal burns . more rapldlythan anthracite and gives off considerably more flame, gas and soot: thus it in creases the probability of a chimney fire. where flues are not attended to. The radiated heat from the smoke pipe leading to the chimney is alsn greater than when anthracite is burned and this increases the chances of igniting woodwork and other com hustible material nearby “Fires from defective chimneys and flues are fairly certain to increase because of the greater heat gen- erated by the substituted fuel men- tioned, the larger amount of Koot ted and the embers given off.” Fire Chief George V viewe these suggestions, gave indorsement to them, stating that he felt Washington would exert all the care and dilig wired to sufeguard themselves against fire perils when their atlention was brought to necessity for sugh action, One of the fires dasi night rendered homeless when the residence Minn Thompson, on the Branch, was annihilated by e caused by sparks from the chimney. The house, valued at $2,500, was insured. FIRE HITS 1:W0 HOMES. Riverdale meas Department Called for Burning Auto. to The Star. TTSVILLE, Md.. December 25. —_The home on Sibley avenue of Carl Weyforth was damaged by fire vester- Aay morning. The blaze centered in the attic, and a defective flue is_be- lieved to have heen responsible. Fire- men saved a piano. a number of vio- lins and other articles and kept the blaze from spreading. The loss, sev- eral thousand dollar: is believed to be covered by insurance. During this fire an alarm came in from a house on Oakwood road, in Hyattsville Hills. Little damage was done here. About 6:30 o'clock yesterday morn- ing the Riverdale firemen were called to save un automobile on fire on the Washington-Baltimore boulevard at College Park. The machine was be- vond saving. The owner is not known. Why the Roast Is Burnt. From the Roston Transeript. “Friday always our day. ou_mean her day off, don’t you?” “No: Thursday is her day off. That's why Briday is her off dag* - is cook's off United States defends plumb- | | | Capital Given Make Uncle Sam Kkaters ]’ Chance to | Tost of Cold on his fur mit and let down the £ ex put tens this morning bars to the citv’s horde of ctant "he 1 Memorial reflecting wn o open of the lo focked the news hecame known ice skaters wid, Lin were the e expanses ¢ to every one, and most ers of this wintry as soon "he sport to the pool park poli the hasin the ht allowed no one to ska No one will be reflection lowed dark al pool afrer of 1l n n hecnse seve danger Skaters river Kes Iaste b Washingt of frozen tand and skating today in Rock Creek ugh permission for this ven tomorrow spots ah were out toda Bridge in N i bodies Mar was no Park may n ng riheast varic nearby Ther | | | | liberations. 1904, | soft coal, wood, kerosene and other ! | | | | WOMEN'S CONFERENCE Ice varied in thickness from two to five inches, according to condi tlons of tide, current, exposure, et ARMS PARLEY DATA S RECEIVED HERE Documents Under Study at State Department for Formal Action. B the e mplete information as to plans | the commission on lisarmament in Genev in the of the Washinzton Govern ment. documents forwarded by Minis ter Huzh ¢ Berne. having | heen received the Christmas holidays. The invitation from the council of| he League of Nations for American participation in the work of the com mission referred the Washington au thorities (o these documents for details i 1o the composition of the commis. | wion und the projected scope of its de- for preparatory is now hands heon, during at While the documents are under study at the Siate Department, theve | ix little likelihood of any definite ac tion toward formulation of the Ameri n reply to the invitation until Sec vel Kellogg gets back from his Christmas trip to his home in Minne sota. He ig expected to be at his desk \fter the first of the ve: LIST IS RESTRICTED Participants Limited as Result of Large Number of Requests for Invitations. An unexpectedly large number of requests for invitations to the Wom en's Industrial Conference has caused restriction of the list of participants to delegates of national women's or THERE’S SOME SATISFACTION 1 | Texas ganizations and of national organiza- tions which have a large proportion of woman members, the Women's Bureau of the Labor Department, sponsor for the conference, announced today Labor _problems affecting women will be discussed from every angle at the conference, to be opened the evening of January 18, with ad- dresses hy Secretary of Labor Davis, Mrs. John Jacob Rogers, Representa- tive from Massachusetts, and Mrs. Julius Kahn, Representative from California. The first business session of the conference will be held Tuesday morn- ing. January 19. with Robe Carl White, Assistant Secretary of Labor, presiding. Among the subjects to be discussed are social problems and the right of the worker to citizenship, education and recreation. health problems and industrial relations. Two sessions will be given over to a symposium on the woman wage earner. The conference will close with a dinner, at which the speakers will he Mre. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Miss Jessie Dell, Miss Grace Abbott and other prominent women. NEW I. C. C. CHAIRMAN. J. B. Eastman to Occupy Post Un- der Rotation Rule. J. B. Eastman will become chair- man of the Interstate Commerce Com- mission January 1, under the rule of rotation by which the position is filled from among the commission members. Mr. Eastman, formerly a member of the Massachusetts Public Service Commission, was appointed to the Federal hody by former President Wilson and has led a vigorous minor- ity campaign against the commission m::ljnrli_v :n m:ln\' question relating to railroad financing and raliroad con- salldation, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1925 Upper, general view of the Lin skating was in full force today. way about. THIS WEATHER. oln M ower, tw I reflecting pool, where ice beginners just feeling their NATION IN DISTRESS FROM COLD WAVE: DEATH IN ITS WAKE (Continued from First Page.) Ste. Marie tied at 16 wave even extended down int Mexico, where degrees ahove degrees The New readings of to 20 were frequent Kansas, Oklahoms the mercury The Ohio River ice floes and up Missouri, est of the vear choked with trafic was tied Continued cold predicted portions of Pennsylvania, New and New England, with snow in many places Four_inches mont, Md., ax 10 4 below The South did not escape. \While no snow feil, chill winds brousht real taste of Winter to the Middle and South Atlantic States. At Ashvile . C.. the reading 4 last night. while Roanoke, Va. reported X. The average in the Carolinas was 20, in Georgla, 25, while cold shot the mercury down 1o 40 at sonville, Fla., and 42 at Tampa. DIXIE IS SHIVERING. was for York flurries of snow fell the mercury at Alta- droppec was 4 above winds Jack ATLANTA, Ga.. December 2% (#) A decidedly unfriendly blast from the frozen North prevailed today in the usually balmy and pleasant Dixie The western portion of the South bore the brunt of the cold wave, but the temperatures in the eastern por- tion were steadily dropping, indicating that it, too, will feel Winter's emphatic pinch before another day is done. Zero weather. and even subzero temperatures were felt in some places, principally those toward the border line and in the mountains. Comparatively little suffering was reported from any portion of the South, although such temperatures are a rarity and found the section as s whole, ill.prepared for it. Three deaths In Kentucky from the cold were reported. The highest temperatures recorded at 1 o'clock this morning were in Florida, where Jucksonville registered 35 degrees, and Miami, at the tip end of the peninsula, reported o4 de- grees. Coldest was Louisville, with four below. New Orleans registered 30 degrees and Atlanta 10 at the same hour. CALTIFORNIA SATISFIED. SAN FRANCISCO, December 25 (). —The Pacific coast, a little inclined to grumble when the weather man gave them temperatures of from 30 to 60 above zero vesterday, were silenced when reports of the East told of men freezing to death in temperatures colder than 20 below zero. Southern Californians, who didn’t like yesterday's rain or the forecast of more rain for today, began to be a little thankful that it wasn't snow. The Pacific Northwest, where tem- peratures averaged 50 degrees above zero, warmer than usual, are well satisfied and hope for & continuation of the warm spell. The general sentiment in California seems to be, “Well, it's colder in the East, anyhow. 26 Below in Toronto. TORONTO, December 28 (#).—One of the coldest December week ends in some vears was experienced Saturday and Sunday over the greater part of Canada. The thermometer dropped to 24 and 26 degrees below zero in some sections. Only one death was re- ported. More moderate weather is promised for today, with snow flurries in some in and | | \ | ] Sub-Zero Weather | No Bar to “Swim” By Boston Group December 28 While Rostonians cowered n subzere temperatures yester 14 members of an unofficial ‘ganization popularly known as The L. Street rownies"” took their daily plunge in the Atlantic At the pal swimming baths in nith Boston. The Brownles swim eve day the year and inge nothing un. that r the first hey had to break to get wet. mun today's | was usual,” except time this Winte thin ice in order FARM LEADERS PLAN | 3-DAY CONVENTION Will Meet Here February 1 to Discuss Agriculture Conditions. 700,000 Families Represented. A threeday conventfon of leaders of farm organizations and co-opera tive assoclations will open here Feh- ruary 1 at the headquarters of the National Board of Farm Organiza tions, 1731 T street. it was announced today by Charles W. Holman, secre. tary. following a meeting of the ex- ecutive committee. More than 700,000 farm families are to bhe represented in the gathering. On the first day of the convention, board meetings will be heid by the Farmers' Educational and Co-opera- tive Union of America, the National Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federa- tion and by the Pennsylvania State Grange, members of the association. Couferences will be held with Govern- ment department chiefs during the convention. Policies regurding pending legisla- tion in Congress will be decided upon by the delegates. The National Board operates strictly upon a rule of unani- mous consent by its members, and the name of the organization is not used in support or opposition to a movement unless the vote is unani- mous, it is said. Two Florida Lots Offered in Trade For 5-Tube Radio Protagonists of Florida__real estate or disgruntled radic fans have an exceptional opportunity for an exchange with Robert B. Hollander, Washington notary public, who has served notice that he wants a five-tube radio set and doesn’t want to keep two Florida lots. An advertisement Mr. Hollander put in The Star proclaims that he “will exchange two Florida lots, title guaranteed, for a radio. “Yes, sir, I mean every word of it,” he sald today. “I invested in these two lots about a year ago and will guarantee the title. I want a radio, a five-tube radio that will get everything on the air. I've never had one. “These two lots T haven't seen, but I know that they are there, though I can’t say what they will grow. 1 know what similar lots are selling for here, and will talk business with any one with a workable radio. And the radio doesn’t have to be the latest NORRIS FOR COURT IN'MODIFIED FORM Will Back U. S. Entry if Res- ervations Safeguard Na- tion, He Says. Ser the * tor Norris of Nebraska reconcilables” of the Senate in the fight against the Versailles treaty | and the Leagua of Nation's covenant, said today that he would favor ad herence of the United States to the World Court provided the United States retained compiete independ- ence, was not compelled to take cuses to the court and would appear only voluntarily, and was not to become involved in the affairs of foreign nations enator Norris said that he thought, with proper reservations, the United States should join in the court. The reservations which have been pro posed by the supporters of adherence, he sald, in general appear 1o he suf ficient safeguard the interests of the United States “If other reservalions are proposed which I deem essential.” said Senator Norris, “I shull support them, but I will oppose reservations which do not ar 1o me 1o be necessary “I have an open mind in the ter of joining the World O\urt opposed the Versaillks tropfs which ix filled with iniquities, ==d 1o the League of Nations, and I still am But if uny good « the league, 1 do not oppos ing it “So far as the World Court cerned. 1 doubt that it will plish much. But [ am for pes if the court will aid even a little to prevent war. I helieve we should give it _our support. The fact that the are appointed through the peit mat I wis believe in judzes e of o Leag ence makes me REV. JOHN M'GILL DIES IN HOSPTIAL |Was Chaplain in Confederate Army During Civil War—Succumbs at Age of 85. Rev. John Mc served as a cha War throucho Hospital tributed he lived with his Dr. MeGill ed as cha 24 Virsinia Regiment con Letween the Nort He Jefferson was 31l 85 vears old, whe 1 during the Civil and had at different times beer disease hn M eral son. 1 for vears ing 1 and ad seminary, He daught Washin, Corvell by two sisters. M of Rockville. Md 1 of Fulton. Md Funeral services at the Geor Georgetown Miss Rebekah tor, Mis ind West ( conducted Church morning Sterrett will he tomorrow 11 o'clock. Rev. Dr. H. D rector of All Souls’ Memorial Episcopal Church of this city, assisted by Rev Mr. Rotter of the Georgetown Church Will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery at Georgetown, Va {TOKIO-TO-CRIMEA TRAIN SERVICE RE-ESTABLISHED Russia Seeks Publicity to Draw Americans and Japanese to Health Resorts. B the Ascociated Preas MOSCOW, December 28 —With t reestablishment of through passenser service between Japan and Soviet Ilus sia. the accomplishment of which is the subject of negotiations now going on in Moscow, the Russian authorities expect thar American and Japanese tourists in large numbers will begin | to visit the Russian health resorts in the Crimea. The journey from Japan to the Crimes will take 14 days. A spectal delegation of cently visited « number of Crimean health centers, where thev inspecied the hotels and local facilities in order to ascertain practical conditions of life and the state of the medical institu tions. In their report to their gov ernment they urged Japanese organi zations to inaugurate a publicity cam paign for the attraction of Japanese and American tourists to the Crimea Because PRrEss—and papex, Which Means Japanese re | _"__—*r__-:m EASTERN HIGH GETS LOAN OF 20 AGRES Tract Acquired for Drilling, Athletics and Space for Playgrounds. Twenty acres of 1and east of East- ern High School have heen loancd |to the school for two years for cadet | arilling, athletics and playground | room for southeast students, it wa announced today by Charles Hart! | principal of Eastern High School | The 1and will be available for cadst | drilling immediately after pupils re- jturn from the Christmas holidaye. | Donation of the land to the high | chool authorities was proclaimed today as a boon to the entire com munity Mr. Hart declares he be lieves ideal base ball diamonds can be laid out on it and that sandlot as well as high base bal played there. Drilling Taken From Street. Credit for obtaining the permit for the use of the land is glven by Mr. Hurt 1o Mu Raymond G. Payne, o |cer in « e of cadets for Eastern and Western High Schools, and H. I { Bushonyg of the Lincoln Park Citizens” Association, who has & son at Eastern The men \ have been in spired to zet \panies o traffic, the hours « school can be S where thel well from n wits apped ’ bean oh s fr public of antf the past few £ oni the Become Park. and to vears. and an indefiniie een cut gh new wi the the comm he byo MRS. NELLIE ARRISON SOUGHT BY FRIENDS Disappeared Yesterday From Con- gregational Home for Aged, Lo~’ cated on Twelfth Street 1 inquirte made at all local hosy minds of were beir to see any one angwe: deseription heer Mrs. Ar ing an offic was to meet frienc tion. Tt n John Ppeared the Hhorde that ison dis after that Norr his was later learnad Va home. the hope that sha da Petersh Anad met eity mada with Arrison active and alert type of woman, with black hair, untouched by gra walks with an erect poise and wher ast seen was wearing a black dress black plush cape and small rou turban hat with an ostrich feath | at the side, She carried a black bag with silver ¢ in which w | Masonic pin and card containing t | address of the home. is described as ar sps s a | One Phase of Suffrage. | From the Dartmouth Collexs Paper. ! He—How are you going to | my, dearz She—In my green | suit with a hat to ma vote velvet walking h Why should you read the news in this newspaper? This newspaper i part of THE ASSOCIATED The ASSOCIATED PRESS ispart of this news- You can rely oo thsnewspaper for-best news selection and vefinble information. Thet #s why the news in this newspaper i refiabic. The Evening Star The Sunday Star Associated Press—Best in News.