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[ . WEATHER. . a8, Wentner Bureas Forecm) € The only evening paper S e L in Washington with the p.m. vesterday: lowest, 0, at 8:30 service. - am. today. Full report on page 9. . Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 AT HEEND A RO R SR RO Suindag's" Circuntion:” 108,381 e st i SO — — . = — No. 30113, foismee "Wmgion, "5 'S WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1926—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. * P Means Associated Press. ' TWO CENTS. DAUGHERTY JURY | Givean 3 Mossbs . (SALE OF GERMAN Communiee e |SCHOOLBOY PATROL ’ In Slaying But 14 Prussian Minister |s mscH ARGEB For Insulting Duce DY[ PA'[EN]'S ls In Diet Uproar "] GU ARI] EH"-I]REN ' ’ e 5 - COULD NOT AGREE Weary Twelve DismissedLate This Afternoon After Fu- itle Efforts. | DURESS AND VILE WORDS ARE REPORTED T0 JUDGE One Juror Declares Minority Was Subjected to Extreme Pressure: Asked Advice | By tha Aseociated Proes NEW YORK. October | o Jury trying the Daugh i case was unable to agree this afte noon and was discharged. NEW YORK Sher 11.— Twelve wan and weary jurors this afternoon vesumed deliberations on the gullt or fnnocence of Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller, In & last effort to | reach an agreement, after having the case 65 hours. Exhibits demanded during the morn- ng indicated that the jurors had not reached an agreement on either of the defendants, who are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United | States in connection with the release of American Metal Co. shares amount ing to $7,000.000 Among the exhibits demanded wers transportation vouchers, introduced to show that Miller was in New York | the day John T. King. Jate Repub-| liean national committeeman from | Connecticut, veceived a fee of §391,- 000 in Liberty bonds | Of thesc bonds $50,000 was traced to | Miller's bank and brokerage accounts and the Government contended Its evi denca showed that Daugherty got | $174,000 of them. | Otlier transportation v asked | by the jury were offe ov- | ernment during the of the trial showing th and | Jesse W. Smith, his man-of-all-work, ! traveled from Washington Court | Tlouse, Ohio, to New York Octover 13, | 1-—the day on which the fee is al-| ed to have heen divided by King, | mith, Miller and Daugherty. | Jury Is We: dreary faces, the dead- marched into the jury 601 hours after , With set, locked jury room this morning heing given the cas With two full days and part of an- other of deliberation behind them, the jurors clumped through the corridors VETERANS AID PUT By the Assoclated Press. ROME. October 11.- Amerigo Dumini, who served a three-month prison term for his part in the kidnaping and killing of the So- cialist deputy, Matteotti, today was found guilty of insulting Pre- mier Mussolini. For this offense and for possessing firearms with- out a permit he was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment. The court found him guilty ter a lengthy cross-examination, which it was established that he had said: “If 1 got 7 vears' imprisonment for the Matteotti murder, the president of the coun- cil deserved 30." (Dumini’s sen- tence in the Matteotti affalr was reduced to 3 months under the King's ‘amnesty.) Dumini v pleaded that by the word “prosident” he did not allnde to Mussolini, but to Giuseppe Violi. president of the Assoclation of ¥ Viola < aec- quit Matteotti trial. AT §3,360,000,000 Hines Tells Legion of U. S. Outlay—President Indorses Get-Out-Vote Plan. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 11.—The United States has disbursed more than $3.560,000,000 for the care of disabled veterans of the World War since the rmistice, Gen. Frank T. Hines, di- ector of the Veterans' Bureau, dis- sed here today in an address at the ighth Annual Convention of the American Legion. Death and disabillty compensation accounted for $922.000,000, vocational education has cost $643,000,000, term insurance disbursements have totaled $345,000,000 and adjusted compensa- tion exxpenses have been. $34,000,000, he gave as illustrations of the form of expenditures, adding that the Govern- ment also has paid to veterans’ de- pendents a sum in excess of $300,000,000. Heavy Future Payments. Future obligations of the Veterans' Bureau, he continued, comprise $1,300,000,000 in term insurance active awards, $3,100,000,000 in adjusted com- pensation awards, and the continued disbursement of §13,500,000 monthly in with the sullen expressions of men at ! compensation payments. an u int tesk which showed no| signs of completion. | On their way to the jury room the veniremen passed Daugherty and Miller without a glance. however, s zed the tired | When the jury was sent to bed in | ® hotel last night it had been out for 50 hours after a trial service of five | week Other tribulations of the jury, which | took (he case Friday ni were ill- ness of one juror and failure to com- prehend the relation of the law to the evidence. Delay was caused by the | lo: ks which the jurors asked to Aftor a long search the | check: found in a waste basket | In the court room. both checks were for 163.81, which Federal Attor-| ney Buckner said were among the | most important Government exhibits | and related to burned bank records. | Murr White, one of jurors, | told Judge Mack shortly after 10| ock last night that he was ill and that if he had no rest he probably | the case would be unable to consider today. Charges Much Duress. Fnrice yesterday the jurors file nto the court roum to hear Judge Mack ans estions propounded by them, or to listen to belated instruc- tions on law. Van Ost, the plainant for the minority, voiced his belief in the hopelessness of further deliberations at once of these sessfons. You have no idea, your honor Van Ost sald. “what Jing on_be hind that locked jury room door. Yo ix cannot hear the v nguage or understand the duress that is being used. Sooner « later one or more of us will blow p and bow to the will of the majority and return a verdict based on duress. 1 ask you 1f such a verdict would be fatr.” he judge answered, “no, such a verdict would not be fa Your ver- | dict must be base on vour honest belief. You must be humble in vour | opinions. You must 1 each to WATSON IS RECOVERING | FROM AUTO INJURIES! the counsels of the « Indiana Semator May Be in Hos- pital Week With Scalp Wound and Bruises. By the Amo INDLANAPOL W October 11 United Indinna. was re cuperating satisfactorily today from | juries inflicted when an automo- which he was riding went into | The Senator re nd., . senior Jar ites Nenator f a celved p wound, bruises, a sprained wrist and ankle. and a nervous s He may be con-! ined to local hospital a week or 10 days, according to his physician. The accident occurred near West- field miles north of Indlanapoli: whe e driver of Watson's machine, | in avoidir collision with another | automobile, sent hix vir off the road. | The ator. ¢ > for reelec tion, was retur e Capital | from Warsaw, where he had ad dressed a Republican meeung Gay night ES i i BERLIN, October 11 UP.—A| French financial commission, headed by Ministerial Director Alphaud, ar- rived from Paris today. It is believed that this body will he followed Ly another commission, | headed by Louis Loucheur, having | tor its object the formation of an international electrical tri 4 These moves are regarded as out growths of the recent gettogether conference hetween the ¥rench and German foreign ministers at Tholrys h | will The defend- | gip,plify administrative procedure and com- | Liberalization of the veterans' act by the lust Congress will have far- reaching effect, Gen. Hines asserted, bring comfort to many,” and ‘rectinequalities under the provi- ns of the previous law. “Regardless of what has been done In the matter of legislation,” he recom- mended that the “best policy in future procedure——at least during the coming vear —would be to devote our energies in perfecting the administration of e: ting laws rather than to their fur- ther extension. Both the Veterans' Bureau and the American Legion would then be in a better position to state accuratel the full force and effect of existing legislation.” Wasteful Methods Attacked. or has been made to nomics, so far as real cerned,” by “No endea bring about measures of relief are con the bureau, he declared. So far the bu u is concerned, our en- deavors in this regard have been more in the direction of eliminating waste than exercising any other form of «econom The best evidence of this can be found in a study of the bu- reau's expenditures over the past three vears.” Shock troops from every State over- ran the city today, and #s an offictal ommunique might phrase it, the >hiladelphia sector was captured with- out casualty for the eighth annual convention of the American Legion. Amid the sounds of bugles, drums and greetings by former comrades inds of delegates marched from «d stations and steamship docks to their headquarters in the Atlantic Bullding. Medals that told of deeds of valor on the battlefields adorned the breasts of many. Women wearing brilliant red overseas caps and flowing capes mingled in the hosts of khaki, blue, gray and orange colored uniforms. Pass on Paris Convention. A busy week is ahead of the dele- gates. Among other things it will elect a new national commander and decide Whether the 1927 convention shall be in Paris Miami Is conducting a lively cam- paign for the 1325 convention. Attired in white flannels, orange-colored over- aeas caps, white shoes and walking sticks, the Southerners march through the streets with all sorts of barmers setting forth their claims. “Miami may be down. but she’s never out,” reads one of the banners. President Coolidge sent the conven- tion a message praising the Legion's “fforts to have all qualified cltizens Vote “Shirkers in peace time are to be severely as slackers condemned as sey during a war,” said the message. “I am particularly gratified to know that cooperation with the National Federation, you are throwing splendid resources of your or- in Civie the | gunization into the important work of ~{Continued on Page 14, Column 3.) By The Associated Press. VIENNA, October circles in Vienna have been greatly stirred by the reproduction of a ‘let- ter in the Moscow Pravda revealing that Préf. Paul Kammerer, noted bi- ologist, committed suicide on Septem- ber 24 because of the discovery that one of his experments had been faked, possibly by an assistant. Discovery of the fraud resulted from the publication of a scientific article written by Dr. G. K. Noble .of the American Museum of Natural History in the ndon magazine Nature on August According to Prof. Kam- merer's parting letter, this article made him realize that the accusation brought against him of having falsi- fied proofs of certain of his scientific assertions would dog him- to the end UPHELD BY GOURT Supreme Tribunal Decides Against Government in Chemical Foundation Suit. WRITES FINAL CHAPTER TO SPECTACULAR CASE Action Started by Harding After Disposition Was Ordered Unfler Wilson Regime. By the Associated Press. The Government lost in the Su- preme Court today in the Chemical Foundation case. The court sustained the sale of seized German chemical and dye pat- 1Famous RussianBiologist Takes Life Atter Test on Toad Is Exposed as Fake 11. — Sclentific | could not bear to see the work of his | ents, trade marks and copyrights te the Chemical Foundation by the allen property custodian. The decision wrote the final chap- ter to one of the largest and most spectacular 6f the government's post- war recovery suits. The highest court upheld the adverse decision rendered after trial in the District Court at Wilmington, Del. Sale of the patents was ordered under the administration of Presi- dent Wilson, while A. Mitchell Palmer was allen property custo- dian. President Harding directed that sult be filed for cancellation of the transaction, on the ground that the price obtained was inadequate, that the sale was made without authority and for other reasons. Adverse Decisions Given. The fight of the Federal adminis- tration to cancel the sale of Ger- man chemical and dye patents, trade marks and copyrights to the Chem- ical Foundation, Incorporated, was carried to the Supreme Court after the court in Delaware and the Court of Appeals for that circuit had given adverse dgelsions. Pointing out that President Hard- ing had directed the suit to recover possession and that his position had been supported by three Attorneys General, the Department of Justice sought to have the sale set aside on the grounds, among others, that the price obtained was wholly inade- quate, that the alien property cus- todian_had no authority to make it, that the transaction was an unlaw- ful conspiracy and that it had re- sulted in a restraint of interstate and foreign commerce in violation of the Sherman anti-trust laws. Counsel for the corporation contend- ed that Frank L. Polk had been fully empowered by President Wilson, be- fore the latter went to Paris, to au- thorize A. Mitchell Palmer, alien prop- erty custodian, to make the sale pri- | vately without competitive bidding to a corporation representing the chemi cal and dye industry of the country, according to a plan worked out by Mr. Palmer after Congress had provided for the confiscation of the properties, the plan having been approved by President Wilson to Americanize the chemical and dye industry. Many of the patents, trade marks and copy- rights were valuele: they asserted, and the others required large expendi- tures of money to develop, owing to the practice of the Germans not to dis- close in their patents sufficient infor- mation to make them workable, thus requiring expensive experimentation. Actual Value Questioned. For these reasons it was impossible, it was asserted, to determine the actual market value of the patents or to find purchasers in a competitive bidding. It had, therefore, been deter- mined, with the approval of the Presi- dent, to turn the properties over to a corporation which would be required to grant the Federal Government the free use of the patents, and would guarantee that all American interests which desired to use them should be granted licenses under like terms. The corporation was not a money- making affair, it was asserted, but was controlled by a committee which had no financial interest in it, its officers serving without salary, merely to permit the corporation to function. | The Government insisted that the e results, so far as the chemical and dye industries were concerned. could have been obtained had the Government retained title to the prop- ertles instead of turning them over to a private corporation, and particu- larly challenged the sales which Francis P, Garvan, as allen property custodian, had made to himself as head of the corporation after Mr. Palmer had become Attorney General. It insisted that (‘ongress had intended that the properties should be held by the alien property custodian until it made provision for their disposition. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 11 (®).—Rutherford B. Hayes of Clear- water, son of the former President, has announced his candldacy for a seat in the lower house of the Florida Legislature. He seeks the Republican nomination from the middle distriot of Pinellas County. of his life. The letter said that he life destroyed and that he would rather_commit suicide. Dr. Noble's criticism of Prof. Kam- merer resulted from the examination by the American sclentist of a speci- men proof of the body of a toad which contained alleged callosities which ap- peared on the toad during the breed- ing season. The general import of the experiment was a attempt to show that acquired characteristics are hereditary. Dr. Noble discovered that inten- tional staining, probably India ink, had been used, by which black pig- mentations in the region of the cal- losities were falsely intensified. Prof. Kammerer hinted that an as- sistant, long dead, might have been responsible for the fraud. CARDS GUARDED FROM EAGER FANS Train May Be Smuggled Into St. Louis to Escape Vic- tory Ovation. By the Associated Pres ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 11.-~Hope springing into reality with the Cardi- nals’ triumphant 3-to-2 victory yester- day over the New York Yankees sent thousands upon thousands of base ball mad St. Louisans into a hysterical frenzy of celebration apd today set their eyes toward the first opportunity of welcoming home a world champion base ball club. Manager Rogers Hornsby and 17 of his champion crew are due to arrive at the home camp late today, with plans goilng forward here for their re. ception. Last night's boisterous cele- bration, which continued into the late hours, is expected only to rival the homecoming festivities that will be ac- corded the Red Birds. Jack Grosse. city register and chairman of the com- mittee which arranged last Monday's demonstration, when the Cardinals brought. the series fight to home grounds, was making plans today to protect the returning batsmen from possible injury from overenthusiastic fans. b It is possible, Grosse intimated, that Hornsby and his men will debark from their train at some point in Illinois and be smuggled into town by taxicab. “It would be murder to let the men get off the train at Washington ave- nue or Union Station,” sald Grosse. The headliner of the welcome is scheduled to come tonight with a for- mal celebration at Sportsman’s Park. Grosse and his committee met today with Mayor Victor Miller in the city hall to complete arrangements for the event. s A tinge of pathos traces St. Louis' rocollections of the stirring days of the series title fight, for more sober thoughts recall that Hornsby must go on to Austin, Tex., to attend his mother's burial. He has announced that he will take the first avallable train for the Southwest after his ar- rival here. Last night's merrymaking took its toll of dead and injured. William Troll, jr., 17, was killed when he was brushed into the street from the run- ning board of an automoblle. Four persons, including a policeman, were injured while mingling with the rev- elers. A girl was critically injured when she was thrown to the street from the hood of an automobile where she had been riding. “SCARED,” SAYS “AlL cher Only One of Cards Awake at Columbus. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 11 (). —After a hilarious night, rattling to St. Louls from New York, scene of thelr world's serles conquest, the Cardinals were sound asleep in’ their berths upon arrival here at 9:30 am. Only Grover Cleveland Alex- ander, yesterda hero, could be aroused sufficlently to answer a sin- gle_question. “How did you feel when you were sent to the box in the se ning to stop the Yankees?' he was asked. “Scared to death.” he mumbled as he ducked back in his berth. COMMUNISTS SPURNED. British Labor Refuses to Reopen Affilliation Question. MARGATE, England, October 11 UP).—An attempt to reopen the ques- tion of an affiliation between the Com- munist party and the Labor party was decistvely defeated at the Labor party's twenty-sixth annual confer- ence here today. The proposal was defeated on a card vote by 2,706,000 to 349,000. y The debate was marked by heated scenes, and the result was received with cheers. HURRICANE KlLl:s 18. Week End Storm Wreaks Havoc in Denmark and Holland. ROTTERDAM, Holland, October 11 (P).—Eighteen lives are known to have been lost in a hurricane which raged over Denmark and Holland over the week end. Heavy damage was done, especially to shipping, and many vessels were in difficulty. The trawler Agatha Maria foun- dered near Wyk and the crew of 14 were drowned. A tug sank, with its crew of four, on the Maas River after & collisions T A TOKIO OFFICIAL STONED. Windows Broken, Justice Minister Injured, Students Arrested. TOKIO, October 11 (#).—Minister of Justice Egi was attacked th|s morn- ing by three persons, sald to) be stu- dents. Stones were thrown through the windows of his automobile and his hand was scratched by the broken glass. The assailants were arrested. The attack probably was caused by the government's campaign against students who have disclosed com- munistic tendencles, the police be- leve. WUCHANG YIELDS BEFORE RED SIEGE Chang Forces Control City as Northern Troops Open Gates in Surrender. By the Associated Press. HANKOW, October 11.—That traglc episode, the slege of Wuchang, is over and Chang Kai-Skek. commander-in- chief of the “red” Cantonese army, has realized his prediction of some weeks ago, that he would celebrate there the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese republic. left Canton he made his prophecy. and seizure of Wuchang has been the primary obfective of his advance upon the Yangtse. The southerners occupjed Wuchang this morning and it 1§ reported that the northern commanders, Chen Kia Mu and Liu Yu-Chum, who have been holding the city, were made prisoners after soldiers had thrown open the gates admitting 3,000 southern troops. The southerners found a most woe- begone populace. Blockaded for wecks by the besiegers, the civillan population has suffered a_dire short- age of rations, as a result of which much suffering was reported. Numerous deaths in the city, many of them at first attributed to starva- tion, are now said to have been due to other causes. principally to violence suffered by women and children in the mad rush to get to the rescue boats sent by the Red Cross to take as many persons as possible to Hankow. ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE PARLEYS TO CONTINUE Atmosphere of Confidence and Good Will Marks London Conference. By the Associated Press LONDON., October 11.—British and German industrial and financial lead- ers met in conference over the week end at the residence of Col. Ashley, minister of transport, near Romsey. Coal, iron, textiles, shipping, electric, mining and the banking industries of both countries were represented, and the conversations, which were carrfed on in an atmosphere of confidence and good will, ranged over a variety of topics in the field of business. It was decided to form a standing joint committee, composed of an equal number of representatives of the two countries, to continue the investiga- tions into the subjects discussed, and further meetings are contemplated. ‘The British chairman of the joint committee is Sir Robert S. Horne, former chancellor of the exchequer, and the German chairman. Dr. Duls- berg, privy counctlor. —— Mexican Priests Jailed. MEXICO CITY, October 11 (#).— Dispatches from Iguala. State of Guerrero. say seven Catholic canons and three priests have been arrested at Chilapa and started for Mexico City under military escort, supposed- ly charged with seditious activities in connection with the religious situa- tion. P Sisler to Be Deposed. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, October 11.—George Sisler, for two vears manager of the St. Louls Browns, will not be retained in that capacity next year, President Phil Ball announced today. Radio Programs—Page 30. ‘When Chang |- PAN-AMERICAN AIR TOUR OPENS DE. T5 Nicaragua Only South Ameri- can Country Omitted From Army Flight Stops. By the Associated Press The Army’s “pan-American” fiight will start from San Antonio, Tex., “on or about the 15th of December,” the ‘War Department announced today. The offictal itinerary of the flight, also announced today, shows that Nic- aragua will be the only country on the South American continent which will not be visited by the fiyers. An- other point of intergst which will be passed by without a Stop is Arlca, for- mer seat of the Pershing plebiséite commission. Altholigh Bolivia does not apear in the list of nations to be visited, the aviators will leave their planes at Mollendo and go to La Paz by train to pay their respects to the President of Bolivia. The fiight WiIl terminate at Wash- ington and will cover a total of 18,524 miles. Seventy-one stops will be made. The flight has been divided into six divisions, each of which will be sur- veyed in advance. Itinerary of Flight. The officlal itinerary, by divisions, follows: First division—San Antonio. Browns- yille, Tampico, Vera Cruz, Tex.; Puerto Mexico and Salina Cruz, Mex- ico; Guatemala City and San Jose, Guatemala; San Salvador, Salvador; Ampola, Honduras; San Jose, Costa Rica; Davis, Panama; France Field, Canal Zone. Second division—Buena Ventura, Tu- maco, Colombia; Tumbez, Paita, Tru- sillo, Lima, Lomas and Mollondo, Peru; Tocopiila, Taltal, Coquimbo, Santiago, Talgahuano and Valdivia, Chile. Third _division — Neuquen, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Cor- rlentes, Argentina: Asuncion, Para- guay, and Corrientes, Sante Fe, Ar- gentina; Montevideo, Uruguay: Rio Grande do Sul, Florfanopolis, Santos, Rio de Janelro, Brazil. Fourth division—Victoria, Porto Se- gura, Bahia, ’ernambuco, Natal, Ca- mocim, Maranhao, Para, Brazil; Cay- enne, French Guiana; Paramarido, Dutch Guiana: Georgetown, British Guiana; Port of Spain (Trinidad); La Guajra_Caracas, Venezuela; Port of Spaln, Trinidad. Flifth division—St. George, Island of Greneda; Kingstown, Island of St. Vincente: Fort de France, Island of Martiniqua; Pointe a Pitre, Tsland of Guadeloupe; St. Thomas, Virgin Is- lands. Sixth division—San Guam, Porto Rico; Santo Domingo, Dominican Re- public; Port au Prince, Haitl; Santiago, Manzanillo, Clenfuegos, Havana, Cuba; Miami and Jacksonville, Fla.; Savan: nh, Ga.; Wilmington, N. C.; Langley Fleld, Va., and Washington, D. C. No attempt will be made to set up a-speed record. At each of the points where stops will be made ample op- portunity will ba given those who de- sire to inspect the planes and equip- ment. The flight will be commanded by Maj. Herbert A. Dargue. His advance officers are: Capt. Walcott P. Hayes of Mitchel Fleld, in_charge of the 5th Division; Lieuts. Byron T. Burt, ir., of Langley Fileld, 1st Division: Mel- vin B. Aps, France Fleld, 2d Division; Samuel C. Skemp, France Field, 3d Division: Willam B. Souza, France Field, 4th Division, and Ivan G. Mor- mon, on duty with New York National Guard, 6th Division. from traffic dangers? Yes or No. cnsmewern Yes or NoO. ennasee A School-Hour Ballot Do you favor later opening of primary and elementary schools to protect children Do you favor9:30-a.m. as opening hour? 1f not, what hourdo you f2vor? ......em NalO s sniamius s custees oo RATOPERANG, a6 oiv oralsmiainn e §Cwr out ballos and mail 1o School Editor, The Evewing Star.) b By the Associated Press. BERLIN, October 11.—The Com- munists in the Prussian Diet to- dy raised such an uproar during the reading of the compromise bill settling the property of the Hohenzollerns that Speaker Bar- tels adjourned the session for half an hour. When Finance Minister Koepker- Ashoff mounted the rostrum he was greeted by jeers from the Com- munist benches, called a squanderer of millions of marks, a tool of the Hohenzollerns and other mname: So threatening did the attitude o the Communists become that the representatives of all the other parties in the Diet formed a cordon around the finance minister to pro- tect him. When the session reconvened Speaker Bartels threatened to re- move any disturbers. and the Com- munists then quieted down. STUDY OF DISTRICT NEEDSTOBE BROAD Federal Share In Costs, Rep- resentation and Bond Is« sue in Program. Fquitable adfustment of the cost of maintenance and development of the National Capltal between the Fedoral Government and the District of Co- lumbia taxpayers, national representa- tion for the citizens of the District, more liberal appropriations for Dis- trict activitles and a bond issue for Capital developments were suggested as the principal topics to be considered by the subcommittee of the House District committee, which is about to make a systematic and comprehensive survey of the needs of the District at a conference In the caucus room of the House Office Bullding today. Representative Frank Reid, Repub- lican, of Iilinois, the only member of the subcommittee of seven who is now in Washington, had sent invitations to 102 representatives of civic, busi- ness and local associations, covering the entire District of Columbia, seek- Ing their suggestions as to the ground that the subcommittee should cover. Fourteen Appear Today. Fourteen active workers in business and-civic organizations responded to the roll call today, a majority of whom expressed their views. The others are to be heard at another meeting tomor- row morning at 11 o'clock. Those who attended the conference today included: M. A. Leese, president Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Giles S District_of Columbia Parent-Teachers. Dr. George Anacostia_Citizens’ Board of Trade. H. K. Bush-Brown. Arts Club. ott Rafter, Congress president of Havenner, president Association and Gen. E. A. Helmick and G. H. Powell, Cathedral Heights Citizens' Association. H. C. Phillips, secretary Columbia Helghts Citizens’ Association. Lewis Gilbman, secretary Heights Citizens' Assoctatior Mrs. Frank Hiram Snell, District of Columbia League of Women Voters. John 8. Delggers, president Kenil- worth Citizens' Association. Robert R. Faulkner, president Mich- igan Park Citizens’ Association.. Col. W. G. Caples, president Rich- mond Park Citizens’ Association. H. M. Phillips, secretary Sixteenth Street Heights' Assocation. Congress A, Herrmann, president South east Washington Citizens’ Associa- tion. W. B. Manger, secretary Takoma Park, (Md.,) Citizens® Association, Mrs. E. R. Grant and Wallace Hatch, Monday Praises District Government. Mr. Leese cited national represen- tation, & proper proportion of the cost of the Natlonal Capital, wider authority to District officials, and a bond issue. to distribute the cost of Capital improvements to those who will benefit by them in future vears, as the principal matters he believed should receive attention. Mr. Leese said that he believed the citizens will welcome an investigation "{(Continued on Page 4, Column 8) EPISCOPALIANS DELAY REMOVAL TO CAPITAL National Keldqunr!ers-tn Be Main- tained in New York Indefinitely. avening Club. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 11.—Transfer of national headquarters of the Episcopal Church from New York to Washington, as recommended by the general convention at New Orleans, will be deferred indefinitely under resolutions adopted by the Fall meet- ing of the national council of the church. A report oh the matter, made public yesterday, says: “The long accustomed location of our church headquarters in New York and the obvious financial and commercial supremacy of this city constitute a strong argument for the continuance of the present arrange- ment. | SUCCEEDS IN TEST Officials Witness Tryout at Thomson—See Need for Later Opening. PARENTS APPROVE PLAN. BALLOT RETURNS SHOW All But One of Those Tabulated Favor Starting Hour Change to Avoid Rush. Tn the presence of the director of traffic, the superintendent of polica and other interested authorities, Washington commemorated the death one week ago today of Freddy (iross- kurth at the Gage School by launch- Ing its first experiment with schoolboy trafflo patrols, designed to insure child safety in school traffic zones Although the prelinunary test this morning, conducted at the trafiic-beset Thomson School at Twelfth and 1. streets, necessarily was brief, officials who watched the experiment wera unanimously of the opinion that had such a patrol heen on watch last Mon day at the Gage School the tragic death of the 6-year-old Grosskurth boy might have been averted. Observers of the opening try-out of the patrol system also were impressed. anew, with the fact that were the children permitted to attend their classes a qurter, or a half, hour later than at present, the vehicular con gestion which confronts the younsg- sters just before 9 o'clock would have subsided to a remarkable degres. Parents Favor Change. Parents of the school children ap pear generally to be of the same opinion regarding the advisability of changing the opening hour for schools, judging from the first group of replies recelved by the school editor of The Star to the special school-hour ballot now being taken by this newspaper. Out of the swelling tide of marked ballots being tabulated today, only one vote of opposition was recorded against the proposal. It was from Mrs. Ethel D. Jones of 2012 Twelfth street northeast, who complained that the children were “accustomed” to 9 am. and it would confuse them to change it. She sald she has one child in school. All the other ballots favored 9:30 as the opening hour, with the exception of two which advocated 9:15 and 8 o'clock instead of the present hour. Boys Wear Symbols. All of the Capital's agencies Inter- ested directly in the revived campaign for schoolchild safety co-operated to- day in staging the boy patrol test. Maj. Hesse, Director of Traffic Eld- ridge and Police Inspector Charles I.. ans were on hand early to repre- sent the municipal government, while C. P. Clark and T. F. Behler, of the branch of the American Auto mobile Association, personally deco- rated the first nine members of the Thomson patrol with their symbols of “authority”—white m Browne" belts and shining nickel badges. The badges were inscribed “Safety Patrol Officer, Elementary Schools. After recelving final instructions from Principal (' K. Finckel of the Thomson School, the hoys were di- vided into groups and placed on senti nel duty at three specially hazardous points—previously determined in a police surve These “‘danger spots’ were at tho Intersection of Thirteenth and Y. streets, ut Twelfth and K streets and a the entrance to an alley midway of the block on Twelfth street, between K and L Guide Young Across. b The boys, properly impressed with the importance of their tasks, did excellent work In preventing younger boys and girls from crossing trafflc lanes at any point but the plainly marked corner cross-walks. The patrolmen did not attempt to direct the motoring traffic, but stood alert- 1v by with their collected charges until a safe opportunity to pilot them over the intersection presented itself. Then they would hurry the hook-laden voungsters across the street and re- turn quickly to their original posts. There was no dashing of thoughtless youngsters across the middle of the traffic arteries in the vicinity of the Thomson School today. Pedestrians, young and old alike, took due notice of the new order of things and made thelr passages in careful fashion at authorized crossing points. The particularly dangerous corner ut Twelfth and L, streets was presided over by a regular uniformed member of the Police Department. Maj. Hesse, Inspector Evans and Director Eldridge studfed carefully the heavy flow of traffic past this intersection and agreed on the spot thal “houle. vard stop” signs should be erected on 1. street so as to prevent east and west bound motorista from plunging headlong through the heavy south bound traffic on Twelfth street from the direction of automatically con- trolled Massachusetts avenue Drivers Are Reproached. + Ma). Hesse more than once found 1t necessary to reproach drivers seek ing to cross Twelfth street for cruis- ing over the cross walks in their efforts to break through the south- bound vehicle line. Stop signs should relieve this condition and give the young pedestrians added protection, he believes. The facllities of the Boy Beout or- ganization were offered school officlals today in carrying out the schoolboy patrol program. L. C. Drake, loca! Scout executive, advised Superintend- ent of Schools Ballou that there are sufficlent Boy Scouts in every elemen tary school to form the nucleus at least of the special patrols, These boys, Mr. Drake pointed out, are tho: - oughly trained in the rudiments of safety work and well fitted to serve efficiently on the schoolboy patrols. ‘The boys composing thé Thomson patrol included James Wetzler, Jack Bparrow, Frank Nugent, Elmer Powell, Leroy Ridgley. Edwin Eggers, Sherwood Mason, Raymond Townsend and George Spann. Most of them are pupils in the sixth grade. The boys will take their stations each morning at 20 minutes to 9, serving until two or three minutes after the opening hour, again at 5 minutes to 12, at 10 minutes to 1 and at 5 minutes to 3 o'clock. They were spurred to greater im T(Continued on Page 2, Colu { |