Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1926, Page 2

% ARMISTICE DAY RITES TOMORROW Tribute to Dead to Mark Cel- ebration—Masonic Groups Meet Tonight. Efght vears ago tomorrow the guns of war were silenced in France and a world sick of hate was told that the mightiest conflict in the history of civilization had come to an end the armistice had been signed. To- night and tomorrow, Washington, along with the rest of America and the other ullled nations, will celebrate the anniversary of that jo,»us event. ‘The message that came across the cables on that late afternoon in 1918 rent this Nation into a delirium of joy that did not end until physical en durance was spent. Some semblance of that spirit will be repeated at the Armistice day mass meetings this vear, but the memory of those who were not spared to witness the final stacking of arms will overshadow all else. The Sojourners Club, composed of Free Masons in the officer personnel of the Army, Nuvy and Marine Corps and the Eastern Star, will hold its Armistice day celebration tonight. Members of the Sojourners Club will gather at 8 oclock this evening at the Colonfal Hotel. Fifteenth and M streets, to hear addresses by officia of patriotic organizations and of the three services, Gen. Drain to Speak. Among the speakers at_this meet- ing will be Gen. James A. Drain, past commander, of the American Legion; Capt. Watson B. Miller, Maj. J Thomas Taylor, Lieut. Robert M. Tolson, Lieut. Col. Thomas J. Dick- son, who was chaplain of the 1Ist Division. Maj. G Amos A. Frie: chief of the Chemical Warfare Serv jce of the Army and president of the Sojourners Club, will preside. The Eastern Star service will take the form of a special meeting of Na- omi Chapter, No. 3, in the auditorium of the Masonic Temple. Col. Dickson, who is also president of the 1st Pivision Society of Washington, will @ddress this meeting also. Col. Dick- | son will be one of the speakers at the general Armistice day mass meeting in Soldiers’ Memorial, in Baltimore, tomorrow morning. The regular Armistice serv- jees will be observed in Washington tomorrow. Brig. Gen. Rockenbach, vommander of the District of Wash- ington, has issued orders for fitting observance by all Army posts and stations in this district “in commem: oration of tho: who made the su- preme sacrifice in the defense of our country during the World War.” ies at 11 0'clock. Trocps are to be paraded at 10:55 ©'clock in the morning, and promptly &t 11 o'clock, the hour when the order to “cease firing” sounded down the jong lines of battle in France and wherever an allied force opposed a soe, the columns will be brought to “parade rest” as a mark of respect 10 the dead. For one minute the troops will remain and all activi- ties on posts, in departments and at stations will cease, too At the end of the minute of silence, the chaplain of each organization will offer suitable praver for the soldier, <ailor and marine dead and the na- tional salute of 21 guns will be fired, with troops and colors saluting and the band playing the National them. At sunrise flags will be raised to half-staff, but as the first gun I ks out the Natlonal salute, flags will be raised to the staff tops The American Legion in the Dis- trict of Columbia will hold fts services in Keith's Theater at noon tomorrow, followed by a speclal service in the afternoon at the Tomb of the Un- known Soldier. in Arlington National Cemetery ator David A, Reed of Pennsylvania, who was a battalion commander overseas during the war, will be the principal speaker at the theater. The United States Army Band will furnish music and Miss ertrude Lyons will sing the taps “Out of the Night the Bugle with cornet obbligato and trumpet echo. Arlington Rites In Afternoon. The exercises in Arlington will be- Ceremol ®n at bek and will be led 1y Gen. who is also command- er of the American Legion in the De- yartment of the District. A wreath will be placed on the tomb by the general, besides wreaths to be laid by Mrs. J. H. Tibbitts in the name of the American War Mothers' organi- zatlon. All veteran organizations and the general public have heen invited to participate in both of these services. Then there will be another service which has come to be of Armistice day's obse Washington in the past two years. It will be the services before the tomb of Woodrow on, Amerfca’s war President. lehem Chapel of the Mrs. Kate Tren- frman of the com- this service and invitation to all rticipate. Chapel will hefor t ing part vance in in_charge of -d an desire to ethichem opened some time hegins, at 4 o'clock tomorrow si00n. Right Rev. James L. Freeman, 1he Bishop of Washington .and Rev Dr. James H. Taylor, who was Presi- dent Wilson’s pastor here, will con duct the services. Canon De Vries hedral will also take part was in the Bethiehem Chapel that dent W was laid to three vears ago. ttee In charge of the s conducted Amistice iss be after: of the C: It day services in honor of Woodrow Wilson since 1921. Before the war President’s death it was the custom yor his followers to make nilgrimages to his home on S street, where he al- ways grected them from his balcony A floral tribute of olive branches and valla liliies, symbolic of the dominat- ing ideal of Mr. Wilson's life—world peace—will be placed on his tomb by 1 sordon « Adn who was one of the vorites during his days te House choir music son, son « Cary 'l Presiden: s in the Wi The ves will furnish open with the of the Cathedral The service will ging of “The Strife Is O're, The Batle Done” as a pro- cesstonal. It was this hymn, too, that the same choir sang during the last mi; in the chapel. nearly three vears ago, before Woodrow Wilson's body was delivered to its tomb. The wreath will be placed, Dr Tavlor will spea will sing “America.” Bishop Freeman will 1ne “0 God. Ages Pe T bl wldress of followed by Our Help Tn WRC to Broadcast. The entire service will be broad- ation WRC the Radlo of Amerfca. Assisting on the committee are »son. Mrs. H. E. C Bannister and former District Corporation Mrs. Abram: Mrs. Huston Thon: Bryant, Mrs. Blai Oliver P. Newman Commissioner. At 11 o’'clock tomorrow morning the American Women's Legion will place @& memorial wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The flowers will be laid by Mrs. C. G. MacCartree, na- tional vice president of the soclety and president of the Queensberry unit of Hyattsville. Miss Mary E. Donnelly, national president, will have charge of the services. Armistice Day exerclses will be held @t @eorgetown College tomorrow pfternoon at 2:36 o'clock, when Maj. i i the service | rest | and the cholr then | Andrew Kramer Is Noted as Maker of Instruments of Great Delicacy. Receives Orders from India, Germany, Switzerland and Elsewhere. One of the world’s foremost me- chanics—whose delicate of touch, accuracy of eye and ingenu- | ity in making and using tools have enabled him to construct instruments which will measure the heat of stars | trillions of miles away rounds out 34 years of the Smithsonian Institution th This man is Andrew Kramer, | strument maker for the Astrophy { Observatory. The work of the observa- |tory depends much upon accuracy of measurement. In fact, one of the criticlsms of the present work of Dr. C. G. Abbot. assisiant seeretary of the Smithsonian, in studying solar radiation with the possibility of de- veloping a means of long-distance weather forecasting, is that it re- | quires measurements too accurate to Ibe practical. To make these measurements of solar radiation, Dr. Abbot has vised three extremely delicate instru- { ments—the pyrheliometer, the pyran- ometer and the bolometer. In order to follow out specifications in con- structing these Mr. Kramer has been obliged to cut down a brass tube to !a thinness where it crumbles under its own weight like a plece of paper; to cut a screw thread in a piece of ivory so fine to be almost transparent and to cut a flat-bottomed screw thread on a cone-shaped metal as sense in space— service at week. in- a:-| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1926. SMITHSONIAN EXPERT MARKS 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE | | | | ; | ANDREW KRAMER. perfect as the ordinary cylindrical screw. During recent years there has come a heavy demand from observatovies for Dr. Abbot's silver disk pyrheli- ometer, which is the standard instru- | ment for solar radiation measure. ments. Mr. Kramer now has orders from Germany, Switzerland and i India for these instruments. Each requires about three weeks to make. | He now is engaged on a new in- strument which will enable Dr. Ab- | bot to measure the heat in different | | parts of the spectrum of the fainter | stars. Some idea of the delicacy of this device may be gained from the | fact that fly wings are used in part 'of its construction. (Continued from First Page.) on its mission of death and destruc- tion. Its path could be plainly dis cerned through the outskirts of this town today and evidences of _its touches also were reported near Wal- dorf. The path seemed scarcely more than 50 feet wide where it crossed the schoolhouse site and blazing the grue- some trail were the gaunt specters of what had been befoliaged trees and bushes. Clothing Hung in Trees. Not far from the schoolhouse site was an incline wooded with small pine trees. Into this patch of green- ery the screeching wind had dashed many of the tiny bodies of its victims, and today the pine trees were gro- tesquely hung with bits of paper, torn hats or remnants of clothing as though some one had placed a grim Christmas_tree joke. Across the ravine and up the slope on the other side is Mount Rest Cem- etery and it was toward this place of death that the tornado dragged its broken cargo. In this cemetery will be buried the remains of most of the little ones. There was no feeling of malice toward any one growing out of yes- terday’s holocaust; on every side to- Ciy the sorrowing survivors were comforting those who had been be- reaved or_aiding those who had been injured. It was agreed that even had the La Plata School been of more sub- stantial construction the danger would not have been averted. In fact, the townsfolk contended that there had been no danger, pointing out that tornadoes are virtually unheard of in that particular section. No move had been made today, or was even in jcourse of contemplation, regarding plans for reopening of school. Supt. of Schools Gwynn was giving entire attention to the emergensyy work of the moment and it Is un- likely that any plans for a_new school will be laid until the last of the young- sters killed in the tornado have been | buried. With conflicting reports being re- ceived every hour concerning the deaths of the school children in local hosp decision was made early to- {day by Supt. of Schools J. B. Gwynn that an accurate check-up of the déath list should be the first task. Despite the injuries of the two f the school, Mrs. Hughes and Miss Ithel Graves, Supt. Gwynn found them ready volunteers to come to Washington and make posi- tive identification of the children in the local hospitals. It was apparent that early plans for the holding of & joint funeral for the dead school children have been abandoned, as one of the fathers, An. drew J. Clark announced he would bury his son, Jack Clark, 12 years, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. ool Was Standardized. One of the tirst on the scene of the zedy this morning was Leo K. rell, chairman of the playgrounds immittee and a school leader at La 1 announced that there i no investigation. He said the school had been standard- 1 only a vear ago last May, bring- g it up to the required model for the county. Three of Mr. Farrell’s children were in the school, one of them, Dorothy Eleanor, aged six, being slightly i jurcd. 1o suys that his Farrell, jr. lald down on the when the hail which preceded the tornado began to fall, yelling, “The { world's coming to an end.” There were 25 puplls in Mrs. Hood room, only one being absent. Ther were 35 pupils in Miss Graveg' room. 8 being absent. The children' ranged from § to 14 years of age. Teacher Describes Disaster. Interviewed at the La Plata Hotel this morning, Mrs. Hood. who was | suffering from a sprained leg. gave the following account of the tornado's | visit: “It was shortly after the afternoon train had sed the school. There was no warning except a terrific wind and the patter of hale on the window None of the pupils seemed scared ex- cept the little Gamble girl who has | been sick. She began to cry and ran behind the blackboard. “I was sitting in my chair at my desk. Of a sudden I feit myself sway- ing. It gave me a seasick sensation. The next think I knew I was sit- ting upright in the center of the de- bris. 1 viewed the most pitiful sight I ever expect to witness. There were my little children, many with broken bodies, crying. “Oh, teacher, ving.” “At first 1 injured at all. on my nose. got_out.” Muriel Hardesty, 14 vears old, who il did not think I was My glasses were still 1 have no idea how I Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, U. S tired and President Charles W. S. J., will be the speakers. Weather permitting, the exercises A., re- Lyons, with the R. O. T. C. battalion. Music 15 DEAD. 30 HURT AS LA PLATA COUNTS TOLL OF HURRICANE is credited with being the first pupil | in the school to reach the town and give alarm, sald today she cannot explain how she got out of the school or to town. Muriel said that she saw a couple of the boys jump out of the window and that as she ran away from the school she saw two of her companions dead. All paths in the county led to the desolate scene of the disaster this morning. Scores filed about the debris which marked all that was left of the schoolhouse, A part of the school stove was found four blocks from the scene. Whole Town Touched. Practically no one in the town of La Plata is untouched by the trag- edy. Wherever one moved about the little town he came in contact with some one who had a son, daughter, sister or brother in the school. No thought of rebuilding the school or the securing of temporary quarters for the balance of the school vear, was voiced. Parents of the school children appeared not to take the view that there was any just complaint which could be laid against the county relative to the condition of the school. Rather, they polnted out, that it was something which never had happened before and probably never would happen again, being “but God's will.” DISTRICT TRAFFIC WILL BE STUDIED House Investigating Commit- tee Also to Consider Tax Changes Tomorrow. New traffic and tax legislation for the District of Columbia will be dis- | cussed when the Gibson suh('omml!»! tee of the House District committee resumes its hearings tomorrow morn- ing at 10 o'clock. The subcommittee did not hold an open meeting today, althouzh Chairman Gibson and Rep- resentative Houston, the two of the ven members of the subcommittee who are in town, in an executive con- ference talked over some of the i made by citizen civic assoclations. Traffic Director M. 0. FEldridge, District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan, Tax Collector C. M. Towers and Asses- or William P. Richards have been asked to appear as witnesses at the meeting tomorrow morning. Chairman_Gibson after conference today said that the taking of direct and systematic testimony will not be- zin for a couple of weeks, and not before other members on the subcom- mittee have attended a conference to map the program and policy of the investigation. The testimony now be- ing taken is in the nature of sug- gestions as to what the subcommittee should make part of its program, and to he used by subcommittee members as lines of thought to he developed in subsequent, more formal and sys tematic hearings, taking each subject | in order until it has been thoroughly studied. Suggests Purchasing Board. It Congress is not satisfied with the amounts paid for school sites, Congress should appoint some other agency than the Commissioners to purchase them, but unless the 25 per cent above valuation limit is raised a serious situation will result, ngineer Commissioner Bell told the subcommittee vesterday afternoon. Col. Bell sald he could speak with some freedom because he has only six more months to serve as Com- missioner. e strongly urged the subcommittee to not interfere with the present form of District gov- ernment. He defended the building inspector against charges that _hh’ office issues permits while rezoning hearings are being arranged or held, saying that the law is mandatory that building permits be issued in accordance with the then existing zoning law. He was ssured by Chairman Gibson and Representa- tive Houston that the criticism voiced at a previous hearing was for correction of the law and not aimed at the official. Holds Assessments Are Old. Pointing out that under the system of biennial assessment, recently cor- rected, the prevailing valuations for the purposes of taxation are approxi- mately four years old and the prop- erty sought to be acquired has in- creased in value three times. In roply to questions whether the an- nual assessment would correct th he sald that it would partially but rhat assessment cannot keep abreast with sales values. Commissioner Bell declined for the present at least the opportunity offer- ~d him to reply to statements criticiz. ing District officials in the report of the Controller General's office. Later ho referred briefly to the purchase of Supt. Gwynn, outside of his duty | to the school at large, had an intense | personal interest in the wiping out of the building. He had two children | in it, one of whom, a son, was quite seriously injured. $2,012,237.90 SOUGHT IN INCOME TAX CLAIM Suit Filed in New Orleans Against | | Japanese Cotton Firm Operat- ing in United States. | By the Associated Pre NEW ORLEANS, I November 10.—An income tax claim for $2,012, 237.90 has been filed with the clerk of the United States here against the Kaisha Gosho Ku- bushiki, a Japanese cotton firm op- | erating in the United States, through | an affillated company, Gosho & Co. Headquarters of the concern are at Fort Worth, Tex. Original proceedings were instituted at Baltimore, where the collector of internal revenue made the assessment | for income taxes which form the| basis of the lien. The period covered | in the claim was the fiscal vear end- | ing July 31, 1921. Officers of the cotton company here | disclaimed knowledge of the nature of the claim, but local Treasury Department officials expressed the opinfon that it was similar to like | actions filed by internal revenue of-| ficials against concerns with whom there has been a dispute over taxes. i | District Court COLLEGIANS MUST TRAIN dents, both men and women, has heen ordered by the commissariat of war. Under the order issued yesterday, | all students are required to take 180 hours’ instruction in military science during their regular four-vear course and two months’ field practice during the Summer. When their university course is finished the men must serve 9 months in the army or, if they pre- fer, 1 year in the n: Moscow War Office Orders Courses for All | MOSCOW, November 10 (P).—Mili- | tary training for all university stu-} | | | [ ARREST IN ROBBERIES. | Special Dispatch to The Star. | CLARENDON, Va., November 10. Inarresting a boy yesterday county po- | lice helieve they have cleared up the dis- | | appearance of scveral watches, rings | | ana small amounts of cash from the homes of Charles Marcey and F. G. | 0'Donnelt. | The boy was seen to leave the Mar- cey home and when apprehended had | one of the stolen watches, the police say. He admitted the Marcey rob- | bery, but denied the other. He was sent to the House of Detention Washington for keeping, due to the fact that the county does not provide @a place for the incarceration of juve- | niles. | tory site. a site for a new school to replace the Toree and Adams schools, saving that the location of the former was not supposed to be taken into considel | ation, that the site purchased was the hest obtainable under existing condi- tions and that if it is unsatisfactory he would be willing to have 1t sold and ttempt made to buy a more satisfac- There is open area near the Adams School, but the cost was con- Sidered too high. Legislation for a Public Commission distinet from the ¢ sioners which already has passed both houses of Congress and whicli is await- ing the return of Conzress to he placed in proper form before the President, should be enacted, Col. Bell said. He told the commitice also that he sees no need for a change in the make-up of the Zoning Commission. He ex- prescad belief that the National Capl- v oang T Commission Utilit mmi; has an ideal personnel. Neglect 15 Charged. Complaint that certain sections of the ¢ iwre neglected in the matter of public improvements was made in writing by C. H. Richardson in behalf of the Federation of Civie Assocls tions. Among the localities he men- tioned are: Fort Reno, Deanwood, Burrville, Fairmont Heights, Good | Hope, Garfield, Garfleld Heights, Stantontown and the section hordering on Alabama avenue Extension of Federal aid in road building to the District of Colum! as well as to the States was advocated hy the Manor Park Citizens' Assoct tion. Tax Collector Towers has submitted to the subcommittee a draft of pro- posed legislation to compel every aut mobile ewner to pay his personal prop- erty tax on the car at the time the machine is registered, together with the registration tax. The committee was told that because of the absence of such a law the District is losing £20.000 a year. Chairman Gihson spoke in favor of an annual automobile tax based upon the weight of the in lieu of the property t. now in operation. G PARK MAY GET AIR FIELD. London Considers Central Depot for Business Men. November 10 (#).—If the ambitious plans of some enthusiastic private aviators are favorably consid- ered thers may be an airdrome in llyde Park in the near future. ‘At a luncheon of air ministry offi- cials a_ suggestion was made by pri- ate plane owners that an airdrome in that central park would bring busi- ness men in their air flivvers within easy reach of their offices. and so help to relieve the road congestion. The authorities have taken the pro- posal under consideration. LONDOY Druggist Sued for $5,000. MONTGOMERY, .. November 10 (®.—J. B. has entered suit for $5,000 against his druggist because, he avers, a prescription clerk erred i g him carbolic acid when he purchased some medicine to stop a stomachache. | | | | | | By the A ociated Press. | SAN FRANCISCO, November 10.— “Wo Ping,” the spirit of peace, re- turned to Chinatown today after an | absence of a year. | the recent peace agreement between will be held in front of the Healy | warring Chinese factions took place | when the Bing Kon, Building on the college campus, with | the entire student body assembled Kong tong gave a big “jow yin" for | Hop Sings $15,000. last night, when members of the Bing the Hop Sing tong. The first of two ceremonies to ratify | - rew us we & Wo Ping Chinese Peace Spirit, Reigns | As Tongs Celebrate End of Hostilities Shanghai Low cafe and executed a withering flank movement on a dinner of 30 courses. Tonight there wil yin” and the Hop $ the Bing Kongs. The two tongs recently settled their differences in dollars instead of blood gs, over the peace conference table, agreed to pay the be a second “jow ngs will entertain During the last year 17 tongmen BRITTEN OUTLINES NEW WET PROGRAM lllinois Representative Says It Will Be Strongly Backed in Congress. By the Associated Press FRENCH LICK, Ind., November 10. —Representative ' Fred A. Britten, Republican, 1Illinois, outlined here | vesterday a program for modification {of the " Volstead {act, which he de- jclared W be strongly support- ed in Congress, “The inevitable { modification of the Volstead act has been hastened more from States in which voters had opportunity to express them- selves in the re- cent elections than by any fac- tor since dry legis- lation was enact- ed to increase war efficiens Rep- MR. BRITTE resentative Brit- ten said: “The Republican party is now forced to recognize the people’s senti- ment on the failure of prohibition as now administered, or face probable defeat in the 1928 presidential contest, Britten asserted tion program which Britten proposes follow: “1. Align former bone-dry mem- bers of Congress who have ‘seen the light' since the last elections with those who conscientiously seek sen- sible temperance measures. “2 Disclose official facts and figures proving the failure of prohibition as now enforced. “3. Seek further referendums to al- low citizens of $tates that have not vet voted on the question to express themselves.” The Republican party will be driven, | Eritten declared, to favor modifica: tion because a bonedry stand would throw to Al Smith, strongest pro- spective ~ Democrat candidate for 1928, not only the “solid South” but also’ New York, New Jersey, Mary land and possibly Illinois, Connect and Massachusetts. He asserted that President ¢ would _strengthen himself dously by admitting the ent prohibition efforts the Republican party to face the facts and work out a “rational” temperance program for permitting 3] eS TRlil I ting light wines MANYT ut olidge tremen- ilure of pres- nd prompting Speeches Broadcast From lCity Club to Give D. C. Sit- uation to Outsiders. Officers of the City Club, in arrang- {Ing to broadcast the national repre- sentation meeting from the club building Saturday night. are hoping the plea of \Washington to he repre. sented in the halls of Congress and {in the clectoral college will reach the {ears of many Americans in the States, | who have not previously realized the voteless condition of the District of Columbia, Hundreds of Washingtonians are ex pected to be present in the City Club {auditorium at 7 o'clock to hear the | speeches direct, but those in charge of | the event are banking also on an un- {seen audience of countless thousands | seated at radios outside of the Dist- | trict—citizens who do vote and who |can help obtain the franchise for the on that does not share in National Gov- ernment. Consistency of Vote. 1. J. Odenthal, executive secretary of the City Club, dise: of the meeting today, declared na tional representation for the District is, consistent with the scheme of Gov- He also stressed the point that the ul timate goal of representation does not call for control of the local govern- ment. Continulng, Mr. Odenthal said “The constitutional proviston which established the original 10-mfle square area known as the District of Colum- bia is responsible for the unprece | dented paradox of unrepresentative | zovernment at the capital of this great republic. The amendment will again be brought the coming ses sion and Is intended to correct this moss-covered fallacy. Neither state- hood nor territorial status is asked, nor desired, but a new political ar- rangement is to bo created which will be controlled exclusively by Congress, vet with due representation of the District in both houses and in the electoral college. This new factor in our scheme of national government representation is somewhat unique at first glance, but it is not nearly so extraordinary as the original creation and present-day retention by the great representative Republic of an unrep- resented seat of government. The same States that created this arrange ment can also repeal it and give the citizens of the XNational Capital a political status which at best does not provide the political freedom enjoyved by the States. Plan of Speakers. The speakers who will take the platform in the City Club national representation day meeting will stress such factors in appealing for the enfranchisement of District citizens. It is their object to present the suf- frage question to the people stripped of intricate detalls to avoid the pos- sibility of confusion. Thus it is hoped | to get over a natlonal message which { will present an intelligent aggrega- tion of facts. “We want to stress this meeting is open ta the public and will take place in the auditorium on the fourth | floor of the City Club promptly at 7 ip.m. The program must run on an {exact time schedule in the time limitations of the Radio Corporation. It is. therefore, request- ed that all organizations and indi- viduals planning to attend next Sat- {urday will arrive prior to the open- | ing hour. Evi:y citizen should make it a point to be present. The speakers wiil be Brandenburg, Charles W. Darr, Ed- ward F. McGrady, Mrs. Anna E. Hendley and John J. Deviny. SIX BURW WITH HOME. AUGUSTA, Ky., November 10 (#).— | Everett Florer, 40 vears old, and five of his children were burned to death in a_fire which destroyed their home in Bracken County, 12 miles from here, last night. Mrs. Florer was severely burned. The children burned were Eugene, 16; Jesse, 13; Virgll, 10; Harry, 8, and | | | | ) | i | Edwin C. will be furnished by the cadet band. The tongmen all sbuffied into the | have been killed im the United States, Ruth, 3. Steps in the construction modifica- | HOUSANDS | TOHEARVOTE PLEA community in the United States | ing the aim | ernment built around the Constitution. | which was before Congress last year | order to meet | This is the second of thres on the fweday ek as inaugu- Ford, " In the concluding Sir. Rinder twitl tell 5 of the five-day week. Note: articre rated by Henry article tomorrot what Detroic ihink BY CARROLL BINDER. Special Dispatch to The Star. DEARBORN, Mich., November 10. —“Experfence has vindicated my be- lief that men can produce as much in | five days of eight hours each as they formerly did in six,” Henry Ford told | me in the course of our discussion of | the theory and practice of the re- !'du.-ml work weelk. The Ford company is not publish- ing production figures this vear, so I am unable to cite car production this month as compared with the same month a year ago, but Mr. Ford au- thorized me to say: “We are today producing the same number of cars with the same number of men in the five.day week as we formerly pro- duced In the six-day week. That has been our record for more than a { month.” | Chats with Mr. Ford and his gen- | eral staff give one the conviction that | this record is just a starter. The | Fords expect the five-day week to per- | mit steady increase in output per {unit. They do not for a moment consider that this involves “sweating” of their employes. The two-day rest |over the week end gives such an increased vitality during the five | working days, they hold, that the men | will readiiy turn out more work dur- | ing each eight-hour stint. I Machines Must Help. | The machines are, of course, ex- i]’\!('h\] to contribute their share to ,|E|P creased output. ‘When Mr. | Ford aides—who have themselves come up through the shops—talk about future output they see no limit |to the possibilities. Better and ever | better machines they take for grant |ed. Better and ever better service { on the part of the vast army of Ford workers they likewise anticipate. For | this improved service they expect to | zive larger pay and, when opportu- Ly presents itself, to shorten still urther the working time. The next nodification, Mr. Ford intimates, will be in the hours of labor per day. That change, however, is not con- templated for some time to come. The present job is to make a thorough | success Of the fiv week, I directed Mr. Ford's attention to | the statemenis of his fellow em. o within and without the Na. tional Association of Manufioturers to the effect that his policy cor | be successtully adopted in other in- | dustries. That prompted Mr. Ford to {depart from his habit of not discuss- |ing the policies of other people and | other indust, d not | “The are just antiquated and don’t know it when they claim the five-day week is unsound and impracticable, M wd, said with an induigent smile. “They’ll catch up in time, { whether they wish to or not. They will be carried on with the tide of events, just as they are coming to {see the wisdom of paying good wages | nd {as opposed to the traditional |cidal poliey of giying employ {least they can be hade to accept. Evidence of Success. | idence that ‘the five-day | we is _universally applicable is | found within our own organization. We do nothing that is not directly connected with the motor industry, | but in the course of producing motors |we have oceasion to mine iron and coal, engage in extensive lumbering | operations, manufacture textiles. g and numerous other commodities as | well ns operate a railroad, a fleet of | vessels, conduct grocery, drug, and clothing business of huge proportions and publish a paper with a circulation of 600,000, In all, we are engaged in more than fifty highly diversified lines of activity employing directly 217,000 men “With the exception of the em- ployes of the D. T. & I. Raflroad and tie Dearborn Independent staff, virtu- ally all of these employes enjoy a five- v week and all of the employ will | |&0 on the fiveday basis just as soon | us the proper schedules can be ar- ranged. If we can do these operations and make money on the five-day week |basis there is no valid reason for |other employers not meeting with similar success, “Of course, the five-day week would | hardly prove successful in an obsolete plant’ where management is so_ ineffi- | cient as to have a number of incom- | petent or superfluous employes or to | have men doing jobs which machines should perform. The slack workman, {vou know, is the product of slack management The best service man: agement can render to men is to keep | earn a living. You can do a man no greater injury than to allow him to ‘soldier’ on his job. The reason is ap- parent. The less work a man does the less purchasing power he creates, which means a lessened number of people to ask for his services. “It may be difficult for a manage- ment hampered by absentec owner- ship to make a success of the five-day week. If a business must be con ducted with a view to meeting divi- dend and interest charges it is in a poor position to adapt itself to chang- ing requirements of the industry and its workers.” Then Mr. Ford tutored me in his | business philosophy—particularly that | phase of it which concerns leisure and | consumption. He thinks the old- | fashioned notion that leisure time is lost time has been altogether ex ploded. There was a time, he con- | cedes, when the majority of people found a very poor use for leisure. Then the limited amount of leisure permitted the working people was reckoned an indulgence dictated by humanitarfan considerations. They Do Better Now. “People now know how to make bet- ter use of leisure. As leisure has in- creased, people’s minds have expanded and their enjoyment of life has been enhanced. Frequent holidays and week ends. such as are possible under the five-day week, stimulate their needs and therefore their efforts to obtain the wherewithal to supply the needs. Thus industry and commerce benefit by the growth of the people’s rgin of leisure. ¥ ! You know business is one-half use. If we a produced and never used, there could be no continuous business. But when we apportion the time between production and use we are acting in accordance with the eco- FIVE-DAY WEEK ACCOMPLISHES AS MUCH AS SIX. SAYS FORD Policy Just a Starter, Auto Magnate Indi- cates in Interview—Looks for Plan to Increase His Output. | day week—one wI] | dark passageways, sustains his contention that there is no such thing as a saturation point in the consumption of motor cars or any other useful commodity. Progres- sive shortening of hours and Increase of wages will keep the demand for goods high and the industries moving, Mr. Ferd believes. He confidently as- serts that other employers will resort to the fiveday week as a means of improving their own businesses, just as he expects to sell more cars by of his own adoption of the virtue policy. g Thg' discussion drifted to other topics and after an interval T left the ! manufacturer to talk_to some of hie as- sociates. Presently Mr. Ford dropped into the conference to suggest that 1 might call attention to a hitherto un- considered aspect of the five-day week. Business Real Basis. a “I have talked to vou of ths col husiness aspects of the fiveday week. That is the only real basis upon which such a policy can be considered, but thore e a spiritual aspect to the five- hich Sh;:mld lntm'wll he church people in the extension £ he fiveday week idea. The church Wil be one of the chief beneficlaries of the new industrial calendar. “The commonest excuse most peo- ple give for not going to church is jack of time. Like most excuses it has in It a grain of truth. In a gen- eration when so large a proportion of the people spend their time in fac- tory and offico a need of physical recreation is felt. That need should be gratified. But in the squirrel-cage round of work and recreation that men have devised they have left no place for the church. ‘Both physical and spiritual recrea- tion are essential to the perpetuation of the race. Sunduy is the appointed day for development of the spiritual side of man. That development need not be interfered with if Saturday is free for recreation. Workers can go out into the country on Saturday and commune with nature. Then on Sun- day they need not feel that they are depriving themselves of anything when they go to church, Incidentally, by taking their recreation on Saturday instead of Sunday, they will lessen one burden on_ those now compelled to work on Sunday in order that others may play on that day. The five-day week, by giving the people the sixth day for physical recreation and the seventh for religious observanee, will go far toward bringing Christian- ity nearer_the pepole.” Tt was 5:30 in the afternoon when I finally bade Mr. Ford good-by. He was still lingering in his beloved lab- oratory. at which he had arrived be- fore 7 that morning, T was told. For the pioneer promoter of the eight-hour day and the five-day’ week there is neither eight-hour day nor five-day week, but, as Mr. Ford explained, it is all fun for him, so there is no need of curtailing hours or days. (Cosright. 1926.) SENATE RECEIVES ENGLISH REPORT OF HOUSE LEADERS (Continued from First Page.) resolutions directing the sergeant-at- arms to notify all witnesses sum- moned in the English case not to ap- pear hefore the Senate unthl they should be notified by the sergeant-at- arms. Without debate it was adopted. Another resolution offered by Sen- ator Curtis provided that the Senate setting as a court of impeachment chould adjourn until Monday, Decem- beer 13, at 1 p.m. This, too, was adopted. Stewart Is Seated. In all probability this is the end of the trial of Judge English. It is understood that the House managers intend to recommend to the House that the trial be abandoned, since Judge English is no longer on the hench. The English matter occupied not more than 6 minutes of the Senate’s time today. As soon as it had been disposed of Senator Daniel F. Speck of Jowa presented the credentials of Senator David W. Stewart, who has been appointed, and recently elected, to filll the unexpired term of the late Senator Cummins. After the formal announcement of the death of Senator Cummins by Senator Speck, Senator Stewart, by unanimous consent, was permitted to take the oath of office. ‘'wo other Senators-elect, chosen to every. workman on his toes every |fill unexpired terms, Harry Hawes of ts of his working hours. Missouri and David I. Walsh of # 15 | Massachusetts were not present at Gets Money’s Worth. |tho seasion of the Semate toda . and “In the Purchase of labor, as of |therefore will not qualify as Senators any other commodity, you must be[until the opening of the regular ses- sure you are getting your money’s |%lon of Congress, the first Monday in |worth. Every time vou let a man give | December. Vou less than full valie for the waga | Formal announcement of the death You pay him you help to lower his |of the late Senator Fernald of Maine wage to make it harder for him to [Was made by Senator Hale of that State. As soon as Senator Hale had com- pleted his statement and a resolution of regret had heen adopted, on mo- tion of Senator Curtis, the Senate ad- journed. OLD MINER IS MISSING. 150 Men Seek Veteran in Recesses of Workings. CAMBRIDGE, Ohlo, November 10 (P)—Peter Sweediski, “Old Pete,” veteran miner in the Cleveland mine near here, was missing today after a two-day search through the rami- fications of the mine—since he went back inside to look for some lost tools. A force of 150 men—the entire crew—has been canvassing the many but no trace of veediski has been found. Fear 1s expressed Sweediski has fallen into a deep hole within the mine and drowned. o0 SR M’KINLEY IS WEAKER. Senator’s Condition Is Said to Be Satistactory Otherwise. MARTINSVILLE, Ind., November 10 (P).—The condition of Senator Wil- ilam B. McKinley of 1llinois, a patient at a sanitarfum here since August 18, was described by his physicians to- day as being “somewhat weaker, but | otherwise entirely satisfactor: Except for this gradual weakening, the doctors report that there has been | no change in his condition during the | past month. Senator McKinley is con- S | nomie law. “We have no leisure class in this country. All the business of the wealthy would not support a single industry. Our buying class is working class, and our working clase must also become our ‘leisure class if our immense production is to be balanced by cor ption. Desides, it is only just and human and progres- sive and educational that the people should use what they produce.” By this line of reasoning Mr. Fard our | scious, his respiration and tempera- | ture are normal, his physiclans re- | port. | i pirgemal o BAND CONCERT. TOMORROW. By the United States Soldlers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:45 i o'clock, John S. M. Zimmerman, leader; Emil A. Fensted, second } | BIG WESTERN RAIL MERGER FORECAST Great Northern, Northern Pa- cific and Burlington Would Combine. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 10.—(un solidation of the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Burlinztor railroads with an eventual extension into California is forecast, sivs the Herald Tribune today, in a statement made by Arthur Curtiss James, St. Paul, where he went to attend meeting of the Great Northern dir to Such a consolidation would embraca more than 28,000 miles of line with a total capitalization of $1.300,000.000 The newspaper says that in reply to a question of the representative of Dow, Jones & Co. a Eventual Extension. As to whether his recent large pur chases of Western Pacific stock indi cated that through a merger the Rur- ington would run into San Francisco, Mr James sald: “The Burlington has heen using the Denver and Rio Grande and the West #rn Pacific for years to mak. conn tion with San Francisco. There is no need for any more extenslon in tha direction. But I look to see eventual Iy the extension of the northwest line into Californfa . It was James Hill's dream when ha built the Grea Northern and his visions generall come true.” The Herald Tribune rays: “Mr. James was quoted as express ing the opinion that it is only a ques tion of time until the two northern roads and the Burlington will be merged, and saying such a merger is the most logical thing to do, since it will leave the northwest with two great transcontinental systems—the consolidated northerns and the St Paul. Called Mere Opinlon. “Charles Donnelly, president of the Northern Pacific, was quoted in a dfs pateh from St. Paul, Minn., as saving that Mr. James mercly was expressing an opinlon in forecasting the rail merger in the near future. His owr opinion, Mr. Donnelly added, was that the consolidation could not take place until a change had heen made in the Natlonal Transportation act.” A merger of the Hill roads has been discussed repeatedly in Wall st for years, and one that would | two large competing systems in northwest—the Hill com St. Paul. Should such i place with the sanction «f tie Govern ment it is believed that the \Western Pacific would find itself in the combi nation. Mr. James is a heavy stock holder In the Western Pacific and the Great Northern, and he is understood to be the largest individual holder of stocks in the United States. FORD MAY EXTEND ROAD. Road Into Kentucky Coal Fields Would Connect With Virginia. NEW YORK, November 10 Henry Ford is reported in the finan clal district today to be considering @ plan for extension of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad into the the to the House. Mr. Michener presented | o0 and Tronton o ek resignation of Judge English and fts | Wher® o, W8 SCUOH ML o acceptance by the President. | oand A stcher Counties, Such an Senator Curtls of Kansas, Republl-| . iension, it was further reported can leader of the Senate, presented| . ,,q enable the Ford railroad to hook up with the Vircinian railread | whose Western terminus is at Deep- water, W. Va Not long ago the Interstate ( merce Commission rejected a plan of | the Norfolk and Western Ral i for the acquisition of the Virginfan Should Mr. Ford extend the fronton end acquire the Virginian, he would have a complete all rail route to Tide Water. m cem gt NOTED SINGER DIES. Joseph Schwarz, Berlin Baritone., Victim of Kidney Trouble. Josepi 1 BERLIN, November 10 (®). Schwarz, leading baritone « lin civic opera and former the Chicago ani San Francisco ope | companies, died today during an op. | eration for kidney trouble. He was 46 | years old. the mem Mr. Schwarz's widow was Mrs. Clara Sielcken, whose first hus A was known as the ‘“coffee king.” The den-Baden was many visiting Sielcken estate at Bu the rendezvous for Americans. $158,000 FOR SEAT. New York Stock Exchange Mem- bership to Be Sold. SW YORK, November 10 (&) - sale of a seat on the New York Stock axchange for $138,000, the highest price ever paid for membership, was I tentatively arranged to the com { mittee on admission, the previous record figure by The identity of the pu said, would be made knov xeeeding ser, it was 1 probabl tomorrow after formalities had been concluded. PIMLICO ENTRIES ‘Thursday, November FIRST BAGE —2-soar-o urse. $ . 8 furlon, iy Biack . 103 Rewity Lavish Olive Dexter’ .. SRock Thorn.'. ah 1 Mehoz Pomonkey SECOND nires, €1400; 1 1 §lidrad Tlazes Carloman 2-year . 00 _added . Gold: Com: ... 107 3B fiher . 104 lorian 08 Sun {(uru:‘r‘l, . Casy Monsy.... 98 Rip Rap ...... oly, iy 107 Burd Helen riadjof Nansen 100 Bo's de Ross... 108 After Glow . 114 . (‘Sa«rmu) 113 + Tk.fl .o 122 Joc] p 112 4Rancocas Stable entry tWalter J. Salmon enfry. FOURTH RACE—3-vear-olds nd up urse, $1.600: 1 mile and sixteenth. fino: 00000 1107 doawheel ™ ] ana_ Siear® srie 102 FIFTH RACE—The Hotel Kernan claim ing_handicap: #-year-olds and up: pucse, $L800: 0 furlongs Tamarind ... 7102 Sand Hills ... 100 Happy Argo.... 118 Bruns . o 108 Little Asiesion {14 10 Everglade .. ... 103 108 Tod ~Renesor . 103 110 Sunsard 13 Whitney entry IXTH RACE—The Stafford Handica 000 purse: J-year-olds and up. 1 mile 18 lomon'aSeal 107 Baker. .. 109 t up mile and 70 116 Boyard 110 . sGloninter. 101 Sundiiila .00 Phgasant . .00 108 “Glden” Rile: | fiugren\lu claime clear; beavy.