Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1927, Page 2

WARNING IS HEEDED ~ BYTRUCK DRIVERS More Care in Observing Traf- | fic Rules Noted Today—Em- ployers Co-operate. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. | Exposed two days ago as the most outstanding traffic menace in Wash- ington, censured and denounced from one end of the city to the other d warned that they had been made the object of a special poilc mpaign drivers of light comm were proceeding = day, keeping within the speed observing the right-of-way generally obeying the traffic regul tions. Tmployers, many of them aware of | their drivers’ recklessness for the first i time, pledged their wholehearted co-| operation in the campaign to bring an | ond to the depredations of their men. ! who, in violating the traffic rules, are | running counter to the strict require-| ments of the firms for which they drive. Inquiry among representative busi ness houses which operate light com merclal vehicle fl 1 that| carelessness and recitless 4 grantly at varfance with the orders, given to drivers. Emphatic sut -{ tion of this fact is tu be found in the statements of offiefals of the Washing- | ton Chamber of Commerce, the Board { of Trade and Merchants and Manufac- Turers’ Association. Approval Is Widespread. Heads of these three group: embrace among _their membership virtually all the large and small op-| erators of ccmmercial motor vehicles, | express unqualifiedly their approval of the campalgn against the harrow- ing tactics of this class of operatol They give assurance that the prol lem of facilitating the drive against them will be laid immediately before committee groups. Employers welcome the suggestion of M. O. Eldridge, director of traffic, thet they invite the public to report any exhibition of carelessness on the | part of thelr drivers. Substantiation of the previously made point that employers do not tol- erate extremist driving on the part of thelr delivery men was found today in inquiries submitted to members of the three large trade bodles as repre- sentative of the general thought of business firms. Those questioned de-| clared that they had strict require- ments that their drivers abide by the| spirit as well as the letter of the traf- fic regulations under all circum- stances. Obvlously, it.is impossible for these | firms to keep an absolute check on the individual drivers, and all ex- pressed themselves as heartily in fa- vor of citizens submitting reports on | violations. Drivers’ Help Is Sought. A concrete suggestion for winning | the support of the drivers themselves | was made by George W. Offutt, jr.| chairman of the traffic committee of the Board of Trade. Mr. Offutt pro- poses that firms submit cards to thelr drivers which will pledge them to strict and invariable compliance with the regulations. “It is the individual driver and not the firm that is at fault,” says. Mr. Oftutt. “It is the individual whe must be reached if the wave of reck- lessnees and carelessness is to be brought to a decisive- end. Each driver should be fofced to pledge him self to conduct himself in the inter- est of safety. “Not a single reputable business | concern in the city condones the tac- tics of the driver who runs counter to the traffic regulations. They spec- ify obedience to the law and courtesy at all times and insist that the driver protect life and property. If the oper ator, however, falls to live up to! these requirements reports of the in cidents will be handled witk finality | and dispatch by the firms to which | they are made. “Even if there were no humane factor involved, business considera- tions naturally would compel firms to take this attitude.” Members of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Assoclation, many of whom operate large delivery fleets, long have been active in the interest | of safe driving and a majority have definite provisions that the reckless driver be drastically punished if he persists in his recklessness, according to R. P. Andrews. Welcome Just Complaints. which | i | “Our association members have been endeavoring for some time to in struct their drivers thoroughly In the necessity for care and courtesy on the streets of the National Capital,” said JMr. Andrews. “I am certain 1 speak for them all when I say they would welcome_reports of careless driving cases. We have discussed the matter several times on the floor in open | meeting, and the assoclation’s stand 1= firmly to oppose the slightest devia- tion from the traffic regulations. “It would be an excellent idea to have citizen co-operation in running | been completed. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, s wwseeo s vemoosvo vewssoaswesswen Moody and Weer INELLON BLAMED B Committee Decides on Form of Tribute Proposed for Commoner. Jennings will The William Bryan Membrial Assoc ation erect fal to cost $260,000 and to take | the for oup of statuary | depleting outstanding episodes in the Commoner, accord- greement reached itive committee seting at the memq | public carec | 1 otent the Fayette Hotel H. Calishan of Louisville, secre- ary of the associaton, pofnted out hat the money would be ralsed with- EDWIN EWMAN. | tion through a campaign of pers { solicitation conducted by | and himself. It is expected, he sald | to obtain the necessary sum by March by the and will b throughout the country. Assigns Reasons for Selec In tentatively determining upon a | group of statuary to be erected in Attorney, Builder, Inventor! & dlingion as the most fitting 2 memorial, the point was brought out and Democratic Leader Ex- |that such a memorial would do pires, Following lliness. w.th yearly maintenance costs n. fter | its completion. Other m included the erection of a carillon and Edwin A. Newman, 65 years old, for- mer national committeeman of the Democratic party from the District; attorney, builder and inventor, died| It at his residence, 4205 Eighth street, | St Aast Elght iler. an l06as) 00 Sevetal | e e R months. Mr. Newman was one supporters of the late the form that best | the | represents memorial. | It s the idea of the committee, M: conclusion the for Bryan four characteristic poses. One statue will represent him delivering his of the ardent “Cross of Gold" address in the Demo- William Jen- | cratic convention of 1896; another will nings Bryan when the latter was &|show him making his address on the candidate for President. He attended | tariff fssue before Congress in the Democratic convention as a dele-| while other poses will depict him with gate for many years and was at one time chairman of the Democratic cen- tral committee, of which he was a| Mr. Daniels returned to his home member of a long time. at Raleigh, N. C., last night, but w! he District of | | gospel and as a teacher and leader. In 1896 he organized tl come to Washington next month t Columbia Democratic Association. He | confer with Charles Moore, secretar also served as chairman of the Jack-|of the Fine Arts Commission, as to son day banquet held in this city in|the most appropriate site for the pro- January, 1912, and considered one ofd{ posed group of statuary. the most important banquets from the | 5 i standpoint of the Democratic party | Selection of Site Postponed. It has been suggested that the me. ever held here, it is staled. | He also was interested in news-imorial be erected near Sixteenth and paper work and in 1895 published the| Harvard streets, but finul choice of National Watchman, a political paper | the site will not be made until after of that time, which was later pur-|those instrumental in the beautifica- chased by Bryan and renamed the|ton of the District have been con- Commonet { sulted. For many years a practicing attor-| Mr. Callahan stated that although ney here, Mr. Newman was a former | the agreement on the form the me- member of the firm of Baldwin, HoD- | morial is to take Is as yet a tentative kins & Peyton, patent attorneys. one, in all likellhood it will be formal- As a buiflder Mr. Newman helped to |1y adopted and in the meantime the develop the College Park section and | campaign for obtaining the quarter of other suburbs of this city. He also|a million dollars built large fisheries at Lakeland, Md. | Besides his other activities Mr.| wil] be vigorously carried out. He Newman had achieved recognition as| made it clear that those con- an inventor, among his inventions | gucting the campaign will do so at being a special patent for the ther-|their own expense, and will make the mostat. | matter such a personal one that even A native of Allentown, Pa., he Was | hoge followers of Mr. Bryan, who are a "descendant of early settlers of |only financially able to contribute in America. He is survived by hiS|gmall amounts, will be invited to widow, two sons, L. Cloud and EAwin | ghave in the memorial. Pelres’ Shoemaker Newman; four| Tpe best sculptor obtalnable will be daughters, Mrs. Arthur Drefs, Mrs.|employed to execute the designs, he John Cammack, Miss Helen Carbery |gaiq, which will perpetuate the Newman .and Miss ,Asadia \Walser | memory not onl Newr(tlxm;; mlm sldx gr}:r\ds\t‘)mr l"m"clad- great Commoner, but of a personality David, Paul an ohn Newman an vhicl e usands to his fold. Jobn and Willlam Cammack. G Funeral arrangements have not AUTIIEJ;FAVORS PEN. Woodward Prefers Longhand to Typewriting. NEW YORK, January 5 (#).—The pen still is as mighty as the type- writer in the hands of authors. W. E. Woodward, who wrote “George Washington, the Image and the Man,” finds writing with a pen easier, although he asserts he can operate a typewriter. Cosmo Hamil ton, the novelist, dictates to a sec retary, with ' pen, sometimes rewriting whole paragraphs in that. manner. Several successful playrights are said to use the pen. — e e membership of the three large trade bodies: “We are back of the campaign 100 per cent,” declared thé manager of the James F. Oyster firm, dealer in dairy products, “We are constantly warn- ing our drivers that care and courtesy are imperative requirements, but it is impossible to check them at all times. Drivers are told that there is no cir- cumstance that makes it necessary to exceed the speed limit and any citizen can be assured of prompt action if he has a reasonable complaint to make against one of our men.” ‘A system of additional compensation for drivers whose records are free from accidents has proved markedly successful in the case of Woodward & Lothrop. According to an official of the company, reports from citizens will be particularly welcome in case a driver violates'the strict requirements for safe driving at all times. A similar sentiment is expressed by Charles F. Goldsmith of Lansburgh’s, who declares that careless driving on the part of the delivery car opera- tors will not be tolerated. “We wel- come co-operation in this respeect,” sald Mr. Goldsmith. Instructions to Drivers. M. E. Billow of the Arcade Laundry declares that every effort is made to keep the drivers within the bounds of courtesy and the traffic laws and that the company will be glad to hear from teous driving and this company also will be glad to be apprised of any breaches of these pledges. Another concern to approve the campaign and to express its willing- ness to act on complaints is the Frank Kidwell Co. These expressions clearly indicate that employers are willing to add their volce to the insistent demand for immediate relief from driving practices that endanger and harass pedestrians and_motorists on the streets of the National Capital. ‘With his employer's imperative de- mand for better driving added to the censure of citizens and with the activ- of the police concentrated upon 1893, | S0 Mhts for more deaths than any L i ! ‘other classification Bible in hand, as an adherent of the | 50 Jist of causes of infants’ deaths, | as published 11 | Commerce. | the which will be de- | voted to the erection of a memorial| ly of the deeds of the | tem: Broncho-pneumonia — White, but revises his manuscript | \ \ | | | {of articles discussing the durf at period. ects considered, Mr. Callahan stated. | of | ijic record in the office of Dr. i | est toll was taken by ‘“diseases of the | digestive system” and amounted to ! 132" diseases of the respiratory sys- | ' RYANMEMORIAL | MANY BABY DEATHS 70 COST S0 LADTO IGNORANCE | out a penny of expense to the as\-..«ml | i nal g " | for wisdge displayed by ToReptius | 0 (e lack of knowladge display Daniels, president of the association, | ¢\ (G N over the new | the home. {19, the birthday of Mr. Bryan, wheh | o o Tingant is entitied, would have . | warded off, for example, . Vill €| o¢ the 132 deaths attributed to vatious observed by a series of celebrations | oo the S YR T Pneumonia and | other { the building of a memorial hospital. ,gicer, but the executive committee reached | ¢ain‘group of causes, here as in other statuary | cities, and because these are so well @ !known now persons interested in re- ahan explained, to have the series | onca the machinery is available, ma- in | chinery which is found in other cities | White, 0; {103 117; total, 49. | death in the District in 192 Better-Informed Mothers Are! Needed, Say Experts. Analysis of Causes. is the second of a series | high infant | mortality rate in the District of Co lumbia. The third of the series will appear tomorrow. { Wholesale ignorance of baby care and attention, both before and after! birth, bas contributed in a large de. gree to the high and deplorable infant mortality rate credited to the Natlonal Capital. | A large number of the 8Ui who died in Wi during 19 (the latest statls 2 they reached their first birthd would be lving today Note: This other persons having born child in and Meticulous attention, tfo which great many respiratory s main { diseases of the vstem, child health author! Causes Are Well Known. i There is nothing mysterious or baf- | fling about what caused the 801} deaths out of the 9,173 babies born ctual patho is a matter ause of each case District health died from a cer- Willlam C. Fowler, The bable: ducing the infant mortality rate for the District are confident of success of larger population and lower infant mortality rate than Washington. Records of the Children's Bureau, Department of Labor, show that the group denominated “early infancy” in the interna- by the Department of In the District, in 1925, number of deaths under this classification was 347. The next high- 149. Third place was occupied by the tem; fourth by epidemic, endemic and infectious diseases, to the number of 60, and fifth, by maiformations, num- bering 49. Progress Is Reported. It is admitted by experts that the “early Infancy” cause will be the hard- est to conquer. Nevertheless, it is not an impossible task, and the med- jcal world reports progress from many -quarters. According to records for 1925 in Dr. Fowler's office, the leading patholog- ical s of death under the “early | classification were: Prema- | white, 138; colored, 82; total, ; intracranial hemorrhage, white, : ‘colored, 1; total, 19; atelectasis or pulmonary collapse, white, 15; colored, 6; total, 21; hemorrhage of newborn, white, colored, 7; total, 12; maras- mus, or progressive emaciation, white, 7; colored, 5; total, 12. Diseases of the digestive system: Diarrhea and enteritis or inflamma- tion -of the intestines—White, 68; colored, 74; total, 142. Diseases of the respiratory sys- total, 92. Lobar colored, §; to- pneumonia— 32; colored, 60; pneumonia—White, 5; tal, 13. Catarrhal colored, 10. Epidemic, endemic and infectious diseases Whooping cough—White, 3: colored, 11; totals, 14. Diphtheria— White, 2; colored, 1; total, 3. Influ- enza, qneumonia, due to the grip— White, 2; colored, 1: total, 3. Influ- enza and grip—White, colored, 0. Influenzal meningitis—White, 2; colored, 0. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system, pulmonary tuber- culosis—White, 1; colored, 4; total, &. Tuberculosis of the meninges and central nervous system; tuberculosis meningities—White, 2; colored, 5; total, 7. Syphilis—White, 3; colored, total, 13. Malformations—White, 32; colored, Diseases of the nerv- d of organs of special 22; colored, 7; to- system an sense—White, tal, 29. Same in Eight Cities. The first five causes of infant in the order of the lives they claimed, com- pare identically ~with the same causes in eight cities where detailed surveys were made by the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor. In those eight cities, early infancy accounted for 36.1 per cent of the deaths; gastric and intestinal diseases, 32.4 per cent; respiratory diseases, 19.6 per cent; epldemic and other communicable diseases, 7.1 per cent, and malformations, 4.3 per cent. This survey, incidentally, covered the period from 1911 to 1916. To a large extent the causes of CELLER ATTACKED |stand by my guns. him, the truck driver will, if he is| wise, show immediate and great|death from early infancy have their D _C, To Try Level Best To Live on $4,000] By the Associated Press. ABILENE, Tex., January o.—As an object lesson for young married couples, Gov. and Mrs. Dan Moody are going to do their “dead level best” to live in the governor's man- slon on the salary of $4,000 a year, Mrs. Moody said here today. Keeping within this budget will be difficult, the bride of the 33- yearold governoMelect, who mar- ried during his campaign, admitted, in view of the many calls on t Kovernor's purse, but she believes it can be done. Agitation for an increase in the gubernatorial emoluments,* which were fixed when the present State constitution was udopted in 187 has been frequent m the last few years, without pro?ucing results. | FOR DRINK CHARGE Refuses to Apologize When He Gets Up to Explain Change in Record. By the Associated Press L The 'nt statement Repre- sentative Celler, Democrat, New York, that members of Congress “drink, and drink to excess,” precipitated an- other row over prohibition today on the House floor. Celler himself revived the subject by asking permission to explain why this statement did not appear in the record. Representative Cramton, Re- publican, Michigan, one of the dry leaders, sald he would object unless Celler assured him he would not make further statements that would “bring this body into disrepute.” In this, Celler agreed, but before he could proceed Representative Brand, Democrat, Georgia, asked the New York member if he intended to apologize. “I do oE r of not,” answered Celler. “The time has come,” shouted Cramton, “when the membership of the House ought not further to permit such attacks to go unchallenged.” Denying that_he had brousht dis- repute on the House, Celler said the phrase, “Drink and drink to excess” had’been made in the heat of debate and that in reading his remarks he “softened the words, but not the im- port.”” As his speech appeared in the Record, it said: “Many members of this House and the other chamber drink.” Cramton insisted Celler had given the wrong Impression to the country. “There is no drinking by drys in this House to an$ appreciable extent,” WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, | placed 1927. FOR RUM DEATHS La Guardia Puts Responsibil- ity on Secretary—Black- mail _System Charged. By the Associated Press Responsibility for deaths in York from polsoned alcohol was upon Secretary Mellon and Chester PP, Mills, prohibition enforce- ment director in New York, in speech in the House sentative La Guardia, that State. Mills, La Guardia de sponsible far the diversion polson alcohol and the deaths and I charge that the tary of the Treasury is responsible for not checking up on his director in New York and his loose method; in failing to properly supervise in- dustrial alcohol.” Republican, of “re- of the resulting red, is Denounces Conditions. Denouncing enforcement conditions on the whole and especially the “under- cover system ana esplonage and wire tapping,” Mr. La Guardia asserted the country need not look to Congress {for relief in the poison liquor situa- tion. He sad legislation had nothing to do with denaturing formulae be- cause they “are adopted by the Treas- ury with the approval of the Secre- tary.” Referring to his pending resolution to interrogate Secretary Mellon con- cerning any Governmental connection with the Bridge Whist Club in New York, La Guardia said the Government not only “through its corrupt or in- compentent officials in New York per- mitted or tolerated the diversion of polson alcohol, but went into the boot- leg business itself” at the club. He renewed his charge that Ralph W. Bickle, identified as operator of the club at which he said liquor was sold, was a prohibition undercover agent. Says Blackmail Is Practiced. La Guardla charged also that an “esplonage and wire tapping” system is being employed in New York by H. Bruce Bielaskl, another under- cover agent, by which “intimate and family matters are ascertained and a system of blackmail has developed.” He declared Bielaski “prevailed upon the Federal district attorney to write a letter to the comm police of New York City asking his co-operation to certify to the New York Telephone (b. the necessity of tapping wires in order to obtain in- formation.” “I will cite a case which is a mat- ter of record,” he said, “where a Mrs. B. was arrested in New York by one of the undercover men on an alleged trumped-up charge of having liquor when its only purpose was to black- mail the family. 1 will give the name of this family to any member of Con- Cramton said. *Any impression to the contrary is wrong.” ) The House judiciary committee to- day reported adversely a resolution by Representative Black, Democrat, New York, requesting Secretary Mellon to turn over all correspondence dealing | with the poisoning of alcohol to make | it unfit for beverage purposes. A | | similar resolution was adopted yester-| day by the Senate. BIGLIGHTING PLAN § BEING MAPPED Committee on Underground _Construction Meets and Ar- ranges Year’s Program. | Preparations for carrying out the District's gigantic streetlighting im- provement program are being made at 3 meeting this afternoon of the com- Imittee on underground construction, Which consists of the heads of all Dis- trict departments which do under- ground work—sewers, water, eleetri- cal, highway and the Public Utllities Commisston. ’An effort will be made to co-ordinate all of the projected underground street work so as to prevent unneces- sary cutting of street surfaces. Street Lighting Plan. The street lighting program, as pro- posed for this year, follow: January—Bladensburg road north- east, from Mount Olivet road to H street; Vermont avenue, from H street to Towa Circle; New Hampshire ave- nue, from Washington Circle to Du- pont Circle; Georgia avenue, from | Trumbull street to the District line: | Columbia. road, from Connecticut ave- nue to Fuclid street; K street, from Washington Circle to Florida avenue | gress who desires it. The Depart- ment of Justice has knowledge of this case and no action was taken.” McMAHON RULING HITS “NO PARKING” (Continued from First Page.) gal came as Traffice Director Eldridge was answering a complaint by M. A Leese over the increase in the num- ber of special permits. Mr. Eldridge sald that the practice is not unfair and is “based on the principle that the streets belong to the public and the space on the streets should be used in the interest of the majority.” Mr. Leese's criticism was contained in a letter to Mr. Eldridge under the date of December 30 last, in which he declared that the reservation of space for shipping entrances has re- | duced the parking space for shoppers. “Every request that is received for ‘no parking’® signs for ‘shipping en- trance’ signs,” said Mr. Eldridge in reply is personally investigated, and unless we find that the signs are need- ed in order to keep the space open for the benefit of the public and the con- cern or concerns interested, the ap- plication is denied. I fail to see anything unfair in this practice, as it Is based on the principle that the streets belong to the public and the space on the streets should be used in the ipterest of the majority.” BAND CONCERT. Thie evening at 8:15 o'clock at the Band Auditorfum, Marine Barracks, Eighth and I streets southeast, by the United States Navy Band Orchestra, Charles Benter, leader. March, “Zacatecas”. - Overture, “Rosamunde,” Opus 26, Schubert. A tone journey, ‘‘Mississippi,” Grofe (a) Father of Waters. (b) Huckleberry Finn. (c) Old Creole Days. (d) Mardi Gras. Fourth movement from Scheherazade, “The Festival at Bagdad,” Opus 35, | Rimsky-Korsakoow. today by Repre- | ioner of | hosen Speak New | i E. BROOKE LI Montgomery County _delegate, who will preside in Lower House of Mary- land Legislature. PROGRAM IS COMPLETE. ] ments Are Perfected. Virtual completion of plans for the Pan-Pacific Conference on Education, Rehabilitation, ~ Reclamation and Recreation, to be held at Honolulu, Hawali, April 11 .to 16, was an partment. Prominent educators from sessions of the conference. In addition to all foreign countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean, in- cluding those having territorial in- terests and colonial governments, in- vitations have been issued to State governors and representatives of or- ganizations interested in the subjects of the conference. —_— Reservists Are Commissioned. by the War Department to Walter C. Babcock, United States Soldiers’ Home, to Chester A Bennett, 4104 major eral’'s Department; to first lleutenant of Infantry. Today in Congress SENATE. Senate voted, §6 to 20, to resume consideration of the Sheppard maternity bilL On motion of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, the creden- tlals of Senator-elect Blaine, Re- publican, of Wisconsin, were referred to the privileges and elec- tions committee. This was in ac- cordance with the announcement of Senator Reed Monday that he thought the Senate should return to its old rule of referring all credentials to a committee. Privileges and elections subcom- mittee continued to hear opening argument of counsel for Senator Gould, Republican, of Maine, whose right to remain in the Senate is being investigated under the Walsh resolution. Foreign relations committee held a meeting on the Nicaraguan situa- tion. Agriculture committee took testi- mony on a stock yard bill. District of Columbia subcom- mittee will meet this afternoon on a medleal practice bill. HOUSE. House considers Navy appropria- tion bill. Subcommittee on police and fire of House District committee favor- ably reports Zihlman bill to equal- ize pay of park police force with that of metropolitan police force. House District committee orders favorable report on two bills—one authorizing acquisition of new site for Farmers’ Market, with the limit of cost to $600,000, and tho other to equalize the pay of the park police and metropolitan police forces. Ways and means committee in executive session. Subcommittee of appropriations committeo continues hearings in executive session on State, Justice, Commerce and Labor appropriation Naval affairs committee contin- ues hearing on modernization of battleships. Military affairs committee has Secretary Davis as principal wit- ness at a hearing on Army appro- priations. Chairman Zihlman of House Dis- trict committee confers with House Leader Tilson as to whether next Monday will be available for con- sideration of District legislation on the calendar. Interstate commerce committee in executive session on ralroad | | | i Pan-Pacific Confereence Arrange-/ nounced today by the Interfor De- | all over the country will attend the | g have control and Commissions in the Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Army have been issued y road, as a in the Judge Advocate Gen- Howard D. | Queen, 4257 Dix street northeast, as a | captain of Infantry, and to Thomas J. | Holmes, 2d, Takoma Park, Md., as a |SPEAKERSHIP GOES TOE BROOKE LEE [Maryland Assembly Hears Governor’s Message This Afternoon. i i Spedal Dispatch to The Star | ANNAPOLIS, Md.. January | Sessions of the General Assembly of | Maryland opened at noon today, with Gov. Ritchie's annual addvess sched uled for 3 pan., following which the sessfon would nex adjourn until Tuesday All last officers night nomina caucusse The Dem rooke Le Lontgomery County for speaker of e Youse, while Republicans nomi d J. Milton Pat on of Cum land. ~For president of the | David G Meclntosh of Baltimore jCounty was the Democratic choles and Alexander Il. Hagner of Wash |ington County was the choice of | publica Albert J. Almor of | Montgotnery was slated for chiet {clerk of the House and R. Lee Hall of Prince Georges for Senate journal |elerk. The committee on judicial pro ! ceedings will be headed by Senator | Lansdale Sasscer of Prince Cieorge County. Chairmanship of the Hous ways and means committee was oubt. Many other officers and pointments were slated at t cuses. 1 | Democrats Hold Sway | With a Senate majority « {lead of 46 in the House, | put through their legislation serious opposition. Following th to order at noon toda Corruthers, secretary Senate swore Orlando Harrison of Worceste) County, oldest or, who took the gavel and proceeded with the election In the Senate the elections were b roll call. In the House the voting was by ballot. About 1 o'clock th sessions adjourned to awalt the g ernor's annual message. Appoint ment of committees and other detafls of organization will be completed at the first sessions to be held next Tuesday, after which the Assembl will get down to the busine: legislating. In his annual message the governo: recommended abolishment of dar gerous grade crossings, including at Hywttsville; conser tion of ma life and sea food. with the purpose o re-establishing an industry fr which thousands of pers derive livelthood. Gasoline Tax Increase Provision for relieving counties the cost of building lateral roads and imposing a 1lz-cent gasoline tax on motorists for this work: elimination of grade crossings with money from an additional 1-cent gasoline tax, bring ing the total gasoline tax in the State to 41 cents, were recommended by the governor. He asked enactment of |legislation permitting municipalities to | pass adequate zoning laws, franchises and charters for the erection of a bridge across Chesapeake Bay, pro. posals for repeal of many of the blue laws and enactment of more liberal Sunday laws. The governor favored amendment to the public service con mission law which would give | commission more power or clearly de fine its present powers. Proposals for numerical and salary increases in the Baltimore police were included, and there are a number of other mat- ters covered in the message, including enabling acts permitting 1Itimor City and the counties to issue bonds consideration of the proposed twen- i tieth amendment to the Federal Con stitution (the child labor amendment); resolutions urging modification of the Volstead act or bill providing for {passage of a concurrent enforcement ;act to the eighteenth amendment Crossings Given Study. “The Democratic platform prom- ised a comprehensive plan which will enable the State, in conjunction with the railroads, to eliminate all dan gerous grade crossings ou State high ways within a reasonable time,” said | the message. “The State Roads Com mission, through its chairman, has been making a thorough study of railroad grade crossings in this State | The commission has prepared a plan |for elimination of such crossingx within a period of 10 years at a total | cost of $20,000,000, one-hal? to be | borne by the railroads and the other { half by the State, and $2,000,000 to be expended each year. i “The State’s half of this sum, { amounting to $1,000,000 a year, can | be raised either through the general | tax levy or through a further in crease in the gasoline tax. In the | former case it would be paid by all | direct taxpayers. In the latter case it would be paid by the motorists I"l‘he former method would necessitate { a $2,000,000 bond issue by each Legls- ! lature for flve years, with the result | ing interest and redemption charges. | The latter method would necessitate | & further increase in the gasoline tax. | _“The principal beneficiaries from | the removal of these grade crossings {will be the railroads and the mo. torists. The general public will bene fit to a relatively small extent. For 3 a Dem d ithou R th ot consolidation. S, 15 VAL any who have fair and just complaints J in his respect for the northeast, and Seventeenth street,|y.i.. wpetite Bijouterie” .Bohml‘ { this reason it seems to be fair that “Speaking for my own firm, we try | 10 impress the driver with continuing | and forceful lessons in safety. We | will act on any reasonable report of | recklessness by one of our drivers. Our trucks are numbered as are those of other firms and the citizen who re- | ports a transgression of the law or common decency will get u hearing.” Assurance that the matter will be jald before the traffic committee of the Chamber of Commerce is given by M. A. Leese, president of the body. “There is plenty of room for im- provement in driving in all parts of the city, but particularly in the down- | town sectlon,” says Mr. Leese. “The | chamber will do all In its power to aid, and T feel that our traffic commit- zae can be decidedly helpful in remedy- g the deplorable situation. Reckless Blowing Scored. “The habit of drivers in \,euring‘ 4down at high speed upon pedestrians who have a legal right-of-way, blow- ing their horns in pre-emptory de- mand for a right that belongs to the walker, is particularly pernicious. “There is a definite need for a clean-up In this respect. Apart from any humane consider- | ations the truck driver who keeps within the law and acts in the in- terest of safety can contribute toward'| the reduction of automobile liability insurance rates, it is pointed out by insurance officials i “Rates are based on experience, and | where experience indicates that com- | mercial vehicles figure in an exces- | sive number of accidents, companies are hampered in their desire to re- duce premiums,” says Spencer B. Curry, vice president of the Great Mational Insurance Co., with head- quarters here. “The situation is fdentical with the case of the passenger vehicle,” he adds. The definite position of commercial houses against the menace created by the light delivery car driver is reflected in the approval of the cam- paign against it and their expres- sions of hearty co-operation. to make against its men. improvement Employes of the William F. Gude Co. are pledged to careful and cour- When a Man Comes Knocking at Y our Heart—Will You Bid Him Enter, or Tell Him to Depart? observers declare. That depends upon whether or not he carries the key‘. How one girl found her Mr. Right is entertainingly told in our new serial— “JUDY'S MAN" By HELEN BERGER —a thrilling love story laid in the social whirl of Washington. Views of Several Firms. Without _exception, those inter- viewed declared their willingness to act on any complaint against one of thelr drivers. Here are the views of eeveral chosen at randem frum the L] Watch for the first installment of this fascinating ro- mance which will begin i IN FRIDAY'S STAR | Labor Department. | morrow’s Star. origin in the condition and care of regulations and the rights of others, | the mother before the child is born, | says the Children's Bureau of the “This is true especially of deaths from injuries at birth, many of which can be pre- vented by skilled care,” the bureau explains. “Mortality from premature birth depends in very large part upon the mother's condition, though, in part, they depend upon whether' the births are single or plural.” The bureau states, however, that causes peculiar to early infancy are almost entirely natal and prenatal in origin. Improper Feeding Found. Deaths from gastric and intestinal diseases, second in importance, “are due largely, in fact, to lmproper feed- ing,” says the bureau. Not only the prevalenceé of artificlal feeding ftself but also the prevalence of care- lessness in using artificlal food and of ignorance as to precautions neces- sary in connection with it vary with nationality traditions, with economic status and with the employment of the mother.” Climatic and weather conditions also are an important un- derlying cause of mortality from gas- tric and intestinal diseases, the bureau notes, referring to the combined eight- ! eity survey, which showed that three- fourths of all deaths from these causes occurred in the period from July to October. As to respiratory diseases, the third in standing, the bureau is satisfled fn assigning the “Influence of climatic |and weather conditions” during the ‘Winter and early Spring as a leading | cause. The fourth cause, epidemic and oth- er communicable diseases ‘“are, of course, due to specific infections,” the | bureau declares, and of the fifth cause, malformations, the bureau states these causes have their origin in pre-natal conditions. The causal factors entering into a high infant mortality rate will be dis- cussed in an article appearing in to- 22 Killed in Avalanche. MOSCOW, January §5 (#).—An ava- lanche in the Khakassky district of Siberia has killed 22 miners. The great mass of snow and ice com- pletely ingulfed a number of miners’ barracks. Khakassky is in the Prov- ince of Yeniselsk. from B to Florida avenue. February—E street from Fifth street to the Union Station plaza; Eleventh street southeast, from North Carolina avenue to O street; Pennsylvania ave- nue from Seventeenth street to Rock Creek Bridge. March—North Capitol street from E to R street; Fourteenth street, from Water to Newton street; New York avenue from Ninth to Fifteenth street and New York avenue from Seventh street to Florida avenue northeast. April—Florida avenue from Massa chusetts avenue to H street northeast Benning road from Fifteenth street northeast to the District line; Eight- teenth street from B street to Colum- | bia road. ‘May—Fifteenth street from Pennsyl- | vania avenue to W street, Thirteenth | street from New York avenue to Spring road, Canal road from Thirty- sixth street to the District line and Rhode Island avenue northeast from Fourth street to the District line. ’June—Kalorama road from Eight- eenth to Twenty-fourth street and Nineteenth street from Calvert street to Dupont Circle. . Other Projects Planned. A number of other street lighting projects have not yet been assigned to geparate months, but will be put on the steeet lighting program soon, it was announced. They follo Good Hope road from Nichols ave- nue to Eighteenth street southeast, Nichols avenue southeast from § street to Good Hope road, Minnesota avenue from Good Hope road to Eight- eenth street southeast, the Anacostia Bridge and itsapproaches, Fourteenth street from Newton to Kalorama ave- nue, the Connecticut Avenue Bridge and its approaches, Wisconsin ave- nue from Volta place to Massachu- setts avenue, H street from Fifteenth to Seventeenth street, Jackson place from H street to Pennsylvania ave- nue, Fifteenth street from H street to I street, Madison place from H street to Pennsylvania avenue, Penn- sylvania avenue from Fifteenth to | Seventeenth street, Bladensburg road northeast from Mount Olivet road to the District line, Georgia avenue from Florida avenue to Trumbull street, Eleventh street from I to L _sf Iowa Circle, Sheridan Circle Btanton- Park and their environa, ! | | “Play Gipsies, Dance Gipsies,” Kalman (From Countess Maritza.) Rhapsodie, “Hungarian, No. 6”. .Liszt March, “Militaire, No. 1”....Schubert Excerpts from the eighth annual edl- tion of “George White’s Scandals,” Henderson “Star Spangled Banner.” This is the first of the regular series of concerts to be held weekly for the coming season. The public is invited. !Former Chemist and Banking and currency commit- | tee conducts hearing on Pittman ’ silver bill, with ex-Senators Thomas and Macumber as witnesses. Committee on _agriculture con- ducts hearing on Purnell bill for eradication of FEuropean corn borer. Judiclary committee holds regu- lar meeting in executive.session. Flood control committee consid- ers ‘Rainey bill to meet conditions on the Illinois River. Rum Runner Tells How Smu—gglers Use Dollar-Bill Code By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 5.—William R. Newman, who gave up the prac- tice of mechanical dentistry after 34 years to become an international rum runner, told in court yesterday how American dollar bills were used as code messages by liquor smugslers. Newman is a Government witness | in the trial of 18 of 33 men indicted | in connection with the operation of a gigantic rum fleet bringing I\quor from Canada to the United States. He himself was not indicted, though he admittedly worked for the ring. The witness said he was hired as a rum ship supercargo at $76 a week by Edward Kelly in 1924, when Kelly told him the syndicate was having considerable trouble because the supercargoes drank so much of their cargoes they could not do their work. Held “Master Minds.” Kelly and his brother Frank and Edward and Frank Costello are said by the Government to be the “master minds” of a great liquor-running or- ganization which had Its own fleet of Ships and maintained lafge business offices in New York. Newman, after a brlef period as supercargo of the rum ship Integral. said he was put in charge of the cargo of the Vincent White at Rum Row. He said he was given a list of serial numbers from dollar bHls by his “home office” with instructions con- pass him a dollar bill. This he would compare with his nst and so.know not only the quantity but the class and quality of the liquor called for. He cited the serial number K28134901B as calling for 50 pints of Scotch whisky, but did not explain what the code was. Tells of Adventures. Newman told of adventures while he was supercargo of the Vincent White. In February, 1924, he said, he was forced to set sail from Rum Row and return to the Canadian base at St. Miquelon. Unable to raise the an- chor, it was cut loose. Meeting stormy weather and having io anchor he put into Halifax and there was ordered by telegraph to return te New York by traln, turning over hls wark to another. _He worke: ‘or about a mont! New York waters, at one time ;‘el‘p': ing to load 1,000 cases of liquor at Port Jefferson. On its way back to New ~York after stocklng up in Canada the Vincent White was lost at sea for several days. ‘Newman sald he went to Cul Field and hired a scaplane piloted by Capt. Caperton to search for the Vin. cent White. Two trips up the coast were made, he testified, and on the second ' the Vincent White was sighted. Newman testified he went aboard, cerning each number stood for. ‘When pne of the rlrx"l fleet of fied, ‘\the n in charge would merely gave the seaplane pilot a case of liquor as a present, and then took charge of the ship, bringing her to Rum Row. - {the State's portion should be paid b {the motorists through the 'gasoline tax. { “The additional tax on the motoris iwould not be large. It would only | mean that the owner of every Mary land car would spend about $4 eack year for 10 years, or $40 in all, as his contribution” to end the grade-cross ing menace. Bill to Be Submitted. “¢ * * On the whole, it seems o me that an additional 1-cent increase in-the | asoline tax is both the most ecc nomical and the best method of pas ing the State's share of the grade crossing elimination program. Sucl increase would bear very lightly, most imperceptibly, upon the « most benefited. Accordingly, a bil providing this method of paying one half the cost and requiring the ral roads to contribute the other half wil’ be submitted to the Legislature for its consideration. “This will serve to bring the dis cussion to a head and will, I am con fident, develop the plan and method for elimination of grade-crossings which is the fairest and best.” The general impression is that the present Legislature will provide funds for the elimination of the Hyattsville grade crossing and also, it is hoped for the extension of Rhode Island ave nue from the District line to Hyatts ville. GEDDES GETS NEW POST. Becomes W:hi;lgtan Correspond- ent of New Weekly. Bond P. Geddes, well known local newspaper man, has been appointed Washington correspondent for a new national weekly, Patches, which is to begin publication soon at Philadel phia. Patches is to be a current weel 1y news review. Hugh Sutherland, fo many years editorin-chief of the Philadelphia North American, i~ editog of the new maguzine. Mr. Geddes has been identified witl the Washington newspaper corps fo the last 15 years, being for many years chief of Press Assoclation staffs at the Capitol, and also Washingto:: bureau manager of the United Press Until recently he was on the publicit: and legal staff of the Sinclair Ofl Co.