Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1927, Page 5

. CHANGES APPROVED INCONSULARRULES Pan-American Parley Agrees to Simplified and Uniform Shipping Practices. Continuing their revision of consu- Jar practices, the delegutes from the 21 Latin American countries today found thems in accord on a nun- ber of changes vitally affectinz_ship- pers directly concerned in the $3,000,- 000,000 inter-American trade. At the outset of today’s proceeding the conference accepted the proposal | a declaring that “the re- quiremenr: nd practices of all con- sular officers of one country with re gard to shipping documents should be, as far as possible, uniform within the territory of any other given countr This declaration was deemed nec sary because of the total lack of un formity at present results not only in confusion as to what is actually re- quired by law and regulations of the country of destingtion but als in complaints of discrimination particular ports or districts. Agree to Standardize Time. The conference then agreed on the standardization of the time for the | docu- | in the agend: | tified and ready for | to shippers within 24 lLours after presentation. A reduction to a minimum of the time required for the | certification of shipping documens | was declared an obvious necessi.y and, | convenience to shippe | Consul General Frederick D. F. Du- | mont. the American delegate, declared that the United States was mnot in terested in the agenda provision for rapid service to shippers in urgent cases merican regulations, he ex- plained, provided for shippers in such | cases and for this reason he with- held his vote on this section. The delegate from Paraguay also with held his vote, The section in question .which was adopted after some discussion vided that in urgent cas flicers should vsual time within office hours upon the payment of an additional fee not to_exceed $5. ! 1t was brought out that a large proportion of the countries have no! provision at present for attending to | emergency cases which often proves | an nconvenience to shippers. To avoid confusion and afford the | _mecessary facilities to the public, the conference agreed that every effort should be made by consular officers to keep the hours of business prevailing | in the commercial centers in which the | offices are located. | Use of Mails Sanctioned. Use of the mails by shippers in an- other city in handling shipping docu- ments also was sanctioned by the con- ference today. Very frequently the shipper finds himself in another city or otherwise at a distance from the consular office of the country to which he is preparing a shipment. ' To save him the neces- sity of traveling. to the place where the consular office is located, as well s the expense and loss of time incur- ‘red, the conference decided that the shipper should be permitted to trans- mit. documents for certification and likewise receive them from the consu- lav office on the return mail, provided the'shipper complies with the regula- tions preseribed by each country for such services, With regard:to the action_ taken vesterday on u{\; pravision affecting thé freduction ‘of the Hutfiber of ship- ping docutments, the conference re- ferred. this matter to a drafting com- mittee with instructions to revise the work and report recommendations later. The Peruvian delegate, Ed- uardo Higginson, consul general at New York, was called away today on urgent official business. Under the authority granted him by the Pap- American Union, the Peruvian min- ister appointed Senor J. Alvarez de Buenavista, first secretary 'of the legation, to succeed him on the com- mission. Simplifieation Step Taken. First steps looking “to uniformity and simplification bf consular pro- cedure throughout the American re- publics were taken yesterday after- noon, following the opening of the conference, when it was voted to recommend that countries not using consular invoices' may continue to use certificates of origin of mer- chandise imported for statistical, manitary or other purposes, other countries to combine the certificate of origin with the consular invoice. In case of doubt as to the correctness of the data on the consular invoice the consul may require the presenta- tion, but not for certification, of the consular ' invoice or other pertinent documents. Most of the discussions yesterday dealt with the first topic of the agenda, namely, reduction in the number of shipping documents re- quiring consular certificates. It was decided to recommend suppression of consular certification on biils of lading, but to allow certification of ships' manifests to continue. Some sharp differences arose at the outset, precipitated mainly by Fran- i Saustegui, commercial attache o's form of invoices, being simpler than most others, should be adopted as a standard for the other republics. During the discussion the | Paraguayan delegate, Jose Richling, consul general at New York, suggest- | ed that invoices be eliminated entirely. Uruguay, Argentina and Costa Rica, | he explained, are getting along very well without them and their elimina- tion would end considerable misunder- standing that now exists. Two-Thirds Rule Invoked. | At the outset of the conference the two-thirds rule was invoked for the adoption of all resolutions and acts of | to of the Revolutionary hero. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps, placing wreath at the statue of Count as the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia today commemorated the 148th anniversary LIBRARY EXTENSION HELD URGENT NEED from F ; the equipment as braunch es of suitable rooms in public not exceeding 25, and not_ex- up libra school buildings of suitable rented quarters, ceeding 8, in neighborhoods where rooms in school buildings are not available; the equipment as branch libraries, not exceeding three in num- ber, of suitable rooms in Federal and ct Government buildin it ailable, to provide library service convenient to the offices of Govern- ment employes; and in general, to provide in the District a program that will exemplify the best in planning, construction and equipment of library buildings and rooms.” . Early Action Is Urged. The five-year extension program bill has been fc ed by the library trustees to the District Commission- ers for their approval. In their con- sideration of it they have had a study of costs made by one of the assistants he Engineer Commissioner. who reports that the outside cost of the enlargement and equipment of the Central Library, the state and build- ing for 12 specific branch libraries and the alteration to the Conduit Road School for use as a branch library will be $1,796,500. The library trustees urge the Commissioners to make the program their own, to for- ward it to the District committees of the Senate and House promptly at the beginning of the next session of Congress for reintroduction and to co-operate in securing its enactment into law One of the first considerations in the library extension program will be to secure sites. The trustees point to the growing scarcity of sutiable lpcalities' and high prices at which they are held. -So urgent do they consider this phase of ‘the matter that they express the hope for sub- stancial appropriations at the coming sesslon for this purpose. Libray Estimates. ““The estimates for 1929,” according to the report, “as approved by the library trustees and filed with the Dis- trict Commissioners, total $505,750. Of this total, $112,500 is proposed for the purchase of branch library sites and for plans and specifications for buildings and $393,250 for library service. Of the maintenance item, $337.350 is proposed to bring the pres- ent organization, central library and branches, up to higher standards, and $55,900 is proposed to establish and mainfain branch libraries in six more school buildings and another branch in rented quarters.” “The Census Bureau's estimate of the population of the District on July 1, 1927, was 540,000. It is, therefore, safe to say that for the fiscal year 1928-29 the population will be not less than 505,750, so that if the estimates of the library trustees should be ap- propriated entire they would repre- —_— guages of the sessions, with the un- derstanding that if any dispute arises over translation, the Spanish text shall be used as a guide. A summary of the proceedings with the text of the resolutions is to_be trauslated into Portuguese and Fi®nch for the uae of the governments using those lan- guages when the sessions are termi- nated. Tpon the unanimous vote of the conference it was agreed that the ses- sidns would continue through Thurs- day. when a recess would be taken until October 24. Meanwhile a com- mittee would make a report on all controversial matters unsettled at the time of the recess. Bhe Forming Star B nfflfi[ IN TRUSTEES’ REPORT | of Columbia | sent not more than §1 per capita of the District's population. If the pro- posed maintenance item of § 0 should he appropriated entire asis of a minimum population 05,750, the per capi 8 xpenditures for the lil but 77.7 cent minimum standard for municipal pub- lic library maintenance set up by the American Library Association of $1 per capita and as compared with maintenance expenditures of American cities above S$1 per . such as Cleveland, $1.39, and other “Incre: ation for the coming ve: d Dr. Bower- man, “provide for an enlargement of staff’ sufficient to do away with the closing of the Centr v and branches every Wednesday a_condition enforced on \ since 1919. The increase in staff also s the opening of the Mount nt children’s room full hours the toming “Appropriation increases also pro- vide for the opening of a sub-branch of the Public Library in the Eastern High School. in the fine large room fitted from the beginning with iibrary furniture and designed for a branch library. Other increases in appropria- tions provide for the rental of spe ¢ bullt quarters for the Chev. “hase sub-branch and for the enlarge- ment of the staff of that and the Tenley sub-branches, opened on alter- nate days by the same staff.” Book Turnover. Readers of the District of Colum- bia have taken out from their li- braries 1,407,499 books during the fiscal year, which is an increase of 109,094 books over the preceding year. “It is unfortunate,” Dr. Bowerman says, “that no method has been de- vised for measuring the extent and especially the quality of reference and advisory service. They are large und constantly. growing both in extent and competence. “Students, teachers, club members. writrs, professional and business men, research workers and others,” the report states, “make use of the service of the reference room. A rec- ord of 9,338 questions, of which 926 were telephone calls, were kept dur- ing the year.” The industrial division of the 1li- brary, equipped with 832 reference books, 22,000 circulating books, 151 trade journals, 10,000 trade catalogues and 277 periodicals and house organs, has a record for the year of meeting an ever-increasing demand for spe- cialized srevice. To satisfy the growing interest in educational problems and child care, a room in the central library has been shelved with books on these subjects and put in charge of a trained assist- ant, competent to act in an advisory capacity concerning them. / An important innovation in the pic- ture division was made in the re- moval of 3,000 art books from the closed stacks to open shelves, creat- ing thereby an art division of the li- brary. From this division, according to the report, 133,597 mounted . pic- tures were loaned during the year, an of 15,571 over the figures of 1926. “The preparation of lists has be- come increasingly popular,” the re- port state “many persons desire them for short reading courses. In connection with lists, material was furnished for essays, these and sub- jects used in university work. Many requests were received from club members seeking topics and books for club papers, and from educational institutions and associations.” The branch libraries record advisory service in reading, which has been given to nursery schdols, finishing schools, classes of student nurses, nor- mal school groups and reading clinics for special children. The net strength of the book col- lection, according to the report, pass- ed the’ 300,000 mark in September, ADVERTISENENTS RECEIVED HERE as compared with the | 1926, and at the end of the fiscal year numbered 307471 volumes. Gifts re- ceived from the collection of the late Henry E. Davis and the Hispanic So- iety, as well as transfers from the of Congress, review copies The Evening Sta non-fiction purchased at the request and expense f of G. H. Paine and 500 volumes trans- ferred from the library of the Depart- ment of State, added useful and val- uable material to the collection. “Requests for book service to child- ren come from all over the District of Columbia, the report states. “The | distances are great, traffic conditions unsafe. These citizens seeking library service have right to service equal to that given in comparable city. It must not be overlooked that they are not rece ng it, though the juve nile hook circulation for the vear had a gain of 73,119 over the preceding year, and though the staff strives to accomplish as much as possible and to make each hook as useful as pos- sible. To do more for the children of the city in this constructive way means more branches, more staff, more books, and more working space.” The Library Staff. Referring to the library staff, Dr. Bowerman said that “the better salary situation and the occasional introduc tion into the staff of well trained re- from other libraries and the chools, the setting up of con- stantly improving standard of service o the public, the steady expansion of the library and the prospects of a still greater exmpansion have all combined to serve as a tonic and a stimulus for constantly improved individual achiev ment on the part of the staff membe: with the result that a fine professional spirit of service pervades the staff.” MANY CLAIM RELIEF IN ‘HEALING’ SERVICE Full Gospel Evangelist Leads Stricken in Prayer for Physical Aid. Services at the Full Gospel Taber- nacle, North Capitol and K streets, last night were marked by testimony of many worshipers who claimed to have obtained relief from physical ail- ments after attending the series of services conducted by Rev. Harvey McAlister, Canadian preacher. Claiming no supernatural powers to heal, but advocating instead fervent prayer and anointment with oil in accordance with the biblical practices, Rev. Mr. McAlister conducted another “faith healing service” last night aft- er several persons had testified to phy- sical improvement. When the congre- gation stood at his request, the minis- ter directed the men and women to stand before his pulpit with hands raised ve their heads and sing a hymn. JAt the conclusion of the sing- ing the members of the congregation were directed to pray audibly while Rev. Mr. McAlister accompanied them. After a period the upheld hands were withdrawn and other hymns were sung. At the conclusion of this demonstra- tion, many persons of the congrega- tion answered in the affirmative when asked if they felt physically improved. Sawdust made into briquettes makes D. €., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1I, PULASKI HONORED ATMEMORIAL RITES Lejeune Places Wreath on Statue of Hero of Revolution. The 148th anniversary of the death of Count Casimir Pulaski, Polish hero of the Battle of Savannah, was com- memorated today at 10 o'clock with the placing of a wreath on the statue, at Pennsylvama avenue and Thir- teenth street, by Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, at impressive ex- ercises under the auspices of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia. Hannibal Price, Minister of Haiti, which had 800 of its native sons in the Battle of Savannah, attended the ceremony, while Poland was repre- sented by Witold Wankowicz, com- mercial counselor from the Polish le- gation, and Lieut. E. Paul Duban, as- sistant naval attache at the French embassy, represented France. The flag of the United States, Con: tinental standards, the Bourbon em- blem of France and the bLanners of the Sons of the Revolution in the Dis- trict of Columbia rested on the statue during the ceremony. Patriotic mu- sic was rendered by the United States Marine Band. Invocation and bene- diction were delivered by Chaplain Maurice M. Witherspoon of the United States Navy. Count Pulaski died of wounds re- ceived in the Battle of Savannah. The tatue is the only one existing in the strict of Columbia that has been erected tof an office i who died in the ser 1t lution. The committee of the Sons of the Revolution in charge of the cere- monles_included the following: Brig. Gen, Charles L. McCawley, U. C., chairman; Brig. Gens. George Richards and Dion Williams, Col. George C. Thorpe, Lieut. Col. Russell B, Putnam, Capts, John M. Arthur, George R. Jackson and Theodore C. Johnson, U. S. M. C. They were ac: companied by officers and members of the board of managers of the society. . M. FIELD TRIALS OPEN IN FAIRFAX COUNTY 21 Dogs Entered in Derby Being Held at Centerville, Va., Today. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., October 1 fleld trials of the Northern Virginia Amateur Field Trial _Association opened this morning with the mem- bers’ derby, which started at 7 o'clock and is expected to be finished by sun- down. The dogs entered were selected in the drawings at the Tavern here last night. They are: Keugules Sage King, owned by C. R. Keugules, Orleans, Va.; Sam Valentine’s Sally, Ford E. Young, Washington; Dillard’s Big Boy, Dr. . M. Dillard, Alexandria; Bobby Macpherson, W. A. Lewis, Charlottes- ville: Lugym Mead, Bernard Mead, Richmond; Virginia Reb and Lou Bowers, F. S. Shultz, Roanoke; Great Alexander, A, M. Pullen, Richmond: Jake Macpherson and Keno Macpher- son, V. P. Hawse, Harrisonburg: Gun Captain, ~Gale Goble, Vienna; Hic Pohic, H. J. Rose, Alexandria; Caro- lina Sunburst and Valentine's’ Black Jack, A. W. Valentine, Richmond; Shirley Miller’s Spot, Frank S. Miller., Winchester; Little Liza_Jane and Hi boy, E. L. Colbert, Fredericksburg Ferris Jimmy's Styx, H. B. Mitchell, Herndon; Florendale Tsabell and Flor- endale Sudie, C. B. Stickley, Vaucluse; Beauty Macpherson, V. P. Hawse, Harrisonburg. The judges for the derby today are Thomas P. Baldwin, Washington, and J. Leo Dale, Vienna. G. W. Wililams of Herndon Is_secrétary of the asso- ciation. Luncheon for the members was served this noon by the ladies of the Centerville Methodist Church at the home of Mrs. Ernest Harrison. Drawings for the allage derby, which will/be held tomorrow, will be made tonight at headquarters of the meeting in the Tavern here. The dogs are belng housed at the Fairfax fair grounds. Amateur Wilci West Fatal. Correspondence of The Stdr. PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Eilleen Keating, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keating, was dragged to death by a pony. ‘With other playmates, the girl was watching a boy mounted imitating a cowboy roper. He lassoed the Keating girl but the pony became better fuel than cordwood, and has three-fifths the fuel value of good coal. GROSNER'S frightened and ran away. dragging the girl several blocks. 13285 F ST. 1927. o BRIG. EDWIN B. WINA! BRIG. GEN. WINANS HEADS WEST POINT Assignment Is Temporary, Extend- ing Until February—To Assume Post Soon. GEN. Prig. Gen. Edwin B. Winans, com- manding the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Tex., will assume his new duties as superintendent of the United | West | States Military Academy at Point, N. Y. within the next few days, succeeding Maj. Gen. Merch E. Stewart, who has been transferred to the retired list on account of disa- | bility. His assignment to the Military Academy is only temporary, however, as he will be relieved as superintend- ent in February next by Maj. Gen. William R. Smith, now in command of the Hawaiian Department at Fort Shafier. Gen. Winans is the son of a former Governor of Michigan and was grad- uated from West Point in 1891. He saw active service in Indian cam- paigns in the 90s, in the Spanish War of 1898, in the Boxer troubles in China in 1899, in the punitive expedi- || tion into Mexico in 1916 and in the | In the latter conflict he || World War. commanded the 64th Infantry Brigade of the 32d Division, took part in the |, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Marne and Meuse- Argonne offensives and was awarded the distinguished service medal and the French croix de guerre. Since his return to the United States he has commanded the 10th Cavalry at Fort Huachuca. Ariz.; the 8th Infantry Brigade at Camp McClellan, Ala., and the 1st Cavalry Division in Texas. Blind Gardener Wins Prize. Although totally blind, Charle: Worsdale, a basket and brush maker, was recently awarded first prize for the best cultivated garden in Great Dalby, England, his home town. Wersdale has never had any assistance whatever in his pastime. He has a remarkably sensitive touch, and claims to know every inch of his garden, every flower, vegetable and even the apples on the trees of his orchard. Chateau Thierry S St. at 20th N.W. 1 Block East Offers Redecorated Apartments of 2 and 3 Rooms Enclosed Sleeping Porches REDUCED 24-Hour Elevator Service Manager on Premises Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Inc. 738 15tk St. P~ Grounds 1000000 in money and property. GOVERNIENTGANS SO NS Cancellation of Oil Leases| Restores Large Property Interests to U. S. By the Associated Press. The Supreme Court's cancellation o leases to naval oil lands in W held by the Sinclair interests | bring the Government more than $5, The largest iten: is $3.000,000 rapre senting proceeds from sale of ofl fr the reserve from the time recéivers were appointed in 1924 until October 1 last. It now is held by A. E. 'Watts | of New York, vice president 6f Sin- clair's Consolidated Oil Co., and Capt. H. A. Stuart, U. S. N., the receivers. Of that sum, approximately $480,000 would normally have been paid to the Governmént as royalties, in addition 342,278 on earnings 20,000 before the receivership. The court decision returns to the Government two oil tanks at Ports- | mouth, N. H., with a 300,000 barrel capacity, built at _an estimated cost of $1,090,000, and 27 tanks, which have been built on the Wyoming reserve. ixty-three oil-producing and 10 dry | wells have been drilled in the leased area and 12 gas wells have been | closed. 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