Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1927, Page 4

RAND JURY VISITS DISTRICT PRISONS Party Inspects City Jail and Institutions at Lorton and Occoquan. G 3 members of the grand jury went the of the District penal The 2: now sitting, inspection today institutions—the jail here, and house and reformatery at Occoquan and Lorton. Dorsey W, Hyde, jr., the foreman, on enstomary work was in charge. The inspection tour, which is made every grand jury, takes in a com- of all by prehensive survey conditions | at Lorton also were visited. WASHINGTON with especial regard to problems n(;G. 0: P. CHIEFS MEET sanitation, feeding, clothing, well | as the care devoted ta prisoners. Maj. W, L. Peak, superintendent of the jail. conducted the visitors| through the establishment and ex plained the exactions imposed on pris oners, the methods which are 1 1o employ their hours. and: to give| them eccupational training. The pres ent inspection was the first held since | the improvements were made in the| jail, and the jurors praised conditions as they found them. The grand jury next visited Lorton. | where they were entertained at | Juncheon, while Occ visit was to conclude tour this afternoon, Members of the grand jury are W, Hyde. jr,, foreman: Miss Matilda | Linthicum, James A. Keliher, Guy W. | Pradford, Charles Hurdle, S, Fay Har- per, assistant foreman: William F Fuse, Franz Heiberger, John H Lynn, Carl H. Leonhardt, Dennis T.| Connors, Thomas H. Henry. Robert| . Fuller, clerk: Alvin Aubinoe, Wal- ter A. Koons, William 1.. Greenstreet, Samuel T. Ford, James M. Ford, Cole- man E. Hannon, Charles M. Corson, _ Jannaro S. Power, Joseph H. Jetmore | and Charles Gross $3.000 AUTO DAMAGED. Rolls Into River From Garage, Cause Unexplained. as the their quan ate J | | | A $3,000 automobile owned by Capt. | w. McClintock, U. N.. rolled | om a garage at the War College | vesterday afternoon down a hill and into the Potomac River. No one | etarted the car and no one has heen | found who was near at the time or saw the mishap. Several mechanics in the garage | awoke to the fact that the runaway car was in motion only when they heard it splash intn the riyer. Capt McClintock helieves that some one moved the cat after he had left it and forgot to put on the emergency brake. The automobile was raised by a wrecking crew after about two hours’ work. The car was located by Paddy McNulty, a diver summoned from the Naval Air Station. It was found to have been submerged in 15 feet of water near the sea wall. | | SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and Sailings From New York, ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Polonia—Danzig Coamo—San Ju; Ulua—Limon | Cristobal—Cristobal Matura—Tnmdad . Presidents Wilson— 1T Baitie—Liverpool . 4 ovember 2 Transvlvania—Glassow .. vember 26 DUE TODAY. ';"Y‘l'-'"‘" .o Southampto Kineston oo on. Sibones—Havana .00 Sonthern Croses R £ Berlin Bremernaven Carnllo—Puerto B: Minnekahda—I. ovember 30 November 11 TO VOTE ON NEXT CONVENTION CITY (Continued from First Page) tance. Chaipman Butler is to head the last commiltee, The election of he two new mem- of the national committee from Wisconsin today gave that State rep. resentation in the national commitiee for the first time singe 1924, In that vear the two Wisconsin memb of the committee were ardent supporters of the late Senator La Follette. They resigned from the committee to follow the fortunes of La who ran as an independent candidate for President. As vacancies could be filled only by the Republican State committes and that committee was .n the hands of the La Follette group, the vacancies were not filled. Recently the Republican State committee of Wisconsin chose Mr. Vits and Mrs, Thomas to represent the State on the committee, and today’s action of the committee ratified those selections. Proponents of the various cities cecking the convention busily can- vassed members of the national com- mittes today. Mr. Crocker, repre- centing the interest of San Francisco, declared that he would never quit the fight and that he still hopes to be able to swing the committee to that city. Many members of the committre. however, were agreed t Kansas City, as the heart of the Middle West and the disgruntled farming section, was the best selection from a politi- al point of view. Several members of the committee also took the view that San Francisco was too far from the center of the couniry and would require too great sacrifices to he fe ble and practicable for the national convention. Butler Action Denounced. The fight in the committee against Chairman Butler because he declared publicly that he favored Kansas City for the convention broke out in the open today as the commitieemen be- gan to hear formal arguments from those cities seeking the convention. Two committeemen issued state- ments to the effect that it was not in the province of the chairman to attempt to swing the convention to any one city, while headquarters of Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco and other cities in the race expressed sur- prise and some anger that the chair- man had npt remained neutral Harrison Garnett, committeeman from North Dakota, an advocate of Detroit for the convention, declared that it was not necessary for any committeeman to follow the sugges- tion of Butler. and that he was greatly displeased that the chairman had shown a preference. James E. Da- vidson, national committeeman for Michigan, asserted that Butler’s state- ment was “provokinz.” He added that Mickigan would resent the chaitman’s interference, especially since he had pledged earlier that he would not take part in the contest. Continuing the fight which he hers enator Andania—Livernaol e ‘Weetphalia—RBremerhaven . Cananova—Jama; ! DUE TOMORROW | Finland—San F; swember 10 | ovember 37 | Decomber 4 | svember 25 | avember 30 | wember ovember 20 | ember 18 | December* DECEMBER 8 arta........November 24 | Decamber 3 | ovember * avembar 2 December 6 | DECEMBER 9 | .Norember 21 | assau Baracoa—Puerto Colombia Olympic—Southampton Asia—Alexandria ... .. AmericanRanker—London.’, Yeendam—Rottordan: - Huron—Turks Teland. | DUE THURSDAY Zacapa—Santa 3 Siivia—St. Jahn's Grinsholm—Gathentirs Maracaiho—Mara aibo Fort Victoria—Bermida DUE FRIDAY Patria—Alexandria . Roussillon—Bordeaux pvember 77 | DU SATURDAY, DECEMBE 10, ! Mexico—Tampico :.Dacember 1 | DUE SUNDAY. MBER 11. 1 Relgeniand—Antwer December De ‘Graede—Havre. . 000 " Docombar Presidant Rooeseit-—Rramoihaven Toloa—Port Limon. * December DUE MONDAY. DECEMBER 12 Alannia—Southamnton Albert Ballin—Hamburs American Merchaut—-London Cedrie—Liverponl : Minnewaska—London Santa Ana—Valparaiso Yoro—Kineston . ... .. D December November e December OUTGOING STEAMERS. « SAILING TODAY. Berzensfiord—Oelo and Berzen Buenaventura—Port au Prince and Crl tobal Cleveland—Cherbourg. Hambure Denis—Para Manuel Lov Southampton and | Sonthampton. | SAILING TOMORROW. Anuitania—Cherbourg and Southampton. Fraderik VIII—Christiansand. * Oslo and | ananhagen | Carahobo—San Juan. Puerto Cahello and Maracaiho Cristobal ta 1. Helsingfors and . Poerto Gatom: | Dan- Acera W3 Lilckenhach—Canal Zone and Pacifig SAILING THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8. | | was | heen started Iast night after Mr. Butler's preference had heen made known, Mr, Crocker mingled among the mem- beds of fhe committee with an: thing but complimentary references to Mr. Rutler's action. He told the committeemen that the chair: man’s preference for Kansas City was in direct violation of an earlier pledge | that he would remain neutral and insisted that the Butler statement not occasioned by any interces. sion from the White House, Sounds Call to Battle. Chairman Butler fn his opening ad- dress to the national committee is- sued a call to battle. “The Repub- an party, he said, “must base expectation of success in the next gen- eral elections not upon a weakness or a division in the ranks of the opposi- tion, but upon party unity and sound policies aggressively presented by its | own organization.” The achievemen administration. Chairman Butler said present a record with which the part may go to the country with eve 1928. The great prosperity of the | peonle and the country under the Re- publican rule, he predicted, would | make a strong appeal to the voters, He warned the party leaders, how- ever, against too great reliance on the strength shown in 1924. He referred to President Coolidge's recent address before the Union League of Philadel- phia in which the President declared that the test of the nation is in its ability to stand prosperity. “1 would like to sav,” continued Mr. Butler, “that the ability to stand pros- perity is also the greatest poss test of strength of a political organi- zation. The chairman appealed to the party chieftains to do their utmost to get | out the vote, after he had voiced his thanks for the loy given him of the committee. “The Republican party.” said Mr. Rutler, “has never suffered from a al support which has all the Follette, | of the Coolidge v | | hope of success in the campaign of members | ship voted—a gain of 1.6 per ¢ent over 1920 “Rut it is unsafe to take too much |encomagement from the 1924 election | returns. A number of civie, patriotic |and fraternal organizations. alive to | | the menace of the non-voting citizen. |inaugurated an intensive campaign in | to “get the vote out” in the Nr-:"-\ tions of 18%. This movement was quite independent of the work of reg- | ular political party organizations. As- sociated with the American Civie Fed- | eration in this effort were such organ- | izations as the American Legion, Gen- | |eral Federation of Wome Clubs, | National League of Women Votors, | American Federation of Labor, United States Chamber of Commerce, Daush- ters of the American Revolution, Ni- | tional toration of Rusiness and | Professional Women's Clubs, Kiwanis | Clubs, Lions Clubs, 1t was non-parti an. non-sectarian and non-sectional | in its work. It was headed hy some |of the most prominent citizens in the United States, | Comparison of Retu | “A report issued by the American | | Civie Federation in January, 19 sets forth that the vote in the off-year elections of 1926 in 24 States failed to equal the vote in the off-year elec- tions of 1922, and in 41 States it fell | far behind that of tha 1924 presiden- {tial eampaign. To quote from the report: ‘In round numbers the vas more than 21,000,000 nearly 30,000,000 and in 192 vote in in 1924, | . less than 000,000, But, when the percentage of new voters is considered, there is noth- ing to show for the work of all our orzanizations in 1926, although it can | safely be assumed that without such | | an effort the result would have been | much more disheartening—a. negative | consolation at hest. However, in com- | paring the 1926 and 1922 election re- turns, let us not lose sight of the far | more disturbing facts in the situation: | | namely. that when we cast 21,000,000 | | votes ‘in 1922 there were 58,000.000 | eligihle voters, but in 1926 with a | eligible voting” list of 62,000,000 only 000,000 cast the ballot." | state the figures another There was a gain of 4,000,000 in the | number of eligible voters, but only a! zain of 1.000.000 in the number of polled. | “This creeping paral s of the hods politic must he checked and counter- acted if representative government is to continue. Dictation of govern- | ment ig even now attempied not mere- | Iv_by minorities but by minorities of { minorities. Not only are party candi- | dates being elected by a decided minor- |ity of the eligible constituency, but they are being nominated in party | primaries by as few as 7 to 15 per cent {of their part normal ength, | which means as little as 3 to 7 per cent of ‘the total eligible voters of their State or local constituency. Such a. condition Is a travesty on universal suffrage. It is a flat denial in practice of the theory of a government either of the people or by.the people. In | spite of this we have remained a gov- | ernment for the people hecause those intrusted with official power and re- sponsibility_are more devoted to the | principles of our Government than are the majority of the people who refuse | to exercise ‘the right of suffrage. “Many efforts other than the cam- | paizn by the organizations just re- | ferred to have been directed to a solution of this problem of default- ing citizenship. The popular primary was legalized to take the place of | | the convention system upon the the- | ory that it would give the people | | more voice in the selection of party | | candidates and, having this increased | voice. they would exhibit more inter- { est in the election of the candidates | The popular primary system had be- | come general by 1910 and 1912, at which period about two-thirds of our eligible citizens were exercising suf- | frage. Since that time this percent- age has slimped to one-half. This | {is not intended as an argument| against (he popular primary, but it | is set down as a statement that the | | popular primary has not solved the | problem of civie indifference. ‘Women in Polit | “In the long campaign, to ohtain equai suffrage for.women one of the | telling arguments was that their en- | trance as voters would stimulate in- | terest in politics and as a conse- | quence a greater percentage of our citizenship would take part in the selection of public servants and in the formation and direction of pub- | lic policies. The prediction has been | borne out in part at least, but we | | have not yet reached the desired goal, | but our own committeewomen are working toward that end. Women | {in politics show a more intense in- | terest and exhibit a more tireless activity than do men. and because of this spirit, 1 feel that if a solution is 10 he found of the problem of the indifferent voter. we are justified in depending on the organized part women to bring about the success desired. “The efforts of old party organi- zations to stimulate interest in poli- ties and to get out the vote have not <olved the problem. “The American people have always courageously and effectively met every emergency, whether it was the nead of | those afflicted by pestilence or the vic tims of the elements, or the need o <ound and sober decision and patriot action in | would | confidence in what I members to aid the spiritual well as 1 side of life. We have framed our own organization 0 that opportunity for advancement is open to all. Onr party succeeds becanse it i a party of all the people, without distinctions as to race, creed or the material prosperity of the members, and we have the responsi bility of seeing that this vision which was first glimpsed by the founders of our organization is not only conserved, but strengthened. have already spoken of women the franchise and expressed my that their more general participation in our political life will come through our own party women, but T am bespeaking a greater co- operation on the part of the men with the women. In many cases the wom- en are entering on the path which the men trod manv vears ago. In ecertain instances, without having had the opportunity of training which has come to men hy membership on town, county and State political committees, women have heen obliged to assume directiol They deserve Ligh credit for their accomplishiments under these conditions, but the men have an oh. ligation 1o give all possible aid in their efforts to carry on their work. The woman wage earner has cast her lot with us and this is to be enconr- aged. but there js =till a great num. ber who stand de. uncertain of onr nfvimll«. and to fhis condition we are ziving our attentiol “The problem of the young and women in our schools and colleges just about to enter the age of political activities is one which has always given me great concern. During the presidential campaign and in past campaigns we organized a special di- ion to reach these groups of new voters and our efforts met with sue- cess. Here, again, this work is some- thing which I have long felt should he continuons and not merely an ac- !I\ll‘\‘ incidental to campaign organ- ation. “I am not going to attempt to enn- merate lines or eff In vour own States yvou have a quickened and more accurate knowledge of how the party ean best hold the confidence of the peo. ple and prove worthy of their trust. “The only thought T am really seeking to leave with you is that a real party i® a growing, living ty which must be alive to conditions of life and so- ciety as they develop. There is always a call for careful discrimination lest false shoots or fruit be grafied on the parent tree, but withal we should hold ourselves ready to view with an open mind suggestions for the im- provement of our party, and with that impulse I have no fear as to the final results, “Certainly the party never crossed the threshold of a presidential cam- paign =0 well fortified by a record of accomplishments in promotion of the public welfare, peace and vrosperit. The administration of President Cal- vin Coolidge has been marked by the advocacy of policies consistent with public economy, sound political prin- ciples and broad, humanitarian pur- poses. By the co-operation of the ex- ecutive and legislative branches of the vernment, both under Republican =ontrol, such policies have been carried into effect, t home, the pressing problem was economy in administration of public business. The burden of public taxa- tion rested heavily upon every house- hold and upon every member household: it laid a heavy hand on all business and industry and it strangled enterprise and initiative. To lift that burden was the first duty of impor- tance, 1low vigorously and success- fully that program of economy has heen prosecuted by this administration is familiar knowledge not only to all present, but to all American citizens, and to the world at large. It is a record of tax reduction. debt reduc- tion and reduction of fixed charges and routine operating expenses wit| out parallel in the history of this or auny other nation. *““The administration has taken an active and mpathetic interest in movements looking toward world peace. “The range of worthy accomplish- ment under this administration co’ ers every field of human endeavor and every activity in which the Goyern- its ecall the mater carefully it to and | terial conditions. | ine | tellectual and spiritual uplift of a peo. men | in thes | | for Washinglon Girl Scouts, the 236 | | prominent | ington ni D. C. TUESDAY. D ment is concerned. Commerce, agri- culture, finance, labor, industry, the Nation's defenders, women and chil dren, aviation, national defense, pub- lic improvements, development of our natural resources—all have received serious consideration and been the object of beneficial legislation and ad- ministration at the hands of the Re- publican party. “Their results need no praise other than their mere recital. Our com- merce with the world, both impor and exports, has increased, Our in- dustrics have multiplied. Wages have increased. Husiness has heen stabil d. Agricultural conditions have im- proved. All classes of citizens and all sections of the United States have enjoyed an improvement in their ma- “This is reflected in the fact that the American people to- day have the highest standard of liv- ing enjoyed by any people of any time anywhere in the world, in that they ave better housed, better clothed. bei ter fed and enjoy more of the luxuries of life. It is reflected in increased | deposits in savings institutions, in in- | nount of industrial insur- carried, in increased number of stockholders in building and loan as sociation, in general prosperity and | eased support and patronage of those institutions, organizations and activities which contribute to the in- ple. ““This record is one which gratifies every American citizen. To live up to it is mot only an opportunity but an obligation which every Republican should welcome. To the fulfillment of this obligation the Republican pariy pledges itself.” GIRL SCOUT CAMPAIGN| HELPERS MEET TODAY Mrs. Barnett Makes Appeal on Radio—$6,000 of $55,000 Needed Is Raised. With more than $6,000 already ob- | tained in the drive for 35,000 for | a permanent camp fund and budget Washingtonians who - are volunteer workers in the campaign will meet at (he New Willard Hotel today at the second luncheon meet- ing. M George Barnett, executive chairman of the campaign, in an ap- peal last night over the radio at sta- tion WMAL, pleaded with Wash- to support the Girl Scout wvement. ‘fampaign workers are alling on a list of 5000 Washing tonlans who have exhibited interest in scouting and Kindred activities. | “Such an organization is worthy of support,” Mrs. Barnett said. ‘“The Girl Scouts of Washington have three great needs. First of all, the sym- pathy and understanding of the citi- zens of Washington; second, leadel of 21 years or over to captain our troops and to form new ones, and, third, to put this present campaign over the top by December 9. and thus insure the best possible in Girl Scouting in the Capital in 1928 and 1929.” * Mrs. Charles Lindsay, jr., of Chi- cago, who is remaining here in the -apacity of general chairman for the mpaign, asked yesterday that citl- zens of Washington interested in the Girl Scout movement not wait to be approached for subscriptions, but send them either to Mrs. Barnett, execu- tive chairman, at 1622 Rhode Island | avenue, or to Washington Girl Scout | campaign headquarters, room 121, at| the Willard Hotel. SALVATION ARMY POTS ARE STILL UNDER BAN/ Street Solicitation of Christmas Funds Prohibited, Holz Is Notified. Christmas shoppers again will be | prohibited this Yuletide season from keeping the familiar pots of the Sal- vation Army “boiling” with contribu- tions, The District Commissioners today notified Ernest R. Holz, divisional commander of the organization, that there has been no change in the police regulation adopted last year which prohibits solicitation of alms for_any purpos The notice was sent to Mr. Holz in reply to a letter saying that the alvation Army is now making prepa- rations to raise funds for its Christ- mas and Winter relief and was inter- ested to know whether there had been any change in the regulation. Japan’s Aviatrix Busy. Japan has only one girl fiyer eligible to enter in the Pacific Ocean flight She is Miss Shige Kibe, aged and | attractive, who is on the staff of the First Aviation School in Funabashi. he is the only aviatrix ir that coun- | try holding a permit for ocean flights. | She recently made a test flight from Tokyo to Korea and may try for the ocean event. GROSNER'’S SALE."NEWS Imported John Shannon & Son, Ltd., (Walsall, England) 1325 and KUPPENHEIMER F STREET EMBER 6, 1927 KING AND AKERS NAMED IN ARGUMENT IN CONTEMPT CASE _(Continued from First Page.) authority that to present a false affi- davit makes for contempt.” ordon took exception to what he ed as ecriticisms of him per <onally by the respondents’ attorney declaring: “I am responsible for the petition: T drew the petition and have no apologies to make. Much eriticism about the pleader has grown up to be a habit in this court, whereby the in- telligence and ability of the pleader i nssailed. The fact remains that those pleadings usually have been held to be sufficient.” ’ Justice Siddons asked Gordon if ft was his opinion that it is “the un- douhted right of hoth sides, without any grounds for suspicion.” to insti- tute complete, close and constant su veillance of the jury and Gordon' veply was: “I don't think =o, your honor. I am unable to find a prece- dent on this. It has heen said here today that the Government has spied juries here for 100 ve: n this case of Sinclair and Kall from the day the jury was sworn not one man or woman had heen looked after by the Government. “If the respondents had reason to helieve the jury would he tampered with they should have hrought it to the attention of the court as we did 1 shall he glad to get an oppertunity for a ruling from a Federal Court as to whether the conduct charged in this petition is contempt.” Meaning of “Contempt” Argued. The case devolved into a highly lezal 1l technical session between Justice Frederick L. Siddons, and attorneys for the six r ihe meaning of the w Justice Siddons did the listening and the lawyers did the talking, with the result that public interest, and, to <ome extent. interest on the part of the respondents themselves lagged noticeably. Upon conclusion of the arguments hy attorneys for the respondents as npon presi 1 “contempt.” ing that the Government’s petition be | dicmissed and the contempt rules be discharged, and after the United States attorney has presented his views on the subject, it will remain for Justice Siddons to say whether the case shall end therewith or proceed with proof of the allegations that Harry F. Sin clair, New York millionaire; William J. Burne, detective, and four others attempted to influence the verdict of the Teapot Dome trial jury. May Last 10 Day During the argument by Charles Douglas, attorney for Burns, his =on, W. Sherman Burns head of the Burns detective agency, which shadowed the Teapot Dome jury on orders from Sinclair, and Charles 1. Veitsch, Baltimore office manager of the concern, Justice Sid- dons asked United States ttorney Peyton Gordon this question: “Can the District attorney give me any idea, in case we get into the facts. how long we would be engaged? I ask with reference to the other busi- ness of the court.” Gordon replied that it depended upon the length of cross-examination by the respondents of the Govern- ment’s, witnesses and added: “I should say about 10 days.” Douglas observed this was,*a very moderate estimate,” and George P, Hoover, attorney for Sinclair, teered his opinion that becanse “many of the allegations of the peti- tions are admtited by the answers of the several respondents which will narrow the field of proof I don't see | how It is possible to try the case in 10 day: Three Deny Contempt. he discussion ended there, without opinions being expressed by coun- sel for Henry Mason Day and Sheldon Clark, both Sinclair oil officials and close f{riende and associates of the New York oil magnate, . Following Dougla argument, Hoover, Gordon and either Edwin C. Brandenburg or Morgan . Beach, tk: latter counsel for Clark, was scheduled to address the court. ‘The burden of Douglas’ argument was that the three Burns respondents by their activities in the jury-shadow- ing assignment did nothing that ecould directing | volun- | be construed as being contempt of court. In support of this contention, Douglas presented his results of a far-reachnig study of the precedents on contempt and emphasized that un- less the due administration of justice had been impaired or impeded, there could be no contempt. He presented ¢ where respondents had been ad- judged in contempt hecause the court er jury had been aware of efforts to influence or otherwise affect their ac- tions In the present case, the attor- ney emphasized, there is no evidence | whatever that any one or mere of the Teapot Dome jurors was ap- proached by the detectives of the Rurns agency or was even aware of the fact that their movements were being watched. Will Not Ask Jury Trial. It has been a practice, Donglass ex- plained, for the Government to keep juries under surveillance in important case and, he added, this practice has heen followed In the District of Co lumbia for many years. The petition of the Government ask- ing for the contempt rule, the lawyer declared, refers to “improper surveil- lance.” "Of thia Douglas asked the vernment counsel if surveillance were a crime there was no use in | placing the word “improper” hefore | this. ffe argued this point from the standpaint that the petition was im- properly drawn Any indications that the respondants would seek to have a trial by jury in the event the court ruled the proof should he heard was dissipated with the emphatie declamtion by Douglas that his clients and the oiher three respondants would not seek such a proceedure. Defends Tn his concluding argnments Dovg- lag defended the surveillance of the jury and the alleged false affidavit prepared by MeMullen at the insist- ence of the Burns officials. He declared that the Government’s charges lead to the conclusion that ury surveillance is illegal and that |it is up to the defense to prove that | surveillance is not a crime. For a century the [United States i ment has put jurors under surveillance, he charged, and told the {court that he himself had been shad- owed at times. “Shadowing mav be |a good thing.” he said: “it helps to | keep us straight. Bat is it something that you can indiot a man for?” Cites Previous Cases. Tn cases where conrts have held that surveillance of a jury had heen illegal or in contempt, he declared, a contact had always been proved. In the exist- ing case he emphasized that not a single juror knew he was under sur- veillance, nor does the Government furnish any proof to shew that any of the operatives had _bribed or ap- proached a juror. When there is no attempt to influence or approach a juror, he declared, the act does not constitute a contempt of court. The affidavit which figures in the case, Mr. Douglas pointed out, was never used during the trial, and had been presented to Justice Siddons onlv after the court had “closed the stable door after the horse was gone.” Assuming _that the two Burns' knew the affidavit was false, Douglas trial, never used and could not have heen calculated to obstruct justice. There no foundation whatever in the Government’s charges, Douglas pointed out, to find his client guilty of ecriminal contempt so far as the matter of surveilance is concerned. . FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT ENFORCEMENT IS URGED A petition calling for rigid en- forcement of the Fourteenth amend- ment, bearing the indorsement of the consolidated National Race Congress and the Equal Rights League, will be placed before Congres i decided at a meeting held last night at the Mount Carmel Baptist Church at which Rev. W. H. Jernagin pre- sided. ¢ _The petition will be presented by officidls of the organization, who wiil be dlvided into a delegation of two committees. each of which will ad- dress one house of Congress. T. S. Dabney, William Monroe Trotter, Rev. T. S. Harten, Dr. Jerna- zin, Abraham Chew, Dr. S. G. Lam- kins and Thomas . R. Clarke ad- dressed the meeting. argued, it was not filed ‘during the | AUTOIST ARRESTED ON FOUR CHARGES Two Children Injured by Motor Cars While Sledding. Others Hurt. Wallace V. Craemer, 36 years old of 942 New York avenue, rested by police of tha seventh pre. cinct vesterday evening and held on four charges, after the car he was driving had knocked down Reland Miller, 15 vears old. 4416 Greenwicl parkway, at Conduit and Foxhall road Craemer, it is alleged, failed to ston after the accident, and when finall overtaken by Motoreycle Policeman Fondahl of the seventh precinct. was hooked for driving while drunk operating a car withaut a permit transporting liquor and leaving the of an accident. K Miller was taken to Georgetown Hospital in a passing automobile treated for shock and lacerations abrasions. He later returned hoy Two children. sleizhriding, were the ims of traffic mishaps. Foster Mathias, 13-vér-old son Floyvd B. Mathias, 3844 Thirty-secor street, Mount Rainier, Md., was badl, cut and broised last night when hit | automobile driven by W. G. Birch of 3131 Ced eet, Mount Rainier Mr. Birch took the boy to the office of Dr. John K. Keenan of Brentwood where he was treated for lacerations and hroises The accident happened of a hill at Thirty-second | streets, whete a crowd were coastin Harvey Hill, 9 vears old. suffered a broken leg while sledding on Rock Creek Chureh road near Ninth street vesterday, when struck hy an aut obile owned and operated by John Prizioso, 4126 Thirteenth street. The hoy was taken to Sibley Hospital in a passing machine. A collision between a the automobile of Alfred Maore, T street, occurred ahout 3:15 morning, overturning Moore’s machine and slightly injuring the driver, who was taken to Freedmen's Hospital for treatment. Harry George Bowens, 1021 Twentieth street, driver of the cab, was not hurt. Emmet Singleton, colored, 27 years old, 105 Reeves street, was knocked down yesterday evening. when st by an autofmobile as he was attem ing to cross New Jersey avenue at Q street. He was treated at Freedmen's Hospital. where his condition was said to be not serious. The identity of driver was not obtained. Singleton was injured about the head and hody Struck by an automobile yesterdav evening at the intersection of New Hampshire avenue and L street, Mag- gie Jones, colored, 56 years old, 1739 S street, was taken to Freedmen's Hospital, where it was found her left leg was fractured. The automobile was a taxicab, operated hy Georze Newman, colored, of 407 Twenty-fourth street. tussell S. Ridgeley, 25 years old, was seriously injured this morning when he was struck by an American Railway Express Co. truck at Second and C streets southeast The truck, driven by Robert T.. San- | ders, 24 years old, 1003 Twenty-third street, skidded on tha icy street as it was turning west into C street from Second street, the rear end striking Ridgeley and felling him. The injured man was removed to Providence Hospital in a passing auto- mobile, where it was said that his skull was fractured. His address is unknown. was ar- scene t the foot d Beac of childre; taxicab and 1329 this Sturtevant Blowers for Burning Buckwheat Coal FRIES, BEALL & SHARP 734 10th St. N.W. re-Inventory Sale Consisting of 2,000 Pairs of Shoes From Our Regular Stock HIGH AND LOW HEELS C. 0. D’s Returns ALL FINAL ALL SIZES AND ALL BUT SIZES SEYEES] NOT AEL IN EACH STYLE ERE it is—the great Sale you have been offering the most stupendous values in the city waiting for— ! Prior to taking inventory we go over our stocks, select the hroken lots and offer them at this money-saving price in order to clear our shelv €es. dealing_ with the affairs of this_republic, and they will continue ) to do, ~“The duty of the Republican party lis to act on this assumption and co e has not been a time when [iinue to merit the support of the Ame ican electorate by keeping faith with them, and by the continuation of our advocacy and support of those sound policies under which and because of which the Nation and its people have progressed and prospered. he Republican party today is strons: er than ever in its history not only mi- mevically, but in the completeness of its organization and in the confidence | of the people of the Nation. In this wdience today are commitiee men and committee women who, because’ of the party work they have done in their se sral States, are able within twenty-fous hours to deliver a message which will ch all their party workors, 1 know of this hecause it was evidenced to me | not only once but several times during | the last presidential campaign. “The very excellence of our organiza- tion imposes on us an obligation to | make certain that it Is used for the ad. | \cement of the Nation and of our party, My only fear i tha: with e tinued siccess we may grow indiffe ent or indolent. and that we must woid. 1t is well for us to have at tim an appraisal of our political condi » make certain that we e properly utilizing all our possibilties, that we are making good to the people who have given us their allegiance and support. “Republican party policies have made for the prosperity pf the great mass of our people. There is no need to cite figures or laboned statistica The pumps and oxfords in this sale embrace the latest styles and most popular leathers, such as Black Patents, Black Velvets and Black Satins; Tan Kids and Cal Blonde Kids, Gray Kids, White Kids and Tinsel Cloths. Sale Begins Tomor- row, Wednesday Plsmonth and Lo American S ristobal - Iawmaue an Santa Tere it arso Precilent Wilson Varoind 1he wor Presidents W)lsor Cotomho——Palermo Naples and Muenchen——Galway. Cherbolirg Rremen Coamo—San Juan and San Dominzo City SAILING FRIDAY. DECEMBER 9. Olympic—Cherhonrz and Southampton Mimarzo—Havana T ominica—Grenada. Trinidad and Demerara Hambirg — Cherbourg. Southampton and Hambre pblic- neholm. P’ stirring up of public interest in the affairs of our Government. rstobal and Bacific Coast Plea for Organization. i) Nanles and *65, *70, & *75 We can’t think of two other names that would tell more about QUALITY—John Shannon & Son Ltd., for England—and the name KUPPENHEIMER for America —coats from both makers are included in this reduced group. Triest iy the people became really aroused over national issues, when they began seri- ously to discuss public policies, when parties and their leaders were tossed into the arena of public debate and made to defend themselves (hat the Republican party has suffered. The experiences of past national and State campaizns point very clearly to the | conclusion that we cannot afford enter a campnign unprepared. poorly organized, overconfident. indifferent to the relying upon the ex- pectation of division of the opposition | yather than upon the militant soli- darity of our own organization and the Jozic and wisdom of our own wolicies. "We have hefore us a problem of public indifference to the affairs of zovernment, with a civie lethargy that is steadily increasing the per- contage of the stay-athome vote Taking the total voling population ac cording to each Federal census, he- | 2inning_with 1880, and the official re- | turns of the vote cast in the presiden al elections jn census-taking vears, the presidential elections nearest | to censustaking yvears, we find that {in 1880 70.7 per “cent of the total| eligible vote was polled; in 1888, 67.2 | per cent; in 1900, 65.7 per cent: in | 1912, €6 per cent: in 1920, 49.1 per cent’ This slump in participating citi zenship was checked in the presiden tial elections of 1924, in which 50.7 Plemos “herhoirz and Bremen Gathenh month. Che nazua. Port bourg and Bremen au Prinee and Mara w1 Prince Fto_Colombia Suffren—Havre SAILING SATURDAY. Paltie—Qeenstown and Minnekahda—Plymonth Devonian—Plymonth wern: R anesivania—Mocille an 3 Pivmonih. Havre Cartagena and DECENBER 10. Liverpool Boulogne SPECIAL! 4-Buckle Galoshes Reduced to and Lon Cherbourg and Ant Glasgow London d “Sanohe ool Limo Puertn pwn and Lo Cristobal and antiako Kingston and Carrillo—Santiago. Kingston and Puerto Bartion R am— Plymouth dam Sihanes—Havana Ponce—Ssan Jan Silvia_Halifax and St ¥or ana s Lermudy Yollaira—Rarbadoe Rin de SEI08D @i Bumo; Atrs SAILING SUNDAY DECEMEBER Columbian—Cristobal and Pacifie SAILING TUESDAY. D' UEMBER dueenstown and Hambure Cape Raitien and Port an | il n—Nanles and Genoa Boulogne and Rotter Cinderella Boot Shop 1211 G, Street N.W. Janeiro. Mon. | o1 1" Coast 13 1328 F STREET a0 .. —Alexandria. Constantinople * A af the to his poidt B D