Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1929, Page 2

BISHOP MDOWELL BACKS SHIP BILL Churchman Declines to Join Movement in Protest to Cruiser Measure. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Bishop William F. McDowell, senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States, has de- clifed to associate himself with the protest against the cruiser bill now being made by distinguished church- men, educators and other prominent Favors Cruiser Bill citizens. Bishop McDowell favors the of the measure providing for | 15 additional cruisers. His attitude is | designed to attract the widest. possible attention in Washington and the coun- try at large following its disclosure, for | the first time, through this writer. It will arouse interest because Bishop i McDowell, on February 27, 1928, head- | ed the impressive delegation of church- men who protested to President Cool- idge at the White House against the projected, and eventually shipwrecked, program to add 71 vessels to the Navy. ‘The delegation appeared on behalf of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, of whose Washing- ton office Bishop McDowell is chair- man, Held Not Unreasonable. The present proposal—to construct 15 cruisers and 1 aircraft carrier—is held by Bishop McDowell not to be un- | reasonable. It is described on his be- half as “certainly not of a nature to call for protest or opposition from him.” Overtures to join the “citizens’ con-| ference against the cruiser bill,” failed to. enlist Bishop McDowell's support, cven though the call for the conference is mainly sponsored by his co-reii- glonist, Bishop Francis J. McConnell of the Methodist Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, chairman of the conference, who_was recently elected president of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The Federal Coun- cil and the National Council for Pre-| vention of War, form the principal anti-preparedness groups in the couniry and are jointly conspicuous in this week’s anti-cruiser drive on the Senate. Bishop McDowell's first interest is represented to be in the prompt rati- fication of the Kellogg pact for re- nunciation of war. He joins President Coolige and Secretary Kellogg in the belief that there is no conflict between the multilateral treaty and the pro- gram to bring the United States Navy, by the addition of 15 cruisers, nearer to the general strength contemplated by the 5-5-3 ratio of the treaty of Wash- ington. Board Not Concerned. ‘The onl{ reason why the senior Methodist bishop has refrained from an earlier and more public statement of his views about_the pending cruiser measure is that Dr. McDowell did not wish to seem to come into opposition to the group assembled in Washington to protest against the Senate bill. The Board of Temperance, Prohibition_and Public Morals of the Methodist Epis- copal Church at Washington, of which Bishop McDowell is president, is not concerned, as an organization, with the cruiser bill, pro or con. Senator Hale, Republican, of Maine, chairman of the naval affairs com- mittee and in charge of the crulser bill, is be! deluged with letters and tele- grams all over the couatry advo- cating passage of the measure. Women are predominant among his correspond- ents. Senator Hale is particularly in- terested in a letter from Salt Lake City, the home badliwick of Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, leader of the Senate opposition to the r bill. The let- ter comes from Mrs, Stephen Abbot, a prominent Utah woman, and reads as follows: “If"the indorsement of the adminis- tration’s. Navy; bill by the women of the country does not equal in volume and Jin force of rhetoric the ‘protest against it which is addressed to Senators, it is not because of a lessex intensity of feel- ing on the part of the approving women. We, average, right-minded, home-loving Americans, take certain things for granted, the right of self- defense among them. * “It would be the most flagrant and eruel miscarriage of justice if the ore _ganized activities of professional propa~ gandists and their facile converts were permitted to obscure the fact that the less vocal majority of America’s wives and mothers are back of the cruiser bill, heart and soul. “We, in this city of the intermoun- tain region, have been in a position to observe the way in which the machinery works in at least one city—and we know. We count on your men of in- telligence and power to secure for us the defense that is necessary if we as & Nation are to fulfill our destiny.” (Copyright, 1920.) ZONING LAW CHANGE MAY BE REQUESTED Prince Georges County Commis- sioners, However, Are Not Heard From by Legislature as Yet. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, MD,, January 9 —While it is probable that there will be eflats at the current se:- sion of the Maryland General Assembly 10 make some change in the zoning low | for Prince Georges Counly, adopted at the last session of the Legislature in connection with the dovelopment of the Metropolitan district of Greater Wash- ington, it was sald that no- recom- mendations have yet come from the county commissioners of that county. Chairman Benjamin Morris of the Prince Georges delegif.lon in the House | said that he had received no communi- | cation from the county commissioners in regard to the proposed change, but =aid that there was some cpposition to the law. It w indicated by leaders in the lower Howse, however, that the county commissioners would be appeased by raising their salaries. It was pointed out that the principal objection which they had to the Jaw was the increased burden of work and responsibility which was placed on them by the iaw, Chairman Morris said he did not believe the county would want to change or repeal the law, because the county would be aliowed to develop, close to the district line, in a haphazard way, which would make difficult and expensive if not impossible corrections in later years. He sald, in his opinion, the law itself should not be changed. A change in the appointive power of the county police force provided for at the last session of the legislature, also probably will be presented, it was in- dicated. There is a disposition to take the appointment and control of this force from the county sheriff to the commissioners, who are responsible for raising the funds for its support. It is proposed to take the force from the sheriff, and leave him to perform the civil duties of his office, in the same manner as these police and civil affairs are run in Montgomery County. King's Troops Battle Rebels. PESHAWAR, India, January 9 (#)— A battle being waged between Afghan BISHOP WILLIAM F. McDOWELL. LEE STEMS FIGHT BY IRREGULARS | Threatens Exposure of Lobby | When Organization Meth- ods Are Hit. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Staft Correspondent of The Star. STATEHOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 9.—Off to a fighting start, the Maryland Legislature, convened at 9 o'clock last night, and while the upper house peacefully met and adjourned, the House of Delegates, ¢he lower wranch, passed through a number of sharp skirmishes, during which a verbal fusillade was directed at Speaker E. Brooke Lee of Montgomery County and the Democratic regulars. There were attacks on the methods of the organiza- tion, sponsored by the insurgents, under leadership of Daniel C. Joseph of the Baltimore City delegation and defeated candidate for speaker. It was clearly evident that the in- surgents who started their attacks at the first session last week, had not buried the hatchet as the result of the show of strength by the regular Democratic ma- jority and the trend of the debate in- dicated that the session is likely to be a stormy one, particularly in the lower branch, where the insurgents are dis- posed to make much of the State Roads Commission scandal. There &lso is expected to be a flank attack on the success of the majority in putting over the $100,000 for park purchase and im- provement in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties at the 1927 session. Despite several efforts to draw the regulars into the open and start a fin- ish fight, the insurgents were again met with 8 show of the power of the major- ity when their resolutions were either tabled or sent to committee. There was an effort to force Speaker Lee to take the floor and eéxpose to the House of Delegates the which they al- leged he said he on_a so-called financial lobby which is behind the in< surgent group in the lower house. Lee Threatens Exposure. Speaker Lee, during the fight for the speakership, held out a threat to the insurgents that unless they ceased their attacks on the Ritchie administration and the $100,000 appropriation for Prince Georges and Montgomery Coun- {20 per cent more cases of lobar pneu- | the Bureau of Laboratories of the New | | York Department of Health, it was | learned yesterday. 1 THE EVENING NEW PNEUMONIA SERUM DEVELOPED New York Health Officials Produce Effective Re- fined Anti-body. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 9.—A l‘Eflntd’ concentrated serum which may cure | monia has been developed recently as| the result of experiments conducted by The serum, according to Dr. William ! H. Park, head of the bureau, is the re- sult of tests conducted for five years, which had six months ago produced a | specific anti-serum of only one-tenth the strength of the present anti-body. The new serum, obtained by inocu- lating horses with certain types of dead pneumococci, has been refined and con- centrated by Dr. Lloyd Felton of Har- vard and Dr. Edwin Banzhaf in co- operation with Dr. Park and Dr. Milton J. Rosenau. The unrefined serum, which has been used successfully in treating patients in_ Bellevue, Harlem and other hospi- tals, was viewed as dangerous by many clinieians, it was explained, because it often developed serum sickness or chills. The new serum on the other hand, is more cffective because horse protein has been removed, and the dose to the patient may be small and readily ad- ministered without danger of severe reactions. ‘The treatment of lobar pneumonia by a specific anti-serum, Dr. Park ex- plained, has been used for & number of years, but no outstanding results were achieved because the type of pneumococcus causing a particular case of pneumonia was not generally identified. “There are 13 different types of pneumococei,” Dr. Park explained. “It is important to know the type, as, for example, Type anti-body is effective only against Type 1 organisms. Of the 13 types we only have enough serum for Types 1, 2 and 3, and the serum is only effective for Types 1 and 2." Dr. Park explained that the best re- sults in the general treatment of pneu- monia are obtained from Polyvalent serum, the mixing of several sera, be- cause the pneumonia resulting from different pneumococei may be in- distinguishable at the beginning of ill- ness. Speaker Lee, when Delesace Paul Ber- man of the Baltimore City delegation offered a lengthy resolution, and asked immediate consideration, which would direct Speaker Lee to take the floor of the House and disclose to the delegates all the information in his possession about the alleged financial lobby which was using money to have passed or pre- vent the passage of certain legislation which is to come up for consideration. Berman pointed out that the speaker, January 2. told the House that he had certain information of this kind in his possession, and that he proposed to ex- rose those being supported by this al- leged financial lobby. The Baltimore City delegate said that if the speaker had such information he was in duty bound as a delegate to expose it to the House and the people of the State, so that the lower body could take prompt action. The charges have been made generally, Berman continued, and the people of the State believe that such a lobby exists, and they have & right to know the detalls. The charges, he said, were not made in the heat of debate, but were coolly and calmly made on the floor by the speaker. He told the delegates that they owed a duty to their constituents to vote for the im- mediate passage of his resolution, be- cause punishment should be meted out ties he would take the floor and expose the financial lobby. It was indicated by those close to the Speaker that he will voluntarily take the floor and give to the Legislature and the people of the State the facts alleged to be in his pos- session, but the regulars are not dis- posed to have the insurgents direct him to take the floor by resolution. Every move of the regulars last night was beset with obstacles which were suc- cessfully surmounted and squeiched with the efficiency of a tractor by the mere force of the regular Democratic majority. hile none of the standing commit- tees of the present session, up to last night, had been announced, the steer- ing committee, anticipating a fight on the rules by the Joseph adherents, held & meeting prior to the convening of the night session and prepared and signed & report recommending that the rules of the 1927 session be made the rules of the current session. Soon after the session was organized and the routine out of the way, Joseph took the floor and offered a resolution which would direct that each committee chairman be required to explain to the House of Delegates every measure which is reported favorably to the House. The new rule, according to Joseph, would prevent any one from railroading through any legislation un- til the lower house had been fully in- formed as to its purpose and effect. Speaker Lee promptly ordered the reso- lution sent to the committee on rules, and when Joseph sought to talk on his resolution. the Speaker informed him that there was nothing before the House. Joseph was rapped down by the Speaker, but, not to be sauelched so easily, he started an attack on the methods of appointment of committees. He charged that there was no commit- tee on rules until it was publicly an- nounced from the rostrum. He asked whether the business of the House was to be conducted on the floor or in the newspapers, and alleged that the only appointment of & rules committee was in the newspapers. Speaker Lee insisted that there was a rules committee, and then left the Speaker's rostrum and went to his place with the Montgomery County delegation and presented the rules committee report. This was promptly adopted. This was the first test of the strength, and the regulars won. Caucus in Afternoon. Early in the afternoon the Demo- preparing for the appointment of the cmployes necessary to carry on the business of the House. The insurgents did not attend, and the regulars de- livered a mild spanking to them by offering them flve out of about forty appointments to be made, but it was said that they will have to be quick if they expect to get these. Speaker Lee at the night session, as head of the majority, presented the organization committee report, which, afier providing for the special em- ployes, also provided for appointment of certain “supplemental employes.” ‘The latter provision brought Joseph to his feet to ask of the Speaker what supplemental employes meant, and was promptly referred by the Speaker to the dictionary. Joseph charged that the words “supplemental employes” were synonymous with “looting of the treasury.” There has been enough looting of the treasury now, Joseph remarked, and he and some others in the House were fighting for good government, which he alleged could not exist with such pro- visions that would cost the State several thousands of dollars. He said these supplemental employes, when ap- pointed, did nothing, and to make pro- rebel forces under Bachai Sakao and King Amanullah’s troops has been un- der way since Monday 10 miles from Kabul, Afghanistan. So far the King's troops have had the advantage, but .details were not available today, vision for them was nothing more than a grab into the treasury of the State. crats held a caucus for the purpose of | promptly to those engaged ¢ work, if the charges nregtrgum 7 Bu‘Ch Delegate Merryman of Baltimore County, a regular, moved that the reso- lution be tabled. Berman demanded a roll call, but falled to get even the support of his own delegation for the requisite five to stand with him in de- manding the call. The resolution was tabled by a viva voce vote. At this point the House recessed for 15 minutes, on motion of Delegate Michels of Baltimore City, to permit the dele- gngnn to urnnllu. pon convening the report was pre- sented, naming Alfred E. Phel, ¥ as chairman of the delegation, and RE was promptly ordered spread on the min- utes and journalized. Delegate Joseph sought to attack this, but was ruled down by the speaker, as there was noth- ing before the House. Joseph insisted on talking, but was repeatedly ruled down, until Delegate Fred Coburn of Harford County moved that the report be not._received and be not journalized. Joseph. then attacked the report, charging that it was not the report of the majority of the Baltimore dele- tion, but only a group of the regu- rs. He sald the House could not re- celve such a report. Speaker Lee said that the House as a body had nothing to do with the troubles in the delegation, but Joseph still insisted that the House had not even the right to receive the report if it was not from the majority, Coburn Motion Defeated. But Delegate Michel sald that the delegation had met, and had given notice to the insurgents, as they had before invited them to repeated cau- cuses and meetings. If they did not see fit to attend, then the business of the House could not await upon them. Joseph expressed the hope that the re- | port would not be received until the whole delegation got together. Coburn’s motion was lost by 32 to 68. Delegate Lindsay of Baltimore County, majority leader, then took the floor on a question of personal privilege, to answer certain attacks made in newspapers by Delegate Joseph, and dealing particu- larly with the alleged railroading of the teachers’ retirement bill at the last session. It was to prevent the passage of legislation in this matter, that Joseph sought to put over his amendment to the rules. Joseph had charged, accord- ing to the clipping read by Lindsay, that no one in the House knew what the measure would cost, and that the heaviest expense had been saddled on Baltimore City. Lindsay said that he could not be held responsible because the delegates of the House did not see fit to study legislation and acquaint themselves with its provisions before they voted on it, as the bills were all printed and were on the members desks in ample time for them to make a study. Rising to answer, Lindsay Joseph warned that if his resolution amend- ing the rules was not adopted. the delegates would awaken at the end of the next session to find that they had passed legislation, the full purport and effect of which would not be known or could not be known under the railroad- ing methods usually followed at the end of the session. Speaker Lee, from the rostrum, sald that there was no legislative jam at the end of the last session, and there was ample time for the study of all legislation. and for debate on it. After a full evening of attacks of this kind, during which the regulars were satisfled that they had lost none of their strength, the House adjourned until this afternoon. After a brief session {oday adjournment will be taken until next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, to give opportunity for the members to prepare bills. and for com- mittees to be organized and announced But the report was adopted without amendment, 95 to 16. Immediately there was another flank .attack on the ,re_zgg.rs. d_l‘r'iqv;e'drn_ and act on such legislation as has been introduced, Including a number of ad- STAR, WASHINGTON, Victim of Gas MRS. MILDRED BEAVERS, Reported in serious condition after being overcome by chlorine gas when the safety valve blew off a container in the Tolman laundry this morning. PARKS PROJECTS APPROVAL URGED Memorial Re;ervation Along Potomac and Playgrounds Before Trade Board. A recommendation that the Board of Trade give its support to the legis- lation proposed by Representative Cramton of Michigan providing for development of a George Washington Memorial Parkway along both sides of the Potomac River and for the ex- penditure of 816,000,000 for extension of the park, parkway and playground system in the District has been placed before the offigers and directors of the board by the*parks committee, it was announced today. Both projects, it was declared in a report by John DeLaMater, acting committee chairman, would result in great benefit to the District and should be started as soon as possible to avoid destruction of the natural beauty of the sites proposed, now declared in progress. o $7,000,000 Needed for Memorial. Authorization of a maximum appro- priation of $7,000,000 for the memorial parkway along the Potomac, no part of the cost of which would be assessed against taxpayers of the District, is provided in the legislation, it was ex- plained. For the financing of the extension of the park and playgrounds system in the District, the bill proposes that a loan of $16,000,000 be advanced to the National Capital Park and Planning Commission without interest and to be paid back out of District revenues at the rate of $1,000,000 yearly, the com- mittee explained. When consideration of the District phases of the proposed measure comes before the officers and directors of the Board of Trade, it is expected that opposition will develop to the proposed method of financing, since the entire cost of the projects—Iless interest charges—would come out of District revenues, it was said. ‘The parks committee, however, re- ggrted to the board’s directors that “we Tieve it would be exceedingly unwise and inexpedient to attempt to infect into consideration of ‘this bill the fiscal relations matters, as such attempt would tend to create controversy which would necessarily be entirely outside the merits of the proposed legisiation.” Charles F. Consaul conducted a study of the proposed developments, assisted by Mr. LaMater, Capt. Chester Wells, Francis M. Savage, E. D. Merrill, Llewellyn Jordan, Kenneth P. Arm- strong, George S. Fraser, Owen B. French, Austin M. Cooper, E. E. Pabst and Karl D. Loos. LEHLBACH CALLS COMMITTEE TO MEET ON U. S. PAY MEASURE (Continued From First Page.) count of departmental interpretati of a technical nature.” g ‘The opinion of the controller general on the Welch act, Steward explained, ‘limited rate increases to employes who, on June 30, 1828, were allocated to the three lowest rates in the lower grades and a one-way increase to those in rates above the third.” o The Lehibach bill” he continued, ‘will grant an increase of an additional rate to employes who were in the fourth rate of one of these grades on June 30, leaving those in the higher rates un- changed.” ‘We contend that a correct interpre- tation of the intention of Congress, as expressed in the relative-position clause, would grant two rate mncreases to em- ployes who were allocated on June 30, to all except maximum rates in the re spective grades.” Steward opposed flntl{ the Lehlbach proposal to reduce salaries of some higher-paid employes, “even though,” he added, “we differed with the Con- troller General at the time he handed down the ruling by which these em- {:el;{e'f benefited to a considerable ex- HOOVER AGAIN PAYS VISIT TO COOLIDGE; OTHERS EXPECTED (Continued From First Page.) & plan of farm relief which would be de- veloped. It does not appear now that President Coolidge or Mr. Hoover will take any steps to urge upon Congress the pas- sage of the farm bill at the present session. Senators who have been in- sistent that the President and Mr. Hoo- ver, elther singly or jointly, urge en- actment of the farm bill' now have reached the conclusion that neither the President nor Mr. Hoover is going to say anything further about farm legisla- tion now. 1In the absence of any move on the part of the President apd Mr. Hoover to bring about legislation deal- ing with the farm problem immediately, it 18 believed that the matter will have to go over to a special session of Con- gress. Furthermore, the impression is gaining ground that the special session, if it comes, will be called this coming !s‘}:{llng and not be postponed until the Senator Jones of Washington called upon Mr. Hoover today to pay his re- spects to the President-elect. This is the first opportunity that the Wash- ington Senator has had to see Mr. Hoover since the days before the Re- publican national convention last June. Other callers included Representatives Porter, Graham, Watson and McFad- den, all of Pennsylvania, and Repre- sentative French of Idaho, Representa- tive Evans of California, Mrs. Langley, Representative from Kentucky, and Representative Thatcher, also of Ken- tucky, and Representative Taylor of Tennessee, Senator McNary, chalrman of the committee on agriculture and author of the farm bill which is believed to rep- resent the views of Mr. Hoover as well as of the present administration, is ex- ministration measures. sent to the pected to call upon Mr., Hoover to- Iegislature yesterday by Govs Ritchie. ; morrow, D. ©. WEDNESDAY, QUESTION MARK'S ' CREW HONORED Most Large Cities Invite En- durance Flyers—Will Return to Capital. | By the Associated Press. | LOS ANGELES, January 9—Invita- ! tions from practically all large citles| | in the United States, urging the crew of the Question Mark to visit them and ! tring along another famous craft, were showered today upon the five Army fiyers, who ended their record-breaking flight Monday. | Maj. Carl Spatz, commander, referred | the invitations to the War Department. | He already has orders to fly the plane | to San Diego this week. After under- | going minor repairs there, it is to fly to Washington, manned by its regular crew. The time of its departure and the route to be taken have not been decided upon yet. The five flyers today were in for a round of festivities here. They will be guests at a banquet tonight. Tomorrow night Maj. Spatz and his fellow eviators will appear before the Los Angeles chapter of the Reserve Offi- cers’ Association. Trouble Came at End. The end of one of the greatest flights in all aviation history came after a crew of five weary men had fought constantly against time and motors, | which piled trouble in a heap upon |them an hour before the landing. Thirty hours before, their work seemed near an end when the motors balked, but the trouble cleared away and the flight went on. In its flight, never paralleled as a continuous journey by any man-made thing, the Question Mark established itself as the longest-flying aircraft, either dirigible or airplane, in aviation annals. It had surpassed the record of 118 hours of the fll-fated French dirigible, the Dixmude, by 32 hours, and JANUARY Upper: Mrs. Frances Estelle Bowbeer (left), who was killed, and Miss Pauline Newlon, injured, when they were struck last night by a car driven by Norwood Estes (lower) in Clarendon, GIRL 15 KILLED WHEN HIT BY AUTO Companions Iniufed While Alighting From Bus on Wilson Boulevard. One girl was killed, almost instantly, and another serfously injured last night the 111-hour and 30-minute mark of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin by 39 hours. The previous longest airplane flight on record, 65 hours and 256 minutes, ac- complished in Germany by Johann Risticz and Wilhelm Zimmerman, was outdistanced by 85 hours, although the German mark was accomplished with- out refueling. Head and shoulders above these achievements, however, the Army placed a now proved theory—that refueling of airplanes while en route is practical. This, Army officers said, was the major purpose of the flight and its success was regarded as phenomenal. * Ready to Fly Again. Minor repairs the three Army Wright Whirlwind motors put the big ship in shape to take the air again. An “autopsy” performed on the mo- tors by Army officers disclosed that they were not dead at all and had stood up under nearly seven days of ceaseless duty with only trivial wear that could be overcome by quick adjustments. Lieut. Ray Harris, engineering officer, upon dismantling the motors, discov- ered the rocker arm bushings and rocker arms in the left motor were worn, together with valve push rods in two cylinders, but that otherwise the motors were normal. Plugged grease outlets in the left motor, cutting off the pressure-fed lubrication to the valves, were held responsible for the trouble which caused the plane to land yesterday. Crew’s Health Good. Members of the crew were reported by a board of four Army surgeons have been. found in “excellent” physi- cal condition {uuowmf an examination made three hours after their flight ended. The only effects noted were fatigue, which “was to be expected” the surgeon said, and the loss of one to four pounds in weight by each of the five men. The members of the crew last night went on the air at radio station lgfl to record their impressions of the record-smashing flight. Maj. Carl Spatz, after giving credit to the pilots of the refueling planes and the flying blackboards, on which messages for the flyers were carried, the ground crews and all engaged in preparations for the flight, said, “As a matter of fact I am inclined to believe that the crew of the endurance plane had an easler time than the ground and refueling crews.” Refueling a plane in midair, he said, “is not a problem, but an easy perform- ance, requiring no more skill than that demanded of the ordinary well qualified transport pilot. I am thoroughly con- fident the Army Air Corps has blazed the trail to the opening of & new road for the progress of aviation, a road which in the very near future, may lead to the adoption of refueling operations as a standard feature of airway systems, This Summer, transportation lines, link- ing the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards by air and rail are to be established. I belleve that I am not straying too far afield in my enthusiasm when I say that the next 12 months may see de- velopments toward the creation of air expresses, making non-stop flights from coast to coast, refueling en route and in the air.” ENDURANCE PLANE PLANS INCOMPLETE Expect Crew to Be Received by Distinguished Group at Bolling Field. The Army's record endurance plane Question Mark and the five members of her crew who kept the big plane in the air nearly 1861 hours probably will not begin their return trip from Los Angeles to this city before the end of this week or some time next week, it was announced today at the War De- partment. Whether Maj. Carl Spatz and his sub- ordinates on the flight will be given an official reception upon their return to Bolling Field has not been decided defl- nitely. It is likely, however, that they will be greeted by one of the most dis- when struck by an automobile as they alighted from a bus at Wilson boule- vard and Milton avenue, Clarendon, Va. A young man who accompanied them was less seriously injured. ‘The dead girl is Mrs. Frances Estelle Bowbeer, 17 years old, 317 West Fort street, Clarendon. She was pronounced dead upon arrival at Georgetown Hos- pital. Her companions, Miss Pauline Newlon, 18, of 412 Byron avenue, and James L. Searles, 23, of 317 West Fort street, were also taken to Georgetown, where Miss Newlon is said today to be still in a critical condition. Two Youths Surrender. The automobile that struck them was operated by Norwood Estes, 18, of Ball- ston, Va. He and a companion, Frank Stevens, 19, also of Baliston, assisted in the removal of the injured to the hospital and then surrendered at the Arlington County jail, where they were held until this morning, when Stevens was ordered released by Judge Harry ‘Thomas in Police Court. Estes’ hear- ing was postponed until tomorrow morning to give him an opportunity to employ counsel. This is the latter's second time in custody this week. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Police Court Monday morning and was | da; fined $5. No charge has been filed as the result of the accident. Witnesses to the accident say that Mrs. Bowbeer and her companions alighted from a Wnshlnflton, Maryland and Virginia bus at Wilson boulevard and Milton avenue shortly after 6 o'clock and walked to the street from behind the bus. They were struck by the automobile driven by Estes, which was proceeding in the opposite direction, and hurled some distance. Estes stopped his machine and he and Stevens assisted in placing the in- jured in passing automobiles and send- ing them to the hospital, following in their own car. After visiting the hos- pital they returned to the county and surrendered. Dies En Route to Hospital. Mrs. Bowbeer died en route to the hospital. Miss Newlon suffered a frac- ture of the skull and internal injuries. An operation was performed shortly after 10 o'clock last night and her con- dition, while still dangerous, was re- ported to be slightly improved today. Searles suffered a compound fracture of the right leg. Relatives of the two young women said today that they have been friends since they attended the third grade to- gether, They met last night by a cident and Searles, Mrs. Bowbeer's brother-in-law, happened to get on the same bus. Mrs. Bowbeer has been married but six months and was making her home with her husband’s father and mother. She was employed by the Walter M. Ballard Co., 1722 Connecticut avenue. Miss Newlon is employed by the Na- tional Radio Institute and is a night student at Business High School. Searles came here recently from Los c;:ze;es, and was married on Decem- T Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Bow- beer have not been completed, but it is thought that services will be held at the home. She was a member of the Sun- day school choir of the Clarendon Pres- byterian Church. 2 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS FOR RECEPTION GIVEN Col. Latrobe Issues Rules for Con- gressional Function at White House Tomorrow. ‘The following traffic regulations for the congressional reception at the ‘White House tomorrow night were issued today by Col. Osmun Latrobe, military aid to the President: South entrance—Guests having cards of admission by way of the south por- tico and blue carriage cards for en- trance by the southwest gate will enter by the southwest gate on West Execu- tive avenue, and cars will leave the grounds by the wutheu:"fnbe on East Executive avenue, and 1 be parked tinguished gatherings of Government aeronautical officials that has been gathered at the local field for some time. The Question Mark and the three motors which held it aloft longer than any other aircraft are undergoing a thorough overhauling at Los Angeles to- day. A::comingl to word received by Army officials here today, the motors were not badly worn at any point and will be ready for use after minor ad- justments. Whether these motors will be used for the return flight has not been determined. ‘The Question Mark will be flown back to Washington by the same crew that took her West and which includes four Washingtonians: Maj. Spatz, Capt. Ira C. Eaker, Lieut. Elwood iesada and Sergt. Roy Hooe. The fifth member, Lieut. Harry Halverson, joined the ship in California. ’ o McCARTY FUNERAL HELD. Wife of Member of The Evening Star Composing Room Staff. Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel P. McCarty, 42, who died at her home, 4131 Illinois avenue, Monday, are being conducted at the residence this after- noon, with interment in Glenwood Cemetery. Mrs. McCarty was the wife of T. Doran McCarty of the Toom iafl of The B sy : on West Executive avenue and State place until called. When called they will proceed to the south portico by way of the southwest gate on West Executive avenue and will depart by the southeast gate on East Executive avenue, East entrance—Guests having cards of admission for the east entrance and white carriage cards for the east gate will aerronch the east gate in a south- erly direction along East Executive ave- nue, and cars will be parked on the east side of the Ellipse until called. ‘When called _they wlfl! proceed north along East Executive avenue to the east gate. The east entrance will be open for admission of guests after 8 p.m. No parking will be allowed in the south grounds of the White House. Gate cards should be placed on the right side of the windshield of vehicles, 80 as to be easily seen by the police. ‘This will save time and prevent annoy- ance to guests through being stopped bme Ppolice in order to examine gate cards. ‘The following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic between the hours of 8 p.m. and midnight: Road south of the Treasury (Treasury place). East Executive avenue. West Executive avenue. Road north of the Ellipse in White lot_(South Executive avenue). Road south of the State, War and Noxy Bulldog (State piace); © INAUGURAL MEDALS 10 BE PUT ON'SALE Souvenirs to Be Offered at Price Between $2 and $3 to Help Defray Expenses. Elaborate souvenir medals bearing likenesses of Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis, President-elect and Vice President-elect, are to be offered for sale during the Hoover-Curtis inaugural, under auspices of the inaugural com- mittee, to help defray the expenses of the celebration, it was announced today, These medals, intended to be lasting mementos of the Inaugural, are to be sold publicly at a price between $2 and §3, the committee announced to= ¥ Arrangements for their sale, and for striking of the official medal which custom demands shall be presenied to the new President and the new Vice President, are being mads by the com- mittee on medals and badges, ¢f which Jullus Garfinckel is chairman. The medals to be presented to Mr. Hoover and Mr. Curtis will be of gold, and will bear representations of them in relief, as well as the date and any fnscription. Statement to Be Clarified. Clarification of the statement given out yesterday by the committee was glmned at & luncheon meeting arranged y Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, chair- man of the inaugural committee, this afternoon at the New Willard Hotel. One of the most important points to be cleared, in so far as Washington’s %md- pation in the inaugural parade con= cerned, is whether the District National Guard shall be a part of the procession. The statement of yesterday limited the military features of the parade to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps in the immediate vicinity of Washington. In- asmuch as the District National Guard is a local military unit and is “in the immediate vicinity” of the Capital, this part of the statement was taken to mean that the local militia organization will be in the parade. Gen. Anton Stephan, chairman of the parade committee, interpreted that part of the statement referring to par- ticipation of organizations and groups representing the life and work of the people to mean that floats will not be barred. He has accordingly issued in- structions that those delegations which wish to bring floats with them may do 50. Gen. Stephan said there will not be the slightest difficulty in keeping the parade within the two-hour limit set yesterday at the conference between the President-elect and Col. Grant. Detalls Yet to Be Settled. Many questions of detail remain to be seitled, but there is no mistaking the fact that the committee is well satisfied with the outlook. The size and location of the reviewing stands must be settled shortly so Charles H. Tomp- kins, local builder and chairman of the committee on grandstands, may proceed with his plans. Considerable revenue is expected to accrue to the committee to aid in defraying the expenses of the inaugural from sale of seats in these stands at prices ranging from $5 to $7. These prices exceed the rates charged during the Coolidge, inaugural. New York will send 50,000 visitors to the Capital during the inaugural period, according to Matthew Quay Glaser, president of the Hoover-Curtis Club of New York. The club will spon- sor a thousand official visitors, all of whom will wear the distinctive “five gallon” Western hat. The New York “‘Hoover-Curtis” Club is one of the first of such organizations, and is still functioning actively. In addition to perfecting arrangements for a liberal representation at the inaugural, the club also is co-operating with Mrs. John A. Daugherty in arranging for the NCLOSKEY FAGES NEW OBSTACLES Judge Williams Admits Error in Reporting Election Re- turns in Texas. By the Assoelated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex. January 9.— Congressman-elect Augustus J. McClos- key today faced two obstacles to his as- piration to serve the fourteenth Texas district in the lower house of Congress. In District Court here his criminal trial upon a series of indictments charging he, as county judge, aljered | the returns of the November 6 election to show he defeated Harry M. Wurz- bach, the Republican incumbent, by 627 votes, again was on call. At Austin, the State capital, the State canvassing board had before it the sworn statement of County Judge J. B. Williams of Guadalupe County that he had made a serious mistake in reporting the returns from that county —an error which if corrected would far more than wipe out the McCloskey ad- vantage. Judge Explains Error. Judge Williams explained late yester- day that in filling out official forms he mistakingly set down Wurzbach's ma- jority of 2,081 instead of the actual vote cast for him, 2,806, at the same time accurately reporting the vote of 725 cast for McCloskey. Upon the filing of Judge Willlams’ afidavit, Mrs. Jane Y. McCallum, sec- retary of state, referred the matter to Claude Pollard, State attorney general, who ruled that filing of the new county report would require the reopening of the canvass. A meeting of the canvass- ing board was called for today. There still was talk of a change of venue for McCloskey's criminal trial, although the defense indicated it would resist such a maneuver. The prosecu- tion could not request trial in some other county, but in some quarters pre- dictions were made that Judge W. W. McCrory would order a change of venue upon his own motion because of the prominence of McCloskey and the wide publicity given the case. “I thi a fair jury can be obtained in Bexar County,” sald Dave Watson, chief of McCioskey's counsel. “Of course, we would be pr:gcred to protest if such a contingency should arise.” After the case was postponed Monday because of the death of the mother of a member of defense counsel, the de- fense served notice of several motions to quash the indictments against Mec- Closkey, and argument upon them promised to require most of the court today. Agpmximlmy 300 veniremen had been summoned, however, for possible selectlon for jury work. - JOY-RIDER SUSPECT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Youth Tries to Hang Self in Cell at First Precinct While Held for Hearing. An attempt by Edward Yonker, 2¢ years old, of 123 Takoma avenue, Ta- koma Park, Md., to strangle himself at the first precinct this morning was frustrated by Policemen F. L. Magruder and R. H. Chamblis when they discov- ered him and cut the scarf which he was using. in the inct last nlsht after being arrested by Policeman Joe Sincovite of the Traffic Bureau, Yonker joyriding. When discovered by officers, he had tled his scarf around his neck. fastened it to the cot and was pulling upon fit. Efforts of Dr. I. Rutkoski of Emer- gency Hospital and the rescue squad to resuscitate Yonker were so successful that his condition permitted him to be_sent to court. ‘Yonkers pleaded guilty to the joy- riding charge when arraigned before Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court this morning and was held for the grand jury under bond of $2,000. He is accused of taking an automobile be- longing to Walter W. Ruding of Balls- ton, Va., from E street on January 7. COMMISSION SOUGHT. Violation of Contract Charged in Republic 0il Co. Sale. Hedges & Middleton, Inc., local realty firm, yesterday sued out a writ of at- tachment against the $400,000 purchase price of the Republic Oil Co.'s propsr- ties, which have been bought by City Service Co. The realty firm claims that it has an exclusive contract for the sale of the properties and wants $24,234.35 as ‘commission, claiming that its con- tract had been violated by the sale through other brokers. Named as de- fendants are the Republic Investment Co., 1nc., and Abraham J., Harry and Sol. A. Himelfarb, trading &s Republic Oll Co. Attorneys Louis Ottenberg and Jacob Halper represent the pmn:g!. .. DR. A. L. MILLER FUNERAL. Noted Dental and Plastic Surgeon Died on Sunday. Funeral services for Dr. Archibald Louis Miller, noted dental and plastic surgeon, who died in Emergency Hos- pital Sunday, are being conducted at the residence, 1400 Madison street, this f | afternoon, with Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Clark, pastor of the Takoma Park Pres- byterian Church, officiating. Interment is in Rock Creek Cemetery, Dr. Miller served with distinction in the Dental Corps during the World War, reaching the grade of lieutenant colonel, and was past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, charity ball, to be held the evening of March 4. Hotels to Co-operate. Washington's hotels are to abandon their usual competition during the in- augural period and make co-operative arrangements by which each hostelry will be kep® informed of the available space at other hotels so guests can be accommodated with the least possible loss of time, ~ Augustus Gumpert, a member of the subcommittee on hotel agcommodations, announced that ac- commodations are not all taken for the inaugural period, and that reserva- tions may be made by visitors. The Hotel Men's Association, Mr. Gumpert said, has pledged its members to turn no guests away during the festivities, The District Commissioners have ap- proved and sent to the Budget Bureau a request for an appropriation of $25,000 to provide for additional police in Wash- ington during the period of the inaug- uration. At the same time, a request for $2,000 to establish medical stations and comfo?t stations, made by the com- mittee, was laid before the Commis- sioners. Special policemen, familiar with known crooks and pickpockets, will be brought here for the inaugural to avoid embarrassment to the official guests. Marshall W. Pickering, chairman of the subcommittee on housing and hos- pitality, with offices in the House Office Bullding, has addressed a letter to mem- F. N. DUGGAN EXPIRES. Former Swedish Vice Consul to Be Buried Friday. Francis N. Duggan, 74 years old, re~ tired vice consul from Sweden to Que- bec, Canada, and a resident of this city for the past year, died at his home, 6908 Connecticut avenue, Monday. Death was attributed to heart disease. Mr. retired from his posi- tion as vice consul two years ago. He was a member of the Union and Gar- rison Clubs of Quebec and for three years was grand knight of the Quebec Council of the Knights of Columbus, He 18 survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary B o sarvices wil be eral services [ the Shrine of the Blessed m’:& o'el Olivet Ce; Y. = during the inaugural period send requests to him. The following d%g tions to the inaugural guarantee fund were announced today: George E. Ham- ilton, $500; Harris & , $100; Ralph W. Lee & Co., $100; William D. Hoover, $250; King & King, $250; Eugene C. Gott, $200; James E. Colliflower, $100; Donald Woodward, $250; Rev. W. bers of the Senate and House urging that members of Congress who wish to o i care of constituents and {riends . H. Jernagin, $23; Dennis , R W.. Childress, ll('M‘)':l H%?nl.orfll.lw J:{“‘? eland Perkins, $100, Cleyisnd 3 s