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IQ JT V c ? World Series (CornioHT. ims. by th? WABKIKOTO* HZKALD CO. A s KINGTON, D. C.t WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER mis 4, 1922 The Weathei Fair today and tomor row; little change in temp. See Page 9. "tarta today. Foil ac count in The HeraM'a Sport Pages, 6-7. rmn, CKITT Inspector's Report Shows Force Unable to Cope With Increase. STANDARDS OF 20 YEARS AGOPREVAIL Every Employe Said to Have About 350 Jobs To Look After. Buildlnrr operations in the Dis trict have increased nearly 200 per cent yet the numtyer of employes end the salaries they receive remain approximately the same as twenty years ago. With construction going ahead by leaps and bounds, the only addi tional funds made available for in creasing the force of th# Building Inspector's office is the $20,000 pro vided by Congress following the Knickerbocker disaster. Every employe now has approxi mately 350 jobs to loolc after. Unless further aid is given the w building inspector's office, proper supervision and inspection cannot keep pace with the increase in building operations. These facts are brought out in the annual report of the inspector of buildings, made public yester day by the District Commissioners. Ismsse of 200 Per <>?!. Figures for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1922. show an in crease in value of building opera tions for the year which is nearly 200 per cent greater than the aver, age for the preceding fifteen years. During the year the city issued 10.997 permits for building opera tions totaling $36,223.0*9. The per mits issued during 192^ numbered 8.310. with a value of $19,025,291. The increase for the year in value of operations was $17,197,798 over 1921. The average for the last fifteen years was approximately $9,000,000. Commenting on the Increase in operations the Building Inspector says: "This increase has. of course. , added in a corresponding degree to the work of the office, without any permanent increase in th? number j of employes. For the fiscal year 1923 there was an appropriation of $2"0.f00 made by Congress for the employment of temporary addition- I al Inspectors, following the recog nition on the part of the public, a* a result of the Knickerbocker The aterw disaster, of the fact that the department was undermanned. But this relief fails to meet the neces sities of situation. While the full quota of the employes which the appropriation justifies has been filed, there is no assurance that the staff will remain intact through out the year. Indeed, experience indicates the contrary. 'During 1922 three engineers re signed to accept more lucrative em- j ploymeift with engineering firms. Recently two experienced clerks ! withdrew from the service because j of ereater salary Inducements else where. The f i 11 inir of these po sitions is difficult. In the case of the engineers, it has been found that j either promising men accept the po- J sition with the idea of gaining such practical experience as will enable them to make more advan'r<?*a >ns connections outside, or experienced j engineers decline to enter the serv- ! Ice because only temporary employ ment may be promised. In the case | of the clerks the salaries are so meagre that competent men fre- j fluently utilize the experience gained merely as a stepping stone tQ more remunerative jobs. "Notwithstanding the handicaps ? under which the department has been compelled to operate, a recent survey has been made of all the- ' aters. public halls, etc.. in the Dis trict, and. while no actually danger ous conditions have been found. ! ?hose of the older buildings not in strict compliance with the present regulations are beinu so altered to conform therewith, and the Na- > tional and Poll theaters are under going complete reconstruction and. when finished, will meet in every re spect the latest approved engineer- 1 ing standards of safety and security. Force Nearly Same for Year*. "It is believed fitting to urge at- | tentlon to the fact that the force ' of this office, except for the tem porary employes referred to above, has not been augmented f??r years J past. At the time of the Knicker- j bocker catastrophe the personnel consisted of the inspector of build- i ings. 13 assistant inspectors, a fire-j escape inspector, three engineers or\ computers, a chief clerk, four under clerks, and a mesesnRer. who also acted as chauffeur. The salary of \ the inspector was $3,000 a year; that of the principal assistant was $2,000; two assistants were paid $1,500 each. , one $1,400. and the remainder $1,300. : The salaries of the engineers were, respectively. $2,000, $1,800. $1,500. The fire Inspector's salary was $1, 400; that of the chief clerk $1,800. and the average pay of the under clerks. $1,800. These salaries are the same as now received. "Three of the assistants were, and are. assigned to the inspection of elevators, supervising the installa tion and making quarterly exami nations thereafter with respect to the safety of operation. One as sistant acts as an aid to the fire escape inspector, leaving nine for inspection of general construction. ?tc. Dtflevltlea On Iacreaae. "With the growth of the District, the difficulty of efficient adminis tration has become more and more pronounced, particularly since steel and concrete construction has be come so prevalent, and the admin istration of the zoning regulations 'has been added to the duties of the office. "There has seemed to be a general misapprehension of the depart ment's full scope ? an impression nontinued oh Page Sin* ARDERSBEER U FOR DRY CITY Johnstown's Mayor Re peats Edict as Means To Offset Drought. JOHNSTOWN, r*.. Oct. 3.? So severe Is the drought in Johnstown and vicinity that Mayor Joe Caufflel has re iterated his famous edict calling upon the breweries to make real beer. The water supply in the Johnstown reservoirs is so low that persons who have violated rules against scrub bing automobiles or hoiise cleaning have been fined, and many now fear the next or der will prohibit the Satur day night bath. All springs and wells In this vicinity are dry and oldest residents claim the Conemaugh River was never lower. Farmers have been forced to haul water for miles to provide for stock. BASEBALL FEVER GRIPS U.S. ON EVE OF WORLD SERIES Giants and Yankees Are Primed for Annual Fall Classic. By GRANTLAND RICE. NEW YORK. Oct. 3?The tumult and the shouting are now only a few hours distant. The captains and the camps art* here. The ad vance guard of the fanatical army 1 corps is on its way to the park. and outside the routine work of , packing 30.000 fans into the big stadium of the Polo Grounds, there Is no world series preliminary left at this hotir until Bullet Joe Rush of the Yankee staff steps briskly forward at 2 p. m. tomorrow to match his blazing speed against the | deceptive delivery of Arthur Nehf. the Giant left-hander who closed out the championship upon the same field a year ago. Nine years ago this fall a young right-hander from Rrainard. Minn., pitching for the Athletics, made his world series debut by halting the | Giants in their astonished tracks. He was then just 21 years old, prac tically unknown to the big crowd that expected to see his hide re moved at any moment. Yet as a no\*lce he held the Giants to five scattered hits. Today at the age of 30. with more stuff than he has ever known through the greatest season of his career, the same Bullet Joe Bush will make a valiant attempt to start the Yankees in the ri|rht direction by beating the game and 1 crafty Nehf. For twentv-one years the Now York Yankees have been strug gling to reach the top of the came, and if Bush beats back the left handed defense of Nehf tomorrow, the American Leaguers of Man hattan will be on their way to glory with Shawkey, Hovt and Mays waiting to face any selec tions John McGraw may el^ct to rush into future action. From a New York viewpoint the occasion is notable, as this happens to be the first time in baseball h story where the same city has hold an exclusive world series two years in a row. Chicago started the exclusive series fashion sixteen years ago with the White Sox and the Cubs. New York picked up the system last fall, and now Once again the same two clubs perform upon the same field that made the Giants world series champions a year aco. No small part of the color and romance of baseball is Continued on Page Sir. President Buys Ohio Birthplace MOl'XT GILEAD. Ohio. Oct. 3 ? President Harding's return to the. scene of his boyhood days on his retirement from the White House became a possibility today when French Crow, postmaster at Marion. Ohio, and personal friend of the President, acting in behalf of the Chief Executive, purchased the old Harding homestead in North Bloomfield township. Morrow Coun ty. consisting of 266 acres. Mr. Crow was quoted as saying the President intends to restore the house in which he was born and where he lived until he went to Marion The building for a number of years has ben used as a store house. U. S. RECOGNITION OF SOVIET URGED BY SEN. CARAWAY Plain Talk to Europe and Eye on Treaty Needed, He Says. America has five things to do im mediately. if the European chaos is to be supplanted by oilier and pros perity, in the opinion of Senator T. H. Caraway of Arkansas, who has just returned from abroad as dele prate to the Inter-parliamentary Union convention at Vienna. The five tasks are as follows: 1. To extend immediate recogni tion to Soviet Russia. 2. To do some "plain, straight talking" to Europe. 3 To sw that some international understanding is reached at once, with regard to stabilizing foreign exchange, and reducing land arma ments. 4. To guard against being mis guided by sentiments to be ex pressed by former Premier Clemen- j ceau of France who expects to lec ture here in December. Expect? Trea*y Revision. 5. To keep a sharp e>'e on the I Versailles treaty which is goii.j to be rewritten soon "either by the pen of the statesman or the sword of the soldier." These remedies were outlined by Caraway yesterday. With respect to America's atti tude toward Russia*. Caraway said: "It is perfectly foolish to refuse to have intercourse with a country, for Continued On Page Three. Best World Series Reports The Herald will "cover" the world series with a trio of sport writers, recog nized as the leaders of their profession. They are: GRANTLAND RICE The versatile writer, who is said to be the highest paid member of his profession. HUGH FULLERTON Baseball's leading statistician, who will analyze every play of the series. WESTBROOK PEGLER Will write a humorous story of each game. Watch for these reports every day in Washington JletaGl Rule on Legality of Liquor on U.S. Ships Due Soon Attorney General Will Give Formal Opinion to. Secretary Mellon. Within the week. Attorney Gen eral Daugherty will submit to Sec retary of the Treasury Mellon his ruling as to the legality of posses sion and sale of liquor aboard American vessels, and aboard for eign vessels within the three-mile limit. Upon this opinion will be based subsequent regulations by Secretary Mellon governing the activities of the Prohibition Enforcement unit. Mr. Daueherty's opinion, said to cover eighteen pag<s. renders for mal decisions upon these three points: 1. Whther the transportation of liquor by American ships Is illegal, illegal. 2. Whether the transportation of liquor aboard vessels, American owned, on the high seas is illegal; and 3. Whether transportation by for eign vessels within the three-mile limit ? either as ship stores or otherwise?Is contrary to American law. No official information as to the trend of the opinion can be ob tained, but semi-offleially it Is be lieved that the Attorney General will hold possession or sale of liquor by American ships is illegal, regardless of their location. . AMNESTY OFFERED TO IRISH REBELS DUBLIN. Oct. 3.?The Irish pro visional government has Issued a proc lamation offering amnesty to rebels who surrender their arms before Octo ber 15 The Dail Elreann has approved the clause in the Free State'constitution providing that all members take the oath of allegiance to the Kin? of Eng land. Ar. amendment offered by the laborites which would compel the Kinp to swear allegiance to the Irish constitution was defeated. EX-KAISER TO WED WITHOUT BEST MAN BERLIN, Oct. 3.?The wedding of the former Kaiser will be extremely simple in keeping with the unpreten tious surroundings of the lonely exile at Doom, it has been decided. There will be no best man or bridesmaids. Among the guests will be the former Crown Prince, Prince Eitel Frederick, Prince Heinrich. the former Kaiser's brother; Grand Duchess of Hesse, the Prince and Princess Stollberg-Rossla, brother-in-law and sister of the bride. Plays While Father Dies. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3.?While Ted Lewis, well known comedian, was en tertaining a theater audience here last night, his father, Benjamin Fried man. 73, a retired business man of rjrAUMUU OKU di*A in *. IaaaJ UNIONS PREPARE APPEAL AGAINST INJUNCTION WRIT LT. S. Officials Say Labor By-Laws Violate Constitution. The country apparently is to wit ness soon one of the greatest court j litigations in its history?tl^at of organized labor versus the govern I ment. | The unions are preparing to ap | peal the Chicago injunction decree to the Supreme Court. Following- conferences between Donald Rlchberg. chief counsel for , the unions, and officials of the De ! partmen of Justice. Attorney Gen jeral Daugherty in a letter has out- I ; lined what co-operative steps the j department will take in petting the ; Chicago writ before a higher court. ; Ready to AmmIm l'nIon*. While Mr. Daugherty refused to make the letter public he declared ; that he had pointed out "the one practical way" in which the appeal, j in* of the case could be expedited , He reiterated that he would not stand in the way of an appeal and jthat he gladly would assist the 1 'unions "in a legitimate manner." Some months a?o. just after the calling of the coal strike and im j mediately prior to the rail walk lout. a prominent official of the Department of Justice predicted in 'the near future, "possibly within ; the year, possibly within the next Ave." the country would witness a | ! ureat court litigation between or- ! gantzed labor and the government. Such a litigation, he intimated.1 was inevitable, as out of it would j come a decision as to just how far. and in what direction, the' unions would exercise their rapid- i ly-increasing powers. May Attack lly-Lawn. Further, it was indicated at the time, the belief is held in admin-1 istration quarters that certain of the by-laws governing organized i labor are in "direct contravention" I of the Constitution of the United States. What specific by-laws were j meant was not divulged, but it was apparent that a careful study of the matter had been made and that at the proper time the gov ernment would* be ready to act. The appealing of the Chicago writ, therefore, seemingly is the vehicle which will carry the unions and the government Into court for their "finish fight" predicted some months ago. M. & M. TO DRAPE STORES ON SUNDAY Merchants and Manufacturers Asso ciation members were urged to deco rate their places of business in honor of a parade and convention of Holy Name societies, to be held here next Sunday in which 35.000 Holy Name members will take part. The bulletin also urged association members to "prepare to take part in the Shrine Convention, to be held here next June, which promises to be the greatest conclave evar held in the city.* m U.S.BANKERS j LAYING PLANS TO AID EUROPE Convention Leaders Con sider Non political Undertaking. HAS TACIT SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATION Reduction of Debts to America to Be Held As Inducement. A gigantic nonpolitical undertak ing designed to effect economic stability in Europe, in in the mak ing among great business and finan cial interests in this country. The movement has the tacit sup port of the administration, if not actually proceeding at the informal suggestion of government apokes men. The initial steps are now taking place at the convention of the American Bankers' Association in New York, where the views of the nation's leading financiers are being expounded on the question with a view to effecting eventually a def inite basis of procedure. It Is known that administration leaders believe the initiative should t>e taken by business interests, in { ?rder that the plan ultimately j evolved may not be construed a* a political step. Haaia of Proponat. While thus far the movement has not taken such tangible shape as to permit of a definite outline, the Uasic principles upon which it would t?e worked out are taking form. First, it would comprehend the formation of an American commit *ion of bankers and business men which would formulate a program and set it forth before the world *s an American plan, much as Sec- ; etary Hughes advanced his pro- ' gram for limiting naval armament. Second, It would comprehend the ?eduction of some of the allied lebts to the I'nited States, provided [here was definite action by the il'ied powers toward adjusting; Lheir budgets and reparations j Halms and reducing land arma ments. Third, it would require assur- ; ancex from the lierm.in government in the matter of meeting the ad- i justed reparations pr.ymcnts The plan would comprehend a complete overhauling of the present system practiced by various Euro pean countries in the matter of cur rency issues. This effected, the way would be cleared for the extension of loans by the great American banks to countries needing assist ance. See Grave Situation. No effort is made now to conceal the gravity of the situation in Eu rope. The Near East blow-up is regarded ?n having the likelihood r?f early settlement But the indus trial chaos, going from bad to worse, is a potential menace to civ ilization Itself, authorities declare. 1 Fop that reasi>n a means of assist ance must be arrived at and soon, they say. The announcement by Thomas Umont. of J. I\ Morgan and Com pany in New York.# that business brains must examine the European situation with an eye to suggesting reduction if not cancellation of some of the debts, was held here to be the judgment of Morgan in favor of abandoning the idea that the allied debt could be collected in full. Since it Is the first time the great financiers have come out into the open on the point, it is herald ed here as a strong "feeler** to test out public sentiment. The thought prevails among some, administration spokesmen that if the American people can be brought to realize the seriousness of the European situation, they will as patriotically subscribe to measures for terminating this menace as they did to finance the war. And in this thought may be the clue to how the financial interests of the country, backed by the gov- J ernment. will proceed to afford financial relief to Europe Rotarians to Welcome Denby. A "welcome home" for their felloe Rotarian. Secretary of Navy Denby. will be held by the Washington Rotary Club, at the New Willard ? Hotel, tonicht at 7 o'clock. ?* . Hero spurns $100 PER DAY Poor, and Married, But Won't Capitalize Ex ploits in War. CHICAGO. Oct. J.?Strict. Samuel Woodfill, of Tennes see. named by Gen. Pershing as the greatest individual hero of the world war. to day turned down an offer of $100 a day for a two weeks' lecture course, although the sergeant is not burdened with money and in married. He rave two reasons for de clining the offer?? ?? One is his positive refusal to commercialize his exploits. He contends h? did no more than any other loyal Ameri can would have done under similar circumstances. He declines to pose as a hero. The other is that he pre fers to spend his furlough helping the Cook County American Legion Tost in their drive for 1350.000 to establish a memorial head quarters and relief fund for needy former service men. BOY SKATER, 11. MEETS DEATH TRAILING AUTO' Richard Bowling, Jr., Is Killed When Machine Skids, Throwing Him. Hanging to the back of an auto mobile on his way to school. 11- ; year-old Richard Henry Bowling Jr., a roller-skater, fell in L# street between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets northwest yesterday morn ing. receiving Injures that resulted in his death an hour later at George Washington University Hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henry Bowling. 1214 K street northwest. Acording to Samuel King and Philip Gingeras. 1221 L street northwest, who witnessed the acci dent. young Bowling was hanging onto the automobile when the ma chine swerved, the lad losing his hold and falling to the street. The operator of the machine could not be located ard he is thought not to have known that the accident oc curred. The lad was taken to the hospital suffering from a fra<?ture of the skull. Mr. and Mrs. Bowling were noti- | fled but rcached the hospital too I late to see their son alive. Bowl ing is an employe of a glass wo**k? { and his wife is in a government i department. Their other children | are John, age 22. and Katheriti \ | age H. Funeral arrangements havei not been made. An inquest wi'l b?- ] held at 11:30 o'clock this morning, j Myrtle Fortney. colored. 3 years old. 705 Fifty-first street northeast, was struck by an automobile yes terday morning, receiving a fri - ture of the right leg. She *v:ts taken to Emergency Hospital. TWELVE*]POISON ED; WONT TELL WHERE NEW YORK. Oct. J.?Police and trained nurses and emergency hos- ( pital staffs were thrown in a cor- ( don around a block of Sullivan street today, expecting at any mo ment to be called as residents. ' twelve of whom already have been made critically ill. were stricken with a subtle poison. Mushrooms are believed by sur- J geons of St. Vincent's Hospital who treated the first dozen victims, to have been responsible; but mystery has been injected into the case br unanimous refusal of the sufferers, j even when grovelling from terrific effects of the poison. to tell where they secured the food. "HENRY" MAY BUILD FLIVVERS IN CHINA SHANGHAI. Oct. 3?Joseph Bailie, a personal representative of Henry Ford, sailed for America today to re port on the possibilities for the estab lishment of a branch factory in China. Mr Ford plans the immediate train ing of 100 Chinese boys for employ ment in manufacturing and assemb ling Ford cars in China. Mr. Ford's investigation covered two years and was secret. MINISTERS O. K. SHORT SKIRTS BUT DISAPPROVE OF ROUGE Proper Style# for Pastors' Wives, Passed On by Judge, Disapproved by Clergy. CHICAGO. Oct. 3.?The decision by Judge Hoffman, of Clncinnat!. that a minister's wife has a perfect right to use rouge and wear sho-t skirts is half right and half wrong in the opinion of the Rev. Dr. M. I*. Boynton. one of Chicago's most widely known clergymen. Dr. Boynton declared in an Inter view that he hoped ministers' wives and all other women would continue to wear short skirts regardless -?f the dictate? of fashion, but that no woman, a minister's wife least of all. had any right to rouge. Other clergymen and social workers her? expressed the opinion that a minis ters' wife might enhance her at tractiveness as she saw fit, but must not be conspicious The Cincinnati judge made his de cision when he granted a divorce to pretty Susan F. Flowers from the Rev. JefTerson Flowers, prom inent Ohio preacher. Mrs. Flowers admited that she had angered her husband by her modish dress nnJ .Dink cheeks, but contended she ws? j privileged to both. The court rul^d that she was entitled to improve I her appearance as she wished, with abbreviated corsage, short skirts, bright colored hosiery or rouge. The Rev. Dr. Boynton. when con sulted about this took as his text a passage from the New Testament. "In first Timothy, second chap ter." he quoted. "It says: "In like J manner let women adorn themselves with modest apparel, with sham* facedness and sobriety, not with ! braided hair or gold or pearls or costly array, but (which becon?c*b a woman who professeth Godliness) through good work let a wom.n learn In silence with all subjec tion.' *? "A ministers wife, particularly, should b? sn example to her sex." he said. "However. I think short skirts are an Important feature in the emancipation of woman. I hope she will be sensible enough to keep short and not permit the cloth ?3 makers to Induce her to wear Ion* ones again.** RADICAL TURKS MAY DOMINATE PEACE PARLEY 9 Conference Result De pend on Rental's Abil ity in Leadership. MAIN DIFFERENCES ON THRACE ISSUE French Envoy Predicts! Reply to Allies Will Be Delayed Six Days. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. I?A? th* armistice conference at Mu 4ania gets under way it appear* I likely that the question of peace 1 in the Near Eaat will in thf end depend larrely on the ability of Mustapha Kemal to whip the ex tremlat win* of his following into line. The "die hard*" In the Turk.** nationalist mbly at Angora, rather than Kemal himself. will determine the outcome of the peac* negotiations. If they . yield tc Retrial's leadership, peace probably will result. Hut If th*y refuse to accept the counsel of moderation, the Turk envoy* will be obliged to insist upon exaggerated demands which the allies cannot accept.' Kemal Rrmalni at Anrort. This appeared to be the situa tion aw the allied represents* i\-es met with the Kemal delegate* at Mudania to discuss irnM terms. Kema'i himself Is In Angora try ing to line up the assembly, where debate on his answer to the allied peace terms is expected at once. Kemal went to the parliament building through streets lin.-d with cheering crowds who acclaimed him as a returning conqueror. Triumphal arches were ertctai along the route. There appears to he only moderate confidence here regarding the out come of the Mudania conference. Absolute secrecy is b*ing preserved regarding the deliberations. No communique Is expected before to morrow. when the generals attend ing hope to conclude and return to Constantinople. Thraee OcrsfatlM la l??ae. What the ?Hied representatives , fear most is that the Turks will insist upon Immediate occupation of Thrace. While the allies are be lieved to be ready to agr+v to the immediate evacuation of Thrace by the Greeks and occupation hv al lied troops and Turkish gendarmerie it is doubtful If they will consent to straight-out military occupation by th^ Turks before peace has beea definitely concluded This issue threatens to he tha most serious one the conference will have to deal with Oppmed hy HrttUh. The Turks are understood to have proposed that they quit the neutral lone in exchange for British evacuation of Chauk Gen Har ington, the British represent atlve. ;s not expected to aeree to this pro posal. The Turks are also insist ing on the immediate evacuation of Thrace, but both the British and '?reeks are opposed to taking th ? step until the Angora government replies formally to the allied peace note. From allied sources it Is lecrm-d that the principal top^-s discussed at the conference today were: 1. The frontier in Eastern Thrace where Turkish sovereignty is to be restored. 2. The method by which the Greeks will evacuate Eastern Thrace. 3. Restoration of Turkish cl*11 authority. 4. Method of handing over Thrace to the Turks. 5. The future of Constantinople. Would Real ral? Greeks. The allied commissioners have called the attention of the Greek government to the necessity of re straining Greek troops In Thrace In order to prevent clashes with the Turk?. The allies are still evacuating Christians from Asia Minor, indi cating that the Turks did not en force their threat to forbid the de parture of refugees after the 30th. Three thousand Kemallst cavalry have penetrated the neutral rone and occupied Codjalll. according to an unconfirmed report here. Most of the Kemallst cavalry In the Chanak tone has now been withdrawn to a safe distance from the British lines and the danger of encounters is thereby reduced. Reply-1ft III H?> Delayed. It probably will be at least sTx days before the Turks make their formal reply to the allied peace conference invltat on. according to Franklin Bouillon, the Ft ..ct? en voy who is in close touv h with the Turk leaders He characterises the differences between the allies and the Turks as more formal than fundamental. Fire ?? Tarfca la ??yrma. ATHENS. Oct 3?French troops opened fire with mschine guns at Turks who attempted to halt the departure of refuge* s from Smyr na. according to word received here from that city today. Hays Wis Head Committee To Aid Near East Relief A committee to co-operate with the Near East relief organisation will shortly be appointed by Presi dent Harding. It mas said at the White House yesterday. Will H. Hays, former Postmas ter General, will b* Its chatir.^n. The President is cordu?41y willing to aid In every way at his com mand In the relief of the distress ing Near East situation. It was " made known. To this end he will officially indorse the contemplated drive of the Near East relief com mittee for funds. This Indorsement will tske the form of a Miff Chairman Barton of the Near East Relief, and will probably be made nubile later this week.