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CITY OF HONOLULU J
PASSENGERS SAFE.
flMII C TDAMQDdDT
uii u. o. mnnui uni
Travelers Taken From Res- ,
cue Ship at Dawn Today,
Says Message.
RADIO OPERATOR GUIDED
RELIEIf VESSEL TO SCENE 1
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Stricken Liner, Still Burning, Is t
Being Towed Into
Coast Port. 1
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*> tire Asmk if.tcd Press. j
ABOARD UNITED STATES i
ARMY TRANSPORT THOMAS.
October 13.?The passengers of
the burned steamer City of Hon'
olulu were embarking on the
transport Thomas from the rescue
ship West Faralon at 7 a.m.
The weather is fine. More details
later.
!
The above was sent to the
Associated Press by Capt. Hall .
of the transport Thomas.
Hy the Associated Press.
.SAN FRANCISCO. Ca!if.. October 13.
?passengers of the City of HonoJ'liii.
which burned at sea, were transferred
to the United States Army transj
">rt Thomas from the rescue ship West
Faralon at dawn today, according to an
cificial message received by the Federal
Telegraph Company. The Thomas is
duo in San Francisco tomorrow, but it j
*.s expected she will he at J east a day \
late.
The message said that the City of
Honolu'u was- burned beyond repair, and
that it would be two days at least before
any ship would be ab'e to approach
her on account of the high sea. The
message indicated that the transfer of
the passengers had been effected without
any particular incident. 1
Two messages, sent by the Thomas today
to Army transport headquarters
here, were made pub ic upon their receipt.
The first said that the Thomas t
was alongside the West Faralon at 3 i
a.m., and the second said that it had
been decided to wait until dawn to
transfer the passenger**, "as they are r
asleep." t
2?1 Reamed. v
According to this last message, the g
West Faralon advised the Thomas that f
it did not have proper accommodations c
fcr the passengers and crew of the Cfty t
of Honolulu. a
. , The second message gave the list from
he City of Honolulu at thiry-nine women,
thirty-five men and 187 members of
the crew T
The radio, man's bridle on space, *
and that hardly less potent thing, the
fellowship of those who go down to
the sea in ships, stands responsible b
today for the- safety of 261 persons?the
passengers and ship's company of the
steamer City of Honolulu. The read!- *
ress with which mariners of half a E
dozen craft, from pleasure craft to c
dreadnaughts of the Pacific fleet, offered
themselves for the rescue of the dls- c
tressed fellow travelers afloat was but v
an echo of a story first told so long ago
that men have forgotten *he flme of
telling, but the tale of the radio's part s
belongs to a more modern generation, d
Yhev mingled, this old thing and this t
new one. to save life. ^
Flames Spread Rapidly. ii
Early yesterday, while she was 670 I
niles off San Pedro, Calif., fire broke n
r ut in the second-class cabins of the
steamer, one-time pride of the North r
ilerman Lloyd line and more recently ?
leader of the Los Angeles Steamship jy
Company's newt Honolulu service. Un- d
accountably the flames gained such
headway on the fighting crew that,
two hours later, it was necessary to
abandon ship. But before that time b
came the radio had cried far and wide p
the "dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash,
dot-dot-dot" that .means disaster, dis- a
tress and human extremity on the ri
high seas. r
Two ships, the Enterprise of* the | ~
Mat son Line and the Thomas, an .
Army transport, eastbound from Ha- ! ti
wait caught the signal and turned I u
toward the position the operator had , 9
given. A pleasure yacht, the Casania. t
raising to Honolulu with a party, in- t
duding i.'rompton Anderson, brother- n
in-law of E. L. Boheny, who is in New i;
York, caught the appeal and turned ji
her bow that way. Los Angeles caught j
the signals and Navy vessels stood by a
to race with death to the scene of the 8
^re. San Francisco caught the signals
and learned that a distant ship p
had turned toward the scene. q
It was that ship, the West Fara- t
Ion, M. M. Walk, master, that swept n
down the sea lanes to the City of v
Honolulu and effected the rescue. 0
All Passengers Escape. f
e
But she did not get there until more t<
than four hours after the flames had g
forced the captain, his first officer, the
chief engineer and the radio operator.
who had stayed behind to serve ^
to the uttermost the passengers con- c
fided to their care, to leave the blazing
hulk. The officers stayed to ad- J
vise, suggest and confer; the radio ^
operator stayed to Keep thd West
' 1.' 1 Uot aKa mlao f
a' au? mtu, ?vo? omv ultos "?c | ^
boatloads of passengers floating I j
Iiearby and the rescue be delayed. j
The fire broke out between 5 and e
i "clock in the morning; the passengers ?
were put overside at 8; the captain i
. ?eft the steamer a little after 10; the i
'.Vest Faralon arrived about 2:30 in "
'he afternoon. By a quarter to 4 the a
ist boatload of castaways had been 1
auled aboard ihe West Faralon. and j {
that ship, her every corner crowded | t
.vith cargo and human salvage, lay to; t
n mile from the lire-swept vessel and ' e
all hands watched her burn. All t
hinds, that is. but the radio operator t
?he was busy sending messages that i
told the world the steamer's company c
was safe and other messages that j,
kept the Thomas steaming-southward
to provide for the rescued passengers
:.ome smoother oomforts than the
planking of the West Faralon's decks.
The Thomas' officers transferred t
he City of Honolulu's passengers j
early today. The Thomas will bring
:hem to San Francisco. They were
bound for Los Angeles. t:
Radio Calls Cease. e
There, just before the Thomas t!
reached the West Faralon, the story n
was broken this morning, for shore
radio stations ceased communicating
with the vessels so that the West
Faralon's radio might be used to ti
guide the transport to her. The ces- e
nation left much untold?the cause of li
xhe fire, the reason It spread with
such fierce rapidity, the details of the p
'-'jjght against it. and those more grip- si
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Dazzling Fete A
For Rumor
200,000 to Gather at
Albajulia Next
Week.
Titled Delegates of
Many Nations to
Attend.
I? the A??vl*trt Press.
BUCHAREST. October 13.?'The
Ttuoh-postponed coronation of King
Ferdinand and Queen Marie will be
ield next week. The ceremonies are
xpectcd to provide the most elaborate
festival in the history of Rumania,
with an estimated total public
tnd private expenditure of 300,000,000
'rancs.
The program will begin on Sunday t
vith the arrival of the royal family 2
it Albajulla. in the heart of Transyl- J
ania, where the actual coronation c
vili take place. Albajulia is an an- t
dent national shrine in that section a
>f Hungary given to Rumania by the j
>eace settlement, and Is the birthilace
of the hero Michael the Brave,
vho is called the father of his counxy
by all Rumanians. _ *
It is a village of only 5,000 inhab- ?
t; nts, but the next two days will be
fURK TROOPS OBEY |!
ARMRTIP.F TFRMSil
I IIIIIIIV I lUk klllliv : I
Seneral Retirement of Army I
Under Way From Vicinity
of Chanak.
the Associated Preaa.
CHANAK, October 13.?A general
etlrement of the Turkish troops from
he Immediate vicinity of Chanak 1b
n progress.
(A Chanak dispatch Thursday anlounced
an advance of the Turkish Q
orces toward the British line, against d
vhlch the British commander pro- #
ested as a violation of the armistice Q
.greement. The Turkish commander,
eplying, declared he had not yet reelved
notification of the armistice, g
?ut v.-ould give orders for retirement
s soon as such notice came.i
PEACE CONTEEEKCE ASKED. <
V
nterests of World Believed Threat- 1(
ened by New Developments. h
ly the Associated Press. ^
CONSTANTINOPLE. October 12.?
jieut. uen. nir Lnunea nannKiuii, me o
iritlsh eommander-ln-ohlef here, will h
iress the allied powers tor an early c
onvenlng of the peace conference, tl
,-hicli he believes will be the most
mportant council of world powers tl
ince Versailles. It Is expected the P
eliberations will require from two f<
o three months, as the questions for S
ecislon are of the widest importance, tl
ncluding the vital interests of all of it
lurope, and will likely Involve many o:
tatters entirely outside the ueaT east.
The allied authorities here will opose
the selection of Smyrna or Con- .?
tantlnople for the meeting of the
onference. MaJ. Gen. Sir Frederick B.
laurice, discussing this subject, to- S
ay said: v
Ventral City Demanded. s<
"It Is Imperative that a neutral city *'
ie chosen. Smyrna and Constantino- p
ile are impossible on acoount of the y
tmosphere of hostility, Intrigue and 0
aclal and religious animosities which
could surround the delegates, a
myrna, with its background of Are,
amine and fury, its air poisoned with *
ndigested hatreds and the populace p
till delirious from the victories of c
he army, is wholly unsulted to at- h
* naatio fVnatentl.
I CIV. w Vi yvavv.. V/Viivvauii- l
ople. under the occupation of the al- tl
led armies, 19 no neutral ground. |i
;ven Italy Is inappropriate, because t
taly is a party to the negotiations 1
nd is technically one of the adver- n
aries of Turkey." g
The allied representatives here will e
irobably suggest Bern. Zurich or
Seneva, all of them cities free from t
hese objections and comparatively f.
.ear at hand. The conference will I
itally interest all the great nations v
f the world. Besides Oreat Britain, 1
'ranee, Italy and Japan, the gath- b
ring will receive the undivided at- c
enion of Rumania, Jugoslavia, Bui- o
;aria and, of course, Russia S
America Interested,
American interests will center In
he arrangements for continuation of d
ommerclal agreements and the so- n
ailed capitulation as well as protec- o:
ion of the Christian minorities and u
he right of religious and educational f
nisslonarles to carry on their work, o
Che United States occupies a predom- d
nant position. throughout the near t
:ast In all educational, humanitarian, v
nlsslonary and relief activities, and b
he security of these Institutions with p
heir property Investments of more i p
han ten million dollars must be guar- j g
inteed. j b
Perhaps the most Important ques- I u
ion before the conference will be (j
mt of cgpitulai ins. which are ,
reatles covering the rights of for-' t]
Igners in Turkey and providing for' .
heir government under the laws of _
heir own country instead of the _
Curklsh laWB, and trial by their ownj JL
onsular courts instead of by Turk-1 7.
eh tribunals. " "
Abolition mt (hUMsUtw. ?
"Our delegates will demand aboil- t,
Ion of the capitulations," said Hamld p
ley, the Kemal representative, today; 41
they are humiliating and opposed to
he best interests of our people. Forlgners
thereby occupy a preferen- ?
lal position and enjoy privileges de- c
led to the Turks. Why continue a a
ystem that has hampered the legtslaIon.
justice and finance of the conn- tl
ry? Is not Turkey now an lndepend- _
nt nation with the full rights of,an
idependent nation T" 1
The American government will op- h
ose this claim. The American con* n
nl general. Gabriel B. Ravndal. ex*
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iian Coronation
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?IBE\ OF RUMANIA.
he object of a pilgrimage by fully
00.000 loyal subjects, mostly Tran- j
ylrania peasants dressed In what
luskin termed the most picturesque c
ostumes In Europe?the men In em- ?
iroldered pantalets and petticoats. s
ind the women in enormous hoop
klrts decorated with gold coins and 1
ewels. t
Reception by Premier. j
Upon their arrival the sovereigns "1
rill be received by the premier and 1
ther members of the government and | J
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1ITH AND MILLER!
inTin/OTr ftrrrmo ;
JUlfl VUIlulIIlKo
Jemocrat Beaten by Only
74,000 in G.O. P. Landslide
Year.
BY .V. O. MESSENGER.
Staff t'orreapondent of The Star.
NEW YORK. October 13?While the
wo opposing candidates for governor
re floundering through the mire of
ersonalities and bespattering each
ther with volleys of "I did and you
Mn't." "You are a faker" and "You
re Alibi Al." let's look over the figures
f past elections and see how closely
he candidates ran in the balloting.
You see, these same two sua, Al
mlth and Uov. Miller, have opposed
ach other at the polls before.
In 1318. when Alfred E. Smith was
lected governor, he bent Charles S.
Whitman by about 53.000. He received
.oos.ow votes to Mr. Whitman's 958,000. i
Then, in 1920, when Mr. Smith was, t,
l turn, defeated by the present Gov. t
filler, the republican majority was *
1.000. But, as indicative of Mr. t
mlth's great popularity in the state, t
e ran 480,000 ahead of Cox, the demoratic
candidate for President of the J
fnited States. J
So it is needful to bear in mind r
lat with the prestige which the re- S
ubllcan gubernatorial ticket took on t
rom the presidential ticket in the i
reat "Harding landslide," Mr. Smith, s
ie democratic candidate for governor, r
l a vote of 2,800,000 was beaten by ji
nly 74,000. r
Baals of Democratic Hope. J
This condition is really the founda- t
;on of the democratic hope of success '
lis fall. They are counting on Mr. f
mith retaining the hold upon the
oters which he demonstrated as posesslng
in 1920, whose effect would be r
lcreased by the absence of republican j
residential landslide features this t
ear. They are also depending on a (
ertaln amount of expected disaffec- ,
Ion among the republicans, growing e
ut of dissatisfaction with Congress r
nd on account of the new tariff law. c
Furthermore, the democrats think l
hat their "wet" plank in the state
latform will draw votes from re- (
ubllcans In tne upstate industrial
ltles, while admitting that It will
urt them in the rural districts and
he small, non-industrial towns. In
his connection it will be of note that
a 1920. the republican enrollment in
he state, outside of greater New
'ork, exceeded the democratic enrollment
by 520,000. The way this vote
oes In November will decide the govmorshlp
contest.
One element which is disconcerting
he political prognostlcators is the
tiling off in registration this week,
t is evident that a much lighter vote
rill be polled than two years ago.
'he decreased registration afflicts
othparties. however, and a sure line
annot be obtained until the figures
f the last day's registration, next
aturday, are in and analyzed.
Mala Issues Not Touched.
Thus far neither of the two candlates'
has dwelt, upon any of what
light be termed the policy features
f the campaign; that is to say, the 1
ret and dry issue, the socialistic '
eatures of the democratic platform, i
r the tariff. - Thev are at the nresent
evoting themselves to a squabble as
0 who made the best governor and
rho Is therefore likely to make the
etter one -if elected.
There Is a good deal of what the
olltlcians call "bunk" In the wet
latform. It merely calls upon Conress
to do what Congress already
as the right to do. to modify the
'olstead act to permit the use of
ght wines and beers, under regulalons
to be prescribed by the state.
. story gained currency yesterday
hat Dr. Copeland, the democratlo
andldate for United States senator,
rould repudiate the wet plank. He
erne out in a carefully worded statelent
today. which - you can analyze
jr yourself. He said:
"I accepted the nomination by the
mocratlo party. I could not have '
one that had I not been substantially
1 accord with the planks of that
latform.". One will note the use of
hat. word substantially.
Profession Aids Campaign.
Dr.. Copeland has been the butt of
ima good-humored "Jollying" be- '
ause a doctor should run for the
enate. It seems that his profession t
likely to be a source of strength
o him, on account of his wonderful 1
rork as health commissioner of New {
ork city and the great benefits he J
as brought to the- children and j
'omen. 1
The democrats intend to make a t
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SHIPS STAY DRY
DESPITE COURT,
ASSERTSLASKER
\merican Territory Beyond
Jurisdiction of New York
Injunction.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE"
IN MOOD TO FIGHT
Latter Would Appeal to Internatiafial
Pmi vi 4a OVinttnr
nuuai vuiui> tu k>uai
Baling.
Chairman Lasker of the Shipping
?oard announced today that ships
coming* under the jurisdiction of the
Shipping Board would remain dry,
ind that orders forbidding the loading
of liquor aboard such vessels
vould continue in effect despite the
njunctlon restraining such order
landed down by Judge Hand in New
fork yesterday. Mr. Lasker said that
'resident Harding holds the American
vessels to be American territory,
tnd it Is understood that the Preslient
intends to see that the Volstead
ict shall be in elTect on American
ressels as long as he is in office.
Notices Sent Ont.
Notice to ship owners of the At;orney
General's ruling and temporary
instructions to customs officers,
vere sent out today by Secretary Melon.
but it was said the customs reguatlons
would be subject to the tenijorary
restraining order issued yeserday
by Judge Hand in New York.
In the emorcem nt of ban
Lgalnst liquor aboard foreign ships
n American waters, officials said,
'the rule of reason" will apply with
egard to application of the forfeitire
provisions of the prohibition act.
Mr. Mellon was said to take the
rlew that provisions of the act enLbling
the seizure of foreign vessels
vere "the extreme penalty," to be invoked
only when enforcement oficials
were satisfied that liquor on
>oard a as destined to find its way
nto the United States illegally.
The Treasury also was declared to
>e inclined to the view that ships
vhose crews customarily are served
vine with their meals should be e .i?
ntaH fprtm nonolfv fi\r Viriturlnf
luch liquor within the three-mile
Imlt. although etocke above the
luantity necessary for the use of the
:rew In port probably would have
o be sealed up.
Medical liquor. It was said, will be
termltted aboard both American and
?reign ships.
Take* I'p by Cabinet.
Tho effect of the liquor decision of
he Attorney General on tha insular
lossesslons at this country was one
if the principal topics of discussion
it the meeting of the cabinet at the
Yhlte House today. Because of the
[rastlo nature of the decision In
iuestion and because it applies to
he island possessions Indirectly, the
lame manner as It does any port In
he United States. It was understood
hat some serious results are likely
o follow.
One member of the cabinet menioned
the case of Porto Rico, which,
le said, la dependent largely upon Its
loffee crop and which is shipped alnost
entirely to Spain and Cuba in
Ipantsh ships.
This cabinet officer Is of the opinion'
hat the Attorney General's decision
irohlhltlng foreign ships with liquor
[board from coming within the threenile
limit of the United States or its
lossessions may result In the coffee
[rowers of Porto Rico losing their
resent means of transportation. It
vas explained, however, that these
arious features are being looked into
y the administration with the hope
if offering solutions, but at the presint
time no decision in the way of a
emedy has been arrived at.
Heartaii for Tuesday.
The International Mercantile Maine
Company, which obtained the
emporary injunction, makes a presintatlon
for a permanent Injunction
in Tuesday morning:, while In the
lame court on the afternoon of the
lame day Judgre Hand will hear argunenls
from counsel for the Brltlsh>wned
Cunard and Anchor lines for an
njunctlon with similar powers.
The temporary restraining order
tranted yesterday at New York by
federal Judge Hand, on application of
he American lines, to keep the ship
Iquor situation In status quo until a
learlng October 17. was believed here,
iccording to the Associated Tress, to
>e welcomed by the government as
'acilitating early progress through
:he courts of a case to test the
itrength of the liquor ban by Attorjey
General Daugherty. It was freey
indicated by Mr. Daugherty that
:he Department of Justice would con'er
with counsel- for shipping lines
with a view to sending the case "on
tp."
Regulations were drafted by Sec etary
Mellon yesterday to customs
md prohibition officers to put Into
-ffect the ban. by ruling that forsign
vessels leaving their home ports
ind American vessels leaving forjlgn
ports on or before October 14
will be permitted to continue with
juch stocks without interference.
Statement by Mellon.
x lie tciivattic 1 uiuviuiiq n vt v * -??
plained in a formal statement by Sec etary
Mellon yesterday. Issued
through the bureau or internal revelue,
as follows:
"Foreign vessels leaving their home
ports on or before October 14,. 1922,
md American vessels leaving foreign
ports on or before October 14, 1922,
laving stocks of liquor aboard will
pe permitted to continue with Bucn
itocks without Interference into forsign
ports, even though they touch
:he ports of the United States. However,
no sales of liquor on American
/essels anywhere or on foreign veslels
within the territorial waters of
the United States will be permitted.
"On publication of the opinion of
ihe Attorney General some American
/easels lying in American harbors
/oluntarily surrendered their stocks
>f spirits to the customs officials. In
>rder to put all shipping upon an
Hjuality up to and Including the 14th
lay of October, 1922, such ships will
pe allowed to recover their stocks of
iplrits and take them Into foreign
porta as in like condition by foreign
imps ie?vinK. ineir Dome porta and
Imerlctn ships leaving foreign ports
ip to and Including that date."
BRITAIN KAY PROTEST. [njunction
Against Liquor Baling
Has Become Issue.
tr the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 13.?Unless an
njunction is granted the Cunard
lne the British government probacy
will protest formally through
he foreign office against the ruling
irohlhlting liquors on foreign ships
n American waters. It was stated
n *bfficlal quarters today. Officials
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CITIZENS TO GIVE
HAYES OVATION
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Mass Meeting Plans Follow j
Release in Jersey Murder
Case.
OFFICIALS UP IN AIR
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Probe Tarns to Clues Involving j
Family Names and
v Alibis.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J? October
It.?While state and county officials
sought anxiously today for something
tangible on which to proceed in the
inquiry into the murder on September
14 of tho Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall,
rector of the Episcopal Church of St.
John the Evangelist, and the choir
singer, Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills,
friends of Clifford Hayes went ahead
with preparations for a mass meeting
today to celebrate Hayes' release yesterday.
His release and the collapse of the
case of mistaken Identity made out by
authorities followed the admission by
Raymond Schneider that his accusation
of Hayes was false. Schneider
still was held In the Somerset county
Jail today, although no new charge
had been lodged against him. He was
locked up as material witness some
days ago after he had made a statemcflt
charging Hayes with killing
Mrs. Mills ar.d Dr. Hail.
AUinonues war auuinicuij u^r m
the air" again. They turned anew
today to. clues pointing to the families
of the slain rector and Mrs. Mills,
and detectives were engaged in running
down numerous details discarded
wlen officials accepted Schneider's accusation
as a so'utlon of the myste-y
The fawn-colored coat and scarf
Which Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall,
widow of the rector, had dyed in
Philadelphia a few days after Dr.
Hall was murdered, were in the
hands of a New Brunswick chemist
today for analysis, the action being
ordered by Prosecutor Joseph Strieker
of Middlesex county.
Statement Retracted.
Schneider suffered a nervous collapse
yesterday, then sent word to
Prosecutor Beekman of Somerset that j
he had something more to say. When
Beekman entered, with a stenographer
and three newspaper men.
Schneider blurted out, with tears,
streaming down his face, that his
earlier statement was "all a lie."
He had told the story, he said, to
get revenge on Hayes, who, he believed,
had told stories tending to Involve
him in the Hall-Mills case.
Beekman Immediately went before
Justice of the Peace Sutphen. who
had held Hayes for the grand jury,
and asked that the murder warrant
against him tie dismissed. The request
was granted without delay
Hayes then was bundled into the
automobile of his counsel and driven
to his home. The news had outsped
the automobile, however, and when
be arrived he found himself the center
of a cheering crowd of several
hundred.
Hie mother, fWho had expressed
confidence in ms iunvvonbc WUi iMC .
tart, staggered out to meet htm I
and flung herself Into hts arms.
Hayes helped her tenderly up the
porch steps. Both he and his mother
thanked newspaper men for the part
they had played in disclosing the
falsity of the charges against him.
Schneider's Father Collapses.
At the height of tho celebration
John Schneider, father of Hayes' accuser,
rushed up onto the Hayes
porch, embraced the youth's mother
and exclaimed:
"My God! My God! I am glad It
Is all a lie."
He then collapsed and was taken
Into the Haiyes home, where Hayes'
mother, father, relatives and close
friends clustered about the smiling
youth and congratulated blm over
?uid over.
Raymond Schneider's popularity appeared
to go down In proportion as
Hayes' had gone up. There were I
mutterlngs in the welcoming crowd I
Kohnelder. and several were I
agaiiiob ?
heard to declare that New Brans- 1
wick was "too small to hold him." |
The author of the four-day sensation
still Is In the Somerset Jail as
a material witness.
Prosecutor Beekman refused to say
why he still was held after he bad
repudiated his entire earlier story
and declared that neither he nor
Hayes was even on the Phillips farm,
where the bodies were found, on the
night of the murder.
* * I . I 1 O.I
rriaay tneutn
Brings No Jinx
To Capital City
Friday, October 13.
Yes. ^>day Is regarded by the superstitious
as unlucky, being: a
combination of the sixth day of
the week, for centuries regarded'
as unlucky, and the number 13,
long held to be a number of ill
omen.
One is supposed to be run over
by automobiles, trip over curbs,
lose one's money, fall down the
stairs and fall out of bed after goin'
to s.e?*p.
Those who believe in this Friday,
the 13th" business expect misery,
sadness and despair at every turn,
most of them peering around the
corner to look for it long before
they actually meet misfortune.
But the number "13" is just like
any other number when you come
right down to it. and the day Friday
is just about like ajay other
day. This particular Friday, October
13, is one of the most beautiful
days ever experienced In tbe
history of the National CdpftaT.
Wlja? says Friday the YSth is unlucKy?
CROSSCROSSlNGS,
PLEAFORSAFETY
Citizen Would Give Pedes
trians Right of Way Over
Autoists.
"For safety's sake, cross at thi
crossings."
This slogan for a no-accident weel
was suggested to Commissioner Oys
ter today by John Dolph, prominen
in civic affairs, who wrote to give hi:
views on the problem of saving live:
on the city's streets.
Mr. Dolph believes many accident:
would be avoided if pedestrian:
would make it a rule to cross onl;
at intersections and if drivers wouli
remember always that the pedestriai
should have the right-of-way at :
crossing. His letter follows:
Elementary t end it ions.
"There are two elementary condi
tions that must govern if you are ti
meet with success. First, the street
are maintained primarily for the us
of vehicles. Secondly, the sidewalk
are maintained primarily for the us
of pedestrians.
"Unfortunately, vehicles must some
times cross the sidewalks and pedes
trians must cross the streets. Tn<
whole trouble, in my opinion, is tha
regulations do not provide as full;
as they should for the complete con
trol of these crossings. As a matte
of fact, the regulations that are mad<
and provided are not enforced.
Pedestrian Considered.
"First, with reference to vehicle
crossing the sidewalks. This trans
pires at many places of buslnest
more particularly at garages and gas
Oiling stations. The same condition
prevail Ui iuo Ciuraui/O iu auc^i
Every driver agrees that pedestrian
have the right of way at these cross
Lngs. There is no trouble about 11
and comparatively few accidents.
"The same Identical condition
should prevail on the streets. Stree
crossings should be marked more dls
tlnctly than sidewalk crossings, an
pedestrians should have the sam
right of way at these crossings. T
injure a pedestrian on a crossim
should be considered a very seriou
offense. This would give the rlgh
of way between crossings to driven
and the public should be given t
understand, by regulation or other
wise, that to cross the street, excep
at the crossings, Is to take one's llf
Into his own hands." ,
Tracker AM Asked.
Public school teachers were calle
upon today by Supt. Frank W. Balloi
In a circular letter to-give "increase
consideration" to the general eubjec
of the safety of school children in th
streets of Washington. He especial!
directed attention to the dangers o
roller skating.
"While there is no police regulatio
against skating on the sidewalks, o
in the streets of the city," said Di
Ballon, "boys and girls should b
taught to respect the rights of other
as well as to look after their ow
personal welfare. Collisions on side
walks between boys and girls 01
roller skates and pedestrians are to
frequent.
"Boys and girls should be advise
that there is a law against catchln
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CTk X
CHILDREN CLINICS
' ARE URGEDFQR D. C.
Would Examine Boys and
Girls Who Now Seem ApI
parently Well.
MANY DEFECTS FOUND
Local Juvenile Worker Tells Plans
to American Child Hygiene
Association.
Clinics In the District for examination
of apparently well children, similar
to those dow conducted by child
welfare stations for children of. preschool
age. were urged today by Mrs.
Edna K. Bushee, executive secretary
cf the Juvenile Protective Association,
speaking before the thirteenth
annual meeting of the American Child
Hygiene Association In session at Mei
morial Continental Hall.
Miss Bushee told the association
that TO per cent of all delinquent children
examined here by her organization
were found to have some defect.
In its work with delinquent chll.
dren here, she said, the Juvenile Protective
Association finds that many of
these children have mental or physical
defects that are scarcely apparent.
12S Examined.
"Of the 000 children under our su6
pervlslon during the past year," the
speaker said, "it was possible to sec
curp physical and mental ekamlna"
tlons for only one-fourth of that
1 number. Of the ISO examined, more
s than 70 per cent were found to have
s some defect.
*ln a large majority of these cases.
s no defect was apparent before the
8 examination, but correction of the
f defect or proper treatment made
i proper a possible adjustment, decreasing
to a surprising extent and
In some eases entirely eliminating
1 the behavior problem. While the
number examined Is steadily increasing.
thero Is still a very large proportion
of children who are not ex.
amtned, due largely to the fact that
clinics are organized only for the
0 children who clearly show such des
fects."
e Need of Clinics.
* Mrs. Bushee said that one of the
greatest needs In studying children
. with a view to decreasing delln_
quency was the establishment of
e clinics for the examination of apt
parently well children.
The morning session was given
- over to the administration of private
r child hygiene organisations, lfomer
e Folks of New York city presiding.
Speakers included Bailey B. Burritt.
general director of the Association
for Improving the Condition of the
s Poor, New York city; Miss Nan L.
Dorscy. director. Public Health Nursing
Association. Pittsburgh; Cour'
tenay Dinwiddle, executive secretary
_ of the National Child Health Council
_ of this city, and Raymond Clapp of
Cleveland.
The afternoon session was given
s over to a discussion of nursing and
social work. Miss Margaret Stack presiding.
Speakers Included Miss Gertrude
E. Hodgman of New York city;
Miss Kathleen Edwards, Columbia
s University, and Miss Winifred Rand
t of Boston.
j Co-Ordination Necessary.
? There can be no fruitful child hygiene
? problem in a community unless a well
s thought out program of co-ordinating
' the existing activities is well agreed
o upon, Dr. Burritt declared. Leadership
- in any child hygiene program, he said,
4 should rest in the hands of the public
? authorities with private organizations
supplementing their work.
Courtenay Dinwiddle, executive seca
rotary of the local organization, declared
" -that-"the thfeads of a broadly conceived
d plan of service for. children must not
t only run. through every phase of the
? child's work, play and life in general.
" but must lead straight to tnose condi?
tiona and forces In his home and comf
munity In which he Uvea, which are
molding his body and mind, whether
n for good or evil."
r Maa-Steed Job.
r- Describing the organization and re|
sponslbilltles of the executive staff,
n Mr. Dinwiddie said: "There is a
- growing appreciation all over th<
jj l country of what a man-sized job thi:
' service to mothers and children la
d j The responsibility for seeing that n<
g I stone is left unquarrled which may
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{PRESIDENT TO CALL
EXTRA SESSION OF
C0NGRESSN0V.20
Announcement of Administration
Plan May Be Deferred
Until After Election.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
FIRST UPON PROGRAM
| With Holidays Cut Short. Leaders
Hope Legislative Plans Can Be
Completed Before March 4.
i
i
Congress will be railed to meet in
special session by the President November
20, according to the present
plang of the administration. This date
is five days later than that tentatively
suggested before the adjournment of
Congress last month. Formal announcement
of the plan to call Congress
may not be made until after
election day.
When Congress meets the House
will take up immediately the administration
ship subsidy bill. The Senate
will give its attention to the Dyeanti-lynching
bill passed by the
House and favorably reported to the
Senate at the last session.
The administration leaders hope the
House will be able to pass the ship
subsidy bill with littl- delay?in fart,
will be able to get it to the Senate
before the opening of the regular session.
the first Monday in December. In
that event the Senate will be able to
handle the subsidy bill while th*?
House Is turning its attention to appropriation
bills.
Effect of Dry Ruling.
The recent order of the President
that no liquor shall be carried on vessels
entering American ports, for sa'.o
beyond the thre*-mile limit, has gone
far. it is believed, to put an end to the
ruction started by the prohibitionists
over the si :p subsidy bill when it be:ame
generally known that the vessels
operating under the Shipping
Board were allowed to sell l:quor outside
the three-mile limit.
It ha* become known that republican
leaders haying the interests of
legislation at heart have strongly
urged the President to call a special
?ession after the election so that the
subs dy bill and other Important
measures may be given as speedy consideration
as posslbUfc.
Other members df vConrnA. who
have T*en anrtaftge JHWgliy nn- .
have recommenced to the PreRdaai
that no special session be called thlt
fall. For a time, it is said. the Presfdent
was undecided, but it now appears
that the recommendations of
those favoring a special session have
won the day.
Aatt-Lyae&tag Read Roagh.
The anti-lynch!ng bill probably will
have a rough road to travel in the
Senate, where there will be strong
opposition from southern senators.
Whether it can be brought to a vote
before March 4 is still doubtful.
Negro voters have indicated to the
] republican leaders that they have not
1 been satisfied with the manner in
1 which the measure has been handled
j in the Senate. They are demanding
i action.
j When Congress meets In special ses!
sion if the plans of the republican
i leaders materialize there will be one
I day holiday taken for Thanksgiving.
? another f??r Christmas and a third
for New Year. If Congress keeps
steadily on the job it is their be!
lief that practically all the Important
legislation necessary to be enacted
before March 4 can be disposed of.
Efforts will be made to have all the
republican members of the Senate
constantly on the job. Absenteeism
has In the past frequently prevented
action on bills, which could otherwise
h&ve been disposed of, it is said.
MINISTER DE CESPEDES
TO END DUTIES HERE
?
New Cuban Secretary ot State on
Way to United States to
Turn Over Legation.
By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Cuba, October IS.?Dr
Carlos Manuel de Oespedes, secretary
of state, left today for Washington
via Key West. Fla., after more than
four months' absence from bis post as
minister to the United States, to arrange
to turn over the Cuban legation
to his successor, who has r.ot yet
been named.
He will aiso take leave of the diplomatic
corps and participate in conferences
which Maj. Gen. E. H. Crowder
will hold with State Department
officials on Cuban affairs and New
York bankers on the $50,000,000 Cuban
loan which will be floated soon In the
United States.
In appreciation of the important role
played by the chief of the cabinet in
the recent settlement of pressing na
( nMnklnma o Humnnalrotlnn *17 O l'
| IIUIIMI |>ivviciuai a uctuvnaiiMiiui. .. ^
staged at the dock, participated in by
virtually the entire cabinet, numerous
members of both houses of congress,
high government officials and personal
friends.
MARSHAL'S HAT IN RING.
Hlndenburg Willing to Bun fot
German Presidency.
By the Associated Press.
HEIILJN. October 13.?Field Marsha,
von Hindenburg has expressed hit'
willingness to offer himself as a candidate
for election to the German
presidency- the Vossische Zettung
states today.
The field marshal's acceptance, it declares.
was at the request of the German
national people's (tarty.
NEW DISTRICT IN VIEW.
United Miners in Kansas Announce
Organization Change.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. October IS.?
"testoratlon of the autonomy of the Kar
as district of the United Mine Workers
if America is |?anned for the near
uture, it was announced by William
Jreen. secretary-treasurer.
Provision will be made for an election
f officers and for the establishment of
i new district organisation, Mr. Graea
kSSLld.
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