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WF-ATHER.
Generally fair today and tomorrow:
slightly warmer; gentle northwest
winds.
Temperature for 22 hours ending at
10 p.m. last night; Highest, 70, at
10 p.m. last night; lowest, 58, at 4 a.rn.
yesterday.
, Full report on page 7.
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PERI PROMISES
EffORTS TO PUNISH
SLAYERS OF IMBRIE
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Indicates, However, Vice
Consul Was Somewhat at
Fault for Carelessness.
INSTRUCTS LEGATION
TO EXPRESS REGRETS
Teheran Police Wounded in Effort
to Save Major, Dis
patch States.
Instructions were received by the
Persian legation from its government
last night to express to the Washington
Government its deep regret -over the
hilling of Vice Consul Robert Imbrie
by a native mob at Teheran and to
state that the Persian government
will do “all in its power to fulfill its
duties in this case.”
The Persian government, it was
added, is seeking “the guilty persons
in the case and will take all possible
steps to secure their punishment."
Hue to Carelessness.
At the same time the cable dispatch
to the legation was said to indicate
that the attack on Imbrie and his
companion. Melln Seymour, was pro
voked by “their own carelessness in
going to a sacred place and persist
ing in taking pictures.” The police
and soldiers who went to their assist
ance, it was added, were attacked by
the mob. three policemen being
wounded and a soldier dying a few
. hours later of injuries received.
The instructions were received at
the legation while American Govern
ment officials w'ere awaiting further
advices from Joseph S. Kornfeld, its
minister at Teheran, concerning the
case. A thorough investigation was
being made, it was stated, but as yet
there was no disposition on the part
of the Washington Government to at
tempt to fix responsibility for the
murder, either on the Persian gov
ernment or Teheran authorities.
Reference by Minister Kornfeld to
Mclin Seymour as a “prisoner in the ;
consulate" was regarded by officials i
as presenting no unusual feature, as I
he is understood to have been tried I
by the United States Consular Court
in Persia for alleged mistreatment of
native workmen engaged’‘Tfr'Strfle
velopment projects in which he was
interested.
Under the extraterritoriality court j
system set up by agreement between t
the United States and Persian, Gov
ernments Americans are tried by
American courts in Persia rather
than by native tribunals, and this pol
icy is followed whenever trouble de
velops between Americans and na
tives in that country. Such a trial
was reported to have been held for
Mr. Seymour, the sentence of the
court being a year’s confinement In
the consulate.
IMBRIE BURIED IN TEHERAN.
Tragedy Explained by Wave of
Hatred of Foreigners.
By the Associated Press.
TEHERAN, Persia, July 19. Vice
Consul Robert imbrie of the United
States, who died yesterday after he
had been beaten by a fanatical mob
as he and an American named Melin
Seymour were photographing a sa- i
cred fountain, was buried today, the !
entire diplomatic corps attending the \
funeral.
The tragedy yesterday was the I
culmination of recent anti-foreign, j
and particularly anti-British, activ- j
ity which had been evidenced in the ■
native press and elsewhere, and (
which the government appears un- |
able to check, owing to the lack of
laws controlling such activities of
the press.
Ihe fountain where Imbrie was
beaten and where Seymour, described i
as a driller, suffered serious injuries
at the hands of the crowd is sup
posed by the natives of the city to
have been the scene a few days ago
of a miracle, and ever since huge
crowds have been making pilgrim
ages to it.
WROTE TO FRIEND HERE.
Maj. Imbrie Had Given Sidelights
on Persia.
Interesting sidelights on the Per
sian capital. Teheran, where he met
a tragic death Friday, are disclosed
in a letter from Maj. Imbrie which
reached John Oliver La Gorce, vice
president of the National Geographic
Society, an old friend of the mur
dere'd consul, on the day of his death.
Maj. Imbrie had just reached Teheran
when he wrote on June 9.
“From Bagdad,” he wrote, “we
came overland, by motor, across Per.
t-ia, and I began to feel, when I saw
men wearing knives, that at last ws
■were in a he country. We had rather
poor luck, not being held up or shot
at. but aside from this had a very
good trip.
“I took over the consulate on May
12. We like Teheran. A city of 350.-
000, it has wide [streets, well shaded,
shops where you can get almost any
thing. The Persians have thought
fully arranged to have a number of
snow-covered mountains, ranging up
to 14,000 feet, set up in business just
back of the town, and this helps out
on the scenery and climate. We have
very nice quarters, which overlook,
among other things, a Persian gar
den. And right here let me stand up
in meeting and say that the Persian
gardens have the botanical gardens
looking like a vacant lot in August.
Horses Vterjr Cheap.
"Another thing which blossoms out
here la wild and cheap profusion is
(Continued on Page 2, Column &)
Bryan Handicap to Ticket ,
Prominent Democrats Fear
Claim Selection of Nebraskan to Placate
Brother May Prove Costly in Coming
Campaign to Hopes of Davis.
BV N. O. MKSSKSGEB.
As Democrats look over the hand
dealt them by the Democratic national
convention many of them are beginning
to realize that it is not as promising of
winning the presidential stake as it
seemed at flfst blush, when they were
congratulating themselves on the selec
tion of the head of the ticket. Many of
them feel themselves distinctly handi
capped in the selection of Charles W.
Bryan for second place.
“It could not have been better" can
probably be taken as the consensus of
opinion of most leading Democrats over
the nomination of John W. Davis, while
as to his running ijiate they sing an
other song. They apprehend that the
country - , in view of the possibility of Mr.
Bryan being thrown into line for the
presidency through the situation in Con-
DEMOCRATS DEVISE
REGIONAL SCHEME
Campaign Headquarters
Here, With Branches in
Six Other Cities.
SHAVER TAKES CHARGE
Chairman Hull Turns Over Affairs
to Successor With Commenda
tion for His Ability.
General headquarters of the Demo
cratic national committee during the
presidential campaign will be main
tained here with other headquarters
established at New York and Chicago
and regional headquarters set up in
as many' as four other cities in dif
ferent sections of the country, it
was stated yesterday by Clem L.
Shaver, campaign manager for John
W. Davis and acting chairman of
the Democratic national committee.
Designation of Mr. Shaver as com
mittee chairman by Mr. Davis was
followed yesterday by the resigna
tion of Cordell Hull as national chair
man and the announcement that Mr.
Shaver would serve as acting chair
man until formally elected chairman at
the next meeting of the national com
mittee at Clarksburg. W. Va„ August
11, in connection with the notifica
tion of Mr. Davis of his nomination
for the presidency.
In turning over the office to Mr.
Shaver, announcement was made by
Mr. Hull, who became national chair
man after the 1920 campaign, that
the organization was free from all
debt and was "ready to function in
each essential line from this day
forward." Not only has the debt
been cleared by the payment of some
$225,000 of old obligations, he added,
but there is a balance of several
thousand dollars on hand.
Hall Compliment* Shaver.
“I am greatly pleased to know,”
Mr. Hull added, "that my successor
as chairman of the committee is an
exceptionally able man with much
successful political experience. The
management of the coming campaign
could not be placed in abler or safer
hands. Mr. Shaver is a man of great
energy - , fine judgment and Is scrupu
lously conscientious. I confidently
predict for Mr. Shaver a highly satis
factory administration, and for the
Democratic party a sweeping vibtory
under his guidance as official head
of the party organization.”
No decision has been reached re
garding the personnel of the central
committee here or any of the region
al committees, but one of the sub
sidiary committees will probably be
established in the South and two or
three others in the West. Mr. Shaver
expects to spend the greater part of
his time here during the campaign,
but will make frequent visits to New
York and Chicago.
Confers With Leaders.
The acting chairman upon his ar
rival in Washington yesterday morn
ing immediately went into confer
ence at Democratic headquarters with
Mr. Hull, George White of Ohio,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee during the 1920 preslden
" (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.)
Ancient Tombs Yield Rouge Stick of
Greek Women in Dead City of Olyva
By the Associated Press.
ODESSA. Russia. July 19.—One
hundred and sixty ancient Greek
tombs of striking design and rare
archeological interest have been un
earthed in the dead city of Olyva,
near here, by Prof. Semenov Zusser,
distinguished Russian archeologist.
Among the articles found In the
tombs was a small linen bag con
taining a lady's mirror and believed
to be the forerunner.iof the present
day vanity case. In the bag there
also were a rouge stick for the lips
and a charcoal pencil for the eyes.
The bag was found in a female grave,
together with tufts of false hair and
a number of silver bracelets, ear
rings, beads and other Jewels.
In other tombs were discovered
pottery of exquisite workmanship,
multicolored vases, amulets, knives
and various articles of bronze and
copper, all in a perfect state of pres
ervation.
Xh» f sfawhnny jfrhlck have been
ftye Sunday at
WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION
WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1924.-EIGHTY-FOUR PAGES. *
gress, if the election goes into Congress,
may not warm up to the ticket. .His in
experience in large affaire, in such a
contingency, is being taken seriously
into account.
* ♦ * ■*
The suggestion frequently heard ex
pressed is that in such a contingency,
while Charles W. Bryan would be Presi
dent by title, back of him would loom
the figure of William J. Bryan as the
potential Executive, a man whom the
country has more than once rejected
for the presidency.
** * ♦
There are several versions of how
and why Mr. Bryan came' to be placed
upon the ticket. The one most gen
erally accepted is that it was done to
placate William J. Bryan and secure
his allegiance to the Democratic
(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.)
Paralytic Is Slain
By Bandits When He
Fails to Raise Hands
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 19. —Because he
had a paralyzed arm and was
unable to fully comply with orders
of two bandits to hold up his
hands. Frank Zahour, 53, was shot
and killed tonight while In a club
room on the North Side, which the
bandits attempted to rob.
Zahour’s companions, who com
plied with the bandit's request,
said he raised one hand but when
the bandits saw he did not raise
the other they fired twice, killing
him almost instantly. The holdup
men fled in an automobile without
stopping to search the club's
members.
GIGANTIC SWINDLE
OF FARMERS SEEN
Grain and Elevator Corpora
tion Pays Too Much for
Properties, Is Charge.
By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, July 19.
A Statement declaring that the
$26,000,000 Farmers’ Grain and Ele
vator Corporation, with headquarters
in Chicago, which was recently In
corporated in New Jersey, is a “gi
gantic attempt to fool the farmer.”
was issued here tonight by Carl Wil
liams, vice president of the National
Council of Farmers' Co-operative
Marketing Associations
Williams made the statement pub
lic just before he left for Chicago
to attend a meeting of the council.
“The project is widely heralded as
a tremendous step In co-operative
marketing of grain by farmers
Actually, however, it has all the ear
marks of a situation in which un
profitable private elevator properties
may be disposed of at a profit,” Wil
liams said.
“It is common knowledge that
terminal elevator warehouses In
Chicago have not been profitable to
their owners for a considerable num
ber of years. I have information that
leads me to believe that one of the
private companies absorbed In the
so-called farmers’ merger turned in
elevator properties worth approxi
mately $2,000,000 at an Inventory
value several times in excess of that
and there is good reason to believe
that the new corporation has agreed
to pay for all its terminal facilities
three or four times their actual value.
"Beyond all this,” Williams as
serted, “the plan of the new corpora
tion Itself as to handling grain is
nothing more than a commission sales
agency, which experience has demon
strated Is not co-operative marketing
and does not add In any degree to
the price which, farmers iplght re
ceive.”
STRIKE DANGER ENOS.
By the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa., July 19.—Danger
of a general strike of the 22.000 em
ployes of the Glen Alden Coal Com
pany passed tonight when members
of the genera! grievance committee
voted to send the employes of the
Woodward Colliery at Edwardsvllle
back to work Tuesday.
In progress for many months, thus
tar have yielded more than 1,700 arti
cles of surpassing antiquarian Inter
est.
Olyva, which means “merry,” was
once a center of Greek learning, cul
ture and trade, and It flourished'about
500 B.C. Eater it became known
among Russians as the “Pompe H of
the Black Sea.”
Greek emigrants of Asia Minor se
lected Olyva, Herodotus records, be
cause “it is free from malaria and its
air Is pure and transparent as crys
tal.”
Prom a thriving, prosperous port
for the rich goods of the East it be
came in the course of centuries a
pauper colony, existing solely on the
revenue from occasional . traders.
Originally the population of the city
worshiped the Greek gods. In whose
honor they erected temples. Today
the city is a mass of ruins and the
tombs excavated by Zusser are the
only witnesses to' ftlTpast greatness.
U. S. GETS CREDIT
FOR BRIDGING GAP
IN LONDON PARLEY
French Especially Concede
Serious Impasse Ended
by Americans’ Aid.
TWO GREAT OBSTACLES
SURMOUNTED IN DAY
Investors Assured Priority on Ger
man Resources in Event
of Default.
Bj the Annoriated Pres*.
LONDON, July 19.—The committee
on sanctions of the interallied con
ference agreed unanimously today on
two Important principles to govern
the action of the allies in the event of
possible default by Germany under
the Dawes reparation plan, namely,
to insure investors In the loan to
Germany of priority on all German
resources in event of such default,
and to preserve the rights of the coun
tries signatory to the Versailles
treaty.
With this agreement. In the opinion
of the American. British and French
delegates, a long step has been taken
toward the success of the conference,
upon which such high hopes have
been raised for the economic restora
tion of Europe.
At the opening of the conference
Wednesday it was generally recog
nized that the proposed loan to Ger
many was the crux of the Dawes
plan and after only four days’ delib
erations it was possible for the com
mittee to agree that in any con
tingency. Including default and re
sultant sanctions, the holders of the
loan should have priority claim to
the assets of Germany. With this Is
coupled an agreement that the pro
tocol to make the conference action
effective shall reserve all the rights
enjoyed at present by those countries
which signed the treaty of Versailles.
Knaer Claims Victory.
France hails the latter decision as
a distinct victory for her and takes
it to mean that she still hag the right
to separate action should Germany
default. Premier Harriot announced
his satisfaction with the great prog
ress which has been made, and his
adherents construed this as calculat
ed to silence any charge by his oppo
nents that the premier bartered away
the rights of France under the
treaty of Versailles.
The American and British delegates
share In the French enthusiasm over
the fact that the unanimous agree
ment has carried the work of the
conference so far forward, although
they do not share all the inferences
France Is ready to draw from today’s
understanding.
Young Explains Plan.
Owen D. Young, the American ex
pert, who is credited with the in
spiration of the loan guarantee,
although it actually was proposed to
the commltte'e” by Count de Perritl de
La Rocca of Italy told the Associated
Press, tonight that in his opinion it
offered sufficient safeguards to in
vestors to insure the loans success
ful flotation and that the fear of the
possibility of separate French action
against Germany would not endanger
the investors’ guarantees.
The American and British do not
concede that the document agreed
upon today empowers separate ac
tion by France. In fact, neither the
present MacDonald government nor
any previous government nor any
considerable portion of public opinion
has ever recognized the legality, un
der the treaty of Versailles, of the
present French occupation of the
Ruhr.
But, it is pointed out, such ques
tions of legal construction remain for
the future. For the time being,
France has won her demand that the
reparation commission shall remain
the arbiter of Germany’s faith under
the Dawes plan.
Agent General Limited.
In ■ establishing possible German
default, the reparations commission
must take the advice of the agent
general of reparations and the trus
tees of the loan, but those officials
will not be empowered, as Great
Britain first desired, to act as a sort
of grand Jury in determining the pre
liminaries of default.
That remains the prerogative of the
reparations commission, as France in
sisted from the start.
On all sides tonight, but especially
among the French delegation, there
was a disposition to concede that the
United States played an Important,
although unofficial part in the negoti
ations out of which it is hoped to
launch the Dawes plan.
The American Secretary of State,
Charles E.' Hughes, reached London
before news of the agrement was
announced.
Hastes Speaks.
Making it plain that he is to take
no part in the conference, but Is hert
solely as president of t&e bar asso
ciation, the Secretary said:
"We are greatly Interested in the
exeecution of the Dawes plan and
hope it will take place as soon as
possible. We strongly favor it as a
basis for tbe economic restoration of
Europe.”
The committee drafting a plan for
economic evacuation of the Ruhr by
France—one of the stipulations of
the Dawes plan—will work over the
week end on its task, and if progress
warrants it will be possible to hold a
plenary session of the conference
Monday to receive this report as well
as the report of the committee on
defaults and sanctions.
The basis of the plan before the
(Continued; basest Column. 74
LINGERING HONORS.
GANGSTER SOUGHT
IN R. I. BOMB PLOT
Accused of Placing Gas Ex
plosive That Broke Up
Long Filibuster.
By the AsMviatpff Press.
PROVIDENCE. R. 1.. July 19.
Search for "Toots” Murray, the Boston
gangster described in affidavits in the
hands of Attorney General Herbert L.
Carpenter as the man who placed the
gas bomb that broke up the filibuster
extended session of the Rhode Island
Senate on June 19, was being made
tonight in two States. Without wam
rants, it was understood, but with
orders from the attorney general to
find the missing man and get his story,
police detectives went to Rutland.
Mass., where Murray was one of a
group of men retained to act as guards
over the Republican Senators-who fled
this State after the gas bomb incident.
William C. Pelky, chairman of the
Republican State central committee,
denying the statements by Thomas
Lally of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Matthew
McGovern of Boston, who made the
affidavits that he supplied the bomb
and was the instigator of its planting
in order to break up the Democratic
filibuster, also went to Rutland late
today to visit the Republican Senators
there.
Denials of any participution in the
alleged plot, or of the acts or knowledge
attributed to them in the affidavits,
were made also by John T. Tooney of
Johnston, named as the man who gave
the bomb to Murray, and by Thomas
McCauley, reading clerk In the House
of Representatives, quoted by and
McGovern as saying that he had re
fused a request by Pelky to place the
bombs, and that it was then turned
over to Toomey and the assignment
given to Murray.
Attorney General Carpenter, between
conferences today intended to develop
the course of procedure, said it had
been established conclusively that the
bomb was made up of materials ob
tained in the laboratory of the State
Board of Health at the State House.
He said steps were being taken to
find Murray and get his story: that it
was expected to get today, and that
Murray had disappeared overnight
from a hotel at Rutland.
Whether a grand jury will be called
Into special session or bench warrants
requested, had not been determined
definitely, he said.
McAOOO REACHES PARIS;
NO INTEREST IN POLITICS
Indorsement of Davis Before He
Left TJ. S. Only Comment He
Will Make on Vacation.
By Cable to The Star andl New York World.
Copyright. 19-1.
PARTS, July 19. —Former Secretary
of the Treasury William G. McAdoo
arrived here this evening. He de
clared he is here solely for a vaca
tion and looks forward to visiting the
battlefields before leaving France.
McAdoo proudly recalls that his three
sons fought on the French front.
As to the presidential contest, he
said, with an air of complete detach
ment, “It’s all over as far as I am
concerned. I expressed myself for
Davis before my departure from New
York, and now Tm only concerned
with enjoying my vacation.”
Mrs. McAdoo and their daughter are
with him, and all three will tour
Italy, Germany and England before
returning to America-
Flood Menaces Canton.
By the AzzocUted Preos.
CANTON, July 19.—The Chuklang
overflowed its banks today, flooding
a number of Ganton streets and caus
ing worry lest the dykes protecting
the city from a more serious flood
be swept away.
Reports were received of heavy
floods on the Sikiang (west river),
the Tungklang (east river) and the
Peikiang (north river). Mary vil
lages were said to be under water,
deserted by their inhabitants, who
had taken refuge in the nearby hills.
TODAY’S STAR
PART ONE—2B PAGES.
General News —Local, National, Foreign.
National Politics—Pages 1 and 3.
Radio News and Gossip—Pages 18, 20
and 21.
Financial News—Pages 22 and 23.
Maryland and Virginia News—Page 24.
News of the Fraternities —Page 25.
PART TWO—I 4 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
JTalez of Well Known Folk—Page 7.
Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 10.
Around the City—Page 11.
News of the Clubs—Page 11.
District National Guard —Page 11.
Spanish War Veterans—Page 11.
The Civilian Army—Page 13.
Veterans of the Great War—Page 14.
Boy Scouts—Page 14.
PART THREE—IO PAGES.
Amusements—Theaters and the Photo
play.
Music in Washington—Page 4.
Army and Navy News "Page 4.
Serial, “Rippling Ruby”—Page 4.
Motors and Motoring—Pages 5 to i
Review of New Books—Page 9.
PART FOUR-—4 PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE—B PAGES.
Magazine Section Features and
Fiction.
The Rambler—Page 3.
PART SIX—B PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
GRAPHIC SECTION—B PAGES.
World Events In Pictures.
COMIC SECTION—4 PAGES.
Mr. Straphanger; Reg’lar Fellers; Mr.
and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff.
AUTO DRIVER IS HELD
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Richmond Man Accused of Kill
ing Two in Street
Accident. 1 #
By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va., July 19. —Robert
Lee Alley was arrested here late to
night on a charge of murder in con
nection with an automobile accident
early this morning which resulted in
the deatji of two young men and the
Injury of another.
When taken into custody, police of
ficers say, the man confessed that he
was the driver of the car which col
lided w - ith another automobile, occu
pied by William Woolsieffer, Thomas
Cavan and M. L. Harris. Woolsieffer
and Cavan were killed in the wreck,
while Harris escaped with only slight
injuries.
Killed* by Bee’s Sting.
KANKAKEE, 111., July 19.—Frank
M. Lane, 43. Ottawa County farmer,
died from poisoning 15 minutes after
being stung above the right eye by a
honeybee today. Lane is a bee farm
er and had been stung many times
previously, apparently withdut seri
ous result.
District Officials Consider Methods
To Reduce Noise by Fire Apparatus
What is a reasonable amount of
noise for fire apparatus to make re
sponding to alarms?
Commissioner Oyster and Fire Chief
George WaSson are trying to work
out the answer to that question in a
way that will minimize annoyance in
quiet residential sections and at the
same time give sufficient warning to
traffic.
The Commissioner believes that in
crowded sections where traffic is
heavy the firemen should let the
weird sirens shriek at full blast.
He also feels that in passing through
a residential section In the dead
hours of the night they should reduce
the wail of the whistles as much as
possible.
Chief Watson pointed out yesterday
that the increasing number of closed
automobiles la making it daily more
difficult for firemen to get a clear
path in responding to alarms. Unless
the makes all the racket
“From Press to Home
Within the Hour ”
The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning tb Washington homes at
60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start immediately.
PROTESTS AGAINST
CLASSIFYING GAIN
Mrs. . Margaret Worrell
Launches Vigorous Denun
ciation of Policy Pursued.
Protests against reclassification con
tinue to pile up in the Government de
partments, while individuals and or
ganizations are planning not only to
make a drive to get many allocations
changed but to abolish the Personnel
Classification Board itself.
The board, meantime, is calmly going
ahead with its work of preparing to
publish the class specifications for all
the grades about the middle of the week.
The board also is working on an ef
ficiency rating system, under which em
ployes may be promoted up the scale
within their grades.
While the storm beats about the board
it has announced that no reason for
widespread changes in its allocations
has as yet appeared.
New Organization Formed.
During the week there was started a
new organization of Government work
ers, under the auspices of the National
Federation of Federal Employes, to be
called the District of Columbia Federa
tion of Federal Employes' Unions. This
new unit will strive for correction of
alleged mistakes in reclassification and
for passage of the bill, which has passed
the House and is now before the Senate,
abolishing the Classification Board and
turning its work over to the Civil Serv
ice Commission.
At the Veterans’ Bureau, it was re
vealed yesterday, there are about a
dozen employes who. on account of the
mix-up of reclassification, have not even
yet received their July 15 pay. No def
inite intimation could be given as to
when they would receive it Practically
all of the employes of the bureau, how
ever. it was explained, received their
pay on time last Tuesday.
Woman Make* Protest.
Among the vigorous protests raised
was that by Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell, attorney, probate division. Of
fice of Indian Affairs of the Department
of the Interior. Mrs. Worrell is a mem
ber of the College Women's Club, Wom
en's City Club, National Women’s Party
and other organizations.
Mrs. Worrell, who says she ap
peared before the committee ot
Congress concerning the retirement
and classification bills on behalf of
5,000 government employes, who
signed a petition requesting her to
act in their behalf, made a lengthy
statement, in which she charged the
board and other classification offi
cials with doing their work on a
basis of the pay received, rather than
on the character of work done by
employes. She charged favoritism,
stating that in some Instances spe
cial positions had been created lor
“favorites.”
“It appears to be the concensus of
opinion." said Mrs. Worrell, “that
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possible the driver of a closed ma
chine will not hear It until the truck
is near him, said the chief.
Nearly all of the street cars now
in use have inclosed platforms, mak
ing it more difficult for the motor
man to hear approaching- engines, the
chief observed.
Officials of the fire department do
not believe It is advisable to slow
down the speed of the apparatus too
much, pdinting out that delay in the
early stages of a fire may mean loss
of life or increased property damage.
Both Commissioner Oyster and the
higher officers of the fire department
say that the problem would be greatly
simplified If every motorist would be
on the alert for approaching engines
and comply promptly with the regula
tion requh-ing vehicles to pull up to the
curb and stop.
The question was raised recently
by a request from one neighborhood
for less noise by the fire engines at
night.
FIVE CENTS.
WHEELER ONIICKEI,
LA FOLLETTE GROUP
LAYS LINES TODAY
Executive Committee of 11
Members Is Chosen to
Direct Campaign.
DRIVE FOR PROGRESSIVE
CONGRESS IS INTENDED
Old Parties Attacked by Senatorial
Pair as Montanan Accepts
Nomination.
With a declaration that the “un
controlled liberal and progressive
forces must look elsewhere for
leadership" than to the Republican
or Democratic parties. Senator Burton
K. Wheeler. Democrat, Montana,
cast his lot yesterday with Robert M.
La Follette, independent candidate
for President.
Yielding to the appeal of Senator
La Follette and a group of his sup
porters who had offered to indorse
him. Mr. Wheeler announced that he
would accept the vice presidential
nomination on the La Follette ticket.
He did so after having declared sev
eral days ago that while he probably
would support La Follette, he was
unwilling to become his running
mate.
Senator's Wheeler’s decision was
announced in a letter to William H.
Johnston, chairman of the Conference
for Progressive Political Action,
which indorsed Mr. La Follette’s can
didacy at its recent Cleveland con
vention, and head of the group meet
ing here to map out campaign plans.
. Sees Millions Pleased.
It brought from Senator La Follette
the statement that Mr. Wheeler's ac
ceptance was gratifying to him. “as
it will be to millions of progressive
voters throughout the country.”
“Burton K. Wheeler is a man of
courage, integrity, ability and patriot
ism,” l.a Follette said. “He never
has faltered or turned back. In the
struggle against privilege he has
ever been in the front rank of the
people's army. In him progressives
find a leadership in which they re
pose complete confidence.
"The recent national convention of
the Democratic party outraged the
sentiments and disappointed the hopes
,of the rank and file of that party. It
left millions of Democrats without
leadership in their own party. Sena
tor Wheeler has supplied this lead
ership, not only for progressive Dem
ocrats. but for the indepenednt citi
zens unidentified with any political
organization.”
Bolt IVot Complete.
Senator Wheeler, in his letter to
Mr. Johnston, reiterated by inference
his announced intention .of support
ing the Democratic state ticket in
Montana and Senator Thomas .•
Walsh, his Democratic colleague, who
j is a candidate for re-election.
“In accepting this call.” said hr.
“I do not abandon my faith in the
Democracy of Thomas Jefferson. lam
a Democrat, but not a Wall street
Democrat. 1 shall give my support
and whatever influence 1 may pos
sess to those candidates for office win
have proven their fidelity to the in
terest of the people wherever they
may be found, but I shall oppose everr
man, on whatever ticket he may ap
pear, who bears the brand of the dol
lar sign.”
Declaring that “between Davis anl
Coolidge there is only a choice fo*
conservatives to make,” Senate •
Wheeler asserted that he found him
self unable to support either th (
Republican candidates, who frankl »
admit their reactionary, standpat poli
cies. or the Democratic candidate, wh *
may claim in well chosen phrasen
that he is a progressive, but whost
training and constant association brf ■
lie any such pretension.”
Regrets Democrats* Action.
“I regret exceedingly," said Mr.
Wheeler, “that the Democratic party
in the recent national convention In
New York so completely lost sight cf
the fundamental principles of Demoe
racy and ignored the great economic
issues of the present hour. It has
wantonly abandoned an opportunity
for great public service that never
before was so clearly within its reach
and so certain to lead to success."
On learning of Mr. Wheeler’s dc
cision. Senator La Follette called at h'.i
Office to extend congratulations, arc*
later both dropped in on the con
ference of La Follette supporters, he'd
at the headquarters of the Interme
tional Association of Machinists, to elt
change greetings. Today they wll.
confer together with Representative
John M. Nelson of Wisconsin, national
campaign manager, and others who ale
molding the campaign program.
Deride on Campaign.
At yesterday's session the La Fol
lette supporters, all of whom ar
members of the national committee o
the Conference for Progressive Politi
cal Action, decided that the campaign
should be managed by a joint execu*
tive committee to be composed of 11
members, representing the conference,
and the La Follette for President com
mittee, at present headed by Mr.
Nelson.
The committee approved the plan to
maintain national headquarters in
Chicago and decided to appoint a cam
paign director with offices also in Chi
cago with a view to co-ordinating
campaign activities.
Decision also was reached to give
“special attention to the election to
Congress of genuine progressives and
the defeat of notorious reactionaries."
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