POWERS HOPEFUL
OF PEKING PARLEY
All Prepared to Enlarge the
Scope of the Meeting
After First Week.
fly tkr A*sortatprl Prfs*.
With thp Peking customs confer
ence safely through its first week
and showing no signs of a break.
Washington officials arc generally
hopeful of the outcome, provi lied the
new Chinese civil war ifoes not in
terfere.
Great significance is attached here
to the fact that the American. Brit
ish anrl Japanese groups were fully
prepared to enlarge the scope of the
discussions as outlined by the Wash
ington conference resolution, under
which they are heins conducted, to
the extent of considering the tariff
autonomy cinestion when it was
raised by the Chinese.
The State Department has made
public only its lengthy reports on
the first plenary session of the con
ference last Monday, when the au
tonomy proposal came tip, but since
that time t'ommittee No. 1. to which
this subject was referred, has held
one meeting and will convene again
tomorrow, making it clear that noth
ing of a nature to indicate a breaking
off of i lie discussion developed. There
ar» intimations front unofficial qtiar
ters. however, that the < hinese sug
gestion that amononv be restored
by P'"‘J found no support among the
oilier delegates.
Tariff Autonomy.
A feeling that considerable time
must pass before a central authority
ran be built up in China sufficient !v
strong to justify surrender by the
powers of their existing treaty rights
as 'o tariffs was expressed by Chair
man Hicki of the lapanese delegation
in bis opening statement a week ago.
He insisted that China herself did
not contemplate any immediate ri
lion to that end. anil submitted pro :
posals for ad interim tariff agree
merits, which went to Committee N'o.
2 on "'prngression.nl measures to be
la ken during 'he interim period"
pending restoration of full autnnornv.
Kxpressing the readiness of his
group to discuss the matter "in the
friendliest way." the Japanese spokes
man told the <'hinese delegates that
inauguration of a regime of tariff
autonomy in China implies the ex
i«tence of an adequate!'- strong and
unified government and presupposes a
complete removal of all restrictions
which might imped® the Intercourse
of trade between China anil the other
powers." lie added that the "growth
of nationalism so manifestly assert
lug itself" in China was an indication
that the Chinese people would succeed
"In accomplishing reform toward
these ends, as much desirable for their j
own welfare as for the Common good
of all nations."
The British chairman's declaration
of readiness to discuss autonomy "at
this conference or. if that cannot he
arranged, at a later .late," also was j
coupled with the stipulation that "es
tablishment of a union independent,
orderly and prosperous in China" was
essential and lay in the hands of the
Chinese themselves. His attitude fore
shadowed rejection of any suggestion
that autonomy could be granted with
in three years, short of unimaginable
strides toward a new era of central
ized power in that country.
.Mac. Murray Is Guarded.
Even Minister Mac Murray, voicing
the American desire that nothing
should he allowed to prevent construc
tive action by the conference for the
mutual benefit. was guarded. ib i
limited himself to expressing willing j
ness to consider am "reasonable;
plan” China might present with a |
view to realizing Chine “ hopes and]
aspirations in regard the tariff.
In view of these declarations, it ap
pears unlikely that committee No. 1
has yet got beyond general expressions
of opinion as to the time required to
establish a sufficiently strong Chinese
central government. Officials here,
nevertheless, are encouraged by the
progress of the Peking conference and
the lack of any sign of a possible
hrea k.
Meanwhile the three-cornered con
test among the leading Chinese mili
tarists may undermine the whole con
ference structure if reports in Peking
that Feng Ytt-hsiang had turned
against Chang Tso-lin should he con
firmed. Such a development would
wrest the provisional government con
trol from Chang's hands, in the opin
ion of observers here, and cause de
lay of the customs conference until
the civil war decided the Issue as to
which chieftain. Keng or Chang's old
enemy. IVu Pei fit. was to dominate
the next civil regime in Peking. Offi
cial advices have not given a clear pic
•tnre of what is happening in the war
between Wit and chans, nor disclosed
which side Keng. who appears to hold
the military balance of power, will
Join ultimately.
MEETING OF S. S. COUNCIL
SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT
The Thirty-second annual convention
of the Sunday School Council of Be
ligious Education of the District of
Columbia will open tonight at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church for a three night session.
K. H. DeGroot. jr.. will preside and
the session will convene at 7:45 o'clock.
The song service will be directed by
\V. P. Schmticker. An address gs
welcome will be given by Dr. \Y. A.
Morgan, pastor of the church. Mr.
DeGroot also will make an address.
This will be followed bv conference
.groups and later an election of de
nominational delegates to the council.
Dr. W. S. Abernethy, pastor yf Cal
vary Baptist Church, will make the
closing address.
The session tomorrow night will con
vene at 7:4G o'clock and that on Wed
nesday at 8 p.nt.
GORDON GIVEN VERDICT.
Real Estate Operator Wins Appeal
in Property Sale.
Pulton R. Gordon, real estate oper
ator. won in the Court of Appeals a
suit brought against him bv Minnie
Bailey, who purchased land owned
bv Gordon under liis promise, i' was
-said, lo sell it again for her at an
advanced price. The property was not
resold as agreed, but the buyer later
transferred the land to Gordon a. the
original purchase price.
This settlement Justice Yen Orsdel
of the Court of Appeals holds, ren
dered the agreement void unless there
hftd been specifically retained the
right to sue for the alleged breach of
the agreement. As the rase shows
no such reservation the plaintiff may
not recover, the court holds.
Spiders Catch Small Birds.
In New Guinea and Australia are
spiders with a leg spread of fully 4
inches that make nets so strong that
small birds caught in them are held
vfast and helpless, says the Golden Age.
The natives use them to catch Osh
that weigh up to a pound. Some of
these nets are stretched 12 to IS feet,
with centers « feet high. Klorida
hag aJt equally large spider 'hat
bulMe n golden yellow n*t of almost
equal slm.
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SALOON MURDERS
START MAN HUNTS
Three Men Slain in Two
Places Regarded as “Speak-1
easies” in New York.
fly the Associated Press.
NEW YORIv. November 2. Search!
was being made today for men who j
committed three murders yesterday l
in two places regatried as speakeasies.
Joseph V. Sheridan, saloon keeper,
member of the New York Republican i
county committee and a former i
deputy Knifed States marshal, was ‘
one of the two men murdered.
Police heard fi\.- shots and saw j
several men rush from the Done Owl 1
Club, on West Forty-seventh street. 1
The found Sheridan's body lying on
the floor in a. back room, beside a
table ring-marked by glasses, on ;
which cards were spread for a game
of solitaire.
Sheridan had a fight last vv eek with i
thugs in his saloon on Forty-third
street. He was once a lug league hall
player.
In the Tyron Social cluh. on East
Seventy-first street, the bodies of John
Hanrahan. one of the owners, and
Mrs. Daniel Regan were found. The
man's body was on the floor punctured i
by six bullets and the woman, who
had been shot twice, was in a chair.
Police started search for a man who]
recently completed a prison term for ■
robbing telephone coin Isixes.
GEORGE W. THECKERDEAD
Lifelong Resident of Washington
Succumbs in Hospital.
George W. Thccker, i> 7 years old.
long a coal dealer in this city and a
lifelong resident here, died in Garfield
Hospital yesterday. He had been in
the hospital about two weeks.
Kunpra! services will he conducted
at his home. 132 Bates street, Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment will be in Glanwood Cemetery.
Mr. Thccker Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Bosalie M. Thecker. and a daugh
ter. Miss Mildred Thecker.
BUFFALO CONTEST HOT.
Mayor Schwab Opposed by Com
missioner Ross Graves.
BI’EFALO. N. V.. November 2 (A 3 ).
—Today marks the close of the most
bitterly contested campaign for mayor
hold in Buffalo since the commission
form of government was adopted.
The present mayor. F’rank X. Schwab. !
is challenged at the polls by Com- j
missioner Ross Graves, who has sat i
in the council for six years, two years i
longer than the mayor. There are
two other contests for seats in the]
city council, hut those contests are
overshadowed by the fight for the
chief city office. The six contestants
in these election tights are the stir- ]
vivors of the primary in October, in
which Mayor Schwab polled the high
eat vot^.
RATE EFFECT SLIGHT.
Cotton Price Hardly Affected by
Cost of Freight. Bureau Says.
Freight rates hardly affect prices
paid to cotton producers, the Rurojiu
of Railway Economics declared
in an analytical statement.
Quality and grade of cotton, with
fluctuations in foreign demand, it
said, produce price variations which
exceed by many times the total of
freight charges that might be in
corporated in selling prices. Con
sidering cotton price movements
during recent years, the bureau found
no uniformity or regional basis in
the price fluctuations.
Quick Work for Cabby.
From the Everybody e Magazine.
He had been dining too well, and,
hailing a taxicab, he crawled in after
giving the driver his destination.
It so happened that the opposite
door had been left unlatched, and
stumbling against it the inebriated
one fell outside again. He picked hint
self up with difficulty and accosted the
driver.
"Thatsh pretty quick «r?rk. he said.
“How mush do I owe you?”
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0 M MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1025.
“Literary Sailor*"
Circles Globe in
Coekleshell Boat
By the Associated Press.
SAX PEDRO, November 2. —Olr-
i cumnaviga tion of the globe in a ]
34-foot sailboat has been accom- 1
; plished by Harry Ridgeon, f>4 \ ear
old photographer, known to many
as the "Library Navigator." He
| made port here yesterday after
] traveling .IS.OOO miles in his horne
] made co< kleshel! craft, the Island
| er. since he set sail from San
Pedro November 18. 1021.
I The Islander traversed seas no
j torious for bad weather. Leaving ;
j San Pedro, she went to the Mar- ]
! imesas Islands in the South Seas
to Torres Straits, across the In- i
dian Ocean to Mauritua and then
south to Cape Town. Thence she
made St. Helena and crossed the i
! Atlantic to Panama. She left the I
Panama Canal Zone last August 7.
Pidgeon was dubbed the Library
Navigator" because of the unusual
I, manner in which he obtained his
seafaring knowledge. With hooks
front a branch library here he
spent what time he could spare
from the construction of the
Islander in studying navigation.
All his information about sailing
was acquired in this wav.
U. S. LINES TO CARRY
LEGION MEN TO PARIS
Agreement on Terms Offered by
Other Companies Effected at Con
ference With Shipping Board.
Arrangements for the transporta
: tion to Krance two years hence of be
tween 15.0tt0 and 50,0011 members of
the American Legion who plan to at
tend the Paris convention of the Le
gion in 1527, were completed at a
conference today between members
of the Shipping Board and the France
convention committee of the veter
ans' organization.
The Knlteri States Lines, which, ac
cording to committee members, had
not agreed to carry Legion members
across the Atlantic on the same basis
as other lines, came into line at the
conference today and consented to
meet the terms of the other lines. The
question of preference for foreign
operated vessels by members of the
Legion because liquor may be served
on them was not discussed, nor has
it ever been a cause for preferment.
John ,T. Wicker, jr., of Richmond,
chairman of the Legion committee,
said. All the large transatlantic lines
had agreed on special rates and other
special considerations with the excep
tion of the I'nited States Lines, which
] which are being operated for the
j Shipping Board.
] Modern cabin liners are to he fur
i nished those who will make the trip,
i The ships will sail from several East
ern ports and wherever possible. Mr.
Wicker said, preferment will be given
j to American-operated vessels, w'hich
will he designated official ships.
fare will he taken on the Legion
junket. committee members ex
plained. to remove all the physical
| class distinctions which usually ac
j company a trip abroad. Class bar
j riers customary on transatlantic
‘ liners will he let down for the oc
! casion. and every effort made to pre
serve a democratic spirit. Members
of the rommitee who confered today
| with the board were Mr. Wicker,
George J. Hatfield of California, Ed
ward McE. Lewis, representing the
national legislatlx-e committee, and
, Bowman Elder of Indiana.
SHIP LOST, CREW SAVED.
I
] PETERHEAD. Scotland. November
1 (A s ). —The British steamer Cairna-
I von was w’recked on the rocks about
j half a mile south of Buchan Ness.
' Aberdeenshire. Scotland. The crew
| w:as rescued.
• The Oairnavon. on a voyage from
I Leith to Montreal, piled on the rocks
' early today during a dense fog. A
heavy sea was running and soon her
: holds were filled with water. A m»-
] iority of the crew were asleep, but
j were hurriedly awakened and gained
1 the deck in their oilskins,
i Several of the crew' succeeded in
! reaching the rocks from the how of
1 the vessel by means of a rope ladder.
] F'otir of them then scaled the danger
ous cliffs and obtained a cliff ladder
from the Coast Guard station, en
abling them to rescue their comrades.
The Calrnavon was a vessel of 11.241
tons. She carried no passengers.
WOMEN MAY FIGHT
LEWD LITERATURE
Resolution for Suppression of,
Salacious Magazines Is
Before Body.
By the Assu-'ialed Pie#*.
DETROIT. Mich., November 2. —
Action upon several resolutions, in
cluding one advocating the suppres
sion of salacious and objectionable
magazines as a menace to the youth j
of the country, whs expected todav j
when the National Council of Women ]
resumed their sessions after a week I
end adjournment.
Having disposed of a large volume
of business during the past week", in- |
chiding the election of a slate of offi
cers. headed hy Dr. Valeria Parker of
New York City, the council hopes to
conclude Tuesday.
A subject of speculation among the
delegates was what action might be
taken by Mrs. Philip North Moore of
St. Louis, the president, upon the re
quest of Mrs. Havilund H. Lund. Now
York City, for a hearing on her
charges that the council is a dosed
hodv.
Mrs. Lund, the sole representative
of the cluh women's protective com
mittee present at the convention, has
brought Are from several delegates
through her campaign to permit an
open forum for the presentation of
international questions.
Mrs. Lund is not a delegate and
council rules permit only delegates to
have the floor.
In her letter to Mrs. Moore, she
asked the president to present a reso
lution. passage of which would re
sult in the formation of a committee
of five to hear the charges against
her. Mrs. Lund asserts that the sole
charge she made that resulted in her
being censured, was that the council
is a closed body, ruled by a small
minority.
The protective committee of which
she is a member, was organized
solely, she says, to have the eouneil
return to open forum and debate,
which the committee charges existed
previously. The committee has
charged that the minority controlling
the council are "under the influence
of extreme Pacifists who cause them
to vote away the defense of our
country and to stand for Socialistic
legislation under other names.”
CROSSTOWN BUS LINE
MASS MEETING TONIGHT
All Citizens' Bodies Urged to Send
Representatives to Hear Cathe
dral Heights Proposal.
All citizens' associations of the Dis
trict are invited to send represent
atives tonight to the meeting of the
Cathedral Heights Citizens' Associa
tion at .8 o’clock. St. Alban's Guild
Hall, when the requested extension
of the lines of the Washington Rapid
Transit Co., so as to provide a cross
town service will be considered. Hugh
M. Frampton, president of the asso
ciation. said today. The companv has
agreed to establish the line if it is ap
proved by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The proposed route urged by many
citizens is designed to run from the
far western section of the city,
through the shopping district, to.
Union Station and out to Fifteenth
and H streets northeast.
'I he proposed route is: From River
road and Fessenden street to Forty
seventh street: to Ellicott street: to
Forty-eighth street; to Chesapeake
street; to Forty-ninth street: to Mur
dock Mill road: to Massachusetts ave
nue: to Tunlaw road; to Cathedral ave
nue; to Massachusetts avenue: to Gar
field street: to Thirty-fourth street; to
Massachusetts avenue to Sixteenth
street; to 1 street; to Massachusetts
avenue: 10 Union Station Plaza; to
] F'irst street northeast; to B street: to
Maryland avenue: to Fifteenth street
j northeast; to G street; to Maryland
■avenue, returning over the same route
j to Massachusetts avenue and H street,
i through H street to Twelfth, Twelfth
; to K; to Sixteenth street, thence over
(the same route.
i T-he mass meeting tonight also will
consider the proposal of a 10-cent cash
(fare or D-cent token far for the line.
• ——
Telephone service is now being eg.
tended to elties i* Ireland that navar
had it. '
G. W. DEBATE TEAM
READY FOR OXFORD
i
Clash Tonight on Soviet
Recognition Promises to
Be Colorful.
Defending Ihe negative side of the j
question of Russian recognition.
George Washington University's de- (
bating team will clash with Oxford
University debaters in the third In
ternational intercollegiate forensic con
test tonight at 8 o'clock in the cvm
nasittm of the Washington institution
at 2010 H street.
The British team is composed oft
R. 11 Bernays, an Englishman J. H. I
S. Wedderburn. a Scotchman, and ]
H. V. Llovri-Jones of Wales. On the ]
George Washington team are Miss
Vivian Simpson, who has the distine
♦ ion of being the first woman to rep
resent the university in an interna
tional debate; Oscar Zabel, who was a
member of the team which defeated
Cambridge last \ ear. and V. R. Trim
ble. Louis M. Denit is coach of the I
Washington team.
Question Choice Praised.
The current issue of the University!
Hatchet, official organ of George
Washington, points out editorially!
that the question of Russian recog-j
nil ion is a particularly appropriate]
one to be considered hy two collegiate]
debating teams representing countries
that have taken radically different
stands regarding the Soviet. Ox
ford represents conservative England,!
which under a Igiborite premier rec- j
ognized radical Russia, while the;
George Washington debaters repre-I
sent liberal America, who but a short]
time ago scorned even to open pro j
liminary negotiations w ith a country I
that had repudiated It* obligations]
and expropriated foreign capital. ]
“Arguments that persuaded an;
English ministry to recognize t'om-j
monistic Russia, with it* basically
different Ideals and economic strue- j
ture,” says the publication, "must
have been convincing arguments.
Sees Stirring Debate.
"Motives that prompted Secretary)
Hughes to reply to Russia's request ;
for recognition with a note of tin- i
precedented harshness must have had !
strong foundations. When champion*
of these conflicting policies clash in
debate the audience should be treated
to a battle of words that will be long
remembered in local debating circles."
The George Washington debaters
entertained the visitors todav, taking
them on a sightseeing tour of the
National Capital, and accompanying
them to the White House, where
they were introduced to President
' 'oolidge.
BOY TELLS COOLIDGE
OF CLUBHOUSE PLANS
I
President Meets James David. 13.
at White House and Hears
of Project.
President Coolidge today stood he
side the desk in his office and listened !
to a 13-year-old hoy tell of the plans
for building a clubhouse in the Dis
trict for the boys of this city. The
youngster was James David, 14" C
street southeast.
With him were several prominent
citizens and professional men. who are
assisting in the mn\-ement for the
clubhouse. The report of the progress
being made was gixen to the Presi
dent because he is the honorary presi
dent of the International Boys' Club
Kederatinn. of which the local club
is a member.
James, in bis speech to ihe Chief
Executive, said: "Mr. President. I
am very proud of the honor of being
selected to inform you that this week ;
these gentlemen with me. with many]
other*, are going to make it possible
for a real hoys' club building to be
erected for us fellows here in Wash ]
ington. You know what a real hoys' j
club is like for you have visited and
commended the work of the Boston]
Boys' Club, and you also are honorary
president of our federation.
"Such e club gives thousands of
boys a chnno* to make good. We all
want to make good use of our leisure
time and there are thousands of hoys
like me in Washington who need the
club and will make good use of it,
in building up our Ixxiies. developing
our minds* and learning the way to
become good citizens."
Among those who accompanied
James were Crank It. Jelleff. presi
dent of the Boys' Club; John Dolph.
Simon Lyon. Dr. AY. L. Darby. AVil
liant M. Mooney, postmaster of the
District: Francis V. Thomson, super
intedent of the local Boys' Club; Ed
ward F. Colladay and J. Philip Her
mann.
CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT
FUND BEGINS TOMORROW
Community Center Pledges Object
of Drive—ssoo,ooo Expected
Front Promises.
The campaign to collect pledges
toward the new $500,000 Jewish Com
munity Center will he launched to
morrow evening at 8:15 o'clock, at a
mass meeting by the Washington He
brew Congregation at its auditorium.
Dr. A. R. Robinson of the Newark,
X. J„ Jewish Community Center, rec.
ognized as the deal of Jewish recrea
tional workers in the Eastern States,
will speak on the activities of a model
community center. Short addresses
also will be made by Isidore llersh
fleld, president of the Zionist Organi
zation of Washington: Mrs. Isadore
Kahn, president of the Hadassah: Mrs.
Leonard B. Schloss. president <>f the
Council of Jewish Women: David AVie
ner. president of the A'oung Men's
Hebrew Association, and Mrs. Hyman
N. Levy, president of the A’oung AA'om
en's Hebrew Association.
Music will be furnished hy Lazar
Fenik. formerly with the Metropolitan
Opera House, and now tenor soloist of
the Adas Israel Synagogue choir. Mr.
Fenik will sing in English. Jewish.
German and Russian. Lewis C. At
water will accompany at the organ.
BUYS FORMER CONVENT.
ROME. November 2 (A I ).—The Holy
Seo has purchased for 8.000,000 lire
the former convent of St. Antonia,
near Santa Maria Maggiore. to es
tablish therein Lombard College, the
Oriental Institute and thp newly
founded Russian Seminary. The Pope
has donated to Lombard College
1,000.000 lire for expenses. The con
gregation of the Propagation of the
Faith probably will take care of the
other institutions.
Begins Flight Wedensday.
BUENOS AIRES. November 2
(A 3 ).-—The Argentine army aviator
Hillcont expects lo start AVednesday
on his flight to New York, byway
of Peru. Central America, and Mex
ico City. Successful trial flights
wefe held yesterday in the inn-horse
power plane with which he wilt m*k«
the journey.
U. S. SEEKS MYSTERIOUS SHOAL
WHERE PORPOISES “FILLED AIR”
Reports From Ships Near Cape Hatteras Reeall Tidal
Wave as if From Volcano Encountered
By Investigator in 1922.
The possible existence of .shoal \vn- i
tor in the general region of ('apt Hat
terns. where charts show nothing hut j
<lopp water, will lip investigated by i |
t hp survey ship Xakomis this month
by orders of thp Hydrographic Office
of the Navy.
The Xakomis is to leave Philadel ,
phia soon after the middle of the ,
month for survey work in Cuban wa- ,
ters. and on the wav south will stop ) |
In the t'ape Hatteras rpgion for tests ! ]
with sonic depth finders as a result of , .
a reiKirt a few weeks ago by the ■
American steamer West Helen that httt |
’it fathoms was encountered 20 miles ,
off Frying Pan Shoals, to the south- ! ]
east of Cape Hatteras, when the ,
charts showed over 1 Oft fathoms.
Xaval officers said that in the past i
.*lO years reports have been received
from sieamPrs on three or four oc- ’
casionus of shoal water in the Cape
Hatteras region where the charts
showed practically no bottom as pre- ,
Pit red carefully several years ago by i
the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Experience in 19?’*.
i apt. Paul Foley, now technical ;
aide to the Secretary of the Xavy, 1
told today of an extraordinary ex
perience he had In that region in
1922. when in command of the fleet
repair ship Prometheus. A British
steamer, he said, that year had re
ported 6 fathoms 90 miles slight !y
north of east of Diamond Lightship
almost directly off the tip of Cape
Hatteras. where 1,200 fathoms was
shown on thp chart!*.
Fly nrd#*r of thp flee? fnmmarulfr nn
the way north he was ordered out of
the spot to make soundings. The In
cation was in the c.tilf Stream, where
it was difficult because of hazv at- i
FUNDS SOLICITED
FOR WELFARE WORK
Neighborhood House Asks;
$16,000 in Aid of Year's
Activities.
The Neighborhood House, which
selves the young and the old alike in
the southwest district a’ 47*1 X street,
has begun its annual appeal for funds
with which to continue its work
through another year. Although the
budget calls for $25,000. the board of
trustees is asking friends of the
Neighborhood House to suppl - but
$16,000. The remainder will he earned
by the beneficiaries of the institution
The Neighborhood House engages
in numerous activities, in addition to,
a club for hots and girls of the dis
trict surrounding it. there is main
tained a day nursery, work rooms and
other important activities.
Not On Charity Basis.
Instead of putting its patronage al
■ together on a charitable basis, the i
Neighborhood House encourages those i
j who can afford to do so to make what |
ever contributions their incomes will
allow toward the maintenance of the 1
place.
.Many women, for instance, are
obliged to work during the day and
they leave their bahjes in the nursery
of the Neighborhood House, comforted
by the knowledge that the children
will he given the utmost attention by ;
trained assistants during their ah- i
sence. Those who can do so con
tribute small sums toward the upkeep
of the nursery—anything from 5 cents j
to a puarier a day. Others who can
not spare anything from their in
comes pay nothing, of course.
The hoys and girls are encouraged
to pay nominal dues for membership ;
in their cluhs. This plan not only
makes the youngsters feel that they ■
have a more definite identity as mem- i
hers, hut their tiny contributions help !
much toward maintenance of the
clubs when taken in the aggregate, i
Older beneficiaries of the Neighbor
hood House add their contributions in
the form of fancy work.
Through these activities the Neigh
borhood House becomes self-support
ing to a large degree for an institu
tion of its type. No broad drive is
being waged to obtain the necessary
additional $16,000. Different friends
of the place are merely being quietly
solicited, and it is hoped that the en
tire sum may he raised in this man- j
tier. Mrs. Xeligh, secretary of Neigh
borhood House, is delivering lectures
three times a week on the work of i
the organization, in Room 419. I'nlon !
Trust Building. The talks will he j
given every Monday, Wednesday and 1
Friday at noon. The public is invited i
to attend.
RULES ATTORNEY’S FEES
NOT PAYABLE BY ESTATE
Court’s Decision in Case Where
Executor Employed Counsel With
out Associates' Consent.
One executor may not employ coun
sel against the opposition of his eo- i
executors and without approval of
court and expect to collect his attor
ney’s fee from the estate.
justice Van Orsdel so ruled today
in an opinion of the District Court of
Appeals in the case of Mrs. Rachel C.
B. Galt, widow of Ralph L. Galt, feed
merchant, against her co-executors
under the will of her husband—Henry
K. Davis and William T. Betts. Mrs. !
Galt employed counsel without asking
the court and without the consent of
her co-executors and tried to coiiect
his fee of SSOO from the estate.
The Appellate Court declares that
while It is entirely competent for one
executor to secure legal advice, un
less he has the consent of his co
executors or secures the approval of
the court the fee is not a charge
against the estate.
VETERANS PLAN FETE.
Anniversary of First Volunteers of
1898 to Be Observed.
Plans for celebrating the twenty
seventh anniversary of the mustering
oitt of the Ist District of Columbia -
Volunteers, the National Capital's
representatives in the Spanish-Ameri
can war, will he made at a meeting
Wednesday night in the office of John
Lewis Smith. 835 Southern Building.
The anniversary is November 20
and Capt. Harry A. Walsh, president
of the volunteers’ organization, said
that the event probably would take
the form of a dinner.
New Mexico Mystery Land.
New Mexico Is the Egypt of Amer
ica. There is more mystery, enchant
ment and unusualness to the square
foot of New Mexican soil than any
where else. Egypt has been in the
limelight of archeology for the last
two or thrae years, hut here In our
AwhigpunUry. In New Mexirn. thara to
quiteas much romance and mysttry.
mospherlo conditions to establish one’s 1
position with complete accuracy, hot
through extensive tests and soundings
he was unable to find any shoal as re
ported by the British steamer.
Kncnimters Tidal Wave.
The second day. however, with the
sea very calm and practically no wind
stirring he noticed a V-shape on the
water ahead and thinking this might
be caused by the Gulf Stream strik
ing a submarine mountain headed to
ward it. When almost there the ship,
which was a very stanch vessel,
lurches heavily and he saw coming
toward him a wall of water 30 feet
high. The tidal wave came in three
successive surges, while from It blown ;
30 feet into the air he saw porpoises
by thousands until the alt- was blaek
with them.
It was with difficulty that the ship
with its open hatches weathered the
tidal wave, hut it did so and then
continued in the same direction at
10 knots all night long. The next
day his astronomical hearings con
firmed radio compass readings of the
entile night that the ship had drifted
steadily astern, indicating that she
had been heading yito a current of
about 1- knots. Bad weather came
on and the Prometheus then went
into Norfolk.
It is the opinion of (’apt. Foley
that the most logical explanation of
the experience was that there is sub
marine volcanic action in that region,
raising the ocean Uxor In places, and
that the tidal wave, with porpoises
blown high into the air, probably was
due to volcanic action. The presence
of so many porpoises would indicate,
he said, that water there was shoal
and breeding ground for the por
poises.
POTTER SUIT lOGS
MERGER INTEREST
Traction Unification Plan
May Include Separate
Bus Company.
The movement now for a merger of
Washington's transportation systems
has adder! increased interest to the
suit which will tome up for hearing
in the District Supreme Court soon by
which Totter Co., investment bank
ers of New Vork. are seeking to en
force an option which they say they
had with Leon Arnold, president of
, the Washington Rapid Transit Co., to
acquire a controlling interest in the
, local bus company.
Although discussion in the past has
revolved largely around a consolida
tion of the street railway lines, it is
j believed by some in touch with the
situation that a merger also would
S lake in the independent bus company.
Both street railway companies in
l the i»ast few years gradually have
! built up a system of bus lines to serve
las feeders to the cat lines and also
, to serve newly developed communities.
1 and if is believed that even if a
merger is accomplished, motor bus op
eration will continue to develop as an
auxiliary mode of transportation.
The litigation over ownership of the
j Rapid Transit Co. stock began last
! April, when Totter * Co. petitioned
I the court to compel Mr. Arnold and
I others to carry out an option agree
ment which the' told the court they
had to acquire 2<MK)O shares of the
'Hus company stock.
In asking later that the suit he dis
missed. Mr. Arnold contended the
| agreement referred to was only tenta
I five and based upon his ability to pro
| cure the stock of others. He also ron
; tended he had no authority front the
company or from the other stock
holders to act.
Kgypt buys more typewriters from
the Cnited States than front any other
country.
% = . I^FSt.
l
Folks who know value
and insist on getting it
THEY’RE the sort of folks who find out
about things for themselves—who check
up salesmen’s statements who compare
prices and quality and performance before
they buy any car.
Some are millionaires, others mill-workers.
Some can afford to buy any car they wish.
Others must count their dollars.
These folks buy Stude bakers because
Studebaker gives more for the money—more
in appearance, comfort and performance, as
proved in comparison with other cars of the
same price.
There are 22 new Studebaker models.
Among them you'll find a car of the exact
sire, style and price to fit your needs.
Come in see for yourself the greater
value that Studebaker offers.
Joseph Mcßeynolds
14th St. at R
3218 M St. 1706 14th St.
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DECLINE IN INFANT
DEATH RATE NOTED
Government Aid of Maternity
Outlined by Chief of U. S.
Children’s Bureau.
Activities of the Government in aid
of maternity and infancy during the
fiscal year 1323. Miss Grace Abbott,
chief of the Children's Bureau of the
Igtbor Department, announced today,
included examination of 230.330 chil
dren and were attended bv a "substan
tial drop” in the infant death rate
The bureau co-operated with *"i
permanent "child health centers in
43 States, she said, and 33.337 women
were brought into pre-natal confer
ences. while fifi.373 mothers attended
classes of Instruction.
ftstimates Cost of Work.
Miss Abbott estimated the cost >.f
the work was less than 1 cent pet
capita of the Nation's population, and
said: "The provisional figures sot
1924 of the vital statistics division of
the Bureau of the Census indicate a
substantial drop in the infant death
rate for both urban and rural com
munities in the Cnited States birth
registration area: but even with this
Improvement the infant death rate In
the Cnited States is higher than In
Australia, the Netherlands. Norway.
Sw eden and the Irish Free State, and
no State in the Cnited States birth
registration area has so low a tale r>s
New Zealand. It 1* quite evident
therefore, that the Cnited State® can
not afford to slacken Its interest nr
reduce in anv way the intelligent e-,
penditure of funds to lower the dealh
rate among babies.
"A report on maternal mortallt-'.
which will he published soon by the
bureau, shows that a very high pet
rentage of the losses are due to pre
ventahle causes. ]| therefore. es.
peeially important that the program
for prevention of the unnecessary
deaths in childbirth should he pushed
Sees I’. S. Ijtgging Behind.
"Here. too. the Cnited States lags
t>ehind many countries. D*monsi ra
tions of successful methods of conduct
inc prenatal clinics have been made
in many places under the maternity
and infancy act. A beginning has been
made in getting a State program of
work understood and actually under
way in some communities. On the
basis of this experience an expansion
of the work can economically he un
dertaken.
I "I.ast year the benefits of ihe ma
ternity and infancy act were extended
to Hawaii. The high death tales in
Torto Rico and Alaska also make ? =
stsianoe from the Cnited States ..f
spef ia! importance."
•
Robes for the lord mayor cost, the
. city of Condon nearly n thousand dol
lars a 'ear.
Afternoon Tea
muti
1223 F Street N.W.
Dainty Sandtviclir -
Delicious Cake-.
Coffee—Tea—Choc- il *
You'll like it.
Music Dail\.