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POLICE CHIEF HURT
IN RIOT AT CHURCH
Women Storm Catholic Edi
fice in Mexico, Braving
Fire Hose Attack.
By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, February 24.—Dur
ing u women's riot at the Catholic
< 'hurch of the Sacred Family the chief
of the tenth district was seriously in
jured and four civilians were hurt
yesterday.
The gendarmes fired a volley over
the heads of the rioters, composed
mostly of women, lief ore they dis
, persed. The playing of a hose upon
them by firemen previously had had
no effect.
The trouble began when gendarmes
endeavored to disperse i>arishloners
who had gathered in the belief that
jhe government was endeavoring to
•■lose the church. As a matter of fact,
however, a Mexican priest. Father
Carrasco, ordered the edifice closed.
Chief Clawed by Women.
The women attacked the police,
• centering their efforts on the chief,
■who was clawed and mauled badly.
When the firemen turned a stream
•'f water on the women they marched
' award the department of the Interior
with the intention of making a pro
epr against the shutting of the doors
of the church. Here also the firemen
.■gain were called out. and when more
water was played on tho women they
broke ranks and went home.
, This is the most serious incident
that lias developed since the govern
ment started enforcing constitutional
Inhibitions against foreign ecclesiastics.
Demonstration Planned.
Advices from Chihuahua City say
that tn protest against government
Interference with religious schools a
big demonstration is to be held there
next Sunday. Twenty-three schools
there. Including a Baptist academy,
. have been closed. They had a total
of more than 6,000 students.
The government of the State of
Tamaulipas has Informed the Catholic
bishop that foreign priests must quit
rue country or be expelled. In Tampico
the mayor has sent out a similar
notification and the Church of Marla
of Auxiliadora will he closed, as
Spanish priests are officiating in it.
COUPLE DIE BY GAS
IN BALTIMORE HOME
Mrs. Ross Duncan, Nurse, and W.
R. Riley, Former U. S. Army
Lieutenant, Victims.
By ths Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md.. February 24.
Mrs. Rose Duncan, 35 years old, reg
istered nurse, and 'William Raymond
Rtiey, 40, a former United Sates Army
* lieutenant, were found dead today in
Mrs. Duncan's East Baltimore sreet
apartment. Gas flowed from a tube
lying between them.
Authorities said Mrs. Duncan's
father died Monday and that her 13-
year-old daughter had been ordered to
an institution yesterday.
Detectives found in the pocket of
the man's coat a letter bearing the
signature of Maj. Charles F. Clark of
the Quartermaster's Corps. United
States Army, commending Riley for
his work in building up a company
depot In France. It identified him as
a member of the 342 d Battalion,
Quartermaster Corps, and was dated
.Time 13, 1919.
DONALD H. STEVENSON
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Reservation Warden of Biological
Survey at Unalaska, Alaska,
Burled in Arlington.
Donald Harley Stevenson, 33 years
old. a reservation warden of the
United States Biological Survey, sta
tioned at Unalaska, Alaska, who was
here for consultation regarding his
work there, died of pneumonia In the
Burlington Hotel Saturday. Funeral
services were conducted in Arlington
Cemetery this afternoon with military
honors. He served as an enlisted man
at. Camp Lewis Washington State,
during the World War.
Mr. Stevenson had been called to
U ashington the early part of this
month and contracted pneumonia soon
after his arrival.
He was first connected with the
Biological Survey about 10 years ago,
hie first work being in assisting to
make collections of wild birds and
mammals for scientific purposes.
Later he became a hunter in con
nection with predatory animal con
trol work of the bureau in the West.
Entering the military service in 1918.
Mr. Stevenson served until the end of I
the World War and was employed as!
a ranger In the Forest Service, where I
he served until 1920. when he was I
transferred to the Biological Survey
and placed in charge of the great
Aleutian Islands reservation.
He is survived by his father, F. M.
Stevenson of Babb. Mont., and a half
brother, who also resides In Montana
. CIVIC PLAN UP TONIGHT.
Lyon Village Meeting on Organi
zation Is Arranged.
Dispatch to The Star.
LYON VILLAGE, Ya., February 24.
-Organization of a citizens’ associa
ilon to represent this community in
the regional development program of
Arlington County will be discussed
• and probably effected at a meeting to
night of Lyon Village residents in the
office of Lyon & Fitch, at 8 o’clock.
Robert Plymale, president of the
Arlington County Civic Federation,
has agreed to assist in the organiza
tion of the new citizens’ body. He
will call the meeting to order and
make a brief address outlining the
possibilities for civic service which lie
before the new association when
formed.
It is expected the meeting tonight
will be devoted to the election of tem
porary officers and the appointment
* of a committee to draft a constitution
and by-laws. Indications point to a
large attendance.
F. C. RIELY, 60, DIES.
Had Bee: Resident of Capital for
Past 30 Year*.
Francis O. Rtely. (10 years old, a
resident of this city for the last 30
•ears, died at his residence, in the
Iroquois Apartments, 1410 M street,
yesterday after an illness of 10 days.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Hysong’s undertaking establish
ment, 1300 X street, tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be
in Glen wood Cemetery
* Mr- Riely Is survived by his widow. I
.Mrs Bessie C. Riely. iwo brothers;
(uvd a alateu v A
NOTED WOMAN EDUCATORS SHOW
RARE BLEND OF WIT AND WISDOM
Deans and Presidents of
Colleges Tell of
Experiences.
Four College Heads
Among Those Gathered
at Dinner.
BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER.
The dinner of the deans—that is, of
the National Association of Deans of
Women—last night at Wnrdmun Park
was a rather thrilling affair, academ
ically speaking. Never have I seen
so many woman college presidents
gathered together outside of the
classic maternal halls. W isdom and
wit were present in the same person,
and that person was multiplied.
President Marian Parke of Bryn
Mawr, notable for being the pioneer
institution where research opportuni
ties were opened to women, possesses
a sense of the satirically humorous
that can eat through a seemingly
impenetrable problem like acid through
a stone. To illustrate, she said,
among many other things: “The presi
dent. biologically speaking, antedates
the dean. The first deans were actual
ly called ‘lady principals.’ The one
candle power though had finally come
to a certain board of trustees that
it might be possible that women could
he useful in supervising the minor
problems of the woman students, but
none of the major activities! But
women are at lust coming to the
upper t eaches of administrative work,
and the range of deanships goes all
the way from a sort of super house
mother to that .of the dean of Bar
nard, who is herself the final ad
ministrative officer. The one factor
In common is that of personal con
tact with the students. The work is
hard and fatiguing beyond any other.
It is vague and only to be deter
mined by experience.’’
President Mary Wooley of Mount
Holyoke, kindly, and much cherished
by her students, was at the speakers’
table, but did not # speak. President
Meta Glass, the most recent acquisi
tion to the ranks of her distinguished
profession, brought with her a breath
of peaceful things from her Virginia
hills. Her college is Fveet Briar,
which, in spite of its idyllic name, is
a flourishing institution. I think life
there, to judge at least by its presi
dent, must be more serene and un
hurried than is our usual tempo, more
given to contemplation as were an
cient halls of learning.
President Vivian Small. head of tho
Lake Erie College for Women, like
Miss Wooley, graced the dais in sight
of the deans assembled, but was not
on the program. These are all women
whose achievements, combined, fill
much space in "Who’s Who.” But last
night the sense of individual things
done was merged in a deeper feeling
of completed personalities that went
MOTORISTS PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK
TO TRACK DOWN ELUSIVE AVENUE
Traffic Authorities Have So Arranged Signs Near Li
brary That Driver Is in Maze Unless He Knows
Surroundings Thoroughly.
Traffic authorities have provided an
intriguing little game of hide-and
seek for visiting motorists in search of
Massachusetts avenue In the vicinity
of the Public Library.
Through the simple expedient of
signs the unwary visitor is led In far
flung directions and over devious thor
oughfares until he Is willing to give up
and ask the answer from the nearest
policeman, although this resort is not
exactly fair if one would play the
game squarely.
Here is how the game of try-and
flnd-Massachusetts-avenue is played:
A visiting car going west on the
avenue is confronted at Sixth street
with a sign instructing the stranger
that Massachusetts avenue is back
where he Just came from. Asking ad
vice from a passerby is permitted at
this point. The passerby suggests
that the sign was intended to point
north on Sixth street, and vouchsafes
the opinion that perhaps a mischie
vous boy has turned it around.
Turning out Sixth street, accord
ingly, the stranger is led past K street
to New York avenue, where a new
trap awaits him. On his right is a
lamp-post, telling him he is at Sixth
street and New York avenue, and also
on the lamp-post is another sign,
whose long arrow indicates that Mas
sachusetts avenue is due south. Turn
ing his head toward the left, he Is
greeted across the street with another
such sign, beckoning him westward if
he would find, Massachusetts avenue.
It does not take long for the driver
to confer with his rear-seat advisers
and his highway maps and arrive at
the conclusion that, having just come
from the south, he will try the west
clue.
TWO POLICEMEN RETIRED;
I ONE GIVEN HIGHER POST
Sergt. Lee Pvt. Simms Trans
ferred Ffom Active List, Pvt.
Gouidman Promoted.
The District Commissioners, in
board meeting today, approved the
retirement of Sergt. Robert E. Lee
and Pvt. James W. Simms of the
metropolitan police force, and pro
moted Pvt. Chester C. Gouidman
to the position of sergeant. Gould
man is attached to the fourth pre
cinct. while Lee is at the third pre
cinct and Simms at the eleventh pre
cinct. Lee was retired with annuity
of 8100 a month, while Simms will
receive $87.50 a. month.
The Commissioners also approved
a recommendation from the police
trial bpard and ordered removal from
the ifree of Private Carl Henderson
of tlfe eighth precinct. Henderson
was tried on February 4 on charges
of neglect of duty and intoxication
and found guilty.
The following members of the police
force were assigned to motor cycle
duty with additional compensation,
effective March 1: Otha R. Sanders.
Theodore O. Montgomery. Edward D.
Gemeny. jr.; Irvin E. Bridges, Ray
mond E. Smith. Laurence G. Miller
and Frederick G. "Williams.
The following were assigned to
bicycle duty, effective the same date:
Willard H. Gamer, James L. Mavars,
William R. Ellery. Flovd A. Truscott,
James T. MoCary, William J. Lynn,
George E. Thornton, Thomas M. Po
land and Howard O. Hurd.
Death Penalty Report Due.
Chairman McLeod of the Judiciary
subcommittee of the House District
committee has called for a meeting
Friday, at which he expects to report
the bill to alKtlish capital punishment
in the District of Columbia and to
take up for consideration the Dick
stein bijl regulating the sale of kosher
meat in the District jf Columbia and
the bill backed by women's organiza
tions to give women equal right with
m*a tax Joey duu*
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, IX CL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1926.
M \\ I XKKK.
President of Bryn Mawr.
beyond degrees and books written and
committees and campaigns.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, legislative
councilor for the National League of
Women Voters, needs no description
to Washingtonians. She is a speaker
of wide experience and much charm,
and she told one story last night that
was both funny and illuminating. At
a conference here in the Capitol some
time ago, many of the workers for a
certain measure we're gathered to
gether. Among them were several
young college girls, very modern and
joining with considerable zest into
the deliberations.
Mrs. Park was interested by their
attitude, and said to them that she
liked very much to see their genera
tion taking a part so early. The reply
was rather startling: "We’re interest
ed in seeing women of your age"
(Mrs. Park said "old women’’!) "taking
a part. This is our job. You’ll all be
dead, probably, before the next war,
but we'll have to fight It!"
Dean Florence Purlngton, also of
Mount Holyoke, Is continuing as presi
dent of the deans’ association. Miss
Marth Doane, who presided at the din
ner. is dean of women at Earlham Col
lege, Richmond, Ind. Miss Doano's
story of "status quo In Latin for the
mess we're in" was another highlight
of the evening. Other notable mem
bers and guests who were at selected
tables were Mrs. Ellis L. Phillips of
New York City, one of the promoters
of the early organization of the asso
ciation; Miss Mary Ross Potter,
councilor of women at Northwestern
;ind one of the hostesses; Miss Mar
garet Cameron. National Association
of Appointment Secretaries; Miss
Evelyn Ilartridge, president. Headmis
tress Association, and head of the
Ilartridge School for Girls In New
Jersey; Miss Sarah Converse, presi
dent of the National Association of
Schools for Girls and principal of the
Summit School In St. Paul; Mrs. S. E.
D. Deane, dean of the Everett, Mass.,
High School, and Harriet Sartain,
dean of the Philadelphia School of De
sign for Women.
Bearing out New Y’ork avenue to
ward the library, then, the motorist
pulls up at Seventh street and Mount
\ ernon place. On his left is an arrow
sign pointing cast to Massachusetts
avenue, and, across the street, on his
right, is another pointing west. He
chooses west, if he is a wise driver,
and presto, before he knows it he
has found the elusive avenue.
The motorist who starts the game
from the west end of Mount Vernon
place is given more latitude in his
choices. For example, when he
reaches Seventh street he may turn
right and strike Massachusetts ave
nue without playing the sign game at
all. Old-timers, without the sporting
instinct, usually go that way. If he
is a stickler for signs, however, he
will follow the arrow pointing along
New York avenue and zigzag his
way to the goal.
The idea back of the sign move
ment from the standpoint of the
west bound motorist is this: There Is
a rule against left turns at the cor
ner of Seventh street and Mount Ver
non place, and unless the driver
wants to continue up Seventh street
to L and make his left turn, he must
shunt his ear through Sixth street
and New York avenue in order to
enter Mount Vernon place.
Just what is back of the east and
south hound signs is not so clear, but
it is presumed the idea is to relieve
congestion at Seventh and K streets,
although there Is no regulation
against left turns at that intersec
tion.
At any rate, the sign complex is
furnishing lots of entertainment for
the stranger within our gates.
Deaths Reported.
The following deaths have been reported
to the Health Department in the last 24
hours:
Lola 9. Wamix. 20. 2410 18th t>t
Ellen E. I-eed*. 82. 1314 Bth st.
Myrtle 0. Mclntyre, 42, 1400 Lawrence at
n.e.
Rebec-a Nicholson. 78, Home for Ared
Blue Plains.
William J. Hall, 84. Homeopathic Hospital
Minnie F. Voute. 56. St. Ellzabeth’e Ho*-'
pita I.
Jane H. Kenney. 32. 1673 Columbia road
John C. Ellts, 45, I'nlted States Naval
Hospital.
Mary - C. Steifet. 00. 1503 30th st
Wilder H. Cookson. 30. 9t. Elizabeth’*
Hospital.
William J. Walah, 67. 613 H st s w
Daniel Howell. 03. St. Elizabeths'Hos
pital.
Harry F. Lacey. 66. 219 14th st. n.e
Catherine R Bent. 87. 1710 13th st
Ruth V. Moffat. 31. tialllntrer Hospital
Annah D. Saisborn. 86. 3806 Alton pi
Peter Ltndstrom. 76. 2217 Shannon pi. g.e
Richard C. Hufthes, 30, 2124 P at.
Emma Nicholson. 61. Home for Ared
Blue Plains.
Mary E. Bard well. 70. 2724 13th st
Wilton L. Gannon. 6. 1015 Biltmore st.
Leo H. B-udhurst. 1. 1715 loth st
Mary Osborne. 4 days. 135 lit* st. s.e.
Infant James and Ruth MofTat 1 hour
1003 3d st. n.e.
Thomas C. Bowler. 69. 1817 10th st
Hester Butler. 71. 3019 11th «t.
Katie S. Robinson, 65. 331 u st.
Louise F. Edwards. 47. 609 49th st n •
Ella Newman 48. GalLinxer Hospital ' *
Lawrence A. Gross, 21. 1019 18th st'
Sarah Patterson. 76, Gallinzer Hospital
Bettie Abraham, 83. Home for Axed. Blue
Plains.
George W. Shumate. 49. 5010 Fitch pi n e
Samuel Nelson. 10. 1323 Linden court nV
Marv E. Stewart. 13 months. 218 R st. '
Ralph B. Lacey. 8 months. Children's Hos
pital.
Births Reported.
Frank and Janey A. Jones, boy.
Charles R. and Mary Gantt, girl.
William S. and Maybelle L. David, boy
Charles If. and Lade M. Williams, boy ’
Charles E. and Jeon H. Klbbey, boy
Henry T. and Gertrude M. Arnold, girl
Burdett 9. and Violet B. Rlghter. girl.
Clarence M. and Mary E. Woodyard. boy.
Joseph G. and Grace Stephenson, glil.
George and Margaret Curtis, boy.
Albert C. and Eva Grunewald, boy.
Samuel and Rose R. Shub. girl.
John E. and Mary 9. Vickery girl.
James F. and Edfth M. Manning, girl.
Stephen 8., jr.. and Ruby Clements, boy.
William and Katie Estes, girl.
Marivllus and May D. Grimes, bos-.
Carl and Anna Bray . girl.
Roy and Mamie Easley, hoy.
John and Faith Robinson, boy
Joseph and Georgia Minor, gisl
Bernard and Sarah J. Pogue, giil.
Rosco and Selma Atcherson. girl.
John O. and Fennillia Johnson, gi.l.
James and Sally Upsher. boy.
Alonzo and Marie Jackson, girl.
Arthur and Agnes Hawkins, girl.
William ud ISlUsn ford, cub
NEEDOF ARMORY
TOLD IN HEARING
Erection cf Permanent Tour
ist Camp Buildings Opposed
Before Subcommittee.
The need of the Diatrlct National
Guard for a new armory and the de
sirability of preventing erection of
permanent buildings for a tourist
camp In East Potomac Park were
discussed at the hearing by the sub
committee on the District appropria
tion bill today.
The subcommittee will start tomor
row on a tour of inspection of the
streets to see where funds should
be spent during the next fiscal year.
This afternoon the subcommittee ex
pects to finish hearing District offi
cials, except on part of the school
appropriations. The school budget
probably vJlll bo disposed of Satur
day. Next Monday and Tuesday the
subcommittee will invite represent
atives of citizens’ associations and
other civic societies who have asked
to be heard on various items in the
bill.
(Jen. Anton Stephan, head of the
District National Guard, discussed the
armory problem with the subcommit
tee today, when the item of $6,000 for
erection of the armory was reached.
He told the committee that the Dis
trict National Guard lies been ordered
to vacate its present quarters on
June 30. and in spite of desperate
efforts they can find no place to go.
He mentioned the possibility of se
curing quarters in the Old Pension
Building. It is certain, however, that
Congress never would sanction the
use of any part of the Pension
Building for an armory even if it
should be recommended by the sub
committee on appropriations.
$49,850 in Appropriation.
The total in the bill for the District
National Guard Is $49,160, which is
an increase of $2,400 over the current
appropriation.
The tourist camp was discussed at
length when Maj. U. 8. Grant, 3d.
engineer officer in charge of publics
buildings and parks, was before the
subcommittee.
The appropriation bill last year car
ried $50,000 for permanent construc
tion work at the tourist camp. The
contract for this building has not yet
been let because strong opposition
has developed among members of Con
gress against establishing a perma
nent tourist camp In East Potomac
Park. A canvass of members of Con
gress shows that there will be no
serious criticism of the engineer of
ficer if he delays letting the contract
for this permanent building until
Congress has had an opportunity to
pass legislatively upon the bill intro
duced by Chairman iCihlman of the
House District committee and Senator
Bruce of Maryland directing that no
permanent structure for a tourist
camp be erected in East Potomac
Park.
Asks Lump Sum.
Maj. Grant argued In justification
of a lump sum appropriation for the
support of public buildings and pub
lic parka amounting to $334,660, in
lieu of a number of small definite ap
proprlations for Individual projects.
He told the committee that a consid
erable reduction on cost could be made
by having a working lump sum in
stead of inaccurate definite appropria
tions for particular work, the exact
cost of which could not be determined
In advance.
This saving also would result from
a shifting of employes from one ac
tivity to another, which would be Im
possible under the definite apportion
ment as heretofore made. This lump
sum scheme has the approval of the
Budget Bureau.
A new Item in the bill calls for an
appropriation of $11,450 for uniforms
and equipment for the United States
park police.
THEODORE F. SWAYZE DIES
IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Union Veteran of Civil War and
Former Chief Clerk of Treas
ury Department.
Theodore F. Swayze, 81 years old.
Union Army veteran, former chief
clerk of the United States Treasury
Department, where he was employed
for many years, and long a resident
of this city and Chevy Chase. Md.,
died In St. Petersburg. Fla..
He had been in falling health sev
eral years. Ho went to Florida last
Fall, It having been his custom to
spend the Winters there.
Mr. Swayze was first appointed to
the Treasury Department in 1869 and
was made chief clerk in 1884, serving
In that capacity several years. In
1892 he was detailed on special duty
with the collector of customs In
Georgetown and served until resign
ing from the Treasury Department
in 1893. He was reappointed to a
position in the department about five
years later and was retired soon after
the retirement act went into effect
in 1920.
During his long service In the de
partment he was In charge of much
Important work, and at one time
perved as confidential secretary to
Frank A. Vanderlip when the latter
was Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. He Berved as a musician with
the New Jersey volunteers in the
Civil War.
Mr. Swayze was a Mason, a mem
ber of the Kirkside Golf Club and
the Cosmos Club. He belonged to
Pentalpha Lodge, F. A. A. M.; was
a Knight Templar and a member of
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
He leaves a son, Robert Carlyle
Swayze of Connecticut, and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Burr Edwards of Chevy
Chase, Md.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late residence, 1 East Melrosd
street, Chevy Chase, Md., tomorrow
morning at 11 o’clock. Dr. Charles
Wood, pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, of which he was a mem;
ber, will officiate. Interment will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
DOUBT ROBBERY STORY
OF AMNESIA VICTIM
After a thorough investigation yes
terday. Detectives Kelly and Scrive
ner reported to Inspector Henry G.
Pratt, chief of detectives, their belief
that Fred McDonnell, 70-ye>ar-old am
nesia victim at Emergency Hospital,
had not been robbed while In Wash
ington.
The detectives traced the movements
of McDonnell since his arrival in
Washington.
The investigation resulted from a
statement by McDonnell that he had
been robbed of approximately $1,609
in a local hotel.
In the effects of McDonnell at
Emergency Hospital Detective Kel
ly found underwear stamped with his
name as well as with the Initials
“R. S. D.” In large type. Kelly be
lieves that this indicates McDonnell
at the time these large letters were
printed thereon was an inmate of
some public or semi-public institution,
or sanitarium, and a check on such
institutions in the New England sec
tion from which McDonnell Is be-
Uwrni $4 fcava cam* WM-bMtttut44.
CARRIE C CATT, RETIRING AT 67,
SAYS WORLD PEACE IS ON WAY
Convalescing After Two
Weeks’ Illness, Holds
Work Is Done.
Won’t Come in Her Time,
But Is Inevitable,
By ContolldsUd Pr««*.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., February
24.—Carrie Chapman Catt is retiring
from active service after 40 years of
unremitting battling for the advance-
ment of American women. She is re-
tiring with the culminating campaign
of her useful life uncompleted, a
campaign for world peace, which she
convlnced will come within
time.
Mrs. Catt is convalescing here after
a two weeks' Illness. She said today
that during that illness she has been
doing some heavy thinking. One con-
elusion that she reached w r as that the
time had arrived for v her to let
younger persona carry on the work.
She is 67 years old. and rhe feels that
she has earned a rest.
“I shall not live to see world peace
come to pass, nor will you," said Mrs.
t’att. ‘‘l am an old hand in the busi-
ness of helping people to change their
minds. I have been at it for 40 years,
The process is slow. Many foolish
mistakes are made.
Changes Come Slowly.
.
''Slowly but surely these great
world changes in thought come about,
And this, like woman suffrage and
abolition of slavery, is certain to come,
as certain as the sun's rising. But
for me, at 67. I am preparing to re
turn to my home in New York In a
retiring disposition. It looks to me,
A,, th . n K t * lßt *k is 1®
Fatti s last stand.
There is apparently no feeling of
personal regret In Mrs. Catts con-
viction that she will not see the end
of the world peace movement. Move-
ments have always been bigger *han
Carrie Chapman Catt and she haa
her
T he older I Crow, said Mrs. Catt,
the more I feel that we do not dig
down to the roots enough in these
*h v!®, 8 ' took more than laO jears
to bring about the abolition of slavery
and 10° years had to pass before pro-
hibition arrlted. The suffrage move-
?°V°u y * £ no ? v ? that
Htarted, but it took at least 100 years.
h *-J-V ln * Pl< “
* ? v o *n 11 * k 1 n?fL. Th K J t ' h * n ß*
C-o-T Vs ; ,v, t. tlrneK
tin L , n o l , t M e 'u
» Settle th»™ he lf K® re and
centt he* whole ° V they ac
cept the whole idea.
Minds Change Point at Time
~,T
Here is an instance. After the
passing of the nineteenth amendment.
I discovered that men who had been
most enthusiastic in the campaign to
give the vote to women were shocked
and grieved at the idea of woman's
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FOOTPRINTS 25,000.000 YEARS
OLD SOUGHT IN GRAND CANYON
Smithsonian Paleontologist to Study Habits of Ani
mals of Prehistoric Ages by Tracks in Sandstone
of Colorado River Gorge—Seeks Samples.
Dr. Charles W. Gilmore, .paleontol
ogist of the Smithsonian Institution,
who recently uncovered in the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado River many
footprints believed to have been made
approximately 25,000,000 years age in
the sand by animals long since ex
tinct. is preparing to ret <m in a few
weeks to the canyon and . continue
his investigations.
Under t. grant from the Marsh fund
of the National Academy of Sciences,
Dr. Gilmore, who is curator of ver
tebrae paleontology of the National
Museum, under the direction of the
Smithsonian Institution, will devote
himself to investigation of new lo
calities and obtaining additional spec
imens of these ancient footprints
from the famous Hermit Trail local
ity for national collections.
Dr Gilmore's present plan is to
leave some time after the first of
April. He expects to be gone a month
or more on this work. It Is possible
that important new discoveries will
be made and that new light will be
shed on the habits of the animals
which made the tracks in the wet
sand, now become sandstone, that
have already been discovered.
"The Coconino sandstone of the
Hermit Trail in which these tracks
were found Is considered Permian in
age.” says Dr. Gilmore. "In this sec
tion it has a total thickness of 350
feet, but, so far as known, footprints
are found only In the lower half.”
The footprints, explains Dr. Gil
more, occur from 900 to 1.080 feet
below the level of the present rim of
the canyon, which demonstrates their
REPORT ON TAX BILL
CALLED UP IN SENATE
FOR FINAL ACTION
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this tax, but yielded to the Senate
provision for a retroactive reduction
in this tax.
Cheered by his colleagues. Repre
sentative Garner of Texas, ranking
Democrat of the House conferees, In
the debate 3-esterday assailed the action
of the Senate In repealing the inheri
tance tax, and said it was due to the
"wicked, vicious and indefensible
campaign of the American Bankers’
League."
Charge Against League.
He said some State legislators who
had appeared here in opposition to
the tax had been "bought” by the
league, and charges of lobbying by
other legislators were made by Rep
resentative Tillman, Democrat, Arkan
eas.
The House gave its approval to the
measure yesterday after two hours of
fiery debate, centered on the inherit
ance tax, which the Senate voted to
repeal and the conferees restored to
the bill.
A motion by Representative Drane.
Democrat. Florida, to send the meas
ure back to conference with Instruc
tions that this tax be repealed was
rejected by a thunder of "noes" with
out a roll call.
The membership arose and cheered
Representative Garner of Texas, rank
ing Democrat on the board of House
conferees, as he assailed the action of
the Senate In repealing the Inherit
ance levy, and attributed it to the
"wicked, vicious and indefensible cam
paign of the American Bankers’
League.”
Lobby Activities Charged.
Mr. Garner charged that the league
had paid the expenses of members of
several State Legislatures to come to
Washington "and seek to influence
our views.” Pointing out that all
Senate Democrats had voted for the
inheritance tax in 1916, he inquired,
“What has come about to make them
change their views?”
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entering into politics or holding office,
Y ou see, their minds had changed on
one point only. More alterations had
to made.
-Foolish mistakes are bound to be
ma de in these movements. By the
time the victory is won. the beginning
G s the movement looks so email and
obsolete and naive,
“For instance, the early abolitionists,
you know, never had any idea that
slavery should be abolished by law.
Xot at all. They tried to get the slave
owners to realize that slavery was
wrong and voluntarily free their
Bia\6B.
j t was suggested that perhaps. If
many workers in the peace movement
came to feel as Mrs. Catt does, the
realization would never come in their
tj me> they would quickly lose interest,
Takes ‘Long Look,
..j k now.” Mrs . C att quietly.
“to work for a cause, many people
must believe always that victory is
at hand And that Js natU ral. But.
j think, I have always been one to
take what I call a long look at
things.”
|s u t Mrs. Catt could not be wholly
g er j OUB j n announcing her "retiring
disposition.” As she reminiscenced,
t he following observations punctuated
her conversation
“Men needn’t brag so about their
Q j d ghakespeare; after all there was
on i y one 0 j j lim
“ In addition so preparing their chil
dren for the world, the business of
women now is to prepare the world
lor lheir chiidren
“According to one scientific theory,
there are more male geniuses than
female, and also more male idiots.”
Mrs- C'att, in 1910. as president of
'he National Suffrage Association,
her lifelong dream realized when
the nineteenth amendment was added
to C onstitution of the United
Statea Today she is honorary presi
dent of the National League of
Women Voters.
“How I would love to peek in on
the world I*o vears hence ” said Mrs
Catt. "Then world peace will be a
fact "
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, great antiquity, especially -w hen it is
| considered that hundreds of feet
more must have been eroded off
from the top of the present canyon
wall.
The stone in which these footprints
have been indelibly preserved is a
pale bufT, fine grained, cross-bedded
sandstone, whose distinctive features
are its massi\e appearance, the huge
scale of the cross-bedding and the
uniform fineness of the component
grains of sa.nd. The massiveness of
the sandstone, which is due to the
coarseness of the cross bedding,
causes it to weather into the high
est and most precipitous cliff in the
upper wall of the canyon.
“Some slabs. ’’ says Dr. Gilmore,
"were literally covered with imprints,
and, curiously enough, all pointed in
the same direction up the steep
slope of the sandstone laver. sug
gesting an old trail leading to the
water, or possibly recording a great
migration of animal life such as is
occasionally known to take place
among animals at the present time.
Os all the trails collected and the still
greater number observed in the field,
but one exception to the uphill move
ment was noted, this being the tracks
of a large quadruped, which clearlv
pointed downhill.
“No doubt tracks occur in the Co
conino sandstone in many other local
ities, having been reported on the
rocks near ‘Dripping Spring.’ also in
the Hermit Basin, but the usual pre
cipitous face of the formation, ex
cept in a few favorable places, does
not permit searching for them.”
States.” Mr. Garner continued, “must
take issue at home with your Sena
tors on this question or change your
views.”
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
ranking Democrat on the board of
Senate conferees, had led the fight for
repeal of the levy In the Senate.
Asked to name some of the State
legislators whom, he said, had been
“bought" by the American Bankers’
League to advocate repeal of the
Federal inheritance tax. Mr. Garner
named Speaker Brown -of the South
Carolina House.
Representative Tillman, Democrat,
Arkansas, said the members of the
Argansas legislature, by the names
of “Hill and McCall, came up here
to lobby” for repeal of the inheritance
tax.
Cheers also were given Representa
tive Green. Republican, lowa, head
of the House conferees, when he re
ported restoration to the bill of the in
heritance tax and claimed a victory
In the conference “for the principle's
of the House bill."
Fight on Retroaction.
The Senate provision for a retro
active reduction in the inheritance
tax was the subject of a sharp fight,
but a motion by Representative New
ton, Republican, Minnesota, to recom
mit the bill to conference with in
structions to eliminate it failed be
cause the motion of Representative
Drane had’ right of way and only
motion to recommit was in order under
the rules.
Representative Newton declared
that the provision would mean a
loss of $85,000,000 in revenue through
the lowering of taxes already as
sessed on estates.
Representative Ramseyer. Repub
lican, lowa, also assailed the pro
vision which substitutes the lower
1121 inheritance tax rates with a
maximum of 25 per cent for the
Increased rates put in effect by the
1924 act, which carried a maximum
of 40 per cent. The bill provides
for a cut in the maximum inheri
tance rate applying in future to 20
per cent.
Representative Garrett of Ten
nessee. the Democratic leader, con
gratulated the House conferees and
urged approval of the compromise bill.
Milan, Italy, will hold Its interna
tional fair la April.
RADIO PIRACY CASE
MAY START “RAID"
Said 24 Stations Will Seize
Wave Lengths if United
States Loses Suit.
While 24 broe.dca.et station owner*
are standing by waiting for a ohanoe
to conduct a plnute raid on the high
ways of the air, offlolale of the Depart
ment of Justloe today were putting
the finishing touches to the legal ar
guments they hope will prevent such
an outbreak.
The result of their labors will be
forwarded to Chicago in the form of a
brief as the final link In the Govern
ment’s case against station WJAZ,
charged with Illegal operation of a
radio transmitter In the Nation's first
attempt at alleged “air piracy.’’
Big Issue Involved.
As the suit brought against WJAZ
tests the regulatory powers of the
present radio laws, nothing ie being
left undone that might help Its case
and the arguments being prepared In
Washington are In answer to addi
tional evidence Introduced by the own
ers of WJAZ at the conclusion of the
formal hearings In Chicago.
The time required for the prepara
tion of this answer Is expected to de
lay decision of the case at least
another fortnight.
Meanwhile, with the powers of the
present radio laws still in dispute, and
with the whole realm of broadcasting
threatened with chaos should the con
duct of WJAZ be held legal, the Sen
ate Is again stirring Itself In the
interest of new radio legislation,
A resumption of the hearings on
the two radio measures before It—
the Howell and Dill bills—has been
scheduled for Friday and Saturday
before the Interstate commerce com
mittee, and It Is reported that com
promises on several of the most con
troversial points of the bill* have
been reached by the conferees.
If hostility to the radio legislation
as It Is now written fails to appear
this week, It Is believed that final ap
proval of a radio measure can be
speedily obtained.
Notice that at least two doxen of
the dissatisfied broadoasters of the
country will follow the lead of WJAZ
and appropriate wave lengths to their
liking If the Government loses Its
suit at Chicago has been given to the
Department of Commerce. This In
formation Is being used by advocates
of the new radio bills as an argument
for early passage of new legislation.
Even should the courts decide
against WJAZ. there are other cloudy
features of the radio situation which
seem to need clarifying.
FLAG DISPLAY FAVORED.
Arts Commission Suggests Length
ening of Staffs.
Approving "in principle” the plan
for a flag dsplay In Washington, as
recently demonstrated on F street by
the joint committee American Legion
and Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
Fine Arts Commission has suggested
that the flagstaffs should be length
ened and stiffened, and the size of the
flag should be somewhat larger than
those used in the demonstration Feb
ruary 18.
“With these changes,” said Charles
Moore, chairman of the commission
writing to the joint committee, "the
object of a significant dignified and
effective street decoration will result,”
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BURDEN OF PROOF
PUT ON FRIEDMAN
Must Show Neglect by Con
sul to Furnish Daughter
Visa.
J turtle® Adolph A. Hoebling of cbe
District Supreme Court today filed a
memorandum opinion in the man
damus proceeding brought by Lewis
Fried’nan of Washington to compel
Secretary of State Kellogg to direct a
visa by the United States consul at
Poland, for the immigration
of Frledman’e daughter Hose to Amev.
lea. Friedman went to Poland to
bring his daughter to this country be
fore she reached the age of 21 years
and while she had a preferential
status for admission. By reason of
misinformation and alleged failure of
assistance on the part of the oonsulate
officer th-re he claJms the girl reach
ed majority and lost her status undsr
the immigration laws before her d.
parture could be arranged.
The court holds that the plead
lngs are not In shape for a final dec',
eton of the cane and suggests ther
they be amended so as to Include
as party defendants the commission*#
general of Immigration and the SscA
retary of Labor, both of whom woull#
have to pass on Immigration matters
before action by Secretary Kellogg
could be required. Until such amend
ment and until proof is offered to
support the claim of the father that
ha made request for assistance in
Poland at the consular office and to
settle a question of fact raised In
defense that no consular officer re
called the alleged visits of the father
to the office, the court withholds
final decision.
Justice Hoehling, however, review*
the law in the case and reaches the
conclusion that If the question of
la proved Friedman should have bean
assisted by the United Htates consul
at Warsaw In making necessary pa
pers to gecure a preferential quo**,
status for hls daughter before she
attained majority.
“No good reason exists," says JYt«»
tlce Hoehling. "why appropriate re
lief should not now be afforded the
father nunc pro tunc; since the right
to compel performance of a duty
should not In equity and good con
science be held to be destroyed by
the lapse of time within which, in the
first place, the duty ought to have
been performed.”
Attorneys Peyser. Edelin & Peyser
and George F. Curtis appeared for
the father, while Secretary Kellogg
was represented by Assistant United
States Attorney Rover.
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