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BRITISH WEEKLIES
HAIL HOOVER PLAN
Food-Ship Proposal Brings
' Comment From Influ
ential Papers.
By the Associated Tress.
LONDON. November 16.—Three of
the most influential weekly papers of
Great Britain yesterday reviewed most j
favorably the Armistice day speech of.
President Hoover, commenting at j
length cn his proposal that food ships
receive the same immunities as hospital
ships in time of war.
The Nation said the speech was most
carefully thought out and showed along
what lines the United States was pre
pared to go In the organization of
world peace. It believed that Mr.
Hoover and Prime Minister Ramsay
Macdonald must have discussed the
freedom of the seas among other ques
tions.
"It would seem not unreasonable to
Infer that the President and Premier
considered the proposal for free food
ships as a qualification of the arrange
ment that ordinary rights of neutrals
would not apply in case of a war in
volving a breach of the Kellogg pact.
Some disappointment may be felt that
there was no hint of the possibtlty of
such an arrangement in the President’s
speech, but at least he said nothing
inconsistent in it and this in turn is a
matter on which he in his turn must
walk warily.”
Statesman Hails Proposal.
The statesman terms the President’s
proposal for Immunity of food ships
"an extreme restatement of the doctrine
of freedom of the seas.”
"To that doctrine,” the Statesman
says. "Great Britain hitherto has re
fused assent for very definite rea
sons. * • * But circumstances have
changed. On the whole, it now appears
that Great Britain has nothing to lose
and everything to gain by some inter
national agreement as Mr. Hoover sug
gests. We won the war by starving
Germany, and probably we would not
have won it otherwise, but it is un
likely. to put the case on the materialis
tic grounds, that we shall ever again be
able to employ that weapon effectively.
Circumstances do not repeat themselves.
Therefore, we may as well make a vir
tue of necessity and agree to discuss
a project which, in the long run, is
likely to be to our advantage.”
"Challenge to World."
The Spectator said that the speech
of the President was “a challenge to
the world to reflect upon the foundations
of peace.” Commenting on the fact that
Mr. Hoover laid bare the American man
ner of thinking on this matter, which
was said to be entirely different from
that of Europe, the weekly stated, "If
any Europeans are still puzzled to un
derstand why the United States remains
outside the League of Nations they will
be enlightened by Mr. Hoover’s distor
tion. For our part, we rejoice at his
candor.”
In conclusion the Spectator said:
"Great Britain and America, having
now no fear or Jealousy of each other,
could arrange a permanent peace to
morrow, but other nations have to be
brought in. Latin nations will need a
great deal of persuasion. One clear
thing is that the United States and
Great Britain in combination have a
fair hope of bringing other nations into
line, and that there is no other hope.
“We are grateful to President Hoover
and are sure there will be an enthusias
tic willingness in this country to try to
build with him a new international
edifice.”
LAW GROUP STUDIES
EXPENSE OF CRIME
Hoover Commission Analyses Cost
of Courts, Prisons, Frauds
and “Backets.”
The cost of crime, from the expenses
of courts and prisons to “racketeering,”
fraudulent stock transactions and bank
thefts, today is being analyzed by a
special committee of President Hoover’s
v National Law Enforcement Commission.
, The committee met here yesterday
and will hold a further meeting on the
study of crime cost in December. It if
composed of Judge Kenneth Mackin
tosh of Seattle, Wash.; Henry W. An
• derson of Richmond, Va., and Judge
Paul J. McCormick of Los Angeles.
Judge McCormick was unable to attend
r yesterday.
With the committee, Goldthwalte
Dorr of New York, the crime commis
sion’s expert, discussed various phases
. of the expense of crime in the United
'States. The study being made by the
£ commission stressed two phases—the
direct expense incurred by the Govern
ment agencies of the country for crime
prevention and the indirect and private
: costs, which comprise the expenditures
of corporations and individuals in
maintaining private guards and armored
automobiles in transporting valuables.
•CONFERENCE CALLED
\ BY PRESIDENT FOR
STABILIZING BUSINESS
(Continued From First Page.)
▼eys have been undertaken by the Com
merce Department.
These include a resume of the entire
field of public construction that can be
undertaken in the coming year by the
Federal Government, States and mu
nicipalities. A part of this work has
been done, it is understood by a stand
ing committee on business conditions
which Mr. Hoover organized several
years ago as Secretary of the Commerce
Department.
The names of those who will attend
the conference are to be announced
within the next few days. In this con
nection, it was recalled that the Presi
dent’s visitors during the week have in
cluded Julius Barnes, chairman of the
board of the United States Chamber of
Commerce; Adolph Lewisohn, a New
York financier; Henry J. Pierce, the
president of several subsidiaries of the
Electric Bond & Share Co.; Roy A.
Young of the Federal Reserve Board
and Matthew Woll of the American
Federation of Labor.
Approval of the President’s step was
expressed by President William Green
of the American Federation of Labor,
Representative Tilson of Connecticut,
the majority leader of the House, and
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, a
Democratic spokesman. Senator Borah
of Idaho, one of the leaders of the In
dependent-Republican group, declined
to comment. A few days ago he sug
gested an Investigation of the causes of
the recent stock market disturbance.
BERLIN INTEREST KEEN.
Newspapers See Hoover Stand Blow to
German Export*.
' BERLIN, November 16 OP).—Presi
dent Hoover’s plan to call an economic
conference of leading figures in the
United States has excited considerable
: attention in Berlin. • __
The newspapers Interpret the Presi
dent’s action as foreshadowing further
difficulties in the way of the German
export trade with the United States
and fears are expressed lest the United
States resort to dumping goods on Euro
pean markets. , .
“Against this,” says the Deutsche Zel
tung, “we are powerless. Let those who
advocated acceptance of the Young plan
*. In the belief that a great increase In ex
ports would, follow, reflect upon this.”
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YOUNGSTERS ARE HOSTS AT HOME OPENING
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A group of the little wards of the Washington Home for Foundlings, which was opened formally yesterday. With
them are Misses Louise Groves, Dorothy Keady and Cora Bitting, nurses at the home. —Star Staff Photo.
FOUNDLING WINS
RECEPTION GUEST
Need of Affection for Little
Ones Explained by
Nurse at Tea.
A tiny boy, scarcely able to lisp his
name, toddled over to a guest at the
reception and tea, held yesterday after
noon at the Washington Home for
Foundlings.
With a friendly smile, he held up a
toy duck with which he was playing.
His friendly gesture being warmly
received, the woman to whom the over
tures had been made remarked to a
nurse standing by, "he’s a friendly
little fellow, Isn’t he?”
“That Is what all these babies crave,”
responded the nurse. “A little in
dividual affection and attention.”
Nowhere could children receive better
care or attention than is received at
the Washington Home for Foundlings,
where at present about 40 little boys
and girls who, through one misfortune
or another, have been deprived of their
own mothers and daddies, are given a
home.
The new building, which received Its
formal opening yesterday, has every
modem improvement and facility to
give to the little ones necessary care
and comfort.
The old home, on Fifteenth street
between R and 8, was found to be In
adequate In many ways, and It was with
satisfaction that Miss L. Elizabeth
Thomas, superintendent of the home,
moved with her staff and their little
charges to the beautiful new building
on Forty-second and Brandywine streets
last April. It was hoped that It might
be possible to have the housewarming
at that time, but due to the absence of
several members of the board of direc
tors from the city, the occasion was
postponed until this Fall, when all might
be present.
Grounds Are Spacious.
Spacious grounds surround the low
attractive stone building, which has
more the appearance of a beautiful
private home than of an institution.
On the first floor, a spacious play room,
with windows providing both east and
west exposures, has been placed at the
disposal of the children. Around the
wall, little locker box seats have been
built, and the children have been
taught to take care of their toys by
placing them In the locker after play
time. A piano at one end of the room
is used for musical games and songs
and the decorations of the wall, show
ing characters from Mother Goose
rhymes, would delight the eye and
heart of any embryonic artist.
At the opposite side of the playroom,
Is the children's dining room, for all
the world like a miniature dining room
of some club. Individual tables with
chairs built on “half-size” scale, are
provided to seat four children. Flow
ers on each table lend a home-like
touch and the Mother Goose china up
on which the meals are served would
induce any little boy or girl to eat all
those foods which little children hate
to eat Just because they are told "they
are good for them.”
Large Dormitory Furnished.
On the second floor a large dormitory
for children from 3 to 6 years of age
Is furnished with comfortable little
beds, a chair to match at each bedside.
In another wing Is the dormitory for
youngsters Just beginning to walk to
about 3 years of age. A group of these
little ones were marching happily
around a music box yesterday when
visitors arrived to see them. Several
specially trained young women were
superintending their play.
Babies from 4 months to 9 or 10
months lay In little cribs In another
part of the second floor. Immaculately
dressed and their bed linen of snowy
whiteness. . ..
It Is the aim of the directors of the
institution to give these little ones every
chance that is possible to develop In
the first years of their lives the finer
traits of character. Nothing is neg
lected in the care which Is given to
them, both physical, mental and
spiritual.
Although the Institution is non
sectarian, the children are not neglected
spiritually, are taught their prayers and
attend services, when old enough, at a
church nearby. ,
A visiting physician and several
assistants attend to the physical welfare
of the little ones, while an efficient
trained nurse resides permanently In
the building. „. .
Abandoned children, or children whose
mothers or fathers are unable to give
them personal care, are received into
the home.
Homes Are Desired.
It is the desire and aim of the home j
directors to find mothers and fathers
who will legally adopt these children
and help carry on the work of the
home. There are physical types to
please the most fastidious. Curley- |
headed blondes, black-haired girls and |
little red-heads. Each child at the
home is dressed Individually. Nothing
has been omitted to assist in the de
velopment of personality. And special
emphasis has been placed on their
manners.
From 3 until 7 yesterday a throng
of visitors passed in and out of the
home. Among those who attended
were Commissioner Dougherty, John B.
Larner, president of the Washington I
Loan & Trust Co., who heads the board f
of directors of the home, and Miss
Lucy Lamer; Mrs. E. J. Stellwagon.
Mrs Christian Heurlch, Mrs. William
Hamilton Bailey. Judge and Mrs. Jostah
Orsdel, Mrs. Carl Droop, Capt. and Mrs
Albert Gore, Mrs. Simon Wolf, Mrs.
Frank Mondell, Mrs. C. J. Williamson,
Mrs.* Boyd Taylor. Mrs. Robert V.
Fleming who was chairman of the aft
ernoon's reception committee; Miss j
Anne Warner and a group of other die- .
tlngulshed visitors. 1
Although friends of the home are
floipg all that is possible to carry on the
THE EVENING ST AT?, WASHINGTON, T). C„ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1929.
work, it Is stated that what is left from
the Warwick Memorial Endowment for
the building of the home and its sup
port is wholly inadequate to cover
running expenses.
A great need is felt for further assist
ance, as well as volunteers for kinder
garten work among the little ones.
Miss Thomas, superintendent of the
home, now is seeking the services of
any young woman who could tell
stories, play games with the children or
in other ways introduce supervised play
among them.
Although there are only 40 children
In the home at present, accommoda
tions have been provided for 60 and It
is expected that this number will soon
fill the building.
“COALITION GETTING
RESULTS.” SAYS NYE
Makes Observation in Radio
Talk —Capper Also Gives
Tariff Views.
The coalition of Democrats and
Western Republicans In charge of the
tariff bill has been dubbed "dema
gogues, undesirables, more dangerous
than Communists and even jackasses,”
Senator Nye, Republican, of North Da
kota, said In a radio address today,
"but the facts are that the coalition is
getting results for agriculture.”
Participating in the same program,
broadcast by the National Broadcasting
Co., under the auspices of the Farmers’
Union, Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, said it would not "benefit agri
culture to increase the tariff rates, or to
give tariff protection, on what the farm
er sells, if at the same time tariff pro
tection Is increased on what he has to
buy.”
The Kansan expressed confidence the
agriculture'marketing act would prove
of great assistance to agriculture “if the
Federal Farm Board continues to de
velop Its policies along the lines of the
past two months, and If the farmers
themselves give their energetic support
to the co-operative marketing move
ment.”
Senator Nye said the tariff bill had
been written by "Easterners,” who
"spent the Summer decorating the
Christmas tree expecting Santa Claus
to come.” "But when the Senate con
vened,’’ he continued, “Santa failed to
put In an. appearance and, of course,
bitterness has followed.”
He predicted that if the industrial
tariff rates were held to their present
levels, the tariff bill might result In
adding as much as $1,000,000,000 to the
farmers’ annual income, or about S2OO
per farm.
"Tariff bills have always had first
in mind the interests of the great manu
facturing Industries,” he added. "Each
tariff bill has been something in the
nature of a banquet for these Industries.
It has been something In the nature
of a program of ‘slopping the hogs,’ and
now when the Industrial hogs are not
permitted all they have asked, how they
do squeal.”
GOOD’S LIFE HOPE
DECLARED TO REST
ON OWN STRENGTH
(Continued From First Page.)
way it was plain that he we* deeply
affected. He returned Immediately to
the White House, where Mrs. Hoover
was awaiting word. The President did
not retire until long past midnight, hop
ing he would receive encouraging re
ports.
At 6 o’clock this morning Mr. Hoover
received a message that there had been
a slight Improvement In the patient’s
condition after midnight. He had rested
somewhat between 2 and 6 o’clock this
morning and hope for his recovery was
heightened as a consequence of his rest.
t The draining process made necessary
because of the presence of peritonitis
was still going on satisfactorily.
The next bulletin was at 10 o’clock,
which was a little more encouraging,
and then at noon Comdr. Boone re
ported to President Hoover again.
The White House announced today
I that Dr. Finney has returned to Balti
‘ more, but before leaving the hospital
he stated that everything possible had
: been done for Secretary Good. He was
satisfied with the entire situation.
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RESOLUTION HITS
FEDERAL TAX CUT
Rural School Districts Need
Money, National Grange
Action May Hold.
Br the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, November 16—Resolu
tions criticizing Secretary Mellon’s pro
posal for a tax cut of $160,000,000 and
favoring the adoption of the export de
benture plan as an instrument to aid
the Federal Farm Board In its efforts
to benefit agriculture were before the
convention of the National Grange
here today.
The resolution opposing the tax cut
asserted thaWthe amount Involved could
be used to better advantage by appor
tioning it among the rural school dis
tricts.
Jesse Mewson, master of the Indiana
State Grange, In his resolution favoring
the export debenture plan, said the Fed
eral Farm Board would not give to ag
riculture the help needed unless the
debenture system wsre passed.
A resolution by Harry A. Caton, Ohio
State Grange master, contended that
the tariff bill now before the Senate
“Is entirely inadequate to meet the
needs of agriculture and rates on agri
cultural Items should be Increased.”
Robert Robinson, former Governor of
Delaware, offered a resolution propos
ing that the convention go on record
in favor of "strict enforcement of the
eighteenth amendment and the lrgis
lation supporting it.”
Approximately 3,000 delegates last
night received the seventh degree of
the organization. Other degrees were
conferred during the day session.
ZIONISTCAMPAiGN
OPENS HERE TUESDAY
Mass Meeting at Jewish Commu
nity Center to Inaugurate
Ten-Day Drive.
Active participation of the Wash
ington Zionist District in the national
Zionist roll call will begin Tuesday night
when a mass meeting will be held at
the Jewish Community Center, Six
teenth and Q streets.
Efforts will be made to enroll every
adult Washington Jew in the homeland
movement during the 10-day campaign.
, Louis E. Splegler, newly elected pres
ident of the District Zionist organla
tlon, heads the local roll call and has
enlisted a large number of workers in
the drive.
In connection with Tuesday night’s
meeting there will be a lecture by
Maurice Samuel, author of “I, the Jew,”
who recently returned from Palestine,
where he obtained material for his
latest book, "What Happened In Pales
tine.” Mr. Samuel was In the Holy
Land at the time of the outbreak of
the Arab riots. He Is regarded as one
of the ablest orators and writes In the
Zionist cause.
The purpose of the roll call, as
pointed out by Louis Llpsky, president
of the American Zionist organlatlon, In
an address here last week. Is not so
much the raising of funds for carrying
on the work In the Jewish homeland
as to show the world that the Jews are
solidly behind the movement.
WAR CROSS AWARDED.
Former Sergeant Is Given Medal
for Heroism.
[ Lane E. Stansberry of Fairfield, lowa,
; formerly sergeant, 168th Infantry, 42nd
Division, American Expeditionary Forces,
has been awarded the Distinguished
[ Service Cross by the War Department
for extraordinary heroism in action
near Fllrey, France, September 12,
1918.
According to the citation, Sergt.
Stansberry single-handed captured a
> machine gun post and took 20 prison
ers and later. In the face of heavy ma
[ chine gun fire, took a pair of pliers
i from a wire cutter who had been killed,
; cut a path through the wire and led
his platoon forward In the attack.
TRAITS OF JACKASS
TOLD BY CONNALLY
Texan Treats Senate to Dis
course During Tariff
Debate.
By the Associated Press.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of Texas
treated the Senate last night to a dis
course on he appellation of “sons of
the wild Jackasses” given some of the
Republican Independents by Senator
Moses of New Hampshire, President
pro tem, at a recent dinner.
‘ The jackass is a great animal,” Con
nally observed amid laughter from the
galleries. “Whe nhe Is docile and per
forms the tasks his master Imposes on
him, everybody has respect for him.
It’s only when he becomes wild and
gets his tail over the dashboard that
he becomes the object of derision and
scorn.”
Debate Tomato Tariff.
Moses criticized the independents for
not following the Republican leadership
In the tarlfT contest, and Connally’s
discourse, which came during debate on
the tomato duty, was prompted by a
question from Senator Wheeler, Demo
crat, of Montana, after the Texan said
he wondered what the animals thought
about a higher duty on oats.
“Won’t the Senator tell us what he
thinks about the wild Jackass?” Wheeler
asked. Explaining what he thought
Moses meant, Connally said that, as
long as the Republican independents
followed the leadership of their party
and “were subservient,” the New Hamp
shire Senator thought they were good
Senators, and that it was only when
“they kicked over the traces” that
Moses thought they were “sons of the
wild jackasses.”
"The Senator has discoursed so elo
quently on the wild jackass,” Senator
Dill, Democrat of Washington, re
marked, that I wonder what he thinks
of the young Turk.”
“You mean Senator Vandenberg?”
asked the Texan, Just as somebody on
the Republican side of the chamber
corrected Dill’s statement to “young
guard.”
Helps Defeat Motion.
“I hope the new guard will be able
to stiffen the lines of the Old Guard,”
Connally said, “but let’s get back to
tomatoes.”
To Vandenberg, Republican of Michi
gan, has been attributed part of the
leadership in a successful rebellion of
the younger Republican Senators which
yesterday helped to defeat a motion to
adjourn, although Senator Jones, Re
publican of Washington, leader of the
Republican “regulars,” had assured the
Democratic leadership the motion would
be carried.
LEGATION LOWERS FLAG
FOR SWISS OFFICIAL
Tribute Paid Memory of Karl
Scheurer, Vice President, Who
Died Thursday.
Officials today ordered the flag of the
Swiss legation, 2013 Hillyer place, low
ered to half-staff in memory of Karl
Scheurer, Vice President of Switzer
land, who died Thursday In Berne.
Vice President Scheurer would have
been elected President next year under
the custom established In Switzerland
many years ago. Bom in 1872, he had
long been a political leader. In addi
tion to his duties as Vice President, he
was chief of the department of military
affairs.
THE WEATHER
District of Columbia—Rain late to
night and tomorrow; rising tempera
ture; lowest tonight about 48 degrees;
colder tomorrow night; gentle to
moderate shifting winds.
Virginia—Rain and wanner tonight
and tomorrow; colder tomorrow night;
moderate east shifting to southeast
and south winds.
Maryland—Rain late tonight and to
morrow; rising temperature followed by
colder tomorrow night; gentle to
moderate shifting winds.
West Virginia—Rain tonight and to
morrow; warmer tonight; colder to
morrow afternoon and night.
Record for 24 Hours.
Thermometer—4 p.m., 64; 8 p.m., B 5;
12 midnight, 50; 4 a.m., 46; 8 am., 43;
noon, 53.
Barometer—4 p.m., 29.09; 8 pm.,
30.12; 12 midnight, 30.21; 4 a.m., 30.26;
8 a.m., 30.30; noon, 30.28.
Highest temperature, 69, occurred at
12:15 p.m. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 43, occurred at
7:40 a.m. today.
Temperature same date last year—
Highest, 74; lowest, 46.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today—Low tide, 1:42 a.m. and 1:41
p.m.; high tide, 7:13 a.m. and 7:35 p.m.
Tomorrow —Low tide, 2:28 a.m. and
2:25 pm.; high tide, 7:58 am. and 8:20
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today—Sun rose 6:52 a.m.; sun sets
4:54 p.m.
Tomorrow —Sun rises 6:53 a.m.; sun
sets 4:54 p.m.
Moon rises 4:40 p.m.; sets 6;20 am.
Condition of the Water.
Great Falls, Potomac and Shenandoah
clear.
Weather in Various Cities
a Temperature.
I BKH
Stations. S 2& o? weather.
: 5 | :
Abilene, Tex... 30 18 42 32 0.02 Clear
Albany, M. Y... 30.18 60 36 0.02 Clear
Atlanta. 0a.... 30.16 68 60 032 Foggy
Atlantic City... 80 26 70 40 0.01 Clear
Baltimore. Md.. 30.26 70 44 .... Pt.cloudy
Blrmlntham ..30.12 04 66 0.26 C oudy
Bismarck. N. D. 30.14 66 30 .... Clear
Bouton, Mass... 30.12 68 36 0.24 Clear
Buffalo. N. Y... 30.22 48 36 .... Clear
Charleston. B.C. 30 is 80 66 ....Cloudy
Chicago. 11l 30.22 46 36 ....Clear
Cincinnati. Ohio 30.24 48 36 ....Cloudy
Cleveland, Ohio. 30.24 46 36 ....Pt.cloudy
Columbia, S. C. 30.18 74 64 .... Cloudy
Denver, C 010... 30.18 64 38 ....Clear
Detroit, Mich.. 30.22 52 34 ....Pt.cloudy
El Paso. Tex... 30.16 62 36 .... Clear
Galveston* Tex. 30.22 82 48 ....Pt.cloudy
Helena. Mont ~ 30.34 46 30 .. . Cloudy
Huron. B Dak.. 30.06 42 28 ...Clear
Indianapolis.lnd 30.22 46 S 6 .... Cloudy
Jacksonville,Fla. 30.14 84 68 ....Clear
Kansas City. Mo 30.12 48 88 .... Ral"
Los Angeles 30 08 80 58 .... Clear
Louisville. Ky.. 3020 54 42 ....Cloudy
Miami. Fla 80.10 80 78 ....Clear
N. Orleans, La.. 30 20 56 SO 0.38 Cloudy
New York, NY. 30.22 68 38 0.02 Clear
Oklahoma City. 30.10 43 34 0.44 Cloudy
Omaha. Nebr... 30.14 48 S 3 ....Clear
Philadelphia ... 30 26 68 44 0.01 Clear
Phoenix, Arts.. 30.10 72 42 .... Clear
Pittsburgh. Fa.. 30.26 52 36 .... Clear
Portland, Me... SO 08 58 34 0.12 Clear
I Portland, Ores. 30.24 46 30 ....Cloudy
' Raleigh, N C. 30.26 76 54 .... Cloudy
Salt Lake City. 30 38 48 32 .... Clear
San Antonio... 30.26 60 34 .... Clear
San Diego. Calif 30.04 80 54 ....Clear
San Francisco. 30.18 66 50 .... Clear
St. Louis, Mo.. 30.12 46 40 .... Cloudy
St. Paul. Minn. 30 02 4 6 36 .... Clear
Seattle, Wash.. 30.16 63 46 0.08 Rain
Spokene, Wash. 30.26 44 36 Cloudy
| WASH., D. C... 30.30 68 43 ....Pt.cloudy
FOREIGN.
(7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.)
_ . Temperature. Weather.
London. England 40 Part cloudy
Paris, France 48 Rain
Berlin, Germany 40 Part cloudy
Stockholm, Sweden 40 Part cloudy
, Gibraltar. Spain 60 Part cloudy
I<Noon. Oreenwlch time, today.)
Horta (Fay al). Azores... 68 Part cloudy
.Current observations.)
Hamilton, Bermuda 70 Clear
San Juan, Porto Rico... 74 Clear
Havana, Cuba.. 72 Clear
Colon, Canal 2oAo66tß«*g W cloud!
WILSON STATUE FOR POLAND
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An imposing statue of Woodrow Wilson, war-time President, which has just(
been completed by the noted sculptor Gutzon Borglum for shipment to Poland,
where it will serve as a memorial for the people of that nation.— Underwood Photo.
APARTMENT OWNER
SUES REALTY FIRM
Woman Says Agents Struck
Her in Altercation Over
Rent Collections.
The B. F. Saul Co., realty brokers,
has been sued In the District Supreme
Court for $50,000 damages for alleged
assault and property loss by Lozelle I.
Walters, 1111 Columbia road. The
plaintiff tells the court that the com
pany was collecting rents for the apart
ment building at 1111 Columbia road
when she purchased it and was permit
ted by her to continue until the begin
ning of the new rental year In October,
when she notified It that she would col
lect her own rents.
She tells the court that the company
then wrote letters to her tenants, ad
vising them to continue to pay rent to
the company, and later sent two agents
and several other men, accompanied
by a policeman, to serve notices to the
tenants that the property was to be
rented to colored people, and giving a
list of other apartments under the man
agement of the company. When she
sought to prevent the service of the no
tices, she states, she was held by one
of the men, and while her hands were
pinned behind her was struck In the
face by another of the party. When
her mother attempted to Interfere she
was roughly handled, the plaintiff
avers. . . . . .
As a result of the alleged unlawful
action of the agents of the company,
the plaintiff says, several of her tenants
have removed and the Income from the
building has dwindled so | that she has
lost $20,000 from the departure of ten
ants. She Is represented by Attorney
Iredell Meares.
TWO BOYS ARE INJURED
IN FOOT BALL GAMES
Broken Wrist Sustained by Law
rence Vermillion, 12, and
Thomas Jarrett, 14.
Two youths were Injured yesterday
afternoon while playing foot ball. One
of them, Lawrence Vermillion, 12 years
old, of 3617 Prospect avenue, was par
ticipating In a game at Thirty-sixth
and O streets when he broke his wrist.
He was given surgical aid at Emergency
Hospital by Dr. J. L. Lewis,
Thomas Jarrett, 14 years old, of 2500
K street, was the other victim. He
sustained a similar Injury while par
ticipating in a game near Lincoln
Memorial about 8:30 o’clock at night.
Dr. John Schwarman gave first aid at
Emergency Hospital.
CRIME LECTURE SERIES
PLANNED BY LEAGUE
Pen Women Will Hear Speakers
Discuss Its Causes, Cures
and Prevention.
A series of lectures on “Crime, Its
Causes, Cures and Prevention," will be
given during the Winter under auspices
of the civic section, District branch,
League of American Pen Women. The
series has been arranged by Dr. Frances
Moon Butts and Mrs. E. Richard Oasch,
president of the District league.
The first lectures will be delivered
Wednesday night at 8 o’clock In the
league studio, Stoneleigh Courts, 1706 L
street, with Judge Mary O’Toole of Mu
nicipal Court and Louis Rothschild as
speakers.
Among the speakers will be Dr. Wil
liam A. White, Stephen B. Kramer, Dr.
James Alexander Bell and Dr. William
Knowles Cooper. The list of discussion
leaders includes Mrs. Eli A. Helmlck,
Mrs. William Wolff Smith and Miss
Elizabeth Barnes, members of the
league.
REV.dTa. FORD CHOSEN.
Rev. D. A. Ford was elected president
of the Colored Masonic Home for Aged
Masons, Widows and Orphans Thursday
night at the meeting of the Universal
Supreme Lodge of the A. F. and A. M.,
Scottish Rite, Inc., Grand East, Wash
ington. James H. W. Howard was
named financial agent and Rev. R. B.
Robinson, executive secretary.
The Grand Lodge has an eight-acre
site at Mount Vernon Hills, Va., where
the colored home is to be erected next
Spring. It has been announced by the
executive secretary that applications for
admission to the home may now be filed
in the Grand Lodge headquarters, at
room 5, 607 Louisiana avenue.
FIRE CAUSES SI,OOO LOSS.
Firemen received a call from box 939
shortly before 3 o'clock this morning,
the alarm having been sounded because
of a blaze In the home of Jesse Gary,
Division avenue and Hayes street north
east. The fire is believed to have re
sulted from trouble with electric wires.
Damage to the house and contents was
estimated at |ij)oq.
LAND IS ACCEPTED
BY GLOVER PARK
%
Citizens’ Group Takes Offer
of B. H. Gruver, Local
Building Contractor.
Acceptance of the offer of a piece of
property located in the area bounded
by Huidekoper place, Thirty-ninth
street, Benton and Beecher street, to be
given by B. H. Gruver, local building
contractor, of 2 Primrose place, Chevy
Chase, Md., was voiced last night by the
Glover Park Citizens' Association, meet
ing in the Industrial Home School, 2575
Wisconsin avenue. Tentative plans for
the transformation of the land into a
playground were discussed.
H. G. Woods, president of the Public
School Association, spoke in detail on
the Capper-Zihlman bills, advocating
an elective school board for the Dis
trict. The bill was viewed with favor
by the association, but no action was
taken on the matter, and it was laid
on the table for further consideration.
It was suggested that a letter be sent
the District Commissioners asking for
more adequate lighting facilities in the
Glover Park section.
As a token of esteem for his faithful
service, a brief case was presented to
Ben C. McQuay, secretary of the asso
ciation. J. E. Poole, vioe president of
the organization, made the presentation.
Gen. H. Oden Lake, president of the
association, presided.
The next meeting of the association,
to be held the third Friday in Decem
ber, will be featured by the election of
officers.
CRANDALL STILL KEEPS
HEALTH AND WEALTH
Theater Man Denies Dire Things
Said to Have Happened
to Him.
"It’s a little tough, when you happen
to be legitimately out of the city to
have your family and friends startled
with the report that many dire things
have happened to you.”
This was the declaration made by
Harry M. Crandall, the founder of the
Stanley-Crandall chain of motion pic
ture houses in Washington and one
of the city’s prominent business men,
as he walked into The Star.
‘‘l have Just returned from New
York,” said Mr. Crandall, "and when
1 reached my home I found my family
nervously happy and unduly excited
over my safe return. Then, for the
first time, I learned that wild rumors
that seem to persist have been in cir
culation to the effect that due to stu
pendous losses I had been sent to a
sanitarium, together with elaborate ad
ditions to the rumors.
"I thought to make assurance doubly
sure, it might be well to call on The
Star and allay the fears of my friends,
both as to my mental and physical
condition, as well as to such fortune
as heaven has seen fit to reward me
with after a life of hard work. I would
be happy to have you say for me that
there is no occasion for any alarm
whatever.”
OFFICERS~ARE elected
BY GUADALUPE CLUB
Mrs. Ruggles Will Continue as
President; Celebrate Treaty
Signing Next Year.
The Guadalupe Club 1848, a national
organization of wives and descendants
of commissioned officers of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps in the Mexican
War, meeting last night at the home
of Mrs. Colden l’Hommedieu Ruggles,
1868 Columbia road, unanimously re
elected its president and three vice
presidents for another term. Mrs.
Ruggles will' continue as presiding
officer and Mrs. Noble Newport Potts
was re-elected first vice president, Mrs.
Hughes Oliphant, second vice president
and Miss Sophie Casey, third vice
president.
The club also voted last night to
celehrate with a dinner next February
2 the anniversary of the signing of the
treaty of peace at the conclusion of the
United States war with Mexico in 1848
at Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Participation again next year in the
Woman’s Fifth Conference on National
Defense to be held here in January
also was decided upon at the meeting.
The club voted to send greetings to
the Aztec Club, another Mexican War
organization, which is meeting here
today at the Willard Hotel In annual
convention.
Others elected to office last night were:
Miss Anita McClue, recording secretary;
Miss Margarette Hazard, corresponding
secretary; Miss Frances Walker, regis
trar; Miss Maude Gouveneur, treasurer;
Miss Annie Eastman, historian; Mrs.
Henry Hubbel, chaplain, and Mrs.
CourtlaAd Nixon, color bearer.
WHOLESALE PRISON
DELIVERY FOILED
Tunnel Found at Canon City,
Colo., Where 13 Died
in Mutiny.
By th* Associated Press.
CANON CITY, Colo., November 16.
Discovery of an elaborate plot to effect
a wholesale delivery of prisoners from
the State prison here and evidence that
a guard probably aided prisoners In the
October mutiny, which cost 13 lives, to
day had led to solitary confinement of
five convicts and institution of rigid
precautionary measures.
The new escape plan fell Just short
of completion, penitentiary officials said.
It was frustrated by discovery yester
day of a nearly completed tunnel lead
ing from a cistern near the prison
boiler shop to the base of a wall not far
from the west gate, where two davs of
sanguinary fighting occurred during
riot last month.
After two days of thorough search
of the penitentiary, during which guards
and prison officials unearthed a large
number of makeshift weapons—dag
gers, clubs and blackjacks—the latest
attempt to escape was brought to the
attention of the warden by a convict
“stool pigeon’’ who talked to a news
paper man.
Five in Solitary Confinement.
Five convicts, whose names Warden
F. E. Crawford refused to reveal, were
placed in solitary confinement in con
nection with the discovery. He said
others likely were implicated.
It was pointed out that the convicts
had unlimited opportunity for smug
gling tools and working on an escape
project, as 700 convicts have been en
■ i gaged iii reconstruction work on build
ings damaged in the October riot and
noise of the work could have screened
the movements of a few convicts. work
ing in the tunnel.
The tunnel, discovered late yesterday,
started at a point only 100 feet from
the administration building, where Gov.
W. H. Adams’ special Investigating
committee is holding its Investigation
of the October mutiny.
The work gave evidence of a “master
mind” in the prison, officials said. The
i cistern in which it started is 25 feet
long, 20 feet wide and 14 feet deep.
It is covered, with entrance through a
manhole.
At times the 19 prisoners working in
the penitentiary boiler shop were with
out supervision, officials said. This was
due to the large number of convicts
engaged in reconstruction work and the
shortage of guards. One guard was on
duty until 6 o’clock and the boiler shop
was unguarded until the next morning,
, when a new guard went on.
[ Dirt Piled Around Ledge,
i Dirt from the tunnel had been piled
around the ledge and some of it dumped
into the water. A small can wedged
: between the stones in the cistern wall
r held a small quantity of powder care
, fully wrapped in oil paper. It was evi
dent, guards said, this powder had been
taken from cartridges smuggled into
i the prison. It could have been used to
. blast out its wall in the final break for
t liberty.
Discovery of evidence that a guard
. was the “inside man” in the October
i mutiny was announced by Warden F. E.
, Crawford.
: Criminal charges probably will be filed
. against the man, the warden said, and
j at the same time charges will be filed
I with the State Civil Service Commis
sion against several other guards to
. force their dismissal.
• , William Green, deputy warden, who
i testified at the final session of the
governor’s hearing late yesterday, said
1 freedom is the single aim of the pris
, oners. Under the present gubernatorial
. policy, every man is serving his full
> sentence, without hope of commutation
of sentence or parole, and a great un
> easiness has been manifest, he said.
Green also charged some guards were
disloyal and said others were not strict
; enough.
EX-CONVICT REVEALS PLOT.
New Stateville Warden Denies Doubling
i of Guards.
JOLIET, HI., November 16 (JP).—
Warden Henry C. Hill today issued •
denial of published stories to the effect
that guards at the New Stateville
Penitentiary had been doubled upon the
discovery of a plot of prisoners to shoot
1 and dynamite their way to freedom.
Guards at the penitentiary renewed
their vigilance upon receipt of warning
from a parole convict that a plot was
under way to dynamite the walls.
Warden Hill denied that extra pre
cautions had been taken and said the
warning had been received six weeks
ago, but Brig. . Gen. John V. Clinnin,
National Guard commander, who sup
pressed a mutiny at the old prison here
a decade ago. said a former convict
had come to him yesterday with word
of the conspiracy.
RENO DIVORCE ASKED.
Phillip C. Xauffmann<of Washing
ton Piles Action.
RENO, Nev., November 16 (JPj. —•
Phillip C. Kauffmann of Washington
filed suit for divorce here yesterday
against Sylvia B. Kauffmann, alleging
desertion. Custody of two minor chil
dren, by agreement, is to be awarded to
the mother, with the right of visitation
by the father, and the right to have
them with him at stated periods.
RITES FOR LAWYER.
Funeral services for Samuel A. More
land, 69 years old, lawyer in the clas
sification division. Post Office Depart
ment, who died in Emergency Hospital
Thursday night from injuries suffered
when struck by a street car, will be
conducted at the Deal funeral home,
816 H street northeast, tomorrow after
noon at 2 o’clock.
Interment will be in Oakwood Cem
etery, Falls Church, Va.
JOHN R. MORSE BURIED.
Funeral services for John R. Morse,
39 years old, of 1331 Belmont street, an
employe of the Washington American
Ice Co., for 22 years, who died Thurs
day at Garfield Hospital following an
operation, were held this morning at
9:30 o’clock from the Chamber’s under
taking chapel to St Paul’s Catholic
Church, where mass was said. Burial
was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
A native of Arisona, Mr. Morse came
to Washington at an early age. Enter
ing the employment of the American
Ice Co. in 1907, he had been continu
ously associated with this company until
the time of his death. He is survived
by his wife.
BAND CONCEBT.
By the United States Soldiers’ Home
Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, this
afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. John S. M.
Zlmmermann, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant leader.
March, “Under Orders” Glogau
Overture, "Our Glorious Nation,”
Bergenholts
Morceau for strings, “Last Dream of
the Virgin” Massenet
Scenes from musical comedy, “The
Vagabond King” Friml
Fox trot, “Roses of Yesterday”.. .Berlin
Waltz song, “Where Is the Song of
Songs for Me?” Berlin
Finale, “Polly” Richmond
“The Star-Spangled Banner.”