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2 NEW YORK SWEPT BY SNOW Traffic Hindered, Lake Ships Blown Ashore, Temperature Below Zero. By the Associated SYRACUSE, N. December 15. White landscapes fn endless succession greeted central and northern New York today, after the first widespread snowstorm of the season, which started yesterday and was con- tinuing today. 1 Swept along: by a wind In: some places, storm hindered high- way and railroad traffic.

On Oneida Lake several boats were blown ashore. 1 'n Albany it was degreesj above zero and the snow was six inches deep. In Madison County there was more than foot of snow, mining Burned. High wind was chiefly responsible for destruction by fire of the plant Os the New York fanners, at Fulton, causing loss estimated at 500,000. At Buffalo H.

W. Hornkc of Cleveland, captain of the fish tug Helene, and his crew of six Dukirk men are recovering from exhaustion suffered while lost on Lake Erie. They rode out a gale at anchor 10 miles off shore from Friday night until early 1 yesterday, when they were blown on the beach near Angola, 30 miles from i Buffalo. PATHOL COAST FOR SHIPS. Lake Steamer Believed to Have Been Broken Up.

HOUGHTON'. December 15. 1 A mile rt.etch of coast ine between Eagle River and Agate Harbor again was being palroled by Coast Guards today in an effort to find a clue to the identity of the late steamer believed to have broken up and sunk in a terrific storm on Lake Superior Saturday. Although pieces of wreck- age have piled up on the beach of Keweenaw Peninsula, none of it has arried any marking that would inornate the identify of the vessel. Marine men expressed the belief that the victim of the storm's fury was a tramp that carried no radio.

Advices from Sault Ste Marie re- ported that only one vessel had passed througlt the locks there since Saturday aad that vessel was up- bound. It was the steamer G. J. Grammar. Her captain reported he was forced to break five Inches of solid Ice in Mud Lake to get through to this port.

Among the vessels known to have been out in the storm were the Kamloops. Lethbridge, Midland King and Midland Prince. They were due at Sault Ste. Marie Saturday night, but die last word received from them slated were "somewhere in Lake It is believed that most of the vessels unaccounted for took, refuge off Isle Royal or behind Whitt Fish Point. The Canadian locks at Sault Ste Marie were closed last night and nearly all buoys and other aids to navigation have been withdrawn.

MOTOR FATALITIES BRING INDICTMENTS i Auto Drivers Held for Man-; slaughter as Result of I Traffic Charges. Indictments charging manslaughter i growing out of traffic accidents were returned today by the grand Jury against three Richard Norman. Robert McLennan and William It. Crowley. Norman Is alleged to have killed Janies A.

Donaldson July "4 last. McLennan is accused of colliding with John Craven December "6, last, at. the Tidal Basin, inflicting I injuries from which Graven died. I Crowley is said to have run over Liberie Celenza, December 19. last, in- Aiding injuries resulting In his death, Lawyer Under Larceny after trust is charged in an Indictment against Samuel A.

Schwartz, a lawyer. He is said to have received a check from Mamie H. Southall for the use of bis client and to have appropriated the proceeds of the check to his own use. The charge is made the basis Os the recent report of the grievance committee of the bar asking for the disbarment of Schwartz. The grand jury indicted Wilbur Stanley, 33 years old.

daylight b.tn- i rtit, who was caught as he ran from the National Token Shop, at 1317 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, November 15, after grabbing 30 diamond rings from a tray shown him by Mrs. Mabel H. Papineau, wife of the proprietor of the shop. Papineau thrived as the man was leaving the store and chased him down Twelfth street, calling to the police as he passed the first precinct station. The man was caught and the rings ie' covered.

Other Indictments Reported. Indictments charging housebreaking and larceny were reported against Alien Ford, Isaac Wilson and Edward J. Stewart. Robbery is charged against Matthew Smith, James Rhone, Henry Johnson and Mary Kelly. Edward L.

Slocum Is. Indicted for grand larceny and Douglas Baskerville and Charles Simms are accused of grand larceny and Joy riding and Gilbert H. Loflln of pandering. Assault with a dangerous weapon charged against Charles Edward Jackson. George T.

Lee. Katherins R. Douglas and Mabel Liberty. The following are Indicted for Joy riding: John Robinson, Charles Bolden, George Theodore Brockman and Arthur D. Washington.

GIRL, 24, IS ARRESTED AS BANDIT IN CHICAGO Accused of Bobbinsr Two Reports She Fired Shot at Him. Associated CHICAGO. December woman bandit, who robbed two chauffeurs, was arrested today shortly after her second victim had reported to the pofloe. She gave her name as Margaret Barry, aged 24. The police are searching for a man companion when the first robbery was committed.

Asked about him, the young woman said she did not knojv him except by the name of andthat he gave her the revolver and 16 and told her to what you can do The second chauffeur reported the woman fired at' him as he drove away. i The motor road between Jemail and Bagdad is fee opened by next Suasfr. t- JHT -s FUNERAL RITES IN D. C. REPORTED; BODY TO UE IN STATE Capital and Labor to Join Hands in Paying Last Tribute to Federation Head; Remains Due at 2:45 Tomorrow, (Continued from First Page.) ter of a century.

President Lawson and Secretary Rogers of the Central Labor Union will head the delegation from that body, which is composed of representatives of the various labor organisations in Washington. Kallipolls Grotto will be represented by Monarch Samuel J. Shreve, Secretary Edward Llbbey. Chief Justice L. Whiting Estes and Master of Ceremonies S.

H. TalKes. Potentate Harry Cary of Almas Temple, A. A. O.

M. 8.. will delegate members today to meet the funeral train at Washington Junction and accompany the remains to the temj porary resting place here. Body to Leave at Night. At 10:30 o'clock tomorrow night the body will ye taken from the American Federation of Labor building and placed on a train, for New York, where committees of labor officials and citizens will meet it.

Pallbearers there will include Gov. Smith, Mayor Hyian, Alton B. Bernard Baruch, Ralph Easley and Samuel Untermyer. A committee of 50 representatives of organized labor will meet the train upon its arrival in New York Wednesday morning, The body will be taken to the Cub, where it will lie in state until 9 I o'clock Thursday morning, at which time the final funeral services will be 1 conducted. There will be servi ices conducted by Rabbi Wise and Dr.

Adler, followed by Eiks and Masonic burial rites. Interment will be in eepy Cemetery. Tarrytown. N. T.

Scores of messages of condolence were arriving throughout today at the 1 headquarters here of the A. F. of L. The I great hui cllng which marks the scene I of many historic. labor meetings presidjed over by President Gompers was heavily draped in black at the entrance, and the American flag above fluttered at half-staff, as did the flags on the 1 Club and a number of other buildings.

1 THOUSANDS LINE ROUTE. i Funeral Train Leaves St. Louis for Capital. By the Associated ST. LOUIS, December train bearing the body of Samuel I Gompers to Washington, where It 1 will lie in state until burial Wednes' day at New Y'ork.

paused here from I early morning until noon today after 1 a Journey marked by outpourings of those who wished to pay their respects at all stations from San Antonio, where the president of I the American Federation of Labor I died Saturday. i The schedule from St. Louis called i for the funeral train to reach Vincennes, Ind, at 3:60 o'clock this afternoon, Cincinnati at 8:55 p.m. and Midland City, Ohio, at 10:48 p.m.; Parkersburg, W. will be reached at 3:40 tomorrow morning, Cumberland, at 10:50 a.m., with arrival at 'Washington scheduled for 3:45 p.m.

Thousands Pay Last night the train kept to schedule fairly well, although it lost some time when it stopped at various stations for thousands of persons to file past the great flag-covered bronse casket. The floral tributes which covered the coffin when the train left San Antonio were added to by the wagonload as the train rolled North. At a number of towns hlong the route those who wished to look upon the face of the fallen leader had to be turned away because the train I could not wait long enough. At Me-1 Alester, the train had to be halted again to put off some who had I lingered too long. A vast concourse greeted the train I as It pulled into the Union Station I here.

coffin was taken from its silk-cloaked catafalque and trans- I ferred to another observation coach I attached to a Baltimore A Ohio train I for Washington. This train is due i to depart at 12:05 p.m. The time and exact place for holding the final funeral rites for Mr. Gompers had not been definitely determined by the executive council members aboard the train. The advisability of postponing the time from Wednesday evening as originally planned, to Thursday morning New Y'ork, was advanced last I night.

This again underwent a change when it was suggested to have a great public funeral In Madison Square Garden, New Wednesday night, the services to be broadcast by radio. This was to be determined at a meeting of officials in the traveling party to be held here this morning. Party Stands Trip Welt. All of the party were In good health on arrival, but ail were very much fatigued. Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation, upon whose shoulders has for the time devolved the work of chief executive of the organization, together with i James Duncan, Matthew Woll and Martin E.

Ryan, vice presidents, and I John E. Giles, Chester M. Wright, Thomas McQuade, William D. Mahon, W. C.

Roberts, Edward J. Tracy, Joseph Lynch, all officials, besides their duties of planning for the funeral, have received and escorted through the funeral car almost 100,000 persons since the coffin left Han Antonio. The women ofithe party, the secretaries to the officials, also have been constantly on duty. Miss Mathllde May of New York, Mr. nurse, and Miss Florence C.

Thorne, his secretary, have taken to themselves the care and arrangement of the flowers, which, growing In volume at every station, filled the compartment where the body lay, covered the casket and finally were hung from the celling and on the walls. At noon and in the dead of night, the floral tributes, expressing the sentiments of the workers both high and low, came forth in an unending stream. One of the largest offerings came on lata last night from the Sedalia, federation. An ex-Congressman sent a design of rosea which arrived quite late and were still fresh on the great bronse coffin as the first tints of dawn touched the eastern skies. There were three outstanding incidents on the trip which, besides the great crowds, touched the hearts of Mr.

comrades most was the little band which played a soft dirge at Austin. In the quiet of the night. This the first stop out of San Antonio. A little group of faithful followers huddled at the step of the funeral car as the muted tones seemed to caress Mr. Gompers as he slipped by on his way home.

Izilsa Pays Trtbate. Then there was the Indian chieftain, in tribal blanket and stalwart mien, who uttered the Indian prayer for the dead at a little station Just over the Texas border in Oklahoma: He stood over the coffin, looking down Into the face of the man he did dot know, asking the Great Chief above to be kind to the white ohief In the happy hunting ground. -Very early in the morning came, two old Irishwomen at St. Charles, SO miles out of St. Daylight had not yet opened the eyes of most of ths party on board when these two, In aprons, evidently Just out of bed, came knocking at ths funeral oar.

They had no flowers, their rough bands held only coarse handkerchiefs as they viewed the remains es thethey THE EVENING STAB, WASHINGTON, H. 0.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1924. His friends held the thought that the laboring people of New York should be given opportunity to see their dead leader a time, and for this reason It was thought he should lie in state In New York from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.

Shortly after 9 a.m. the casket was transferred to Baltimore and Ohio car No. 98, Representatives of the Cent tral Trades and Labor Union of St. Louis acted as pallbearers. Hundreds t.f men, women and children in the train rhed bared their heads as the casket passed by.

A mail truck was plied high with floral offerings, to which had been added large pieces from the Order of RaUway Telegraphers, the Central Trades and Labor Union, the Building Trades Gouncll and other local labor bodies. After the casket had been placed In the Baltimore and Ohio car the public was permitted to come aboard and file past. A telegram from Hugh Frayne, American Federation of Labor representative in New York, eald that members of the executive council of the federation would be active pallbearers there while a large group of citizens, including Goy. Smith and Mayor Hylan, would be honorary pallbearers. Sam Story, During yesterday, members of the official party were able to relax and gain some rest from the fatigue they experienced during Mr.

last hours. Mathilda Mays of New York, Mr. nurse, told for the first time the story of her patient's passing as she saw it. had been resting for a short time when the extra nurse called and said Mr. Gompers was having trouble with his she said, went to him, he held up his hands and said hsip The doctor and his secretary were summoned and they called members of the executive council and other leaders.

It was then close to 3 a.m. Mr. Duncan came in and took Mr. Gompers' hand and gave him the Masonic grip. said Mr.

Gompers returned it. Other friends came, but there was not much said. In a short lime his breathing grew gradually weaker and soon he went off to sleep, calmly and peacefully. His was a peaceful and dignified BAKER HONORS GOMPERS. Former War Secretary Praises Work of Late A.

F. of L. Bead. By ths Associated Press. ATLANTA, December 15.

Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War during the Wilson administration, who Is in Atlanta, last night paid the following tribute to the late Samuel Gompers. "Mr. Gompers was great leader, true patriot and a lovable character. His meteoric rise from a London cigar salesman to the leadership of the labor of the United States was both remarkable and deserving, CITROEN PAYS TRIBUTE.

Says Gompers Never Forgot Importance of Capital. By ths Associated Freni. NEW YORK, December Citroen, French automobile, manufecturer, who became acquainted with Samuel Gompers while the latter was in France during the World dispatched the following cablegram to the American press yesterday: mourns the death of' Samuel Gompers. Labor the world over will feel keenly the loss of this modern prophet who, while always a champion of the cause of the working class, never lost sight of the economic I importance of capital. "The world loses its foremost arbiter tn the relationship between capital and labor." BRITISH VIEWS VARIED.

Labor Press Says Gompers Was; Pillar of Capitalism. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December Conservative Morning Post describes Samuel Gompers as "a real labor leader, big In mind, generous of and expresses admiration of his patriotism and opposition to socialism. How little Mr. Compere had In common with present day English laborlsm, however, shown by the Dally Herald, labor organ, which and socialism have now become, in European countries, two words meaning the same The paper draws a contrast between the American and British workers, esying: "As Mr.

Gompers and his like worked hard to prevent business being interfered with and eet their faces against all Ideas of change, they were regarded as pillars of the capitalist system, and that, indeed, Is exactly what they are." Admitting that conditions In America are very different from those In Britain, the Herald says: "Every year, however, the similarity of thsir problem to ours becomes more noticeable, and tbifc will change the character of their labor movement and its leaders. In America can pay a decent living wage to a small number of workers, and these support it without considering the vast numbers who are wage slaves. When the latter use their power American labor will follow European The liberal Westminister Gazette looks for Important changes to follow the disappearance of Mr. Gompers. remarking: new groupings and new philosophers brought Into being by his death will be watched with CALLES PAYS TRIBUTE.

Death Seals Existing Good lions, Statement Says. By the Aeaeelsted Frees. MEXICO CITY, December death of Samuel Gompers seals forever the existing good relations between the peoples es Mexico and the United said President Calles on learning of the labor leader's death, the foreign office reported. ORDERS PROBE OF FOWLS Embargo Against Western Chickens Brings Inquiry Here. Newspaper dispatches from Baltimore and Ney York telling of the action of those cities in placing an embargo on live chickens from Western States, because of a disease said to have developed among fowl from those States, prompted Health Officer Fowler today to Instruct his inspectors to make inquiry to find out whether many chickens from the 1 West come to Washington.

One local dealer explained today that nearly all of live chickens come from the surrounding States Dr. Fowler said he bad no information to indicate that the situation applies to Washington and that hie i only purpose in asking hie Inspectors 4to make Inquiry was to find out I- RADIO Imogcoe, the courier dock, who bringing Capt. messages to The Star from Snntn Land. Odors of Christmas Goodies Halt Santa Claus Land Party Explorers Use Tricks Learned in Metropolitan Club as Passports to Village of Jolly St. Nicholas.

BY CAPT. ELIJAH SQUINT. (The only ezpiorsr who ever hoppe.l up Peak on font: leader of The Star's to Santa Clans Land.) By Courier Dork to The Star. NAPKIN RING GULCH, Santa Claus Land, December were almost overwhelmed by odors of cinnamon, thyme, mint, allspice and cloves. On our left was a huge mountain of blanc mange.

I took a tape measure and tried to measure It. but It wobj bled so 1 had to give it up. Everywhere were outcroppings of chocolate layer cake, showing yellow and brown stripes all around, and below us were the spurs and foot- hills of great mountains of chocolate eclairs. As we pushed on became mired In a giant cream puff, but we pulled him out and he was all right. First standing on our heads and repeating our stomach-ache rhymes, we had a splendid dinner, just reaching out for anything that looked good.

Ishy-Koo'e Yorkshire puddings were the plumpest and finest 1 ever ate. Ascemded Jell Roll. That afternoon we came out of a i peaceful little valley of strawberry; tarts and, ascending a huge Jelly roll, i we suddenly saw a wilderness of palaces, funny little peaked houses, I castles. Noah's arks, houses made out i of great drums, and, higher than any-; thing else, the very same chimney that the little boy climbed in the i TRAFFIC DEATHS FORMWM I Death of Two Women, One Struck by Bicycle, Increase List. Eighty-four traffic deaths have been recorded by the police this year, persons Involved In the latest accidents being Mrs.

Mary Manntx Nolan. 87, 1223 Eighth street, who died at Emergency Hospital Saturday night as a result of injuries received the afternoon of December 4, when struck by the bicycle of Edward Davis, IS, 1323 First street, near Seventh and streets, and Georgeanna Scott, colored, 45, 1713 First street, who was killed by the automobile of Randolph Norup. 43, 117 Adams street, near her home Saturday night. The body was Identified yesterday. A jury returned verdicts of accidental deaths in both cases at Inquests held at the District morgue today.

Hurt In Alfred Logm. colored. 21, Dethesda, sustained a fracture of the skull and injuries to his face as a result of a collision between his motor cycle and an automobile owned and driven by Howard Fisher. 2700 street, in front of 2516 Wisconsin avenue early this morning. Frank Fisher, 16, occupant of the automobile.

was Injured. The Injured persons were taken to Georgetown University Hospital, and Howard Fisher was detained by the police to await the result of Injuries. Dr. Thomas Lowe, 44, 1316 New Hampshire avenue, received an Injury to the left side of his head last night when his automobile, backing from the curb In front of his home, was struck by an automobile driven by Lewis B. Minor, 1262 street.

Dr. Lowe was not seriously Injured. Breaking of the steering gear of the automobile of William Tudge, Good Hope road, southeast, was blamed for a collision between his car and the car, of A. T. Cashion, 314 Sixth street, near Second and streets southeast, yesterday afternoon.

Tudge and Cashion were treated at Providence Hospital for slight Injuries. CORONER TO INVESTIGATE DEATH IN ROOMING HOUSE One Man Dies, Another Still Suffering, From Poisoning. Two Versions of Accident. John Moses, 34, Morganton. N.

one of two men found unconscious in a rooming house at 207 Pennsylvania avenue Friday night, died at Emergency Hospital Saturday night. It.is stated that the gas fixtures In the room occupied by the men was defective, the stop having been worn off, but the condition of the fixture, according to the statement of James Smith, recovering from the effects of hla experience, had no bearing on his companion's death. Smith, hospital officials reported, said he blew out the gas, not knowing any other way to extinguish the light. Siege lifted for Election. BUENOS AIRES, December The state or elege in the state of Sao Paulo, Brasil, was suspended yesterday for one day only la order to permit the bolding of an election there to choose a deputy for the legislature, it was explained today in dispatches from Rio Janeiro to La Kaaton r-v.

e-at: i First Reader. They were all painted every color you could think of. As we stood In astonishment, saying and and "Just think of there suddenly appeared before us an odd little man. He had a rusty green coat with tails that reached to the ground, so that he looked like a nice, kind beetle; his! face was all squizzled up like a rat- sin, and his spectacles had no glass In them. please." he seid brlekly.

I had prepared for this. Killing time around the Metropolitan Club, I had learned a lot of games and tricks which I Knew could be nothing else than passports to Santa Claus Land, i "String trick first," said the little man. I had rehearsed the string trick 1 with the crew, and we all did it together without missing a knot. "Dutton trick Knew That One. Tee.

We knew that one, too. Then pueh; Ing his glasses back on his forehead, he shot at us sharply: "Why Is a one-legged fireman like la busted alarm clock?" As we shouted the answer, the llt-1 tie man removed his stove-pipe hat 1 and bowed us down a long stairway I gouged out of a cliff of rock candy. "This way to your hotel, he said. (Copyright. 1624.1 (Continued Tomorrow.) ASKS SUING OUT OF MORTIMER DATA I 'Forbes Defense Seeks to I Have His Testimony Discard- Delayed, i 1 By the Associated Preen.

CHICAGO, December motion to strike out the entire testimony of Ellas H. Mortimer, chief Government! witness, against Charles R. Forbes' and J. W. Thompson on conspiracy charges growing out of ad- ministration of the Bureau, was entered by the defense today at' the opening session of the third week In the trial.

The motion was taken under advise, ment by Federal Judge George A. Carpenter after Government counsel entered vigorous objections. Edward C. Stockdale, Washington representative of the Sumner Sollett Construction Company in 1922. who followed Mortlme'r to the stand for the Government told of a visit to 1 office in search of hospital work for his firm.

He was told the projects had not yet been authorized by Congress. A few days later, he testified. Mortimer came to him to say that If he wanted to do any business at the Veterans' Bureau It would have to be done through Mortimer. Stockdale I said he had met Mortimer about a year previously and desired, if possible, to avoid doing business through him. He cared Forbes to his hotel some time after statement and asked the director if it would be necessary to work through Mortimer.

Denies Finding Difficulties. said everything: was off between himself and the witness said. The witness denied that he ever had difficulty In obtaining from the Bureau Information about proposed hospitals. John Millikan, a head clerk in the war risk Insurance division of the Bureau under Forbee. told of traveling from Washington to Chicago with Forbes and Mr.

and Mrs. Mortimer in June, 1922, at the beginning of the Western Inspection trip on which Mortimer testified he gave Forbes $6,000 in cash from Thompson, Mllllken said he had not seen Thompson in the hotel room In Chicago, In which Mortimer testified ne paid Forbes the $5,000 a few minutes after Thompson turned the amount over to him. Gowpers Only Defeat Was at Denver in 1994 By the Associated Press. DENVER, December This city In 1894 was the scene of the only defeat suffered by Samuel Gompers, during his long regime as head of the American Federation of Labor. Twice, too.

it was tips scene of bis victory. In 1894 Oompers met defeat through the opposition of the 1 United Mine Workers of America, who named John president of that organisation, to succeed him. The following year, however, the old Chief was returned to office. Mr. Gompers was the unanimous choice of his organisation to succeed himself again here in and in 1981, when re-elected by a 8-tb-l majority over John L.

Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America. I Snakoskln are worn la Bn gland. SPANISH IMPERILED BY ATTACKIN REAR Anjera Tribesmen Threaten Army in Morocco After Recent jtetreat. BY PAIX SCOTT HOWBKR. By Cable to The Star and CbieSfO Daily News.

LONDON, December 18. uprisingl of the Anjera tribesmen behind the new Spanish petitions has occurred, threatening once more the whole Spanish army, whose petition was supposed to have been strengthened by the newly completed retreat from Chechouan to Tetouan. This uprising menaces the Tetouan-Tanglera road and the Tetouan-Ceuta railway. The roads to Csuta and Tanglers, along the coast of the straits of Gibraltar, are reported to have been cut off by natives of the Alcasar and Begulr camps, who have attacked, captured and are holding officers as prisoners to be used as hostages against air raids. The Spanish dictator commanding the troope in Tetouan has Issued a proclamation threatening the Anjera tribesmen with dire punishments and praising soldiers for their bravery during the retreat.

"This enterprise, which you accomplished. was far more difficult than an advance, and more of life and better discipline," his proclamation read. "Bravo for the generals, officers and Meanwhile, Abdel men have entered Chechouan. and Abdel Krtm has been proclaimed Sultan there. He has already appointed a governor.

The next aim of the victorious natives will be to lay siege to, and. If possible, capture Tetouan, which they regard as a holy city. tCopyriclit, 1834, by Cbtesyo Dally Is'ctts RECKLESS AUToisi SCORED BY HOOVER IN SAFETY DRIVE (Continued from First sic lanes are Inadequate. True it is that but few people can visualise the staggering sum of two billions of dollars spent each year for passenger I cars alone. True it is that all this i has come about within the short space of 25 years and even more I largely In 10 years.

all these truths do not alter the fact that with all this admirable development, with the fine service and vision that the motor has brought to the American people, we are facing a crisis in our city streets and rural highway traffic that must be met at once and must be met in such a manner as to leave in no uncertainty the permanent result of such corrective measures as we can suggest. It is impossible to put the whole blame for the deplorable conditions upon i nny particular individuals or any par- classes of traffic. If we were! to analyze the facts presented to the, conference as to the causes of this i enormous death roll and injury we would find that Incompetence, care- lessncss and recklessness are the' largest of the contributors to this ghastly toll. "The vast majority of motorists are conscientious and careful and competent. It is the Inconsiderate, the careless, the Incompetent who are bringing these to 50 per cent of all accidents are chargeable to them.

The conscientious, careful motorists are their victims as well as the Outlining the method of organisa- tlon and the approach of the con- ference to the question at Issue, Mr, Hoover said it must be the desire to I set up standards of thought and ac- i tion that would bring about a reduction In traffic accidents. "It Is not' I our Intention." he said, "to devise I legislation, either State or local, bej yond the recommendations of our RMOMMMdstIeK Read. At the close of Secretary Hoover's 'speech the chairmen of the eight! i committees which have already re-! ported on itie various phases of traffic i problems read the recommendations 1 i made in their reports, which formed i I the basis for discussion and action! later in the day. 1 William M. Steuart, director of the i Census Bureau and chairmen of- the on statistics, said traffic I congestion has developed so rapidly In our cities that adequate leglsla- tlon hae been impossible.

I The time has now come, he added, when public thought must be and Is centered on the problem of accident I reduction. Mr. Steuart said that in order that the relation of accidents to automobiles and pedestrians may be added to the facts already obtained, all accidents should be reported together with surrounding circumstances wherever possible, i Reports were read by other committee chairmen or members, as follows: Traffic control, J. P. Barnes, vice chairman; construction and engineering, Frank Page, chairman; city planning and zoning.

F. A. Delano, chairman; Insurance, Huebner, chairman: education, A. W. Whitney, chairman; the motor vehicle, 11.

M. Crane, chairman, and public relations, George M. Graham, chairman. Mr. Delano presided when Mr.

Hoover left at the close of his address to attend the Wilson memorial services at the Capitol. es Big Stick. of the big stick in punishment of violators was urged by Col. S. O.

McLendon, secretary of state of Georgia, before the conference this afternoon. Secretary call of the conference was wise, he said, because the point is being reached where there is practically no safety on our highways. It was timely, he said, because regulation of such matters Is within the police power of the States. "The dangers on the he said, "come from the drunken operator, the reckless operator, the careless operator and from children. AH can be remedied, but only by the uee of the big stick.

will recommend it there can be no doubt that 40 legislatures will, within the next days, pass laws that will punish any man who opsrates a oar upon the highways In the least bit under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The reckless driver, the speeder, should be sent to the penitentiary. The man who Inflicts injury by disregarding the laws of the road should be punished for the first offense by a good fine and for the second time he should be sent to Changes in Foreign Service. Changes In the United States foreign service announced by the Stale Department include the assignment to duty in the department of Felix Cole of the District of Columbia, consul at Sydney; Gerhard Gale of Illinois, third secretary, and Harry C. Hawkins of Michigan, unclassified, and the transfer of P.

Doughten of from the department to London. Sheldon L. Crosby of New York, counselor at Brasil, haa been transferred to Constantinople, and Robert M. Scotten of first secretary, from Constantinople to Rio de Janeiro. John J.

Ewart of Mew York, vice at Cologne: A. H. Beer, consular. agent at Son Fadro de scoria, E. A.

Westln, consular agent at Amapala, have resigned. 1 Harvard Experts To Observe Eclipse From 4 Stations the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Decamber Harvard Collect observatory is to establish four temporary photographic stations along the lane of totality of the eclipse of the sun on January 24, it is announced by Prof. Harlow Shapley. One of these stations wilt be at Buffalo, N.

T. and another on the Island of Nantucket. The other two probably will be at Poughkeepsie. X. T.

and near Xew London, Conn. The observers in eaeb place will have portable apparatus. The forthcoming eclipse is awaited by some astronomers with interest directed especially on its bearing on the Einstein theory of relativity. Dr, Shapley in a lecture yesterday said that observations of an eclipse In Australia, in 1922, had proved to the satisfaction of observerattons in general that contentions were correct. The head of the Harvard observatory said he understood the Government would aesign both the dirigibles Shenandoah and Los Angeles to the duty of astronimical stations above the clouds for the eclipse.

WfPOSED FOR TREEUPKEEF Largest Sum Ever Allowed Asked in Provide Much Expansion. District government will have $78,000 for upkeep of its shade trees during the next fiscal year, the largest sum ever allowed for the purpose If Congress approves the recommendation of the budget bureau. The current appropriation is only $75,000. While $3,000 is not a great Increase and will not take care of all the work i that could be done toward enlarging and improving the tree system. Supt.

i Clifford Lanham is gratified that a tendency is being shown to increase the annual allotment for his depart- ment. For a number of years the tree appropriation hovered around $60,000. The rapid growth of new suburban residential areas calls for tree plant! ing Just as it requires eaten ions of the sewer, water and lighting sya! terns and the paving of streets. During the present fiscal year Supt. lanham hopes to plant 3,000 new I trees, which Is more than he has been i averaging In recent years.

Although there are numerous vacant spaces to be filled in existing lines of trees Mr. Lanham will concentrate his work this year on the planting of along new streets that have no shade whatever. flO Per Tree. In this connection the superintendent' made a suggestion today that one effective way of keeping pace with building development in the ing of trees would be to have provision made whereby a small part of the appropriation for paving a new street could be used to piaJU treee on that street. The unit cost of planting a p.ew tree is about $lO.

On tuts basis one' or two hundred dollars out I the appropriation for paving a new street would plant the trees at the same time. Xo definite steps have been taken, however, to put such a plan into practice. A largo part of the total amount allotted to ajid parkings must be used for maintenance to keep the, trees in a healthy stale. Many people do not realize, Mr. I Lanham said, that a street shade tree must be cared for continuously after it has been placed In the i ground.

It must be trimmed and sprayed if it is to survive the; cramped conditions under which a i tree must live on a paved city street. i Seed Coast ant Carr. Appropriations in the past have; not been large enough to do all the trimming and spraying required, but the tendency of the past two years I to raise the allotment naturally will bring about some Improvement in maintenance. Every year insects prey upon the foliage of the trees and unless facll- i Hies are at hand to give battle with I i spraying solutions a certain amount; damage is done to the trees. Two of the meet dangerous enemies trees are the elm leaf beetle ana the caterpillar.

Washington now has 105,000 shade trees and, as the city grows, the num- ber will Increase. Since the trees that line the streets and avenues con- stltute one of the beauties of the Na- i tlonal Capital. Mr. Lanham Is ap- 1 preciallve of the increase that has been recommended and is hopeful that It will not be curtailed when Congress takes up the local appro-, priation bill. INNOVATION PROPOSED IN COMMUNITY DRAMA Directors Decide Upon Presentation of for Early In Coming Tear.

An innovation along the lines of community drama has been planned by the community center department of the District of public of which Mrs. Cecil Norton Simon director. At a meeting Saturday in the office of Marie Moore Forrest, director of pageantry and the drama of the department, It was decided by the dramatic directors of the various centers to present Richard Brinsley "School for early in the new year, the east to be made up of players selected from the dramatic groups in different In the city. It is planned to have tryouts immedlately after Christmas for the leading parts of Sir Peter and Lady Teaale, under the eupervislon' of Mrs. Forrest, ahd AH other parts will be rapidly from the membership of the neighborhood dramatic clubs, in order that the play will be ready for production on February 26.

On that date the Community Center Department will hold a reception In honor of of Congress, officers Os the and city officials, and will present not only the community players, but also selected representing the rhythm work of various centers. The community reception on February 26 is being arranged by the advisory committee for Central High center, of which Edgar C. Snyder is chairman. Lighthouse Washed Away. PETOSJCEY.

December The self-Ugbting lighthouse at the north end of the Petoakoy Breakwater waa wrecked and washed early ylaterday during gale on western Lake Michigan. The light i hah been discontinued for the ter on December 3. i. MAN AND FIANCEE ATTACKED IN HOME Both Woundsd in Alleged Attempt to Flog Prospective Husband. By the Associated Press ATLANTA.

December 15. J. Cash )n a local hospital, suffering with pistol wound, and his fiancee. Rosabelle Jones of Fernwood has a scalp injury result of an alleged attempt by men to flog cash Saturday night. Do Kalb County authorities disclosed early today.

Cash told officers he was at the rcsidence of Mr. and Mrs. O. TV. Coll urn, discussing with Miss Jones their approaching marriage, when they were startled by the sound of axes battering in the front door.

Several other were in the same room, he and they all ran to the front of the bouse as two men, who previously had flogged Cash, according to his statement, entered and began shooting. TVomrs Terrified. The women in the were teirlfled and most of them ran Into the kitchen. Cash said. The fourth or fifth bullet hit Cash in the shoulder, he continued, adding that, as he fell to the floor.

Miss Jones grasped his pistol and shot both the assailants. Before she fired, however, one of the men hit her on the bead with a bottle. Cash Stated. The two men staggered from the house, leaving a trail of blood. Cash told officers.

They had come with the avowed purpose of again flogging him, Cash charged. Sheriff J. A. McCurdy of Dc Kalb County stated two men now in an Atlanta hospital. suffering with wounds in the abdomen arc under suspicion In connection with the Cash case and officers are investigating.

The two men were picked up by automobiles on a road near Oglthorpe University last night and brought to a sanatorium here. The told investigators they had been sho by two unidentified negroes. BUREAU DIRECTOR SOLUM NEAR Engraving Plant Question to Be Settled at This Session of Congress. The problem of a director for Bureau of Engraving and Printing will be solved before the end of this session of Congress, March 4. This was revealed from high offij trial sources at the Treasury Depanj ment today, where it was also learn' ed that officials are hoping that in some way MaJ.

Wallace W. Kirby, i who returns to active duty in the Army tonight, may be retained for some, time as director of the burea- Maj. Kirby wfl report tomorrow morning at the engineer reproduction plant at Washington to resume a position he left six months ago took Charee of the reau. I Should efforts to have Maj. Kirby reassigned to the bureau, by special act of Congress fall, the Treasury will appoint a director, it was learned today, before expiration of ti dying session of Congress.

Responsibility Shifted. In the meantime, the bureau il continue to operate, beginning row. under the new scheme of orgenii zation established by the Treasury of- ficials and Maj. Kirby, whereby the responsibility has been shifted to sc eral shoulders instead of resting solc! upon those of the director, The newly constituted board of rectors, to be in charge, is composed of Charles S. Dewey, assistant secrej tary of the Treasury, in charge of fiscal affairs; Charles K.

Schoeneman. I executive assistant to Mr. Dewey; Paul W. Twytnan, the first assistant director, who has been named acting in the Interim; Clark R. (Long, John J.

Devlny, assistant directors, and A. TV. Hall, chairman of ike unit. i Maj. Kirby was given a tribute of many personal greetings and bou! quets of flowers at his office this morning from employes of the bureau, who expressed their regret at his I leaving.

i EXECUTORS LOSE CASE IN COURT I. Application to Set Aside Verdict in $176,075 Action Is Denied by Justice McCoy. Chief Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court today denied an application of Davis Elkins, Stephen D. Elkins and the Davis Trust Company, executors of the eetate of Richard Elkins, a son of Stephen B. Elkins, former Senator from West Virginia and brother of the present Senator, to set aside a verdict against the estate for $176,075 rendered last March by a Jury In the Circuit Division in favor of the Equitable Investment of this city.

The plaintiff company had acquired a note for $150,000 said to have been given by Richard Elkins to one John Richmond of New York, with whom he had some dealings in oil. The verdict of the Jury yas for the face value of the note plus Interest. The note In question was dated April 19, 1921, and was tn 18 months. Richard Elkina died 'before Us maturity and the executors attacked the genuineness of the note and refused payment. The plaintiff sued and, after an extended trial, was awarded a verdict.

Some question arose because the court had excluded from the consideration the jury the second and third count! of the declaration and submitted to them only the first counts The juiy returned a general verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. Chief Justice McCoy holds it is within the province of the court to correct the verdict so as to show that It was on the first court only. The executors are expected to appeal to the Court of Appeals from the action of the vhlef Justice. Attorneys McLanahan Burton 1 represented the plaintiffs, while the. executors were represented by Attorneys Donaldson, Johnson Frailey.

Shoe Store in Bankruptcy, A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was filed today in the District Kupreme Court by the Crescent Shot Store, at 1426 Xew York avenue nfrtbwcst. The company owes $8,962.43, and has assets estimated at $6,463.92. Jt is represented by Attorneys Marshall Marshall. it.