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Evening star., 1921-12-07
QUIZ TRAIN CREW
IN WRECK PROBE
|13 Victims Of Bryn Athyn
Crash ldentified-14
Known Missing.
BY the Associated Press.

By fIe AsSOciated PFes6.
PHILADELPHIA. December The
death list as a result of the collision
Of Reading railway passenger trains
at Bryn Athyn yesterday apparently
stands at twenty-seven.
Thirteen of the victims have been
positively Identified. and fourteen
others. known to have been on one or
the other of the trains. are still miss
ing and believed to have been killed.
Nine bodies and several fragments OF
bodies remaining at a morgue were
so terribly burned that Identification
virtually was impossible. Several OF
the injured were still in a critical
condition.
railroad officials and others said
the exact toll Of the wreck probably
never would be established. The es-
Inmates arrived at were determined
by checking the recovered bodies
against the list Of missing.
Investigation to determine response
bility for the wreck was begun by
officials of the company, representa-
tives of the Interstate Commerce and
the state public service commissions
meeting jointly. Except to say that
the investigation would be continued
today q. the scene of the accident. nc
statement was issued when the meet
ing. adjourned yesterday. Members
of the train crews were among those
examined.
Prior to the conference. C. H. Ewing
vice president of the Reading, issued
a statement placing responsibility fol
the collision on the crew of this
[northbound train. Gross violAt ton
Of definite running orders and ar
ignored block signal was the cause
he said. The statement said botf
trains were given an order to NEE,
at Bryn Athyn. and that the north.
bound train ignored the order and
proceeded without waiting for the
southbound train.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED
TO ADDRESS RED CROSS
Five Meetings Being Held at Head
quarters Today, by Various
Branches,

Five meetings are being held by
various branches and departments of
the Amerocan Red Cross today at the
Red Cross building. President Hard
Ing made arrangements to attend the
principal one of these. the meeting of
the general board of the organization
at 2:30 o'clock. At the meetings Of
ficers of the national organization for
the year ensuing will be elected.
At 10 o'clock the incorporators of
the organization met for the discus
sion of routine business and the cleo
ton of three members TO the general
board. At II O'Clock q meeting of
the chapter delegates from various
parts of the country took place. at
which the principal feature was bal
loting for another three members to
the general board.
Routine business and discussion of
the feature Of a meeting of the CEN
trail committee. also held at IL
o'clock. Arrangements for the
continuance of work In this eoun-
try among disabled service men and
European matters were also discussed
The meeting regarded as the most
important of the day Is that OF the
general board at 2:30 o'clock, at which
it is expected that President Harding
will speak.
Balloting on a president, two vice
and secretary Will be held during the
afternoon.
The executive committee meeting at
o'clock will be the Anal gathering
Of the day. The general board meet
ing will be the only one open to
others than delegates and officials Of
the organization.
Evening star., 1921-12-07

Frank B. Netzerott of Prince
Georges county. Nd. and prominently
identified in business for many years
in this city. died yesterday at Boul-
der. Col. where he had gone about
six months ago in the hope OF re-
covering his health.
MIR. Metzerott was fifty-elght years
old and son of the late w. q. Net
zerott. For many years he was
prominent business man in this city.
For the past five years he had been
member of the Maryland prison
commission, and 1t is believed that
his devotion to duty in this office was
the direct cause of his death.
He was an active member OF 81.
Johns Lodge. No. IL. Free and Ac-
cspted Masons, and until recently a
member of the Chamber of Com
merce. He followed his father as
head of the firm of W. G. MetZerott
& Co, and later became pres
ident of the Columbia Theater Com
many. Upon the sale of the Columbia
Theater by the Metzerott family to
the present owners Mr.. Metserott re-
tired from active business and MADE
his home with his sister and brother,
near Hyattsville, Md.
Surviving him are three brothers.
William G.. Metzerott of Berkeley.
Calf: DR.. John H. Metzerott of this
CITY, and oliver Metzerott of MARY
land, and a sister. Miss Henriette +.
Metzerott, who was with him at the
time of his death. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
NEIGHBORS TERRORRED
BY PROMISCUOUS FIRING
Alexander Shorter Taken by Police
When Bullets Fly About and
Two Are Wounded.

Running amuck with a Winchester
rifle, Alexander Shorter. coiored
about forty years old. Of ego street
southwest, today terrorized residents
of the neighborhood of I'd and
streets southwest, by firing promis-
cuousiy at pedestrians and neighbors
bullets from the rife taking effect on
two colored men.
The men shot are James Ellis of
1884 I'd street southwest and Wallace
Warren of 1852 7th street southwest
W ho were treated at Emergency Hos
pital. The former was hit in the wrist
receiving a slight wound. and the
| but his condition is not believed to
be serious.
hurry call was sent to the fourth
precinct and Capt. Sanders and Police
man Mccormick, at the head Of re-
serves, found Shorter crossing lot
at Delaware avenue and N street. His
gun was across his shoulder. Nc
Cormick rushed up to him with re-
volver drawn and Shorter promptly
turned the rifle over to him. He
was taken to the fourth precinct
charged with assault with a danger
Gus weapon.
The story he told was that a
because he refused to lend one of
them a dollar.
"I went upstairs In my house and
got my gun and ernptied a boxful of
cartridges into my pocket" he said.
Then 1 came down and let 'em have
it."
magazine OF the repeater when it was
examined by Detective Sergts. Keck
and Lynn Of headquarters Some
were found in the pocket of Shorter's
coat.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
sHRfI'ERS HOLD PARTY.

Members. of the Mystic Shrine and
their friend, and relatives held jol.
Wa shinrton ! xposition, which is be-
INC conducted at Convention Hall by
the Knights of Pythias and h the
~ nv I,iustrous ,Potentate Lansburgh.
the Shriners, in tuII resalia, paraded
to the hall accomn 'nied @,eyta, by the "a Ai%as I'm
Temple Band and u or,sneai r a,sa nam1.
several drills. and ,potentate Lans-
Sureh made a short 4 idress In which
he iauded the fraterna spirit OF the
Shriners.
The baby, beauty and dancing con,
tests, as well as the various carmval
a attractions and business exhipits
were viewed by the visiting Shrfners
Tonight several hundred members
Of the Presidents Own tiarrisoh.
Army and Navy Union. will al teno Ine
exposition. Tomorrow night the Ooo
Fellows of Washington wfli yiaat srt
feaAr. .Al
Evening star., 1921-12-07
PRIVATE DETECTIVE GIVES
GRAHAM SUIT TESTIMONY
Called by Counsel for Plaintiff, Al
though Employed by Defense in
Alienation Case.

At the trial today before Justice
Stafford and a jury in Circuit Divi-
sion l of the half fmillion-dollar alien
alton suit of Lieut. Lorimer c. Gra-
ham. u. S. N. against A. L. Humes
of New York. william f. Mattingly,
q private detective employed Dy the
defense, when called by Former JUS
tice Wright. Graham's lawyer, ad-
mitted that he had been engaged to
shadow Graham and his counsel. and
on one occasion detailed female
assistant to follow Judge Wright to
New York.
The witness said he had been told
by counsel for the defense that they
'.had to get testimony to keep this
case from going to trial."
Mrs. Mary D. Cox. employed as maid
May to July. 1918, testified that no
coIored maid was there employed dur
ing her stay, and that she did not
know Ida Armstrong. who gave
deposition concerning alleged i'm
proper conduct between Graham and
Mrs. Glennan at the Howe home.
Judge Wright, in rebuttal, took up
each. of the assertions contained in
the Armstrong deposition and re-
ceived a negative answer from the
witness.
quafnted with Ida Armstrong. she
said. and knew that she left the
Howe employment in 1917. telling
witness that she was returning to
Newport News. Va.
Dr. Edward s. Hawke of Trenton.
n. j., who attended Mrs, Glennan at
the birth of her last child, gave testi-
mony in refutation of statements
made by the Armstrong woman.
Attorney Wilton j. Lambert closed
the case for the defense late yester-
day afternoon without calling the de-
fendant. A. L. Humes. to the witness
stand. The defense closed after read
ing a deposition of Henry D. Flood,
representative in Congress from Vir-
ginia, who was too i'll to attend court.
Attorneys Alvin l.. Newmyer and
Milton w. King. counsel for Mrs.
Glennan in the s5O.000 suit brought
against Graham by her husband,
Michael Glennan, a banker of Nor
folk, rendered to Judge Wright as a
witness in rebuttal, Edward L. Howe,
vice president of a bank in Princeton,
and father of Mrs. Glennan. Mr..
Howe denied that the Armstrong
maid was in his employ at the time
stated in her deposition, and showed
checks in proof of his declaration
that she left him in 1917. The last
check showed that it had been cashed
in Norfolk. Va.
Evening star., 1921-12-07

(The Star begins today the publication
of a daily summarized story OF the DE-
velopments of the armament conference.
BY reading It each day you Will Keep In
touch with the outstanding events Of the
historic meetingo
The committee on the far east OF
the Washington conference today
adopted a, resolution insuring the
territorial integrity of China.
other resolutions adopted provide
for the use of wireless stations in
China and for the neutrality of
China in case of war In which
China is not a party.
Informally, the question of an
international agreement on the
far east, an "entente" as 1t is pop
ularly called, was being discussed
and considered by the delegates.
Such an agreement would displace
the present Anglo-Japanese al
lance. The American delegates.
however. insist that whatever
AGREEMENT is adopted, IL any, will
not pe in any sense an alliance.
either defensive or offensive. The
necessity OF finding something to
displalce and in way to SUBJ
stitute for the Anglo-Japanese
treaty is growing more ana more
IMPERATIVE. The nnal agreement
upon limitation Of armament is
closely bound up with this matter.
The committee on the limita-
tiun Of naval armament. composed
Of the delegates Of the United
States. Great Britain, France,
Japan and italy, today was mark
inR time, waiting for word from
Toxic as to the attitude Of the
Japanese government on the pro-
posed 5-5-5 ratio Of naval strength,
whereby the United States and
Great Britain would have 100 per
cent and Japan so per cent naval
strength
china will meet at AIS o'clock
this afternoon to consider further
matters relating to the province
Of Shantung In China, and the
restoration to China OF the rights
and privileges In Shantung pre-
vfously held by Germany. but
now by the treaty of Versailles
Evening star., 1921-12-07
PRESIDENT IS READY
TO NAME RECORDER
Choice Said to Lie Between Two
Prominent Colored Men-Other
White House News.

President Harding within a short
time will send to the Senate for
confirmation the nomination Of a
recorder of deeds for the District
of Columbia.
This fact was made known today
by reliable authority and it was
further stated that the Presidents
final choice now lies between two
prominent colored men one a resi-
dent Of New York city and the other
from a middle west state. The ex-
ecutive. by the process of eiimina-
ton. is now seriously considering
only two names.
1t is intimated that whitefield Nc
Kinley. a prominent local republican,
who has been indorsed by Edward
F. Colladay, republican national COM
mitteeman for the District. is not
one of the two candidates being con-
sidered. There are a number of white
men candidates for this place, but
at the White House it is felt certain
that President Harding has decided
to follow precedent of past repub-
lican Presidents that this Office be
given to representative colored man.
1t is thought that the colored can
didate from the so-called middle west
being considered may be either Ar
thur c. Froe, an attorney Of Welch,
w. Va, or j. A. Lott, an attorney of
Indianapolis. Five or six names of
colored workers in Ohio have been
presented to the President for consid-
Grafton. but it Is explained with some
emphasis at the White House that no
one of them has any chance, inasmuch
as the President feels that he has been
fairly good to his own state, and, be-
sides, he already has appointed one of
the colored race of that state to an
important federal position
1t Is intimated at the White House
that President Harding has accepted
the conclusions and recommended tions
contained in the report made him by
the Wood Forbes mission, which re-
Gently studied minutely the conditions
in the Philippines.
Accompanied by Senator Lodge, Mrs.
Charles Sumner Bird of Massachu-
setts, member Of the American ad-
visory council of the armament con-
ference, called at the White House
today and presented to the President
a resolution adopted by Massachusetts $
republican committee on Limitation of
armament congratulating him on call.
ing the conference and pledgine the
support of the republicans of that
commonwealth.
President Harding will be host at
dinner at the White House tomorrow
night to thirty-six governors of states
who have been attending their annual
meeting held this year in Charleston
8. c. Mrs. Harding will assist at this
function, and a number of the gov
ernors Will be accompanied by their
wives.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
VOTE confidence
NPFREM|ER BRAND
French Senate and Chamoer
Approve Course at ParIey,
Defering Debate.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AtoOctnteu freBS.
PARIS. December 6.-Both the
senate and chamber of deputies
today gave votes of confidence to
Premier BRAND on his first appear
ance before them since his return
from the Washington conference on
limitation Of armament and far east
ern affairs. In each chamber, however.
it was stipulated that the confidence
voted was conditional on the premiers 4
acceptance of wide debate on the re-
suits of the Washington conference.
as far as France is concerned, after
the 1929 budget has been voted and
the resolutions of the conference in
Washington have been adopted.
Refuses to Discuss Conference.
Mr.. BRAND made his refusal to dis
cuss the Washington conference a
question of confidence Immediately he
entered the respective chambcrs to-
day. Both bodies approved the argu-
ments he advanced, first. that the
time was inopporrune to debate
Washington matters while the con-
ference still remained in session, ana,
second, that the government must
vote the 1922 budget before a question
Of such Importance could >be brought
up before parliament
rhe royausts Ieauers. Leon Daudet
and Leon Baudry d'Asson, demanded
in violent language immediate dis
cussion of the situation in the cham
ber. In government circles II was
declared afterward that this fact re-
suited in the government receiving
a larger majority than had been an
ticipated.
In the senate NJ. Brands request
for a postponement OF debate was
granted unanimously. The premier
spoke briefly later I'm replying to in
terpellations by Senator NJ Bran
gier, asking him concerning the non :
execution of clauses in the Versailles
treaty. and NJ. de Lamarzelle. regard
ing the failure Of Germany TO disarm.
Gets Mint OF Cabinet Change.
NJ. BRAND chose to make a short
address before the senate instead OF
before the chamber, because he mad
been informed on landing at Havre
last Friday that lists were being cir
ate purporting to give the compost
ton of cabinet to be formed under
former President Poincare, TO sue
ceed the BRAND ministry.
BY the votes today the Briand CAD
met is now assured OF retention OF
office until January.
In the senate during the discussion
NJ BRAND incidentally alluded to the
Washington conference several times.
1--WE have succeeded in Washington,
he said, "in having it generally recog-
nized that France is not an imperial
istic nation. that if we must keep
comparatively large army IL is
question OF our security alone. The
French delegation has striven to
show the situation with dignity and
without buster. Many Amer can
business men expressed the opinion
that large cash payments by Gern.a ms
would be injurious to the worlds
finance, but ] did not find one to say
that France should stand ruined in
the face Of Germany enriched.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
D. C.. CENTRALIZED
HIGH SCHOOL GROUP
PROPOSED BY DAVIS
Continued from First Page.)


derful park system. This new high
school program would be part of 1t
and would become not only nation
ally but internationally known. 1t
would be one of the great things
for which Washington is noted. 1t Is
interesting to note that there are
more high school children in Wash
ington than in any other city of its
size in the United States. A perfe ct
park system is probably of no greateS
benefit to any class of people than
those who are in the course Of physi-
cal development. As part Of the in
creased school facilities q park sys-
Item would materially add to the bene-
l fits to be derived from higher edu-
cation.
! ington, 1 need say very little. For
the study of foreign languages.
mathematics. etc, there is little need
ed, besides class rooms, text books
ever, Of other of the subjects taught.
such as the several sciences, history,
geography, civics. economies. etc.
an this last mentioned group there
| is nothing to my MIND more beneficial
in the e. BY ovine
piotures. Facilities for such visual
! education should be provided on the
aThe students taking. up, the sub
iacf Of reoeraphy, for instance,
would get a far greater amount Of
education in a given space of time
by actually seeing the things which
! they were studying.
"Among the advantages Of the
scheme are: Centralized administra-
I .inn co-ordinatfon of courses, CEN
| traiized operation of heating and
iirhting plants, repair facilities. etc,
resuitinr in economy of operation.
better and more systematic training.
| with consequent higher public esti-
| nation and respect for the schools
a,.H An nur,oftunity for expansion for
! additioual facilities could be added
' ryou time to time as needed.
Evening star., 1921-12-07

Col. John A. Dapray. retired. aide
and military secretary to the Secre-
taiy of War under President Harrison
and prominent In military affairs. died
suddenly this morning at o'clock
at bis residence. 1888 18th street
Col. Dapray was born in this city
about sixty-five years ago. He was
appointed paymaster with rank of
major in 1889. Joining his regiment
at camp at Uncompaghre. Colo. the
following year. he Travelled across
mountains in wagons and sleighs 1855
mics to report. Within a month after
joining he was made battalion adju-
tant. the regiment being under Mac
kenzie. operating against the southern
Ctes. His company was ordered onper-
ilous duty at the Indian agency. and
ne resigned the position of adjutant
and applied to go with his company,
detailed to guard and protect the In
clan agent at southern Ute agency.
In lss2 he was in the field on the
ella river. near the Arizona bound
ary. again operating under Macken-
zfe against the Utes. Again holding
the position of adjutant general. he
resigned to go with his company,
which he commanded on the trip.
He was rendered the position Of
aide DE camp to Maj. Gen. Hancock
same rank to Gen. Miles. which also
was rendered him. After the death
of Gen. Hancock he accepted the po-
sicon with Cen Miles. and reported
to him for duty in the field in Arizona
during the campaign against an
Apache band He served with Gen
Miles in the field until the surrender
of hostiles in 1886.
Col Dapray was assistant adjutant
general of the Department of Arizona
for the following two years He was
relieved as aide de camp in 1890 and
joined a regiment in Texas. being in
command a greater part of the time
In March. 1892, he was ordered to
this city as aide and military secre-
tary to the Secretary of War
Serving in the Philippines for a
number of years. he returned here
and serted as adjutant general of
the District, organizing military de-
partments in three schools. During
the world war he organized the
school of adjutants at Plattsburg.
surviving him are his widow. Helen
CasSin Dapray. and a daughter bear
ing her mothers given name.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
GORDON SILENT on PLANS
ON RETURN OF MORSE
Will Not Say That Warrant Has
Been obtained-Not Likely
to Be Arrested.

United States Attorney Gordon de-
cIined today to discuss any phase of
the proceedings against Charles w.
Morse of New York, who is returning
from France at the request of Attor-
ney General Daugherty. Maj. Gordon
would not say that a warrant had
been secured from a local United
States commissioner for the apprehen-
sion of Morse.
Officials of the Department of JUS
tice and of the Shipping Board are
said to have been in conference con-
cerning the steps to be taken when
Morse arrives at New York. II he
should be willing to come to WASH
fngton, it is expected. he will not be
formally placed under arrest.
Before sailing for France. Mr.. Morse
rendered to every governmental
agency" which had any connection
Sith the investigation of his dealings
with the Shipping Board "all informa-
tion, data and records, without res
ervation Of immunity" w. j. Lati-
mer, his counsel, asserted in a letter to
United States District Attorney Cor
don. Mr.. Morse and his sons now hold
themselves in readiness, the letter
said, to appear before any proper OIL
cial or tribunal for the purpose OF
giving this information. and II called
will waive immunity.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
COL. W. c. SANGER DEAD;
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
x-Assistant Secretary of War and
Noted Red Cross Worker Ex-
pires in New York.

Col. William Carey Sanger. former
assistant secretary of war and well
known in this city in recent years
during his connection with the Amer
lean He'd Cross, died in New York yes.
terday. following a short illness OF
pneumonia His residence here was
1904 r street.
Col Sanger was born in Brooklyn
May 81, 1853. and was the son of
Henry and Mary E. Requa Sanger.
He was educated at the POLYTECHNIC
Institute. Brooklyn, and Harvard Col
lege. where he received the degree of
A. b. in 1874. He was made an LII. b:
by Columbia University in 1873 and
an LII. d. from Hamilton College in
1902. From 1895 to 1897 he was
member of the New York state as
sembly. and assistant secretary OF
war, 1901 to 1903.
In the Spanish American war he
served as lieutenant colonel of the
203d New York Infantry He was
for some time a member OF the "a
Brigade stan Of the National Guard
In Brooklyn. under Gen. James Nc
Leer, with the rank of major
He was president Of the United
States delegation to the international
conference at Geneva in 1906 to re-
wise the treaty of 1854 He was dele
gate from this country to the inter.
national Red Cross conference at
London in 1907. He was chairman OF
the National Guard Commission ap-
pointed by Gov. Hughes in 1907 and
a member of the state lunacy COM
mission in 1910 and president OF the
state hospital commission the ioi-
lowing year.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Mary Ethel Cleveland Dodge. two sons
and two daughters. He was trustee
of Hamilton College and member of
many colonial societies. He made his
home at Sangerfield, Oneida county.
n. Y. but had been visiting his sister,
Miss Lillian Sanger. in Brooklyn.
Among other works Cbl; Sanger was
the author of THE Reserve and Aux-
iliary Forces of England" and The
Militia of Switzerland"
Funeral services VIII be held tomor-
row at 2 pm. at Grace Church, Brok-
lyn Heights, n. Y.