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Evening star., 1922-02-04
HYATTSVILLE.

HYATTSvILLE, Md. February 4
SpeciaD.-Applicatio OF the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany to replace poles and string a
larger cable in Maryland avenue has
been refused by the city council.
L. ,,,,.. l. Cray: Gray chairman Of the
was ineistent that the company be
required to place the cable under
ground. declaring that the franchise
granted the COMPANY several years
ago gave the town authorities power
to compel a part of the company's
wires to be placed underground each
year.
Representatives Of the telephone
company stated. however. that the
company was only required to remove
poles from the streets. and this had
available in which they could be
placed. 1t was further stated by the
telephone representatives that there
were no alleys available along Mary
land avenue. hence the necessity for
poles in the street.
They said that the work for which
a permit was sought would improve
the service and was needed to serve
seventy-five applicants in Bladens-
burg. Decatur Heights and Cottage
City.
A vote as to whether a permit
should issue was taken. Mayor Rushe
and Councilmen Owens and Morley
voting in the affirmative. and Council
men James. Gray and Gaech in the
negative. The permit was. therefore,
refused.
The city clerk was instructed to
notify the telephone company In Bal
timore that the mayor and city coun-
Gil would bear equally with the COM
pany the expense of employing an
engineer to look into the situation.
and IL the engineers report agreed
with the contentious of the telephone
company's engineer, as outlined, the
permit would issue; otherwise, 1t
would be denied.
The council decided to advertise for
bids for the building of permanent
roadway and sidewalks in Carroll
avenue, North Hyattsville.
The report of Town Treasurer w.
A. Shepherd shows that the town has
a cash balance on hand of $994.92.
Mayor Rushe has been requested by
the council to write the senators from
Maryland, asking them to use their
good offices in retaining village free
delivery of mails in Hyattsville.
The council has adopted two ordi-
nances, one making it unlawful for
more than six persons to ride on the
fire department truck at one time,
and the other making it unlawful to
make a subdivision in town without
the approval Of the council, and de-
clarinR that no subdivision would be
valid unless a plat Of it was filed and
approved by the town authorities.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
BUILDER CALLS ATTACKS
ON INSPECTOR UNJUST
Twenty-Five Years Of Dealings
With Office Convince e. N. Dulin
That Force Is Inadequate.

That criticism of the Office of the
bnildine inspector Of the District as
result of the Knickerbocker Theater
disaster is unjust. Is the opinion OF E.
NJ. Dulin. for the past twenty-five
years builder in this city.
Mr., Dulin says that as a builder.
coming into contact with the building
inspectors Office, he has had great op-
portunity for observing the tremen-
dous task with which the building In
spector has been confronted: ~, u,
HeaIy and their assistants have been
the inspectors with whom ! have had
dealings during the twenty-five years
of my building operations In Wash. :.
ineton," he said. Il feel would
not have done these men Justice II
I did not. at this time. commend
them for the tremendous task which
they have been asked to perform Tor
the citizens of Washington.
Our city has grown, and we as
citizens have not done our duty to
see that the building inspectors oiiice
force @ to handle the great progress OF
hn,id,ng Mid in the last fifteen years"
nv Duiin said the office has been
tremendously handicapped by lack OF
an additional force to cope with the
situation He Saiie&d & aa.eh.,on NJ. hnt 20 sne sne
..st.tant inspectors to cover the vast
tsrritory. and that each is assigned
- one-fifth of the territory In the
n,.triet "If he should be sick. or
on leave. there is no relief for the
ofI,ee. without having to take men
from some other department. These
Ave assistant tQspectors have but
small allowance for transporteuon
from one job to another. II this Is
msed up he must get there the best
He suggested that the inspectors
Neid force ought to be doubled to ten
sssistsnts and two field engineers.
The force inside the oface. he said.
should at least be doubled in every
department.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
PRAISES PROMPT ACTION
IN THEATER SURVEY
Writer Points Out Danger Threat
ened by Calvert Street
Bridge.
To the Editor Of The Star:


l wish to express my most sincere
approval of the prompt action on the
part of our board of Commissioners
In ordering a complete survey of all
the theaters and moving picture
houses in the District of Columbia, in
the interest OF safeguarding the ilves
of our people and to prevent q repe-
tition Of the terrible catastrophe that
befeil this city on Saturday night.
1t is an undisputed fact that many
Of our prominent theaters occupy
buildings erected many years ago,
into existence, and while there is no
doubt but that this type of building
conforms to the fire regulations gov
ernlng our city. 1t Is question as
to whether all are equipped with suf-
ficient danger exits to provide safe
ly patronize these playhouses.
Many Of our moving picture places
are installed in buildings and rooms
originally erected to accommodate
stores and other lines of business in
terest. These were never intended as
with the idea of housing the great
number of people that visit these
places regularly.
feel that l may be permitted to
call attention to the Calvert Street
bridge, spanning Rock Creek Park.
about the year 1880. II has since been
widened. and was erected At a time
when the present heavy type Of street
car and automobile truck was un-
heard Of. Notwithstanding the fact
that the bridge has been condemned,
1t is used very extensively to ac-
commodate the pedestrian and heavy
vehicular traffic at this point. In
comparison with the modern bridges
Of today this one looks like mere
shell.
do not wish to appear unduly
alarmed and overanxious by referring
to these matters SO important to all,
but simply to call attention to facts
as appear to me, in order that WASH
ington will never again be called upon
TO participate in such sorrow and
misery as We are now passing
through. a. J. DRISCOLL.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
VVZSEC1YON WINS AFTER WOMEN
DEBATE "MAN,S BEST FRIEND -

orary president Of the. federation,
proposed resolutions supporting
the exemption Of dogs from vivi-
section. and made an eloquent plea
on their behalf. She then called
upon George Arliss. who. after a
short address. made the mistake to
say that dog was mans best
friend? Mrs. William SporbOr.
president OF the Council of Jewish
Women. took instant exception 70
his statement, asserting the cow
held the place Of honor.
DIR. Simon Flexner OF the Rookie
feller Institute, was rushed into
the debate. but said that cows did
not lend themselves readily to vivi-
section. and that dogs did. as their
blood. bones and nerves bore closer
resemblance to those Of man.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
COMPENSATION ACT
ISFAVORED, 10 T02
House Committee Reports on
Bill for D. c. Workmen.
UnderhiII Threatens.

| by q vote OF ~ to =, with several
members reserving the right to vote
! for amendments on the floor. the
House District committee today or
, dered Representative Fitzgerald of
Ohio to prepare a favorable report on
his bill for workmen's compensation
in the District Of Columbia.
Representative Underhill Of Massa-
chusetts. who has fought the FItz-
gerald bill at all stages. endeavoring
to put through his own bill for work
mems compensation on a different
principle, voted to make the report on
! the Fitzgerald bill. reserving all
rights to amend. including the right
to substitute.
An effort by Representative Zihlman
Of Maryland to have domestic serv-
ants specifically exempted from the
provisions of the bill was defeated
by a vote Of to s.
( An amendment by Representative
Underhill proposing to rhanse the
working capital to 100000 was de-
feated, & to 4.
| Previous to the vote on the bill
| Representative Underhill served no.
tice that II an enort was made to re-
port the Fitzgerald bill, he would ask
I'LL real friends Of workmen's COM
pehsation to leave the committee and
| break the quorum. He said he hated
| to take such drastic action, but that
he was fighting for a principle.
Oppose CnderhiIl Threat.
Representative Focht said that il
was the most sensational threat tha,
he had heard in forty years of legis-
lative life. and he said such an act
would be reprehensible. Although op-
posed to the bill himself, he believed
that II the majority wanted to report
| 1t those in the minority should
| accept the verdict Representative
Millspaugh also said that he was Bit
| terly opposed to the Fitxeerald bill,
but he would also refuse to break
the quorum. Representative Under
hill did not carry out his threat. The
effort to substitute the Underhil bill
for the Fitzgerald bill was defeated
| 8 to L..
In insisting upon domestic servants
being included under the proyisfons
Of the bill, Representative Fitsserald
said that he was being guided by
the action of the Housekeepers' Al
lance. 1t was brought out that New
Jersey IL the only state which IN
cludes domestic servants In its work.
! mems compensation law.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
HOUSE COMMITTEE
FAv0RS SN0MB BILL
Passage Of Measure Making
Removal Compulsory Is
Recommended;

The House District committee, as
its first business today, instructed
Chairman Focht to make a favorable
report on the bill OF Senator Ball,
which has already passed the Sem
ate. carrying strict penalties and
providing for tho removal Of snow
and Ice from the paved sidewalks of
the District of Columbia.
The House committee made only
one slight amendment to the bill rs
it passed the Senate. This amend
ment excepts the Capitol building
and grounds and the Congressional
Library building.
Former Laws Upset.
Although three former laws re-
quiring property owners and tenants
to remove snow from their sidewalks
have been upset by the courts, Cor
poration Counsel Francis H. Stephens
still believes such legislation is
legal and should be enacted.
The District Court of Appeals, Mr..
Stephens said, has set aside two acts
of Congress on snow removal and
one set Of police regulations enacted
by the Commissioners also has been
ruled out by the court.
Mr.. Stephens said that even il he
were convinced that it Is the duty Of
the municipality and not the citizen
to clean snow from the sidewalks. it
would be an impossibility for the city
to employ sufficient men to clean all
of the sidewalks in Washington dur
ing the few days that snow remains.
Dimculties In Way.
What chance would we have Of
getting the money needed for such a
gigantic undertaking many times a
winter" said the corporation counsel.
land. supposing we had the enormous
appropriation that would be needed.
where would we find enough laborers
on short notice to do the work.?
On the other hand. Mr.. Stephens
continued. 1t Is but the work Of few
minutes for each citizen to clear a
pathway on the sidewalk in front Of
his home.
Mr.. Stephens is hopeful that the
proposed new snow removal bill
passed by the Senate and reported ia
vorably by tho House District com.
mittee this week will become a law.
ATTORNEY ATTACKS BILL.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
BRlToN DIES IN VIRGINIA.
Maj. Etches Was Prominent Office,
in Two Wars.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FREDERICKSBURG. Va, February
MAI Charles Rogers Etches. sixty
I'VE years Of age, died at his home in
Spotsylvania county yesterday after q
lingering illness Of several months.
Mat. Etches during the world war con-
tracted tuberculosis Of the throat, from
which he never recovered. He was a
distinguished officer Of the British
army. A native Of England, he served
with gallantry during the Boer war and
later moved to this country and settled
near Fredericksburg to make his home.
Maj. Etches returned to England at
the outbreak Of the world war, and
again enGased IN fighting for the coun-
try Of his birth. He served through
ali the principal battles Of the recent
conflict, and at its conclusion again re-
turned to his home in Spotsylyania. He
was q graduate Of Oxford and an officer
in the ID Hants Regiment.
Surviving him are his widow. young
one sister, Miss Mary Etches Of spotsyl-
vania county.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
CARDINALS AGAIN
FAIL TO PICK POPE
Continued from First Paxe.)

Newspaper. was virtually unchanged,
while the last vote gave a strong ma
jority for Cardinal Mistrangelo Arch
bishop OF Florence. many votes being
lost to Gasparri and La Fontaine.
vatican ofilcials. who. although not
attending the conclave, are reputed
to be best informed. say all this Is
speculation. The officials. however.
are unable to say whether four bal
lots are being taken daily. or merely
two.
Some point out that the fifty car
dinals sitting in the Sistine Chapel
average one minute each In taking
the oath aad depositing their ballots.
but that the votes of the three car
dinais who are i'll consume about Ave
minutes each. as the ballot takers
are required to go to the apartments
of the invalfds to collect their ball
lots. The counting. tallying and an
nouncing of the result consume more
than twenty-five minutes. so that the
taking Of one ballot requires more
than an hour and a half. Thus, 1t Is
said by these officials. two ballots At
the morning session and two in the
afternoon would be physically impos-
sible In the time elapsed during the
sittings.
Others. however. claim this was done
In the case Of Benedict's election. and
that the cardinals are keeping to the
letter Of the rules in taking four bal
lots daily.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
INSPECT DIVORCE
RECORDS SINCE 1920
Alexandria Subcommittee to
Report This Afternoon on
AIIeqed Scandal.
From a Stan Correspondent.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February r.
When the special committee appoint
ed by the Alexandria Bar Association
to investigate alleged divorce evils ~
this city meets late this afternoon II
will receive the first report from 'he
subcommittee Of three appointed DS
it a week ago to examine every oi-
yorce case on the records Of the court
from May. 1920, to the present time.
This subcommittee. which Is COM
posed of J. r.. Cation. chairman; heiIn
Carlin and Commonwealth Attorney
Smith, has completed an examination
of more than $50 cases. and mas maoe
a brief resume Of the history OF each
case.
Some Probable Irregularities.
It is understood by those who are
familiar with its activities tna' 'ne
subcommittee found some conditions
which might arouse suspicion as u
statements sworn to in these cases
and that it will recommend more
thorough examination to determine
whether or not actual irregularities
were practiced. All.
At the general committee meeting tnis
afternoon the Hall bill, introduced IN
the Virginia legislature, providing TOT
certain changes in the present diVorce
law will be discussed, and 1t Is stated
with assurance that one or two pro-
posed amendments to the bill will be
suggested by rne committee AND Tor
warded to the legislature. 1t also ie
likely that the committee will appoint
one or two of its members to personaiiy
attend the hearing on the Hall Dill IN
Richmond next Thursday.
Period Of Divorce Increase.
1t is pointed out by the committee that
1t has selected the period mentioned Tor
the examination Of the court records be-
cause it was during that time that
Judge Robinson Moncure has presided
over the corporation court here and dur
ing which period, it is alleged. there has
been a great increase in the number OF
divorces.
The subcommittee in tabulattnS its
findings during its weeks examination
of the court files will set forth the
names Of attorneys who have filed di-
vorce cases, the disposition OF the cases,
the names Of the applicants and de-
PENDANTS and the names OF the persons
swearing to the residence requirement
Of the law. J. l. i.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
RADIO BR0ADCASTING
= BY AMATEURS CEASES
Temporarily Stopped, Department
Announces, Because Of Interfer-
ence With Other Services.

ence With Other Services.
Temporary suspension of radio
broadcasting by amateurs because OF
interference caused to other services
was announced today by the Com
merce Department.
However. the department stated,
steps have been taken to provide Tor
amateur broadcasting and new regu.
lattons will be made covering 1t as soon
as soon as some desirable plan can be
formulated.
Radio broadcasting, the department
explained, Is new radio service which
has developed very rapidly in the past
three months and now embraces gov
ernment reports such as market quo
tations and crop estimates, health
talks. weather forecasts. high-ciass
entertainment such as operas and
solos by noted artists. instrumental
music, lectures, sermons, news phono-
graph records, reports OF stolen auto.
mobiles or other kinds OF crime sent
out by the police department, warn
ings of floods and educational talks.
There Is grave possibility. the de-
partment declared, of this splendid
service being greatly retarded be-
cause of the large numbers Of inter-
ests desiring to enter the field. pro-
ducing unavoidable interference be-
tween the stations il they are within
short distance OF one another ana
operated at the same time. due to the
inability of the department to pro-
vide special wave lengths for each
transmitting station.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
COL. SHAUGHNESSY
BURIED WITH HONOR
Wife Wins Plea to Be Allow
ed to Attend Services De.
spite Her Injuries.

Funeral services for Edward H.
shaughnessy, second assistant post
master general, who died Thursday
at Walter Reed Hospital. az the
result Of injuries received in the
kniokerbocker Theater disaster.
were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
at the chapel at 1900 N street.
Mrs. Shaughnessy. wife of Col
shaughnessy. suffering from FIVE
broken ribs in the same catastrophe.
attended both the services at the
chapel and the interment at Arling-
ton national cemetery. Her body
tightly strapped. she prevailed upon
tho doctors at Emergency Hospital
to allow her to attend the services
The little daughter. both arms
broken, was not allowed to attend.
High officials of the government
service. including officials of the
Post ONCE Department and scores
OF clerks. attended the services. the
Fost OfiQe Department being closed at
$50 O'Clock this afternoon in respect TO
sistant postmaster general
COrtege Met by Troops.
Chaplain J. E. Yates of Fort Myer.
omciated at the services at the chapel.
When the cortege reached Arlington
national cemetery il was met py
troops and the band Of the fort and
the interment was with full military
honors. Mr.. Shaughnessy having
served as colonel in the transporta-
ton corps during the war, receiving
the distinguished service medal.
-Four planes from Cleveland. part of
the air mail fleet. which arrived at
College Park. Nd, early today, few
over the route to the cemetery, and
sprinkled on the grave two bushels of
roses in tribute to the memory of
Col. Shaughnessy, who had always
shown great interest in the air mail.
Among the scores Of foral tributes
today was one piece from the tele-
phone operators OF the Post Office De-
partment. Last fall Col Shaughnessy
arranged an air flight for the girls,
and they never forgot it.
Floral tributes came from Presi-
met, members of the House and SEN
ate. Post ONCE Department and other
government officials, and from vari-
Gus postal organizations. including
the railway mail organizations.
DR.. Wsrk In Place Of Mr. Hays.
DIR. Hubert Work, first assistant
postmaster general, headed the list
OF honorary pallbearers. in the alb
sence from the city of Postmaster
General Hays.
The other honorary bearers included
W. Irving Glover. third assistant post
master general: H. H. Billany, fourth
assistant postmaster general; A. d.
Lasker. chairman Of the Shipping
Board: Judge John A. Edwards, So
licitor. Post Office Department; Wal
ter H. Riddell. general superintendent
railway mail service; George w. Per
kins. jr., executive secretary to the
Postmaster General: Ralph v. Sollitt
Shipping Board: NJ. J. Gormley.
American Railroad Association; Carl
F. Egge, superintendent, air mail
service; William NJ. Mooney. CHIEF
clerk of the Post Omce Department.
and E P White. chief clerk, Office OF
the second assistant postmaster gen
eral.
Active palIbearers included Gen. q.
Van H. Moseley. Lieut.. Col. w: L.
Keller. Capt. w. L McMorris, MAJ. z:
G Bliss and Col E. ID. Peck. all OF
the United States Army. and Capt.
David g. Barry. jr.. United States Ma
rine Corps.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
SHOT TO DEATH BY MOB.
Negro Seized From Sheriff and Dep-
uties and Killed.

By the Associated Press.
MALVERN, Ark, February A.
Harry Harrison. negro, aged about
thirty. was taken from the sheriff Of
Hot Springs county and two deputies
at the door Of train here shortly
before midnight last night by a party
of masked men estimated to number
400 and was riddled with bullets
within q few yards Of the railway
station.
The negro had been accused of
frightening girls and women for some
time, his offenses eliminating yester-
day, whom he appeared half-naked be-
fore an automobile filled with school
girls. He, was arrested this afternoon
and placed In jail. Last night when it
was rumored that there was talk Of
lynching, the officers decided to take
the negro to Arkadelphia for safe.
keeping. They had just boarded the
train when they were overpowered by
the mob.
The negro was taken about twenty
yards from the train and shot without
ceremony. Following the shooting the
members Of the mob dispersed quietly
and officers took charge Of the body
An investigation WAs begun immsdi.
ately by the coroner.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
CALLS GREEKS TO C0LoRs

ATHENS. February IA royal de-
cree has been issued calling to the
co1ors the reservists Of 1910 and 1911,
who are ordered to report before Feb
ruary IS.
Tho semi-oficial News Agency de-
clares the order was not prompted by
the situation in Asia Minor.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
FORD GETS LINC0LNPLANT

DETROIT. February 4.-Represent.
atives Of Henry Ford today made
the only bid for the property of the
Lincoln Motor Company. at the auc.
ton sale held at direction Of United
States District Judge Arthur Tuttle.
The bid was $8.000,000. the lowest
figure that Judge Tuttle will accept.
according to . previous announce
ment in court
Evening star., 1922-02-04
BLOCKS MRS. sTILLMAN.
Opposing Counsel Prevents Court
Orders in Divorce Case. =.

POUGHKEEpSIE, N. r, February
4.-Counsel for James A. Stillman
succeeded today In blocking. at least
temporarily. another effort by Mra
Anne U. stillman to obtain additional
expense money and the appointment
Of a commission to take testimony at
Montreal In the stillman divorce case.
Motions to these ends were held
pending for q week by ysuprems Court
Justics Morschauser, who upheld the
objection Of Mr. Stillman'S counsei
that the Afndavits supporting the ap-
plication were based on hearsay and
therefore were tnSumciene
Evening star., 1922-02-04
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. February 4.-Pro-
posals that the New York City
Federation Of Women's Clubs op-
pose the employment of dogs in
vivisection were voted down by
that organization yesterday. after
a heated debate.
Tho point at issue involved that
old favorite Of the debating So
ciety--"Is the dog or the COW the
best friend Of man." The rivalry
threatened for a time to break up
the meeting OF the flfty-seventh
convention Of the federation. Mrs.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED
BY CHICAGO GRAND JURY

CHICAGO, January 4.-Indictments
AGAINST seven ofiicials and former ON
cials of Chicago. charging violation
Of the civil service law through sales
Of subscriptions to q political news
paper backed. by the city administra-
tion and tickets to q picnic given by
tha noIiticaI faction headed by Mayer
Hale Thompson, were returned today
by q special county grand jury.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
MOUNT RAINIER.

MOUNT RAINIER, Nd. February
4 (Special).-A spelling club, with l.
w. Randolph as president and Roy
Smith as secretary, has been organ
ised by citizens of Mount Rainier and
Brentwood. The club Is preparing to
Issue challenges for contests with
spoilers in nearby towns