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Evening star., 1922-10-26
HAYES JOINS HAYS.
Former Assistant War Secretary
With Movie Chief.

Ralph Hayes, formerly assistant to
Newton D. Baker. former Secretary Of
War, is now with VIII Hays. FORMER
received in washington today. Mr..
Hayes, who came to Washington in 1916
A secre4ary to Mr.. Baker. and was later
promoted to assistant to the War Sec
r2tary, left his post as assistant to the
nresident Of the Cleveland Trust Com
"a nv TO become associated With the new
boss Of tho motion picture industry.
Asking the president Of the Cleveland
company for use Of Mr. Hayes, VIII
Hays wrote: II want Ralph Hayes for
his organization ability, his acquaintance
with men and things and Just that quail
oil course, makes him valuable to you.
I want him in the interest Of good mo-
tion pictures"
Evening star., 1922-10-26
D|NG'SLETTER =.
URGES GOOD ROADS
Hopes Highway Experts,
Meeting Here, Will Find
Way to Cut Costs.

For the purpose OF reviewing the
field of highway engineering and
highway transport education in the
light Of expanding state and federal
highway programs and the rapidly
increasing social and commercial use
OF the highways. the second national
conference on education for highway
engineering and highway transport
began it's three-day session today in
the Willard Hotel.
The convention, hold under the d.
rection Of the Highway Education
Board. with headquarters. in this city.
also will discuss general and special
courses in undergraduate and gradu-
ate curricula and exchange views on
educational trends arising from these
developments In the national trans
portation systems.
Greetings from the President Of the
United States opened the morning
session. Mr.. Harding. who was un-
able to be present on account of the
conva!cscence Of Mrs. Harding. sent
ter.
I'VE are all agreed" the Preside mt
wrote. that the country needs good
roads and more of them, but we also
have been brought to realize that they
are not to be had without great ex-
pensc. Your organization is one OF
those particularly well equipued to
deal with the industrial and techni-
cal side. as well as the financial as
poets of thia problem. and l most
earnestly hope that your convention
VIII produce some useful illumina-
tion Of the problem.
The whole program of transporta-
tion-in all its phases 1t must be re-
garded as that of a single problem,
presenting q great many aspects-is
among the most pressing and difficult
that the entire world Is facing at
present. As you and your associates
are probably much better aware than
most other people. the transport IA
ciiities Of the whole world. whether
by rail or by water, or whether rep
resented by the great network of pub
lie highways, have been confronted
with a most difficult situation for a
number Of years. 1t is one which
treatment from the standpoint OF
both the technical and economic and
financial authorities"
Senator Harrison Speaks.
ReadlnE Of the Presidents letter
was followed by an address by Sena-
tor Pat Harrison. Mississippi. on the
subject The Relation of Adequate
Highway transport Facilities 10 Ma
tional Progress" Maj. Gen. Lansing
II. Beach. chief of Engineers. United
States Army. spoke on the kindred
subject The Relation Of Adequate
Highway Transport Facilities to Ma.
ttonal Defense" Other speakers or
the morning program included
Thomas r. Macdonald. chief Of the
United States bureau OF public roads
discussing The Highway Engineer.
ing and HiRhwav TranSnnrf EiaIdk
and Their Need for Trained Men,"
DR.. John j. Tigert. United States
commissioner Of education and chair
man Of the highway education board
presided. In attendance are highway
engineering educators. state highway
engineers. automotive manufacturers
and about three hundred others con-
cerned in the development of the
highway program of the United
States along sound and conservative
lines. A dinner tonight will conclude
the first days session.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Continued from First Pa&cD
knocked down by an automobile at
Virginia avenue and 26th street. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital and
treated for cuts and bruises.
James T. Shugart. seventeen, of 131
street northwest, was slightly in
jured when he was struck by an au-
tomobile at New York avenue and II
street northwest. He was treated at
George Washington Hospital.
Luther Stewart, colored. who lives
on the Conduit road northwest. sus-
tanned broken leg when his motor
cycle skidded into IA lamp post fol
lowing a collision with an automobile
at 18th street and Rhode Island ave-
nu northwest. Stewart was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
Ellsworth ray.or. seven. colored. Of
1882 18th street northwest. was
knocked down and slight tly injured by
a motor truck at Vermont avenue and
U street northwest. He was treated
at the Children's Hospital
Woman Is Injured.
1920 kearney street northeast, was
Injured when she was thrown from
her husbands automobile at Rhode
Island avenue and 18th street north
east. Mr.. Robinson was forced TO
swerve sharply to avoid collision
with another ear and his wife was
thrown out. She was taken to Sibiey
Hospital and later was removed 10
her home
William j. Wagner guest at the
Penn Hotel, was slightly injured when
he was struck by an automobile at
Pennsylvania avenue and ed street:
He refused to go to hospital and
was assisted to his room
Arthur j. Barnes of 1909 Riggs
place northwest suffered broken
ankle and bruises of the body when
he was struck by an automobile at
18th and X streets northwest. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital.
George Marshall, thirteen. Of 22s
Rhode Island avenue northwest. while
riding his toy wagon down Z street
near Lincoln road, was struck by an
automobile. The toy was demolished
and George sustained bruises about
the legs and hips. He was taken home.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
OLD CABINET DISSOLVED.
Kings Proclamation Drops Curtain
on Lloyd George Regime.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. October "a proclama-
ton dissolving parliament was signed
by King George this morning at a
privy council held at Sandringham
the royal estate in Norfolk. The
proclamation will be gazetted this
afternoon. The document fixes No
vember 20 as the date for the new
parliament to assemble.
The king also signed 4 proclama-
ton summoning Scottish peers to
meet at Holyrood Palace November
1s to elect the sixteen representative
peers Of Scotland to serve in the new
parliament.
Oratory Fills Land.
Oratory by the aspirants for seats
in the new parliament fills the land
up to now entered the campaign for
membership in the house of commons
OF these 423 are conservatives. In
round numbers labor has four hun
dred candidates in the field. the AS
quithian or free liberals. three hun.
dred, and the Lloyd Georgian or ma.
tional liberals, two hundred. The lit
tie Welshman who lost his post as
prime minister last week is vigor-
ously striving to increase the number
Of candidates under his banner.
To obtain ar outright majority ir
the new parliament any one party
would have to elect BIS candidates
1t will be seen. therefore. that the
conservatives and laborites are the
only two with enough candidates in
al @AN cot
majority. Their organizations have
been whipped into far better shape
than those Of the other parties.
Press Discusses Monifesto.
The laborite manifesto holds 9
prominent place in all the morning
papers today. They emphasize 1t.
leading points in heavy type head.
lines, showing how unpalatable the
labor platform Is to most of the pa.
pers. Only two of them devote a full
editorial to the manifesto The
Morning Post dubs it a dreary docu.
ment and a rather obvious failure te
dissemble the iron claws of commun.
ism in the nice woolsn glove Of char.
'ity."
The Westminster Gazette admit:
that there Is much in the laborit.
manifesto which the liberals readil,
indorse, but says the task 20 which
labor has set itself is herculean anG
would need the work Of many par.
liaments to complete.
Regarding the laborite proposal tt
Ak higher levies upon capital, the
Gazette declares that whether or no
this was practicable or desirable dur.
ing the boom period of 1919. it 1.
neither desirable nor practicable il
the present period of depression"
Evening star., 1922-10-26

story bore up under closest scrutiny
Norman r. Tingle lives near the
scene of the shooting. On the night
Of September IA. he told officials. he
heard shots while he sat on the front
porch of his home with his wife. A
shooting star traced its path across
the sky. He remarked upon 1t and
pulled out his watch. Both his wife
and himself state that the time was
between and $50. This comedies
with the story that Mrs. Gibson has
told.
Deputy Attorney General Wilbur A
Mott is expected today in New Bruins.
be Detective Lieut.. James F. Mason
of Newark, his aide.
Deputy Attorney General Mott
summarized his activities today when
he came out of the office of Prosecu.
tor Stricken by saying:
I'm having a conference with MI
Stricken. and we are going over the
evidence. We are gathering the
threads together" Asked if any new
evidence had been presented to him
during the past forty-eight hours. Mr.
Mott said: Now. boys. that is some
thing I can't tell"
you have the story Of an eyewit-
arrest?" he was asked:
"It Is q question of judgment en-
tirely." he replied.
what do you mean by an oppor-
tune time?'' the official was asked.
II mean when the time is ripe"
rs an eyewitness statement
generally most valuable and. in fact.
the best evidence that can be placed
before a petit Jury?' Mr.. Mott was
asked.
"It Is most valuable"
Mr.. Mott declared in reply to ques-
tions that he had very carefulls
analyzed Mrs Gibson's affidavit. He
said that the alibis Of persons in.
terestetl in the case we're being very
carefully looked into.
els 1t true that the state Is UP 9
tree and doesn't know which way te
turnf' was asked.
"I would say no." was the en-
."Does Mrs. Gibson's statement hav.
anything to do with your saying nor
"Of course, 1t does, and there are
other things equally as pertinent
As pertinent as the aftidavit?"
yes"
Have you q reasonable basis 70,
II am suspicious Of several people
/ could make an arrest now. but
prefer to wait until the case Is clinch-
ed, There Is q big difference between
arrest and conviction. Ny policy al.
w VS. was that whenever We had III
important case to prepare the case
thoroughly and be ready to go to tria
shortly after the indictment has beer
found. That will be my policy here
Evening star., 1922-10-26
RENTAL COMMISSION
WILL MOVE OFFICES
Board Compelled to Vavate Quar-
ters in the Hooe Build

Offices Of the District Rent Commits.
sion will be removed by November
from the Hooe building on street.
where 1t has been located since its
creation several years ago, to the war
emergency buildings at 6th and B
streets, it was announced today.
The commission is compelled to va
cate it's present quarters by reason Of
the return to private ownership Of
the Hooe building. which was taken
over by the government as war expe-
dent.
mission were started today. Hearings
have been discontinued for the next
two weeks in order to give the OH
cials time to make the change and
settle down in the new office.
The commission will take over If
teen rooms and probably a part Of
wing on the third floor Of build
ing D. which is located at the south
end Of the group Of temporary struc-
lures. with an entrance on 9th street.
II is understood there will be approxi-
matsiy 5000 square feet Of hoor space
availshlt fe1- tAe eommtsetoas .--
Evening star., 1922-10-26
WOMAN'S GOLF CHAMP
RACE NARROWS TO TWO
Mrs. Franck Hyatt, Jr., and Mrs.
I. o. Cameron to Play Final
Match Tomorrow.

Two woman golfers of the Chevy
Chase Club today won their way into
the final round of the women's cham
pionship OF the District of Columbia.
Mrs. Franck Hyatt. 3r.. defeated Mrs.
Edith Cunningham of Bannockburn.
and l. In one semi-fnal match. and
Mrs. l. o. Cameron defeated Mrs, G.
b. Miller Of Chevy Chase, 4 and ..
Mrs. Hyatt and Mrs. Cameron will
play the final match for the cham
pionship at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Mrs. Tom Moore of the Indian
Spring Goif Cluo defeated .urs. J. F.
Dryden in the final Of the consola-
tion flight.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
GIRL BRIDE is FATALLY
SHOT BY HER HUSBAND
Youth, Who Ends Six-Month Hon.
eymoon With Tragedy,
Eludes Capture.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ORLANDO. Fla. October 26.-The
eighteen year-old wife Of George
Brown of St. Cloud was perhaps
mortally wounded by her husband
last night. according TO telephone
report received from 81 Cloud by the
Orlando Sentinel.
The report stated that Brown. who
Is twenty-one years old. shot his
wife three times. once in their home
and twice as she attempted to es-
cape. Physicians declared that she
has no chance to recover. Brown
escaped following the shooting.
They were married less than six
months ago. No reason for the shoot
ing was given. The Sentinel's re-
port said his wife. who was con-
scious at times after the shooting.
declared: Il don't know why George
shot me-
Evening star., 1922-10-26
VAIN "MOTMOT"
TRIMS HIS OWN
TAIL FEATHERS
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 26.-Women
who remodel bird feathers into
strange and curious shapes for
their own ornamentation are only
copying what certain species OF
birds have been doing for genera
tions. according to DR.. Frank NJ.
Chapman. head of the department
of ornithology of the American
Museum. who read a paper be-
fore the American Ornithologilfsts
Union here.
DR.. Chapman. who recently re-
turned from South America. eX-
hibited a number of specimens of
the genus momotus, or motmot,
which trims it's two long-tail
feathers with its beak by pulling
out the barbs from some distance
along the shaft, leaving little
dart-shaped tuft at the tip of each.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
URGES TRANQUILITY NEED.
New Premier Tells Glasgow of
Policy Contemplated.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GLASGOW, October 2s.-Prime Min
lister Andrew Bonar Law. in discuss
ing his policy, told a meeting Of the
West Scotland Unionist Association n
today:
MY strong belief Is that this ma
tion needs. above everything else. rest
and tranquility, and my policy will
be a negative one in this sense"
The governments policy. said the
prime minister. would be to leave the
recovery from the war to the un-
trammeled initiative Of the men and
women Of the country.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
u known eyewit-

James. detective sergeant Of the Los
Angeles police department. who yes
terday began a recital Of what happened
after the police had been notified of
the finding OF Mrs. Meadows body On
lonely drive in an outlying section
Of the city.
The finding Of the body of Mrs.
Meadows and details Of its n1utilated
condition as shown by photographs
were put before the jury.
Without emotion Mrs. Phillips sat
tesde her attorney listened to de-
s.riptions OF the rrsulls of a beating
administered to Mrs. Meadows that
caused death. and even took q calm
though quick glance at pictures OF the
slain woman's body.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
A SARCASTIC BOSS.
From the Boston Transcrfpt.

Smith Is young lawyer, clever in
many respects, but very forgetful.
He had been sent to q distant city
to interview an important client,
when the head OF the firm received
this telegram: Have forgotten name
of client. Please wire at once"
The reply he received was a master
piece Of sarcasm, irony or somethinr.
II ran; Gnents name jenkins. YeVr
Evening star., 1922-10-26
CHANGES IN TARIFF
TOBE CONSIDERED
CONTINUED from First Paxe.)

have entered appearances may file
briefs and. upon permission by the
commission, present oral arguments.
The findings Of the commission Will
be In writing and will be transmitted,
together with the record, to the
President for his action under the
law
II in any investigation under sec
tion Sl7 IL becomes necessary. in the
judgment OF the commission. to order
hearing notice will be given and
hearings had as provided with respect
to hearings under sections 315 and 316.
In the case of all investigations
witnesses summoned will be paid the
same fees and mileage that are paid
witnesses in the federal courts, such
fees and mileage to be paid by the
party at whose Instance the witness
appears.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

AL o. SoilCCp tAio
ness to the slay-
ing. gave volumi-
nous testimony be-
fore the Los An
geles county grand
Jury which indicted
Mrs. Phillips. and
was expected to be
on the witness
stand both on d.
rect and cross ex-
animation for an
extended period.
B e fore Mrs.
Canee was sworn.
however. It was
planned to continue
the direct examin-
4S Z" =
Evening star., 1922-10-26
DISCOVERY DIDN'T COUNT.

Hrom the Kansas City Star.
, And now there Is a faction trying
to show US that Columbus didn't dis.
cover America at all, but that In
stead of celebrating Columbus day
we should be observing Lief Ericsson
day. The trouble with Lief Is nat
he didn't make his discovery count
and Columbus did.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
The Modern Child.

From the Toronto Globs.
Betty-Mother. Mary was very rude
and cross all afternoon. She Just
quarreled and quarreled.
Mother-WelI. why didn't you come
home?
Betty-oh. Just slapped her face
and stayed.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
'EXcH0RUS GIRL
TO TELL Of KILLING
Friend Of Mrs. Phillips Called
by State in Hammer
Murder Trial.
By the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press,
LOS ANGELES. October 2S.-Pesgy
Caftee. former chorus girl. friend Of the
defendant, was expected to take the
stand for the state today at the trial
Of Mrs. Clara Phillips. charged with
having beaten Mrs. Alberta Tremaine
Meadows, twenty-year- widow. to
death with a hammer.
Ar~ the oNl,- lppu-, f.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Safety First.
, Christian Advocate.

From tho Western Christian Advocate.
Pugilist-Td rather not take gas.
Dentist dare say! But woni
risk attending you without, .----
Evening star., 1922-10-26
WOMAN S AID.

The Auxvasse (Mo.) Review declares
that when you see a man climbing the
ladde- Of success you can bet a woman
ID holding It.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

sources Of the empire made possible
could Best be developed by mutual
cooperation.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
"WOMAN ON MULE"
IDENTIFIES MAN
IN DOUBLE MURDER

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1922-10-26
LAW DECLARES,
IN MANIFESTO, FOR
ANGL0.IRlSH PACT

CONTINUED from First Pase.J
Evening star., 1922-10-26
CONNECTICUT G. O.P.
EXPECTED TO WIN

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1922-10-26
ONE DEAD, II HURT,
D. C. TRAFFIC TOLL

CONTINUED from First Pagc.)
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
NEW LIGHT ON WALT WF1ITMAN'S LIFE

Mrs. Davis procured a drawing board, to
which she had legs attached, thus making II
adjustable TO any angle When the poet tried
it he said That's it, Mary-just the right
thing at the right time" 1t was on this inn
provised table that Whtman's last words
were written.
Mrs Keller, owing to previous profes-
sional engagement, had to leave on March s.
On March 26 Whitman died, after repeated
sinking spells. It was Mrs. Davis who closed
his eyes.
Mrs Davis was compelled to sue the Whit
man estate for an accounting. Only $1,000
had been left her in the poets will. "She
was loath 70 do this says Mrs. Keller, "but
in 1894 the unsolicited offer Of an eminent
Judge TO represent her without fee (he said
she was the worst used woman he had e'er
nett and continued persuasions Of her friends
reused her at last 10 stand up for herself and
for once take her own part. On the
opposite side were the two literary executors.
George Whitman and a few others.
Much interest was manifested in the case
which lasted two days. The court room was
crowded at each session. and il was not diff
cult TO tell on which side lay the sympathy
Her opponents could bring no charge against
her; they could only try to slur her and beli,-
tie what she had done
Mrs Davis was awarded what she con-
sidered "a fair sum Of money" From this
she derived little benefit, however, as it was
borrowed by an admirer Of her late friend and
patient who claimed to be facing ruin The
money was never repaid. Warren Fritzinger,
Mrs Davs's one strong prop. soon died Mrs.
Davis continued the most friendly relations
with Mrs. Keller and letters passed between
them until in November, 1908. Whitman's
faithful housekeeper, nurse and friend" died.
Mrs. Keller, speaking Of the weeks during
which she nursed Walt Whitman, said that
she has been asked many times all the details
Of Whitnans conversation. his views on re-
ligion and many other things. As matter
Of fact. he was too i'll much Of the time to talk
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

unreliable and dishonest and who alone was
responsible for the condition in which the sick
room would be found" Il was added that Mrs.
Keller should 20 out to all her meals at the
expense Of the patients friends that she was
TO have nothing at all to do with the house
keeper, and above all things she was not 10
allow her to enter the sick mans room
To her surprise. Mrs. Keller found herself
admitted to the Whitman home b. pleasant.
ladylike woman, who invited the nurse to par
take of supper. Mrs. Davis was SO worn out
for sleep that "even while standing her eye
lids would close. She apologized, saying she
had been awake 80 many hours she "was not
herself The nurse believed this weary, sad
looking woman 20 be a relative Of her pa
tiept or dear freni who had come 70
bridge over the crisis. To her astonishment
she found that the woman was the house
keeper against whom she had been 50 eN-
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

at all. She had been told by the literary
executors to set down anything Whitman
might say. but this she found difficult, for
when Whitman did talk she said it was "as
he wrote" and was not too easy TO set down
with exactness.
OF Mrs. Keller. biographer writes In her
book: Elizabeth Leayitt Keller was born az
Buffalo, y. Y, on November 3, 1889 Both her
parents were descended from the first settlers
in this country and each in turn came 70 Bui-
falo in its early days, her mother, Sarah Ellis,
by private conveyance, in 1925, and her father
James S. Leavitt, by way Of the newly opened
Erie Canal, in 1884. At nineteen years Of age
Elizabeth Leayitt was married 10 William Wal
lace Keller of Little Falls, y. Y. Seven years
later she bOcame a widow. Her natural IN
stinct for nursing was developed during the
Civil War and the years that followed, but the
time and opportunity for professional training
did not come until 1876 when, her two children
being provided for, she was free TO apply for
admission to the school for nurses connected
with the Women's Hospital in Philadelphia
one Of the three small training schools then ex-
isting in the United States Before her course
WAS unlSneu gOhibNA '''N~a ~~'
Keller left the hospital to take care OF the hye
motherless children, and il was not until ten
wears later that she was free 10 resume her
training. When she graduated she was
grandmother-the only one, it need scarcely
be said in the class"
At .he time she was called TO nurse Walt
Whitman Mrs Keller says 1t was hardly con-
sdcred the fright thing" for women 20 nurse
male patients. But, like Mrs. Davis, she looked
upon Whitman as poor, sick old man.
who needed the best Of care. The character
of Mrs. Davis made an instant and ineradicabe
impression upon her. Looking vainly in the
writings about Whitman for something which
would set the poets housekeeper right in the
eyes Of the world. Mrs. Keller finally under
took the task herself. Her book is straight
forward and clearly written The picture u
gives Of the life in the poets house in Mickle
Street is at once absorbing and convincing.
through il all one detects ssterly sympathy
for an unselfsh and misunderstood woman,
out Of whose years Of sacrifice came the bsst
OF he poets work.