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Evening star., 1923-02-04
RUDOLPH INDORSES
z|HLMAN MEASURE
Only Clause Commissioner Is
in Doubt About Is That
for Titling All Autos.
FAV0RS SPECIAL COURT
Oyster Expresses Sentiments in
Letter and Keller Sees Ball
Bill as Traffic Aid.
FAvoRS SPECIAL COURT

The Zihiman bill to create traffic
court and to strengthen the arms OF
the law generally In regulating traf-
fc was indorsed In practically all re-
spects yesterday by Commissioner
Rudolph
Mr., Rudolph said he was heartily
in favor Of establishing a special
tribunal to devote all of it's time to
traffic cases and the appointment of
an additional judge to preside in
that court.
The chairman Of the board Of Com
missioners said he was not ready TO
go on record in favor OF the provision
of the bill which would require the
titling OF all automobiles, but in
other respects he believes the meas
ure would go far toward solving
Washington's traffic problems.
Oyster Gives Views.
Commissioner oyster only q few
days ago wrote to Senator Phipps Of
Colorado, urging the creation OF q
traffic court with an additional judge
SO the Zihlman bill would have his
support also in those respects;
knee has improved TO such an extent
that he hopes to be back at the Dis
trict building tomorrow: The Com
missioners expect to be ready by
Wednesday to decide what action
they will take on the set of proposed
general highway traffic rules sub
mitted by William p. Emo, chairman
of the committee appointed to STUDY
the situation.
Ringgold Hart now Is engaged In
going over these rules to determine
to what extent. il any, they would
conflict with existing police regula-
tons for the control of trafic.
Urges Rigid Examination.
Applicants for permits to drive mo
tor vehicles should be examined as
carefully as locomotive eng nee
Col. Charles Keller, Engineer Com
missioner. declared yesterday. dls-
cussing the problem OF reducing
street accidents in Washington.
The colonel said he believes that
if any doubt exists in the mind OF
the examiner that an applicant is
not fully qualified to drive an auto
mobile the public should be given the
benefit of that doubt by Withnoid-
ing the permit until the applicant
has demonstrated that he IS capapte
of driving cautiously.
Until few years ago operators
permits were issued loosely In the
District. but since the creation or the
traffic bureau, under Police Inspector
Headley. all applicants must pass IN
oral examination on the traffic regu-
iations and demonstrate TO police
man his or her ability to drive.
Asks Revocation Powers-
Commissioner Keller said the hands
Of the Commissioners would be
strengthened greatly IT Congress
would enact the bill introduced by
Senator Ball at the request of the
District authorities giving them au-
thority to revoke an operating per
init after a hearing when, for any
reason. the Commissioners feel that
continuance of such a permit would
constitute a menace to public safety.
The city heads now revoke permits
tempora rily for fiagrant violations
Of the traffic rules, but the proposed
bill would give them broader dis
cretion in this respect.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
ASK LAW TO KEEP
SICK PAY CUSTOM
Committee of Federal Work.
ers Urges VoIstead to
Champion Measure.

Emergency legislation to meet the
ruling made yesterday by Controller
General McCarl that payment made
under the federal employees compen-
sation laws must be restricted to cases
of injury in actual performance of
duty, is being sought by the organ
lied employees of the government
Chairman Eolstead OF the House
Judiciary committee was asked by a
delegation representing the National
yesterday TO champion a bill amend
ing the employees compensation act to
meet the situation.
Conferences Are Held.
Conferences were held last night be-
tween the members OF the United
States employees compensation COM
mission and a committee represent
ing various national organizations of
federal employees.
The ruling will permit continuation
of the payments on the present basis
by the compensation commission until
the end of the fiscal year. June so,
but thereafter no payments OF com
ployes unless their injuries have come
through accidental or fortuitous hap
pening In contradistinctfon TO the
gradual organic changes.
Under the controllers decision, as
stated. some two or three hundred
persons hitherto considered compensa- a.
Bile for lead poisoning, tuberculosis or
other occupational infection or dis
ease following injury will be unable
TO benefit under the law after July !.
and ali future cases OF this character
will be denied compensation unless
the law is broadened In the meantime
The effect of the controllers decision
IL is stated, is to make the federal
law as narrow as the narrowest state
Plaw. and far less liberal than either
the laws of California or Massachu-
setts for example. 1t will affect fed
eral employees in every state in the
Union.
Personnel OF Committee.
The committee which conferred with
the compensation commission and
with Chairman Volstead consisted OF
Miss Gertrude McNally. vice president
and James p. Mckeon, secretary. OF
the National Federation of Federal
Employees; Thomas F. Flaherty, Sec
retary OF the National Federation OF
Post Office Clerks: r. J. Cantwell, sec
retary of the National Association ot
Letter Carriers: H. w. Strickland
secretary of the Railway Mail Asso-
citation, and y. p. Alifas. president OF
District a of the International Asso.
citation of Machinists.
Evening star., 1923-02-04

DEPRESSING for a few minutes from
their consideration of the Army Dill
Yesterday afternoon, senators felici-
tated Senator Knute Nelson of Minne-
so,a upon his having reached the age
Of eighty years. Senator Swanson OF
virginia, democrat. rising in his
nlaee on the floor. called attention
Of the Senate to the fact that the
veteran senator from Minnesota had
attained four-score years.
"f know am voicinE the senti-
nnAnts of both sides Of the chamber,
republican and democratic alike"
said Senator Swanson, when / ex-
tend to him our heartiest felicfta-
tions and best wishes for many hap
ny occurrences OF that anniversary.
feel there is no public man In
America who has rendered more dis
tinguished. patriotic and efficient
service than has the senator from
Minnesota"
other senators followed Senator
Swanson with their congratulatory
remarks, among them Senator Cara
way OF Arkansas. democrat; Senator
warren of wyoming, republican. and
Senator Fletcher OF Florida, demo-
crat.
Praise From DemocrAt.
saThe senator from Minnesota was
a gallant Union soldier. and all my
people followed the stars and bars"
Evening star., 1923-02-04
TAFT breaches
DIGNITY Of LAW
Chief Justice Tells Yale
Alumni Country Now Is
Facing Crucial Period.
OBEDIENCE IS URGED
Personal Inclinations Should Not
Sway Action Of Good Citi-
zen, He Declares.
OBEDIENCE is URGED

Prafsfnx' the response OF the col
Iege n1ef, to the aid OF their country
in war time, Chief Justice William
Howard Taft of the United States
Supreme Court. ana member OF the
Yale class or '7s. urged all college
men to respond equally as well TO
the aid of their country today In up
hoding the legally constituted laws
Of the land. Justice Taft spoke at
the forty-ninth anniversary banquet
of the Washington Yale Alumni AS
sociation last night at the Racquet
Club.
II know the spirit of college men
prior to the war was fine, the
Chief Justice stated, but / want IL
to be even greater during the crucial
period we are now facing. This great
period has many disquieting symp-
toms which in themselves constitute
period of lawlessness. and even
protests against law. The safety OF
society is in obedience to law. III
you like the law or not, as long as
it is regularly adopted, 1t Is our
business to obey il.
Basis Of Government.
ITO obey the law is to be true
democrat. If every man thinks every
law must suit him in order TO opey
it. he is not a democrat. but an an
archist The basis of good govern
ment is obedience to law as people
have determined ii to be. Young
men should be trained to know that
to be patriotic and democratic mem
bers of society. they must realize not
only what II means to obey, but 70
instill the act of obedience in others
tn "a dosorihad the old
days at Yale and what they meant 70
him. He declared that the forty fifth
reunion of his class would be held in
June, the same reunion that his father
had attended when he was graduating
in 1878 He recalled some old ia
miliar figures of those days. including
the late Chief Justice Wade OF the
Supreme Court and John Peters OF
Maine. He said that he was now get
ting along in years and the only ra-
muiar faces in Congress that were
a. old in public life were Senators
Nelson. Lodge and Warren and Rep
resentatives Cannon and Burton. I
still feel young, however he stated.
especially at these meetings, which
with pleasure bring my old college
days back TO me-"
To Invite Clubs Here.
Other speakers included Dean Ros-
well Parker Angler of Yale, Edward
A. Hill of>the class OF rs, Gen. NJ. NJ.
Macomb, former president of the War
College and member of the class OF
'73, and Representative Frank H.
Funk OF Illinois, member of the class
Of 81.
1t was announced by the president
of the alumni association that the
Federation Of Yale Clubs would hold
it's convention the first week in May
in Chicago and that an invitation to
hold next years convention in this
city would be extended.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
ICY IN CENTRAL WEST.
Chicago Mercury Tumbles 80 De-
grees in Twelve Hours.
BIZ the Associated Press.

CHICAGO February 3.-with the
entire central west shivering in the
grip of icy blasts cold wave tonight
was extending its clutch from the
far northwest toward sunny Florida
and from New York to San Francisco,
rolling down the mercury to new low
records
In Chicago. the mercury tumbled
more than thirty degrees in twelve
hours, and the weather bureau pre-
dicted that the bottom would not be
reached until it touched six degrees
below zero. Eveleth. Mimi, the cold
est spot in the United States, re
ported minimum temperatures OF
forty-five degrees below zero. In
Minneapolis it was twenty-five de-
grees below, while st. Paul and
Bismarck, \. D.. registered one de-
gree higher.
On their way to Chicago the icy
blasts brought new seasonal records
in many parts of Iowa and Nebraska
as they spread over the lower lake
region. the Ohio valley. Tennessee and
the interior of the east gulf states
and swept toward the Atlantic
coast. which they were expected to
reach tomorrow. In the southlands
the disturbances were confined to
high winds and rains, the most de-
structive causing considerable prop
erty damage in the vicinity of Savage.
left homeless.
AS an offset to depleted coal bins,
health authorities reported that the
cold wave would act as curb on
the increase of influenza and pneu-
monia
No warm weather is in sight for
| the central west, the weather bureau
here announced and predicted gen
orally fair weather for the next few
days with temperatures below the
| seasonal normal The regions for
which this prediction was made in
| cluded Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri.
| Kansas. Nebraska. South Dakota,
Montana and Wyoming.
| The zero line in this region ex-
| tended today from Alpena, Mich.
| southwest through Chicago and Pc
! oria and then followed the boundary
! line OF Iowa and Missouri, extending
south to Dodge City. passing through
! Kansas and then going northwest to
| Denver and turning north to the yell
, lowstone National Park and on into
Canada.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
GEORGIA POSSE PUTS
z NEGROES TO DEATH
Shooting of One of It's Members
During Hunt for Robbers
Provokes Lynching.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MILLEDGEVILLE,G Ga, February ;.
Two negroes were lynched near the
line dividing Hancock and Baldwin
counties today, following their shoot
ing of Lindsay B. Gilmore, member
of a posse that was pursuing the
negroes. after an alleged robbery
committed by them on the outskirts
of this county during the night.
The negroes are alleged to have
burglarized two stores near sparta,
Ca, located near here. and besides
money secured a shotgun and am
munition. Bloodhounds from the state
penitentiary picked up their trails
early today.
When the pursuing posse neared
the negroes they opened fire with the
stolen gun and Gilmore fell, seriously
wounded Several shots were ex-
changed before one of the negroes
was captured. His body was riddled
with bullets.
The other negro escaped during the
battle. but early tonight was over
taken and put TO death. The lynched
men have not been identified.
Evening star., 1923-02-04

Senator Couzens was asked by Jesse
c. Suter how the residents of the Dis
trict could obtain voice in the local
government.
Fight. fight. fight" was his laconic
answer.
The federation gave Mr. Couzens a
rising vote of thanks. and urged him
to have his address published in the
Congressional Record.
AS result of Senator Couzens'
criticism of the street lighting con-
ditions, the federation on motion of
Thomas J. Donovan. voted anani.
mously to request the conferees on
the District appropriation bill include
I'm the measure an appropriation suf-
ficient to give the District "a proper
lighting system. irrespective of cost. F."
Delegate Donovan, likewise deplored
the street lighting conditions, de-
scribing them as "intolerable."
The federation also approved the ac-
tion of the Senate in inserting in the
District appropriation bill an item of
$4,000 for the purchase OF a site for
the proposed home for the feeble
minded, and went on record as favor
Ing its location on a site other tina n
that at Blue Plains.
On motion of Delegate Donovan the
federation pledged it's cooperation
with the Almas Temple in making
arrangements for housing the visi-
ters coming to washington to attend
the Shrine convention in June. 1t also
voted to request the Shrine arrange
ment committee to send a representa-
tive to address, the next meeting OF
The body.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
M'MULlEN TO OPPOSE
R|TCH|E FOR GOVERNOR
Former Maryland Controller Will
Enter Primary-Indorsed at
Mass Meeting.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.


CUMBERLAND. Md, February a.
Former State Controller Hugh A. Nc
Mullen this afternoon decided to en-
ter the race for the democratic nom
ination for governor. Gov. Ritchie
has already announced his candidacy
for denomination. An interesting
contest in the September primary is
anticipated. The belief here now is
that State Treasurer John VI. Dennis
who has all along been reported as
seriously considering jumping in to
the fray, will refrain, and thus a
three e-cornered contest will be OBJ
Waited.
Mr.. McMullen today addressed a
letter to Herman D. BilImeyer, chair
man OF the committee that called on
Mr.. McMullen at his home Thursday
night. and formally notified him of
the action of the mass meeting held
in the city hall auditorium Tuesday.
The letter acquiesces with the
unanimous desire of the meeting that
Mr.. McMulien enter the fight.
The former state controller said
this afternoon since his return from
the east on Thursday numerous citi-
zens had called upon him and per-
sonaliy urged that he give favorable
consideration to the request of Tues
days mass meeting and enter the con-
test for governor. This morning he
received a petition signed by upward
of forty representative republican
voters from various sections of Al
lcgany county, asking him to be-
come a candidate for governor.
Evening star., 1923-02-04


conference at versailles-even during
that conference-and il hasn't let go
vet. 1t will have to let go on the
4th of March, however. The con-
sfitution provides for that and one
can detect already at the executive
end of Pennsylvania avenue a very
audible murmur of Thank the Lord
for the constitution.
COngress Il Blamed.
For nine long months Congress is
going to be without the means of
EXPRESSING itself-speechless, If one
can imagine such thing. During
that time tho President and the Sec
retary of state may go far If they
choose In the direction Of formulating
a foreign policy. Many keen observ-
ers believe that the conflicting views
OF senator's have had much to do
with keeping foreign affairs in a
mu,ldled condition. The senatorial
influence will be gone from March
to December-ninem months-and much
can happen in that time.
The persistency with which Con-
gress has been on the countrys hands
can best be realized by the fact that
there have been extra sessions of
every Congress except one since Mr..
Taft went into the White House on
March 4. 1909. That was fourteen
the usual long vacation.
Tt Is small wonder that Washing
ton officialdom views the coming 2
vacation with feeling akin to
equanImity.
tCopyrisbt. 1e23l
Evening star., 1923-02-04
PEACE PLAN READY.
Lord Robert Cecil Will Submit
Proposal to League Body.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, February 3.-Lord Rob-
ert Cecil will submit to the arms-
ments committee of the league of
nations, when it meets here next
Friday, the draft of a treaty where
by the European powers would un-
dertake mutual guarantees and re-
duction of armament.
Those who have seen the text say
1t is a most complete and finished
plan. 1t was worked out by Lord Rob-
ert with the aid OF British experts
and embodies his ideas for general
peace arrangement as opposed to the
French plan of regional understand
,nrs. Lord Roberts plan, however, 1t
ia understood, does not preclude such
regional arrangements, provided they
are not exclusive.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
4,5oo MILES FROM GOTHAM.
Vibrations in New York Are Re-
corded Nearly Three Hours.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 3.-Revised
calculations at the American Museum
of Natural History placed todays
earthquake $500 miles from New
York. in the Pacific ocean. Off Lower
California.
The tremors recorded on the mu-
seum's instrument covered period
of two hours and fifty minutes. 1t
was said the disturbance eventually
was along the rift of the earth's crust
caused by the memorable quake of
1906.
Violent seismic disturbances we're
first recorded on the museums instru-
ment yesterday. They continued today
with Increased intensity and had not
ended at , o'clock.
The break I'm the Midway Guam
cable OF the Commercial Cable Com
pauy, reported yesterday, occurred
somewhere near Honolulu and may
have been caused by earth tremors,
officials OF the company said today.
They said they had not received a re
port or - COW - break
An -~. repor..d
lines down the y. cast o. SC
America were not affected.
Evening star., 1923-02-04

TO employ legal counsellors chosen
from a list drawn by the permanent
court of international justice.
Armenian Protest.
These counsellors will participate
in the preparation Of Legislative re-
forms and will be assigned to judi
cial districts of the courts of appeal
at Constantinople and smyrna and
the ordinary courts at Samsun and
Adana. They will not sit as judges,
but will have the right to receive
complaints from foreigners respect
ing the administration of the law and
submit these complaints TO competent
Turkish authorities in order to in
sure strict observance OF the Turkish
code.
The united Armenian delegation
sent A protest to the conference to-
dav against what 1t calls the aban-
donment Of the Armenians by the
conference. 1t recalls promises made
bv the powers concerning a national
home and declares no1-settlement or
the Armenian question is not con-
ductiye to peace in the near east.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
WINTER LAYS GRIP
ON CAPITAL AGAIN
Weather Office Cold Wave
Forecast Covers Greater
Portion of United States.
SNOWSTORM IN SOUTH
Twenty Degrees Below Freezing
Tomorrow's Prospect for
Tennessee.
SN0WST0RM IN SOUTH

Today will be cloudy and cold and
tomorrow clear and cold.
The cold snap, according to weather
bureau forecasts, is for the Atlantic,
east gulf states, Tennessee. the Ohio
valley, and the lower lake regions.
The drop of the mercury. 1t is ex-
planned. is due to high pressure area
which already has been attended by
a cold wave throughout the lake re-
gion. the great central valleys. the
southern plains states and the inte-
rior of the west gulf states
Cold wave warnings have been is
sued for New England and eastern
New York. and the rest of the At
lantic seaboard will be affected, ac-
cording to the forecast, as far south
as central Florida. The mercury is
expected TO go below freezing tonight
in northwest Florida. Alabama and
Mississippi and to central Florida and
Georgia tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
oUAKEs RECORDED HERE.
Tremors So Violent Needle Thrown
OF q. 8. Seismograph.

By the Associa ted Press.
Two distinct earthquakes, one OF
tremendous and unusual proportions'
the other of moderate intensity. oc-
CURED today. but their exact loca-
tion could not be determined from
the records OF delicate seismo graphs
and scientists differed widely in their
opinions as TO the regions affected.
The first quake. the worst of the
two. was estimated to have been
.centered 5000 miles from Washington.
Its tremors continued for more than
three hours and before they had
ended the seismoEraphs recorded a
second series of shocks estimated TO
be at another point between $500
and 300 miles from Washington.
Seismologists were much at variance
on their estimates as TO the exact
location of the major disturbance.
Designations ranged from Alaska. the
Aleutian Islands and the arctic region
on the north to northern Argentina
on the south. On the west the range
was from the bed of the Pacific ocean,
at a point southwest of Lower
California. to the vicinity of the
Marshall Islands. between Hawaii
and the Philippines, and in Japan.
Prompt radio communication with
Japan. however. disclosed no unusual
disturbance in that country.
The heavier of the two quakes be-
gan at 11:13 am, when the first pre-
| liminary tremors were recorded on
the seismographs of Georgetown Uni
versity here. and the second prelim-
mary tremors were recorded at 11:23.
The maximum vibrations were at
11:4o, and continued for ten minutes.
during which the needles on one of
the Georgetown seismographs were
thrown off the records. The tremors
were continuing when the preliminary
waves OF the second quake were re-
corded at 1854 pm. The secondary
tremors OF this quake were recorded
at e:02 pm. 1t was not until about
8 pm. that the tremors died away.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
U.S.. MEDIATION, DIRECT
PARlEyS, UP TO CHILE
Bolivian Proposal on Outlet to Pa
cifc Coupled With Plans to
Revise Treaty of 1904.
nv the Asxoriatpd Press

By The AseoclAted Press
BUENOS AIRES, February g.
Bolivia will propose an acceptance Of
the good Offices of the United States
in arriving at solution OF her dis
pute with Chile over an outlet to the
Pacific. if the latter country accepts
the Bolivian proposal for direct
negotiations to revise the treaty OF 1904.
This statement, says the La Paz
correspondent of Ma Nacion, was
made today by the Bolivian foreign
minister in giving out the text OF
the note to Chile the receipt of which
was announced from Santiago on
Thursday.
The note reminds Chile that when
Bolivia appealed its case to the
league of nations the Chilean delega-
ton informed the league assembly
that Chile was ready to settle the
question by direct negotiations such
as Bolivia now proposes.
Evening star., 1923-02-04
DRY CRUSADERS TAKE 1O4

HARRISBURG. Pa. February s.
A summary OF the weeks activities
by the state police to enforce the pro-
hibition under the new crusade
started by Gov. Pinchot. shows there
were 10f arrests and the confscation
OF thirty motor vehicles, two car
loads of beer and hundreds of gallons
of other liquors The state police
carried on operations in eighteen
counties.
John r Davis. federal prohibition
director for Pennsylvania, sent Gov
Pinchot a letter expressing his appre-
citation for the assistance rendered in
enforcing the law.