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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
DISMISSED ON
CHARGE Of
ASSAULT
Dr.. Rufus Hayes KesseI, De-
veIopment Company Head,
Accused by EmpIoye

Doctor Rufus Kessel, OF Charles
ton. w. Va, president Of the At
lantic Development Company. with
offices in the Investment building,
was aFraigned before Judge Nc
Mahon, in Police Court today,
charged with assaulting Miss Ada
NJ. Cocroft, the gray-haired private
secretary to Thomas George, vice
president of the firm.
Miss Cocroft testified that Doctor
Kessel, who was unknown TO her,
entered the offices in the Invest
nent building, and was rifling the
desk of an employe when she caught
him.
Miss Cocroft said Doctor Kessel
became profane and threw her into
the hallway bruising her wrists.
Doctor Kessel denied that he had
laid hands on Miss Cocroft and he
and other witnesses told the court
he was in the office looking for
some lost documents. He also de.
MED that he was under the influ.
eTce Of liquor and that he used
profanity. The case was dismissed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
FELLOWS
AID NEEDY
Continued from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First PageJ
less a Good Fellow comes to the
aid Of Santa Claus.
A woman, old and slightly Grip
pied from an accident several years
ago, presented her appeal to the
Good Fellows in person.
Does Not Want Charity.
IT want someone to help me find
a position as housekeeper prefer
ably, so that I may have q home
of my own and provide my own
clothes" the woman explained to
the Good Fellow Editor.
II feel that 1 can no longer &C.
cept charity from the source that
it comes at present" she. said. II
am able to work, can do sewing and
other homework. and l want a
job as my Christmas present from
the Good Fellows"
Other families want only a Christ
mas dinner. Others want clothes.
Many want just toys and a few
little things for the children.
There are many opportunities for
Good Fellows to share their Christ
mas with persons less fortunate
than themselves. Enrolment in the
Good Fellows Club win bring the
names Of persons who desire help
at Christmas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
BOARD OF TRADE
H|TSTRAFF|C.
OFFICIALS
Lack OF Cooperation Blamed
for Troubles In Report to
Senator Ball

A general lack Of cooperation
and coordination between the
courts, the commissioners, the
police and the public accounts for
the traffic troubles Of Washington,
a report Of the traffic committee OF
the Board Of Trade presented 10
Senator L. Heisler, Ball, chairman
Of the Senate District Committee,
today, declares.
The report, scoring many OF the
present methods Of handling traffic
here, which was adopted by the
entire board, was laid before the
Senator by w. Pearce Rayner,
chairman Of the boards committee
on traffic and public safety.
The report favored an impounding
law to enforce the parking regula1
ton, establishment of one-way
streets; addition Of 800 policemen,
greater Stringency in issuing driv-
ers' permits, change in the present
hand signals and rigid enforcement
Of minor regulations regarding
lights, parking. corner cutting.
right-ofIway and the like.
There should be separate traffic
court and the inspector in charge
Of the traffic squad should be given
actual control of it, the report also
recommends. The public is out of
sympathy with some of the methods
Of the commissioners and police in
regard to the thousands of purely
technical arrests on fixed speed
limits, the report asserts.
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So ROCKIES ARE
SWORN IN BY
POLICE
Don't Get HardboiIed," New
BIuecoats Are Exhorted
by Sullivan
Don't get hardboiled!"

This was the advice given today
by Major Daniel Sullivan, super
intendent of police. to sixty-nine
men who were sworn in at the
District Building as members Of
the police department..
Remember, you are not mas
tiers Of anybody" he continued.
You are public servants, perform
ing a public duty. There is moth
ing personal in your work and you
should never let personalities enter.
at is an honorable calling. This
department wants the respect OF
the public and your conduct as a
policeman governs the attitude OF
the public. / am confident that If
you men will use common sense
at all times, be courteous and con-
siderate of every one and act al
ways in the capacity of a public
servant you will make good.
Don't be hardboiled under any
circumstances. Don't lose your
tongue or your temper The cour-
teous and considerable policeman
commands respect and merits IT,;
the hardboiled man encourages dis
respect and there is no room Tor
him in this department.
"You men are protecting the Ire
and property of the people OF the
District. You are hired by the peo-
pie and you work for the people.
Please remember that always. Be
kind and helpful but firm"
Addresses were also made by AS
sistant Superintendents Charles
Evans and Henry Pratt, Chief Clerk
Edwin Hessa sWore in the men.
They were provided with equip
ment and distributed among various
precincts throughout the city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
OMEGA PSI PHI FRAT
TO MEET HERE DEC, 27-a1

Additional speakers have lust
been obtained and viii attend the
annual convention Of the OMEGA
Psi Phi fraternity which viii 81
held in Washington from December
"a to the 81.
Roland Hayes, said to be tina
greatest colored tenor, J. C. Naniar
William Pickens, Doctor E. p. Just
Nahum d. Bracher and Carl Djtor
are among the new speakers.
The following local men are
members Of the local chaper and
assisting in arrangements for the
convention. Doctor C. Hurbert
Marshall, Garnet c. WIkersol,.
Doctor 'Roscos Brown, s. w. Ruth.
erford, 9. l.. Smith, Captain "A. G
Newman. Eugene A. Clark, John
r. Hawkins and Doctor e. e. Just.
An audience with President Cool.
idge has been arranged kor De.
cember 20 after which the fra,
ternity will go In a body to the
Arlington National Cemetery TO
place wreath on the tomb Of the
unknown soldier and upon the
tomb Of the Late Colonel Charles
Young, the last colored man to
graduate from West Point and
who was also one Of the founders
OF the Omega fraternity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
SALVATION ARMY
WORKERS ARE WE'D

Lieutenant Elsie Haslam and Can.
tam L. l.. Steen, Salvation Army
workers were married last night in
the armys social center. They will
make their home in Boston, Mass,
where Captain Steen is connected
WITH the social service department
Of the army.
Colonel z. J. Parker, mems social
secretary for the eastern part Of
the United States. married the
couple. Captain Ward Nicholson
acted as best man and Miss Irene
Mccain was maid Of honor.
The couple met at a Salvation
Army center here recently. Both
were born in WashinEton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
POLICE CAPTURE LIQUOR
IN CAR AFTER CHASE

Sighting a speeding car on Penn
sylvania avenue hill, in southeast
Washington, last night Policemen
Berry, Bailey and Dull, of the
Eleventh precinct followed to
Thirteen tn and Potomac avenue
southeast, where the car was
stopped. The driver jumped out
and ran, but police arrested two
others and confiscated the car and
eighteen gallons Of alleged liquor
The men arrested are George NJ.
Parker, Bradbury Heights, and
William Alexander Sewell, 1915 K
street southeast. Both were
charged with transportation and
possession.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
ADVERTIsFMEMr

Headaches From slight Gala.
Laxative BROMO QUINTNE r. hIa,
tlieye the Headache by curing the cnIS
A Safe and Proven Remedy. The hoI
bears the signature Of q. W. Srovs
soc. St0Ve'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
AUTO|STS MUST
WORK OUT OWN
SALVATION
So Believes w. R. AIIaband,
Who Has Directed Traffic
Here for rs Years

Traffic can be handled more
easily today than a quarter Of a
century ago.
The authority for this statement
is no other than the one traffic Of
ticer who has been directing traffic
at street intersections in Washing
ton during all that time. He Is
Crossing Officer William r. ALA
band, stationed at North Capitol
street and New York avenue.
Back in 1898, when Allaband went
on traffic duty In Washington, the
people were not trained to watch
and obey the signals Of the traffic
policeman. They would run past
signals and did not seem to realize
that the traffic policeman meant
business.
Foundation Laid.
The foundation for highly ef-
ficient handling Of traffic has been
laid, Allaband believes, the prob
lem today being how to handle
the greater volume Of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic with the greatest
expedition and safety to all.
Washington has an excellent set
of traffic regulations, Allaband be-
heves. They can take care Of Of
tenders who persist in ignoring
them, but no matter how efficient
regulations are, they must be
known and studied by the drivers.
Urges Careful Driving.
Allaband believes the remedy for
traffic evils is to come from the
drivers themselves.
"If the drivers Of automobiles
would give careful study to the
regulations that are given to them,
there could not help but be a big
improvement" said Allaband today,
as he kept things moving at his
busy corner. IT am not an ad.
vocate of slow driving as the
remedy for traffic difficulties. It
Is careful driving that counts. 1
have trouble with many drivers
not giving signals when they come
to an intersection. III drivers would
give the proper signals, watch the
traffic officer aud show more con-
slderation for other drivers, there
would be lot of trouble avoided"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
NAMES OF HONOR
GRADUATES ANNOUNCED

The names Of the following honor
graduates of distinguished colleges
and honor schools Of the country
were announced by the War De-
partment today. They are; ;!
Bryan M. Jacobs, University Of
Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Ralph A. Morgan, University OF
California, Berkeley, Calf
James z. Mount and Robert e.
Peyton, John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, Nd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
Sell WHEN
PROFIT IS
PROVED
General Mitchell Wants Con-
gress to Authorize Army to
Establish Lines
BY FRED J. WALKER,
Copyright, 3s2t, by International
News Service


News sefvice.)
Plans for the formation by the
Government Of a gigantic freight
and passenger air line linking
important centers of the United
States and later extending to
South America and Asia are be-
ing drawn no by Brigadier Gen
eral William Mitchell, assistant
chief of the Army Air Service, he
announced today.
The proposal, which calls for
an organization Of an aircraft
corporation similar to the Inland
Waterways Corporation of war
times would be capitalized at S.
100000 under the direction of the
War Department.
To Be Sold If Profitable
The purpose of the project as
outlined by General Mitchell, would
be the developing Of commercial
flying to show what the cost would
be so that private lines could buy
the Government holdings when pub
lie interest was aroused"
Planes can be built today that
would go anywhere in the world.
With proper equipment the flight
from New York to Picking wa
Canada could be made in sixty or
seventy hours" said General
Mitchell. in commenting on the
plan.
THE Government must take the
initiative In developing commercial
flying, to prove it's value. Air lines
would be a great help in our eco.
nomic life, as there is a real need
today for some means Of speedily
transporting passengers and light.
valuable freight. such as jewels
and money.
"All countries. and particularly
the United States, will support such
: transportation facilities, and our
Government is the logical organizer
OF such a service"
i Subsidies Eliminated.
The plan, according to General
Mitchell bodily eliminates govern.
ment subsidies Of private lines, a
practice, which though in use in
Europe has met with opposition
here
I He believes it would REQUIRE a
year. or more to construct the
proper type of craft and perfect
arrangements 50 that when once
tnaugurated it would be successful.
Present air mail routes would be
followed at the start and later
equipment that could make the
flight across the Pacific to China
with three or four stops would be
built
+ The South American ire is, ii
anything, needed more today than
the Asiatic because Of the length
OF time it requires to reach that
continent on the comparatively slow
ocean carriers, General Mitchell
said.
To Establish Costs.
THE main reason why private or
ganizations have not entered the
field so far is the lack Of definite
knowledge az to cost and safety
The air mail Gid much to reveal how
/ little danger there really Is in daily
flying. It now remains for some or.
ganiZation to establish the cost OF
modern freight planes on a daily
schedule.
The Government is the logical
originator of commercial aviation
because it would be the chief bene.
nciary in war time" General Mitch.
ell added.
General Mitchell's plan when com
pleted will be submitted to the War
Department for approval, after
which 1t will reach Congress, it is
understood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
s. AIR SERVICE FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS PROPOSE
GOOD FELLOWS!

Fill out this form and start on the road to happ
ness Christmas Day Don't fill it out unless you have
the heart to help the poor, the aged and the III
you will be Good Fellow ON Christmas to Soma
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U. S. Claims Not Opposed

LONDON. Dec. 16.-Chancellor
of the Exchequer Churchill, speak
ing in the House Of Commons to-
day. said that Great Britain had in
no way opposed the claims Of the
United States government for cost
Of its army Of occupation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-16
MONTREAL PROGRAM is
DESIGNED FOR ENGLAND

The third of the monthly mid.
nlght concerts, broadcast primarily
Tor the British Isles, will be put
on the air tonight by CKAC,
Montreal, beginning at 1890 a. M
Inc program will continue until
= O'Clock tomorrow morning. An
attempt will be made to rebroad.
cast the program In London,
Evening star., 1924-09-21

She was rescued by a farmer and his
wife. Since the incident she has been
In the county Jail, held under $500
bond Is y prosecuting witnesA
Those arrested today were: John
Langdon. held under $4,000 bond on
charges OF riot assault and ta1inE
and featherins: William Haupt.
Walter Shank, Fred shspplsy. John
ard and Claude CONS, charged with
Daub and Chester Summers are
left Myersville 10 days sgo.
Ten Years MAXIMUM.
Besides Mrs. Shank and Leatherman
those arrested on the previous 10
indictments included Calvin Shank,
Grayson Daub, Paul Grosyntckle.
Arthur Rice, Alvin Rice and Roma
Shank, all held under $4,000 bond on
the three charges OF riot. assault and
tarring and feathering. The maxi
mum penalty possible is 10 years.
Miss Grandon and the Shank
woman, tho latter claiming she was
urged by the men to make the at
tack, are said to have joined hands
in their determination to push the
prosecution and still others may be
involved. The prosecuting attorney
has expressed thedetermination to
spare no efforts to punish the guilty
and the judge of the court has said
that all who attended the ceremony
were equally guilty. The grandjury
will report Monday, and the hearin &
Evening star., 1924-09-21
COL. G. Nick. WILLIAMSON
TO BE BURIED TUESDAY
Retired Officer of Quartermaster's
Corps Succumbs at Colo
rado Springs, Col.

Col. George Nick. Williamson, a re-
tired officer of the Quartermaster
Corps died at Colorado Springs, Colo,
last Thursday and his body will be
buried at the Arlington National Gene
terry, with military honors, Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Surviving him
are his widow, living at 1416 Twentieth
street, and a son, Lieut. George NICK.
Williamson, jr., Field Artillery, at
present a patient at Walter Reed
General Hospital.
Born in Shade Gap, Pa, July S, 1863,
Col. Williamson was graduated from
the M'litc-v Academy IN June. 1887.
His earliest service was with the
Cavalry in Indian campaigns in New
Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming and
he was in command of the Sioux Indian
Scouts in 1S90-1891. He IVES with his
regiment in Chicago during the labor
riots in 1894. Afterwards he took part
in the Spanish War, the Philippine
insurrection and in the World War.
He was transferred to the Quarter
master Corps as a captain in July
1899 and became colonel in that corps
in May, 1917. During the World War
he was on duty in this city and in New
York and afterward in France. Since
the war he served in this city, New
port News, Va, San Francisco and
Tacoma, Wash. His health became i'm
paired in the Fall of 1891 and caused
his retirement July "a, 1922. For his
services in the World War he was
awarded the Polish Grown Of the
brave" and the French order of uni
versity palms" (oncer Of public in
struction.)
Evening star., 1924-09-21
ATTEMPTED LARCENY
CHARGED TO MEXICAN
Letter Presented to New York
Consul From 0bregon Declared
to Be False.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 20.-The
turning of the leaves embellishing the
seal on a letter supposedly written by
the Mexican secretary for foreign af-
fairs up instead of down caused Fer
nando Perez to be in the Tombs tonight
charged with attempting grand larceny,
according to a report made by the
police.
Perez, who registered yesterday at
hotel under the name of Arturo
+. Zarrage," presented shortly after
to the Mexican consul general two
letters One of them purported to
have been written by President Obre-
gon Of Mexico, countersigned by sec
retary for foreign affairs, described
"Zarrage" as secret agent" bound
for London and Berlin, and another,
supposedly from the secretary for
foreign affairs. called on Mexican
consular officials to give the bearer
any funds he might demand. Accord
ing to the consul general, Perez ask
ed for s2.500 and was told to return
for the money.
"Zarrage" called for the money. and
after he had signed a receipt for 1t
he was arrested. According to the
police, he admitted that he was not a
secret agent, but said that he was act
ing for 'Zarrage," the real secret
representative of the Mexican gov
ernment, at ''Zarrage's" request. as
the latter had confided to him that
he was being watched.
The authorities have sent a descrip-
tion of Perez to New Orleans, where
ii is said the Mexican consul was re-
Gently defrauded by an impostor who
claimed to be an agent of the Mexi-
can government.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
MEETINGS FOR DAVIS.

The Federation of Women's Clubs
OF this city and the Missouri State
Society have been invited to attend
the meeting Of the McDonald-W Wash
ington- Blackburn Democratic Club
tomorrow at 2315 Massachusetts
avenue. Edwin S. Fuller, formerly
of st Louis, will speak on The Dem
ocratic Attitude Toward the Supreme
Court" touching on La FolIette's at
tacks on that body. Wednesday eve
ming there will be non-partisan
League of Nations meeting, to which
all interested are invited The speak
er will be DR.. John o. Knott.
Friday evening there will be an
address by William Jennings Price,
former minister to Panama Mem
bers of the Washington Alumni AS
sociation of Washington and Lee
University and the Washington
alumni of Georgetown University
have been invited to be special guests
Friday evening. John w Davis is a
graduate of both the academic and
law schools of Washington and Lee.
The speaker of the evening MIR
Price, is member of the law fac
ulty of Georgetown University
Evening star., 1924-09-21
MARSH ASKS INQUIRY
OF DRY APPOINTMENTS
Civil Service Reform League
Head Says Agents Are Po-
Ntical Iucompetents.

tn Senate committee investigating
the Internal Revenue Bureau was
asked yesterday by H w. Marsh,
secretary Of the National Civil Service
Reform League. to begin it's investi-
CATION OF prohibition enforcement by
subpoenaing the records to show who
recommended appointment of any
prohibition agent convicted of crime
since the enactment of the Volstead
law.
"All the Federal prohibition agents
whose duties ii Is to enforce the. law
arc political appointees." Marsh said.
They are chosen, not because of
their fitness for the work they have
to do, but on account of political in
fuence and political Endorsement.
The leaders OF the dominant politi-
cad party. namely. United States SEN
ators and national committeeman in
the States, practically control these
appointments. The jobs are a part of
Evening star., 1924-09-21
PAN-PACIFIC PARLEY
IS PROMOTING AMITY
Food Conservation Conference at
Honolulu Brings Many
Nations Together.

The first Pan-Pacifc Food Conser-
vation Conference, which convened
at Honolulu last month under the
craftsmanship of Dr. L. A. HI. Howard.
chief of the Bureau of Entomology
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, and held under the au-
spices of the PanPacific Union, was
designed for promoting the mutual
understanding by the peoples OF the
countries around the Pacific OF one
anothers problems.
The conference was made up OF 95
delegates-3S went to Hawaii from
the United States, 55 from other Pa
ciic countries, and 2 from the West
Indies Twelve duly constituted dele
gates from Hawaii and Se residents
Of Hawaii participated In the meet
ings which were also attended by
number cf local laynnen.
Delegations were sent rom
France, Indo-China- Japan and New
South Wales. Fourteen Pacific coun-
tries were represented by about 14o
technical men and women.
Speaking of the conference Harold
8. Palmer, secretary. says "a very
important result of the conferences
and one difficult to measure was
the broadening due to close contact
between delegates from many re-
gions. An appreciation was obtained
by the discussion Of many of the
problems which are not widely re-
allied though of vital importance to
their immediate localities"
Evening star., 1924-09-21
STUDY OF "QUAKES"
ON UNIVERSAL SCALE
Scattered Facts About Trembling
Lands to Be Corrected by
Scientists Here.

A record of the constant "Quak es"
which come from the trembling sec
tionS of the earth's surface and are
noted at the Georgetown Observatory
recalls the efforts now being made to
promote SeismologicaI research in
both scientific and practical lines be-
tween the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, through its advisory
committee in selsmology, and the
Seism illogical Society of America, the
. former under the direction of DIR.
Arthur l.. Day, the latter under Prof.
Bailey Willis, president of the Seis-
mological Society of America.
After considering the extent and
character of this field of scientific
work relating to earthquakes and al
lied phenomena it has been recon-
mended that at the outset the press
Ing problem offered by the west coast
region of the United States. where
earth movements in considerable va
riety occur, should be taken up
Important results have already been
achieved from the initiation of the
advisory committee of this co-opera-
ton. Among the more definite ac-
complishments is the Great Fault
Map of California, the Bathymetric
Chart of the Continental Shelf from
San Francisco to Point Descanso,
published by the United States
photographic Office, the primary tri-
angulation of the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey and the develop
ment of the new type of the torsion
seisometer as applied by Messrs. An
derson and Wood. working in the
laboratories of the Mount Wilson
observatory at Pasaderc
The worldwide occurrence of
earthquakes means that there is
world wide experience of their ef-
fects. acquired at the cost of enor-
nous values destroyed and great loss
of life, but so scattered, ignored or
suppressed that it is ineffective to
serve humanity at large The
records of that experience await as
sembling, discussion and interpreta-
tion for the benefit of communities
In all trembling lands