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home i » Byt in SUSPECTMERGRY CALSEOFDEATH Physicians Fear Nurse Made Fatal Mistake—Second Pa- ! fient Rumored Affected. Dornin Ellls, seventy-three years old, Earlington apartments, 3033 16th street, died yesterday afternoon at George Washington University Hospital, where he was under treatment for a stroke of apoplexy. His death, it is claimed, was hastened by his being given a dose of bichloride of mercury in mistake fof sulphate of magnesia. Dr. W. Cline Borden, dean of the university, sald it would require a chemical analysis to determine definite- 1y if a nurse had made such a mistake, as is reported. The analysis is being conducted today. he said, but the result probably will not be known until to- morrow. Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, deputy coroner, performed an autopsy at the morgue last night and reported that death probably had been hastened by a dose of the poison. The patient undoubtedly would have died in a short while under any circumstances, he reported to Dr. Ramsay Nevitt, coroner. The latter or- dered an inquest to be held at the morgue at 2:30 o'clock Monday after- noon. Second Patient Is Reported. Coroner Nevitt was summoned to the hospital shortly after the death of Mr. Ellis. He was told that a nurse had made a mistake, giving Mr. Ellis and another patient doses of the poison instead of sulphate of mag- nesia. Soon after taking the doses. it is stated, both suffered extreme nausea. Mr. Ellis, much older and weaker, died, while the other patient Fecovered. Mr. Ellis was a native of this city. He was a collector and -resided in Southeast Washington for many He is survived by his wife, Vo N & « lis, and a son and daugh- ter. The son, John Ellis, is connected with a motion pieture concern in Los Angeles, Calif., and the daughter. Mrs. Adelaide Graut, is a clerk in the as- sessor's office in the District build~ ing. Funeral services will' be conducted at Speare's undertaking establish- ment, 1208 .H street. Monday after- noon. The . ceremonies will be in charge of St John's Lodge, No. 11, F. A. A. M, of which Mr. Ellis was a member. 4 Nurse Becomes Hysterical. Detective Joseph Morgan visited the hospital today and was told that the nurse reported to have made the mis- was hysterical and could not be seen. She had been a nurse in the hospital the past two years. Concerning the report that a second patient had been given poison by mistake, he stated, hospital authori- ties said they doubted if that report was true. The other patient had fre- ;z:,;:my complained of nausea, he was The detective was told that the mec- ond patient was not dangerously iil. Miss Mach will be summoned to ap- pear at the inquest. Should her con- dition prevent her appeatance on Monday afternoon the hearing may be postponed. JAMES S. HAYS DIES; D. C. RESIDENT 60 YEARS Had Been in Retail Tea and Coffee Business—Rites Under Ma- sonic Auspices. After an fllness of several weeks, Jamee S. Hays, a resident of the Dis- trict of Columbia for n:reoth-n sixty gl.?" and a prominent Mason, died at n Georgetown today. Baltimere February 1 Mr. Hays came to Washingt: innis engagi; on in hi youth, and, after 1 1 business enterprises, .n‘le‘"; t'l:e“l':- tail, tea and coffee business, with Wwhith he has been identified for the forty years. k was past master of Potomsc Lodge, No. 5, F. A. A. M. a member of Potomac Chapter and Potomac Com- m.am, He was aiso a member of Association of Oldest of the District. TREAGCScH Mr. ys is sutvived by a widow, Mrs._As 4 LR, BB Sed ons Shueh: the N his home, Monday evening “o. s‘l':’; o'clock. TNe interment will be at Hill cemet. on Teesday. ———— ROBERT C. WILKINS HEART DISEASE VICTIM Prominent . Local Glabman Died Yesterdiy—Funeral Services * on Monday. Robert C. Wilkins, prominent 1 clubman, died yesterday Aflernoor?u:: 3:30 o'clock from heart trouble. He was forty-six years old. Mr. Wilkins was active in the Met- ropolitan Club and had a wide ac- quaintance ih social circles of the capital. He was the kon of the late ;!:"nnnhfl;vn:ln- ll)efd nml 't‘?l(y and was erly connected with t - ington Post. st Funeral services will be held Mon- day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of his brother, Wilkins,, 1700 Massachusetts avenue northwest: Interment will be Rocnk Creek cemetery. origrary - palibedrsrs, will include Brig. Gen. Charles L. McCawley, Maj. Gen. William Wright, Arthur Pete W. B I, Col orace “Westcott, John M. Biddle, E. B. Wills, Frederick E., Chapin and Commander Edward A. Mitchell. WHITE HOUSE BACK YARD PUT IN FINEST CONDITION will be held .under 1 John F.|the directors. Fred rthur Cassels, | and Mrs. Judge Bars Girls Who “Giggle” and Paint From Jury ATLANTIC CITY, J., Janu- irls, who and rouge have been barred from jury duty by Judge Louis Repetto of the district court here. Instructions to his balliff, posted in the courtroom, set down that woman juries -n‘lvl contain: “No admixture of men. mmature women, who =igE! rouge and powder, but do mot thimk.” JOHNSON ATTACKS PACT WITH IAPAN Declares It Provides for Re- peal of California Anti- Alien Laws. Senator Johnson of California today issued a statement criticising the re- ported agreement between Japanese Ambassador Shidehara and American { Ambassador Morris dealing with the status of Japanese in America. ‘When “stripped of diplomatic camou- flage.” Senator Johnson said that re- liable information he had regarding the agreement was that it provl«!enl for repeal of California’s anti-alien 1and laws. A new “gentlemen’s agreement” for exclusion of Japanese which “does not exclude” also is proposed, Senator Johnson declared. Statement by Senator. Senator Johnson's statement fol- lows: fA “From authoritative sources it is stated that the agreement between Ambassadors Shidehara and Morris embraces (1) an exchange of diplo- matic notes defining passport regula- tions, etc., which would ‘tighten up the present gentlemen's “agreement relating to exclusion of Japanese from this country, and (2) a treaty defining the rights of the nationals of each country, and which will, in ef- fect, abrogate and destroy the alien land laws of the state of California. ripped of diplomatic camouflage, this means that our representative and Japan's have agreed upon ‘the repeal of the land laws passed by the state of California, and prohibit the passage of those contemplated by many other western states. Japan-has ever insist- ed upon the control of her own people, and, therefore, will not agree to an ex- clusion treaty, but will enter into a so- called gentlemen’s agreement Which does not exclude. 'he new gentle- men's agreement, notwithstanding its additional phases, can be just as loose- ly administered as the present one, and just as in the cise of the present gen- tlemen’s agreement, it will be honored more in the breach than in the ob- servance. “The result will be, under the sug- gested arrangement, if adopted, a continuance of Japanese immigration and increase in the Japanese popula- tion in the west. “Upon the meager facts now befors us the situation appears to be this: Japan does not like an American law and Japan protests that law. Resort was had, not to American court, but to American_diplomats. The protest i deemed of sufficient gravity for Amer- ican diplomats to agree to a treaty exactly as desired by Japan. “This by a short cut, without par- ticipation by those most int repeals laws pagsed after due delib- eration—laws admittedly within the Jurisdiction of the state passing them— Which cannot justly give offense, and upon a subject of paramount impor- tance to the present well-being and future existence' 0f th® :state. course, a situation of this sort im in- tolerabie, and I think I yoice the senti- ments of California when I say that in every legitimate and legal fashion the consummation of such a plan will be resisted.” LOCAL Y. W. C.A. RECEIVES BLUE TRIANGLE CENTER President Announces Progress at Meeting—Directors R Named. Great progress during the past year was reported by Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, president of the local Y. W. C. A., at the annual meeting held last night at the main headquarters of the assocla- tion, 1333 F street. ‘The property at 20th and B streets, known as the Blue Triangle Recreation Center, was formally tufned over ta the local association by Mrs. John D. Rocke- feller, chairman of the housing com- mittee of the -national board, under whose management the center has been run since the discontinuance of the war work council of the Young Women's Christian Assoclation. Mrs. Rockefeller lgok! of the work that had been done there and the infinite possibilities for service that would present themselves in the future. Judge J. A. Van Orsdel of the District Court of Appeals, chair- man of the board of tristees of the Y. W. C. A., accepted the property for The following members of the board in | of directors were elected for a term| of two years: Mrs. William H. Bayly, Mrs. Frank Casey, Mrs. C. W. Rich- ardson, Miss Elizabeth Eastman, Mrs. Wright, Miss Mildred Bartholow obert Lansing. . After the business of the meeting 'veral “stunts” were put on to show the work of the assoclation. The &IT] reserves gave theif opening cefemony, with the salute to the Rag and the girl reserve code; one of the business girls' clubs demonstrated their singing and cheering ability, to the delight of the audience. Mizs Rudith Willlams and Miss Ger- aldine Knowles presented a Russian Muck Work Is Done at Executive |dance and Miss Williams appeared in Grounds in Preparation for New Administration. yard—are being cleaned, trimmed and otherwile touched up. preparatory to the change of White Ho enis ‘is 1n 11 1 e s ne with the general changes now under way in the White House building. * - 200Ut Workmen are busy touching up the driveways and walkways, the lawns, |Gen. Mitchell’ bushes, 'pldnts, trees, and, in f: every podtion ot the landscaps to 1he couth Of the executive mansion. The made over. Several dozen special dirt clay are a upon the courts, packed and rolled. cartloads of ‘These courts, which are midway be- | re tween the White House building and | m: the Ellipse, were orizinally constructed | Secret: the early part of President Wil first administration, being built for the President's three d son’'s especially dasughters. In the last few years th, have been used but little, and then :l“l!'Cm ng entirely | d a second number assisted by Miss Mia Donner. A thir@ number, presented by the health education department, was a dumb-bell- drill given by vari- Ous . secretaries of the association. STATEMENT IN EVIDENCE AROUSES NAVY SECRETARY 's View That Airships Practically Displace Battleships Likely to Be Challenged. Secretary Danfels was aroused to- ay by testimony given before House ~ appropriations subcommittee today being | by Brig. Gen. Willlam Mitchell, chief to be carefully | of the Army air service, to the effect that battleships were practically ndered useless by aircraft develop- ent. It was indicated that the naval ary might formally challenge Gen. Mitehell's utterances in a com- munication to Secretary Baker. Mr. - Daniels disclosed that Navy s were examining Gen. Mitch- s testimony carefully. Press ac- only by high government officials and | counts indicated, he said, that the ‘thetr friends. The famous Roosevelt courts @irectly in the rear of the executive the question is naturally asked: will comprise £ Y. M. C. A. GIVES CONCERT. The social department of the Young Men's Christian Assoclation gave a last night in the assembly ‘with Miss ae‘ &0 | I as sopsano. The large audi- ence was well pieased with the ren- Altian.ot several selections by them. Army man was attempting to qualify were |as a “naval expert.” “The Navy Department is not seri- ‘With the fixing up of the courts |ously cbnuld:‘rlng' Admiral’ Mitchell's 0 | suggestion. that former transports be President Harding’s ten- |converted into airplane ships,” he said. Mr. Daniels added that Gen. Mitch- ell appeared to have conveyed the impression that the recent bombing test on the old battleship Indiana proved his point as to aircraft. “In reality,” Mr. Daniels sald, “it rirude Tyrrell as|was an ordnance test. The bombs Miss ~Ramona | w. re not dropped from aircraft, but efully placed on the ship at spots wipere they would do the most dffnage” THE EVENING STAR, TURD. POPE AN CALL MANKHR O PEAE Addresses Alf Bishops on Seventh ‘Céntenary of Foundation of Order. By the Assoclated Press.’ ROME, January 28.—Pope Benedict on the occasion of the seventh cente- nary of the foundation of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi, ad- dressed an encyclical today to all bishops throughout the world which calls on all mankind to work for world peace and Christian reconcili- ation, invoking especially the assist- ance of all nohilaren of hristian e an, 0se e Third Order. oy °eIOnEINE o ... True peace,” says the encyclical. is impossible unless it is based on the tranquillity of the soul. There- fore, Christian virtue is necessary. Tertiaries must diffuse Christian spirit and oppose the two worst co- temporary evils, namely, the insati- #ble avidity to possess worldly goods and the unquemchable thirst for Pleasure. These evils show - them- selves in perpetual contest between the proletariat and the rich, as well as in immodesty of women's dress and modern dancing. “Let men follow St. Francis of As- sisi, whose constant desire was to make himself Christlike in poverty, humility and self-sacrifice. Let wom- en be convinced that they cannot bet- ter acquire merit toward the church jand their mother country than by working for the correction of cor- rupt customs.” The pontiff recapitulates. the his- tory of the foundation of the Third Order, emphasizing that St. Francis of Assisi especially wished that ter- tiaries distinguish themselves by brotherly love. ‘This evangelical pre- cept,.says the encyclical, which was so useful amidst the civil discord of the Franciscan epoch, was a source of inspiration to Pope Benedict when the whole world was ravaged in_the late war, and more so now When very grave internal discords perturb #0 many countries. The pontiff concludes by urking the bishops to increase. as well as to tevive associations of _ terttaries throughout the world, and calls at- tention that he himself is enrolled. BANDITS HOLD UP TAMPA OFFICE; STEAL $19,700 American Railway ‘i‘xpn- Com- pany Victim of Bold Day- e e e . light Robvery. TAMPA, Fla., Januai 29.—Two men held up “Cashfer E, F. Smith at the American Railway Express Com- pany’s main office and eseaped in an automobile. They carried with them $19.700 in cash and two packages of merchandise, which they-meized from the safe and z desk ¥ji the cashiers office. Smith says he had just opened the door of his cage to'g0 down the hallway, when two men ehtered. One had a wad of bilis, #nd told Smith e wanted a money Ir?qr in a hurey. Smith turnéd about,] unlocked the door to his cage ‘and Was about t8 ot e whlen ohe otllher men showed e muzzle of a pistot dgainst back of his head, © = Smith was. then toli to held out his hands. As he did 80, he wae hand- cuffed and compelled t5 lie down be- hind a counter. one - man guarded ‘him, the-other-snatehed up three packages of currency from the safe and two packa¥es of merchan- dise from a desk. ‘The bandity. slip- ped out guietly. and Sthith heprd an automobile. start up-and roll 5., | A few minutés’ later anothe¥:em- ploye of the company found Smith. SLAIN BY EX-SOLDIER; | | ACCUSED IN GIRL CASE Deputy Blue Shot Twice by T. R. Clayton, Who Is’Wounded in Fight. FAYETTEVILLE, N. &, January 29. —Deputy Sherift M. N.aBiue was shot and killed by Thomas R. Clayt New ' York, formerly a soldlor’ or Camp Bfagg. Claytow was perhaps fatally wounded by Bige, and Deputy W. 0. P throtgh the atrick was ] thigh here yesterday ernoon when the officers attempted to arrest the ex-soldier, on_a warrant sworn out P:;{ A‘.o A.‘ L:fi([l;e‘y, x':-w "l)\oud-h.ule ayton is said to ed him- oI st ms botat oF A plRTCed bim The tra was caused by Clay- ton's_atténtions ta- Lindsey’s daugh- ter, it is sald.” Lindsey poifted out the former soldiér to the officers just as @layton Wwas leaving his daughter at a street corner. . While Deputy Blué Was readling the warrant Claytoh arew’ an autbmatic pistol and started shopting. Blue fell, shot twice through -t stomach, but raised himsel? on his elbow ahg shot Clayton through the lung, aftér the man had wounded Deputy Patrick. Clayton is seriously weunded, and it is thought that he may die. Lindsey declared that he had re- ceived a threatenihg letter ‘from Clayton after putting a stop to cor- respondence between the man and his daughter. 2 Blue and Patrick_are the fourth officers from Sheriff McGeachy’s office to be shot down in discharge of their duties within the last eight month SCORES ARE INDICTED. Blanket Bill ‘Returned in New York Building Inquiry. NEW YORK, January 29.——Another blanket indietment beilleved to- con: tain the narhes of at least fifty-five members of the Association of Dealers in Masons’ and Building Materials was presented to Supreme Court Justice McAvoy yesterday by one of the ex- traordinary grand juries investigating the “building trust.” : The names of the defendants in the indictment, which is’believed to charge violation of the state anti-|H trust act, were withheld. Their coun- sel was notifled to produce them in court for arraignment Monday. —— i LOSS BY FIRE IN YEAR. Pennsylvania Reports Total of $19,- 500,000 for 1920. HARRISBURG, .Pa., January 29. — Pennsylvania’s fire loss during 1920 was $19,350,000, aécording to fi;u issued today by Maj. C. M. Wilhelm of the bureau of fire prevention of the department of state police. —— HEAD OF FIRM FOUND DEAD. BOSTON, January 29.—The body of George W. Jessup, president of the Jessup Chemical Company of this city, was found an the rallroad tracks near .a fréight house in: the Northern avenue:waterfront district early today.- It Was apparent that he had been hit By a train, but the palige were uncertain whether it was a ¢ase of accident or suicide. > P COLLEGE FIRE LOSS, $150,000.- SUTHERLAND, Fla, January 29— The 'mdministration bullding . and womer's dormitéry at Southern ‘Col- lege were destroyed by firé early this morning, causing & 108s of oyer $150,- 000. The cause of the fire has not y, been determined. JA originated in fi kitchem: Fifty it} lost AhSIF bs- longings. Fire apyaratus trom Clear- water and Tarpon Springs prevented further damage. * - P Fes | B JANUARY 29, 1921—PART Items- in District Budget Bl@ TAR":F BILLTO GIVE That Split Congress Explained House and Senate at Odds Over Number of Stenog- raphers to be Employed and Compensation for D. C. Employes Who Work Overtime Sundays. While the main items of difference between the House and Senate in the District appropriati features affecting the manner of on bill relate to the “legislative” providing funds, the schools and the street improvements, there are numerous other matters of importance to the District which in the conference. For convenie are now in course of adjustment nce of reference to the work of the conference the following summary of some of these is pre- sented : HOUSE BILL. Public Library. Three stenographers at $900; re- daiced by Senate to two. For extra services on Sundays, holidays and Saturday half holi- days, $3,000; increased by Senate 10 "$4,000. Police Department. To pay the relief and other al- lowances authorized by law for both policemen and firemen, $2 000. Incteased by Senate to $326, 410.87. For fuel, $7,000. $8.000. For repairs to police stations, $8,000. .. Increased. to $10,000. E For reconstruction of cell corri- dors, etc., $7,500. Increased to $8.500. For house of detention, $16,320. Increased to 5120.32& A Fire Department. For forage, $18,000. Reduced by Senate to $15,000. Health Department. For enforcement of act to pre- vent spread of contagious diseases, amount to be expended limited to 25,000. Limitation removed by enate. Fop clinical examination, ete., of children under six years of age undet contract with the Child Wel fare Society, $15,000." Increased by Sénate to- $18,000. S Juvenile Conrt. For two assistant chief probation officers, at $1,200 each. Increased by Senate to four. Courts and Prisons. For support, etc, of convicts fransferred from the District of Columbia _$160,000. ~Reduced by Senate to $125,000. Three laborers in Court of Ap- peals buiMing, at $480 each. In- creased to $600. _-Charitfes and Corrections. . Clerk at jail, $900. Increased to $1,000, with stenography require- men Re} c., $3,000. uFo'r‘cnre ‘and maintenafce of boys at National Training 8chool, $67,- 500. Increased to $70.000. For _medical _chafties—Freed- men’s Hospital, $45.000; reduced to $40,000. Columbia Hospital, $18.000; reduced to $17,000. Children's Hos- pital, $15,000; reduced to $13.000. Garfield Hospital, $15,000; reduced to $13,000. , Emergency Hospital, $20,000; increased to $22,000. Cas- ‘ ualty Hospital, $15,000; reduced to $6,000. George Washington Uni- vetsity Hospital, $5,000; increased to $7,500. ; Repairs to Tuberculosis Hospital buildings, $2,000; increased to National Association for the Re- ltef of Destitute Colored Women and’ Children, $3,000; reduced to 2,500, Y athington Home fof Found- lings, $3,000; reduced to $1,500. St. Ann's infant Asylum, $3,000; reduged to § i Temporary Home for ex-Soldl ; elts‘_m‘;alnlem.noe, 34,000; Tcotased SOl 3 ot feeble-minded @Ndren; $35000; inéreased to 500. “li'or board ‘ahd ¢are of children committed to the board of chil- Increased to = o airs to jail hospital buildings, % Increased to $5,000 dren’s guardians, $180,000; in- med to $175,000. T investigating agents at §1:200; increased to eight. For support of indigent insane of the District 6f Columbia at St. Elizabet1's Hospital, $800,000; in- cteased to $860,000. For deportation of non-resident insane, $4,000; increased to $5,000. Marriage Licenses. Martiage licensts Bive been fssued to the following: Fred J. Klingenhager and Alice M. Ryan. Lewis E. Sherman and Anne Field. Herman H. Campbell and Naomi B. Porter. Harry C. Malsberger of Massey, Bd., and Amy L. Doaaldwon of Fairfax, Va. John F. Inscoe.and Mary Dove. Homer T." Hefin of Broad Run, Va., ana in.w oolf of Rectortown, Va. mile D, Frey of this city and Anna Rosenc- of Decatur, Ga. obihson and Anna. Banks, 5. G onen of Pratta, v ; A5 3 s, Va. Chentel Says and Toa' B Btewart, Births Reported: The following births have been reported to the health department within the last' twenty- e RN . and Agnen G. Croes, girl. DT ang Mation V. Waakhe sl Harty ‘and Masle Heffetnan, boy. Harry 8. o md Nellje A. Deane, boy. Jobo B. and Annje C. Armstrone. bos. Earl P. Joseph F. and Margaret Teory L. and Bima Jennings, bo. Theodore R. ond Blanche Greemberg, boy. anl Anna Kirby, girl. Nellie Burton, girl. 5 ., girl. B. Pettit, girl. boy. 8. W. and Florrle Ru ford, girl. Herman and Mary Cheek, girl. Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been reported to the Health department within the jast twenty- tour bears: Willtam M. Ooleman, 50, en route Emer- gency Hospital. E Woodford, 55, Garfleld Hospital. 2':?:'; e, i3, Uotted Btates. Bol: B e liussell Maniing, 46, Tuberculosls s Mathia Hall, 66, 508% 2nd street southeas! Edith S ilitam David Bennett, 10 months, 2113 Pennnylvania ave tmer O'Hara, 22 months, 429 Irving nue. ’ Pau] William Lelbner, 28 days, 3465 Hol- B DIn S therine Boswell, 6 hours, Columbla O artina Hoover, 6 houts, Walter Reed Hos- tal. 3 1, 1112 19th etreet. %‘ffi.’:nfi’" ;?.mfl'n? 43, Freedmen's Hospltal. Fmma Bell, 40, 203 Heeves street. | John Henry Erown, 62, Stoddard Baptist ficor Burton, 2 days, Buttville, . C. —_——————— FIREMAN DROPS DEAD. Phillip H. Harrison, colored fireman. employed at the land office for the past seven years, dropped dead of heart disease shortly before noon to- day in the boiler room of the de- partment. He was fifty-one yéars old. Harrison, according to witnesses, appéared from behind a boiler com: plaining of a pain in his side. Im- mediately afterward he was seen t> stagger and was caught by fellow firemen. He died almost instantly. His home, according to department records, is at 27 Virginia avenue southwest. —_— SCHNURR WILL FILED. The will of Frederick Schhufr, the barber who was shot to death’ last turday night on his way home, was 16d toa-r for probate, It was signed bef 15, 1914, and provides that his entire estate shall go to his wife, Margareth B. Schnurr. The wid, ow 16 4186 RAMEA &% execntrix: - 3 SENATE BILL. Policemen and Firemen. Officers and members of the fire and police departments of the Dis- trict of Columbia who were grant- ed leave of absence to serve in the military and naval forces of the United States during the world war and who were honorably dis- charged and returned to their em- ployment in said departments shall be entitled to credit for classifica- tion and pay purposes as though such services had been rendered in said departments. Health Department. For necessary repairs to the an- nex (contagious disease ward) of the Garfield Memorial Hospital, 000 added. . or necessary repairs to the an- nex (contagious disease ward), - Providence Hospital, $3,000 added. To aid persons of -moderate means who are suffering from tu- berculosis to obtain adequate sani- tarium and hospital care, $3,000 added. Juvenile Court. Investigating officer for juvenile work. $1,400 added. Charities and Corrections. Nurse at Home for Aged and In- firm, at $600, added. For boiler repairs. §2.500, added. Clerk at National Training School for Girls, at $1.000, added. Provision added that “hereafter patients may be admitted to the Tubercnlosis Hospital for care and treatment at such rates and under such regulations as may be estab- lished by the Commissioners of the District” of Columbia, and all moneys received from this source shall _be credited to the current appropriation for maintenance of said hospital.” Provision alded that no part of the administrative fund—increased from $4.000 to $5,000—for the board of children's guardians “shall be used for the purpose of visiting any ward of the board of\children's guardians placed outside the Dis- trict of Columbia and the states of Virginia and Maryland, and a ward placed outside said District and the states of Virginia and Maryland shall be visited not less than once a year by a voluntary agent or cor- respondent of said board, and said board shall have power, upon prop- er showing, in its discretion. to dis- charge from guardianship any child committed to its care.” National Library for the Blind.— For aid and support of the National Library for the Blind, located at 1728 H street northwest, to be ex- pended under the direction of the Commissioners . of the District of Columbia, $5.000; added. Columbia Polytechnic Institute.— To aid the Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind, located at Commissioners of the District of Columbia, $1,500; added. LASKER BARRED FROM U.S. German Chess Player Going to Ha: vana for Match Game. Emmanuel Lasker, noted German chess player, has been denied permis- sion to visit this country en route to Havana for a world championship match with Casablanca. It was said at the State Department today that Lasker’s application for passport vise to permit him to visit this country had been refused under the ruling denying permission to enter the coun- try to German nationals, unless,a showing was made justifying the walving of the restriction. Lasker’s application merely stated that he ga- sired to renew friendships here. Officials_said the German plager would probably find little difficult reaching Havana by another route. He was said to be in Germany af present. _ NEGRO CENSUS GAINS. Denver and San Antonio Figures Are Reported. The negro population of Denver in 1920 was announced today by the census bureau as 6,085, an increase of 659, or 12.1 per cent. The white pop- ulation ‘was 249,652, an increase of :g,‘fill. or 20.6 per cent, and all others, 754. The negro population of San An- tonio, Tex., was 14,355, an increase of 3,639, or 34 per cent. The white pop- ulation was_146,795, an increase of 60,994, or 7L1 per cent, and all others, 229. —_—_— NO NAVY GAG, SAYS HEAD. Daniels Says Men Are Privileged to Write and Talk. Navy officers and men are privi- leged to write and talk freely except as to naval secrets, Secretary Danlels said, ahswering an assertion by Sen- ator Borah in the Senate that a “gag" order prevented Navy personnel from expressing their views as to disarm- ament. No such order existed, Mr. Daniels said, the only regulation being one to require articles on naval subjects prepared for publication to be sub- mitted, in order that such secrets might not be revealed or offense given any friendly power. “Of course, there are some officers whose ambition is to be constantly in the limelight.” Mr. Daniels said. “There are only two ways to deal with them. One is to ‘gag’ them and the other is to give them enough rope | M0 to hang themselves. In eight years in this office I have been unable to decide which is the better method.” = GEDDES HAS TROUBLES. Finds It Hard to See Lloyd George Diring Council Meeting. PARIS, January 28.—Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador to Wash- ington, is experlencing some dificulty in finding an opportunity to discuss American affairs fully with Mf. Lloyd George, owing to the premier's pre- gccupation with supreme council busi- ness. He has had one long talk with the prime minister, and is remaining in Paris_until he can have others, ai- though it seems likely these will have to be deferred until the council has ended its labors. Sir Auckland is holding resolutely to his determination not to receive news- Ppaper correspondents. —_— POLICE CLEARED IN DEATH. A verdict of suicide was reported by a coroner's jury at an inquest held at the morgue yesterday aftefnoon i the case of George F. Thurston, 270 Bladensburg road, who hanged Him- 8elf in a cell in the ninth precinet po- lice station Thursday night. The jury reported that the sulcide did not re- gult from negligence on part of the nolice. a WAY IN THE SENATE Fear Expected Debate Would Halt Progress of Appropri- ation Measures. The Fordney emergency tariff bill, it was reported today, will be side- tracked early next week, probably Monday, 80 that the right of way may be given to he annual appropriation bills in the Senate. The republican leaders do not in- tend to permit the program of legis- lation to be haited indefinitely while interminable debates on the tariff bill proceed. They are anxious to get the annual supply bills out of the way, though they are willing to nave the tariff at times when the appropriation bills are not awaiting action. _At present the post office appropria- tion bill is ready for consideration, and the sundry civil bill is practically ready to be reported to the Senate. Next week the Indian appropriation bill, it is expected, will be completed by the committee and reported to the Senate. The same is true of the leg- islative, executive and judicial appro- priation bill, Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali- fornia is anxious to get action on thé Johnson-Nolan minimum wage bill for government employes. He has not pressed the measure the last two on the understanding that if it evident that no progress could be made with the tariff bill that measure would then be laid aside. It is likely that Senator Johnson will move on Monday to take up the mini- mum wage bill. While many of the republican sena- tors are desirous of having the tarift bill passed they realize that it would be vetoed by the President in any event. ORDERS 3-YEAR-OLD LEAVE HIS MOTHER Judge Katherine Sellers Hears Child Lives in Squalor. Judge Katherine Sellers in the Ju- venile Court today ordered that three- vear-old Robert Walter Findland Ogil- vie, who, his mother, Mrs. Irma Ogil- vie, claims is Lord Banff, heir to an estate in Scotland, be placed i ;;‘t‘?: ;mfirl:l of children's gfi.‘r'.‘fi;fii ull hearin| HoKt Waanemarn g of the case is held The cate came up this morning, fol= lowing the taking of the child from ihe home of Mrs. Ogilvie yesterday on a warrant from Judge Sellers. The warrant was issued following the fil- ing of affidawits charging that Mrs. Ogilvie's home, 2413 Pennsylvania ave- nue, was no proper place for the child. First Witness Called. Mrs. Sarah L. Bucher of the board of children’s guardians was the first witness called. She testifled that she entered the home of Mrs. Ogilvie yes- terday with police officers and found the child in a room on the third floor strapped in bed. 3 She said that upon examination it was found that the child was in need of a bath. She described the room as ‘very dirty.” During her testimony regarding the condition of the room, Mrs. Ogilvie broke in with the statement, “I'd like to see your room, madam.” Mrs. Ogilvie took the stand. Judge Sellers told her that she might testi- fy from her seat beside her counsel, but she insisted on taklng the wit- ness stand. Her opening statement was that the testimony of Mrs. Bucher was “absolutely false.” Put Strap on Child. “My room and my baby’s room are the best in the house” said Mrs. Ogilvie. “I put the strap on the child when the bell rang, as I had to answer the door. Some one made an attempt to kidnap my baby befors, ‘to také him away and hold him for reward probably, but I prevented it.” She said that three affidavits pre- | 1| sented in connection with the case by ‘witnesses for the board of children’s guardians had been made out by parties who had been put out of her jhouse, and she charged that the pro- ceedings yesterday constituted vir- tual kidnaping of her baby before her eyes. 0.7 00INB. &0. BONDS AUTHORIZED ‘The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was authorized by the In- terstate Commerce Commission today to issue $2,744,000 of refunding and general mortgage bonds, while its sub- sidiary lines were authorized to issue $1,860,000 in bonds. The bonds of the parent company are to be held in the treasury until authorized sold by the commission and the issuance of the subsidiary bonds is in payment of certain additions made to their lines by the Baltimore and Ohio, For new equipment costing $5.928.135 the Philadelphia and Reading Railway jCompany applied to the commission for a fifteen-vear loan of $1,185,625, | proposing to pay 20 per cent of the jequipment oost with the government loan, and will finance the rest with equipment trust certificates. Other Roads Apply. The Fort Smith and Western Rail- way Company applied for permission under reorganization plans to issue 62,400 shares of common capital stock of no par value, $1,600,000 par value coupon first mortgage bonds at 7 per cent, and $3,744,000 par value second ‘bonds at 6 per cent. The issue, If authorized, is to be exchanged for $7,000,000 -of the company's first mortgage bonds of a prior issue, on which the company says it has failed to pay interest. The Virginia Southern Railroad Company asked for a loan of $75,000 for ten years to aid the carrier in meeting indebtedness and securing new equipment. . The Lake Erie ahd Western Rail- road Company asked authority to act as guarantor of a note for $181,000 of the Peoria and Pekin Union, and the Peoria and KEastérn Railway Coh- pany asked authority to act as guar- antor of another note of the same company for $226,250; and that Il- linois Central applied for permission to guarantee 25 per cent of a pro- posed loan to the Peoria and Pekin union of $1,861,000. Other Issmes Awthorised. The Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company was author- ized today by the commission to issue first refunding and mortgage bonds amounting to £8,782,400, the bond to be converted into issues payable in Amer- ican dollars at an exchange rate mak- ing a £200 bond exchangeable for one payable at maturity in $1,000. The bonds were issuéd in 1911 and paydble in sterling_since they were to be placed itish market. e Union Pacific railroad also was duthorized to issue :"'i : i! ll:: -t:a n e griount’se BTN to be cxchangad for bonds P e in dellars. _.._______._____.___-_._.____— Y t [ Blind Girl Winner of School Honorss First in New York NEW YORK, January 20.— Born sightless and believed mentally defective fourteem years ago, Rosalie Cohen has &raduated from Public School 127 in Brookiyn, distinguished nas the only blind child who ever suceeeded in winning a diploma in one of the city’s elementary or grammar schools. She ranked 100 per eent in all her scholastic studies except English, in which she was marked 90 per cent. She in accomplished musician dan- cer, skilled in domestic science nnd adept with the need) ing made the gra Reduction of Lump Sum in District Appropriation Bill Threatens. Wholesale reductions in the sal- aries of employes of the District sur- veyor's office are threatened by theé jaction of the Senate in reducing the |lump sum provided for this office in the District appropriation bill from $8,000 to $1,000. Unless the item is restored in conference twenty-five of the thirty employes composing the surveying _ department’s personnel will be affected by the cut, it is stated. The department has had the use of ©jan $8,000 lump appropriation for years. S6me of its most indis- pensable men, who have long béen with the depArtment, are paid from this sum on a per diem basis, none pa for the Blind. work Is typewritten. All her school PROPHESIES AIR SPEED OF 500 MILES AN HOU of them, however, receiving more than 35 a day. Should the amount Flyer Says Invention of Safety |, "".,i”in tWo, it is expiained, It - would become necessary to put these Devices Is Bnpidly Remov- employes on a .~l.|lulor§ basis, which ing Risk. would be followed by necessary sai- ary reductionS along the entire line While the United States is far be- (and, possibly, the dismissing of Lwo iad N or three employes. wiad all other important countri Wl il aucvyers’ oMbs dign of the werld in most phases of air-|gona forward by leaps and bounds plane development, it is well in the lduring the last few years, and only leag/ in the field of aerial mail trans- |the last fiscal year showed a 60 per cent increase. Enforced salary re- portation, according to Laurence Laiquctions and possibly dismissals Tourette Driggs of New York, found- |from the force would seriously crip- er and first president of the Ameri- [ple the work of the office, a ‘.l-nrdm}: ‘ing Club, and former resident |1° ©fficials at the District building. 13ARSON CHARGES the Natlonal Geographic Society. Pointing out that during recent flights to a height of more than Son of Wealthy Real Estate Owner Sentenced to 42 Years in Prison. 80,000 feet above the earth. a steady By the Associated Press. wind was encountered blowing at a UNIONTOWN, Pa., January 29.—Al- rate of 300 miles an hour, the speaker predicted the utilization of bert Smith, the nineteen-year-old son of s wealthy real estate owner of this rapidly moving current in the Fairhope, Pa., ioday pleaded guilty in uture by mathines whose engines Wwould add another 200 miles per hour to the motion of the plane. In such a way planes could travel with the wind at a speed of 500 miles an hour, criminal court here to thirteen charges of arson, and was sentenced to serve not less than foriy-two or more than eighty-five years in the Western peni- tentiary at Pittsburgh. covering a distance equal to that between San Francisco and New York in about six hours. Smith was arrested several weeks ago after the entire countryside had been aroused by a series of incendiary Among the growing uses of air- pianes in peace times outlined by Mr. fires, which caused damage estimated at no less than three-quarters of a Driggs were the carrying of passe million dollars. It was stated by the gers and mail, the discovery of for- authorities that he had made a com- est fires and the making of maps. Airplanes have already proved their plete confession, and soon afterward that the confession had been repu- great value in the hands of the for- est service in scouting out fires and directing the work of fighting them, according to Mr. Drlg'%'. He predict- ed that planes will shortly be used to fight fires successfully by drop- ping bombs which will release gases to diated. Toddy. however. he appeared in court and entered the pleas of guilty, six of them being to charges of felo- nious arson. The incendiary fires, which' con- tinued aver a period of three months, smother the flames. ‘The invention of safety devices is not only destroyed farm property and houses in a number of villages, but rapidly taking much of the risk out of flying, the speaker declared. He 1so valuable school buildings. Not :Il':hc fires were credited to Smith. pointed to the perfecting of a fire- —_—— 3 proof “dope” for use on wings and to the invention of a tank which pre- vents explosions and a parachute which neatly lifts the flyer from his cock-pit in case of emergency and lowers him safely to earth. In regar.l to the use of airplanes for military defensé, Mr. Driggs said: “Sane and practical principles of self-defense demand that we keep at least a thousand defensive air ma- chines ready for mobilization at any point on our borders at an hour's no- tice, for an attacking air force moves with appalling swiftness. The only Gefense inst aircraft is—aircraft. “The ehtire problem of American aviation—the social and the commer- cial development of aviation—de- pends upon the enactment of legisla- tion by our federal government estab- lishing rules for navigating the air and establishing of terminals and lighthouses for our air fleets. T EFFORT TO GET BERGDOLL REPUDIATED BY OFFICIALS Department of Justicé Also States There Is No Treaty by Which Return Can Be Demanded. Department of Justice officials de- nied today that the alleged Amer- ican detectives charged with having attempted to kidnap Grover C. Berg- doll, draft evader, at Erbach, Baden. were agents of the bureau of investi- gation. At present, officials deciared, there are no agents of the department on duty in foreign countries. Discussing the possible extradition of Bergdoll, legal officials said that there was no treaty in operation under which the United States could demand his retuxn. The only possible method, officials #sserted, would be for this government to ask Germany to hand over a man who had refused to fight against that country, which would be embarassing for this government and hardly possible of acquiescence by Lieut. G’en. Goodwin’s Speech Before Royal Army Corps Sent to Maj. Gen. Ireland. “Had it not been for the whole- hearted Help afforded tg us by Amer- ica, I hardly like to think what might havé happened in 1918, owing to shortage of medical and nursing per- sonnel In our armies,” according to. . Gen. Sir John Goodwin, director é‘::‘:tral. army medical service of the sh army. B oing was part of a glowing tribute to the United States, paid at a testimonial dinner given recently to the Royal Army Medical Corps, in London, an account of which has just been received by Maj. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, surgeon general of the United States Army. The presiding officer was the Rt Germany. le the Earl of Middleton, Tt was said at the State Department | B0 o and addresses were made bBY. today that an inquiry has been made | i fdward Ward, Rt Hororab as to the facts. The American com- missioner at Berlin notified the de- partment, that interpellations had been made in the landiag at Baden regarding the efforts alleged to have been made to abduct Bergdoll, but sdded that no representations had been made to him. 2 ASSAILS RUSSIAN SOVIET. Senator King in Clashes WitK Sen- ator France on Floor. Denouncing the soviet government V' Churchill, secrétary of state }?):n:tnorlt Field Marshal the Earl Lieut. Gen. Sir \l(rrd_Keflz merly director f medical sefvices; and Sir John C win. "I should likc : say one word a subject with « hich 1 was ratheg closely connected Sir John Good+ win said, “and at _is the amount Which America did_for the medical Service, and also for the army in this war. I was sent out to Anmierica came into the war. We were then iff serious straits as regards shortage of medical and nursing personnel. 1 at once placed the whole situation of Russia, Senator King of Utah in|frankly before the War Secretary. the Senate yesterday said: Mr. Baker, and before the head of the “I wish many who are agitating |American medical service, Gen. for recognition of the Russian soviet | GOrgas. I cannot express to you the cordial way in which I was received, the sympathetic hearing which was ac- corded to me, and the generous re- Sponge with which I met. Gen: Gorgas, Mr. Baker, the American Army medical service, and not only they, but the whole medical profes- the American people.” he 8aid, dény- |sion of America placed everything at ing that there Wwere any obstacles|my disposal, with the result that against individual Americans trading |within a few months over 1,000 Amer- with Russians. Ady American, Sena- [ican doctors and more than 700 tor King declared, also was free to [nurses, equipped and uniformed by g0 to Russia. 80 far as American re- |the American Army; were placed un- striCHioNaiy érejooniceEnsd; e tvedly, and without question, en- Senator King denounced the soviet!tirely at the disposal of the British at length and had several live)y |armies. clashes with Senator France, repub. | wiad it not been for the whole- lican, Maryland, author of the Rus-|pearted help afforded 1o us by &mar- sian trade resolution. The latter de- |jea I hardly like to think ~¥at clared that refusal of United States imight have happened in 1918, oWing mints to coin any gold of Russian |io ‘shortage of medical and nursing origin_was one barrier against free in our armies. trade with Russia. peraotinel e FLYERS UNLIKELY T0 ACT. |LINCOLN MEMORIAL APPROACHES SINK; $363,000 IS ASKED B would g0 to Russia—we glad to get rid of them.” Resolutions before the foreign re- lations committee, proposing meas- ures to extend American trade .with Russia, were dssailed by Senator King. “There is propaganda to deceive would be Daniels Scouts Idea of Kloor and Hinton Going in Vaudeville. It Lieuts. Louis A. Kloor and Wal- ter Hinton of the Naval Aviation Corps, fecently réturned from = peril- out flight to the Hudson bay coun- (Continued from First Page.) try, appeéar _in vaudeville, as reported | this appropriation is sought is for the trom New York city, it will be with- |approaches only*—the terrace wall and £ - ks and steps to the mémorial; gx:n:uthoruy T :‘:‘ :'hlu. the memorial ltrl‘:letm itself Secretary Danfels said this morning | stands upon w:_':!"'g{- Fra l:“:g:hg: that he had no official information on{has_been_ in pe lightest settlement. i'ifu‘v“.”’ffifi ggo:u"b':xo:‘"h;fe":fie? = ‘s"l"‘hn additional cost involved is that with a smile, Y a > | ot undervinnln% ::.4 ‘of b:bou:uul mu: strange things nowadays to get into paic the effect of fhe Bettitmpt the limeélight.” tsvell;hl)g !erla}uly, ::ol\"lfi,r?f;; f," o sitght, if he safd it wasn't usual for naval of ey begu: 5 ficers to g0 on the vaudeville stage,|[any. changes need be made to. the work done. but without examining the laws and [2lready i Pofulations on the subjecs. be wak not| 1615 earnestly wiged, fhat .gHe necessary congressional action to en- DD ot do 1n hia leigure_houts |able this underpinning to be instalied taken by the adoption of that did not. nterfere with his feguiar DRI LR A no oon eratsea 16ava of Avbencs. and béén €4 Ve ¢ ce, A&l 80 far as knows have given no indi- | net, symbolizing cation of leaving tHE service to efiter |stancy in l6ve, fhe vaudeville cireuit. e # January's prée! falthfulness §nd coh- matFisge and SURVEYOR'S OFFICE FACES SALARY TS o hok ’ on a mission just after that nation * | AUDED BY BRITON - b / J pl 1ous 8§16fié 18 the §ir- - ’

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