Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1921, Page 2

2 ® *ATTERBURY, UND FIRE, QUOTES BIBLE Pennsylvania Vice President Questioned in Rail Fight Before Labor Board. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 23.—Brig. Gen. W. W. Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania lines, today began his third day of testimony before the Railroad Labor Board under the ques- tioning of Frank P. Walsh, labor at- torney, who resumed his attempts to make the railroad official weaken in his unqualified opposition to the na- tional agreements. The labor attorney sought through his uestioning to find some rule which Gen. Atterbury would admit could be applied nationally with beneficial re- sults to both labor and railroads. Rules and Principles. Aa a result, the conversation be- tween the two soon became an argu- ment over the fine points of distinc tion between rules and principles with Gen. Atterbury at one klmf quot- ing the Bible in support of his con- tentions. s Mr. Walsh read from the principles of the National War Labor Board, promulgated in 1918, concerning the right of workers and employers to organize and be protected from dis- crimination. ] “Now you are getting into princi- ples and not rules.” said Gen. Atter- bury. “The Ten Commandments are principles and one of them says: “Thou shalt not steal’ It's stealing for a man to take an hour's pay and not do an hour's work. A principle may be all right, but_you can't ex- pect a rule to work in Florida, Macki- nac and on the Pacific coast. No rule laid down by a board is admissible of national application verbatim.” Railroad Spy System. Charges _that the Pennsylvania rail- road was fighting for the open shop and that the road maintained a spy system before the war were subjects of a heated all-day discussion before the board yesterday. % Gen. Atterbury charged the unions with attempting to force the closed shop. and Frank P. Walsh, labor at- torney. retaliated with declarations that the Pennsylvania had maintain- ed spies and arsenals to take care of Jabor troubles. ~ The whole day’s testimony revolved .about Gen. Atterbury's stand that he could negotiate agreements with his own employes, but that no ju: and reasonable agreements applicable to he entire country could be written by anybody. He also maintained the ‘right of the minority to a voice and «wharged the unions with assuming to ‘represent all employes and using coer- ‘cion in attempting ‘to make them join ‘the union Attorney Walsh opened his charges of a spy system on the Pennsylvania “with a statement that $300,000 had been spent in 1914 on the road’s po- system. Gen. Atterbury ex- plained that this amount covered all protective measures. such as crossing ‘watchmen and similar employes. U: der questio: ted that the road did maintain a spy system. but declared he could .not say how much had been spent on that department. ‘R. 0. T. C. DEVELOPMENT ° PLANNED AT MEETING Association of Military Colleges and Schools Opens Eighth Annual Convention. Plans for the advancement of legis- lation which will enable the War De- Jartment to give greater attention o the R. O. T. C. during the coming vear wcre cutlined by President E. W. Nicrols of V. M. 1. to members of the Association of Military Colleges wnd Schools of the United States at ithe opering session of their eighth annual mecting today at the Hotel “Washington. . Nichols in making the pre address briefly outlined the xrowth of the R. O. T. C. idea and its ndred proposition, the §. A. T. C. He advocated the appointment of an ctive legislative committee which ‘wouid seek the enactment of laws iwhich would “enable the War De- srartment to foster the R. O. T. C." 4 Col. F. J. Morrow of the general :aff, chief of the R. O. T. €. branch, | r plans divisiop. talked on changes 1 regulations, summer camps and eneral conduct of the auxiliary. Other speakers listed for today are +iaj. Gen. C. S. Farnsworth, U. S. A., “ief of infantry: Col. L. T. Richar Col. Hall of the adjutant gen- al's office, U. 8. A.. and Col. R. M. ; anford. commandant of cadets of the nited States Military Academy at est Point. The latter's subject deals with the | present methods of training and dis- e at West Point. 30 tonight a reception will be #ield and the annual dinner at 8 I-clock will have Gen. John J. Per- “hing as its guest of honor. Reports of committees will be made * tomorrow’s session. Officers of the organization are: Gen. . W. Nichols of V. M. L, Lexington, . president; Col. R. P. Davids orthwestern Military = and B . Academv. secretary-tre y-treasurer, S il L. R. Gignilliat of Culver Military ademy,’ vice president. Col. J. oodward of Georgia Miliary Acad- ~my and Gen. William Berbeck of St John's Military School, Manlius, N. Y. with the above named officers, consti tute the board of trustee; IUGHES MAY AGREE TO DISCUSS TRADE TREATY WITH REDS ed from First Page.) al, that locomotives cannot be atched up with theories and that the wriginal soviet theories are unwork- ble, said Mr. Lloyd George. The agreement, purely a trade agreement recogniz- ing the de facto government of Rus- sia, not a treaty of peace. Claims against Russia with respect to loans or for injuries to nationals had been r ed for discussion, when there would be a general settlement; in the cantime all claims were amply safe- zuarded He ridiculed the idea that the trad- ing community was opposed to agree- rent and asserted that every pre- diction about bolshevism coming to an 14 failed of realization. The bol@-- vifts were in as complete control in vast Russia as any government could be under present circumstances. WILL CLOSE TO VEHICLES. Aqueduct Bridge Open Only to Pe- destrians for 48 Hours. Agueduct bridge will vehicular trafic from night until midnight be 32 on Friday, closed d of the new Key bridge Pedestrians will be permitted ss the bridge as usual. i pa will rate twa 1 M stre iia side s will he ars bey he bridge, through the work will be under way. | Naughton he continued, was| to o'clock to- be- e of work heing done at the south to hington and Old Dominion nd | with the necessary literature and in- LONG HORN ON HEAD SCARES NEGRO WHEN HATS WON’T HIDE IT Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 23.— Last spring. when Lee Wilson, colored, discovered a hard knot forming on the top of his head, he paid it little attention. But as | time went on and the knot grew | Lee became worried, bought a hat | with a high crown, refused to take it off in company and grew a furtive lobk in his eyes. In ten months the knot had ceased to be a knot and to all appearances became a horn, big at the bottom. little at the top. Lee bought an- other hat, with a higher crown, but his deathly fear of a hospitai | made him keep his silence. The other day, when the horn had reached five inches in iength and about half an inch in diameter. [ Lee took off his hat and his friends perceived for the first time his condition. .They “guyed” him about It, and as Lee was unable to purchase a hat high_enough, he tightened his lips and went to a hospital Yesterday the horn was removed and doctors reported the patient was doing nicely. The growth was composed of keritanized tissue, similar to the material of which finger nails consist. Ac- cording to physicians, the growth. cornu ~cornutum, is very rare, seldom reaching a size equal to that found on Wilson's head. _— CHINA TURNS TOAID OF OWN STARVING Costly Festivities Suspended and Money Donated to the Famine Refugees. Social life throughout the Chinese republic is practically suspended in order to conserve food and money with which to buy food for the aid of the millions of famine sufferers, according to advices received by headquarters of the American com- mittee for China famine fund. The Chinese are cheerfully giving up their usual entertaining, it is stated. officials at Wuchang having abandoned the ancient New Year's feast. which often lasts a month, and contributed the money thus saved to the famine refugees. Work of Americans. For the doubly laudable purpose of keeping breath in their bodies and helping overcome their fear of for- eign school teachers, Americans in China administering the aid provided by the China famine fund have de- vised a new scheme. They have es- tablished “starvation schools,” where the childrea receive 5 cents for every ¢ay they attend classes, with an ex- tra nickel for Sunday if the week's record be gocd. The youthful Chinese does not dread school so much, it is explained, as he does foreign teachers. Hence, tl calse of education is served, a base- less prejudice is removed and more than 6,000 children are kept from starvation, with a little left over for hungry parents and elder brothers and sisters. Only about six out of a hundred children, however, can be saved by this method, it is estimated, owing to the scarcity of funds available to pay these “salaries” for going to school, Contributions may be sent to Charies E. Howe, local treasurer, American Security and Trust Company, or for- warded direct to the national treas- urer, Vernon Munroe, Bible House, New York city. & NINE RENTALS REDUCED AS TWO ARE INCREASED District Commission, in Decisions Today, Denies Possession to Four Local Landlords. Nine rental reductions and two in- creases were sanctioned by the Dis- trict rent commission in determina- tions handed down today. Present rentals in two cases were approved. Four landlords were denied posseasion of their properties. The list of de- cisions follows: Fred J. Oberteau, apartment E girect northwest: present Tental ot a month approved. R. C. & Son. defendant X Bacton ncent Demma, second f1 strect northwest. rent red:g:'d’;r’-mfi 350 to $42.50 2 month. R. C. M. Bur- ton & Son, defendant. E John R. Southam, apartme; Cedar street, Takoma Pari (ULt i ¥ Upper: Room in which the shooting of Katherine Littieton occurred, showing sofa on which the body was found by mother of the girl and fn wall (indicated by arrow) where bullet struck after passing through of the victim. The organ on which James Stevens, who isx being held tn, connection with the death, said he placed the revolver because it was too heavy in his pocket, ix shown on left of picture. Lower: The Littleton The lower window on ieft of house opens out from the room shown abeve. BESSON HANDLING WATER AND SEWERS Assistant Engineer Commis- sioner Takes Part of Capt. Wood’s Work. Maj. F. S. Besson, assistant en- gineer Commissioner, has been given temporary supervision over the water, sewer and electrical departments, fol- lowing the assigning of Capt. J. E. Wood to the municipal architect’s of- fice. Capt. Wood formerly had charge of these three services. The addition of these three depart- ments to his regular schedule of du- ties will keep Maj. Besson ¢on the jump.” He probably will be relieved of these services again, however, when a new municipal architect is appointed and Capt. Wood relinquish- 8 control of that office. There are at least three applicants for the position of municipal archi- tect, it was learned today. but no selection has been made. The posi- tion pays $3,600 a year. { " The street gangs of the engineer t 1, 415! department, which gomes under Maj. D. C.; z % "busy foday in various rent reduced from $90 to $80 a month. gfifi"&r'ine city on_repair work. E. H. Tonolla, apartment 3. same ad- | The work shect Jor the day shows Sreas ;T oguced from 370 to $60 | the following streets designated for 2 month. G. W. Chase, defendant in | improvement. 2221 15th street 2 treet, Kenyon to Rock Ty Gellaway. ) e d, repairs; Tunlaw northwest; present rental of $35 a Creek Church road, rep: > Tth to Jewelt sireet, repairs: month approved. Gardiner & Dent, ?‘:{.:u northwest between 2d and Incorporated. defendant. 4th, patching; M street northwest, Ethel Keefer, 625 T street southwest: | 224 to 2sth, patching; U Street. Lin- rent increased from $22.50 to $28 a|coln road to 2d street northeast, re- month on complaint of owner, Patrick . pairs; 1st street northeast, south of I & street, repuirs; Benning road, Cén Henry M. Sneed, 1241 Duncan street| (ral avenue to District line, patcl : rent reduced from $20 to) ing: North apitol st from W 1 CITIZENS ASSAIL TRACTION FARES AS 4 PUBLIC INJUSTICE (Continued from First Page.) far as the rate of fare, but separate and as two upon the rate of return. “Marry us on the fare question, but divorce us on everything else. The companies ask the commission to con- fer upon them ali the benefits that a merger would bring to them, while they themselves stubbornly and ca- priciously refuse to the public all those great benefits that actual con- solidation would effect. [ “Two public-service Dromios, before the ‘traction tragedy’ took the boards in this case, played with abandon a comedy curtain-raiser before the com- mission. “Dromio in fustian begged. ‘Be lib- eral, my distress is great,’ but, above all, ‘what you give me please also give my wealthy brother.,’ and Dromio in broadcloth answers, ‘For myself I ask nothing, but what you award my poor brother I beseech you also tol s on to me. “Under the law 1 submit that the Capital Traction Company has no right to suggest what the fare on the Washington Railway and Electric should be, or vice versa. Fare Is Not Jul “As much right, and no more, than the gas company has to advise you what the electric light rate should be or the telephone company has to tell the commission what the transfer company should receive for baggage delivery. “The public utilities law is no re- specter of corporations. Each is re- sponsive and responsible to the law, the | commission and the public for itself and {itself alone. They cannot pool their losses any more than they share their profits. Each builds its own houses and takes no roomers. “Finally, 1 respectfully submit that the commission cannot say, under its ob- ligation, to support the law. YThat a fare that produces a rate of return of 11 per cent on fair value is reasonable, just and non-discrimina- ory.’ ““That the commission with its record of eight years before it canuot now give to a company a fare that it does not ! ask and which will yield during 1921 at least 12 per cent on fair value and there- $11.50 a month. Lo p i % to Michigan avenue, repairs, i fendant. S eClst and B streets southeast, re- | _John Mettler. 233 12th street south-| sairs west: rent reduced from $25 to $18.50! Lo 0 a month. John Scrivener & Bro., de- | ““Jonato Pertilo, 212 Quincy pacel GARDNER REGAINS COMMISSION POST northeast: John J. White, 322 Quincy (Continued from First Page.) place northeast: Pasauale Leec 2201, Quincy place northeast, ang 3 5 Hurd. 218% Quincy place northeast: rents reduced from $18 to $15 a month each. A notice to vacate served on Mr. after look those rates of return allowed at from 4% to 6 per cent ‘in the face.’ " { Hurd was adjudged insufficient. Thom- {as J. Fisher & Co., jas 3. defendant in each Joseph A. Brown, 224 D street north- west: notice to vacate sarved by John Johnson adjudged insufficient. Ella Bryant, 1241 20th street north- west; notice to vacate served by E. M. ‘g;,:‘gn & Co., Inc. adjudged insuffi-| looked upon now as the leading as- pirants for this office. _ George H. Gillin of New York, na- tional commander of the Disabled Sol-|Z Qiers' League, accompanled by several = officers of that league and a dozen oriZ ore wounded overseas veterans, call- S % on President Harding today and!Z urged him o issue a proclamation John W. West, 35 O str ay.imetting aside a “disabled soldjers’] rent Increased from 51 to varea i week” to be observed throughout the month. George M. Slye, defei i United States. % Notice to vacate served by the siant! “The delegation told the President adjudged insuflicient. {that it had in mind a similar procla- { mation issucd recently by Gov. Miller I ot New York for observing such a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 1o New, Yhat state. . The delexation FUND RAISERS TO MEET also asked the President to give his i support in_obtaining necessary legis- | ilation in the interest of disabled sol- | diers of tne world war. . District Alumni Will Arrange for| NURSE BELIEVED SLAIN. ! Work Here at Session Tonight " . at University Club. Blow on Head Probable Cause o i Death, Says Louisiana Coroner. SHREVEPORT, La., March 23.—Dr. 000 campaign for Connecticut Wes- | Willis . Butler, parish coroner, after n will be heid at the University | a post-mortem examination today, ex- Club tonight, with Sidney E. Kent|pressed the opinion that Miss Gladys as chairman. { Cook, a trained nurse, who died here Over 7,500 square A meetng of the executive commit- ! tee for the District drive of the § The local quota is set at $15,600.|ycsterday of what was generully be- The slogan is, for each alumnus, lieved to have been natural causes, or Give $260 had been murdered. A ational in &n for $3,000000| Miss Cook is reported to have been res: accumulation of $2.- | found unconscious in her room at a 1250.000. The intensive iocal drive will|locsl hotel und was taken to a suni- {take place from April 15 to April 25 | tarium, where she died several hours On April 15 a dinner will be given | 1ater. Dr. Butler attributes her death by the local committee at the Uni- |t0,& Plow on the head versity Club h Simultaneounty | Miss Cook was twenty-three years Wesleyan alumni will be senton wy |0ld. She came to Shreveport several | banquets throughout the United | Y€ars ugo from Newport, Ark. States. PA. DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED. The University Glee Club will arrive in this city next Thursday for a con- emi-| PHILADELPHIA. — Stockholders of r 16th street the Pennsylvania Railroad Cempany. of committees during the | at their annual meeting here, re: the central committee will | elected Bayard Henry, George H. Mc- touch with every | Fadden and Howard Hines directors to supply him | for four yeags. The stockholders also approved the proposed $100.000,000 in. crease in the railroad's indebtedness. b ington. Ap avenue. t at the Marthe Washington nary, on upy < a cha paign Wesleyan man and L n g s e g AT structions. a ) THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAYE MAR: First Pictures in Connection With Mysterious Shooting of Harpers Ferry Girl for Which Youthful Suitor Is Being Held for Trial. CH 23, 192L SUSPECTFIVEMEN | INBRYB INQURY Seamen Arreshed in New Or- leans Face Trdal for Mu- tiny at New York. The five men held at Naw Orleans on Shipping : on will be k to stand a charge of mutiny aboard Board steamer City of Al taken to New York next w Olpey of New York. Investigation into tke possible cfg- 3 nection between the prisoners NEW ORLEANS, March 23.—The five men landed in irons yesterday from steamer Rushville, which brought them from Rio de Janeiro at the request of the Ameri- can consul there, still were heid be- hind a screen of secrecy today. De- tained technically at the parish jail on charges of mutiny on the high seas, but said to be suspected of knowledge of the September Wall street bomb explosion, the men were allowed to have no visitors, and were carefully guarded by federal and parish au- thorities. The five men, all of whom claim to be seamen and all of whom were said to be well educated, gave their names as Philip Bender, Lionel Kuebreezuff, Rudolph Dorsh, Hans Randin and Henrik Lipman. According to Capt. Van Weeldren of the Rushville they were arrested a month ago following a mutiny on board the steamer City of Alton and were landed at Rio de Janeiro. Later the American consul at Rie had them put aboard the Munson liner Yoro to be returned to the United States, but they created such disorder that the Yoro's commander quickly returned them -ashore. When the Rushville arrived at Rio a similar re- quest was made by the consul upon Capt. Van Weeldren. He agreed to bring the prisoners to New Orleans. Just how their names were brought into the Wall street explosion had not been made clear here. According to a local Department of Justice agent, the steamer City of Alton made the voyage to Rio de Janeiro ‘where the captain of the vessel want- ed to pay the crew with Brazilian money. Members of the crew objected to this and a decision was left to the American vice consul at Rio, who ruled that American money must be given the crew. According to the same official the charge of mutiny brought against the EGG ROLLING ASSURED. White House Grounds Open to Children Easter Monday. For the first time since 1915 the White House grounds will be thrown open to the children of the District Easter Monday for the ancient and revered custom of egg rolling. Ac- cording to the announcement today, children only will be admitted to the grounds between the hours of 9 am. and 3:30 p.m., except the very wee youngsters who are privileged to bring a grown-up with them as guar- dians. At 3:30 o'clock every one will be admitted and every one is invited to hear a concert by the Marine Band, which will last until 5 o’'clock. The President will furnish the grounds and the music, but the chil- dren’s parents must furnish the eggs. CONFESSED SLAYER “PDago Joe” Accused of Mur- der for Which Young Decker Assumed Guilt. WARSAW, Ind, March 23.—John Invagnolia, known as “Dago Joe. was arrssted in Elkhart, Ind., and is being hed in comnection with the death of Leéroy Love;t. His arrest was ordered following a- statement made this afternoon by Vi Decker, who is being held charged with the mur- der of Lovett, that it mas “Dago Joe” who committed the crinye. Virgil Decker Saturday made a sworn confession that he alone killed Leroy Lovett in a cabin on Tippgcanoe river and later placed the body on a railroad track. 5 In his statement yesterday, which was made through Ris :nlorn%. R. A. Buhler, he declared that the might of March 11 he and Leroy Lovett had made arrangements to g0 On am. auto- mobile trip to Albion. Ind. He met “Dago Joe” (Invagnolia) later, and the'latter told him he had a propasi- tion in which Decker could make $1.000, and that he would give him the details if Decker would meet him at a certain point along the road while he and Lovett were driving to Albion, but would not tell him what the proposition was at the time. The statement says that he agreed and that he and Lovett picked up In- vagnolia near the edge of town. After they had proceeded down the road a few miles, “Dago Joe® told him to stop the car. The Italian got out and walked about twenty feet down the road, and then called Lovett. He said after Lovett went up to Invagnolia the two had a short argument and then he heard a dull thud“and a muffled groan and looking back from the car_where he was seated saw “Dago Joe” standing over Lovett's still form with a club in his band. He said he shouted to the Italian you have killed Lovett.” who replied, “Yes, he makes me much trouble. “Dago_Joe” then told him, accord- ing to the statement, to put the body in the car and take it to some rail- road crossing and leave it on the tracks. ‘He threatened to lay the blame for the crime on me if I re- fused,” said Decker in the statement, “but_promised me $1,000 if I carried out his orders.” Decker. in the statement, said he NOW SHIFTS BLAME FATHER INDICTED INCHILD'S DEATH Joseph W. Gonzales, Whose Daughter Died of Diph- theria, Is Held. Joseph W. Gonzales indicted today by the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter for alleged failure to procure medical attention for his fourteen-year-old daughter, Gonzales, who his home, 607 Taylor street, January 18 last. The indictment is said to be the first to be returned in this jurise diction for a death resu from/ lack of medical attention 0 is said to be a Christias Scientist and did = cian when th but is declare sent treatment Adams, a “faith healer The coroner’s jury at an inquest into the death of the child held both the father and Mrs. Adams for the action of the grand jury. When United tates Attorney Laskey and Assistant United States Attorney Arth investi. gated the case they decided to use Mrs. Adams as a witness before the grand jury. The charge of the coroners jury against Mrs. Adams was ignored by ‘the grana jury Sets Forth Legal Duty. The indictment sets forth that ft was the legal duty of the father to provide the child with the necessaries of life, including medical attention, and that while under his parental care she was stricken with diphtheria Jan- uary 10. and was in need of medical aid and attention continuously until her death eight days later. It is charged she la was ing relied on “ab- rnestine AL attended and neglected.” while stricke en with disease, and “because of tha felonious neglect and refusal of tha said Joseph W. Gonzales to furnish and provide medical attention to ang for her” she died. The charge is then made that the father “then and there, in the manner and by the aforesaid, feloniously and of his gross negligence did kill and slay, against the peace and dignity of the United States. The father is at liberty under bond to alwlil ‘the return of the indicte ment. DRUGGISTS GIVE PLEDGE TO PROHIBITION OFFICIALS Promise to Aid in Enforcement and Reguest Fair Treatment. Pharmacists, manufacturing and re- tail druggists throughout the United States will become “unpaid assist- ants” to Prohibition Commssioner Kramer, if he ever needs them, and will make every effort to aid in the enforcement of the prohibition act. This promise was made as the drug- gists’ committee of five, appointed at a conference of representaiives of the drug trade yesterday, was leaving the office of the prohibition commissioner shortly before 6 o'clock. The members had been in conference more than two hours. They brought KATHERINE LITTLETON. men grew out of their demanding that ice water be furnished by the master of the City of Alton, it being charged that they, through Bender, who was spokesman, declared that unless the ice water was furnished they would re- fuse to work. This question was also referred to the American vice consul, who ordered the five returned to New York for trial on a charge of mutiny. STILLMAN CHARGE APPEAL FOR-IRISH RELIEF ON SCORE OF WAR DEAD Capt. Peyser Strongly Urges Sup- port of Fund for Starving. Paying tribute American bo; to last night. In declaring that the Trish was not & domestic but & wopld atian “Any is for humani problem for America and. the yeos of the world. For this reason I say that this country should take some action Ireland is - Ing today for the sare Drinciple frce this country battled “I am proud to say that Jewish and and died side by In fai P those Irish soldlers who gn::e:;etii Sam's service, there ‘laxkon by the on Ireland's fi for freedom. America should ‘recsp. Joseph T. problem, Capt. question that Peyser said: on the Irish trouble. the people of for in 1776. Irish boys fought side on Flanders field. lives in Uncle should be some action State Department nize the Irish republic.” Fitzgerald presided. . DR. BALLOU TO SPEAK. A joInt meeting of the Georgetown Civic Association and the - jarent- teacher associations of several schools will be held in Street thls evening of West Washington the Montgomery School, between 1 and K streets, at 17:30 o'clock. 27th Speeches will made by Supt. of Schools Ballou and Bruce. A musi- furnished by the Asst. Supt. Roscoe C. cal program will be Howard University Glee Club. The New Star Building Space Available October 1, 1921 {feet of oftice space or rooms on each of the second, third, fourth and fifth floors of The Star’s new building will be available on or before October 1. Organizations or associations may acquire most desirable quarters at reasonable rates. Immediate arrangements and reservations should be mdde to meet special requirements, The Star’s new building will be one of the largest and finest office buildings in Wash- ply to the Business Manager, The Evening Star, 11th street and Pennsylvania thousands of of Irish descent who gave their lives in the great war, Capt. Julius Peyser made a strong appeal for support to the Irish re- lief fund at a meeting of the Terence Megwiney Council of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic at St. Dominic’s Hall LT T AIRED IN COURT (Continued from First Page.) dren and $40,000 in alimony for his wife. He said, in referring to counsel fees, that Justice Mo r, with his experience, would do the proper thing. Mr. Nicoll said the only desire of Mr. Stillman in the matter of alimony was that he could grant Mrs. Stillman suf- ficent money to allow her to live in rea- sonable luxury. Attorneys for the plain- tiff brought out that the largest request for alimony in a court in New York state was in the Gould case, when the 'sum then asked was identical with the present request. John E. Mack, guardian ad litem for Guy Stillman, twenty-eight-months-old baby, whose paternity is questioned in the case, told the court he wished to correct Mr. Nicoll's statement charg- ing that the baby was jjlegitimate. “The evidence befor® the referee,” he said, “does not show any other per- son than James A. Stiliman to be the father of this child.” In his reply Mr. Nicoll said he had referred to documentary evidence pre- sented to the court. Mr. Mack replied that neither by affidavit nor testament had anything indirectiy been placed in the records to impugn its legitimacy. Justice Morschauser remarked that the mother stood for the paternity of the child, while the father attacked it. “Isn’t that the big point in the ques- tion of compensation?” he asked, add- ing that sufficlent counsel fee in con- sideration of the attack made on the child should be allowed. Says Woman Is Inmecent. Abraham Levy of attorneys for Mrs. Stillman, then stated: Q “She fights not only for the life of herself, but for the life of her child. This case has not yet been tried. When it is tried, she will prove her denial of all the allegations as to her infidelity made by Mr. Stillman.” “I will take these papers and have it out at home,” said Justice Mor- schauser. “I can't let the press have these papers until they are passed upon.” Justioe Morschauser then asked the lawyers where they wished the pa- pers to be filled—in Westchester, Put- nam or Orange county. Mr. Brennan and Mr. Nicoll said it was immaterial. Justice Morschauser then said he would enter the final papers in the | county olerk's office of Westchester i county, but added that he would or- | der the county clerk to transmit the { papers to Putnmam county, where the be action originally started ‘and wher the papers will be filed. - On the question of where the papers should be filed, one of the attorneys ! remarked, with a smile, “They might consult the convenience of the large number of newspaper reporters as- signed to the suit” Justice Morachauser, .at this junc- ture, reiterated that the entire pro- eeding was a public matter and that Zihe intended to have everything con- nected with the suit conducted “openly and aboveboard.” MAHANY QUITS SERVICE. The resignation of Rowland B. Ma- hany as special commissioner to Eu- rope to investigate international im- migration matters has been approved by Secretary Davis as of March 21 and sent to the President, it was an- nounced today at the Department of Labor. Mr. Mahany was sent abroad several months ago at a salary said to have been $50 & day. Cablegrams recall- ing him were sent im February by former Secretary Wilson and Mr. Ma- hany arrived here Monday to report to Mr. Davis, but did not see him until yesterday. SUED FOR $15,000 DAMAGES. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric Company is named as defendant in & suit to recover $15,000 dammges filed in the District Supreme Court by Albert J. Earl for alleged personal in- !juries. ~ Through Attorneys D. T. Wright and Philip Ershier the plain- tiff says he was a passenger on a car that figured in a collision January 22 = NI 1ast, and sustalned permaspeat injury. was afraid of Invagnolia, 3o put the body in his car. He said he drove first to a cottage on the Tippecanoe river. where he left the body, not hav- ing the courage to leave it on the railroad tracks. He came back the next day, however, the statement said, and, taking the body, placed it on the Pennsylvania tracks. He lost courage again when he say the train coming, he sald, and dragged the body to the side of the track., where it was later found. “DISTRICT NIGHT” PLANS. Honorary Advisory Committes to Discuss Arrangements Tonight. Completed plans for the “District night” celebration of the All States Society, to be held in the auditorium of Central High School Tuesday night, will be discussed by members of the honorary advisory committee for the affair at a meeting in the boardroom of the Franklin school tonight at § o'clock. The committee is composed of the following: Edgar C. Snyder, chairman, repre- senting the advisory council of the general civic center; Theodore W. Noyes, representing the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbi: Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, representing the District Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers’ As- sociations: Dr. Abram Simon, repre- senting the board of education; Isaac Gans, representing the Chamber of Commerce; Col. M. A. Winter, repre- senting the Minnte Men: Miss Mary O'Toole, representing the Women's City Club; Dr. J. G. Builock, repre- senting the Order of Lafayette and the Order of Washington; Selden M. Ely, representing the Monday Even- ing Club and the Sons of the Revolu- tion; Mrs. Howard Hodgkins. repre- senting the Federation of Women's Clubs; Roy L. Neuhauser, represent- ing the City Club; Ernest W. Brad- ford, representing the Mayflower So- clety; Miss Maud Burr Morris, rep- resenting the Colonial Daughters of America; Mrs. Noble N. Potts, aepre- senting the Daughters of 1812, and Jesse Suter, representing the District of Columbia Society of Natives. et Man slee;:'.‘Y by arefreshing to the commissioner suggestions for the more rigid control of alcoholic “tonics” and for the safeguarding of the law in the distribution of these wroducts. They requested in turn that the legitimate wholesale manu- facturer and retall distributor in the drug business be treated as law- abiding citizens and not encompassed by unnecessary restrictions. WOMEN MEET TO DISCUSS MISSIONARY INTERESTS The annual meeting of the Woman's Presbyterian Missionary Society in the Presbytery of Washington City was held today at Metropolitan Pres- byterian Church, 4th and B streets southeast. Besides members of the societies in the churches of the city delegates from churches in Maryland and Virginia were also present. Mrs. Harvey S. Irwin presided. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. Dr. Freeley Rhorer, pastor of the Metropolitan Church. Reports of the officers were given, following which Mrs. Charles K. Roys gave an address on “Foreign Missions.” The officers were re-elected as fol- lows: President, Mrs. Harvey S. Ir- win; vice presidents, Mrs. Thomas Noble, Mrs. Mabel D. Miller, George P. Conway and Mrs. Harold E. Doyle; recording secretary, Mrs. Jo McV. Lacy; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. W. Spaid; treasurer for home missions, Miss Fanny G. Childs; treasurer for _foreign missions, Mrs. Russell B Taylor; treas- urer for contingent fund, Mrs. M. J. Vaughan; secretary for missionary education, Mrs. W. L. Darby; secre- tary for literature, Mrs, Carol O, Goodpasture: assistant secretary for literature. Mrs. Grace Wright; secre- tary for Christian Endeavor societies, Miss Florenoce Steinprunner; secretary for young women's societies, Miss Clara McQuann; secretary for West- minster Guilds, Mrs. James Gripps secretary for children’s work, Mrs. J. Howard McCaule: secretary for freedmen, Miss Elizabeth Zea. The members took lunches, and st noon gathered in the’Sunday schoel room for a box party. 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