Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; con- tinued mild temperature. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 78, at 4 p.m. vesterday; lowest, 50, at €:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 21. Closing New York Stocks, Page 21. @he Foening Star. I Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republicatioa of #il sews dispatches credited to it or not etherwise r:ndited in this paper and also the local news published hereis. Al rights of publication of special dispatchies herein are also reserved. Saturday’s Net Circulation, 92779 Sunday’s Net Circulation, %5173 No. 28,099. PRESIDENT DECIDE ON POSITIVE STAND AGAINST COVENANT Message to Congress Will Make Plain That U. S. Cannot Build Upon It. post_office Wasl KNOX RESOLUTION LIKELY TO BE DELAYED IN ACTION Chief Executive Favors Measure, But Does Not Want Attitude Toward Germany Misconstrued. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. President Harding’s message to Con- gress one week from tomorrow will con- tain a fateful utterance on the league of nations, it was predicted in authentic official circles today. The President in- tends to finally dissociate the adminis- tration from the present covenant of the league of nations. He will make it un- mistakably plain that the United States cannot build upon it. ‘While no reference may be made to the Knox resolution for a separate peace ‘with Germany, it can be said that the President has no objection to the intro- duction of the resolution and its refer- ence to the committee on foreign rela- tions, but it is well understood that it is his desire that it shall not be speedily acted upon. & Ho prefers that it shall remain_in ittee until the administration has evolved a definite plan about a German Ppeace. Deeision Not Yet Reached. . And today the administration has not _reached a decision as to when and how ‘peace_with Germany shall be declared. The Knox resolution is therefore be- lieved to be scheduled for deliberate consideration in-the committee before it comes to the floor of the Senate for action upon it there. It is believed that a majority of the Senate is in sympathy with the Presi- dent in his wishes as to caution in act n the treaty! The best judgment of well informed senators is that it will not come out of com- mittee until the President’s has been formulated, with the concurrence of Secretary of State Hughes, and communicated to the committee. President Wants Lapse In Action. Senators Lodge. Knox and Bran- ee are classed as being in favor ltlne, has died from wounds received | News, quoting a Turkish announce- | lowing the flight of King ConStantine | from Greece in 1917, it was reported ‘Entered as second-class wtg hington, D. DENBY RETURNS TODAY FROM VISIT TO FLEET; INSPECTION PLEASES Secretary Denby will return to Washington late today on the de- stroyer Pruitt from a two.week visit to the Atlantic fleet at Guan- tanamo, Cuba, and Navy and Marine Corps shore stations in Cuba, Haitl &#nd Santo Domingo. On starting home. the Secretary Seqt the following message to the fleet and stations: “The Secretary of the Navy, upon leaving Caribbean waters after a short. but instructive tour of in- spection, compliments the service on the highly creditable condition of the ships and shore stations. The men seem zealous and eager, the officers working hard for the £ood of the service. The Secretary deeply dppreciates the uniform courtesy with which he has been welcomed during his visit. Good luck to you allr™ PRINCE REPORTED KILLED IN BATTLE| Brother of Greek King Said to Have-Died at Brusa. Commander Lost. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 4—Prince Andreas of Greece, brother of King Constan- in fighting near Brusa, says a Con- stantinople dispatch to the Evening ment. Tae Turks also assert that Gen. Vlachapoulos, who was in commiand of the Greek attack against the Turk- ish nationalists on- the Brusa fron has been killed in action. 5 Prince Andreas of Greece was the third son of the late King George. He Wwas born in Athens on January 20, 1882, and served in the Greek army during the Balkan war of 1912. Fol- 'h: aspired to lheedfllfvfie. but this Ove Was ‘report, to have been blocked by M. Venizelds, then pml‘er n!FGl\;escg » - o ollowing the return to Athens of Constantine, Prince Andreas was ap~ pointed a general in the Greek army, and late_last month was said to be e T ncess Alice Battenberg on October 7, 1903. Franco-Turkish Accord. PARIS, April, 4—Reports ‘Turks had _attacked .the oo of early passage of the resclution, all n Senator l‘.:d(s is not ex. oppose - the judgm that delay is advissble. t Harding is understoood to the ediately renunciation of the covenant of the ‘league of as such close connection |t is to this oughly content with the situation as it stands, taking his comfort in the ice unequivocally given of the position of the United States toward the allies in support of France. _He_would like to see section 5 of the riginal’ Knox resolution . restored— :bc promise of aid to France in case of an attack by Germany. This is a question for the Senate committee and ‘the Senate to decide. PROBING PRIEST’S DEATH. Officers to Qujz Former Parishion- ers of Father Jarecki. DETROIT. Mich.. April 4.—Deputy | #heriffs went to Bronson, Mich., today 1o question former parishioners of Jarecki, who was shot and killed the doorway of his rectory at yandotte, a suburb, last Friday m What course the investigation take at Bronson was not dis- €losed by the officers here. It was known, however, that their inquiry Jgsterday had to do with the identity ‘of possible enemies of the priest. The authorities announced they had discarded the 2theory that Father Jarecki had been the victim of mis- taken identity. - UNION MEN ARRESTED. Yhree Charged With Murder of Non-Union Miner in Alabama. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., April 4—Three méen were lodged in the county jail ‘here charged with the murder of John .“bt&,’llll_n‘gfll‘ha reso- | tionalist assem| ‘ench _in Cilicia, and that the Angora govern- ment had nnm:\ua the h-ah Turkish agreement don last mionth’ were by representatives o ‘Turks declared agreem Feceived orde cease hostilities agiinst the r:::eh‘.‘ CONBT. ril 3--The Greeks have been eompl:?aly d:rnu‘ by the Turks in the battle at, Eski- he | Shehr, says a communication issued by the headguarters of Mustaphs Kemal Pasha, the Turkish nationalist leader, : The {Greeks declare that there. has been a renewal of the fighting on th- Eskir-Shehr front. 5 Allies Curb Greeks. CONSTANTINOPLE, ‘April 3:—The allies will Tefuse the Greeks permis- sfon to transport their troops in Thrace to the battle front in Asia Minor by way of Constantinople or to use the Ismid railway. The_ Italians have protested that a Greek patrol has held up the steamer | Cleopatra in the Black sea. The alll have informed the .Greeks that they must not blockade the sea The Greeks are reinforcing- their army. They now have three new di- visions in Moudania with which to | endeavor to overcome the Turk vic- {tory. The entire Greek merchant ma- | rine has been mobilized as transports' and it is expeeted the Greeks will be able to put an army of 200,000 in-the field. The size of this army is being {viewed with alarm by the Serbians and Bulgarians. - ——— HERRICK "PLEASES PARIS. His Appointment as Envoy De- clared Agreeable 40 French, PARIS, April 4.—Approval of the appointment of Myron.T. Herrick as { United States ambassador to France has not been officially signified by |the French government. Entire satisfaction with reports that he i= to be the, next American ambassador here is expressed at the fareign office. however, and formal | notification that he is persona grata | will go forward in due time, it is de- Bivirs, nou-union miner, near Labuco. this county Saturday night. They are Dan Lattimer, W. T. Milligan and W. B. Nevil all of Flat Creek. Lat- timer and Nevell are presidents of local mine unions and Milligan a union miner. The men were arrested on information furnished by Wick ‘Ware, aged twenty-one, who was wit| Bivins at the time he was shot Ac- cording to his story Bivins was on his ‘way home, walking on the railroad track, when accosted by the three men, and words followed because Bivins had continued at work at the mines. The three men opened fire and Bivins was shot in the shoulder and ' arm. He rar down the track as other shots were fired. one bullet taking ef- fect in the head and another in the back. “Bull-Dog Drummond?” A story of mystery, love and adventure Begins today in The Star A tale unsurpassed by any of those that lift the reader out of a prosaic world into a realm of romantic, breath-taking adventure. The story begins on page 18. clared. | 9, | Today’s News | . ! in P phs U. S, backs allies, reply to Germany | says. Page 1 | President decides on | against league covenan Post Office Department to have welfare | bureau. ¢ - Page | Harding Democratic Club calls at White | "House and receives President’s thanks for campaign support. Page 1 Washington-Virginia railwa) protest to Interatate Commerce. Com positive stand t. “Page Hungary to evict Charles at once, b Page National prosperity week ‘wili be ob- served this week by many communi- ties in an effort to stimulate busi- ness. K. C. board members, meeti P original memorial offer. n‘:-;"i ! Officers arresting women shot 4 man who then kills himaelt, Page "% i Twenty state governors see steady re- turn to normal business conditions. Page § | D. C. Court of Appeals holds loitering law does not apply to Terminal Taxic cab and Auto Livery companies, | Fyi lumns of republican sem. Flying col pul | " operate in five Irish counties, “T Page 9§ Lioyd George (o discuss coal . strike situation today in commons. Page 13 Thirty nations to attend trade confer- ence. Page 13 Annie Louise Cary, famous singer, dead at age of seventy-nine. 3 Intercollegiate Liberal gy eening wenty-seven coltes, formed at Harvard. Page 13 Man accused of slaying flancee declares ) she commnfi %tde because ‘of postponed 3 Page 16 v‘ | oo e oy . ) 1;the German governi 1| basis, and hopes-that such negotiations, | mission on _increase in passenger | rates. Page 2 , | d WASHINGTON, GERMANY 15 TOLD U. . BACKS ALLIES IN DEMAND TO PAY Memorandum, However, Ex- presses Hope for New Reparations Schedule. REPLY TO PLEA ADMITS SIMON’S SINCERE MOTIVE Berlin Minister Suggests Interna- tional Loan Constitutes Only Solution of Crisis. Formal statement of the attitude of the United States as to German rep- arations-is contained in’'an exchange of tommunications ‘with German gov- ernment officials made public today. by the State Department. -They are in the form of :memoranda transmitted through Loring Dresel, American highi commissioner at Berlin. The German communication, dated; March 23, was written by Dr. Walyer Simons, German foreign minister, and asserted it was “entirely clear” both to the government and people that Germany “must make reparation to the limit of ‘her ability to pay,” but sought “examination by unbiased ex- perts” to determine the extent of her ability. : e Stand Is Positive: In his reply, dated March 29, Becre-. Hughes expressed pleasurg at Germany’s “‘unequivocal _ex lon”” of its desire to pay to the_limilt of ability, and declared the United Stat “stands with the governments of tI allies in holding Germany ' responsible for the war, and, therefore, moraliy bound to make reparation, so far as may be possible.” Lo “This government,” Secretary Hughes' memorandum - said, “belleves that it recognizes in.tlie memorandug of Dr. Simons a sincere desitg on the part of the German government to re- open negotiations with-the allies on a new basis, and hopes. that such nego- tiations, once resumed, may lead to a prompt settlement, which will, at the its bx .ulsll:olll‘ m:llor‘lndllm( wWas a ngthy ' document ‘going extensivel into ‘Germany’'s situation, and thz artment - announced that h this communication.and 2 Rrmermadum Dr. w E";- many to Teach accord with the allied the sincere and to meet requirementd as .fa " purpose as, pos- to of 3 for such.a , adding n reiterated that the situa- Germany was- of many of the allied and assoclat g, because ghe had no for- | “Germany would nmet be unwilling.” he said, “to assume the obligation of the intérést and amortization of the reign debts of the allied and asso. clated powers within the limit of her capacity- should this measure be en. tertainéd by the ailied and sssociated| governments and their creditors,” “It is entirely clear,” Dr. Simons paid, “not only to the government of Germany, but to the German people also, that Germany must make rep- aration to the limit of her ability to pay. . Reddy to_ Meet Proposal. " 1 He, like the minister, addéed that Germany s ready to meet any pro- posal which appears feasible“for the solution’of thé economifc and financial protlems of Europe and sought ex- amination by unbiased experts of h! l'b‘lll’ to pay. o “Germany believes,” the memoratt-: dum said, “that a policy of duress and | coercion will not bring about the ‘re- construction of internationaj economic life and only by way of peaceful dis- cussion and understanding can such | reconstruction be obtained. The Ger- man government considers it import- ant’ to give, with solemn.emphasis, the assurance that for its part it fis honestly willing to follow the path ft has suggested.” . b | The American memorandum safd; - “The American government s pleas. ed to note in the informal memo- randum of Dr..Simons the unequiv- ocal expression on the part of the German government of its desire to afford reparation up to the limff of German ability te pay. Tihis govern- ment stands with the governments of the allles in holding ny respon- sible for the war and, therefore, morally bound 'to make- reparation, so far as may be possible, “The recognition of this obligation, implied in the memorandum of Dr. Simons, seems to the government of the | United States the only sound basis on which can be built a firm and just peace | under which ¢ the various nations of Eu- rope can eve once mog economic leusndence and stability. ¥ “This government believes that it rec- ognizes in the memorandum of Dr. Simons a sincere dafln‘oa the part of men reopen ne- gotiations with the allles on a mnew ! once resul may lead to a_ prompt. settlement which will at the same e satisfy the just claims of the allies and permit Germany hopefully to renew its productive agtivitles.” * [PARIS HONORS DOUGHERTY | Refers to American Amity for Rev- | olu&gnnry Service. PARIS, April 4.—Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia was guest of hopor at a ‘reception here at which hefmet Cardinal Dubois, Archbishop of Cardina1 Dubols spoke of the: thies of France and America, to which inal Dougherty repiled. “I¢ it had not been for the Frendh during the revolutionary period we perhaps would not:be Amertcans to- H‘ny notable o8 attended personag: the reception, including Mme. Foch, fime s et PLANES OFF FOR HAVANA. Marine Flyers From Wasmngton the land type en route from Washington to the Vir. gin llllng here today at 11:3¢ ;.lm. for Havans, the next-scheduled stog, P % ¢ | fhe Boston post "office; due. to-~the; in- ability to get thecellings and walls ;. that | ment, ‘rather than better thdn that Post ed :lyl post office buildings,” -said- the D.. C, ~ SUMMERZY MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1921-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. £ WELFARE SERVICE FOR POST OFFICES Story of Dérk Quarters in Boston Stirs Postmaster General Hays. Postmaster General Hays announced his’intention of establishing a- wel- - | fare department for the postal serv- {ice to” postmasters of ‘the larger ‘cities of the ‘country gathered here today - for ponference with him. ', After, Postmaster Roland ‘M. Baker of Boston told of dark quarters in Bainted ~a Hght color/y! building is under the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department, ster General burst out impulsively: Bt We've go : " Postmaster _Ge Post‘Office Depart- by the Treasury. “Better conditions might be realized Office Department control of Postmaster General. Charges Department. Jealousy. Chairman® Steenerson of the Holise post .office committee said. that jéal- - | ousy existed between the Treasury and Post Office departments as to'the control of the post office buildings. ‘The Boston postmaster sald that the post office there is so dark that em- ployes are suffering on account of injury to their eyes. Postmaster Hay B Rornton of Richmond, Ve., ‘de- clared that he had been unable to get from the Treasury Department a sofa on which il postal employes might He. " Pot sters conferring with. Post- %dcm:'lseneru ‘Hays today included lin M. Stl&h. St. Louis, Mo.; Th W .+ Patte ork cit; g Gl “nfoago: ce. Washington, D. C Mich.; -Shi ‘Ilil.mdck. . Ni Detroit, ch. er] FwreS Baitimore; William J. Mur- phy, Cleveland, Ohio; Roland M. Ba- n; John A, Thornton, Phil- Meeiphias "Hay T. Thormtom, Rich- mond, Va., and Ed Purdy, Minneapolis. ‘Senator ' Townsend of the Senate committee on post offices and post roads attended the conference. Events Bringing ation. iance more I:.hnntu,l;.oofl ehl‘m. that . i have never en touched, while many ool ot erems i heing | of those making the oiaims are i1 brought about by events,” Postmaster | loapitals throughout the country. Of General Hays told the postmasters. | Leee 11T o L e eIl ah2 A apecial red i bages iAlor|have not been taken up for dedslon{ arcel post packages might 'hmfl’l up in transit all along the lné.was suggested by the Postmaster General, - following” 2 Statement by City Postmaster Chance that special elivery letters had been brought here e iNe 26 called storage cars with par: ‘el post matter and had been subject lay. o operation of the public is “the whole story” in bettering postal con- ditions, Postmaster Patten of New York declared, in_an outline of the needs of the New York office. 5 Mr. Patten suggested the segrega- tion ‘of parcel post matter from other mail, owing to the enormous growth of this branch of the service. He in- dorsed the plan ‘of the Postmaster General, for “early mailing,” . and spoke against inadequate addresses on letters, especially letters addressed to corners instead of street numbers: More than 300,000 letters lre‘v‘mlldl-, rected in New York city. di |y= he sald. 3 SCORES AID AGENCIES. Disabled Soldiers’ League Criticises Vocational Training Board. PHILADELPHIA, April 4—The Fed- eral Board for Vocational Training and other ernment organizations were scoted for their: alleged failure to pro- vide adequate compensation and rehibilf- tation for disabled soldiers by .officers of the Natiohal Disabled ' Soldiers” t a meeting here. - A local post eague was organized at:‘the Gillen, national chairman of lared -there -nm‘n.m DS Sisabled men. he sald, “have been of the meeting. e habilitated, and less than completahy rebapliiaies, aid loss tian ‘whatever, And, to top this, the politi- clans at Washington are trying.to re- duce compensations as a means.of cut- ting down gOvernmwent expenses. M overnment agencies are in one 'We must have a decentral tion of them, have each headed by olisabled soidler, it we wish results.” DEATH OF JOHN F. O'MALLEY. GHICAGO, April 4.—John F. O'Mal- eat cratic - after: an emergency operation for a tumor had proved unsubcessful. as Bl -nine _{!,cr.u: olg. | MIas | in twelve different hospitals, is the e & [BRITAIN’S BIG DRINK BILL. Expends Total of $2,285,795,050 for Liquor in 1920. Great Britain's drink bill increased by more than $400,000,000 last year as compared with 1919, says a fe- port to the Department of Commerce from Consul Hunter Sharp, at Edin- burgh, Scotland. The amount spent on intoxicating liquors in the United Kingdom in 11920, the consul says, is estimated {at £2285795,050, as against $1,875,- {469,000 in 1919. The total, however, is about 24 per cent less than before the: war. LEBON IV WOV * TDAD SUDERS ers-Deglare War Bisk wiil be handled with dispatch by the National Service , Division of . the American Legion, established herg to- day, with ‘headquarters at 1733 I Street northwest. The bureau will be tunctioning - under a full head of steam by Wednesday; next, jt is stated, its establishmest having been made imperative. according to.legion dfMcials, by what they: call the dere-l iict manner in which the govern- {ment is handling the activities in cohnection with service men's claims. Any kind of -assistance ex- {moldier or sailor or his dependents will be-given by this bureau, whether for not those applying are members of the legion. Albert E. Haan, a legionaire, a former -official of“the bureau of war risk insurance, and” himself a wound- ed veteran who -has been confined director of the bureau. He has a wonderful fund of information upon which to perform his new duty, and legionaires promise that it will have the effect of “waking up” the govern- ment bureaus dealing with soldier relief work. .Reports 86,000 Claims Untouched. | Figures already compiled by Director Haan indicate that there are now on Ifile in the bureau of war risk insur- There are 200 claims of the status two years old, 4,000 one yeat ald, 9,000 nine months old, and the others of lesser periods. It:is the determination of Mr. Haan ‘with his staff, whick he is recruiting from among those in the war risk bu- reau who know the ropes, tq push all of the claims to an immediate de- cisfon. <y ¥ The legion bureau, Mr. Haan pointed out, does not take the stand that these claims are all justified, and he will in- sist that they be given immediate con- sideration to the end that the claim- ant will know just where he stands. Will Score Hoapitals. Hospitals will come in for'a scoring at the hands of the bureau, with the main idea in mind of improving con- ditions. 4 ““The most pressing problem today,” said Director Haan, “and to which the greater part of our attention will be directed, is that of hospitaliza- jon and compensation for disability. t i no\secret that the government of’ the “United States has been d ‘Net in its r-war problem. Fact and_ figures have: blazed forth rom ‘mearly every paper in this country. 1 do not blame the government en- compensation .claims for. ex-soldiers | gecrp: same | ii: IPRESIDENT THANKS DEMOCRATIC AIDS Hopes Harding Club Will Stay in-G:0. P. Ranks—Has 40 Appointments for Day. President Harding today® reeeived the officers and organizers of- the Harding Democratic Club of the Dis- triot of Columbia, the first of its kind during the campaign. Their activi- known to the President, and: he tol venr 8 honeq' ta-peagive ‘thelw con+ in the United States; and personally thanked each member for his support ties in Washington and elsewhere throughout the country were well IMMIGRANTS RETURNED WITH BOGUS PASSPORTS TO COME BACK TO U. S. NEW YORK, April 4.—Several hundred immigrants, mostly wom- en and children, who recently were sent back to Europe after having appeared at Ellis Island with fraudulent passports, will be re- turned to this, country and per- mitted to land.- This annodincement was made here today /by Harry H. Schiact, head of tbe commission on im- migrant aid at Ellis Island, who + said ‘he/had received word that Secretary of State Hughes had given/instructions to all American consulates in Europe to return to this country all persons returned ¥ith the false documents. Mean- “‘while, the Department of State is investigating the source of the bogus papers. FAUTOISTS PROTEST NEW TRAFFIC RULE Registering Visitors Unpopu- Tar, A. A. A. Believes—Sug- gests Pedestrian Regulation. Emphatic protest against the pro- vision of the new. traffic regulations requiring visiting motorists to reg- ister with the local police depart- ment on - their arrival in Washing- ton isvoiced by the American Auto- mobile Association in a ‘letter to Cominissioner James F. Oyster. The association urges that a com. mittee be appointed from the A. A. A. to discuss both the objectionable pro- vision in the regulations and the Pbrospect of incerporating in the new traffic rules some provision for the regulation of pedestrians. it is understood that Commissioner Oyster approves of the committee, and Wil set a date in,the near future for a conference. The A. A. A. committee, when fomfll-!L‘.[ bably be com- posed of William Uilman, president of the District of Columbia division; A. G. Batchelder, executive chairman of the A. A. A., and Conrad 8. Syme, legal counsel for the association. v Text of Letter. “The letter to Commissioner Oyster follows: “Your decision to probe deeply: into local traffic in the local newspapers, is certain- ly very pleasing to the officials of this organization, since we are of fll:’ °lr"“°n! !Hl the “:'S‘ re‘r=llltlfllll. which went into ct, Satu . pot vaw haye much e:!o"b‘: Ie‘-.}ru{ g:! 2is0 carey some provisions that ought to_be _elmina : “When these regulations were ing the- public accepf adopted - we "t} - niot - openly Citizens' FeiaTations. dab i:nfi% ear STREET CAR LINES AGREE TOMEETING . FOR MERGER STEP Oyster Proposal Is Favored by Congress Members at Conference Today. {CAR REPRESENTATIVES { TO MEET UTILITY BOARD {Probnble Action at Capitol Unless | Agreement Is Reached Seen Behind Present Move. Appointment of two representatives of the Capital Traction Company and two representatives of the Washin, ton Railway and Electric Company to meet with the Public Utilities Commission. for the purpose of de- termining upon plans for a merger of the street railway companies in the District “was proposed today by Capt. Jameg F. Oyster, District Com- missioner, at a conference at the Capitol, in which members of the Senate and House District. commit- Tepresentatives of railways and the District Commis- sioners took part. The suggestion met with the ap- roval of the members of Congress and was acquiesced in by the repre- sentatives of the street - car oom- panies. Congress Determined. Comments by Senators Ball, Capper and Pomerene and Representative Foght of Pennsylvania made it cliar | that unless the companies were able and willing to reach an agreement upon a merger plan, intend~ ed to take the matter into its own hands at the coming session - and | force a consolidation. = - [ _The conference today was called by | Senator Ball of Delaware, who is to be chairman of the Senate District committee. members of tl Sommittee, and keenly inte: in the street railway situation, were present. Rep- resentative t, who is to be chair- man of the House District committee, took a prominent part in the confer- ence also. ' ‘With Senator Ball scting as chair- man, the conference resolved itseif {into a hearing at which the. District Commissioners, street rallway .offi- cials and Wijliam MoK. - represen fative of: the. Voderson o Associa Col. W. C. Kuts, chairman of ti ‘Btate vice director for the District of | support “the final (hclllbl; of the old | Public Utilities Commission, was the -Diyislon of Clubs of | Board of ers as good los- \first hesrd. He sajd that the District National L% ers rumbling. id g,,." Bewde - & i icokant et bject. ke 1B Tegimicr | eah e ey “‘Mu; Tition of the mew resmiations whicy | tomal er Company ua- W, Boyd. Focording |requires visiting motoFists to register | e It wah mersiy to be & preliminaty tary; Wililm Al Gomba _Snan- |with the police- ment, and we | SteP tow. mérger of the e toia Ahat tho crab mamberain, is com. :that the club mem! com- posed -of man -and ‘democrats woman . who, according ‘to Mr. Camp in his President Hili‘ln(» was should aiso like to upon you the fmportance of mmlu a pro- for the tion vision e pedestrians. “The registering-with-the-police- lepartment provisi wil ‘we be- introductory - remarks, . ‘appare y, | lieve, tment like a good mx of .the old demo- |among visitors to Washington as the cratic faitt of letson, Jackson and | Maryland-license tag does Among the Cleveland, él::@tl mln wn;)wl!y l}lltfllc .d'notvrlfl;. ‘l‘l‘:r gfi( |tuovlv support thé ‘prin; ot ‘the democ- | sion is adverse to al ntentions ng:oof l)!J‘g’. 7 Rites, ¢ for reciprocity between the Djstrict Club.a’ patgn Fedture. of Columbia and Maryland, which _President Mitchell; in—teling how the club was 'conodived aid organ- ized, said: 3 ‘we hope to effect beford January 1, 1922, =0 TR Regulation Urged. “The ‘regulation of pedestrians. on “Fo the unfranchised District of ! busy thoroughfares is becoming the Columbia goes the credit 'of in- augurating’ a. movement which, ac- cording , tor the republican campaign committee, e to be’ ofte of ‘the most Gistinctive features of campaign—the formation .of the Harding Demoaratic Club " in' the United States; from which there were developed out the country the organization .of many similar as- sociations o&d mocrats of.“the same political’belfef -and desire to support tho cause of republicanism.” Forty Appointments.on List. Presittent - Harding put .in an un- usually busy day today. It being one of the three weekly “open days" at the White- House, .the President's schedule contalned forty sepatate ap- pointments, which -required him to see more thén people. Althoug! tire”zmajority . of the tpppmt.mgnml were with individuajs, mostly sena- tors and representatives, ‘theré were even, ‘delegationis and- groups .on .the st. . - TFirst on the ISt wis Myron T. Her- rick of' Ohio, :'po»h:- :iun picked by e President again to'represent this Country it Paris ufln;tgd’guu- ambassador. : ‘With only thirty, minutes for-lunch, the President's appointments run' in quiek succession/up to 5 o'clock. this! afternoon, when he is to receive A. B. Garretson, presiderit of the Order of Railroad (onducto - Among the President’s callers from the Capitol -were Senator Brandegee and Representative Tilson of Connecti- cut, who, for more than fifteen minutes, discussed Connecticut politics and pat- rentage for that state. Senator Pat Harrigon from pay his respects. Senator Watson of Indiana talked legislation and patron- age for ten minutes, and on his way out told’ the newspaper men that he ‘was positive that the Knox peace reso. lution would come up early when the Senate mepts next week, and: that- it should be passed quickly. ” Other Callers From the “HUL” Other callers from the * were Senator Phipps, Colerado, and Repre- sentatives Overstreet of Georgia, Tow- the 1920 first proper and accepted thing in an ever- increasing number of busy cities. Pedestrian regulation is not solely a convenience _ for motorists, as_ many persons believe, but strictly a 50-50 proposition. - Our idea is to require { pedestrians -to ‘cross at crossings and give them the right of way there, while motorists would have the right of way between streats. course, at busy crossings the trafic police- men would -signal both pedestrians and motorists.” In regard to the registering of visit- ing motorists, the association .be- lieves that one license plate on a car sho#ld be good for either passage for a short stay through the forty- eight states of the Union, as is- evi- denced by its determined fight to pro- cure reciprocity between the District and Maryland.. A regulation of this kind, in the opinion of the A. A. A., would not only cause embarrassment and annoyance to thousands of visitors to this city, but.‘wounld “work ainst reciprocity with Maryland, which every local motorist is striving for. The association points ‘out that in | other states of the country a motor- iat is welcome, without the annoy- ance of reporting at a police station, to_stay until hisftime limit runs out. which in the majority of cases is either thirty or sixty days. ! As pointed out in the letter, many cities throughout the coutnry have | put into effect pedestrian regulations. 1 . Hartford Arrests “Jaywalkers.” { Hartford, Conn., is one of the most | recent examples of traffic observance on the part of both walkers and drivers. Four persons were arrested 3 Migsissippi called te|in that city on the first day the regu- | the public would benest lation went into effect and all were compelled to appear -in police court the following morning. Extra ‘policemen were ‘stationed on all- busy corners and implicit obedi- ence- to all- traflic.signals was de- “Stop” meant stop, and whoever disregarded thesignal was immedi- ately escorted by one of “Hartford's ! finest” to the section of the sidewalk | i from “which the original departure; { was made and there cautioned to! tirely, for this is a government:of self | ner of Towa, Rhodes of Missouri, Scott | “try it over again and do It right, be- | detérmination, and of the people, and indirectly the people are to.blame. “However, I'do charge certain de- partments with gross negligence, lack of human interest in'the wrecks of war, and an utter lack of perspective and vision in not having: established a better system gven umler the i adeqfate laws as’ passed gress., Flays Dilatory Methods, “ :speak for the entire legion when | I say we are sick unto death of t?‘ system which compels a man to prove before the governmental bar of justice | t he was born, that he served in the | '.2:-1 ‘wdr, that he was not violating the Army regulations at the time his injury was contracted, that he has s host of ‘witnesses and affidgvits to prove his veracity, that he comesun- der B the provisions and subclauses of as interpreted by our zealous | d all this time the.mails joaded with correspofidence on. his ‘case’; and, further, all this time— some three years, some two (years, and often one year, has passed, slowly the dreadful disease is eating away the few remaining healthy tissues of a | men’s lungs or brain, while awaiting rerdict of the colassal it and happiness if if w of Tenhessee, Park.of Georgia and | tween the ¢halk lines.” i ington Rallway and Electric Company and the Capital Tractfon Company. He sald that he was convinced there would Be no lessening of the street railway fare unless the @ car companies were P He sald that he was strongly ep> posed to any merger plan that did not make sgre of the merger of the street car companies. _ Senafor Capper replied that the' Sentiment among the people ®f Washington and among mem! of Congress was that the street rall-' way situation now existing in the city could no longer be tolerated. - During his discussion of the street railway situagion, Col. Kutz aiso urged the advisability of a mefger for the Washington Gas Company and the Georgetown Gas Com A He pointed out that the st of the Georgetown company was owned by the Washington company, and he -insisted that it would be to the ad- vantage of the public-to have the two companies bined. " ' Capt. Oyster Speaks. €apt.” Oyster, who " followed.: Col. Kutz today, =aid that the Commis- sioners had practically agreed @pon | the so-called Wood merger bill. . | = *“My opinion.” said Capt. Oyster. is that these organizations are willing to get together, and should get to- gether, on a merger plan for benefit of the public. For this rea. |son the present fare was continued { for. five_ months. 21- will give Con- i gress a chance to aet also. * S William 'F. Ham. president._of ‘the Washington _Railway Electric Company and the Potomac Electric Power Company. advocated a. merger of the two companies of which' ke is president. and ‘promised that if the company o 10 |cents per was. al 1 kilowatt hour for efectric ‘light_and power a reduction ibe made in the strect railway fare {to_seven cents. | Mr. Ham contended that the&om- | panies were_entitled to a fair return jon value of the property. He in- sisted that it was unfair to reduce the rate for elecericity and to'put up the rate on street railway transpor- tation. { Capt. Oyster e’h’:“luabe - v:dm““ | opinion and said that he believed that | op! ; o t ustment of the rates for transporta Honona clectricity. It was. then that he made his suggestion that a committee of ,5iX, two to reprement each company and two to represent the public utilities commission, should be crealed to formulate merger pians. He said that there are approximately 41,000 consumers of electric light, and ! that they should not be protected to, the -disadvantage of the much more numerous patrons of the street cars. § Pomerene Suggestion. v Senator Pomerene of Ohio, in con- nection with the suggestion that a Clouse of Tennessee. The latter intro- | ' One man suddenly discovered that|committee of six .be appainted, to duced to the President a delegation of | he wanted to get a car at an isle of | form a merger plan, said: Tennesseeans who were aétive in the party’s cause during the last cam; Samuel Gompers, “president of American Pederation of Labor,.and a delegation representing that organization were given an audience by the. President today that m’w urge his support in obtaining e amnesty for po- litical prisaners now' serving penitentiary e name of Mason Mangham, sel (o: ‘ha Virginta St;': o1 Commission, was presented to Fresident Harding by a delegation of Virginia re- publicanis to be considered for appoint- ment to the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. James: W. Johnson, colored, repre- senting.the National Association for the Advancement of.Colored People. urged the President .to give his" support to proposed legislation intended to elimi- nate completely lyaching in this country. ‘Women Consult President. Mrs. Maud Wood Park and adelega- tion Of ten women representing sev- enty:nine organizations, with a total membership of more than 100000'! n coun- tion e with the President today . safety, a block away, and being a his objective on a straight line. When he was about half way be- | tween sidewalks;, hopelessly jammed between . automobiles, trucks and wagons, a policeman found him and insisted on -eseorting him back to- the starting point so.that he-could do an encore number. Indignation at mnot being allowed to navigate the mid- dle of the streets at will did not im- press the’ “‘cop,” and the man return- ed whence he came and the car con- tinued on its way unconcerned. " 800 IN ARMY TESTS. - | NEWPORT- NEWS, Va., April ‘4. —| Enght hundred officers-and men are expected at Langley. Field this month re for the Army’s air atta 52 Die’Nuvy in June. The airmen wil come from all fiying fields, in . the United States. 5 % Bombing practice, is Being carriea) 3! on ;daily and .the airmen are mmkin; nearly ' 9 it hite in Der: cent hits whilg| ing at a'rate of 3§ “If the companies car* get. together nllfl:“ student of geometry, he started for | and make an equitable agreement, it probably would be better than to have Congress force a merger with a club~ Personally, if they.cannot de s0, 1 am willing to apply the > Capt. Oyster said that he ‘thought the 10-cent_ rate . for .el ity would help, and that the 7 ¢ent fare on.the street cars would be acceptable. “If they cannot reach an agresment for a merger I want to put the screws to them,” Capt. Oyster said, referring to the Street car companies. “It is -plain that the -committee wants a merger,” said Senator Cap- r, *The public is getting impatient. The merger talk has been going on for ears.” Yo tnator Pdmerens said that. there was no room for question about the ,\ matter.. am quite willing to put “this in session in a roem and i ee in oo T he donr ey it Toach -'q‘:o%m Yeiid Senator Pomerens. And We Pyt a policeman out- 8 * them.” said wiH watch o