Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1921, Page 2

DETERMINES 0 ENDI { TRAFFIC CROWDING Xommissioner Oyster Consid- i ering Remedy for Pennsyl- § vania Avenue Block. * Hackers on Pepnsylvania avenue be- tween 14th and 15th streets received a scare today when signs were put ©ut annourcing that parking on the morth side of the street car tracks Wwould not be permitted after 2 p.m. There has been so much talk lately about Commissioner Oyster's plans to relieve congestion of traffic in this block that the signs were accepted by many as meaning the hacking business was to be curtailed. Inquiry, however,. developed that the order | was issued to permit a parade to pass | ©ver the Avenuc Chiding Has Wholesome Effect. There, is no doubt Commissioner Oyster’s visit to this black the other might, when he called a driver tof task for violating the traffic rules, has had a wholesome «ffect upon t cabmen generally. There is les Jockeying for prospective passengers ihan was practiced formerly. This square has never been desig- nated as a hack stand. Its use such is permitted. but the Comm sioners may withdraw the privilege ! at any time. The Commissioners will not .go to this extreme if they can remedy the situationm by other meas- . it is indicated. Commissioner O is the situation closely. He had traffic experts submit their views as | to what should be done to relieve the crowded conditions, and it is ex- pected that within a short time he Will have a workable plan to submit 1o his colleagues on the board for their _consideration. '« May Adoot Bureau Plan. It is believed that he is favorably impressed by the plan submitted by the: traffic bureau of the police de- | partment, which calls for an enual | nhumber of parking spaces en each side of the car. tracks. nder this proposed arrangement, when a car on the north side—occupying No. 1 position, for example—should move out, the car occupying the corre- eponding position ‘south of the tracks would move into the vacancy in the fromt line. The first car, if it missed geiting a passenger, cowld not back intg the front line again. as is now doag, but would be required to pro- ceed around the line of hacks and find-a position in the second row. Police officials think this plan would put an effectual gtop to jock- eving and eliminate the principal traffic nuisances complained of in this block. GREEKS INRETREAT " IN-BRUSA SECTION Turkish Nationalists Advanc- Irig on City in-Great Numbers. i watching | Greek Prince Reported Killed in Battle According to advices from Constan- tinople, Prince Andreas of Greeee, brother of King Constantine, was Killed in battle when the Turkish na- fonalists defeated the Greek forces on the Brusa front recently. Prince Andreas was the third son of the late King George. He was born in Athens January 20, 1882, and ~erved in the Greek army during the Balkap war of 1912. He held the rank of gemeral in the Greek army. COOOFIRELOSS INROCK CREEK PARK Sunday Blaze Covers Eight Acres—Forester Pleads " for:Public Caution. A destructive forest fire ranging over eight acres in Rock Creek Park Yesterday afternoon did damages esti- mated by Smith Riley, forester in Rock Creek Park, for the office of pub- lic buildings and grounds, at approxi- mately $30.000. The fire extended over a territory south of Airlie, the home of Rudolph Kauffmann, and extinguished by Forester Riley and his aids, but not-un- til the forest growths had been ruined. Caused by Cigarette. It is Believed that a lighted cigarette carelessly thrown by some rider along the bridle path in the vicinity caused the fire. The fire extended along the bridle path, and took in some choice acres. 3 Mr. Riley today pointed to the need- less fire as another lesson for the peo- ple of Washington who' make use of Rock Creek Park for recreation to be careful about the way they handle lighted matches, cigars, cigarettes and other combustibles there. “It is folly to assume that surface fires, burning through brush land, forest land or open fields, are no concern of yours.” Forester Riley said. Would Assure Public. is the great destructive “Fire agency of plant and bird life in Rock Creek Park.” Mr. Riley continued. “There have been no conflagrations Sweeping away vast properties and ‘By the-Associated Press. PARIS, April ceived in official circles in Paris con. firm the reports of a complete check for the Greek troops in the Brusa sec- tion of Asia Minor, where the entire ndrthern Greek army has been obliged to yetreat. Mobilization of three additional con- tingents of conscripts is reported from Greece as not vielding the forces that had been counted upon for a new offensive. ‘Danger of Losing Brusa. CONSTANTINOPLE. April 5—Greek forces in_ northern Asia Minor seem to be in danger of losing Brusa, upon Their Welfare Will Be Considered causing a loss of life calculated to 5—Dispatches re-|direct public attention to some means of preventiosn,” continued the for- ester. “But, nevertheless, the loss has been continuous and steadily in- creasing without the slightest public thought or comment." Mr. Riley scored the popular belief that such surface fires are “benefi- cial. GIRLS IN BUSINESS. SENATOR CURTIS’ FUTURE COURSE NOT YET DECIDED Would Like Relief From Handling District Bill, But Is Urged to Continue. Senator Curtis of Kansas, who, it has been reported, would resign the chairmanship ‘of the appropriations subcommittes in charge of the Dis- trict of Columbia_ appropriation bill. id today” that the matter had not been decided. Senator Curtis is chairman of the committee on Indian affairs and also vice chairman of the republican con- ference of the Semate. His duties are many and heavy, and he would wel- come relief from the task of handling | the appropriations for the Distric But he is being urged to retain th chairmanship of the subcommittee by colleagues who are interested in the development of the National Capital He has made a remarkable record in the intorests of the District and has a thorough knowledge of District af- fairs. The needs of the public schools of the District are particularly close to Senator Curtis' heart. He is anxious {to see that the proper school facilities lare provided for the children. He said today that he believes the wisest plan would be for the District of Columbia committee to take up the matter and draft a bill authorizing appropria- tions for the needed school bulldings. 1f such a bill is put through, he said, then it would be possible for Con- gress_to add the appropriations for the school buildings to the next de- ficlency appropriation bill. The au- thorization by Congress would elimi- nate the possibility of a point of ér- der being made against amendments (o the deficiency bill for the school buildings. Senator Curtis-said that he believes. the surplus revenues of the District, amounting to some $4,060.000, which have accrued in past years, should be used to bulld the necessary schools. B GERARD DENIES BETRAYAL OF SIR ROGER CASEMENT Dramatic Scene in Boston Woman Shouts Charge ¥rom Balcony. BOSTON, April 5.—James W. Gerard, former- afibassador to Germany, last night characterized as a “lie” a ru- mor that he had betrayed Sir Roger Casement, Irish peer, who was exe- cuted by the British government dur- ing the war on charges of treason. Speaking in the Boston Opera House at a meeting in aid of the Irish re- lief fund, Mr. Gerard said: “Ever since 1 came back to this country some German sneaks and trai- tors have charged me with betraying Sir Roger Casement. I want an oppor- tunity to deny that lie. That lie was arted In Germany.” The former ambassador claimed that the rumor was started by “an Ameri- can or one calling himself an Ameri- can by the name of Emerson, who, while " connected with the National Guard of New York, was in the pay of Count von Bernstorff, and whose passports 1 succeeded in having re- voked and who is still in Germany and afraid to come back to America.” When Mr. Gerard rbse to spiak he was greeted by cheering. A woman in the balcony shouted, “‘He (Garard) is a man who betrayed Ireland!” Renewed cheering drowned out her voice as she tried to continue speak- ing. After she had been escorted from the buflding Mr. Gerard pluaged into his denial. Senator David 1. Walsh of Massa- chusetts presided at the meeting. GIVES FIGURES ON OUTRAGES. as - P AT Denies Henry Charges Sinn Fein ‘With 10,894 Crimes in Year. By the Aseociated Press. p LONDON, April 4—Startling figures of outrages attributed to the Sinn Fein during fhe year ending March 31 were in Y. W. C. A. Conferences. - Not only members of the association, ! which city the Turkish nationalists |but many interested non-members are are advancing in superior numbers. The €reek casualties during the past ten day on the Eski-Shehr front are estimated at 150 officers and 4.000 men. Jsmet Pasha, Turkish commander at Eski-Shehr, is issuing ' wireless dis- patches comparing the Turkish vic- tory there to the battle of the Marne. He adds in his statements that he was a student of Marshal Joffre. The Greek debacle at Eeki-Shehr is said to have been due to the failure of a division in the Sugut sector to advance in conjunction with a division from Bilejik, to the north, and another from Inegol, to the southwest. The Jast two divisions did well, but were forced to fall back. and on the night of Aprii 1. Gen. Papaulas ordered a retreat to a line extending from Inegol to Yeni-Shehr. The Greeks, however, were unable to hold this line. Severe losses have been inflicted | wpon the Greeks, and the morale of the troops is said to be boor despite the large number of priests who are with them and encouraging them in | the battle. Their constant fight/ against superior numbers and the fact that they have few reserves tend- | ed to discourage the Greek divisions! en this part of the front. MRS. J. M. B. PAYNE DIES. r of Late Richard N. Passes Away. Brooke the late Richard N. Brook nent Washington artist, and 2 mem- ber of the one of the old Virginia families, dled here yesterday at the home of her daunghter. Mrs. Howel! Peeples. 1834 Belmont road. She had | been i1l four months and had been eared for during that time by her dzughter. * Mrs. Payne was a typical gentle- 1‘~nm3n of the old south. the daugh- ' ter of the late James V. Brooke of Warrenton, Va. She took an active interest in the upbuilding of the community in her home town andj was prominent in war work. Funeral services will be held to- morrow at the Presbyterian Church, Warrenton. Mrs. Payne is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Howell Peeples of this city; Mrs. C. A. Owens of Wil- mington, Del, and Mrs. Morton G. Douglag of Warrenton, and by three sons, J Keith Payne’ of ‘St. Louls, *Mo.; Col. Brooke Payne and Charles Fitzhueh Payne A brother. James Y. Brooke of Condo, N. Dak., also raurvives. RATE HEARING OPENS. }©00 Tariffs Involved in Evidence at Memphis, Tenn. | MEMPHIB; Tenn, April 5. —Hearing | | hegan here today before . L. Gads ) dess, an examiner for the Interstate Commerce Cogamission, to gather e'1dence on which to base a general Teadjustment of commodity rates to and from points aloug the Missts. £ipp! river and intermediate points, in conformity with a recent ruling of the commission, whieh, in effect, held that the prictice of Missiraippi | valley carriers in maintalning lower yutes 1o river points-because of al leged water competitive conditions ro longer ware justitied. Approximately 900 tariffs filed to equalize rates In conformity with the Tuling of the commission have heen zuspended - pending & hearing heres. Tpward of 1.000 protests have bsen filed by shibping interests against the proposed new retes, and it is expected the hearing will extend ever a period of two weeks or more. Railroad representatives will be heard during the first week, and it is yrobabie at least the same length of 1ime will be required te hear ship- Pifz intefests. | 1 d Mrs. Jennie M. B. Payne, sister of|¥- W. C- A. business women’s confer- promi- ence. lS()LD!ER BONUS CARRIES invited and expected to attend the first session, this afternoon, of the two-day conference for business and profes- slonal women, arranged under the au- spices of the business women's departe %9 JUDGE KATHRYN SELLERS, Ome of the principal speakers at the ment of the Young Women's Christian Association. These meetings will be held in the administration building, 1333 F street northwest. The confer- ence has been arranged both to meet the needs of young girls in the busi- ness world and to stimulate their thought along business and profes- sional lines. Miss Mildred J. Bartholow and Mrs. Albert H. Putney will preside at the first sesalon, speakers at which are Miss Gertrude MacArthur, general sec- retary of the assocfation; Dr. Ada R, Thomas, Miss Gertrude Van Hosen and Miss Theodora Butcher, employment director of the Phfladeiphia “Y. W.» Judge Kathryn Sellers of the Juve- nile Court will be the first epeaker at tomorrow's meeting, which is to con- vene at 30 pm., her topic being “Civic Responsiblifties.” Mrs. Robert Lansing, president of the assoclation, will preside on that occasion, and Mra. Annette Abbott’ Adams, assistant at- torney general of the United States, will discuss “Some Federal Laws That Interest Women.” IN MICHIGAN ELECTION Republicans Win, 3 to 1, in All Issues—Detroit Votes to En- large Municipal Car Lines, DETROIT. April 6.—Michigan vot- ers approved a soldiers’ bonus and gave republican candidates for minor staie offices the usual hoavy majority in yesterday's election, reports from pproximately one-fourth of the pre- cincts of the state indicated early | today. The republican vote and that fuvoring the bonus were about three to one in the 700 precinets reporting. The traction problem was again be- fore Detroit voters. A service-at-cost proposal, put forward by the private- 1y owned system. received but 40 per cent of the vote fm 300 of the 57 precinets, while a proposal by th city eouncil that the municipal trac- tion system be enlarged by purchase of eight lines now operated by pri- vate owners. received 65 Der cent of the vots reported, Both issues re- quired 60 per ceat to carry. given by Dents Henry, attorney general for Irelgnd, in the house of commons today in reply to a question. The fig- ures showed a steady increase of kill- ings and woundings of police and mili- tary forées, quarter by quarter. In the last quarter of the year there were 2,246 outrages.” Elghty-eight po- licemen were killed and 156 wounded, while 44 soldlers were killed and 84 wounded. The total outrages of the whole year numbered 10,894. The po- lice loss in killed totaled 243 and the wounded 3,810. The soldiers killed numbered 90 and the wounded 202. NEW VICEROY OPPOSED. Catholic Appointee for Ireland Is Unpopular Among Co-Religionists. BY WILLIAM H. BRAYDEN, By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Coprrighe, 101 ) N DUBLIN, April 4—The appointmen of the firsi Catholic viceroy since the: days of Henry VIII has been recelved with marked hostility. The names of several Catholic peers, both English and Irish, including Lords Ma n- nell, Granard and Denbigh, as well as the popular Lords Shaftesbury and Decles, were favorably discyssed for the post and the appointment of any one of them would have been accept- ed here as an indication of changed temper and policy. But the appeint- ment of Lord Edmund Talbot, who, though & Catholic, has been for years identified with support of the Ulster orangemen, is held to show no soften- ing of the government's Irish inten- tions. Politics, Not Religion. It 1s politics and not religion that is counted, and Talbot has been as ardent a unlonist as Donis 8. Henry, now attorney generai for Ireland, a Catholic whom the Ulster Proteatant: nevertheless, are appointing first lord chief justice of Ulster. Sinn Feiners have been appre- hensive for months of a pronounce- ment from the Vatican condemning itheir movement, and they say that English influence is at work there to that end. They regard the new viceroy's appoiptment as part of the game, and motived rather by the ef- fect it may be supposed to have in Rome than by any conciliatory fecl- ing toward Ireland. The viceroy's power, though nom- inally great, Is now practieally- tri- fling, all important matters being de- cided by the cabinet and military, ad- visers. He might be expected to re- new the soclal glories of Dublin castle, in abeyance since the begin- ning of the war, but the viceroyal as- well as other parts of the castle are now filled by the increased ataffs don- sidered necessary {o meet the exist- ing conditions and for a long time thers will be no room for a vice- regal residence or entertainments. The viceroy's first act will' be to doclare electlons for the new par- Nament, and he s faced with the em- barrassment that of Ireland's mem- bers twenty-six are now in jail. They will all be candidates at the elections with a program of refusing to sit ‘when elected. The guestion is asked whether the viceroy will release them, onabling them to invite personally the electors’ mandate. None of them has yet been charged with anything, and in most cases release is regarzded as probable. It is customary for new viceroys to release poMitical prisoners as an olive branch, Lord French did it, but the government soon changed its mind and has been rejalling them rapidly. However, James O'Kelly, member for Louth and president of the Gaelio League, just been released and ‘many believe that his is only the first of a series of releases. Meanwhile the labor forms a large portion ef the popular forces, issues today a mani telpating a long Irish war, throughout the country for the duri: tion of the war a no-land-rent policy, declaring for a reorganization of the mutional resources on' a protection be- sis and condguning the compstitive ‘capitaiistic ‘system. This certainly adds new difficulties to the situation. (] Tty, which INDIT THREE N FORDEATHS IND.C. Grand Jurymen Also Find Bills Against War Risk and In- come Tax Employes. Morris Goren, forty-four tears old, and David Portnow, twenty-four years, have been indicted by the grand jury for manslaughter in con- nection with the death of Wilbur H. Potter, nine vears old, February 5 ‘,H!Sl. The child was standing on the jcurb in front of his home, 752 13th street southeast, when an automo- bile in which the two men were Seat- ed mounted the curb and, striking the child, dragged him across the sidewalk and partly up the terrace. Manslaughter also is charged in an indictment reported against Car- roll H. Barnes. The -accused was driving a machine which oollided with a District water wagon near 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue in September, 1919. As the result of the { collision, 'it is charged, Margaret Morris was killed. Income Tax Employes in JList. Eight persons connected with the income division of the internal rev- enue office are charged with pad- ding their expense accounts in in- dictments returned by the grand Jury. The accused are Edmond J. Donlan, jr.; Joseph le Bianco: Wil liam J. Brighton. James C. Keighley, Saul Gordon, William J. Brenner, Irving Cohen and Morris M. Boliboff. An indictment for alleged failure to pay the war tax on admissions to proposed entertainments is charged in an indictment against Mil F. Kline. Kline is alleged to have sold a number of ticketd to concerts and failed to pay the war tax to the government. g Salvatore Cifola is charged with tampering with his declaration of in- tention to become a citizen by chang- ing the date on the paper So as to secure final papers when the time limit of the declaration had expired. He is said to have changed a final 2 into a 4, so that the paper appeared 1 to have been taken out in 1914, when, !in fact, it had been issued in 1912. The change was discovered before the final paper was ‘issued, it is stated. War Risk Employe Indicted. Harry S. Walsh is named in.three indictments charging false pretenses and violation of the war risk insur- ance act. He is said to have secured $1.000 of a claim payable to a war veteran. Failuse to register under the sec- ond draft is charged in an indjctment returned against William M. Detweil- er. He is said to have been twenty years old at the time, but did not register for service. f The grand jury reported an in- dictment against Emrich W. Ritter, an Austrian, who is said to be the inventor of disappearing ink, and who is under arrest in Arizona. He is charged with false pretenses in pass- ing alleged worthless checks. A bench warrant will be issued for his return. Other Indictments Returned. Others indicted and the charges against them are: Winslow W. Chase violating section 211 of Penal Code; William McKinley Simms and Leroy W. Murray, violating section 225 of Penal Code; Putnam U. Leclere, vio- lating sections 34, 46 and 47 of Penal Code; Roy Gordon, Aloysius Chase and Rufus Gordon, murder, first de- gree; Rosetta Brooks, Robert R. Clark, Mary Clark, Morris Titus and Henry L. Van Alin, grand larceny; Joseph M. Bradley, Robert Harris, CRarles E. Cornell, William Anderson, Alvin N. Dayhoff and William Ander- son, housebreaking and larceny: Win. nipg Orndorff, Frank L. Murray and Theodore R. Youngs, non-support; Daniel C. Woods, forgery and utter- ing; Louis Jaffe, Harry S. Walsh, Thomas A. Jacobs. Ruth Ruickholdt, Jahn_ A. Hubbell, Harry Lipkin, En- rieh W. Ritter, Christopher P.'Seman, John §. Howland, Thomas A. 'Jacobi and Charles Smithers, false pretense: "Phomas Martin and Glenroy Toombs. joy riding: J. Frank Shreve, larceny after trust; Edward Ellison, recelving stolen property: Will Bourell, George Ammon and John Ballenger. joy rid- ing, and Anna Rock, pandering. MfNTAL DEFECTIVE HELD FOR MURDER OF TEACHERS i Police Decide to Seek Indictment After He Picks Out Club Found on Scene. By the Assoctated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 5—A suspect arrested here last Thursdey and said by police to be a figntal de- fective, undoubtedly is the murderer of Louise Wolf and Mabel Foote, Par- ma township school teachers, who were beaten to death on thelr way home from school February 16 last, police announced today after a finai test at the scene of the murder. Steps will be taken today to seek a mur- der indictment or an insanity war- rant. The suspect was taken to Parma. Before his arrival, clubs of various shapes and sizes were scattered by the police. Among them was a flat plece of board and a heavy stick out from the woods nearby, which were found matted with blood 'near the bodies. These the suspect selectod when asked to pick out the weapons with which he killed the teachers. Since his arrest, the prisoner has several times described how he mur- dered the women, but on account of his mental eondition,.police have at- tempted to disprove his confession. Relatives deny the man was at Par- ma. —_— LABOR COURT OF KANSAS FACES TEST ON APPEAL Principal Question - Iovolved 'Is Power of Tribunal to Pun- ish Strikers. . TOPEKA, Kan., April 6.—The Jerry Beott case testing constitutionality of the industrial court Iaw was scheduled for argument before the state supreme court today. The principal question in- volved Is the power of the labor tribunal to_punish ‘strikers. The Scott case is the firat of several arising from the switchmen's atrike of April, 1920, to be reviewed by the mu- o court. The nctlon brought by he state against Scott, & switchman at Kansas City, Kan., and others for racy in inducing fellow em To abrike, in' violation of the indusidal court law. Judge Willlam MoCamish of they Wyandotte county distriet coart found in favor of the defendants, holding that section 17, which s the anti-strike tion of the law, is invald because it is not clearly expressed in the title of the sct. TWO SUE FOR $25,000. Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney Bring Ao~ tion Against Theodore Schuls. Theodore Schuls is namséd as defend- ant In suits aggregating $15 000 - y in the District Bu- pro y Mra. Anna F. Mahoney and her husband, Terence Mahoney. Mrs. Mahoney was standing at 16¢i street and Rhode Isiand avenue pora- east to board.a car January last, ‘whes, it is alleged, the defendant, rid- ing & motor oycle, knocked her and infliated sarious injury. She places her s at $15,000 and the hus-, band asks $10,000 for, the expenses of| her iliness and the loss of Her society. Attornsys 1 B, Cremelin and {‘lflmel P. fichiek appear for-ths plain- 2 ARTS CLUB CELEBRATION. Appeal Made for Services of Mem- bers in Decorations, At the weekly musical of the Arts Club Sunday evening an appeal was made for the services of members for the completion of the decorations and other preparations for the club's fifth birthday celebration Thursday night. Flower makers and decorators were invited to aid in the many details that remain to be done to transform the clubrooms into a bower of beauty. ~ The general committee in charge of the spring carnival consists of Mrs. Willoughby S. Chesley, chairman: Mrs. Roy L. Neuhauser, Mrs. L. Morris Le senring, Mrs, George Jullan Zolnay, Miss Aline Solomons, Mrs. Mitchell fCarroll and Miss Myra Hendley. Mrs, Frederic E. Farrington is chairman of the subcommittée on decorations, Mrs. John F. Gaynor of that on *French cafe ™ Miss Ann F. Abbott of that on the candy booth, Mrs. Robert Coe on the finance subcommittee, Mrs. Wil- liam Wolfe Smith of publicity, Miss Ethel E. Foster of the posters and cards and Dr. George W. Johnson of the committee on tickets. Artist members of the club have do- nated works to be offered for sale for the benefit of the club's redecoration fund, Miss Bertha Perrie, 8 miniatur George Julian Zolnay, a marble busi Mrs. H. K. Bush-Brown, a portrait drawing, and Miss Catharine Carter Critcher, a portrait. GERMANS GLOOMY OVER HUGHES NOTE Press Sees No Financial Aid or Backing for Indemnity Revision in Message. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, April 5.—German news- papers which comment today on the communication from Secretary of State Hughes regarding the repara- tions jquestion are almost a unit in expressing disappointment. They find in it no basis for the optimism which had been professed in some quaters that the United States would support Germany financially or give her moral backing to secure a re- vision of the indemnity demands-and the carrying out of the restitutiom provisions of the peace treaty. The pan-German organs take occa- sion to criticise the Washington ad- ministration for fits “insistence upon the false assertion that Germany brought on the war and must accept the responsibility for The only 1ght seen by the press as a whole is in the phrase declaring that Germany is “morally bound to make reparations, so far as may be possible.” This leads the conserva- tive Kreuz Zeitung to entertain the hope that further negotiations will establish Germany's contention that she has been taxed beyond her ability to pay. The newspaper is pessimistic, however, over the prospect of find- ing unbiased experts to fix the limit of Germany's paying ability. The newspaper generally eriticise the foreign office for withholding the text of the communications. Tey point out that the Frenc hpress had the texts, but accuse the French newspapers of misinterpreting the documents and representing the atti- tude of the United States as even less friendly and favorable to compromise than the language of Secretary Hughes' note justifies. SEES NEW GERMAN MOVE. London Expects Another Direct Appeal to Allfes. By the Amsociated Press. LONDON, April 5—Although the British government has not received in full from the British representa- tives in Berlin the note sent by Sec- retary of State Hughes to Berlin on the German reparations question, the official British opinfon is, it was learned today, that Germany failed dismally in her attempt at a new method of solving the reparations problem—that of approaching Amer- ica for assistance. British officials gather from press reports that Secretary Hughes' note indicates a refusal by the United States to be a party to any German attempt to escape responsidility for the war and reparations payments. It is belleved here that Germany's next move will be a direct approach to the allles. As to this, it is stated in officfal quarters that no German proposal will be dismissed without se- sious consideratioh by Great Britain, France and Italy. The German move, however, it is declared, must be a proposal regarding the method of rep- arations payments and not embodying proposals for a reduction from the total sum decided upon by the Paris conference of the allies. SEE HOPE IN U. S. REPLY. German Officials Pleased to Get Any Answer. By the Amociated Press. BHRLIN, April 4,—The German noto sent by Dr, Stmons, the foreign minister, discussing ' reparations and suggesting that Germany is willing to assume her debts to the allies and the reply of the American Secretary of State, Charles E. Hughes, deltvered to the German forrign office on March 31 by the American high commissioner, Loring Dresel, were pub- lished tonight by the German govern- ment. ‘While the note from Secretary Hughes 18 brief, the German officlals interpret it as friendly in epirit, and the mere fact that the United States answered at all is looked upon as a hopeful sign that the American government may exert its good offices fn solylng the reparations problem. Dr. Simons is still in Switzerland on vacation; consequently a further com- munication to the United States is not expected immediately, Thers is much speculation as to how the German pub- lic will react upon reading Dr. Simons’ reparations statement. The interpretation by the French press of the German communication and Secretary Hughe®’ reply was the cause of the German government piving out the full texts of the notes. EXCEPTS TO BADEN ORDER FREEING U. S. DETECTIVES Developments in Bergdoll Case Bhow Berlin Government Objected to Stipulation Incorporated. Ry the Associated Prems, BERLIN, April ¢.—The Baden gov- ernment’s ‘order releasing Carl Neuf and Frany Zimmer, the American de- tectives who were imprisoned for .t(omptlnz"!ll! arrest Grover O. Berg- doll, the erican draft evader, and his chauffeur, Hugens (Ike) Stecher, on German eoil, eontained this phrase; “The release ie made upen the sup- mition the young woman shot the hand will be suital eom- gnnhd by the Amerieans, and that e two German-Americans, Berg- doll and Stecher, will remain ip un- ocoupled German territory ..4? un- der no ciroumstances be molested.” ‘The insertion of the abave clause was mndo againat the advice of the central government in Berlin, it was learned officially today. It was even believed the Baden govermment had decided not te make that stipulation, it was sald in official quarters here, and the announcement of the contents of the release order caused some mur- prise, One official declared; “We -?-lfd to the Baden gov- ewnment that it would net be geed policy te talte such an attitude te- S fasiam atan e understanding was lorshce 40 them had been oemitted.’ b advertising | _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, XPRIL 5. 1921. CARTER TAKES OATH AS PUBLIG PRINTER Hosts of Friends Present at Ceremony—Famous Bible in Facsimile Used. George H. Carter today took the oath of office as public printer. The slmpie ceremony +took place in the office of the joint committee on print- Ing of Congress at the Capitol. Mr. Carter for the last twelve years has been clerk to that cgmmittee. The oAth was administered by Gus Cook of the office of the superintendent of the Capitol buildings and grounds. 100 Friends at Ceremony. About 100 of Mr. Carter's friends Were present, including members of the Senate and House and the retir- ifg public printer, Mr. Ford. Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman of the joint committee; Senator Moses of New Hampshire, chairman of the Senate committee on printing, and Senator Fletcher of Florida, formerly chair- man of the Senate committee om printing. were among those in at- tendance. From the House side came Chairman Keiss of the commlttee on printing, Representative Johnson of Washington, Representative Hull of Towa, Representative Sweet of lowa, Representative Dowell of Iowa and several others. Mr. Carter came to Washington from Iowa. The Bible used in swearing in Mr. Carter was a facsimile of the Bible used when George Washington first took the oath of office as President. The Washington Bible - was _used March 4 last, when President Hard- ing was sworn in. Anks for Continued Support. After taking the oath Mr. Carter, in a brief address, thanked the mem- bers of the joint committee for the cordial support they had given him in the past and expressed the hope that the same support would be ac- corded him in his new office. He pledged himseif to work for an ef- ficlent and economical administra- tion of the, printing office, and at the same time expressed his apprecia- tion of the fact that the workers in the printing office are entitled to fair compensation. Mr. Carter, after the ceremony, up his new job. MAJ. P. E. CHAMBERLIN, Funeral Tomorrow-—Attended Schools Here. MAJ. E. CHAMBERLIN. Maj. Paul Elliott Chamberlin, U. S. M. C. resident of Washington since boyhood, died here yesterday. Funeral services will be held tomor- row morning at 10 o'clock, at the home of his brother, Edward D. Chamberlin, 1109 16th street northwest. Capt. J. B. Frasier, Chaplain Corps, U. S. N., will officiate. There will be a military. escort. The pallbearers will be: Lieut. Col. Harry -Lay,, Lieut. Col. R. Y. Rhea, Maj. Frederick A. Barker, Maj. William F. Bevan, Capt. George K. Shuler and Capt. Tiphonse de Carre, all brother ofticers of the deceased. Maj. Chamberlin was the third son of the late Col. Simon Elliott Cham- berlin, civil war veteran, and Edith Matthews Chamberlin of Loudoun county, Va. He attended the Franklin and Ber- ret schools and Western High, where he was a cadet when enlisting in the District militia during the Spanish ‘American war. Maj. Chamberlin leaves a widow. He is survived by three brothers, Justin orrill Chamberlin, a lawyer of this city; Edward M. Chambpriin and Le Roy Chamberlin of Loudoun county, and two sisters, Mary, wife of Lieut. Col W. H. Clendenin, U. S. A, and Miss Eleanor. Chamberlin. His aunt, Mis Annie E. Matthows, lives at the’ Mari- borough. He was a member of the Chevy hase Club and the Army and Navy Club. here and in New York, and a member of the Military Order of the Caribou. TENTATIVE MOVIE RULES PLEASING TO CHURCHES With two suggested additions, the five tentative rules prepared by Cor- poration Counsel Stephens’to regulate motion pictures are acceptable to the chureh reprementatives whe conferred with the Commissioners on the sub- Jeot. In & joint letter te Mr, Stephens, Rev. Lueius Clark of the Washing- ington Federation of Churches and Charles A. McMahen of the Natienal Catholis Welfare Councll, ask that an ndditional rule be draftsd forbid- ding comedy scsnes which ridicule the clergy or characters in the uni- form of the Army or Navy, The letter also asks that the fifth of the tentative rules be made ap- licable to the legitimate theaters as well as the mevies. This rule would forbid the use of salacious titles, ad- vertising matter, photographs or lith- ographs in conneotion with motion pisture shows, In asking that this rule, if adepted, be sxtended to all theaters, Dr. Clark and Mr. McMahon point out that the rule might be held am discriminatory if applied only to movie theaters. The final suggestion in the letter is that when now rules have heen adopt- ed governing motion pictures that the police department make regular visits to all theaters, dance halls and other places of amusement and report to the swperintendent on the character of entertainment furnished the pub- t yules drafted by Mr. Stephens have not yet been adopt- od by the Commissioners. The city heads will take them up at their ear- liest convenience and will determine at that time what to do with the sug- gestions of Dr. Clark and-Mr. MeMa- hon contained in their letter. P. ! went to the printing office and took |schools will be taken by Mrs. Susan 8. DISTRICT RESIDENT, DIES e e Military Escort Will Officiate at|girongly indorsed the organization of Iwill live up to all the rules Noted Orchestral Leader L L LEOPOLDO MUGNONE, Italy's leading conductor, who has ar- rived in thix country to fulfill a te; week contract. SCHOOLS T0 FORM BURRDUGHS CLUBS Pupils in Nature Study Classes Honor Great Naturalist. Steps to organize John Burroughs clubs in all of Washington's public Alburtis, director of the nature study department, before the end of the pres- ent gchool year. One club already has been formed at the Force School and harm the things we love.” Mrs. Alburtis said today that she such clubs among the school children for the purpose of perpetuating the memory of the-late John Burroughs by teaching the lesson of preservation of wild growths. She indicated that she would take immediate action to form the clubs in the various schools but for the facy that ail her attention at the pres- ent'time is devoted to the school gar- den work and the spring “clean-up’ campaign in the elementary schools. However, she said that before the close of the schools for the summer vacation period she would lend her effort to or- ganizing the children into the clubs which have been proposed by a long- time friend of the late naturalist. Meantime, teachers in some of the schools are expected to follow steps taken by those at the Force School and organize clubs before Mrs. Albur- tis takes over the work. Boy Explains Club. Charles Keene, jr. a pupil at the Force School, has written the follow- ing letter to The Star explaining how the John Burroughs Club was for: at that institution: “In Sunday's Star, dated April 3, there was a topic about starting a John Burroughs Club, in which the main idea would be to protect the wild flowers from foolish people who see no harm in going into the woods and tearing up dogwood and other pretty flowers of nature, and to refrain our- selves from doing so. “For if this is kept up there will soon be no flowers at all. Picking them would not be so bad, but some people pull them up by their roots. “As John Burroughs, being a man wha loved nature and all its ways, and also loved flowers, it hus been thought 1o be a good idea to start this club in his name. “I want to tell you that the 6-B grade of Force School has started just such a club as above stated. and I can say. being one of the class. that we s well as the motto, which is, ‘We don’t parm the things we love.' “Our teacher, Miss H. H. Gibbs, showed us the page of The Star and talked it over with us, and the chil- dren at once agreed upon it, and the thing was settled and the club was formed then and there. “At assembly, which is tomorrow, we are going to tell the other classes in the building about it and urge them to start other clubs. “So 1 ask you please publish this in your paper So other teachers may see it and start more clubs, which I am sure do great help to our beautiful country,” CALLS OLD LOTTERY MILD COMPARED TO EXCHANGE CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 5.—The farmers of the United States were said by Senator Ladd of North Da- kota,”in an address hdve, to “feel that he old Loutsiana lottery as a bling iniquity was as mild and in- nocuous as a church bazaar as com- pared with the Chicago Grain Bx- change, on Which there is sold every vear more speculative wheat than the entire amount of grain produced in the United States. Interpreting the viewpoint of the American farmer as he saw it to a convention of oellege students of liberal views, the new North Da- kota senator added that “tha farm er's output must be sold in an or- derly fashion as noeded throughout the vear, and mot all within a few weeks of Its harvesting, as is the cass, for example, at (he present time with whea Senator Ladd advised the students to dlrect thair attention toward ob- taining laws providing for co-ape- erativa marketing and buying: for loans to farmers at the same mate as the government makes loans to bankers; for encouragement of farm- er ownerehip; for prohibition of speoulation In neceesities; for pro- tection of labor; for government con- trol of tranaportation, and for eon- ssrvation of matural resources. —_—— GIVEN HOOVER APPROVAL. Plan of Red Cross to Clothe Needy Children Supported. The plan of the Red Cross to pre- duee threugh volunteerchapter work- era throughent the esuntry a mini- mum of 3,450,000 children's garments for central and eastern Furope, has met with the unquaiified approval ef Herbert Foover, Beeretary eof Com- meres, Who has characterized the mavement “a gpiendid_and most essential The Red Cross clothing eampaign has been under- taken o supplement the operations of the Kuropean Relief Council, of which Becretary Hoover is the head. In his atatement praising the un. dertaking Mr. Hoover said that the children as well 28 the adult pepu lation of central and eastern Eurepe are daily suffering from exposure and disenses that follow in the wake of an unclad conditien. “The slow eco- nomic requperation of these districts, ho said, “makes it almost impossible for the governments cofcerned te cars adequately for this pressing need of their populations, and whatever America ean do to alleviate this con- dition will be but anether splendid example of h.r desire to relieve real Suffering wherevet it may be found.” ENGINEERPUSHED FORLC.C. SEAT Chairmanship of U. S. Ship- ping Board Points to James A. Farrell. Tt is considered likely that Presi- dent Harding, in filling the two exist- ing vacancies on the Interstate Com- i merce Commission, will appoint an |engineer. It was made known at the White House today that Mr. Hard- ing ts considering such a selection and has before him the names of six prominent engineers, submitted to him by the American Engineer! |Council of the Federated American {Engineering Socleties. of which Sec retary of Commerce Hoover is pree dent.” and which represents nenFry 200.000 organized engineers. Wifh these six names was a communi- cation from J. Parke Channing of New York, chairman of the American Engl- nee Council's committee on public affairs, setting forth why an engineer should be put on the commission and making known the qualifications of each of the six men recommended for con- eration. In representations to the President the council is also acting for the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Association of Engineers and the American Institute of Consult- ing Engineers. Besidos these ropresentations, it is {known that Secretary Hoover has dis- cussed the matter with the President and has suggested such a selection. i Offcers of the council called on Mr Harding in Marion just before he came to Washington for his inauguration and then urged the appoihtment of one of their profession to the commission. Say Farrell for Ship Board. There ix much persistency in the rumor that the President has decided upon James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation. for appointment as chairman of the new United States Shipping Board. It is understood that it is now simply a matter of whether or not the Presi- dent can persuade Mr. Farrell to ac- cept. It is generaily believed that the offer has been made to Mr. Farrell on more than one occasion and that the last timeé¥ the President talked with him. he obtained the promise from the steel official that he would con- sider it. With the exception of the se- lection of a chairman, it is under- stood that the President has practi- cally decided upon the other members he will appoint to the hoard. This belng “closed day™ at the White House as well as one of the bl-weekiy cabinet days, the President granted few audiences and he and Secretary Chris- tian had time to give attention to mat- ters other than patronage. “Uncle Joe” Cannon, however, man- aged to squeeze in an appointment with the President and for fifteen minutes he discussed patronage for Illinois and incidentally touched upon the probable legislative procedure at the coming ses- sion of Congress. Col. Harvey Calis. Col, George Harvey, who has been picked by the President to represent this nation at the court of St James, held a brief conference at the Whit : House before returning late tomight for New York. He will spend a week or so clearing up business and personal matters and will then re- turn to Washington for his final con- ferences and instructions at the White House and the State Depart- ment. President Harding has been re- quested by Gilbert Bottman of Cin- cinnati, chairman of the American Legion's legislative committee, to in- clude his message to Congress recommendations for legislation con- olidating agencies that deal with Gisabled war veterans and the ap- propriation of funds for hospital fa- cllities for soldiers. Mr. Bottman also asked that the administration sup- port a measure providing bonuses for service men. o ———— COLORED MAN ARRESTED WHILE ASLEEP IN BED Denies He Held Up Chinese Laun- dryman—Says He Only Wanted to Make Loan. William Elzey Pine, colored, twenty five years old, was sleeping soundiy in bed at his home, 1342 4th street, at 1 o'clock this morning, a loaded re- volver resting on a chair near his bed. when Acting Lieut. Johnston and Detcctive Livingston of the second precinct appeared and arrested him. "They had possession of Pine’s “trusty” before its owner knew they were there. Pine was arrested because his de- soription tallied with that of mn armed colgred man who was alleged to have held up Charlie Lee. s Chi- nese lasndryman, at 1326 4th street Sunday morning and robbed him of $15. The prisoner denied holding up the Chinaman. He admitted getting his money, however, according to the po- lice, his ‘explanation being that he asked the Chinsman for the loan of the money and was refused. He is said to have told the police he then took the money, intending to return it later. : Asked ‘about drawing a pistol on the laundryman. Pine, the police stated, declared he did not draw it It - dropped from his pocket when he took his hankerchief from the pocket, he is said to have explained, A charge of robbery was preferred against him An intruder appeared in the apart- ment of William H. Digges, 1851 Co- lumbia road, early last night and stole a $5 bill and revolver. Burglars entered the office at Lib- bey’s lumber yard, New York avenue and 6th street. late last night or early this morning and made an un- successful attempt to rob the firm's safe. Entrance was gained by break- ing a glass panel from a door, the police were told. and the safe was battered with a crowbar. TELLS OF RELIEF WORK. Ool. Gilchrist Describes Measuses to End Typhus in Poland. The variety of sanitary and reltef measures amployed by the governmental typhas mission to Poland in 1919 and 1920 were_described by Col. Harry Gilohrist, U. S. A, who headed that mission, In an informal lecture, {Mus- trated both with lantern slides and moving pictures, delivered yesterday afternosn before the sewing olass of the Child Welfare Soclety. This group, which has met every Monday throughout the season te work on behalf of the soelety, amd which is compomed of leaders of the organisation and their friends, held thelr final meeting of the year at the residence of Princess Lubomérska, wife of the Polish minister. Abowt a hundred women were in aftandance to listen to the graphic story of Col. Gilchrist and enjoy refreshments pro- vided by their hostess. RENEW BONUS REQUEST. OTTAWA, April 5.—A remswed re- quest fora $3,000 bonus for Canadian war _ veterans was conmtaiwed in recommendations submitted to the parliamentary committes on soldiers’ civil re-establisgment by the Grand Army of United Veterans and Naval Veterans' Association. The recom- mendations will be considered by the eommittee tomorrow morning. The association sets forth that the money should be paid through sel- diers’ organisations, and the funds se- cured through a recomstruction bond issue on victory loan lines. Other recommendations made to the eommittee inelude free medical treat- ment for five years; government em- ployment for disabled men; adequate compensation for deserted wives and parents who lost sons in the service and a re-establishment ecommittes with power to grant loans in each military district. £