Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1921, Page 1

1 WEATHER. Fair tonight; Temperature for twent b ending 2 p.m. toda Highest, 7. at 2 pm. today; low 51, at 5 am. today. tomorrow cloudy, probably followed by showers. v-four hours Closing New York Stecks, Page 21. - Che No. 28,108. post office Wa: Entered as second-class matter WASHINGTON, D. ( shington, D. C. AMNESTY FOR DEBS .~ AND OTHERS WAITS - ONSTATE OF PEACE “ President Announces Policy in Regard to Espionage Cases. ANSWERS DELEGATION REQUESTING ACTION Mr. Harding Said to Have Voiced Desire for Frankness and At- mosphere of Good Will in U. S. President Harding told a delegation which called on him today release of Eugene V. Debs and er prisoners convicted under the war-time espionage act that he tempiated no action looking to gen- eral amnesty for such prisoners until a state of peace had been declared The delegation issued a formal statement after leaving the White House in which it said the President had received it “most coyrteously. asking_questions to bring out certain points.” “He spoke of his entire sympathy with the desire of the committee to see an era of frank discussion in an atmosphere of good will established in America, and intimated that the cases of these prisoners for whom the committee spoke had already be- gun to receive attention from the De- partment of Justice.” Court Decisions Cited. In presenting their arguments the committee cited various court decisions which they said established that the prisoners referred to were not. gullty of overt acts, but merely of holding opinions which were construed as harmful. all The visit of the delegation to the| White House was a part of a general amnesty program carried out today by delegates representing labor, political and civic organizations in the leading industrial centers as far west as St. Louis. Pleas “similar to that presented to the President were made to Vice President Coolidge, Speaker Gillett of the House of Representatives and At- torney General Daugherty, while peti- tions bearing thousands of signatures were presented to individual members of Congress. Petition Taken to C: tol. The delegates, numbering about 200, marched to the Capitol accompanied by & motor truck bearing a monster petition to Congress signed by citi- zens of forty-one states. At the Capi- tol the petition was separated into lots, representing signers in the vari- * -ous congressional distrieter and these|bas on the Natienal Capital as well.as were presented to the members of Congress separately. ‘The delegates represented labor or- ganizations. the socialist party. the farmer-labor party, the American Civie Liberties Union and other civic groups. and their day’'s activities be- ®an with a meeting at the old Masonic Temple, 9th and F streets. The dele- gation at the White House included Norman Thomas, editor of Tomorrow, New York city: Morris Hillquitt of New York. Jackson Ralston. Wash- ington. attorney for the American Federation of Labor: Helen Todd of ihe farmer-labor party and Abraham Baroff. secretary and treasurer of the Ladies’ Garment Workers. Swinburne Hale and Francis her Kane were among the delegates who called on Mr. Daugherty at the De- partment of Justice, while the dele- xation calling on-3Ir. Coolidge includ- ed William H. Johnston. president of the International Machinists’ Union, 1'nion. Algernon Lee. and John Hayes Holmes. Representative London of New York. and James H. Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania Feder- ation of Labor. were among those calling on Speaker Gillett. ~ to urge the | con- | COMMISSIONERS PLEAD FOR SPECIAL KINDNESS TO ALL DUMB ANIMALS The Commissioners issued proclamation today calling on the Peopie of Washington to do some- thing during this week to foster EDWARDS HEADS - LIST OF 12 NEW a | a spirit of Kindness toward ani- | mals. This is “Be kind to animals | j week The appeal of the city | { heads followa: | ——— “The Con joners of the Dis- | : | trict ot ‘Conimbia cali attention |President Also Approves to the fact that the present week has been set aside as ‘Be kind to animals week ~ The observance of this | has become a fixture in many - states, and its object is to re ognize the great and varied serv- ices mankind obtains from ani- mals, particularly the horse and the dog. During this period. it i3 hoped that much thought may be Ziven to the welfare of these | dumb friends, and emphasis laid | i on the duty of every one to be | Kind to them in return for w | | the human race owes to the ani- | mal kingdom. i Higher Ranks Include Staff Corps “The Commissioners hope t { during the present week the re Assistants—Choices Based on Records. | dents of the District of Columb: | Will do what they can to create entiment of kindness to animals, B el Ak e gt President Harding approved today to make easier the lives of these |the list of twelve new major generals | e e e of land twenty-six new brigadiers as pre- | ke e iate wmention Gf the |Dpared by Secretary Weeks, and it will movement in their sermons on |be presented to Congress soon. | April 17, whicn has been desig- | Ciarence R. Bdwards, who com- Batedyasiuman REIARY manded the 26th (New England) Na- tional Guard Division in France, heads the list of major generals. His name did not appear in the list which was sent to Congress by President Wilson and confirmation of which was held up. WOMEN ST KN ;Nationals’ Opener Attracts Throngs at Ball Park Early to Get Good Seats. bert Cronkhite, George W. Read, Wil- Women were the “first in” at the liam M. Wright, Charles H. Muir, Charles T. Menoher, William G. Haan American League base ball park to- | day at the opening game of the seca- and George Bell, jr. = Bundy Dropped From List. son, when the Nationals lined up against the Boston Red Sox. The name of Brig. Gen. Omar Bundy was dropped by Secretary Weeks from At the grandstand gates, the pavil- fion gates and the old bleacher the list of major generals as prepared by Secretary Baker and submitted to, gate the women beat the mien and boys to the wicket and the turnstiles the last Congress. and crowded into the grounds a hat Colonels recommended for promo- tion to brigandiers are: ahead, by common consensus of the males. Grote Hutcheson, Jsese McL. Carter, They were able to stand at the W. H. Gordon, George B. Duncan, Wi head of the line for a solid hour and liam Weigel, Ernest Hinds. Ulysses G. McAlexander, Mark L. Hersey, E. fraternally debate with mere men lthe pitching prowess of Johnson. A. Helmick, Robert L. Howze, William Lassiter, William R: Smith, Fred W. Sladen, Harry H. Bandholtz, Hanson E. Ely. Dwight E. Aultman, Johnson I Erickson or Zachary. one of whom was scheduled to pitch for the Wash- ington team. The men, in their turn, accepted the Hagood, Dennis E. Nolan, William D. Connor, Fox Conner, Preston Brown, Malin Craig, Henry D. Todd, jr.: A. women and girls as comrades in the great sport. It was just another indi- cation of the hold the “opening day"” Promotion of 26 Brigadiers Named by Mr. Weeks. week of GEN. BUNDY, SELECTED BY BAKER, IS LEFT OUT PRESIDENT FAVORS MEMORIAL HALL for Washington Association. Receives Visitors. President Harding is in hearty ac- cord with the movement being fos- tered by the Washington Memorial Association to erect a large audito- J. Bowley, William H. Johnston and Robert Alexander. The }ast three names on the list of brigadier generals were to fill new vacancies which have occurred this year. : Stafl Corps Assistants Named. In addition to the nominations for promotion to permanent rank Secre- B streets. He made this known to- {day to Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, presi- dent of the association, whom he had tafl the objects of the movement and tary Weeke—announcad~t| t- | cOmpleted. Z Fespective | indicative of the position of women in | me’s or'a number of assistants (o He showed great intérest as-Mra. this “new age.” Noads of the staft corps with {he|Dimock explained the various fi tures of the architect’s plans. and he told her that the idea was a splendid one and that the building itself would fill a long-felt want in - the National Capital. He also told her he would in the next few days send to her a letter giving to it his fullest support. ‘To Take Up Kilpatrick Case. President Harding toda would take up with the State Depart- rank of brigadier general® They are: Assistant to the adjutant general, { Col. James T. Kery. Assistants to the | general. Col. John M. | George F. Downey. Assistant to the chief of engineers, Col. Harry Taylor. | “Assistants to the chief of ordnance, Cols. William S, Peirce and George W. Women Arrive by 11:15. The women crowded the grandstand and pavilion entrances as early as 11:15 o'clock this morning, and pa- tiently stood until the turnstiles first began to revolve, shortly after the noon hour struck. Around at 5th and V streets the old bleacher crowd was slower lo gather, quartermaster son and but even here a woman, or rather!Burr. ment the question of bringing about young girl, was destined to be the| Assistant to the chief of air sery-|the immediate release of Capt. Im- “first in.” This young woman had two Col. ‘William Mitchell mett Kilpatrick of Alabama, a for- overpowering ambitions, first, to get| Secretary Weeks .announced that|mer Red Cross relief worker, who in to that game, and, second, to keep!there would be two additional vacan-|is imprisoned in Rus He . this known to Representati gal! and Tyson of Alabama, who call- {cies this year in the grade of major | her identity a secret. general, due to the retirement of Maj. + “The folks would never let me hear : the last of it if they knew I was out!Gens. Morrison and Dickman. and)ed at White House to explaia !here,” she said, and all the men and |that they would be filled by the pro-|the predicament of Capt. Fitzpatrick | iboys swore that they would help her imotion of Brig. Gens. Charles J.|and to his aid. 1keep her secret. | Bailey and Samuel D. Sturgis. i As for Washington | male “early | latter was jailed by the bolsheviki birds,” they were old hands at this| Studles Officers’ Records. last December on a trumped up thing of getting to the opening game| Secretary Weeks said he had care-|charge, and that he is serving a of the season two or three hours be- | ry)y gtudied the regord of every|{Wenty-year sentence fore the game was to start. s There was some grumbling among | oficer eligible for promotion to either | { the men. however, on the ground that |of the general grades, and that he| the park officials might have opened | regretted very much that he was lim- Visitors at White House. Mark Shelden, high commissioner of Australia, and Mrs. Shelden were re- Hears Mrs. Dimock’s Plans | invited to explain to him in more de-| According to their information the | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, | 1 | rium and convention hail at ith andlin an §i i bening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION PLAY U. S. DISPOSED TO INSIST ON WHITE PANAMA VIEW BALL ! !! Settlement of Boundary Dispute Subject of Continued Diplo- matic Exchanges. Tt was indicated today at the State Department that the American gov- ernment was disposed to insist upon its original position that Panama set- te its boundary dispute with Costa tica on the basis of the White award, despite the protest contained in Pan- reply. received today, to Secre- tary Hughes' mote of last month. Depaitment officers declined today to forecast what steps would be taken ort o overcome the present impasse. The reply of the government of Panama, which was approved by the congress of that cowntry, is a bulky ducumgm, in twenty-six pages, and including’ five separate _inclosures, the plans for the building as now;Presenting in detail Panama’s objec- tions ‘to the White award. Details of it previously had been re- ceived at the department, and for that reason it waus said that a reply might be expected to go forward without undue loss of time. HOPE IS SEEN FOR GREAT FALLS PLAN Water Project, Lost by Pocket Veto, Approved by New Administration. Efforts to put Washington beyvond the danger of a water famine. which all but materialized at the last ses- The parade. headed by a police es- ceived today at the White House by!si of C 51 av i - cort. of a lieutenant andgsix bicycle | the Bates earlier. and allowed those |ited to twelve major generals .n.J}‘th' Pm‘m"’fl and Mrs. Harding Y}sion of Congress. have the indorse men, left 8th and F streets north.|%ith lickets to enter and take up|twenty-six brigadier generals. s ita ratre aiitiimiore parncularly!mem of the new administrution, it west, at 1 o'clock. and proceeded to | their Vigi He would like, he said. (o have [l AIS 00 LINA Were discussed | was indicated today P detycast o th street, south to Crowd Sees Workout. :n’u?;"r':-drm;t}:;:l one hundred officers | ", "White House conference today; (ongress, just before adjourning. Pennsylvania avenue and into thel The various entrances to the park °F th 66! RS . ‘between President Harding and Sen-!n.| e : - ; Capitol grounds. There were per-|_ fosed 5 b Poizel, Asked as to the reason for dropping | o Benrose of Pennsylvania, chair. | nc uded in the Army bill authoriz mitted to travel only in threes and|%¢7® POt closed until about 10:30!grix. Gen. Omar Bundy from the new | 410Ts Denroge of Pegtayiumif. Thf-liion for construction of 'a new con- !ouhw. anhrl only on the pavements,;o'clock, and scores watched the Na-|list of major "2'.?"{:.;‘{"' ':‘r”‘k’*(,"'"s Cumber, North Dakota, members of!duit. The measure died through the without banners or music. The po- |tionals do a litile batting and limber | he was convince 1&g Gens: | 0CT o inance (committee: IBSe e Tt lice were sent to handle the proces. | themselves up. | Eawards, Bell, Bailey and Sturgis | Ihocket veto” of the President. sion and traflic at street crossings. TAKE REGISTERED MAIL. Armed Bandits Hold Up Railway Agent and Escape. DUBUQU! —Two farmed bandits escaped in an automo- bile with a pouch of registered mail early today after holding up C. E. Dodge, a railroad agent. at the raii- road station at Independence, lowa The value of the contents was un- known. After firing once without effect at Dodge when he did not comply with their demands quickly enough. the bandits forced the agent to enter a waiting _automobile, taking the ma pouch with him. When nearing Wate 100 Dodge was ejected from the car —_— IN JEFFERSON’S MEMORY. Exercises at University of Virginia Observing Birthday. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 13 —The 178th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson was observed to- day at the University of Virginia, of which he was the founder. Citizens of the commonwealth were urged proclamation by Gov. Davis to join with the university in honoring the memory of the great Virgini nd many came here for the founder's day exercises. Brief exfrcises were held at the mountainsidé grave at Monticello, while a wreath was placed there by Frank M. Randolph, a descendant of the writer of the Declaration of Inde- t pendence. Messages were read from Iowa. April 1 . . el - | Klein | Institute of Accountancy in New s nol;:_l»l{t;s, A';ul‘f-n?n_ former | of the other occupants | York city, where he will teach and Pr "dont a an. ice n-:fldn-m!u{ the a . but they were only [ act as supervisor of law work. Coolidge. atly injur His resignation is regretted by all the | THIS QUEER BIRD SATAND SATAND SAT: WELL,IT WAS VERY “EXTRAORDINARY Ly the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 13.—An elder- ly man in tattered cap and suit +at motionless under a tree at 237th ind Broadway when a mounted patrolman, informed that a queer stranger had been sleeping there three days, approached “I'm interested in birds.” the old man said, “particularly in the do- mestic affairs of the pair of robins above us. | have enjoyed their ac- ntance three seasons.” Sie launched then into the story Carpenters were at work in the out-| were entitled to promotion ahead of !flelds all morning constructing extra|Gen. Bundy. 'EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL jseats for the accommodation of the Brigadier Generals Left Ou | {Brovided, ex Four rows of seats wero| "0 amen that appeared on| REPORTED TO THE HOUSE [outfield just inside the bleacher seats,j former Secretary Baker's list of | President Harding was scheduled to | brigadier generals that did not appear ‘throw out the first ball from his flag- | on Secretary Weeks' list were those bedecked hox in the center of the|of Col. Robert C. Duvis and Lieut Col. andstand. The big c o thellugh A. Drum. Six names appeare L o bl Secretary Weeks' 1ist that were 'Cantnins Anti-Dumping Provision and Differs From the So-Called walk onto the fleld, headed by Gen. Pershing and a band, to participate in the ceremony of unfurling the Star to the House today by Representative Young of North Dakota, and will be GLENN WILLETT RESIGNS; the boxes und stands long beforc the! 3 <y bill of last ses- | game began. Fordney emergenty bill of last ses | sion in two important particulars. | 1917. First, it contains an anti provision which has been added with {ENGINE HITS AUTO; 4 DEAD' Glenn Willett, assistant United | the design to prevent unfair competi- tates attorney, prominentl i- | tion—the selling of articles by for- ates attorney, prominently Identi- | mers in the United States at prices lower than they ask in their own Six Others Badly Hurt in Crash on i ficd with the prosecution of govern- ment cases at' the Police Court for|country. It is claimed that this will | the last two years, has tendered his|benefit the manufacturers and that it C. & 0. Railroad. COVINGTON {y. i 2 v 2 e wheels of some i mwri “:;_: klu‘:;" -f"’“‘ 13.—Four | resignation (o become effective May | Wil ATt the wheels« SHactories e : four seriously in- | " No one has been mentioned yet to| Second, and still more important, ac- | jured ana two others badly hurt in a|gucceed him. cording 1o those who are urging this Attorney Since July 1, pectant, waiting for the hour of jon £ when the presidentia 3 ”inot on that submitted by Mr. Baker. Fordney Measure. rive. ¥ al party would ar- | 700 PRl ore Cols, Weigel, Helmick, 2 | Immediately thereafter the Na-|Brown. Bowley, Johnston and Alex-| An emergency tariff bill with an! tionals and Red Sox were scheduled to|ander. . !anti-dumping provision was reported n automobile and a| Mr. Willett has been a resident of ke and Ohio railroad engine|this city for the last twelve years, d e ing here early toda: and entered his position July 1, 1917. | & »ckman, Helen Ford and incinnati ir. Willett after May 1 will enter the firm of Pace & Pace of the Pace at Police Court. —_— {REDUCES ARNSTEIN’S BAIL Judge to Discharge Defendant on Own Recognizance in Case of Delay ! oficiats | of & row that was being | The dead Dr. A. J. Heavern,|The first two years he spent dentist, of Newport, Ky.: Virginia|in the United States attorney’s office | Mur| Latonia. Ky.; Charles Miles, |in the courthouse. Since that time he {Jr. Newport. Ky, and Florence | has been engaged at the Police Court i Kemper, Cincinnati. | associated with Ralph Given, also as- Seriously injured are: Ruth Potter. | sistant United States attorney. legislation, is the provision in respect to ascertaining the value of foreign money as a .basis for the collection of duty, which will decidedly in- crease the duties from Italy. Germany, Austria, and some of the Balkan | states. Tt provides that in no case shall it be less than one-third of the | par value of the money. This will not affect Canada, Great Britain, France, Holland, the Scandinavian countries, ba, or South American countries, but will ‘affect all countries whose cur- rency has depreciated below 66 2-3 per cent. DR. SOUTH FOR PANAMA. Kentuckian Reported to Be Presi- dent Harding's Choice. Dr. John South of Frankfort, Ky., in the ne T M NEW YORK. April 13.—In reduc-| g ynderstood to have been seiected | here o€ a cuckoo's ¢xg. (ing from $75000 to 325,000 the bail | by ' President Harding as "American ¢ bird wanted- 1o throw Jules W. “Nicky” Arnste minister to Panama, in su ion to fem N jerdu nstein. charged | WO VY ML entuckian, Willlam | 3. with being implicated in Wall street's “five-million-dollar bond theft plot," Judge Mclntyre of general sessions declared he would discharge the de- fendant on his own recognizance ched it what will r things, birds.” “Yes sald the patrolman, “and folk hereabout think you're ewhat of a queer bird, t0o.” iting next. happen “How very extraordin re- [he were not brought to trial he plied he of the tattered ciothing. [ten days after the federal ca ard.” against him in Washington is fi ¢« patrolman read: “Prof Mal- ished. m Ogilvie, New York Ornitho- Arnstein was arrested last June, and ciely " —and_rode on, originally. held in $100,000 bail. Price. who has held the post since the beginning of the first Wilson ad- ministration. Dr. South i8 the husband of Chris- tine Bradley South, who was a mem- ber of the republican campaign com- mittee in 1920. He is a brother of Jerry South, clerk of the House of Representatives, and is a prominent physician. His appointment was urged by A. T. Hert, republican na- tional comm ‘ficmun from Kentucky. i It was indicated today that the fed- | eral power commission. consisting of the Secretaries of War. Agriculture and Interior, would not interfere with the recommendation of the previous commission that such a conduit be built The position of the new commission expected to be that this matter as been passed upon and is now in the hands of Congress. Representatives Zihlman of Mary land and Moore of Virginia, who helped to get the water item through at the last session, believe the item will be retained in the new Army bill when it is reported to the House, Spangied Banner. President Hard- called up for passage tomorrow. This|goriiors Sutherland and Caj ] v i > o 8 pper are | g then was to throw the first ball to| WILL QUIT OFFICE MAY 1{was the only action taken by theliooking after the measure in (he The Vice Bresid i | * | House today before adjournment. |Senate. : 1a % resident. high officials of | he emergency tariff bill now before| Col M. C. Tyler, District engineer {Army and Navy and of the govern-| i hcion, oy €! oflicer, who made the Great Falls ment departments were to be seen in | Has Been Assistant United States the iiouse differs from the s0-called}gyrvey and report upon which the recommendation for an appropriation for a new conduit was based, stated umping | today that work on the project could not_start too soon. He in the present conduit is a possibility which should be realized and that such a happening might be fraught with serious consequences to capital. id a break “Taking the Little Nursery Rhymes to War. “The Thrilling Story of a Plain American Gob’ Who Saved His Ship and the Lives of His Com- rades in a Battle With a Submarine.” “The Strange Story of the Porcupine Boat and the Cotton Batten Trans- port.” “Exploits of the Flying Navy.” » i These are a few of the sub- jects of articles written by JOSEPHUS DANIELS War Secretary of the Navy. To Be Published in The Star Beginning Tomorrow & - l Member of the Assoclated Press The Associated Press is exclusively euti*led te t the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or mot otherwise c:ndited in thip paper and also the local mews publishied herein. the | All rights dispatches of publication of special Berein are also reserved. Star.” | 1921 _-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. SENATOR KNOX MOVES TO END THE WAR WITH GERMANY AND AUSTRIA Senator Knox of Pennsylvania introduced today his resolution to end the of war with Ger- state man T resolution, which also would | end the state of war with the Austrian government. was re- { ferred to the foreign relations com- i mittee w out discussion. It would provide that American | righis under the treaty of Ver- i sailics should be reserved. Tie measure is simiar to that | which the last Congress passed | and Mr. Wilson vetoed. CITY CLEANING MEN| GET REDUCED WAGE 1450 in Street, Garbage. Ash i Forces Receive Cuts of 16 or 24 Cents a Day. | Reductions in the pay of 430 street {cleaners and garbage and ash col- lectors has been made, effective thi week, it became known at the Di trict building today. The majority of these men have | | | had their pay cut by 16 cents a dav. | while some will receive 24 cents af day less. | Under the revised schedule. n.»! { lowest paid will receive $18 a | week, as compared with last week's | wage of ¥19.48, a reduction of 9 jcents a week. { There are $20 men employed in the cleaning, garbage. ash | trash services., so that the readjust {ment affects approximately half of | | UNION LEADER SEES .- diem men since v i and | | street building of | le at the District ed any large numl T prices began to re |ning iow {partment, but also, one official stated, i | because the wages Dobson Declares Wage Cuts {2, Will Soon Make Industrial of a change in The pay of these men, as well as of ail the other 2.000 per diem workers jsecretary of the Bricklayers, Masons| loss of the bonus by these men jand Plasterers’ International Union| Would take 76 centx a day from their declared today in u message to Secre- | P4Y tary Davis of the Labor Department, ' adding that “within a short time tur- | {Moil and industrial warfare will b Propose Action for Fiscal Year. Joseph H. Hurley. president of the 1y Employes’ Association. indicated islauon to compel ail parties to labor | havipding agreement. and Secretary | ;i "of tue per diem schedule to- (in Fevora quoted ax having declared | the end of May. or carly in in fuver of this, 86 4= to put teeth in to determine whether the en- {the Labor Department's iciliate lubor disputes orts to con Such legisla cents should be added to ba { oy ¢ | rates in place of the bonus. [ ion. Mr- Davis was quoted as having | “The Wage board, in readjusting the sald, compulsory arbitration. | cchedule of rates, gives due con- | Must Abide by Deciai ion to the rates paid for simi- ! “It is compulsory upon our mem- | !ar Work uul.~ul»]t e service solthd bers.” said Mr. Dobson's mess o | the decision wil to a large 3 oil ({bionxln ssage, “10| oxtent on the prev wages In l“"‘“ iate and arbitrate wages, griev- | private industry at that time ances and all other changeable con-| Morris Hacker. superinte | street cleaning ana city | today that the labor oL bi respect to his several municipal 0t is en n arbitration | jces. is steadily improving. i it jaour members | has been a decline in the heavy turn- | e o A te nvioiates i ! over of men that prevented during the ix splendid policy, call it ‘com- | war. he said | pulsory arbitration’ if vou wiil, has g e lditions that tend to cause disputes with employérs, and when an agree ment is entered into, if resulted in not one official strike or i meais® upon' ihc carntuu ors; | CARDINAL DOUGHERTY | | WELCOMED IN NEW YORK members for more than twenty years —4a record that we are proud of and | one ;hal has often been highly com- | mended by our employers, individual- ly and collectively, throughout the Returns From Rome After the American continent. ! ope Confers the Kea Scores Wage Reduction TR “We regret to say. however. and it | Hat. |15 bevond our understanding. that our| NEW YORK. April 13—Saluted with employers, universally. are joining | the blowing of whisiles by steamers wage reduction moevements that wan- in the bay. Dennis Cardina! Dough- tonly and outrageously violate these lerty of Philadelpisia returned todas | splendid and peaceable relations of | from Rome. where the red hat was| S0 many ye; standing urther | conferred upon him by the Pope. Isuch employes are now resorting to 5 i iforcible measur. nd ‘take the The prelate found thousands of ad duction or leave it' i now therr ey, | Mirers assembled to greet him. |Ban. As a result lockouts ,.“d"::“;n‘:';]mcl\'ml Battery Park and overflowed | less strikes are the order of the day, | SCVeral blocks in the chasms between K apers. our unions protesting thé reductions | BTM“ : of the church su—mn«l( and demanding that their cordial| A%, the prince Sricicintestion fl,,,,,“uuon“';nd‘“:‘:t‘:_‘ off the municipal boat that landed| tration shall stand. These movements | ISUCs began blowing auew and) Lof force are becoming nationwide and | th®_¢T4%9: “f‘p‘fl‘f‘” 'I‘“;fnuax‘:‘“ i‘l‘"\f}"- within a short period of time tur-|Chcered for sewers ol moil and industrial warfare will ne|the noiest celebration lower Manhat- rampant.” Ul bel an has seen since the days of re- Further Mr. Dobson asserted that!lUurning troop ships t [the Secretary's views coincide with | AT the principles of the union. which it | e "aaaea it mot "tna: a1t WANTS SPECIAL SCHOOL. | ments and decisions following arbi- | —— B tration will be sacred and inviolate, | Tinkham Offers Bill Providing |even to government regulation. if | ' Inecessary. to enforce same upon | Colony for Feeble-Minded. | | I those who would destroy them.” i Representative George Holden Tink- ham of Massachusetts reintroduced | today his bill to establish a school; { and home colony for feeble-minded in | | the vicinity of the National Capital. | He has been endeavoring to get this; t bill passed since 1916, when he was Today’s News ' in Paragraphs | Union official predicts industrial soon, due to wage cuts. |Citizens oppose minimum wage Recently Mr. Tinkham dis- | cussed the purposes of this bill be- | fore the Monday Evening Club, when the then Vice President Marshall and Page la 5 1 his is the first readjustment of per JJUIT Sh in the refuse disposal de-| | Reasons for Readjustment. N ; i 1t is understood that the readj i 4 |ment in the pay of these men was|me s {made not only because funds are run-| ing’s meeting i luborers outside the District | cations to join t i i clear that | work | {of the Disirict government. will have ! i Warfare R t 1o be revised again xome time in| r 2 June. i ampan gThe legisiative. executive and ju-: g TN 3 3 . jdicial appropriation act provides that | INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April 13— |all emploves whose pay is fixed from | Wage reduction movements of em- tum» 1o time by wage boards shall not iployers in the building trades are be- i h“fi'{".drlf'{ 5900 l‘;{mu- =fi~kr Jul.\'fll-l i g Bl All of the per diem work: -s of the jeoming nationwide, William Dobson. | Distriet fall within that cluss, The | reached 1 their support | positign of =u { postion befo oday_that his organization will axk| Reaflirmation by the triple alliance rampant.” illlil 76 cents-he added fo the basic M. Dobson's telegraim indorsed 18- | banys toricinmiey, & 0¥ When the: | cornered [vetween member of the House District com- | e war | mittee. 1 Yesterday's Net Girculation, 99,012 WO CENTS. TRIPLE ALLIANCE 10 CALL OUT MEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT Nearly 4,000,000 Will Be Idle in England in Case of Strike. GOVERNMENT TO USE ITS FULLEST POWERS Workers Who Stay at Tasks Will Be Protected—Miners Make Firm Demands on Other Unions. the Associnted Press LONDON. April 13.—Great Britain triple alliance of labor” will cail its members from their posts at 10 o'clock Friday night, it was announc- #d here this morning at 11 o'clock. This decision follows the inability of the National Miners' Federation to reach an agreement with the mine owners and the government for the ettlement of the miners’ ' . ers' strike which, began April 1. poii The s made up of : _ rs' Federation, ving a m. ship of $00.000; the tional Union of Railwaymen, with ha 00.000 members, and the National Federation of Transport Workers, Which numbers as its members a large n has number of mbership of ¢ ious which have e 10 300.000. It b mat~d that if the “al- nee” should call a strike there rly 4.000.000 persons idle in_England as a result, The decision to sirike wae reached unanimously the transport work- by v m G H. Thomas, secretary of the Railway- =aid after this morn- “The waikour.” he declared, “wili take place at 10 ¢ Many other uni wck Friday night Lave sent appli- 3 » sirike, and thes® re being considered.” Government Issues Statement, The government today issued the following statement bearing upon the labor situation “In the event of the threatened extension of the stoppage of Wwork the government Wish to make it they will use the fullest powers of the state (o protect the ers who remain at work in any services essential to the life of the community. n any settlement which may be the government will give in assuring that the workers shall not be prejudiced as compared with their « the stoppage. of its pledge to support the miners, througii -ihe announcement that its | members wouldl cease work Friday night. keeps the industrial sky still dark. Many observers, however, found reussurance today in the fact that the days to intervene before the strike becomes effective leave oppor- tunities for several available agen- cies to tender their good offices in an effort to bring the opposing forc- es 10 the conference table again. rrassed by Uncertainties. One of the many uncertainties of the situation is whether the three- negotiations, to which the owners. the miners and the govern ment have been parties, are really an_end The postponement of the triple al- liance sympathetic strike yesterday created an acute situation within the labor camp. It ix understood that the miners. with some show of feei- ing over this seeming indication of Weakness, made u peremptory demand upon their partners in the alliance this morning that they “lay their cards on the and declare fi- nally whether they intended to strike, and. if s0. when. Other labor organizations may be- come involved in ihe controversy the government and the “triple alliance.” The Daily Mail de- clared today that the executive com- mittee of the Electrical Trades Union tesolved last night 1o support the “triple allianc An electricians’ strike would pa Ze silreet car traf- fic and public lighting companies. Comment by Newspapers. London newspapers todas Al {dwelt on the serious injury done the country by continued uncertainty over the industrial situation. The London Times and the Morning Post pointed out it was not the actual amount of the wages at present in dispute, but the question of national control of the profits of industries, which was at Stake. The Morning Post emphasized the alleged fact that “hidden and subversive forces, were behind the whole movement,” and de- clared: “The miners’ demands must be resisted at all costs.” *“The situation.” said the Daily Tele- graph. “is 100 confused to permit of prediction, and members of the ‘triple ailiance’ themselves probably have no clear idea as to what must be done. * * * It is a desperate situa- tion. All citizens should prepare for the worst The Daily Express urged the gov ernment to open direct negotiations® with the “triple alliance” instead of ucting through an intermediary. as heretofo ourse member liance” would pursue. The London Times and other pa- pers believed the National Union of and speculated on the unions of the “al- Railway Men and the National #ed- tion of Transport Workers were embarrassed” at the obstinacy of the miners. The Daily Herald, organ of labor, d the government had “banged Page Negro Dorsey attacked on discharge Frederick trial. Page Five hundred and seventy-four me: ures introduced in Senate in one day 2 Page Principals appegl for law to assure play- grounds. Page 3 Secretary Davis calls on labor to take share of responsibilities. Page 4 League of Woman Voters considers leg- islation. Page & New York police make 500 arrests and “seize $100,000 worth of liquor. Dage 7 Costumes and jewels abound at ball for Russian refugees. Page 9 American woman escaping from Russia tells of bitterness toward U. S. Page 10 Formation of world peace plan regarded as President Harding’s next task. Page 11 Lincoln Park citizens urge haste on new Eastern High School. Page 13 Allied_council, at conference in May, proposes decisive reparations demand on Germany. Page 13 Commissioners ask Congress for $493,- 827.06 to meet urgent needs of Dis- trict. Page 13 Home of fecble minded urged by citi- zens. Page 13 D._C. bills cover wide range at the Capitol. Page 13 Russian peasants’ revolt is widespread. ’ Page 14 €, and bolted the door upon all hope of {an honorable settlement.” and fierce- iy attacked Mr. Ll George for | “tricking the miners into delay, and | definitely casting his lot with the ! bosses.” The newspaper called upon | the “triple alliance” to “stand pat.” 1l District Commissioners were special LS. bill an_elaborate one [viding for methods of ascertaining | whether a person is feeble-minded. the court procedure for committal of those found to be of feeble mind, und !a definite right of appeal. The bill proposes an appropriation | {of $500,000, to secure not over 1.500 | | acres of land in Virginia or Maryland, | within easy access of the District of ! Columbia. The purpose is to build cot- Itage homes for the feeble-minded. The i bill was originally drafted by the National Society for Prevention and Control of Feeble-Mindedness. 1$20,000 LEFT BY WAR VICTIM : | TO WOMAN ONCE KIND TO HIM pro- MR. HAYS IMPROVES. Postmaster General Will H. Hays, who is suffering from an attack of (he grip, was reported today us some- what improved, although it is not be- | lieved that he will be able to resume work at the department for several days, and probably not this week. Special Disputch to The Star. | « vears ago. BALTIMOR: April 13.—Ten At least. Mrs. Murray says she years ago Mrs. Georgia Murray. supposes that this boarder is her | 1213 North Kden street, was Kind unidentified benefactor. Although to » well bred young man who | she has signed papers which will stayed at her house for several | result in the money being made months. When he left there she over to her, the government has promised to write to him. That not revealed the dead man's name. was the last she heard of him This will be made known when until two days ago, when she re- she receives the money. ceived word from Washington it has been a long tume that she is the legatee to a fors since the young boarded . at tune of $20,000 which he left hei * her house that Mrs. rray OBl when he was killed in France twe' |- not recall his name. o 13 \ ’