Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1921, Page 2

~g— U.S. ARMIY RESERVE| 10 BE KEPT READY . FOR-QUICK AGTION Secretary Weeks and Gen. Pershing Make Plans for War Emergency. Preparation of the United States fighting forces to enable them to be placed in the breech in a forceful and efficient manner in the event of a mational emergency was indicated in several moves taken vesterday by the War Department. The War De- partment proposes that the forces. both regular and reserves, will be kept in a state of preparedness for immediate use A The peace-time preparations are be- ing made to eliminate any possible confusion incident to a mobilization order. and should a call to the colors come. every reservist will know just where his place is. 2 Here are the steps announced by the War Department vesterday: Classification of the 66.000 Reserve orps officers. to determine the as- signment to which each officer is best fitted, these officers’ records to be in the hands of the corps commanders by June 15. Corps comma an immediate s nders directed to make tudy of their districts ng reserve units with a view to lo according to local population. thi; formation to be submitted to the partment by June 1. g Secretary Weeks and Gen. Pershing were in conference concerning the organization of a war staff to be able to take the field immediately upon develoment of a national emer- gency. The War Department announced the Jocation and opening dates of camps for developing citizens into officer material. The conference between Secretary Weeks and Gen. Pershing was the first since the announcement last week that Gen. Pershing was to be fgned to the important duty of building up a general headquarters wlesigned to take over in time of war the direction of the nation's mili- tary forces in the field. Natiomal Guard Training. In addition to discussing the or- ganization of the proposed war staff so as not to conflict with provisions of law affecting the general staff, the War Secretary and Gen. Pershing were understood o have taken up problems relating to the future ad- ministration and_training of the Na- tional Guard and organized reserves. Gen. Pershing is known to favor the creation of a standardization of train- \ing for these reserve troops and the Promotion of the utmost harmony pos- sible between them and the regular establishment. He deSires that the most able officers of the Army be assigned to training National Guard and reserve troops in time of peace. Gen. Pershing’s new task, it is un- derstood. will involve the creation of a staff machine complete in all de- tails capable of taking over the field command in time of war. It will not interfere, however, in any way in ,time of peace with the present duties and respSnsibilities of the War De- partment general staff. which is charged with the administration of the entire military establishment un- der the Secretary of War. It is known to be Gen. Pershing's -hope that he will be able to build up an efcient machine which will concern itself only with fighting prob- ‘lems, leaving the large question of Ppeace-time training, supply and ad- ministration to the present general staff. -It is understood that Gen. Pershing explained to Secretary Weeks }in detail yesterday the' sit- iuation that obtained when the United IStates entered the world war, when jhe was forced to practically disrupt ithe War Department general . staff to secure a working staff organiza- _ftion to take overseas. Further Detalls of War Staff. Secretary Weels is expected to an- nounce further details regarding Gen. Pershing's new assignment this ‘week. } The ‘classificatfon of reserve officers *now under way by the War Depart- ment wil ‘enable the department to place a complete record of every offi- {cer in the orgamized reserves in the hands of the nine corps commanders +mot later than June 15. Although sfating that the prelimi- ;nary classification was not expected #10 be anywhere near perfect. the War {Department said, “One of the great ad- | vantages of organizing the reserve forces in time of peace is that the imistakes of classification and assign- ment can be tested and corrected, i whereas the compilation of these most important records and assignments Fis practically impossidle to obtatn in ‘time of emergency. Corps commanders have been direct- ;ed_to make an immediate study of ithéir districts. with a view to locat- ing reserve units according to the ylocal population. These studies are to be sumbitted to the department by ‘Jurie 1. Dates and Places of Camps. The locations and opening dates of I ¥the Citizens' Military Training Camp: ‘the states from which each will draw +its candidates and the corps area headquarters to which applications &hould be sent follow: Camp Devens. Mass. Apgust 1. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con necticut. First Corps. Area, Boston, Mass, ] attsburg Barracks, N. Y., s . New York, New Jersey and Dotar ware. Second Corps Area, G P Ay TPS ca, Governors Camp Meade., Md., August 1, Penn- :v_lv!:nlfab::ury!lsnd,’l\“irzlniz and Dis- rict of umbia. Third Co: Fort Howard, Md. S Camp Jackson. S. C., July 18. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi. Ten- nessee and Louisiana. _Fourth Corps Area. Fort McPherson, Gi Camp Knox, Ky.. July 21, Ohio, Tn- gisna. Weat Virinia and ' Kentuck i orps Area, Fort Benjami - ‘gison, Ind SR Camp Grant. 1L, July 21, Michi- gan, Wisconsin and Illinois. Sixth fCorps Area, Fort Sheridan. 0L Camp Pike, Ark.. and Fort Snelling, ‘Minn.. August 1. North Dakota. South akota, Minnesota. Nebraska, Kansas, issouri, Arkansas and lowa. Sev- enth Corps Area. Fort Crook, Neb, Camp Travis, Tex., July 15 and Fort Jogan, Col., August 1. Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona. Eighth Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. 1 Camp Lewis, Wash., San Francisco, July & Oregon, Tdaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California. Ninth (J?l:"l‘m Area, San ll;'n;‘n(utru. Calif. e camps will be of the so-calle Plattsburg type, offering free mu.m3 Training for thirty davs to physically fit citizens between the ages of six- feen and thirty-five. Candidates will be drawn from all parts of the coun- Iy pQuolas. bated on population, allotted to stat E Bnunities. oo Sasfioom { Q. M. C. DROPS 5,556. 4,148 Other Civilians Demoted and i $2,062,823 Saved. ¢ Radical reductions have been made 8n the Quartesmaster Corps of the Army in accordance with the general lan of retrenchment in the military ®stabiishment. ! Since January and Presidio, last 5556 civilian Washington, | Woodrow Wilson Sees Show at Keith’s From Last Row in Orchestra Citizen Woodrow Wilson, ac- companied by Mrs. Wilson, Mins Margaret Wikon John Ran- dolph Bolling, his brother-in- law, made his first public ap- pearance since leaving the ‘White House last night, when he attended Keith's Theater. The Wilson party arrived about the time for the show to begin and entered from the G wstreet door, taking weats in the last row of the orchestra. Mr. Wilson's entrance was no- ticed by but few, and his pres- ence remained anknown to the majority of the audience during the performance. Mr. Wilson, who looked well, apparently took a keen interest in the show, PRESIDENT BREAKS MEMORIAL GROUND Turns Spadeful of Earth on Site of National Bap- tist Temple. In the presence of several hundred persons. President Harding yesterday afterncon turned the first spadeful of earth for the national Baptist me- morial to be erected in honor of Roger Willlams and religlous liberty at Co- lumbia road and 16th street. The event was marked by a cere- mony that was colemn. impressive and brief. The large gathering stood by in respectful silence as the chief executive, with bared head, dug into the earth’ with a spade and turned up the sod. Tpon the completion of the ground breaking the President was greeted with cheering and handclap- ping. The sod was placed in a small wagon, drawn by Gove Griffith John- son. jr., the eight-year-old son of Rev. Gove Griffith Johnson, pastor of the Immanuel Bap‘ist Church, which will be a part of the memorial when it is completed. A large portion of the sod was removed by souvenir col- lectors, but what was left is to be pre- served and later placed in the ar- chives of the memorial. The boy pre- sented the President with a large bou- quet of flowers, saying. as he did so, “Take these, with our love.” Rev. Joknson Opens Ceremonies. The ceremonies were opened by Rev. Johnson, who, after a.few words of welcome, and during which he stated the object of the gathering, intro- duced Rev. E. B. Jackson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Alex- andria. Va.. who, as chairman of the national building committee of North- ern and Southern Baptists. presided. Following the singing of three stanzas of “America” and a brief prayer, of— fered by Rev. J. JI. Mulr, chaplain of the House of Representatives, the ground was broken. Prior to these .ceremoni in the open there was a meeting inside the Immanuel Church, during which Rev. Johnson read letters from several members of the national executive committee. One letter was from Oscar S. Straus of New York, former Secre- tary of Commerce and Labor. which was its expressions. ‘Will Cost Over $500,000. Theé singing during the exercises, both in the church and on the site of the memorial. was led by Percy S. Foster, a member of Immanuel Church and the local building committee. The campaign for the erection of this memorial was started four year's ago by the joint action of Northern and Southern Baptists; num- bering more than 3,000.000._The site, a part of which is occupied by, the Immanuel Baptist Church, was dedi- cated a year ago, when the Southern Baptist Convention was in session here. The building will cost more than $500,000 and will be of colonial classic type, and in front of it will be located a statute of Roger Wil- liams, founder of the system of a free church and pioneer proponent of re- ligious liberty. GOLD MEMBERSHIP CARD IS GIVEN TO MR. HARDING Mystic Shrine Makes Presentation in Commemoration of Hon- orary Election. In commenmoration of his election to honorary membership in _Almas Temple, Mystic Shrine of the District of Columbia, President Harding ves- terday afternoon was presented with highly appreciated because of | THE .SUNDA BRTISH DOCKVEN ADING STRKERS Put Obstacles in Way of Un- loading Coal Being Imported. Great Britain is ;eking American coal, but dockmen at British ports ure putting obstacles in- the way of unloading _imported coal, the Depart- ment of Commerce was advised yes- terday by Commertjal Attache Dennis at_London. - The dockmen weke reported by the attache to be sustatning the strik- ing miners by also refusing to coal ships so as to prevent vessels pro- Ceeding to continental ports for sup- plies. VOTE TO SUPPORT MINERS. International Transport Men Agree With British. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, April 23.—The Interna- tional Congress of Transport Workers today voted to support the striking British coal miners. The vote fol- lowed receipt yesterday of a telegram from the miners appealing for solidar- ity among marine and dock workers throughout the world to prevent transportation or loading of coal, or other action intended to break strike of the British miners. The congréss; which was attended by representatives from France. Bel gium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Luxembourg, Nor- way, Austria. Sweden, Swizerland slovakia, adjourned today ing to hold its next se; sion in Vienna next autumn. —_— BERLIN REPLYING TO ALLIES IN U. S. NOTE miers Lloyd George and Briand, and the Germans .evidently think it is going to get them somewhere. Foreign Minister Simons 'explained in the reichstag today why Chencel- lor Fehrenbach and he took steps to sagage President Harding as mediator in the reparations question. Dr. Si- uons admitted that they had tried to obtain the services of other neutral countries;, but had failed. He would not name the countries *“for diplomatic reasons.” Finally he and the chan- cellor overcame the difficulties due to the technical state of war with America which still exists and sent the note to Washington. He added that the cabinet is now debating a new plan for reparations which he will announce in the reichs- tag in a day or so. The principal points of the new plan are the recon- struction of France and an interna- a handsomely engraved gold member-| tional loan. ship card and a framed certificate of. membersHhip in that organization. “The government is convinced, in formulating the new proposals, that it The presentation was made in the{must go to the utmost boundary of Lansburgh, potentate of Almas Tem- ple. Mr. Lansburgh was accompanied on this mission by Leonard P. Steuart, chief rabban; Wisdom D. Brown, as: sistant rabban; George Duval, jr., high priest and_prophet; Arthur treasurer; F. Lawrence Walker, record- er, all of ‘Almas Temple; James C. Bur- ger of Denver, Col., imperial oriental guide, Mystic ‘Shrine. The President expressed deep appreciation of mem- bership in the local organization and of the handsome memorials in the form of the membership card and cer- former contained the likeness of Mr. Harding inlaid on the gold plate. Following the presentation the dele- the ceremonial sestion to be held here [ Monday, May 9, at Poli's Theater. Dur- ing this ceremonial the local temple will Tacoma, Wash, : —_— CANADA SEEKS BEST MAN FOR HER ENVOY TO U. S. Has Been Unable to Decide—Bor- den and Rowell Are Still Mentioned. Special Dispatch to The Star. - OTTAWA. Ont., April 23.—*It is in- not been made and that is because | decide on the best man” said Pre- | mier Meighen, when asked when Canada will formally appoint an en- voy to Washington. Though denying they are appli- cants for the position, the names of sir Robert Borden and Hon. Wesley Rowell ‘continue to be mentioned in connection with the appolntment. Parliament has_appropriated $60,000 to appoint a Canadian minister to the United States. The appointment is probable dur- ing the present parliamentary ses- sion. PICKPOCKET ROBS VISITOR. Mrs. C. E. Riley. Romney, W. Va. l\'unin‘ at 240 10th street northeast, was the victim of a pickpocket yes: tificate of membership, both of which|they a he said he always will cherish. The|a cabinet crisis. tended to make the appointment and | have ) there is only one reason why it has|There the government has not been able to | of executive's private office by Henry|reparation that the German people are capablé of reaching,” said the foreign minister. - The parties of the left in the rechs- tag are still reasonable and in the showdown within the next few days Cook, | nyy possibly support the government. ut the right bas.’'unitdédunder the fiadernhip ‘ofl Herr- Stinnés and the fndustrial group whiéh accepts even the mediation of America with bad grace. however certain at the bot tom of their hearts that America alone can save them. Nevertheless y are doing their utmost to force Crisis Believed Inevitable. Indeed, the Deutsche Zeitung, the gation invited the President to attend|organ of the German national reac- tionaries, announces that such a crisis is inevitable. The Deutsche Zeitung says. “as regards foreign relations. be honored by a visit from the im-|the parties of the right in the reich- perial potentate, Ellis L. Garrison of! stag, led by Herr Stinnes, are in ac- tige opposition against Koreign Min- ister Simons. Among the parties of the right the note to President Hard- ing is severely criticieed. Dr. Si- mons is accused of having taken too much on himself, especially by not informing the party leaders before delivering the German people into & hundred years' bondage.” Vorwaerts, mouthpiece of soclal- ists says: “It is imossible to pre- sent the plan that will satisfy France, as she is.determined to occupy the Ruhr district -unless marks are paid. The Germans claim they have aiready paid over more than 20,000,000,000; the French say we delivered only 8.000,000,000. is no way to settle that dis- pute In six days.” The Freiheit, like the newspapers the right, scores Foreign Min- ister Simons for acting on his own initiative. —_—— AIR BUREAU CONSIDERED. aeronautics in the Navy Department, as proposed by the Hicks bill, will be discussed tomorrow by the House na- val committee. Secretary Denby, Ad- Admiral Taylor, chief of construction, and Capt. Moffett, chief of tne air service, are expected to appear. S e WILL PUSH SOLDIER AID. all gov- charge of Leglslation to coordinate ernment agencies having femployes have been dropped from 'terday afternoon while on a street car | soldier relief work is to be taken up %he service and 4.146 others have|between the river front and 9th and|tomorrow by She had visited Mount Ver- returning to|slow said than|the latter's home when she was|measures were pending to consolidate ‘Her pocketbook contained|the various agencies, and that action in cash, two traweler’s ehecks for | was planned soon. Been demoted, effecting a saving of 2,962,823 in the annual expenses. Bince February, 1913, more 30,000 civil employes of the Quarter- $naster Corps have F streets. non with friends and w: robbed. x‘fi‘_-flnd-uulblu&&nh House interstate Chairman Win- that several the commerce committee. last night The committee may expedite the ‘with-pnblic. [ 2 ) the | 20,000,000.000 | Advisability of creating a bureau of miral Coonts, chief of operations; Rear Y STAR, The Senate. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Peace by oongressional resolu- tion—the Knox resolution in par- ticular—will occupy the atten- tion of the Senate foreign rela- tions committce. and probably the Senate itself, during the coming weck. The committee will meet tomorrow to consider the Knox resolution further, according to present plans. Scnator Knox has expressed the hope that it will be possible to report the resolu- tion to the Senate, and that de- bate may begin on Tuesday. But Some of the ddemocatic members of the committee are inclined to doubt this. /They point out that the Knox resolution will have to be amended. because if a simple peace resolution is put through and the technical state of war | | | | | crds interests of American citi- zens abroad may suffer. The prop- erty of enemy aliens in this coun- try. amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, s:ized during the war and now held as surety against the claims of American citizens against the enemy na- tions, would be turned back to its owners. presumably, unless Con- gress should specify otherwise. Senator Knox has revised his resolution to meet this situation, anl will lay the revised draft be- fore the foreign relations com- mittee. Although Representative Por- | ter. chairman of the House for- eign affairs committce. will in- troduce a peace resolution in the House tomorrow. the House lead- ers have agreed with the senators | that the Senate is to initiate ac- ! tion in the matter, and that the House will wait until the Senate sends a peace resolution to it be- fore acting. The Senate disposed of the Co- lombian _treaty, by which the United States will pay Colombia $25,000,000 to indemnify that coun- try for the loss of Panama and the Canal Zone, ratifying it by more than the necessary two-thirds votc. The immigration bill, passed by the House last week, will be taken up by the Senate committee and reported to the Senate without delay. The Senate committee on agriculture is working on the so- called packers' bill, and it is be- licved that measure, 100, will be reported promptly Lo the Senate in practically the Saee form that it passcd last session. Senator La Follette of Wiscon- win is to address the Senate tomor- row in support of his resolution i for the recognition by the United States of Ireland s an independent country. The contest between Senator Sterling, chairman of the civil service committee, on the orfe hand and Senator Smoot, a member of the Senate appropriations commit- tee, on the other as to which com- mittee shall have jurisdiction of the proposed legislation for the re- classification of government em- ployes is expected to come to a head. It has been hanging fire for a week, the Sterling and Smoot re- classification bills still awaiting committee reference. " The Senate District committee will hold its first meeting tomor- row since the opening of the ses- sion. Street car merger legisla- tion is the most important matter awaiting its attention. To Play Great WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 24, ' What Congress Is Doing The House. By Will P. Kennedy. The Navy appropriation bill to called up in the House tomor- row. The Army appropriation bill will be reported to the full appro- priations committee, and probably will be reported to the House to- morrow. It is the expectation of House Leader Mondell that both of these measures will be passed during the weeck, but that they will occupy most of the time of the House throughout the week. The Army bill as it now stands does not include the $200,000 for the preliminary work toward de- velopment of the water supply of the District which was included in the bill that failed last session. The hearings on the Rogers disarmament resolution, which it was thought would begin tomor- row. with Secretary of State | Hughes as first witness, will | probably have to be postponed. | Representative Rogers of Ma. I chusetts, author of the resolution, has an appointment to discuss the matter with Secretary Hughes to- | morrow. H The Johnson immigration striction bill was passed by the House on Friday without a record vote. This resiricts for fourteen months the immigration into this | county to 3 per cent of the ma- | 1 is re- tionals of any country registered in the 1910 census. hk’l!:e‘“fll'sl meeting of the House District committee has been called by Chairman Focht for Tuesday, with schools and hospitalization as the legislation on which the chairman believes the committee should concentrate its attention. The first meeting of the select committee on the federal budget was held yesterday afternoon. The special committee appointed by the House to investigate the escape of Grover Cleveland Berg- doll, wealthy Philadelphia draft dodger, who is now in Germany, held its first meeting Friday. Rep- resentative Peters of Maine is chairman of the committec. Representative Tinkham of Mas- sachusetts on Thursday offered a resolution authorizing the Presi- dent to appoint a commission to review the problem of foreign debts to the United States. Subcommittees of the ways and means committee are continuing consideration of various sched- ules for the permanent tariff bill. Final conferences have been held on the metals ar cotton sched- ules, and it is expected that the general chemical schedule will be completed this week. Conferences have started on the silk and pa- per schedules. Hearings are to start this week on a bill fathered by Representa- tive S. Wallace White of Maine to encourage the development of radio cemmunication as stressed by President Harding in his ad- dress to Congress. Federal regu- lation of radio communication un- dor the Secretary of Commerce is proposed in the White bill. U. S. Note to Germany Destined Part at Hythe BY RALPH CORTNEY. By cable to The Star and New York Tribune. Copyright, 1921. HYTHE, England, April 23—Presi- dent Harding's note to Berlin an- swering Dr. Simons’ plea for me tion seems destined to play a great part in the discussions between the French and British premiers and may even bring about considerable altera- tions of either or both of their policies. ¥ A large section of British forelgn office opinion which is said to be gaining ground with Lloyd George i3 somewhat impatient of American in- tervention in Kuropean affairs. The effect of these circumstances is to bring_the British into alignment witn the French peint of view. Lord Derby, the British ambassador to France, is said to be the chlef Britisn apostle of the view that Lioyd George should support the French policy. It {is significant that he came to Hythe ftoday and had lunch with the British {premter. The fact that France's pro-Turk pol- jcy in the near east is having consid- erable success against the British pro- {Greek attitude makes the Britfsh pre- ‘inler even more inclined to follow the French lead in the Ruhr as a part of| a general agreement. President Harding's note caused con- sternation among the French. The Paris government wants the United States to take an interest in European affairs, provided the American atti- tude coincides with the French view. 1f, however, the Washington admin- istration is’ going to take an inde- pendent stand different from France, Briand will lose no time in readapting his policy to the new situation. Some difference of opinion exists in French political circles as to exactly what the American note means. Some think it not only refers to mediation, but_summons Germany this time to roduce real propositions. Others, Powever, basing _their opinions on the text of the note and other re- ports, are much upset at the thought that President Harding is opposed to the French plan of invading Ger- many. However, just as Lloyd George and Clemenceau ~ succeeded in outma- neuvering Woodrow Wilson when his suggestions were not exactly what they wanted, so Lioyd George and trip sheuid ebtain them eoa: it the; nu'mmucmfiu. % siation by dis- Brisd_will attempt to with necessary to prevent any independent action by the United States. France would prefer to play with America against England, but such a policy must invelvé, as the French 8ee it, America's approval of France's contemplated action against Ger- many. NOT RECEIVED HERE. Germany's new note to the United States on the reparations question had not arrived in Washington last night, although press dispatches from Berlin 5ald It had been dispatched during the ay. Omclals at the State Department prior te recelpt of the German note refused generally to discuss the reparations question. One thing ap- peared certain, howaver, in cennection with the reparations question so far as concerns Washington. That was| that should a reply be considered necessary to the new German note the nature of the reply would be laid before the diplomatic representatives here of the allled governments be- fore its dispatch. This course is known £o have been foliowed in the case of Thursday's note to the Berlin: government. SHAD BAKE PLANS MADE. Arrangements Practically Com- pleted for Trade Board’s Outing. Plans have practically been com- pleted for the annoal shad bake of the Washington Board of Trade te be held May 31, according to reports of chairmen ef subcommittees made last night at.g meeting of generat committee in the Board of Trade rooms in the Star building. Charles F. Crane is chairman of the committee. I. P. Boteler, chairman of the sub- committee on souvenirs, announced that many souvenirs had been ob- tained, and that a number of addi- tional ones were promised before the event. There is a great demand for the tickets, according to Chairman Crane, and as the number is limited to 600 he said those who wish to make the | " (/8 | George, 1921—PART 1. | LORD DERBY TOTRY FOR PEAGE N ER Commissioned by Lloyd George to Approach Sinn Fein on Negotiations. By the Associated Precs. LONDON, April 24. — Premier Lloyd says the Sunday Times, has commissioned Lord Derby to approach the Sinn Fein to discover, if possible, ground for negotiations looking to a settlement of the Irish question, in | view of the forthcoming elections. The newspaper says that Lord Derby all of his life has been in close touc with all the vicissitudes of the Irish question and thoroughly understands the situation. Lord Derby returned to London this evening from Lympne, where he had been in consultation with the prime minister. On his arrival he went to din- ner with Lord Edmund Talbot, the new lord lieutenant and governor general ot Ireland. Crown Inspector Misxing. DUBLIN, April 23— District In- spector Potter of the government forces mysteriously disappeared to- day. but a clue to the circumstances was discovered when the automobile | in which he had been riding was | found on a country road with bullet marks in the car. Apparently In- spector Potter ran into the same am- bush, near Clogheen. County Tipper- ary, 'in which a military. ration cart was caught last evening. The police and military barracks in Kilrush, County Clare, were at- tacked last' midnight by a large party of armed men and a fight ensued which lasted three hours, in. which one police sergeant was killed and two soldiers were wounded. Fighting in Lisburne Streets. LISBURNE, _Ireland, April 23.— FIghting attended the first visit of auxitaries to Lisburne, when a com- pany arrived from Belfast today. One member of the force was killed and another wounded tonight when two civilians fired them in Donegal square. Two civilians were wound- ed. Rob Fifty Postmen of Mail. CORK, Ireland, April 23—Bands of armed men rounded up fifty postmen jnst as they were leaving the central post office today with mail deliveries and took the mails “% the name of the Irish republic.” The haul. weighing several tons, was removed in carts to an unknown destination. As a result, the entire city and the outlying districts were without meils today. The raid was carried out without attracting the no- tice of the crown forces on duty nearby, Warned to Shun English Courts. LONDON, April 23.—The Dail Eir- eann, or Irish republican parliament, has issued a proclamation, warning that all ‘who resort to English courts of justice -will be regarded as wag- ing” war on the life of the Irish com- munity and will be treated accord- ingly. says a digpatch from Irelana today. Bird Choxen to Parliament. CHICHESTER, England. April 23.— Sir William Bird, coalition-unionist; has been returned umbpposed to the house of commons for the Chichester division of Sussex. He fills the va- cancy caused by the recent appoint- ment of Lord Edmund Bernard Tal- bot as lord lieutenant and governor general of Ireland. Wants Reprisals to Stop. CORK, April 22—The Most Rev. Fogarty, Lord Bishop of Killaloe, Ennis, whose residence was set on fire Wednesday night, appealed through the newspaper of Ennis for a cessation of reprisals and counter reprisals in Ennis. The lord bishop said the cir- cumstances were exasperating, but that he hoped the community woyld rise superior to exasperation, and that no one should be moved to retaliate for the attempt to burn his house, as such “criminal madness” would pain im. INJUNCTION IS OPPOSED. Attacking the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- lumbla to enjoin law officers of the government from further performing their several duties in the prosecution of a criminal action, Harry M. Daugh- erty, Attorney General; Guy D. Goff, assistant attorney general; I. Ert Slack, a special assistant, and John E. Laskey, United States atterney for the District of Columbia, yesterday flled a motien to dismiss the injunctien pre- ceedinga filed April 2 by the National Coal Association -and John D. A. Mor- row, its vice president. The company Beeks to prevent the service on it or.any of its officers of subpoenas to cause its appearance in Indianapolls, to answer en indict- ment fqQ conspiracy reperted against 126 coal”operators in eonnection with the price and supply of this com- modity. It claimed that it had never done business in Indiana and was not guilty of the charge. In their motion to dismiss the gov- ernment’s law officers declare that the suit is in effect against the United States, which has not been made a party and which has not consented to be sued. The relief asked, it is contended, would eperate against the United States and not against the individuals named as defendants in =2 .I;"- t Uni Assietan ted States Attorne; Charles W. Arth filed the metion to dismiss. Hearing on. the motien is scheduled before Justies Hitz for next Monday. SENTENCED FOR FRAUD. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 23.— A motion for a new trial for 8. T. Kimball, convicted some weeks ago of defrauding the Hamilton National Bank out. of $6,000 by hypothecating worthless Rock Island railroad stock, was _overruled today by Judge Mc- Reynolds, and the defendant sentenc- e prison frem three 1940 years.§. { {C.; Philip Shatts, | | | Ownership of Bean at Issue in $5,000 | | Suit for Injuries N, Omt., April 33— ault In the The enne was brought by Wil- lam and abeiln Gilbert agninat A. McDougall, tor ecom- | pensation for inju: by Mra. Gilbert when she on the bean in front of pinintiffs were a lower comrt heenune of Inck of evidence that MeDougall owned the bean. END COMMUNITY CENTER NEETNG Informal Dinner Brings Three Conferences to Close—At- tended by Over 200. With an informal dinner at the Thomson School last night, the three- | AMONE day conference on the use of the community center was brought to a close. The dinner was arranged by Mrs, A Driscoll. and was attended by more than persons, including Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson and prominent educators from all sections of the country. Philander P. Claxton. federal commissioner of education, was toastmaster. A program of music ment was presented during the din- ner, including a cabaret show ani rhythmic dancing by children of the Thomson Community Center, selec- tions by the Park View Orchestra, singing of community songs, dramatic readings by A. M. Edwards, and a concert by the Washington Community Orchestra, under the direction of Rollin Bond. Speakers at Dinmer, Among the speakers at the dinner were E. B. Eleazear of Columbia, S. secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of New Haven. Conn.; Miss Murray Woodford of Montgomery. Ala. representing the Alabama state department of educa- tion; Kugene Gibbony of New York. Miss Murray Grimes. president of the Pennsylvania Congress of Women's Clubs: Commissioner Claxton and E J. Ward. The last open business session of the conference was held yesterday afternoon at the Thomson School. It was addressed by Willlam Steuart, acting director of the census: Dr. Edwin A. Peterson, national director of the health service of the Ameri- can Red Cross: Dolph Eastman, ed- itor of a motion picture magazine; Arthur E. Holder, former member of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. and Grant Hays. com- munity center executive of Chicago. Miss Wilson presided at this session. Points Out Efficiency. Acting Director of the Census Steuart pointed out in his address the possible economy and efficiency in col- lecting and disseminating census in- formation through the public school community centers. Such a plan al- ready has been given a test in Alarka, he said. and the census was taken more accurately and econom- ica!lv than in the United States, The community center as a dis- tributing agency for motion-picture films for neighborhood entertain- ments was advocated by Mr. East- man. Mr. Holder expressed the opinion that the community center can heip solve the. employment prob- lem of the country by establishing employment bureaus in the school- houses. The advantages of the community center as a headquarters for recreation of adults as well as youth were out- lined by Mr. Hays. At the close of the conference many of the delegates who attended it, re- quested Commissioner Claxton to cail a similar meeting within a year for the purpose of putting into operation the plans proposed during the three- day session. . MISS ALICE OF OKLAHOMA TELLS STORY OF HER LIFE Billed As “Uncle Sam’s Only Baby Girl” at Press Club’s “Baby Night.” Representative Alice Robertson of Oklahoma, billed as “Uncle Sam's Oniy, Baby Girl,” and four other first- term’ national legislators were guests of honor at the annual “baby night” of the National Press Club last night. Introduced by Toastmaster Gus Karger as a_true type of” American womanhood, Miss Robertson told her experiences’ as teacher. Indian mis- sionary and candidate for Congress. My respect and admiration for newspaper men s unbounded.” sald Miss Robertson, “but there is one thing about me you men never seem to get right—the place of my birth. I have been reported as coming from every state south of the Mason and Dixon line, 80 please for once and &ll let us get the story correct. I_was born In Tndian Territory, not OKI: homa, and not in Georgia, as so many accounts state.” Miss Robertson related a tragic episode in_ her life. when with her father, an Indian missionary, she fled in an open wagon from her home in the territory. seeking protection of the federal troops during the civil war. “I" tell of these experiences.” she said, “because I want to let you know what Old Glory means to a woman whose family has worked for re than 100 years among the In- ans of the land, and now that my span is drawing to a close I have dedicated my life anew to work in the interests of these red men.” Others to enjoy the freedom of the club “to praciice hearing their own voices,” as Mr. Karger put it, were Senator Richard O. Ernst of Ke: tucky, introduced as “the republi- can senator from Kentucky,and third senator from Ohio.” and the only re- publican senator from the south: Re resentative Wurzbach of Texas, “a ican who blew in on the land- Representative Atkeson of Missourl, “who has been running throughout the twentisth ecentury, but finally landed.” and Representa- tive John Cabel of Ohie. “another who has tried once before. TO SETTLE SHIP TIE-UP. Officials Here See End of Buenos Aires Difficulties. Officials of the State Department and the Shipping Board expect to clear away soon difficulties at Buenes Atres over the unloading of the Amerifean steamer Martha Washington, through. steps initiated by the Argentine gov- ernment. It was learned authorit tively last night that no international complications are expected to grow. out of the delay to the vessel and that: no difference of opinion between the. two governments is involved. State Department and _Shipping Board officers are fully it was| said, of the delicacy of the situation by which Argentine officials are con- fronted in handling the Martha Wash- ington incident. CONSULAR SERVICE CHANGES. Recent changes in the United States consular -service include the resig- nation of Albert Halstead of the District of Columbia as vice consul at Danzig; the transfer of Carlton Hurst of the District of Columbia, vice consul, from Cadis to San Sal- , and the transfer of Wesley mfl. of Kentucky frem the State Pepartment to consul at Marseille. and entertain- | 0.4 R CONVENTION Omission of Dry Resolution Causes Comment—Mem- bers Praise Mrs. Minor. Installation of national officers elected this year completed the busi- ness of the thirtieth congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which has been in session in Memorial ontinental Hall here the entire week. Following this formality the congress adjourned. The oath of office was administered § by Mrs. Sclden 1. Spencer. chaplain general A rising vote of thanks was given 1o the president general, Mrs. George Maynard Minor, for the efficient man- ner in which she conducted the pro- ceedings of the congress, and speak- ers asserted on the floor that it was due to her efforts that the congress was able finally to adjourn ahead of schedule. Dry Resolution “Lost.” The pigeonholi; by the resolu- tions committee of the resolution in- troduced early in the congress calling upon members of the society to_aid / in a strict enforcement of the Vol- stead prohibition act was the source of much comment, following the final report of the committee. It was not those reported. The remolu- n in the preamble called attention to the fact that the D. A. R was pledged to support the Constitutian. and as the eighteenth amendmeni was a part of it thc organization should give its strong support to it Candidacies for president general in the ections of 1923 were announced by Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of Pennsylvania and Mrs. William M. Reynolds of North Carolina. Mrs Reynolds is the wife of the president of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com- pany. Both of the State delegations are strongly behind these two can- didates. Mrs. George Thacher Guern- sey, honorary vice president general, it was reported at the congress, ha withdrawn her candidacy for the president generalcy, and it is report- ed that Mrs. Wjlliam Cumming Story will announce her candidacy for the high office during the year. Will Ask Return of $330. The national board of management will hoid a session tomorrow to con- sider a number of matters. The Dis- trict D. A. R. plans to present to the board a request that a contribution of approximately $550 which it donated as a part of a fund to rebuild a vil- lage in France be returned to it. The matter was presented on the floor yesterday, and Mrs. Berry stated that her chapter objected to the contri- bution being used for any other pur-y pose than that for which it was rais- ed. Mrs. Minor instructed that the matter be presented to the national board of management, and said it would be considered there. The delegates to_the congress gave a banquet at the New Willard Hotel last night in honor of President Ggn- eral Minor. COMMITTEE VOTE FAVORS EDWARDS (Continued from First Page) not to be appointed chief of the general staff. This intimation came to them very direct. This puts an end to the persistent rumor that Gen. Edwards was, to receive this appointment following his confirmation as major general. Democratic senators who opposed the promotion of Gen. Edwards said that they had understood that former Secre- tary Baker of the War Department had said during the last administration that the reasons for the failure to send in Edwards' name and the cause of his recall as commander of the 26th Di- vision were on file in the War Depart- ment _and could be found when wanted. They admitted, however, that the re- ports on Gen. Edwards may have been informal in character and some by word of mouth. While they had none of the details, their general understanding was o the effect that Gen. Edwards had not co-operated with the commanding officer as Gen. Pershing desired. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska and Senator McKellar of Tennessee, it is reported, are two of the democrats who voted against Gen. Edwards. Senator Robinson of Arkansas and Senator Myers of Montana, demo- crats, voted for him, it is said. Two other democrats on the committee, Senator Sheppard of Texas and Sena- tor Fletcher of Florida, declined to say how they had voted. Views as to Issue Raised. Democratic senators said the issue raised was whether the Senate should confirm for promotion am officer whom Gen. Pershing had re- lieved from command, virtually on the eve of battle. The democratic opponents were said to have taken the position that under these cir- cumstances the administration was not justified in striking the name of Brig. Gen. Omar Bundy from the list of officers for promotion and substi- tuting Gen. Edwards. 3 Secretary Weeks was said to have taken the position that the promo- tions were a matter purely of judg- ment. He was said to have asserted that, considereing all of the facts and efroumstances, his “honest judgment™ had dictated the recommendations made in President Harding’s list. Remsons for Other Deciaions. Asked au_to failure to include Cols George V. H. Mosely and Hugh Drum in the list for promotion to the rank of brigadier. Secretary Weeks was said tor have told the committee that their age was the entire compelling reason. Neither has had barely more than twenty-two years service, the minimum limit fixed in the recent Army reorganization law for promo- tion to brigadier. Other older officers of much longer service might be barred from ever attaining the rank of brigadier, Secretary Weeks was- sald to have declared, if Cols. Moseley . and Drum were promoted immedi: ly. Their promotion at an early date in any event is assured, Secretary Weeks is understood to have declared. ‘The nomination of Charles G. Dawes of Chicago to be a brigadier general on the reserve list will be submitted to the Senate tomorrow. No oppOSi- tion was expressed to the Dawes nom- ination. DRAFT NEW REGULATIONS FOR ADVERTISING SIGNS ) Corperatien Counsel Stepheps Pre- pares Tentative Set—Present Privileges Declared Abused. A tentative set of regulations to govern the sise and charactdr of signs placed on business establish- ments_has been drafted by Corpera- tien Counsel Stephens, and probably will be acted upon by the Commis- sioners in the near future. The corporation counsel drew up the rules following a hearing held by t! Comymissioners several weeks ago, at which Engineer Commissioner Charles W. Kutz voiced the belief that the privileses allowed under existing lawy have baen abused in the erection of signs. The Comumissioner referred particu- INSTALLATION ENDS .- ‘