Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1921, Page 2

.2 WOMEN COMMENC CONVENTION HERE Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations Hear of Tre- mendous Growth. Welcomed by their president, Mrs. Milton P. Higgins of Massachusetts, delegates from practically every state By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va, April 26.—As- serting that the five-masted schooner Carroll A. Deering was captured by an oil burning boat resembling a submarine chaser, and that the crew was held with- out a chance to escape, a note found in a bottle washed ashore three miles north of Cape Hat- teras, bas been received at division headquarters of the coast guard here. The note was written with pen “nio: -| and ink on a tough filber paper in the Union assembled for the open-| 204 ink on o tough fber paper ing of the twenty-fifth annual con-| for correspondence purposes. vention of the National Congress of | Parts of the message are almost undecipherable and two words are unintelligible. The note was found in a bottle Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa- at the New Ebbitt Hotel today. Higgins briefly outlined the ~| ~ tremendous growth of the organiza- By GulatypheriCGTay jofiBuxton: tion in the past vear, dwelt on the splendid co-operation being extended y the ociation by civic bodies all over the country, stressed the im- portance of the non-sectarian aspects now being fostered by all state presi- dents, and predicted wonderful re- sulis for the year 1921 Followinz ten-minute reports from of the state presidents, in which membership committees closed figur showing incr ng from 25 to 500 per cent dur- = the past twelve menths, the con- vention was turned over to a round table conference, at which subjects A‘i”“ to all mothers were discussed in etail. Mrs. Isaac L. Hilles of Towa pre- ied and papers Valeria Parker on * QUARTERS URGED Mrs. Jenne Makes Sugges- tion at Convening of Twen- tieth Council. Mrs. C. E. Allen, “Marriage and Mrs. F. W. Stevens, “Home Eco-| Establishment of permanent head- no quarters here for the National So- ciety of the United Daughters of 1812 was urged today in the address of Mrs. Clarence F. R. Jenne, the presi- dent national of the organization, at Attend Thrift Luncheon. Later many of the delegates at- tended the thrift uncheon, held in the hotel, when they were addressed by Orren Lester, associate director united savings section of the Treas- ury: Miss Katherine Howard of the woman's division and Mrs. Ella Caruthers Porter of Dallas, Tex., na- tional chairman of the thrift commit- tee of the organization. who spoke on the establishment of local banks in her native state by children. She said that more than 350 such institu- tions had been started in the past year. Al a conference of state leader: west of the Mississippi, Dr. Jesse Rus- sell of California Wwas elected te: porary chairman, and Miss Carolyn Fargrave of lowa secretary. After the general session today a meeting will be held when permanent officers will be elected and a temtative pro- &ram outlined for ail workers in those states of the section. An important action taken today by the national body was the condensing of the more than twenty-five depart- ments into five great divisions. name- )y. home-making, educational, pro- gram, legislative and publicity. Membershop Totals 278,721. The_treasurer's report, as read by Mirs. Hubert N. Rowell of California. showed the total membership of the organization to be 278,721, with de- posits on hand amounting to $21,- 847.42. Starting at 2 o'clock, a closed ses- sion was held, at which voting deie- ciate council. She emphasized the need for founding a permanent site for keeping records and for the gen- eral conduct of the organization's ousiness. “What greater memorial can we erect to the men who fought in the second revolution than to provide a shrine here in the capital, when not the least important battle of the war of 1812 was at Bladensburg, at the entrance to the city of the Capitol which was burned?” she asked. “Our_increasing strength creates an imperative demand for a permanent place for our records and business. A |committee already has been appoint- led to endeavor to obtain space for our organization in the George Washing- ton memorial which is proposed here as a victory memento of the last gTeat war.” Mr. Linthicum Speaks. Representative Linthicum of Mary- land delivered a short address to the organization just before the close of the morning session. His remarks centered upon the bill presented by him in the house to make “The Star Spangled Banner,” by Francis Scott Key, the national anthem of the United States. Vigorous applause greeted the speaker. “Maryland has always been a cen- ter of patriotism,” he said. “From CAPTURE BY “PIRATE SHIP” TOLD, AS SEA GIVES UP NOTE IN BOTTLE the convening of the twentieth asso-: THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, . a village just north of Hat- teras, and was turned ovor to coast guard station near there. it reads: “Deering captured by oil-burning boat. Something like chaser. Tak- ing off everything * * °* cufing (probably handcufiing) crew.Crew hiding all over ship. No chance to make escape. Iinder please notify * ® ¢ gtg of Deering (miss- ing word undecipherable).” The note bears no signature un- less it 1s the missing word, and carries no date. The Deering, Capt. Wormell of Boston, and a crew of twelve went aground on outer Diamond Shoals, off Hatteras last January. All sails were set and not a soul was on board when the schooner was discovered at daybreak. She was fast in the quicksands, into which she gradually sunk untll she was swallowed up. PEONAGE CHARGES STIR GEORGIANS “Murder Farm” Reports Bring New Activity. Farmer Is Indicted. By the Associated Press. | ATLANTA, April 26.—Investigation {of charges of alleged peonage in sev- eral sections of Georgia, which have ‘been coming to the federal authorities in increasing numbers since the pub- licity given to the so-called “murder farm” of John S. Williams in Jasper county, were resumed today by the United States grand jury. Indictments charging J. B. Stribling, a Pike county farmer, with committing peonage was returned by the grand jury late yes- terday. Gov. Dorsey has announced that no stone will be left unturned to “bring the real situation in Georgia before its citizens.” In a statement late ves- terday he declared he would call upon every solicitor general in the state to immediately prosecute all cases of mob violence and cruelty to negroes, and at the same time promised full co-operation with the federal authori- ties in their peonage investigations. Government agents now are at work in a southern Georgia county, it was stated, investigating reports made to District Attorney Hooper Alexander that negroes were held in a state of involuntary servitude. Their report on this inquiry was expected later in the week. according to Vincent Hughes, chief of the federal bureau of investigation here. DR. BELL’S COMPLAINT AIMS AT GOOD WILL | | | | | gates only were admitted. Mrs. Or- ville T. Bright. presided, and a detailed report of the parliamentarian, Mrs. F. W. Stevens, on the revision of by-laws was read. $ During this session many of the visit- ors availed themselves of an opportunity .l:?‘ inspect interesting points of the y. A mass meeting will be held at the o Central High School tonight, when the principal speakers will be P. P. Clax- ton, federal commissioner of educa- tion; Dr. Frank Ballou, superintendent of schools in the District; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the District Mothers’ Congress, and Mrs. Higgins, national president of the organization. A feature of the evening will be music by the Central High School Orchestra. The invocation will be pronounced by l'l‘"t Alfred Harding, Bishop of Wash- .gton. President and Mrs. Harding will re- ceive the delegates at the White House lolxn‘:rro' a|l 2:45 o'clock. te arrivals today included Mrs. Frederick Schoof of Philadelphia, for- mer national president. and editor of the Child Welfare lufiun-. and Mrs. Jolh'l':)‘. Gordon Battelle of Columbus COMMITTEE SOON TO TAKE UP RECLASSIFICATION Senator Sterling Will .Try to Arrange for Joint Hearings. Senator Sterling of South Dakota, chairman of the civil. service com- mittee. to which the bili® for the re- ssification of government employes have been referred, announeed today that he would call the committee to- ¥ether at an early date to begin the consideration of this important leg- | islation. ‘The South Dakota senator said that ke would try to arrange for joint hearings before the Senate and House civil service committees on reclassi- fication legislation. In this way, he said, it would be possible to expedite the Dassage of the reclassification bill. The Steriing bill and the Smoot bill, Toth dealing with reclassification, | have been referred to the civil service | committee, which will pass upon the matter of classification and the sal- | ries which are to be paid After t civil service committee has finished s work the reclassification bill will | ¥o to the Senate appropriations com- | mittee, where the matter of making | appropriations for the proposed sal- «ries will be considered. JAPANESE NOT WARLIKE, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Viscount Uchida Declares Disad- vantageous Position Nation Holds Creates Misinterpretation. By the Associated Press. TOKIO. April 26.—Japan, being in a disadvantageous position on account | of the difference in nearly everything ! the earliest timeés in our country notable men have risen among her people, whose names are written in- delibly in American history. And in behalf of the people of that state I have presented the resolution pro- viding_for the declaration of “The Star Spangled Banner” as the na- tion’s national anthem. The chiefs of the Army and Navy have made it the anthem for each service. But this rule can be revoked at any time. I wish to make it a permanent rec- ord. At times, persons believe that ‘America’ played to the British air of ‘God Save the King’ is the anthem of our nation. I would like to squelch any such supposition through direct legislation.” Banguet Is Planned. Committee reports and arrange- ments for the banquet of the organ- ization at 6:45 o'clock tonight at the New Willard occupied the session. Announcement was made of the ap- pointment of the following committee chairmen: Mrg. Charles F. Messinger, Con- necticut, house committee; Miss M. Louise Edge of New Jersey, resolu- tions; Mrs. Amos G. Draper of this city, tellers; Mrs. Henry Wheeler Warren, Connecticut, pages: Mrs. Sol Lansburgh, Chevy Chase, Md., ban- quet, and Mrs. Reuben Ross Hollo- way, Maryland, press. RITES FOR G.M.OYSTER,JR., HELD THIS AFTERNOON Ritual Service in Charge of Rev. T. A. Walsh of 8t. Thomas Catholic Church. Funeral services for George M. Oys- ter, jr. who died Sunday at the Am- bassador Hotel, Atlantic City, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the chapel of Joseph Gawler's Sons undertaking establishment, 1730 Penn- sylvania_avenue northwest. Rev. Thomas A. Walsh, pastor of St. Thomas' Catholic Church, con- ducted the ritual. Only members of the immediate family attended. In- terment was in the family plot at Oak Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were se- lected from the employes of the late Mr. Oyster. The body arrived in Washington from Atiantic City early last night, in charge of Henry M. Brawner, jr.. Mr. Oysters partner. The widow, ac- companied by her mother, Mrs. Ready, visited the undertaking establishment last night Amons | i those present during the funeral services, in addition to the fwidow and her mother and the brothers and sisters of the deceased, were 4 number of business associates and employes of Mr. Oyster. GOLD STREAM CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO AMERICA Liners Arrive in New York With Several Millions’ Worth of the Precious Metal. SW YORK. April 26.—Swelling between the cast and west, is made 10 |11, tiqe of gold from foreign coun- juntil further notice. pear a warlike nation, Viscount|trics, six liners arrived here yester- Uchida. the foreign minister, told a |day with approximately 32,600,000 in coin and bars consigned to local meeting of the Jupanese league of and exporting houses. Bations society here today. s An g o The steamship Celtic from England “Nothing can be further from the | carried $1,100,000 in gold, while others truth than the idea that Japan is bent | came from Central and South America on fighting,” Viscount Uchida added. | with payments on trade balances. “Japan has never waged war except | Announcement also was made of under compelling circumstances.” receipt here of gold bars valued at Believes Conduct of Immigration Officials on Canadian Border Creates Unfriendliness. In an effort to promote the friend- liest relations possible between the United States and Canada, Dr. Alex- ander Graham Bell discuss with Secretary of State Hughes the activities of certain U. S. immigration officials, which, he | claims, are making for anything but a friendly feeling on the border. Dr. Bell had an encounter with one of these officials last week, It resulted In his wife, his secretary, Miss Catherine MacKenzle, who is 4 Canadian, and himself spending last Tuesday 'night in the immigration detention house at Vanceboro, Me. Arriving in Washington two days | later, the’ scientist immediately sent | a note to the etary of State, re- questing an interview that he might explain the incident. He was in- formed today that the appointment requested had been arranged for noon tomorrow. Text of Letter. The letter sent by Dr. Bell to the Secretary is as follows: “Dear Mr. Secretary: “I have just returned from a visit to Nova Scotia and, in crossing the border. my attention was very forci- bly directed to conditions existing there which must in time affect our friendly relations with Canada. “During recent years I have heard a good deal about the abuse of power by our immigration officials at Vance- boro, Me., in dealing with Canadian passenger but really could not credit the statements made until an illustration came under my personal observation on the trip referred to. “When we consider the large num- | ber of Canadians. who are constant- 1y crossing our border it seems to me that. while one Incident may ap- Dear to be a small matter, the aggre- gate of such cases must be so large as to justify an investigation of the whole ‘matter by your department. “For this reason I would beg the privilege of a brief interview with you upon the subject at any time that may be convenient.”* 3,500 CARPENTERS STRIKE $25,000,000 Worth of Building Tied Up in Cleveland. CLEVEL. } tomorrow will | | | ND. Ohio, April 26 —Waork on approximately $25000,000 worth of building under construction here was either partially or wholly halted by a walkout of carpenters in pro- test against a reduction in wages of from $1.25 to 90 cents an hour, put into effect by the Carpenters’ Contractors' Association. Approximately 3,500 carpenters quit work, W. F. Hennessy, secretary of | Building Trades Timployes' As-| sociation, estimated. W. W. Davisson, secretary of the Carpenters’ District Council, although refusing to esti- mate the number of men out, de- clared that carpenters quit on all jobs where less than the $1.25 rate was paid. Work on municipal buildings was not affected, Mayor W Fitzgerald ordering continuance of the $1.25 rate The foreign minister expressed the | approximately $7.000,000 and bearing opinion that, despite skepticism, | the stamp of the Royal Swedish mint. the international league of nations| In financial eircies it was sup- had come to stay, and eventually | posed that some of this gold orig- would become the moving spirit in |inated from Itussian sources, but mos the world's affairs. Japan, he de-|of it in Germany, whenoe Sweden re- claged. suould do her utmost to as- |ceived yments for supplies fur- #ist the league. thus adding to the |nished during and after the war. national prestige. The metal was consigned to the Irving ational Bank, Guaranty Trust, National City Bank and the National Bank of Commerce. IRISH CAMPAIGN OPENS. Ulster Election Balloting wiiz|NOTICES THREATEN DEATH Take Place on May 16 or 18. It the Associated Press BELFAST. April 25.—It was said to- duy in official quarters that the writ for the Ulster elections will be issued ey, T L, tices May 2. and that the balloting wiy|Paich fromRipley, Tenn, says that no take place May 16 or May 18 Bs.ve bsex found bostedjin; thatcommtyy All the DR!!I‘(‘N now have completed Lauderdal announcing that any land- their nominations. and campaigning | lord. renter or share cropper planting has begun in a small way. cotton this year will have his property The majority of the Sinn Fein can- | burned and will himself be killed. didates already are in jall or are on| Notices to this effect are said to have Cotton Planters in Tennessee Are Greatly Excited. NASHVILLE, Tenn,, April 26.—A dis- the run. It is said the nationalists, |been posted in several parts of the Jike the Sinn Feiners, will adopt the eountybe‘lnd h(‘r:led z_ld ::fimm; Jan of holding their meetings behind | many being af g0 a w Vlomed foors Sat least - in - districts | cotton planting. Others are inclined to Prestdent Hardiag with Prof. Albert Einstein, propounder of the \here open air meetings might lead | think the notices the work of a practical | Ingten attending the scasions of the National Academy of Sciences. . Prof, to disorders. Joker, dent. He was ascompanicd by Mrs. Elnstein, who stands at his right. [ {The flag of |POST OFFICE EMPLOYES BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM MITCHELL Of the Army air service decorating Lieut. H. Knotts with the distinguished mervice cross for bravery during the war. planes. REWARDED FOR AIR FEATS DURING WAR. He brought down eight German DECORATE LIEUT. KNOTTS. Awarded Cross for Bringing Down Eight German Airplanes. Lieut. H. C. Knotts of the 17th Aero Squadron, was decorated with a dis- tinguished service cross by Gen. Mitchell of the Armv alr = ~vine vesters day afternoon at Bolling Field. Lieut. Knotts, who received the dec- oration because he brought down eight German airplanes during _the war, was a_member of the 4th Pur- suit Group, 17th Aero Squadron of the 2d Army, A. E. F. He had already been decorated by the British with a distinguished flying cross. WOMAN REGIMENT AIDS TURKISH NATIONALISTS Greeks and Foes on Brusa Front Marshaling All Available Forces for Combat. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally News. Copyright, 1921, CONSTANTINOPLE, April 25.—The Greek offensive announced to begin April 23 has not yet taken place, though three Greek divisions on the Brusa front advanced April 20 and took a position’in front of the na- tionalist lines. The nationalists are rushing all the available forces from the east to the western front, leaving one full division, commanded by Kara Bekir, to keep an eye on the Ar- menian and Georgian bolsheviki. All men up to the age of fifty have been mobilized. It is reported that Rafat Pasha reviewed the first Turkish woman's regiment, with a strength of 1,800 women, from all parts of Anatolia. the regimental com- mander bears the inscription rat regiment of women in independent Turkey.” DISCUSS WELFARE PLANS Meet With Mr. Chance to Map Out Program to Extend ‘Work. The welfare committee of the Wash ington city post office held its first meeting today with City Postmaster M. O. Chance. The committee is com- posed of representatives of the em ployes in the various departments of the office. Plans were considered for extending the welfare work already begun at the city post office, which perhaps al- ready has carried this branch of en- deavor further than any other city post office in the country. It was decided to take up all mat ters relating to the welfare of the employes directly with the postmaster through the heads of the various sub- committees of the general welfare committee. It is the aim of the city postmas- ter mot only to extend the welfare work of the office, but also to make it easy for any employe With a griev- ance to bring his case to the atten- tion of the head of the establish- ment. To this end no supervisory em- ployes were permitted at the meet- ing today, the employes' representa- tives alone presenting their ideas directly to the head of the post flice. O complete survey will be made of what has been done at the Wash- ington city post office along Welfare lines, and what may be done to am- plify these features, as well as add to them. GOV. COX WITNESS IN LEGISLATIVE PROBE BOSTON, April 26.—Gov. Cox ap- peared as a witness toduy before the legislative committee that is investi- gating alleged irregularities of con- duct by members of the legislatures of 1918 and 1919. The governor, who was speaker of the house in 1918, when the Boston elevated railway public control bill was passed, went before the investigators voluntarily and waived immunity. Answering the questions which have been formed to bring out any ir- regularities in connection with street ratlway legislation, Gov. Cox said he had purchased no stock while the street railway bills were pending and knew of no member who did; that he was not offered any inducement to vote for the bill and that he knew of no irregularities or misconduct on the part of any legislator. The Washington High School Cadet Corps is going to be used by War Department officials as a model for the military organizations schools and colleges of the country. Secretary of War Weeks informed school authorities today that he has PICKS CADET GORPS AS NATION'S MODEL Secretary Weeks Details Col. Craigie to Assist in Instruction. in the formally approved the affiliation of the Cadet Corps ith the War De- partment, and has detailed Lieut. Col. Wallace M. Craigie, U S. A, retired, to assist in the instruction of cadets in the Washington high schools. Lieut. Col. Craigie was recently de- tailed tary science and tactics in the public high schools of Cleveland, Ohio. s assistant professor of mili- He has been detailed for temporary duty with the high school military au- thorities here under the provision of section 550 of the national defense act, as amended, and on completion of his duties will proceed to Cleve- land for duty. activities of Five Officers to Asnist. Secretary Weeks also notified school authorities that he will order five Army officers to make a study of the the After their inspections, these officers will visit the various high schools and colleges in the country having mili- tary bodies and have them adopt some of the plans used in the local high school cadet organization. Secretary Weeks is supplying Lieut. Col. Craigie to assist in the instruc- tion of the cadets and to represent the War Department of the board of education. he made school authorities to allow five Army officers make a study of the cadet corps. School military officials plan to en- large the activities of the cadet or- ganization. at the request However, a voluntary request to Soon after the begining of the new school term in September a field sanitary unit with a personnel ot about 150 will be the same cadet fife and-drum corps will be con- verted into a band of about seventy- five pieces. propose cial instruction by Yater, school board as an assistant ilitary | John G. MacCormack. and more than instructor. Lieut. Richard R. Day, U. 8. M. C. chief be W th Plans also are being made to form next fall several companies composed of boys in the high schools who are physically weak. companies will be given spe- | Dr. Wallace M.| recently appointed by organized. At time the newly organized Next Fall's Plans. Members of these the instructor of the cadet corps. is preparing for the ten-day encamp- ment of the non-commissioned of. ficers Heights. the camp the latter part of June and at Camp _Simms, Congress ‘The “non-coms” will go to remain there until July 4. On Independence day an elaborate v celebration will parents and friends of the boys will invited to attend. will include an exhibition drill, tol and rifle matches and athletic contests. CONVICT AIDED, GONE. Collects Money, turn to Penitentiary. COLUMBUS. Ohio, April 26.—Joseph Abrams, escaped convict whom chari- table organizations at Parkersburg. f A be held at which The program Dpis- But Fails to Re- urnished with money to re- turn to Ohio penitentiary here and finish a sentence for pocket picking, had not arrived at the institution at midnight. vember 9, Parkersburg as being en route to Co- | lumbus. . NAVY AIR BILL BOOSTED. Senate Committee Favors Keyes Abrams who escaped No- 1919, was reported from eronautics Bureau. Favorable report on the Keves bill e % » Efnstein 1s & creating a bureau of acronautics Navy Department, aviation activities of the Navy and Marine Corps will be placed under a central authority, was voted today by the Senate naval affairs committee. The bl will be placed before the Senate for adoption at an early date, committee members sald, and its ulti- mate passage is regarded as certain. in under which tanding alongside the Prest- Washington cadets. 'APRIL 26, 1921 MERCHANTS WANT PORTSHOLTH STOP Believe Business With Vir- ginia Town Is Being Di- verted to Baltimore. Believing that business with Ports- mouth, Va., is being diverted to Balti- more because the Washington-Nor- folk boat does not make a stop at Portsmouth, merchants of Washing- ton have written to the Washington Board of Trade asking its co-opera- tion in seeking remedial measures with the company operating the boats. The matter was considered yesterday afternoon at the semi-monthly meet- ing of the executive committee of the board. In the communication to the board it was pointed out that the Baltimore- Norfolk boat has been ordefed to make Portsmouth a port of call and this fact mitigated against Washing- ton merchants doing business in the Virginia city. Goods sent from Wash- ington to Portsmouth, it was assert- ed, have to be consigned to Norfolk and on reaching there reconsigned to Portsmouth. This not only makes for higher freight charges, the letter states, but creates delay in the de- livery of the goods. Referred to Committee. The matter was referred to the com- mittee on industrial interests for in- igation. William C. Johnson is chairman of the committee. “Wear Poppies on Memorial Day” is the slogan advanced by the Amer- ican Legion in a letter to the board asking its co-operation in symboliz- ing the sacrifices made by Americans in the recent world war. The commit- tee approved the idea and will make the necessary arrangements. A communication was read from Robert N. Harper, former president of the Chamber of Commerce, request- ing the board to appoint a committee to confer with similar committees of the chamber and the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association on the project of creating a convention hall for Washington out of the Emory building. The cost, as estimated by Mr. Harper, will be in the neighbor- hood of $250,000, and the auditorium when completed will be able to ac- commodate nearty 4,000 people. Large Enough for Guard. The proposed hall will also be large enough to house the District Nationa Guard. Tt is understood that Presi dent Bradley will appoint a commit- tee in accordance with Mr. Harper's request, and that a meeting of the joint committee of the three organi- zations will be held some time next week. President Bradley announced the fol- lowing appointments: Edward F. Col- laday, national councilor: John Joy Edson, William W. Everett, Julius Gar- finkle, Albert Harper, Charles E. Kern, G. R. Linkins and J. H. Zabel, to me! sessions of the United States Chamber of Commerce, now being held in Atlan- | tic City, and delegates Col. M. A. Win- | ter, to the Eighth National Foreign Trade Convention, Cleveland Ohio, May 4 to 7, and George Oakley Totten, jr., to the thirteen annual meeting and National Conference on City Planning, Pittsburgh. May 10 and 11. The following new members were admitted to the board: Blue Ridge Farms Company, Frank Baum, E. W. Bradford, J. F. Broadfoot, Francis F. Boswell, John W. Beha, Frank B. Crovo, jr.. James A. Edgar, jr., B. P. Evans, E. T. Fuller, James A. Mahoney, W. W. Marlow, Harry G. Mum, James L. Owens, jr. W. . G. Penny, W. Frank Ruppert, Jacob Scharf, David L Frank Tomlinson, Charles G. Warden, R. Bruce Warden and George ‘W. Young. APARTMENTS ARE ROBBED l i l i house at 1844 Columbla road yester- OF JEWELS WORTH $4,000 Burglars Rifie Rooms at 1844 Co- lumbia Road—Many Other Thefts Reported. Burglars entered an apartment day and stole jewelry valued at about $4,000. They obtained about $3,900 worth of jewelry in the apartment of $100 worth from' the apartment of Mrs. Clara List. It was not until Mrs. MacCormack reached her home about 5 o’clock in the afternoon that she discovered the theft. An empty jewel box on the bed attracted her attention and an examination of the apartment dis- closed the theft of the jewelry. Detectives Thompson and Embrey investigated the robberies and de- clared they were committed by pro- fessional thieves who are responsible for a number of similar robberies here the past few days. An unidentified colored boy was | found in the home of Mrs. Emily Ayres, 1107 C street northeast, yester- day afternoon. He said he was there in connection with the delivery of merchandise, and when he had left the house Mrs. Ayres discovered the loss of two pocketbooks containing $1 each. Frank Lakahashi, 1938 14th street, has reported the theft of a dress, palr of slippers and two pairs of silk hose. He said they were taken by a young white man. Benjamin P. Elllott, 607 Massachu- setts avenue, asked the arrest of a young man suspected of stealing $80 from his home yesterday. Policeman R.” D. Edwards of the eighth precinct has reported the theft of a revolver from a, locker in the po- lice station. Mrs. George Campbell, 37 Ritten- house street, reported the theft of $50 from her pocketbook while in a store ! yesterday afternoon. A Winchester rifie and box of cart- ridges were stolen from the home of George Scott, Woodlawn, vesterday. Entrance was gained by forcing open the front door. Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been reported the health department within the last twenty. four hours : Norman Van Nostrand, 63, Sibley Hospital. Nuncy_Stone, 93, 625G, street soutihmers John Siekler, 65, 1352 Gth street southwest. i Geoens E. Beckner, 65, Washington Asylum ospital. Caroline Matthews, 72, 1262 New Hampshire avenue. Antonia_DiToto, 50, Providence Hospital. Auniv V. Haya, 61, 1243 C street southeast. Mary D. Wright, 93, 760 Roek Creek Church William D). Treadwell, 70, Garfield Hospital. Linwood C. Reynolds, 46, 7642 Warder ;E'EPL Orville Drown, sr., 85, 07 W street. Josephine Shaw, 47, 1307 Fairmont street. arah H. K. Starr.’ 90, 26 3th strect north- ““Ernest Niehel, 44, 1370 Harvard street. Mary . Houser, 48, 3140% 6 sireet. . Herrell, 43, Wi - \('r\?lryy Hospltal. ST eoniarton Lt Minnle Fisher, 39, 1200 7th street south- west. (Albert McClure, 41, St Eitzabetn's Hos- tal, P'Jennte R. Weaver, 70, 148 Central avense northeast lmlehud Sonness, 70, St. Kiizabeth's Hos- pltal. Frank Mihalyl, Jr., 6, 1362 Taylor street. Margaret C. Brown, 1, 1226 6th street southwest. William J. Gallagher, 6 months, 657 Morton street. Kdward Burten, 43, 1534 H street. Jacob Price (alias’ Joseph Shiriey), 83, an.'-um Hospital. o ) = Bvelyn Anderson, 8, ro! Freedmen* tal. 2 months, I King- RAIL PROBE MAY 10. Boad Executives First to Be Called. Chairman Cummins of the Senate interstate commerce committee an- nounced today that the general in- quiry into lroad conditions would begin May 10, with railway execu- tives as the first witnesses. $5,000,000 SURPLUS OF D. C. DISCUSSED (Continued from First Page.) account of the claims growing out of the Johnson investigation. total &p- proximately $7,000,000, all of which has been paid to the United States out of District surplus revenues since 1903 In view of the fact that Congress specifically ordered the payments to be made out of the surplus revenues, District officiais do not see how Con- € can now take the position that the District surplus is merely a matter of bookkeeping and is non-existent. “Morally, and I believe legally, also. the surplus revenues of the District of Columbia belong to the District of Columbia and not to the federal gov- ernment,” said Senator Jones of Washington. “The Congrese levied taxes upon the District of Columbia for the purpose of meeting the expenditures of the District.”* said Senator Jones. “The people of the District also are taxed under the general laws applying to all citizens of the United Sute&dv;:);- gress does not levy other taxes direct- 1y upon the citizens of the District for the upkeep of the federal govern- ment Yet if this surplus of District revenues is taken away from the Dis- trict it will amount to a special tax upon the people of the District for the benefit of the federal government, a tax which other citizens of the United States do not have to pay. Believes Taxes High Enough. “Whether the people here pay high enough taxes is not involved in this question. 1f they do not pay enough tax. the law should be amended. Per- sonally I think they do. But. under the law of Congress establishing the fiscal relations between the federal government and the District of Co- lumbia, in the past the federal gov- ernment has paid one-half and the District has paid the other half of the necessary expenditures fl;: 1:}‘:@ National Capital. The taxes were lev- ied upon the peopie of the District with that idea in view. The surplus revenues of the District accrued while the half-and-half law was in effect. “fo my mind this money belongs to the District and should be used for the District. Any other disposition of it would be manifestly unjust Senator Curtis of Kansas, republi- can whip, who had handled the Di trict appropriation bills in the Sen- ate in recent years, has been strong- ly in favor of using the $4,000,000 surplus revenues for the improvement of the public schools of the District, for purchase and equipment of new parks, ete It is expected that an effort will be made during the pres- ent session to make use of the sur- plus revenues for those purposes. Would Ameunt to Conflscation. District Engineer Commissioner Kutz expressed surprise there ocould be any disposition in Congress to uestion the existence of a District surplus. He said he did not believe this could be the final attitude of Congress. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor for the District, said that to deprive the Dis- trict of its surplus fund, the exist- ence of which Congress has recog- nized repeatedly by its own acts, would amount to an exercise of arbi- trary power which he did not believe Jongress would for a moment con- sider. Mr. Donovan said that the District in all good faith has been making re- funds to the United States out of its surplus revenues and that he did not believe the United States, having had these obligations satisfied, could take the position that the surplus no longer exists. To wipe out the surplus by consider- ing it non-existent would, in the opinion of District officials generally, amount to confiscation. They do not believe Congress would thus appro- priate moneys which all records show have been paid in by District tax- payers and are held in the United States to the credit of the District. Henry B. F. Macfariand, former District Commissioner and chairman of the joint citizens’ committee on the fiscal relations between the United States and the District, issued a statement before leaving for New York today to the effect he was con- vinced Congress would, upon examin- ing its own laws recognize the ex- istence of the surplus. Nothing is bet- ter settled under the law, said Mr. Macfarland, that money ocollected from District taxpayers stands upon the books of the Treasury as District tax money received for District pur- poses until it is expended for such purposes. _ CABINET IN SESSION. Wood Pulp in Alaska and New Executive Department Discussed. The cabinet today considered at much length the development of the wood pulp resources of Alaska, which the administration deems necessary for the immediate relief of news print situation in this country. Among other domestic matters con- sidered besides this matter were de- tails of the proposed new executive department of the government. It has developed that there is a divi- sion of opinion whether the educa- | tionaf matters should come under the welfare department as originally sug- gested or whether there should be a department of education to operate separately from the proposed welfare department. No decision was reached. The question of whether or not a woman should head this new depart- ment also was discussed. e RENT RULE SET. Compission Limits Time for Re- hearing of Cases. With a view to stemming the tide of applications for rehearing of rental cases already decided, the Dis- trict rent commission yesterday pro- mulgated a_regulation limiting the period in which landlords or tenants may file a motion for rehearing to four days after the handing down of the commission’s determination. The regulation provides further that the petition must be filed with the commission in writing, and m contain a summary of the previQus action of the commission. —_————— MRS. DANIELS DIES. Had Been Cared for by Volunteers of America. Mrs. Josephine Daniels, sixty-six years old, widow of Edward Daniels, died yesterday after an illness of sev- eral ‘months at the Volunteers of America home, 2909 M street north- west. Death was due to heart trou- P irs. Danlels was born in Hartford, Conn. She has no living relatives, so far as is known. During the last two years she had been cared for by Adjt. R. L. Grainger and workers at ome. m;‘l:‘nenl services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the chapel at the home, in’ charge of the organization there. Births Reported. wis birtbs have been reported to e ealh dcpartment. within the last. tweRty- ‘houra Robert K. and Jane M. Barry, girl. George O. and Mary M. Sunday, boy. ‘Angelo and Kalabokas Sederocorvellis, boy. George k. and Catherive B Huatr, boy. "A. and Mary V. Soper. girl. Tarreace ‘G. and Hilda 5. Brabaker, boy. Charles A. and Mary F. Ruasell, bo; Cuarles and Lottie L._Rubel, boy. Arthur B and Ruth E. Farnbam, boy. Edward M. and Cors M. Thackston, boy. James G and Julla Miller, boy. ¥rank A and Rose Rollins. boy. Jerry M. and Ansbel Houston, boy. William B._sand Minnie M. v, wir Alvin and Bertha Sheppard, Walter and Elizabeth Motes, glrl William ai Ragadale, girl. Samuel and Josephine Covington, bey and girl twins. Moses and Letitia Craig. girl. jord and_Corrine Banks. girl. Arthur and Caro Samuels, rirl. Btewart ima Briges, boy. Jr., and Mary Keyes, girl, v HUGE CROWDSHEAR DR. EINSTEIN SPEAK Scientist, Speaking in Ger- man, Greeted Cordially Before Academy. Prof. Albert FEinstein, eminent scientist, whose theory of relativity won him recognition throughout . world, received an enthusiastio wel- come when he visited the as 1 meeting of the National Academy of Sciences here today for & few min- utes. Dr. Einstein congratulated the bers of the academy on the achieve- ments of American scientists and ex- pressed pleasure that scientific m. throughout the world were workin: together in harmony for the benefit of mankind. He spoke in German and did not touch on his now famous theory. He was introduced by Dr. Charles D. Walcott, president of the Natiopal Academy of Sciences and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Walcotz in his introductory speech praised the “profound principles” that have been enunciated by Dr. Binstein and said he was pleased to welcome him before the academy to expls theor relativity Boyish in Appearance. Dr. Einstein. notwithstanding the profundity of his mental attributes, looks more like a big boy than a: cotemporary scientist. Of miadi height, his appearancesof boyishness is emphasized by a pairof mild brown eves that look out from:behind heavy spectacles. He wore today the con- ventional frock coat. and as he spoke leaned on the speaker's table, fre- quently putting the tips of*his fingers together. Cooking by Sun's Rays. Practical cooking with heat from the rays of the sum is quite possible at comparatively small expens in clinates where the sun’s rays are strong and nearly constant during the day, Dr. C. G. Abbott, home secretary of the academy, explained in a paper read before the academy. Dr. Abbott exhibited tangible proof of the possi- bility of cooking by utilizing the rays of the sun in the shape of a jar of fruit, which, he said Mrs. Abboit had cooked on Mount Wilson by using the' sun-ray machine which he built for that purpose. . Alne:' solution of linear problems Yy algebraic methods was explai L. E. Dickson. e The elephant, which next to man, is the most adaptive animal that nature has produced. had it# beginning in the land of the Nile, Dr. Henry Fairficld Osborn, head of the American Museum of Natural History of New York, said in an address this afternoon. Earliest ancestors of the elephant known at present to science, Dr. Osborn said, are found as fossil skeletons in an ancient river bed in Egypt, about one hundred miles south of Cairo. The earliest an- cestors of the true elephant group are still unknown, Dr. Osborn said, adding that their original home may have been in the regions of central and northern Asia still unexplored b; paleontologist. et Crowd Greets Prince of Monaco. Diplomatic, official and scientific Washington turned out last night to greet Albert 1, Prince of Monaco, in his first public appearance in many years in this country. Prince Albert, Who is well known to American scientists for his work as the world’ leading oceanographer and founder of two oceanographic research insti- tutions, addressed the National Acad- emy of Sciences at the New National Museum. The lecture followed an audience the prince had with Presi- dent Harding yesterday afternoon, after which President Harding called on the reigning monarch of the little principality at his hotel. Oceanographic research work has been stopped for eight years by the war. Prince Albert said during his address, in which he criticised Ger- many for precipitating the world conflict. Deacribes Phases of Work. He told of several phases of his oceanographic work, in the course of which enumeration he said he found that the fish which live at great depths during the day frequently come near to the surface of the wa- ter at night and are quite easily tak- en in nets. Some of his expedition: he said, have taken him as far nort as Spitzenberg and into the tropical regions, and he has explored the bot- tom of the sea as far down as 4,000 meters. In his work, he said, he had found minute organisms s0 small that 2,000,000 were found in the stomach of a sardine. Life in the ocean is so profound and mystic, the prince said. that he believes the ocean to be the cradle of all life, adding that land animals are capable of expan- sion in only one plane, while the animals which live in the ocean can expand indefinitely. Speaks of Imventions. The prince described the invention of several scientific _instruments, which, he said, contribute greatly > the amassed sum of human knowl- edge regarding the fauga which live in the ocean. He spoke also of his experiments with wind velocity, but did_not refer to his research work in human paleontology to which Dr. Charles D. Walcott, president of the academy, referred in his introductory | speech. . Following his address, the prince reccived in the galleries of the mu- seum. In the receiving line were many persons high in diplomatic and scientific life in Washington. among them Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. The Alexander Agassiz medal for 1919 will be presented to the prine at a banquet at the Hotel Powhatan tonight. Puzzles President Harding. The theory of relativity of matter, expounded by Dr. Albert Einstein famous German scientist, has puzzled President Harding, Who admits he fails to grasp the relativity problem Dr. Eins who spoke before the academ v. called on the Presi- dent yesterday with a delegation from the National Academy of Sei- As the group posed before -amera the President told Dr. Kin- Stein that he failed to understand his theory. DRY LAW ENFORCING. A bill placing enforcement of pro- hibition entirely in the hands of the Department of Justice was introduced today by Representative Hill, repub- lican. Maryland The measure was characterized by Mr. Hill, an outspoken advocate for repeal of the Volstead act, as a coun ter-atrack on Representative Vo stead’s “more drastic” dry amendmer {introduced yesterday doing whenIm eating ’ [ ‘ 4