Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Showers tonight; cloudy; no change in tomorrew partly temperature. Temperature for tweaty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 74, at 2 p.m. today: terday. Full report on page 7. lowest, 58, at 3 p.m. yes- Closing New York Stocks, Page 27. he Eoen WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ® ny Star. Member of the Associated Press ' The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dlspatches credited to It or not stherwise credited fm this paper and alse the local news publisasd herein. All rights of publication of special Qispatches herein arc aiso reserved. { | | Yesterday's Net Circulation, 91,478 No. — 28,138. Fntered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C WASHINGTOD PERSHING WILL BE " CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF ONJULY 1 To Direct Training of Mili- tary Forces, Which He Will Command in Operations. ALSO WILL RETAIN DUTIES RECENTLY ASSIGNED HIM Harbord to Be His Assistant and Will Take Over the Admin- istrative Details of the Office. § tion of Gen. John J. Pershing to Be chief of staff of the Army was an- Jounced today by Secretary Weeks. n. Pershing will assume his new duties July 1. succeeding M ‘4,.vn_ Aeyton C. March. His assistant will be Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord, who was n Pershing's principal staff as- istant in France before he assumed command of the service of supply. As chiet of staff, Secretary Weeks £1id, Gen. Pershing will direct train- £ of the Regular Army and organ- 24 reserves, which he will command En the event of active field operations before his retirement. He will retain 1he dutles recently assigned to him as chief of the war staff now belng or- canized. ¥ Gen. arbord, as assistant chlef of staff, will take over all of the ad- ministrative details heretofore ha dled by the chief of staff, Mr. Wee announced, leaving Gen. Pershing free 1o direct the organization and train- ing of the Army of the United States s a whole, including the National Guard and the organized reserves. In time of war the plan contem- piates that Gen. Pershing would im- mediately assume command of the en- T Army and Gen matically become chief of staff. In this way Gen. Pershing would pas: to the head of the field staff. alread in process of organization, and Gen. Fiarbord would take charge of the War Department general staff and be entirely familiar with all the duties of the post, having performed them Harbord auto- | HARDING ADMINISTRATION FORBRITISHCO-OPERATION | Le in Lo BY EDWARD PRI By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dai Copyright. 1921 ews. LONDON, May 13-—Warren G Harding's letter to John Appleton | Stewart, chairman of the board of | governors of the Sulgrave Institu-| tion, affirming the importance of the | | unity of the English-speaking world, was written before the election that | made Mr. Harding President. This fact was disclosed to me today by Mr. Stewart himself, who haa come to London to present a bust of Wash- ington to St. Paul's Cathedra} and perform other acts in pursuance of the work of the Sulgrave Institution. Kept Harding Letter Secret. “Thus, we gsee,” sald Mr. Stewar? “how indifferent Mr. Harding was to | the possibility of injury to his po litical fortunes resulting from a declaration of good will toward Eng- land. It was I who withheld the letter from the newspapers until aft- | er the clection. Mr. Harding indicat- | ed no desire that I should do so. 1 acted as 1 did merely because things were going promisingly for Mr. Hard- ing and I thought the letter would | not suffer in public value from de- | lay. | “There is not the remotest chance | | | | of the Harding administration in- terfering in Britain's domestic’ af- fairs. It wants friendship with Brit-| ain, not enmity, and it is well known | that Amerioan meddling with the Irish question would arouse danger- ous enmity. Secretary of State| | Hughes is quite as sound in this re- pect as President Harding, and the DBREGON DECLINES 10 SIGN PROTOCOL Spurns President Harding’s Plan, But Will Gladly Ex- .in time of peace. D. C. HEADS FACE - WEIGHTY PUZZLES .Tax Assessments, City Ref- use Disposal and Per Diem Pay Rate Problems. T'wo weighty preblems will face the District Commissiehers next month ip to the fixing of a tax rate for wmext fiscal year. They are: How ¢o-collect the city's trash and refuse after July 1. Revision of the pay scale of ap- 2,000 per diem laborers mechanics in the engineer de- ‘The existing Chree-year contract for eollection of trash expires July ,_and the city heads must decide within @ few weeks whether to give &the work out again on private con- ract or continue to collect trash as a function. Serviee Takem Over. More than a year ago the District Atook over the trash service when the ;Nlm informed the Commiasion- iers he could not keep up the service v#t the amount available in the appro- priation act. Congress had previously given the Lommissioners legislative authority 10 operate the trash. ash and garbage (s @ervices, but failed to make provision in the last District bill for the pi chase or erection of 2 municipal trash plant. Since the present contractor was forced to give up refuse collection. 1he city has used his plant in Trini- fad. One proposal now before the city Sathers is to rent the plant now being used until money can be obtained from Congress to build one. It is Pprobable the Commissioners will en- deavor to continue collecting the trash, since the garbage and ash serv- Yces are now city functions. Per Diem Wage a Pussle. The per diem wage scale is likely 40 prove a more puzzling problem than the trash question. Congress %as provided that after July 1 all federal and district workers who are paid from lump sums at rates fixed b3 ‘wake boards shall be deprived of 1he $240 bonus. duction of 76 cents a day in the District workers and will n, ¥ice 2 revision of the basic pay of these ay of mnen. Col. Charles W. Kutz, Engineer Com- missioner, said today, the District wage board would begin considera- .tion next month of the per diem pay Question. The problem facing the wage board will be to decide upon what amount to add to the basic pay in lieu of the loss of the bonus. i e YUKON RIVER ICE BREAKS. N, Y. T. May 13—Bells and welcomed the breaking of the Yukon river he tion within COMPARED AT Baby ralsing was compared with tax collection at the tax revision Learing today of the Senate finance committee. H. C McKenzie of the american Farm Bureau Federation 3114 that the excess profits tax was a new baby left on the doorstep of the Treasury Department.” You, gentlemen,” sald Mr. Mc- Kenzie to the senators on the com- 4 occaslonly have & y. and just Lecause you w how to ralse it you kil 1t off. obody on this committee has hud any new bables recently.” nator Watson, republican, in- interjected, an the senators ired with laughter, many bables have you A Spectators “How This will mean a re- | this | first river boats are | BABY RAISING AND TAX GATHERING SENATE HEARING change Views With U. S. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, May 13.—Mexico cannot and will not sign a formal protocol as a condition to recogni- tion by the United States, President| Obregon told newspaper men last! night in referring to President Hard-| ing’s policy, 2s outlined In dispatches! received here on Tuesday. He de- clined to comment on the policy pur- sued by the United States further than declaring he had received let- ters recently from friends in Wash- ington, who assured him they “see in President Harding, Secretary of State Hughes and Assistant Becretary of State Fletcher three men with ex- tremely cordial feelings toward Mex- ico, who are apparently inciined to re-establish relations between the two countries.” Although President Obregon has in- sted that this government cannot sign a formal treaty. or protocol, it is known here that an informal ex- change of communications between the two governments, which would be tantamount to formal confer-! ences, would not be rejected by the ! Mexican government. Close friends! of President Obregon assert he is willing to give the United States any information it desires relative to con- ditions in Mexico. ~Assurances have been given as to safeguards and guar- | antees for foreign investments, and | various public declarations by Presi- | dent Obregon indicate he believes | such assurances are ample and suf- ficlent to prove the nation’s stability and its right to recognition. Referring to Great Pritain's ev dent intention to withhold recogn tion until safeguards are given, the foreign office stated last night that the “Mexicon government wishes at all times to return all confiscated property to its legitimate owners and to pay for damage suffered during| reservations.” Mexico to Respect Property Rights. “Not for one moment,” the state- ment added. “does the Mexican gov- ernment wish to abrogate its prom- 1ses, much less to appropriate goods belonging to_another. either a for- eigner or a Mexican.” The Mexico City newspapers. ex- ! cept the Excelsior, which makes brief { editorial comment, were silent yes- jterday concerning the Mexican policy i f ! | | of President Harding as announced | in_Washington. Excelsior declares it is surprised to learn President Harding will re-| ]qulrp further proof from President | Obregon of his ability to stabilize | | the country, pointing out the vast| difference between the conditions | prevalling now and those of a year o *%t adas that the United States is holding the entire Mexican nation to blame for the faults of a few indi- viduals, principally followers of the | ! late President Carranza. Mexico. in all jastice, Excelsior as- merts, might also declare it has suf- fered from the United States. as ex- { \ emplified in the acts of former Presi- Gent Wilson and hix adherents “The measure is the same for one nation as the other,” the newspaper | “and the same resentments and | says, | suspicion « found on this of | Rio Grande as on the other. ! the | HELD FOR POSTAL THEFTS. | NEW YORK, May 13—James E | Duniay and Ralph Rosenberg, posta arrested here today clerks, were t charged with embezzling $75.000 through postal savings ‘certificate | frauds. They were held in 000 ach by U 1 States Commis- | Hitcheock for action of the got?" Chairman Penrose asked the witness. “None,” was the reply. “I though you talked like an ex- pert.” Senator Penrose replied. “The senator from Pennsylvania also {8 an expert. being a bachelor,” said Senmator Simmons, democrat, North Carolina. That the farmer could not pass on a sales tax on his products to consumers, but would have to pay sales taxes passed on to him on what he buys was asserted by Mr. McKenzie. He advocated a new tax on corporations and retention of excess prifits taxes and high {ncome surtaxes. Because some “1dle rich” place all or part of their fortunes in tax free securities, Mr. McKenzie said. it was not a reason for reducing surtaxes. tters Written by the President and Secre- tary Hughes Will Soon Be Published ndon. and be- vast majority of Americans s hind him. Sees Ald in Irish Problem. “This is a splendid thing for both nations. It will help toward the so- lution of the Irish problem, just as the sound and unequivo attitude of the United States toward derman overtures brought the state Berlin to thelr senses and prev further extension of chaos in Kurope If the Irish extremi. felt that the could depend upon the United Sta to help them they would scorn suggestions of a all compromise—they ould adhere to n policy Britain can never accept. The Harding adminis- tration will hold out no such hope, with its threat immeasurable dis aster to the English-speaking people: Letters to Be Published Soon. Mr. Stewart is armed with another remarkable letter from President Harding, showing his appreciation of the impartance to civilization of Brit- ish-AMerican co-operation. Secretary Hughes has written in the same vein to the chairman of the Sulgrave board. These two letters and others of a like character will be released for publication in connection ington bust in the crypt of St. Paul's, and with other scheduled events un- der the auspices of the Sulgrave In- stitution in the next few weeks. Among these will be the presentation of Washington busts to Liverpool and Sulgrave manor and bronze plaques bearing quotations from Lincoln's speeches to Cambridge University, Birmingham and Hingham Church, in Norfolk. where Washington's ances- tors worshiped. RUFFLED SENATORS DECIDE TOLIE LOW Irreconcilables, Opposed to| Part in Allies’ Parleys, Will Await Developments. The irreconcilable senators, who a few days ago were considering the advisability of making a group dem- onstration of opposition to the ad- ministration over the presence of American observers in the European | have league of nations meetings. abandoned, for the present at least, any act of insurgency. They were very much wrought up for the time being over the designation of the American unofficial participants and held numerous conferences. It was found impracticable to se- cure unanimity on a proposition that a group should issue a statement of protest, and equally difficult to se. lect an individual who would carry the burden alone. Feelers were put in administration circles, among men who are supposed to be In sympa- thetic touch with sentiments held by the irreconcilables, developing the advice to keep hands off for the pres- ent and let the situation work itself out. Assurances were given that the Ir reconcilables were unduly alarme over the possible consequences of th action of the administration in this case, and it was indicated that the President has no plans for further steps which might justify the frrecon- | cilables in the apprehension that th. administration is contemplating de- parting radically from its announced purpose not to engage actively in strictly European affairs. President Harding, it is said, has no thought nor purpose of proposin any course which will alienate from the administration the irreconcilables. He 18 still intent upon maintaining harmony among all republican sena tors upon foreign and other policies, and will not be the one to give occa sion to any faction to break openly with the administration nor set group in apparent or seeming opposi tion. It is realized by the administration, with | the unveiling, May 30, of the Wash- | NADLO, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921-THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. TWO CENTS. PREMIER ASSERTS ALARN FOR WORLD, DENOUNCING POLES Lloyd George Says Treaty Is Defied by Rebels in Upper Silesia. DECLARES NATIONS MUST RESTORE CONFIDENCE Forecasts Terrible Consequences TUnless Justice Is Upheld With Stern Decision. By the Associated Press LONDON, May 13.—Prime Minister | Lloyd George, in a dramatic speech {in the house of commons today con- | cerning the Upper Silesian imbroglio, | characterized the action of the Polish | insurrectionists as a complete defiance |of the treaty of Versailles. “L think it is right I should speak quite plainly,” Mr. Lloyd George de- {clared, “because if these things can I happen and we take no notice and do Inot deal with them with that stern justice which has characterized the attitude of this country in all its deal- ing abroad, it is going to be fatal to the peace of Europe. If that is disturbed I do not see what is going to happen to Europe. “I am alarmed. 1 am frightened that unless some confidence is re- stored to the world, the consequences | may be of the most terrible character. | because the whole industrial work | | district is built upon credit and con- and once that is shaken I do It. fidenc not see how it can be rebuilt therefore, is essential in the intere of the nation that whatever our | prejudices and predilections, whether {we'like this man or dislike the other, we should recognize that justice ha: nothing to do with likes or dislikes and that we must decide fairly an sternly according to the pact we our- selves have signed.” “Charter of Polish Freedom.” | Mr. Lloyd George declared the | treaty of Versailles was the charter | of Polish freedom, and that she was ast_country of Europe who had right to “complain about the Poland did not win her lib- jerty, the prime minister asserted Her liberty due to ltaly, Great Brit- | ain and France. i i “There is no letter of the treaty | that does not mean & young British {life, that does not mean nearly two | French lives, and there were hun-| dreds of thousands of Italians,” the prime minisier continued. Mr. Lloyd Ceorge cited that the | Poles were divided in the war, haif of | | them fighting with the Germans { “They fell in German uniforms.” he declared, “and shot down Frenchmen, { British ana Ttaltans who were fight- ing for their freedom.” “Happened Once Too Often.” “1 see Kerfanty (leader of the { Polish insurrectionists) has said that | the Poles in Silesia would die rather than surrender. If they had thought | that earlier when the battle for| Polish freedom was being fought, | there would have been fewer British, | French and Ttalian they only think of mans are disarmed | Polish government has repudiated | | responsibility, and 1 am bound to| |accept that statement as represent- | ing their views, but it has happened nce too ofte s The prim lives lost. But when the Ger- nd helpless. The minister recalled the | settlement with Lithuania, to which |the United States, France, Italy and ' Gr Britain were parties. ilna was occupied by regular Polish troops in defiance of the allies,” he said. “They were asked to retire, and they said: ‘We have I no responsibility for it.” The same | thing is happening now. The same | disclaimer of responsibility. Arms passing from Poland and officers rossing her frontiers make it very lifficult to feel that those repudia- {tions of responsibility are anything but purely verbal’ Two Ways in Silesin. Mr. Lloyd George pleaded for the upholding of the treaty, both for the sake of honor and for safety and se- curity. There were two ways of deal- ing with the Silesian situation, he it is said, that the irreconcilables are|geclared. One was that allied troops suspicious of any move that .looks|insist on restoring order. It was not | like even Indirect recognition of the | for him to express a military opinion existence of the league of nations or | hng he did not insist on this part of possiblé utilization of the treaty of i}l program, but he was entitled to Versailles, and their uneasiness is un-| derstandable. MANNIX ON U. S. ATTITUDE. LONDON, May 13.—Archbishop Man- nix of Australia was tendered a dinner last night by English Catholic priests He declared that Great Britain was longing for friendship with America, but that that friendship would never be ac- corded until Ireland was given what she wanted. Today’s News in Paragraphs Board of Trade appeals to Senate for action to avert D. C. water famine. Vage 1 Obregon says Mexion cannot and will not sign protocol as suggested by Presi- nt Harding. Page Lloyd George expresses alarm at lo of world confidence; says Polish re defy treaty. Page trreconciliable senators to await develop- | ments. Page 1 lection of Gen. Pershing to be chief of staff of J. the Army is announ Harbord will be assistant Mrs. James W. Wadsworth re-e president of American Women's Legion Page 2 Baptist jubilee delegates will visit White House. Page cted Worman held in death of fourth husband | after officers find poison evid Page 2 Daniels tells of gigantic task accom- plished by transports. Page 3 Plans completed for dinner in honor of John Joy Edson’s seventy-fifth birth- day anaiversary. Page Floods from FEastern branch overflow streets in Bladensburg. Page 1 A. F. of L. leaders ask probe of West Virginia mining conditions. Page 12 Charges negligence caused deaths in air mail service. Page 16 Jewels stolen from the late Cardinal Newman recovered. Page 16 | Garmap workmen at Oppeln, Upper Hawall faces scrious situation due to|Silesia, In protest against the atti- labor shortage. Page 17 tude of the interallied commission to- Fifty persons were slain and score wounded in raid by police and radi- cals on Catholic group in Mexico. Page 17 Decline to Transmit Request. President lauds principles of Masons at | By the Assoctated Press. nquet. Page 20| DUESSELDORF, May 13.—French Third' party tries to coerce unions and farmers. Page 23 Foreign travel boosted by sailing 6,000 passengers in one day. Page 1 4| !insist on an alternative. Either the {allies ought to insist upon the treaty ! being respected, or they ought to al- low the Germans to do 0. The prime | minister continued: “Not merely to disarm Germany, but to say that such troops as she has are not to be permitted to take part in restoring order—that is not fair, ® * * To say to Germany, ‘Here 18 your province; here is some- thing which has been decided by the |treaty of Versailles either for or against you, but the Poles are to be allowed in deflance of that treaty to take it, and you will not be al- {lowed to defend you | |ince which has “been yours {vears and which certainly {been Polish for 600 is litable and not of th i honor of any land. 1 am perfectly | cortain that will not be the aftitu I the allies will take. The only thin, which 1 would like to say in behalf | of the government is this: Whatever | happens, we cannot accept a fait accompli. That would be to permit {a deflance which might lead to con- | sequences of the most disastrous concluded which he would be country, and in the future of | prime minister » to Russia, now was broken, but | powerful, dominant would have a word | | I the world. None knew, he said, what | Russia’s views would be or whom she would side. Those wis [ing to destroy the treaty of Ver- | sailles. Mr. Lloyd George declared,| hould think of the possibilities to | the rest of central Europe Will Carry Out Engagements. BERLIN, May 13—Determination to carry out ' engagements regarding reparations was cxpressed by Chan- llor Wirth, speaking at a meeting of the imperial council yesterday. He expressed the hope that the allies would be equitable in reaching their ! decisions relative to Silesia. { The resignation of Dr. Goeppert is declared by the Vossische Zeitung to be due to the fact that Dr. Goeppert regards the terms of the allies, for- mulated at London and accepted by Germany, as exceeding the limits of the peace treaty. The general strike begun by the | | { ward the Polish insurrection, has been called off, aceording to advices today. authoritics here have declined to transmit to the supreme allied coun- request of President Gutzburg THE WHY GLOOM TODAY? FRIDAY, THE 13TH, JINX IS NOTHING BUT BUNK This is the luckiest day 21 It is Friday the 13th IMMUNES. COL TRUESDELL OES AT HOVE HERE Former District Commission- er Succumbs After Long lll- in 19 Commonly held to be unluck many people regard the “13th” as a luc . and there were many today who could see no good rea- son for the doleful attitude in re- zard to it. It has been raining so long, for . H £ instance, that surely the sunshine ness—Burial in Arlington. | i iie he District again shortly Sund 1s the official t for the universal appearancs straw hats atop the domes o male Washingto “Hot dog’ sandwiches are ever and the old ats ill makes a nif fast or lunch. Washington girls w as pretty today as on day. Who says unlucky? 1 be any quite other iPlea to War Secretary for a New Conduit Provision in Army Bill. FEAR OF D.C. WATER ' FAINE IS VOIGED TREASURY FACES PAYING MOUNTING RAILROAD DEFICIT FRIDAY W MY {Senator Cummins Warns ‘ That Crisis May Fall on Government. FEDERAL CONTROL LOSS MAY BE $1,800,000,000 Increasing Revenues and De- creasing of Expenses Declared Imperative to Prevent Ruin. Unless some way is found to in- crease revenues and reduce expenses, ;rr:.v railroad deficit “will have to be jmet from the national Treasury.” ; ‘hairman Cummins of the Senate In- j terstate Commerce committee declar- «d today at hearings on the general | raiiroad uation. | Chairman Cummins said that the j total loss sustained by the govern- ment during twemly-six months of its ontrol of raiire®d8 was estimated by the director gewsral of the railroad administration 82 B1,200,000,000. Ce sidering ralife#3d elaims conflicting with the govetamiént, the chairman said, the total aodant rose to $2,500,- 000,000, and he gawe as his own esti- mate $1.800,000,000 as the final loss which the government was likely to sustain. | | Azainst Permanent Owners | “That situation challenges the permanency of private ownership,” he . declared. ) i Kruttschnitt, chairman of | rd of the Southern Pacific ! Company. who was on the stand, said | the wreatest cause of the growing |claims was “the neglect “of “mainte- ] nance which characterized the federal railroad administration.” Mr. Kruttschnitt was asked by the chair: whether the operation of Approves Commission’s Pro- > the transportation act could he re- gram for Developing | garded as a failure. Mr. Kruttschnitt said the act itself could not be con- sidered a failure, but that conditions had prevented the railroads from en- joying as great revenues as Congress contemplated giving them under the 5z per cent return on capital clause. Boa Delay Hurtful. the law been a failure far as the Railroad Labor Board i concerned?”’ Senator Cummins oon- i Capital. President Harding informed the | {members of the Commission of Fine | ., who called on him officially yes- | fternoon, that he is heartily cord with pending plans for (h91 {development of the National Capital, | 70 !based on the I'Enfant plan and the | I don't think anybody thinks the |Senate Park Commission plan of 1901, {labor board has been an entire suc- | The execution of these plans, he said, | €5 Mr. Kruttschnitt sanl. “Its | . E proceedings have been too protracted |promise “to make Washington city|und its decisions too much delaved, {one of the most beautiful capitals in|but that is not the fault of the law. the woriAi The delay of the labor board now During the call of the commissioners | 1% FOSLinE the Eailroats between $400,- rman Charles Moore gave a brief | 1o s®dCoiiions on the questions now account of the plans under way for| H [ the i o s before it, and natural the roads | Ther dr' to be at least fl\::- u(tnrh:\v:el | mconsy Sniie | MERGER CONFEREES ARE t1eau Wood, Bony or Flanders - 4 ind one'near Lonaon, ATicm s SILENT AFTER MEETING ! que by the Secretary of War, | e under wh e direction Mr. Moore and ' | | | | { Representative Frederick N. Zihl- this city. meveral othe mission wen members of the com- Hold Three-Hour Session at District t> France. Building—To Meet Again Tuesday. Close of Busy Session. Fine Arts Commission has just long and busy session in at which action was taken | < al )k, | the District The closed a Merger conferees, after a session at building today lasting ; o public v under way i r given to pians for the removal of a {next Tuesday. Engineer Commission- j committee of the Board of Trade, will | sction of the iron fence around | 2% [UEE CEIRCET SRR : COL. GEORGE R. TRUESDELL. ! confer with Secretary of War Weeks | the Botanic Garden adjacent (o the Mlopsiedioc - at 9:30 tomorrow morning concern- |l merial to ¢ EroETese Ial D canmialalal theme Col. George R. Truesdell, former |Mt 9:30 tomorrow ning concern- o carry out the intent D | sion looking toward a voluntary con- District Commissioner, died at 11:30, 78 Washington's uncortain water| gress o restore the ‘space on Jthe | lidation of the local tractien tn- o'clock last night at his apartment in 5‘;{’[”“-_ : ded in the origina! plan of the | ierests. the Altamont, Columbia road and he Secretary will he requ ted to ci At the previous sessions Col. Kuts Wyoming avenue, following an iliness | Tecommend to the Senate military af- of about four months. He was s while in California and brought to Washington at once. Funeral servi e to be held at| 2 o'clock tomorrow aftermoon at the | Army bill provision for constructing a new conduit from Great alls. | fairs committee that it include in the ! “adequate space will be req With the support of Mr. Weeks, it is|sv! and also because ired for the Meade memorial, which is belng erected by the state of Pennsyivania in the same locality (corner of Pgnn- ania_avenue and 3d street).” the Eor_that redso has reported that progress was be- ing made. Today he stated that there was nothing he could say for publi- cation. In some quarters the opinion has prevailed that today's meeting would commission decided to advise a Church of the Epiphany, G street be-|bolleved the campaign for water|,"ericnsion of flower gardens into|be the turning point in the merger T i ol ruesaa whelths | 1egislation at this session of Congress | the Mall conference. There have been predic- westlotswhicn Cot Tinesdell wasithe succeed. Gen Beach. chief of | A sirervesmaidispuDeign: !(mn\ that if an agreement were not man, rector of the church, will con- | SHEIneers of the Army. has gone over| ., ."commission approved the de- |Te2qhed today the conferences would duct’ the services, assisted by Bishop | the, W3IET SURGGOR, NS the Secre-t qon” for the National Academy of | PERUNEORIMMEL L L e Harding and_ Dean Bratenahl of the| ek | Sciene building, of the .National | . . ) tra n B ™ Mevabers of "ihe “Loyai | the position that a new conduit is| FClences Zulldins. of the, ‘Fatondt| companies loft the office of Col. Kuts Logion &nd G. A. I, of which Cal|urgently mneeded and that delay inl KeSeAren St A0 e o coln | Shortly after 1 o'clock. but would Leg! el ! jiproviding it might be fraught with & A o i 1 | give no indication as to whether the Truesdell was a member, will attend g iois cons Y } memori: Among other submissions the servi Interment will be in |5t us COnsequences 1o the residents| (yjop received the attention of the | ecting had furthered the efforts that Ariiniton mational cemetery. | The|of the capital and overnment and | GOS0 Wira desikns and models | Bad bocn in progress to eftect a mer- pallbearers will be vestrymen of the PriVate property interests here. for the zero milestone. the nuns of (Ker. ‘he fwet that ';:l?::r'm-.\xm(x ol i v e 5 © battletield monument and the |ha ed. ho . was accept- Ll members of (el Appeal fo Senate Committee. l{{‘ ot e tAnnia R cent cnm.}“‘l' n indication that the conferecs was made to the| A model for the Darlington memorial | have not entirely abandoned hope of Enlisted; Became Officer. % committec by | fountain. to be placed in Judiciary | being able to effeet an agreement. George Truesdell was born in New today for legis- | Square., was approved | York city., nd was educated as ajlation at this session to safeguard| The commiscion considercd a num- T e nenr ot the Ditaerits” of | iiom L thiz memslon i e femuae | e e for hrobesed mons: | TROTSKY SERIOUSLY ILL. M.:;llngnn. - At ‘(v\ o loulbrml;ki nil the |4l’l1.~1~ 4.1] ”f water supply 3 rfnvnll‘{ in A\{lylrv‘l’)lh\n.la)l\:\‘;i‘lr rm-;"\ om sttt civ r he enlisted as a private in n a letter to Senator dsworth, | for ar Ad e e N the 12th New York Volunteers. and;chairman of the committee, Francis! Models for insiznia for the militia | Reported Suffering From Cancer was promoted to lieutenant and cap- R. Weller, who heads the water sup- ply committee of the Board of Trade, delaying emphasized the danger of action in the matter. nd_imprisoned the reu:iumnl! | Organized First Electric Line. In 1888 Mr. Tru organized the Eckington and Home Rail- “(Continued on olumn 4.) divided in opinion as to the tim that will be required for putting through the Tyler plan. with a ma {Continucd on 'ag olumn 1) are ‘Stratagems and Spoils of the Jungle’ By CHARLES MAYER In Next Sunday’s Star This is the second of a series of articles by one of the most famous animal collectors and trappers of the world. Each story is complete in itself; each tells of thrilling adventures with men and beasts—adventures that are more thrilling than fiction. Illustrated by the famous artist, Will Crawford. In the Magazine of Next Sunday’s Star i | | | | commis- | g or and has made a major in the v of the w ular Army and s such un- | estimates it will require til 1869, He was brevetied licutenant [ to build a second conduit from colonel for meritorious service. Falls and construct an additional fil- Col. Truesdell, as he was known, |tration plant, as proposed in the re practiced his profession of vil en-!port of Maj. Tyler of the Corps of gineer in New Jersey for two years|lingineers of the Army, now before | after leaving the Army. He moved |Congress. Maj. Tyler thought the to Washington in 1872 and then be- | improvement could be completed in gan a long life of public service to|three years. i the National Capital, which was to end only with his death. Variance in Opinion. It developed today that engineers T !“WHITE HOUSE" DEDICATION. i i | | | and the warrant offi of the War and Under Specialists’ Care. Department were appre also a model for the Red Star animal relies £ 7 war memorial tablet which is to be| REVAL. May 13.—The newspaper ¥ prints a report I received from Terijoki. on the Russo- border, to the effect that placed in the State, War and Navy |Waba Maa of this building The commission gave further study s model for a soldiers’ memorial | Finnish which is to be thirteen feet |Leon Trotsky. the soviet war minister high, in marble, with landscape Set- |is seriously ill with cancer and that ting. This memorial cross, to be lo- | the best specialists in Russia are at- cated in the world war ction \l\,u-nd"ll.’ him. Arlington, is being erected by the| No advices confirmatory of this re- American Women's Legion. Jport have been received from other The sessions were attended by | sources. Charles Moore, chairman: James E.| Froser. sculptor; Henry Bacon. archi- | tect: Louis Ayres, architect; H. Sid- dons Mowbray, painter, and Lieut, U. S. NURSE DECORATED. errill. who, by virtue of Col. . 7 his s superintendent of public | Miss Hamilton Shields of Virginia buildings and grounds, is the secre- 2 tary and executive officer of the com-| in French Legion of Homor. mission. ! PARIS. May 12—Miss Hamilton Shields of Virginia was decorated to- 5‘1” as a chevalier of the Legion of { [Honor, at a military ceremony held in front of the Hotel des Invalides. = MONTGOME! Senator Pa oday hom first W here, 275 FIGHTING VESSELS ARE SOLD FOR JUNK BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT LONDON, May 13.—Some 200 de- stroyers, twenty-five battleships and fifty light cruisersé have dis- appeared from the British navy list during recent months. The British admiralty has issued an explanatory announcement saying the vessels were all sold to Brit- ish firms for, breaking up. This statement was the result of reports circulated in America that Great Britain was making extensive sales of wareraft to South American governments for cventual transfer to Japan. 5 ¥ to dedicate The honor was conferred for the White House of the Confederacy | work of Miss Shiclds as a nurse dur- June 3. ling the war. “The only ships disposed of te forelgn governments since the armistice,” the admiralty inform- ed the Assoclated Press, “are the battleship Canada and two other vessels, all of which were sold to the Chilean government, for which they were originally bullt; one sloop to Denmark, two sloops to Portugal and one sloop to Bel- gium. All the remaining ships withdrawn from the navy list have been sold In Great Britain for breaking up. About twenty-five battleships, fifty light cruisers and 200 ‘destroyers have already beem disposed of for this purpose. A FY