Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1921, Page 2

COUSIN IS PLACED - IN MARLBORD JAIL Doubt Cast on Confession of . Participation in Mrs. Weber’s Murder. Calvin Cousin, sixteen-year-old col- ored boy, who confessed that he par- ticipated in the assault and murderj of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Weber, twenty-year-old bride, near White station, Columbia Park, Md., May 19, was placed in jail at Marlboro last night. He had been in custody of the Baltimore police for safekeeping since his arrest early Saturday. James Dixon, colored, thirty vears oid, named by Cousin as the actual slayer of Mrs. Weber, is still in Baltimore. He has made no confession, it is stated. State's Attorney J. Wilson Ryon and Detectives Bradley and Dougherty accompanied the boy from Baltimore to Marlboro. and while at the t:ounty prison last night a stenographic re- port ot his confession was taken. A similar report was also taken of the statement of Mary Queen. the colored girl who imparted information which led to the arrest of Dixon and Cousin. Tn conversation with a Star reporter this morning. the state’s attorney and detectives said they had offered no in- ducements to the boy or girl to make; the statements they had made. If there are any alibis to prove the man and boy had no hand in the crige. the state's attorney and detectives stated. they will be fully weighed. As the case stands today, however, they | stated, there will have to be a grand | jury investigation, and such an_in- vestigation may place at Marl- boro next week. the state’s attorney| having decided to take up the question { of holding a_specia on of court | with one of the jud Mariboro to- morrow. Discussing the ca; today. the state’s attorney and detectives ex- plained that the first information as to the statements of Mary Queen came from a member of the bar of Prince Georges county. who had been told of what she had said by an employer. They related the story of the xirl's arrest and statement as to how she had seen the man and boy | carrying Mrs. Weber's body through the woods. declaring they had prom- fsed to give her and her little brother a_dollar. Mary said yesterday they had not given her the dollar. giving their failure to keep their word as one rea- son why she had told on them. Two Stories Agree. The detectives and state’s attorney | said the statement of the colored girl | and confession of Calvin Cousin did ot differ in any material respect. and they had not met since the day of the murder, according to their state- { ments. Deputy Sheriff Robert Wells and Con- stable Thomas H. Garrison are far from | satisfied_with the truth of the boy's! story. Yesterday the two county officers and Constabi Willlam Connérs of{ Hyattsville went to the pond near the | scene of the crime, in which Cousin is said to have declared Dixon threw the pistol, and made a careful search for the weapon. The water was pumped from ;the pond, but no weapon was found! Percy Wilson. a prosperous farmer, on whose farm Calvin Cousin was em; ploved the day of the murder, told{ Deputy Sheriff Wells and . Constable | Garrison that Cousin was at work on | his farm when the crime was committed and could not have participated in it Mrs. Wilson and Joe Wilson, a son, the latter twenty vears old, gave cor- roborative statements. Mr. Wilson told of awakening Cousin, known to the Wil- sons as “Rastus.” early in the morning and of his going to work shortly after | breakfast, working in an cpen fleld in sight of the house. s “We worked side side until dinner time.” said Joe Wilson, “and returned to the field after dinner, and worked until late in the day, when Rastus left | John Wilson. a thirtees son, said he left home at o'clock that morning to go to school. He | reached school at 9:30 o'clock. he said, | and on his way there he passed his brother and Cousin, who were at work in the fleld. Mrs. Wilson said she saw her son and the colored boy several times during the day, being able to see them from the house. The several members of the Wilson family declared they could not be mis- taken in their statements. They knew it was the day of the murder “Rastus™ was there, the boy leaving the farm ! some time after word of the murder | was received. There was no money due him. they stated. the boy having received his pay the day before. Rastus,” they said. did not eat sup- | per that evening. He went to Largo and remained about there until his arrest { ear-old i i Seeking More Evidence. State’. Attorney Ryon and Detec- | tives Wilson and Dougherty today are conducting an investigation near the Scene of the crime. In addition to looking for additional evidence which Will assist in a solution of the mys- tery they are seeking to obtain what information they can as to the alibi for Dixon and the statements sug- gesting it was impossible for the i Cousin'bov to have been at_the scene | of the crime when Mrs. W vas | of the eber was | Detective Frederick Sandberg, iden- tification expert of the locai police de- partment. discredits the statement of Mrs. Weber's body having been car- ried from one plice to another after she w = Killed, The condition of her ! ody and powder burns on he - ing he told a Star r dicate she was slain on the body was found. Copstable Garrison told a_Star re- porter he could not believe Dixon and Cousin committed the crime, as the latter had confessed. He could not throw aside the statements of the Wil- son family. he said. and his investiga- of Dixon's movements showed <y that Dixon was not near tation when Mrs. Weber was murdered. LASKER TO BECOME SHIP BOARD’S HEAD (Continued from here her rst Page.) Harding wants the Lasker energy turned onto the shipping problem. Has Confidence in Man. The job ahead is one of liquidation without sacrifice to the interests of the government. It is a task of sell- ing ships and salvaging as much as possible of the proceeds for the gov- ernment. Mr. Lasker is a shrewd negotiator and possessed of a loyalty which makes President Harding feel absolutely safe that he can turn over the whole shipping question to the new chairman without further worry. The tales of graft and irregularity in the shipping situation have come to the cars of the i felt that some one who wasn't tied up with the shipping interests would have a detached viewpoint and serve the government better than one who was engaged in the operation of ships. Mr. Lasker is a member of the American Jewish committee, the first _of his race to be summoned to a high place in the Harding administration. He has been active in. politics about three yvears, but in that short time has come to be recognized as an as- set to the party—a driving force and genius for organization, a man who is destined to climb higher some day in the Harding administration when the job of selling ships is ended. (Copyright, 1921.) NEWSPAPER SUSPENDS. MERIDIAN, Miss, June 6—Me- ridian Dispatch, only morning news- paper here, failed fo appear yester- a B. 1. Rapport, publisher, said the suspénsion was caused by a re- fusal of union employes in the pa- per's mechanical departments to ac- <ept a 25 per cent wage reduction. v | nor { the Tag on Cow’s Tail Calls Owner, Who Reports to Court Special Dispateh to The Star. HUNTINGTON, W. a., June 6.—A cow owned by C. A. Miller brought home to itx owner the t his arrest was sought amuck and tied a tariff tag to her tail, commanding the owner to appear at police headquarters to answer a charge of permit- ting a cow to run loose within the city limits. Miller promptly reported at police h He xaid he saw nothing u: in the pro- He hax bheen a resi- dent of Hunmtington for only two weeks and xaid he xupposed that was the practice hers TONISTSINSPLIT OVER HUGE FUND Turmoil at Convention When Weizmann Faction Breaks With Mack Supporters. By the Associated Prexs, CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 6.—Discus- sion of the annual report of Judge Julian Mack, president of the Ameri- can ‘Zionist Organization, was to be continued when the twenty-fourth an- nual convention resumed today. There were no signs of peace at the opening session yesterday, which adjourned early this rorning in the midst of a discussion of the report. The cohvention was repeatedly thrown into turmoil by charges and counter- charges. it Judge Over $100,000,000 Fund. Mack'declared in his report that the dispute which has developed between the faction of which he is the leader and that supporting Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president World Zionist Organization, was over how the $100.000.000 fund for Pales- tine was to be raised ang controlled The split broadened when Judge Mack was defeated for the chairman- ship of the convention by Judge Henry J. Dannenbaum of Houston. and three secretaries were ap- pointed by the pro-Weizmann faction. Later, when fifteen names were sub- the committee on com- it was charged by Judge Mack's supporters that none of them was friendly to his administration. Thereupon Chairman Dannenbaum substituted five other names. The committee was to be named today. Apologies Exchanged. Differences rose between Rabbi Stephen se and _Judge Barnard Rosenb! both of New York. yesterday. were amicably set- tled when the men explained the re- marks were made during th heat of | an argument and apologies were ex- changed. The nominations brought forth a clash between abbi Wise and Judge Rosenblatt. both of New York, which formed the feature of yesterday's stormy session. When interrupted, hile nominating Judge Mack, Dr. ise reminded Judge Rosenblatt tha “this is not a New York police court, Judge Rosenblatt retorted by saying, “Neither is it a free synagogue. Convention in Turmoil. The convention was thrown into a turmoil late last night, when State Senator Nathan Straus. jr. of New York, reporting his proceedings in drawing up a proposed peace agree- ment between officers of the world organization and the American Fed- eration, declared he had asked Sam- uel Untermyer, who also acted as intermediary, whether the Palestine fund was to be used solely for Pal- estine or whether it was to be used outside of Palestine. Before he could conclude he interrupted by the convention. Dr. Weismann thereupon addressed the delegates “that neither directly indirectly is it the purpose of world Zionist organization to e one penny of this fund anywhere except in Palestine.” This did not satisfy the delegates. who demanded that Senator Straus withdraw his remarks. Straux Remarks Struck Ouat. When Senator Straus was permit- ted to continue he added that Mr. Untermyer had said it Was not the intention that the Keren Hayesod was fund be used outside of Palestine and | explained that he had been inter- rupted before he had finished his sentence. The convention then voted to strike or Straus’ remarks from the rec- Se ord. —_— lASKS FOR U. S. PROPERTY. Georgia Wants Reservation Which Has Never Been Used. Transfer to the state of Georgia of the Point Peter Military Reservation at the mouth of St. Marys river. pur- chased by the government in 1818 but never utilized, was proposed in a bill introduced today by Senator Harris, democrat of Georgla. The Georgia legislature urged the transfer- in _resolutions adopted re- cently. It is proposed to construct a state warehouse. of the! PLANS MEMORIAL 10 LATE DR. NFKIM Epiphany Church Proposes Tower and Set of Chimes as Tribute. The Church of the Epiphany, of which the late Rev. Dr. Randolph Harrison McKim was rector for many i{Years. {s to have a tower and chimes installed in his memory. Announce- ment of this was made by the present rector, Rev. Dr. James k. Freeman, al the services yesterday. In addressing the congregation Dr. Freeman said that Dr. McKim's voice sounded far beyond the confines of any parish, and that no more appro- ipriate memorial could be ded!cated to i memory than a beautiful set of jchimes, which would sound its har. {monious notes on national holidays, Im cach noonday. as well as on the Sabbath, symbolizing the late rector's courageous Americanism and his clarion call of duty to God and coun- ry. . The church vestry with the rector is arranging for the memorial, which, it is estimated. will cost about $60,000. A congregational meeting will be held In the church Wednesday evening. when plans will be outlined in detail, and the campaign for raising funds will be launched. Addresses are to be made .by Col. Robert E. Lee, Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, Admiral M. T. Endicott. William Knowles Cooper, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.. and Gen. S. T. Ansell. The memorial plans for the recon- struction and heightening of the church tower and the _installation therein of the chimes. In this connec- tion, it is planned to_ reconstruct the large vestibule in Caen-stone, pla ing an appropriate tablet in a con- | spicuous place that will tell the story of Dr. McKim's great service. New Entrance Doors Propossd. New paneled oak deors at the {entrance and the, remodeling of the :snufll gallery will be undertaken, thereby greatly increasing the seat- ing capacity of the church. Certain minor improvements are contem- Iplated in thw Dmroposed plan, which, it is stated, will serve to enrich and | greatly improve the historic church. The architect’s description of the proposed changes follow: “The main vestibule is to have a marble floor and Caen-stone walls. A vaulted ceiling of Caen-stone will give it 1 _more churchly appearance. Out of the vestibule will lead the {wo new stairs to the church south gallery. The stairs widl’ be of oak, with plaster walls plerced by high gothic windows, which will also light the secopd story hall of the south gallery. From this hall a large stained glass window will face the street. The south gailery will be extended northward. affording double the present seati. capacity. Upon the present brick walls of the tower are to be added two high | stories crowned by a siender spire. In the higher story chimes will be i placed. By way of improving the church ventilation it is proposed to remove part of the wall separating the cholr from the parish house as- sembly hall and substitute accordion doors or heavy hangings. All the dormer windows over the nave will Prompt Subscriptions Urged. It is proposed to start work on the memorial immediately and the vestry urges prompt subscriptions. It suggested that the subseriptions to the memorial fund be made in cash lor in deferred payments to cover the | period of one year, the same to be four equal quarterly amounts. invitation is_extended to the public and all of Dr. McKim's friends to barticipate in the memorial. The committee in charge, which composes the rector and vestry, is: Dr. J n A Lejeune, Dr. W0 Aanae Gen, & T. Ansell, Will- iam C. Johnson, Riehard W. Hynson, Dr. William_H. Wilmer, Charles E: | Howe, W. W. Scott and Rev. Dr. | James E. Freeman. 5 {NON-STOP PLANE FLIGHT ACROSS U. S. IS PLANNED Manufacturers’ Aircraft Associa- tion Announces Especially De- signed Machine for Test. NEW YORK. June 6.—A non-stop zirplane flight from Los Angeles to New York will be attempted late this month or early in July by David R. Davis and Eric Springer, both of Los Angeles. the Manufacturers’ Aircraft Association announced. Two world's records will be broken if the aviators succeed. Their course will exceed the 1.940 miles covered by Alcock and Brown In flying across the Atlantic ocean. and they expect to ke thirty hours to cross the conti- rent, Whereas the present world's rect for duration is twenty-four hours and nineteen minutes, held by the Farman Goliath. Davis and Springer expect to use a giant plane especially designed for the test. It is a tractor biplane, equipped with a 400-horsepower berty motor, has a wing-spread of ty-six teet, thirty-five feet long and stands thiri.een feet from the ground. It will carry 600 gallons of gasoline and fifty gallons of lubri- cating oll. | CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY AS IT WILL APPEAR WITH PROPOSED McKIM MEMORIAL TOWER AND CHIMES. A. R. Shands, M. T. Endicott. Gen.} M. F. Findley, Jury Fails to Agree 2 In Trial of 11-Year OId Boy for Murd‘r Cecil Burket, eleven years ol Knox, Ind.,, whonse trial for murder of his seven-year-old playmate, ended in announcement that the jury had falled to agree on a verdict. The Iad steadfastly prociaimed his inmocence. FRANKLIVK LN HELD IN MEMORY Rev. Roland Cotton Smith Eu- logizes Deceased States- man, Former Secretary. Fulogizing the life of the Ilate Franklin K. Lane, former Secretary of the Interior, at memorial services held for him yesterday afternoon at St. John's Church, Rev. Roland Cot- ton Smith, a close friend of Mr. Lane. paid a beautiful tribute to the great| statesman and friend of humanity, speaking on the personal side of his life. ince we are all his friends here,” he said, “let us think of him today in his more intimate life, leaving his Breat public work for the newspapers to speak of, and let us think of him as a friend. Speaks of Mind an tellect. Dr. Smith told of his diversified na- ture that made for the most perfectly balanced mind and intetlect. “He was a knight of the road,” he said, “loving to wander the face of the globe, and in each spot he would always choose a place where he would wish to live, yet always loving his own home more. And so it was in his mental travel: He would choose the best in every ground. and had a power of ex- would never lose sight of funda- mental truths. He was a man of great heart, a dreamer with wide vision, but with his feet always on the theory, in evel new idea, and yet pregsion that transformed his reports into classicsa and made his speeches poems.” Music Feature of Ceremeony. ‘The remaining part of the ceremony iconsisted chiefly of music. Mrs. Franklin Townsend sang ‘Lead. Kindly Light” Mr. Lane's favorite hymn, and Noah H. Swayne. son of Gen. Swayne, sang the “Battle Hymn of the Republi other song that Mr. Lane was especially fond of. Among those present were Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, A, Mitchell Paimer, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin K. Roosevelt, former Secretary of State Colby, Joseph Tumuity. many ofher officials and a host of friends who had come from near and far for the service. ’RECORD WATER USE THREATENS FAMINE (Continued on Page 2. Column 1.) conduit is only can be guessed. The big supply artery, which has a diam- eter of nine feet, is constructed of three thicknesses of brick. In going this long without a bréak it has es- tablished a record that, in the opinion is little short of being 2 uthor of the Army plan which bears his name for the con struction of & new conduit, estimates the work can be done in three years. Other experts place the time at five years. " There is none who will predict the conduit will last that long. All empha- size the importance of Congress au- thorizing the improvement and of ac- {tual construction starting with the ileast delay possible. District Enginner Commissioner Kutz today sald he regarded the need of a new. conduit as the District’s most vital need. He sald the importance of the District's being provided with a safe water supply at the earliest time pos- | sible could not be overstated. !an:: S. M. FABIAN DIES | WHILE ON MOTOR TRIP Former President of College of Mu- sic Succumbs to Heart Disease Near Camp Humphreys. Prof. Samuel Monroe Fabfar, former president of the Washington College of Music, and noted musician of this city, died suddenly yesterday afternoon near . P. H. Kneipp. The stricken musiclan succumbed be- fore medical ald could be summoned from™ the camp. Others in the car at the time were Mr. Kneipp's mother, sis- ter and uncle. Heart disease was the cause of his death. Prof.. Fabian had been a teacher of music in this city for more than thirty years, and music as one of the greatest inte: of Chopin in America. He been particularly active during the past sev- eral days in conunction with the com- mittee in charge of the “Music week’ rogra; ':’pechl concert at the W School. Prof. Fablan made his home with the family of Mrs. Louise M. Preston, 5322 13th street, and it was said there today that he had had a premonition of his death. “Only Saturday,” said Va., while motoring was considered by lovers of eters m. Thursday night he gave a ilson Normal SPIRI OF PEAGE. URGED N PULPTS Rev. Drs. Smith and.Fteeman Preach Disarmament of International Antagonism. “Peace Sunday” was observed in many of the churches yesterday. At 8t. Thomas' Episcopal Church Rev. Dr. C. Ernest Smith, the rector, preached a special sermon. Dr. Smith sald that war was such a fearful and overwhelming evil leaving such a trail of suffering, agony and death behind it. that it was little to be wondered at that men had sought tor a long time to escape from it. “But {t ever there was a time when that attempt should be made it would seom to be the present, for so terri- ble have become the weapons of war that more unspeakable horrors than, ever follow war's course.” he added. “We now have gases which, being used on a oity would leave it as St. Plerre, in thé Island of Martinique, was left when the top of Mont Pelee blew off and in three minutes every | one of its 30,000 citizens was dead.l I Moreover, already we have radio- controlled phantom ships which can be sent crewlens to aftack the enemy. What lies {n the future none can tell! When Tennyson, “‘MK years ago, told us of navies in the airy blue. raining ghastly dew upon the ®nemy, it was regarded as the wildest and most fantastic of prophecies. But in a gencration men sitting in their lab- oratories may be able to destroy un- scen foes a thousand miles away! ‘So today, more than ever, men are seeking how to escape from wa how to still forever the war drum throb and to furl the battle flags. Our Naval Program. “So far as our Army is concerned,” he continued, “we have probably reached the disarmament point, but 80 far as our Navy is concerned mat- ters are very different.’ We are actu- ally building at this moment eleven warships, each of which will cost about forty millions. For whst pur- vose is thin extraordinary ~xpend- iture? What has come over us? We have been urging the nations to dis- arm_and vet while Great Britain is not building one new capital ship, and has even broken up three on the stocks; while Japan and France are equally at a standstill in building, we are rushing into it at a_cost of over four hundred millions! Who do those responsible for this enormous expend- iture expect to attack us? Not Great Britain, not France, and not at this time Japan. Spirit of Peace Necessary. “I believe the time hcs come to let the country make good its professions of being desirous of peace through the reduction of armaments. “But we have no faith in disarma- ment, any more than in other remedies which have failed unless we cultivate a new spirit, the spirit which looks to Christ the Prince of Peace. If we simply seek an end of war because it does not pay—because it is bad | for trade, or for any such material purpose—disarmament may even be- come a terrible menace. Lulled into security we might be suddenly fallen upon by & treacherous nation and re- duced to abject subjection. But we belleve that a return to God of the nations which have largely forgotten Him will give this proposal to dl: armament a1l the elements of success. Too long have we neglected religion. Too long have we left Christ out of our {deas of government. We must put Him back into our legislative halls, into our boards of trade and into all our life—we must show the world that we are Christian men and women, and doing So we shall be put- ting the country on sure foundations. “The spectacle of men prominent in clvil life, and above all in political life, ignoring religion, never being seen in the churches, even in supercilious way leaving the prof. sion of religion to their wives and children, must come to an end. Such men have no claim to be regarded as patriots. Certainly such men should .never be chosen to represent their country in its public Institution: “When these things begin to come to pass disarmament will be a safe measure because built upon the eternal foundations of truth and righteousness. Rev. Dr. Fréeman's Plea. STRIKE END SEEN. Important Developments Toward Agreement With British Miners. Ky the Associated'Press, LONDON, June 5.—Events leading to an attempt to settle the strike of coal miners moved rapidly this morn- ing. While the executive body of the miners was in session. a letter was recelved at headquarters. The miners’ représentatives decided to accept the invitation and proceeded to Aldwych and conferred with the owners. < ———e CARDS AND DANCING. Benefit for Big Sisters’ Society Given This Afterncon. The Big Sigters’ Society. founded in January under the presidency of Right Rev. Mgr. C. ¥. Thomas, witl the aim of preventing delinquenc among young girls in the Distric will_hold & card party and tea danc at Wardman Perk Hotel this after- noon. for the benefit of its work. The committee on arrangemen follows: Mrs. Margaret Talty (chair- n), Mesdames Rose McAuliffe, Barah Gantley, Bamuel Tucker, Thom- P. Brown, Robert A. Babbitt, Irene A. Conner, S. B, Fariing, H. C. Surguy, Anna J. Light, J. Misses Mary Boland, Elizabi lun, Marie Finneran, Mary T. Wag- aman, Winifred Costigan, Agnes otter. Among those who have accepted the invitation to act as patronesses are: Mrs. P. A. Drury, Miss M White, Mrs, Milton D'Arcy McGee, Mrs. M. C. Whel- Mrs. F. J. Wimsatt, Mrs. D. J. Dunnigan. The Society has the fullest approval and the co-operation of the clergy of the city in its efforts, and has been heartily welcomed by Judge Sellers | of the Juvenile Court. It works in conjunction with the schools of the city and with all the varfous classes of charitable and social organizations. PASSES ON D. C. QUESTION Highest Court Explains Acts Bear- ing on Responsibility for Injuries. The United States Supreme Court.| answering a question provounded by | the Court of Appeals of ‘he “istriot of Columbia, todsy held that the sprinkling of the streets to keep down dust for the comfort and health of the general public is a public or governmental act as contradistin- guished from a private or municipal act which exempts the District of Co- lumbia from llability for the injurles caused by one of its employes en- gaged therein. The case arose out of a suit for damages brought by Adelbert Harris, who was hurt while playing around a fire plug where a street sprinkler was taking water. Mr. Justice Mc- Reynolds answered the question for the court in the afirmative. Justices Holmes, Brandeis and Clark dissented from the affirmative answer to the question of the Court of Appeals. —_— “LIVING BUDDAH” DIES. i Was Recently Reinstated as Divine | by Mongols. By the Amsociated Press. PEKING, June 5.—Chinese military dispatches report the death at Urga of Hu Tukhtu, who was reinstated as the living Buddhn after the capture of Urga by the Mongols In February. These dispatches say also that the administration of Outer Mongolia is in the hands of Gen. Barron Michael Ungern-Sternberg and the widow of Hu_Tukhtu. The Chinese commander Mongollan front is asking for rein- forcements. alleging that the Mongols are preparing an offensive in antici- pation of the proposed effort of Gen. Chang Tsao-Lin to retake Urga. —_— MORE GUARDS ON DUTY. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 6.— Guards along the water front and on all steamers in port here and at Nor- folk have been increased as a result of the attack made on the American steamer Mitchell Saturday morning by masked men. There has been no further trouble since that time, how- ever. The masked men who beat up the ' on the “I hold no brief for the irrational pacifist,” declared Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman, rector of the Chureh of the Epiphany, in his sermon yesterday morning. “Praise God.” he said, “for a militant America that was unafraid wC“‘:‘lt .I h ontinuing, he made clear to hi hearers civilization's danger lnmu’};} Increasing armaments; and declared that the nations of the world are walt- ing for America to lead the way to universal peace. “The nation talks brotherhood. but Congress passes one of the greatest building programs for & Navy that history records.” With & warning against the lust for power and the greed shown by Germany jwhen she listened to the tempter's voice and set the torch to the greatest conflagration the world has known, the preacher quoted tumult and the shouting dle. captains and the kings depart”; and pleaded that our nation's true great- ness should 1ie in the fact that we are a Christian nation with an unswerving allegiance to the Prince of Peace. whose language—love—can be under- stood by every member of the human race. REFUSES TO REVIEW CASE. The Supreme Court refused today to review decision of New York courts holding the Lehigh Valley Railread Company liable for damages resulting to certain freight shipments in the ;’;I‘I:(‘k ‘Tom” explosion on July 29-30, The Shannon and Luchs New Home Development 14th St. Terrace N.W. —Offers unusual interest to those who contemplate buy- infia New Home. o ere ml‘{ llfl,e se‘e,n New omes an lew Designed Bungalows in all the vas:)us stages of construction. Homes Priced From $12,750 to $18,500 Our terms are equitable and have meant siccess to every purchaser sine 1906. It takes but a few minutes of your time to see the new homes in this “Intown Sube Mitchell's crew and a deputy United States marshal disappeared in a| launch and have not been seen nor heard from since. Department of Justice operatives are working on | the case. HONORS FIRST DIVISION. The Senate today adopted a joint resolution authorizing the erection of a memorial in Washington to the dead of the 1st Division. American ex- | peditionary forces. in the world war. The resolution provides that the memorial may be erected by the memorial association of the 1st Divi- slon, on government-owned land south of the State, War and Navy building and east of the Corcoran Art Gallery. The de!({n must be approved by the Fine Arts’‘Commission. CASES TO BE RE-ARGUED. ‘The Supreme Court today ordered the United Shoe Machinery case, the original suit between Wyoming and Colorado and a number of others “re- stored to the docket for reargument” before a full court. save. s'e and House were practically con- “.uded today, and the meeting ad- % urned, subject to call of the chafr- £.id, but the hearings will be briel. if they are given. 3ousc committees, as socn as all the 1 work on the draft of a reclassifica- Cilo, vice chairman of the republican nitional committee, appeared today to {rvernment service be accorded equal 1 y with that of the men when they <, similar work. | persons Mrs. Preston, confirméd by Ralph Bissonette, one of his pupils, ‘“he made the request that his body be cremated in the event that anything happened to him. It was also said by those at the studio that plans were under way for a Fablan concert, to be given in Sep- tember at the National ater. Born in San Franciscd, Calif., April 1, 1859, Prof. Fabian devoted his whole life to music. He toured the United States as a member of the Melba concert dgompany, and had been prominently identified with many of the great musicians of this_oountry. It Is an Ideal Location for the Busy Man The corivenience to reason- able markets and the ade. quate school facilities, to- gether with the cleanliness of thé ¢ommunity, make it ideal for the family. To Inspect Take 14th St. car (best ear service in Washington) to cor- He was a student of Frans Lisst and ner of - Ingraham --St. n.w. Moszkowski. . mrlc Homes open every day Funeral arrangements have not unti . been completed. The Wright's undertaking estab) is &t shment. Shannon & Luchs 713 14th St. N.W. - Bufiders ville business firm bellsves léots dad Home A Lou i1t has established something of a ree- rd by holding the sime telephone number for forty years. e ON RECLASSIFYING pare Report for Submis- sion to Congress. Hearings on the reclassification of svernment employes before the joint )mmittee on civil service of the Sen- an, Senator Sterling. Two or three ore witnesses may be heard. it was The Senate and stimony is available, will get down 7om blll, to be introduced in the Sen- « and House. Witnesses Heard Today. Harriet Taylor Upton, from urge that the woman employes in the Mrs. Upton sai “I am here to speak for the women | of my party. We stand for equal pay for equal work. If a woman does as g00od a job as a man she should re- ceive the same pay. Somehow we got off the road long ago, and made that discrimination against women. Mrs. Upton sald that It is popularly supposed men support women. She said that she, herself, had always been taken care of by the male members of her family. But that is not true,! she said, of all women, many of whom have dependents relying upon them for support. Mrs. Upton said that she has asked seven women, taken at random before appearing, to testify regarding this matter of support, and that six out of the seven told her that they contribute to the support of de- pendents. Not Always the Rale. “It has always been.the idea that when a woman is married her hus- band took care of her forever after.” | sald Mrs. Upton. “And that is the way it should be. But men get paralyzed, get old, go to war and do other things which result finally in the woman having to look after them.” Mrs. Upton said that women are quite as effective and efficient in the | government service as are men. She £aid, in the case of a woman who drew & salary of $300 a year and who worked alongside of a man who drew | $1.200 for similar work. when the man left his desk the woman was given | his job and an increase of $100 | year, making her salary $1.000, and the ‘authorities thought themselves magnanimous. At the conclusion of Mrs. Upton's testimony Representative London of New York announced that the com- mittee was thoroughly agreed that women should reccive equal pay with ! men whou they do the same kird of | work. Plea for Hospital Staf. Dr. S. R. Franz of St. Elizabeth's Hospital told the joint committee | that something should be done in the | way of better pay for the medical | staff at the hospital. He told of the needs of specialization of work in that institution, where all classes of | inzane patients are treated. | St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Dr. Franz . is used largely as a training schoo! | for nurses, attendants and physicians who later go to work in state institutions | and into private practice. He said that members of the Army and naval medi- cal schools also receive training in the | hospital. The salaries paid by the hos pital are not high enough to get trained | men, so it is necessary to take young men coming from the medical schools and train them up. . Dr: Franz said that there are twenty- | four members of the medical staff of the ' hospital, and that there should be fort four. They average eleven hours a das at work during several days of the weck, Dr. Franz said. { Commitment Methods Criticised. | The method of committing insane | came in for criticism during the testimony of Dr. Franz, who said that the old method of commitment jof the insane still exisits in the Dis-; trict, notwithstanding recommendations | to Congress that it be changed. All that is necessary, he said, is to go be- | fore a police officer and have the party against whom the charge of insanity is brought, arrested. The alleged insane person is then taken to the Washing- ton Asylum Hospital, and then to St. | Elizabeth's for observation, running . over a period of thirty days. | “The patient probably will be insane | by the end of that time, If he wasn't | before,” suggested Representative | Smith of 1daho. Dr. Franz said that out of 1,042 ad- missions in a year eight discharged as not insane. After the thirty days of observa- tion the persons clarged with in- sanity go back to the courts for trial before finally being committed. Dr. Franz told the committee that there are about 3,500 patients in. the hospital, or 150 to 160 patients to each medical officer. There should be one medical officer to every 100 patients, at least, he said. The salaries paid to the members of the medical staff at the hospital do not compare favorably with those paid members of the Medical Corps in the Army and Navy, Dr. Franz said. He testified that there is a scarcity of medical officers since the war, not so much because of the large number killed in the war as i | because of the increase in their work | . ince the war. W At present. he said, President Harding and Ex-PresidentWilson Ag’ree Both have said, on a number of occasions. that wastefulness and extravagance in public and pri- vate life are bad for the nation. The hardest part of saving is getting started. Once you have a bank account, you are tempted to And that’s one kind of temptation you shouldn’t resist. All you need is-the will and a dollar to get the first thrill of saving money. Come in today or tomorrow &nd start an account! : We Pay 3 Per Cent Interest SECURITY WASHINGTON'S LARGEST SAVINGS BANK Corner of 9th and G Streets SAVINGS AND COMMERCIAL _ {STATUE ACTION BLOCKED. ; without two had been | BANK LITTLE YET TO HEAR [LIST 1177 PUBLS . ‘TOGEFDIPLOMAS Joint Committee Soon to Pre-D. C. School. Heads to Begin Reorganization Work After Graduations. Final prepurations for the closing of the public schools June 22 were start- ed today by school authorities. These include the signing of diplomas for graduates of the high and normal schools, arranging programs-far com- mencements and many other minor routine matters. As 8dori as the high and normal, school commencements are over, the officials will concentrate their atten- tion on proposed reorganization plans for the new school term, which has its inception September 19. Some of the = reorganization problems, par- ticularly “those pertaining to next year's curriculum, already have been disposed of. However. the important one relating to the promotion, tran: fer and appointment of teachers h not been taken up and probab not be until after the close of Begin Work Early. The reorganization plans have been taken up early this year, with a view to completing them before the officers and teachers leave ;Waxhington for their vacations. Heretofore. it has been customary for the officials to wait until the latter part of August or early in September before tackling th. adjustment plans for the new school year. This year, officials hope to com- plete this work early in July. Piled high in the office of Harry O Hine, secretary of the board of education, are the diplomas for the graduates in the high and normal schools. Although the exact number of students to graduate from these institutions has not been determined, ) diplomas have been printed for 1 Estimates furnished today by Secre- tary Hine show that approximately L1 udents in the high and normal schools are slated to receive diplomas This number may either increase or decrease before the commencements, because the names of xome students. Wwho are classed as “doubtful,” are on the promotion list. Central High Leads. Central High School leads number of students expected to Lr graduated. According to the lates: figures in the hands of school officialx 411 students will graduate from Cen tral. This is the largest graduatiny class in the history of this school The number of pupils in the elemen tary schools to be promoted to high school have not been calculated by the offictals, but they estimate that it will range between 1,500 and 2.000. A1 least one-fourth of these, they believe will enter Cntral, thereby making the Comgestion In this institution more serious tham it has bee: - present year. o Cnrineih Central, however, w senior institution affe. of graded school pupils in September ccording to officials. Tech and Business are expected to reccive a good portin: of the ncw high school students. wh'l- Eastern and Western, it is believed, wil enroll between 100 and 150 new student each. ; ] in chool 1 not be the ony | ed by the influx —_—— v House Not Permitted to Consider Lincoln Resolution. Efforts to get consideration in the House today by unanimous consent of the resolution to restore the statue of Abrakam Lincoln to its original site in front of the District courthouse was blocked by objection of Representi- tive Merrill Moores of Indiana Representative King of Tlinois author of the resolution, then moved that it should remain on the calendar prejudice. Representative Moores asked unanimous consent to introduce into the record a later from the Arts Club of Washington regard to the statue. Representati King countered by refusing the unani- mous consent request TRIBUTE TO MR. MAHER. At _the conclusion of business it the United States Supreme Court to- day Mr. Justice McKenna, the rank- ng associate justice, announced the death of James D. Maher. clerk of th court, and paid an eloquent tribu to Mre Maher's memory. Mr. Justic McKenna spoke in highly eulogistic terms of his capacity as an officiul and of his rare personal attributes of racter. the Nav: Medical Corps is short 600 ) Stationary Engineers. William J. Reynolds of Hoboken, N J.. chairman of the board of trustecs of the National Association of Sta tionary Engineers. protested against the proposed classification of station- ary engineers said that the stationary engineer must understand many lines of engineer- ing. and that they were jealous of the title of engineer. which it was now ¢ proposed to take away from them. Edward J. Burke, state delegate of Pennsylvania of the same organiza- tion. backed up the statement of Mr. Reynolds. Robert McLennan. a gardener in the Agricultural Department of thirty years' service, told the committee that the salary range provided in the bill for gardeners. $1.380 to $1.500, was too low, and that the maximum figure should be made the minimum.