Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1921, Page 5

ASK_.D. C. WAGE DATA. ' . Commissioners Want Statistics on Per Diem ‘Workers. ‘The Commissioners in board session yesterday directed the District wage board to make a report before the end of this month as to Wwhat changes, if any, it believes should be made in the wage scale of the 2,000 per diem laborers and mechanics in the city service. This "inquiry was ordered because of the fact that Congress provided that laborers and mechanics whose pay is readjusted from time to time by wage boards shall not receive the $240 bonus after Juiy 1. ‘This provision of Congress, it has been decided at the District build- ing., will not affect the following classes of per diem men: Assistant engineers, draftsmen, levelers, rod- men, chainmen, computers, copyists and_inspectors. All of the statutory or anrtual em- Large Square Y A ] Continuing the selling of Pretty Colored Summer Pillows Bought Special—Priced Low 45¢ and 75¢ Bright harmonizing spots of color are of no small importance in “fixing up” the summer home or cottage. These pillows provide a decidedly at- tractive touch and their usefulness is unquestioned. For hammocks, couches, porches, canoes and autos these are the sort of pillows you will want to tuck in here and there to make you quite comfortable. . They zroenl Sh:;l“ in a great variety of pretty or comlgiztions, printed on an attractive and durable cotton fabric, and filled with Kapok fiber down; odorless and sanitary. Medium Size, Oblong Shapes, Art NesSlowsek Section, Second fisee. nloyes of the District will receive the bonus during. the next fiacal year. The question to be determined by the wage board is what amount should be added to the basic pay of the laborers and mechanics in lieu of the bonus, which amounts to 76 cents a day. The employes have announced their intention of asking that the full 76 cents be added fo their basic pay. WILL SETTLE QUARREL. Secretary Weeks to Take Up Fric- tion in Air Service. Secretary Weeks expects to settle personally the friction in the Army Air Service which has resuited in & request by Maj. Ben. Menoher, chief of the service, for the removal of his assistant, Brig. Gen. Mitcheil The War Secretary said before the regular cabinet meeting yesterday that he did not intend to call the matter to the attention of President Harding. Open 9:15 A, ML A DANCING. OF PRETTY CHOIR SINGER | WMADE HONORARY DELT. CAUSES RICHMOND CHURCH RUPT: By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va, June 1l—An; openrupture has developed between . Rev. W. A. Gunton, pastor of Waod- land Heights Baptist Church, and the board of deacons over with- drawal from the choir of that church of Miss Julia Priddy, pretty eighteen-year-old choir singer, who ‘was asked to resign following par- ticipation by her in an informal dance upon the occasion of a re- ception tendered students of John Marshall High School by Goy. Mrs. Westmoreland Davis. ‘The chairman of the board of deacons, who championed the cause of the young woman, has been r quested by Mr. Gunton to “rele- Atloodward &7 New York—WASHINGTON—Paris gate himself to the scrap heap of. religious inactivity,” which he has declined to do. The chairman op- posed the drafting and transmittal to Miss Priddy of a letter of cen- which proposal came froi sure, the pastor, and was low members, 8 to 3. will wait on Miss Priddy, express their regret for the ill-advised and hasty action of those responsible for her withdrawal from the choir and invite her to resume her place in the church. Many ministers of Richmond are conducting from . their pulpits a crusade against dancing. _ Euclid’s “Elements” has been in use in schools and colleges for more than 2,000 years. Neg;liges and Breakfast Coats of Crepe In a Special Selling at - $4.95 and $6.95 i = Some of Which Are Illustrated VERY special purchase is responsible for this exceptional selling of Tine crepe negliges and breakfast coats, enabling us to offer values decidedly out of the ordinary. The qual- jties are equal to those of models which have been much higher priced. NUMBER of attractive styles are displayed for your choosing—Iloose graceful slip-ons drawn together at the waist with satin ribbon ; dainty little breakfast coats with large shawl collars; loose flowing kimono trasted colors. uses. styles and full-pleated models made on small yokes—all are fashioned of fine box crepe, a very fine soft crepe, similar in weave to crepe de chine, but made of cotton. Dainty pleated ribbons trim the smartly shaped collars, cuffs and pockets of some, others are more simple, but all are handsomely embroid- ered in lovely floral and conventional designs, worked out in silk of con- 'HE negliges and breakfast coats in this opportune selling radiate a charm- ing individuality—as you can see by the illustration. They are beauti- fully designed, just the sort of garments that will conveniently tuck away into vacation trunks, and for which women will find so many summer Colors Are Light Pink, Blue, Copen, Rose, Lavendar and Wistaria Neglige Bection, Third ficor. yours you expended. robe There is a lock on g Ample clothes hanging sec- Shape, 45¢ st hoe woman’s removable hat ion £ ol T Iemadty bog sod i iocking | crown, and shoe pockets | 1ol “Fukeed T T trunk, with maroon- colored fiber covering and ‘walnut-colored bindings. It robe trunk, so that you may enjoy its convenien: would be without one. Of conrae there are wardrobe trunks’ and wardrobe trunks, but when: you buy wiuwmwbemethatyoq'getfl:e'mybmmk for the money fock Pull size . dust-proof. ‘wardrobe trunk, dark blue covering and black fiber binding. Aatomatic “Lever Lock,” bolting and locking device. Cretonne lined, with four roomy drawers, deep hat drawer, with Here Are Three Excellent Models for Your Choosing Medium trunk that will not upheld by fel- The board size wardrobe out of place in any surround- ings. Dark green fiber-cov- ered and walnut binding, draw bolt catches and spring lock. Interior is cretonne tined, with four roomy ers, and provisional space for a ‘woman’s hat and shoes. ‘Willlam Afnslie Colston, director of the bureau of finance of the Inter- state Commerce Commission, was in- itiated as honorary member of the John Jay Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity of George Washing- ton Unlversity at a meeting Fri- + |day at the Lafayette Hotel. He was formerly general - solicitor and ‘scon- troller of the Louisville and Nashville Rall Compeny, and a colonel in the 138th Field Artillery of the Ameri- can expeditionary forces in France during the late world war. Students of the university. who were initiated as regular members were Heath A. Melton, Leslie Jack- son, Alexander A. La Fleur, Robert ‘W. Marshall, Perry Johnson, J. Glenn Corbitt, D. H. ler, Lester R. Moore, Willlam Walter McVay and Robert C. Burdick. Addresses were made by L. Brook Hays, Lieut. Col. John Doyle, U. 8. A.; Col. Colston, J. Harry Welsh, Prof. L. P. Wilson, WHITE More in Vogue than Ever this Summer White silks of every kind, are extremely smart and wanted now, from the morning sport skirt variety and all the lovely crepe weaves to the rich and beautiful silks for bridal gowns. White silks for all occasions are in our silk section, and there are many among them at moderate pricings. Crepe de chine, 40 in. wide, $1.95 to $3.50. Canton Crepe, 40 in. wide, Balkan Crepe, 40 in. wide, Pekin Crepe, 40 in. wide, Trousseau Crepe, wide, $2. Broche Crepe, $4.75 and $8. Sports crepes in striped George M L ¥ Dean . Merton ‘erson orxe of ‘Washington -Law 1, and H. son Welch. 5. ARNSTEIN REPORTED ILL. Hearing of Conspiracy Case Post- poned Until Friday. Because of the continued iliness of Jules, alias Nicky, Arstein of New York, Justice ‘Siddons in Criminal Division 1 yesterday postponed until next Friday the hearing on the mo- tion of Arnstein and his four co-de- nts for a new trial of the con- z:l'l‘rd:l:y charge against them. ‘The men were convicted last April of conspiring~to bring stolen securi- ties into Washington for hypotheca- tion with local banks. Attorney T. Morris Wampler_presented an affi- davit of a New York physician that Arnstein may be able to attend court next week. SILKS 40 in. Vampire Crepe, 38 in. wide, effects, $5.50. La Jerz, 32 in. wide, $2. Crystal Knit Silk, 36 in. Satin Duchess, $2 to $3.50. wide, $2. 31_55;“" Charmeuse, $3 o gu¢in Striped Crepe Shirt- apanese Silks, $1 to $3. ings, $350. {‘Vhite Pongee, +33 in. Taffeta, $225 to $3. . wide, $2.25. Gros de .Londres, 36 in. Sport Satins, 40 in. wide, wide, $2.85. Silk Sectios, Second floor. . REDUCED FOR CLEARANCE Women’s Extra Size . TWEED SUITS $29.50 All are taken from our regular stock and reduc- tions average one-third and ‘more. Sizes 40Y; to 481 Splendidly tailored of all-wool tweeds and mix- tures, -in styles desirable for street or sports wear. They are silk lined. Also included at this clearance price of $29.50 are a number of extra size sports suits. They are plain colored worsted jackets with checked velour skirts. Brown and black are in sizes 38 to 42%. - Special Sise Section, Third floor. the colors. These are CLOCK GOLF (A Golf Game) At Reduced Prices $3.50 and $7 For practice in putting, Clock Golf is unrivaled, and the de- mand for the game and the in- terest it excites at garden parties shows it to be socially a popu- lar game for drawing people together. ‘When a number of persons de- solutely germproof, proof vault, such as we have here in_our store, they are mot saTe. ) ARE YOUR FURS Safe From Moths, Theft, Fire or Damage Unless they are in an ab- fire- and burglar-proof The cold dry air freshbns, brightens and revivifies their sire to play, sides may be chosen, Juster and beauty. . _orfl]:hy may be ag ‘:t%lmtns; all. N e game is won by that player Are or sidega which holes out from-all Charges ery figure-points successivaly in the Moderate fewest strokes. Pk Msi 5 Toy Section, Fourth floor. Eventually You Will Buy a Wardrobe Trunk " With vacation time but a short way off and excellent values at hand—now would be the best time to purchase ydur. ward- ces and advantages on your coming summer vacation—no seasoned traveler appear draw- MEXICANS PROVE {OIL MEN PROTEST U. 5. CONTENTION . S-MEXICO STAND Forced to Concede Constitu- {Southwest Producers Against tion Confiscatory Is View Held Here. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The Mexican situation has simply {Fesolved itself into a question of time. The United States government con- fidently expects the Mexican authori- ties to come round to the viewpoint expressed in the proposal for a new treaty of amity and commerge. The Mexicans have begun arguing, but eventually they must accept the pro- posal madc or remain outside the family of nations. The Mexican officials whose state- ments have been published do not yet know how firm is the attitude of Sec- retary Hughes. They imagine it is a subject in which there can be end- less bickering. But Mr. Hugles in- on one fundamental. Failing to that fundamemtal may cost Gen. Obregon a good deal. The fun- damental is simply that the Mexican constitution is or is not confiscatory. {If it isn't, then a treaty should be inegotiated to prove the point. If the Mexicans persist in refusing to interpret or change their constitution 50 a8 to remove all doubt about con- fiscation of foreign property lawfully acquired, then recognition will not be extended until 2 government arises which does feel capable of making the desired treaty. Admission in Rejection. ‘What Mexico has just done in re- fusing to negotiate ‘a treaty on the ground that no pact or international convention can conflict with the Mcxican constitution is regarded here as absolutely proving the American contention. The mere fact that Mex- ico says a treaty would be in contra- diction of certain articles in the con- stitution is an admission that the Mexicans construe the famous article 27 complained of by the United States as confiscatory. Hitherto the Mexi- cans have declined to admit that the Mexican constitution was as drastic as that in actual operation, but Sec- retary Hughes has maneuvered the Mexicans in the position of proving his peint. In a nutshell, the situa- tion has progressed a point. The Mexicans now admit that their con- stitution confiscates foreign property. They have a way out, however. They need not change their constitution. They can have their supreme court interpret the article in dispute as not retroactive. Even then the United States would insist on a treaty so as jto prevent any return to earlier in- terpretations. Officials_here aren’t disturbed over the situafion. They believe the Mexi- cans will eventually see the point and give the requisite assurances. Talk of intervention proceeds as usual from ! those with whom the wish is father to the thought. But it can be stated positively that coercive measures of a military character are not’even con- isidered here as an alternative to a | Mexican refusal. The real altermative is refusal to deal with the Obregon regime and a patient waiting for a new administration. President Wilson ! waited till Huer‘a got out. The Mexi- cans didn't believe it would be pos- sible for America to withhold recogni- tion. Now it appears inevitable that unless the Obregon administration makes a treaty there will be another period of watchful waiting. Internal Troubles Pend. Of course, the danger of dissolu- tion inside Mexico is always present when an unrecognized regime tries to finance itself or consolidate its domes- tic elements. And in such a period of tension untoward acts are likely to occur which may force the Ameri- can government’s hand. In that sense the interventionists may be ple: over the turn which things have takén, for it looks as if the negotia- tion will be prolonged. The uncertain factor is Gen. Obregon. If he proves as stubborn as Carranza, the situa- tion may be regarded as one that will lead to eventual friction and grave trouble. If he proves as flexible as his friends claim he is, there will be a solution proposed from the Mexican end which will make article twenty- seven forever {noperative so far as lands held prior’ to 1917 are concerned. When once that obstacle is overcome, the making of the treaty would be- come a routine affair and recognition would be automatic. (Oopyright, 1921.) —_— SCHOOL TO REPEAT SHOW. Students of Western High School will repeat their minstrel show in the auditorium of the school tonight at 8 o'clock. The prodnction will be under the direction of Ed Muth and Mrs. Frank Byram. e proceeds will go to the athletic assoctation of the school. Robert Daigleishe, jr. will take one of the principal parts. Others in the cast are: Lee Douglas, Alan Wel- liver, Archie Adkins, Jack Steward, John Dawson, Wiley Rogers, Alfred May and George Grainger. T ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It | Pays 4 Per Cent il on shares withdrawn be- ° fore maturity Assets More Than $7,000,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sceretary Government Opposing Ex- port Tax to This Country. By the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla, June 11.—Oil men's assoclations in Oklshoma. Kansas, Texas and Louisiana joined in a telegraphic protest today to Secre- [u.ry of State Hughes at ‘Washington against the United States formally | obsecting to the mew Mexican export tax on crude oil. The message. signed by the Gulf Coast Oil Pro- ducers' Association of Louisiana and Texas; the North Texas Oil and Gas Producers’ Association, the Oil Men's Protective Association of Okahoma and the Kansas Oil and Gas Associa- tion, said: “We wish to call your attention to the fact that 80 per cent of this Mexican ofl is coming into the T'nit- ed States duty free, d that these same interests which lodging the protest against Mexico's system of taxation are vigorously opposing the tax on this oil by the Congress of the United States. The oil industry in the United States is 60 per ocent shut down and hundreds of thou- sands of men are out of employment. *“These selfish interests absorb the markets of our country with cheaply produced and cheaply transported products from Mexico, upon which they pay no taxes to this country, and ask the government of the Unit- ed States to aid them in avoiding taxation in Mexice We must vigor- ously protest against the government of the United States interfering with the system of taxation on oil promul- gated by the republic of Mexico or any other country so long as that system of taxation is levied equally against all foreigners.” BISHOP RAPS STATEMENT OF PHILIPPINE MISSION Declares “It Would Seem to Have Emanated Either From Malice or Ignorance.” By the Associated Press. MANILA, P. I, June 10.—Bishop Locke of the Methodist Episcopal Church today issued a reply to recent statements from the Philippine mis- sion in Washington to the effect that American missionaries had influenced statements made by representatives of the Igorrote tribes before Presi- here. ~The Igorrotes told Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and former Gov. Gen, W. Cameron Forbes that they were not desirous of Philippine independence. The bishop’s statement saéd: “The statement from Washington is 50 wide of the mark that it would seem to have emanated either from {malice or ignorance. If the former. it is basely wicked; if the latter, it is inexcusable. “American missionaries are neutral jwith reference to the whole question and on all purely political matters. ‘They have just one supreme h, and o that is what is best for the Fil % The mission divided again today, Gen. Wood starting a trip through Laguna province, and Mr. Forbes through the province of Rizal. Both held public-meetings and private con- ferences at many points, inviting the people to express their view on vari- ous subjects. azed [COMMISSION WITH GIFT FOR BRITAIN SAILS TODAY Dr. H. L. Smith Heads Group Tak- ing Copy of Washington Statge. RICHMOND, Va, June 11.— Vir- ginia’s presentation to Great Britain of @ bronze copy of Houdon's famous marble statue of George Washington will be made by 2 commission headed by Dr. Henry Louis Smith, president of Washington and Lee University, which sails from New York today on the steamer Lapland for London. ‘The statue, the original of which stands in the rotunda of the state capitol here, is to be presented by the state as an expression of its friendly sentiment for the country whose natives were the first settiers of the commonweaith. From June 25 until July 4 the commission will be the guests of the British govern- ment, which has selected Trafaigar Square as the site for the statue. King George will receive the com- mission. which, in addition to Dr. Smith, is composed of Lieut. Gov. B. F. Buchanan, Speaker R. L. Brewer and Clerk John W. Williams of the house of delegates, June 27. The Prince of Wales will receive them the following day. Lady Astor, a native Virginian., will entertain the com- mission the week end of July 2. LORILLARD REYNOLDS’ Associate of Late Big Tim Sullivan Suffering From Masked Men's Attack in Florida. DAYTONA, Fla., June 11.—The con- dition of Lorillard Reynolds, who be- fore he had his name changed in the Volusia county courts last year, was Thomas L. Reynolds. associate of the late “Big Tim"” Sulllvan, Tammany leader, and who was shot and severely beaten by a mob of masked men at Sea Breeze, a re suburb, is slightly imp: acoording to an- nouncement at a local hospital where Reynolds was removed for treatment. NEW_ YORK, June 11.—Lorillard Reynolds, better known in New York as Thomas L. Reynolds, has had a pic- turesque career for thirty years. In September, 1919, he was invited by Scotland Yard to leave England after he bad posed as “am dor to the United States from the republic of Counani, an independent state in Brazil.” He had even sent his felici- tations to King George when Scotland Yard learned that his credentials had never been presented to the State De- partment at Washington. Reynolds’ activities here included those of politician, real estate oper- ator, oil stock promoter and gambler. In 1918 he was in a raid on a private gambling house, fined $250 and sentenced to wy days in jail, after police had ified to finding electric wires attached to a roulete wheel in the place. RECEIVER IS NAMED. l;xlt Filed Against Northern Neck Railway and Others. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. s G, Va., June 11.— H. Massey and it county, who are g i themselves and any ‘come into dent Harding's mission of inquiry * CONDITION IMPROVED alea i o