Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1921, Page 17

DEVALERA' OFFER | | SPURNED BY CRAIG Asserts Acceptance of British Peace Invitation Is Bar to Meeting in Dublin. ROBERT WOODS ACCEPTS Irish Republican Leader Still Un- decided on Attending Par- ley in London. By the Associated Press. ¥ BELFAST, Ireland, June 29.—Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, de- clined today the invitation extended him by Eamon de Valera, the Irish republican leader, to meet de Valera in Dublin. The invitation was con- tained in a letter to the Ulster pre- mier and four other eminent Irishmen outside of de Valera's partyy asking them to meet him_at the ‘Mansion House in Dublin on Monday for a con- ference. In his reply to the republican lead- er's invitation Sir James said: “It is impossible for me to arrange any meeting. I have already accepted the prime minister's invitation to the London conferenc N Tt was announced later that Sir Robert Woods had accepted de Va- lera’s invitation. Will Obviate Misunderstanding. The answer of Sir James Craig added that he would publish tele- grams, in order to obviate a misun- derstanding in the press between a namesake in the southern Irish par- liament and himself. The theory ad- vanced here is that de Valera's invi- tation to a conference was really sent to Prof. Sir James Craig of Dublin, but that de Valera's attention being drawn to the confusion in names, he decided to fly at higher game. The choice of Eamon de Valera, the Irish republican leader, of the Ameri- can Independence day for the pro- posed conference between representa- tives of southern and northern Ire- land, is stressed today by the Irish News of this city, a nationalist jour- nal. which expresses the hope that Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, will accept the invitation. The Northern Whig, unionist. says the world at the present time is hav- ing an object lesson, not “in the e: gential unity of the north and south, but in their essential unlikeness.” Calls De Valera Inconsistent. “De Valera complains that the Brit- 1sh government has set aside the prin ciple of national self-determination. the Northern Whig says. “That he should still trot out that question, de- pite frequent exposure of the gross luconcistencies which in Ireland it has been employed to cloak and dis- semble, suggests there is as much probability of the Ethiopian getting a white in or the leopard becoming spotless as of the Sinn Fein being in- fluenced by counsels of sweet reason- ablen Ulster stands for selt-de- termination. The Ulster parliament and the Ulster government are in be- ing as a result of the logical applica- tion of that principle.” REPLIES TO LLOYD GEORGE. De Valera Not Yet Ready to Decide on Attending Conference. DUBLIN, June 20.—Eamon _de Valera, the Irish republican leader, is not yet ready to give a definite answer to Premier Lloyd George's letter in- viting him to a conference for an Irish settlement. He has briefly re plied to the premier, however, express. ing the rnest d: for a lasting _——— BAND CONCERTS. United States Capitol, today, at 5 p.m.. concert by the United States Marine Band, William H. Blnldman;. leader. 'ROGRAM. March, “Universal Freedom.” Blankenburg Overture, “Tannhause Gavotte, “Garden Dance, Vargas Grand scenes from *La Gio- conda” Ponchielll “First Waltz". ..Durand Suite de ballet, “Prince Ador,” , eubner “Reminiscences of Scotland,” Godfrey “The Star Spangled Banner. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, Bandstand, this evening, _beginning at 5:50 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmer- mann, bandmaster. March, “The Return From France” ceese # Overture, “The Beautiful Gala- Morceau, “A Fairy Tale Gems from comic opera, | “Gondoliers” ..........Sullivan Fox trot novelt Argentine Rose Valse intermezzo, s Finale, Al Von Tilzer “The Star Spangled Banner.” peace, but deems unity of Ireland es- sential to that end. _The Irish Bulletin, organ of the Dally Eireann, in a special issue, publishes Mr. De Valera's reply to the British prime minister. It is a3 follows: I am consulting with such of the principal representatives of our nation as are available. We most earnestly de- sire to help in bringing about a lasting peace between the peoples of these two islands, but see no avenue by which it can be reached if you deny lerland es- sential unity. “Before replying more fully to your letter I am seeking a conference with certain representatives of the political minority in this country.” The opening of the southern parlia- ment yesterday lasted less than ten min- utes. ~The function was purely a formal one, called to satisty the statutory con- ditions of the home-rule act. Only a few members were present. These included four imperialistic mem- bers of the senate from Trinity College and fifteen others elected to that body. Nearly all the members of the lower house are Sinn Feiners. They ignored the summons to attend. Free Three From Guarded Jail. SLIGO, Ireland, June 29.—The jail here was broken into last evening and three prisoners removed from it. The removal was effected despite the fact that the full military guard was inside the prison. Sinn Feiner Shot Dead. CORK, June 29.—Commandant Leo Murphy of the Mid-Cork brigade of the Lrish republican army was shot dead in a military round-up at Water Fall, near here. Forty-five republicans werc cap- “ured. ~ —_— MRS. J. L. DAVENPORT DIES ‘Widow of Former Commissioner of Patents Succumbs. Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va, June 29.— Mrs. James L. Davenport, widow of the former commissioner Of patents at Washington, died here last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Hough. Mrs. Davenport suffered a stroke several weeks ago and failed to rally. Funeral services will be held at the home of her daughter here Friday after- noon at 2 o'clock, and the interment will be in Rock Creek cemetery. Mrs. Davenport is survived by another daughter, Miss May Davenport, also of Falls Church. —_— GOES TO CAMP BENNING. Col. Edgar A. Fry, infantry, has been relieved from duty with the graves registration service in France and ordered to Camp Benning, G: for duty. THE CITIZENS PRESS | FOR HIGH SCHOOL Eckington Association As- serts Junior Institution Will Not Meet Need. Erection of a juntor high school in Eckington will not relieve the neces- sity for a senlor high school in that section of the city, which wlill be more pronounced within a few years, mem- bers of the North Capitol and Eck- ington Citizens' Association declared at a meeting in the Emery School last night. In a written report T. W. Stanton, | chairman of the committee on educa- tion, advocated the purchase of a large tract, such as the wrea lying south of T street between Lincoln road and 24 street northeast, for school purposes. This ground is on an elevation and would, it is pointed out, provide for the junior high school, which is soon to be built, and for a senior high school later. Mr. Stanton suggested; that a large site be purchased, to be pald for in annual installments if nec- {essary, rather than one small area for the junior high school. Shows 6,071 Puplix Enrolled. The five white schools now have an enrollment of 6.971 pupils, or 1,500 more than the total capacity of the existing buildings, according to the report. These figures. the a tion belleves, emphasize the need for % ditional high school space. | As to the merits of Eckinzton's| claim for a high school, Mr. Stanton ! report cited the large area, including Brookland, Langdon, Bloomingdale; and Woodridge, that would be served by a senior high school. "The emergency school budget car- ! ried $50,000 for a site and §100,000 for construction of a junior high school in Eckington. The Commissioners now are considering several vacant tracts for the school. On motion of William E. Wise the association voted to suggest to the Commissioners that a lighter cap. ilar to that worn by mail carriers, provided for police and firemen during the summer months. Better Street Lighting Promised. ‘Wise announced that the Com- missioners have advised him that the street lights in the vicinity of Trux- ton Circle will be -improved in the near future and that an isle of safety will be constructed at the intersection of Rhode Island avenue, 1st street and T street northwest. William T. Plerson asked the com- | mittee on utilities to take up with| Street railway officials _complaints | against the “jerky manner” in which some motormen stop and start their cars. Selden M. Ely presided. Recitatio were rendered by Miss Jane Pase Menefee and Miss Grace Arnold. The association adjourned until September. | ASKS $15,000 DAMAGES. ! Conductor Says Hoffman Co. Autc- mobile Knocked Him From Car. 1 John E. Herrell, a conductor in the | employ of the Washington Railway and | Electric Company, has filed suit in the| District Supreme Court to rm-n\‘nr' $15,000 damages from the Hoffman Com- Ipany. Inc. The plaintiff savs he was| on the running board of his Capitol and W streets October when an automobile of the de from the running board. The automo- | stopping | police regulation requiring of vehicles behind a car stopping to [load or unload passengers and passed over the body of the conductor aftor he |had been struck. Attornev Alvin I. for the plaintiff. EVENING ST. SHACKLETON ON 30,000-MILE TRIP TO EXPLORE ANTARCTIC REGIONS | the Mall, passing the car struck and knockea him ! { { bile driver, it is alleged. disregarded the | [ , WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1921 By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 28—Sir Ernest Shackleton, who commanded the British antarctic expedition in 1907- 09, which reached within ninety- seven miles of the south pole, and also the antarctic expedition in 1914- 16, will bo the leader on a new voy- age of discovery covering 30,000 miles of uncharfed scctions of the southern Atlantic, the Pacifio and Antarctic seas. He will sail from the port of London the end of August in a 200-ton ship, brigantine rigged, named The Quést. He will have with him a small picked staff, includ- ing six companions of former polar expeditions. The Daily Mail pub- lishes this announcement. The expedition, which will be called the Shackleton-Rowett oceanographi- cal and antargtic expedition, will be financed by John Queller Rowett of Agricultural Research and Frederick Becker, a_well known' paper manu- facturer. The Quest will be equip- ped for every branch of scientific re- gearch. She will carry complete hy- drographic surveys and soundings and will touch " at various little known islands, where the flora and fauna and geological structure will be studied and photographed. A spe- cial onstructed scaplane will be taken and air currents will be chart- ed. Start Through Atlantic. The first objective will be the Sal- vages, u group of rocky islands in the Atlantic between the @anary and Ma- deira 1slun thence the vessel will proceeds from St. Paul's Rocks, a little known islznd on the equator; thence to Trinidad, where Shackleton landed in 1901 from Capt. Scott's ship Dis- covery and saw the great petrified forest which will be cxplored, Shackleton will then go to Tristan Da Cunha, in the south Atlantic, and Goughs Island. eight miles long and four thousand fect high, which has been only once visited before, by the Bruce expedition in 1901, when four unknown species of birds were ob served. will be taken of th undin, NATIONAL ARWGALLERY DREAM OF COMMISSION Dr. Holmes Believes Establishment of Great Center Would Increase Number of Works Received. Establishment of a great art gal- lery. to be known as the National allery, at the foot of 9th street on is the dream of the mem- bers of the recently created commis- sion. A great new building would be placed there, companion to the new National Muscum at the foot of 10th rect, and in it would be displayed he $7.000,000 worth of paintings and now in the posses- cquisitions. director of the National aid today that the government is being donated art works to the vilue of $600,000 a vear. " He exp d the belief that when the new gallery building is acquired paintings and other art works to the | value of between one and two million dollars would be r ived arly. The KFreer Gallery, to be opened formally in about six months, is to house the Freer collection sole. and offers no aid in adeguate displaying the increasing collections in possession of the government. Collertiong now in the natural his- building of the National Mu- are held to be cramped and inadequately displayed, in aparison to the advant they would enjoy in the proposed build- ne. N S S— Men are queer. As soon as weathar makes it easy for them to to their office i | mander J. R. Stenhouse and Capt. Lt | TO TAK the |on Monda ocean plateau about Goughs Island in an endeavor to settle the surmises re- garding an underwater continental connection between Africa and America. The vessel will continue on to Cape Town, whence begins the explora- tion of antarotic regions where no keel has been in the last ninety years. Enderby Land will be visited. This is a large tract, but whether a conti- nent or an island is unknown, as its limits remain unmarked. Possibly the ice-bound coast may bar the progress of the quest, but if she succeeds in_ getting through the pack ice in. terest centers in whether she will come upon volcanoes or open seas. The vessel will emerge from the antarctic by the Weddell sea and call at the South Sandwich Islands and South Georgla. She will then proceed eastward and make landings at various sub-antarctic islands, such as Bouvet Island and' Heard Island. To Seek Lost Islands. The next country to attract The Quest will be New Zealand, and the Pacific will be dredged for the lost island of Tuanaki, which has been mentioned in old nautical records and native legends, but has since disappeared. The party will search for Dougherty Island, whose exist- ence and position are doubtful. If accessible it might serve as a wire- less relay station between New Zea- land and South America. The Quest is now at Southampton. She is 111 feet long and twelve feet in depth, with a twenty-three-foot beam. She was built in Norway in 1917, is of oak, pine and fir and has been tested in heavy ice. Her sides are two feet thick and her bows are of solid oak sheathed with steel.. Her steaming radius is 9,000 miles, and, under sail with a stiff breeze, can’ make cight knots. She carries; wircless equipment. " Shackleton's chief companions will be Frank, Etild, second in command; Commander Frank Worsley, Maj. A. Macklin, biologist: Lieut. Com- Hussey, meteorologist. REORGANIZED DRY,FORCE E UP WORK JULY 1 State Directors to Succeed District Directors, and “Flying Coiumn” to Take Field. Reorganization of the federal prohi- bition enforcement forces along lines! previously anthounced will become cf- fective July 1, Commissioner Haynes said today. On that date the new state] directors will succeed the recent district directors and the flying column of agents for interstate work. directly under the oner, will take the fleld. M Haynes went over his plans with} of the Senate finance committee v, when the question of additional nds for the government's “dry up. been given able indorsements™ from all parts of the country, and he expected co-operation from state and local officials to carry | out the letter of the prohibition la country is expecting a vigor-i ous, rane and efficient law enforcement policy.” he said. “Much valuable experi- ence was gained in the first vear of the tion of the prohibition organization. | ope Advantage should be and will be taken | Secretary John A. Petty is in charge} of this experience in order that the work may be put on a firmer basis.” FUNERAL OF MISS O'CONNOR. | Funeral services for Miss Helen! O'Conror. formerly emploved in the office of 'Assistant Superintendent of ; hools Kramer, who died at the home | 18 Wisconsin avenue, . will be held at the re. ® o'clock Friday morning. | dence at airs they want | Interment will be in Glenwood ceme-! e . | the Riggs | of organization locally - _—— LADY CHURCHILL DIES IN'LONDON Mother of British Colonial Secretary Was Daughter of New York Man. By the Associated Prean. LONDON, June 20.—Lady Randolph Churchill, who was Miss Jennle Jerome of New York, died here today. She recently underwent an operation on her right foot, which was Injured in a fall down a flight of steps. She married Lord ndolph Churchill, second son of the meventh Duke of Marlborough and ong of England's most influential political leaders of his day, in 1874 Lady Randolph Churehill's death oc- curred suddenly from hegrt failure, following _w hemorrhage. © Her won, Winston Spencer Churchill, seeretary of state for colonie, gl & e end: nies, w with her Interexted in F The carecrs of few, women in English cal life have by other politi- if any, social and ars past as Izandoiph Churchill. She of diversified talents, with conceded Jiterary and artistic ability, and from the time of her mar- riage to Lord Randolph Churchill took a keen interest in political affairs. This interest did not cense with the death of Lord Randolph Churchill, in 1895, and ler influence upon the reer of her son, Winston Spencer Churchill, has been generally set down as of no small importance. Lady Randolph Churchill was thrice married, her second ma riage occur- ring in 1900 to Lieut. George Corn- wallis-West, her junior rg many years. They were divorced in 1914, Cornwallis-West at once marrying Mrs. Pat Campbell, the actress. Her third marriage occurred in 1918 to ;\:hanlagu Porch, a British army offi- er. Lady Randolph Churchill was born sixty-seven rs ago. She was th daughter of the late Leon Crome daughter of the late Leonard Jerome —_—_— WILL ADDRESS REALTORS. Banker to Discuss Value of Organi- zation at Luncheon Tomorrow. Joshua E: ns, jr., vice president of ationai Bank, will tell of the value, from a banker's viewpoint, c and nationally in an address tomorrow afternoon ut 1 o'clock before the Washington Real Estate Board at its luncheon in the La Fayette Hotel, 16th and 1 streets northwest. This will be the second of a series of luncheons arranged by the board under the recent reorganization plan Indications point to a larger attend- ance tomorrow thun at the initial luncheon, when seventy-five realtors turned out. John L. Weaver will pre- side. It is expected that progress will be made toward the institution of a sy tem of oral exchange of realty ings at semi-monthly midddy meet- ings, as adopted by others real estate boards in large cities. Executive of arrangement for the luncheon. WAR CONTRACTORS' BENEFIT. A bill for relief of war-time con- tractors who suffered loss on waork for the Navy because of government priority and other orders was re portcd” favorably vesterday by the Senate naval committee, It would em- power the Necre of the Navy 1o adjust damage claims not exceed- ing 6 per cent of the total contract ohlization: Artist Nearly Broke In Greenwich Village Wins Prix de Rome NEW YORK, June 20.—When Frank Schwartz got out of the camouflage section of the Army he kept the wolf away from hix $12 2 month room on the east aide by going down to Greenwich Viilage tearooms snd drawing sketches of the conventiomal, of who wanted a souvenir themnelv monphere. ‘T'hen he began work on a can 10 be entered into compet! the annual Prix de ime, and he went broke. Monday the landlord sent him a dinpossens threat. Who should arrive but the postman with a r swaying hix painting, ‘won the Prix de expects to live happy ever afterward, for in Sej It fellowship Architecture and Sculpture. |WANT WAR PROFITEERS TO PAY SOLDIER BONUS Iowa Circle Citizens Adopt Rec- ommendation—Committees Named by President. i Payment of the soldier bonus should be made from money recovered from war profiteers, according to a resolu- tion adopted last night at the meet- ing of the Iowa Circle Citizens' Aseo- ciation held in the Northminster Presbyterian Church, 11th street and Rhode Island avenue. If the amount recovered is not sufficient to pay the bill, then a surtax should be added to incomes, the resolution further recommends. . President Horace M. Fulton an- nounced the appointment of the fol- lowing committec! Membership and entertainment, Rev. Schmitt and Mrs. William H. Emery: real estate and housing, James G. Savage, chairman; F. M. Thompson, Otto Bauer and M. C. Bennett. Fred Heine sang, accompanied by Miss Louise Loesch. it e | WINS COLLEGE HONORS. Miss Elsie R. Kengla Heads Body of 243 Students. Miss Elgie R. Kengla. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo F. Kengla of the old District family of that name, w: graduated June 16 from Hunter's Col- lege, New York. at the head of the entire body of 242 students, veceiving the Hunter money prize for snathe- matics. . As a medalist and honor student, s Kengla won a scholarship in the college, but at the end of the first r accepted a position in a publish |ing company. Deciding to return to college for her degree, she made up for the v ce ‘and swept the | honors Leo F. Kengla, j with a Bruckner | examination for West Point and will enter the academy July 1. WILL TEACH ARMY SCIENCE. Officers have been detailed as -pro- | tessors of military science and tactics at various educational institutions as follows: Capt. Milton W. Davis, at | Fort Myer. Va., to the Michizan Agri- | cultural College, Lansing, Mich.: Capt. | of New medal to his credit, has passed a high | J.jaiong with an additional revenue th: Hugh Kerr Fulton, chairman; Elliott Wright, Mrs. H. M. Fulton.|w Mrs. Frank M. Thompson. M. A. | ment { country URGES INIMIGRANTS INU.S.BEWATCHED Secretary Davis Tells Moose of Way to Prevent Aliens Becoming “Reds.” HAS USE FOR HEAD TAX Advocates Labor Department Get.- ting Revenue for Americani- zation Work., By the Asxociated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio, June Davis, Secretary of Labor, and directo general of the Loyal Order of Moose. declared today in an address before the international convention of that order here that immigration is one of the most vital subjects the government has to cope with at the present time. * ‘As Secretary of Labor,” Mr. Davis ne of the greatest duties that has fallen to my lot is to welcome the incoming tide of aliens. It is ex| i 5. s expected 0 me 1o xift the undesirables from among them and send them back whence they came. The ot wh 3 2 « others T am charged with the duty of making good citizens and good Americans, Purpoxe for Revenue. “This great Depa: of L B} of Labor 1 cepresent could by upporting ertain plans of mine hrough. 40 that the artm realized from that and oth, hurces more than thres last vear. The trouble t this ix dumped into the Trea: ury Department as loose revenue, a t added to the general lump of govern- resources. I want that money, can collect cas special purpos “In the Department of Labor we have a burean of naturalization that needs first of all u new and better name. 1 want that called the bureau of citizenshin. Until now we have let the alien newcomer roam about the u pretty much without guid- anie. 1 want to keen track of the man —not to regulate him, but to help him. to teach him and encourage him, We need to know the habits of these people if it is only to protect them from the insidious poison of red propaganda. Have Immigrant Register. “To guard arainst this I would hava Iy for a great and every immigrant register, wherever {he is, every year. not in order to spy on him. but only to be sure of his safety. 1 would charge him a nom- inal fee for his certificate of registry and add this to the department's funds. “In closing let me say to vou that while 1 am Secretary of Labor T am going to work at it as I have worked for you during the last fifteen years 1 have seen this fraternity grow from a handful of members in debt to i so0- of more than 600,000, with more 000.000 in assets, and I pledge ¢ that 1 am not going to be Secretary of Labor for any one group, but Secretarv of Labor for the 110.- 000,000 people in these great United States of America.” AMENDS INCORPORATING ACT Representative W. 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