Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1921, Page 1

s 3 WEATHER. Fair tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy; little change in temperature. Temperature for twenty-two hours ended at noon today: Highest, 82.3, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 69.4, at 5 am. today. Full report on page 6. New York Stock Market Closed Today | No. 28,188 Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. The WASHINGTON, D. C, CONGRESS DIVIDES DISTRIC REVENUES| .~ BY GO0 METHOD Lessens Burden Brought Through Substitute Plan for 50-50 Appropriation. WASHINGTON TO BENEFIT TO EXTENT OF $160,000 Extra Money Can Be Used Ef- fectively for Street Improvements and Other Needs. year has brought a present to the District from Con- wress. In the appropriation act, which became operative yesterday, there is tucked away a Seemingly «unimportant clause to the effect that all miscellaneous revenues collected Ly the municipality shall be divided i between the District and federal gov- ernments on the basis of 60 per cent to the former and 40 per cent to the |latter, so as to conform with the sixty-forty appropriation plan under { which the District pays the larger | shar, T The new fiscal s is going to make a difference in favor of the District of some- thing like $160,000. Not a large {imount as government items go. but large enough, when coupled with a 40 per cent increase provided by Con- | zress when app tions are made, 1o be used effectively for street im- provements or other District needs. Division Will Enrich District. When Congress, last year, substi- tuted the 60-10 for the 50-30 appro- priation plan it failed to make a cor- sponding_c in the method of !m\. ding m cous revenues. Con- foquently. during the fiscal year that | closed June 30 the federal govern- ment appropriated anly 40 per cent of | the cost of running the District, but |took half of the miscellaneous rev- enues collected. The total of these collections was $1.632,169.28 If miscellaneo revenues do not fall behind this year. the 10 per cent increase given the District in the 60- 40 division plan will enrich the mu- nicipality by more than $160.000, and/ it is not unlikely the guin may ex- ceed this figure. Miscellaneous revenue collections last vear went far beyond expect tions. When they were estimating District revenues at the time of fram- ing last year's budget the Commis- sioners allowed $1,220,450 for miscel- cous collections, This estimate fell short of the amount actually col- Jected by approximately $400.000. Mis- cellaneous items include fees, fines and other charges. ‘Auditor Donovan's report to the Commissioners, which was the basis of their decision yesterday to reduce the tax rate from $1.95 to $1.82, shows District collections last year to have been augmented from several sources. The tax on public utilities, banks, building associations, etc., produced, for example, about $300.000 more than was estimated when the budget was being framed. This tax has been growing by-leaps and bounds. In 1318 public utilities. banks and building associations paid into the coffers of the city $855.000. In 1919 the amount jumped to $951.234. There was an increase to $1,118.389 in 1920 and to §1.472 st year. For the present year, in establishing a basis for a tax rate, the Commission- {rs have estimated that the income from this source will reach $1.500,000. The principal difficulty in making this | estimate develops in the uncertainty | s to what rate of street car fare will prevail during the year. The District | assesses the cross” carnings of the street car companies 4 per cent. Last Collection Disappointment. In one respect last years colleo- tions were a disappointment. The | Commissioners had estimated the real lestate tax would yield a revenue of $9.475,870. The amount collected was $2.024.344.80, or $451,525.20 less than U. S. MARINES LANDED TO GUARD AMERICANS WHILE GREEKS RETIRE By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 2—A detachment of American marines has been landed at Ismid, a town about fifty miles southeast of Constantinople in Asia Minor, for the purpose of protecting Americans there upon the retirement of Greek troops, says a dispatch to the French for- eign oflice. A_small French detachment is at Ismid and it reports that the bodies of a number of workers, who were assassinated before the depart- ure of the Greeks, have been found. The French, however. saved 4,000 Turks in the town, it is sald. b.P.0. CHANGES AID PLANS FOR BUDGET Divisions of Accounts and Computing Combined—Pro- motions Announced. By consolidating the old division of accounts and the computing dtvision George H. Carter, public printer, has created a new division of accounts at the government printing office. This action was taken in the interest of economy and a more business-like administration of the fiscal affairs of the department, it was announced to- day. James K. Wallmos ef Ohio, former cost accountant, has been placed at the head of the mew division, with the title of superintendent of ac- counts. Mr. Wallace also has been designated as budget officer for the government printing office. By thus simplifying and consolidatink the ac- counting work of the government printing office, the public printer, it is pointed’ out, plans to co-operate to the fullest extent with the new bu- reau of the budget in iundling finances of the government printing office on a strictly business basis. Henry B. Heiberger of the District of Columbia was among those receiv- ing promotions by the public printer today. Hereafter Mr. Heiberger will be monotype machinist in charge, day, succeeding Daniel A. Kildare of Pennsylvania, resigned. Other Promotions Announced. Other promotions announced cluded: John R. Berg of Nebraska to be foreman of the day linotype section in place of Henry C. McLean, assigned duties. Mr. Berg has been government printing office e 1583 Edward Coleman of Illinois to as- sistant foreman in charge of the night hand section, in place of George in- G. Wilson, assigned to other duties. ! Mr. Coleman has been in the govern- ment printing office since 1900. Albert G. Smith of New Hampshire to be assistant foreman of presswork in place of George G. Wilson, as- signed to other duties. Mr. Smith has been in the government printing office since 1900. William H. Kervin of New York to be storekeeper, in place of Patrick H. Gallagher, assigned to other du- ties. Mr. Kervin has been in_the government printing office since 1894. George Lamb of Pennsylvania to be assistant storekeeper, succeeding W. H. Kervin, promoted. Mr. Lamb has been In the government printing office since 1894. Charles E. Thorne of Ohio to be pressman in charge of section, Suc- ceeding Albert G. Smith, promoted. William H. Cornish of New Jersey, to be foreman, night proofroom, suc- ceeding William A. Pratt, assigned to other dutjes. Hugh Reid of Wisconsin, to be fore- n.an of hand section, succeeding Rich- ard Powers. Maj. Edward M. Nevils of Tennessee, to be foreman night linotype section, succeeding William S. ~ Shinnerer, transferred to other duties. Edward A. Huse of Massachusetts, to be assistant foreman of night Bno- type section, succeeding Maj. Will H. ase of Maryland, transferred to be assistant foreman of day hand see- tion. Frank N. Long of Pennsylvania. to be assistant foreman. night monotype the estimate. section, succeediniz William It Ab- This was partly offset by the col- |bott, assigned to oth-r 3 lections on account of the tangible | Aaron R. Nathan of rnia. to and intangible personal propegty | be estimator nd juck writer. taxes. In the case of the former the | Mr. Nathan iws heen in the govern- estimate was $1,230.636, and the |ment printine oflice since 1900 amount received. $1,393,473.58, or a| Burr G. Williams of Towa, to be e gain of $161.837.88. For the amount to be yielded by *the intangible personal property tax 1the estimate was $850.000. ~ The amotint collected was $916,583.41, or & gain over the estimate of $66,583.41. Amounts of Revenue. Summed up. the Commissioners es- timated that receipts from all sources last year would produce $12,935,956. Collections. however, reached the to- \tal of $13.416,189.47. 'The tax on tan- wible and intangible personal prop- rty. public utilities, banks, building aissociations, etc., and miscellaneous re- aipts showed a total gain over the ‘ommissioners’ estimates for these jtems of $931,758.67. But half of this &ain was wiped out when the tax on Teal estate produced $451,525.20 less than the Commissioners had est mated it would. The net gain in. col- Jections over the total estimate was $180,233.47. In reaching their decision to re- duce the tax rate this year, the Com- missioners had to take into account the total appropriations for the Dis- trict for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, which amounted to 765 222.99. Under the 60-40 plan, the Di: trict must provide $14,308.881 of this amount. _The federal government puts up the other $9,456,341.99. , On the basis of figures furnished by Auditor Donovan, th® Commissioners estimated that the District would re- seive this year $1.000.000 from the tax on__intangible personal property, $1,500,000 from the tax on public utili- ties, banks. building associations, etc., and $1.670,000 ‘from miscellaneous | items. To these fizures they added the sum_of $515.416.38 as excess revenues of 1921, brought forward to 1922. This save a total of $4,685.416.38, from “which they deducted $180,000 to ke et aside for the policemen’s and fire- | men’'s pension fund. _The balance then remaining was $4,505,416. New Tax Brings Saving. Deducting this amount from _the $14.308,881, representing the Dis- tyict's share under the 60-40 plan, the ommissioners found that they must collect $9,803.464.62 from = other sources in order to make up the Dis- trict’s quota. The only sources avail- able were taxable real estate and tangible personal property. On the basis of the estimated as- ®essed value of taxable real estate for the year, amounting to $454.795,000, and the estimated assessed value of tangible personal property, amount- ing to $85,000.000, the Commissioners aiscovered that they had a total as- sessed value of real estate and tan- gible personal property of $539,795, 000, upon which a tax rate of $1.82 would produce $9,824,369. In other words, with $4,505.416 in sight from miscellaneous and other taxes and balances and $9,803,464.62 required to be collected through real estate and tankible personal prop- erty taxes in order to make up the « District's eontribution under the ap- .¢ (MM“W' e cket writer. in the nce 1900, ell of lowa, to be Mr. Geodrell has been government printing oftice Mr. Wi sovernment the since 188 in —_— BOWLES IS DISBARRED. D. C. Supreme Court Acts in Case of Man Convicted. Norman S. Bowlgs, recently convicted of conspiracy to bring stolen securi- ties into the District and sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $5.000, was disbarred today from practice before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia at a general term meeting. Bowles asked that the court merely eontinue its order of suspension until the Court of Appeals acts on the appeal from his_conviction, declaring -that the law provides only for suspension while the appeal is pending. Attorneys J. C. Adkins and Hugh B. Rowland, for the grievance committee, insisted on an order of disbarment, pointing out that if the Court of Appeals should decide in favor of Bowles the court might consider his restoration. Bowles, who appeared as his own coun- sel, noted an appeal. FOUR REPAIRMEN KILLED WHEN HANDCAR IS HIT Several Others Hurt in Accident Near Greencastle, Pa.—Freight Train Mangles Bodies. WINCHESTER, Va. July 2.—Four section repairmen were Killed out- right and half a dozen others were injured, several probably fatally, when a Pennsylvania freight train struck a handcar near Greeffcastle, Pa., early today. Eight or ten men were on the handcar and in addition to the four who were killed, several others were injured. The bodies of the dead_were badly mangled. Fourth of July 1 0’Clock The Star will be issued Monday, July 4, at 1 o’clock. PRESIDENT AT SEA OVERNEXT STEPIN RESTORING PEAGE Administration Spokesmen Do Not Know Which Path Will Be Chosen. GUARDING U. S. FINANCES LINKED IN LEAGUE ISSUE Wish to Cut Off Part in European Policies Barred by Peril to Debf Owed U. S. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. American foreign policy under the Harding administration is still an un- determined fact. President Harding himself doesn't know exactly how peace with Germany will be re-estab- lished after the Knox-Porter resolu- tion declaring a state of peace is on the statute books repealing all legis- lation passed during the war. Neither does Mr, Hughes know the formula. The highest spokesmen of the administration officially admit that they do not yet know which paths they will choose in seeking to extri- cate the United States from the anom- alous position in whieh our foreign pollcy has been ever since President Wilson declined to accept the reser- vations of the republican Senate to the Versailles treaty. s For several days there have been whispers that Mr. Harding would re- submit the Versailles treaty with ex- plicit reservations, excluding _ the league of nations covenant and all other clauses that might involve the United States in any obligation to enforce the treaty. The wrath of the “irreconcilable” group in Con- gress, which is just as much opposed o the treaty as to the league, slowly gathered. The whispers have grown softer. No longer is it repeated that the President has determined upon a course of action. The only thing that is said is that Mr. Harding’s words in his last message to Congress have not been withdrawn. He declared it would be wiser for the United States “to engage under the _existing treaty” rather than to negotiate a new treaty. Mr. Hughes Carving Treaty. Secretary Hughes has been carving the Versailles treaty. It has been a! painstaking job. He has done it ! quietly and without publicity. He hasn't finished. The big question of whether it is practicable to handle the matter by submitting the Ver- sailles treaty with reservations has not yet been answered and there is | a lingering hope among the irrecon- cilables that Mr. Harding will not find it “wiser” to engage under the existing treaty, but will make a new treaty after all. Mr. Harding has insisted that the next step was the negotiations of a.treaty of amity and | commerce with Germany. The American government could in- clude as many portions of the Ver- sailles treaty as desired and yet not { have the document labeled “Versailles treaty,” but then the question arises as to whether the United States is entitled to the rights of victorious possession which the allies claim were given the United States along with the allies only upon condition that the | Versailles treaty be ratified. In other | words, the rights are no longer Ger- many's, but have been handed to the allies, and the contract in whjch Ger- many gave those rights away is the Versailles treaty. Mr. Hughes' ability as a jurist comes in handy, and he has already solved many a knotty question of law in the Department of State. His logical mind made a simple case out of the man- date controversy, and reduced the Mexican question to & plain state- ment of law. Fear of Conflicting Elements, But July 1 is_here, and the foreign policy of the administration as it en- ters the second half of the year has not been defined largely because of a [fear of conflicting elements in the | Senate on the one hand and an effort on the other hand to steer clear of the Wilson policies. To date, therefere. the Harding administration has found it necessary to use the supreme coun- cil as a means of communication with the rest of the world, and when it |comes to expurgating 'the Versailles | treaty of those provisions which vest- ed the settlement of certain questions in the cduncil of the league of na- tions, the American proposal probably | will be to have thoge same questions treferred instead to the supreme coun- {cil or international commissions es- | pecially formed for the purpose. | Some of those Who have been opposed to the ratification of the Versailles treaty in any form are wondering why Mr. Harding bothers with the Versailles pact or_anything European and doesn't forget Europe altogether, but since com- ing into office Mr. Harding has found | that_the payment. of the $10,000,000,000 owed us by Europe is inseparably bound lup in the reparatiop question and that matter is in turn a vital part of the Ver- sailles treaty. To safeguard America’s finances and to enable the American people to redeem their liberty bonds at somewhere near their original price the Harding administration is playing as| close to Europc as possible without in- volving America in pledges to partici- -pate in future quarrels abroad. Decision to Protect Interests. The only thing that has been done this far in shaping the foreign policy of the United States is the decision to stand alongside the allies and work out an understanding with them whereby American interests will be protected. The Versailles treaty is still on the desk of Mr. Hughes in the Department of State, the plan for a Harding association of nations is still on the executive desk in the White House, and the effort to bring about an agreement to limit armaments is still in the hands of America's repre- sentative to the supreme council, Am- bassador George Harvey, who has confined_himself to informal discus- sions. The United States, at any rate, has not proposed any disarmament plan to the other nations or taken the initiative in insisting that the subject be discussed at a conference of powers. The greater tasks of for- eign policy still lie ahead of President Harding and Secretary Hughes, both of whom give the impressfon that they are proceeding with cadtion and as speedily as they think prudent un- der the dircumstances. | them that during the period while the WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1921—EIGHT l | MEN HIGH UP ACCUSED OF ORDERING WOUNDED SLAIN IN WORLD WAR BY GHORGE WITTE. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1 BERLIN, Germany, July 2—The monarchists who have been scoffing at the evidence produced at Leip- 2ig trials of war criminals and who have been pointing out that only understrappers have been prosecut- ed are trembling at the damaging- nature of the testimony that is being given against Gen. Stenger and Maj. Crusius by men who had been under their command and in carrying out their orders had killed helpless wounded soldiers. Unquestionable proof established the fact that Gen. Stenger issued the following order: “No more prisoners “must be taken, whether wounded or un- wounded. All must be done away with.” Among other witnesses was a young corporal from Mulhausen, who gave testimony to thig effect. He declared that he had refused to obey the orders, but was told that if lie did not obey hea would be court-martialed and _ probably sentenced to death for insubordina- tion before the enemy. Another witness from Alsace- Lorraine declared that Maj. Crusius, who was commander of his com- pany, had empticd his revolver in firing at wounded French soldiers. In previous trials of war criminals some of the witnesses partly dis- agreed in their testimony. But all the witnesses in this case agree in corrohorating the testimony against the two defendants. CHIEF ASKS OF MEN READY T0 RETIRE Inquiry is being made by Fire Chief George Watson to determine how many men there are in his department who have reached the age of retire- ment and to ascertain whether the duties required of these veteran fire- \fighters are too arduous for them. The survey is being made at the suggestion of Commissioner Oyster, who supervises the police and fire de- partments. The Commissioner has also asked | Chief Watson to consider the advisa- I bility of putting one or two of thel imotor-driven fire trucks in the suburbs| and bringing the horse-drawn ap- paratus into the city proper. The Commissioner feels that in sec-: itions like Langdon and Anacostia, where there are high hills, the motor trucks would be able to respond to alarms with greater speed. nd fire pension jaw | . in their di cretion, retire members of either d. partment who have passed the age of sixty. U.3. CONTROLLER | ASKS HONEST WORK J. B. McCarl Tells Chief Lieutenants What He Ex- pects of Clerks. In making the office of the con- troller general of the United States the model business office of the new governmental business gorporation just formed, every employe must give an honest dollar's work for every dollar he received. This was made known today by J. R. McCarl., con- troller general of the United States. When the government departments closed officially today at 1 o'clock for a two-and-a-half-day holiday, Con- troller General McCarl called his chief lieutenants_into the office, and told clerks are away, even tomorrow and the Fourth, there would be no holiday for them. Led by the controller gen- eral they will remove their coats and set to the task of reorganizing the bureau. 500 to Be Cut. A cut of approximately 300 emploves will be made in the former fomces of the controller of the Treasury and now the controller general's bureau, neces- sitated by ‘the cutting by Congress of the appropriation, and Mr. McCarl said that he wanted to let those who must g0 know justt as soon as possible so that they could find new jobs. The em- ployes selected to go will sever their connections on July 15, and after work- ing through the holiday period with his aides, Controller General McCarl ex- pects to be able to announce the selo tions Tuesday or soon thereafter as possible. ‘While Congress’ cut in the appropria- tions has made the reduction mecessary in the personnel, Mr. rl said th: it was but proper to enable the govern- ment to get down to an efficiency basis ‘where a dollar’'s labor must be received for every dollar expended. Plans Model Office. It is his desire to make the office of the controller general of the TUnited States the model office of the government's nmew business organi- zation, and as controller genecral of the governmental expenditures he pointed out that the eyes of all other government branches as well as the people of the United States would be looking for the steps toward econ- omy which might be taken. ‘While he expressed regret that it would become necessary to lay off so many employes, particularly at a time when jobs are not too plentiful, he pointed out that it was a nece: sary step in the administration's pr gram to put more efficiency and econ- omy in the government's busines: All of the work of crediting the gov- ernment departments with the amounts of their appropriations for the.ensuing year has been completcy and as the amounts are expended they will be watched closely by the new ommissioner Oyster has not de- cided to recommend the retirement of official. the members of the fire department ‘The failure of the naval approp who h: ached the age limit, but tion bill to pass, technically leaving{ he & the question some the Navy without funds fo continue|thought and has asked the fire chief 2 revort on the subject. There are ;rno:qxi‘mhi-r of veteran chiefs and other { officers in the fire department, as well privates. It was indicated at the District building today that in pass- ing upon the retiremeént of members of the department consideration Would be given to the duties- per- formed by the men in question. The work of expericnced men gin exeeutive positions is not affected %o | much by advanced age as would ‘be | the work of men who might be call-| ed upon to climb ladders or perform other strenuous duties. Chief Watson probably will submit a report to the Commissioner within A few days on both subjécts re- ferred to. i scal year started vester- day, will not seriously affect the con- troller general's office. although it will involve much additional bookkeep- ing when the bill is finally passed. BIG U. S. LOAN TO PORTUGAL. MADRID, July 1.—Arrangements for a loan by American bankers to Portugal amounting to $50,000.000 will be defi- nitely signed this week. The money will be spent for food supplies, machinery and other articles in the United States. It is said the amount will be increased if such a contingency Is considered ad- visable by both sides to the agreement. during the . Get the Story of the Dempsey-Carpentier Fight From Every Angle in The Sunday Star By the Associated Press Full and Complete News Story and Round by Round (Copyright, 1921.) FAMOUS RESORT BURNED. Lookout Mountain House, in Ten- nessee Completely Destroyed. h CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 2.— Fire which broke out in the Lookout Mountain House at 1 o'clock this morning completely destroyed- the famous old resort and contents, caus- ing a loss of about $40,000. The origin of the blaze could not be ascertained 'ast night. ~All guests escaped without injury. By Lawrence Perry and “Fair Play” A Critical Analysis of the Contest by Experts, Two of the Keenest in the Business And Then— BY IRVIN S. COBB —America’s foremost humorist and among the c]everegt of writers. He knows a lot about box fighting and his story is sure to be a “humdinger.” ' | ciatist ticket. L4 Foening Saf. EEN PAGES. Member of the ‘Associated Press The Associated Press in exclusively entitled to the use for republication,of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherw'se credited In this paper and also the local news published herels All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also rescrved. | Yesterday's Net Circulation, 90,772 TWO CENTS. “Never Felt Better;” “Sure Do Feel Fine;” Say Fighters Today JERSEY CITY, N. J., July Z— “Never felt better in my life,” remnrked Jack Dempuey ax he t down to a light breukfast morning in a p: e home re, where he had spent the night. ANHASSET, N. Y., July Z— had a good sleep and feel fine.” This was Georges Carpentler's smiling comment ax he eame out of the house at 7:45 o'clock thin morning. WOMAN SOCIALIST ORATOR KIDNAPED Whereabouts of Mrs. Kate 0’Hare Unknown After Be- ing Seized in Idaho. By the Associated Prees. TWIN FALLS, Ildaho, July 2.—No clue to the whereabouts of Mrs. Kate OHare, socialist lecturer, who was kidnaped last night, had been de- veloped early this morning. Mrs. O'Hare was taken from the home of H. H. Friedheim, who had arranged for her to deliver a Recture at Twin Falls Friday night. Refore time for the lecture a score of men appeared at the Friedheim home and quietly removed Mrs. O'Hare to an automobile. JLatesf reports from Hol- lister, Idaho, about twenty miles south of Twin Falls, said that several automobiles passed through Hollister rapidly, headed south, presumably to- ward Wells, Nev. Mrs. O'Hare was believed to be in one of the machines. Served Prisom Term. Mrs. O'Hare was pardoned by Presi- dent Wilson after she had served fourteen months of a sentence for deljvering a speech which was held a violation of the espionage law. None | of the members of the party who es- corted the woman out of Twin Falls was identified and county officials {{rofes!tfl ignorance of her destina- ion. Mrs. O'Hare arrived here at noon vesterday with her daughter, coming from Vale, Ore., where she Thursday. At Vale she had received a telegram from Friedhelm. to the ef- fect that the county and city author- itles had warned him that Mrs. O'Hare's coming here would likely result in dangerous consequences and advised him to prevail ypon her to cancel the engagement. Mrs. O'Hare's reply, as given by Friedheim, was to the effect that she would stand upon her constitutional rights and come. Reeling Runs High. Feeling in Twin Falls against Mrs. O'Hare, who has spoken there on two different occasions, has been running high, according to the authorities. Resolutions in opposition to her in- tended appearance were adopted b numerous patriotic and civic organi- zations. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. Mrs. O’Hare Was Active Anti-War Street-Corner Orator. KANSAS CITY. Mo. July Richards O'Hare formerly lived in Kansas City, Kan. In 1910 she ran for' Congress from the sccond Kan- sas congressional district, on the so- Later she went to St. Louis and edited & socialist publica- tion, the Buzz Saw. 2 —Kate In the period of the United States | participation in the war, she -was active as an anti-war street corner orator, and was arrested in South Dakota on a charge of making s tious utternces. was convicted of dition in Bismarck, and was sentenced to serve five years in the Missouri penitentiary at Jefferson City. IRISHMAN LIBERATED. R. C. Barton, Member of Parlia- ment, Released From Prison. DUBLIN, July 1.—R. C. Barton, member of parliament for East Wick- Jow. was liberated today from Port- land prison, and is expected to ar- rive in_Ireland tomorrow. according to the Dail Eiranrs publicity depart- ment, which announces that Mr. Bar- ton’s sister has received a telegram to_this effect. Robert C. Barton, a memhe/ol the Dail Eirann, made his escape from Mount Joy prison, Dublin, in March, 1919. He was rearrested in February, 1920, and sentenced to three years penal servitude, under the defense of the realm act. SRR, MODEfiATOR IS CHOSEN. Dr. W. E. Bartoa to Serve National Council of Congregationalists. LOS ANGELES, Calif, July ‘2 Election of Dr. W. E. Barton of Oak Park, IIL, to serve as moderator, was the first business of the nineteenth bien- nial meeting of the Congregational National Council, which opened here yesterday. Nine hundred delegates ‘were present. Dr. Barton succeeds President Henry Church#ll. King of Oberlin College. Assistant moderators elected were Dr. Rockwell Harmon Potter of Hartford, Conn., and Rev. E. G. Harris of Louis- ville, Ky.* " —_—— NEW NAVY YARD HEAD. NEW YORK, July 2.—Capt. C. T, Vaielmnl, formerly assistant chfef of staff of the Atlantic fleet, took com- mand of the New York navy yard yes- terday, relieving Rear Admiral J. D. McDonald, who has been assigned to command the battleship division of the Atlantic fleet. oy spoke | ANGLO-JAPAN PACT TORUNFORA YEAR Lord Birkenhead Decision: Causes Abandonment of Three-Month Extension. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Juty 2—Great Britain has notified Japan that owing to the de- cision of Lord Birkenhead, the lord high chancellor, that the anglo-Japa- nese treaty, even if denounced July 15, will automatically run for another year, the question of a three-month extension of the treaty has been dropped. The London Times, dealing with the impertal conference in an editorial to- day, argues that the opinion of Lord Birkenhead, the lord high chancellor, that the anglo-Japanese treaty auto- matically would continue unless it formally denounced, alters the whole angie of the premier's approach 1o one of the largest international problems | The newspaper says that Lord | head pointed out that the self provides that unless it is de nounced by Great Britain or Japan it will remain in force until one or other party does denounce it, even then continue for a denunciation. Attacks Serret Parles. Reiterating its protest against the secrecy of the conference, the Time jasserts that the prem: themselve | & eem to be dubious whether they sitting as a conference or as a cabinet | of the empire. in the earlier stages of the and that all the speeches deliver the subject appear to have 1 on belief that renewal urgency, brooking no d Might Spare Contr. confy verny. | might have been &pared to the pre | publ world. After commenting on what it terms ! the government's careful concoaiment of Lord Birkenhead's spe Times continucs “The tardy recogmition of the t | position rears to modify the wi character of the present con In fact, that the treaty ne. newal and cannot be immedi nulled removes from the d-libery rees the most an and politicians of the whole problems Ringing on the treaty qie. tion may be viewed from a totally different standpoint. since it is hone and is probable that the powers con positions which now reconcilable, at least potentially dangerous.” seem. if difficult not and Winchester Children Bitten—Ani- mals to Be Chained and Penned Up Speclal Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER. Va.. July 2 dog. running amuck, biting and ping at evervthing and anyt | his path, threw the retail dis A mad in |xeveral ‘residential scctions :l'h('fi[“; mmr:n turmoil of ¢ yesterday afternoon, i 0! ed |until the animal wis ‘Shot e eae {whilg crouching under a porch. | The dog started on its,rampagoe sud- denly, biting several cifildron i oo |ward of twenty other dogs. ! Men omobi ;ch‘:‘li:.‘ biles and on foot joined in The board of health issued an order { requiring all dogs to be chained. roped |or penned up at least thirty dave Persons who were bitten are under the care of physicians, and dogs that were attacked have been Shot. —_—— DISCUSSES RACE RIOTS. Negro Confergnce Blames Troubles en Lack of Whites' Sympathy. DETROIT. Mich.. July {creasing lack of sympathy and s {of justice on the part of white - was held responsible for recent conflicts. and an appeal for inter-racial understanding was {in resolutions adopted at the session last night of the convention of the National Association for the the | 2dvancement of Colored Peaple. | Other resolutions demanded on be- in a thalf of the megro, unrestricted suf- .frage. a federal law | violence, abolition of th |car and public schools for negro children. The government was asked to ap- voint a commission to make a sury | of race relations and recommend cor- rective legislatio Another resolution advocated an in- ternational disarmanent conference. Today’s News in Paragraphs | Mrs. Kate O'Hare, socialist lecturer, kidnaped in Idaho. Page 1 G. P. O. divisions united in line wjth budget plans. Page 1 Administration at sea over next step in re-establishing peace with Germany. Page 1 Washington Elks leave for Los Angeles convention. Page 2 Dr. Simon re-clected president of board of education. Page 3 Parliament backs British policy on con- ventions of Washington labor con- ference. Page 4, part 2 Special megsenger on way to President "with puc‘rresclution passed by Sen- ate yesterday. Page Women working for $25.000 to aid in- stitution to educate blind. Page 10 | If sitting as a conference.” adds th | Times, “full publicity is both tradi- [ tional 'and imp in the public in- terest. In any case no harm could he done by publication of Lord Birken- head’s discovery, which is a boon 10 all British states, and the sooner ail British peoples have the bencfit of it | the better. The puzzle is why the for- cign office failed to make the d ery long ago. The ne paper describes the lord high chancellor's statement to the con- ferenee as a bombshell. It suvs suc an interpretation was ot contAmpi cerned will have adjusted many of the | MAD DOG CREATES PANIC. | under losing | [ENSE EXCITEMENT AS CROWDS ARRIVE FOR GREAT FIGHT Mob Pours Into Arena as Gates " Open—Hundreds Stand All Night. OVERCAST SKY EXPECTED FOR ‘BATTLE OF CENTURY’ Dempsey-and Carpentier on Their Mettle and Cheerfully Confident. 0dds Decrease. By the Asmcintod Press, RINGSIDE, Jersey City, N. J., July 2—Gates to the big fizht opened at |9:45 and in popped the crowd. Through the entrances on cach side of the big wooden octagon pourcd the men and women who today were to witn Jack Dempsey of America and Georges Carpentier of Frafice do battle for the heavyweight honors of the world and the plumpest purse in history. Soon the saucer of yellow pine, which, when the sun was out, glis- tened like @ giant bowl of brass, was flecked with humanity, F unlike an ordj ¥ saucer, it ed from t {brim down, ipsu for the first {o zod with . who had arena ing Promoter wever, the wave of hu- down the ringsid plutocratic ticket holde stadium. Unlike the ordi- oday’s roilea mort i of the bitld had exelusive Hairl rep, for no | were lence women, down to wait. things 1o do: o1, which in admire | i { {ece by Vet Eve ek 2 In this connection.it declures: “iiigr-he STent Fopiesonpiny and intrest would seem, indeed. that . had the | e Sh anlen s whioh ner dominions been frankly informed of | “quure in fron: of them. s this simple legal position bhefore the |.unesreation iver hang departure of their premicrs u ' vast | yomucration cven nen and amount of misunderstanding, unne [and the ower East S sary speculation and coniros A { Chica i with i and Here Fro army which the show ult would by worid round ets aron big saucer ning flags, at souvenirs hot dogs” ani t find a read: nd sporting crowd < ex 1h, re the gates were opened ndred ushers and police mad. |4 thoroush search of the arena to rout | out all squatrers of boys wh had s themselves during £ht in an (ffort to witness the fight {Without expense were pulled out of a | sorts of hiding places and sent scamper | ing through the Streams of water were then turned on the inside of the arena to wet gt down and_prevent the possibility of fire. A few youngsters who had luded the earlier vigilanee of the olice were driven out of hiding by the deluze of water and soon found themselves in the street. | A larze fopce of police outside the saucer succeeded in maintaining order throughout the night and no arrests were reported at an ecurly hour this morning. { Crowd Starts at Seven. The real human tidal wave started toward Je: ¥ soon after Tube t s under the Hud- running thre - he. with additio wd 9 o'clock, while tevery added its quota to the | thron bound. | sev hundred police in uniform id piain clothes mingled with the spectators on the watch for unde- sirable characters. who generally make lurge crowds their hunting ground. Ma ted or Hague had reque that ed with criminal il per cords in ity be held for ninety davs a Etate law that makes such de n possible. This a deterrent to the criminally inclin New York Never So Excited. NEW YORK, July = ew York and the entire metropolitan area seethed today with a frenzy of excite- ment wholly unprecedented in the an- nals of sport as the hour rolled slow- Iy for the fistic clash for the world ampionship. ns and her gor- geous hotels early besan disgorsing brilliant parties of men and women, intent on threading in ample time the ‘eluttered autamobile high that lead to Promoter Tex Rickard's m moth arena in_Je City Les: opulent fan: begun the scramble toward Jersey hours earlier, v ferry, by fliv nd by train. But the earliest arrivals this morn- found themselves outgeneraled by 1 advance guard of about three hun- dred men gud boys who had spent the I night in line at the big arena, waiting |for the first crack at the $5.50 unre- | served | siastic adyance guards- men plainly =howed the éffects of their | vigil in wrinkled, muddy clpthing and | haggard expressions. Some had cat- |napped on boards. newspapers and gunny sacks, but the majority had re- mained awake all night, fending off the cold damp of the night with a big bonfire. They breakfasted on hard-boiled egx hot dogs.” coffee and sand- Wi from the stands of venders thay encircle the arena, Both Primed and Eager. Champion Dempsey, primed and eager, awaited the hour to defend his (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) on