Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1921, Page 2

4 \ ¢ WILL ADVISE PEAC 1 BYPROCLAMATION Sqme of President’s Advisers . Expected to Urge Supple- {; menting Resolution. . Some of President Harding’s ad- wisers are expected to recommend that a peace proclamation be issued 1o supplement the congressional reso- Jution ending the state of war with Germapy and Austria. _These advisers are understood to hold that such a proclamation would tépd to create a better feeling be- tween the two countries and have a psychological effect, at least, upon the resumption of trade. They also are sald to believe that the general importance of the action of the Amer- fcan government would be better emphasized by a proclamation. The Presidéent is understood, how- ever, to have reached no dex-_lsfon pending receipt of a legal opinion from Attorney General Daugherty. The congressional resolution was for- mally submitted today to Mr. Daugh- erty with a request for an opinion as to the legal bearing the declared state of peace would have on certain existing laws and as to the advis- ability of the issuance of a proclama- tion carrying out the resolution. The Attorney General ‘declined to discuss the question today further than to say that a stu be made immédiately and a reply sent to the White House as soon as prac- ticable. FOCHT HELD UP ON ROAD. Highwayman, Seeing Another Au- tomobile, Flees on Horse. Representative Ben K. Focht of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Dastrict committee, was held up by a highwayman on a lonely road in the bituminous coal mine section of Penn- sylvania on July 4. Representative Focht was to make two speeches. Mercersburg by Harry B who drove him to Dudley, joining county. They were followed in another car by four friends. As they were descending Broad Top mountain, on their way back to Hud- sen county, they saw on_the road ahead of them a man on horseback. Suddenly he dismounted, pulled a re- volver from his hip pocket and threw his horse across in front of their au- tomobile. As they slowed down they noticed that he wore a peculiar mask. Just as suddenly the man jumped on his horse and rode a Representa- tive Focht said that the highwayman had sighted the friends following in another car and had been scared away. SELECTED BY MR. HOOVER W. S. Tower to Be First Indus- trial Division Chief. Secretary Hoover today appointed a8 his first industrial division chief *W. S. Tower, who, during the war, ‘was director of the division of plan- ning and statistics of the United States Shipping Board. - This ap- pointment comes under the export in- dustries appropriation_of $250.000, available July 1. Mr. Hoover will as sume the job on Monday as chief of the iron and steel Industry division. Before beginning work on the iron and steel schedule Mr. Tower will co- operate with the Shipping Board in making a study of the commercial aspects of the American shipping problems. He will study particular- 1y such problems as trade routes, al- Jocation of shipping, assignment of tonnage, etc. Mr. Tower is recognized as an au- thority on shipping and traffic prob- Jems. He has written a number of articles and specialized on a study of port traffic in Latin American coun- tries before the war. While Mr. Tower is to be chief of the iron and steel industry division, fron and steel will be considered as a key industry and the greater por- tion of his time will be devoted to the reorganization and development of trade generally. AIRMAN PRESENTS CASE. Capt. Chamberlain Tells Story of Thrilling Battle to Committee. Capt. Edmund G. Chamberlain, for- ‘mer Marine Corps aviator, began today presentation of his case to the | Senate committee investigating his court-martial and'dismissal from serv- ice as a result of his story of partici- pation in a thrilling air_battle on the \ western front in July, 1918. Capt. Chamberlain told his story to . the committee behind closed doors. {‘Chairman Ball remaining firm in his decision to conduct the inquiry in ex- ecutive session until “matters affect- ing the Navy” were determined. —_— RENT CUTS DECREED. Commission Orders Two Reduc- tions—Some Cases Dismissed. Two rental reductions were ordered tq’aday by the District Rent Commis- sion. Elmer B. Young, occupant of apart- ment 22, the Hoyvt, 1330 Be'mont : street northwest, was granted a re- duction from $70 to $62.50 = month. Allan E. Walker & Company, Inc., was the defendant. Sarah Watson, tenant of 938 T street northwest, was granted a re- duction from $65.50 to $50 a month. ‘W. L. Houston was the defendant. A number of rental and possession disputes were dismissed by the com- mission because of agreement be- tween the parties. THIRTEEN ARE INDICTED. Two Charges Made Against Mary Coles. Thirteen persons were indicted to- day by the grand jury.. Two charges of housebreaking are made against Mary Coles, alias Mary Anderson. Others indicted and the charges fainst them are: Charles F. Ever- rt, non-support; James B. Shea, grand larceny; Omer Spear, Willlam H. Ward, Melville R. Ames, Francis Collins, Henry F. Denham and Andrew Chapman, grand larceny; Jeane Di- * mitre, carnal knowledge; Thomas Kenny and Pgul Curtis, joyriding and house- ‘breaking, and Lorenzo Lincton, for- ) _gery. | - BROAD CREEK MEETING. SILESIA, Md, 'July 7.—At the monthly meeting of the Broad Creek Citizens’ Association, held July 2, rles W. Clagett, attorney of Prince rge's county and the District of Columbllkwal the principal speaker. #Mrs. L. H. McDonald, first vice pres- ident of the association, presided in the absence of the presideat, Dr. Arno ‘Viehoever. The proposed new calen- dir was discussed and plans were made for a social and lawn fete to be ven by the assoclation in the near Bture,, * OFFICER TRANSFERRED. , .‘Lieut. Commander Hugo W. Koeh- { ler, & member of the naval examining | beard, Navy Department, has been - transferred to duty-in the office of naval intelligence, Navy Department. —_— ‘' CAPTAIN TRANSFERRED. Capt. Howard T. Wickert, Medi: Cprps, at Camp Dix, N. J. x;a-eh-c:nl “ufi"" 1 the 14 Battalion, 19th Bled . a n, Artilfery, and to accompany that or- station at dy of it would { AMENDS DISARMING PLAN. Senator Pomerene Reintroduces 3 Resolution. Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohlo, reintroduced today as a separate resolution his naval disarmament plan, which he offered as an amend- ment to the naval appropriation bill 1t would authorize suspend American naval construction for six months, while negotiating for a disarmament agreement. tee. Referring to statements by Premler Lloyd George and Vjscount Ishii that they would view “lisarmament ne- gotiations favorably, Senator Pome- rene sald, he hoped the United States would not lose its place as the leader in the disarmament movement. FRENCH COMPLAINT ONTARIFF DEBATED Protest by the Government ! Brings Conflicting State- ments in House. Announcement from Paris that the French government had forwarded to the State Department a protest of the French chamber of commerce against the provision of the emergency tariff bill authorizing American agents to examine the books of French firms exporting to the United States brought conflicting statements today from the leaders in the fight on the permanent tariff bill which includes substantially the same provision. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee declared the French attitude was based on a misunder-| standing of the |n§l. Representative Garner of Texas, #§ democratic mem- ber of the committee, said the ex- amination provision was “just a part of the program of high tariff advo- cates to bar all imports by one means or another.” Proposed as Last Resort. Mr. Fordney said examination of the books of foreign importers was pro- posed as a last resort in detefmining valuation of imports. The emergency law, he sald, authorized such an in- vestigation only after customs agents had failed to find, first, an American wholesale market value on the prod- uct; second, a wholesale market value in the country from which the goods came, and, third, a wholesale value for the product in any other country. Mr. Garner declared the republicans had sought to place “every impedi- ment, every handicap, in the way of | the foreigner that they could dis-} cover,” adding that no foreign busi- ness man would submit to the exami- nation, choosing to withhold his goods from the American market rather than permit American agents to Uelve into his personal affairs. Final Vote July 21. { Final vote on the permanent tariff bill is to be taken on July 21, accord- ing to the decision reached at a re- publican conference last night. Consideration of the general tariff bill was formally begun today by the House, with the actual reading of the 346-page document. No discussion marked the opening of what is ex- pected to be the heaviest task of the session. A Reading clerks estimated that it would take all day to read the bill, on which general debate is to last a full week. Leaders Change Plans. Republican leaders changed their plan to ask for a special rule today govern- ing the time of debate and other de- tails of procedure, postponing the re- quest until tomorrow. _Chairman Campbell of the rules committee sald the special rule would embrace the agreements reached at the party con- ference last night. Representative Garrett of Tennessee, acting democratic leader, announced that a conference of House democrats would be held immediately after the House adjourned today to determine a party plan to fix up_the bill. FRENCH PROTEST TARIFF. | Complaint of Chamber of Com- merce Transmitted by Government. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 6—The French. gov- ernment’ this' evening forwarded to M. Jusserand, French ambassador in Washington, for transmission to the State” Department a protest of the French chamber of commerce against the provision of the new American tariff law calling for inspection by American agents of the books of French exporters for the purpose of determining the ad valorem duties to De collected by the United States. The protest of the French chamber of commerce, which has been for- warded to the State Department by the French government, is against a provision in the emergency tariff law, which became effective May 27 for a period of six months. This provision, calling for inspec- tion by Amerl agents of the books of foreign exp®rters for the purpose of determining the ad valorem duties to be collected by customs officials in this country, 18 understood to have been the subject of informal conver- sations among some of the diplomatic representatives here. No formal ac- tion has been taken, howeVer, pend- ing instructions to the envoys from their governments. WELFARE WORK PLANS. Dr. Frankel Discusses Subject at Post Office Department. Bureau representatives met today with Dr. Lee Frankel, welfare direc- tor of the postal service, to take up ways and means for putting welfare work on a firm basis in the Post Office Department. Representatives of :lhelbt‘":h.u! llllenetd tod Dr. Frankel epict the scope of and opportunil for such efforts. s i It is understood that Dr. Frankel is much pleased with the welfare work to_date in the department and at the Washington city post office. Similar bemefits and advances upon the steps taken will be worked out for all post offices of the country. STABBED TO DEATH. Prominent British Resident Killed by Japanese Burglar. By the Associated Press. YOKOHAMA, July 7.—Ronald Hill, aged twenty-one, son of F. W. Hill, a prominent British resident of Yoko- homa, was stabbed to death by a Japanese burglar who broke into the family home, in the foreign quarter of the city, Tuesday night. Mrs. Hil was awakenod by the burglar, and seized the intruder, being slightly wounded. The son rushed in to defend his mother, and was killed. The byr. glar escaped. The father of the young man is ho; orary secretary of the British Ase socfation here. BEER PERMITS HELD UP. Secretary Mellon Aweiting Outs come of Bill in Senate. I Action on permits to manufacture | J medicinal beer will be deferred for at least a week or two, Secretary Mellon said today. s The House bill to prohibit the sale of such beer has been favorably rec- ommended to the Senate by the judi- clary committee, and Chalrman ling expects to bring it up in the Sen- ate within & few davs. e e e e i & the President' to ‘The Fesolu- tion was referred to the naval commit- WAR RISK FORGERY ADMITTED Clarence E. Howard Is Held in Several Cases—Girls Plead Not Guilty. - Pleading gullty to three charges of forgery of Treasury war risk checks, involving a total of $247.96. Clarence E. Howard today was held by Judge McMahon in the Police Court for action of the grand jury under $1,000 bond in each gase. In another case of conspiracy to de- fraud, Howard also pleaded gullty, and was held for the action of the grand jury under bond of $1,000. Four other defendants were ar- raigned simultaneously with Howard. Charles E. Carnell, whose case was coupled with Howard's on charge of forgery of a compensation check for $40.94, pleaded guilty. He was held for the grand jury. Helen Dennison, Clara Farrell and Gladys Dove pleaded not guilty in the three other cases coupled with How- ard's. July 12 was set for further hearings In these cases. Conspiracy to Defraud Charged. Helen Dennison was arraigned with Howard on a charge of conspiracy $o defraud, the information alleging that she with Howard made an_affidavit to the effect that she was his wife, on June 16 in the war risk bureau. The charge was made that such an affidavit was made with intention to defraud. Gladys Dove and Howard were jointly charged with forgery of a Treasury check for $27 compensation money, “and Clara Farrell was ar- raigned similarly on a charge of forgery of a check for $180.02. The _checks needed the signature of Mrs. . Mildred F. Howard, wife of the defendant, to make them negotiable. It is charged that her signature was forged in each instance. Operative Harry Shepherd of the secret service, M. P. MclInerney, in- vestigator at the war risk bureau, and Detective King of police headquarters I l co-operated in the investigation which | in the arraignments today. resulted According to Shepherd, it was found that none of the defendants were em- ployes of the war risk bureau, and that Howard was not an overseas sol- dier, although he served in this coun~ try.” He is being treated at the Mount Alto Hospital, it was sald. Living as Sisters. According to the Investigators, also, Gladys Dove and Helen Dennison, who are both young and attractive, have been living as sisters at 1755 P street. Clara_Farrell, who is also known as n and Walker, resides at ouri avenue. States Attorney Ralph Given. following the arraignment, expressed the suspicion felt by the prosecution that the girls were being used as “tools” by Howard. He recommended, therefore, that bond for $500 be ac- cepted for each. This action was taken by Judge McMahon. Mrs. Howard will probably be sum- moned as a witness of the government when the cases of the girls are called on July 12, it was said. SCHOOL CADETS WILL BREAK CAMP SATURDAY Soldier-Students Have Gained Physically and Mentally by Special Training. Members of the Washington High School Cadet ‘Corps, who are under- going an intensive military training course on the District National Guard reservation at Camp Simms, Congress Heights, will break camp early Satur- day morning and return to thelr homes. The: soldier-students have been at the camp since last Thursday, and, according to school military au- thorities, have been benefited by the training, physically and mentally. Although the boys are almost con- stantly under training from 6 o'clock in the morning until “taps” at 10 o'clock at night, they claim they are highly pleased with the military life. For several hours in the afternoon and exening they are granted rest periods, which are utilized by them in swimming in the big pool on the reservation and other outdoor sports. School military authorities hope to make arrangements to take all the members of the High School Cadet Corps to a camp next year for a longer period than ten days, the length of the present encampment. This year the restrictions only per- mitted the non-commissioned officers, aspirants for commissions gt the be- ginning @f the new school term in September, to attend the camp. TAKING PROPERTY UPHELD T. W. Miller Says Seizure of Berg- doll’s Holdings Was Lawful. COLUMBUS, Ga., July 7.—Seizure of the property of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft dodger, was justified under the law, Thomas ‘W. Miller, alien property custodian, declared in an address here before the state convention of the American Legion. “When Bergdoll broke his -parole and fled to Germany,” he continued, “he placed himself within the scope of the trading-with-the-enemy act, and we would have been derelict in our duty had we not carried out the law, which is plain in its meaning and direction, and seize the property of this flagrant violator of our laws, who evaded military service at the time the country needed men, and who now, from his temporary vantage point overseas, adds to his former crimes by uttering insolent verbal at. tacks against this country and its officials.” Maj. James A. Fort of Americus was elected state commander. —_— MR. HARVEY DENOUNCED. Former Secretary of Navy Daniels Attacks Ambassador’s Speech. GREENVILLE, 8. C, July 7— “American soldiers and sailors will |tlations are never forgive the slander against them uttered by George Harvey, IN COURT === LONG FRONT WHERE GREEKS AND TURKS ARE ENGAGED IN DRAWN-OUT BATTLE NOPLE o & &) 5 20 A e l.—-{o N\, N EUTRN;I’, Corsiy istrationd B Admnmfwra lon‘P. © \ ), | 1 RHODES MEDITERRANEAN Sea alreraft and m | By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, July 7.—The value of Bible-reading was emphasized by speakers at today's sessions of the World's Christian Endeavor convention. Rev. Dr. A. B. Kendall of Wash- ington, D. C., said the sacredness and perpetuity of the home were being assailed from many sides. and urged that it be safeguarded with the Bible. The greatest need of the day, he said, was trained teachers of the Bible. “We are shocked, horrified day after day,” he continued, “at the terrible breakdown of character as revealed in the columns of the daily press—men and women fall- ing under the stress of ghe tempta- tions of modern time§ like pins before the ball of the skilled bowler.” Rev. Dr. Amos R. Wells of Bos- — e BONUS HOPES DEAD FOR THIS SESSION (Continuéd from First Page.) tive minds inside the American Legion have doubted the wisdom of a bonus, the rank and file have been enthusias- tically in favor of it and the Harding administration knows that sooner or later, either just before the congres- sional elections of 1922 or the presi- dential election of 1924, a soldler bonus bill must be passed to prevent the sol- dier bloc from voting in a body against the republicans next time. Nine out of ten political prophets Hereabouts admit soldier bonus legis- lation is_ inevitable. The only ques- tion is when can it be passed conaist- ent with the condition of the nation' finances. The trouble about the pres- ent proposal is that it makes no pro- vision for the raising of the money. There is one bill providing four dif- ferent ways by which the service men are to be rewarded—they can have money; homesteads, insurance or vocational training—and there is no way of telling whether the total cost to the government would be a billion and a half dollars or four bil- lion dollars. It might be either fig- ure. ! Fifteen Different Bills. - There are in Congrkss at least fif- teen different Dills proposing new the moncy shall be raised. These sug- gestions go all the way from plans to recover money received by the so- called “war profiteers” to the use of the billion dollars of interest owed by foreign governments to the United States on the war debt. Nobody knows - exactly how money already spent by so-called “war profiteers” can be recovered, and that suggestion hadn't much support except in the radical group in Congress. As for the interest on the foreign debt, there is no sign of money from that 'source and the chances are it will be from three to five years before any payments are made. Nevertheless the administration will have to think up some way of provid- ing revenue some day to meet the de- mands of the soldiers. They feel that while they were abroad fighting those who stayed at home either made money or preserved their opportuni- ties in life. "To the argument that the government is already overloade with war debt, the usual answer of the American Legion members is that there should be a reduction in the amount of money spent to run the government and not a few of the legion leaders are heart and soul be- hind the disarmament movement, thinking that the government could well afford to pay the soldiers a bo- nus Instead of preparing for war at a ime when the whole world is finan- cially and physically exhausted. So even in the bonus question. the dis- armament problem arise (Copyright, 1821.) MAY MAKE OWN CURRENT. Lynchburg Officials’ Discuss Ripa- rian Rights for Plant. ° Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va. July 7.—Nego- under way, looking to the city's acquiring the riparian rights of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway American ambassador,” declared Jo- | here at the old city water works dam, sephus Daniels, former the Navy, in an address to Greenville business ‘men here yesterday after- noon. gratitude if they had fought only be- cause they were. afraid smot to Aght. It is traitorous to those’ who died in Secretary of | for use for a municipal electric light plant which the city proposes to build “They would not deserve our|and equip next year, President Harahan of that system has an engagement July 14 to go over France for world freedom to deny |the proposition with the council here. them the glory of fighti - can and world Delcg" BELor A"" VIENNA “NEAR” PANIC. VIENNA, July 7.~Bankin speculative circles in this el{y ::2 alarmed over the continued fall of the Polish mark, and someth! proximating a panic exists, estimated that many billions of marks are "held here, having been boyght - at a price averaging four times the present value of the mark. Austrian bankers are reported to have drafted a number of plans for the rehabllitation of Polish finance in order that they may .protect them- selves from gigantic losses and even the final collapse of that ‘currenc een re. ected. It i§ said that 60 per ce: the adult population of 8?..“"':.3 een speculating In ish mone; Hungarian crown. The situation has S ek terfoit ungary to counterfeit ove: 8 notes sent by Vienna ban for redemption. These notes " ars said total about 2,000,000,008 SFOWDES ! Trades the refusal of |serted that if the employes dl The city proposes to make its own current at the expiration of its pres- ent contract with the Lynchburg Traction and Light Company, Decem- ber 31, 1922 ASKED TO ACCEPT CUT. 1ng 2P~ 100,000 Building Trades Men Call- ed On to Accept $1 Day Less. NEW YORK, July 7.—Qne hundred thousand workers in the building trades here have been’ asked'to @ac- cept a voluntary reduction of-$1 & 32y, it became known here last night. Journeymen row recdive $9 a day and’ 1 ) i DR Crowl dent, of c v of sufidin‘ 'rndefi.énmic 1, declared the omnlteyu ‘were. unalterabl; t posed to|! ing the request of {h? employ- airman thi ers. C. G. Norman, ch: of . board of governmors of the Building]! Employers’ Associatio! u; no! nsent to the- one-dallar reduction :%', they would be forced to accept a reductiok of $2 or §3 at the end of the year, when the present agreement e xpires. now under control of the allie; Constantinople that Great Brl PEOPLE FALL BEFORE TEMPTATION | LIKE PINS BEFORE SKILLED BOWLER Map, showing present line of fighting in Turkey, with Bagdad railway, the farthest eastern position occupled by Greck forces. Neutral zone ton deplored certain tendencies in literature, saying: “No literary style s beautiful that panders to lust oy fosters or crime or arg infidelity teaches treason.” He sald t Bible was the “crown of all book: Urging that the church put forth a united front against prize fights, Rev. Dr. A. E. Cory said: “It is foolish to talk of arrest- ing ' Dempsey. I tell you we all ought to be arrested’if such things continue. “Prize fighting is no_different today than it was when Corbett and Sullivan were chased from state to state.” Delegations from every continent attended the opening of the conven- tion*last night. There were 15,000 men and women massed in the great stone armory of the 71st Regiment that served as the convention hall. They represented 18,000,000 mem- bers. The largest forelgn contingent came from Canada, the Dominion sending 1,000 delegates fn a spe- clal train. Others came from Japan, China, Australia, India, Ar- menia, Persia, Egypt and elsewhere in Asia and’ Africa. Five South American republics were repre- sented and Mexico had more than a score of delegates. Continental Europe’s family of nations and the various divisions of the British Isles were all represented. Every state in the United States had its quota. Rev. Francis E. Clark of Boston, president of the World Christian Endeavor Union, opened the con- vention with an appeal for a “four- square Christian Endeavor cam- paign to carry the principles of Chrislanity to all corners of the worl The delegates were wel- p‘a\}.flm“-?——-:‘;' Q CIENTISTS have puzzied over the slit puplls of the house cat. especially since others of the cat family are without them. Now they know them to be the result of the cat's living habits. “See ETZ” and See Better” D y Whike canvas: trimmed '@ Formerty $8.50 to but the Moslem army is n s sending her entire ary reinforcements to guard the An ADITORIAL The knowledge and service of experts awaits you here at moderate charge. SHOES) Exceptional Sale of Sport Oxfords ‘and Pumps » O o) I Made -in ‘combinafions of white Canvas, trimmed with »_mA Friday culy, st $5.85. *. Palsis Royal—Second Floce. ' SPECIAL MEETING LIKELY EDITH HALLOR FREED. OF BOARD OF EDUCATION |nother of D. C. Girl Gails to Make -— [ Althcugh Adjournment for Sum- mer Was Made, Routine Mat- ters Are Still Pending. A special meeting of the board of education probably will be held next week, it was Indicated today at the Franklin School, The ‘date of the meeting has not been determined. Although the board adjourned July 1" for the summer, school officials Lave discovered several routine mat- ters demanding the attention of the body -before its members leave the city for their vacations. These in- clude the appointment of employes of the community center department, hich waé deferred at the last meeting. The tentative draft of the school budget for the fiscal year ending I June 30, 1928, likely will be com- pleted before the special session is held, and the board is expected to take action approving it. The esti- mates are required to be in the | hands oI the Commissioners by Au- jgust 1. When the special session is held members of the special building com- mittee of the Business High School Alumni Assocfation will appear be- fore the bpdy and urge that an ap- propriation for a new building for the institution be incorporated in the budget. —_— CONTROLLER GENERAL STARTS TO CUT FORCE Cutting of the forces of the office of the controlier general of the United States has started. Notices have been served on 145 employes that their services are no longer needed by the government. Controiler General Mc- Carl said today that the cutting would be continued until the office was on an efficient basis, and would not stop until he was certain that the number {of emploves was down to the point jwhere the work could be carried on without delay. The current appropriation for this office, he said, makes it necessary that 500 employes be dismissed im- niediately, but when this number has been reached the discharges will con- tinue if it is found that by speeding up the work could be efficiently ac- complished with fewer people. He pointed out that he was not dis- posed to lower the numbers in his of fice to the extent of forcing those who remain to rush the work, but those who remain must work just as hard as they would if employed by a private corporation efficiently run. At the same time, he pointed out that he found there were entirely too many employves in his office, and that cxpenses could be cut down mate- rially. Those who are being discharged, he said, are people who came into the office during the expansion of forces incident to the increase of work on i account of the Principally, they jare temporary employes, who knew when they came in that their jobs were not permanent Efficiency also is plaving a large part in making the selections of those who must go, and those who, by their work, have shown a disposition to give the government a dollar's work for a dollar's pay will be kept. Also where two women are involved, both equally efficient, and one married and i the other single and supporting her- self, preference will be given to the single woman. TWO IN DEATH PACT. PARIS, July 6- me. De Guise- Hite and her son, George Harbough, American residents of Paris, are in city as the result of an alle sui- cide pact, says the Paris edition of the New York Herald. Their supposed attempt at suicide is attributed by the police to financial difficulties. Physicians are working hard to re- vive them, but fears were expressed early tonight that their deaths would ensue befors morning. Mme. De Guise-Hite is the divorced wife of an Englishman, having mar- ricd him_following her divorce from . said to be a Cleve- and now a resident In corresponding man- ner, men's eyes are dis- similar, the result of life's circumstances. This makex optometry an intricate scienee of adaptation to in- dividual eases. Our experts merit your confidence. !r*'-- SEesEmEEsEwsssswag Thie]PALAIS ROYAL The Shopping Ceater—11th and G Sta.—Est. 1877—A. Lisner, Prop. § Complaint in New York. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 7.—Because her mother did not appear as complainant when the case was called. Ethel Hal- lor, a Washington girl, whose father is a member of the police force there and member of the Ziegfeld Folli cast, was discharged after arralgn- ment on a charge of disorderly con- dect in the Essex Market Court yes- terday. Mrs. Hallor arrived after tMe case had been dismissed. She told Magi trate Cobb she was delayved because her chief witness had been “spirited away.” Upon going to the woman's day court, the Jefférson Market bullding, to swear out another wa: rant, she was advised to lay her col plaint in the woman's precinct at West 37th street. A new complaint was not filed. Mrs. Hallor said that she would make an- RIGID ECONOMY POLICY ' SAVES $500,000 TO NAVY 160 Obsolete Vessels Have Been Sold and Warships Will Soon Be Put on Market, About half a million dollars has been saved already b 11 rigid_economy adopte: the Navy Department, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. Mo than 160 obsolete naval vessels have been sold and other vessels to b cruisers Cincinnatl, Minneagol: leigh and Marblehead and the gun- boats Castine and Yorktown. The assistant secretary eald that a recent survey shows that in Georgia the Navy owns 1,100 acres of white oak timber land acquired in 1857 for wooden ship building_purposes, and at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., three and other effort to Bave her JauEhter| Le-half acres acquired in 1814 for from undesirable associates and serious condition at a hospital in this a commandant’s headquarters, but abandoned for more than a century, except for a caretaker. PARCEL POST COST. Private business again has been called in to help the government. The Post Office Department has asked W. M. Reay of the International Harvester Company to go over the entire account- ing system of the postal service of the nation. The joint postal commission will take cognizance of this work, along with an investigation which Mr. Hays is causing to be made of the absolute cost of the parcel post system. It is realized by officials that no par- tlovlar knowledge is had by the depart- ment of the exact cost of the parcel post, owing to the fact that the same postage stamps are used both for it and cigarettes. WILL HONOR U. S. DEAD. Five Members of House to Attend Rites at Hoboken. Five members of the House will| attend funeral services Sunday after- noon at Hoboken, N. J., for 7,161 sol- djer dead whose bodies have been brought back from France. This is nrovided for in a resolution that passed the House yesterday. A dele- gation from the Senate also is ex- pected to attend. The House decided to be represented after Speaker Gillett had received a telegram from E. A. Simmons, chair- | man of an An.erican Legion commit- tee on arrangements, stating that |regular letter mail among the dead were Corp. Gresham Mr. Have stated at a conference yes- and Privates Hay and Enright, the |terday that he is in favor of consolida- first three Americans killed in action tion of all government telegraphic and radio communication under one bureau. in France. WOODWARD & LOTHROP ! This Store Will Close | Tomorrow, Friday, July 8th, at 2 P.M. Out of respect for the late Mr. S. S. Everett * fathér of Mr. W. W. Everett, vice president and general manager and Mr. G. N. Everett, secretary of this corporation 2 The Shop That Shows the New Styles First The Second Week of Our Semi-Annual ‘Clearance - SALE Offering Hundreds of Pairs of ' Perfect Fitting Strap Pumps and Oxfords ‘White Black Gray Brown b 53 85 and $7.8 These prices in many lnlunee; are below the actual cost. The shoes are all taken from our regular stock and have been selling right along up to $12.00 & Flll’. In our nnlr.nnuu clearance they: &re priced low for a quick removal. Sport models in white reigncloth trimmed in black, brown and green. <« % Dress models in every wanted style leather, color and com- ‘bination. % Street models include brogues, straight and wingtip oxfords ts. and strap effec! Shop Friday Closed All Day Saturdays During July and August 1219 F Street N.W. wa—-u'—mmm-mlm