Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1921, Page 2

JUDGE WILLIAM C. HOOK e DIES IN WISCONSIN HOME Was One of Most Widely 'Knownl Jurists in the United PETTION ACE [l ON OFF WYOMING AVENUE HOME PURCHASED BY CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT| [ 32.yearo1d Ticket Ofjered at Circus Secures Best Seat FAIRMONT, W. Va, August i 11— Thirty -two years ago George W. Hunter purchased a CALL 15 WITNESSES INKENNEDY INQUIRY 4 ke - KANSAS CITY, 3 g =S = e < ! fted here, he used it. Whe 5 g Kallipolis “Party Goes “OVE | wiliiam C. ttook. suage of the unitea | Private Soldiers and Saflors’ Hunter presenicd bis tekee st | |Grand Jury List in Murder the gate the ticke H 5 s States circult t, AR s, i | Chesapeake Bridge in |yiash Srowa Suriedhn"nc"nitei | Organization Charges thne, i Tt wore the mame.o | | Hearing May Have Some 5 home 'In Sayner, Wis., according to . the circas. it was wer & regn- ki Salety Jlowever. T | o it | COlSOmNR e vt peed || AN Rt Reports of a weak trestle on the #hel&penka Beach railroad causad -a eat. prilc dn the Kallipolis Grotto , @xcursion yesterday morning on the ay to the beach, according to Henry x Gompers, chairman of the commit- tee in charge. The train, scheduled to start at 10 o'clock, was delayed at the junction for more than half an Mour, and the scores of excursionists Began to hear ‘the report of a shaky geootle cleht miles from the junction, r. Gompers said. ; When the train reached that trestle ft_stopped. Through the crowd, in which were many women and chil- dren. rumor started its rounds, and a panic_seemed imminent when it was #aid that an attemps would be made to cross the trestle. At this juncture, Chairman Gompers said today, he re- quested the train crew not to let the train pass until the trestle had been holstered up. Crowd Is Assured. torney, who was called to Sayner last night. Judge Hook had been in ill health for some time. SENATE DISCUSSES BALL RENT BILL Brought Up on Floar for Con- sideration After Several ! Congressional investigation American " Legion’s . organizatl alleged ‘ot the fon and “scandalous and -disgraceful conduct of a small coterie of self- constituted, ficials,” was asked In a petit self-perpetuating of- ion pre- sented today to Vice President Cool- idge and Speaker Glllett by Marvin Gates Sperry, the Private Soldiers’ and Salil gion. 5 Charges Financial Backing. nutipnal chalrman_ of ors’ Le- Charges that & small coterfe of fnen furnished financial backing rongfuly assumed to m*deln all former service ‘men. for the legion, and that its officers are work- ing in thcir interests and for their own personal benefit were the_petitton. 3 The legion officers, the petition had * sent id. s leaders, the petition. continuéd, were Delays. ‘overbearing ard insolent” assumptions. ' in their That the legion plan was conceived board thirty-two years ago, | while the show was visiting thix section, but had been pre- vented from using it by adf un- i avoldable cauwe, he was taken | inslde and given the best-re- | werved eat under the big tent. | i 1 | | | WOOD CHOSEN PHILIPPINES, HEAD Accepts Tender of Office and OMITS BURCH, PRISONER Fails to Include Mrs. Obenchain, Slain Man’s Companion. 4 ( Secrecy in Case. By the Associated Press. 1.O8 ANGELES, Calif., August 11.— Fifteen persons were named by the district attorney’s office today as un- der subpoena to testify before the Los Angeles county grand jury, summoned in special us;lon today in conmection with the slaying of J. Belton Kennedy. It was intimated others would be called whose names were to be kept M B nd Robinson and = . g e b, tnembers of the com-| The bill extending for seven |in Frange by “a group of silk-stockinged | Reaidence, 3241 Wyoming avenue northwest, bought by the Chief Justice from ex-Representative Alvan T. Fuller of Bill Offered to ASsure secret up to the time the jury con mittes, were passing through the|months the District rent act was |officers™ was asserted in the petition. |- Mnssachusetts, the transaction being annownced today. 3 venes train attempting to pacify the women and children by telling them that no sttempt would be made to cross a dangerous bridge. Finally, repairs being completed, the train got underway, arriving approxi- mately two and a half hours late at the beach. New problems there con- brought up in_the Senate today by Senator Ball. But immediate consid- eration was deferred for some time while Senator King of Utah addressed the Senate on the situation in Rus- sia. Senator King, a member of the Dis- trict committee, opposed to the ex- the American Legion, self-con: from unknown organized it Soon after, it continued, “a commit- tee of hand-picked, former officers” opened New York of- fices and secured “some hundreds of thousands of dollars’ persons, it was declared. Officers, del- egates and successors, it was charged, were chosen arbitrarily “on a self- stituted URGES PURCHASE “FIRST LADY” ENLISTS TO AID WHITE HOUSE BIRDS AND SQUIRRELS ISSUE ATTACHMENT Eligibility. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood was au- thoritatively stated today to have been selected by President Harding for governor general of the Philip- pines and to have expressed his wil- It was not planned, District Attor- ney Woolwine said, to call Arthur C. Burch of Evanston, 111, who is being | arge of suspicion of mur- der. or Mrs. Madelynne Obenchain, | Kennedy’s companion when he w shot jn’ front of his cottage at Be erly Hills last Friday night. The di fronted those in charge of the out- :g!fl\flh)n!hof l?'l.e rent act, made it clear | perpetuating basis. = ‘r")ftda:'r;or::y (ezl;d the )_ull'}’ would ing. It had been planned to hold |today that he would not attempt to s Ml reaeatatlon The birds and squirrels at the lingness to accept the post. ske indict. but would not specify a parado.on the hoardwalk, @his was o gn o the bill althoush { e charae” the petition sald, “that '| grounds of the White House are to A bill to remove all doubt of |the number of indictments to be d, count af the str: st It. As a mat- 8o, 3 : £ P -# 3 S 2 :‘v‘;,‘it‘,,"_":::ldfle“p:;"‘“wn Be ST | (r OF fact, he hus men Seas s At | the organizers and present officers of T A T A e e eligibility of Gen. Wood for the gov S S e s ernorship was introduced today in the M. Louise Wilson, a manicurist, said ers ting the walk. - A fancy]to &et the bill before the Senate for | o that Mrs. Harding has enlisted in the L daneifle exhibition” ;- the pavition | onsideration: and it 1s now the un- | 3t 'giving the men who biaced therm: e e Senara oy Cnairmman Wadsworth of |5 Tave bun-a” sontdunte. of 3ira B v s 3 & . ol - itary = Co 2 o 4 V. e also ‘was not allowed. o 'fn,,g“’i'fef’,"f,"'.' Senate. Sen-|gelves in its control an opportunity Superwsor Warns That Qwn- | them. It was made known today |Ste Taken for First in the military affairs committee. Itiorne slain man, who testified. at the President’s Statement. Bttmantof _\.e“*;dfl” :;::%iby Segflt;:r of misrepresenting the wishes and that the “first lady” from now on | p- was understood to have been Sug- [inquest Mrs. Obenchain had begged Vothing to it,” was the manner in|sygges: > scussed the | desires of former service men, who. intends to take a leading part in ested by the administration and |bis Son to marry her; T. M. Hale g ggested [ ¥ recess of the Senate. and who which President Jones of the' railroad summed up the reports. “There was a delay, and it was the first we have had this season. The trestle simply Measure Discussed. It was late in the afternoon before the Ball-bill was allowed to come in furnished the money, the real power behind the legio: The officers, the charges continued, are paying out “vast sums of mone: re Abéhdonment. ers of Fhree May‘Ask- ors several bird houses of protecting the birds and squirrels. £n line with her humane endeav- the twentieth century variety arrived Fourth Offender’s Case. 35 Others Arrested. provides that active Army officers shall be eligible for “civil offices of the government in administering its manager of a downtown hotel wher. Burch occupied # for two weeks prior to the slaying. the window of which was nearly opposite that of an ene territorial possession: r = was in need of repair, and we had our | for discussion. Senator Lenroot, argu- | L', 1¢ benefit “of the hidden group |- today at the White House and will The legisiation was suggested, it |office the Kennedys occupied as In- men at work on it Al railroads ate | %5 in support of'the constitutionality | g, oh Who furnished the secret funds| Threo méore municipal playgroudds | immediately be erected in suitable | Issuance of the first attachment 0| was “stiied, because. some. question |furance brokers; 'A. B.'Xiles, nigl like that. The trestle was not at all {o e act, said that throughout the a 2 > e i = _ |, places about the grounds. Two or lorce a speed violator int I’olice | had been raised of the right of Gen.;Cl€Tk 2 e hotel, who toid depu In 2 perilous condition. As for a pa- | debate opponents of the measure had | giiALne fAnancial accounts had been |that ar e’:,“"_"’h”d on private PYOP- | .o houses are for wrens, while |Court was made today by Wood o tage civil office while re- |Sheriffs Burch left the hotel Frida rade on the boardwalk, we do not al- | assumed that this bill, if constitutional | Inaer thn toei oy founent, a8 required | erty may have to be abandoned at| others are for smaller birds. She |Corporation Counsel Madiga taining his- stafus on the Army's[NiEht with a long package under h low such a thing. Even troops have |at all. must rest on the proper exer-|eharged. o o ool € arter, wWas | the request of the owners at any| has given instructions to the po- |Sult of the agreement re active list 5 arm_and returned without it; Dics to break step when crossing strong jron bridges. The strain of a parade cise of the war powers of Congress. The friends‘of the measure, Senator — e time, Mrs. Susie Root Rhode: super- licemen and other attendants who frequent the grounds to be on the tween court authorities and sloner Oyster to take such steps in ommis- For several months Gen. Wood has been touring the Philippines on an Parsons, proprietor of an automobil th al establishment from which on the boardwalk is what we desire | Lenroot said, do net : visor of playgrounds, warned today, | [MeQUERC TG ETounds Lo BC OB TAS |ihe future In an effort to break up |inspection trip with Gov. Gen. Forbes. |digtrict attorney's office alleges Burc ™ e Daviion e 4o mot | owera: 1 1s SenSarias oo ne 437 | OPPOSES “BLUE LAWS.” | pomtine to the need for the purgl foiiced™” fpecding tn the'Bisieice Tnr Sheedcs e S e S allow performances outside of our | tional it is not under the war powes ped e deey chase of additional grounds by Con- It has been known that both she | to receive the initial attachment un- LOSS TO UNIVERSITY. Selth. enizhi ansbarerof the Eare regular dance: but through the provisions of the Con- and President Harding are espe- |der the new order, it is said, has been —_— '1')““} "She “n“m SlCionin b RoAN The parade was held on a cinder | stitution, which delegate to Congress | X corS Fassage Would Close Syn- 3y 5 cially fond of birds and animals. |arrested four times on the same 3 s S Sol Conin. -ko st path. A tug-of-war was staged which | the right to legislate for the District veral months ago the Columbia | i ¥ JonE of Mrqs At A tion [charge. and each time has forfeited | Pennsylvania Institution Had Ex- |ihe first investigation and question Was won by the married men of the |of Columbia ang the aontins whsirict agogues. Heights playground, in one of ‘the| of the Washington public some [collateral in lieu of going into court 4 Gen. Wood's Servi shooting; Sh Afldllup‘lfli?‘fi(":‘k:v{ Grotto. and races were run as DeT|this is a rightful exercise of the police | Prediction that, unless the Sunday | most congested sections of tMe city,| Wweeks ago when the President |for a hearing. pectediGen. SWood e\BEINICes. Bright, who brought Burch from 1 schedule. A ho atRletic avantatwera powers of Congpess. “blue law reformers’ re defeated | had to be-giveh up to pérmit the| B8pared the several owls that make Continuing their vigil for fastl ppApPTLI'HIA, August 11--Ta:|Vegas, Nev.. where he had been w1 Winners in o e Sweet. Ruth|.,ORlY one question can arise ana|the time would come-when Jewish| ner to build ¥ their homes in the trees in the rear | drivers, police of the several precincts| onort” from Washington that ¢ rested on a train bound from 1. Ruth Adams T anl Ward, | that is. whether it is in violation of | SY1agogues would have a “no_serv- it grounds of the White House. E terday rdunded up thirty-five per-1jeonard Wood had been sclected as|Angeles to Chicago last Saturdas Jacobs. Adolph Turncr, Russell Ward, | other Drovisions of the Consticution | i¢” $i5n hung on the door on Satur- | Mrs. Rhodes said today the follow- s and charged them with excced- | geotid Wooe MRC POLE B llipines | and Otis M. Wiles, reporter. wh e gll;m; to the Fights of property. It f;i‘nfizlédl}‘}!;'bre“s Would be forced, |ing grounds also may be withdrawn: | ingiithe Evecd it '-fé,‘f:‘l' n mileslcame as a disappointing piece of | found two empty shotgun shells ne: v 5 uestion whet ice | 2 3 eir conscience, to worship bark 7 e 2 oUES o Eht o decre; Vs the thorities of the Uni-{the Kel cot The Marvland public service com- | power bt° Congress fthor cihe police | GR*Sunuay was made in an canti-blu | Rote Park.-colored. on 2ith street under the number arrested Tuesday. | vereity of Pennsylvania. At the April the Heamelly eotiuge et el es and | ! public can infringe. u international secretary of the Re- e veenjslatiandie2d s 2. believe, that the prosent crusade 10| the university Gen. Wood was umani- | chain were amons a Beach railroad about a vear and 2 )rights. = Congress. has limited l;:rs:‘x’v:;:;’ ligious Liberty Association, last night [and Mades, near 8th and L strects|Ws s vent speeding is having the desired | mously elected “head” of the big edu- under subpoens. e half ago. Since that time, it was said today at the Interstate Commerce owners' rights as to the height of build- the same conditions had arisen from in the Young Men's Hebrew Associ- ation Hall at 11th street and Penn- northeast. by the city Although the city is now operating effect. e The fourth and the eighth precincts cational institution, and had accepted been $25,000 a year, with the use of a Search for the shotgun with whic' : n t ings and to usuary. Althous G ; The third precinct, for the second {ihe place, He was to have been iniit is claimed Kennedy was kill. Commission, no inspection hag been | The Supreme Court in this case de- | *VPins Lonencrs warned his audfenc b et e e time this week. took credit for catch- | charge of the administrative affairs | continued today. Failure to find il made. ¢ided that whenever an exigency ex-| that vigorous opposition must be | three arc on federal property and ing the largest number of fast|and was gived authority to select his| weapon was described by inves Sted [freating a merace fo public|centered on two Sunday bills before | fourteen ate granted by the board of dsivens 55 BOLSneTsSOr title. : Esiorsias ithe Souly Swealk point i welfare the renting of buildings be- ngress which would make the taucation.. Thistleaves only. €leven were arri policemen in this{ While fio official announcement was | the case.” came of public interest, but that if|tr “blue” on Sunday. truly municipal playgrounds owned et precinct on charges of fast driving. lmade, it is said his salary was to have Hardware Clerk's Visit. TWO FARE RATES ON SUBURBAN TRIP Patrons of W. R. and E. to Buy Paper Tickets for Use Across Line. Thousands of government employes and others who work in the District and live in nearby Maryland towns will pay two different rates of fare “In the first place,” he said, “I want . . = A feat f lat terd de- causes other than the war the juris-|to place myself on record as a strict | Approximately $200 more was re- followed closely with five each, and {large house. A feature of late yesterday's de dictlon of Cengress was the same obsl;rver og’ the Sabbath day. But I]ceived today by Commissioner Oyster Quesflonnalre |S Sent OUt tO the tenth next with four arr The velopments was the purported vis! to the district attorney's office oung hardware clerk ~of this vho was understood to have sold gun shells to a stranger in his of : city shot sto: over the District. Went Over Yesterday. For a few minutes yesterday after- second and scventh precincts ranked next with three each. The first 1ok credit for two and the sixth one. for the fund which he is raising to maintain school playgroaunds for the balance of the summer. The school grounds can be made available if suf- do not believe that a single soul should be compelled to observe this or other divine institutions under duress of civil law. Religious obli- All Government De- AGREE ON CHANGE oD £ Fifty Miles Per Hour. bout ten d: 3 s under- e htie T ant Ay halo e oeh L | gations]seetientizelyiuponsinaividual Aolentymonsvifinfcontitbuted it vay partments. One of the most sensational spect- IN TAX MEASURE | 2555 o mactimn:Ss made to dcn- trict rent bill, but the fa SojiLalth, pletyiancirollglousiconyictions [sunctyieors. ol 517 ing cases on record since thg incep- tify Burch as the man to whom the faiea sng ulphut the fair prospect fand should mever be enforced by the| A mumber of school yards have al-| An enormous payment of rent|IN SR on Feeort UngR (8, MO ek oMl Shelle’ Corremponiiing 40 ready been put in operation, but more are needed and will be opened as rapidly as contributions permit. - Checks should be mailed to Com- missioner - Oyster. at the District ing. Thpse who contributed to- Henry Handon, $1; W. F. cents: Robert Jones, 25 Joseph Butler, $1: Mrs. Lottie g ; “Matthews, $1; power of civjl magistrates. e “HANGING” NEARLY REAL. Boy Demonstrating Proper Tech- nique in Serious State. By the Associated Press. MOBILE, Ala., August 11.—“Play- ing hanging” proved all but real for Edward_Bodden, a youtfisof eleven the two discharged ones found in the bushes near the scene of the killing. Assistant District Attorney Keye declined to say what information hi had contributed to the investigation The large black leather bag sen: from San Francisco.yesterday to Mrs Obenchain, in care of the hotel at vhich she was staying before her d tention by the authorities, vielded nothing of value to the investigation it was said. A swrict censorship of information coming from the district attornex’s throughout the United States for va- rious buildings in which government offices are located is expected to be revealed by a eompilation now being madé by the bure: of efficiency for the joint congressional commission on the reorganization of the govern- ment departments. Officials would .not hazard a guess today as to the total of Uncie Sam's rental bill, both in the National Cap- ital and throughout the country, but driving was brought into Police Court today by Sergt. J. E. Bovle and Policemgn . E. T. Taylor of Commis stoned Oyster's special “flying squad- ron.” These officers obtained an in- formation from the corporation coun- | sel's office charging George M. King with operating an automobile at a speed rafiging: between fifty and se enty miles an hour. p Kink, according to the police, was caught.about 4 o'clock this morning after_a thrilling ch vhich started at 17th and Pennsylvania avenue and{ ! day. Late in the afternoon Senato: Bali called up the rent bill for con- sideration, and then out of courtesy yielded to Senator Heflin of Ala- bama to call up a private bill which was supposed to entail no discussion. But Senator Heflin became engaged in a controversy with Senator La Fol- lette, which ended by’ the Alabamian declaring -his intention of talking all afternoon on general subjects in re- taliation for not being able to pass his private bill. Senator Ball and the rent bill suffered the fate of the inno- (Continued from First Page.) den of men having small incomes was { brougsht up by Representative | Bacharach of New Jersey. who pro- posed that both single and married men whose net income was pelow $4,000, be granted an additional ex- emption of $500 a year, or else the rate on their incomes be lowered from 4 to 3 per cent. This proposal was voted down, but ve agreement was reached to Joseph $1; Charles Creamer, Coron, $1; Mrs.” Janie Mrs. Rosa Bowman. $1; $1; Miss Reba C. Jones, 25 cents Caldwell, $1; A. W. Car- on the Washing€o#t Rallway and Elec- {cent bystander in this melee. vears, son of a Mobile shipmaster,|(* i a Youns, $1: William H. Dab- | believe that the total amount will |ended at 15th and B stre: There | oy of heads of | m . was declared by Mr. Woolwin tric_lines after September 1, it be- The Senate frustrated this purpose|who is today in a very serious con-|ney, $1; Allie Jackson, 50 cents; Hil-|be “appalling’ were four occupants in King's car. it} e 3 {vesterd reconsidered later, however, and the exemption for dependents was dou- bled. by going into executive gession for three hours to consider a nomination, and, when the doors were opened, ad- Journed. ' Passage Seen. The Senate will pass the Ball bill, according to Senator Knox of Penn- sylvania. who was in conference with g;e President at the White House to- y. Senator Knox said he is heartily in favor of the regulation of the hous- ing situation in the capital, and he has been lending his personal sup- port to the passage of the Ball bill, ‘He said he feels confident that it will was said, and one of them was thrown out as the speeding machine rounded the north end of the Treasury. knock- ing put four of his teeth. The car then sped down 15th street, and at the th end of the Treasury collided with a water plug, breaking it. At 15th and B streets. the steering wheel of King's car broke, and the policeman caught the driver. King! White House meeting Tuesday night. forfeited $50 collateral on the charge| “Most of the taxes the republicans of speeding and $25 on charges of{ propose to repeal are the rich man's breaking glass in the street, when his| taxes,” he said. ~I favor repeal of case was called i Police Court. all of the miscellaneous war taxes, ix of the thirty-eight fast drivers! but probably would continue the e who were arrested Tuesday had| cess profits tax for this calendar year hearings before Judge McMahon in{and possibly for next vear. to take; Police Court yesterday. and all were{ care of the war aftermath emer- We have some good leads,” he said. “but the: FORMAL INVITATION FOR DISARMAMENT PARLEY GOES TODAY (Continued from First Pageg A when the disarmament conferencc meets in Washington in November we will see as an actuality the natio: A questionnaire has been sent out to all the government departments, it is understood, asking for this rent al information for every office in every state, and the information has been returned. In New York city alone, it is de- clared, the government has’an anrmmual rental bill ‘of approximately - $1.000.- 000, whereas by buying the proper- ties ftis belleved that a great sav- 4ng could be effected. 1t is likely that a meeting of the reorganization committee will be called soon by Chairman Walter F. Brown, who returned yesterday from a short visit to,Ohio. “Mr. Brown to- day conferred " with the President, dition at a local infirmary, the. result of strangulation. 4 s A negro murderer was to be hanged here Friday, and this case brought up a discussion as to how' myrderers were put to death. The boy took an awning rope, adjusted it about hia meck and, climbing to the raflime .of the gallery, told them to “wateh” him. He jumped. It is thought that the boy bélieved his feet would reach the gallery floor, but the rope was short and he hung suspended in_ the ajr. The smaller boys did not realizé that their playmate was strangling and not until he turned black in the face and began bleeding from the nose and mouth did they summon jiard Berry. $1; Prof. J. H. Small, 25 cents; R. H. Beverly. §1; Rev. M.'W. Travers, $1: Frank Scott, $1; Richard A. Chase, $1; W. H. Lewls, jr., $1; B. B. Joyce, $1: Bertha A. Baker, $10 Isabel C. Baldwin, $10; William C.| Baldwin, $10; Washington Tophapm, $5: Woodward & Lothrop. $100, and Jane E. Datoher, 92.- .- . GEN. CRAWFORD DIES. Retired came knéwn today. During ‘tBe past few years the In- tenstate -Commerce Commission has kefit- thé -rate of ‘fare of that com- any in Maryland uniform with that Charged in the District, so that the suburpanites have been able to use vaghington tokens in Maryland. i+ Price-of Tokens Reduced. On September 1 the price of tokens 1l- go_down in the District from 715to 7 cents apiece, while the ex® isting price of 7% cents will remain in_effect in Maryland. Because of this difference in fare, william F. Ham, president of the cannot be discussed now Tax Proposals Attacked. Representative Garner of Texas, the ranking democrat on the ways and means committee, issued a statement yesterday attacking the tax revision proposals as agreed upon at the Officer Passes Away at Walter Reed. pass with a good majority. He ex ek plained that he has lived in Wash- Bri; Gen. Medorem Crawford, | Senator Smoot and Rd¢ Vi i p of the earth meeting in the opem, so e I Elactole B ey e tmmon|l . Bric - iGer ] g S epresentative | fined. Lloyd M. Young paid a fine of | gencies, which are not a permanent | Of the eart S npimy.Announced today that tne|niE.on Jilte & number of years and|rcuch the boy's side and It was noces. | U. S. A, retired, resident of this city [ Reavis, the last two of which are|$50. the maximum for speeding on | charge againat the government, jtiat the peoples of the earth may be constructively present, {so that the public opinion of the gari- ous countries of the world will béable to affect that conference and direct its will in_behalf of all the people.” The foregoing statement is prelimi- nary to a general effort which un- doubtedly will be made later in the autumn to persuade the executive branch of the government that the | United States at least ought to ad- { vocate open sessions. The writer has been given the views of a mem- ber of the American peace commission at Paris. They are based upon his own experience and read as follows: There must be a reasonable degree members of the reorganization body. As soon as certain members of the cabinet who are out of the city re- turn to Washington, it is hoped to get the final O. K. upon a reorganization chart outlining consolidation and general reorganization of the de-; partments. “AGREES TO MEDIATION. | Lithuania Will Negotiate With Po- land for Vilna. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, August 11.—Lithuania has accepted the propesal of Paul Hy- jmans, Belgian representative\on the; council of the league of nations, to open negotiations with Poland to set- tle the status.of Vilna. A telegram | received by M. Hymans from the Lith- | uanian government yesterday an- nounces that a delegation will be sent to Geneva ‘to meet Polish -rep- | resentatives August 25. 3 Poland signified its acoeptance .of | Hall. §10; M. Hymans' proposal at the meeting | Leet, § 16th street. A fine of §25 was imposed on W. C. Lewis. Others who paid fines were: Carl Bell. $10; Richard M. Hallman, $15, and George Moss, $10. Collect $275. Other alleged speeders who for- feited collaterals amounting to $275 ! were: Oliver .C. Long, $5; Abner C. Oliphant, $10; William A. Thompson, | $5: Thomas Walker, $10; Joseph A. Gisreil, $10; Samuel E. Sandstreak. $10; John H. York, $5: Charles W. Brown, $5; Clutus Conners, ence H Flanning, $10; George Maut zuris, $5; Joseph H. Nichols, § Alonzo Page, $5; Arthur W. Rucker, $5; Albert B. Willes, $10; Andrew | Beale, $10: John B. Andaerson, §10: Mr Howard Beck, $5: Robert W. Benner, { $5; Fred A. Coskey, $10; Ralph How- | enstein, $5; Thomas Gill, $10; Charles | E. Dars, 10; Howard McReyn, $10; | Charles $. Minor, $5; Ralph B. Rolline, | $20; James Williams, $10; Edward H. Beaziey, $5: Paul H. Brattain, $5: Charles L. Collins, $10; Walter E. Thomas 15. Hellan, $5; Grant Charles S. Muurs, $5; Bart “My idea of a permanent peace tax policy would be: “Material increases in the inheri tance taxes; continuation of the in- come taxes, with probably increases in the income tax on corporations and increased tobacco taxes. These, with customs®receipts, post office re- ceipts, miscellancous revenues, such as Panama canal tolls, sale of public Jands and the like, would meet ail of the peace-time needs of the gov. ernment. Present emergencies grow ing out of the war could be taken care of through the salvage of war materials and increased collections together with the ex- gsga;:(m;?:e\:xef { of publicity. T do not believe the dis- The republicans have said they |cussions of such a conference should were preparing a permanent peace |be open to the public. Representu- taxation policy. Their program, as |tives will not talk freely under such outlined, includes many special war | conaitions, but the public of all the taxes, a policy which, I believe, not | world should get, day by day, a brief only is unsound economically, but { official statement of the propositions absolutely indefensible.” under discussion and the final concl know in a general way the character f Collections of back taxes are to be! ions of s propositions. SPEED UP COLLECTIONS. jof the propositions that have been | through the press and otherwise to Washington tokens will not be good outside the District after Septem- ber 1. On that date, he said, the company will sell paper tickets to the subur- banites at four for 30 cents for use across the District line. The city tokens will sell five for 35 cents. Riverdale as an Example. Patrons of Riverdale,; for example, coming to work in the morning will buy paper tickets with which to pay their fare as far as Mount Rainier, after which they will have to use the metal tokens. No petitions have been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by any of the Maryland communities for a reduction in the Maryland rate to the level of that just ordered by the local utilities commission. ENGLISH TAX HURTS JAMAICA RUM TRADE sary to cut him down. Physicians state that he is in a serious condition. DISCUSSES DOLLAR MARK. French Speaker at Williams Tells of International Investments. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., August 11- —*“Dollar diplomacy,” although “in- defensible when it iplies dishonest relationships between business men and politicians,” is often necessary in the development of nations, Prof. Achille Viall of Paris said in a lecture before the Institute of Politics at l‘ 1liams €ollege. L “In the last 'quarter of the nine. teenth century and the opening yeara of the present century,” he said, * ‘Big’ business’ was increasing and was constantly seeking to acquire inter- ests in new countries and flelds. The increasing !mportance of the amount of money 8o invested by wealthy countries in young and “backward countries led 'for the past fourteen years, died at ‘Walter Reed Hospital today, following an illness of several weeks. Gen. Crawford was a native of Ore- gon. He was retired ip 1907, since which time he has made His home here. He resided at 1312 19th street., He ‘was a member of the Loyil Légion and the Army and Navy Club> '~ - * s Surviving him are two- sons, Maj. Lawrence Crawford and Maj. Medorem Crawford, jr., both of this city, and two daughters, “Mra. E.'Bronmson “of Hartford, Conn., and Miss.-Delores ¥. Cragwford of this city. Funeral ar- ments have not yet been com- pleted. .....SENT.T0 MEXICO. The' Fretich , émbassy has been ‘in- formed from ' Paris that J. Blondell, formerly attached to the embassy staff here, has been appointed charge Lof the French legation in Mexico City. A published report:that he was as- signed in that capacity tp the Wash- ington embassy during the absence of Ambassa@ar’ Jukserand prompted fairly the renting problems. = From his observations, the Ball act has been highly satisfactory thus far, and there is no question about the neces- sity for an extension of the act. VIRGINIA TRACTION LINE NOT TO CURTAIL SERVICE Washington-Virginia Official Ex- plains Bulletin Was Only Warn- ing and Statement of Facts. The Washington-Virginia Railway Company, operating between Wash- ington and Alexandria, will not curtail service at the present time as a re- sult of the drifting traffic to the mo- tor bus lines, recently, M. G. Strat ton, general manager of the road stated today. A The company recently ecirculated among its patrons a builetin setting forth the value of the company to the W way, the public of each nation will {made and will have an opportunity By Oable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. * Copyright, 1921. KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 11.— The Jamaica rum trade is in a crucial position on account of the English import duty of more than 500 pounds (normally - $2,500) per puncheon nearby Virginia communities and in- timating that service would have to be curtailed if the communities divert their patronage teé other means of transportation. Mr. Stratton said today the com- pany did not intend its message as a threat, but sought merely to state the a (seventy gallons). There is a record accumulation of stocks and, in view of the fact that consumption is de- clining, the rum trade will be killed unless the duty imposed by England is substantially reduced. England has reduced the duty imposed on cigars and French wines during the war and now the Jamaica Imperial Association is urging London and the local government to Secure & con- facts to its riders. He said that traffic counts show that the business of the bus lines has increased 70 per cent since the last increase in street car rates on June 27 and that the company could not continue to operate indefinitely ¥ith- out the support of the territory it serves. The general manager explained, however, that the months of July and of what tric ,has been called iplomac; SIGNS POWER-RATE CUT. Justice Siddons Approves Action of i Utilities Commission. _ Justice Siddons of the Disiri preme Court today signed an order approving the recnt action of the Public Utilities Commission reducing by 5 per cent the price of electricity to be charged by the Potomac Elec- Company. Corporation Power toi the development Rollar fmany inquiries. ict Su- of the council held here in June. Nelson, §5; and Harry A. Oliker, $10. “SAW THEIR DUST" IN GROTTO OUTING RACES. cutting down new (taxes, Secretary Mellon said today. It was impossible to estimate the amount which 'could be obtained from back taxes, he added, although the sum was very large, and Collections Wwould aid in providing revenue loss throygh any downward revision of taxes. ‘ bPPER MARLBORO. UPPER MARLBORO, Md. 11 (Special).—Bernard S. WalkKer, Mitchellville, Prince Georges county, has announced himself a candidate for the democratic nomination for sheriff. . g speeded up. in line with the policy url August | make known their views. “It may easily happen that a na- tiona) represemtative in a conference may ®bject to some proposition and block the whole proceedings of the conference because of this, believing in good faith that his views are those of the nation he represents. But it also may easily be that when the mass of the people of his nation find that his attitude is standing in the way of the realigation of their hopes they may make it known that they are {quite ready to accept the proposition rather than have the whole thing i | “Vore than that, any attempt at fron- bound secrecy is bound to fail, and it will fail by reason of the action of the governments themselves. Eaci | goyernment, in order to influence its owk people, may allow to leak out just\ as much of the proceedings asx it thinks will influence its people in the direction in_which it waats it to be influenced. In European councils that were pledged to secrecy that course was pursued whenever one or another government thought it de- sirable. ““The only one that did mot do it was the American government, and as a resultythe latter generally suf- fered. It 1s mot a wise thing for a August are poor ones to use in est mating the effect of the June fare in- crease, and that the company will take no steps to curtail service until 1t has had time to study developments during future months. Discussing the action of the Claren- don Citizens' Association in recom- mending reduced fare as a means of building up its traffic, Mr. Stratton - said it.would be impossible for the Two SHDT |N DOORYARD_ company to pursue such a cousse. He said the only purpose in publish- ing the bulletin was (5 acayaint the Attempted to Interfere During Do- mestic Row. patrons of the-road with the ‘condi- tion of the company, to poirt out the value of the company to the Virginia suburbs and to ask for their support. By the Associated Press. ELMIRA. N. Y., August 11.—State troopers are scouring the hills of Pot- ter county, Pa., and other northern PRESIDENT MADE EAGLE. Pennsylvania counties, searching for Order Is Bestowed at Whi William Meyers of Hector township, it o fesHonye -lecln’rzd o dhave nmfu.nd killed two Today. men in the dooryard . Th Krher is home. The| president Harding was made a dead_men are Archer Carling, o Lo men el 8 NI, | nember of the order.of Eagles on sording to_word sent.to police of | Sight at the White House at noon to- thid city, the double-grime was com- |48y, The obligation having been mitted when the two men appeared at|réad to him, he Was presented With Me :_hoyse _to interfere in a do- engraved gold -miembership card to the Marioh' Aerie es. » m 45~ satd “to of Eagl 1s “wife. Ap-| John A. Abel of Marion, a friend and Brown, | and neighbor of the executive, whe is fired several|secretary of the Marian Aerie of shots, all One of the|Eagles, headed a committee which victims told the story before he died,!conferred the degree. p 1 Counsel Stephens and counsel for the company agreed on the order. ‘When Justice Gould, in August, 1917, granted an injunction asked by, the company against the Public Utilitles Commission, forbidding the reduction in the price of power to 8 cents, he required the company to Ympound 2 cents of the 10 cents permitted to be collected pending the resulf of d¢he litigation. Last March, when the Pub- Tic Utilitiés Commission, increased the price to 8% _cents ‘the injunction order was modified so that the com- pany could spend 83 cents of each dime received and was only to hold in reserve 13 cents. The effect of today’s action is to re- store the terms of the original order in this regard. - ————— NINETEENTH BABY NAMED. Special Dispatch to Tte Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., August 11.— Baby No. 19 in the home of F. O, Sha- ner, 8 merchant here, WNT b kfiown as “Stewart Ethridge Bhufiq‘, ' the name -uaeatad in full by M. 8. Stew- art,.an: architect of . Ci o Being adopted by the parents. ‘A month ago Mr? Shaner appealed to hid*fiténds to| help name the boy, now three months old, and s Hons came. from balf a dozen or more states.- B il Lo Lillian M. Boyle of Prince Georges county has filed suit in the circuit court here for absolute divorce from Fragk B. Boyle. Desertion is al- leged. The bill sets forth that they were married in Washington, D. C. November 22, 1905, and the wife al- leges she was deserted November 15, 1914. !fl’ % The ladies’ guild of St. Sary's Epis- copal Church will hoid its annual festival and sale to: rrow In the rectory grove SupperWill be served, and there will be motion pictures, a | man who i8 guided solely by a sense country store and other attractions. of honor to enter into an agreement = ¥ based upon honor with men whos. + LAWN PARTY AT SILESIA. |%nf°of expediency takes precedence over their sense of honor SILESIA, Md., August 11.—The| In the last paragraph lies the key midsummer meeting of the Broad|to the whole situation. If the ses- e e O ¥ s held | gions of the conference are open to aturday, at e Silesia L at- 5 ters pertaining to roads and schools | the, Press, e e were discussed and the treasurer's it Wl TOL VUK SO iy, 1t T on as s biici onb ana cadea| DicZ arv.not opes\fo the press, each rnm. 1 d ith musical selections by several of | Bon e el r e cuined by the members. his _own political fortunes, there B1ana were made for & combination | 118, QR Political forymee i abeond lawn fete and social to be givenior jn the United States to check up August 20. Weather permitting. this| o ‘the accuracy of the statements. affair, like a former one, which|Each government will have its own proved such a decided success, is to press tives, through ioh e ¥iven on the lawn of the Silesia|bropaganda will be issued, and oo School and is to combine the usual|'or two governments already have Ruth (features of a lawn party with those pai ropaganda agents on the job of an indoor musical and literary alru& entertainment g siderable reduction in the duty on rum. . News has been received here that the American government proposes to tax Jamaica bananas 2 cents per stem or bunch and coeoanuts 50 cents a bag. The planters are alarmed, be- lieving that the tax will cripple the trade in these products and especially that in cocoanuts. ]