Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1921, Page 2

- PRESIDENT TO TAKE | K END CRUISE ith Mrs. Harding and Party Will Sail Aboard May- flower Tomorrow. President and Mrs. Harding planned another week end on the presidential yacht May- Accompanied by a party of ix or eight friends, they have ar- anged to leave the navy yard dock etween 4 and 5 o'clock tomorrow ernoon and will return to Wash- early Monday morning. The cruise will be con otomac river and lower Chesapeake It is considered likely that the each week end fined to the y. acht will be used etween now and the time when the resident and Mrs. Hardin, two or three week vacation during o coming recess of Congress. nt Heads Red Croas. Harding was formally btified today of his election last Fri- iy as president of the American Red A_subcommittee of the execu- @ve committee of that association jalled at the White House in the ca- jscity of a notification committee, tnd discussed with the President ad- inistrative and technical ncerning the program of activities $or the Red Cross for the coming ined that the delay in dent Harding to head e Red Cross was due to the failure receive former President Wilson's #signation until only a few weeks Following the formalities and fyear. [{iit was expla fecting Prei the grounds in the rear of the office ad posed with them for a group [§iThose in the notification committee Livingston Ferrand, Maj. surgeon of the Army ar Admiral Stitts, U. 8. N, llott Wadsworth, assistant of the Treasury. Secretary Weeks a Caller. ecretary Weeks called at the White use early today to settle the matter the appointment of an associate tice of the supreme court o He was accompanie jnator McNary of Oregon. Announce- nt of the appointment probably 1 be made late today or tomorrow. —Charles B. Warren of Detroit, Mich., ‘Wwho was recently appointed ampassado: to Japan, called at the White House to pay his respects and to briefly dis- cuss with the President matters con cerning his new post. Secretary of State Hughes, who will give him his definite instructions be- He also saw will be within the next few days. Mr. Warren expects to sail with his fam- ily for Japan Sepetmber 1 next. —_—————— RUSSIA, ACCEPTING AID, BARS POLITICS (Continued from First Page.) on his way to the United States, after from Peking, and through soviet Russia. Speaking on_the subject of general conditions in Rus- sla, of which he had gained knowl- edge during his trip. He declined to discuss his views on -the Rusasian political situation, but he said he fa- vored aiding the famine-stricken coun- try, preferably through a consortium plan, such as was adopted in China. ,” Mr. Crane sald, from _famine, They need seed immediately for planting and grain to save them ‘The situation can be adequately managed only by some method like that successfully used in As the transportation system is bad and daily is growing worse, any plan for relieving Russia should con- template the distribution of grain by as many routes as is possible. should go in through both Novorros- sysk. on the east coast of the Black £éa, and Mariupol, on the north shore cf the Sea of Azov.” —~Referring to the railway situation Mr. Crane quoted a story the American engineer, John F. evens, head of the American rail- having come Crane was from starvation. ns “like strings of matchboxes, dupled with hairpins and drawn by LORDS DISCUSS FAMINE. embers of House Advocate Meth- od Britain Followed in India. the Associated Press. August 12—The Ryssian dmine was discussed in the house of rds yesterday. vocated the system employed fa in coping with similar visitations, 3 stablishment of large 'dmine camps on the great lines of igration, where the people could be tained until the return of normal rmitted their restoration q the native villages, where means ould be adopted in the meantime to reserve the framework of village ife. Provisions also were suggested dr insuring a pure water supply. Lord MacDonnell thought ti vernment ought to make a grant of #om £30,000,000 to £50,000,600 for the urpose of relief. WOULD HAVE FILE i OF SPEED CASES (Continued from First Page.) {ague advised Commissioner Oyster n a report laid before him today. iThe report was made to convey to e Commissioner observations made members of the corps on 16th eet, where :hey attempted this week d count the machines that failed to lpw down at intersections. “After the count was begun it was 3 twelve miles an hour at street in- as _practically all cars yved down 16th street at a speed from fifteen to elghteen miles an ur without slowing t urns or to permit other vehicles or would only be valuable in & con- ésted portion of the city downtown d where narrow streets intersect ‘The periods selected for counts were sh hours, and at all other times raffic was comparatively light on 6th street. Approximately one-foyrth riving was done by cars ¢qaring other state licenses, and this ondition would be increased by any 'aduction in our present speed limits, ince visitors from other states are, as rule, allowed to drive faster than ur local laws permit, but are pun- shed severely for reckl 4 the faster iness, which RDERED TO WASHINGTON. R. Hawley, 'my Medical School. GINEER CORPS CHANGES. ays |‘l connection wi He will relie ZGarlington, Corps o Industrial Panacea Is “Get Together,” Wires Mr. Davis There is no specific for get- ting capital and labor together to eecure industrial peace, in the opimion of Secretary of Labor Davis. Replying today to a telegram from a newspaper requesting = atatement as to how cai labor cam EXPLODING “BOOSTER” KILLS H, E. McELFRESH Former Washington Athlete Vie- tim of Accident in Frank- ford Arsenal. Henry Evan McElfresh, twenty-four years old, a native of this city and former crack sprinter for Techninal High School, was killed in an explo- sion in the Frankford arsenal, accord- ing to word recelved from Philadel- phia today. McElfresh, who was a civillan ord- nance inspector, had returned after the arsenal had closed with David ‘Woodbury, an experimental engineer, to assemble a small steel container called a used to set off the powder charge in airplane bombs. The container, which is about as large as a pint bottle, was filled with high ex- plosives. The cause of the explosion has not been determined, but the full force of the explosives caught McElfresh when the “booster” blew up. The one-story experimental building was wrecked and windows were shattered in Frank- ford, while a panic gripped the vicin- ity because of a rumor of the ex- plosion of the arsenal's magazine. McElfresh sustained fractured skull and shoulder and mangled left hand, which resulted in his death. ‘Woodbury received deep cuts from the falling debris. He is_seriously injured at the Frankford Hospital. McElfresh was a member of a ‘Washington family, his father, Henry M. McElfresh, residing at 1203 Girard street. He left this city five years ago and has since lived in Philadel- phia, where his wife and two chil- dren are now residing. ‘While a student here he was ac- tively engaged in athletics and w: president of his class. He w awarded a scholarship at Lafayette College, where he was a student a few years. He married six years ago. Surviving him are his wife, two chil- dren, his father and three sister: Mrs. Grace M. Bryan and Miss Ruth McElresh of this city and Mrs. George Simpson of Wilmington, Del. SILESIAN DISPUTE WILL BE REFERRED TO NATIONS LEAGUE (Continued from First Page.) high ‘commissioners were instructed to_show strict impartiali The council at its this week decid inforcements wa: the time being, but the dec! taken indicates somewhat of a cha in the viewpoint ‘of the body as a whole, inasmuch as the idea that rein- forcement of the allied troops ul- timately is likely to prove advisable has been adopted. The decision not to send troops, it was indicated at the time, was because it appeared that an agreement on the whole question of 8il was imminent, but as the situation developed obstacles in the way of an adjustment satisfactory to both France and Gr Britain be- came apparent, leading up to the virtyal deadlock in the council which was broken only by today's decision to refer the whole matter to the league of nations. Early Report Asked. In turning over the entire question to the league, the supreme council has requested the league's council “to consider the matter as of the utmost urgency, and to make its report the earli time possible.’ Just before Mr. Lloyd orge left the council Solicitor General Pollock and Commander Talcott, the British to the trials of persons a cused of war crimes, which were tried by the German court at Leipsig, peared before the council and pre- sented their report, which had been communicated to Mr. Lloyd George last night. The report stated that it ‘was considered justice had been done OATH OF OFFIGE Inducted as U. S. Attorney for District—Sworn In by Court Clerk Beach. Maj. Peyton Gordon. lifelong resi- dent of Washington, was today in- attorney for the District of Columbia. that chpacity for nearly seven years. Maj. Gordon immediately entered upon the discharge of his duties, after re- ceiving the congratulations of an as- semblage of lawyers and other friends which crowded the courtroom. * The oath of office was administered to the new United States attorney by Morgan H. Beach, clerk of theSu- preme Court of the District of Colum- bi 2 meeting of the court in gen- eral term. Justice Siddons acted as chief justice, and Justices Hitz and Hoehling were present. Among the ladles present was Mrs. Gordon, wife of the new official. Laskey Addresses Coumrt. Mr. Laskey, addressing the court, called attention to the fact that he had resigned the position of United States attorney last March, and that his resignation had been accepted in June, but he was requested to await the naming of his successor befare re- tiring from the office. Mr. Laskey ad- vised the court of his great pleasure in presenting Maj. Gordon of the local bar and of handing to the court the commission signed by President Hard- ing appointing Maj. Gordon as United States attorney. . Justice Siddons took occasion to congratulate Mr. Laskey on the ef- ficiency displayed by him in the con- duct of the office from whioh he was retiring. He assured him that it was the opinion of every member of the bench that he had served with “fidel- ity, intelligence and skill” Justice Siddons pointed out that Mr. Laskey’ term had occurred during an unparal- leled era in. the country's history, which had increased the burdens of the office. especially through the new and novel propositions called forth by the war. He wished him success in the practice of the law to which he returned. Addressing the new Incumbent Jus- tice Siddons expressed his pleasure in welcoming him. He refefred to his long acquaintance with Maj. Gordon and said the latter's career filled him with the hope and expectation that Maj. Gordon will “fill the position with the same fidelity as your pre- decessor.” The justice assured the new official of the hearty co-operation of every member of the court toward the success of his administration. Both Carried Star. Before taking the oath, United States Attorney Gordon, in his office In conversation with The Star repre- sentative, recalled the fact that he and Mr. Laskey both carried The Star and that their acquaintance began The Star office when walting to re ceive the papers to serve on their routes. Nearly 1,500 cases await the at- tention of the new United States at- torney. Among those of more than cal Interest are the Supreme Court eak” case, the alleged coal con- spiracy, for which 226 persons and corporations have been indicted in Indianapolis, and in which the Na- tional Coal Association here is at- tempting to prevent service of sub- poena: the appeal of Nicky Arnstein and his associates from a conviction of conspiracy to bring stolen securi- ties into Washington and a number of alleged comspiracies to defraud the United States in the war risk bureau, the income tax bureau and the pro- hibition enforcement Bureau. Gordon will be called on to prosecute a number of first degree murder cages and 3everal lesser charges in homicide tases. On the civil side of the court he will have to look after the suitefor injunction and mandamus brought against all cabinet officers excepting the Secre- tary of the Interior. The new United States attorney is expected to assign one of his assist- ants to’the prosecution_of the alleged “handbook” makers, who have been apprehended and placed on bonds as the result of the recent activity of Commissioner Oyster's “flying squad- ron,” Detectives Sweeney and Messer. Home of these cases may be called in the Criminal Court shortly after the convening of the fall term in October. Mr. Gordon says he has given no consideration to any changes in the personnel of his assistants. He has United - Citizens’ Committee ducted into the office of United States He succeeds John E. Laskey, also a native of this city, who has served in The white English bull will be the special pet of Mrs. Hard presented to the President shortly thereafter, but was kept at House garage and has ‘only ji del HIGRTOWER HOLDS 10 FIRST STORY Unmoved as Police Suspect Complicity in Death of San Francisco Priest. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 12. —Search went forward today for two which arrived at the White Houwe y 1 born March 4 and t at the ma NGOLL DECLES T0 QU CONPANY Control of U. S. Mail Steam- ships Is in Changed e Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 12.—A letter Mayer, president of the 1’ Steamship Com- its attorney requesting he take steps to have vacated injunction proceed- ings whereby the company recovered nine ships seized by Board. was read to Federal Judge Martin T. Manton by Mr. Nicoll a conference today. The letter requested Mr. | withdraw as “attorney feel he could take such action. to withdrag ask for vacation of the injunction on the ground that resented not only the officers of the company, but its stockholders as well. The matter came before Judge Man- ton in chambers, not s a formal mat- ter. it was said. put more as a con- ference attended by attorneys rep- resenting the company and Shipping from Franc United States Ma pany, to Delaney are believed to know how the body of the Rev. Father Patrick Heslin, Catholic priest, came to its shallow grave on the desolate coast south of late Tuesday night. unnamed. The woman is called Dolly Mason, men- tioned by Willlam A. Hightower as having given nim the information on Wwhich he based his successful search for the priest's body. Police officers frankly sald they be- lieved that in Hightower, held in the hall of justice here, major character In the affair and in- dicated that filing of formal charges against him was imminent. The search of the room occupled by Hightower, who failed to explain to the police why he had delayed giving his information to them, led to the discovery of pieces of bloody burlap, a rifle and newspaper clip- pings telling of rewards offered for Father Heslin. original story, in which he declared he made a personal investigation sev- eral days ago, and found bits of black B, .46-caliber revolver, bloodstained piece of in the sand near the spot where the body was later dug up. Three days later, he said, he made another visit to the g to keep his gruesome secret longer, he decided to inform high officials of the church, and paid a visit to the home of Archbishop Hanma of San the Shipping San Franclsco they had the Judge Shews Way. At the close Judge Manton said the matter of substitution should be brought through an application for an crder to shcw cause why a substitu- tion should not be made. it was stated, Argument before Judge Manton in- dicated that some uncertainty existed as to who controlled Reports that Malcolm Chase and Alex. ander $mith, connected with Boston and Chicago inter: unny sack the company. had obtained were denounced by William Board, as_“unfalr and dn- He declined, however, to mak regarding the gov- ernment's knowledge of the com- pany's affairs or as to what move would be taken by the board to re- Mr. Nicoll asserted that the new board of the steam- ship company was “controlled by Mr. Bullet denied this. Mr. Nicoll also stated that week he had approached the court with a proposal that a receiver be appointed for the company, Dut that later he had been informed plans were under way for refinancing it. These plans, he told Judge Manton, did not materialize. m asked to su * Mr. Nicoll said, party to a scheme by which the com- pany shall be left hopelessly bank- rupt and its creditors left to whistle for their money. I decline to do it.” Mr. Bullet stated that the Shipping Board desired immediate action on the any statement “Hightower is a very cool, calculat- ing individual,” said District Attorney Franklin Swart in a statement. tion to be ‘smart’ think he is putting it over on us. think we shall break him down soon. according to Capt. Detectives Duncan Matheson, asked why he did not first go to the police with his information about the instead of to the residence of rd J. Hanna, replied that he was out after the reward that had been offered, and that he believed if he went first to the po- lice, they, and not he, would get the Capt. Matheson said that he did not believe that Hightower was the man who called for Father Heslin and took him away under pretense that Mateo county, | cord the ship e has an inclina- and appears to ender thege ‘and to be a Will Lay It Before Commis- sioners Today. A 3455000 program for the fm- provement and extension of the play- ground system of the District ha been adopted by the united citizen playground committee and will be laid before the Commissioners this afternoon. P Of that amount $330,000 is for the purchase of additional land, $60.000 for juperintending school play- grounds and $65000 for additiomal maintenance. Seven Sites Recommended. Four sites for playground for white children are recommended: One to replace the Columbia Heights ground, $200,000; purchase of Merritt field, now used as an umnequipped play- ground, at 1 street hetween 3d and 4th streets northeast, $33.000; pur- chase of not less than 25000 square feet of ground in the vicinity of Maryland avenue and 9th street purchase of lots avenue, 4%. 6th and School streets southwest, $17.000. Three playground sites for colored children are recommended, with pur- chase prices, as follows: In the southeast section near Lincoln park, $40,000; land in the vicinity of Wil- son school, $17,000, and purchase of the present Rose Park playground, h street between Dumbarton ave- nue and O street northwest, together with two lots north and south, $5.000. The total amount to cover acquisi- tion of land is $330,000. Committee Favors Plan. The committee report heartily ap- proves the plan now being put into partial operation by Commissioner Oyster of opening the school yard playgrounds during the summer as weil as the school montks. “By doing this” the report con- tinues. “there will be in all sections of the city, particularly the crowded nortions, playgrounds for the smaller children within comparatively short distances from their homes. They will serve the purpose in many com- munities where it is now impossible to find unoccupied ground to pur- crase for playground needs. y an estimated expenditure of about $60,000, for play supervisors and extra janitor service, about fifty school playgrounds can be kept open during the summer months and on Saturdays and daily after school hours for ten months in the year. Need Shade Trees. The committee also touches upon the need for planting shade trees on playgrounds and Suggs that this be done In the fall by the District authorities. Stepe also should be taken, the committee believes. to have the play- grounds lighted for the benefit of older boys and girls for evening rec- reation. The Commissioners are urged to ask the federal authorities for the use of the Liberty Hut reservation near Union station for major eports under proper regulation. The report was drafted by a spe- clal subcommittee of the citizens' committee, with Phillip Walker chairman. TAX CONFERENCE SET FOR MONDAY (Continued from First Page.) the peeple for eight years, until final- ly ‘turned out of office, and that the republicans were going to fool them by cutting oft $600,000,000 of their taxes. ajority members of the ways and means committee considering the tax bill held only one session yesterday. This was given over largely to a dli cussion of changes in administrative features of the existing law. SECRETARY URGES ECONOMY. Mr. Mellon Tells Officials Only Rigid Cuts Will Bring Result. as a part of the whole tax revi Both th® administration and Con- gress were warned yvesterday by Sec- retary Mellen that the $350,000,000 re- duction in timated departmental expenditures agreed upon at the ‘White House conference last Tuesd;x Boat’s Propeller Kills Nine-Foot Shark in Harbor o The Btar. SBURG, Va., Au- or boat, Hen- Ty Owens of Matthews county had the unusual experience of having his boat’s propeller strike and kill a nine-foot shark. The force of the blow stopped his engine blood was seen to rise frem the water at the stern of the boat. Later the ! shark was found dead, with tre- mendous gashes in its head and ! ‘The shark had been in the har- bor for seme time. RAIL PECE WORK STILL UNDER FIRE Employes Say That Morale Is Undermined and Ef- ficiency Affected. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 12—Declaration by the raflroads that proscription of , the piece-work systemi as a. basiy of | pay in railroad shops was unjustified and if insisted upon would compel the roads to give their work to out- side shops, was met by charges of em- ployes’ representatives that piece- work undermined morale and was not as efficlent as day work, in hearings before the United States Railroad Labor Board today. Representatives of the railroads de- clared they must select the method of doing work which would yield the best and most_economical results. As rebuttal to the carriers’ testimony that plecework was most economical, the employes presented an exhibit showing a comparison of locomtotive Tepairs on the piece work and da work bases which favored the day work system. i Shop men have been appearing be- fore the board for several days pre- senting protests against re-establish- ment of the peacework system which was discontinued under federal con- trol. The railroads claim the right to institute piecework again if they 80 desire. Answering charges of discrimina- tion and abuses under the piecework system, J. G. Walber, speaking for the eastern railroads, declared there was none which could not be cor- rected, if the charges were justified. He declared that piecework was nec- essary to establish the unit cost of repairs and urged that the nature of certain classes of work made piecework highly desirable. Speaking for the western roads. J. ‘W. Higgins told the board that piecework was used successfully in many industries and that the board ro; from using the same system. RED CROSS FUNDS ARE UNDER INQUIRY Officials Take Up Question of Apparent Shortage Here of $11,000. National Red Cross officials have un- der investigation today an apparent shortage of $11,000 in funds kept in the Washington headquarters, ac- cording to a statement issued by Dr. Livingston Farrand. A discrepancy company obligations. pp! Special examiners working on the | S0f ar e na L0 increase, becaus: not justified in preventing the discovered during regular audits resulted in disclosing the possibility that money might have been abstracted from a special fund kept for the purchase of office fur- niture and supplies, it was said, but the Red Cross was declared to be fully | v 1Vs . Protected against loss by bonding |that it nas eiehr ass o om, Teporied COAL RRICE HIGHER, PREDICT DEALERS Expect Increase About Sep- tember 1—Stagnation in Market at Present. Users of anthacite coal in the Die- trict of Columbia may face a serious shortage of fuel early next winter and will pay higher prices for coal, unless they buy now, according to local dealers seen today. Dealers bins are full at present of coal bought at a relatively low price and purchasers may realize a saving by buying now, it is stated. There is at present between 40,000 and 56,000 tons of anthracite coal in dealers’ bins in the District—ahout the normal or possibly a little more than normal for this time of year The present prices in the usual Sizes range from $14.50 to $14.80 a ton. About September 1 dealers here €xpect a jump in the price of an- tracite. They are waiting now for the effect of the Pennsylvania state tax on the wholesale price. It is predicted this will amount to about 40 cents a ton to the dealer and the consumer will have to meet the in- crease by an increase in the cost of coal bought after that date. At present coal prices are about 60 cents a ton higher than they were in April and there is every prospect they will 20 _higher before they decrease. The situation in the District amounts, dealers say, to a practical boycott on purchases of anthracite. Two causes contribute to this situa- tion, one being the very mild win of 1920-1921, when very little coal w purchased in comparison with oth years, and the other, purchasers appear to be w lcwer prices. which, dealers say, will not come soon, if at all within a year. Consumes 560,000 Tons. Washington in normal coal years ¢ensumes about 500,000 tons of coal. including both bituminous and an- thracite. Anthracite production for the country is considerably ahead of last year, yet purchases of hard coal in this city are not keeping pace with production, it is suid. N case the coming winter e scverity the wlnu—rguf lBl‘;r S‘l‘!‘!‘.‘ severe cold spells and heavy snowfall. difficulty may not only be experi- enced in getting coal to Washington, but also in delivering the fuel after it arrives here, it ix . inted out. This was one of the situations for which the District coal committee made iPreparations last fall. There was n need to take measures to combat such a situation because of the unusuall: mi}lid winter. 2 ecause of the-apathy of coal pur- chasers, thousunds of coal cars nor- mally in use at this time of year ar. tied up on sidings, when they shoul.l be in use havling coal for winter de- livery. Coal dealers in the West Vir- ginia fields and parts of the Penn- sylvania fields report a partial ces gation of business, with little pros- pect of business picking up until fall. As evidencing the rise in prices of anthracite in the District of Colum- bia in the past year and a half, the bureau of labor statistics of the De pertment of Labor mede public toda figures showing that the price of an thracite has risen nearly two dollars in that period. In May, purchasers o hard coal here paid 31420 for thei coal, while in January. 19 was’ $12.50. ’ sead ok HAVE SUFFICIENT RESERVES. Railroads Decline to Increase Stor- age Through Lack of Funds. Railroads of the country generally have sufficient reserve supplies of coal and little immediate increases in pur- chages can be expected, according t« replies made public today from the carriers to a letter by the Interstate Commerce Commission urging imme- diate purchases as a means of im- proving the depressed condition in the coal industry. Some carricrs declined to make pur- chases, informing the commission that they needed their money for other purposes, while others indicated that they would make some increases in the size of their reserves. at it has ‘eight day's and records in_conjunction with all the{of manem s ThoPReof SArs and lack employes responsible for safe-keeping lines were said t of the funds have not-definitely»estab. lished the existence of shortage. Dr. Farrand issued the following |G, ney.” The New York Central 13 tons. about thirty days’ supply. with 155,000 tons to be delivered in August. reat Northern has 340,000 tons and at the Leipsig trials as regarded the English cases, with the exception that the sentences were too lenient in one or two instances, but that ju: tice had not been done in the Frencl and Belgian cases. The reports declared, however, that it appeared to be impossible to take proceedings to reopen and retry the for many reasons, including the great costs, and the dropping of the matter was advocated. ction taken by the council quest the allied representativ h h attended the Leipzig trials to make reports to their governments concerning what attitude they judged the allied countriea should adopt to- ward this German court. Step to Avold Breek. “The decision of the supreme coun- eil to present the question of Upper Silesia for advice to the council of the league of nations,” says the Havas Agency, “specifies it will adopt as i own the decisions of the league's couneil. “It was when Premier Briand and Minister Loucheur informed Mr. Lloyd George that the French council of ministers considered that concessions further than the adoption of the Sfor- 3a line in Upper Sileaia were impos sible that the British prime minister proposed the arbitration of the league of nations in order not to break up the entente, opinion in the two coun- tries having taken too decided a po- sition for a compromise solution that either would accept." Lleyd George Guarded. Mr. Lloyd George left Paris on the regular noon train. He was accom- anied by Sir Maurice Hankey and fteen members of his . Elaborate police precautions were taken for the departure of Mr. Lloyd George. Twenty men were stationed in front of the Hotel Crillo ping place, and forty others were a signed to duty at the """"ly 4 together with “many plain-cloi 0 There was a large crowd office, looking from his car an the building. WILL CONSIDER MERGER. ‘The House District committee will mgqet tamorrow morning, on the call of Chairman Focht. If a quorum is present it is expected that the ‘Woods bil providing for a merger of the street railway companies will be given consideration. If ne gquorum is present, the meeting may go over until next Wednesday. ‘The House committee will be called upon to consider the Senate bill ex- tending the Ball rent act yntil May 22, 1922, as soon aa the meagure h; passed the Senate. It is not impro able that this bill will be given the right of way in the committes when it comes to the House, particularly in view of the fact that a recess of the House and Senate frem August 20 to the last of September is in The Ball rent act for the posing the exten- sion is put through in the meantime. i abniy PRINTERS REJECT LOWER PAY LONDON, August 13.—London print- ors voted overwhelmingly against ac- ce of the proposed redu :?‘l:l‘lflnll a week in their wages. Vote to Recommend Change in Rate asked the incumbents to remai least for the present. ot COMMISSIONERS FAVOR BRIDGE TAX REDUCTION of Washington-Virginia Line’s Assesament. - The Commissioners voted today to recommend to Congress a reduction in the tax paid by the Washington-Vir. ginia Rallway Company f¢ i Highway bridge, > OF UoIn& the At present the company is taxed % oent for every passenger carried over the structure, which is said to amount to about $24,000 a year. The g¢ompany proposed that a flat tax of $10.000 & year be levied against it The Commissioners, however, decided to recommend that the ex- isting tax he reduced from one-half to one-fourth of a cent per passen- ;::. which would amount te lr:.oou a At a hearing before the Commis- sloners not long ago the company 2] presented the claim 'thzt it is in com- petition with motor buses which do not pay a bridge tax. The city heads say they are op- :ol d to placing a tax upon all ve- icles carrying passengers for hire across the bridge, because such a step would make the Highway brid, toll bridge. A toll bridge, the Com- mission atate, would be contrary to modern tendencies and would be ob- jectionable at the National Capital. If the sug d relief is granted the Washington-Virginia railway, the Commissioners recommend that simi- l‘:: action be l!h.klen lelth respect to e company that wil Georgetown’ bridge. e Ehe (naw HOUSING CONCERN OUT. The Federal Houaing Corporatien, as a government agency, is not sub- Jject to taxes on its property in va- rious ocities, Secretary Davia of the Department of Labor declared in a letter to the Senate yesterday in re- sponse to a resolution by Senator Hrandegee, republican, Conneeticut, asking why taxes were not paid on the corporation's property in Bridge. port, Conn. The Department of Justice, Secre- tary Davis sald, has ruled that the corporstion's property i3 tax exempt, and the question is in the courts on ll; -“"l.‘l f §671,000 ha: ax claims o , 've been filed against the carporation's prop- erty by various cities. The Brig port claim is $157,000, ORDERED HOME FROM HAWAII Col. Robert S. Smith, finance de- partment, has been relieved from duty in Hawajl and ordered to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind, for duty. ‘WOMEN JOIN POLICE FORCE, ‘Washington's polics force has been ugmented by two members of the fair Misses Ethel M. Van Ness, 607 31st street, and Veronica A. Dev. 2609 13th street, who will be un- 1 der Mrs. Van Winkle, lieutenant in the women's -tWeBtYs he was to visit a dying ma; “We expect to locate that man and | im under arrest before Friday matter so that it could be adjusted. At the office of the company E. A. Quarles, assistant to Mr. Mayer, said { that there were no new developments. He admitted that control of the com- pany had changed hands. e BOXER BILL PASSED. Senate Remits Further Chinese 0 Payments. The bill of. Senator Lodge of Massa- chusetts for remission payments by China to States under the Boxer rebellion in- demnity treaty was passed yesterday by the Senate and sent to the House. Senator Lodge described the measure as an unsolicited carrying out past policies against collection of about $1,236,000 emaining due on the indemnity. This is a balance of about §i 000 in American expenses incld All private,claims grow- of the uprising, Lodge informed long been settied. ATTORNEY TAKES OA DROWNS AFTER FALL. Boy Loses Life When He Slips From Plank. While crossing a plank from one boat to another at the wharf of the . Clarke Lumber Company, foot of 10th street southwest, yesterday Joseph Elwood = Hi colored, four years old, fell overboard and was drowned. His b covered by the crew of the police boat and taken to the morgue. drowning was given by Coroner Nevitt. The child's parents reside at Riv- Ma. father having been in charge of a sailing craft engaged in_hauling wood to this city from lower Maryland. mother were only away at the time hort distance ccident hap- S.DISTRICT oi= OFFICE Potomac and main Anacostia inter. cepting sewers is urged upon the Commissioners by former Sanitary Engineer Asa E. Phillips, in his last annual report submitted'to the oity ation teday on’ Henry P. Davidson of J. P. Margan & Co. for an affection of the auditory nerve dis- closed a tumor near the brain, it ‘was announced at Roosevelt Hospi- tal, where the cperation was per- formed by four specialists. :hl.i‘:m ndition, h ‘was reparte 8 col lon, however, ed satisfact rogram could be accomplished only B3 %the. exercise of the most rigid Mellon declared in a letter to Chal man Fordney of the House ways and means committee. “it will be neces- sary for the administration, with the assistance of the director of the bu reau of the budget, to put forth its utmost efforts to insure economy in every government actixity, and for Congress on its part to give the most whole-hearted co-operation not only by avoidance of new expenditures, but also by the limitation or repeal of various outstanding balances and au- thorisations. cannot too strongly emplasize that the program agreed upon and outlined in this letter depends upon the reductions in expenditures which the administration expects to accom- plish, and that the anticipated sav- ings can be effected only by the most consistent and determined efforts to cut expenditures. The estimate of re- ceipts, on the other hand, represents the utmost expected to accrue during the year, particularly in view of the uncertainties resulting from the d pression in business and the shrink. age in incomes and profits. INTERCEPTING SEWERS URGED TO BE COMPLETED Continuation of work on the upper eads today. Mr. Phillips resigned a few days ago. Within a few years, he states, funds will be required to begin the sewage. treatment works, and the interceptor sewers shauld be completed in the meantime, the report continues. If the demands for economy necessi- tate a reduction' in the suma to be agked for in the next Diatrict appro- priation bill, the sanitary engineer suggests that it woyld be wiser to re- duce the estimates for these two in- terceptor sewers rather than elimi- nate them altogether. The report states that during the summer months 22,981 storntwater catchment basins were flushed and tre.&edowhh mosquito eil at a cost of $1.064.5 The sanitary engineer advises the Commissioners that it would be a waste of money to make extenaive re- pairs on old trunk sewers that were built more than ffty years that they should be reconstructed. MR. DAVISON HAS TUMOR. ago, and NEW YORK, August 13.—An oper- Althoaugh Mr. Davidson was on the operation -table for more than three houra the tumor was not removed, stated, because of loss of blood pression caused by the ane: University Expeoted to Free Gcn-\ Wiping Out Breeding Places Urged PLACED ON WAITING ORDERS from active du ing orders. formal statement: “In the regular| i inspection of the books of a subord nate officer of the natfonal headquar- ters certain discrepancies have been brought to light which are now under inquiry. “It is not yet clear that an actual shortage exists, but in case there is it apparently cannot exceed $11,000, though this amount many times exceéded by the bond of the surety company by which the Red Cross is protected from loss. “It should be clearly understood that the funds involved are minor cash accounts concerned with the routine office business at national headquarters and that the general funds of the Red Cross are in no way involved. t may be further stated that this officer- has not left Washington and is assisting in the inquir: SECRETARY WEEKS ASKS U..OF P. TO RELEASE WO00D eral From Promise to Be- come Provost. Secrgtary Weeks has asked the University of Pennsylvanid to re- lease Maj. Gen. Leonard Weod from his promise to become provost of teday that the admimistration ex- pected the reply to be favorable. Gen. Wood will then be free to ac- cept the governor generalship of the Philippines. The question cannot be defintels disposed of, however, until the university trustees take action. Should Gen. Wood be released by the university., he probably will remain indefinitely in the Philippines, where he went seme manths-ago U e take an investigation of 3 at the direction of President Harding. By the time his investigation is com- leted the administration hopes to Pave obtained congressional author- ity for his service as governor gen- eral without loss of his Army rani He will then take up his new duties without returning to the United States. KEEP CORNERS CLEAN. in War on Flies. The necessity for wiping out the breeding places of flies in the home, 1 jwatting the grown' :;’u":myl:li.ld by Health sm m h‘:,{':"{,'” of, cupbsarda and other dark corners of the kitchen should be kept clean, he said, as one ‘means of keeping down the development of the disease carriers. logd is delivered sho:.ll not ‘be left in the house longer than is necessary, since it servea as a It le place for per in° which the breeding of files. c.‘: George L. Bayard, Naval Corps, has been relieved ’t.; and placed on wait- orders for 2£,000 tons a week, and also 90,000 tons to be delivered before November 1. The Erie has more than a month's supply ahead. and, it was sald. will not lay in additional re- serv The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe told the commission that it did not in- tend to increase its storage. as money was needed for other purposes. The Bangor and Aroostock has 25,000 tons on hand, which it intends increasing before wigter to above 40,000 tons, ‘l'ln%ll a three or four month: ply. The Central of Georgia does not intend increasing its supply. The Chi- . Burlington and Quincy has 300,000 tons on hand and will continue storing at the rate of 20,000 tons & week during August. The Chicago and Northwestern has 146,000 tons. with contracts for 354,000 tons before December 1. The St. Louis and Southwystern has no coal stored, because o: lack of money. “If conditions work about to enable the road to provide funds, some coal will be store.” it reported. The Union Pacific has 88,000 tons, fifteen days’ supply, and will increas its reserve to 155000 tons. The Illi- nois Central, serving a coal region. it was said, will make few purchases for reserves. POTOMAC PRESBYTERY LAYMEN OPEN SESSION the yniversity, and it was indicated | Digcuss Plans to Increase Number of Missionary and Min- isterial Students. Plans for increasing the number of entrants of seminari for mis- sionary and ministerial training will be discussed and perfected at con- ferences of the laymen of Potomac Presbytery which rted today at noon at the Central Presbyterian Church. Joseph Wilson. brother of the former President, is at the head of the movement. Especial attention will be given to plans for increas- ing the number of students for the ministry. Constructive and recon- structive plans whereby the laymen jof the church will engage in active work also will be discussed. Selden M. Ely-of this city delivered the address of welcome. He was fol- loweg by Thomas U. Sisson, repre- sentative | from = Mississippi, wh spoke on “Our Field and Its Needs. Judge W. W. Warwick of this ci former controller of the Treasur alsp delivered‘'an address on the rel- atfve importance of laymen’s business with church business. “Others ‘on the program were Re Sproul Lyon. D. D. of Atlant a several prominent lay men of this city. The need of the ministry for young men from high schools and colleges will oceypy, it is expected, most of the time of the discussion. eAccord- ing to C. W. Warden, a member of the committee on arrangements, se- rious attention is now being given to the need of placing students in training for the ministry. Members of the local committee in charge of the gathering are James Trimble, W. C. Warden, Roy W. Prince and A. V. Russell. Lunch was served by the ladies of the Central Church shortly after the opening of the conferences. Invitations were sent olt asking- active and inactive laymen to atte: