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Fair tonight, ature. :30 am. today. Full report on page 16. WEATHER. tomorrow cloudiness; little change in temper- Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: 8. at 5 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 57, at increasing Highest, Closing New York Stocks, Page 21. 999 Bt XN No. 28 IRISH NEGOTIATIONS DEADLOCKED, NEAR "POINT OF BREAKING Dail Eireann Gathering to Decide Whether to Back Rejection of Proposal. ENGLAND HOPES FOR BEST, FEARING REOPENED WAR Sinn Feiners Reported Reluctant to Return to Fighting, But Hold Out for Independence. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN. August 15.—An informal meeting of the Irish republican parlia- | ment was the chief manifestation to- | day of the activity observable in both Sinn Fein and Dublin Castle quarters the result of the new turn in the Irish negotiations following the dis- closures in the tween Mr. Lloyd George and Eamonn de Valera. The meeting was held in the Man- sion House at noon to give the mem- s, many of whom had never met, “n _opportunity to become acquainted and exchange notes prior to the sum- moned meeting of the parliament which will be held tomorrow to con- sider the negotiations. Some of the members of the dail nn have been on the run, others have been fighting with the Irish re- publican army. and still others were making their first appearance in Dub- lin since their release from prison or internment camp. They were in all sorts of attire. but all bore the same marks of carnestness on their fac ind showed eagerness to glean any :formation regarding the negotia- . . i tions which had not been made public. Sir John Hurriedly Returns. John Anderson, undersectary Ireland, on whose shoulders rests greatest responsibility for the vil “administration- in Ireland and who, therafore. had much to do with the initiation of the negotiattons, hur- 1ly returned today from Scotland, here he had been on a holiday, to e hjs influence against a_definite break. He immediately went into con- ference with Gen. Sir Nevil ‘cready, commander of the forces in Ireland, and other officials, in an ap- parent effort to_imbue them with his optimism—for he is represented as still believing that there is a proba- bility of the Sinn Fein accepting the £overnment's offer. The military element, on the other: € hand. is not so optimistic. It is cred- ited with fearing that the truce is nearing an end. This fear on the part of the soldiers is considered ateg on statistics and legisfation pre- zreat danger. one official pointing out | sented for consideration a compilation t a soldier with#mgun who fears of the civil service retirement and di opponent will not adhere to the | ability fund. While not official, he sa . his agreement to give forty-eight hours’ notice of the ending of the truce 3right commit acts that jeopardize the continuance of the ne- zotiations. May Resume War Reluctantly. The optimists in ‘the Dublin Castle Tody base their hopes on several fac- tors The first is that a four-day session of the republican parliament Tas been arranged for. If the repub- Jican cabinet had decided to recom- mend immediate rejection of the terms. they argue, one day would have been sufficient, whereas if per-| Fuasion either way Wwere necessary some days would be required. Another factor pointed to is that many ©f the fighting men on the republican side have returned to civil employment. The police declare the evidence they Dave gathered indicates these men would obey orders to return to the field. but they would do so reluctantly. The votes of such men, the optimists figure. would most certainly be for a settlement if a 3 lebiscite were taken, and these castle believe the republican opose a referendum. Again, there js the attitude of the press supporters of the Sinn Fein, whose editorials some officials interpret as at Jeast a suggestion that the prime j<ter’s terms, with the addition of Jledge of the support of the dominions, in his_letter to given by Gen. Smuts Nr. De valcra, should be accepted, while d The effect of the Smuts letter in the dominions and the United States is also believed likely to have an influence upon Mr. De Valera and his supporters. Peanimixts Foresee War. The pessim among the officials, meanwhile. indicate their belief tnat the yesumptionr of war is at hand. that the dail eireann wiil merely repeat Mr. De Valera's letter in its reply to the British premier, and that, the backs of the Tlsterites and their supporters in the cabinet having been stiffened by the terms of the republican leader’s letter, Mir. Lloyd Georze would place his gov- ernment in danger by going any farther toward meeting the Sinn Fein claims. In the streets of Dublin today, such expressio . “The truce ends Tues- day night.” are being heard on the lips of some of the apparently lighter minded. while the serious businesg and professional men are anxiously discussing the prospects. Surprise is expressed ters that Mr. De the British amnesty, which is a live question for some quar- alera did not as! the moment. one of the newspapers having caused the posting of pla- cards throughout the city bearing the slogan. “Release for all The people of Ireland. who “have enjoyed a month of peace, found it hard today to believe that negotia- tions between Eamonn De Valera and Yrime Minister Lloyd George were at 1he breaking point. They were plac: ing their hopes in_the Irish republ can parliament, which will meet.to- morrow to consider the whole .corre- spondence and frame a reply to the prime minister’s latest letter. ENGLAND FACES CRISIS. Lloyd George Lays Cards on Table and Awaits Action. LONDON, August 15.—England today faced a crucial period in the negotia- tions looking to the establishment of peace in Ireland. The action of the Fritish government yesterday in making letters exchanged between Prime Jlinister Lloyd George and Eamon de Yalera, Irish republican leader, showed 1he people that a virtual deadlock ex- jsted, and, although the door was de- ared 1o have been left open for further . it was apparent that the sif- uation was one of considerable gravity. Reports from Dublin, which might jndicate what the Irish republicans would do to counter the unexpected mov COTTes ndence to the press, were anx- jously awaited. 1t appeared the next b should be made in that city, as Mr. Jloyd George literally “laid his cards table vesterday.” and it seemed t Mr. de Valera and his colleagues meet the situation thus created. Whether they would issue a_state- 3aeat today or would wait until the \cpening of the Irish republican par- i ment tomorrow, was uncertain. The ~(Continued on Page 11, column 1) correspondence be- Mac- | would | cabinet | min- | f the | i government for general of the government in giving the ; ll i | necessity for the annuitants receiving Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. Russia “Wet” Again As 14 Per Cent Wine Is Allowed for Sale By Cable to The Star and News. Copyright, 1 go Dally | | CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, sars bas authorized the free sale of natural grape wine co; of alcohol. All wines with a higher percentage of alcuhol than this will be confiscated by the government. The WASHINGTON, D. C., ENGLAND SOUGHT U S. INCLUSION IN DUAL ALLIANG Wine will be sold to the pub- le in specinlly organized stores, but the co-operative establi; ments also will enjoy the right ’ of trading in wine. HIGHER ANNUITIES DRIVE TOBE PUSHE Retired Federal Employes Decide to Keep on Work- ing for Bigger Pensions. Plans for pushing the campaign for increase of annuities under the civil service retirement law were discussed at a special joint meeting today of the executive committee and the com- mittee on statistics and legislation of the Association of Retired Federal Employ It was decided to continue the work of interesting members of Congress and governors of states in the need for increased annuities, and letters were read showing many of such officials in favor of increases. Gov. Allen of Kansas was quoted as writing: “It seems to me that the annuity now allowed by the govern- ment to its employes is too small, and the plan which is suggested for its increase is worthy of favorable con- sideration. May Go Before President. Gov. Kendall of Towa sai know the faithful and unseMish service ren- dered by many employes in the va- rious departments, and #f I were in Congress I should be very liberal in my treatment of them in their decll ing years.” Letters from Gov. Mor- row of Kentucky and others were in similar tone. Efforts are to be made to secure a dience w!th the secretary of the Presi- dent, and later with President Hard- ing, ‘in order to place before them the higher annuities. The highest annuity now received by any of the approxi- mately 6,500 annuitants throughout the United States is $720 per year. It is declared to be almost impossi- ble to live on such a sum. The Town- send-Maloney bill would raise the max- imum annuity to $1.152, with the lo: | | i |LAUNCHED AGAINST TURKS | | | i1t est possible annuity set at $360. present an annuitant may recel little as $180 per annum. Chairman R. F. Hill of the commit- At it is believed to be substantially cor- rect Figures on Annuities. This showed that on May 1. 1921, an unexpended balance remained of the fund of $2.121,751.55 from the original amount of $13,695,298.21 transferred to the fund August 1. 1920. Annuities for the months from September. 1920. to_ May. 1921, were given.as totaling $2.244,333. Approximately '$2,400,000 was paid out during the fiscal year in annui- ties, it was stated. Under the in- creased annuities hoped for approx- imately $4,000,000 would be required. is the beHef of the members of the Association 'of Retired Federal Employes that this increase would be thoroughly justified and simple justice done the retired by paying the increased annuities. —_— SECOND GREEK OFFENSIVE | Nationalists Retiring Toward Sa- karia River Without Offering ‘Any Resistance. By the Associated Press. SMYRNA, August 15—The Greeks have begun a second offensive against the Turkish nationalists. The latter are retiring rapidly toward the S: karia river without offering resist- ance. The Greeks have established con- tact with Turkish forces which evacu- ated the of Sivrr-Hissar and are retiring toward the east bank of the Sakaria river, about sixty-five, miles est of Angora, where they are ex- pected to make their last desperate stand before withdrawing further to- ward their capital. The positions taken by the Turks are known to be very powerful, fac- ing a deep river across which there are no bridges. King Constantine has returned to Eski-Shehr from Kutaia. Gen. Papou- las, commander-in-chief, and the Greek crown prince have been visit- ing the front lines. KING PETER SINKING. The condition of King Peter of Serbia continues to be very serious. and he is still unconscious. according to a_message today from Belgrade to the Serbian legation here. Physicians stated the condition of the aged monarch’s lungs was bad, and_the message indiaated little, if any, hops was held for the patient's recovery. f Desired to Broaden Angli)- Japanese Treaty Before Disarmament Parley. - ADMINISTRATION AGAIIiST MILITARY OBLIGATIONS 1British Still Hope Despite “Squelch- ing” of Suggested Prelimi- nary Conference. BY DAVID LAWRENC Great Britain would like to broaden the Anglo-Japanese alliance so that in its place would be a treaty between the United States, Great Britain and Japan. ’ Indications of the British desire Lave reached here in a purely infor- mal way, and throw an interesting light on the motives and hopes of the powers that will be assembled at the Washington conference. The United States government has not been asked to become a party to the Anglo-Japanese alliance—nothing so formal as that has been suggested, though it is interesting to note that the Japanese press as early as last June began discussing just such a plan. The American government is aware of tha British attitude, as re- | flected in the statement made to the Dominion premiers, and it is consid- ered the better part of wisdom here to make no comment, direct or in- direct, upon the vicissitudes of British diplomacy. Yct the big facts are coming out slowly to show why the Washington conference was summoned and what were the controlling jnfluences in the conversations which preceded the de- cision to call the nations together, not merely on disarmament but on’ far eastern questions. The most significant statement from the British, thus far, which has not failed to be noticed here, is the fol- lowing “sentence in the summary of the oificial proceedings of the imperial conference of dominion premiers: “In accordance with the suggestion which was believed to have been made by the American government that the conference on .disarmament should be | preceded by friendly conversations or consultations between the powers principally concerned in the future of the far east and the Pacific, the imperial conference, anxious that for the Anglo-Japanese agreement “‘there should_be substituted some larger ar- rangement between the three powers. concerned, namely-the States. Japan and Great:” ® * ¢ giscussed these preliminary conversations or consultations which the American government had in principle agreed should be held in London.” America Disapproved Parley. The British official account indicates { i i i | | | hed WITH SUNDAY MORNING JEDITION s A L] = DISAPPOINTING NDED AXD "‘11:% FooLt SHIPPING COMPAN IS HELD BANKRUPT filiation to Be Named for U. S. Mail Concern. ssociated Press. NEW YORK, August 15.—Arthur J. Baldwin, a New York lawyer and an official of a publishing cofi- pany, today wan appointed by Fed- eral Judge Manton as receiver in equity for the United Statex Mail Steamahip Company, which has been iu controversy with the Ship- ping Board over the selzure of chartered vessels. Wr. Baldwin's bond was fixed at $530,000. NEW YORK, August 1s.—Federal By iJudge Manton today announced that } he,would appdint a man of indepen- et auiation as receivér for the United -States Mail Steamship Com- pany. which has been in comtroversy with the Shipping Board over the seigure of nine chartered steamships. ‘When counsel for the board and the company suggested different men for that owing to a misunderstanding as|recejver in response to a creditors’ “to the nature of the suggested pre- liminary conversations,” the British governmént, including Prime Minister Lloyd George and the dominion pre- miers, were prepared to attend a meeting in Washington instead of London, and Japan “signified her will- ingness to attend.” But the British official summary goes a step further and remarks that “the American gov- ernment, however. did not favor the idea, which was accordingly dropped.” In other words, back of the sugges- tion of a preliminary conference at Washington to precede the conference in November was a hope that the United States would somehow announce her adherence to an en- larged Anglo-Japanese agreement to be a three-cornered sort of offensive and defensive alliance. The British government saw, in such a pact, a way to appease the dominion prem and at the same time heal po: friction between the United and Japan. But the American gov- ernment squelched the suggestion of a preliminary conference without even | permitting the subject of an enlarged ‘Anglo-Japanese alliance to come up for formal consideration. So far as the records show. indeed, there isn't anything formal in the ex- changes between the representatives of the United States and British govern- ment to indicate that Great Britain asked our views. Nevertheless. in a purely personal way, such information as the British may have sought to de- termine our attitude was given. America is absolutely opposed to dual alliances ‘or three-cornered treaties of any kind involving such obligatiens as are contained in the Anglo-Japanese agreement. To be sure, the Harding administration has placed itself on rec- crd as opposed to any arrangement, even though it include all the powers of the world, such as the league covenant proposed whereby obligations of a military character are directly or in- directly implied or expressed. ~Feeling | that way about the league of nations, any proposal for a three-cornered treaty would meet the same fate. The British have not yet learned the depth of feeling in the Harding administration on that phase of in- fernational affairs, as only a few days ago the Associated Press dis- patches referred again to the hope of British officials that America would help in the negotiation of a pact that (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) BOYS MAKE GIRLS IN WEAVING AND BASKET MAKIN TAKE BACK SEAT When it comes to rug weaving and basket making., Washington boys in the municipal playgrounds are making the girls take a back seat. This is the substance of a state- ment made today by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor of munic- ipal playgrounds for the District. Although the girls are out in front on embroidery work, crocheting and sewing—which many of the boys regard as non- essential and of not sufficient im- port upon which to waste mas- culine time—hammock making and knitting are by no means monop- olies by Washington's women of tomorrow. In fact. the boys are running a close second in these industries. Boys Flock to Looms. There are looms at two of the municipal playgrounds. When they were first put into operation it was_expected that the operators weafing dresses would outnumber those in knee trousers. It worked out the opposite. The boys flock- ed to the looms. And according to Mrs. Rhodes, they have taken Just as much pride as any little ~ embryo housewife in the weaving of rugs for their mothers and their homes. Paper flowers also seemed once to be in femining jurisdiction. But when the American Legion re- quested six thousand poppies of paper for patriotic celebrations it was the boys who picked up the work most aptly and completed more fidwers than the girls for the legion, learning and humming meanwhile the poem of “Flanders Fields.” Boys Apt With Fingers. *As a matter of fact,” said Mrs. Rhodes, “boys are quick to pick up what they consider useful' and are especially apt with their ‘fin- gers, contrary to popular belief. All our Washington boys need is some- thing to do. We are trying to give it to them. We need more money for the materials at the playgrounds in order to keep up tie work there. ‘When the schools receive $§,000,000. for operating expenses during nine months of the year, how much: should the playgrounds get for caring for the same children for three months? And at school there is but a five-hour day. ‘The’play-' ground day for some of the .chil- dren lasts twice this period.” by larger | | Il petition, the court remarked he had a business man in mind who would be independent of either the company or the board. Two involuhtary petitions in bank- ruptcy were filed against the company before the receivership hearing be- that ability to pay the company admitted its in- its debts and its will- Lasker Makes Statement. A statement by A. D. Lasker, chair- man. of the board. charging that The company had been insolvent when the board seized the vessels. and assail- its financial methods, was filed court today. Papers in the receivership suit were Coal Mine Company which asserted it was creditor to amounts exceeding $100,000. Counsel for the New York Harbor and Dry Dock Company par- ticipated in the discussion before Judge Manton, asserting that the con- cern was a creditor in $175,000. No action was taken on the two in- voluntary petitions in bankruptey. One of them,was presented on beralf which_De Lancey Nicoll. attorney for the United States Mail Steamship Company, is a member. The cred- itors named—L. Rees. Sarlett Bros. and William E. Williams—did not specify the sums owed them, but their petition alleged the company “had acknowledged its inability to pay its {debts, and had expressed willingness to be acknowledged a hankrupt.” Second Petition. The second bankruptcy petition was on behalf of Ethel Cotter, Vester Townsend and William Mulhall. cred- itors on assigned claims, each in amounts exceeding $2,000. Willlam Marshall Bullitt, represent- ing the Shipning Board, asked Mr. | Nicoll whom he represented. “The United States Mail Steamship Company, its stockholders and also its creditors,” Mr. Nicoll replied. Mr. Bullitt 'said it was a strange situation when a man represented both a corporation and its creditors. He added that the United States Ship- ping Board was the largest creditor of the steamship company and as such he thought the board should have a voice in the appointment of a re- ceiver. RECOGNITION OF MEXICO ISSUE IS UP IN SENATE Some Denounce, Others Defend, Proposed Favorable Action by the United States. The advisability of American recog- nition of the Obregon government in Mexico was denounced and defended | in the Senate today. Calling attention to a resolution sent here by the Texas legislature urging recognition, Senator King, democrat, Utah, declared no such step should be taken so long as American property -was being seized and Ameri- can rights ignored. “Presidents Taft and Wilson refused to recognize Huerta because his hands were dripping with white blood,” said Senator Watson, democrat, Georgia, “and do not Obregon’s hands drip with the blood of Carranza? That should be our highest ground in refusing to recognize the present Mexican gov- ernment.” Defending President Obregon, Sen- ator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona, de- clared that if any state had suffered lat the hands of Mexico it was Ari- fzona, whose legislature had unani- 'mously petitioned the State Depart- ment to recognize Obregon. MONDAY, AUGUST Receiver of Independen't Af-| gan, and in one of these it was stateg | ingness to be adjudged a bankrupt.! J filed on behalf of the Berwind White ! excess of | of three creditors by Nicoll. Anabel, ! Fuller and Sullivan, the law firm of | 15, 1921 _TWENTY-SIX PAGES. n Sfaf. the use for re credited to it Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to publication of all news dispatches or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein, All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MAKESHIFT '§ ALL THE il PEOPLE'} — \ 3 IR A \\\ee W \\w-\_\\\\i& Wa \\\\‘{\\ &\ W) iPRESIDENT ASKS $200.000‘[ Requests Congress for That Sum FINDS MLLIONARE MISSING SACE 191 for Disarmament Fund. President Harding asked Congress ‘lod33 for an appropriation of $200,000 | jrequired by the State Department for defraying the expenses of the dis- armament conference. . . The President transmitted a leuer|FOPMer Police Officer at Des from Undersecretary of State Fletcher | L 2 lto Director Duwes of the budger | Moines, lowa, ldentifies .;!lumimg the ne -I‘of the fund. Mr.! arding approved th expenditure e e “Man of Mystery.” of the invitation to the nations which will participate. By the Associated Press. | of police, has been under surveillance { here —_— DES MOl Iowa, August 15.—A Iman of m who. according to | iFrank Harty. former assistant chief for months as Ambrose ¢ Small, missing Toronto theater owner, HISPTAL N 192 the Toronto millionaire for whom a worldwide search has been in prog- ress since hig. disappearance in De- cember, 1918, Harty said he had beer in communi- | cation with Toronto authorities and ;llm( some one would be here from the he first group, of bylidings of thez allinger Hospital, for which the peo- ple of Washington have been waiting | for twenty years. will be put into ;(ervi(‘v next summer. George S. Wil- (t'fl"arl!?n ‘i"“ '-vlh‘i{ mr}ayhnr Tuesday LR 8 { to verify the identity of the man. He on. secretary to the board of chari-iig Mrs. Small might come to Des ties, announced today. Moines. { In the group now under construction are the psychopatiic wards for men- tally unbalanced patients. They Refuses to Give Details. Harty refused to discuss the condi- tion:of the man he claims to be Small. = . e assachu. : Put John”J. Brophy, former chief of {being built on the line of Massachu-; Ut Jf Wwho, _with Marshall Miller. [setts avenue extended between 19th former superintendent of publ land 20th streets southeast ; Jssisted Harty in his investigation. d that the man is living in an ! POtk on fOther Mullding: olated farmhouse just outside of the 1 Later a main hospital building for ) 4 i s city limits and that he could [the treatment of physical ailments! eached in an hour's time when {will be constructed on’ the opposite | wanted. jside of the avenue. Work also Is un-| " Brophy substantiated reports that der w on a central heating and the man is legless. and said he appears ant and a domestic serviceto be dazed. Brophy intimated ever. that he was injured by a train and not by gunshot wounds, as pre- vicusly reported Rrophy said the man believed to be Small was brought -fo Des Moines more than a year ago. He intimated i power L Ibuildine. Mr. Wilson predicted that an ap- propriate civie celebration would be aged on the hospital reservation the Qay-the first buildings are opened. Plans for the establishment of a big { municipal institution in the District t he was brought here by John | vere begun in 1900, and since that | Doughty mall's former secretary, citizens and public ofti have | who is serving a term in a Canadian lcarried on a continuous campaign to | prison for theft of some of the mil. jobtain the necessary appropriations. | lionaire's stocks and bonds. i Million Approprinted. | ’ ) In recent years their efforts have 1S Eamiy | been_rewarded, and last year work the man was fairly well jsupplied with money and that he was jleft in the care of a private family. iwho promised to keep his whereabouts la secret. Brophy says it is impossible to en- gage the man in lucid, logical con- versation. He says his replies in- variably are or “no” and fre- quently meaningless. _A reward of £50.000 has been offered for Small’s return to Toronto. ‘1_400(?1‘ lmlice'(-mch;‘la today were in- clined to question the story give: by the detectives. FREERIon: AUSTRIA LOOKS TO U. S. Believes Washington Favors Waiv- ing of Reparations. VIENNA. August 13.—Conferring with the foreign affairs committee today, ‘Herr Schober, chancellor and foreign minister. told the members he was assured that Washington was of one mind with the entente relative to the necessity of waiving repara- was begun on the psychopathic ward: More than a million dollars already has been appropriated. The completion of the psychopathic wards, Mr. Wilson said, will enable the city to handle more satisfactorily fthe hundreds of mental observation jcases ahich are brought annually to the attention of the police. Much bet- ter treatment of these unfortunates { will be possible, he pointed out. MOTHER KILLS BABY. {Mrs. Castleman of Berryville, Va., Shoots Self and Child. E 1 Dispateli to The Star. BERRYVILLE. Va., August 15— | Nellie Osborne Castleman, wife of the i proprietor of North Hill, a sum- mer resort here, and the Leesburg Inn, in Leesburg, shot and killed her six-month-old baby here early to- day, then shot herself. She was rushed to the hospital in Winchester, | ¥here physicians hold out little hope ions her claim: <t Aus- for her recovery. tons Bnag S Mial Castt ¥ b . tria, but that momentari the Mrs. x astleman has been in_bad | smerican authorities were unable to health for some time. She was living { got in motion the requisite legislative with her mother-in-law here in Ber- ryville, and the -elder Mrs. Castieman was alone with her in the house at the time of the shooting. Mrs. Cas- tleman is well known. Her father it a-director of the First National Bank of Berryville. machinefy to that end. Should the American Congress take up the ques- tion of foreign credits, Herr Schober believed that Austria would be con- sidéred firs Today’s News ' in Paragraphs Group of buildings at Gallinger Hos- pital to be ready next summer. = Page 1 Federal Employes’-Union to continue drive for higher annuities.” Page 1 Direct_read distance to Baltimore les- sened three miles. Page 2 House republicans hold caucus on re- vised revenue measure. Page 2 District is_represented in unit of 350 young officers expected today at Camp Meade. Page 2 Girls! body found floating in Potomac believed that of drowned canoist. ’ Page League of woman voters asks for rep- { resentative in disarmament confer-| ence. Page 3! British put six stipulations on offer ml make Ireland dominion. Page 11; ‘Armament expenditures equaling repara- tions payments, says Borah. Page 12 President has many conferences on leg- islative matters today. Page 13|/ Japan may propose international eonfer- ence for Chinese control. Page 13 Matthew Woll tells convention of photo- engravers movement for open shop is on the wane. Page 13 Ishii asks advice on calling of league council, Page 14 BY EDWARD PRICE BELL. By Cable to The r and Chicago Daily * News. Copyright, 1921. LONDON, August 15.—George D. Abraham, the famous climber, and author of “The Complete Moun'taineer,” says there is little chance that the high Alps will be climbed by airplane. “Mount Blanc, 15781 feet high, was the real objective of du Raf- four in his recent flight after two years ‘of:fruitless attempts,” de- clared Mr. Abraham today. “He had to becontent with the Dome du Gouter (14,210 feet). Even with helicopter machines —airplanes that go straight up without a takeoff—-the ditficulties will not be solved. 'Hour by hour the condi- tiond- of the snow above 10,000 feet vary tremendously. At one time’ the surface is icy and hard enough to support heavy weights;; at another it may be soft and yielding- €nough ‘to bury an air- plane. * “Eearly morning, before the sun gains power, will be the only time ‘when ..safe landings are. possible \ H . ! i may be brought from his place of hid- { jing today, Harty a.nounced. Harty; {said he was certain that the man is bej how- | | | i 1 30-DAY SENATE RECESS URGED IN RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY LODGE The first definite step toward a thirty-day recess of Congress now proposed was iaken today when Senator Lodge, the republican leader, introduced a concurrent resolution providing that when the Senate adjourned Saturday, August 20, it shall stand adjourned until September 19. Mr. Lodge asked that the resolu- tion lie on the table, intending to call it up at some future time. A note of protest against any recess of Congress until after the pas- sage of several bills of interest to the west was sounded by Senator Ashurst of Arizona, democrat. Ashurst said that he believed tha Congress should remain in sessio until after it has put through th Borah bill to extemi the time h payments may be made on reclamation projects for the period of a year, a bill to make it pos- sible to obtain loans under the federal farm loan act on lands in the reclamation project and the good roads federal aid bill. PLAYGROUND FUND PROVIES ANOTHER Permits Opening of the Grover Cleveland -in Crowded Section. The opening of another school play- ground—the Grover Cleveland—at §th and T streets northwest was ble today out of the fund which has been contributed to Commissioner Oyster by public-spirited zens within the past two weeks Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor of made pos: Dl Cleveland School yard is in the of a thickly inhabited section and will provide safe recreation for hundreds of children Mrs. Rhodes suggested today that the men and women of Washing would_visit one of the school p grcunds that have been opened in the Iast fortnight on private contributions and see scores of children playing. safe from the dangers of the streets. they would 1ot hesitate 1o make u_coniribu- ticn to the school playground fund. Checks should be mailed to Commis- oner Ovster at the District building Miss Margaret Sutherland. daughter of the senator from West Virzinia. brought - today to a seore of children of the le playground. 17th and Kramer < northeast Misx Sutherland Entertains. Miss Sutherland. who is an enthus round worker, took a party i anging from ten to twelve yvears of age, ing tour of the Capitol. She took them into the galleries of the House and Senate. where they zazed down upon “the city council of to which the Commis- few | ‘Washington,” sioners will appeal within a months to make an appropriation for the purchase of more playgrounds. And then, last, but not least. they were treated to a party in the office of Senator Sutherland. Equipment which usually makes up one of the city’s plavgrounds will be absent from the one now being opened or tional Foundation, it became known to- day. Instead of the work benches raining youngsters in industrial lines, there will be shade trees and green turf. Instead of games which athletic equipment. there will be such sports as “dodge ball"—called. in_boy hood slang. “baby in the cap’—"duck or Davy”—for which nature furnishes the equipment by providing biz rocks and little rocks—and other similar sames. This new contained in a statement issued by the Woman's Na- tional Foundation toda grounds. pointed out that the Grover | center | on a sightsee- the grounds of the Woman's Na- | for | need ! Saturday’s Net Circulation. 78952 Sunday’s Net Circulation, 86518 TWO CENTS. FIVE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS NEARLY REACH COMPLETION Ready for Occupancy Shortly After Opening of Fall Sessions. WILL SEEK BIDS FOR WORK ON EASTERN HIGH 1 i | } R {24-Room Structures Planned at Eckington and 13th and Upshur Streets. new Five school buildings, rapidly nearing completion, will be ready for occupancy early in the coming school year, Maj. Cary H. Brown, assistan: engineer commissioner in charge of construction, announced today. hix will mean the addition of forty rooms, or approximately 1500 seats, to ihe present capacity, thereby reliev- ing 1o some extent last year's con- gestion. They are Eight-room” addition 1o Petworth *hool.« Shepherd street, east of corgia avenue. ight-room addition to Burrville -hool. in the northeast suburb of t nam Sight-room addition 1o Takoma School in Takoma Park Vst School. h and 13th Eight-room uew building in the Langdon-Woodridge scction The PPetworth School, Maj. Brown suid, is pr ibe inspected by the {within a few days. Thi |be in use on the day The other four buildings are having the 1de nishing work done ond ‘!‘h!IHld be ready for occupancy within ‘a few weeks ter school opens. | Maj Brown also announced today | that bids soon will be souzht for the | superstructure of the new Eastern High School. The foundation and husement are built and the Commis- | sioners h to let a contract within a month for the three upper stories With re re 1o the two new junior high schools, one to be in Eckinzton ard the other at 13th and “pshur streets, Maj. Brown said the s have not been completed. The 1y finished and will mmission building will chool opens. tative plans call for twenty-four room buildings at each site, but th. jmajor said it is treme doubtful whether buiidings of that size can {be erccted with the appropriations lavailable unless building costs drop stiil lower. e exch case Congr ks avpropristed $10 to begin construction and place | cost for ' CALLED BEFORE BOARD. ! Kansas Miners’ Union Head Sum- moned to Indianapolis. the limit of ach building at $300,000. | PITTSBURG, Kan., August 15.—Alex ander Howat, president of the Kansas Miners' Union. has been called before the international executive board of the | United Mine Workers of America, meei- {ing at Indianapolis. The order for his 2ppearance came from President John Lewis and interrupted a speaking ampaign against the Kansas industrial court law which Howat is making in ! Kansas. 1t is understood Howa: was called in onnection with the investigation of the rike at the Dean Coal and Mining Company’s plant, which has kept the | plant idie for four months. A committes of the international organization made {an investigation and difference between Howat and Lewis at that time absorbed attention in mining circles. The commitiee from the international board reported to Lewis that the Dea strike was unlawful. but the summo; e | | ling of Howat before the board was the Play Back-Lot Games. {first official action by the international The same games which made the organization in connection with the tin-can-strewn back 10t a paradise | Dean strike since the investigation for youngsters will be conducted on the four-acre plavground tract under the eves of a pl leade: tion there will be relay races, broad and high jumping, and other athletic jcontests which nced po parallel bars | Representatives or equipment. Two other features will be on hand for voungsters at this playground. Basket making and story telling will be presented under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Fisher. The equipment for making will be virtually equipment on the grounds. o et WOULD ACCEPT STATUE. McCormick Proposes Erecting ion- ument in Park Here. the the only The acceptance of a statue of Dante. to be erected in Washington, D. C., is authorized by a resolution introduced today by Senator McCormick of Illi- nois. The monument is to be erected in one of the public parks here. Ibirth and descent, who are joining in | a world-wide celebration this year of | the 300th anniversary of Dante’s birth. ———— POET-NOVELIST DIES. NEWBURYPORT. Mass.. August 15. rs. Harriet Prescott Spoffard, novel- ¢ aind poet. died at her home on Deer sland earely today. She was born at Calais. Me.. in 1835, SURMOUNTING OF ALPS BY PLANE DECLARED ALMOST IMPOSSIBILITY | apd then wind must be absent. Even if a normal man landed on the Dome du Gouter, for instance, it is extremely doubtful if he would be physically fit to walk over the intervening distance to the top of Mont Blanc. It is the gradual ascent on foot to these high levels that makes exercise on them possible or at all pleasur- able. £ “Again on heights above 15,000 fect the rarity of the air begins to affect the steering and control of an airplane. This is largely why the airplane idea has been given,up on Mount Everest, de- spite the fact that the members of the present expedition have seen an appareptly magnificent flat plateau where a landing” might be possible 4,000 feet below the sum- mit. “Probably before long we shall fly to summits under the snowline. Then several mountain railways in the Alps will be unnecessar: Among British _mountains_ th, loftiest of all, Ben Nevis, has a huge flat top that easily could be made into a safe landing place for airplanes. Who will be the first to alight _on .the_ crest_of Britain?” In addi- basket It has|of argument 1been offered by citizens of Italian cuts, Wi | {PLAN TO FIGHT WAGE CUT. of Navy Yard . Workers Meet Today. Plans for combating the proposed cuts in wages in the Washington |navy yard, as well as other yards of | the country, are being formulated i this afternoon at a ®meeting of the heads of the mechanical trades rep- resented in the navy yard forces. The meeting being held in the Ameri- can Federation of Lavor building. _The zeneral wage board of the Navy Department. which is to pass on the recommendations of the wag. boards for the various navy var also is meeting this afternoon ai the ¢ Department, and this meeting. it is understood. will be given over to a review of the individual board recommendations. The labor organizations are sched- luled to appear before the general ! wage board tomorrow, and it is un- derstood they will have many points i | | | against the proposed ch. in the case of the Wash- ington navy yard, amounted to an {average cut of 5 per cent —_— [REPUBLlC IS PROCLAIMED. {Magyars and Jugoslavs Declare Baranya in Hungary. I, ' s the Associnted Press. BELGRADE. August 15.—Magyar }and Jugoslav elements in southwest- Hun held a monster meeting +at Funfl chen (Pecs), a hundréd imiles southwest of Budapest, last nisht. and it _is reported here that o republic of Baranya (the name of ti» province of which Pecs is the tal) has been proclaimed. with i presidency offered to Count Ka- ¥i. —_— {AGREE TO VOTE ON TOLLS. | The Senate today agreed by unan- imous consent to vote on the Borah bill for the free passage of the Pan- ama canal by American coastwise ves- . I'sels on October 10 at 4 p.m. The re- quest for the unanimous consent was ! made by Senator Borah, who said that {a number of senators had asked him |for more time to discuss the bill. | which was made the unfinished busi- | ness of the Senate last week. —_— {MME. BERNHARDT NOT ILL. | PARIS, August 15—Sarah Bern- |Lardt, the world famous French {uctress, rumors of whose illness were | current here on Saturday. Is in good health, says a telegram from an edi- tor on the staff of the Journal. who is spending has vacation on the Island of Belle-lle-En-Mer. He declares he saw Mme, Bernhardt yesterday at her summer home on the island.