Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1921, Page 1

/1 Member The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the locsl mews published herein. of the Associated Press Fair tonight; tomorrow cioudy: not much change in temperature. Tem- perature fer twenty-four hours ended WEATHER. 3 ~at 2 p.m. today: Full report on Page 7. Highesf, 78. at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 53, at 5 a.m. today. ¢ No. - 28,240, AGAINST HOSTILITY INCOTOTERRITORY Government Will Not Permit -Armed Force-Against Costa Rica, Note States. TROOPS BEGIN GATHERING i TQ RESIST OCCUPATION Americd as Mediator Regards Claims Just and Will Demand, Peaceful Possession. The American State Department, in & note forwarded to Panama yester- & tated emphatically that the United ‘States would not permit any Rostilities growing out of the occupa- tioh 6f the Coto region by Costa Rica. The American note, it developed to- @ay, was in response to a communica- tion from the Panama government in- dicating that if Costa Rica shquld at- tempt to reoccupy- the disputed ter- ritory force would be used in resist- ing unless the United States made it clear_thag the American government would prevent it. Former Stand Reiterated. e American reply was handed to e Panama foreign office yesterday Dy the Américan minister. It reiterat- «ed_that portion of the note of May 2 in which the United States endeavored 10 make it clear to Panama that the ‘White award must be respected. “In view of the fact that the United States as a friendly mediator,” the American note eaid, after having re- ferred to the character of the note 2, “regards as just the claims of Costa’ Rica to lawful possession of the territaty on the Pacific award- ed to her by President Loubet, it cannot, bécauise of its special treaty relations to Panama, permit a Te- mewal of hostilities by Panama agalnst Costa Rica by reason of €osta Rica now taking peaceful possession of that terrjtory.” PANAMA TROOPS ASSEMBLE. Await Attitude of U. S. Before Re- flv:flng Coto Occupation. B the Asoelated Presi. PANAMA, August 22.—Panama is prepared: and realy to repel the Costa Rieans shoull theéy invade the disputed Coto territory. . No definite action wjll be taken, hewever, until it has been learned what attitude the Tnited States government will adopt toward anams.in the event the Pan- ng over of Coto by :nt by thonhl::; ‘Washington w! 6. Ameri- e the ince to C Coto have not been £ A Foree Asssmbles. Armed men to the number of 150 havé been ordered to proceed to Coto frof David. ' They wiil take with : them ten machine guns which were € yurchased in the United States last April. Kecretary of Government and Jus- tfce Alfaro has given orders to Chief df Police Arango to hold the entire lice force @f Panama and Colon in Yeadiness to march to Coto. Identical ‘orders have been sent the heads of the _police forces.in interior towns. Maybrs have beén ordered to revl their volunteeer lists and to advi these men to be ready for an emer- gency. Panama’s reply to the latest note grom Secretary of State Charles E. Fughes, in_which Panama wes told 1hat disputed _territory the Costa Rican frontier of this country would be placed under the jurisdiction of Costa Rica, has been considered by the Panaman cabinet and possibly will e delivered on Wednesday. Ameri- can diplomatic officials here are reti- cent regarding the situation, but it is %xnown that the Panaman reply has Closing New York Stocks, Page 15. " Entered as second-class matter post office - Washington, .D. " C. USWARNS PANAM I “Doctor” Regiments Officially “Killed” In Cutting Army | Four medical regiments and oue ambulance company were officially killed today as units . of the Army’'s medical service. Their demise was said by the ‘War Department to be due to the meceasity of reducing the strenxth of each branch of the military service in of all to 130,000 men. The regiments were the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, with Ambulance Company No. €0. ___ IRIGIBLE STARTS ON TRIAL FLIGHT ZR-2 Leaves Howdan on Final Test—If Successful Americans Will Control. By the Ansociated Press. HOWDEN, England, August 23.— The dirigible ZR-2, purchased from Great Britain by the United States, commenced a trial trip at 7:10 o'clock this morning. British and American aerial officers were in ‘charge of the glant balloon, which will start on its flight across the Atlantic to America | as soon as practicable. It was intended that today's flight would be the final test of the great airship before Commander Lewis H. Maxfleld of the United States Navy and his crew formally took charge of the craft. The ship's control car contained Commander Maxfield, Brig. Gen. S. M. Maitland, the British air marshal, and Col. Campbell, who su- pervised the work of designing the dirigible. Distributed through the vast interior of the balloon were five other American officers, seven engi- neers and four riggers, in addition to the regular British crew. Three hundred men carefully guided the craft trom the hangar where it had been awaiting suitable flying weather. Members of the crew took their posts, Gen. Maltland nimbly climbed up the ladder and disappear- ed amidship and then came the ring- ::5 of ignal bells and the respond- Sputter o 'S i the ship's six powerful he commander of the ground party megaphoned the order.. -Cast Off.” and the 700-foot long, silvery gas bag glided upward into the clear morning sky. Plan Training Flights. If the conclusion of today's test should. be successful, Commander Maxfield, with the concurrence of the Naval Department in Washl; Will take over the craft The hert step will be the training of the crew tn.p“ or two fifteen or twenty:fonr- our flights, and then, barring un- expected diffiicultien; all wiil be ready for the jump off toward America. lagers and the nesrby coitn: try folk,” who turnéd out 'l'rl-rn nurfibefs, notwithstanding the edrly hour, watched the ZR-2 vanish with regret. for her passing means the probable early closing of - the air- drome which brought hundreds of visitors to the town and a steady trickle of shillings into the tills of the. tradesmen and inn keepers. Lieut. Taylor Hurt. The only member of the American crew for the transatlantic -trip like- 1y to start the long flight in other than fine physical condition will be Lieut. W. R. Taylor of the Medical gfl:lp.s, t:'l': had u‘ bad fall from a bi- y e morning in h P?C)I el.‘:la hangar. . e mmediately upon taking the air th big dirigible made two cl{culu of fll: airdrome and then, with an American bluejacket perched .in the machine .um'ur' nest at the very tip of the 's stern waving good-bye, the craft headed due west and soon dis- appeared from view. \Before the start Gen. Maitland said he intended maneuvering the ship over the North sea, where she could show whgt ability she possessed in combatting the wind, and then to make a southward swing to Pulham, where he expected to tie the ZR-2 to ber mooring mast at 10 o'clock to- wot as yet gone forward to Washing- | night. ten. Preparing for Emerxensy. Although it is ‘gererally reporte that armed forces have already bee orered to advance on Coto, in the dis- yuted area, with a view to opposing possible Costa Rican occupation of ‘that district. the most recent official declarations here indicate that troops Dave been dispatched only to David, a 2own some distance from the boun- dary. It is sald they have been i structed to hold themselves in readi- mess there to march toward Coto ‘arhetiever orders are received. The ‘Pansmen government, it is under- will await further advices from ington before taking any decid- pe. n mad: !%‘.'{mer of the fire department has Peen instructed to hold himself ready to_relieve all lice forces, should gheir removal to the fromtier become recessary. Tn an_editorial commenting on the gituation which has developed a: Fesult of the American note, the Star mnd Herald, the leading newspaper of Whe republic, says: Decisioft Regarded Just. “Secretgry Hughes' note constitutes #he lesi-word in our boundary affair with Costa Rica, and we believe it o 'une to consider and comment wpon it. In the first place we want to ‘declare that the motives of our gov- ernment in working out t difficult T nued on . Column 5.) ing office at Shanghai, China. | | 2| SHOWS LOW D.C. SALARIES | Report Made That Pay Is 30 Per Cent Below U. S. Rate. Salaries of many District govern- ment employes are, on an average, 30 per cent lower than the wages of similar workers in the federal de- partments, according to a preliminary report, which, it is understood, has been submitted to the Commissioners by the efficiency experts now survey- ing the itrict service. ‘ommi; he and his colleagues probably will not decide what course to pursue in reference to salaries for the next scal year until they have carefully gone over the estimated expenses of the various departments, The Commissioners will spend the next week or ten days in going over the estimates, after which they will conclude whether it will be possible to recommend a general pay increase for the underpaid statutory employes. ASSIGNED TO SHANGHAI Commander McGill R. Goldsborough, at Philadelphia, Naval Supply Corp; has been detailed as officer in charge of the Navy purchasing and. disburs- POLICE CLERK MOURNS $10 AFTER AUTO THIEF WORKS SLICK GAME 3 gl b | { Washington*police lost an auto- ‘ mobile thiéf, Desk Clerk Lanahan of the first precinct lost $10, and Baltiffiore lost a Ford sutomobile through the deft confidence arti: try ‘of & motoring Raffles yester- day. Here’s how it happened:. An -utomobile with & Maryland tag, but no District ‘tag, passed . Traffic Policeman J. W..Gitting: at 14th-and New York avenue about 6:30 o'cloek yesterday. The . usual thing happened. The oper- ator, within fifteen minutes, was, xiving his name to Desk “Why, senator,” the prisoner an- nou , ‘Tve been arrested by these police here and I need some change to get released.” He carried on a confidential chat for.a few minutes, and “the sen- ator” told him to inform the police that he would “stand good”. for him. But to ourlocal police that doesn’t mean immedlate Iliberty. The charge is down on the books. The collateral must come up from !h;)e m‘)‘ckn. 3 . Desk "Sergt. Lanahan talked to “The Senator.” The final outcome was that if Lanahan.would lend the prisoner $10 for collateral un- til today “The Senator” would :lx l"n‘er“:nllo;‘n-h.nboald. The ‘enr'fl::. and 'wed and 't was about 8:45 o'clock. At 9 o'clock ‘along comes a “lookout’ from Baltimore, informing the lo- cal police of a stoléen car and Tequesting' that.the operator be ar- ~ car and lfosnse num- ber were identical with the one in the ease. . Investigation ~developed that Carolins at the Burlingten. s WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1921 -TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. CLERGY TAKEHAND | IN IRISH PROBLEM TO ASTEN PEACE e Sinn Fein Leaders Consult at | & Length on “Mystery Note” Sent de Valera. REPUBLICAN PARLIAMENT KEEPS DOINGS SECRET Reply to Lloyd George Is Ageain Delayed—Fighting Renewed in Belfast. By the Associated Prese. DUBLIN, August 23.—Members cf the Irish republican parliament, gath. ered here to frame the reply of that body to the British government’s offer of dominion status for Ireland, di- vided their activities today between the secret sessions of the parliament and a meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Sinn Fein. The meet- ings of the two bodies were heid in the Mansion House, and it was be- lieved both would concern themselves with the attitude taken by the Irish republicans toward the terms laid down by Prime Minister Lloyd George | as the basis of a settlement of the Irish controversy. Meetings of the Sinn Fein legisla- tive committee were placed under the / ban long ago by the British govern- jment. and, %o far as known, the pro- {scription was never lifted. When it was announced the committee would | meet there was some apprehension lest crown forces would interfere in the gathering, but up until this imorning no intimation had been given that British authorities in Ireland frowned on the proposed assembly. Church Message Is Mystery. Considerable speculation was caused here last night by the delivery of a message to Mr. de Valera by Mgr. Edward . Mulhern, Bishop of Dromore. It was asserted the message had not come from Cardinal Logue, head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, but there was no further information relative to the origin of the message, except it came from “highest author- ity.” 1t was the subject of protracted con | sultations by the Sinn Fein leader: Shortly. after the dail eireann con- vened it was declared in some quar- ters that the Irish clergy was urging such actlon by the parliament -as would preclude resumption of war- fare between the republican farces iand the British soldiery or consiab- ulary. Two sessions of the parliament were held yesterday and, while de- talls 0f them were withheld, fl e k: the . depuf e de Vlg'n. head' lican mov! for asked o ‘Valéra or other men high in- of the provisional republican goveérnment. Th ddreases, it was declared, were made only in respense to questions by deput! Actual framing: of the Irish ans that will be sent to London was apparently stponed. wslr"'lm!! Craig. premier of Ulster, i planned to meet his cabinet at Bel- tast today, and it was believed prob- able that relations between Belfast and Dublin would be con: “On the Run” Men Preseat. An interesting fact in connection with today’'s meeting of thé Sinn Fein exécutive is that while all the mem- bers of the dail eiréann have per- miscion to attend the sessions of the 1 in the Mansion House, there are many members of the Sinn Fein body who are “on the run,” their cases not being covered by the immunity given the dail members and some of them being men whom the crown forces have been seeking for weeks, and even months. The influence of the civil admin- istrators at Dublin Casfle and .of others in the Irish office, who are making all efforts to.secure peace in Ireland, was expected, however, to insure against any interference with these men by the military authorities. Public interest in the popular heroes of the Irish republican army is con- tinuing unabated, and they are being (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) MUTINOUS SEAMEN AT PORT N IRONS NEW YORK, August 23.—The steam- ship Allianca arrived today from oner Rudolph said today|Cristobal with three mutinous firemen | material in the shipping room, in frons and twenty-two marines, transferred to the steamship at sea from the battleship .Connecticut, exhibited by other firemen. Fearing for ‘the safety of 124 pas- isengers, many of whom were women | and children, Capt. James Stone got in i touch with the battleship by wireless last Friday and summoned aid. Captain Makes 'Statement. The Allianca left Cristobal August 12. Capt. Stone said that as the re- moned three firemen before him and of mutiny. As they were being taken to confinement they yelled: “All hands quit work.” There was no actual re- sponse to their suggestion, but the rest of the firemen muttered constant- 1y and made such threats that the en- neers went armed and were afraid to sleep. The cook could not rest in his quarters because of the noise made by the unruly firemen and had to. rived the trouble subsided. S | the building since or ropy %a,m.nm:%%fig Esli the ex e;}lon of b’% T Fhening " WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Sl BTN o F&. N ‘v‘?&g‘fi =i \066\ e YL ' BE MAKIN — US DIVIDE = UP NEXT! e St Al rights dispatches * of publication of special herein are also reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 85,659 TWO CENTS. | | LOSSES BY BLAZE EXCEED $250,000 Fire in Coast Guard Building Destroys Treasury Depart- ment Stationery. | Fire in the United States Coast Guard building. northeast corner of 14th and | E streets, opposite the District building, was discovered shortiy before 3 o'clock this morning. It started” in a room on the first floor of the E street side of the structure, where stationery belong- | ing to the Treasury Department was; stored, but its origin could not be defl- | nitely determined. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Wadsworth estimated the damage to the stationery at ap-| t was | proximately $250,000, while damage to the building was estimaed as $8,00 This was the second fire to occur in March 24, 1920, when to the mi“;'s‘lb"em dl':'n‘; amount of $5.800," and fifth eince the bullding was erected, ing to Chief Clerk Platt of the Treasury. A Charlées M. Lehman, civilian watch- man, was on duty on the first floor of the building shortly before 3 o'clock when he detected smoke. Frederick Diebold. & chief commissary steward in the military service, was on duty on an upper floor. Lehman, locating the fire, used a fire extinguisher in an effort to prevent the fire from spreading, while Dicbold sum- moned the fire department. Seecond Ala Sounded. Soon after Battalion Chief Nicholson appeared on the scene a second alarm was sounded, it being feared the com- panies responding to the first alarm would be unable to cope with the fire and prevent it from spreading to other structures. ‘When members of the fire depart- ment reached ‘- the interior of the building, where metal doors are.pro- vided as a means of fire protection, it is stated, so much material was piled against them that it was impossible to slide them and cut off the fire from other parts of the structure. Had the supplies not been.piled against the doors, the fire marshal stated, much less damage would havé been done. Fire Marshal Seib is conducting an investigation with a view to deter- mining the origin of the fire. It was reported by the watchmen that it started on one of the shelves where stationery was stored, and defective wiring was suggested as the cause. The fire marshal said he was satisfied that electric wires did not cause the fire, the wires having been incased in pipes after the fire last year. Assistant Secretary’s Statement. A statement issued by Assistant Sef;anry Wadsworth of the Treasury said: “The ground floor is occupied by the supply department of the division of printing and stationery. The sup- plies consist of stationery, blan forms and all ordinary office equip- ment except furniture. the building “The fire completely ruined all the | tremely difficult, it was said, to get|that regulation is made the chance: and | @ special rule, as there isnot a quorum of altering it by subsequent legisla- the fire and water combined did seri- ous damage to the other stock on the ground floor. A rough estimate of the on{damage would be, at the most, $250,000 | reach guard because of a rebellious spirit|to material and $5.000 to $6.000 to|committee by wire, buildings and equipment. “On 3e second floor the office of the commandant of the coast guard and his executive offices were badly smoked and né room containing certain records was badly burned, but most of -the records, while charred on the out- side, were 8o tightly packed in filing cases that. they can still be utilized. “It is very fortunate that the fire was so promptly gotten under con-; sult of continual quarrels he sum-|¢ro] as many of the buildings in the: blook are occupied by government ordered them ‘put in irons on charge | offites, are old, and not fireproof.” HOUSE CENSURES REED. - 5 Page References to Volstead, Made in (rltmleuy take hand fn peace: ef- Speech, Formally Criticised. By a vote of 181 to 3 the House to- sleep on deck. When the marines ar-|aay adopted s resolution . censuring tor Reed, democrat, Missouri, for | qg; NEW_YORK, August-23.—While the | hts speech 1ast week in the Senste, | S officers of the steamship were retl- | guring which he made references to| cent as to the causes of quarrels |Representative Volstead, republican, among the crew, members of the |pinnesota, author of the prohibition crew and passengers said the trouble | act. had been caused by a combination of turpentine and Haitian rum. On' the outward voyage some ‘one ! painted a fireman with turpentine as he lay sleeping. “When he awoke he seized an ax and went on the war- path. He was placed in irons. The judge who heard- his case at Cristo- bal discharged him, saying that his |here, provocation had been great. . : Again on Warpath. At Port de Paix, the last of .call the return tri to the ship wi ? the eved fireman agatir went' - ing the man -who applied SAM HUGHES NEAR DEATH. Must Women Pay Alimony, Newest | i Puzzle For Courts By the Assoclated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, M| gust 23.—The question whether &aining the vote makes a woman lable to pay alimony was under conxideration today by Judge Jelle pin_ county district court, f nie Lixs, for suppo ‘alimony. Thix ix the first time the faxue hax been rained, the judge wald, at least in | Minnenot, Lixx and hix wife accumulated conniderable property. He was | stricken with paralysis twe years ago. He said hix wife wold their common property and refused to support him from the | proceeds. Without the income | from the money thus obtained, he xald, he must become a | lle charge. i PUSHING RENTBAL FOREARLYACTON House Leaders Hope to Se- cure Enactmens in Advance . of Recess. 7 Strenuous efforts are being made by House leaders today to get the meas- ure extending the life of the rent commission for seven months passed before the congressional recess. Fol- |also is sidetracked. The money was | lowing action on the conference re- |t have been spent by the roads in | port on the beer bill and gambling- in-grain-futures bill, House Leader Mondell late today will ask unan- imous consent for consideration of | & the Ball rent bill. Representative Woodruff of Michi- gan, who made the favorable report from the House District committee on the rent bill, said he believes unan- imons consent will be granted.. He said Representative Sproul of Illinols, who objected vesterday to considera- tion of the rent bill, has agreed not to refuse unanimous’ consent. Confers With Mr. Mondell Representative Woodruff has been in conference with House Leader Mon-!| dell, Speaker Gillett, Chairman Camp- bell of the rules committee and other leaders in an effort to rush through the rent bill before the recess. He sai@ today that if -Leader Mondell fails to secure unanimous consent another effort will be made to- morrow to bring this measure up under a specizal rule, Chairman Campbell of the however, are not as optimjstic as - Tesentative Woodruft It will “be op- of the rules committee in town. ‘Wire to Absentees. Effort - was being made today to several membe: urging their re- turn to the Capitol for the purpose of voting a special rule. It is thought unlikely, however, by House leaders that a special rule can be secured. to put the. bill through if a wa: making it the order of special g:u‘;f ness can be found. - Today’s News in Paragraphs Senator Harrison demands o - sions at disarmament eonlerepnee:. 55 Fire in coast guard building causes ov $250,000 “loss. o Pasert Ex-millio leads for share .In ‘his oot weath, Dicads. for, share tn hif Stephan urges. closer between Natlonal Guard f:i‘"i'{-‘fr:'l Merchants want 10th street.made two- |+~ way street. A Page 2 A F. of L: plans drive for halt million new members. 3 Page 2 Proposed oil conference pleases Obregon. z Pige 9 LINDSAY. Ontario, August 23.—Sir | Wood-Ferbes mission practically olos. Sam Hpghes, former minister of mili- esPhilippine. inquiry. tla, who is Seriously ill at his home | Radio telephony advanced by U. 8. at took another turn for the worse last night, his physician said. = He has a pulse of 12 —_— the smta' vt |STATE OF SIEGE RESIGNS: international wireless conference. Page 10 House passes railroad funding bill vote of 214 to 123. "‘Mrfi Gompers says wage-loss_is $27,500,000 a. i Pago 13 One-hiindred-thousand-dolar. in Virginia town. o, rules k committee and House Leader Mondell, | sued meanwhile by the Treasury De- of the rules - ~ el B A tonbcats g z fire loss Page 13 AM INCONGRESS PRECEDES RECESS | Situation Demonstrates That House Works Swiftly While Senate Is Slow. i BY DAVID LAWRENCE. I Congress is in a jam as usual on !the eve of an adjournment or recess. {Again it is demonstrated that the House with its large membership can dispose of public business rapidly iwh!le the Senate, with its practically junlimited debate, is at the mercy of ismall groups. Filibusters and threats {of the same can tie up legislation at ithe last minute in the Senate, and |that's why administration leaders abandoped all hope of passing certain ‘major bills which .they ‘had heped to |nut through before the recess, which begingthis:week and lasts until about October 1. The inessure which Presi- dent Harpding and Secretary Mellon | requested to have passed so that ne- | Botiations might be begun with the allied powers to arrange for payment of principal and interest on the $10,- 1000.000,000 they owe the United States has been shelved until after the re- cess. Men like Senators La Follette and Borah wanted to ask questions about’ it, and since protracted debate was {nevitable it has been set aside. Railway Bill Stdetracked. 1 The bill to enable the War Finance Corporation to handle the emergency in the rallroad situation by paying large sums to the railroads which have been due them as war claim: buying equipment, and might have igiven business as a whole a general stimulus this fall. Congress, how- lever, influenced by the agricultural oup, which wants a reduction in freight rates before helping the rail- roads, was unable to get the legis- lation through. Of course, the House passed the bill and cleaned up its slate nicely, but in the Senate the chances of 'a filibuster against the railroad bill made it seem wiser to postpone consideration of it until aft- er the recess. Fight Over Beer Obstructive. The real stumbling-block, however, has been the so-called anti-beer bill. The House passed the conference re- port substantially as the Anti iloon League leaders wanted it. jin the Senate great constitutional jections have been raised wherein the |fourth amendment is held to\ con- flict with the eighteenth amendment. The beer bill faced temporary defeat. vantage in a postponement: If the bill isn’t considered until after the recess regulations will have been is- partment permitting the manufacture of beer ‘for medicinal- purposes. Once tion -are reduced. The only measure which has been certain of passage is the bill enabling the War Finance Corporation to lend large sums of money to agricultural export -organizations. ‘The farmers have had their way this session though the manufacturing and busi- ness interests still\ wait action on the slightly damaged by water. | Every effort. however, will be made] tasiff and revenue bills. Purpose of Proposed Recess. Of course the purpose of the re- cess is to enable the Senate finance committee to hold hearings and write a tax bill. The argument was wise- 1y made that unless the Senate re- cessed and gave members of the Sen- ate finance committee a chance to work uninterruptedly on the tax bill there wouldn’t be any new revenue law and the old one would have to be re-enacted. The Senate has been in session only a few months, ' but the usual troubles of a new. admin- istration have been ,augmented this time by the clash in interests between the eastern and western republicans. ‘The latter have played the bette: strategy .and have managed to consideration for most of their bills. As _a consequence there is an admis: = now at much more progre would have been made if the tax bill had been given right of way in both ses and if President Harding had sted upon such priority. _ Gladly Accepts Chance. Congress is glad of a chance, how- ever, to leave the writing of the tax bill to the Senate flnance committes and get away on a brief vacation. The month’s-rest will be a good invest- ment for the country, because it will ive members a chance to hear fram 51. folks back home and particularly of the impatience of the people for tax reductions. e recess superfici- ally laoks like delay.” Ultimately it means substantial progress. (Copyright, 1921.) 101 ins| ’ —— 2 ‘WOMAN DIES AT 110. {Justice Brandeis of the United States jut B The- friends” of beer have this ad-! MISS BRANDEIS CHOSEN. Daughter of Justice Brandeis Minimum Wage Board Secretary. Miss Elizabeth Brandeis, daughter of Supreme Court, today was appointed | secretady to the District minimum wage | board by the Commissioners. The posi- | tion carries a salary of $2,500 a year. | | Miss Brandeis succeeds Mrs. Clara | | Mortenson Beyer, whose resignation | | was announced today. Miss Brandeis is | thoroughly familiar with the position | given her, it is said, having served as! iassistant to Mrs. Beyer for more mmI a year. Miss Elna Anderson was appointed as sistant secretary at $1.600 per year ‘n place of Miss Brandeis. —_— TREATY AWAITING * SEAING INBERLI Final Instructions Received! by Drexel From Secre- tary Hughes. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, August 23.—Final in- structions relative to the treaty of, peace between the United States and | Germany have been received from! Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes | | by Ellis Loring Drexel. United States | j commissioner here, and the treaty; | now awaits signature by the German | government. ument will be signed in the next few | days at a special meeting of the! cabinet. which will be attended by} President Ebert. The document will bear the president's signature and | will be countersigned either by Dr.} Joseph Wirth, the chancellor, or Dr. Friedrich Rosen, the foreign minister. For the first time since the peace | negotiations have been in progress, | the newspapers of Berlin are giving ! the subject extended consideration. apparently much to the embarrass- ment of the government, which hith- erto has eucceeded in keeping all dis- cussion out of the public prints. i Comment Non-Committal | Editorial comments have been whol- {1¥ non-committal, but they have con- |Curred In expressing satisfaction over the prospect of early resumption of | friendly relations with the last of the inations which were either active bel- |ligerents or with which diplomatic | !intercourse was “interrupted. The | { Freiheit. independent socialist organ, | welcomes the impending peace in the interest of the working classes, and expresses belief that the reichstag will not oppose ratification of the treaty with the United States. The Tageblatt declares it has learn- j€d that the treaty would provide am- ple reservations respecting the safe- Buarding of German private property {in the United Btates. the Washington : |Bovernment merely claiming the! right of “retention” until claims against Germans have. been satisfied. Confidence is expressed by the newss paper that these claims will be met by the German government without e necessity of converting Mhe pri- vat i | tate Proberty of German subjects into | | 1 PLAN NEW AIR ROUTE. 1Expect to Carry Passengers Be- tween Washington and N. Y. NEW YORK. August 23.—Plans for inauguration of a daily passenger ana frelght air service between New York nd Washington were announced to- day by a commercial aviation com. pany. Six limousine-type planes hav. purchased for the ‘route wnd Sen be put into service the latter part of this week, it was stated. Each plane will carry six passen pounds of freight. Wets an L KILLED IN GUN DUEL. Virginia Man Shot by Officer Guarding 400-Gallon Still. PETERSBURG. Va.. August 23.—| Will Stafford of this city was killed! | vesterday afternoon in a duel with De- {tective A. B. Anthony of the Rich- mond police force, while Anthony ! |was guarding a 400-gallon still cap- {tured early in the afternoon.’ Staf- | fora opened fire on Anthony 4t a dis | tance of thirty-five feet®with a re- volver, firing one shot before the of- ficer replied - with a twelve-gauge shotgun. The man ran half a mile, where he was taken by friends and carried to the Petersburg hospital. He died at 6:15 o'clock. The officer was with a party of de- tectives from Richmomd and Peters- burg, who were looking for the mur- derer of Washington Curtis, a Rich- found. Anthony gave himself up to the lo- cal authorities and was réleased on bail for his appearance in court this morning. STARS IN OPERA WED. CHICAGO, August 23.—Louis Paul It Is expected the dm\-{l 1 mond policeman, when the still wn} SESSIONS IN PUBLIC FOR DISARMAMENT HIT SNAG IN SENATE Harrison Withdraws Amend- ment as Part of Bill Pro- viding for Expenses. BORAH BACKS DEMAND; TO BE INTRODUCED AGAIN Open Action Essential, He Says. Futile Bad Manners, View of Senator Lodge. The initial attempt to make the sessions of the disarmament confer- ence open failed today in the Senate. Following a hot debate, Senator Harrison withdrew his proposal for full publicity at the conference, pro- vided for in this amendment to the item appropriating $200,000 for the expense of the conference. His ac- tion, wholly unexpected, was based on the opposition of Senator Lodge, ©one of the delegates to the confer- ence, and was made just before the Senate was ready 1o vote on the measure. Senator Harrison declared. however, hat he would bring up the question ugain in a separate resolution and hoped that Senator Lodge would see fit to support it. Does Not Wish to Embarrass. “In opposing my amendment.” said Senator Harrison, “I suppose Semator Lodge is merely expressing the views of President Harding. and I do not de- sire to embarrass him at this time.” There was no objection later when the amendment to the Shipping Board deficiency bill, carrying $200,000 for conference expenses, was presented, the Senate approving it as drawn. “This amendment does not mean that Congress is attempting to bring 10 bear any jnfluence upon the con- fererce cxcept through its own rep- resentatives,” Senator Harrison de- i clared. Dincussed Freely Referring to the secrecy at Ver- sallles, the Mississippi senator said the far eastern questions to be taken up here in November related to Shan- tung. Yap. the open door in China, and possibly the Japanese alien land problem, all of which, he added. had been discussed openly in the Senat. for years. He insisted the pul should be informed from day to da: of all discussion of naval reduction by the United States and the other na';lon‘( participating. urning to_Senator Lodge, the re- publican lender, mamed by President Harding as a member of the Ameri- can delegation, Senator Harrison ex- pressed the hope that the conference would succeed. “But if we are to derive any bene- fit from it,” he added. “the world must know who rendered a great service and where blame shall attach in event of its failure. I hope the distinguished senator from Massa- chusetts will not take the porition that the conference must be closed.” Charges Dem: for Secrecy. Senator Harrison charged that many republicans were demanding “that the people be kept in the dark on every step toward reduction of naval armament.” “President Harding has started a greal movement, and the delegation representing the United States should not throw him down,” he continued. “We will never know how they car- ried out his program unless every- thing is done in the open.” The Mississippi senator attacked President Harding for not Inviting Latin American countries to partici- pate in the conference. The countries of South America, he added, are vi- tally concerned in the results of the conference. Senator Wateon. democrat, Georgi opposed public sessions of the co: ference, contending that “in the very nature of things some negotiations must be conducted in private.” He said grand and petty juries meet in secret and that the books of the Bible, the writing of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and the selection of George Washington as_commander-in-chief were all done behind closed doors. Publicity Essential, Says Borah. As author of the amendment direct- ing the calling of the disarmament con- ference, Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, declared that since the question had been brought up, failure of the Sen- ate to record its view for publicity would be construed by the world to mean that “we are opposed to open conferences. “iIf the United States does not lead in this fight for publicity,” said Senator Borah, *we can't hope for much. I a: not seeking to check up on our del gates, but publicity is absolutely es. sential to any sane and saund con- ctusion. - “There can be no successful disarm- ament conference unless it is backed up by public opinion, and in this case there can be no operation of public opinion on deliberations behind closed Senate. Hasselmans, conductor of French opera at Ravinia Park, and Miss Minnie Ege- ner, former singer of the Chicago Grand Opera Company, were married at Crown Point vesterday. Mr. Hasselmans came in 1918 from the Opera Comique in Paris. Both have contracts with the Metropolitan Company of New York for next year, it is said. SALARIES Beocause thousands of their mem- bes are out of work and comse- quently drawing no wages, the salaries of all staff officers of the International Association of Ma- chinists for the month of August will be refunded to the treasury of the organization, it was learnsd today. The total of the refund amounts to approximately $10,000 per month, and it will be continued as long as the personal assets of the officers and the business depres- sion of the present hold out. The officers making the refund include the international presi- dent, tén international vice pre dents, the secretary-treasurer and séven lllhdilorl. T'l':.‘tf'“"‘:‘ cohl:a: of the organ! on, at w] o sit, made the deci- association ‘:I fight- days when the men in the doors.” Out of Place, Says Lodge. Senator Lodge. in opposing amend- ment, declared it was “wholly out of place and futile bad manners,” and that he would not be “guilty of this incivility toward the great nations (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) MACHINISTS*- OFFICERS REFUND AS AID TO UNEMPLOYED expenditure in the usual amount for dues. Reports reaching headquar- ters are that unemployment is rife g machinists throughout the nation, with the eastern section of the middle west being the hardest it. From the office of Secretary. Treasurer E. C. Davison, it was learned that the most liberal in- terpretation being given the laws regarding yment of assess- ments and ducs in the cases of members hard hit by unemploy- ment. This holds true also in cases of insurance members. In the meantime, to stave off ad- ditional unemployment, the er- ganization is perfecting the for- mation of a corps of “foreign trade getters.” A start already has ‘been made in Mexico and plans are being made at present to branch off into South America. The ma- chinists are acting @s agents for the government of Mexico in mak- ing purchases of machinery and manufactured products. A batch of - exports totaling $2,000.000 s hardships. expected to be shipped to Mexico aze facing Tiving ”l:i from | within the next few months as the k- "ual: = which they. :-u‘-’t:-g’ - of the a3 - “no-work” . ps, by % Tlon: ¥ P