Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1921, Page 2

(ORDER T0 VACATE " WHARF PREMASES Merchants Anticipate the Abolition of Water Front Business Stands. Notwithstanding ihe Commissioners a few days aso that it is not their purpose to abolish commerce along the southwest river front, mer- chants in business on the water front 8till believe the city heads have that object in view. A group of these merchants, who met last night to discuss the situa- tion, called attention to the follow- ing notice sent to the Roberts Lum- ber Company. foot 10th street -outhwest: entle You ed to vacate the wharf and now occupied by vou tenants on tk ater front foot of 10th street Southwest before October 31, 1 intention of the Col on and after that date to demolish th located ¢n this wharf prop- to no longer rent it for reial purposes. of premis:s monthly it . comme; the meeting att of Johnson * Clarke of L. 2 the inals the C u: for min encourage as te freight. but that e opposcil to t ' e | i and other contends that it is o ally impossible to hante spch commodities as lumber and cor: wood by water without leaving the shipments for a time on the wharves. Appenl Rend at Citizens® Weeting. s the Maury Dov to all civic organizations, asking them to consider the ques- tions at ue Letween the Commis- sioners and the merchants along the water front, d last night at a meeting o srthwest Subur- ban Citizens' Association and re- ferred to a special committee for re- port later ADVOCATES WHARF STORAGE. i | | Company Business Man Says Cost of Wood to Public Is Thereby Reduced. Ta the Editor of The Star: in ur issue of September S, re- garding the use of the wharf prop- erti the Commissioners of the Dis- trict are reported as “denying that it is their purpose to prevent the use of the District-owned wharves as aterway freicht terminals,” but they explain “they are seeking to reevent th of the wharves for the storage wood or any “aity it arrives after It is pertinent to ask why the Com- missioners should seck to change the long established policy of art sorage. For more than fifty years the wharves have been used for the reccipt and storage of wood and other bulky commodities. The rea- #ons assigned by the Commissioners o the Dove Company were that the sterage of wood was unsightly and it was desirable to improve the | wharf condition. We agree with the | ‘ommissioners that it is desirable to | improve the river front by the erec- ton of new wharves, but we are un- able to appreciate the force of their contention that wharves should not be used for storage purposes—name- 15. for wood or any other commodity. It would stem that the use of wharves for €ach purposes ought not '@ require any defcnse, but for the benefit of our citizens and to place the matter properiy before them. and 1o expose the fallacy of the posi taken by the Commissioners, Terein state some of the reasons the long established policy of 1 ing wharves for the storage of w. coal and other bulky com- should not be discontinged. st be apparent that if the Com- oners do not object to the land- ing of wood, . lumber and other cmmodities upon’ the wharves, thas | they do not regard such commerce as being unsightly. because every one réalizes a shipload of Wood. coal or lumber is landed. it re auires some days to haul the same away. It therefore resolves itself into the question of the length of time cgmmodities Wwould remain on the | Wharf. To'reload and haul wood, coal of lumber would add very greatly to the cost to the consumer. This is an | Important matter. cspeciaily a 2 time § o) e public i ii i the public s’ groaning under | I the wharves are leased as hereto- ue is procured for fore a large re If the wharves are used | why P 0od, the District. purposes we think they i be uxed for a famine in coal ’or”lg:;g is not likely to occur, as was the case not many years ago. be brought by river transportation at much less but the benefit per- chants are put to the add- | expense of immediately hauling it 10 a yard or other storage point. Some years ago the wharves in West } Washington. now taken over by the ‘War Department, were used for the storage of coal znd lumber. The } Commissioners can assign no just rca- | son why the wharves should not be continued to be used as they have been. To say that they are seeking | to prevent the use for storage is to | beg the question, if in the same breath they admit that they may in future be used for the landing of these commodities with sufficient. time granted for their removal. When this company reccived notice to vacate its wharf no mention was made by the Commissioners that in future the wharves might be used fgr the landing of wood. The position of the Engincer Commissioner, at that time. was that wood was un- sightly; well. in a sense that may be true. but it must be conceded that wood, coal and lumber are essential to the public. 1 One thing more. In the past the| city has used a large space on the | wharves for the storage of sand,| gravel, bricks and other things. It | would certainly be a distinct loss to | the District to haul this sand, as re- ceived. to other storage places and | later o the point of consumption. | Why not use the wharves for these commendable purposes and save the | taxpayers that much expense? Our | President is bent upon retrenchment in national expense. Would it not be well to apply this principle to local atfuirs? ere is involved in this case fraportant _element which we hardiy | think the Commissioners have. consid- | ered. Wood has to be sawed and splic ;"d the running ;..r a mill would be of less annoyance located op than it would be in the populated por! ! tion of the city. It is both practical | and nomical to receive wood by | ater. saw and split it on a whart and deliver as required. Chaj i‘fldA)‘o“ add to its cost. s ‘We wish, in conclusion, to say that we entertain only the best feelings for our Commissioners, but we no not think their business judgment tran- seends the views of the Board of Trade or other civic organizations or busi- ness men in general. We submitted this case to a large number of busi- ness men and all expressed the opin- ion that our contention for the con- tinuance of the use of the wharves is well founded. We trust the Com- missioners will see fit to take our view of this matter. J. MAURY DOVE, Jr. - RAILROAD VALUE FIXED. The tentative valuation of the Chi- <380, Rock Island and Pacific rail- road was fixed by the Interstate Com- merge Commission today for rate - making purposes at $322,277,596. /< |1ater Jof THE HEADS NAVY ENGINEERS. Capt. John K. Robison Chosen by the President. CAPT. JOAN K. ROBISON. Capt. John K. Robison of the Navy as been chosen by the President as chief of the bureau of engineering. Navy Department, to succeed Rear Admiral Robert S. Griffin, who will be retired for age in a few days. The nomination of Capt. Robison will be nt to the Senate when it reconvenes. e will have the rank and pay of a rear adnural in his new office. SHIP BOARD TO TAKE UP POLICIES WITH PRESIDENT International Relations as They Affect Ocean Traffic to Be Subject of Discussion. International policies and relations of the United States as they affect shipping interests will be the sub- ject of a conference soon between President Harding and the Shipping Board. That twenty to twenty-seven commercial treaties may have to be abrogated to put into effect and full working force the provisions of the Jones act is contended by those who ave given closest study to the sub- learned at the it has beem this conference he entire scope Jones act,” which includes ions permitting preferential ch rates wrken freight or p: “ngers are ried in sels, and directing the was Shippinz. with the nd effect President t. s which have the ef- ing the right of the United States to impose discriminat- ing cus.oms duties 2nd tonnage a ‘tion 31 of the Jones act. com- prising the direction that restrict- ing “articles, treaties or conventions” be terminated, specified that such ae- tion should be taken within ninety days of the passage of the act. The statute was approved June 5. 1920. Subsequently, it was announced of- ficially through the State Department that no action would be taken under this section, on the ground that Con- gress was without authority to di- ative action in connection with foreign treaties. Section 28. permitting preferentisd through rates to goods and passen- gers transported on American ves- sels, soon after the passage of the act was suspended indefinitely by the Interstate Commerce Commission on recommendation of the Shipping Board that there was not sufficient American tonnage available to make such rates effective. The commission was given authority in the act to suspend the section upon such recom- mendation. U. S. DELEGATION TO ARMS PARLEY IS NOW COMPLETE (Continued from First Page.) Secretary of State, former senator from New York, lawyer, Jjurist and statesman of international Teputation. The late President Roosevelt. his close friend and col- league, once paid tribute to his at- tainments by describing him as “the ablest man in public life in America.” Henry Cabot Lodge. Senator from Massachusetts, republican floor leader, chairman of the foreign re- lations committee, long-time student of international affairs, and author many works of a historical nature. Oecar W. Underwood. democrat. senior senator from Alabama, leader of his party in the Senate as he was in the House of Representatives, re- garded by colleagues of both parties in the Senate chamber as “safe and ane,” lawyer by profession. and in public and political life since 1892. He was for the treaty of Versailles and the league of nations covenant, {with or without reservations. These four will represent America at the table at which will be gathered four from each other nation repre- sented. The relections of Secretary Hughes and Senator Lodge were first made known fome time ago. The selection of Mr. Root was forecast after his conference with President Harding Thureday. The selection of Senator Underwood was forecast early yes- terday when the President made known his intention to give repre- gentation to the minority party in Congress. SAYS MERCHANT MARINE IS VITAL IN DISARMING Hudson Maxim Says Our Ships Must at Least Equal Those of Any Other Nation. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., September 10. —Hudson Maxim, in an address before the Kiwanis Club here declared that be- fore America agrees to any disarmament proposition it should create a merchant marine at least equal to that of any other nation. He said there should be enough ps of peace” to become “ships of war” should the emergency arise. “A great world war,” the speaker sald, “has’ demonstrated that victory in war is only another form of defeat. Germany can no longer fool with arma- ments and therefore dodged the burden that it entails, while the nations that conquered her are footing an enormous bill to maintain their armies and navies and other defenses. “America would do well to enter Into a2 disarmament agreement with the other powers and devote a tremendous-sum expended now for armament in internal development, provided she first estab- lishes herself as a leader in merchant marine. BLAST KILLS MEN ON DEUTSCHLAND, ONCE GERMAN SUBMARINE By the Associated Press. LIVERPOOL, September 10.—A tremendous explosion on the former German submarine Deutschland at Birkenhead, across the Mersey from Liverpool, killed three men and injured three others today. It is possible that many others per- ished. The submarine was being dis- mantled at the time of the explo- sion, which occurred in the engine room from an unknown cause. The Deutschland was one of the submarines . surrendered by the Germans under the terms of the peace treaty, decided to | American ves- CLARENDON TRUST CONPANY FIRNED Directors Are Elected and Temporary Officers Named for Bank. Speeiul tw The Sta CLARENDON. Va. September 10.— That the organization of a bank in Clarendon is a certainty was evident at a meeting of the Clarendon Citizens' Association last evening, when announcement was made by leading promoters of the proposed institution, of the election during the ievening of temperary officers and a board of directors, which comprises {some of the county’s leading business and prefessional men. Frank T. Stene. one of movers in the enterprise, which is to be known as the Claren- den Trust Company, has been select- ed temporary president, it was an- nounced. The other temporary officers are: Peter Latterner, Dr. J. P. Smallwoou and E. M. Shreve. vice presidents; C. T. Jesse and Anios Grounse, = gemeral counsel. The sccretary-treasurer will be elected later. the | } i | I Wembers of Bonrd. The board of directors, which it was {stated would shortly elect perma- inent-efficers. consists of the follow- ling: br. R Sutton. chairman; | {Frank T. Stone, J. P. Smallwood, | iPeter Latterner. M. Shreve, Dr. hw Wellburn, Walter (). Von Her- {bulis, J. Ernest: Alitchell. Frani Lyon, | W. K. Boyer. S. F. Cooper, Juseph I jCrupper. A. . T. J. Crack, {C. Lamond, Ti J. De Lashmutt, iL an’ Johnson, A. L. Reinburg, : rd Walton, €. R. Taylor and n Middlesworth. es with reference to the en- couragement being met by the pro- moters of the project on all sides, and the hopes and aims of all who are in- terested in making it a suecess, were made by Dr. Stone, J. E. Woodhouse, |bank and H. C. Crople: {prominent I n of Washing ton and Al-xandria. Mr. Woodhouse stated th gix days stock subscripti 30,000 had been receiv and pre- dicted that the full capitalization of 1$100.000 would be subscribed by -Octo- 15. Mr. Woodhouse stated that dur- s investigations as to the ieas ibiiity of starting a bank in Clarendon jhe had obtained the expressions of prominent banking men of Washington and Alexandria, all of which were to the effect that they kmew of ro place that offered better facilities for a Lank than Ciarendcn. Seepe of Busimens. It was stated that in addition to tak- | ing care of the usual checking and sa: tings accounts the prcmoters contem- plate doing business on a large scale in real estate loans and Mortgages. Erection of a modern banking build- ing in_ene of the most desirable sec- tion of the town is also contemplated, it was sdid, the plans for whieh will be_announced shortly. The need for such an institution in Clarendon was emphasized when it was pointed out that 95 per cent of the checks used by residents of Ar- lington county and cleared through Alexandria banks were drawn on Washington banks. President Taylor, who presided, com- mended the promoters of the project, stating that it was through the ef- forts of such men that a community Erows. ROOT TO GET VOTE OF SOUTH AMERICA (Continued from First Page.) | t in the pa amounting L der ine i Teviewed the work done by the coun- cil with the view to restoration of the country. He urged that measures de- cided upon be appiied at the earliest possible moment S0 that Austria might be able to work out her own salvation. M. Spalaikovitch, the Jugoslav dele- gate. made a bitter attack upon Al- bania and criticised the action of the assembly last year in_admitting Al- bania to the league. “Albania is not a state.” he declared. “It never had frontiers and can no more be consid- ered a country now than it could last year. Homduras te Semd Delegation. The chairman of the assembly en- deavored, by invoking the time limit, to put an end to the speech of the Jugoslav delegate, which, it was evi- dent, made a painful impression on the assembly. A telegram was received today from the government of Honduras saying It was sending a delegation to the assembly. The delegation will bring with it a list of nominations for the permanent international court, according to the telegram, which is signed by the Honduran foreign min- lister. The league officials expressed i their elation over the coming of the | Honduran delegation, as Honduras was not represented in the first a ! sembly last year. The ofiicials poin |ed out that the only absentees now are Argenting, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Peru. FELTS WINS NOMINATION. ! I TONIO. TEX. In the business distriet of San Automio, showing the Sun Antonl EX-SERVICE MEN FAVORED [EXPECT TO BEGIN EXPORT APAN DENIES 1. S. 0.KDCHINA NflIE.f Tokio' Says Action Has Been Limited to Keeping Amer- ica Advised. TOKIO, September 19.—Reports that | before Japan sent her latest proposal . to China concerning a settlement of | the Shantung question she obtained; approval of her note from Charles E. Hughes, American Secretary of State, are denied at the foreign office. Japan's action, it is said, has been limited to keeping America advised as to Japan's propositions. Announcement of plans by a number { of prominent Japanese business men to visit the United States and England; in the near future is described by the Nichi Nichi Shimbun as the “‘embodi- ! ment of the plan of the commercial | elements of the empire to start an ex- tensible propoganda intended to make clear Japan's sincere attitude.” Seek Moral Suppert. The mission’s idea is to give moral| support, in the form of a strong hacx-l ground, to Japan's official delegation| at the conference on limitations of { armaments in Washington. Its mem- i bers will exchange views with leaders in business, financial and political circles in the United States and strive to remove all misundertandings. Newspapers heie approve of the de- finite choice of M. Shidehara, Japa- nese ambassador to the United States, as one of the chief delegates to the conference. His calmness and capa- bility are praised, and belief is ex-| inarbor, so that there may be Returning Legionnaires From France to Get Quick Landing. Special instructions to smooth the way through the customs of the re- turning members of the American Legion, who have been abroad as the suests of the French government, were sent to New York last night by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Clifford. The legionnaires, headed Ly Maj. John G. Emery, national commande: are to arrive in New York Monda: on the steamer Leopoldwina. Mr. Clif- ford instructed the collector of the port “to send special inspectors down the bay on a revenme cutter to meet this party and to examine the legion- paires’ baggage on the way up the lay at the dock MAN ATTACKS WOMAN. Struck on Head—Assailant Escapes ‘When She Screams. An unidentified colored man last night attacked Miss Elizabeth Dor- sey, twenty-one years old, of 230 D stréet northeast, in what police be- lieve was an attempt at robbery. Miss Dorsey was in the rear of her home, about to enter the house, when the man approached from the rear and struck her on the head with a blunt instrument. She was not seri- ously hurt, and screamed, the man running away. Police of the ninth precinct later arrested a suspect in the case, but no charge has yet been placed against him. $3,000 CONSENT VERDICT. Charles A. Collins Awarded Dam- ages for Injuries. Charles A. Collins, seventeen years Head of Detective Agency Named |pressed that he will handle in an ex-iold, has been awarded a verdict for for Congress. GALEX, Va., September 10.—Fifth district republicans in convention here nominated T. L. Felts of Cliff View, Va., as candidate for Congress to succeed the late Rorer A. James of Danville. Mr. Felts was opposed by J. D. Bassett of Bassett, Va., and won on the second ballot. Mr. Felts, who is general manager of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency. has served in the Virginia assembly two terms. LESS WOMEN EMPLOYED. Fi‘gurel in Baltimore Show De- crease of 22 Per Cent. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September 10.—Ap- proximately 22 per cent less women are employed in Baltimore industries and in mercantile establishments than at the same time last year, ac- cording to figures of the state board of labor and statistics for the first six_months of this year. ‘These figures were compiled from reports of inspectors for the ernforce- ‘ment of the ten-hour work law for women in all classes of establish- ments, which included office, sales and workroom. Between January 1 and June 30, 1,395 establishments were inspected and 22,540 women were found employed, against 24,947 found working in 1,200 establish- ments inspected during the same pe- riod last year. 2 2 The average number of female em- ployes to an ‘establishment is 16.157 this year, compared with 20.789 last year, a difference of 4.632, or approx- imately 22 per cent. DEFECT IN WAGE SUIT. CUMBERLAND, Md., S8eptember 10. —Judge Robert R. Henderson sua- tained the demurrer of the Consoli- dution Coal Company in the equity suit flled two years ago by 116 for- mer employes for back wages al- leged to be due them for shortages of weights from October, 1902, to Oc- tober, 1917. The suit ‘involves more than $1,000,000. The court held no_allegation -wa: made in'the original suit that the welghmaster intended to give short welght. Leave to amend in ten days, I l to conform to the views of the court, |amount depending upon the contracting | which came was granted. | ing to China reached by the Washing- Cellent manner the diplomatic prob-¢ lems that arise. Admiral T. Kato, minister of ma- rine, will head the mission at the con- ference, interest In which is un- abated here. Newspapers and maga- zines are filled with views of publists Tegarding the meeting. while news- papers carry daily special dispatches from New York. Washington and Lon- don covering all aspects of the gather- ing. CHINA LAYS DOWN TERMS. Insists on Delegation Taking Part in Conference. Formal declaration of the Canton government of China that it will re- fuse to recognize any decision relat- ton conference for the limitation of armament unless a “delegation of this government attends and takes part in the work of the conference” was made in a letter handed to Sccretary Hughes yesterday by Ma Soo, official repre- sentative of the Canton administra- tion. The communication, signed. by Sun Yat-Sen, as president, and Wu Ting- fang, as minister of foreign affairs, of the Canton government, declared that no settlement of Pacific and far east- ern problems “is possible as long as China is not freed from policies which are defined and elaborated in the twenty-one demands and treaties, and further worked out in the series of secret agreements, leans, concessions concluded and granted by Hsu-Shih- chang’'s administration in favor of b “All other questions are subordinate to these menacing policies, the un- checked prosecution of which involves an alien domination of China with her man power and natural resources,” the letter continued. SCHOOL BONDS AWARDED. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September 10.—An issue o es county school bonds o'l.'P :lmn - ?fl?ms First Natlor.al Bank of Upper Mariboro at its bid of 97.137, ‘The mature in 1951, carrying a interest rate of § per cent. They were offered in July, but the highest bid then was 95.087, more than two points less than the figure now accepted, and too small u;o have wwrg; (flna w&:;ty con- struction expenses. ween ,000 and $50,000 of the bonds are to be issued, the costs of the county. $3,000 damages against Joseph King iby a jury in Circuit Division 1, Jus- tice Hoehling presiding. consented to the verdict. The boy was riding a motor cycle May 20, 1920, at 14th and Euclid streets northwest, when an automobile of the defendant collided with him, in- flicting permanent injury. Attorneys Daniel Thew Wright and Philip Ershler appeared for the plain- tifr. WILL HOLD:CONVENTION. United Daughters of Confederacy Mr. King of Georgia to Meet at Waycross. |VIRGINIA BANK ROBBED WAYCROSS, Ga., Seotember 10.— Official announcement has been made of the dates for the twenty-sixth an- nual convention of the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy of Georgia. It will be held here October 18 to 20, The convention promises to be a very interesting one. 2 Among those who will attend will be Admiral and Mrs. W. S. Benson and during the convention the admiral will be presented with a jeweled sword, a gift from the Georgia Daughters. Mrs. Frank Harrold of Americus is state president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. PARTY CANDIDATES WIN. BALTIMORE, Md., September 10.— In the primaries yesterday for minor state offices the oranizations in both parties won out. There was only one woman candidate for the legislature and she was defeated. BOAT BLOWS UP; 4 INJURED. LAKESIDE, Ohio, September 10.— ‘The powerboat Alton blew up in Lake Erfe one and one-quarter miles north of Lakeside, with twenty-six men on board, at 8:30 this morning. Four of the men were severely burned, but all aer: ;emed after being thrown into o lake. PEANUT CROP FAILS. PETERSBURG, Va., September 10. —Virginia’s peanut crop this year will be less than 50 per cent of nor- mal and in some sections will be a total loss, according to reports mad here at the meeting of the Virginia Peanut Growers’ Assoclation. It was declared t:- v.lumduml-ua 1 .lh‘ jeld is due to the long 2 during - the m:g( season. no de- | ment of oil properties in that country. i I | | | EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1921—PART I VISITED BY FLOOD. PRESIDENT LEAVES | | Party Goes From Whitei i i | | river, which fluws through the eity. OF MEXICAN OIL AT ONCE Walter C. Teagle, Head of Standard | TYPOTHETAE TO INSPECT | Oil. Says Shipments are to Start at Once. GREENWICH, Conn.. September 10. —American oil companies expect to resume their exportations of oil from | Mexico immediately, said Walter C.| Teagle, president of the Standard Ot Company of New Jersey. at his home here. Mr. Teagle arrived from Mexico this afternoon. He was one of the five American oil magnates who went to Mexico to see President Obregon in regard to the Mexican government's | attitude toward American develop—l i “President Obregon and Secretary De La Huerta received us cordially,” said Mr. Teagle. “The companies repre- sented at the conferemces expect to resume immediately the exportation of oil from Mexico, and it is hoped they may be able to continue the de- velopment of the industry in Mexico to the advantage of all concerned, :n- cluding the Mexican government and people. We see no reason to doubt that the personal contact mow estab- lished with Mexican officials will re- sult in_ better understanding and mutual benefit.” S ORNADO KILLS TWO. Much Damage in South Dakota From Destructive Windstorm. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., September 10.— Two men were killed at West Sioux Falls and many small farm buildings were destroyed in a tornado which struck just outside the Sioux Falls city limits early last night. The towns of Ollis, Hartford and East Sioux Falls are reported hard hit, but telephone and telegraph communication is demoralized. SEEK PSEUDO SLEUTH. ‘When a suave gentleman, represent- ing himself as a detective of the seventh precinct, asks you to cash a check for him. delay for a moment and phone the police. They are look- ing for the pseudo detective. Banks and business houses here were notifled today to be on the lookout for a man of from twenty-four to twenty-six years old, slightly reddish hair, with a blue double breasted blue serge suit. He is a loud talker and repre- sents himself as a detective. Police i.re :el.rchh‘ for him for attempted raud. OF BONDS WORTH $10,000 JPULASKI, Va., September 10.—Bonds valued at $10,000 and an undetermined amount of cash were stolen last night ‘When robbers blew open the vault of the bank of Draper, situated in the little town of Draper, four miles from here. Everything of value in the bank was taken, reports said. TROOPS DEMOBILIZED. By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 10.—Demobilization of the Nicaraguan troops, which recently quelled the revolutionary uprising on the Hon- duran frontier, has been rapid. The troops have been paid and are re- Srornlnx quickly to peaceful occupa- ns. Nicaragua and Honduras will form & mixed commission, composed prob- ably of two prominent military men from each country with .mgla power to ascertain the responsibility for and causes of the recent disturbances near the boundary line, which, if not :romplly quelled, it is feared, would ave resulted in a disastrous war in- volving several of the Central Amer- ican republics. HELD IN LIQUOR NET. Anthony George Mandes and James Zarudes of 811 L street northwest were arrested yesterday by Detectives Barbee and Murphy of the third pre- cinct and Prohibition Agents Rose and Evans, charged with illegal poasession of intoxicants. According to the po- Ice, thirty pints of whisky were con- - Fifi\’ Sinn Feiner P\isoners Escape .Through Tunnel By the Ass.'¢ iated Press. DUBL ,'\l:.-me—h- 10.—A tumnel req) iring many werks to comstrutt wax employed Thurday might in effecting the escape of wewde Gfty imtermed Sinn Feiners trom the Curragh interment came in County Kil- 2] of barbed wire g vtangleme: and ix heavily guitrded b diers. ‘The prinoncy® byl tunnel under t barbed wire, walng some of the glooring of thetr hutx for props. . The most dificult part wan to \lude the suard. This was done V¥ ereat- version Thursdity even- ing. umerous prisemes’' gave songs and reeitations whish re- ecived great applagse both, from other imterned men and, At 18 maid, from the guard. Wiile FOR ATLANTIC CITY House by Automobile for Seaside Resort. President and Mrs. Harding. accom panied by a small party of friends, left the White House at 1 o'clock to- i day by automobile to spend the week | pl end at Atlantic City, N. J. With them were Henry P. Fletcher, undersecre tary of state, and Mrs. Fletcher Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Com- merce, and Mrs. Hoover; George F. Van Fleet, manager of President Harding’s printing interests in Mar- | ion, and Mrs. Van Fleet, and George ; Christian, the President’s secretary. The party will be guests of Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the repub lican national committee, during th stay at the seashore. Will Beard Mayflower. it is understood they will leave Atlantic City some time Tuesday on the presidential vacht Mayflower for one or more points farther north on the coast and will return to Wash- ington next Friday morning in time for the President to preside over the cabinet meeting set for that day. The Mayflower will proceed airect! Atlantic City to be there in tim: pick up the presidential party Informal repcrts indicatirg im- provement in business conditions throughout the cowntry have reach- ed President Harding, it was sail officially. Improvement in both th cottor and grain sicuations were #a to have been called to the President’s attention, aithough im the live stock sections conditions were reported as no better, despite the administiration’s efforts to afford credit relief. As an indication of the country’'s con- dition generally, Postmaster General Hays was said to have informed the President that postal receipts increased in August for the first time in scven months. to to —_— DISTRICT PAPER MILLS 'Budl.ng of Reports Also on Pro—l gram at Convention Today. Reading of committee reports and business pertinent to the good of the industry comprised the principal busi- | mess transacted at a closed meeting of the convention of the Fourth Dis- trict Federation, United Typothetae of America, at the Hotel Washington today. Later today the entire congress will pe taken in automobiles on a trip of Inspection of the District of Colum bia paper mills, after which the con- 7ention will adjourn. The advance in the commercial standing-of the printing industry du: ing the past ten years was the fea ture of the addresses delivered b: speakers before the convention ye. terday. and all stressed the aim of the organization to be “the making of printers better business men.” At the banquet held in the hotel last night Frank P. Howard, presi- dent of the local branch of the or- ganization, acted as toastmaster, and an entertainment program was pre- sented by the following: Miss Estelle Murray, songs; municipal song of Washington, by its composer, W. T. Plerson; dances, by Miss Mildred Inge: awarding of silver loving cups in golf tournament; dances, by Miss Odettc Tyler; cortoons, by Richard Mansfield. and dances, by Miss Gladys Fay. Music was furnished by the Ty- pothetae Jasz Band. MIDSHIPMEN APPOINTED. ANNAPOLIS, Md., September 1 Midshipman Jerauld L. Olmstead, Towa, will be cadet commander of the regiment of midshipmen at the re- opening of the Naval Academy for the regular term in October. His ap- pointment, along with those of regi- mental staff officers and ranking offi cers of the four battalions, was an- nounced by Rear Admiral Henry B. ‘Wilson, superintendent of the acad- emy. Appointment of the officers is based upon general efficiency during the summer practice cruise. Cadet Commander Olmstead is the ranking member of the senlor class in scho- lastic merit. —_— ENVOY TO SWITZERLAND. Joseph C. Grew, American minister to Denmark, is to become minister to Switzerland, it is announced at the White Hous: Minister Grew has had years of service in the American dip- lomatic corps and, officials said, ren- dered especially valuable service during the war. e ——— TAKING BATH UNPOPULAR; CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS, MEDICAL DIRECTOR SAYS Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Sepember 10.—“If every one would adopt the habit of daily bathing in hot or cold water, tuberculosis would soon disappear. In many parts of the country serious epidemics of. the dis- ease have been caused because bath- ing below the neck is almost as rare now as it was in the middle agen” declares Ralph E. Barnes, * medical director of the Maryland Tuberculosis Association. “Every home, however humble, should have a tub, provided, if necessary, by the state,” he sald. “Of course, many people would re- sent the enforcement of such a ilaw, but it is mecessary to pro- mote real health progress. We have still a long way to go be- fore ‘we will recover from the scourge of uncleanliness or .gre)u- dice” inst. bathis transferred to us from the middle ages.t" “In the beginning, bathtubs were considered immoral,” he continued. ““The first tub installed in Virginia was taxed severely and the le responsible _for its _instailation ‘were socially ostracized.” Mr. Barnes further said that the 1dea of bathing was at one time regarded with positive horror and' that physicians in colonial times ts sly S s e health. injurious to ' Jone. i | DCKINDERGARTENS INCREASED BY TWO Up-to-Date Equipment for Work Provided in New Children’s Classes. Two additional kindergartens will be opened when the District public schools begin the new term, September 19, it was announced today by the kindergarten directors, Miss Catherine R. Watkins and Miss Imogene Worm- ley. One will be in the new John Bur- roughs school, at 18th and Monroe streets, and the other in the Burr- ville scool. These kindergartens will be the mos: modernly equipped in the 8chool sys- tem. The equipment is designed to protect the health of the children - never before Novel Equipment Planned. Large floor blocks, small kee-siw s and slides similar to those used on viaygrounds will be among the in- movations in the kindergarten roow. Othiers will be rugs for the children to ait on while playing with building blocd:& on the floor and vietrolas. Th new ' kindergariens also will have « new awndel piano, which will permit the taicher to watch the childron while s playin sic for theis rhythn In equippin new kindergar- tens with large blocks 1 supplant the neh cubes. it is the intention « hool offieials to develop the funda mental muacles of the small children #s well ax educate. The slides and see-suws in _the elassrooms will be used primariy for the physical de- velopmient of the child, and not for ¢ purposes. Rugs Offer Protection. Placing rugs on the floor of the classrooms while, the children are et- gaged in playing with the bullding blocks is for the purpose of keeping their clothes free from dirt and pro- tecting them from centracting e cold. As soon as the congestion in the graded schools is relieved, it is the {Plan of school authorities 1o place {Kindergarten in every school build- ting. At present the kindergartens are {scattered throughout the city, and the {small children in some instance are jforced to walk many blocks to school. { An appropriation has been made for the establishing Kindergartens in of three additional the schools during the present fiscal year. Where the i third one will be placed school wu- { thoritics have not yet determined. |GIRLS SHUN HOUSEWORK. IAlthough Without Employment. {Domestic Service Does Not Attract. NEW YORK. September 10.—Young men don’t care to call at the back- door and, therefore, girls don't like to go into domestic gervice. This was one explanation given by social workers for an acute shortag. of household help which exists in Brooklyn, notwithstanding that thou- sande of women and girls are i because of factory shutdowns. Director Metcalf of the Y. W. C. A. cmployment bureau said she had abundoned efforts to supply general houseworkers. “Men don’t care to escort a girl through the rear entrance or to be entertained In the kitchen,” she ex- plained. Joseph P. Boyle, director of the state employment bureau, declarcd Liousewives were largely to blame. because they didn't give the girls the short, regular hours prevailing in stores and factories. iSPECULATION BLAMED | FOR LOW MARK VALUE ‘Bernhard, Economic Expert, Says Desire to Get Bich Quick Has Led to Present Slump in Currency. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, September 9.—Psycholox ical rather than tangible natural fluences are adduced as reasons the extreme depreciation of the Ge man mark by George Bernhard, notable economic expert and editorial writer for the Vossische Zeitung. In a lengthy examination of the situation in that newspaper today he points out that the present low level of the mark was only equaled in January, 1920, when Germany » finan- cial future was far less clear than it is today. Jerr Bernhard attributes the present slump chiefly to unbridled speculation in Germany. which I says is the outcome of a feverish d sire of all classes to get rich qu without hard work. The thesix that faith abroad Germany's ultimate economic re ery has been destroyed is reject by him as at least premature and erroneous. —— SAWYER TELLS OF PLANS. President’s Physician Addresses Caravan Club. Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, private physician to the President and Mrs. Harding, who was the guest of honor at the weekly luncheon of the Caravan Club of Almas Temple yesterday on the roof of the Washington Hotel, made an address in which he described the pol- icies of the administration. He told some of the outstanding features of the big program and explained the work he personally is doing in connec- tion with the nation's health and w. far Gen. Sawyer, at the conclusion of his address, was presented with a framed certificate of honorary membership in the local Shrine, the presentation being made by Illustrious Potentate Henry Lansburgh. Both President Harding and Secretary Christian are honorary members of the local Shrine. H. S. Omohundro. president of the Caravan Club, occupied the chair during the festivities. J. B. Hayes was chair- man of the “glad-hand” committee, and those who assisted him in the “glad- hand” work were Frank Long, Bam Zirkin, P. L. Gladman and Harry Tay- lor. 1t was announced at the luncheon that at least 1,000 nobles will represent the District at the annual convention of caravans to be held in Atlantic City " next week. They will leave Friday in special train. _— PERSHING GOING TO PARIS. ‘Will Place Medal on Grave of Un- known French Soldier. Gen. Pershing is to leave for France next Wednesday, where, at Paris, on October 2, he will place a medal of honor on the grave of the unknown French soldier buried there. This medal, together with a simi- lar one, was awarded by en act of Congress to two unknown soldiers of France and England. Following the presentation of the French medal, Gen. Pershing will make an inspection of the American troops on the Rhine. If the general has time he will later go to London, where he wiil make the presentation of the medal for the English soldier. If he does not have the time he will return here, as he is scheduled to attend the Armistice day ceremonies in connec- tion with the burial of the American unknown soldier. — The jawbone of a whale of average size measures about seven feet fin length.