Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1921, Page 1

Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively eatitied to the use for republication of all news aupatches “ credited to it or not otherwise credited in this Paper and also the local news published herels. All rights of publication of special dispatches hereln are also reserved. WEATHER. Partly cloudy and colder tonight; ] tomorrow unsettied and colder. ‘Temperature for twenty-four hours ended At 2 p.m. today: Highest, 67, at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 44, at 10 p.m. yes- - terday. Full report on page 2. Clguing New York Stocks, Page 19. P Saturday’s Net Circulation, 84,850 Sunday’s Net Circulation, 89344 Entered as second-class matter 98,316.. post office Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D.' €, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1921—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. . TWO CENTS. Weather Man Says Mercury Will EXPERTS OUTLINE COURT REVERSES OPINION UPHOLDING VALUE FIXED ON POTOMAC ELECTRIC CO. No. e QRAND DECLARES snow-covered regiogs of Minnesota | and Montana, are destined to take the, springlike balm out of Washington's | weather’ within the next forty-eight | LIKE UTTER Dzsrxucna"'«lol t.._.......g » hours, if the prognostications of the | 7 PROCRAM ON SHPS Decide All Nations Must Give Up Equivalents in Cut- ting Their Items. PRESENT RATIO IN SHIPS WOULD BE MAINTAINED America Shall Not Be Placed in Weaker Position Than She Is at Present. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. America’s program for limitation of naval armament has been practically agreed upon. The details remain to be shaped—the fundamentals are clear. They are: First. For every naval item given up by the United States there shall be an equivalent given up by other na- val powers. g Seg:nd. The present ratio of nava strength shall ‘be maintained in the sense that the United States shall not be placed in a weaker position toward other powers than she is at the mo- ment. Definition of Terms. Third. The British having accepted the principle of equallty With the United States, the _disparity in strength between the two navies shall t least not be increased.. 5 Fourth, the phrase “limitation of ermament” is held to mean that all the nations shall be permitted to finish the building programs which they have already authorized. “Re- duction of armament” is-held to mean that vessels still in commission but growing obsolete shall be scrapped and the tax burden reduced by an agreement not to replace these ships, but to economize by eliminating the expense of keeping up old vessels. Fifth, a definite understanding by all powers as to exactly what is meant by the term “replacement” with re- spect to vessels mow in first-class condition, but which may eventually become inferior in value to new types of naval craft which may be designed in the future. Merehant Marine Considered. Sixth. In considering naval strength there shall be included merchant marine and all auxiliary vessels which can be possibly converted into war- ships in an emergency, as well as all bases fortified and unfortified, which could be used in naval operations. In reducing armament expense. it 13 essential to consider the millions of dollars which sre spent annually to maintain naval bases and repair sta- tions at remote points. . This question is most acute. Tmcu? with a possible naval ict in the Pacific, Wwhere bases are quite as important as the number. of naval vessels.avail- able for a theoretical war. The forgoing principles, as worked out by our naval experts, have been given to the American delegation con- | sisting of Secretary Hughes, Senatars Lodge and Underwood and former Senator Root. They are basic leads, but, of course, no single plan can be drawn up which will take care of all contingencies. It is up to the four members of the American delegation to determine just how far each prin- ciple can be applied. The Navy is really presenting alternative plans. One plan may bé predicated on a diplomatic_settlement of certain dis- putes in the far east. Another plan may be predicated on an absolute agreement with_reference to forti- fications. The Navy is furnishing all its ideas to the American delegation, relying upon the latter to use those principles as the discussion develops. Public Opinion Opposed. Thus far it would seem as if the naval men would like to see limitation carried out literally by permitting the completion of existing programs, but many of them realize that this will not_satisfy American public opinion, which has hoped the conference would not_merely bring about an equilibrium as betwecn navies, but which would actually reduce the annual expense. Reduction of armament. involuntarily becomes the objective and the real problem of the naval expert is to evolve a plan which will reduce ex- pense by eliminating the superfluous parts of a navy withcut altering its main fighting strength. When the American program, how- is finally develeped after the ever, discussions have already begun, it would not be surprising to see the American_delcgation feel its way to- ward, further reductions of expense, even presenting proposals for radical cutting of naval programs now under coustruction. This is_at this time merely conjecture. The American delegation is preparing a moderate program to lay before the conference, hoping eventually to modify and still further r2duce expense. Other Powers Must Agree. \The Navy Department considers its function to keep the American dele- gation advised at to how far the Navy can be reduced “consistent with domestic safety.” But the American delegation. which has_the responsi- bility of making America's policy at the conference, must first obtain as- surances and explicit agreements concerning the willingness -of the other powers to make equivalent re- ductions in expense. The conference will not be a single nation's affair. It depends for SuCcess on co-opera- ticn. America will not limit her ar- mament alone, nor will she reduce it alone. All must agree to practical measures, which are so definitely de- scribed as to leave ro loophole for weather. forecaster. today hold true. The weather prophet said the cold England states and the northwest are moving in the direction of Washing- ton, ‘but will not reach here before Wednesday or Phursday. The tem- perature, however, he said, will take @ decided drop tonight. No snow is forecast for the District this week. KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 7.— A cold wave, which will cover Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and most of Northern Oklahoma, ‘Wwas forecast today by P. Connor, government weather observer here. Mr. Connor said a cold rain would begin tonight followed by snow Tucsday morning. Temperatures will be below freez- ing over the entire area by tomorrow morning, Mr. Connor predicted. BANDITS BIND HELP AND LOOT THEATER Get $35 From Columbia’s Safe and Make . Escape. Two armed bandits entered Loew's Columbia Theater today at about 7 o'clock, bound with rope two colored porters and three colored charwomen, iand robbed the safe in the front office while pedestrians passed on the street outside. The outer compartment of the safe yieided $35 to the burglars, who overlooked & $300 bar pin, owned by Harry Howe, assisiant manager. In the burglar-proof compartment re- posed $3,000. The safe-crackers could not force the door of the compart- ment. The robbery has earmarks of three similar crimes committed in Balti- more _theaters yesterday. A total loot of §175 was obtained there. The { burglars i nthose cases worked from | trio formation, two entering the thea- ter while one remained outside in a waiting automobile to take them away. . Sought Pocketbook “Lost.” At ‘the Columbia today, the men first met Edward E. Thomas of 1427 1st street, a porter. One of the men told Thomas that he had come to re- cover e pocketbook lost last night while attending the show. Entermng the theater, the man drew a pistol. Into the smoking room the bandit and ‘porter went. There Thomas' hanas and feet were fastened with i rope. James E. Littleton of 1525 B street southeast, came to the door about that time. Thomas made an effort to motion him that there was trouble abroad. The bandit noticed it, and warned him again that fur- ther demonstration on his part would plean death. Dittleton then was tied up. ‘Charwomen Bound. As the charwomen walked in, one after another, they were bound with These victims were Tina Nel. son of 2217 F street and Mary Over- ton of 923 Queen court. As soon 2as all were trussed, the bandits directed attention to the safe. One, wearing a dark overcoat, wearing a_light-colored overcoat, re- mained on guard. The latter went to the assistance of the first. The imprisoned employes remained i tied up for an hour. Meanwhile the burglars broke knobs from the outer and inner doors of ‘the safe and made away with their ~loot. Tina ‘Wilson struggled over to Thomas and unbound the rope. The five were then freed. Thomas went down to the boiler room where William Stapleford, engineer, and L. A. Swank, carpenter, | were at work. Both were ignorant of | the robbery, having heard no noise. The police were immediately notified. 1 ctor Grant, chief of detectives, arranged to notified police of other Icltiea of the burglary, in order that lookouts may be posted. BRITAIN’S RELIGIONISTS IMPRESSED WITH PARLEY | By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 7.—The relig- ious world of Great Britain, as re- jflected by pulpit references, is deeply | impressed with the importance of the | Washington armament conference jand with what it portends for man- i kind. In conformity with the appeal of {the Archbishop of Canterbury, pray- jers were offered yesterday in all the Anglican' churches, imploring Divine Iblessings on - the conference. The same .procedure was followed in the ! non-conformist churches. Cardinal {Bourne's appeal for the same pur- ipose .also was effective in the Eng- lish Roman Catholic churches. | In all the Jewish synagogues spe- jcial prayers will be offered next Sat- jurday for the success of the confers ence. Even Imam Mustapha Khan, religious head of the Moslem com- {munity in England, whose mosque is at Woking, in Surrey, will pray to | the Almighty in next Friday's sermon to guide the counselors of the nations irepresented at Washington. The celebration this week of the janniversary of the armistice and the | mass meeting called here for the | purpose of restricting the possibilities of further wars, whose horrors many preachers yesterday dwelt upon as certain to exceed by far those of wave and siowstorms in the New | initiated operations, while the second, | - ONARRIVALINU.S. {Premier ahd Party Land in New York and Hurry to Washington. READY TO CONCEDE LIMIT FOR SUCCESS OF PARLEY Places High Hopes in Close Rela- tionship With U. S.—Repara- tions May Be Issue. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 7.—France is ready to join in every endeavor to avert new wars “provided: she has nothing to fear for her own security, which remains one,of the most solld guarantees of the peace of the world,” sald Premler Aristide Briand, in a message to the American people, on his arrival today to attend the ar- mament conference at Washington. “Just because she had to suffer from the war more than any other nation,” {he added, “she is ready to approach the prob\em of the conference in the most favorable spirit for the mainte- nance of peace. “Between France and the United | States of America there is no room for any difference, however, slight., Both our countries only endeavor to {lead the men and peoples of good Iwill to peaceful and fruitful work and to reduce more and more the risks of war. Realities Destred. “Today, the world, which is in such need of safety and rest wants "not only soothing words but realities.’ A crowd gave the premler and his party a rousing welcome as they stepped ashore from the steamship La Fayette. Official welcoming ceremonies, which marked the arrival of other dele~ ‘gations to the conference, were curtailed %o allow M. Brignd to go to Washington at once and take up the work of be- coming thoroughly established there be- fore the opening of the conference Fri- day. Premier Brland was accompanied by:| former Premier Rene Viviani, a com- { panion of Marshal Joffre during his visit here in 1917, and Albert Sarraut, French senator and minister of the colonies. | He_was met at quarantine by Robert Wood Bliss, representing the State De- { partment; Maj. Gen. Robert E. Bullard, | Jules Jusserang, French ambassador to the United States, and representatives jof the city and state, who had gone { the bay on the Army tug Lexing- ton. . Depart for Washington. * At the pler M. Briand was:congucted to the French line rece oo where he was formally w ;ml state dignitariés. led riefly. 2 4 IR The party thep entered eolorfully dec- orated automoblies and started through cheering crowds for the Pennsylvania station, where a train for Washing- ton awaited. “On setting foot on the soil of the great American republic,” “sald M. Briand's message, “my _first thought goes back to those who generously came to mingle their blood with that of the soldiers of France, K to those fighters whom the United States' sent over to us as the most precious thing they had, back to those mag- nificent high-souled yogths with he- roic_hearts who fell for right and .for liberty with a smile to the land that has piously entombed them. To their families France mow serds me as a near relative. ' I.am coming to assure them that the irecollection of those heroes is deeply’ graven in the heart of every Frenchman, France Battlegroun “For centuries France has been the ground of the great struggles for civilizatio ‘he last' war has shown that she iS able to uphold her ideal to the.utmost limit of sacrifice. She does_notrforget any of the nations which helped her insafeguarding her independence and saving the liberty of the world. She knows in particu- lar what she owes to the fraternal de- votion, to the mighty help which America brought .her. The two coun- tries are henceforth united in the same glory. They feel that this very union provides the best guarantee for the peace of the world and that the main _interests of mankind _cannot but profit by their close and intimate co-operation. “The great American democracy well knows what France is. You have known us for a long time. But dur- ing the last war your sons have lived amongst us, sharing the same dangers and the same hopes. Such unfor- gettable hours create an everlasting intimacy. These two countries of ours are lands of liberty. ! Close Relationship. { _“The statue that at the entrance of New York raises right above the har- bor. her light-spreading arm has its replica in Paris on_the banks of the Seine. 1identical, born of the same hands, almost of the same mold, these two statues, though standing thousands of miles from each other, point out the close relationship which exists between the two peoples, the aspirations they have in common, the | likeness of their role, their equal love of justice; their similar-will on . the paths of progress. “If, as prime minister of the Frenth republic, I did not hesitate, in '!plle] of present difficulties, to leave my country, it was, first, because I wanted to bring over here the tribute of her gratitude and at the same time to show that the foremost thought! i =i It Is Reported That Many Farmers Will Burn Corn, Which Is Now as Cheap as Coal. | FUND TO INCREASE | POLIGE REFUSED House Committee Thinks $50,000 for Force During Arms Parley Not Needed. The appropriation of $50,000 asked by the District Commissioners and| urged upon Congress by President Harding in a letter to Speaker Gil- lett, with which to provide addition- al poljce protection during the inter- national conference on limitation of armament, was summarily rejected to- day by the House appropriations com- mittee when the District Commission- ers were heard on deéiency estimates. The attitude of the House commit- mittee was that there are sufficient imarings and soldiers now in the Dis- | triet “ta -provide ample and ' better protéction. than would be given by hired policemen_from other cities or recruited from ‘the unemployed in Washington. The argument of the! Commissioners was that as this was a peacetul conference, where interna- tional good will and kindly feeling: is_to ‘be’ promoted, they thought it might- give offense if soidiers in uni- form were doing police work. Representative Will R. Wood of ~Aisee ecist A4 ot that the marines are not looked upon as soldiers, but! u e - 4w pusccwin. He emphasized that they ‘are recognized the world over as the best policemen. Chalrman Madden Explains. Chairman Madden of the House committee explained to the District Commisaioners that the arms parley was entirely & matter of interna- tional relation and that all arrange- ments for the conference are being made through the .State Department, with* Secretary Hughes' shouldering all . responsibility. - He emphasized that Secretary Higshes has authority to call upon the War Department, | the Navy Department, the Treasury | Department, the Department of Jus- tice or any other agency of the gov- ernment which has a police force.or secret service force, for whatever assistance he thinks necessary in con- nection with the international confer- ence. Mr. Madden said he believed that the House. appropriations committee should mot in any way muddle the plans or work with which the Secre- tary of State is charged. Chairman Madden said after the meeting that the District Commis- slonprs had gone away well pleased in at least one respect. They had found one place in the goverament service where they could come for a decislon and get it. No Action on Other Items. Other deficiency items for the Dis- trict, in¢luding appropriation for the surveyor's office, for the municipal lodging house, for continuing work on the Gallinger Memorial Hospital, for the payment of judgment against the District and other deficiencies were explained by the Commissioners, | but no definite action was taken by | the House committee. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, officer in charge of ‘public bufldings and grounds, discussed the proposed Ar- Tington Mermorial bridge to he ernct- ed between the Lincoln memorial and Arlington national cemetery before he appropriations’ committee. Col. Sherrill said this structure is to-be symbolic of the line beween the terri- tory north of Mason and Dixon and the territory south of Mason®and Dixon. It is iIntended thaf it shall be the greatest of all the memorials. in ‘Washington. Old plans for this struc- WILL TAKE UP SUFFRAGE. Senate District Committee Sets Date for Public Hearings. Hearings on suffrage for the Dis- trict of Columbia will be begun be- fore the Senate District committee tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Senate Dis- trict committee room in the Capitol. The committee has been informed that a considerable number of wit- | nesses desire to be heard. The District committee will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday nomination of Henry Lincoln Johnson to be recorder of deeds. FRANCO-TURK PAGT STIRS UP BRITAIN Objections Sent to Paris Will Be Cab!ed to Briand for His Consideration Here. By the Associated Press. to consider the! i i i i i | i i 7 | PREPARING PLANS 1 10 GREET OLYMPIA 1 Commissioners Suggest Pro-| cession of Autoists Along | Potomao<Drive. - ! .Washingtonians by hundreds ma: participate Wednesday afterncon i a solemn and consecrated procession —a procession for which there will be no precedent in the capital's history— ! when the U. S. S. Olympia, Dewey's | flagship at Manila, bearing the body of an upknown American soldier, comes to deck here at the navy yard. To the suggestion that Washing- | tonians gather along the mtartrw;[ and stand with bowed heads as the | Olympis- passes, the District Commis- | sloners today.were considering i ing the propasal that automiobiligge i form a procession which shall prochld ' by the Potom@ic Park driveway=to the point nearest the navy yard, 4 to halt in revergntial PARIS, November 7.—A memoran- | Olympia shall hive docked. The = dum from Great Britain voicing cer- tain objections reported to have been raised in England to the treaty re-| trict heads would contii.r somy cently concluded between France and the Turkish nationalists government at Angora is expected in Paris today and will be cabied to Premier Briand in Washington, it was indicated in' presenting a conorete sugge official quarters. The reply will await the premier's consideration of the questions raised. The French government, according | | | i i i misgioners, if the plan is a will ride at the head of the ling d b tius uring the day the most appi method by which Washin might honor the nation’s hersic as the Olympia comes into t. He said the Commissioners ‘obably would issue a tatement to Uge public | on. Hydroplanes to, Accompang Ship. | AAI the Olympia Bteams slofRly up the river, a squadron’ of ten l¥droplanes . C. COMMISSION T0 MAKE APPEAL ! $1,500,000 FUND iU. S. Supreme Court to Be Asked to Rule on Appel- late Decision. ‘vie Public Ttilities Commission will ppeal to the U ‘ourt from the deci ion of the Court |of Appeals on the valuation of the property of the Potomac Electric Power Company. Corporation Coun- sel Francis H. Stephens made this an- nouncement at the District building as soon as he learned. that the ap- pellate court had reversed the Dis- trict ‘Sypreme Court by deciding in favor of the company. The fact thay the District intends to go to the United States Supreme Court means that the declsion ren- dered today will have no effect on the rates now charged by the com- pany for current. ‘What Records Show. Records of the Public Utilities Com- mission show that on Augusi 31 last the power company had set- aside $2,019 representing ilie Kif- feren n the 10 s per kilowatt hour actually paiduby the consumers and the 8.075 cemte whi the company is allowed to use ing final settlement of the valu cage in court This impounding fund is growing at the rate of about $45.400 a month, and it Was estimated ut-the-District build- ing ihat if apother year-or two pass befgre a final'decision is reached there will be more ] $3,000,000 in the fund. United States Supreme Court inally"In_Yavor of the com- ion If_t) decid. i puny the total-emeunt will belong to | |y oyl the corporation. = If the finai-decision is in r of the commission the company will have to return to each-user of electricity his share of the several million dol- lar: Here is a brief history of the of the fi;un completed iis valuation v e light company’s property der the utilities act the commi directed to give each company rates for service that will yield a reason able return on the value of the prop- erty. ‘At that time the charging 10 cents per kilowatt hour for current in private bousehols. which the commission believed w: ylelding more than a reasonabl return. company was Using the newly established valua- | tion as the basis for its action, the commission ordered the rate for e reduced to 8 cents re kilowatt hour, on the theory ?l#&ginlcn fn September the com mission stated that the rate now i tppere | cffect would yvield the company 7 per!of which i silence untikthe | cent under the commission's valua- | court's jurisdiction under the statute tion: The reduced rate, however, e effective. The company ap. never o b > lingy’ becam Commissioner Rudolph said tHe'Dis- | pealed too the District Supreme Court ' terms | on the ground that the commission !chullenger or e: Tiat® | had valued the property too low. The|cicar uid m1ans ‘pourt issued an injunction preventing |the dead the commiséion from enforcing th- scuable or urlaw eight-cent rate until the courts could pass upon the valuation. Unde: the terms of the injunction he company continucd to colect 10 cents from the consumer, but S Te- quired by the court to set aside 2 cents. In September, 1920, the com- miesion, with the approval of the court, d States Supreme | Tn 1917 the Public Utilities Commis- | per | that ; {Appellate Justices Hold 1916 Costs As a Basis. MAY BE FREED Chief Justice Smyth. i Makes Dissenting i Opinion in Case. | The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia today reversed the opin- ion of the lzte Justice Gould, which had upheld the valuation placed by the Public Utilities Commission on the property of the Potomac Electric Power Company. The opinipn was rendered by Justice Robb and concurred in by Justice Vau Orsdel. Chief Justice Smyth filed dissenting opinion. The majority opinion holds that i present cost of reproduction is one | the necessary elements to be conet ered along with other relevant faci- !in fixing the fair and reasonable value {of thé property. It maintains that the commission should have rendered it valuation as of December 31, 181L. and not as of the date of July i, 191 There was evidence, the court hold 1o show an increase in values aid th ommission should decide how muc’ in fairness, it should add to the earii ! ‘aluaticn. The commission decline” o consicer reproduction cost. . i Failed » Dissenting Judge. | The dissenting opinion points er company has faile commission’s valuatio: te, ¢ nadequ The t no inc llowed, as it |investment of sults solel i which hax den | tions and rendercd property values {unreliable. 1f any increase is 1o be allowed, he holds that the majority unreasonable or ui justice declarcs wuld have bec come from any company, was 4 opinien should have indicated how much. as he thinks the commission entitled to the court’s view in that j regard. Unless this opinion should be re- versed on appeal to the United Stat . the Potomac Electric y will be entitled to the us than ‘$1,- ! 500,000 which has accumulated und-r an ordcr of Justice Gould in 1817 requiring the company to impound {cents out of each 10-cent colleetion {from the consumer. This order was amended twice, so that the company ! recently has been required onmly to | impound 113 cents. Two Questions Consldered. Justice Robb in" the course of hir infon says: “U'nder our view of the e it is necessary to consider bu! two questions at this time, the first as 1o the ecope of the | he ¥ m tute here under consider: es to the finding of the con. prima facle\ effect, for. it fr places the burden upon the prant’ of showing by evidence that unate, unrea- 1’ Put where as = challenzed on the ased upon @ mis- wholly. un- to .amount ary exercise of power, it is the duty of the court under the ruie announced by the Supreme Court to {exercise ‘its own independent judg- nnd L there the decision to official circles, is greatly surprised ; from Bolling Field will Bover over | allowed the company to keep 83 cents |ment as to both law and facts,’ So far {that the British have found things|her as an aerial escort, in jand se i 2 cents. with which to take exception in the |an annountement made ty’yccfi?}.nngfia;?la T Septomber of Franco-Turkish accord. It was point- | tin F. Staniey, U. 8. A, commanding | mission ordered a G per cent reductio: ed out that the agreement does not | officer at Bolling Field. “Marine avia- | in the 8}-cent rate, which means tha differ essentially from the accord|tors from Quantico; Va. will meet the the.company now keeps 8.075 cents per reached between France and repre-|cruiser soon after she leaves Chesa- kilowatt hour and impounds the bal- sentatives of the Mustapha Kemal|pe: ke bay. |ance of the 10 cents collected. Pasha government on March 21 lasi i Vi H e the Britioh sas:| With.its escort the Olympis is ex-| Through all of this litigation the ernment tacitly agreed, it is claimed. ‘Wednesdas afternoon. 110 cents per kilowatt hour, and until In September of this year the com- ;| pected here not later than 3 o'ctock : consumers have never stopped paying | Anglo-French alliance. Bagdad Raflway an Issue. The provision-in the new agreement relating to certain rights given the nationalists for the transportation of troops and material over the Bagdad:day, and in respect to the unknown railway, which is’one of the reported chief ‘points of objection by the British, is declared to be the same as a provision in the agreement ap- proved last March. This provision, however, was subsequently rejected by_the nationalists. . Great Britain, it is asserted, has been constantly in touch with the|which will be placed on sale Wednes: | Franco-Turkish negotiations, and Baron Hardinge, the British ambas- sador in Faris, was aware of the pur- poses of the trip to Angora of Henry ! Franklin Bouillon when he left Paris to negotiate the agreement. French Deny Violation. French officials declared they saw in the new accord no violation of the In uneflicial quarters it was pointed out that Eng- land and’ France have held opposite views in the Greco-Turkish war sit-/test was conducted by the Carry On uation and in a sense have pursued different courses. The reaching of the Franco-Turk- ish agreement on the eve of the ‘Washirgton conference is commented upon here as_placing France in the position of releasing a large body of troops from duty in Cilicia, thus furth- er demobilizing the French army and contributing a practical bit to the re- duction of the' world's armaments. Today’s News in Brief | i 1 1 !'sale will be placed in the treasury| In memory of those who did- noti come back, the poppy of . Flanders'| fields will be worn in Washington on Armistice day. In keeping with the spirit of the soldier who represents all those who | did not come back, it is suggested | that the poppy be tied with a bit of black ribbon. . Will Self Popples. ‘Washington Post, No. 1; of the Dis-| abled American Veterans of the World ‘War are making thousands of poppies, | day and Thursday. Proceeds from the of the organization and used for the relief of disabled soldiers, The Disibled American Veterans! have undertaken a big 'task in at-i tempting to supply these tokens, but | they are beihg assisted by different | organizations 4hroughout the city and by Individual friends of the ex-service men. S . Saturday night a poppy-making con- Club. Chief Justice McCoy of the Dis- trict Supreme Court.and Mr. McCoy, Miss Katherine Coleman of Kent, England, who was decorated by the Pritish government for valor while serving &s a nurse, and other dis- tinguished guests were present. Organizations which will conduct services for the unknown dead in the rotunda of the Capitol Thursdag to-| day practically had, completed the programs for the services. Permits already have been issued to more than sixty organizations, societies and foreign diplomats to place deco- {less a presentment by a grand jur: the last court decision has been hand- | ed down they will continue to pay 10 cents. ——— JUVENILE COURT LACKS LABOR SENTENCE POWER The Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia is without authority to sond a man to Occoquan at “hard la. bor” for six months, according to decision of the District Court of Ap- peals rendered today by Justice Robb. The court reversed the judgment of the Juvenile Court, which had at- tempted to send Charles W. Moreland to Occoquan for six months for non- support. The appellate tribunal de- clared that a sentence of that char- acter falls under the heading of “in- famous sentences,”. which. the United States Supreme Court has declared may be imposed only after present- ment and indictment bv a grand jury. ‘Attorney oster . Wood, representing Moreland, appealed from the action of Judge Sellers in sentencing his client to six months’ imprisonment. He contended that the act creating the Juvenile Court was unconstitu- as it is necessary to determine the uestion. Relates to Alleged Errors. “The second question relates o al- leged errors in the rule adopted by the commission in finding present val- ues. The commission’ found the fair value of the property as of Jaly 1. 11814, to be $10,250,000. The uncon- tradicted evidence showed that be- {tween that date and December 31, L1816, the time of said valuation therc had been a sharp rise in values. Ap- I pellants contend that the commission as matter of law in reaching a com- clusion as to'the fair value of their property on December 31, 1916, should rhave taken into cousideration the ia- |creased value of that property as shown by the evidence between the arlier and the later dates. This the ommission declined to do, but taking or & basis the fair value of the proj rty as of July 1, 1914, the commi i sion added net additional expenditures ion the property subsequent to tI date and they entirely ignored thc .evidence as to the increase in the ivalue of the property forming_ the | basis of the valuation of July 1, 1914 “The trial court was of the view that the rule adopted by the commis- |sion was corr We are unmable to i concur in tha W Rate Base Principal Objeet. “The principal: object of valuatio: iof cost is to provide a rate base and the statute cleariy contemplates that the commission shall ascertain the ivalue as of the time of said valuation and not as of some anterlor dafe. It ihas been ruled many times that there tional in that it empowered that tri- |must be a falr return to a public bunal to sentence to hard labor, |utility ‘upon the reasonable value of which is interdicted by the fifth the property at the time it.is being amendment to the Constitution un- precedes .such punishment. Attorney Wood expressed the opin- jon that the decision may have the effect also of depriving the Police Court of jurisdiction to sentence to as the cases in that court {used for the public.’ i “In the present case the commis- fon, in effect, declined to find the ipresent valueof the property because inot,_satisfied as to how fong existing i conaitions would continue. In assum- ing this position the commission must have overlooked paragraph nine of i d 3 ’ | L onternational misunderstanding. That's | SRR, (0 TFTRY gt TN IN0% ©f fof every Frenchman ls peace. Weliure estimates the expense:at from American arms delegates agree on |rations on the casket containing the Occoguan, as the cases In that court BiYe CNUClOCUinOrising it at amy the trend of policy in the preliminary know too well, alas, what war means | $3.500,00 naval progra P | i : ' » h ,500,000 to $10,000,000. gram. 'age 1{body of the unknown soldier. The|are tri - discussions which now are in prog-, for n;;:ger,;;-;;;;;:fgeg,}:;“,{egg:g‘;m;,m The ol 1t "takes, not to yearn for | $5ma0000 to $10.000.000. N plannea, France for peace, Briand declares casket may be viewed by the public|not after presentment by a grandtime, of its own Initiative 1o make ress. “use of ! ooce with heart and soul. So as soon | would be about 3,500 feet long.' upph arrival in.UwS. Page 1 from .8 am. until 10 p.m. Thursday, | jury. public utility. z (Copyright, 1921.) | the formidable and alarming dangers {ahead, the confevemce mast ot fall | FINAL PREPARATIONS MADE. |in providing relief from: the present crushing burdens of defens2. As one but no_one will be admitted after that hour , during the solemn night pre- ceding interment at Arlington. as_President Harding sent out 'his} The reason given for discussing the noble call my country answered pres- i project at this time is because the ent. And here [ am to demonstrate ! grading and road work at Lincoln Bandits bind employes of Columbia Theatér and take $35 from safe. Page 1 Holds Commission Responsible, “As conditions changed and values DISTRICT BORDER LINE Delegations Busy With Meetings to Prepare Arms Programs. The beginning of the week which is to witness the opening of the arms limitation and far eastern conference finds everything moving auspicious- 1y for that eagerly expected and high- 1y important event. The American delegation to the conference met in Secretary Hughes' office at 10 o'clock this morning, while in the embassies and légations of the foreign nations party to the conference there were assemblings of delegations for preliminary dis- cussions, and the various staffs of experts and technical advisers were busily at work. Delegates Meet Alone. The delegates met alone today, Sec- retary Denby and the Navy| officials who ‘have participated in the delib- erations so frequently in the-last ten days not being present. There is rea- won to believe that the delegation Has now arrived at the formula for limitation of naval armament which it will present to the conference as the American suggestion. The absence of the Navy experts from today’s ses- rion_with only five days intervening ., (Continued on Page 2, Column 6J writer stated it: “When failure means not simply non-achievement, but the direct reverse, who will dare tc say that the conference can fail?” TWO MUST HANG. {Death Sentences of McHenry and Price Are Affirmed. j John McHenry, twenty-two: years i old, must hang for the killlng of Detective Armstrong at Union station in December, 1919.' The District Court of Appeals in an opinion by ; Chief Justice Smyth today :affirmed the conviction of McHenry. The exe- cution is scheduled for November 18, | but, .as the time for the mandate of the Appellate Court to be issued will not expire before that date, the hang- , ing will probably be deferred. | Justice Robb rendered the opinion | of the Court of Appeals affirming the | conviction and death sentence of Charles Price, colored, who killed pute over a bottle of whisky. 4 In both cases the Appellgte Court declared that the defendants had been properly represented, and that there | 82! a8 no error in the rulingg of th late Justice Gould, “Who- presided at both trials. : 3t | Robert Smith. 'also colored, in a dis- | the earnest good will of France by every means in my power. Formal. Comment Reserved. “I earnestly trust that the Wfllhlng-& ton meeting will give us an oppor- tunity In this respect. France and} America, yesterday united on the bat- tle fields, will thus continue to play! their beneficent part in deriving from | their common victory such results as: | will conform with the idealism that ‘has ever animated them.” | Premier Briand, who sald he would reserve formal comment on the con- i ference untii he had seen Prelldent] | Harding, comes with the purpose of ! assisting during the first twelve days' {of the conference in determining tHe, { principles upon which subsequent de- | tails and results will rest. He comes without instructions. The French ministry gave him none. The French senate and chamber of depyties gave him a free hand. He will ‘enter the conference with general policfes clear n his own mind and in the minds of ‘other members of the delegation. Conference Program. These ;}ncl\lds: = t's obll- s Ao ich government tions to the ‘league. of :natis ining not: preclude ice from : other powers Inside or ‘ouml? the {Continuea on Fage:2, i alsg th — Memoria} is now nearing completion and it i¥ desirable that the plans for the bridge shall be considered before this work is completed. Col. Sherrill was asking the committee for a de-| clenoy appropriation of $25,000 with | which to get out plans and drawings ' and to_make necessary.boring. He| justified the request for a deficiency, estimate on the.ground that this work | already had been authorized fm the; public buildings act of March 4, 1913.! This memorial bridge, he said, will, carry out the general scheme of de-| velopment of _the National “Capital. The Lincoln Memorial will be situated | at one end of the bridge i morial to’ the greatest’ hero of the! south on the southérn end. It con- siders park treatment of Cohmbhl Islgnd.” * { . 1 U. S. DESTROYER AGROUND | Vessel- Goes Ashore on Angel Is- land in Frisco Bay During Fog. SAN FRANCISCO, November 7.—A destroyer attachedggo the Paclfic fleet| T ‘went: ashore on ‘Angel Island; in San Francisco Bay, in a heavy fog today. Two tugs were sent from here to as- tranded vessel. : and a me- ;' Franco-Turk nationalist pact brings protest from Great Britain. Page 1 Secretary Weeks calls, on American Legion for its knowledge of Watson charges. Page 2 Mme: Yajima discusses Japan's peace aims, policies and styles with Star reporter. Page 2 Japan comes to parley burdened by many-problems. Page 3 Henri Desire Landru, alleged “Blue- beard,” on trial at Versallles for -eleven murders. Page 8 scar S. Straus to head armament governing board. Page 4 ‘British war ‘mother” on way with' immense wreath for tribute to.un- known hego. Page 4 28,000 Indjana .Goal miners return to ‘work. 3 Page 7 King Alexander takes oath of office. Page 11 Service by-Rainbow Division. The War Department has assigned to’ the Rainbow Djvision veterans the period from 9:20 to 9:35 Thursday morning for the purpose of holding exercises in the Capitol. The cere- ‘mony will consist of the placing of a wreath upon_the casket, remarks by M. Manning Marcus, president of the District of Columbia chapter, and a silent tribute by the' delegation Veterans of Foreign Wars have in- vited members of the cabinet and other [~ distinguished persons to attend the serv- ices which they will conduct in the Capltol. at 10. o'clock, Thursday morn- ing. Acceptances have. been received from Vice President Coolidge, several members of the .cakinet, Army. and Navy. officers and members of Con- | gress. The medal and insignia of the order wil be pinned on the cushion of e casket, while.several floral tributes Second_arrest made In assassination L s iaced upon it. ge of Japanese. premier. Pa, ‘Memorial Mrs. Harding takes part in Dllnun‘ m of elms grounds. ndustrialists conditionall, 1,000,000,000 marks, members’ eign credits, ‘to ald German gowv« ‘ment. - Sm Detroit ‘urnn'ni busy day j on Lincoln fo r Foch. Paseli. Page 13 | dead are the - Grand Army of the Republic, Dh'dzn Leg ‘the. Ameviean - - 1 the’ “Red. ‘Cross- Women's Overseas 13 l:‘u& the Knights of Columbus, Jew- Other organizations'that will go to Capitol to honor the - valar and riotism of the country’s unknownl American lfl:lon.m * the ‘War ' Mothers, Bourd. Yefersns of For- | o 7 T LOW WATER MARK ON VIRGINIA SIDE OF RIVER The boundary line of the District of Columbia on the Virginia side of the Potomac is the low water mark on the Virginia side, the Supreme Court held today in a case brought by the Marine Railway and Coal Company. Incorporated. The federal government, in mak- ing river and harbor improvements at Alexandria, constructed a rip- rap sea wall on the edge of the channel. and deposited behind ‘it material dredged from the river. A claim to the fillled-in' area in front of its plant was made by the Marine Railway and Coal -Com- pany on the contention that the boundary should be a straight line drawn from headland to head- land at low water mark, par- ticularly from = Jones' Point to Point Lumley, now Duke street, Alexandria, which would put all the reclaimed land in the state of Virginia except a small corner near Jones Point. - The Supreme Court of the Dis and also.the Court ‘of Appeals of the District decided against the conutentions of the cODWANY. - 8T v ! were substantially affected, it would have been the further duty of the | commission to exercise its discretion jand revalue the property. The con- ditions _existing were world-wide. and, while their duration and ‘future effect were problematic, there was:no immediate prospect of a return to normal conditions. It may be sug- gested, although the point was. not raised iIn the opinion of the commis- sion, that. practical difficulties would have.been encountered in an attempt to ascertain the increase in value of the property hetween July 1, 1914; and December 31, 1916. But there was substantial evidence before the com- * mission as to the rise in values, and a, brief invegtigation would have en- 2bjed. the commission to determine. with substantial accuracy, how mu In'fairnéss should be added to the earlier valuation. “Much reliance was plackd by the trial court upon the language of for- mer Justice Hughes, as referee in the case of Brooklyn Borough Gas Com- pany against public service commis- sion. But we find nothing in the re- port as we read it justifying the'ac- tion of the commission here in gn-- tirely -ignoring the evidence ~as 'to value at the time the finding actually was made. ‘'The contention there wag that 1 ! l the rates should be based F