Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1921, Page 2

gl —— 100000 NEEDED . FORNEW SChoOLS GUILTY OF BRIBERY. - Charge Arose Out of Alleged Liquor Transactions. CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 12. A verdict of guilty was returned against Louis Cohen, president of the Tunnel Trading Company, New York city, by the petit jury in United States district court here t. Cohen was charged” with having paid $5,000 to a federal prohibition officer as a bribe to prevent prosecu- tion for alleged illegal liguor trans- actions and for release of 400 cases | | Dr. Ballou Reports $2,000,-! £,000 Should Be Expended Yearly for Next 5 Years. e . EY olsand the proposad meth. ed by Dr. Ballou in the report that it will take an ap- propriation of more than $2,000.000 { anmvaily for a period of five years ~or. more before the children of the public schools will be housed ade- quately. i‘!lmn-‘- Blamed on Past Failures. “The present shortage of classrooms i in both elementary and high school: said the report, “represents an ac- cumulation of failures from year to vear to provide for the additional small number of new books each year: Must Pravide for Expansion. % oli said Dr. Ballon, into’ consideration not 1e abandonment fdom year to yedr of certain dilapidated buildings. but the regular increase in enroll. ment, which would require in the ele- mentary schools twenty-five or thirty '~additional rooms each year. . _“Second. to build additions to pres- &nt buildings in accordance with the Dol of the past in ordet to reduce he number of small buildings and to the size of elementary far as practicable, to six- teen rooms or'more. This, of course, 1not be done in all cases, especially 1~Where the small dilapidated buildings must be abandoned or replaced. It van be done in a large proportion of cases. Third. to build assembly rooms nd;gymnasiums with every element- 'y school building of sixtéen rooms The superintendent urges ‘must take ,Building Program Should Take in WEEK wn-l- m i avoided,” Dr. Frank W. Ballou, supe- detail the overcrowded conditions | 10 furnish parents of Washington | partment at the “east scope, being observed throughout the “wccumulation of classroom needs the | brary workers want to save the chil- use of temporary portable .8chool- | ing: it is for the board of education, |lection that the exhibit has bean ar- lhouses, oversized classes and Here they will find the lobby only the children's department parents wlll of liguor held up by the government in a bonded warehouse at Lynchburg, Account Normal Growth as Well as Shortage. Immediate action to relieve the con- i gested conditions in the District pub- . . Public Library to Help Par-| ents in Securing Gifts for Tintendent of schools, pointed out in i the second fnstallment of his annual Occasions. =“report, which was made public last| | = nd? night. The second section of the| ‘Children’s book week" begins to- with all the help possible in the se- | | lection of books for Christmas Gifli{ | and other occasions. An interesting exhibit has been in- lobb; under the direction of Miss Louise Latimer, director, and Miss AL Eithel ‘Bubb, supervisor, workers with the schools. country. ‘Out of the immense list o classrooms necessary to take care of Tl s 000 the library officials increases in enrollment and to pro- | Want to ,:’s‘”‘" parents ‘to’the " vory vide the educational facilities neces- OB Jemchool authorities at this time find |dren from reading, and the childre: themselves unable to provide proper |parents from purchasing. These med. accommodations for large numbers of |iocre books, it is declared, are a mere pupils enrolled in the public schools. | waste of time, both to the children houses are continuing impediments | every wa to reasonable educational progres: Adoption of a new policy of reha- g the school system on the in drafting future school estimates, | ranged. fo aim 1n @nild additional classrooms| Parents are invited by the Public ch year in sufficient number, so that | Library to visit the children's de- de of u fAive-year period the school | partment any day from 9 am. to b.i egirable buildings now in| ©f the second floor filled with cases containing the best of the children's classics, illustrated editions and pie- tures from especially well illustrated find a special exhibit of boaks and lists of books suitable for children of all ages. To the right, in an- other smal m, is an exhibit of ” Ohio. 7 ' DA RANY ! dic schools is necessary “If irrepar- . able educational damage is to be.) report deals entirely with school. | TOTTOW at the Public Library, where house accommodations. and describes | {rained library workers wijl be glad | alled on the second floor of the library adjoining the chilfiren’'s de- “More books in the home” is the aim of the week, which is national in A inr growing and progressive Against Mediocre Books. “«school stem. As a result of this| Mediocre books are what the M- Rented quarters, large classes, base- | and parents. They waste the child's ment rooms, part-time clagses and the | time and give it a distaste for read- side one of the salient rec- | children, the workers state, and ons of the superintendent. | is to help parents in the proper se- tem will Be” free from part-time | D.m.. with the exception of Wednes- rented buildings, portable gaya when the library is closed at books. In the small room to the left of the 00! historical books of interest to chil- dren. Development of Taste. H The development of the average child's reading taste proceeds along a fairly regular course, experienced workers have found ouf. and so has every parent, if he or she stops to think abeut the matter. First the child likes picture books and nursery rhymes, then fairy tale ths, next legends and hero stories and then stories of real life.| Then, as the children grow up. the tastes of boy and girl readers gen- erally diverge. The girls Mke stories of 'home and school life, the end of the [ a loss to the parents in | The great-children’s classics, and a |it would be possible to give comprise the best of the ‘books for | t halls be added at the boys want stories of adventure and THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 13, 1921—PART 1 VICTORY MEMORIAL BUILDING, CORNER STONE OF WHICH WILL BE LAID BY WiNS REDUCING CONTEST. | PRESIDENT HARDING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. $10,000,000 DREAM NOW COMING TRUE (Continued from First Page.) posed, these to be financed at the rate of $5 each by the relatives and friends of the survivors of the war. $1,000,000 Already in Hand. Tennessee already has authorized a state bond issue to cover the cost of its gold-star quota, and in that and other commonwealths committees are at work raising funds for both gold and blue star representations The George Washington Association takes the initial building p tomorrow, with something like a million dollars in hand, with reports from state committees indicating this fund will be constantly augmented. While the building itself is to cost in the neighborhood of $10,000,000, eventually, the project is expected to assume the proportions of & $20,000,- 000 investment, as 310,000,000 will be sought for an endowment fund. Great Assembly Hall included. The building will contain a great assembly hall, where national gath- erings may consider problems related intimately to the welfare and happi- ‘s | nes® of the people; a room for each state of the Union; headquarters for ex-service men and an armory for the District National Guard. It will be} | St R Y The Washington gavel, laying the carner stame of the loaned by Potomac Lodwe, No. 5, F. A. |tomorrew in the laying of the corner (Copyright provided with a Hbrary and other fea- tures designed to hake it render prac- tical benefits to all who would use it. der the endowment fund proposed great public concerts in the bullding and develop the uplifting influences of the institution in many directions. At 4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Dimock will give a reception at her home, 1301 16th street northwest, in honor of those who held special invitations to the corner stone laying exercises. to serve as an opportunity for gfficial Washington to congratulate the’ head of the George Washington Associa- ! tion upon the approaching successtul completion of her efforts in behalf of the memorial undertaking. PLAN BARRACKS FOR MEN ON .DUTY IN CAPITAL| Hundreds of Soldiers to Live in Headquarters Building Secured by War Department. It is contemplated by the War De- partment to establish barracks in one of the government buildings in the vicinity of 18th and Virginia aven Tor ‘the several hundred omistod el diers on detail duty in Washington, In making known this contempliated dlep the department explained that it was principally in the interest of economy. The depaytment is assured that it would be far oheaper to have The occasion is expected | usands See Brilliant Shew in Comfort, Due to Novel Traffic Handling. Genuine winter weather, which ap. parently kept many automobilists in- doors, woupled with an -effective | mothod of bandling pedestrian and which was used by George Washington in ted States Capitol A. M., to be used by President Harding' lemorial September 18, 1793, atone of the Vietory M Potomace Lodge, No. 5, F. A. A. M.) IN FIRST RANK, By the Associated Fress. ROME. November 12—FPremicr world interext and of preparing for L'l he limited 4o the wtriot necesnity front ramk, unite time, on the eve of like to convey to the conf that which the Italian delec: sire fur tenpiuillity and work. But afiairs permitting, that my wish to 1 | i _I TALY PLACES PEACE ASPIRATION Press the following messn=e for the American pesple: “The desire for peace. which in Hvinz and gencral. compels the goversments of the world's ntronzent Amerien the wnys and menns of wolvinz the kaottiest questions of grand axpirution could be of practicnl result unless pramated hy these staten which, pesscaxing the greatest materd wishinz the conference a hapny wuccess. y rezret that 1 am unable to leave the cares of goverm- e opening of parliament. nee some personal contribution alomgside ates earr: of the conference in over will be satixfied.” SAYS PREMIER Bonomi today gave the Asnociated Honx to dincuss in hospituble the coming ers in which srms cas of defense. No sten foward this strength, ean with noble piration for peace in the ¥ should in order to confirm Italy’s de~ (GIRL CHARGED WITH JAPANESE PRE velticulsr traffic, aided materially last night in gverting a repetition of the armistice night trafic jam in the vicinity of the Pan-American bufld- ing. As a result, thousands of per- sons were afforded their first oppor- tunity to obtain a ciese-up view of the spectacular lighting display at the arch of jewels at 17th and B streets. Due to the public demand, Hew- ard S. Reeside, chairman of the il- fererice on limitation .of armament, has made arrangements to repeat the lighting display tonight at 7:30 oclock. Original plans of the illumi pation committee called for the cul- minasion of the festival of light last night. Fairyland of Light. Despite the cold, approximately 35,000 persons witnessed the veri- table fairyland of light last night on cinity of the Pan-American build- ing. - Abowt 10,000 of them crowded every point of vantage in the neigh- orhood of the lighting display long before the time set for the illumi- nation. In order to prevent greater congestion the lights were turned on fi{lgen minutes sooner than sched- uled. ienee Profiting _ from __ their experi armistice might, the traffic officers,{be assisted by an augmented force of, soldiers and Home agus | m ers, were able to the steady: stream of automobiles movi ‘with- aut the slightest indication of 2 Pedestrians also were not permitted to loiter on the sidewalks. Pedestrian Trafic Controlled. A novel methol of handling pedes. trian trafic which probably pre. cluded amy possible crush near the Pan-American bullding, where the the greatest was instituted Ly the pplice tors Jeamiug Lhe arch ¥ eis wia 17th street were compélled to use the sidewalks Those caming in the direction-of the arch were forcedl 40 walk- " the street, Which had deen closed tp vehl- the Mall and in the immedigte vi-| ‘Woman Loses 31 Pounds. }1 Inc 52 ‘Waist, © Inches Hips. NEW YORK, November 12=Warah ‘ pounds avolr- . line s0d nine 4nches of “hips, tode! clared winner of the fat reduction squad which we to tralning a month ago under n of Health Commissioner Copeland. Other mem- Nmflms’w } Jost from 10 to 30 pounds. [0 FOREIGN_ENVOYS STARTLED BY BOLDNESS (Continued from First Page.) sjderation of the two questions are to proceed along together. It may be @oubted that the United States will be willing to yield so much of her naval program if these problems of the Pa- cific, in which this country is admit- tedly greatly interested, are not set- tled in accordance with what the American delegation considers fair and just Becretary Hughes' bold stroke yes- tenday, it is believed, will strengthen the hands of the American delega- tion in dealing with these far eastern problems, it i# believed. On the one hand is tbe offer of the United States to scrap thirty of its capital ships— a most generous offer, and to join in 2 naval building holiday to laet ter years. On the other hand is the al- ternative that this country will enter upon & competitive naval bullding program, with the huse rcsources at its commagd. It may well have its effect upon a sojution of the problems of the far east. Altiance ta Balance. Incidentally, it may be surmised that #f the United States 15 to emter into a maval bpilding holifay for 3 decade, and in adldition to scrap thirty of its capital ships, it will be with the understanding that the Anglo-Jap- apese alliance will become 2 thing of the past. Otherwise, the United lumination committee for the CON-igiates might well hesitate to limit|turned out to be. The expression her maval strength in such avise. Although no official statement re- garding the Hughes plan was fortheom ing from the British dele‘ates,luzl | | | LFOUR IS HAPPY OVER FIRST SESSION “‘Magnificent Opening,” Lord Riddell Cables to Lioyd George. HOPEFUL OF AGREEMENT Pacific Problem and Anglo-Japa- nese Pact Sink Into Secomd Place, British View. “I foel ten years younger.” was the ‘comment of Arthur Balftur @ Lors Riddell when they emergefl ffom ths arms conference chamber yeSterda;. Lord Riddell was quick to send « cable to Premier Lloyd George, gi- ing his own impression of the far reaching pronouncement hy the American Kecretary of Btete. His brief message to the premier buid: "Magnificent opening. Eterriod: most hopeful of fruitful resu.te® Lord Riddell, who is In Wreting- ton not unly as the represemtative of the Newapaper Fropririors Adto- ciation of Great Britain, but % zct as one of the principal liaison offcers between the press and the Beitish delegation, sent to the British press immediately the detailed proposal of the United States on the questiof of limitation of urmament, with tha fe- quest that a copy be immedistely sent to the premier so that Ad George may be made acquaintéd With it without delay. Becanse of the prognostication @ur- ing the last week that Seeretar. Hughes Wwould unequivocally lav America’s cards on the table the British representatives were prepared to hear a dramatic statemert of America’s policy. But they were not prepared to hear on the very first day &uch a vital proposition am it gratified thought, “amazed on the facer of both Mr. Baifour the first lord of the admiralty zue Lot 1 Lee of ‘Fareham. as they licten. the unfolding of America’s prop: tion to scrap her great building p night. it was learned unoficdlally thatigram as an earnest evidence of ) the plan is regarfed as:a basis for working out 2 final . The British, it 45 said, bad -2 “hint” that something was coming from 2r. Hughes in the way of & peogram for the limi- tation of naval-armament, but they had no idea that the plan proposed én the open would ‘be S0 drastic and 80 con- crete. In- this mnnea.\mu:, it n’l‘:\:l 1:: eald. the Japanese no previous knowledge of the Hughes Fooup. 5 gt The ®British feel that there W ve 10 be & most careful examina- tion of the plan by the naval experts bafore any decision can be L It ible that they -111: g'nnn‘l. a lan of their own, ai under- | 21008 *that such 3 plan has already been prepared. The Japanese; on the other hand, say that so far they have prepared no plan for naval limita- tion ©f armament, but have come to the conferesce awaiting the proposal of the United States. # The British frankly admit that the proposal of Mr. Hughes has estab- lished beyond a doubt the sincerity of the United States in its efforts to bring about a limitatien of arma- ments. In making a ‘;udyvofb'flle Hughes | plan. they say,.it .will .be Jnecesgary probebly to take into comsideration, in adaif | desire to end the competition in « maments, reflected the startling ot fect it on Britain's chief epoke«- man. It was an event unparalleled irIx country to so frankl: bare its policy. und British _delegation expressed feeling thut Secretary Hughex' bu neselike lead to the conference in very first moments would undoubted- Iy influence the negotiations frem now on. Experts Consider Proposal. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Ad- miral Earl Beatty and other British Daval experts met to consider in « general way the American limitation of armament proposition. ~Further conversations prokably will be held today, and tomorrow the whole dele- gatlon, presided over by Mr. Balfour. will discuss it. i On the authority of a_high British representative it was said last night that Great Britain had no IHX':;‘J;im:hl-' posing any other procedure than that Seck n‘umn by the United States, al- though the Britlsh view favored the consideration in the first instance of the Pacific problems. bolding that to ad- vance any distunce in the matter of sgreement on limitation of armaments there must be a preliminary agreemen on a Pacific formula. Bu: the idea now seems to be to let America take t ‘ot al {1 S, PAPERS, BEGAN AS TEACHER sible_momept to those six- | achievement. these men housed under one The library wants parents of the city to come to it for help in select- ing books to buy for their children, instead of “going it blind” among ithe large number of old and new books offered in the stores every Christmas season. During the school year the Public Library furnishes ~many _books through the schools to the chlldren of the city, the work being made nec: essary through the lack of library branches, and made possible through bulldings’ which _have heretofore been constructed without m to provide adequate play elementary sohools and or 'the equipment, sion of those pla: aftwr school hours and dur- tion. This, of course. means < materially to the play space ¢ provided at many of our schools, vel electing sites large enough purposes when new locations and fed roof than to furnish thelr commuta- tion and subsistence and have them scattered throughout the city, as is now_the case. Official announcement to the effect that this step has been determined upon i# awaiting enly the selection of a suitable building. There is one building, constructed ‘with several others of the same type during the war period near 18th street and Vir- ginia avenue, which the department believes will, after some little al- are bclactad Tor pev ot log co-operation of school offcials and teachers. Reviews School Housing. | "The library workers feel that they (D major poriion of the report isjare doing not only constructive work taken up with a review of the school |in this regard, but preventive work afiqusing problem from 1882 to 1920.1in “stemming 'the tide of ‘medioare hen Dr. Ballou made a survey of {and sometimes vicious books which the school system. This survey |are available to children” Nothing showed the serious overcrowded con-;is more sure than that the aver: ditions in the schools and the re-|child will read something, they de- ! .Suitant need of remedying them. clare. tuation in 1852, as seen by| -The children's roem contains spe- =a congressional commission, was un. cial exhibits, in connection with the satisfactory because of insufficient | “children’s book week.” and appropriations with which to keep }also is a apecial cae in the lobby up with the increased enroliment and,|the main floor. to reduce the number of rented quar ters,” sald the report. “Rented quar. Jters at that time represented over 27 per cent of the classrooms in use, were poorly ventilated, were mot adapted to school use and were cost- 1y in rentals. Funds for upkeep and Tepairs were insufficient. cre on R PRESIDENT IS HONORED. Given Membership in “Old Guard” of New York and .Accepts. there was a great demand for ad. NEW YORK, November 12.—Pres tional school buildings.” A similar|dent Harding has accepted honorary situation, the report showed, existed | membership in the “Old Guard,” New 4n 1908 and 1920. York's veteran military corps. It is It was pointed out that the achool- | the first time a President in office house commission in 1908 recommend- | has been accorded the honor, mem- ¢d the abandonment of the.Potomac, | Ders of the guard eaid today. McCormick, Thomas, John F. Cook,| Other honorary members are Mar- Threlkeld, High eet, Hillsdale,| 8hals Foch. Joffre and Hais, Gen. Bunker Hiil and Garfield schools and | Pershing. Albert. King of the Bel- Lhe annex to the Johngon School. Two ; 81808, and the Prince of Wales. f these schools—the John F. Cook @nd the Threlkeld—are still in use. “The superintendent emphasized the fact that most of the other buildings recommended for abandonment were continued in use for several years. Schools Still in Use. Dr. Ballou also pointed out that the commission in 1908 recommended the early abandonment of the following ols: _ Webster, Abbot, Berrett, In, Force, Adams, Bradley and fferson. “It should be noted,” said his report, “that each of these build- ings is still after a period of thirteen .years, being used to full capacity as ehool, except the Berret; that no textensive alterativas have been made | to'these buildings to make them any more serviceable for school purposes : than they were when the commission recommended them for early aban- {1 igiThe $5,000,000 buildin iRBbeloped last year by the ety oy + Egucation did not contemplate the abandonment of a single one of these buildings_which were recom- mended for ~abandonment thirtesn _years ago. An adequate, comprehen- [ve policy of schoolhouse construc- “Ylon will provide for the oo i ‘5 gs each year until the children {™now in them have been provided for o up-todate modern schoolhouses. TTo replace these buildings at present prices, exclusi -ever §2,000,000." Urges Gymnasium. a3 In stressing the need of gym- nasiums and assembly rooms ‘in ‘the schoo! i the report said: “No -ale- mentary achools in the District are provided with gymnasiums Ob- ! Viously there shouid be a consistent volicy regarding assembly reoms and superintendent | P! xymnasiums. The believes every ~elementary school building with sixteen or more class- “~rooms should invariably include an assembly hall. ¢ i Although the commission in 1908 recommended the establishment of athletic fields apart from school yards where the pupils from eeveral schools might carry on athletic work, the report , ‘no such athletic fields have been provided. : mplete ! iaxndonmem. of some of these build- | the ready ‘| vember 1, 1920. It is school hours or during the summer months when they .should be utilized to the fullest extent. There should months. Inadequate provision is being ‘made for the improvements 1o grousis already owned and for the upksep' of grounds already squinpes Many Substitute Quarters. A study of the conditions from 19882 | to 1920, Dr. Ballou said, indicates that’ appropriations made by Congress during those years have been strik- ingly inadequate to provide for the { housing needs .of the schoal system. “In 1882 and in 1908,” the report stat- ed, “there were part-time classes; there are now twenty-seven part-time classes in ‘the .elementary schoois of the District. In 1882 and-in 1908 there ‘were a large number of rented rooms; in November, 1920, there were twenty.) rented quarters in addition to about as many more undesirahle hasement teration, answer the purpose in a wsatisfactory manner. 1t is considered doubtful if this proposed step on the part of the de- partment will be favored unanimouely by the men in question. However, the only real objection anticipated | will come from the married men who now are living here with their fami- lies and by these single men whose home is in this city. In the case of the former, it will mean that these ‘men will be forced to pay the entire amount of their room and board or clse take advantage of the In the latter event it would mean that they would not be permitted to bring their wives or other members of ‘their family to the barracke with SINN FEINERS FLEE MOUNT JOY PRISON 2 (Continued from First Page.) James Craig, have dispersed, but they are within esll if their presence should be eonsidered necessary. The Ulster- ites are urging the government to publish all the oorrespondence that has passed between the government and the Ulster delegates, but it is be- lieved the government desires to await the meeting of the conservative party. in Liverpool next Thureday before making & further reply to Ulster, as s decision might be reached there as to whether the party will support the yvernment or Ulster. ‘HOLDS TO UNIT IDEA. John Barbour Discusses “Purchase of Sinn Fein Allegiance.” By the Associated Press. BELFAST, November 12.—John Milne Barbour, one of the Ulster delegates in London, who returned to Belfast this morning, assured the people here that the northern cabinet was as de-| termined as ever that if Sinn Fein's allegiance to Great Britain was to be purchased, the “price paid should not consist -of ¢he sacrifice of any rights, ur; territorial or administrative, recently conferved upen the northern parlis- ‘fment.” of sites, would cost In addition, sewen partable achoolhouses are in “High schoadls are llkewise ing under unreasonable loads. than half of the high schools are on a two-shift program, with all the sur- tailing of educational .opportunities upils thet such organization im. rolling pupils in-excess of the numi they can suitably accommodate. Bulldings under construction and those for which appropriations have been made were listed in detail in the report, with the following comment by the superintendent: “The appropriations made up to date still leave an unsatisfied need of fifty-nine elementary schoal clags- rooms, provided that these classrooms “been re: for oecupancy on No- L, » therefose,: that approprirations for school .bufld- already made will not » ty-eight use. “1t is perfectly clear” be d “that if the position f the powers at 1pointed in February, 1920. signed [ ’Miss Creagh Said to Have Offered Income Tax Rec- ords to New York Man. Charged witlg the theft of govern- ment records, Miss Eleanor Creagh, | a former employe of the income tax unit of the Treasury, was taken into | custody here yesterday afternoon by | special agents of the internal revenue bureau. i The internal revenue bureau stated last night that the young woman was arrested when she handed the records; of & New York taxpayer to a govern- ment agent who posed as the tax- payer. She was taken to the office of United States Commissioner Isaac R. Hitt, who paroled her in custody of @ friend, pending & hearing at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Got Call Over Phone. According to the federal officers, a New York taxpayer received a long- Aistance telephone call about ten days ago from a woman who inquired if he would be interested in obtaining a reduction in his taxes. The New Yorker replied that he could not dis- cuss such & matter over the telephone. Several subsequent telephone con- versations were held, the agents state, and it finally was arranged that the young woman should meet the taxpayer in a Washington office. The taxpayer had previously informed the authorities of the offer made to him. Papers Given to U. S. Agent. The intelligence officers say that at ‘the appointed hour yesterday after- noon the girl .under arrest entered the office. It charged that she de- livered the papers in the case to one of the investigators, who represent- ed himself as the New Yorker. The internal revenue bureau an- nounced last night in a statement that the records show Miss Creagh is twenty-five years old and was ap- She re- ccording to on October 81, 1921, the statement. —— PAY HONOR TO LATE BISHOP. NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 12. . All Methodist churches here will join in 2 union memorial service tomorrow as part of the tribute that will be paid by all Southern Methodiam to the memory of the late Bishop W. R. Lam- +buth, who recently died in Japan. {Rise Up Political Ladder Was | o % sirec in"sineie Rapid—Entered Cabinet as Finance IQinister. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, November 12.—Baron Taka- hashi, who succeeds the glain Premier Hara at the head of the Japanese gov- ernment, is sixty-seven years of age. He speaks English fiuently, having studied the language in the United States in 1867 and 1868. While in America at that time Takahaehi is jsaid to have been held in a state of near slavery for several months through the machinations of a guas dian. Starts as Tepcher. After his return to Japan Taka- hashi became successively a_teacher of EngHsh in a clan school at Karatsu, principal of Osaka English echool and later an official of the department of; agriculture and’ commerce. Following this first step up the rungs of the political ladder, he was promoted to the presidency of the patent bureau which be resigned in 1890 to engage in a milver mine ex- ploit in Peru. The project failed and Takahashi agein came back to his native land and took up finance in the Bank of Japan. Heads Specie Bank. His rise in the business world was rapid and in 1906 he became vice- president of the Bank of Japan and president of the Yokohoma Specie Bank. Tn 1904 and 1906 he acted as finan- cial. agent for the government i raising loans in the United States and in England. In 1911 he succeeded to the presidency of the Bank of Japan and in 1918 he resigned to_take the portfolio in finance in the Yamanote cabinet. The mew premier was created a baron in 1907 end, a8 such sits as & member of the house of peers. ———— PONZI IN HOSPITAL. BOSTON, November 12.— Charles Ponsi, whose get-rich-quick foreign exchange scheme sent him teo 3ail last year, was operated on today for uloers of the stomach. At the hospital to which ‘he was taken from tbe Plymouth jail he was said to be doing expected.” Souvenir Editions of The Star November 10, 11 and 12 Mailed Anywhere for 10 Cents t seserved to the imperial par- dominion home rule :for -herself, but 45 & separate and dlstinct unit” —_—— URGED TO BACK PARLEY. PICTURE SECTION SUPPLY EXHAUSTED Owing to the huge demand for copies of yesterday’s enlarged edifion of The Star, carrymng the news and special articles on the ceremonies of burial of America’s unknown soldier and the o;l)’e conference, the supply of ning today of the armament ictorial (Rotogravure) Sup- plements has been exlusted. . Already over 20,000 ad- ditional papers have been sold. The offer of the three special enlarged editions of The Star for November 10, 11 and 12, mailed to any jpoint in the United States for 10 cents, still stands, ictoerial Supplement cannot be cept that the Pictorial ‘S 1380€, Otherwise the complete £X~ supplied ‘will be sents and - they comtain many news pictures of-the historic events _ g the three days, centering around Armistice d:.y s well as could b‘i e, turning on B street. Thus thers was & steady stream of aulomobiles passing Dear the aroh and no sign of conges- n. Clear skies and a bright moon added an artistic touch to the brilliant arti- ficial illumination, which outrivaled in beauty the display on armistice night. The center of the fairyland of light was the jeweled arch, the illuminated banners and the Roman lamps which ithrew .colorful shadows along 17th |street. The great dame of the Capitol and the Monument also stood out mag- nificiently against the ravs of vari-col- o eearchlights, which playe@ up against them incessantly. Lights be- hind the dome of the Capito] gave 21 aurora borealis effect, visible for miles arownd. One of the search light operators on the Mall showed a sense of humor in his work that brought forth smiles ‘parts cit: directed his shaft of light at the moon. A young lady with hair exciaimed in all seriousness that she could notice the heightened ‘bril- liance of the celestial orb. her male companion, well schooled in fashion-book knowledge, if mot in physics, agreed with her. As a pass ing cloud obscured the face of the moon & witty soldfer near the jeweled arch sang out: “Dim yours, too, Jack.” BERLIN MAY SKIMp ON ENVOY FOR LS. Cost at Exchange Rate De- ters Eligibles From Ac- cepting Appointment. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 12—~The ques- tion of German diplomatic representa- tion at Washington 1s still unsettled, the cabinet not yet being able to find an eligible politician who is willing to undertake the expense at the pres- ent rate of exchange. e A ecabinet official with whem the subject ‘was discussed today permit- ted the inferemce to be drawn that the Wirth government still hopes the ‘Washington government will dispense temporarily with the naming of a full-fledged ambassador. This, he Ppointed out, would give the impover- ished German exchequer a respite by permitting the goverament to -sslect & charge and a staff limited to_the forces actually meeded to keep the in The wife of Dr. Hermes is reputed to be wealthy. He would be a newcomer Pr. Albert Suedekum, f mian finance minister, and at present 2 reichstag member, also continues to Canada. it{ Australia and New Zealand | is said, as any ize, it is said, that some limit prob- realize, poo= ably should be King’s Speech Recalled. The fact that King George, in his speech when the British parliament reed that the navy of Great Brit- :fix should be ‘“the equal of that of was recalled here last night as being highly significant of what the attitude of the British vernment may be in regard to the ughes proposal. which would leave the navy of Great Britain net only the egual, but the superior of any other navy, though in the future the navies of this country and Great Brit ain would more closely approximate each other under the plan suggested. After the conclusion of the proposed agrosment, the United States would thave eighteen capital shipe. Great Britain -two 1 500,650; Great Rritain, $64,450, Japan, 299,700. Pesple Faver Disarmament. enigi jcal. These two elements of the Britis' empire feel that real security can onlv be after there is agreement on the vital Pacific issue. For the momert America's conference Fated the Pacific issu Mr. Hughes has asked the nations ' Jeave their guns outside before reall: tackling other questions under dispu Japamese Pact Obscured. As to the Anglo-Japanese pact. thaut also sinks into second place in point of importance now that America has determined on settling first the ques- tion of armament. It is rather a thin thread that binds Britain and Jupan as it approaches its twentieth birthday, but thick enough still to present a problem when the time comes to break it or preserve it, pos- sibly in a much more elastic form than now exists. Full agreement be- tween the chief powers in the Pacific would automatically finish §t. If the conference terminates only in a par- tial success, then Australia and New Zealand would press to have {t re- newed in some form that would give and | them the protection which they think could only be obtained under circum- stances by which Great Britain ex- it ] erted a moral influence on Japan. The bases of the paval limitation of armaments He proposal submit! Hugh that if discussion of it was to come it would be later. His attention was called to the fact that Kataro Mochisuki, member of the Japanese parilament and ef the , however, that such | Congress foreign delegations yesterday, par- ticularly the British, were great! Imp by the support given Se - retary Hughes by the members of ‘who were present. While Mr. Balfour and his co! leagues enjoy plenipoteniary powers it is certain that as soon as an: possibility of agreement in princip is reached on America’'s limitation armament and naval holiday proposi- tions they will be placed befo Premier Lloyd George by the deles: jon. constitutionsl, or oppogition party in Japan, had in an interview declared that the diaman of the American fortifications in the Pacific Isl NDICT OFFICIALS AT NORFOLK YARD Conspiracy to Defraud Gov- ernment Is Charged Against Civilians. 4 upos what the po- I es in Japan were support: d that people in gon- an desired limitation of naval srmaments and the Juf-eu delegation had come to Washington to satiafy lesirs, if pessible. Experts ¢o Repart. ‘The naval experts of the British and Port Lo thals Pespective. ok "‘rum"' po; A ive - dele; thelr interpretations of the Hugh plan. It will not be necessary for this purpose to refer the home governmentsa, has brought its technical experts with The conference is to meet agair Tuesday morning st 11 o'clock in Me- morial Continéntal Hall. At that time, it is expected, a program for future roceedings will be adopted. The conference yesterday appointed two committees on program, one to deal -with 1imitation of armament and the other with far east questions. FINE ARTS BOARD URGES NEW BRIDGE dictments alleging a conspiracy to de- fraud the government were returnci today in the federal court against threc civilfan_officials of the Norfolk navy an :’“Bl'k.’lfi. captain of the nmavy yard po- ice. Action ef the grand jury in this mat ter followed an extensive investigatio: to derived as proceeds froni of scrap wood and Jumber in .results of the be by the ent of Justice at navy yard, t 1s anticlpated, will be subm! the grand jury that STUDENT HANGS HIMSELF. Third Case Among Chicago Pupils . in Recent Weeks. “¢HICAGO, November 12 —Charles , agd eighteen, & high school student, was found & in the bathreom at his home today by his itted :lo bt Tody ad- eolor ansd fextire as the grnite W used in the retaining wall and steps of the memorial!so that there shall eral appeamance. ite was selected. Shs . During the sessions the model for the nuns of ‘the battleSield momu-