Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1921, Page 2

CERMANY TO MAKE 1 woun: ohears cues MORATORIUM PLEA Reparations Commission Ex- pects to Receive Proposal at Meeting Tuesday. ] By the Associated Press. PARIS. December 3.—The inter- allied reparations commission proba- bly will begin formal consideration of the proposal for a moratorium on rmany’s foreign debts at the meet- ing of the commission to be held next Tuesday, by which time it Is expected that a formal request from the Ger- man government for a reparations holiday have been received. Unofficial dispatches received in reparation commission circles today announced that the Wirth govern- ment in Germany had dectded to ask a moratorium and would forward the | request, together with the reasons for .it, immediately. French Foreign Office Not Posted. The French foreign office, it was stated today, is still without any of- ficial indication from the British gov- ernment as tothe nature or extent of the negotiations that have been g0~ ing on in London with Dr. Walter Rathenau, the former German min- ister of reconstruction. The council of ministers, with Premier Briand at- tending, held a meeting this morn- ing at which the subject of the mor: torium is said to have been discussed at length. %5 In reparation commission quarters. it was explained that the request for « moratorium probably would not be acted upon for some time, as the ques- tion was of such vital importance it must first be passed upon by the al- lied governments. According to the Temps. the rep- aration commission has sent the t;er; man government & firm note ing a definite reply to its recent com- munication regarding the payment of 500,000,000 gold marks due as repara- jons January 15 and of 275,000,000 gold marks due February 15. Note on Subject Forwarded. The commission some time ago asked to be informed on this question, and having received no reply decided unanimously to ask Chancellor Wirth in a note forwarded this afternoon what Germany intended to do. The note, says the Temps, declares the commission is persuaded that Germany's present difficulties are financial rather than economic and that the fall in the value of the mark was due to the failure of the German government to take timely steps to balance the budget. Tt strongly urges the German govern- ment to take without delay the nec- essary steps to restore the financial situation. GERMAN MARK ADVANCES. Higher Value Believed Due to Rathenau's Visit to London. LONDON, December 2—In well in- formed quarters here the increase in the value of the mark was regarded to reports of Herr thenau's visit as due mostly R here. following clesely upon that of Hugo Stinnes. German industrial magnate, which gave ground for the assumption that Herr Stinnes. who was reported to have come to “plough the ground” had left with some assurances that Merr Rathenaus mission would suc- ceed. - < The informant of the Associated Press pointed out that it was prob- able the Germans saw in this move a means of disposing of large amounts of German marks on the rising mar- ket. thereby acquiring gold with which to meet the January and Feb- ruary reparations installments. Although it had been agreed that Germany's payment of 1.000,000,000 xold marks last August was to be divided between Belgium and Eng- land, France took advantage. it was said here, of the clause in that agree- ment, after payment had been made, to object to_the division between Belgium and England on the grounds that the expenses of maintenance of the armies of occupatioa-should first | be defrayed. AS a unanimous agree- ment was necessary to the actual handing over of the funds to the individual governments, France, it was asserted, thus balked over the actual distribution, and as a result| the money now is in escrow. SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY | BLAMED FOR RAIL CRISIS’ Brotherhood Economist Demands ! Roads Retire From Claims as Puzzle Solution. Demand that the railroads retire from their “squatter claims” on long established private rights of the public was made before the Senate interstate commerce committee today by Frank J. Warne, economist for the railroad trainmen. In such “back- ing up,” the witness said, lay one way out of the railroad puzzle, for otherwise transportation rates would be kept up in order to pay a return on investments by the railroads in which the public has no concern. Attainment by the roads of “squat- ter sovereignty” was declared by Mr. Warne, who today concluded his testimony of more than a week, as the fundamental cause of the “n: tional crisis as regards the railroads. He said the railroads have been and are continuing to seek legalization of the squatter claims and he asserted ;'h?t they must be brought to a sharp alt. The public interests in the trans- portation question, according to the witness have never been properly pre- sented before most tribunals consider- ing the problem. He contended that there had been a steady encroachment by the railroads on certain “inalien- able” rights which the people reserve to_themselves. Mr. Warne referred in his discussion to the suggestion sald to have been| made in a recent New England rate hearing_that bankruptcy proceeding should be ginstituted with respect to certain rafiroads. He said “railroad @fcials threw up their hands in horror” 2t _this statement. The present railway structure was described by Mr. Warne as a house of ‘cards, built upon a foundation of sand. | He declared that the slightest adverse weather would undermine the founda- tion and blow away the house. . As regards the industrial life of the lcountry, Mr. Warne said that, since it rested upon the railroads, the “demo- fcratic guarantee” of a stated return on highly inflated investment ac- ‘counts did not present a solution for the problem. | CLUB MAKES MERRY. Musical Program Enjoyed by Mem- bers of Caravan. | Tn compliance with the rules of the organization, to devote one meeting & month to entertainment exclusively, jmembers of the Caravan Club en- {joyed an interesting musical pre {gram at the Hotel Washington ye: ferday afternoon. { The Lund sisters of Portland, Ore., Mow touring the country, were forced 2o respond to many encores for their uet and solo work with the violin nd at the piano. Both young women were presented with flowers by the lub. Group singing, led by Harry Honeyboy” Evans, and Rufus Pierce was greatly appreciated, while Jack Mullane rendered several solos. H. 8. Omohundro presided, and on the motion of Henry C. Stein, a com- mittee was appointed to consider holding a meeting of the club_at Atlantic City during the month. Mr. Stein was chosen chalrman, with in- structions to visit the New Jersey elty to make arrangements. GIFT TO MR. RUDOLPH Commissioner Rudolph is the proud possessor today of a his- toric cane made from wood used in the original construction of the White House and capped with metal from the battleship Maine. The Commissioner withheld the name of the donor at the latter's request. i The oak portion of the walking stick was taken from a girder of the original Executive Mansion. The girder was incased in pine, which was charred when the man- sion was set afire during the Brit- ish invasion of 1814. The girder was removed in 1892. The walnut part of the cane was carved from a baluster, of the stairs leading to the executive portion of the White House. SALVATION ARMY HOME DEDICATED Delegates From All Sections | of Country Attend Exer- cises This Afternoon. exercises for the new Dedication home of the Salvation Army, at 606 E street, formerly the Knights of Co- lumbus Hall, are being conducted this afternoon with delegates gathered here from all parts of the country at- tending the annual congress of the organization present. Parade at 2 0'Clock. A parade was scheduled at 2 o'clock. starting at 13th and L streets. The route is from L street, down 13th to Pennsylvania avenue. then to 6th street and north on 6th to E street. The national staff band of the army will lead the procession. The dedica- tion exercises commenced immediately after the arrival of the marchers. Eight hundred delegates this morn- ing attended a private showing of tthe Salvation Army's new picture, “In Mercy's Footsteps,” at the Strand Theater, where they were guests of the management. B A concert will be tendered tonight at 8 o'clock at the Metropolitan Me- morial Methodist Episcopal Church at C street and John Marshall place. Meetings Tomorrow. Three meetings, at which national officers will speak, have been ar- ranged as part of the congress pro- gram for tomorrow. At 10:30 o' Commissioner and Mrs. Thomas Estill will conducz a holiness meeting in Poli's Theater. In the afternoon. with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt presiding, Commander ~ Evangeline Booth will speak on “The World's Greatesi Romance.” At this meet- ing tickets will be required. but at night she will speak on “The Great Question” and the public is invited. The congress will conclude its ses- sions Monday. with private councils of the staff officers. ARBUCKLE JURORS STILLIN DEADLOCK Return to Jury Room Today After Night’s Rest—11 to 1 for Acquittal, Rumor. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 2,—The jury considering the evidence sub- mitted in the trial of Roscoe C. (Fat- ty) Arbuckle on a charge of man- slaughter in connection Wwith the death of Miss Virginia Rappe return. ed at 10 o'clock this morning. The fate of the comedian accused | of having caused the death of the Mmotion picture actress was given to the jury shortly after 4 oclock yes- terday afternoon. i Rumors were current last night that the jury, composed of seven men and five Women, stood eleven to e for acquittal, but no agreemen a3 been reached at 11 oclock and the debating ceased to permit the members to retire for the night. ‘A throng that packed the courtroom and corridors outside, in the hope of hearing the verdict, expressed disap- pointment when the jury was locked up for the night. —_— iATTACKS BROTHER’S WILL |South Dakota Woman Charges Un- | due Influence. Mrs. Deborah Biggins of Bonesteel. 8. D., today filed in the District Su- preme Court a caveat protesting ugainst the probate of a will and codicil of her brother, Dennis W. Ma- grath of this city, who died about two months_ago. Mrs. Biggins was left only $500 out of an estate in excess of $55,000. She charges mental tncapacity, her broth- er being eighty-one vears old; im- proper authentication of the codicil and undue influence by some unknown person. She is represented by Attor- neys Daniel W. O'Donoghye and A. A. Alexander. Under the will Mr. Magrath dis- tributes $6,500 among local Cathelic orphan asylums, gives about $15.000 in specific bequests to nieces and nephews and directs the distribution of the remainder among the. benefi- ciaries named. By the codicil he changes the residuary clause and gives all the remaining estate to a niece, Kate Schulte. The estate consists of $24,600 in banks and building assoclations, stocks and bonds of $19,800 and prom- issory notes due the deceased, $11,300. The estate is represented by Attorney Henry W. Sohon. INDIAN BENEFIT BAZAAR. A bazaar for the benefit of Indian schools through the west opened to- day at 2 o'clock at 2100 H street, un- der the auspices of the Pekakwitha Club. Indian needlework, Navajo blankets, basketwork and various other similar items are included in the sales booths. The bazaar will continue throughout next week, daily from 2 o'clock until 10. Do You Know How Phonograph Records Are Made? Sophie Braslau, star of grand opera, written an article on “singing into the horn.” She tells how the strength and nerves of the artist are taxed, and many interesting incidents of the ecording room. | : IN THE MAGAZINE OF Tomeorrow’s Star to the jury room from its hotel ! WINTER BLASTS GET NEW ENGLAND 0 /NrERNL." e SLEET AND SNOW CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION Herndon Organization Will Pay for ‘Work—Gets Moral Support of Town Council. tch to The Star. DON, Va., December 3.—At a mass meeting held by the Citizens' Association it was decided that the association assume the responsibility of the cost of a suitable addition to the high school building, one that will be of adequate size for years to come. The town council pledged its moral support and members of the school board present expressed their desire to_co-operate with the association. Brief addresses were made by Messrs. Lawrence and Robey of the hoard, Amos C. Crounse, C. ¢ and G. F. Carr, Bury and George F. . Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Buell, s, Rev.t Pearse Pinch and Miss Edwards, principal of the high school. A committee composed of G. R. ],‘nm. L. M. Lawrence, G. F. Carr, A. C. Crounse, H. Earlton Harris, Ray Wrenn, M dwards and Mrs. Lynn was appointed to have plans made [for the proposed building with ap- proximate costs, etc., and report to ssociation December tes for the fire engine pur- chased by the association. which were to be due in 1923, were paid in full and were marked “paid.” They are to be framed and kept as souvenirs of work done by the asso- ciation. |{MOOSE OFFICIAL DIES i FOLLOWING ADDRESS [ Chair as He Finishes, Death Resulting Shortly. Edmund E. Tanner, an attorney of Columbus, Ohio, dropped dead at 12:30 o'clock today just as he completed an address to the superior forum of the Loyal Order of Moose, in session at the Powhatan Hotel As he finished his address justice of the forum he was Stagger and fall into_his seat. Secretary James J. Davis of the De- { partment ‘of Labor, who was presid- ing, rushed to the aid of the stricken man, together with other members of the order. o The session of the superior forum was immediately halted and first aid given by Dr. A. C. Ball of Alliance, Ohio, who was sitting in the forum, but nothing could be done for Mr. Tanner. He was pronounced dead following an attack of acute dilation of the heart. Mr. Tanner, who was widely known in fraternal circles. was fifty-three years old. He had been ill for about {two vears, it was stated by members of the Moose this afternoon. He came to Washington December 1. All mem- bers of the forum were visibly affect- ed by the death of their chief justice. Mr. Tanner, who was a bachelor. was born at Circleville, Ohio. A coro- ner’s inquest is to be held this after- noon. ONE PRISON TERM ENDS WITH ANOTHER IN VIEW iBobzrt J. Clancy, Released After Serving Two Years, to Be Sen- tenced on Housebreaking Charge. Robert Joseph Clancy, twenty-four years old, who resided at 448 K street prior to his departure to Philadelphia two years ago, vesterday was released from prison in the Quaker city, where he had served a two-year term for shop- lifting. He was promptly rearrested and brought back by Detective J. R. Stringfellow to appear for sentence on a charge of housebreaking. When turned over to the marshal at the courthouse he-met his brother, Ray. {mond Clancy, who had just been sen- {tenced to serve three years for house- breaking. 1t appears that Robert Clancy and John Francis Connors were arrested two years ago for alleged housebreak- ing, it being charged that they entered the home of Joseph Mahoney, 1358 Mon- roe street, brother-in-law of+ Connors, and stole two $1,000 liberty bonds. A plea of guiity was entered, and Clancy was released on bond to appear for sen- tence. Connors was sentenced to five years. Before the date set for the passing of sentence Clancy was arrested in Philadelphia_with two companions and sentenced for shoplifting. He will ap- pear for sentence here next week. as chief seen Lo JURORS WHOSE, VERDICT IS AWAITED IN ARBUCKLE MAN Chief Justice of Forum Staggers to’ ARRIVED AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVI! PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS A VIEW OF STAFFORD STREET, WORCESTER, MASS., DURING THE VOTES SCHOOL ADDlTION;cmx Found Guilty, Ordered to| SENTENCED FOR FORGERY Serve Five Years. | icted on a charge of forgery in | Co MARKS OF FURY I D. C. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1921 THEIR WAKE. RECENT BLIZZARD. 4,500 MACHINE OWNERS INVEST IN ANNUAL TAGS Number of Autos Listed in Two | connection with an alleged real estate| Days Expected to Prevent Jam transaction, Joan F. Petras, a Greek, was sentenced today by Chiet Jusace McCoy to serve five years in the pen- itentiary. According to the testimony, Petras arrived 1n Washington last July | and opened negotiations with a broker to buy the Biltmore apartment for $185,000 of which $105,000 was to be paid in cash. A contract was signed | and later Petras is said to have exhibited a contract alleged to have been signed by the owner of the property in which | it appeared that he had made a first payment of $10,000 and on the strength | of this alleged forged paper sought to purchase an_automobile. Attorney Robert 1. Miller for the ac- | cused noted an appeal to the Court of ! Appeals after the chief justice had | refused his motion to dismiss the ac-| cused. When the jury was about to re- turn its verdict it declared that the ac- | cused was not guilty of forgery but| guilty of “intent.”” The court gave ad- ditional instructions to the jury and sent them back. The verdict of guilty | was then reported. Mr. Miller claimed | the court was without power to receive | the second verdict. ] CHURCH TURKEY STOLEN., Temple Baptist Congregation Also Robbed of Roasting Pans. Temple Baptist Church, at 10th and N streets, where Rev. J. J. Muir, chap- | lain of the Senate, is pastor, was| visited by hungry persons early yes. terday morning, the intruders taking a whole roast turkey and part of another turkey and carrying them off | in_enamel roasting pans. i Members of the congregation held | their annual church supper Thursday and Friday nights, and early yester- day morning the smashing of a glass in a rear door enabled the robbers to gain access to the kitchen in the basement, where the turkeys were kept in preparation for the secon: night of the annual event. It was not until late in the day that the robbery became known. Police of the second precinct were notified, but no clue to the thieves was obtained. FIND WHITTLESEY WILL. Leaves German Order to Comrade. ; Mother Given Property. EW YORK, December 3.—The will of Col. Charles W. Whittlesey. com- mander of the “Lost Battalion,” whose tragic death at sea was reported by wireless from the steamship Toleo, was found among papers in his desk at the office of his law firm in Wall street. He bequeathed his property and most of his war relies to his mother, including his distinguished service cross. The German order de- manding surrender of the “Lost Bat- talion” was left to Capt. George Mc- Murtry. The cross of the Legion of Honor, was bequeathed to John B. Pruyn, his law partner. —_— GUILTY IN RANK HOLD-UP. P. R. Greenfield Admits Robbing Georgia Avenue Institution. Philip R. Greenfield, twenty years old, pleaded guilty. today before Chief Justice McCoy In Criminal Division 1 When arraigned on a charge of hold- ing up Ernest L. Brown, cashier of the People’s Commercial and Savings Bank, on Georgia avenue, July 18 last. Groenfleld denied the charge of | stealing a_loaded revolver frem the! store of W. H. Kendrick, on M street | in Georgetown. His case was referred | to the probation officer for investiga- tion and report. S NEW BUS LINE PLANNED. Route From Chevy Chase Circle to 14th and Kennedy Streets. Application for a new bus line from Chevy Chase Circle to 14th and Ken- nedy streets was filed with the Public Utilities Commission today by the Ul- timate Sales and Service Company. The commission announced a pub- ! lic hearing, to consider the applica- tion will be held in the boardroom of the District building at 10:30 o'clock on_the morning of December 16. The company asks to have the line routed by way of Rittenhouse street, Rock Creek ford, Military and Mor- row roads and Kennedy street. identity of thel N SLAUGHTER CASE. The jury, which was still out Iate this afternoon, left to right, standing: Stephen E. Hopkins, alternn. tive for mervice in ease of a juror’s disability; Henry J. Reef, Thomas Kilken: F. Winterburn, Mrs. Helen F. Hubbard and William H. Torpey. Seated, left Clarenee €. Sayre, Arthur W, Crame, Mra, Dorothy 8. 0'd -Arthur and John { the opening da | 000 tags arrived this week in the first | shipment, i tion, Christmas Week. Heeding the appeal to get their new {automobile tags early and avoid the rush, 4,500 machine owners obtained the metal plates on the first two days of December. It applicants will continue to ap- ply at this rate throughout the month Supt. Wade H. Coombs says he will not face a jam ef tagseekers dur- ing Christmas week. On December 1, when the tags were placed on sale. Mr. Coombs issued 2,761, the larg number ever sold on Although only 21,- Mr. Coombs expects another shipment in five days and is hoping the existing supply will hold out until more arrive. Owners of motor cycles will save time by not applying for their new tags until public announcement has been made that those tags are avail- able. CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT Henry Lincoln Johnson, Rejected Nominee, Calls at White House. Henry Lincoln Johnson, colored, re- publican national firmation after having been named by President Harding for recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, was in conference with the latter at the White House for fifteen minutes today. Following the interview, Mr. Johnson declined to comment upon the action of the Senate and also to answer questions to the effect that he was a candidate for another federal position Mr. Johnson made it very plain, However, that he has no intentions of retiring from active politics snd in- timated that he would continue to serve as national committeeman from his state. According to White House informa- n, the President has made no de- cision regarding the selection of a re- corder of deeds for the city, although he has received applications and in- | dorsements from a number of persons in this city and elsewhere. —_— BIRD DOG KILLED. Pat Was Known to Hunters All Over Fairfax County. One of the best known bird dogs in northern Virginia, Pat, the property tof A. M. Lane of Franklin Park, va.,| was killed last Saturday mornin, while the dog was hunting with its owner. Mr. Lane says the dog was struck by ‘a freight motor of the Washington and Old Dominion Rail- way Company. Pat was about nine years old and in his career as a fleld dog had had 730 birds killed over him in seven shooting seasons. He was widely known in Fairfax county as one of the best bird dogs in that section. His owner had intended to enter him in the national field trials for bird dogs to be held in Tennessee in January and in the Alabama and Georgia field trials. The dog was valued at about $500. —_— “MAIL EARLY” PARADE. Marines Will Head Procession of + Post Office Trucks. United States marines will head the “mail early” parade of Washington city post office trucks to be held next Thursday. Marines guarding the mails here will act as the guard of honor for the trucks during the parade, which has for its purpose turning the atten- tion of local residents to the neces- sity of mailing their Christmas par- cels as soon as possible. Several of the new armored mail trucks, the creation of the Post Office Department, will be in the parade. These trucks have glass windows set in at such an angle as to deflect bul- lets, and have horns that, once set in P committeeman of Georgia, who recently failed of con- ELEGTRIC COMPANY IMPROVES SERVICE Pepco Spends $400,000 for New Apparatus to Guard - Against Breakdown. The Potomac Electric Power Com- pany has expended approximately $400,000 during the past year install- ing additional and improved appa- ratus to lessen the possibility of breakdowns in service, William F. Ham, president of the company, &n- nounced today. The new storage battery station on 10th street between K and F streets norfhwest, recently put in operation, will, Mr. Ham predicted, carry the load of current in the busi- ness section for several minutes in the event of trouble at the main generating plant at Benning No Recent Breakdown. The company has not had a break- down at Benning since the 10th street battery station was opened, but the machinery in that station has been tested and the company knows its capacity. The 10th street station cost the company about $200,000. The storage battery installed there weighs 400,000 pounds and has 150 cells. Thirte freight cars were required to ship it from Philadelphia. Electricians of the company have figured that this battery would feed a string of lights placed feet apart from Washington to B: imore fo one hour. It would start an auto mobile engine 2,000,000 times, the ex- perts sa. Merchants Shown Improvements. A few days ago Mr. Ham took a committee from the Merchants' and Manufacturers Association through the new station to show them what effort the company has made to pre- vent breakdowns such as occurred during and for a time after the war The company informed the utilities commission at a public hearing some months ago that the Benning plant had practically reached its capacity and that an additional plant would be needed in the not distant future. Mr. Ham said today the company knows it will need the new plant by 1923, Definite steps toward the erec- tion of the new plant probably will not be taken until late in 1922. —_——— EDUCATION BOARD ASKS D. C. LEADERS TO CONFER More Than 100 Civic and Trade Or- ganizations Asked to Discuss Schools. Communications inviting represen- tatives of more than 100 ci and confer with members of the board of education at the Franklin School Thursday night at & o'clock were sent out today by Harry O. Hine, sec- retary of the school governing body. It is the intention of the board mem- ibers to discuss with the delegates of {the organizations the board’'s educa- tional program, covering the esti- mates for the fiscal year of 1923, building program. salary questions and other school matters. As the civie and trade organization representatives probably will have an opportunity to voice the needs of the schools in w the letter requested that the persons attending the conference be members of school committees, or conversant with school problems. At a similar parley between school board mem- bers ‘and citizens' association dele- gates last year pleas were made for improvements on the schools which would cost more than $30,000,000. The conference will be one of the louzslandinx features of education the week, proclaimed by President Hard- ing. which begins tomorrow. A pro- gram for the observance of the week in the District is now being prepared {by Supt. Ballou. {DECISION ON RATIO (Continued from First Page.) such an agreement could be made, in time it might be found advisable even to dismantle some of the armament already existing. The politit situation in Japan to- day can hardly fall to make itself felt here in Washington at the confer- ence, it was said, and this by a Japanese, who has much to do with politics in that country. The new cabinet, in passing upon questions referred to it by the Japanese dele- gation here, must have regard to the government, and back of the govern- |ment is the public sentiment in {Japan. Want Peace With U. §. There is a .very strong sentiment among the Japanese in favor of per- manent peace with the United States and also in favor of a reduction of armament, with an accompanying {lessening of the tax burden. it was explained. It would be a very great disappointment to the Japanese peo- ple if the Washington conference should fail. But the raising of the point here by Japanese naval experts ithat a 70 per cent naval strength i necessary for national security has given rige in Japan to a feeling that it is necessary to insist upon such a ratio. The Japanese, it is said, realize that the continuance of naval competition —the naval building race—would re- trade organizations of Washington to! ich they are interested, | MAY BE DELAYED! motion, no mail robber could stop. NOMINATIONS ARE MADE. Nomination of officers for the en- suing year of Kalipolis Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R., was held last night at the z Washington Hotel, as_follows: For|said, why an amicable adjustment of monarch, Marshal W. Pickering; for | the differences over naval ratio should chief justice, Henry Gompers and Ar- | be successfully arrived at, and the im- thur Shaw; for master of ceremonies, | Pression continues to gain ground Charles Keefer and William Jacob: that the 5-5-3 ratio will be hccepted for secretary, Edward Libbey; for |finaily, and after a complete under- treasurer, Guy Curran. ]nundln: of the situation. sult, if the United' States put forth its great resources, in an even small- er ratio of naval strength for them than the 5-5-3' now proposed by the American plan, to which the British have given their assent. There is every reason, then, it is —_— “PEEPER” IS SENTENCED. Given Two Years in Penitentiary. Other Sentences Imposed. Justice Siddons, in Criminal Divi- sion 2, yesterday afternoon sentenced five young white men to serve terms of three vears each in the penitenti- ary. All were charged with house- bry ing. Norman.and Earl Hackley, brothers, broke into the Meyer Mili- « | tary store, but secured only $5 worth of merchandise. The other three, Al- bert W. Krause, Henry Connors and Raymond Clancy, entered the store of Maurice Schlosberg, 3102 14th street northwest, and stole merchandise val- ued at $2,000. Ernest Scott, colored, a “peeping Tom,” who fired at Policeman O'Day of the ninth precinct, who surprised him on a fire escape looking into a bedroom window, was given two yea: in the penitentiary. Carroll Ford, col- ored, was sent to the penitentiary for eighteen months for robbing George W. Boyer of $76 last March. ~ NAME U. S. COMMISSIONER Justices of Court Here Select G. H. Macdonald. The justices of the District Supreme Court have appointed George H. Mac- donald, a local attorney, as a United Mrs. Kitty McDonald, Miss Louise | State commissioner. He will fill the right, are Mrs. Adeline M. Nelson, | vacancy caused by the death of Mason Dierks. N. Richardson. i i i | | | | | {return on Pari Autometically Rises to Head of Trade Commission PATENT LITIGATION - LADTOLOW PAY 'Many Suits Declared Result of Deplorable Condition in Patent Office. Court of Appeals have quadrupled in five vears, while federal courts throughout the country are being iswamped with suits which have |patents for their basis, because of the disparity existing betwee, paid employes of the patent office and the F‘kllln-d duties manded of them This statement was issued today by the American Patent Law Associa- tion, which is conducting a campaign of publicity to demon e the great economic loss resultant from delays and litigation in patent cases. cxamination Vital. “No patent should be granted until there has been 4 thorough examin tion of every American and fo invention &ing_on the subj the st “in order NELSON B. GASKILL confl r priority of claim ned ysed been handling ap this work would Of New Jersey, who has become chal man of the Federal Trade Commission under that body’s rule providing for rotation of commissioners in office. an With a tr ced foree, ners who ations for year performed with a maximum of S —_— jcare and a minimum of error. Dur FRENCH OFFICIALS e s i mr Lowerg e | meager walacy provided by ihe sor DENY MORSE RIGHT {lrimen it b Wn i which would ed if th ough a never have s that interfer TO LAND AT HAVRE% (Continued from First Page.) ot ek ond resorts to law. The resul our contracts, according to the stip-|tant cost to the inven and manu ulated term facturer s’ inealeulable Will Comsult Attorney. i nterprises Em sed. Mr, Moree Vias adkod W. H. P! Bin-] i Uaom _the ststement ax rich, a Paris attorney to come to|pendent upon a definite re- Havre for consultation following word Rsary patents have been and the end is ne ver from Attorney Donald Harper of Paris in sight, because the wheels of Justice that he will be unable to act. The|revolve with slowness and questione financier insisted he had no intention | 4t faEne Sxnay nor ‘e’ Meclden s . ionths even for years of fighting by legal means against] A comprison between silaries paid returning to the United States, but|in the Department of Agriculture and merely wishes to have representation {made in Washington that his request | t! aployes « for a delay in sailing be granted. the department lusive of heads of hould Attorn seneral Daugh- |Gepartments, receive §4,000 and Mr. Morse {more, i while ‘dozens are paid $3 1 will return Low Salaries Paid. erty refuse my told the correspor on_the Paris on Mond. { “On the other hand.” the s Mr. Morse appeared in good I“'“‘““(ilmllnun‘h. "'lh» ¥ x..‘| axxlmn‘ and spirits after a good night's tiare dealing with the most at the Hotel Continental. The sur-|und important questions c veillance to which he was subjec iwith manufactures are workin while constant. was quile discreet,|galaries which range from $1 one police officer being stationed on($2,700 a year. They are men who hold the third floor of the hotel. where Mr. {the highesy scientific degrocs Morse occupied one of the best roOINS. {dergn a fevere technical «xamination [to prove knowledge of every detail ORDERED TO SAIL MONDAY. |[of phy chemistry, mathematics & jand civil. mechanical and : g engineering.” iAmerican Embassy at Paris Takes| in conclusion tt statement @e- clares that “the m p Steps for Return. jendured an intolerable situation un- Charles W. Morse. shipbuilder and |til their patience exhausted and 2 e hipbuilder and |0 020 now determined, through the financier. who arrived vesterday at{agency of an awakened public senti Havre. was directed by Attorney Gen- {ment. to secure relief from the eordi eral Daugherty today to sail Monday jtions which have so seriously inter- from Havre back to the United States. [fered with the mrogress of business The Attorney General at the same |enterprise in the United States.” time sent a cablegram to the Amer- | ican embassy at Paris. requesting | that steps taken to bring about | the return of Morse on the steamer JAPANESE AWAIT Paris. sailing from Havre Monday. Mr. Daugherty's Cablegram. WORD FROM TOKIO Mr. Daugherty’s cablegram to Mors i ho sailed on the Paris from New | Continued r o York a week ago yesterday—a few | ~COontinued Srom) Pirst Bage ) days before it became publicly known| .. S that o District of Columbla grana|Ucment by divect begotiations won- would be asked to investigate Wip: contiantas follows: | Jdapan has impressed upon the other ou are directed and required to | S¢l€Sates her need for some measu return on Peris, sailing December 5. Of Security if the Anglo-Japance. D ACCHERTY. attoraey Ge, treaty is to he abandoned. notwith- standing the British declaration that Tl Aty ieneral's ¢ in r?;n o ASenerala e that pact would not apply to dis- that he be permitted to remain abroad | hules, arising between Japan and until January 5, and requesting that ! the American embassy that effect. 3 Just what form this assurance of be notified 104 cecurity must take to satisfy the Jap- T IS erait el {anese has not yet been divulged by A Attomney | ’;“"“_‘a’ri ;Ja'i‘D the {any responsible person. But in Bri e oarls rea (| ish circles today it was said that i7 Aand require Morse to | there is to be some kind of a treaty 2 SOE DeCCmber. j or arrangement of a less formal ROAUGHERTY, Attorney General.” | ture—perhaps one or more arbitratic Refuting Morse’s .Statement in | treaties may be Jointly or separately Havre yesterday that he had gone toi made between the principals—then Europe to regain his health. Elmer | prg 0 be inv. i Schieainger, general colnsel of- the | Lorper o us 2120 be lnvited to suk Shipping Board. in a statement de-! jt was clearly indicated by a Brit- clared Mr. Morse fled the countryljsh spokesman today that a matter when he learned of an investigationiof this scope and importance could by the board into his tran ions { scarcely be arranged within the short with it. The Shipping Board, with compass of a week, even were the co-operation of the Attorney Gen- | Messrs. Hughes, Balfour and Kato to eral and the Department of State,work overtime. The Japanese, it ix said the statement, “has taken such {said. already have communicated the steps and premises as were neces- results of Vvesterday's conference sary in their opinion to secure the!petween these three men to the return of Mr. Charlis W. Morse to!higher authorities in Tokio, and an this countr: The next proceeding lanswer must be awaited before the “will depend entirely on future de-|next step can be taken. velopments. Inasmuch as the matter| The present is regarded by the fs now in controversy 1 cannot|British delesates as a momentous oc- make any additional statement,” Mr.lcasion in the history of the confer- Schlesinger said. {ence. It is held that very substantial Await Morse's Return. {progress has been made. No further immediate actions | Hughes Advises Delegntes. against Mr. Morse appeared likely by ! The American delegation, at & meet- the Justice Department’s attitude last {ing today, was understood to have night. which seemed to favor le Dbeen advised by Secretary Hughes re- the matter stand until Morse's . i garding his conversations with Mr. Moreover. Attorney General Daugh- | Balfour and Admiral Kat erty in a formal statement vesterday| The naval situation deseribed declared the department had nothing ! today in American quarters as “pro- to say regarding “the contemplated | gressing very favorably Tt was proceedings in what is now charac-igujd, however. that the discussions terized as the Morse and other con-{had not reached the stage of drafting spiracy cases.” but that when the tes- {3,y formal agreements, wimony collected by the Shipping | Senator Underwood of Alabama, one Board was presented to it the de- ! f the American delegates ; partment “will promptly co-operate|\cord today that his mother, to the end that it may he Properly | pucced ninety vears of age, presented to a grand jury ! at Birmingham and it was a possibil- Wilton J. Lambert, Mr. Morse’s at-|jry (hat Mr. Underwood might b torney, declared in a statement yes-.ijjed aw from the conference to terday that “a deliberate effort hasiyper hedsid been made to prosecute and defame | BURCH TRIAL GOES OVER. vised. “there has never been even a! warrant issued against him, no grand to indict him, jury has been asked and from the official statement of the Department of Justice the facts have not as yet been presented to that de- partment.” ACCUSED OF $29,000 THEFT. NEW YORK. December 3.—Harry Brenher, a bookkeeper employed by the Broadway Central Bank, and Jacob Fleischmanp, salesman, have been ar- rested, charged with the theft of $29,000 from the bank. The men confessed, gaying they took the money to buy liquor and embark on a bootlegging venture, according to the police. ; Central High Community | Music Evening. ‘ Central High School Audi- torium, 8 o'clock. Program. Take it with you—no other printed. Edith B. Atbey, civic organ- | ist, assisted by ‘wind instru- ment ensemble of the United Stater Marine Band, composed of Silvio Onofry, first obo ‘Willlam Corcoran, second oboe Emil Rada, first clarinet; Wil- liam Bahr, ‘second clarinet; Cor- nelius O'Neal, first French ho Thaddeus Hess, second French horn; Seigfried Scharbaur, first and John D’Anbelet, second_bassoon. “America,” audience. Mr. E. C. Snyder (five-minute talk), “The Value of Com- munity Music.” Organ: Descriptive Suite, “Sketches of the City”...Nevin Octette, “‘Sonota Patheteque,” Beethoven Recreational singing. ¥ Organ: (b) “Largo”.... (c) “Marche Poitificate, Lemmens Octette, “Octette, Op. 103,” Beethoven Recreational sifiging. Mr. Morse.” Mr. Lambert said that as | far as_he or Morse have been ad LOS AN amination December 3. —Ex- Milton Carlson, hand- By attorneys for the of |writing expert, i prosecution in the trial of Arthur ¢ {Burch for the murder of J. Belton i Kennedy was to be resumed Monda There was no session of the trial to- day. At adjournment of court last night Carlson had compared signatures on certain telegrams with known signa- {tures of Burch and Mrs. Madalyne Obenchain, algo under indictment. ‘MUBDER SUSPECT ARRESTED. Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief of detectives, received a message from the police of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., last night telling of the arrest of John Gentry, colored, twenty-one yearsold. who is wanted here on a charge of murder. It is charged that during a fight in Hollidge court the afternoon of June 29, 1919, he slashed Charles Tolson, colored, across the stomach “wlth a knife, inflicting a wound which caused death the following day. Detective Charles Mullen has gone to Poughkeepsie for the pris- oner. ARRESTED FOR THEFT. Nellie Stewart, colored, charged with the theft of $65 and a gold pin from a trunk on the premises of Wil- 1fam Phifer, 2026 Vermont avenue, where she was employed, was arrest- ed in Philadelphla yesterday and brought here* by Detective Jackson. Nellie is said to have admitted taking the money and spending it, but she denied taking the pin. S¥e will an- swer a charge of grand larceny in Police Court Monday. WOMAN EVANGELIST COMING. Announcement was made today that Rev. Mrs, G. R. King of Frankford, Pa., will arrive here tomorrow to start ten-day _evangelistic cam- paign at the McKinley Memorial Baptist Church, 4th and L streets, S Geriah Lamkins, pastor. The services tomorgow night will start the cam- paizn.