Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1921, Page 2

-~ NEWROADS URGED + INFEDERAL PARKS National Reservation Head Cites Worthwhile Diver- sions, Says Report. THOUSANDS ‘ENJOY VIEWS Director Stephen T. Mather Advo- cates Touring Division to Stim- ulate Interest. The national parks head the list of those worth-while things in the na- tional life of the American, making better citizens by providing healthful diversion, recreation and enjoyment und offering unequaled advantages in educational flelds, in the opinion of Stephen T. Mather. direotor of the na- tional park service, in his annual re- port to Secretary Fall of the Interior D¢partment, made public today. It to0ok the world war t§ fmpress this country with the realization of Its great scenic treasures. the report said. tiousands of tired minds and bodies turning to the national parks.for rec- reation and pleasure at its close. Travel increased in leaps and bounds until the park tourist facilities were overwhelmed. but _still the crowds me. In 1921, 1,171,797 persons vis- ited the parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the national park service. the number being 113;342 more than visited these areas last year. while in 1916, only 356,097 visitors were recorded. Rocky Mountains Most Pepular. Of the nineteen parks patronized last yvear, the Rocky mountains of Colorado seemed to haye held the greatest attraction. 273,737 persons Eaving visited that ground, the report showed. The Hot Springs of Arkah- sar were second in interest. 130,968 persons having visited it during last year. The following parks also had a v large attendance: Yellowstone, Wyoming: _Yosemite. California; Mount Rainier, Washington; Platt, Grand Canyon, Arizona, yette, Maine. ~The remain- ing parks had a tourist averige of «tout 17,000 each. An average of about 5000 persons visited each of the thirteen principal monuments, but the Muir ‘oods- of California showed $7,400 visitors d the Petrified Forest, in Arizona, 32,708 travelers. Development of a national good roads evstem with government aid and the location of roads to and within the various national parks and n 10 complement_this national advocated by Mr. Mather. are the lodestones of travel in thelir respective localities,” he said, “and unless roads inside the parks to match those traversed to the park gutes are provided our park visitors will be dis: appointed and travel will finally suffer. Camp Grounds Established. Free public camp grounds have been established in the national parks, as the result of the large increase of pri- vate motor travel, the report said. These camps are provided with sanitary factlities, firewood and pure water, and the report emphasized the interest taken in western cities and towns in ng accommodations to iting motorists. In two of the camp grounds in Yellowstone, the re, con- tinued, combined ranger stations and community houses were constructed this vear at a cost of $16,000. Visits to the park by motor travel have been greatly faciiitated and stimulated by the desig- nation in 1820 of the National Park- to-Park highway, which touches in one great circle the major natfonaT parks in the west. But the government has not given all its attention to motorists. Hiking has been encouraged by particular effort in the past year, by furnishing visitors definite itineraries for walk- ing trips. “The su ed frips were ggest taken up enthusiastically and special hiking trails were created” the report said. “In fact.” it continued, “the hiking and horseback mr io the parks added the greatest fascination to a vacation.” e Touring Divisien Advoeated. Establishment of & tpuring division under the national park service to develop and stimulate touring as one of .the profitable industries of ‘the United States to combat the.“strong and systemdtic campaigns” by for- eign countries in, the: United States to restore their one-time large tourist travel, is advocated by Directo: Mather. ‘“Tne time in here” Re said, “when this mation will have to take steps to compete for world travel as other nations are doing” He pointed out that the national park develop- ment in foreign countries has fol- lowed the development in the United States, and that there is no country of importance that has net taken some steps toward setting aside scenic areas as national reservations. Mr. Mather also advocated the d velopment of ~interesting scenic as cents in the various states through- out the country that have parks un- der their control. “Tt is hoped,” the reort said, “that in tim il be found every hu =o along the main highways, which Wil afford camping-out | Dlaces Tor motorists. The state park movement auspiciously begun in conference Des Moines, Iowa, in January, at 121" Wild Life Preserved. “Wild life conservation is one of the most satisfying functions of the national parks,” the report con- tinued, “for complete and absolute protection is afforded their wild life. In the larger parks one is almost sure to see deer, bear and other n. tive game on or along the roads and trafls. Greater co-operation from the states in providing adequate laws and preserves to give additional pro- tection to animals which drift out- side the park is asked.” In Yellowstone National Park ti wild animal herds showed nlll(yh‘:: increases, the report said, stating that the buffalo herd has grown so rapidly that it will soon present dif- ficulties in the way of .feeding. and conatrol. Fishing is excellent in all the larger parks, the report continped, as the lakes and streams are Kept vell stocked through co-operation with the United States bureau of fisheries and several state fisheries. New Park fn Hawafl. During the year the Hawaiian Na- tional Park was dedicated to the na- tion and the Hot Springs Reserv: tion, set aside as such in 1832, was given national park status by Con- gress March 4. The most impor- tant development in this park, the report said, “was the completion of the new free public bathhouse for the treatment of the indigemt sick whe annually seel health through the use of hot Wi % Among the new park projects, the report pointed out, the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and the Utah Nation: Park have high merit, while a nu ber of proposed national monumeats, one to reserve the stately Washington palm in southern California, is urged. The report then takes up several of the parks and monuments-separatel: “* noting road construction &nd improv: ents in each as well as the estal lishment or furtherance of camping 1acilities. Gifts Are Ackmowledged. Gifts of lands and money from ublic-spirited” citizens are acknowl- [ of. the year veing, the report said, » - exed.in the report, the most “notable” |y, X WHERE THERE’S WILL, THERE ARE WAYS, SAY P. 0. PARADE PLACARDS Where there's a will there are Ways; “Mail ‘em early,” says Mr. Hays. ‘With this placard, and others in milar adorning_their sides, 150 trucks of the Washington city post office paraded through the streets of the National Capital to- day in the anmuai pre-Christmas parade. A fife and drum corps ' from Quantico led the parade, in.which the “rolling post office” and & new arnmiored truck were objects of par- ticular interest. Krnest L. Greer, a carrier, played the role.of Santa Claus, being dressed in full re- galla. whiskers and all. Postmaster Chance and other of- ficials of the Washington city post office rode in one of the trucks. The parade attracted much atten- tion as it wended through the crowded streets at the noon-time period. square mile of land within the heart of the Sequoia National Park, Calif., which was purchased at a cost of 456,000, through the National Geographic Society. In. Lafayette National Park, Me., over a thousand acres of land were donated to the park, which will pass to the government after ‘éertain im- provements have been made by the donors. s Former - Representative . William Kent of California donated 128 acr of Jand to the Muir Woods National AMonument, the report said. The report reviewed the conditional objection of Secretary Kall of pro- posals to utilize some of the national March 3, 1921, amended the federal so'er act, permitting water power evelopment in the national parks and monuments, by withdrawing the application of that to the then the twenty-four national monuments is 1,815 square miles. This property is valued at “many tens of millions of dollars.” There is only one national park in the Hawaifan Islands and one has cost the government very little, the report states, requiring only $1,- 402,200 from Congress this past year, of which $315,000 was for new road projects. Revenues ‘derived from the in the Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz, has attracted much interest, the report said. An Army aviator canyon, the Teport said. The Interior Department, however, is not yet ready to approve the installation of air- plane passenger service, according to the report. parks for power and irrigation pur- poses, and said “an act of vital im- portance to the national parks was passed when Congress by the act of existing national parks.” Total Area 10,859 Square Miles. The total area of the nineteen parks is 10,859 square miles and the area of in Alaska, the report says, and Lafay- ette, in Maine, is the only national park east of the Mississippi. I ‘The annual upkeep of these areas i operation of the parks, however, amounted to about $400,000, the report showed. Possibility of airplane transportation made fourteen test flights-in all kinds of weather and at different hours of the day and the result seemed to prove practicabllity of flying across the ERNCE e Education Board Acknowl- edges Donation From Tu- berculosis Association. -- H 1 H i 1 { Receipt of a letter from Harry O. Hine,: séeretary. of the board of edu- cation, saying that the board, at a recent mesting directed that its sin- cere-thanks be extended 1o the Tu- perculosis Assoclation for the service rendéred in endbling the board to em- ploy a cook at the Harrison School, Wwas announced today by the associa- tion, " 5 A similar contribution, the asspcia- tion said, is being made to the Ham- 1lton School, 8s the present appropria- tions do not gover these necessary ex- penditures. Last year the Tubercu- losis Association appropriated $1.100 to meet these and other services at these two special health schosis, and this vear it has appropriated $1,200 for a similar purpose. Heopes_Congress Will Provide. health school is built to take the place of the Hamilton that Congress, which has appropriated $150,000 for the new buflding, will see that ample funds are forthcoming not oniy to supply teachers and equipment, but the mecessary domestic service. Included in the budget of the Tu- berculosis Association are also appro- priations for the needs of the fresh- air classes at the Blake and Stevens, where the association for many years past has been furnishing warm lunch- eons every school day. The tuberculosis association was responsible for the establishment of these classes ten years ago, and de- sires to see their number increased until there is an open-window room in at least every mew school bullding and in every school division where un- dernourished, underweight children may be given special medical and nursing attention, and where an am- ple rest period shall form part of the classiprogram until these underweight children become normal and can re- turn to their regular ciassrooms. Double-Barred Cross for “Babe.” The association has reason to be- lieve that the health office and medi- cal inspection department are in sym pathy with this program, and th school authorities as well. Babe Ruth, the home-run king, was 2 purchaser of the Christmas seals yesterday and received for his help in the campaign the double-barred cross. DYESTUFFS LOBBY PROBE Senate Committes to Investigate Frelinghuysen Charges. Investigation is to be made by the Senate judiciary committee into the alleged ‘dyestuffs lobby. The Senate yesterday adopted the resolution of King of Utab ordering such a probe. Senator Frelinghuysen, republican, New Jersey, charged in the Senate Germany, in her efforts to regain supremacy in the dye and chemical industries, had . “organized and financed a movement that already had invaded both houses of Congress.” The New Jersey senator also de- clared that the inguiry must include activities of German representativi those of Americans. He urged that an embargo be placed on mports of dyestuffs in order te head oft “made in Germany” goods. THE EVEN MRS. OYSTER FILES SUIT ON CONTRACT (Continued from First Page.) in the will of her hugband, has failed to include as an asset of the estate the value of the dairy business of Mr. Oyster. This business has been net- ting $100,000 aanualiy, the widow states, and should be valued at least $1,000,000. She claims that Mr. Braw- ner influenced her husband, while he was suffering from the disease which caused his death a few weeks later, to execute the agreement by which he was declared to have a 45 per cent interest in the busin and under which the surviving partner was en- titled to purchase the interest of the dead partner at appraised value. Mrs. Oyster claims that Mr. Brawner did not pay value for the 45 per cent cured under the contract and ks the court to vacate the attempted sale of the other 55 per cent of the business to him. She 0 charg! that Mr. Brawner has “emphatically 8 his hostility to her and has manifested it on several oceasions. Says Horses Wrongly Included. Mrs. Oyster also declares that Mr. Brandenburg in selling the Oyster interest under the alleged contract bhas attempted to include a number of thoroughbred horses and a farm of 200 acres near Walkerville, Md., worth $100,000, which, the widow as- serts, had nothing to do with the dairy business. The young widow tells the court that she and her husband left Wash- ington on their honeymoon in Janu- ary for Florida and that their rela- tions proceeded smoothly and agree- ably until Henry N. Brawner, jr. after long-distance calls, paid a visit to Florida and “influenged and per- suaded George M. Oyster, jr., to leave the plaintiff suddenly on March 11 in Florida, where her mother and sister were guests of Mr. Oyster.” After her réturn to Washington, she states. her husband became cold and even hostile toward her and his manner continued “unkind, irritable, unreas- onable, cold and hostile” until he went to Atlantic City, where he died. Exeputor Declines Statement. Mr. Brandenburg, the executor, stated today that he had nothing to say other than that-the appraisers, who officiated in the case are ap- pointees of the court, over whom no executor or administrator has any control. These court appraisers, he said, called to their assistance an expert from Sloan’s, another expert on paintia from the Swmithsonian and a third expert on jades. Mrs. Oyster names as defendants in her bill Edwin C. Brandenburg, as executor and trustee, under the will NG 2 Henry N. Brawner, jr.; James F. Oyster, D. William Oyster, Anna L Schultefs, Marian U. Rutherford. !Akred J. Oyster, Elizabeth Oyster and | Sadie Oyster. Justice Hoehling. presiding in the Probate Court, at the request of At- torneys Tobriner and Graham, coun- sel for the executor, continued until next week the motion of the executor to sell certain assets of the Oyster estate. Attorney Leon Tobriner told the court he had not yet read the bill filed by Mrs. Oyster and asks the delay that he might decide what ac- tion should be taken. WATSON BECOMES BELLIGERENT OVER “INSULTING LOOK” (Continued from First Page.) H 1 Cocheu, reminding him that he was not in France and announcing his rowed. 1 want it understood that I an going into the shooting of men byI cers.” their of ! The committee suggested that it ‘might be necessaty lo go before the threat that for two pennies he would slap his jaws. When the excitement had subsided Senator Watson announced: that he desired the committee to call sixty- ]mreg witnesses whose names he pre- sented, along with a great volume of iletters. There was some informal dis- cussion, much milder in_tone_than (that which preceded the row. Hea: \ings then were adjourned until jo'clock tomorrow afternoon and the i committee held am executive session. Opposes Limit on Hearing. {. Senator Watson protested earlier in the hearings today ‘against the dex cision of the committe to confine the inquiry solely to the question of hang~ ing=. P “I want to protest against the action of this committee in narrow- ing the investigation to hanging of { soldiers without trial by court-mar- | { tial,” Senator Watson declared. “My{ ! charges were broader. 1 protest {against these charges being nar- l‘dlr cting the inquiry beé enlarged. 'ol. Theodore Rooseveit, jr., cor- roborates my statement that a soldier was shot by an officer.” Senator Wat- | son declared.. “It was testified at the trial that the officer shot the sol- { dier without provocation whatso- ever.” ‘Do you want Col. Roosevelt called jasa witness™ the genstor was asked. “No. I would not embarrass him.” Will Recess for Week. { Senator Watson said he had no wit- inesses to.present today, adding that {he proposed to try the case on the | floor of the Senate. i The committee decided at its ex-| It fs expected that when the new iecutive session to hear Col. Bethelier the Maj. Cocheu and other Army officers{ at the session tomorrow if they de- sired to appear. Chairman Brandegee indicated that fter the meeting tomorrow the com- mittee would recess for a week tol give time for examination of the voluminous documents presented by Senator Watson, with & view to. d termining what witnesses were to called. TREASURY OFFERS WORK. Will Undertake Construction for Relief of Unemployment. The Treasury Department is to un- dertake additional construction work as a means of relieving the unemploy- ment situation, Assistant Secretary Clifford said last night after a con- ference, with Otto O. Mallory and McCord, representing the onal Unemployment Conference. Among the new building projects to be begun, Mr. Clifford said, are pro- posed hospitals at Tuskegee, Ala.; Palo Alto, Calif.; Augusta, Ga., and St. Louis, Mo. Work is to commence next week on the remodeling of the wly uired Roman Catholic Or- an Asylum, in New York, which was purchased for $2,750,000 and on which an additional sum of $600,000 will be expended, he added. WILL HOLD BANQUET. The George Washington University foot ball squad will hold its regular annual banquet and smoker tomor- row, Saturday, night at the Cafe Madrillon, 1304 G street, attended by members of the squad and the faculty. ‘Among those who will be the guests of the team are: President Howard L. Hodgkins, Dean William Allan Wil- bur, Dean George N. Henning, Dean William - Cline len, Dean Kalusowski, Dean Merton Dr. Daniel L.. Borden, C. C. Glover, Henry G. Doyle, Thomas Bradley, Sec- retary Elmer Louis Kayser, Prof. Gilbert L. Hall, William A. Quigle; coach, and Bryan Morse, di lor stu-- dents’ activities and member of the. press g The board of trusteés will d guest of honor. President us will be toas T, ® |(h Senate and ask that the resolution|a R e STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. 5 s, ¥ RIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921 ° END OF ANGLO-JAPAN TREATY SEEN IN FOUR-POWER PACT|L Signatory Nations Would Agree Not to War Over Pacific Issues for One Year. U. S. Would Gain—Delegates Meet. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER AND LE- ROY T. VERNON. The fact seems to be firmly estab- lished that a four-power arbitration agreement is now under consideration by the United States, Britaln, Japan nd France. Balfgur, Hughes, Kato and Viviani met late yesterday for the first time in this matter, following various informal preliminary convi sations. The real object of the agree ment is supposed to be the abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese alllance -and the substitution therefor of an elabo- ration of the principle of the so-called Bryan treaties. According to this in- terpretation, the signatory powers would agree not to go to war, in any question relating to their respective territories In the Pacific until the lapee of a year's time. No Bearing on China. While the four-power agreement is supposed to have no direct bearing either on the China question or tie naval limitation question, its final adoption is believed to be contingent: upon the satisfactory solution of both these questions. Apparently the only power which is ready immediately to conclude the agreement is Great Brit- ain. At yesterday's meeting Jupan is said to have been able to present onty a partial report on the attitude of the Japanese government, owing to ‘& confusion of cable dispatches. France, which had been admitted to the project only on Thursday evening, had not yet received instructions trom Paris. The participation by Chairman Hughes In the discussion is interpreted here to mean that the United States has accepted the idea “in principle” Several days may elapse before the plan has attained S0 definite a shaje that it can be publicly announced. Abrogatien, U. S. Demand. The abrogation of the Anglo-Jap- anese alllance has been recognized by both Britain und Japan from the very beginning as a fundamental American demand. To this end the first proposal made by Britain and Japan was that the alliance should be extended to include the United States. The re- fusal of the American delegates was firm and immediate. The next sug- gestion, also apparently originating with Britain and Japan, was that the arbitration principle embodied in the Bryan treaties should be extended to a three-power Paclfic agreement, Which should at the same time abro- gate the Anglo-Japanese alliance. This idea is understood to have proved more acceptable to the United States, ‘but only on condition that France be included. Obviously, in a three-power agreement the United States would risk finding itself frequently in the minority. The inclusion of France, which is the only other large power with Pacific interests, would seem to insure a balance of power within the sgreement. Yield American Point. Both Britain and Japan argued that the agreement should be limited to the three great naval powers. While cablegrams were passing back and forth between Tokio, Wa-hin« on and London, the American delegates con- | tinued to insist upon their viewpoint. Meanwhile, e Fren delegation, having ascertained the trend of the informal conversations, was foll Wh‘l{ events with the closest interest. It was not until Wednesday that Britain and Japan yielded the point to Amer- ica. The same evening Chairman Hughes notified the French delegates that their participation in the agree- ment would be welcome, and furnish- ed them with a statement of the progress of the negotiations. which was promptly cabled to Parts. The first meeting of Rene Viviani with the three other principal allied delegates was held yesterday afternoonm. Italy Keenly Interested. Italy, too, is watching the negoti- ations with keen attention. The poli which its delegates are un- derstood to have adopted is that, so long as the agreement affects only Pacific territories and not interna- tional principles, Italy cannot ask to participate, because it has no Pacific territories. Holland, on the other hand, which Is not a naval power, bu which has a colonial empire in P cific waters, is believed to be press- ing for admission. ‘While it is still obviously too early to form a definite judgment with re- gard to the proposed four-power agreement, the information now available seems to indicate it is really merely a development of an accepted American principle of international relations. Without prejudice to eith- er the naval ratio or far eastern issues, the United States apparently surrenders nothing, except the right to go to war in Pacific questions within the delay of one year. gains, on the other hand. the abroga- tion of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which has been considered by the American government to be contrary to American interests. (Copyright, 1921.) ‘Sidelights on. the Conference There are few idle moments for delegates to the conference and other delegation officials. down Lo the olerks. here seems to be no such thing for them as regular hours, and some of em admit fatigue now and then. "I enjoy hard work: on the other hand. I am already looking forward to a good rest when iUs all over/ said the secretary of omne delegation the other day. “I have a country place high up in the mountains in 2 far corner of my native land. There is no telephone. There is not even a railrosd and telegraph. It's a fine place to recuperate, and I am going there w! inite stay. . First, however, 1 want to see something of Amrica, and I'd like to take a trip of a few weeks through your wonderful country. This is my first visit, and T not oniy have not seen Amertca, but have scarcely seen ‘Washington yet.” Another member of a delegation was talking about how interesting. even theflling. is participation in the cohference and all its sittings. He has been many places and seen much that was important. x{:d counts it a reat privilege to be here. A news- :lper man remarked that he envied the delegate’s abiiity to see and know everything. while_ Ne, the newspaper INDIA MADE HOPEFUL BY IRISH PROCEEDINGS ’ Representative, at Arms: ‘Meeting Talks With Newspaper Men on Situation There. The reported settlement of the Irish question is bound to react upon In- dia, a spokesman representing India the Washington conference de- clared last night in s talk with rep- resentatives of the press. Z In his opinion India:in.the end will be granted the same Weasure of in- pendence that other branches of the British empire now have. He .sald that the nationalist movement in In- dia probably would receive impetus from the reported settlement made with Ireland.- He suggested that it might lead to trouble from some of the rebellious elements in the coun- try. The spokesman for-India criticised the Anglo-Japanese alliance which, he said, was opposed generally in India because of the clause which was in- terpreted as providing for the impor- tation- of . Japhnese troops if there was any: disturbance in India, Wheth- 4youble arase from outside In- on the inside. -He said that the people of India resented the idea of Japanese troops being allowed to set foot in India. Soviet Russia was referred to by the spokesman for India as a possible menace to India. He said that India was particularly interested in 'Washington conference because of the proposal to limit armaments. He said that he hoped some day this move- ment for the limitation of armament would redound to the benefit of In- dia. “The new constitution for India, he said, was being generally accepted. In one or two places, however, the electors had refused to nominate can- didates for office. Questioned as to the report that 60 out of 120 prisoners in India, confined in @ railway wagon, had died from thirst and suffocation, the spokesman for India said that the incident had happened, he understood, but that he dia or hen it's all over, for an indef-, B man, was more or less “on the outside | looking in." | ““You're wrong_ there.” he was told. | “You members of the press really ai | better off than we are. You eventu- |ally know as much as we do; you see | the spectacular, the inspiring side of | things. The part you miss, and that | we don't. is the drudgery, the endle | discussons. the tedious "delays that ! go on behind the scenes. Instead of | Your envying me, it should be the | other way." The inscrutable expression or. per- { haps, lack of expression on Admiral Baron Kato's face is fasclnating to the average American. When he talk with press representatives their ey never wander from the slender masl like countenance of the great sea fighter and diplomat, Thes wonder what is going on behind that mask. It appears that the.fascination -ex- tends to representatives of forelgn governments, also | %I can hardly take my eyes off his | tace,” sald a representative of a Eu | ropean power. His expression is s enigmatic. Yet, it is a graclous ex- | pression and sometimes, to me, a sas ony perienced both in war and politics. were the victim of conflicting em { tions, foreseeing trouble if Japan d i not disarm, and, again, trouble if she does.” | did not believe the government had been in any way responsible. He ex- pressed the opinion that the careless- ness of some subordinate had been the cause of this happening. SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE PROTEST ARMS PARLEY |Students, Sympathetic With South China, Stage Parade Against Conference Findings. SAN FRANCISCO, December 9.—A parade in protest inst “direct ne- cnthtlon“ of the Shantung question y China and Japan and also against the ‘“wecret diplo- macy” of the conference at Washin ton to discuss the limitation of arma- ment and far eastern questions was held yesterday by many hundreds of Chinese students who are sympathetic with the South China, or Canton, gov- ernment. The marchers carried banners on which were prnited “We Will Stand for No Humbug,” “Secret Diplomacy Will Ruin World Peace” and er legends. As far as is known it was the first Chinese parade In the cou: try in protest against the dellbera- tions and findings of the conference. Mosét of the San Francisco Chinese lare sympathetic with the Canton gov- ernment, which is presided over by Dr. Sun Yat Sen, first president of the republic of China, and which is not officially represeated at the confer- ence. | | P S URGES TAX HEARING. Early. hearings before the House ‘ways and means committee on the proposed constitutional amendment repealing tax exemption privileges was urged Wednesday by Chairman McFadden of the committee on bank- ing and currency, who is father of the measure. In a letter to Chairman y of the ways and means com- mittee Representative McFadden calls attention to the yiews expressed by President Harding in his message to Congress that it might be found ad- visable to prohibit issues of tax-ex- empt securities. BRIEFLY TOLD STORY g & The ‘Stir is publisiing each day & daily sebmarised Siory ot the 4 e armament conference. By reading it each day you will keep in tonch with the outstanding events of the historic meeting. ) The conference committee on the far east will meet at 11" a.m. tomor- row for further’ cogsideration of the demands of the Chinese delegation. A resolution- of great impor- tance, striking at secrettreaties affecting China; 'was adopted by ‘the committes on: the far east mt its session yesterday. It is & modi- fication ‘of Chipa’s third proposal ©f the ten: presented at the opening of the conference, and pledies the nations not to enter into any secret : compacts regarding China -which would violate the four Root prin- ciples relating to China adopted by * the conference committee some time ‘a’ y 5 2 The Chinese and Japanese-dele- gates met again today, in the pres. ence of American and. British rep- 5 further Qh: restoration the former leased Germam territors s e ceived it will be taken up with the representatives of the other three nations involved. - Great Britain is understood to have m:r the treaty in D'f: ll: Viviani, head the French delegation, is reported ‘to have rec- ommended to his gavernment that ° it de accepted. ‘The question of the maval: ength of Franes and italy is to .bé taken up by the committee on - limitation of armament of the €dri- ferenice ut an earlv date, 1t is snid. It | hack: as if the wearer, thoroughly ex-’ ES AFTER 5-HOUR RULE (Continued from First Page.) cede him to the apartments, just out- side the walls, occupied by Warden H. Dempsey and his family.. The nurse awakened them and Slaughter forced them to accompany him to the death cell, where they were locked up. He told them he would not harm them, and, later, showing a peculiar trait of character, brought them a pot ©f coffee, with cream, sugar and cups. Slaughter then threw the gates of thé penitentiary wide open, and lel- surely set about outfitting himself and companions with civilian clothes from the commissary. What else was done untll 2:30 o’clock is not known, for all except the seven men were locke: up, At 2:30 o'clock Warden Dempsey he heard a car move out from penitentiary, and, with the aid of prisoners above, who cut a hole through the floor at his direction, he escaped trom the death cell and spread the alarm. Takes Woman's Auto. Slaughter took an automobil longing to Mrs. Dempsey and stripped the tires from a Ford roadster be- longing to Edward Dempsey, son of the warden. Slaughter is twenty-six years old. His career of crime, as given to an Associated Press correspondent at the time of his incarceration in the prison here, started when he was fourteen years old.’ e reared in Southern Arkansas, he said, and when fourteen was convicted of grand lar- ceny and sentenced to the Arkansas reform school, and then drifted to Oklahoma. He has participated in numerous bank robberies in Arkan- sus, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and elsewhere. He escaped twice from the Texas penitentiary and his term ‘Texas was_unexpired when he killed Deputy Sheriff Brown in Hot Springs a litile over a year ago. Slaughter denied a killing credited to him in Pennsylvania, but admitted that he had taken part in many rob- berles. The desperado, who had been con- sidered the most dangerous in the Ar- enal institution, made an un- uccessful attempt to esoape from the prison farm at Tucker when he killed the trusty guard. Beasted ¥ie Weoumld Net Die. This sttempt was oniy slightly less spectacular than the one last night and bolder. Slaughter frequently boasted he would not go to the elec- trio chair. At Hot Springs he and his cell were searched daily for weapons and implements with which he might effect his escape, but none was found, After a jury returned a verdict of life imprisonment he turned over to the guards, who included a company of national guardsmen, a handful of e be-! 4 cksaws, remarking that if the sen- tence had been death he would not have stayed in jail overnight. The state guard was called out on another occasion just about a year ago to guard the penitentiary here when a piot Slaughter had instigated for a wholesale delivery was uncov- ered. On another occasion a con- spiracy was alleged to have been dis- covered which included the bribing iby Slaughter of guards at the peni- {tentiary to permit his escape. Slaugh- ter at that time was accredited with having $200,000 in liberty bonds hid- den in Oklahoma. A third plot also aid to have been frustrated. COMMITTEE SETS MODEL SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS AS GOAL (Continued from First Page.) i $10,000,000, and expressed the belief that the body could well afford to ex- pend several hundred dollars to get the best information available in order to aid it in developing such a program. Other educators. he said. are looking to this congressional com- mittee to adequately meet the needs of the city, and they are waiting for ite report in order to use it as a model for other cities. “There is & general feeilng all over| the country,” Senator Capper 5 1 “that the schools of the capital city are not what they should be, and there is a general regret among these people that they are not. There is absolutely no question of the people giving their approval to anything which the Congress might do for the District of Columbia along the lines of providing for the very best 0ol Aystem. with all the necessary facil- ties.” Senator Capper laid before the com- mittee the recommendations of Secre- tary Davis of the Department of Labor for a centralised high school here and the use of the present high school buildings for the grade classes. No action was taken on this report. Members of the committee at the meeting today were Senators Arthur Capper_ of and William H. King of Utah; Representatives Ander- son H. Walters of Pennsylvania, chair- man of the House subcommittee; Roy 0. Woodruff of Michigan, Frank C. Millspaugh of Missouri, Oscar E. Kel {ler of Minnesota. and James G. { Woods of Virginia. OFFERS FIVE PLANS FOR SAVING WATER (Continued from First Page.) saved the government more than $1,000,000 " by refusing to buy large lots early in the year when prices were high, by rejecting high-priced proposals and by maintaining & plan for short-term and open-market pur- chases. On lines of efficiency, printer anmounced that the night jonal Record force estab- lished a new mark in printing and ‘mailing the Record one Saturday night during the summer. A Sixty- four page Record was set up, plated, rrlnud. wrapped for mailing and de- {vered to the city post office in four flwnlrm The edition totaled 32,600 coples. Numerous_efforts in assisting de- partments in meeting emergencies are cited in the report. which quotes officials of executive departments in thelr notes of commendations for the efficient emergency work rflom«l at _various times by the office. ‘Owing primarily to decrease in the cost of paper and to certain econo- mies in operations in the office, it been possible to make several reduc- tions in the scale of charges. 510 Empleyes Dropped. Five hundred and ten employes were eliminated from the pay rolls Quring the fiscal year, according to the report. The average number on the rolls the public Veterans' n affording an op- portunity for war veterans to receive OF ARMS CONFERENCE [ fudfs i ey % . in the report. Several veterans of the - world war are now e yed in the printing _and foundry division, it is in Shantung now held dy Ji stated, and are making excellent s u.ldt‘l to .rdm ees, RO b office,” according to the report, i Vexea proviem. SAtisat ol iy .;::uny‘:'rm o {e tact: that it has The “big three” has new besn {the first emergency equipped extended to the “big four.,” by any government establishment in " and care heads of the American, British, | W for the h!n’und care of em- French and Japanese delegations loyes ".‘.’:k’,':’m. ly e T S (B D T 2?:: J::.n- reply 't"um?' v o 5 o am“:l mem dr-::: 3 1 0 % posal, which is clouly'lou‘nd"gp small "”""IW FOpIm, - BB with the 5-5-3 naval ratio O s (reataent Of ot America and accepted by Great 11007, "¢ wifl be equipped with evers :'vl:"ll l-w :n‘a’vnmod to ar- of & hospital ward, includ- In N " Soon as the ‘whole has As Ineshomae ath: apd thres “aditional te to which the re- is that of the of ‘publications, An item of was attention s stock port calls ‘tremendou! ~indicates that some of the the government have themselves in or- ‘which is growing larger every year, hich and wi ‘agencies of |CONVICT HOLDS UP PRISON{IRELAND IS AMAZED BY DE VALERA’S ACT OPPOSING TREATY (Continued from First Page.) smong the dail leaders will not af- fect the plans for the opening of par- llament. The agreement made be- tween the British government and plenipotentiaries representing the dail efreann, and it will be placed before the house of commons and the House of lords speech Then, after Prime Minister Lloyd d | George In the lower house and Lord Birkenhead in the upper chamber have explained and supported the agreement, a brief adjournment wil be taken to await the vote of the dail elreann, which meets the same day-—next Wednesday. The sessions of the dail are consid- ered here as likely to be prolonged and lively, for it is composed of young men with strong views, which they are in the habit of expressing with force. The outcome seems at this distance impossible to predict. Although there were reports before the signing of the truce last summer that dif- ferences of opinion existed between Mr. De Valera and some of his chief supporters, such as Arthur Griffith, no such differences, if there were any, have ever been expressed in public, and opinion on how the rank and file | will vote is considered for the most part mere guesswork. Many Faver Rejection. Mr. De Valera, however, will have strong supporters for the recjection of the agreement and for the demand for an Irish republic from Austin Stack, Charles Burgess, Desmond Fitzgerald, Liam Mellowes, Countess Markiewicz and all the out-and-out republicans, it is believed. Govern- ment circles in London, however, re- main convinced that Griffith, Michael Collins and their supporters will win the day, as it is felt that the moder- ates will follow this group. Arthur Griffith is not a fluent talk- er, and little is expected by support- ers of the agreement from his speeches in the dail. Michael Collins, on the othar hand, has the reputation of pos- sessing a wonderful influence with an audience with his ability to push home an argument and his ready wit. Much is looked for in government quarters through his support of the pact, as he is pointed to as one of the; heroes of the revolution, with great influence with the young men. The nationalists throughout the south and west of Ireland, who were forced into comparative obscurity with the ascendancy of the Sien Fein, are counted upon here to use all their influence for the acceptancy of the agreement. All Prisoners to Gain Freed The split in the dail cabinet will not interfere in the release of the prisoners in the Irish internment camps and other places of confine- ment, to whom amnesty was extended by the King's proclamation, according to the Irish office. Those from the Ballykinler camp will be given their; liberty today and others of the in- terned men will likewise be set free immediately. It is pointed out here that many of these men are classed as extremists, but the cordial recep- tion which _the first of those released gave to the agreement has caused hope in the official world that the released men for the most part will prove supporters of Collins and Griffith, ; The Daily Mirror, in an_editorial written before receipt of the De Valera message, refers to the rumors of his hostility, and expresses doubt as to whether he is able, in any event, to disturb the settlement. “It s’ no secret that his influence has greatly declined,” says the newspaper. “while his telegram to the Pope was an almost fatal blunder, which is unfor- given.” 1,600 PRISONERS FREED. Great Rejoicing as Procllmfion, of King Is Carried Out. By the Associated Press. BELFAST, December 9.—The 1.600 interned men in the Ballykinler camp were released today under the am- nesty proclamation, and left for their homes amid scenes of enthusiasm. Soldiers’ songs were freely chorused at the railway station and the car windows of the trains bearing away the released men were ablaze with the §inn Fein tri-color. Diverse opinions were expressed among the men on the new turn of the Irish situation given by E: De Valera's statement In opposition to the treaty. The republican leader had many supporters, some of whom had fought with him in the Dublin rebellion, who declared their Implicit confifence in him, while others pressed themselves strongly for agreement. In Belfast an opinion widely ex- pressed is that the liberation of the interned men at this juncture will react unfavorably on the treaty's chances. the Bonbons. Mints and Straws of come back for. day. FOURTEENTA in the Kking's| monn | ex-| Announcement We are pleased to announce the opening of the new home of ROSEMARY CANDIES 1403 H Street Saturday, December the tenth Blackistone Gift Box Of chosen sweets, containing Glace Fruits, Nuts and One Dollar the Pound An assortment of our choice Chocolates, Boabons, superior taste and quality. Sixty Cents the Pound Delicious Fudges With the distinctive homemade flavor—the kind you'll Fifty Cents the Pound A flower greeting to each vi *ROSEMARY. BRANCE" *THATS POR REMEM > WASHINGTON « FOURPONERFLN RASES HH HOPES 18uccess of Conference Be- lieved to Hinge on Satis- factory Agreement. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. China is the unknown quantity in the proposed four-power agreement. which how is occupying the center | Place in the conference deliberations | However, so well satisfled are the Irepreuenlalivfs of the other powers that the present plans will materialize without & hitch and the conference brought to a speedy end that arrange- ments are being made for the return to Europe. it was said last night that most of the British delegation, including Sir Arthur Balfour, expeci to sail on the Adriatic on the 3lst of this. month. Though China, through her ~ delegates, expressed strong opinions on the four-power arrange- ment at yesterday's meeting. it is hoped that her final decision will be that it is a_ safeguard for her and deserving of her approval, if not support. China Desires to Be Member. Plans for subsequent conferences which go as a corollary to the agree- ! | 1 iment with the four powers are o ipected to indicate to China that her interests will not be infringed upon first of these, which has alread: been discussed, is a hoped-for confer {ence on financial questions to be heid at The Hague. Under the schemc !um will be followed by other meet- lings, each for a particular subject similar to the present discussion of naval armament and its relation to the far east. In those which concern China she will be given a voice, s in_the present conference. Though the comprehensive scheme for the four-power combination 1o preserve the peace of the world and its subsequent series of conferenc ion international ilis is viewed fron a Utopian mountain height by its en- thusiastic supporters, the Chinese delegation is not equally enthusi- {astic. They may be inclined to have | apprehensions of the philanthropic lintentions of some of the partiesx tu the agreement toward China and ein- i phatically resent the formation i tany such combination without Chinu being the fifth member. Falls to Get Support. { That came up in the meeting of the | nine-power committee yesterday { through Dr. Koo, China’s spokesmat, but failed to receive the support of the other powers. China did not con- jtinue the argument against superio: ! numbers, but more than one observer of the conference course has referred to the famillar proverb of “A man | convinced against his will is of the {same opinion stfl.” The Chinese | Celegation has refused to make any public statement on the committee re- | jection of its claim for participation However, its representatives have even more emphatically refused to express approval or gratification at the committee decision. Japan probably will be gratified with the four-power arrangement to such an extent that she may assent with- out further argument to the 5-5-3 inaval program. While to Great Britain the new line-up may mean little more than shelving the trouble- some Anglo-Japanese _alliance, to Japan it is doubly uperior to the oid alliance. Instead of an alliance of peace with one power, she has it with three. The danger of world isolation is still farther removed. (Copyright, 1821.) {ASKS-WOMEN DISCHARGED TO CUT FRENCH EXPENSES | i Amendment to Dismiss Stencg- raphers in War Ministry De- feated by Deputies. « By the Associated Press. { PARIS, December §.— “Demobilize Ime feminine army,” exclaimed Emau- uel Brousse, former undersecretary of state for the liquidation of stock. during debate in the chamber of depu- ties today on the war budget, on which the government is attempting to reduce expenses. “Discharge all the women stenog- raphers in the war ministry and its |dependencies _and save °2,000.000 france.” the speaker added. “There are 100 many stenographers, let them = !the ed by a vote of 309 to _—— NEW YORKERS DANCE. More than 300 persons, including members of New York's delegation in Congress. attended the annual recep- tion and dance of the New York State Society, held at Rauscher’s last night Among’ those present were Senators William M. Calder and James W. Wadsworth, and Representatives Mc- Gee, Snyder and Grifin and former Secretary of State Lansing. . Brousse’s amendment to dismiss women stenographers was defeai- 279 | N R4 X sitor on the opening 8 H STREBTS