Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1921, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G WED ESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 192L JOY AND SORROW IN OPPORTUNITIES Time Growing Short to Bring Cheer to Needy Families. Joy and sorrow meet in the story of the fourteen opportunities. One mother, saddened by the recent loss of her own boy of sixteen and being entirely alone this Christmas, wants to buy for Peter, No. 9, something - that he would like to have but s una- ble to buy for himself. She also ex- presses a wish to help the other three children in this family, where there is abundant need. A wife of & congressman sends $250 to be applied as the Associated Chari- ties thinks best, saying “All are so appealing one cannot choose.” An- other contributor sends $25 for Peter and his family. It looks as it No. 9 was in a fair way to be fully taken care of next year. The time is growing short and those atching the progress of the opportunities and are sponsoring them aFe getting a bit anxious lest the needs of some of these families are not going to be fully met by Christ- mas morning. Pt *Saying it with opportunities” is stil] the custom in at léast one Wash- ington household where one feature of the annual exchange of presents is the giving of subscriptions to the oppor- tunities between the members of the family. Yesterday the stgry was told of a graduate of the oppdrtunity fund who i3 mow a missionary preacher and is_interesting his community In_or- ganizing a family welfare society like the Associated Charities, whose lielp has meant so much to him and his_family. Another story might be told of a widow, brokem in health, struggling against great odds to keep her children with her. Thanks to the opportunity fund. she was able to do so0. Today the family is prosperous. the older children at work, respected by their employers, and their earn- ings provide comfortably for their devoted mother and the rest of the family. Contributions for the remalning thirteen opportunities may be sent to the Associated Charities, $23 H street northwest, or to the office of The Evening Star. Checks should be made payable to John Joy Edson, treasurer, Associated Charities. No. 1. DEVOTED FATHER. NOW HOPELESSLY ILL, LEAVES SIX CHILDREN TO WIFE'S CARE. “Think of me here with the baby and him over there,” is what she said as her eyes filled with tears. “But I have a lot to be thankful for—it might be so much worse.” Her husband had always been thoughtful of her and made a good home for his family. Then he broke down and is now hope- Jessly ill in the hospital. At first the ;ife tried to be the breadwinner, but it did not work. A new baby was com- ing and the other five children needed The kiddies—six of them now, thirteen—are promising $780. Previously 36. D. M._& Co., 2 $49164. NO. 2. LEFT A WIDOW IN EARLY ‘WOMANHOOD. Married when still young and inex- periented, she was left a widow in early womanhoad with four children to support, now ranging in ages from two to thirteen years. The oldest was stricken with infantile paralysis. A delayed operation promises, with sub- sequent treatment, ultimate success. 5o that it is hoped the child may be- come well again. Amount asked for, $1 acknowledged, $212.6 Circle of K. D, §306.94; amount Diligent Seeker $5. Total received. still_needed, $1,097.0 3. SAVING THE CHILDREN FROM THEIR FATHER'S EXAMPLE. A wife divorced from a brutal and dissipated husband, fearing the ef- feet of their father's inheritance for her ‘two boys, has been making con- stant struggle to give her little fam- ily the right upbringing. Result: The two lads, the oldest fourteen, are try- {32 ing hard to gro fast so that they will be able to support their mother and_thus reward her for all she has done for them. Amount asked for, $936. Previously nowledged, $112. D. M.'& Co., $2; M. W.. $ii R._A_ B, $2; Sewing $5; Mrs. R K., $1 H. M. L., $2: C. 8, and Mrs. S. B. L., $2550; M. A. ;. Mrs. B. R. S., $10. Total received, £165.50, amount still needed, $770.50. - No. 4. TRYING TO BE BOTH FA- THER AND MOTHER. Trying to be both father and mo- ther, breadwinner and - homemaker, but* seeing no future for her three hildren, except waywardness and the Juvenile Court, js it any wonder that thig mother broke down through work und worry? Especially as her hus- band, a skilled mechanic when she married him. had become a common criminal and finally deserted her. mount asked for, $1,300. Previously $46. D. M. & Co., $2 $2; ! go to the store and buy the food I want Bowling Bible Class, $8.70. Total re- ved, $113.20; amount still needed, $1,186.80. NO. 6. ILLNESS. Typical of the self-supporting wage- earner’s family as long as good health lasted, the man took excellent care of his family, a wife and four young children. Then serious illness came #ud his earning days are now over, ex- cept for odd jobs now and then. Amount asked for, $988. Previously okhowledged, $303.50. D. M. & Co., L. M. W, $1; R. A. B, $2. R. S. S, J. P. F., $5; M. J. T., $2; C. K., $10; M. L., $2; M. A. F., $20. Total re- ceived, $348.50; amount still needed, $539.50. 0. 7. UNABLE TO MAKE END: MEET. This widow, with three children, takes lodgers and does home laundry work, but is unable to make ends meet. The oldest boy, now fifteen, .is beginning to earn, and turns over his' small wages toward the family ‘budget, but there are four mouths to feed, and $13.00 per week is needed untjl Tom can earn a man’'s wages. Amount asked for, $676. Previously aecknowledged, $119. Mrs. M. C. T, §1; D. L M. W, §2 . $2 MADE DEPENDENT BY s H L. D. % . $5: 2., . T., $1; $2; M. A. F., $20. Total received, 195; amount still needed, $481. ND. 8. TWO ROOMS SPELL “HOME.” A kitchen and bedroom spell “home’ for three precious children, one under iwo and the oldest eight. Until an- other woman came between the wife and her husband and he disappeared, ‘beyond the power of the police to lo- cate him, all went well. amother clings to her little brood, play- ing father's as well as mother’s part. Amount asked for, $780. Previously agknowledged, $121.50. D. M. & Co., $2; L. M. 1; R. S. S. H 62. NO. [ 2 $: Now the|w. Obtcins Injunction To Prevent His Being Called Bootlegger By the Aswciated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., Decesmber 2i. J. N. Webb of East Peint, @ sub- bootiegger five times the police had mearched his premises. Judge John T..Pendleton wet a hearing for January 14 to de- termine whether to the injunction permanent. EX-SERVICE MEN GIVEN FINE CHICKEN DINNER Recreational Divisional of Agri- culture Department Host for Seventy-Five Men. Seventy-five ex-service men from St Elizabeth's Hospital were entertained at Epiphany Chapel, 230 12th street south- west, Sunday night by the war relief association of the Department of Agri- culture, tarough its recreational division. A chivken dinner and music were fea- tures of the evening. The officers of the recreational divi- sion comprise the following: Mra. Henry C. Wallace, honorary president; Mrs. Robert M. Reese, chairman; Miss Carrie Davis, vice chairman; Miss Lasta BE. Rixey, chairman finance committee. Committee on ~ entertainment: Mrs. Miriam Berryhill, Miss May Moore, Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, Mabel 1. Yates. Veterans of Forelgn Wars of Post 824, Department of Agriculture, are to meet Friday night for the annual elec- tion of officers. And as resolutions have been passed to assist the women of the department in recreational work for the ex-service men at St. Elizabeta's Hos- pital for furnishing entertainment at the suppers being given semi-monthly, com- mittees are expected to report at this meeting. —_— Toledo, Ohio, boasts of the largest goldfish hatchery in the world. Last year the firm controlling the hatchery shipped twenty-five carloads of gold- fish and twenty carloads of fish globes —— A. F., $20. amount still Total received, $288.5 needed,.$491.50. NO. 9. PETER CAN'T DO IT ALL. A sixteen-year-old lad—let us call him Peter—is trying to do & man's part and support his mother and the three younger children, but until he completes the trade he is learning his wages will not go round, especially as one of his little siaters is not strong and needs care and extra nour- ishment, and the mother, deserted sev- eral years ago, following much cruel treatment by her husband, is under the doctor’s care. Amount asked for, $676. Previously acknowledged, $163.50. D. M. & C $2; L. M. W., $1; Mrs. H. W. M., R.S.S.'$1; L. P. F.,, $5; z H.M. L, $2; G. B. H. . C., $5; R. M. K., $5; M. A.'F., §20. Total received, $245.50; amount still needed, $430.50. NO. 10. HELPING THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES. Determined if possible to get an education, her oldest son of fifteen works out of school hours and on Saturdays to help his widowea mother and his five younger brothers and sisters. The iad is popular with his employers, who have become 80 much interested in helping him attain his ambition that they contribute to the family's need. The mother takes lodgers besides making a home for her six children. Amount asked for, $780. Previously acknowledged, $294.50. M. & Co, $2; L. M. W, $1; R. S. ;A.G W, 5 1; H. M. L., §2: C. W. C,, $5 ", $20. Total received, $331.5 t still needed, $448.50. NO. 11. TUBERCULOSIS TOOK HER HUSBAND. / When the father (colored) died of tuberculosis he left six children, rang- ing in age from one to fourteen years. The mother, rather than give up her children, was king flve miles to and from her work, leaving the chil- dren at home to shift for themselves. At that time the oldest boy was threatened with his father’s trouble. Thanks to the assistance given by the Associated Charities during the past year, the mother has been able to stay at home, taking in washing, while the ]oldest child has now grown strong enough to go to work. Amount asked for, $780. Previously acknowledged, $75.50. D M. & L. M. W., $1; Mrs. W. 3. A. G. z,$ C. S. K., $2.50; M. J. T, § Mrs. F. B, $1; M. A. F. amount still needed, . 12. TUBERCULOSIS AND IN- FLUENZA DID IT. This frail widow with three chil- dren, oldest seven, reduces her rent by taking lodgers and taking in sew- ing. She broke herself down by long, hard work outside the home, while her babies were being neglected. Their father, a sufferer from tuberculo- sis, died of the influenza two years ago. Amount as'ed for, $936. Previously acknowledged, $216." D. M. & Co., $: R.S. S, $1; Mrs. J. C. H. 2; cash, $2; M. J. T, $1; H. M. L,, § G. E. M, $5; M. A. F., $20; a teacher, $3. Total received, $255; amount still needed, $681. NO. 13. “TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.” “It ain’t Teally true. Tell me you ain’t fooling me. Do you mean that I can have some money in my hand and L. M. W, §1; without bothering with a grocery or- der? It's too good to be true.” This was the way money for a Thanksgiv- ing dinner was received by this col- ored woman, who herseif, almost blind, has a husband in the Tubercu- losis Hospital, leaving her with five children ‘to support, from three to | thirteen years of age. Amount asked for, $988. Previously acknowledged, $86.50. D. M. & Co., $2; Nineteenth Street Baptist Sunday L. $1; cash, §5; C. 8. H M L, § M. , $20. Total re- mount still needed, $862. THANKS GOD FOR HER ceived, $12 NO. 14. { BLESSING: “I can never praise or thank the Associated Charities enough for keep- ing a roof over my head and provid- ing for our home the way they have. Of course, my first thanks are to God, from Whom all things come. I never forget to thank Him, night, morning and every meal time.” The writer, widowed i by the loss of her husband from tuber- culosis, and, far from strong herself, is making a courageous fight to gi her three children a real home. Amount asked for, $1,352. Previousl acknowledged, $164. D. M. & Co L. M. W, $1; F. S., $16; R. S. S, §$1; through Miss G. $5; A. P., $5: G. 2. W., $6; P. M. D., § T. $1; M. W. D., $5; F. H D., $1 M. L., $2; M. A $20; G. H., §1. Total received, $260; amount still needed, $1,092. 3 - Summary. Amount asked for, $13,156; amount received to date, $8,822; amount still needed, $9,834. F. P. D, No. 1, $2; J. D. H, any, § Mrs. B. Pratt, No. 13, $2; Mrs. E. B, No. 11, $5; Mrs. M. E. B., N J. P. F., No. 1, § H. Lee, No. 9, $10; W. $2; J. Nordlinger, any, $2 No. 2, $1; J. H. H, No. 12, §1; J. H. H., % H. H, No. 14, Mrs. L. H. D., any, $2; J. H. Boggs, No. 1, $2.50; A. B. K, any, $1; Mrs. J T,, $1 for each, $14, and Mrs. J. C. M, any, also | ¢ Gen. Vaccari, chief o ‘The picture shows Gen. Vaccarl pisning the war croas upon are; Gem. Blias, Gen. Harbord Miles, Sergt. Gregory, C i [TALIAN WAR CROSS BESTOWED ON FIVE Holders of Congressional Medal Are Honored at Embassy. Ties existing between Italy and the United States were strengthened by the presentation yesterday afternoon at the Italian embassy of the war cross of Italy to a group of American soldiers, holders of the Congressional medal of honor. The presentation ceremony was performed by Lieut. Gen. Guiseppe Vaccarl, chief of staff of the Italian army and chief mili- tary adviser to the Italian delegation to the Washington conference, acting for Gen. Diaz, his commander-in- chief. who had bestowed the awards and had signed the accompanying cer- tificates before he left this country. The men on whom Gen. Vaccari pinued the medals, consisting of a Roman cross bearing the' likeness of King Victor Emanuel, suspended from a ribbon of bluish green and white, were: . Five Are Homored. Sydney G. Gumpertz, Chicago, first sergeant, Company E, 132nd Infantry, 33d Division; Earl D. Gregory, Chase ty, Va., sergeant, Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry, 29th Divi- sion; L. Wardlaw Miles, Princeton. N. J. captain, 308th Infantry, T7th Division; George McMurtry, New York, captain, 30Sth Infantry, 77th Division, and Alan Louis Eggers, Summit, N. J. sergeant, Machine Gun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th vision. 5 Ttaly, it is announced, will bestow the same decoration on all the sol- diers and marines who won the medal of honor during the world war, of whom there are fifty-three living, and to the famiiies of those who lost their lives. The Italian ambassador and Assist- ant Secretary of War Wainwright were in attendance on the impressive ceremony, together wtih a distin- guished group of Italian and Ameri- can officers. _The latter included Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, Gen. R. Noble, Gen. George O. Squier, Gen. John M. Carson, Gen. George W. Burr, Gen. James G. Harboard, Gen. Frank W. Coo, Gen: Charles 'W. Farnsworlh, Gen. Andre W. Brewster, Col. John McA. Palmer, Maj. R. H. Fletcher, Capt. F. C. Starr and Lieut. C. C. Jadwin. Italian officers included Lieut. Cols. Barbasetti and Pentimalli, aides: to Gen. Vaccari; Col. Marquis di Ber- nezso, military attache of the Italfan embassy; Col. Riccardo Moizo, dele- gation adviser in military aviation, ana Capt. Carlo Huntington, assistant military attache. Most of the civilian staft of the embassy also were in at- tendance. . Bows to Heroes’ Valor. “It is & great satisfaction to me that brave American soldiers can receive this decoration, one of the best Italy can give, on American soil and in the presence of the Italian ambassa. dor, who gave in the war his dearest possession, the blood of his son,” said Gen. Vaccari. “I have the same feel- ings when in company with you gal- lant men that I had when with the units I had the honor to command. There can be no distinction as to na- tionality in the appreciation of"the valor of a brave soldier. In bestow- ing these decorations I feel the- spirit of Italy and the spirit of the United States together bowing to your valor. I myself bow to the heroic ones that have fallen, and to those who, like you, received the highest decoration Your country can give, but cannot be here today. The spirits of those who lost their lives are here and, with me, congratulate you. Your country cop- gratulates you through the presence of an official of your War Department and all Italy congratulates you. Gen. Vaccari explained that he would next have the great honor to decorate the five men and that the cross would go later to those unable to be present and to the families of the men ho won the medal of honor, but lost their lives. Pins Cross oA Five. The Italian commanding officer then pinned the cross on the breast of each of the five, handed each his certificate and shook him warmly by the hand. Following the presentation cere- monies Assistant Secretary Wain- wright proposed a toast to Gen. Vac- cari, Ambassador Riccl and to the Italian people. Ambassador Ricci re- sponded “to both armies, to President Harding and to the American gov- ernment with which the Italian gov- ernment stands ready to co-operate to _keep the world's peace.” The Itallan’ war cross is awarded by the secretary of war of Italy, but Gen. Diaz, as _generalissimo, has au- thority to make awards in the name of the secretary. Gen. Diaz with hig own hands pinned the cross on Sergt. Woodfill, one of the war's greatest heroes, when he met the latter in Louisville, Ky., during - his recent ur. 5 wuem Diaz had no authority to award the cross to the men who re- ceived the naval congressional medal of honor during the world war, but the matter of their decoration has been taken up with the Italian navy and it is believed that, in the near future, American sailors will also re: ceive the Italian decoration. - CHILD KILLED BY-AUTO. Little Cherrydale Girl Walks Di- rectly in Front of Machine. Spechl Dispatch to The Star. CHERRYDALE, Va., December 2L —Her head crushed yesterday morn- ing &s a result of having been run over by an automobile driven by Paul Gibson of Falls Church, on the Cherrydale pike, Annie Bray, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bray of South Cedar street, Chetrydale, died a few minutes after the acci- dent in the drug store of S. J. Sim- monds. { According to evidence submitt by eyewitnesses at the inquest cofin ducted by Coroner Swaih at the Ap- i {lington county nnurthn;ru-e yesterday afternoon, at which n_was exonerated of all blame, the: little girl attempted to cross the road after alighting from jthe rear of a dirt wagon on which she was ridin It was sald she walkéd directly in front of the approaching automobile ‘and the driver was unable to avoid strik- ing her. : e Ansistn . MeMurtr aff of the Italian army, bestowing the Italian war cross wpon five congress nd Sergt. A. L. Eggers. President Harding has accepted the interpretation put upon the four- power treaty relating to the Pacific by the American delegates to the ‘Washington conference, to the effect that the main islands of Japan are included In the scope of that treaty. This fact was contained in an an- nouncement made at the White House last night. There is absolutely no conflict of opinion between the Presi- dent and the American delegates, it was made clear today. The statement ’i suing from the White House fol- ows “When the President was respond- ing to press ipquiries at the after- noon interview today, he expressed the opinion that the homeland of Japan !did not come within the words “in sular possessions and insular domin- ions' under the four-party agree- ment, except as territory proper of any other nation which is a party to ithe agreement. This expression has Ibetn emphasized as a division be- | twee the President and the dele- | gates to the conference in construing the four-party agreement. “The President announced tonight that the difference in view in no wise will be permitted to embarrass the conference or the ratification of the agreement. He had assumed all along that the spirit of the conference contemplates a _confidence which pledges respect of territory in every way which tends to promote lajting peace. “He has learned from the United States delegates to the conferenc that they have agreed to the co struction which includes the home- land of Japan in the term ‘insular possessions and insular dominions,’ and has no objection to that construc- tion. Talks With Delegation. | It is known that the President talked with members of the American delegation following his interview with the newspaper correspondents and that the matter of the treaty in- terpretation was gone into Tully. n effort has been made in some. quarters to make it appear that by the inclusion of Japan's homeland in the terms of the treaty, there is given to Japan a guarantee of the preserva- tion of her territory by the other powers signatory to the treaty. Thi according to the American delegates, and to the Japanese also, is wholly LEGIONNAIRES WILL ACT ON VOTE CONTROVERSY George Washington Post, No. 1, to Decide on Future Course Re- garding Election. George Washington Post, No. 1, of the American Legion will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the board room of the District building to decide definitely What action to take in the controversy over the election of departmental of- ficers of the District legionnaires. The election of Watson B. Miller as commander last Monday is declared by many to be illegal because mno- tices were not sent out to the dele- gates thirty days prior to the meeting date, alleged to be necessitated by a clause in the constitution. Vincent B. Costello Post, of which William F. Franklin is the comman- der and who ran a close second to Miller in the election Monday, met last night and decided to take steps to have the election annulled. A eu- logy was made of Franklin, in which it was stated that his efforts and un- tiring work for the post had made him the choice for departmental com- mander without any question. It was also decided that the post would not do-operate with the newly elected officers. The officers elected last Monday are: ‘Watson B. Miller, departmental com- mander; Capt. Jullus 1. Peyser, senior vice commander; Pauline M. McVey, second vige commander, and Harry J. Davis, third vice commander. —_— TREAT TO EX-SERVICE MEN Christmas Festivitie Planned at Mount Alto Hospital. Plans for providing an enjoyable Christmas for the 200 ex-service men at Public Health Service Hospital, No. 32, otherwise Mount Alto Hospital, on Wis- consin avenue, Executive Officer today. Under the direction of officer in charge, welfare | worker of the Red Cross has arranged a program which will fill up almost the entire week. A special Christmas dinner will be provided, with turkey and the “fixin’ and local theaters are providing ticke to several matinees which will be at- tended by the patients who are able to leave the: hoapif This afternoon the Yale Glee Club 18 to sing, and this evening udeville entertainment will be given, by the Fort Myer band. Christmas carols will be sung in the wards at 5 pm.. and at 7:30 in the evening there will be an entertainment and refregh:-velnu by the Overseas omen’s_Service League. l“{)ecl&l Christmas mass will hel followed by non-sectarian services. There will be a concert in the after- noon by the St. Alban's Cholr. George 0'Connor and several of his pupils will entertain Tuesday, and Wednesday the women of the Red Cross Club will con- | duct an evening of es and refresh ments. A dance will be given by the Red Cross for the hospital staff Thurs: day, and Friday the patients will enter- tain the children from the Industrial Home School. On Saturday there will be a dance refreshments for the patients and their friends. —_— MOURN DR. LEMON’S DEATH. Resolutions of usr t coneerning the death of Rev. Dr. James 8. Lemon, who died November 9, after a long period of useful service in this city, were _adopted at a recent meeting of | ! le‘mble announced nlu medical PRESIDENT HARDING ACCEPTS INTERPRETATION ON TREATY White House Makes Clear There Is No Conflict With Delegates on Opinion on Scope of Four-Power Agreement. have been eom)'tleted.,T witheut foundation in fact. The treaty merely provides that each of the four powers shall respect the rights of the others in the Pacific islands and dominlons, including Ja- pan, Australla, New Zealand, the Philippines, etc. In the event of a |dispute arising between any of these powers, or in the event of any dis- pute between one of the powers and an outside power, it is agreed to meet and talk the situation over. There is no promise, implied or in fact, that the nations are to take up arms in defense of one another contained in the treaty. This was made clear by Senator Lodge of the American dele- gation when he laid the four-power treaty before the conference for ap- proval % 1 Japan Made No Request. As a matter of fact, it has been learn- ted that Japan made no request for the inclugion of her homeland in the pro- visions of the treaty. The suggestion iwas made particularly by the British, who desired the inclusion of Australii and New Zealand, dominions of the em- | pire—not ons in the strict sense of the word—and asked that the lan- guage “insular possessions and insular | dominions In the region of the Pacific | ocean” be used. “Dominfons” Explained. | The term “dominions.” it is held by the delegates, covers the homeland of Japan. In other words, the insular dominions of Japan in the region of the Pacific is Japan itself. When the four-power treaty comes ‘up for consideration in the Senate, it is expected that this matter will be discussed fully. It was suggested to- day, however, that if the United States, Great Britain and France have agreed to respect the possessions of Japan, there Is no very good reason! |that can be’ advanced why _they |should not also agree to respect Japan tself. If there is opposition to this, how- &ver, it probably will take the usual form of a ‘reservation,” offered by the opponents of the present con- struction of the treaty, and the Senate will be called upon to vote on this reservation before voting on the treaty itself. Baron Kafo, head of the Japanese delegation, refused last night to com- !ment upon the interpretation of the treaty as to whether it included the | Japanese homeland or not. He con- |tented himself with saying that the {treaty was now before his home go ernment for interpretation in all its de- tails. SENATOR CAPPER LAUDS AGRICULTURAL BLOC Says Group Is Rendering GreaZer Service Than Any Other Mem- bers in Congress. Greater service is being rendered the country by.the agricultural bloc in Congress than by any other group of men, Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas told the Senate yestreday. in defending the group. The Kansas senator said the bloc seeking no special and class leg- islation and had no desire to “hold up Congress or anybody els Its program, he asserted, was directed to- ward bettering the general welfare of the country. Mr. Capper, referring to newspaper and other criticism of the bloc's ac- tivities, said the critic who had most' astonished the country was Secretary Weeks, who attacked the bloc in a recent address in New York. Mr. Capper also replied to state- ments attributed to Otto Kahn, New York banker, whose remarks, Mr. Capper said, would cause ome “to think that business sits on the right hand of government.’ The senator -voiced a plea for the east and west to get together on what he said should be common ground, declaring that the interests of agriculture should be the interests of the industrial and financial sec- tions, “for all are equally and vi- ::.Lley l:on‘cekm;d. l-In::n when agricul- sicl usiness inv: be found ailing.” Stabiyiwl PUBLIC LIBRARY HOLIDAY. Central Building Closed Saturday at 1 Until Tuesday. The central building of the Public Library will be closed from Saturda: at 1 p.m. until Tuesday at 9 a.m. The Takoma Park branch will be open Saturday from 2 to 5:30 o'clock, but will be closed Monday. - | made | half, jonal medal of honor men at the Italinn embassy. Wardiaw Miles, eaptain in the 308th Infantry. Those in the group, from left to righ nt Secretary of War Walnwright, Am bassador Ricel, Sergt. G. Gumperts (beh! Gen. Vaceari), Gen. Vaccari, Capt. SHANTUNG SESSION ENDS IN DEADLOCK Next Move Must Come From Japanese Government at Tokio. The Japanese government at Tokio must now make the next move in the settlement of the Shantung con- troversy, for the negotiations held in the so-called informal conversa tions between the Japanese and Chi- nese delegates under the “good of- fices” of Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour have come to a standstill. “We already have gone well beyond our instructions,” said Mr. Hanihara, the principal Japanese delegate at- tending the conversations, “and we cannot go further without orders from the home government. We have concession after concession until we can make no more. The Chinese delegates have not receded on a single point.” Late yesterday, after a session lasting more than three hours and a which officials hoped would prove successful, the deliberations came to a sudden halt with apparent- 1y no present hope for an agreement on the major issues. involving the payment for and administration of the Tsingtao-Teinanfu railroad and the meeting forthwith adjourned “sine die.’ Ask for Appointee. The Japanese demand that Japanese experts be appointed by the Chinese to hald certain positions on the rail- road was considered last night to be the stumbling block that threatened to prevent any settiement of the Shantung question. Mr. Hanihara said lzst night that the Japanese consid- ered that the appointment of a Jup- anese traffic manager of the railway was essential to the efficient opera- tion of the road, so that Japanese financial interests would be protected. This was declined by the Chinese, who, however, offered to appoint a nese associate for each of the positions in question. This was re- fused by the Japanese. The meeting was marked by a series of proposals, counter proposals and attempted compromises, but the two powers could not seem to “get to- Rether” on decisions. After it was nally settled that the return of the oad should be at the end of nine months the “mode of payment” came up. In principle the installment plan method was agreed to, but Japan asked for securities. Government treasury notes and the revenue on the road were offered, but the time of payment could not be agreed upon. Japan asked that 32,000,000 Chinese dollars be deposited in neutral banks before the transfer was begun. When the Japanese made their final refusal to accept periodic payments their spokesman read their formal decision to discontinue the conversations. Statement Is Issued. The following statement was issued by the two delegations at the conclu- sion of their meeting Vesterday: “At the seventeenth meeting of the Chinese and Japanese delegates rela- tive to the question of Shantung, held pat the Pan-American Union Building at 3 p.m. today, the two delegations , discussed the question of the plan of payment in cash to China's liabilities regarding the Shantung railway properties and also an alternative plan of the payvment in Chinese treas- ury notes, havifg special reference to the question of the appointment by China of Japanese experts in the service f the' Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway proposed by the Japanese delegation. These questions involving points on which it was necessary for the Japanese delegation to consult with its home government, the meet- ing adjourned at 6:30 p.m. pending the receipt of instructions by the Japanese delegation from Tokio.” —— U. S. DROPS PROTEST. Investigates Case Against Fisher- men Arrested in Mexican Waters. EL PASO, Tex., December 21.—The local Mexican consulate announced it had received a telegram from Mexi- co City stating that the American government, after investigating the arrest of the crew of the American bark Mabel. in the Gulf of California, had decided to withdraw its protest. The men were charged with fishing in Mexican waters without license. —_— ASKS, POLICE TO FIND WIFE. Mrs. Eulalia Shugars, thirty years of age, wife of A. J. Shugars, 49 G street outhwest, is reported to have disap- peared from her home nearly a month ago. Her husband last night repeat- ed a request for a police search for his wife. Office new Star building. . ormore rooms. Main the Philosophical Society of which! ! Dr: Lemon had been a member, New Star Building ~ Most desirable offices for rent at reason- able prices on the 3d, 4th and 5th floors of the Reservations are now: being closed for one ‘Apply Room 101 STAR BUILDING Rooms Army Mule to Face New War Horror in Eating Horse Bricks By the Asecelated Press. NEW YORK, December 21— l The Army horne and the mule, EASTLAKE FREED; BEGINS LIFE ANEW Jury Brings in Verdict in 47 Minutes—Refused Visit to Children. From a Staff Correspondent. Roger D. Eastlake, chlef Navy petty officer, acquitted late yes- terday afternoon by a jury at the ‘Westmoreland county courthouse at Montross, Va., of a charge of first degree murder, arrived in Washington this afternoom, and went immediately to the Navy De- partment. It is anderstood that he applied to the officlals in charge of the bureau of acronautics for a furlough and for a transfer to some station other than Dahlgrem, Va.. where he was stationed at the time Jury in the little Westmoreland count teo, face amother war horrer, this time in the form of t grade oats with about 13 per cemt pure cane molasses for food value. pected to solve to a large ex- tent the ing pear to be thrivi fodder» Ing on the mew Teats are under way at Cob- lemz and Inson, i at_ Forts Robl y Houston and the ‘anal Zome. The gov- rament has bought 20,000 tons r experimentn, Gem. William Holbrook, chief of cavalry, L “OREIGN TRADE DECLINES IN VALUE, NOT IN QUANTITY Director Julius Klein Analyzes Con- ditions in American Commerge for Last Fiscal Year. 8 The decline of three billlon dollars in the value of American foreign trade ‘In the last fiscal year as com- pared with the year preceding has Leen caused by lower prices rather xh'?n diminished quantities, in the opinion of Dr. Julius Klein, whose first anuul report as director of the bureau of foreign and domestic com- merce of the Department of Com- me: was made public yesterday. 4 _“In fact,” says Dr. Klein, “a com- pilation of exported commodities, re- duced, #o far as possible, to a quan- Lity basis, shows weight increases of 34 per cent for the groups of raw materials and 37 per cemt for food- stuffs in 1921 over 1920, with a d. crease of 4 per cent for such partly or wholly manufactured articles as can be shown in weight.” of his arrest in counection wi the slaying of his ‘ife at Colo- nial Beach, September 30. MONTROSS, Va., December 21 Roger D. Eastlake, chief naval petty officer, was acquitted of the charge o’ complicity in the slaying of his wit. at Colonial Beach September 30, by . courthouse here late yesterday aft forty- giv noon, after a deliberation of seven minutes. The case was to the jury at 4: o'clock the twelve hands his fate ha 2 I turned a verd “I intend to start life anew,’ lake declared after his mother sister had rushed to his side i showered him with kisses, und the a« - quitted man had smiled his relicf the pronouncement of the jury for: man, L. W. Enghsh. “I felt certain he said, “that those twelve men coul not believe that 1 murdered my wif« Feels “Justice Cheated.” William W. Butzner, chief couns for the defense, ed, after th: verdict, that the gquestion involv: was “wholly one of the prosecutior presenting legal proof o my client's ®uilt, and this we felt confident wa- = impossible, as he was innocent.” to loardil surprise many pessimists| “Commonwealth's Attorney Watt T ip earn” declares Dr. ‘Klein, “that | yayo"Glia “he belicved he proved e 8 in is compilation, o= . o t which ‘included articles forming 6§ | hat Fastlake was “pr n Der cent of the value of domestic ex- | Tiorting e oclie ports in 1921, indicated that the ex- | comnaon i ports of these goods increased 23 per | ;o ong degree murder would be ren- in duantity over the amounts|jered, and that would have suffic s01d last vear. though their value de- | fered; And LAt Woult BEve Suf creased 19 per cent. S i e 3 rorbo warld wide "xchange aituation, i s bear ettor V] compet lon oreign mai S: 3K V! e Cf r kets and decreased demand for | Sarah E- Kuox when she comes up fo of Furope: ‘combincd with-a. drias | gimmediately "after s acquitts, cut in American imports of raw ma. | Eastlake requested that he be permit- terial h i ted’' to see his children, Roger, jr. Al are the Principal factors con- |, ine years old, and Murgaret, five ""“l” ng 101;‘“* lower foreign tradeiyunc J%TC daving at the home of LoLals, save the dizector. the fiscal | COmmonwealth's Attorney Mavo, a: Vear 1920-31 ba al| Hague, fifteen miles from Montross trade of the United States™ He says | Who pointed out the children wert . % | atill in the custody of the court. “that the extraordinary episodes that vear in our business overseas™ Leaves for Fredericksburg. Eastlake and his relatives then left resulted in a most severe strain upon the facilities of the bureau of for- | Montross for Fredericksburg, Va., and for the first time since September cign and domestic commerce, first, as | 2 a consequence of the “amazing slept outside of a cell. He and Lis strides” made by American export | brother, Donald Eastlake, occupied interests during the early months of | room in the Princess Anne Hotel. The the vear, and, secondly, as a result|freed man today held a conference of the disorganization ‘and confusion | with his attorneys in Fredericksburg, which spread throughout the markets | making preparations for a legal bat- of the world with the accompanying | tle, if necessary, to get possession of panic_ of cancellations during _the | his children. period of depression which marked| Kastlake, it was said, is still a petty the closing months of the year. officer in good standing in the Navy. Under the construction of the rules, bt “GLAD," SAYS MISS KNOX. is understood that he is obliged (o port for duty at the Dahlzren naval proving grounds for duty. L.eut. Accused Nurse Expresses Pleasure 5 at Exoneration. Green, his superior at the request of the attorneys, granted him a Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., December 21.—“T am awfully glad to hear that Mr. leave of absence for three days. stls has been acquitted, Stood Ordeal Well From the time he was arrested with satd | Miss Knox and charged jointly with Miss Sarah E. Knox, the Baltimore nurse, confined in the city jail here and awaiting trial for the same he- with hacking his wife to death Eastlake maintained that he wae in- nOfi.lal,blfld relpen;edl'}"hsnld hlhfi! he would ‘be acquitted. Throughout the T et taonyieoker D. Eastlake | trial, which lasted a week, he stood o o e rORS. \de to see Miss | the Ordeal well, and today shows but Knox today she declined 85| Jittle effects from the strain. X today the daclined to be meen,| ‘Eastlake was arrested with Miss the matron also refusing to allow her| g;ox soon after his wife's bod 10 the matron and thoa cloac wement | hearing twenty-nine deep gashes in refused to @ay another word. Weag | the skull, was discovered in their cot- people get near her oell she imme.|tage at Colonial Beach on the morn diately conceals herself as far as pos. sible and will not look at the callers who may pass through the prison. ing of September 30. He and th WILL BE RETIRED. woman were charged jointly with the crime and iIndicted separately on Col. W. K. Jones to Leave Army May 1, 1922, a charge of first-degree murder by « Westmoreland county grand jury Oc- tober 24. Neo Direct Evidence. No direct evidence was submitted against the naval officer during th trial, and it was pointed out by Judg Col. Willlam K. Jones, infantry, will be placed on the retired list of the Army May 1 next, on his own application, after more than thirty-|the commonwealth, In fact, Judg nine year# aservice. Recently he has’Chinn complimented the jury on the been attached to the 44th Infantry at|not-guilty verdict, ssuring them Schofleld barracks, Hawail that the evidence justified the finding. He is from Iowa, and was graduat “There has been no fact proved in od at the Military Academy in June, | this court” said Judge Chinn, 1887. His entire service has been in|connect Eastlake with the killing of the infantry arm, in which he reached ' his wife, and I congratulate him as the grade of colonel in May, 1917. well as you gentlamen.” W.H.C. ) Joseph W. 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