Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1922, Page 4

THREE MEETINGS RIFT WEEK — Sn'gdkers to.Launch Drive at Bitizens’ Associations o Tonight. ‘Washington's thrift week—January 17 to 23—will be officlally launched tonight with three addresses in vari- ous parts of the city. B. F. Leffever of E. G. Shaffer & Co. will speak to the Kalorama Citizens’ Association in the ballroom of the Highlands at 8 o'clock; Charles G. Graves, promo- tion manager of the Standard Sanitary Company, will address the Petworth Citizens’ Association at §:30 o'clock, and Victor Deyber, president of the Sec- ond National Bank, will talk along the lines of thrift at the Service Club, 1004 E street northwest. “Today the dollar you spend just buys whatever you regard as worth dollar to you,” said Mr. Deyber, in a talk at the Terminal Y. M. C. A. this morning. “You owe it to your- self to build up a savings account. Are you going to be satisfled to keep Just ahead of starvation, homelessness and destitution all your life? Give yourself the new encouragement for each week's effort that a man gets in contemplating a growing bank ac- count. Have something to show for ‘what you do.” J. H. Hanson, vice president of E. G. Shaffer & Co., spoke on thrift to a Jarge gathering in the lobby of the Y. M. C. A. last night. “Keep a simple and accurate account of the money that goes out of your pocket,” he urged. “I'll defy anybody to go on spending money _foolishly, or without getting value for it, after keeping such a rec- ord for a year.” THe District observance of the na- tional campaign, under the direction of E. C. Graham, president of the City Club and chairman of the thrift exeeu- tive committee, Is supported by the District government and most of the Jeading financial and commercial or- ganizations. Co-operating with the ex- ecutive committee are the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, Rotary and kindred clubs, District Bankers' Asso- clation, Real Estate Board, Life Under- writers’ Assoclation and many others. “The purposes are to put a brake on extravagance and promot wise buying and intelligent saving and thus to build up fluld capital for production and em- ployment,” said the Chamber of Com- merce today. “Its economic program, therefore, has a direct bearing on cur- S t. No one s asked to give anything except thought his personal and family prosperity The feature days of the National . Thrift week,are: Tuesday, Thrift day, Benjamin Franklin's birthday; Wed- mnesday, Budget day; Thursday, Life In- surance day; Friday, Own Your Home day; Saturday, Pay Your Bills Prompt- 1y day: Sunday, Share With Others day, and Monday, Make a Will day. The prosperity platform of the week is: Work and earn, make a budget, record expenditures, have a bank account, carry life i own your home, mak bills promptly, invest in curities and share with others. he real purpose of National Thrift week is to teach_ individual prosperity,” sald Arthur M. East of Philadelphia, founder of National Thrift week. “It is one campai which does not ask people to give money, spend money, or lose money, but simply to take thought for their own well being and future pros- perity. _— ENVOYS IN LONDON FOR CONFERENCE (Continued from First Page.) Viscount Fitzalan, the retiring vice- roy: “I was gratified to hear from your telegram of the successful estabiish- ment of the provisional government of Ireland and I am confident that you will do everything in your power to Relp its members accomplish the task which lies before them.” All Funeti Continue. The provisional government issued a proclamation yesterday that it had entered upon its duties and functions as constituted under the treaty. It directs that all law courts, cor- porations, departments, state boards, Judges, civil servants, peace officers and all public servants and function- aries heretofore acting under the au- thority of the British government shall continue to carry out their func- tions, unless and until otherwise or- dered by the provisional government, pending the constitution of the par- liament of the free state, without prejudice to the full and further ercise by that parliament of all powers. Warned Away From U. 8. The minister of publfeity has pub- lished a letter from “the Irish con- sulate in New York” advising sus- pension of all emigration from Ire- ex- its FEDERAL BAR PROTESTS PROFESSIONALS’ PAY CUT Such Reduction Is Called “Essen- tially Unfair and Tnequit- able.” Protesting against the 10 per cent reduction made in the salary rates for positions in the professional service of the ‘government Immediately prior | to the passage of the Lehlbach bill by the House, the Federal Bar Ass ciation last night In the Interfor D partment building adopted a resol tion declaring such reduction “is es- sentially unfair and inequitable,” and providing that the matter be placed In the hands of a special committea of three members of the association “with directions that early action be taken.' The resolution set forth that the association “employ all honorable mcans at its command to have re- stored, in the Senate, the salary rates formerly carried by the Lehlbach bill, and, it ‘possible, have such rates in- creased over the original rates, be. lieving that these were unduly iow." The committee named .to take the question in hand consists of W. Vallance, George A. Ward and G. A. Warren. The meeting was addressed by John W. H. Crim and F. J. Dyer of the Department of Justi Mr. Crim spoke on_“Local Self Government.” and Mr. Dyer talked on “Fair and just Compensation for Property Taken by the Government.” The association elected the follow- Ing officers for the ensuing year: Mr. Vallance, president; Mr. Ward, vice president: Miss Grace McVey, secretary, and Miss Caroline V. Griesheimer, treasurer. Mr. Ward and David C. Caldwell were chosen delegates to the convention of the American Bar Association to be held here next month. DENY ROPE AN G BURED ITH HEN Witnesses Testify at Senate Inquiry Into Treatment of Soldiers Overseas. Former service men detailed for duty with the American graves regis- tration service in France denied b fore a Senate investigating commit- tee today that the bodies of soldiers legally put to death in France were buried with a stub of rope around the neck and the black cap which had been placed on them on the gallows. George A. Bamford of Washington and John R. Flynn of Cambridge,Mass., both testified they had heard of noth- ing to substantiate such charges. Flynn declared that Rufus P. Hub- bard of New York, who had testified that he saw bodies with rope and cap intact, was a “trouble maker” who had to be transferred on that account. Take Up Hanging Methods. The committee went into hanging methods as part of its general in- vestigating of charges laid before the Senate by Senator Watson, democrat, Georgia, that soldlers were hanged without trial in France. Flynn insisted that if the service was unable to identify a body for shipment home it was Teinterred. Taking up the case of Benjamin King of Wilmington, N. C., reported by the War Department as killed in action, and claimed by a former wit- ness to have been lynched, the co mittee called Vainey E. Wells of Wil- ‘mington, who sald King was a mem- ber of his platoon. . “I have no direct proof, ut it is my honest opinion he wa killed. A sergeant who was nearby told me King was blown up with a shell. I know he went into the battle and never came out. Like many others, he was reported missing when the { battle ended. Says He Saw Ropes and Caps. Disagreeing with witnesses who pre- ceded Mm, Richard C. Sullivan of Somerville, Mass.,, an assistant em- balmer with the graves registration service, declared he saw two bodies taken up with ropes and black cap intact. “Every body I helped prepare for shipment home was positively identi- fled,” said Sullivan. Edwin E. Lamb of Hartford, Conn., a lieutenant colonel, with the expe- ditionary forces, was called. “Did you witness any executlons in Both were azailles. court-martialed,” he said. Lamb gave the committee the names of both men, who o “ramblin, statements, which were taken down,’ be said. The condemned men were given oplates before the hanging to compose their nerves, the witness de- clared. —_— CRASH CAUSES INJURY. Driving Under Liquor Influence. A large touring car crashed head-on into an automobile truck this morning about 7:30 o'clock at Iowa Circle,re- RESERVE BANK UPHELDBY SENATOR Mr. Glass Denounces Those Who Would Destroy System to Serve Politics. Denouncing “those who would de- stroy the great reserve banking sys- tem for the sake of politics,” Senator Glass, democrat, Virginia, declared in the Senate today that much more good would be accomplished for the country “if some senators and others would talk sense to-the bankers in- stead of nonsense to the farmers.” ‘The Virginia senator, resuming a speech begun yesterday on proposed changes in the federal reserve act which would place a farmer on the reserve board, said there was “abso- lutely no excuse” for the barrage of attacks which had been levelled at the reserve system. Would Tell Facts to Farmer. “Why not tell the farmers once?” queried the speaker. sist on drawing the picture of deflation and credits as the monster which brought reduced prices, not the farmers’ products, but on all com- modities? Why not show that a lot of banks did not take advantage of the resources of the reserve system, and thereby impaired and limited their own ability to aid. D Mr. Glass declared that “instead of the nonsense” spread among the farm- ers about how they had been victim- ized, the farmers should be told to “organize,” not to become the plaything of fanatics, but for intelligent research. Attacks Called “Indefensible.” “And I want to say,” he went on, ‘that the situation cannot be cured by the sickening tirade of politicians and indefensible attacks on the re- serve banking system. The senator said that 42 per cent of the banking power of the south was lodged in banks which have not be- come members of the regerve system, and went on to show that in the west 39 per cent of the banking power ‘was not included in the systém, while in the Pacific states 36 per cent of the strength remained outside of the system. —_— DR. BUTLER ATTACKED BY NATIONAL EDUCATORS Reply to Columbia Head’s State- ment on Proposal to Bureau- cratize System. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi- dent of Columbla University, either failed to réad the bill providing for a federal bureau of education or he is guilty of deliberate misrepresenta- tion, the National Education Associa- tion charged today in answer to the educator’s statement that pending legislation to establish the bureau is a proposal to bureaucratize the edu cational system of the United States. A statement issued for the education association by Hugh S. Magill, fleld sec- retary, stated that Dr. Butler's declara- tion n offront to the 500,000 organ- ized teachers and to the friends of the public_schools throughout the coun- try. He assumes,” the statement continued, “that the millions of edu- cators and citizens who are support- ing this measure are ignorant and in- sincere. As a matter of fact the lead ing members of his own faculty ar strongly supporting the bill. This is an attack on the friends of public education and is not unlike Dr. But- ler’s false and undignified attack on Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, which he later abjectly retracted. “President Butler's attack on the movement for a department of edu cation is based on false assumptions. | The Towner-Sterling bill creates a department of education, with a se | retary of education in the President cabinet, and authorizes federal aid to the states for the promotion of education, but the bill does not fed- eralize education nor authorize the appointment of federal inspectors and supervisors. On the contrary, it spe- cifically and definitely forblds federal control of education within the states. 1. C. COMMISSION HEARS DISPUTE ON JURISDICTION W. B. & E Co. and Utilities Board Prgunt Orally Arguments Sub- mitted in Briefs. Oral account on the petition of the Washington Railway and Elec- tric Company to transfer jurisdiction over its depreciation accounts was heard yesterday before division 4 of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The argument followed substan- briefs submit- thte District several weeks ago, in which the utilities commission, seek- ing to prevent transfer of jurisdic- tion over depreciation ccounts of the rail company, asserted the we land to the United States in view of {sulting in a slight scalp wound to one|of valuation of the street railways the depression in trade and the un-|of the occupants of the m’:n: car | of the District would be rendered use- employment which prevails there. The Dublin morning papers -com- and considerable damage both machines. ‘The driver of the car, Willlam H. less if jurisdiction were transferred. ‘The company contended that it is an interstate carrier, operating.sev- ment with gratification on the pro-|Smith, was arrested by Policeman C. O. | eral railway lines into Maryland, and ©ceedings at Dublin Castle. The Free- man’s Journal prints the headline: “The Great Surrender.” and say; ‘No incident could be more sym- bolical of the victory won by the people’s plenipotentiaries. The ac- tual executive is now the people's own; let them rally to its support. Every lawbreaker for the first tim in Ireland’s history in nearly 800 Yyears is now the people’s enemy. Let the people realize that truth and act according!. DEMANDS MEN BE FREED. Sinn Fein Officer Takes Up Arrests ‘With British Authorities. By the Associated Press. BELFAST, January 17.—Owen O'Duffy, Sinn Fein liaison officer for Ulster, sald In an Interview today he had taken up with the British authorities the arrest Sunday by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary of ten occu- pants of automobiles on their way from Monaghan to Londonderry, who ‘were reported by the constables to have r:rnlsntuf themselves as Gaelic foot ball players, but who wore Irish republican army uniforms. declared that one of the men arrested was Divisional Commandant Hagan of the northern division of the Tepublican army, and the others mem- ‘bers of his staff. Unless the men are immediately released, O'Duffy nounced, an- he would take action. CONFIRMED BY SENATE. Altchison and Hall Continued Members of I. C. C. The Senate late yesterday con- firmed the nominations of Commis- sloners Aftchison and Hall of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who were reappointed by the Pres- ident. The Senate action ends a pro- tracted it y several south- ern senators against the filling of the vacancies by men from sections of the country other than the south, Mr. Altchison is listed from Oregon and Mr. Hall from Colon.dm) — In some French rural districts 80 per =G of the mhabitants own their as —— N I'¢ Turner of the second police precinct and locked up on a charge of driving ‘while under the influence of liquor. A hearing will be given him jn Police Court tomorrow. James M. Hayes, oocupant of the touring car, was taken to Eme: Hospital where he was treated for a slight scalp wound. The other passen- @ | ger was Willlam W. Smith, who es- caped injury. 3 ‘The truck i{s owned by the Univer- sal Coal Company, and was driven by Nathan Hall, colored, of 1510 10th street. He also escaped injury. HEADS CREDIT MEN. H. V. Ostermayer Made President. Other Officers. H. V. Ostermayer of Woodward & Lothrop was elected president of the Associated Retail Credit Men at a meeting last night at the Raleigh Hotel, succeeding Charles M. Keefer. Other officers elected were: . W. Whitehead, vice president; Miss Elsie Lee, treasurer, and Stephen H. Talkes, | secretary. Members of the board of | directors are David Sanger, Charles : M. Keefer, Gen. Anton St Gen. Steph: n of the legislative committee, Mr, Sanger chairmi of the ente: iment coms mittee and A. Coonin chairman of the membership committee, Efforts of the association to obtain passage of a stringent bad-check * law for Washington formed the basis of a short talk by Gen. Stephan. The membership during the last year, it ‘was announced, jumped from twenty- five to minety-two. MASTER PRINTERS MEET. Leo as such comes under the transporta- tion act of 1920. - Corporation Counsel Francis H. Stephens and Conrad H. Syme repre- sented ‘the Public Utilities Commisn- sion of the District. The Washington Railway and Electric Company was represented by attorneys S,.R. Bowen and O. I Yellott. In his argument Nr. Stephens contended that it was not the intention of Congress to trans: fer powers of the local utilities com- mission to the Interstats Commerce Commission. Under the charter of the street raillway company, he said, the Washington Railway and Electric Company has no authority to do a freight business. The decision of the commission will be handed down within a few weeks. HARMON UNDER BOND. Is Accused of Forging Assistant Secretary Roosevelt’s Name. years lieutenant In the Army during fthe world war, and later served with the war risk bureau in_ Atlanta, Ga., where he was arrested last week on a charge of having forged the name of Theodore Roosevelt, jr., to a note for $1,000, has been returned from Atlanta by Detective Charles Mullen. Harmon {s said by the detective to have admitted the forgery and get! ting the note cashed at Riggs Bank. ‘The accused man, accordin, detective. sald he was in debt and needed money. He is said to bave stated that he obtained $100 on a forged note and that his success led him to belleve he might sum, liquidate his start the new year free .from.debt. In order to obtain the signature of the assistant secre of the Navy, itted, -he ob- mmmmmdvmunm:u rate Franklin Statue. ‘The weekly luncheon of the Master Printers of Washington was held yes- terday at the new City Club. John Ruppert of the Crane Printing Com- any gave a talk on the life of Benja- in Pranklin, after which the print- ted to place a wreath on his statue at 10th and Pennsylvania ave- nue northwest today. A letter of felicitation from the mas- ter printers of France, in reply to the Washington pfi:fll’ ‘ Chalsumes, was of Decem! it is stated, and came to this city, re- maining here only a few days. ion _ pleaded guilty in Police was held on a bond of ?:,rn’n to await action of the grand Royal Foster and Estell Murray, St. Patrick players, who wil feature number, in “Leave It to Plerre,” to be presented Thursday eve: :Virginia Struggle,'in Second{newea offer a ing at Oarroll Hall for the bemefit of Polish orphans in the United Statesi —_—————_ PLANS TO KEEP 'EM ON THE FARM BY MEANS OF MOTION PICTURES Jo}m Armstrong Chaloner ‘Proposes to Take Entertainment to the Laborers of the Rural Sections. John Armstrong Chaloner of Cobham, Va., and New York city, who made fa- mous the phrase “Who's looney now?” during the days when he enjoyed the aistinction of being declared sane ln" would be forthcoming for the estab- Virginia and insanse in New York city, announced today a plan for “keeping | the boys down on the farm,” through the promulgation of motion picture en- tertainment in rural regions of the country. He intends to make himself the ploneer in the movement. During the coming four years, he sald, he intends to devote his entire efforts to covering the country, going to each state In a endeavor to obtain state and county suppert of community center enter- prises whereby the ruralites may be given the advantages of the motion picture and entertainments of the same type and class that the urban dwellers enjoy. And his “Merry Mills Community Center Movle,” located in a barn at Cobham, Va., has proven up, he says, as-the probable forerunner of a chain of similar establishments for the rural regions of the future. Succesaful Experiment. Here's his plan as he explained it in an interview today: The need for recreational enter- tainment in the rural sections during the winter made itself so felt at Cob- ham that a barn was rigged out an impromptu motion_picture show house. Stars such as Mary Pickford, Charles Ray and Douglas Fairbanks were shown. And the threatened shortage of farm labor on Mr. al- oner’s place in Cobham was averted. n fact, so popular did the experi- ment become that when he proposed suspending it during the summer months, a “round robin” was sub. scribed to by mentbers of the near- by hamlets requesting him to allow them to conduct the motion picturc place during the summer months for a nominal admission fee. He readiiy granted the request and the ‘“Merry Mills Community Movie,” which the barn was christened, became a by- word for entertainment in the Cob- ham district. This led him to the realization, he said, of the need for such an insti- tution in every county and schocl district in America, It brings to establishment during future legisla- tive sessions. In Virginia, he said, after an inter- view with the state superintendent of | education, Harris Hart, sured tl he was as- a_ “large appropriation” tem of visual in- of motion pic- lishment of the, 8! struction by mea tures. Thirteen States to Be Canvassed. During the first year of <Js con- templated four-year tour of thi coun- try in the interest, Mr. Chaloner ex- pects to cover thirteen states. He has already been to Alabama, North and South Carolina. He will go to Louisiana, Texas. California, Wash- ington, Oregon, Ohio, Indiana. Illinols and Missouri. His native Virginia is the thirteenth state. POLICE HUNT MISSING MAN OF 35 AND GIRL OF 16 Warrant Issued Under Mann Act for Pair Reported at Richmond ‘and Believed Going West. A police Investigation of the disap- pearance of Dorothy Bates, sixteen years old, former high school pupil, from her home, at 3220 Morrison street, the morning of January 5, has re- sulted in the issuance of warrant for Roy Arnold, thirty-five years old, an antomobile accessories salesman, whose wife and family live In this city. The warrant alleges a violation of the Mann white slave act. Investigation of the girl's disap- pearance was'conducted by operatives of the woman’s police bureau. It is stated that Arnold purchased an au- tomobile on a conditional bill of sale and, it is charged, drove Dorothy Bates” to Richmond, Va., where the couple remained two days. The automobile was left in a garage in Richmond, and the dealer who sold it to Arnold has started proceedings to recover it. It was reported by the police _that the couple disappeared from Richmond without making their intended destination known, and the police said they believed they prob- ably had started west with the in- the eye of the ruralite the latest,tention of going to California. modes in dress, custom and manners, he said. The educational value of the visual presentation of events of the world also, according to Mr. Chaloner, should not be lost sight of. ‘Welcomed, in the South. In the past few months he visited North and South Carolina and Ala- bama. All these states are favorably impressed with the plan, and in North Carolina $50,000 has been provided for the establishment of the rural community motion picture. The state pays one-third of the expense. The county pays two-thirds. An automo- bile, equipped with motion picture apparatus and a special generator for the projection lantern current- tours the county, showing the films at schoolhous: strategically therein. South Carolina and Alabama have given the proposition favorable con- sideration and are expected to take definite actlon with regard to | ASTORS HOME AF Sh located | Descriptions of Arnold and the girl and a picture of the latter were printed in the police bulletin issued this afternoon. Coples of it will be mailed to the police throughout the country, with a request for the arrest and detention of the couple. - BANDITS WRECK SAFE. $1,700 Taken From Bank Without Arousing the Town. ~ AUGUSTA, Ga., January 17.—The safe in the Bank of Blythe, at Blythe, Ga., was completely wrecked Sunday night by robbers who made a get- away with $1,700 in cash .The burg- lary was not discovered until yes- terday afternoon, as the cashier, P. W. Reese, was in Augusta at the bed- side of a member of his family and did not open the bank until noon. TER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT T0 CAR STRIKERS Day, Is Accompanied by " Some Violence. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., Janusry 17.—The second day of the strike of plaform and shop men of the Virginia Rallway and Power Company, called in four Virginla cities, was marked by iesu- ance of an ultimatum by the company to the men on strike against a wage reduction and by first attempts at vio- lence in Norfolk and Portsmouth. The situation in Petersburg, where the {men refused to heed the strike call yesterday, was reporied unchanged. The company, through its Richmond | headquarters, issued a statement In which it said that all employes failing to return to work by Friday would lose all seniority rights and sick and insurance benefits, 1 addition to au- tomatically disconnecting themselves from the service. Cars in Operation. Fourteen cars were sald by com. {pany officials to have been in opera- tion in Richmond at 9 o'clock this lanornlng. as compared with six yester- ay. A non-union conductor was report- ied siightly injured by flying glass at {Norfoik today, when two pieces of concrete were hurled into his car. | The crew of the first car sent out in Portsmouth were forced to abandon lit after encountering a shower of {stones and bricks. T. Norman Jones, jr., general man- ager of the Norfolk-Portsmouth di- vision of the company, announced that developments were entirely sat- isfactory, but his statement as to the number of cars in operation was disputed by the men, who said that not more than a dozen cars were in operation in Norfolk, either yesterday or today. Free-Ride Jitneys. The strikers here today expressed themselves as meeting With success in_ operating “free-ride” jitneys in this city, passengers being permitted to contribute any sums they desire. They announced that additional Jit- neys would be placed on other routes in case they were found necessary to improve traffic conditions. A meeting of the Central Labor Council of Petersburg was held there last night to consider the action of the motormen and conductors on lines in that city in refusing to strike, but officers today would make no statement as to what was done. CIVIC BODIES TAKE ACTION. Portsmouth City Council Called in | Special Session. PORTSMOUTH, Va.. January Civic bodies here have begun to take notice of the situation, with the Methodist Ministers’ Association of the city adopting strong resolutions calling upon city officials to investi- gate fully the difficulties between the | company and the men, and city coun- | cil summoned to pecial session today to decide a definite attitude for the city. Jitney busses, under police super- vision, today were operating to all parts of the city and suburban sec- tions on regular schedules. SIR JOHN JORDAN, PARLEY DELEGATE, SAILS TODAY MAIL EARLY CAMPAIGN REVIVED BY CHANCE City Postmaster Notes Big Slump: in Amount of Matter Posted During Day. City Postmaster Chance today re- his “matl-early” campaign, which has shown a decided slump lately, by sending appeals broadcast over the city to business men and scLool children. Receipts of letter mail during the forenoon and early afternoon, which roee last fall from less than 25 per cent of the total mailings for the twenty-four hours to more than 4u per cent, have fallen away until at present they amount to only about 29 per cent of the day's mail. Forty letter carriers in the pusiness section of the city have been appealed to personally by Postmaster Chance to work among business men, cerry- ing the “mail early each day” appeal directiy to the merchants and others. School children are asked to mail ail their own letters in the morning. anc persuade their parents to do the same thing. The postmaster calls atten- tion to the forty-minute collection schedule maintained in the downtown APPROVES CHINESE TARIFF AGREEMENT Far East Committee’s Dis< posal of Japan’s 21 De- mands Awaits Decision. By tlie Associated Press. Final adoption of the new Chiness tariff agreement by the far easter: committee of the arms conference formal postponement of consideration of the famous twenty-one demands imposed upon China by Japan In 1915, and of the question of spheres of influence until the Shantung ques- tion has been posed of, and re- affirmation by Secretary Hughes of the American “open door” policy im China marked the resumption yes- terday afternoon by the conference of its study of far eastern questions. section. Alrcady representative business men have pledged co-operation in tl.e renewed “mail early” campaign, and have promised to “tighten up” in the matter of getting their mall out early cach afternoo Government departments are ask again to enter the “mail early” mov ment, which the stress of Christmas time made the people generally for- get. ALLEGED RUM SCHOONER LIKELY TO BE SEIZED ed e- Government Considering For- feiture of Messenger of Peace, Ac- cused of Liquor Smuggling. The Department of Justice has un- der consideration the institution of forfeiture proceedings against the Pritish schooner Messenger of Peace which is being held at Wilmington. N. C, as an alleged rum smuggler, il was announced yesterday at prohibi- tion headquarters. The coast guard took the British ship into custody December 31, When it ran aground on the North Carolins coast; towed it to Wilmington, where. according to officials, 1,000 cases of whisky and gin were removed from the boat and placed in storage. The Loat was brought into Wilmington, it was said, as a result of arrangement: | made with the coast guard service by Prohibition Director Kohloss of North Carolina. “The boat is owned by one A. Co! man,” the prohibition bureau said, “who appears to be u resident of New York, but who claims to be a resident of Nassau. Bahama Islands. The ship is under British registry, and appar- ently Coleman is claiming residence in the Bahama Islands in order that he may secure all the rights of a British subject. “This boat was reported some time ago as one which was regularly en- gaged in the smuggling of liquor into the United States, and the name of the boat appeared on a circular, to- gether with a number of other vessels The far castern committee had not met since January 5, pending eflorta e vmmilie o complete its work. . Today's meeting was called on short notice primarily to pass upon the final draft of the tarift <inn ., wiich had been given the last touches at a meeting of the Root drafting subcommittee on Saturday. Proceed With the Agenda. With the tariff question disposed of the nine powers represented in the committee proceeded with the agenda, taking up the question of the open door after Secretary Hughes had sug- s ed that cons.de ion of both t twenty-one demands and of sphe be d-fe d_ un . the question was disposed of outside the conference by the Chinese and Japanese delegate Secretary Hughes, opening a gen- eral discussion of the open door, Bup- plied the other delegates typewritten copies of a “definition” of an open- door policy regarding China for their consideration. This, it was under- stood, was based on & note Secretary Hughes handed the Chinese minister here on July 1 last concerning the sights, disputed by other powers, of ‘he Federal Telegraph Company, an American corporation which had ac- quired a concession for the erection of a wireless station. In this mnote ecretary Hughes reaffirmed the merican policy regarding the open oor in China. g Some question arose during the dis- cussion as to whether “defini- tion” should apply to private ente prises, and at a meeting of the con nittee today the discussion will be . “The British delegation, understood, subscribed in principle to the open door through Mr. Balfour. Terms of Tariff Agreement. Under the tariff agreement the tariff_revision commission at Shanghai <hall immediately revise the schedule dopted in 1918, so_that the customs jduty shall be an effective 5 per cent. This revision shall be eompleted within four months and become ef- fective within two months there- after. A special conference, the agreement provides, composed of the powers, shall meet within three months in China at China's request to prepare the way for the aholition of the likin (internal tax),with a view to grant- surtaxes suspected of engaging in such traffic. “The matter of prosecuting the per- scns responsible for the illegal trans- rcrtation of liquor and the forfeiture of the boat under section 26 of the national prohibition act is now being handled by the prohibition director 2nd the United States attorney. The Department of Justice and this de- partment are co-operating with a view of the successful termination of all proceedings instituted in this case.” DRY LAW AGENT ACCUSED ing China the right to le of 2% per cent on nece 5 per cent on lJuxuries. For the purpose of keeping tarift schedule up to date, thus assuring an effective rate instead of a nominal one, as at present, the agreement pro- vides for a revision at the end of four years and again every seven vears thereafter. No mention is made of restoring to China autonomy over her tariff, as asked by the Chinese delegation in its ten points presented when the arms conference opened. TRAP FISHING MENACES ries and ALl Other British at Conference| OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT | A{ ASKA SALMON SUPPLY to Remain to Its Close. Sir John Jordan of the foreign of- fice section of the British delegation to the arms conference, left Washing- ton last night and sailed today from New York for England on the George Washington. R. A. Sperling, also of the foreign office section, together with Capt. B. E. Domville, director of plans of the admiralty section, and Commander R. H. Moore and C. Long- hurst, both of the cabinet secretariat, sailed for England Saturday on the Baltic. These are the last of the British of- ficials who are expected to leave be- fore the conclusion of the conference, it was learned from British head- quarters today. It is now said to be definite that Mr. Balfour, Lord Lee, the Dominion delegates, the secre- tariat and the remainder of the for- eign office section will remain until the end. All of the war office section except Col. M. F. Day, all of the air ministry section, Air Vice Marshal J. F. A. Higgins and his aide, and sev- eral members of the admiralty section left two weeks ago. —_— SPEAKS FOR CONSTITUENT Senator Urges West Virginian for Fish Commissioner. President Harding was urged yes- terday by Senator Sutherland of West Virginia_to appoint Robert J. Rob- inson of Lewisburg, W. Va., United States fish commissioner. Senator Sutherland said afterward that he received no promise from the ex- ecutive, but was assured that his can- didate would be given every consid- eration. ‘The senator, in explaining the quall- fications of Mr. Robinson, pointed out that he had long been active in the party’'s politics in West Virginia, and especially well qualified, techni- cally, for the post. He said that Mr. Robinson served for a number of years in an official capacity in the fish commission, and was for several years in charge of the hatcheries in West Virginia. r——ee BLANKS NON-FORGEABLE. Perfecting Plans to Offset Use of Fake Liquor Prescriptions. Plans are under- consideration’ at the Treasury Department to perfect a non- forgeable ‘prescription blank for use of physicians in cases, it was announced yesterday. This item is in- cluded in the improved methods of pro- hibition enforcement being worked out by the Treasury in line with the admin- istration’s policy for more efficient con- !&l‘htunm amendment. liquor have been continuing. The forg- ed prescription for liquor, official is mmln‘“ql “aerion rob- prevent alchol obtained for ostensibly legal purposes' being diverted to bev- erage uses. CHAMBER TO ELECT. Commercial Body to Name Officers Tonight, Election of officers for secretary, treasurer and general counsel of the ber of merce the offices of the chamber _at 8 o'clock tonight. A. E. Ssymour, Ralph w‘ Lee and Chapin Brown, respectively, are the incumbents of these offices. Thomas E. Hines Arrested and Re- quired by the Police to De- posit Collateral. Thomas E. Hines, a prohibition en- forcement agent of the internal revenue bureau, was placed under arrest in the first precinct police station today and required to de- posit $25 collateral to prevent being placed behind the bars on a charge of_disorderly conduct. While in the police station, it is stated, Hines was identified by Park Policeman Reese as being one of a quartet arrested in the Mall on the charge of drinking intoxicants in an automobile. quartet were registered at the po- licoe station last night as Edward Miers, Frank H. Beach, Louise White, and_Isabelle Jones. ‘When Park Policeman Reese and Jenkins escorted the guartet to the police station, it is stated, the parties accused were required to deposit $10 collateral each. The collaterals were forfeited in Police Court this morning. It was sald at the police station today that Revenue Agent Rose’ac- companied Hines to the police station for the purpose of seeing if some- thing could not be done about last night's arrests, and it was during the discussion of that affair, it is stated, that Hines offended, his language be- ing regarded as being both offensive and insulting. Surprise was shown by the revenue man when he was placed under ar- rest. He disclaimed any intention of doing anything in vloiation of the rules of the police station or law against disorderly conduct. The charge was pressed, however, and he was required to deposit $26 collat- Births Reported. The following births have been reported to the henith department in the last twenty-four ours: Lioyd A. and Frances L. White, boy. Frank and Mabel C. Swecney, boy. William L. and Madeline Riggles, boy. George C. and Auna B. Glick, boy. Webb N. and Rosebelle Chenault, girl. Reginald J. and Elizabeth L. Gingell, boy. Bland and Mary W. Beverley. girl. Samuel C. and A. Lawrence, girl. es H. and Bertie Purd. 1. ) Lawrence H. and Ethel Allen, bo; Chaties 5. and Mabel Fleet, boy. John and Rosetta Clark, boy. TERRITORIAL STATUS BILL. Porto Rico would be given terri- torial status under a bill introduced by Representative Nolan, republican, California. The measure provides that funds collected through tazation and customs recelpts shall be devoted en- tirely to education, sanitation and such public works on the island as tha ineniar lamislatnra mav nreseribe. — MOURNING BLACK ik DRY. CLEANING CO CARMACK DRY, CLEANING Co, 2469 1Sth St, Col. €38 ooast to coast for his wonderful’ dental MY ANCHOR SUCT) lgl SRR Representative Sent 4,000 Miles to Make Protest—75,000 Sal- mon a Day Taken. The salmon supply in Alaskan wa- ters will be completely wiped out within a few yvears if trap fishing is not prohibited. William Paul, Alaskan fisherman of Indian descent told the House merchant marine and fisheries committee today. Mr. Paul said that native fishermen in south- eastern Alaska, anxious to have some one present their side of the fish- eries question to Congress, had sub- scribed a fund to send him 4,000 miles The names of the!on such a mission. Declaring that depletion of fish was not something in prospect, but was already a reality, Mr. Paul asserted that a radical change in policy was necessary to prevent a complete col- lapse of the fishing industry in Alas- ka. Native fishermen, he declared, are much concerned about what Con- gress will do in the matter. Traps placed at advantageous points catch as many as 75,000 salmon a day the committee was told. Seine fish ermen, Mr. Paul declared, are unable to make catches that in any way com- pare with the vield of traps. He se- verely criticized the bureau of fish- eries, which, he declared, had “failed 1o perform its duty at all stages” in its supervision of Alaska fisheries. Special Notice. 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