Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1922, Page 11

Fes 1, ’ INRIOT OVER TAXES BUILDING COLLAPSE Nine Workmen Leave B. and 0. Freioht Shed Just Before Crash. Within a few minutes after nine workmen had left the building the roof of the outgoing freight shed of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Florida avenue and Eckington place, crashed round about § o'clock yester- c¢ay afternoon. The damage is esti- mated at more than §20,000. The men who had just left the struc- ture I. T. Matthews, foreman: Quinn, B. 10 the ackson possibl t escape f ¥ or possible He was about to ent shed when the roof « had the nar- Yowes th freight the co ven roof snow an tandard des stated the - roul was the i, I. Fisher, crash a fi nd firemen were soon ne and s hing the ruins. ht one or more men had t #n the place. An inves- . however, was made by Mr. 1l of the employes were arm | omm nd his ussistants N Brown, with Inspe of police 1 went to t of the fire alarm. No fire resulted PRINCE YAMAGATA OF JAPAN EXPIRES Field 'Marshal Was One of Few Remaining “Genro,” or Elder Statesmen.’ LONDON, February 1.—Field Mar- shal Prince Yamagata, one of the few remaining of Japan's “genre.” or elder statesmen, died at his home in Oda- wara to an Exchange Tele- graph dispatch from Tok He was in his eighty-fourth vear. @ As a member of the gzenro, Prince Yamagata was one of the personal|cC advisers of the throne and he wielded special power because it was he who built up and became a supreme head ?t‘um J]:l]mnt'.\'e army as it is known oday. He was frequently called the Japanese Moltk Prince Yam ta maintained an at- titude .of friendship toward America In a letter written to Poultney Bigelow, in 1921, he appealed to American leaders in thought and af- fairs _for he co-operation with “the leading 1 on this side of the Pacific (the fi st) for the restora- tion of the traditional fricndship be- tween the t < He d that Js s fi maintain the mo with America and tha vinced that the problem tween the two amenable to amicable the leaders of both endeavored to unders applied to their solution sound sense and broad states Denies Reports of He denied that ing to become a law unto herself or playing the rule of an overlord in management of far e a 1 declared that his country ained no such ambitions. ncerning Japan' actions in Si- and Shantung, he asserted that | .have given occasion to prefation, but that the time | t hand when “such mi n will be swept away— 1 fairs, enter « the misunder- merica and Ja- | symptoms, cer- disappear before r wson and | MARKET BILL IN ORDER. The co-operative marketing bill will be taken up by the Senate when it re- convenes tomorrow. Adjournment un- | til that time was taken last night be- cause of the pie session of the arms conference tod: Before quitting the Seénate adopted a | motion of Senator Kellogg, republic- an, Minnesota, making the co-opera- marketing bill the unfinished GET-TOGETHER CLUB ELECTS. Officers for the Get-Together-Men's Club of the Ingram Congregational “Church elected at a meeting last night as follows: President, Au- i ident, Charles rles Jacob. an, en- were |Syrup 30¢ Bottle » PARLEY DELEGATES (Rules for The Star’s $1,000 Prize School Essay Contesti INLIVELY DISPUTE Ambassador Jusserand | Makes Reply to Lord Lee’s Attack on French Views. cudden flare-up ovel the subma- between the French and s to the Washington feature of the meet- ing of the commitice on limitation of of the Washington ¢ afternoon, at which A rine issue slish d conference was armament ference yest the limitation treaty proved o was ap- the con- na for submission ference tod; scussion nd took the 1 Lord Lee for er bringing the sub- nnouncing that tion from previous 1 article by Capt h navy seemed to licy of unrestrict- it Lee’s Omission. declared Lord that Capt. C: ment “the Germans Therefore, the & Lee . had omitt concluded Jusse on ptitie, marine W omitted when the ar red to. He asserted ghat C only a lectureg at the staff or- cen Arthur J continue won th rine that if ain_the burden would b Britain, which T arine craft during ng of the ad been rs and Al- arfare ! ance had ubmarine the am- mobilized | e craft, | 1d said. Lord Lee replicd to th by saying that he was n enter into di ion, but thought the view aning of the Ca s he had originally it. Furthermore, Lord Lee that the B effort to submarines had been opposed g nee. and that this was to bring upon Great Britain a heavy burden. He did not wish to make a_contro- < reply, but declared with some ing that Great Britain had shown good faith. She had offered France a tres a guarantee of the situation in Europe, he said, and he suggested that no further word be uttered that might make the situation worse. He believed it better to go forward to- friends and allies in the re- struction off the world. In a rejoinder Ambassador Jus-\ serand said he was glad of the la: words of Lord Lee, which he w: ain would create a widespread im- ion, but_was not in accord with| claration as imposing a_burden upon_the world. All ept Great Britain, the red, wanted to main- taim=ubmarines, a fact, he said, which should be remembered in connection h the general tendency to mis- judge France often during the de- bate. n R S ST. LOUIS IS CALLED CITY HEALTHIEST FOR BABIES Municipal Official Publishes Sta- tistics Showing the Death 3 A _ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1922 ‘he subject of ‘the essay is: “The Arms Conference and ts Significance.” = The contest is open to all pupils in the public, private and parochial schools of the District of Columbia who are included in the two following classes: Senior class—Students in the senior high schools and the ninth grade of the junior high schools; students in the pri- vate and parochial schools between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, inclusive. Junior class—Pupils in the seventh and eighth grades of the juniot high schools and similar grades of the elementary schools; pupils in the private and parochial schools between the ages of twelve and fourteen, inclusive. Eighty-eight cash prizes, aggregating $1.000, will be awarded winners of the contest. There will be forty-four prizes, amounting in all to $300, for each of the two classes. The Star will award a grand prize of $100 to the winner in each of the two above-mentioned classes. The grand prizes will thus be two. aggregating $200. The second prize in each class will be $30, making a total of $100 in second awards. There will be two prizes of $25 each in each class for essayists whose work is adjudged third best. Therefore, a total of $100 will be awarded as third prizes. The fourth prize group will consist of five prizes of $15 each for each class, making a total of ten prizes, amounting to $150. There will be twenty prizes of’Sm each awarded as fifth prizes, or ten prizes in’each ciass, making a total of $2?o. Fifty prizes of $5 each will be awarded as sixth prizes, twenty-five prizes in each class, amounting to $250. General rules for the essay contest follow : Participants must be bona fide pupils in the schools out- lined above and must be certified as such by their respective teachers. The section teacher shall certify the contestant in the high and junior high schools. In the other public schools the teacher certifying shall be the regular teacher of the contestant. In parochial and private schools, the principals shall certify. B 2 Essays must be written on one side of the paper only, preferably with a typewriter, or else in ink, in a neat and legible manner. A nom-de-plume must be chosen by the contestant and written in the upper left-hand corner of the essay, together with the name of the school and class, if in public school, and age if in private or parochial school. { The contestant’s own name must not be written on the essay. The correct name of the contestant, together with the nom-de-plume and name of the school and class if in public school and age if in private or parochial school, must be written on a separate sheet of paper and that placed in a separate envelope and sealed. This envelope must be sub- mitted with the essay, pinned to the first sheet. Entrants in the contest should follow this form: Write at the top of the first page of the essay— Nom-de-plume School........ 2 Class (if in public school) L Age (if in private or parochial school). Write on separate sheet to be inclosed in sealed envelope and the envelope pinned to the first sheet of the essay— Name....... Nom-de-plume School...... Saisne Class (if in public school) % Age (if in private or parochial school). ceen Contestants will be put on their honor fo receive no actual aid in the writing of the essays. They are, however, urged to consult the daily press, libraries, authorities on the subject and any other available source of reference. The date for closing the contest will be announced later, ! WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE. " Mrs. Gertrude S. West Charges De- sertion by Husband. respondent and asking i the custody of her Mrs. Gertrude S. West has the District Supreme bsolute divorce from t. The wife charges deserted her for woman and upon Visit to his she discovered evidences which justificd her in asking the court for solution of her ma; ding to the Wests were and huve daughie | filed ! married in lived in the since. Attorneys er and Leo E pear for the wifs |ANIMAL EPIDEMIC GROWS. March Distriet Raymond Simonton ap- BY the Asso LONDO! [of foot and terious origin gland and considera ated Press Ling and it stamp out Tomorrow Is COUPON DAY— the Day of Incom- parable Values! See Page Opposite e Ll of complaint | Itcemen, a reception from the shop owners and {and a clerks. An armed servant at the Greek | spread that the “Turks are permitted’ cons collectors from forcing their w several times with drawn swords and mob gathered as the news, who got the same kind of in trying to prevent the lonce more to use force against into | Christians.” but no further causalties ot | were reported. The shops in Galata the main business center of Con- then charged stantinople are closed. Kk business premi aly wounded b, . The police Merchants in Constantinople Greet Collectors With Hot Water and Stones. STANTINE BROWN. (e Btar and ago Dully News, Copyright, 19: | CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Junu-| ary 30 (delayed)—The first serious; {rioting in Constantinople since the| city was occupied by the allicd fore occurred today when Turkish officials | attempted to collect income taxes from | Greek merhants. According to Turk-| fish law, all foreigners living in Tur-| key are compelled to pay, an income | tax, but nationals of countries enjoy- | ing the privileges of capitulations u('-“ cording to which the Turkish authori- | ties have ne jurisdiction over them have always refused paypent, and the Turkish goverpment in order 1o uave triction with the allies has not in- | sisted on enforcing the law. The officials who started to collect ! the taxes were received by the pro- | spective taxpa with the throwing | of stones, hot water and all Kinds of | missles. 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Fur-collar Coats whose high-grade quality is proclaimed at a glance, offered tomorrow at the lowest price you have ever known ga for in many seasons. See Page Opposite Announcement Extraordinary of a Startling Purchase of #32.50, *37.50 = *42.50 Fur Collar Coats " High-Grade Garments Wait no longer—here are hundreds of rments of such unusual type to sell One of our finest Coat manufacturers is retiring from busi- ness, and he sold us these Coats at a tremendous sacrifice. In fact, the actual cost of material, fur trimmings and silk linings, Rates in Year 1921. ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 1.—St. Louis is the healthiest of the largest At All First-class Drug Stores. as it will depend upon the adjournment of the conference on the limitation of armament. OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined Scientifically Glasses Fitted 1720 Pa. Ave. , Formerly . DRAPERIES, PHOLSTERING. L 1003 9th St. N.W. cities for_babies, declared Max Starkloff, health commissioner, toda Dr. Starkloff made public 'figures showing that this city in 1921 had the lowest death rate among infants under one yvear of age. The health commissioner gave out a table showing the mortality rate per 1,000 infants in the various cities. The table, he said, was based on fed- eral statistics and follows: St. Louis, . “Cleveland, 73; Philadelphia, 76 ton, 76; Cincinnati, 77; Washing- ton, 83; Detroit, 85; New York, 8 Chicago, $5.8; Baltimore, 87; burgh, 89. Detroit had the lowest general death rate in 1921, according to other statistics presented by Dr. Starkloff. They follow: Detroit, 9.7; Cleveland, 10.5; Chicago, 11.1; New 'York, 11. Pitt BumsteadsWomgy“ryp “To children an angel of mercy.” Where directions are followed, IT NEVER FAILS, Despite scarcity and enormous rost of SANTONIN'. ll‘ evg;lldlfls full dm Stood sixt; ’ test. everywhe 7 tnad, 00 ® botle. 5 st. 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