Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1922, Page 2

BRIDGE INSPECTION URGEDBY SENATOR | Examination of Caivert . Street and Kiingle Ford F. Structures Asked. Prompt and rigid Inspections of the Calvert street and Klingle Ford bridges to determine their safety for the trafic whioh they are required to bear, was urged today of the Senate district committee in a letter from Senator O. E. Weller of Mary- iand, also 2 member of that commit- tee. - Senator Weller sent to Senator Ball I 2 copy of a communication which he | had received from N. &. Cusack, 10 Raymond strect, Chevy' Chase, Md. in which the latter suggested that there was some doubt in the minds of the many people Who use these bridges as to their safety. Inspection Begun. If this statement is true, Senator Weller said, these bridges should be rigidly inspected by. the District en- gineer department. If they are found Women of Five Feet Is Minimum Set for French Post Service. @y the Associated Pross. PARIS, February 5—Five deet is laid down as the mi: * mum height for a woman em= ploye of the ministry of posts and telexraphs in France. In a signed by the mininter_he states that a less height than this constitutes a sreat obstncle to the perform- Rnce of many kinds of duty. ‘Women less than five feet canmot reach acress a post of- fice counter or handie the plugs on a telephone switchboard with eficiency. ’ CHARGESL.SARMY 5 PRUSSHIZED Maj. M. Wheeler-Nicholson .Makes Complaint Directly to the President. Maj. Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, formerly attached to the 3rd Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, and now a PRESIDENT (National Photo.) BALTIMORE BOOKIE ING SIGNING_ #h Yl HARDING ADDRESSES FINAL MEETING OF ARMS CONFERENCE FOLLOW-|“BAD DREAM” ANIMALS ‘OF TREATIES BY DELEGATES REPRESENTING "PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES. ONCE HELD FORTH ON. AUSTRALIAN PLATEAU ik’ By the Assoclated Press. . MELBOURNE, February 6.— Animals similar to those which populate delirious dreams roamed sbout the gredt:plteau which reaches its culminsting point in Mount Kiséipsjeo, it is,declared by Profs. Skeats, Richard¢ and David, whaq have just returned from an expégition to that region. Among the creatures whish left “relics in that district were an ele- phant-like wombat, & gigantic emu, a marsupial rhinoceros and a fierce and powerful lion, which was also a marsupial. The time when these creatures were com- mon to the plateau is estimated to have been 100,000 years ago. Explorations made by the Lin- nean Society in 1893 suggested the presence of fossils of gigantic ani- muls in the plateau before it was covered with glaciers. Prof. David is now at work in constructing large relief models of the region 4s it was when under the glacial ce. SPEECH OF PRESIDENT IN CLOSING SESSIONS OF ARMS CONFERENCE (Conti From First Page.) RETIRENENT BILL CHANGE ACCEPTED House Passes Senate Bill Providing For Prompt Repayments. The House today passed the Senate bill amending the act for retirement of employes in the classified civil service. Under the retirement law, approved May 22, 1920, every em- Ibloye coming withinits provisions contributes 23: per cent of his basic pay toward the annuity which he { ultimately may enjoy, which pay- yments are deducted from his salary. Uygon -his separation from the serv- iceh before his right to receive an annaity has accrued, he is entitled to recetve back these deductions with Interast. Ascertainment of,the amount of deduictions and their repayment de- volves @pon the bureau of pensions. Under 2 construction of the law by the contreller of the Treasury, the bureau of pensions must compute these deductions from the service rec- ord of the emplove which is fur- jnished the lwireau upon request by the Civil Serwmice Commission, which, s i | patient at Walter Reed General Hos- 10 be safe, it would relieve the minds 't Wi . quired ta cross them daily, and it may Ibnund military traditions by :Oinci It little matters what we ap- e 4 e the means of saving the lives of | Over the heads of his superior officers | s Us Ppralse ad the ‘outstand b many people. He suggested to the |and complaining dircetly to the Presi D ey one of them ot any s t A EnE ¥ hs k Eamtitied h - dent against the exercise of what he, ence. But the whole uchievement {Giq, cgmmittee that it they were found to | be unsafe the committee should take | some action looking to their prompt replacemen.. John Greiner, expert bridge en- gineer from Baltimore, began a thorough inspection of the vert Street and Klingle Ford bridges to- day to determine whether they are safe for use by vehicular traffic and street cars. Although Mr. Greiner was brought alls Prussianism and favoritism by powerful clique of officers in con- trol of the Regular Army. He asked the President to investi- gate present conditions in the Army affecting the commissioned personnel and to Institute reforms in the inter- est of foriner ‘officers of the Regular Army, the Reserve Corps and the Na- tional Guard. He told the President to Washington at the expense of the Capital Traction Company, Wwhich operates cars over both structures, he aill make his inquiry with the co- that he was fully conscious that he may be forced out of the Army by submitting his charges outside of the operation of Daniel McComb, District engineer of bridges. Confer With Col. Keller. Before beginning work Mr. Greiner and Mr. McComb conferred with En- 'fneer Commissioner Keller at the istrict building. Col. Keller said Mr. Greiner is an eminent engineer, and that the Com- missioners feel confident that if there { regular military channels, Says Reign of Terror Exists. “The Army.” Maj. Wheeler-Nichol son is quoted as writing to the Presi dent, “is suffering from a reign of Prussianism. The better type of of- ficers are leaving the service. Pro- test and criticista are punished by every conceivable form of injustice and illegality. Juniors are openly persecuted. Seniors are not only pro- tected {n wrongdoing, but are re- iPIans to Refund $11 If New Orleans Horse Fails to Win. An announcement headed “To Intro- duce Ourselves” is in Washington to- day. bringing the tidings of a “prop-: osition which is strictly honorable and one that snould interest you if you are a follower of the game.” It is signed by an individual of & Baltimore, Md., address. The tipster explains that a *“coup” is being engineered for the New Or- leans race track on or about February 18. He states In part: Means “Real Business.” “To show our clients we mean real business, we guarantee to refund you eleven (11) dollars by registered let ’ has so cleared the atmosphere that it will seem like breathing the re freshing air of a new mora of promise. First Deliberate Expression. You have written the first de- liberate and effective expression of great powers, in the conscious- ness of peace, of war's utter futil- ity, and challenged the sanity of competitive preparation for each other's destruction. You have halted folly and lifted burdens, and revealed to the world that the one sure way to w:cover from the sorrow and ruin and staggering obligations of a world war is to end the strife in preparation for more of it, and turn human ener- of gies to the Ppeace. Not all the world is yet tran- quilized. But here is the example, to imbue with new hope all who dwell in apprehension. At this table came understanding, and under- standing brands armed conflict : constructiveness some proceds amount of deductiorg. the burean pensions, with its e ting personnel, could not keep this woak current, and {as a result some 22,080 .cases were not disposed of. These persons are enfitled to have the deductions from their. salaries re- paid them promptly. No Aood reason for the complicated procedure exists, Chairman Lehlbach of the House committee on reform in ghe civil service reported to the House. The bill passed today simply é»\m\--ae» that the actual amount of ded\ictions may’ be reported by the head &f the department directly to the bureyu of pensions when an employe laives the service and may be promptly re- paid to him by the bureau of J#n- sions. The bill also amends section the original act by adding the word “for annuity so that the procedurs. construed to be mandatory fn deal- ing with all claims, shall not apply to the repayment of deductions.” warded for oppressing their junior: The Prussian type of officer is as. sured of advance, the liberal-minded | not wi officer is slighted, Anglo-Saxon {deals |, There it is. E and fair play are being|' The 3 g o rapidly Teplaced by traditlons fovelgn |lomrs Proricer however, reads as fol to the American nation . Justice is not only perverted and denied, but the laws are openly flouted. ‘A veritable relgn of terror exists among the junlor officers of the Army today. This is caused by the unhindered power of the clique to have any officer discharged from the service by operation of what is known as the class B law. The scandals already perpetrated by the abuses of this law will shock the coun- try when they are exposed, as they in- evitably will be. Officers dare mot pro- test against the many Wwrongs perpe- trated by this clique for fear of im- mediate discharge from the Army by the arbitrary use ‘of this law. = Unless amended, it will inevitably succeed in driving every liberal :minded and pro- gressive officer from the Army. It wil leave only the reactionary element: future war wil then be fellowed by an of scandals and inve Worse than the last war. | oL SLUonS mumm- Favoritism. 3 mism and inefficiency flour- Bh in the army because menyrise 1o Power by favoritism instead of ef. clency, Classmates and friends are ap- Pointed to lead instead of the most effi- cient men for the job. This is Inevitable, @s there is no system worthy of the name of recording the comparative effi- clency of officers. This is the fire of all the smoke of evil in the Regular Army. Biood and treasure were wasted in the last war and will be wasted in any future war for lack of such a sys- Maj. Wheeler-Nicholson is an honor ter if by accident or otherwise u abomniable In the eyes 1 - looked for the horse we send you does yes of enlight. ened civilization. 1 once belicved in armed_pre- paredness. 1 advocated it. But I have come now to believe there is A better preparedness in a public mind and a world opinion made ready to grant justice precisely as it exacts it. And justice is better served in conferences of peace than in conflicts at arms. Points Out Stmplicity. How simple it all has besn When you met here twelve weeks ago there was not a commitment, not an obligation except that which each delegation owes to the go ernment commissioning it. But hu- man service was calling, world conscicnce was impelling. and world opinion directing: No_intrigue. no offemsive.or de-. femsive alliances. no involvements have wrought vour agreements, but reasoning with each other to common understanding has made 5 new relationship among govern- ments and beoples, new securities for peace, and new opportunities for achievement and attending happiness. Here have been established the contacts of reason, here have come the inevitable understandings of | facé-to-face exchanges when pas- | sion does not inflame. -The very atmosphere shamed national self- ishness into retreat. ~Viewpoints were exchanged, differences com- posed, and you came to under- stand_how common, after all, are human aspirations: how alike, in- | deed, and how easily reconcilable are ‘our national aspirations: how sane and simple and satisfying to seek the relationships of peace and security. Told of U. S. Thought. When you first met I told you of our America's thought to seek less of armament and none of war; that we sought nothing which is another's, and we were unafraid, but that we wished to join you in doing that finer and nobler thing which no hation can any weak spot in either of the ridges he will find it and recommend Avhat additional supports, if any, they HUNT FLEEING MAN IN TAYLOR MYSTERY (Continued From First Page.) % Col. Keller said ‘he told Mr. Greiner 3bat the Commissioners want to know Rbe true condition of the bridges. AVhile the city heads are satisfied the Yridges are sufficiently safe to be in 4 y the public, they welcome the step taken by the Capital Traction Company to have expert adviae. CAPT.J. WALTER MITCHELL SUCCUMBS IN 67TH YEAR o ‘We are engineering a coup at New Orleans about February 1Sth, said ‘coup’ to be managed by connections and ourselves. We are going to do all financing of same. To show our subscribers our method of putting over same, We ex- pect you to send check or P. O. order for ten (10) dollars not later than Feb. 12th, as our representative must be in New Orleans several days before he race takes place. “We have an agreement with our rej resentative at New Orleans to pay a certain amount in cash as soon as they deliver the goods. By managing the ‘coup’ in this way we do not hurt the price at track, as horse is supported outside of New Oreleans. We are un- der a big overhead expense and must win to get results. This one is hoving a speclal preparation for this ‘coup.’ Enough said. N. B. In writing give telegraphic address. Also phone number. We will also mail our subscribers our special \telegraphic code. = Telegrams sent at 12 a.m. day of race.” 811 Back Is Offer. Which 1s the whole of the story. _ Except—the possibility that the horse loés ot win ‘ause he runs in true form.- In the words of the offer, the subscriber gets $11 back for his $10 “if by accident or otherwise uniooked for,” the horse does not win. Suppose that horse loses in a manner that was looked for. Suppose he does his level best and the jockey does his level best graduate of St. John's School, Man- |28 both always should—and the horse Hus, N. Y., and was appointed a sec. |l0ses. Suppose he runs the race ex- ond lieutenant of United States cav-|Pected of him—and some other horse alry in 1911. He served on the Mexi- (Funs a better race. Wijll the $11 come can border and in the Philippines ang |back in a registered letter? was an instructor at the Plattsburg —e World war e commandsa o nf 5o ISEEK TO PREVENT SPLIT ON ULSTER admitted ownership of the autome- bile in question. Wkile these matters were develop- ing tales came to the police of the alleged possession by Taylor of women's silken lingerie, one piece of which, a pink nightrobe, was report- ed migsing from his apartments since his body was found. One witness avas said to have stated, but not to the police, that this particular robe bore the embroidered initials of a motion picture actress. upon the heels of these dec- ns came the report that the ere searching for g drug ped- dler, wto, it was hinted. had sought through Taylor to make delivery of drugs to an actress who found it difficult._to make her purchases direct. The initials of the actre: connected with this phase of the case were said to be the same as those on ithe night robe reported missing from {the Taylor apartments. | Tending to show the aleged feel- Taylor sdward dward Fitz Strathmore, bis former butler. whom the director had charged with a felony, was a further statement by Henry Peavey. Taylor's colored houseman. Taylor Makes Threat. ot long ago,” said Peavey, “I was showing Mr. Taylor a coat I had bought. “That looks like one Sands stole from me’ he said. *Oh, if I could only get my hands on that fellow: " Melbourne MacDowell, actor, hus- band of the late Fannie Davenport, looked over an old scrap book and TVeteun Newspaper Man and Prom- inently Identified With Civic and Military Organizations. 2 Capt. J. Walter Mitchell, known as Pne of Washington’s veteran news- Paper men, died today at his home 82d place and N street southeast, in s sixty-seventh year. fae CapL " Mijchell “was the son o omas A. and Isabel C. Mayo Mitchell, and was born in Annapolig d. He was educated in publie hools and at Fitzpatrick Academ: *#Annapolis, Md. He had served on thi ‘ditorial staff of virtually every daily Bewspaper published in Washington, including several which have ceased publication. He organized Gen. Nelson A. Milas p, No. 1, Spanish War Veterans, 1899, and was one of the veterans' t national officers, beinz elected the position of chief signal officer 4 the first general convention of that y. =He entered newspaper work at the age of eleven as a “printer's devil,” and for many years was a member c&tha reportorial staff of The Even- igg Star. He served in tho Regular Army from 1875 to 1883, and was a2 velunteer in the Spanish-American This photogTaph was made just as Ambassador Ricel of Italy afixed his signature to the historic documents. The other Italian delegates are shown grouped around him. CONFERENCE AT END, ELECTROCUTED SLAYER'S GLANDS NINE POWERS SIGNING | GRAFTED TO DEFECTIVE PRISONER PACTSTOBANWAR| = —— (Continued From First Page.) tails of how glands from the body of Edward Persons, electrocuted in Sing Sing prison last month, were grafted upon George Hauser, a defective, serving sentence for an attack upon a_ woman, were made public by Dr. Terry M. Townsend of New York, attached {ing of Sands or present at the autopsy following the execution on January 13. War- den Lewis E. Lawes said the re- moval and preservation of the glands had not been reported to | him, but made plain that such a report would not have been neces- sary, as Sing Sing surgeons oper- ated on their own authority and without reference to him except in the cage of minors. the spectators applauded. Arthur J. Balfour, head of the British delega- tion, got particular attention. Many of the delegates were busy siguing autograph albums. Prayer by Rev. Abernethy. talion of the 27th Infantry in the Si- berian campaign, and, after the sign- ing of the armistice, was attacheq to . Later he servea In the Nationul|the American Army on the Rhine The session was called to order at| to the prison staff as a visiting . AN 3 | "B Townsend said: do alone. We rejoice in the ac- |then gave to the press his belief that rd of West Virginia and Virginta | SINee his return to the United States 10:02 o'clock, with & prayer by Rev.| speclallst =~~~ . = 4 haa | “The operation on Hauser was complishment. Taylor, under the name of Cunning- he has been stationed at Fort Ethan Allen ang at Camp Dix, N. J.. He was accidentally shot by a caretaker of the house assigned to him at Camp Dix and was brought to the Walter Reed Hospital here for observation and treatment. He has practically re- covered and is about to be reas- signed to duty. He has written ex- tensively on militaty subjects and is the author of ‘“Modern Cavalry,” a review of cavalry operations of the world w Officers of the War Department de- clined to comment for publication on his letter and say that the President probably will refer his charges to the Secretary of War for such action as he deems proper. INQUEST TOMORROW ON THEATER VICTIM ‘(Continued From First Page.) woys TR ham Deane. played with the Fannie Davenport Company at the Fifth Ave- nue Theater in New York in 1834, and Jater in Boston and during a tour of the country in 1895 and 1896, Taylor's body. dressed in the uni- form of a British officer he wore in the world war, was viewed yesterday by many fricnds and others at an undertaking establishment, where it Wil lie until the funeral services to- morrow at St. Paul's Episcopal Pro- Cathedral. It may be that the naval holiday here contracted will expire with the treaties, but I do not believe it. Those of us who live anotner decade are more likely to witness a growth —of public opinion, strengthened by the new experi- ence, which will make nations more concerned with living to the fulfillment of God's high intent than with agencies of warfare and destruction. Since this conference of nations has pointed with ana- nimity to the way of peace toda: Many flowers were sent, too, o like conferences in the future, |await transfer, after the services 1o under appropriate conditions and |the cemetery vault where the body with aims both well conceived and |will be held until the arrival of the definite, may illumine the high- |girector's daughter, Ethel Daisy Tay- ways and byways of human ac. lor, who has been In school at Mar- tivity. The torches of understand- |moronack, N. Y. ing have been lighted, and they ought to glow and encircle the Pallbearers Well Knowa. Pallbearers will be Willlam C. de globe. > I racaiations | ana " tho Mille, Frank Beal, George Melford, Arthur Hoyt, James Young, Frank ence, congratulations _and the gratitude of the United States! To Liloyd, David Hartford, and Charles Evton. all widely known in motion Belgium, to the British emplire, to pictures. China, to France, to Italy, to Japan, to the Netherlands, and to Portugal Members of the British Overseas Club e the funeral und a squad of —1 can wish no more than the same feeling, which we experlence, of honorable and honored contribu- tion to happy human advancement, |go mor soldiers will fire a salute over and a new sense of security in the {(o casket. righteous pursuits of peace and all Lester Wing, feur lord'l;:ylur- once tols m one woman. She was my attending good fortune. 1 was engaged to her. Kept Informed of Steps. From our own delegates I have We could be married—an ::?o?mury another woman. known from time to time of your The only woman whom Taylor call “’}"‘fl“n ang &f’ the spirit of con- ciliation an ustment, and the ed upon often during Wing's service with him was Neva Gerber, film cheering iness of all of you to actress, who said here Friday she m;: id had held commissio o tain three different times. =~ & o7 pt. Mitchell was author of & num- ber of works, including “The Watch- s vard of Liberty,” and a “History of 1 Spanish War Veterans.” During the last presidential campaign he was Wpeaker and member of the national républican organization, completing at that time twenty-two years of continuous service with that body. He was a member of the Civic Bet- terment Association, the Randle Highlands Assembly, the National FRgpublican _Press Assoclation, the y and Navy Union, the Soldies Sailors” Club, the Randle Hig! 2 Citizens’ oclation, the n tienal press committes for District of g:lumbh suffra the Veterans of reign Wars and the United Spanish War Veterans. 6 had resided in the Distriot since 3866, eoming here with his pa m his birthplace in Annapolis at hat time. He married, Elizabeth G. eeder of Maryland in 1891 and is #urvived by his widow and six chi dren—Lawrence L, Mayo C. Jam N., John A., ank Noble and May L. Fune; '8 have not been mpleted, but it was announced to- ay that the burial would be in Ar- fngton cemeler{ with full military. onors, under the auspices of the dent’s Own Garrison, Army and lavy Union. JENANT’S PLEA DENIED IN APPELLATE COURT' William S. Abernethy, pastor of Cal- vary Baptist Church, which Presi- dent Harding attend: His prayer follow: “Our Father, holy and just and wondrously gracious art Thou. We bow before Thee in grateful acknowl- edgement of Thy mercies so freely bestowed. We have come to the day wnen the labors of many weary weeks arfe ended. Problems vital to the future of the human family have been consid- ered and decisions reached. Overrule, we pray Thee, the mistakes that may have been made. Bring to a su cessful conclusion the good that has been begun. Inspire us to labor un- ceasingly, each in his own place, that the era of universal peace and good will and mutual unflanunmnf for which the heart of the world longs, may, indeed, become a reality. May hatred and suspicion and strife, ene- mies of happiness and.progress, be supplanfed by brotherly love and confidence and unselfish seryice. ' “May there be in the heart;of every man and in the heart of every. nation, the will to bring about the reign of peace on earth. Hasten the day when the will of God shall be done among men, even as it is done in heaven. Then shall the whole earth be filled with Thy glory. “This prayer we humbly offer in Jesus’ name, Amen. Shantung Settlement Applauded. performed with the consent of the prisoner.” Fine Physical Specimen. Persons was said to have been a particularly fine specimen of physi- cal manhood generally. He was put to death for the murder of a taxicab driver of Jamestown, N. Y. Up to a few hours before the execution Miss Margaret Persons of Cleveland, his sister, sought to save her brother's life, making a final appeal to Gov. Miller on the day of the execution. nothing to do with removing the glands from Persons’ body, but had completed the transplantation In an effort to restore Hauser's con- dition to normal. The grafting operation was performed on Jan- uary 21, and the physician said to- night that Hauser had already showed symptoms of improvement. Removal Not Explained. Just when and under what cir- moved from Persons’ body was not moved from Person’s body was not made clear. Several surgeons were appeared to be in good humor, from which the deduction was that the dis- cussions were proceeding satisfactorily. The attitude of official quarters also gave the impression that the meeting cre- ated an atmosphere of optimism rather than a feeling that the situa- tion was critical. Premier Lloyd George is expected to deal with the new developments in the situation in a speech in the house of commons .tomorrow. Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, ‘whose statement after his recent con- terence with Michael Collins in Dub- lin showed a marked divergence be- tween the Ulster and south Irish po- sitions with regard to the boundary, has not yet had a conference with the prime minister. Some Dublin correspondents of London newspapers say the provi- sional Irish government must obtain indorsement from the people through a general election before it can solve the acute problems before it. New Government Scored. “If an election in Southern Ireland should result in the return of a' sub- stantial majority of Free State can- didates Premier Craig of Ulster might agree to a conference on the boundary Amid applause Secretary Hugh ‘question, the correspondents say. announced that the Shantung treaty The provisional government has as :l‘xl::d“ .‘J&pfi,mfl China had geen 'y:t :n.y".: ton "m[ “l.hon:ut.h:“xmor:" “The treaties will now be signed,” announced Secreta: hes, and th rloan. delogation Alea wronnd iy had been affixed previously and con- To the accompaniment of a roar of ference attaches standing at the el- ates pointed where each was to write his name. Belglum was next, and Baron de Cartier, the only Belgian delegate, took his place as Elihu Root arose from the table. He had two treaties to sign—the general far eastern and the Chinese tariff. The seven British delegates headed by Mr. Balfour signed next. They affixed signatures to all five of the documents. . Mr. Balfour signed at 10:22 o'clock. British Delegation Applauded. There was prolonged applause as| the seven British delegates marched around to the signing place. While the British delegation was signing motion picture photographs Were| 51s6 had but two treaties to sign, and taken. # e ‘Prestdent Harding had not arrived | (1Y, finished at 10:523%. That ended ‘while the signing was in progress. £ At 10:32 o'clock the Chinese suc- ha‘,’,"_““;’,‘{mfl‘,‘{, thenientersd the) ceeded the British at the table and| jelegates rose and applauded for & applause the three Japanese dele- gates filed around to the table. Baron Kato signed first, finishing at 10:44. Baron Shidehara and Vice Foreign Minister Hanihara followed, each signing his name to all five docu- ments. President Harding Arrives. President Harding arrived while the Japanese were signing, but wait- ed in a cloak room for the ceremony | to be completed. Minister De Beaufort and Jonkheer Van Blokland. the two delegates of the Netherlands, finished signing at 10:49. Their government was Darty only to the two far eastern treaties. Viscount d’Alte and Capt. Vascon- celloas, the Portuguese delegates, gest today just how long it will take to complete the hearing, but it is understood the inquest will last the remainder of the week. { Miss Atikinson’s Body Viewed. Dr. . Herbert E. Martyn, deputy corgner, probably will be one of the first witnesses called. His testimony will deal with the injuries received by, Miss Mary Ethel Atkinson, 2233 18th’ street, whose body was viewed by the jury at an undertaking estab- lishment. = a Chinese, former chaut- said today the director never really loved but stage partner, But she" died a In strive for that unanimity so essen- tiel to sccomplishment. Without i Times says. Ame: Dr. Nevitt said everything was in| « 7 .| the foot o the big green-topped table | be! signing. half. minute, while the- President| it/ there would have been failure; Jor once had been engaged to blflnu‘ to Invoke Ball Zaw in| 0 (CVIE B vin m-‘ Neariig “.'f.‘:;“,; and """'.M"”fim’,' Jn-1to the secretary’ general's desk in- hina is party only to the far east- | howed his appreciation to all sides.| with it you have heartened ths e - i Lower Courts Estops Claim o A o i freland the, newspaper adds, “and | $4¢ the inclosure and began signing. | ST7 and tarift h’;“_‘,‘ and her three|yyithout an introduction the Presi-| world. But, while he and Miss Gerber were yrum:) y I; o d:ck tomorrow | 4 tremists are gaining by delay. o n:{:m x‘!:{..:_azqc.:mg“fl hf lagl s finishe gning ‘them at|gent began reading his address. Arndd I kno}m olur s 'w'l‘:} together u".o c{vi‘;’:‘;“'r“:;‘::r":.ui' rning. He was under summ 2 d Presl lon 'me while I make e 0 ' on Appeal. OrRY sUmImons to | Tne political bolshevik character of | NS ing was in this order: The| Albert Sarraut and Jules Jusser-| APplause Interrupts amt D rowledgment 10 the Ammerioan | Scoor f his time alone. the railroad strike. is natorious, “The country is disappointed with the failure of the provisional admin- istration to make broad and swift de- cisions and to.adopt vigorous action against the railway men, and matters are not likely to mend until the gov- ernment obtained & vote of eonfidence from the people.” ——— OBSERVES FOUNDER’S DAY nator James B. Watson of Indiana leads the list of speakers scheduled for appear as a witnesg in Criminal Court tomorrow morning, he said, but thought Maj. Peyton Gordon, United States attorney, inight find a way to excuse him. The coroner called at the District building”this morning to confer with i Commissioner James F. Oyster. who has supervision over the coroner's of- fice, to discuss further the investiga- tion and to see to arrangements being made in the boardroom for press representatives, It is the de- sire of Commissioner Oyster and the coroner to afford ample facilities for newspapeg represantatives that cor- rect reports of tke investigation may be made for the benafit of the lio —_— FILM FIRE BRINGS PANIC. 4 {500 Persons in New York Theater 5 When Explosion Alarms. NEW YORK, February 6.—An ex- plosion, followed by fire, apread panic uhon; 500 patrons of the Lyric Mo- tion Picture Theater, on West 23d street, vesterday, but all reached the street safely. The blaze was put out by firemen after it had destroyed sev- eral thousand feet of flim. The playhouse, one of small seafin, capacity, was crowded when a lou report wds heard. Tongues of flames reached toward the ceiling, and in an lng‘ult the place was in an uproar. . ivqral persons were elightly {m- n,the crush at the exita 3re T ua st - th Tebtice was o ve the and, the only two French delegates| The President, as he read slowly remaining in Washington, followed! from his manuscript, frequently was the Chinese and finished signing the ' halted by bursts of applause. He treaties and the *supplements where | finished speaking at 11:10 o'clock, and France is concerned at 10:38, as the applause had died away Rev. Mr. Senator Schanzer, Ambassador Ricci | Abernethy stepped forward and pro- and Senator Albertini for Italy had|nounced the bemediction. four treaties but no supplements to! ‘“May it be in the heart of every sign. They completed at 10:42 nation and every man,” he beseeched, “fo hasten the bringing of the era of good will." United States, Belgium, Great Brital; ’ | | i i | | The prayer ended, Secretary Hu:hnl v France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, China and Portugal. mehe slgning of the last of the docu- comple! ‘th delegation at 10:16 am T Ameriean Wax Seals Previously Fixed. To save time the red wax seals delegation—to you, Mr. Secretary Hughes; to you, Senator Lodge; to you, Senator Underwood; to vou, Mr. Root; to all of you for vour able and zplendid and highly pur- posed and untiring endeavors in behalf of our government and our people; and to our excellent ad- visory committee which gave to you 80 dependable a reflex of that American public opinion which Sharts the .course of this republic. It is all eo fine, 50 gratifying, so reassuring, 80 fuil of promise, that above the murmurings of a world sorrow not yet silenced, above the groans which come of excessive burdens not yet lifted but now to be lightened, above the discourage- ments of a world yet struggling to find. itself after surpassing up- ‘hemval there is the note of rejoic- ing which s not alone ours or yours, or of all of us, but comes from.the hearts of men of all the world. ~ Denies Engagement. ‘inifrea Kingston, film actress, last nl‘;l::"churacterlled as “ridiculous” the.report she had been engaged to marry Taylor, a rumor that spread atter it was discoyered the only fram- ed photograph found "; ;ha director’s was one of her. -p)‘crl‘:“;(’xunw and Taylor had been intimately acquainted, she sald, a fact she attributed to their both itish birth. She said he '::ll:‘h:: anrmemln‘ of his domestio afairs. < learned something of Sands, t.m'l ‘b‘u.i!er.' gald Miss Kl‘nrton. “When Edward Knoblock was living at Mr. ‘Taylor's home, Sands, at va- rious times, bought a considerabls amount of iingerie, which, I under- stood, he gave to a young girl—a very young creature in whom he ‘was interested and who lived at home with her mother. All of tb he }charged to Mr. Taylor's accoun; GETS CABINET TASK. Los Angeles department store. I am Kin r Emman: 2 This naturally enraged ihe di- 8. Victor de Ni “:1 Sacke h\ ::lc'}or Wh:n he returned from abroad. rico de icola. ‘ The Ball rent act does not affect the risdiction of the Municipal Court hen neither party invokes that en- actment in an action between a land- Jord and a tenant. The District Court t Appeals so decided today in an infon by Chief Justice Smyth, which ‘mred & summary judgment grant- 44 in the District Supreme Court in wor of the langlord. 3 The appellate fourt points out that the tenant, James R. Havden, did jot apply to the rent commission, and d not ple:dhthe Ball t‘ct ln‘elfllar ywer eourt 6 was estopped from ime e St ST e BN 3 o ‘When jut lent ha 'rnltfl“t‘o. the owners, rapped with his gavel and announced: dl"'l'h. conference is adjourned smne o Something New! The Star’s Week End Fiction inning on Tt of this week, The Star will 7 nbl;mPhtm three installments, da.: last 7 I’ m.l:;lt !ktrontl::l et t to appear on Saturday: Special stories by a well £ yay to Korea an known writer have ‘heen selected for the series, the: first C.. on March 12. After at- be.i.ll‘ : tending the dedicatton of the flo Scientific Cracksman” . highway, he will tour the United g “The - : .. By ARTHUR B.REEVE Thrijling Detective Stories by “The American Conan’ Doyle” “JOFFRE LEAVING JAPAN. TOKIO, February ¢.—Marshal Jof- who has been a guest of the EKapps fraternity to :E:urdu wml. F-bnu"g new City Club. Among uw“’ld'h are %Emut %t:ru. u’.}m mas’ ureh, New York. em'o u—fimx Chamberlain y sufferance and was given omprising a full thirty days not attack its validity if it me than thirty days’ notice, the court ¢lared. x for Kyoto on Chi He_ex. tor Kenyon of of the weather bureau: Bliss mflflnon;ml}:fil‘ummtm of . o arrange- .‘f.’::fi‘.. in charge of George B. Lock- wood, editor of the National 'Ragpubil- “Fhip dinner calebrates the seventleth anniversary of the establishment of t! first chapter of the fraternity at W States and Canada. Premier Takahashi and other of- ficials. went to the station say good-by to him. ANXIOUS T0 BE JAILED. SAVANNAH, Ga., Pebruary 6.— Geteannt ta' Slmony. prosectingn. 1s TOCe: in jail m‘{"nhn ts" seventy-i ‘wite, 45 a week alimony. Seary was so i % % ADOPTS FARM BLOC PLAN. ‘enlte Committee Majority Approv- ing Tariff Recommendations. Majority members of the Senate ance committee in framing tariff 68 on farm products are under- today to “One day, to show his affection an. regard for Mr. Taylor, Sands drew up ~ontract stating he would be: the ry ‘6.~The - task of | Girectors servant for life, would al- & mew cabinet wag'.afficially | ways be his slave. Idon’t know whas e3 to Enrico ds Nicola, president | Rappened to the document, but I do . ed ahout it.™ the chamber of deputies, by King A s vt Wb, R ot the. coleeos Slumni eonters in which it haa since bean_eatablished. There are over 360 membars of the fraternity lfving in the Ritees dipteat SEimnrens ‘The director's