Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1922, Page 4

rg™ ‘THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922.7 GALLAUDET FUND - INCREASE DENED] House Refuses to Raise Ap- . propriation From $95,000 b to $100,000. The House, terior Department appropriation bill, considering the In- $95,000 to $100.000 the appropriation for the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, commonly called Gallaudet College. Representative Raker of California, a director of the institu- tion, who submitted the amendment for the increase, laid before the House a letter from Percival Hall, president of :the Imstitution. - This led to criticism of the officials of the institution for sending letters to mbers of Congress, with Repre- sentative Mann, former republican leader, and Representative Cramton of Michigan, chairman of the sub- committee in charge of the bill, as the principal critica. Representative er and Representative Joe Sears of Florida made the principal speeches in support of the institu- n. by Tefused yesterday - to -increase frum-[ lights, Contents of Letter. Dr. Hall, in his letter, said: “The Interior Department appro- priation bill provides for the sup- port of the Institutlon, including general expenses, §65,000. The board of directors agreed toask for §100,000 for the coming year, and the budget bureau agreed to this amount. The bill provides $9,000 for repairs. The sum of $10,000 was asked for by our board and agreed to by the budget bureau. Our request also in- cluded, with the approval of the ‘budget authoritles, an item of $12,000 for the purchase of 6.2 acres of land at the northeast corner of our in- stitution, which are most desirable institution property. “It can be pointed out, in eonnec- tion with our current expenses, that our employes are badly underpaid in imany Instances; eleven of our skilled teachers recelving less than $1,500 per year. Domestics, lawn hands, farm hands and the office force receive less than the current ‘wages pald In ch institutions as the Government Hospital for the In- sane and the Soldiers’ Home. Our people do not receive the bonus of $240 per year, nor will their salaries be increased by any reclassification bill, as such bills provide only for the civil emploves of the govern- ment, while our emploves are not cl?.lled as government employes at al “In connection with the item for repairs for our institution. it can be ‘well said that efficiency and economy call for slightly additional expenses now to maintain the buildings and grounds in proper condition and to make up for many repairs neglected during the r time. The value of our buildings is at least $600,000, and meost of them are old. They are twen- ty-three in number and many date ‘back between 1870 and 1880. grounds comprise 103 acr .thousands of feet of drivew: ks. Any one used to the handling of real estate will agree”that $10,000 is really too little for keeping in re- Ppalr such a plant as ours. “The parcel of land for which the institution asks appropriation is a most desirable addition to our grounds and will complete them to streets as boundaries. The land will no doubt increase in value in the future. If there is any serious objection to buy- ing the Iand for .the imstitution, it|High' School, will be the recipient of | would be possible 1o add a provision that in case the land. is sold.the go%- ermment she relmbursed to-the extent of the appropriation made for the purchase.” s Refers to Obligation. Claiming that letters were sent to himself and other members believed to be under obligation to the insti- tution because they had recommended stadents, Representafjve _Cramton sajd: “I hope that this amendment will be decisively voted down. I am sure it would have been anyway. It ought to be, and further because that insti- tution should learn not to eircularize ‘members of Congress that they think hold under obligations or under a form of obligation.’; 2% Representative Manib also resented the implication that he:wassunder ob- ligations and should.y§te: #r the ap- propriation. He said: - “I am perfectly willing at any time toconsider the merits of any of these propositions; but the only purpose of .this letter was. to” get gentlemen “vhom they thought were under obli- sations to them to vote, regardless of the merits of the proposition. That is a mighty poor misunderstanding of the position of members. of Congress, and 1 make these remarks only be- cause I hope the gentleman in charge of this institution will know better in the future. What 'ouldoy. think if the h t. of Annapolis 1d send a letter’to miembers of Congress saying, ‘Because you have got an appointee in this institution you must pay us more money, re- gardless of its merits."” Misapprehension of Motive. Repreaentative Raker explained the sityation, assuring Representatives Mann and Cramton that they were la- boring under a misapprehension of the motive which prompted the letter they received. He spoke as follows: this report was made to the House, the trustees of the institution met, and we ol -that wWaB a less amount provided for the work of the institution next year than was re- quested by the directors when they met last fall. The fact is that the director of the budget sent two men to the insti- tution to investigate it, the cost and all, and tiey made a report to the director of the budget, and he recommended the amount we are asking for here today. 1t was suggested that many of the mem- b-':t!go Hé‘.“f” did not realize that peap! m thelr states were gett! resuits, and that unfortunate o ple were being sent out.into the ‘well equipped to meet the necessities and encies of life because of golng threugh this institution, and this to them is nothing .more than calling thelr attention to the fact that the institution in which they and thelr con- atityuents are interested saould have the president of the insti tion never intimated in his letter, never intended and does not intend even to sug- anybody to vote for this appropria- The calling of their attention to it is enly what is done every day. Every gets letters from diffrent organ- isations and different departments call- ing attention to their needs and necessi- n'l:::. officers recommended it, nothing more than right proper—clearly notais improper. president call ltmflol:l‘to the fact anee.” - House, in committes of approved the items in the $1,100,000 ; for Howard ““';"1""' for Freed- SALOONKEEPER IS HELD. RIDGEFIELD, N. J., February 17. IO LT eld withou tias of the Peace Griggs hat:,on“; mapslaughter charge growing out ‘of S o dmite el b et e the drinking of poisonous liquor. va was specifically char, ‘with the slaying of Charles Kelly, a Tall crossing guard. 3 WOMEN LOSE JOBS. B, Ore, February 17.—No rfl‘:u be employed as forest fire in the Pacific northwest this Aaccording to announcement re- here from the distriot fores- _because of. the lack of ameny men. . the institution needed this assist- rt of St. Elizabeth’s Hos- : WOMAN TRICKS BURGLAR | WAR HEROES AT CAPITOL IN INTERESTS OF LEGISLATION IN-SLEEPING ROOM TO LEAVE $50,000 IN GEMS By the Ansociated Press. - NEW YORK, February 17.—Mrs. Heiry 'W. ‘Butler, soclety"woman and broker's - wife, ,Yesterday afternoon appeared Iy conrt and identified’ John -Hardéstle, & negro, as the burglar she had by a trick induced to retnrn $60,008 worth of jewelry he pocketed after breaking into the Butler apart- ment on East §2d street. He was held without bail. Her husband: out of town, Mrs. Butler was_sleeping in_the ‘apart- ment with her daughter and three servants, when she was awakened a draught. Switching on the e found a negro standing at her drgssér,, ‘A word’ from vou ‘and 'l kil u,” said the burgiar as Mrs. Butler t up in bed. am not going to make an out- cry,” said Mrs. Butler, “I wish vou would make no. noise, for my. daugh- ter is yery {1l in the next room. As the burglar picked.up her Jew- €ls, ghe continued: “'You may pave all that stuff. You see that I Just some things I bought i the 5 and 10 cent store for a asque ball. * All together they arc wabth 30 cents.” K 'You mecan that this stuff ain’t no good > That is just what I mean,” said | Butler \Well, then don't want it."” re- plied thé burgla¥, climbing out of the window and descending to the street. Mrs. Butler then telephoned the police and Hardcastle was arrested in a doorway WIS OLO DA " FORBESTESSAY Award to Karl G. Pearson of Eastern High by Patriotic _\Societies. KARL G. PEARSON. Karl G. Pearson,-1408 N street, student of the Junior class at Eastern ! gola medal awarded by the Sons of 'the Be¥olution and the Sona. of the American Revolution of the District lof Columbia for the best essay on a | patriotic subject. ~THe ‘medal will be presented at the joint public celebra- tion of George Washington's birthday Iby the District socleties of the Daugh- | ters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of the Revolution in the auditorium of { Central High School next Wednesday | morning at 10:30 o’clock, Tople ef the Essay. The committee of judges, of which lwmum S. Parks was chairman and ) Mrs. White Dfaper members, in awarding the medal.on the subject, “The Expe- jdition of George Rogers Clark, 1178, after eonsideration of numerous e says submitted by. pupils of various schools in Washington, announced Pearson as the winner of the competi- tion.and gave favorable mentjon to an essay submitted by Miss Lucia Ed- wards Sullivan of Gunston Hall. At the. meeting yesterday of the! Joint committee composed of mem- bers of these participating societies the details of the program' for the celebration were completed. Invita- tions to_attend have been sent to public officials of the government and prominent residents of the District, and the general public also is invited to attend. James M. Montgomery to Preside. James DMortimer Montgomery of New_York city, general president of the Sons of the Revolution, will pre- side. The invocation will be by Rev. William 8. Abernethy of the Calvary Baptist Church. The prineipal address will be by Dr. Thomas Edward Green, tor of th eaking service, American Red Extracts from George Washington’s farewell address will be read by Col. Frederick C. Bryan, past president, District of Co- lumbia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. The benediction will be by.Rev. Willlam Tayloe Snyder, chap- lain, Sons of the Revloution in the District of Columbia. Music will be furnished by the Marine Band, under Leader WIII Labat will _sing “The Marseillaise,” and “The Recessional” will be ren- dered by Miss Helen Howison. % Committee om Arrangements. The committee on arrangements consists of Brig. Gen. George Ric! t, Sons of the Revolu- rman, and the following members: Dr. Marcus Charles” P. Light of the Revolution, Mrs. Franc A. St. Clair, Mrs. G. Wallace W. Han- ger, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins of ths Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, Col. Frederick C. Bryan, Albert D. Spangler and Willlam A. Miller of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion. WOULD MAKE ALLIES PAY. Semator Reed Proposes World ankruptcy Court” as Alternative. KANSAS CITY, Mo.,, February 17. To “make the allies pay their debts or throw them into the bankruptcy court of the world,” was urged by il for Missourl, in a speech here be. fore the Missouri and Kansas Whole- ale Grocers® Association. “When did we get the idea that the TUnited States is @ wet nurse.to the world?” he asked. “Did Europe ever do_anything for ust *“The way to help foreign countries is to trade with them,” he. declared. ‘“Take European goods d them whnt'md corn. . - “We owe ‘$28,000,000,000' and Europe owes us §10,000,000,000 and has paid ne interest, except a little out of the money we lent. - We can't reduce taxes in this country until Europe pays wa” P > $23,919,265 IN. BUDGET.. Covering Two Yeags. - . 17—The, tea of the night re- out e Sombined appropriation of ?:f”x'g 5, for the two years ending Pebruary 3% 1938, and Febroary 29, 193¢, il Howard L. Hodgkins and Henry ! H. Santelmann. Lieut. | James A. Reed, United States senator|. Disabled soldiers from Walter Reed General Hos con| disabled soldiers. Left to right, at the table—Charles L. Underhill, Samuel E. W} Holding Families Together | for th SUBWAY HELD IMMORAL ATMOSPHERE FOR GIRLS; OCTOGENARIAN DIFFERS By the Associanted Press. iW YORK, February There was disagreement today be- tween Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan, member of the transit commis sion, and John E. Andrus, believed to be the only octogenarian strap- hanger in the city. Mr. Andrus is reputed to be wealthy, and while celebrating his elghty-first birthday anniver- sary expressed it as his view that the subway. are a likeable institu- tion. Gen. O'Ryan -declared at the New York Academy of Medicine during the day that Manhattan's famous tubes were in league with immorality. “Subway conditions,” he said, “tend to lower moral standards. Young girls, thrown into terribly crowded cars, at first are shocked, but after a while the extent of their shock wears off. It is de- gading to have women and girls move about under such conditions, and something should be done to prevent it." AIr. Andrus was enthusiastic in l commenting on the subject of sub- 17— way crowds: “There’'s more pleasure getting in with the common people than with those who are lofty and stuck up. You can't learn anything from them. 1 like to associate with the crowds.” Mr. Andrus goes to Wall Street via subway fve times weekly, re- turning home in the same vehicle. Gen. O'Ryan urged that the city buy the subway and other transit lines, place them under a central government, and prevent crowding. AMUSEMENTS John McCormack Recital. A vast throng of music-lovers filled jthe auditorium, stage and standing space of the National Theater yester- day afternoon to hear John McCor- mack sing. A welcome such as greeted him f; rately accorded even " the. krestest | concert artists, for the house echoed |from wall to wall with handclapping {and pounding on the floor, and after jcach group of songs he Wwas forced {to give, not one, but two or three { encores. ~ At the first introductory plano {phrases of “Mother Machree” and { “That Tumble Down Shack in Ath- {lone,” which were included among the extras, the audience completely.| silenced the accompaniment with their applause, and then lapsed into began. These two simple Irish bal- jlads seemed more appealing than any iof the more difficult compositions on | the program, for the people admire. John McCormack for his folk songs, jrather than for Italian arias, al- though he sang one encore in the iLatin tongue as easily and smoothly as he voiced the brogue. | _The program opened with “Where'et ou Walk,” by Handel, followed by luck’s “Enjoy the Sweet Elysian Last roves. Then came ‘“The Sight of Fiammetta,” by Julius Har- rison, a powerfully dramatic seles tion, with an odd minor accompani- ment interspersed with strange di: cords. “The Rivals,” by Taylor, Wi in a light lyrical veln by contrast, but there was a return to the minor in “Desolation,” a Chinese tone-poem by Bantock. A haunting oriental theme formed the piano prelude, and then the singer's notes rang forth lunaccnmpnnled. The piano interrup- ted in imitation of tinkling Chinese instruments after which the volce was heard in_solo again. Through the entire selection voice and ac- companiment alternated, and yet blended in the transitions so that there was no sensation of abruptness. The musical effect was unusual, an the sentiment of the poem was im- pressed upon the listeners by Mr. Mc- Cormack’s distinct enunciation, for scarcely oné word was missed during the entire afternoon. | “Of the group of Irish folk songs, !probably the most appealing were | the humorous, whimsical “Next Mar- ket Day” and quick “Kitty My Love.” i “Little Town in the Ould Country Down,” one of the encores, also was charming, with its sweet Ilyrical melody. The ~ recital was concluded with “The Laest Hour” by Kramer, and “Thine Eyes Still Shined,” by Schnei- der, both of which were impressive and brought out the best in the ar: tist by their exacting passa; ges. Donald MacBeath, violinist, delighted his auditors with four selections. Among them the dainty captivating “Capprioietto” of Haydn-Burmester and the quiet “Romance,” by Wil- helmj, stood forth u{tha best. Edwin Schnelder, at the piano, artistically interpreted, the accompaniments ‘for oth Mr. McCo Mec- A ';hithor unfortunate and annoying incident of the concert was the clo: ing of the theater doors prior to the hour announced for_the concert and the persistence of Mr. McCormatk's rmack and Mr. in de e all who had tickets for seats, until after the completion of the first s_on the program. It R lon.l ‘higa-handed and un- ng. E.D. E. —_—— PAYS MURDER PENALTY. John Green First White Man to Be Electrocyted in Tennessee. - NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 17. John Green was executed at the sta prison at sunrise.today for the mu: der of Robert Hauston-at the latter's home, near Johnson City, July 17 last, being tgomnr;'t wt‘nl't:.mmn to be elec- ute ‘enn« trocm who had heretofore served ive years for killlag Policeman ‘Wall McPeak of Johnsom City, last ¥ muma inyolved in the courts 'g:'urur was rather necessary proceed! and Washington countfes “Houston was summoned as 2 triess_in the, Carter county case, in which Green was charged with as- sault . and attempted robbery an Harry Vines, and while a motion for nvi - - carrying case. While at liberty he killed gahllon. it is alleged, out of revenge. ‘ £ His :electroeution is alleged to have been_ without iycideat, g an_expectant stillness as the singer |t nying admission after-|,.; al 11 tion, W our midst today. ‘ out of their troubles. | (Signed) The Associated Charities and Citizens” Relief Associa- shington's city-wide non-sectarian family welfare agencies, urgently ask the support of every one in Washing- ton concerned with the prevention and relief of distress in i The object of these associations is to hold families to- gether. Some 3,000 folks—near-neighbors of yours and ours —are looking to these organizations this winter to help them This host consists of little children, widowed mothers, deserted wives, the sick and the aged, and ‘the out-of-works, with their savings now exhausted. 3 These home charities appeal for 10,000 contributing members, to enable them o meet the present emergency. The call is urgent. Contributions may be sent to The Star | or directly to the committee, of which Howard S. Reeside, 923 H street northwest, is-treasurer. Chairman, Joint Finance Committee. FOR D and Robert Luce, M. E. AILES, PUPE INWIERSED INSEA OF LETTERS Intends Personally to Answer Great Piles of Corre- spondence. 2! By the Assoclated Press. ROMD, February 17.—Pius . 1 has not yet settled down to the normal life of a supreme pontiff, chiefly be- cause the private apartment occupied by the late Benedict XV is not yet ready to receive him. A crowd of workmen is’ still redecorating the apartment, changing the hangings and carpets and rearranging the fur- niture. Meanwhile the Pope sleeps in what 18 called the “little throne room.” It was in this chamber that Pope Leo XIII died. Compared with the other rooms in the Vatican, it is considered small, although it measures ahn\lll ty by twenty feet and the ceiling is fifteen feet high. ‘As it adjoins the large papal library, where Plus X and Benedict XV re- celved visitors, the chamber was d into & small throne room. A throt was placed opposite the window, and on the floor was a mag- nfifcent - carpet presented by Alfonso XTI, King of Spain, to Pope Leo, hav- ing in its center the coat of arms of the Spanish sovereign. The throne has been removed, being replaced by the amall iron bed in which Plus sleeps. This i itered by a screen, and in another part of the room is a large desk, at which the Pope ‘works and where he daily receives the papal secretary of state, CardirLal Gasparri, and other leading Vatican officials. All the chairs and tables, and evén the floor, are piled with neatly docket- ed bundies of telegrams and letters from every part of the world, which e pontiff insists he must answer himeelf. Eats tn Adjoining Library. *1¢ it continues like this, soon you will not be able to enter my room,” the Pope omilingly said to Cardinal Gasparri yesterday. In order to save time he takes his meals in-the adjolning ltbru.?. being sorved on his predecessor's desk. T never had my meals in so spacious a ,” he exclaimed on one occasion. ‘Pius has had little time for exercise, and thus far has been able orly to walk through the Vatican gardens once, being accompanied by Mgr. Piszardo, assistant secretary of state. The Pope was moved to laughter by the suggestion circulated lately that artificial mountain peaks be clect in the Vatican gardens so he might ‘his favorite pastime of gg\‘x‘n ":llmhln:‘ After enjoying the joke the pontiff seriously said: “Alas, my climbing days are over.” “h‘ pontiff also inquired about a @pecial breed of horses called “sera- fini,” used only on the papal carriage. This immediately caused the report that Pius planned to follow up his action in appearing on the loggia of St. Peter's by driving outside the Vatican. 5 K. K. K. MEMBERS CURBED. Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Nine Insurgents. ATLANTA, Ga., February 17—A ; order _restraining nine members of the insurgent faction of the Ku Klux Klan from taking any actlon inimical to the order or from exercising any rights as klansmen was issued by Judge George L. Bellje: in_superior court here. 'f‘rhop:rder. which fixed March 6 for a hearing on whether the injunction shall be made pennanent, was di- rected against Harry B. Terrell, Lioyd P. Hooper, F. W. Akin, A, J. on, r.Z R Unuhnrobkcmn W. Lowe, G.'A. Reem, Frank Starr and J. M. Hufflington. - MINE TRAINING STATION, West Virginia Unjversity to Offer Thorough Course. Y MORGANTOWN, W. Va., February 1%.—The most complete mine training station in the state is to be estab- T 1 T LAREla ehict of h 3 ] o :l:e d'bl-::-l:nl:t of m:'u. announced heve last The equipment for the wnlfi sta- ton wli include an experimental sta- \luh“ qre stydents will be m“ o8 an in ines. ‘The ini tian be com- n time_fop the claas which will the short mining course aurlnz te YANKEE INVASION FEARED BY TURKS Nationalists Cite Important Concessions Madeto a New York Firm. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Cable to The Star &ud Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1922, CONSTANTINOPLE, February 17.— Natlonalist newspapers in Angora are alarmed at the prospects of an “Amer- fcan invasion” because of important concessions obtained from the govern- ment by Mr. MacDowell, representing the Foundation Company of New York. These concessions permit the Amer- ican company to build factorles, bridges and wireless stations. In ad- dition it has secured the right to build a rallway between Mardin, Di- arbeker and Bitlis and between Sam- sun, Stvas, Erzerum and Van. Obtains Mineral Rights. The company has obtained all the mineral rights on a strip fifteen miles wide on doth sides of the line. The council of ministers authorised the commissar of public works to sign the concession, provided MacDowell pro- duced sufficient credentials and a full power of attorney from the company, with a depostl of $10,000,000 as a guaranty that the work' will begin ‘within a year, as provided in the con- tract. It is doubtful whether the American concern wil be willing to put up such a considerable sum while the ultimate fate of the AnatoMan government is uncertaln. However, it is believed that the naming of such a large gum ‘was only for the purpose of leaving a sufficient margin for bargalning. Press Comment. ‘The !emn'n.' hfl:o ludilnc Angora paper, says of the proposal: M ell's offer is stmilar to that made before the war by Admiral Chester and rejected by the Turkish government as against the interests of the country. Now when the nation is speeding the last drop of its blood it is inadmisetble that the plan should be accepted. The present scheme would weaken forever any possible economic renaissance in Turkey. The strip of land along the M: ell railroad concession containa practi- cally all the mineral wealth of Ana- toNa. It'is evident that the Americans who failed to get the Bagdad ratlway through Admiral Chester will make a new bid now when Germany is un- able to compete.” The editorial warns the commissar of public works to open his eyes well before he accepts the American offer definitely. —_—— EXPLAINS Y. M. C. A. NEED FOR $53,200 IN MONEY B W. 0. mhfldlo Addresses Team ‘Workers in Present Drive. $10,000 Subscribed. ‘W. O. Hiltabidle, business secretary of the Y. M. C. A, in addressing the team workers who are endeavoring to raise $563,200 in a seven-day finan- clal drive last night, answered the question “why the Y. M. C. A. needs mere money this year than in any vious year.” PiRVe need §31,800 to mest current enses for the year,” Mr. Hiltabidle d, “and balance, $31,700, we s el e st RO indebtedn pe! mentlof buildings and the purchase of: a site on Chesapeake bay 8s a per- rted last pan 310 57:3°m' now aolfi subgeribed l.ll;:' sought and that ;l_o& their lornw:‘ sl gl our r would double his “sybscription we weuld have mere than MMeaey to meet our ne 9 QA £ g e i ‘r‘.ml w‘m o“tgh campal; bu’:u ‘we feel the public is back of us this instance. Wt are asking M'l. g more than the amot unt to meet current ex- nses, but the balance for permanent H “fif‘u and for the I‘,: camp s something m:." Frank W.‘ that Ao ry boye of the “Y” had Wright took the Rovors Tt D8 Mwo l%lb- o and the & ufiu‘,- w" -vnonus flnlj t.fiqt '3 hq lu(g:l:mfc 3 ISABLED VETERANS ference with representatives in Congress yesterday, urging that priority be given legisiation inslow s Tepresentatives from Massachusetts. BITTER WAR BREAKS OUT WHEN “BIG BUSINESS” | CUTS MOONSHINE PRICE: By the Associated Presw. LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 17. —Tumbling prices for moonshine whisky have resulted in a bitter war between big business and the ordinary bootlegger here, accord- ing to Edward Volz, prohibition officer. The “business man” has entered the fleld, Mr. Vols said, with | quantity production and low prices. He is being fought by the smaller operator, whose chlef weapon is the law, and who is seeking to ain high prices by furnishing tips” about large stills to prohibi- tion officers. Business jealousy, Mr. Volz de- clared, “causes more raids than the detective ability of the officers.” Moonshine is selling here at about what formerly was paid for good whisky, r 34 a gallon, the agent said. BUCCANEERSRAID | SHIPS AS OF OLD Correspondence of the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, January 19.—Chinese shipping companies, lacking govern- ment protection from pirates who have been seizing and looting ocean- going vessels in buccaneer style, have taken to arming their ships and plac- ing details of guards aboard. No trace has been found of ene pirate band, thirty in number, whose members shipped in the guise of pas- sengers aboard the steamer Kwan- glee from Shanghai to Hongkong last December, and when a day out from Hongkong, rushed the ship, impris- oned the officers and crew and looted the vessel and its passengers of val. uables estimated worth $120,000, Mex- ican. 3g - = ‘That’ the ‘fFéebooters were not de- void of some ¢hivalrous instincts was indicated when they discovered that one of the passengers they had rob- bed was the wife of Dr. Wu Ting- fang, formerly ambassador to Wash- ington amd now a leader in the South China mbvement. On learning her identity ~they returned Mrs. Wu's money and valuables with apologies. To a_passenger whose son had been killed in their raid the pirates gave 3500 in cash and two watches taken from otWer travelers. ~ Two weeks after the Kwanglee epi- sode the steamer Hsinghwa was at- tacked by pirates between Hongkong and Shan Mi. The marauders sur-; rounded the vessel with their junks,; fired a fusillade of shots and clam- bored over the sides, overawing the Chlnese captain and crew. The 261 passengers were stripped of their val- uables, amounting to about $25,000, and the ship abandoned by the pi- rates at a lonely spot on the coast. BRITISH ACTORS BALK AT JOINING U. S. UNION; ‘LABOR TROUBLE’ LOOMS | NEW YORK, February Threatened “labor trouble” be- cause English actors now here re- fuse to join the Actors’ Equity As- soclatfon may be settled before nightfall. Samuel Gompers was expected to call teday and have tea with Albert de Courville, E lish producer, and there were prospects thats the two would reach an agreement. Mr. de Courville, whose London play is having a run in Manhattan. brought fifty-five men and women here for the musical comedy a month ago. He complains that the first rehearsal brought members of the Equity Assoclation to the stage with demands thaty the Brit- ish players afiiate with their body. They declined, and, accord- ing to the producer, “drastic ac- tion” was threatened “I suppose,” he said. Gompers’ dizh of tea day constitutes the tion. % Officers of the Equity Associa- tion_declared they had an agree- ment with the English Actors’ Association whereby both coun- tries visitors would Join each ith me to- ‘drastic ac- other’s organizations. LOSES $700 HE MATCHED WITH CLEVER STRANGERS Jacob Samson, coloréd, empicyed as Jonitor of the Victoria apartments, Gt {i4th and Clifton streets, 1ast night told the police of the second precinet how he had parted with $700 in casi 10 oné of tnree colored men he met in Naylor court yesterday afternoon. While in the court, he stated, an ar gument started as 10 which member of the party had the largest sum of money Sam: n told the police he w drew his money and ret ¥ to win the bet. One - permitted mson stated, with the re- quest the man walked away with his cash. H. G. Harring. Woodbine apart- ments, Cathedral avenue and 27th street, 161d the police that an ymi- dentified colored man entered his apartment Monday afternoon and was departing with a box of jewelry when Mrs. Harring discovered him. She gave an alarm and he dropped the box and cscaped. A “jimmy" thiel appeared at 1920 New ~Hampshire avenue terday and stole prop valued $120 The loot w taken from the rooms of Marie Kirz. Mabel Sealock, Ber- nice Coliins and Hattie Bauer. An unidentified colored man entered the apartment of Otto ¥. Kallenback. 1471 Irving street, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and stole a hand- bag containing $60 in bills and a bank book. 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