Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1922, Page 2

WANTU.S:TOSHAR PLAYGROUND COSTS Gitizens Urge Dividing of Ex- pense of Centers and Wage Board Also. VOTE FOR SULLIVAN FAILS Four Fruitless Efforts Made to Ap- prove Naming of New Police Superintendent. Appropriation of funds for the com- munity center department of the public schools, the municipul playground de- partment and the minimum wage board on the same basis as other espenses of the District government, instend of being appropriated as at present wholly out of the revenues of the city, is urge; in a resolution adopted by the Federa- tion of Citizen sociations, at a meet- ing last night in the District building. The minimum wage board and the communiiy center and the playground deparjments, the resolution provided, should receive no further consideration than other departments of the municipal #overnment. It also pointed out that the federal government should bear its re of financing these departments. The resolution was originally adopt 1 by the Columbia Heights Citizens' Association, but included in its pro- visions ouly the playground depart- ment. 1t was amended, on motion of William McK. Clayton, so as to In- clude the community center depart- ment and the minimum wage board. Opposes Approval of Sullivan. Four unsuecessful attempts were made during the meeting to indorse the appointment of Maj. Daniel Sul- livan as superintendent of police, and 10 commend the Commissioners for selecting him. Each effort was ruled down on an objection by William B. Westlake, under the unanimous con sent rule of the association. Mr. Westlake emphasized that he was not opposing the indorsement of Maj. Sullivan, but objected to the hasty deliberations of the association on before it for con- son introduced the t resolution indorsing the new po- superintendent. _Ubjections b; Henderson and Mr. Westlake caused action on it to be deferre: Later during the meeting Edward made another vain effort to .rce_the resolution to a vote. Then Mr. Clayton presented a similar reso- Iytion on two different occasions, and they likewise met the fate of the ofiginal motion. A compromise reso- Iytion offered by Allan Davis, which would have piaced the association on récord in favor of the appointment of a local man as major and superin- téndent of police, also failed to meet consideration. When the arguments over the reso. Westlake ad- njonished the delegates “not to make monkeys of themselves. *I am not opposing any action of the federation.” he said. “but I do - that the federation shall v on_ this matter. We have been criticised on Capitol Hill for resolutions through this Would Prohibit Weapons. federation, on motion of Mr. on, voted to urge the law and legislation committee to renew~ its campaign for a vagrancy law and a law to prohibit the saie of deadly weapons. A resolution offered by Snowden Ashford indorsing the Cal- der bill designed to regulate the prac- tice of archifects im ¢he District was referred to the committee on law and Jegislation, with power to acl., The resolution was oriminaly drafted by the Washington Chapter of the Ameri- can Institute of Architects: Mr. Ashford, vice chairman of the education committee, reported that the revised rules of the board of education_governing the use of the public schools by the community centers were not satisfactory. The rules were revised at the request of the federation. Mr. Ashford pointed out that the revised rules “stop at a point in which the federation is particularly interested. We are still in doubt,” he said. “as to the attitude of the board of education” He also de- clared that the federation should settle its controversy with the school board in writing, emphasizing that “it would be more satisfactory” than holding a conference with a commit- tee appointed by the school govern- ing body for that purpose. Will Consider Constitution. The federation voted to devote its entire meeting on March 18 to a di cussion of the proposed revision of the constitution of the organziation. The proposed revision of the consti- tution as reported by Mr. Westlake, chairman of the special committee ap- yointed for this purpose include the The cl eration of Citizens' Associations to Council of Federation of Citizen: e appointment of alternate delegates, and the addition of a ways and means com- mittee to the standing committees. A the thy _Copies of the constitution, with the proposed revisions, were ordered sent 10 all the citiezns' asseciations this ‘week for consideration. WILL TELL OF ZIONIST AIMS. Viadimir Jabotinsk: journalist, euthor, linguist, found and officer of the Zion Mule Corps of the Galli- poli_campaign and organizer of the Jewish Legion which served in JTalestine in the recent war, mber of theWorld Zionist delega- tion mow visiting this country, will be the principal speaker at a mass {Dation and world was made by Rev.l,, ! dl | GRAVEDIGGERS’ STRIKE AND LOST BODY -BASIS OF AWARD FOR $2,500 NEW YORK, February 18— Charles Segrist. won a verdict for $2,600 against the trustees of St Rarmond's cemetery tos for the loss of the body of his wife, who died in the infiuenza epidemic ot showed a strike of caused the accumu- nearly one hundred of which eventually were buried, by health. department order, in a trench scooped out with a_steam shovel. The ceme- tery officials were held to have been negligent in falling to keep their records so they could identify Mrs. Segrist's body. More than a score of coffins were disinterred in a search for it. WILL SEEK FUNDS 10 FINISH SeHooL Board to Draft Deficiency Bill at Once—Other Matters Acted Upon. A deficiency appropriation bill Wwhich will include $375,000 for the equipment of the new Eastern High School and appropriations to provide additional facilities at Dunbar High School will be drafted by the board of education. The measure also will:In- clude provisions for new buildings for Business and McKinley Manual Training School, an addition to the Armstrong Manual Training School and for the erection of a stadium at Dunbar High School. Decision to draft a deficlency ap- propriation bil was reached by the school board at a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Franklin School. An effort will be made to have it in- cluded in the deficiency appropri: tion measure now pending in Con- gress, by a committee composed of Supt. Frank W. Ballou, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, vice president of the board, and Dr. Abram Simon. Other School Needs. In deciding to frame a deficiency bill the board emphasized that although it is elated over the appropriation Tecom- mended by the budget bureau for the addition to Western High School, it felt that this is not the only senior school which needs additional accommodations for its student body. It was pointed out that McKinley and Armstrong Man- ual Training schools are even more worthy of consideration than Western. After a brief discussion, the board referred a resolution adopted by the Piney Branch Citizens' Association demanding that the use of Muzzey's American history be discontinued in _high schools because of its socialistic attitude was referred to the superintendent, for investigation. Dr. Ballou was instructed to confer th George J. Jones and Miss Har- riet Riggs, heads of the history de- partments in the white and colored high schools, respectively, before making a report to the board. Legion Would Use Stadi The board also referred to Dr. Bal- lou a letter presented by Watson B. Miller. commander of the District of Columbia Department of the Ameri- can Legion, asking permission to use the stadium at Central High School May 6 to stage an athletic program for the benefit of the stranded world Wwar veterans in Washington. Miller pointed out that hundreds of vetcrans from all sections of the country come to Washington to press claims against the war risk bureau and soon find themselves in financial straits and appeal to the legion for relief. Seven hundred and fifty appeals for relief have been -received by the legion from veterans in Washington since January 1. T o Letters of sympathy were ordered sent to Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court on ac- count of the death of his son and to Supt. Ballou, whose sister died Fri- day in Potsdam, N. Y. now in Potsdam and w this week; arry O. Hine, secretary o board, reported that at the M‘qu‘:: of the Board of Trade he forwarded to that organization the resolution adopted by the body several weeks ago. which will allow colored chi dren to use the branch libraries to be placed in the white schools and vice —_— PUBLIC IN DISTRICT TO BE PROTECTED (Continued from First Page.) confident that the appointment of Daniel Sullivan as major and super- intendent of police met the best inter- ests of the police work of the city and would meet with hearty approval from the residents of Washington. He said the appointment had been made only after-lengthy consideration and after all available candidates had been thoroughly canvassed. Maj. Sul- livan’s record, he added, would speak for itself. Commissioner Rudolph said he had been more or less in the transporta- tion business and that he could sympa- thize. With the ‘aims and aspirations of the railroad and steamship men present. . 3 Sympathetic Outlook Asked. Plea for a more sympathetic out- and {1ook on the problems, not only of the individval and business, -but of the meeting to_be held at the Central Dr. James E. Freeman, pastor of the High Scheol, Wednesday night. Mr. abotinksy will speak on the work and_purpose of the Keren Hayesod in_ Palestin The committee in charge of the ar- rangements for this meeting are the following members of the local Keren Tlayesod committee: Jacob Heckman, Mr. and Mrs. D. Alpher, D. H. Alpher, Dr. Harry Spigal, M. Garfinkle, John Ivolf and Abe Shefferman. SOCIAL HYGIENE MEETING. The Social Hygiene Council of the District of Columbia, which eonsists of representatives from scventy dif- ferent women's clubs, federations and religious and civic associations, met Thursday at the District building for the study of social hygiene questions, as related to the District. There will De a series of ten meetings, one every two weeks. Mrs. F. L. Ransome, from the House- Alliance, is president: Dr. from the College Wom- and Miss Putnam, from the United States health service, secretar: _— PLAN MEMORIAL EXERCISE. Exercises in honor of John Quincy Adams will be held in statuary hall at the Capitol at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. when Senator Walsh of Massachu- setts will speak. The assemblage first will gather at 4 o'clock in the studio of Miss Byrd Mock. 21st stree where Mrs. Rhea Watson Cable w give a musical program. $100,000 NEW JERSEY FIRE. NEW BRI ‘ebruary 18.—The business district of New Bruns- wick was seriou & fire which d y ‘building of 1.. Balk & Co., furriers, with a loss estimated at $100,000. Firemen : fighting the blaze had a narrow escape { from death when the front wall of the Pullding fell Inte ‘Water street. | §a H i ‘s Church of the Epiphany.- Dr. Freeman, who said he had worked for twelve years in the office of the controller’s department of the New York Central railroad, said he believed wage scales of the railrcads were too- high. He added that every class of worker should look on his problems from the broad viewpoint. Other speakers were Edward F. Colladay, republican’ national com- mitteeman ‘from the District, who spoke of .the growing co-ordination between railroad executives and their employes and the government rail regulatory bodies; Odell S. Smith, secretary-tregsurer of the Norfolk and Washingten Steamboat Company; Frank J. Hogan and G. W. Smith, di- vision superintendent of the Pennsyl- vania railroad. Thomas J. Stead .of the Cunard Steamship Company, president of the traffic club, acted as toastmaster. He was listed on the program as “train dispatcher.” while the part of song leader was filled by Odell S. Smith. Music was furnished by the Mu- surgia Quartet, composed of Mrs, Fanny Shreve Heartsill, Mrs. William T_ Reed, James K. Young, Fred Schaefer. with Harry Wheaton How- ard, accompanist. " SHIP TAKEN IN TOW. BOSTON, Mass., February 18. fax, which ran fuel on her vovage from Rotterdam to Galveston, was taken in tow today by the coast guard cutter Tampa at 2 point about 350 miles east of Nan- tucket lightship. - 2 The cutter reported she was pro-]of the Iuru‘: during a visit to ork. ceeding with ber: tow at a speed of four kn ots [ heur. a fter ‘into conference with the other|y, b The| Voters, left las! Shipping Board steamer West Carni-| Organize. hort of provisions and | Women ¥ | o 3 Center, PRESIDENT READY TO TELL OF PACT (Continued from First Page.) ment agalnst ratification than did the league covenant. He is prepared to make these arguments. He is a forceful opponent. If he can arouse sentiment in the country, or in any large groups of the people, agalnst this pact, he will do so. Notwith- standing the present apparent over- whelming majority in favor of the accomplishments of the Washington conference, including the four-power treaty, the friends of the treaties will make a mistake it they overlook the resourcefulness of {ts opponents. The next move in the foreign re- lations committee, after all available information regarding the steps lead- ing up to the negotiation of the four- power treaty has been obtained, un- doubtedly will be for reservations to that treaty. As indicated a week ago, a reservation providing that the United States shall not be obligated to use armed force or the economic boycott under the provisions of the treaty unless Congress shall specifi cally authorize the use of force, will be offered, and it is probable that it will be adopted in committee, if Sena- tor Borah and the other old “irrecon- cilable” republicans on the committee receive the support of the democrats. Even if the rservation does not re- ceive sufficient support in committee to be. adopted, it will be offered on the floor of the Senate and will be a difficult reservation to oppose. Be- sides, it has been indicated at the ‘White House that while the President does not belféve such a reservation is necessary, the President will not seriously oppose it if the Senate adopts it. Other Reservations. There will be several other reser- vations offered to this treaty. One may take the form of an améndment. It would provide that the United | States is-not 10 be called upon to en- powers in the event of difficulties arising with an outside nation if one of the signatories has “provoked Dr. Ballou is|the outside nation to hostile action. il return early i senator Hitchcock is much interested in this proposed amendement or reservation, it may be said. He be- lieves that this country should not be called upon to assist in any way one of the other signatories to the treaty if that other nation has “provoked” an outsider to attack it. Senator France of Maryland, re- publican, one of the “jrreconcilables™ when the league of nations was be- fore the Senate, said last night that he was opposed to the four-power treaty as presented, and in fact to the other treaties emanating from the Washington conference. He expects to oppose them on the floor. He re- gards the four-power treaty an entangling alliance—although the treaty supporters insist that it is not in any sense an alliance. He said that formation of this agreement in regard to the Pacifio ‘would eventu- ally result in the formation of agree- ments and alliances between Russia, Germany and China, and that in the end it would mean war, in which the i United States would be involved. First to Express Opposition. The Maryland senator is the first to express his opposition to the naval limitation treaty. He considers that it violates the Conmstitution of the Tnited States, which imposes upon the Congress the right to say what measures shall be taken for the na- tional defense. He denies thatinu s any right to enter into ex;‘;“c'i‘v:l':‘i:h vlaynld limit_these de- The people of the United States and, for them, the Congress, should decide whether this country is to have a large or a small navy. Senator Johnson of California, & republican member of the foreign re- )ations committee, has raised a ques- tion as to the advisability of article {i% %t the naval limitation treaty, Which provides for limiting fortifi- cations in the island possessions of the United States and Japan in the Pacific. He will seek all the infor- mation he can obtain on this matter. RADIO CONVENTION ENDS. Speaker Describes Eastern Mecca of Amateur Operators. hird and Fourth Radio dis- m’f?: ej;med their third annual con- rention with a banquet at the Raleigh Hotel last night, Thomas W Appleby of the “3 Z O” radiv station at Harris- burg, Pa., described, with the aid of lantern siides, that station, which he said was known .t. th: mecca of the eastern radio amateurs. sident of the Third S. Kruse, Dre: the Third Radio, acted as t Iblzz‘ri‘;'&odu H. P. Maxim, presi- he American Radio Relay gigtgu‘: e complimented the third and fourth districts on splendid Athievements in radlo work. Among the other speakers were W. D. Terrell, R. Y. Cadmus, H. B. Warner and H F. Schnell. —_— MRS. PARK OFF FOR CANADA. Mrs. Maud Wood Park; president of National League of Wymen e st njght for Torontp to da's first League of invitation from the women of T{rhognto was extended to Mrs. Park through Mrs. Sidney Small, member of the ity council of Torento, who ‘became greatly interested in the work ‘Wash- ington the limitation of arma- ments conference was in session. Pe ‘ ry 18. The dancers Miss Bertha Randall, participating are as follows: Miss Beadhetm, Miss Evelyn Miss Esther Police Close Seven Theaters Found Unsafe by Inspectors (Continued from First Page.) building, or part thereof, becomes dangerous for such use: Provided, ‘That the owner, or other person entitled to the beneficial use and control of such building, or part thereof, shall be given a hearing by the Commissioners, or such persons as they shall appoint for that purpose, who shall report, in writing, to the Commissioners the result of such hearings, and pro- vided, further, that the Commis- sioners may temporarily suspend the license and close such places of assembly prior to such hearing when the exigencies of the par- ticular case justify such actiou.’ Halt Evening Performance. Leaving police headquarters in an automobile shortly after € o'clock, Inspector Grant and Detective Scriv- ener went first to Poli's and then the New National. Electric signs were blazing brightly, and a few early | patrons were buying tickets for the night performance. The inspector told the managers in charge that the order of the Com- missioners was to stop the sale of tickets immediately and to notify patrons as they arrived that there would be no night performance. When the officers reached the Cos- mos, on Pennsylvania avenue between 9th ‘and 10th streets, the vaudeville performance was in progress. A. Julian Brylawski, manager, had heard ru- mors of the order and was walting at the door for Inspector Grant. Ticket Sale Stopped. As soon as the inspector read the order to Mr. Brylawski the latter closed the ticket window. He told In- spector Grant he thought it might cause a panic to announce from the stage that the Commissioners had or- dered the theater closed, and it Was agreed to complete the performance then in progress. 5 A humber ‘of men, women and chil- dren were in the act of buying tickets s Mr. Brylawski, in prompt compli- nce with the inspector’s order, pulled down the shade of the ticket window. The detectives then proceeded to the Metropolitan, one of Crandall's theaters, on T street near 10th, where they read the notice to Manager F. Broche. The officers then went to MANAGERS PROTEST, BUT WILL ABIDE BY THE ORDER (Continued from First Page.) the Commissioners and that until he does he cannot tell what they re- quire, but it was possible that some adjustment could be made. He said that he believed his theater had plenty of fire exits and could be emptied quicker than any other house in the city. He said further that if it was merely a question of more exits to the gallery such a mat- ter could be easily settled by closing that section of the house and allow- ing the remainder to open. | the second floor of the building, where they served the notice per- sonally on Harry Crandall. Reperted Safe by Engineer. Mr. Crandall remarked that only yesterday afternoon his engineer re- ported to him that the Metropolitan ‘was safe. Aboat’a dozen persons were in line ‘waiting for tickets at the Metropoli- tan when the window was closed. At the Columbia, next visited, Harry Howe, assistant manager, re- ceived he notice and, at the direction of Inspector Grant, said he would stop the sale of tickets immediately. The next place visited was the Maryland, one of the smaller motion picture houses on 9th street near G. Thomas H. Johnson, part owner, had heard of the order and was wait ing for the officers. A natron was at the window about to ask for a ticket. As the inspector finished reading the order, Mr. Johnson told the girl in the box office to stop selling tickets. “This theater is closed,” she told the waiting patron. ‘Walit for Show te End. At the Foraker colored motion picture theater Raymond H. Murray, manager, received the notice from stopped selling tickets. wanted to know what particular condition prompted the closing of his theater, but Serivener told him he would have to find that out at the District building. Hundreds of men, women and children in the five motion picture | theaters watched the balance of the pictures that were being shown, ignorant of the fact that the theaters had been closed, and left the several { auditoriums none the wiser. | That they realized the importance of the action they had taken was sible on the faces of the Com- | missioners as they emerged from the board sesslon in Col. Keller's | office at 6 o'clock and went to their | respective homes. mmittee Makes Repert. The committee that made the in- spection for the Commissioners was composed of Maj. John C. Gotwals, Edward Donna, jr., architect: Charles H. Tompkins, builder; Lester G. Wi son, engineer, and Arthur L. Smith, contractor. These men entered the conference with the Commissioners at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, carrying a com- plete report of their findings in re. gard to each of sixty-sevem theaters they v BANDIT ROBS STORE MANAGER OF $1,061 (Continued from First Page.) ted. men stationed at exit points from the city, especially Union station. Detectives Make Arrest. ‘Within two hours after the hold-up, Detectives Darnell and Springmann had arrested Walter Branham, twenty-eight years old, who said he lives ut the Burlington apartments, in a room at the Harrington Hotel. According to the police, when the detectives entered the room, he was counting money on the bed. He was taken to police headquarters. The detectives say Branham con- fessed and told how he had secured Alice Greenhalgh It was roughly estimated last night | a taxicab following his disappearance | that several hundred persons would |on 7th street, and had been driven| be deprived temporarily of employ- ment a8 & resuit of the closing. MEETING POSTPONED. Gathering in Interest of Victory Memorial Called Off. The mass meeting &cheduled for this afternoon at the New National Theater in the interest of the Victory Memorial was indeSinitely postponed last night. Mrs. Henry. F. Diinmock, president of the George Washington Memorial Association, anneunced she had ‘made an effort to seoure some other place to hold the maeting, but was unsuccessful and that it was de- cided to hold the meeting at some future date. GUARDS RAID NEWPORT. Resume Clean-Up Work—Local Unions Restrained. NEWPORT, Ky., February 18.—Two raiding parties of Kentucky guardsmen, on strike duty at the plant of the New- port Rolling” Mill, started from their quarters at the mill today to resume the work of cleaning up Newport. After issuing his orders to the troops, Col. H. H. Denhardt announced that the raids ‘would not cease until Newport was free of liquor sales and professional gam- bling. Judge Cochran in the United States district court at Covington today issued a temporary order against 150 members of local unions and the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tia Wor Testraining them from inter- fering wita employes of the Newport Rolling Mill Company. The restraiaing order also prevents the congregation of the defendants in or about the premises of the company for purposes of intimi- dating persons and from destroying any of the company’s property. SEVEN HELD UP AT DINNE Two Masked Men Secure $5,000 in Omaha. OMAHA, Neb., Ft 18.—While members of the family of James L. Dowd, auctioneer, consisting of seven s, were seated at the dinner table and his wife of les _ exti. -mated to be worth more than $5,000. _-.express in a deep cut. about the city, and later went to the hotel. A charge of highway robbery was placed against him. Branham is said to have formerly been em- ployed as manager of one of the Piggly Wiggly stores in this city. Think Robber Knew Custom. Starnes was on his way to the down- town office of the Piggly-Wigegly stores to turn in his Saturday night funds. Because of the banks being closed the bramch stores receipts are collected from the store managers at the store at §32 Pennsylvania avenue, where District Manager J. S. Hill last night was in charge. Belief that the man who held up Starnes was acquainted with this practice and that he knew of the movements of the branch store man- ager is held by the police on account of the neatly laid plan for the rob- bery. District Manager Hill last night stated that the loss was covered by insurance in the form of a messenger hold-up pelicy, and that the company would suffer no loss on account of the Tobbery. GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE. Engineer and Conductor Blamed for Wreck by Jury. NORRISTOWN, Pa., February 18.— Charles Evans, conductor, and Walter Yeakel, engineer, were this afternoon’ found guilty of negligence in connection with the Bryn Athyn wreck on the Piladeiphia and Reading Railroad last | 520, December, in which twenty-six per- sons were killed. - The: jury recom- mended mercy. 24 Pending motions for-a new trial the two men were released on $5,000 bail. The jury was out moré than twenty hours and took about two hundred bal- lots before a verdict was reached. and Yeakel were part of the crew of the train which left Phila- delphia for Newtown, Pa., on December 5. It was testified in court that this tBrlln }Rxd orders to wait (gu a dl'ld\ns at ryn & southbound express = i ing an second prizes, amount P 3 _.for both classes; two prizes of 3% 1. Fridgeon Rhythm dameces, under the direction of Miss Fisrence J. Fenton, are to be given in commection with music night of the Johnson-Powell Community it Oentral High School, Saturday eventang, Februa: Louise Elisabethl Edgerton, Mise Emily Blake, Miss Katherine Johnstone, Hunter, Miss and Miss Barbara Strattom. REPUBLICAN ARMY OFFICERS ARE HELD Three Arraigned in Court at Newry—Another Bomb Outrage in Belfast. By the Associated Press, BELFAST, February 18.—A bombd ‘was thrown tonight into a house on George street, severely wounding a tenant named Lynn. Two men en- tered a butcher shop in New York street today and fired point blank at the proprietor, wounding him in the face. An outbreak between the opposing factions in Seaford street, in the Sinn Fein quarter, led to considerable revolver firing this evening. There were no casualties. Aside from this disturbance the day passed quietly. Republican Officers Held. Seumas Monaghan, local command- Detective Scrivener and immediately | 35t at Newry of the Irish republican Murray | army, who, with two other republican army officers, Patrick and Michael Murney, was arrested by special con- stables at Kilkeel, County Down, last ‘Wednesday, was arraigned today at the courthouse in Newry, with his two fellow-prisoners. All of _them were reman8ed. Commandant Mona- ghan protested against being kept in custody, saying the truce between the British government and the re- publican army was not being kept. John McDowell and Richard Doran, who were arrested by other spectal constables about the same time that Monaghan and the two Murneys were apprehended, the arrest taking place near the Silent valley reservoir, the source of Belfast's water supply, near Kilkeel, were set free today, no evidence being found against them. John Duffin, aged twenty-eight, who was shot by a group of men vesterday on.a roadside near this city, died in a hospital here today. Glynn Pledges Support. DUBLIN, February 18.—Arthur Griffith today received a telegram of encouragement for the provisional government from Martin H. Gl former governor of ork. jonn cablegram to Mr. Hearn of Westfleld, Mass., treasurer of the Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, asking his support. There was no movement of troops from Dublin today, but it is believed the evacuation will be resumed next week. PLUNKETT URGES PATIENCE. Early Stages of Free State Sure to Be Story, He Says. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, Fcbruary 18.—Sir Hor- ace Plunkett sailed for his home in Ireland today on the steamship Olym- pic, leaving behind a last message ap- pealing to the American people for “patience”. with respect to the Irish question. ‘While he believed the Irish leaders who accepted the terms offered by Great Britain had acted wisely and had averted open civil war, he always felt like entreating Americans who judged harshly those who hesitated to accept the terms to remember the birth pangs of their own common- wealth, he said. “The early stages of Irish self-gov- er .ment are certain to be embarrassed by a storm of destructive criticism for which the Irish are especially gifted, because there has been no scope for constructive criticism,” he aid. “Many upon whom the greatest re- sponsibility will devolve will have had no training whatever for its dis- charge. Everything is bound to _go wrong_before it can go right. But there is absolutely no alternative to seif-government. Any attempts to restore British rule would eventually result in a prolongation and inteusi- fication of our troubles.” HOPEFUL ESSAY ~ PLAN USES FOR PRIZE MONEY i; Star’s Awards for Conference Bringing an ASK POLICE REMOVED FROM WORLD’S OLDEST ESTABLISHED REPUBLIC By Wireless to The Star and Ch News, Copyright, 1922, ROMZ, February 18.—The 1,300 inhabitants of San Marino have signed o petition for the removal of the Italian police from the tei ritory of the world’s oldest Te- public, The police were asked for by the clerical government now in power 2t the time the existence of the r public seemed to be threatened by the arrival of & large number of supposedly dangerous political ref- Now the police are accused ng against the interests of the citigens, who are accordingly asking that their ancient rights restored, and that law and ord in San Marino be malintained ex- clusively by the local soldiers and police, numbering fifteen in all. 'SPECIFIC DIVORGE . EVIDENGE SOUGHT| Committee Invites Several Who Made Charges to Appear at Hearing. From a Staff Correspondent. - ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 18— Now that the committee appointed b)'] the Alexandria Bar Association to| investigate the alleged divorce ev | has received the complete tabulation i of all divorce cases in the files of the corporation court during the past eighteen months, it will proceed with the examination of those persons who have made specific charges regarding conditions. This was made known at the meet- ing of the committee this afternoon. Jt was decided also to make further inquiry into a score or more of cases contained in the tabulation, which were considered as being suspicious or as suggesting rregularity in their preparation. The report of the tabulation as presented formally to the full com- mittee showed that oi the 1,000 cases in the files during the period men- tioned, 1913 are pending and a total of 725 final decrees was granted. in ad- dition there are twenty cases or more which have not been examined or tabulated inasmuch as the papers were missing from the tiles. A re- port will be made on these missing capes when the committee next meets. Of 807 suits, 709 were for deser- tion, 64 for adultery and one each for impotency, prostitution, felony and insanity. { Invited to Appear. The eubcommittee was thanked for the thorough and comprehensive z0 Daily | manner in which it prepared its w\;-. t had( ulation and was then discharged. was announced that invitations ‘been sent to a number of persons to appear at the hearing to be held by the committee next Thursday. J. Randall Caton, secretary of the committee, announced that in answer to an invitation Frank Stuart, a local |n.wrney, ‘who 1s alleged to have made specific charges regarding the ex- ! istence of a divorce evil, replied that he “knows very little about the di- vorce conditions except from the rec- ords.” In calling attention to the fact ‘lhll the name of Mrs, Mary L. Bag- gett, who conducts a rooming house at 119% Royal street, appears on 14¢ affidavits swearing to the resi-; dence requirement, Mr. Caton stated that he called Judge Moncure's at- CITIZENS TAKE UP NAVY YARD FIGHT Adopt Resolutions Urging Continued Operation or Month’s Pay for Laid-0ff. _ Resolutions urging that the Wash- ington and other navy yards be con- tinued in operation for the manu- facture of various supplies needed by the government, and, if this is not done, that legislation be sought pro- viding a month’s extra pay for all men laid off and a pension for those near the retirement age, were adopted unanimously last night at a meeting of the Anacostia Citizens’ Association and Board of Trade in the Masonic Hall, 14th and U strects southeast. _The motions were adopted follow - ing an_ address by Representative Harr. Hull of Iowa, in which the N Department wus Severe gned for its drastic action, ta without previous notice, and explain- ing proposed amendments, which would allow navy yards and other federal ts to compete with privata manufacturers for government supply contracts, Can Manufacture Supplies. One of the resolutions, introduced by Dr. George C. Havenner, pointe out that the government's industrial plants and yards are equipped with machinery well fitted to the manu- facture of urged upon tary- he the federal est required Congress allowing these to bid on work s of avy was also petitioned to have ali work incident to the naval scrapping program done in the yvards and plants belonging to the naval establishment. A second resolution introduced by Dr. Havenner will ask Congress to enact a law that will permit Sec retary Denby to pay one full month's salary to each man that has been, or who may hereafter be, laid off as = result of the suspension of work on capital ships of the Navy. A third mo- tion proposed enactment of a law retiring the men of long service who have been laid off. Trying to Prevent Situation. Representative Hull pointed o that for three years he has been e deavoring to prevent such a situat government plants to bid for goverrn- ment supply contracts. Due to a rul- ing which prevents the governmen bureaus from paying out current fis- cal appropriations the following year to other federal branches, the pav. yards have been shut out as compe:- itors for this work, he said. Scores Action om Leviathan. Charges that the bureaus and depart- ments are mot co-operating with Con- £ress and in some cases are deliberately reversing the wishes of Congress by manipulating or evading the laws were made by the representative. He inti mated that the policy of giving con tracts for government projects to private concerns due to influencs brought to bear by private interests. than repairs contract 10 a_private cor- poration instead of the Boston navy yard, which could have saved the gov- ernment. he declared, about $2.000,000. Mr. Hull said he favored a “scienti: industrial preparedness program.” whicl: would not only find the United State ready for any war emergency, but woul furnish work to all the navy s He said that there was a moral obligation on the part of the government 1o tak care of the furloughed employes in some tention to Mrs. Baggett's activities. He was told by the judge that he would talk to her. Mr. Caton ex- plained that Judge Moncure reported [Mrs. Baggett and that she informed him that she had sworn dnly to I bona fide resident Others in Afidavits. Mre. Stella Densel had made affi- davits in twenty-seven and Robert Luciett in twenty-one cases. The highest number of persons domiciled at the residence of Mrs. Baggett in any one month was 115, according to the report made. Out of the 807 cases the atiorney amed i cluded the following: David & Bud- wesk! 210; ‘Washington, ; Charles Henry Smith, 63: T. Watson, 54; Edmund Hill, 53:-C Corgan, 51: Smith & Woolls, 49; H. Noel Garner, 23; Louis N. Duffey. 20; W. S. Snow, 18; Frederick P. Rus- sell, 17; Nicol & Son, 11; Frederick G. Duvall, 7; James L. Foster, Colo- nial Beach, &; Harry R. Thomas, 1 Gardner L. Boothe, 11; Caton & Caton, 5; R. W. Stump, 10; Carlin, Carlin Crandal Mackey, 9; W, 2, Leo P. Harlow. 12: Frank Stuart, 2; T. Morris Wampler, 6; J. K. M Norton, 1; Oscar C. Thomas, 5; Frank L. Ball,'$; E. John- and_one each for Harry L. R.W. McMahon, C. J. Camp- W. C. Gloth, E. E. Johnson, Charles ' Bendheim. Edmund_Burke, Maicolm Hufty, William L. Ellerson, A H. Collins and Robert J. Thomas. | ‘harles & Hall, Neudecier, son, ‘Thomas, bell, FLEISCHMAN CASE IN. Record to Be Filed Before Com- mission in D. C. PHILADELPHIA, February 18— Hearings in the case of the Fleisch- man Company, cited to show cause why its permit to manufacture alcohol should ot be revoked. wera concluded today before S. F. Rutter, general prohibition agent for Penn: sylvania, and the record in the com- plaint will be submitted to Prohibition Commissioner Haynes in Washington. The hearings were held behind closed doors and no details of the case were annoupced. CONTESTANTS Writers on Arms Exciting Finish. As the race for first honors in the Star's prise essay contest on “The Arms Conference and Its Significance” enters the final stretch, entrants are beginning in a spirit of optimism to contemplate what they will do with the cash awards—if they win. With a total of eighty-eight cash prizes await{ng successful contestants, the urge te eclipse the efforts of rivals is daily becoming stronger. The two grand prizes of $100 in each class of contributor are, of course, the supreme 1 of every pupil who enters the race, but the fact that a grand total of $1,000 in all is to be distributed adds to the interest in the corpetition. ‘There will be forty-four prizes, to- taling $500, in each of the two classes, viz: The Benior class, composed of students in the senior high schools and the minth grade of the junior high schools and students in the pri- vate and parochial schools between the ages o¥ fifteen and eighteen, and the junior class, composed of pupils in the seventh and eighth grades of - the junior high achools, similar grades of the elementary schools and pupils in private aad -parochial lchoo‘ll between the ages of twelve g ourteen. de th Eflnd rize of $100 in cl‘..-.‘ ere v’nl : l:niod 5 each for third honors in both classes, and, in, addition, five awards of $15 each in both classes, ten awards of $10 each in both classes and twenty- five awards of $56 each in both classes for essays of merit in the order in- dicated. STRIKE DEPLETES GOLD. Britain’s Supply Low, American Bankers to the Rescue. NEW YORK, February 18.—Sirikers in the South African gold fields have ‘brought Great Britain's ready supply of the metal so low that American bankers have stepped. into the breach with gold shipments, it was learned to- day. Local banks today made engagements to ship §800,000 in gold bars to Bombay India. Gold exports from America ba: been practically nil for some months. $1,000,000 LAND DEAL. SAVANNAH, Ga., February 18.— Georgia Land and Live Stock Company today delivered to the Warusto Com- a Georgia-corporation, 30.000 acres of land in Mcintosh county, consisting of farming and timber lapds. The con- ‘sideration” was $1,000,000, this sum be- paid. to the sellers of the property | | ! i, {mittee ‘announces financial way, just as discharged war workers were given car fare ‘to their home £tates and service men were given {two months’ extra pay on mustering to him later that he had questioned {oi ut. William J. Latimer, president of 1 assoclation, presided. JEWISH RELIEF DRWE TOTAL EXGEEDS QuOTA M. {Washington People Gave $107,981 to Fund in Response to Appeal for $100,000 From City. With total subscriptions of $10 €£1.30 toward the American Jewisa relief fund, members of the local com- mittee last night announced that Washington had “gone over the top in its appeal for European relief funds, Quota for the capital's share in the 14,000,000 national appeal was placed at $100,000. Of this amount, the com- more than three- quarters was id in cash and i~ tional pledges bringing the total to well over the required $100,000 have been received Average Amoun: Compilation of the figures by Cha man Lyon shows that there were 2, individual subscriptions, making an average subscription of $50 per con- tributor. In a statement issued last night by Chairman Lyon. fn behalf of his cop mittee, Washington Jewry and g tiles are commended for generous giv- ing and loyal support of the drive workers. The drive is the fifth made by Washington Jewry for European war sufferers. 0 record is available of the exact amount raised in 1917, but the drive in 1918 netted the fund $46.- 000; 1919, $56,000; 1920, $63.000, and the present one, $107,981. There was no drive in 1921. Subseriptions Received. The following subscriptions have been received but not previously ac. knowledged: Nathan Musher, $250 Chapin-Sacks Corporafion, §100: Joseoh C.. Kautman and fami $100; J. . Justh, $5¢ Samuel Goldenberg, $35 Jorss, $50; Mrs. H. V. Johnston. Gen. John A. Johnston, $50; am- oves of Lansburgh & Bro., $51.46 Louis H. Taylor, $50; Osiris of Masons, 5 Alarlow . $60; Barber & Ross, $50; A. E. Felser. $50; Ike Narcisenfeld, $50; Maurice Narcisenteld, 350, and M. S. Cohen, $50. Contributions of $25: Ben Kilawan William Levy, Benjamin Kraft, Samuel Gaffin, B. Huffman, P. A. Laddon, 1. D. Sheer, E. J. Murphy & Co., Joseph Gawler & Sons Co.. O. G. Vogt, Hepner's Hair Emporium, Hugh Riley, Ralph W. Lee & Co., David L. Frank, (additional) E. A. Coleman, John L. -Weaver, Social Workers’ Club, Cyrisian_Club, Council of Jewish Juniors, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Dr. J. Thomas Kelly, jr.; M. . Abel, rg, H asch, J. Herman, Marshall, Sal Wolpe. MR. WILSON AT THEATER. Former President and Mrs. Wilson Given Hearty Reception.: Former President Wilson, with Mrs. Wilson and Miss Ann Maurey, attend- ed B. F. Keith's Theater last evening. The audience’s warmth of greeting, expressed by loud and long hand- clapping, appeared highly gratifying to_the party. - ‘Upon entering the housze A gon handed Manager itobbins an en- velope containing his contribution of $10 Lo the “Lest We Forget Soclet for whith the theater is a statjon for the reception of clothing and- other articies for the use of needy vefgrans of the world war. % “~The Keith patrons are responding with promptness and ty to the theater’ title f parel are ande !to:wpfica to hrads Coal mpany . Mrs. B. .ack, E. Kahn, T. RB. ks Fur Company and J. H. bet Quiaciers. e