Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1922, Page 2

NAVAL MEN REPLY T0 KELLEY CLAIMS Deny Representative’s Asser- tions on Cost of Present Department Policy. Rigid economy in the Navy ad been practiced for many months prior to the outbreak of congressional d mands, it was learned today in con- ferences with promiment naval offi- clals. The attack of Representative Kelley on the retention in commis- sion by the Navy of vessels of mo military value is met with the s ment that such vessels as he has polnted to are Mept in commission because they are cheaper than the combatant shipe. N::al officers are reluctant to ‘dl ! cuss publicly the charges of various congressmen, for fear of the charge of propaganda or lobbying, but they will show thelr records to combat .r; roneous nuemenss of cost of vessel operation. They dre struggling har to keep the Navy strictly up to lt‘lme basis provided by the Hughes' ?thn' but, in their view, any cutting of the appeopriations below the rock hoh- tom estimated for. is likely to put the United States Navy below the ratio of Japan from an actual fighting standpoint. . Speetal Factors Imperta: t; o As one naval official put It toda¥, the Navy is actually getting greater efficiency and saving much money b‘) | Tetaining In commission vessels which could not be used in the front line in a case of war. Most of Ih‘é. ships of non-military value whic are still in commission or which have not been ordered out of commission at an early future date are ships doing duty in waters where special characteristics, shallow draft, habit- ability for tropical service, etc., are uired. rag“ch ‘Vessels, it was pointed out, r quire a very small crew and burn Very small amounts of fuel, and thetr total cost of upkeep is verv s com) to that of a larger combatant ship if assigned to this duty. In other words, the Navy Department has carefully studled, from an econom- fcal point of view, the use of such vessels and bas decided that in prac- tically every case a direct saving to departmental appropriations can be inted to. MAnswerlng some of the specific cases of costs of operation, officers pointed out, for instance, that in the case of the Brooklyn, which was pointed to by Representative Kelley as an example of high cost last year, this vessel was placed out of com mission on March 9 last and sold De- cember 20 last. In the case of the Olympia, former flagship of the late Admiral Dewey, this vessel was assigned flagship of the train, because 3he needed no large expenditure for repairs upon her return from European Waters about the middle of last year. To have fitted out any other vessel o become flagship of tl train, to re- lieve the Cfllld“lll;b i ia did, wou! ave cosf . ':\‘ha ‘Wwhole question was carefully gone over and In:the Interests of economy, it was asserted, and at & sacrifice to the desire of the Navy Department to place non-combatant ships out of l‘.?ml‘nlulliofl,'!:lhl t(b)rl(;:;l mmissioning of the = 10r Srere o Her material con- ditlon is excellent and since ing ordered as flagship, Navy officials de- clare, her maintenance has been very small and nothing like the ‘|I!"fi Q;:lud by Re ru‘cme-“uva Kelley for revious fiscal year. £ Kl.?m\ officials admit ‘that the cruiser Rochester is costing more than & mew pia were revoked. imi] :‘hl:h is suited for her duty—a high 3 ing’ vessel to act as flag- p for the destroyer force. Until such a vessel is provided the Rochester must e considered as a combatant vessel and would be so used on the scouting lne n case of & war tomOrTOW. New Comstruction m = was pointed out that Repre: - u’v‘- x-n’:y is not cognizant of all the facts when he says that there will be no new construction. The ‘House naval affairs committee at the nt time is drawing up for conversion of two battle cruisers, which otherwise would be scrapped e carriers. This construc- jared to be mnecessary in interests of national security, as e treaty allows 135.000 tons, while at the present time this country has only one such vessel, with a displace- ment of 19,000 tons. There is no present-day naval rule of four | destroyers for _every battleship. Such 2 rule was followed before the days of submarines in & navy well bal- anced with battle and light cruisers. But the American Navy today has better cruisers. Th e under construction ten light cruisers, whereas the naval su- thorities state that there should be four or five times that number in order to effectively forr. advance scouting and screening lines, so nec- essary to obtain information of the enemy, While, at the same' time, deny- ing the enemy information of own fleet. The lack of scouts necessitates the use of destroyers, which must be trained for that work. Four destroy- ers for each battleship, therefore, are not enough. Also since the date referred to by Representative Kelley the submarine attack has become a serious menace to the battleship fleet. In order to guard sgainst this attack the world war proved that destroyers must be stationed in a screen around the bat- tleships so that at the first indica- tion of an enemy submarine they could immediately get after it with depth charges; therefore, the destroy- er training of today involves trgin- ing in scouting, screening, attack and defense against enemy subma- rines and torpedoes. Naval officlals have been assured that the present first class of the Naval Academy will be commissioned/| Representative Padgett, according to naval officials, has had put in the Record the statement that. the firat class will be commissioned. At any rate, they point out, legislation would be required to prevent the midship- man class from graduating this year. This is new legislation and would have to be first framed by the naval commlittee ‘intfl not by the appropria- ons committee. o If put in the bill by the appropria- tions committee it would be subject to a point of order on the floor of the use. ?l‘ho need for officers in the Navy is wery great at this time, even under the Hughes plan, it was pointed out. Out of 5,440 allowed, there are ai resent only 4,100 commissioned of- rs, of whom half have been com- missioned less than six years. (The report of . Representative Kelley's atement concerning the Navy appe: on page 4 of The Star.) CAIRO MUST SURRENDER FIREARMS IN FOUR DAYS In Case of Refusal Penalty on Conviction by Court-Martial Is Death. LONDON, Fabruary 19.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Cairo says that a proclamation has been issued under martial law ordering all po: seasors of firearms to surrender thém within four days. In case of refusal to do 50 persons holding firearms are subject to court-martial, and the pen- on conviction is death. Tl dispatch adds that the police are now carrying rifies and have been ordered to deal summarily with per- sons attacking them. CAIRO, February 19.—The Zagloul- int o&n. Mahrusss, has been in- defiulf ded for publishin vS b | pensation bill be STORES TO CLOSE EARLY. Most of'Retailers to Cldse Wednes- day at 1 0’Clock. Practically all of the retail store of the city will observe Washington's birthday anniversary Wednesday by clos- ing their doors at 1 o'clock. This has been the rule for many, years in Wash- ington, and inquiries made today at most of the leading establishments elicited the fact that mo change would be made In the time-honored custom. Due to the day b.\n{ a legal holl- day in the District of Columblia, all District and government departments, banks and stock exchanges will be closed the entire day. BONUS IS-REFERRED TO SUBCOMMITTEE (Continued from First Page.) gram the legion belleves that the ues now being raised relative revenue features required by the President to be included in the bill ‘are being used solely for the purpose of misleading the general public,” adding that the legion also belleves it I8 expressing the sentiment of the people of the country when it asks that a “committed administration & low the passage of what we belle to be the most constructive measure that can be devised.” Answer Always Unmistakable The national commander further asserted that whenever the people of tbe United States have been given an opportunity to volce their feel- ings on the question of the bonus their answer has always been un- mistakable. “Had capital and labor been draf ed when men's lives were drafted,” the telegram continued, “the pre: ent aggravated situation would not exist. When it was a question of reimbursing manufacturers for war contracts nover fulfilled, requiring some three billion dollars, no such hue and ory was raised. It was an obligation £nd it was pald. Certaln- ly the services of the manufactur- ers, railroad and shipping interests were not o much more patriotio than ;MI of the men who offered their ives.” The legion feels that the nation wants “this debt recognized and not confused or endangered by opposi- tion to revenue-raising riders, and asks that the fitvefold adjusted com- ) Mr. Mac- Nider said, adding that “there is a cash feature, but with hundreds of thousands of ex-service men walk ing the streets of our cities look- ing for work we do not feel com- petent to dictate to these 1aen their choice.” Bonus Question Hangs on Source of Funds as Problem Grows Bigger BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The borius problem gets bigger and bigger. Mere negatives from the executive end of the government fail to stem the tide of sentiment on Capi- tol Hill for some kind of a bonus. The democrats, who are not displeased over the political discamfiture of the republicans, are telling the legion men that if the republicans really wanted to pass e bonus and pay it they could. But where would the money be ob- tained? It's here the complexity of the financial problem of the govern- ment affords opportunity for all sorts of schemes. One democratic senator told the writer today, for instance, that the British government was ready and able to pay a part of its debt to the United government :nd was also able to pay interest and a part of the sum borrowed from American banking concerns before the United States entered the war in 1917. He Insisted that back of the fight against the bonus was the determination of these banking I terests to get their money before the Amerjcan government received any- thing from England. Rumors Are Revived. This kind of argument is hard to trace down. The Anglo-French loan floated in the United States Before the war amounted to $500,000,000. The in- terest payments have been regularly met. If any sums beyond that are owed to American munition firms the Treasury hasn’'t the figures. Some estimates run as high as $5,000,000.- 000, but the statistics cannot be veri- fled. There has been a recurrence of these rymore in the last fow days because of the statements from French officials that France probably would not be able to pay its debt to the United States at any time. The question of whether American private firms shall receive from the allies the money owed th ahead of any payments on the American gov- ernment’s debt is something the fund- ing commission to be appointed by President Harding will have to thresh out with the allies. s commission consists of the Secretary of the Treas- ury and two members of the cabinet, as well as_a representative of the Senate and House. Certainly it looks now as if the work of this funding commission will be subjected to more scrutiny than anybody imagined when it was first proposed. e chances are its work will be as carefully and closely watched o negotiating a vital treaty. While It is true that the White House has declined to promise to use any funds received from allied paymentis as a basis for paying the soldier bonus, the reason given was simply that no one knew at the moment how much was forthcoming. If the plan, there- fore, to postpone indifinitely the e actment of a blll .providing for the bonys is accepted, the measure will crop up again just as soon as there are any available funds for many source. May Use Bonus as Lever. The only money due.the United States government aside from taxation and import duties is interest and prin- cipal on foregin loans. The allles thus far have believed the United States ‘would not press for payment. The de- mands of the saldiers for a bonus may become a leverage behind which the American debt commi! in its efforts to persua repudiaion or cancellation of the’'debt unthinkable. Opinion is, of course, divided as to whether it would be just to use the proceeds from the allied debt to pay a bonus. The original law whereby the liberty loans were raised provided t {that the first maneys received from the allies should go toward the pay- ment of interest on liberty bonds. ‘This viewpoint has recently been expressed at the White House, too. But even granting that the proceeds from the allled payments are applied to pay interest on liberty bonds, the advocates of & bonus insist that the United States government will then have avallable from direct taxation the sums which now are being raised to pay {nterest on public debt, some- thing like $800,000,000 2 year. If the allied payments reduce that amount, for example, by $300,000,000 annually, thers will be an equivalent sum available from direct taxation where- ‘with the bonus might be paid. End Not\'In Sight. ‘The end of the bonus problem is not in sight Schemes galore are flourishing in the gossip of congres- sional cloakrooms. President Harding stands committed to the payment of & bonus some time. He insists that he has hitherto favored it, but that e did not believe last “August or this year the right time to burden Tone for ihe fature snd ‘bremiscs 0] lor prom fithtully to sign a bonus bill it th means of- payment are found. The ‘wisards of Capitol Hill are daily propounding various plans and (&utfl -,ma that 'hnhth Brite | RUM SMUGGLERS Aero Prol)ibitioh Squad Con- Off Florida Coast. Uss of airplanes along the Florida coast in the war on rum smugglers Wwas understood today to be under consideration by prohibition head- quarters. Plans for the use of airplanes Agalust rum runners were understood to be part of a gigantic program being worked out by prohibition au- | thorities Involving activities in the air, on the water and an land to stem the tide of illicit liquor flowing Into the country from West Indian and other jalands. Commissioner , Haynes and other high probibition officials refused to- day to discloke details of the anti- smuggling campaign, but it was in- dicated that extraordinary means would be adopted to cope Wwith the situation in Florida. Commissioner Haynes, according to officlals, is prepared to utilize all pos- sible machinery available .or obtain- able to combat the liquor runners. Of- ficlals would not discuss plans for a lquor escadrille in Florida, nor the possible formation of an anti-alco- { holic navy mobilized with former sub- hasers, but the marshaling of these forces in the south was understood to be tentatively decided upon. = Several weeks ago the assignment of special force of prohibition agents to Florida was announced as the first step in the southern eam. paign, but since then the progress of the smuggling war has been kept ps quiet as possible by authorities here. REPORT PLANE IN USE. Aero Declared to Be Used to Ferret = Out Stills. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., February 20. —An attache of the office of George E. Gay, assistant federal prohibition director for Filorida, said today he had heard. unofficially several days ago that an airplane had been put to work along the Georgia-North Caro- lina state line to ferret out moon- shine stills in the mountains of that section. It was added that he could no";t.vouch for the accuracy of the re- po; Mr. Gay had not . been * advised officially of the announced Intention of the Washington headquarters to use airplanes in an effort to check rum running along the Florida coast. Spec! nt E. B. Henson of Sa- vannah, Ga., and a flying squadron of agents from Washington and Savan- nah have been in Florida a fortnight under orders from Washington to wage an intensive campaign against rum and drug smugglers, but so far as is known here - the squadron has confined its activities to minor liquor raids in the vicinity of Tampa, Lake- land and Orlando. —_— THEATER DEFEGTS BEING KEPT FROM . ALL BUT OWNERS (Continued from First Page.) the authorities will require to insure the safety of the patrons of his house, and hopes to have It ready to reopen by March 1. | Says Roof Is Not “Unique” Mr. Crandall said today that reports reaching him are to the effeét that the building was closed on account of its “unique roof. He emphatically declared that the two expert en- gineers who have been employed by him to make a thorough examination of the theater can find nothing “unique™ about the roof. . Mr. Crandall also pointed out that the engineers employed by him have virtually completed their report, which shows that the theater is per- fectly safe. Had they made an un- favorable report, he sald, he would have closed the theater Immediately. On the other hand, Mr. Crandall em- phasized that the committee on en- gineers from the District bullding made a hasty examination of the Metropolitan, which took about fifty minutes, while the two engineers in his emplox ‘went over “‘every bolt and beam and every inch of the thea- ter, making measurements at every “If this committes of engineers which examined the theater on Monday found anything wrong,” sald Mr. Cran- Mall, “they should have notified me im- mediately and the buikiing would have been closed immediately. However, it was about 7 o'clock Saturday evening before I was notified to close the theater. I can see no reason for the haste in closing the theater.” Lawrence Beatus, man- aging director of Loew's Palace and Columbia theaters, “and I am anxious to receive a report from the Commis- sloners.” Mr. Beatus declared that he was willing to “do ything possible to safeguard the public and to co-op- erate with the Commissioners.” ‘William Godfrey, assistant manager of the Maryland moving picture thea- ter, said he believed the house was closed on account of ‘the bad condi- tion of the floor. He said prepara- tions have been made to place new cement on the floor, and he hoped to have the theater in condition for opening by March 1. Up until noon today .the managers of the National, Poli's and Cosmos theaters had not received the letters from Engineer Commissioner Keller giving in detail the cau: tion taken by the Comm Sat- urday evening in closing the sevea theaters indefinitely, it was stated to- day at th theaters. = It was said at the National that the show scheduled: for this week, “The White-Headed Boy,” would “lay over” here in order to keep its schedule straight, and that in th&event neces- sary repairs could be made by the end of the week and the theater would be permdtted to open its doors Mon day, another show, George White's “Scandals,” would be presented. “Folliea3s to Stay in New York. ‘The same case applies to Poll’s. The “Greenwich Village Follies” were no- tified shortly before they left New York and will not come on to Wash- ington, it was stated, but will remain in New York and open in Baltimore no:t week. s tarot 5 r Brylawsk!l of the Cosmos sald today that the architect and con- ltrucror ':I"yl"‘a ‘lhetlar were on the premises trying to ascertain the ca for the Commissioners' orders, = . “The building code was followed correctly,” sald Mr. Brylawski, “and at theitime the theater was buiit fire- proofing was required up to the roof. ‘We complied with those regulations, and have a CYPrus roof, as steel was not required.” Mr. Brylawski thinks, he said, the Commissioners refer to the roof and not to any other part of the bullding. “Howeve; he con- :}n“a, m will con-h:ruec steel roof requir as we have the interes ofA!lhl. pub"f first.” 2 th 2 except one o 6 vaudevill: acts scheduled for.this wee! wr‘ formances were notified before they started from New York, he said. The other one was in another section of :.n- countyy and could not be reached n time. TROOPS AND POLICE FIGHT KINGSTON, Jamaloca, February 19.— A serious clash coccurred last night between tha police and West Indian negre soldiers. Five of the soldiers sidered to Catch Bootleggers, PAUL DE VERRAL BARRY, Whe shot and killed Tyler B. Lawler at North Capitol street and Michigan avenue. KILLS CONDUCTOR AFTER STEALING $2 (Continued from First Page.) of the bullets had lodged in his ches Detectives Embry . and Thompson of police headquarters were on the scene of the shooting within a few minutes, as were a number of officers from the tenth precinct. ‘Was Out of Work. The prisoner, a dark man of slight bulld, told the police he had been out of work for several months. He is a machinist by trad. He said he separated from his wife and that his four children are in St. Ann’'s In- fant Asylum, ranging from one to six vears in age. His wife is believed to be in St Louis. He is the son of George B. Barry, head .of the Barry Laundry Company, who is in New York for a visit. Another son noti- fied the father of the arrest of Paul. Mrs. Lawler, wife of the murdered conductor, who is a telephone opera- tor at the North exchange, was told of the death of her husband early this morning by the police. The couple had been married two months, re- siding at 1235 Morse street northeast. The coroner will hold an inguest at 11 o'clock Wednesday. United States Attorney Gordon an- nounced today that speedy justice will be_meter out to Barry. will be taken as to Similar_action Walter Branham, also twenty-eight years old, who is alleged to have robbed John I, Starnes, branch manager of the Piggly Wiggly stores, at 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest Satur- day night. Maj. Gordon declared that the evi- dence in both cases will be at once pre- sented to the grand jury, and in the event of indictments ihe cases will be cheduled for trial as soon as possible. TAYLOR MURDER PROBE FOLLOWS NEW ANGLE Though Case May Quiet Down, Po- lice Will Never Rest Till Slayer Is Found, Says Captain. ~ LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 20. —A new angle of investigation into the murder of Willlam Desmond Tay: lor, film director, was promised today by the police. They did not make public the na- ture of the new turn the inquiry taken, but reiterated their ion to _continue their search for the murderer as long as ther; is a remote clue upon which to work. *“lI imagine the case will quiet down soon as far as the public is concerned,” sald David L. Adam captain of detectives, but the polic department will never rest. Th Taylor murderer must be found.” PORTO RICAN DELEGATE WILL ASSAIL GOV. REILY Announces He Will Present in Speech to Congress “Series of Charges” Against Executive. Felix Cordova Davila, resident com~ missioner of Porta Rico, who sits as a delegate in the House without the privi- lege of voting, announced today that he ‘would present to the House in a speech tomorrow & “series of charges,” against Gov. Relly of Porto Rico. Some of the charges, Mr. Davila said, related to officlal acts of Gov. Reily. ‘The commissioner is a member of the unionist pcrty, which has opposed him. Concerning reports that representa- tives of the unionists might ask through Mr. Davila for impeachment proceedings against the governor, leaders expressed doubt as to whether such a step would be possible under the rules of the House. They sald that tne commissioner could introduce a resolution calling for an in- vestigation, but some doubt as to its adoption. BLAST WRECKS HOUSES. Explosion in Italisn Quarter Be- leved Caused by Bomb. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., February 20—A frame house in the Italian quarter in Woodbridge avenue, High- land Park, was blown to pleces today, and two others nearby were badly wrecked by an explosion which the olice believe was caused by & bomb. R‘o one was injured, first reportssaid. Iph Woenough, thirty-three, the only occupant of the wrecked/ hous was arrested, pending an Investiga- tion. ‘Woenough, according to the police, came out of the wrecked house fully|J. dressed just before the explosion. He went into the other two houses, the police said, and warned the occupants to get out at once, telling them that he lfi'fle‘} -moln.‘ “ll!a !h’n“tltl’!n.d = fire alarm, but the explosion oc- le‘!‘lrret'l before the tenants could get out. - ‘Wrecka from the demolished bnlldrlnx ::l ‘blown -nrli hundred feet. egeverll occupants of the adjoining houses had' narrow escapes. BITTEN BY MAD DOG. Canine Attscks Many Persons Around Hyattsville Before Killed. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 20.— Several persons were bitten bty a mad dog in this vicinity last week. In de- ing her child from the attacks of ffi‘:".::i Thursday, evening while on a farm in Ellaville Mrs. B. Mayhew was badly bitten on the hand. She was taken to Baulimore todsy for the Pasteur treatment. The following day the animal en- tered the store of Albert Lewis. . It attempted to bite Mrs. Lewis, tearin her shoe. Matvin Lewis, seven-yéar- old son of the storekéeper, was bitten on the finger. Guy Waiters, fourteen years old, was bitten on the leg, and the animal then attacked another dog. “killed a short time later by an ist. Bnulhuflwuukn to the The d E animal inds , -United bureau 5 i ustry, lr‘tn States Washington, Sat: RER OF CAR CONDUCTOR AND IPLANES MAY HUNT "= ® | discriminate against women; TYLER B. LAWLER, Conduector of the Washingion Rallway ;:‘ Electric Company, fatally shot by rry. WILL GIVE TWO PLAYS. Young Men’s - Institute of St. Cyprian’s to Entertain. The Young Men's Institute of St Cyprian’s Roman Catholic will present tonight and tomorrow night at 8 o'clock two five-act pl the proceeds to go for church pur- posés. The plays will be given in the church hall at 13th and C streets southeast. “East Lynne” will be presented to- night, with the following named in the cast: Alphonsus Johnson, as Sir Francis Levinson; Ambrose C. Jack- son, Mrs. Margaret Queen, Francis Spriggs, Miss Lena Rosier, Mrs. Ber- tha Rudisill, Charles E. Hager, Vin- cent Brown, Charles L. Billings, Robert A. Hager, Levi Campbell, Miss Elsie Castor and Philip Atkins. Muslical arrangements for the play tonight are under the direction of a general committee, as follows: S. Douglas, George Foster, Miss Olive Matthews and Miss Clementine Gor- don. Each will entertain with vocal and violin solos. Tomorrow evening the play, which is entitled “The Fruit of His Folly,” has the following in the cast: Charles E. Hager, Ambrcse C. Jackson, Mr: Imogene Queen, Francis Gillem, Miss Estelle Young, Miss Olive Matthews, Francis Spriggs, Miss Loulse Butler, Miss Agnes Smith, Joseph E. Barnes and Francis 1. Greenfield. 5 Mrs. Bertina Rudisill, Miss Clemen- tine Gordon and S. Douglas will en- tertain with vocal_solos. Violin solos will be rendered ‘by Messrs. Foster and Jones. The grand finale will be rendered by Sterling Savoy and farmhands. MARYLAND IN REAR RANK. Laws Relating to Women “Among the Worst,” Is Charge. The Natlonal Woman's Party, which is making a study of the laws of the various states as they affect women, de- clared in a Statement issued today that ‘Maryland is one of the worst states In the Union with regard to its lawa ng women.” ~ The Maryland oranch of (Fe party, of which Mrs. Do ald R. Hooker of 'Baltimore is chair- man, is pressing for the passage of a woman’s bill of rights which would eliminate “‘discriminations against wom- n,” the statement said. Among these are The father has the right to will a from the mother the ‘g’:lflrdlunxhlp“(% her minor children without any restric- tion in favor of the mothers right to children of tender age; he has a legal right to control thelr upbringing, de- cidé their religion, thelr education and work; a mother may not, unless the father is dead or a deserter, sue for an injury to her child not resulting in death; the wife's services belong to her husband; the husband alone has a. right to choose the legal residence for him- self and for his wife; inheritance laws may not serve on Jjuries in Maryland of ad or hold certain municipal offices, and, the statement says, penalties for sex of- fenses are not equal. WILL DELAY SHIP SALE. Disposal to Await Action of Con- gress on Subsidy. None of the larger passenger liners, now being advertised by the Shipping Board together with virtually the en- tire fleet for sale to the highest bid- der, will be sold until Congress acts on the ship subsidy plan, which Presi- dent Harding expects to submit by the end of this week, Chairman Lasker announced today. ‘The larger ships of the fleet include the Leviathan, George Washington and new vessels of the 535-foot and the 502-foot class, as allocated to the Munson Line, Admiral Line and Pa- cific Line. All the vessels of 500- foot class, Mr. Lasker sald, are being advertised with the cargo vessels and the former German and Austrian cargo and passenger vessels in con- formity with the Jones act, 50 that if favorable action is taken on the subsidy proposal the bids for them will be in hand. e UNION SERVICES HELD. Senator King Speaker at Church of 5 the Covenant. Senator Willlam H. King of Utah ‘was the speaker at the union thanks- siving servi held in connection with the accomplishments of the con- ference on limitation of armament, by the Washington Federation of Churches in the Church of the Cove- nant yesterday afternoon. Senator King held up the duty of the Ameri- cation nation and peoples toward the 1d Rev. Dr. Charles Wood presided and the following members of the clergy took part in the services: Rev. Dr. . J. Dimon of St. Andrew's Protes. tant iscopal Church; Rev. Dr. J. A Miller of the Ninth Street Christian Church, and Rev. Dr. J. M. Diffender- for of th hnn e Luther Place Memorial -MAY MEET THURSDAY. Conference on -Cables Tentatively Set for This Week. The intérnational communications conferénce, which will determine the 'allocation of cables taken over from Germany by the allies under the treaty - of Versailles, probably wiil meet here on Thureday, lccon{ln‘ to announcement today by Acting Secre- tary Fletcher of the State Depart- ment. Mr. Fletcher stated he was in communication with the ambassadors of Great Britain, France, Italy an Japan, and awaited only their acoept- ance of Thursday for calling e mfillnm“ will- determih, e conference - def o _the disposition of. the three former Ger- man cables in the Atlantic, two of which now afe operated by ce and the other by Great Brn-w 1 icifie, which, und ‘agree- ment reached durlfifi‘fl:‘e :r":'nmn“ ence, are to be divided among Japan, the United States and the Nitga'r- Church ! e (CHASTLETON RENTS TOLD COMMISSION Ma_nager of F. H. Smith Com- pany Gives Testimony on the Subject. Felix Lake, designated as owner of the Chastleton Apartment Hotel, at 16th and R streets northwest, has not been informed by his rental agents, the F. H. Smith Company, of the Inveallfnllon of rents, which was started this morning by the District rent commission, it was testified to- day, before the commission, by E. E. Perry, rental manager of the Smith company. In response to further questioning, Mr. Perry said he did not believe Mr. Lake had any knowledge of the rental probe now In progress. This testimony, the first taken in the Chastleton case, was regarded as important, in view of the fact that the commission was unable, until Mr. Perry's appearance today, to secure any data from the owner or agents respecting the names of present oc- cupants of the eight-story building. Crowds at Hearing. The small hearing room in the Hooe building was crowded beyond capacity with tenants of the apart- ment house, in which reside many persons prominent in official and private life. Among names of tenants of the 324 apartments read by Mr. Perry were Nelson A. Gaskill, chairman of the federal trade commission; Mrs. Wille- brandt, stant attorney general; Rev. Dr. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, and others well known nationally and locally. Mr. Perry testified that the Chastle- ton was first owned by the District Apartment Corporation,-and that the property was sold to Felix Lake on July 1,"1920. Two revisions in_ the rental schedule as first drawn up have been made, the first taking effect in the fall of 1920 and the last in Oc- tober of 1921, the revisions being re- ductions. 1t 'was necessary to make the decreases in some apartments in order to “meet the popular fancy,” Mr. Perry stated. ¥ The witness declared that he, per- sonally, suggested both revisions, and that the schedules were not based on the square foot area of the apart- ments, or on the number of rooms, but on the desirability of the building, its location and general size. The gross rent collected last year for 299 unfurnished apartments was $27,136, and for twenty-five furnished apartments, $2,995, it was testified. Twenty-three of the furnished apart- ments are operated >n the hotel plan, with appropriate g:rvice. Some of the apartments, f.’ing north on the inner court, cannot have sunlight, be- cause of their location, Mr., Perry mitted, saying he imagined on cloudy days it was necessary to use artificial lighting. The witness was questioned regard ing the proximity of a dance hall and whether it constituted a nuisance to the occupants of the apartment house. He said that the hall was about twenty-five feet distant from the main building, but stated that tenants in the annex, on 16th street, should 2ot be able to hear the nolse from the all. Mr. Perry will be recalled to !nal stand to present further figures at| the afternoon session, followed either this afternoon or tomorrow by other witnesses subpoenaed by the rent commission. The tenants will be called after the agents have been quizzed. SENATORS MAKE TOUR OF INSPECTION IN D. C. Visit Schools, Streets and Other Places for Which Funds are Asked in Budget. School buildings, the Tuberculosis Hospital and streets of the District for which repairs have been request- ed were looked over today by Senator Phipps of Colorado, chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee, and Senators McKinley of Illinois and Jones of New Mexico, also mem- bers of the subcommittec. They ‘were accompanied by the Enginger Commissioner Keller. Upon his return to the Capitol Senator Phipps said that it was ap- parent that much work was needed on the streets and that repairs had not kept up with the requirements. The members of the subcommittee ! also inspected a number of streets where dwellings have been erected and paving has been requested. The senators visited the Western High School, for which an ldllllonl has been asked to cost $550,000; the Eaton School and the Tenleytown School. They visited also the Tuber- culosis Hospital. Senator Phipps said that he and other members of the subcommittee would continue their tour of inspec- tion in the District tomorrow, if pos- sible. It is his plan to look over other projects for which money has been requested before the sybcom- mittee begins work on the bistrict appropriation bill. PROMPT RATIFICATION OF ARMS PACTS URGED Resolutions Presented to President by Students Approves Role at Genoa Also. Prompt ratification of the treaties growing out of the WashiAgton arms conference and participation by the United States in the Genoa economic conference was urged in resolutions presented to President Harding today by a committee of students repre- senting 235 universities and colleges. The committee was headed by Charles Denby, jr., of Princeton, a nephew of Secretary Denby, and included the regional directors of the national student committes for the limitation of armament. The resolutions were sald to be backad by 300,000 college students of both sexes. Commendation of the “spirit which rompted Mr. Wilson to propose the league ‘of nations and the similar spirit which moved Mr. Harding to call the Washington conference, be- cause it manifest: not distant pos. ibility of an zation of nations adequately prepared to adjust Jpeace ably international difficulties,” was expressed in the resolutions. \ The national student committee, the delegation explained, was organ- ized to stimulate interest in the dis- cussion of these probleme and ajso other matters of national concern. University Club tomight for the rep- resentatives of the student commit- tee. 'Among the guests present will be Senators Sutherland, MoCormick, Shortridge and McKinley. Local col- leges will be represented at the din- ner by W. C. Kendrick and Stephen Von Szelinka of Catholic University, Edward 8. Bettleheim, Michael Muss- man of George Washington Univer- sity, Hugh Moren and Clemon Sossong of Georgetown University. FOOD COST DECREASES. During ‘the month from T Decembe! 16 to January 15 the average family|. expenditure for food in Washington ecreased 4 per cent, the Departm of Labor announced todsy. y tail per aamed 16 D 2t tn Wash i gn year porlor. from January 15, 1921, to January uhlfin.,. the prices this city wers, per cen = Tor 1913, Washingte: HELD FOR ANOTHER’S CRIME, FREED AFTER 10 YEARS IN PRISON By the Associated Press. MADISON, Wis., February 20.— John A. (“Dogskin”) Johnson was released from the penitentiary after serving ten vears and six months of a life sentence for the murder of seven-year-old Anni Lemberger. Gov. J. J. Blaine par- doned Johnson, declaring he was convinced Johnson did not commit the crime. body was found in ance one night in 1911. was errested, made a confession and was imprisoned. A few months ago_ the prisoner, claiming that he had been unable to obtain a hearing and asserting his Innocence, succeeded in inter- esting Gov. Blaine. Johnson de- clared he confessed under fear of mob violence. Mrs. Mae Sorenson was a witness for Johnson and testified to a statement made to her by a relative to the effect that Martin Lemberger, the child’s fa- ther, killed the girl by striking her with a beer bottle. Lemberger was arrested on a cnarge of manslaughter, but the statute of limitations prevented prosecution of the charge. ELEVEN ARE INDICTED BY GRAND JURY TODAY Paul Chapman Ignored When He Offered to Surrender to Police. = Paul Chapman, colored, twenty years old, who tried to surrender to a patrol wagon full of policemen hunting for kum January 12 last, was indicted today by the grand jury for mansiaughter. Chapman is said to have stabbed Randolph Burroughs, also colored, Inflicting wounds caus- ing death. The men had quarreled over a debt of 85 cents at their home, 426 L street northwest. Chapman at first ran away, but later determined to surrender and was on his way to the police station when he encoun- tered the patrol wagon and called out | that he was the man they were seek- BAN ON TRAFFIC 10 AID STARVING Would Use A Rolling Stock to Distribute Food in Russia. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, February 13—The stop- page of all passenger ang freight traffic for a fortnight, fa order to concentrate rolling stock for food shipments into the famine districts, is recommended by the centru famine relief committee. The food atd fuel shortage is becoming daily more actte throughout virtually all of Rusaa. The approach of spring will make the roads impaseable, and in the meantime seed grain and food su\i- cient for the populace ‘until the roads again can be used must be moved. wjerfinsky, commissar for the inte- rior and communications, who is in Siberia to expedite grain shipments, reports that snowstorms have prac- ticully blocked the railways there by custing off another bope for speedy relief. Faming Territory Enlarged. Meanwhile more areas are being recognized as famine territory. The central relief committee today placed the Crimea on the list. It is declared that there is suffering in_some of the Ural provinces, wiile Ekaterinburg and’ Cheliabinsk daily are reporting deaths from famine According to Economic Life, in Perm, one of th most fertile of the white bread coun- tries, from 70 to 90 per cent of the people have not seen real bread for months, and the supply of substituze breadstuffs has given out. Moscow itself, notwithstanding the newly opened restaurants and food shops, s beginning to feel the pinch of hunger. The Moscow soviet, accord- ing to the Ixvestia, discussed 3o cow’s food shortage and declared r cently that it would be unable to sup- ply the labor pecpulation with f The Moscow soviet used its saving: in order to see the situation through the month of January. The lack of ing. The officers thought they were |fuel is so great in the city that the being “kidded’ man continued on his way to station, where he was more success- ful In his efforts to be locked up. Caroline Wallace, colored, of 731 Balls court northwest. who is said to have thrown a bucket of lye in the faces bf Policemen C. W. Reed and R. C. Speith, who attempted to est her December J9 last. was in- dicted today on a charge of assault with intent to commit mayhem. It was at first thought that the officers had been blinded, but prompt treat- ment resulted in a cure and the po- licemen are again on duty. DeWitt Dixon, colored, chapged with two cases of housebreaking. The police claim that Dixon is responsible for several robberies in the northwest and at Chevy Chase. Lottle Earkson, twenty-two years old, cqlored, is charged with being a femald bandit in an {indictment in which she is joined with her husband, Edward Earkson, alleging robbery. The couple are said to have held up Oliver B. Booth on Columbia rqad :sl;'mlr! 21 last and robbed him of Others, indicted and the charges against them are: Margaret C. Wiss- man, grand larceny; Thom: Kyler, carnal knowledge; Paul A. Jones, se- duction; John P. O'Neill, Charles E. ‘Churchman, William Ball and Maurice F. Redmond, non-support. The grand jurors ignored a charge of joyriding against Irwin Wagman and a charge of larceny against Rus sell Dickerson. WOMEN’S COMMITTEE WILL SUPPORT BILLS Six national organizations of women have organized a women's committee for reclassification of the federal civil service in support of the Sterling: Lehlback bills, it was announced to- day. The organizations composing the committeé are the National Wom- en's Trade Union League, the Na- tional League of Women Voters, the American Association of Uniyersity ‘Wome: the General Federation of ‘Women’s Clubs, the National Federa- tion of Business and Professional ‘Women and Women's Christian Tem- pesance Union. Representatives of the respective organizations on the committee Miss Ethel M. Smith, chairman; Mrs. Maud Park Wood, Mrs. Laura Puffer Morgan, Miss Lida Hafford, Miss Mary Stewart and Mrs. Ellis A. Yost. Miss Marion Parkhurst is secretary of the commiittee. It is stated that the women’'s com- mittee has been organized as a re- sult of the steadily increasing in- terest of the state and local branches of the women!' organizations all over the country in securing efficient public service, fair play to public employes and a square deal to wom- an workers, the committee states in its_announcement. “The Sterling-Lehlbach bills will undo a historic wrong,” a statement issued by the commit®ee today de. clared, referring to lack of the prin- ciple, as incorporated in the bill, that “in determining the rate of compen- sation which an employe shall re- ceive the tprlnclp:l ol‘;?qul.l e:lm- nsation for equal work irrespective g: sex shall be sollowed." RESIGNS UNDER FIRE. Negro President Qujts Agricultural and Industrial Institution. ‘Word of the resignation of, W. J. H gro president of u& Ten- nessee Agricuitural and Industrial In- stitution at Nashville, was received today by the Veterans' Bureau. ‘Hale’s removal from the institution was demanded by Director Forbes at a conference with Tennessee educa- tional board members last week, be- cause of charges that the Institution president had been lending money to former soldier inmates on & 10 per cent interest basis. Industry. i —— By industry we thrive” re- marked some anclent sage, who, when he was alive, pulled down some kind of wage. I know not how he wrought, I cannot name his trade: perhaps to town he brought some henfruit newly laid; perhaps he used to mix the dope to cure a cold; perhaps he peddled bricks that had & skin of gold. For ages'he's been gone to better, brighter spheres, and still his words roll on, down all the ringing years. By in- dustry we thrive; great words and trenchant, these! 86 in this human hiye let's hum around like bees; but * 21F this tofl {s vain unjess, from day d drove on. Ch.:x;'-ovlet has sent special trains into the mining districts to purchase and rush coa] to Moscow. Daylight saving al- ready has been Inaugurated here be- cause of the fuel shortage. 3,000 MEXICAN TROOPS PLACED ALONG BORDER Patrol Near U. S. Line Due to Bumor of Rebel Activities, Is Report. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., February 20. —While 3,000 Mexican troops hav been established at various points along the border between Matamoras and Guerrero, Mex., because of ru- mors of rebel activities, nothing fur- has deveioped to confirm re- ports that these rebel rallies exisi. United States Army officers point out that the number of troops seems large, but when scattered in smail detachments z'ong 600 miles of river front, following the wanderings of the Rio Grande, it is only five men to a mile. The alr distance from Mata- moras to Guerrero is only 150 miles. The Mexican coast between Browns- ville and Tampico is being combed in an_ effort to jocate L. Stoniger, American aviator of Tampico, Mex who, with Emile Wise, passenger of Brownsville, left here Monday after- noon in an airpiane for Tampico and has not been heard from. It is understood here that Mexican authorities have ordered troops to detain Stoniger should he land on that side of the border and to charge him with violation of customs require- ments. W. R. E. COMPANY AGREES TO $750 DAMAGE VERDICT Amount Awarded to Claimant Al- leging Serious Injury—Com- pany Wins in $10,000 Suit. The Washington Railway and Electric Company today consented to a verdict for §750 damages against it in favor of Miss Gussie|L. Lieser, sixteen years old. ®ho sued through her father, William F. Lieser. The verdict was rendered . by a jury in Circuit Division 1 beforer! Justice Stafford. Miss Lieser had alighted from a northbound car at North Capitol and Seaton place December 31. 1913, and was crossing to the sidewalk when she was struck by a southbound car and sustained serious injury was represented by Attorneys Lambert and R. H. Yeatman torney Roger J. Whiteford appeared for the company. 00 dai ages brought by J. Wilmer Latimer, administrator of A. E. McHalffey, a soldier, who was instantly kilied May 7, 1919, when an automobile. in which was riding was in collision with a car at Piney Branch road Georgia avenue. A j turned a verdict in favor of the eom= pany, which claimed that the driver of the machine ran into the car and caused the death of the passenger. Attorney W. C. Clephane represented the administrator, while the company was defended by Attorney Roger J. ‘Whiteford. ———— FOCH SENDS GREETING TO AMERICAN LEGION: By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 20.— Greet- ings from Marshal Foch to the Amer. ican Legion were brought from France by Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly, U. §. A. (retired), 2 passen ger on the steamship Paris. The message, delivered to Maj. William Deegan, state comander of the legion, at the New York "Athletic Club, sai “Tell the legion for me that I shall never forget my trip to America and the great pleasure of. meeting, through their courtesy and effort, the great, young and vigorous American people. “I am quite sure that. just as in the past, the members of the legion showed their appreciation of the re- sponsibilities of citizenship by bear- ing arms against the enemies of their country, they will in the future:set a high example of patroitism and courage in all questions affecting the United States. They will al my best wishes and respec Another arrival was Col. George A. L. Dumont, new French military at- tache at Washington. His wife and three daughters accompanied him. He has been attached to the French general staff for the last twenty-five Jears, and during the war had charge 7% the northern railroads of France, Miss Therese Bonney, formerly of California, said to be the first Amer- jean woman to receive the degree of doctor of letters from the Sorbonne, returned after an absence of two and 2 half years In Francew During the latter part of the war she bromght to the United States 133 French girls who were P! in educational insti- tutions. - —— GAVE FALSE ADDRESS. Residence at 1337 Shepherd Incor- rect, Says Man’s Father-in-Law. Harry F. Mifler. who was arrested Thursday, together with North D. McCormick of 4727 Georgia avenue,