Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1922, Page 2

g OHIBITION WRIT HOLDS UP TRIALS Liquor Cases Are Hindered by Practice—Court Waits for Appeal Decision. The writ of prohibition instituted some time ago in relation to the try- ing of violators of the national pro- hibition law in Police Court is now causing serious hindrance in the prosecution of cases, it was learned today upon information from Ber- nard C. OLeary, assistant United States attorney. At the time only a few cases held up because ot this writ, but lately nearly every Jawyer representing a defendant in a Volstead case is asking for it, and the trials are consequently held off indefinitely. The question first arose writ of prohibition was recently granted in the Moreland case in Ve “ourt, where the defendant, e e Tusband_arraigned fof non-support, was sentenced to 8ixX months in jail. Provision of District Code. District code states that a man jail where an Infamous punishment may be meted out unless the crime of which he is convicted is infamous. end then an indictment must be re- turned first. The lawser who ed thal 3 bia was o situated as to have the workhouse at Occoquan, where a man on being sent to jail might be semt and given hard labor. Hard labor, he declared. legally is an in- famous punishment, and necessarily, r'e claimed, puts the case out of the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court. The writ of prohibition was then ked for and the case was taken to the Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Justice Hitz of the District Supreme Court has aken no action in the Volstead cases eferred to him, awaiting the deci- sion of _the s?pr::ae)‘x::gf:n;ruz:: . in o 1 Phe Folice relatively has the as the Juvenile when a ho represented him District of Co- in et the same only a few ut, now the practice reatly. Only Two Cases Tried. i of eleven cases set for tria 'gs‘!l:rday for violations of the Vol- tead law only two were tried, re- ulting in the wnvi‘;‘xinn o,;hgegl;'g‘: Chase. e it of prohibi- ‘These !r\m\fl .{( 2 . Louis Jacobson, Fredericl Celly Smith, Perry Hawkins and Ray- had been asked for. has increased . They were Charles Maddox, B branscll. Mary Johnson, Lewis | effries and Frank Dove. ASH FEATURE CUT FROM BONUS BILL (Continued from First Page.) rtificates falling into the hands of oan sharks . It the loans advanced by the I:;.nlo(: ot paid by tire service m eXrl:h;‘r l.pISL'S. the banks could make emrand upon the Treasury for the mount due by the service man plus nterest at what would be made the egal rate in the law. Would Submit Afidavits. Before obtaining any money from he Treasury the banks would have o submit affidavits that they had harged more than the legal rate e interest. Where a greater charge as made penalties would be pro- ided. t was explained that the $50 cash ayment was retained in tie Dill be- ause the men entitled 'to only this mount undoubtedly would prefer the ash to a twenty-year certificate. It as estimated that the cost to thej reasury in paying this amount would e around $16.000,000. PLEA FOR DYER BILL. NEW YORK, March 2.—A memorial, signed by governors of ten states and B scores of mayors, clergymen, 1a-vyers, college presidents and other prominent persons, urging the United States Senate to pass the Dyer anti- lymching bill, was adopted last night at a mass meeting in Town Hall, called by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored eople. FeoPhe Killing and burning alive of human beings by mobs in the United States is 2 reproach upon our coun- 1ry throughout the civilized w:rla und threatens organized government in the nation,” the memorial said. “Since 1839 there have been 3.445 nob murders, sixty-four of the vie- tims being women. In only a féw instances has prosecution of the lynchers been even attempted. Amer- jean mobs murdered sixty-four per- sons in 1921, of whom four were pub- licly burned at the stake. ‘The House of Representatives on January 26 passed the Dyer anti- iynching bill, which invokes the power of the federal government to end the infamy of American mob murder. This bill is now in the hands of the United States Senate. "The memorial concluded with a plea for prompt enactment. Speakers at the mass meeting included Repre- sentative Dyer of Missouri, author of the measure; Senator Calder of New York, and George W. Wickersham. LANDIS SPURNS POLITICS. or Any Other Publie Office. CHICAGO, March 2—Kenesaw Moun- tath Landis, commissioner of base ball, who resigned as a federal judge Tuesday, will not go inte politics tn Chieago, he has informed a friend in & letter, it became known today. “T mote what you say about the mayoralty of Chicago,” the letter states, “amd I thank you for your Xkindly sentiments. But don’t get it into yeur head that I have it in my head ever again to be interested in holding a public office.” . The statement settles the question which was_raised recently as to Whether Judge Landis would consent - to become a candidate in the next mayoralty race. His name had been Suggested by several admirers as soon Zs it became known that he was about to resign from the bench. WON'T EVEN BE QUOTED | AS SAYING DAY IS BAD, SAYS RETICENT ENVOY ~ When Willlam S. Flelding, Ca- nadian minister of finance, called at the White House yesterday he had nothing to say for publieation. “3 canmot be interviewed,” Mr. Fielding said to the hopeful re- porters who trudged after him through a wet, dismal snowfall to " _find out about his business with " President Harding. =2 ean’t be quoted.” he added. “T . dow’t wish to be discourteous, but e quote gie as saying it is a '_J';y. even, I'll deny iL” - jon the new water condujt. {fact that one of the items added to {to Mr. orial Sign Governors and | the House will see its way clear to - eby jagree to the Senate smendments to Othe ominent Persons. the District appropriations bill in} S conference—that is, excepting the] i the National Capital justifies the ex- Wil Not Run for Mayor of Chicago | MORE APPROPRIATIONS PLEASE WASHINGTONIANS | (Continued from First Page.) of the taxation is levied solely to Eet even with the town for sSomething that is a mystery to Washingtonian With all of this taxation we are in- creasingly finding that we are bereft of all power by the government and all ordinary protection. “As a matter of fact,” continu Columbus, “I belleve that taxation ‘as provided in the rider will do more harm to the pour | man than is commonly thougis. “In the matter of increased appro- priations, I feel much gratified, but I don’t believe that even yet Congress| has gone far enough. It has been re- peatediy called to the attention of, those on the hill that Washington has} only eighteen hours’ jump on a water famine. How anybody who could be in any way responsible for this condition can go to bed and sleep peacefully at night I don't see “If the water supply should break down it would mean the tie-up of the federal government. 7 . Declared Gemerous Action. “Being so close to the needs of the city and realizing how numerous they are, I can appreciate the generous tion of the Senate committee in a ing more than three million dollars to the appropriation bill.” £ This was the comment of Commi sioner Rudolph, chairman of the board of Commissioners, when asked what he thought of the bill as reported to the Senate. Mr. Rudolph was especially gratified at the action of the Senate in provid- ing for continuation of work this year He also was pleased at the $400.000 increase over the House allowance for strect and roadway improvements. | School authorities are elated over the action of the Senate District com- mittee in adding $616.180 to the school funds, according to Stephen E. Kramer, acting superintendent of schools. The additional revenues, it was pointed out. will aid materially in reiieving the con gested_conditions in -the schools, par- ticularly in the colored senior institu tions. “The attitude of Congress in increas- ing the school estimates,” said Mr. Kramer, “is very fine. It shows the g0od feeling of Congress toward the | District schools. It also shows that Supt. Ballou able to impress the | penators and representatives with the importance of granting the things he argued for.” Mr. Kramer Indicated ,that school officials ire highly pleased over the i [ the school estimatcs provides $4,000 "¢ jon the lot at 1 PROBING COLLAPSE OF WAL OF HOUSE Healy inspects Excavation at Side of Home From Which Family Fled. Building Inspector Healy is investi- gating the falling out of the side wall of the house at 1365 D- street south- west about 10 o'clock last night, hortly after J. 5. Johnson had taken his wife and three children from the dw elling. ¢ W. W. Griflith, coal dealer, had ob- tained a permit from the building ice to erect a‘one-story brick office 363 D street, where he plaaned to install a large weighing Inspector Healy went to the scene this_morning. He said the ex- ation for the office structure on the lot was not more than eighteen i deepl AMr. Healy returned to ¢ bullding and instructed ctor Hunt, assigned to that city, to maks a further Mr. Healy said he talked with Mr. Johnson thiis morning, who told him that he first notieed a crack in the wall about 6:30 o'clock yesterday. Later in the evening he called at po- lice headquarters, where an officer lled Mr. Healy's home. The build- b or was not_in. «phoning, M@ Johnson de- take his family out of the so the wall fell. PERFORMANCES BARRED |BROKEN WATER PIPE IN D. C. HIGH SCHOOLS qusss STREET CAVE-IN | No Audiences Can Gather Until |Section of G Street Collapses m,,.‘ Fire Regulations Are Com- plied With. All theatrical performances in high school auditoriums will be barred un- til the fire regulations applicable to theaters can be complied with. This was the statement of Commis- sioner O er today following a meet- for a business manager for thejing of the board of Commissioners at schools. “I believe the business man-{yhich the use of high school audi- ager will bring a great deal of relief| toriums was discussed with Fire 10 the officials,” ha said. “The busi- { Chicf Watson. ness manager will not only give us! prior to the board meeting .Com- more time, but will allow us to use|missioner Oyster and Chlef Watson it for educational purposes. {were in conference with school offi- Items Provided For. { cials The added items also provide for| an increase in the limit of cost for! the two new junior high ‘gcho which are to be erected in Inkl and Eckington. Dr. Ballou, according Kramer, -argued very 3 ously for an increase in the limit of | cost of these schools. { s | { o itel vided for in ! the pupi Among other items provided o thie_pupils in the the estimates added by the Senate District _committee are: An elght-| room addition to the Lovejoy School, | an eight-room addition to the Phillips: School, a new site on which to locate | a new sixteen-room building to re- place the Tenley School, the purchase ! of land adjoining the Dunbar High! School and the purchase of land ad- Jjoining"the Armstrong Manual Train- ing School and the erection tnereon of an addition. Gratification was expressed by of-| ficials of several citizens' associations | at the action of the Senate in In- creasing the House appropriation figures for schools, streets and water | supply items. ¢ President Guy Collins of the Rhode ! Island Avenue Citizens’ Association stated that he believed the residenis of the Woodridge and Langdon vicin- ity would appreciate the action of the Senate. “I am sure that residents of our sec- tion,” he said, “are gratified especial 1y because of the increases on streets, schools and water supply appropria tions. 1 noticed with relief that Rhode Island avenue northeast be. i { [ tween 12th and 16th streets was re- | placed in the street improvement pro- gram, because this thoroughfare has been in a most umsatisfactory condi tion, especially since the big snow- storm. “We would like to have been treated | & bit more generously on many of | the items, however, and we are dis- | appointed by the string in the shape of the Jones rider, for indefinite sup- | port of the National Capital by the| tederal government. Heretofore the| Senate has_been regarded as the’ champion of the District on Capitol | Hill, and we are very much disturbed to find_this eyidence of a possible changed sentiment. We hope tha Sones amendment.” President J. L. Carr of the Pet-| worth Citizens' Association, regard- ing the increases authorized by the! Senate, said: “We are particularly gratified in Petworth to find that the additional school appropriations in the Senate| include the raising of the limit on} the junior high schools to $400,000. The other increases and amendments are also very pleasing to us, espe- cially the water system increases added by the Senate. Jones Rider Opposed. “Regarding_the Jones rider, how- ever. I would like to state that such an arrangement will probably not find favor among citizens of Petworth. They have gome on record time and again as favoring the fifty-fifty b of relations between the federal g ernment and_the District in appro- priations, and will regard the rider | as an opening wedge toward a sys- ! tem whereby the District would be forced to handle all expenses from ! its own revenues alone. This we do not consider just, inasmuch as the interest of the federal government in 1 i ! T@ penditure of a _portion funds for its upkeep.” The Anacostia Citizens' Association and Board of Trade, according to its president, William ' J. Latimer, al- | though it appreciates the general | good of the increased appropriations | for the District made by the Senate action, feels keenly the apparent neglect of ‘the southeast section of | the city. Further Consideration Desired. “In_the entire appropriations bill.” Mr. Latimer sald, “there is but one; item for improvement of the south- | east. That is only a $2,400 appro- priation for the improvement of Ra- leigh street, in Congress Heights. While we recognize the good effect | of the general increases, vet we feel | that the item of 1lth Street south- | east from Potomac avenue to the| Anacostia hbridge should have - re- ceived consideration. as it was in-| cluded in_the Commissioners esti- mates. This street is the artery tol the southeast section, and for the| distance mentioned it is paved with | cobble stones. As far as regards our'} section, we are very much disap-! pointed at the lack aof consideration. President E. W. Turner, of the Brookland _Citizens’ Association, stated that' the street improvements appeared to be among the most salu- tary points of the increases over the | House figures -granted by the Senate. | “We are glad to see that the Senate | has recognized the need for more street improvements than did the House,” he said. “I am sure that the Senate action will be very helpful and I feel that much is due to the! activities of the propoments of im- provements in calling the attention | of the Senate to the need for ad- ditional increases to the House figures.” LOSES $25,000 IN JEWELS. CHICAGO, March 2.—Mrs. Robert J. Thorne, wife of the former president of Montgomery Ward & Co., today re- ported to the police the loss of jew- els valued at $25,000. Mrs. Thorne was unable to remember whether she had left the jewels, which were in her handbag, on & train from the south or in & taxicab.’ of federal | |have a fire curtain to meet the re- {AIR AT MONROE SCHOOL Previous Examination by Chemical {“OUTLAW LOVER” OUSTED. Commissioner Oyster stated that the number of children in the Central High School auditorium would be re- stricted 1o 1000 at a time. In addi- tion to rezulating the attendance in these auditoriums, the Commission- ers . the school authorities woul be requested to hold fire drills for s in the auditorium as wel Ch d into the building regulations | governing assembly halls and found | that all Such places seating more than { 00 people must have the sprinkler system and standpipes with hose tached. The Central High School au- ditorium seats 1900 people, and, theretore, would come within that | regulation. It also would have to| quirements which theaters must live up to. AGAIN RECEIVING TESTi Experts Failed to Disclose Harmful Condition. ued complaints that coal gas & from the furnace at the| School is poisoning the pupils i caused District Health Fowler today to order a econd chemical analysis of the air in the building. Shortly before mnoon today Dr.i Joseph A. Murphy, supervising mad- ieal inspector of the schools, accom- i panied by Dr. T. M. Price,’ District chemist, went to the school for the | purpose of taking samples of the at-, mosphere in the building for chc"nl-i 1 examination. . | “The first chemical test of the air, Dr. Fowler said, showed no excess:"’ quantity of carbon dioxide or “any bad conditions. Whether the air an- Iyzed represented the best or the! worst in the school I cannot say.” { The health officer said he personally visited the school yesterday afternoon and “found nothing alarming.” How: ever, he'declared, e sent Drs. Miur- phy and Price to the school again to- day to see they could detect any evidence of coal gas. Dedication of Melodrama Fails to Win Affections. | NEW YORK, March 2.—Dedication | to her of an original melodrama,{ “The Outlaw Loyer,” failed to win the affections of Mfss Anna M. Carey. a youns teacher in the Visitation Parochial School, in Brooklyn, she testified in court, whereupon Dominic ‘Warra, a salesman and author of the modern classic, was held in $30 bail on a charge of annoying her. Besides deluging her with manu- script, Miss Carey testifled, Warra sent her 2 number of stormy letters, reinforced with threats over the tele- | i ! I |in a water service pipe near the curb | |cinet hurried to the scenme, ' {poiice call and found {due to a split in a one-and-one-half- [ linch serwice pipe. iplug the opening with wood, but the ‘f Watson several days ago in- 3 T lenough to at- I pipe. !large area bencath the roadway and |car tracks, and the water department |Senator King Introduces Measure { tee on naval affairs of the Senate to {pair work and construction work on phone. Just to show that “The Outlaw Lover” was sure-fire melodrama, the follow court: “A fact of true love, square love, mean love, wicked love and unfair lovy & subtitle was read to the ziven the eourt: Outlaw Lover went and. thereafter, they became insep- arable friends. The court indlcated it cared little for the fate of “The Outlaw Lover.” There endeth the first public reading. —— EXCHANGE RATIFICATIONS. $25,000,000 Indemnity for Colom- bia Provided in Treaty. Ratifications of the treaty between the United States and Colombia | \whereby the American government pavs Colombia $25,000,000 as compen- sation for the 10ss of Panama were changed yesterday in Bogota, ac- cording to advices received today by the Colombian legation. —_— PASTORS ACT ON DIVORCE. Special Dispateh to The Star, \ ANDRIA, Va., March 2—At a meeting of the Alexandria Ministerial Association, held yesterday, the follow- ing resolution was offered and adopted “Serious irregularities in the ad- inistration of the divorce laws of dria have been publicly re- ported. “We, the Ministerial Association of lexandria, call upen Judge Robinson Moncure in his official capacity to re- auest the Governor of Virginia to name a judge to call a grand jury whose duty it shall be to make a thorough and exhaustive examination of the divorce situation in Alexandria and to take smch action as the facts L e £ it £ha follow! it was signed by ministers who attendefl the meeting: Rev. Dr. E. V. Regester, Rev. Rob- ert Browne, Rev. H. P.|[Hammill, Rev. E. B. Jackson, ReV. Liloyd, Rev. Dr. D. H. Martin, Rev. Dr. W. J. Mor- ton, Rev. Dr. F. A- Walils, Rey. Percy Foster Hall and Rev. Edgar Car- penter. - i 4 1 jtive Clarence McGregar Is charged This sample of the literary style:in an indictment reported today by v |the grand jury against John H. Ed- into a|monson, ; when he invited her to the{alias James A. Anderson, twenty-five She went into a blush, too, |years old, an overseas man. T & A shortly after he had done | Renidence of James B. Johnson, 1383 D street nouthwest, the side wall of upon seeing crack in wall, had removed his famil % D. 2 'O, THURSDAY, MARCH 2 CRACK IN WALL WARNS FAMILY OF IMPENDING OOLLéPSE OF HOME| | . 1992, ich caved in shortly aftér Mr. Johnsom, | was cited to: o mafety. 1 | | | Undermining When Split Length ) Starts Flow. | A cave-in, resulting from a break| in front of the Western Unfon Tele-| graph office, at 1407 G street, occurred | this morning. Several feet under the | surface of the street there was a large | area covered with water, which had un- | dermined\the street railway track, road- | way and the sidewnalk. Two policemen from the first pre-| and after an investigation it was disclosed that -under a_ small wooden platform between the curb and the street wx broken water pipe, from which water was sushing out and which had found an cutlet under the street Employes of the water department rushed to the scene in response to a| the They planned to trouble i spiit was so irregular that it was! ‘ound impossible to employ such tem- porary method of repair. ¢ It became necessary to cut off the supply of water from the main long | insert a new section of Water was pumped from the barricaded that portion of the street | to vehicular trafic until street work } can be done. District employes who visited tive | scene this afternoon say it will be- come necessary to tear up a cons: erable portion of the asphalt pave- ment to_ fill the hollow made by th water. The water did not find its way into any cellars, so far as the police were able to learn, and it is believed | by employes of the water department | that it found an exit in a sewer. BILL CALLS FOR REPAIR | WORK FOR NAVY YARDS | to Aid Men Thrown Out of ‘Work by Holiday. A resolution directing the commit- investigate the possibility of provid- ing employment for mechanics and; skilled artisans who have been em-| ploved in the navy vard, by allocating to mavy vards and naval factories re- | pair work and construction of all naval craft authorized by Congress was_introduced in the Senate today by Senator King of Utah. The resolution calls attention to the} fact that the cessation of comstruc- tion of battleships and battle cruis- ers. their armaments, machinery and equipments, has caused a large num- ber of mechanics and skilled artisans heretofore employved in navy yards and naval factories to be discharged. In many cases the discharge comes after vears of faithful service to the government. Senator King would have all the re- naval craft which may not be affect- | ed by the naval limitations _treaty turned over to the navy vards and naval factories. After the proposed investigation has been made by the naval affairs committee the commit- tee is instructed to report its findings to the Senate. REPRESENTATIVE’S NAME FORGED, SAYS INDICTMENT John H. Edmonson Is Charged in | Finding—Seventeen Others on the List. ' Forgery of the name of Representa- alias Willlam F. Maloney, The young man is alleged to have takes five checks from the personal check- bcok of Mr. McGregor in July, 1919, and, representing himself 25 tho leg- islator, secured, it is charged, nearly $500 worth of goods from local mer- chants on the checks to which he Is sald to have signed McGregor's name. Maloney _was arrested by Detective Sergt. Pat O'Brien last Christmas eve on his release from the Trenton penitentiary, where he had just com- pleted a term for a similar offense. “Others indicted and the charges against them @re: Ernest Stillard: assault_with a dangerous weapo: Lewis Wales, grand larceny; William Boehman, Edgar J. Adams, William Erskine, Leon Smothers and Francis N. Dabney, _housebreaking and larcen: George Curry, robbery; William J. Southwerth, Sylvester. Simmons, Thomas A. Marshall, Steve Kelly, El- mer €. Showaen, John Taylor, George R. Anderson, Gus Berry and George Carter, non-support. : —_— OLD NEWSBOY DIES. “Sonny” Dick Served Star Sub- scribers for 55 Years. Jultus Dick, one of the oldest Star newshoys, died Tuesday at his resi- dence, 400 South Capitol street. “Sonny” Dick, as he was called by the great number of people in that section, who knew him, has been serving “Stars”. to his regular cus- tomers for the past fifty-five years. He was a familiar sight with his Ht- tle wagon filled with papers to thousands of people, who were served by him in the last half century. An old reader of The Star wrote into the office saying that “Sonay” was serving to his grandfather m 1867. [ —_————— Bince 1376 the rate in Eng- 1and has declined §0 per cent. | should be the sole judge 2s to whether HITCHCOCK OPENS DEBATE ON TREATY| | Movement to Bring About Merger (Continued from F Page.) braska senator. who said that this| had heen “cured” by the later treaty of definition. Senator Hitchcock said he was in- nocent enough to believe “that his resolution calling upon the President information would give i “We know from newspaper reports that unquesti Mr. Balfour brought a draft be i ired to rid herself of her alliance | with Japan,” he added. “We don't know whethor his draft was adopted or_whether Japan presented a draft nator Hitcheock said that in der for the treaty to receive his su por an amendment or reservation woull have to be adopted declaring the obligation to deal only with “un- provoked” aggressions. “Are we to be called upon in the Pacific ocean, whenever there is any aggression taken against Japan or Au a to rush into conference to devise means for meeting that ag- gression if it is provoked?’ asked Senator Hitchcock. VOTE ON YAP TREATY, 67-22. - Senators Show Margin of Seven Over Required Two-Thirds. Taking its first ratification roll call on the series of international cove- nants negotiated during the arms con- ference, the Senate yesterday ratified without reservations or amendments the treaty with Japan confirming merican cable and radio rights on the Island of Yap. The final vote was 67 to 22, repre- senting a margin of seven over the necessary two-thirds. The thirty-two democrats present divided. thirteen for ratification and mineteen against, while only three republicans voted in the negative. As soon as the result had been an- nounced, the four-power Pacific treaty, the pivotal agreement of the arms conference series, was brought before the Senate for action. Ratification of the Yap treaty fol- loweg an all-day battle over reser- vations and amendments, during which dissatisfied senators on the democratic side, joined by a few re- publicans, sought unsuccessfully to attach qualifications to the ratifica- tion resolutions. A half-dozen pro- posals, all presented by democratic senators, were voted down succes- sively by overwhelming majorities: Prineipal Amendment. The reservationists made their prin- cipal fight and reached the high- water mark of their strength in favor of an amendment which would have declared that the United States American radio dévelopment on Yap is warranted. Under the treaty no American plant is to be installed there as long as Japan maintains one “adequate” to meet the situation, but proponents of the amendment argued that a controversy might arise over the question of whether Japanese facilities are adequate. On the roll | call 29 votes, including those of 4 republicans, were mustered for the proposal, while 54 senators. includ- Ing 5 democrats, voted against it. Leaders of the various Senate ele- ments disagreed as to the significance of yesterday's action with regard to the four-power and other treaties awaiting Senate action. The admin- istration managers declared that on subsequent ratification roll calls they expected to lose “very few” of the votes they commanded yesterday, while the “irreconcilables” predicted that at least seven, and probably more, who voted for the Yap treaty or were absent would vote against the four-power pact. Most of .their accessions the “ir- reconcilable” leaders expect to recruit from the ranks of the democrats, many of whom have not vet definitely committed themselves regarding the four-power treaty. In this connection they pointed out last night that Sena- tor Underwood had failed to hold a miajority of his colleagues in line for the Yap treaty, while the bloc regard- ed as followers of former President Wilson had voted almost solidly against ratification. Of the four demo- cratic absentees it was declared by democratic managers, on the other hand, that three would have favored ratification, which would have given Mr. Underwood a following of sixteen out of the democratic Senate memUBer- ship of thirty-six, or enough to block any effort to defeat ratification with democratic votes. Roll Call on Yap. The roll call on the Yap treaty fol- lows: For ratification: Republicans—Ball, Brandegee, Bur- sum, Calder, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge, ilking, Ernst, Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Jones of Wash- ngton, Kellogg, Keyes, Ladd, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, McKin- ley, McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Newberry, Nicholson, Norbeck, Norrls, Oddie, Page, Pepper, Phipps, i Poindexter, Rawson, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson of Indiana, Weller and Willis. Democrats—Broussard, Dial, Fletch- er, Hitchcock, Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick, Myers, Pomerene, Ransdell, Smith, Underwood, Walsh of Montana and Williams-4£13. Total for ratification, €7. 1‘1‘“1’1: utlnguo::‘ e epublicans—Borah, nce and Johnson—3. P Democrats—Ashurst, Caraway, Cul- berson, Gerry, Glass, Harri: rrison, Heflin, King, McKell Overman, Pittman, Reed, Robin Sheppard, Simmons, Swanson, Walsh of Massa- chusetts and Watson of Georgia—19, Total against ratification, 22, The only paif announced ‘was Sena- tors Trammell and Owen for ratifica- tion ,and ‘Senator Shields against. “Two of the three repubMcans who were absent and mot paired, Senators Crqw and du Pont, werq s2id by re- publican leaders to favor ratification, while the third, Senator La_ Follette, opposed it.. Only one @democrat, Sema- tor Stanley, was absent and not pair-' ed, and his party leaders 'said Nhe ‘would have voted in the.afirmative. SENATORS DISSATISFIED of Lines Receives an Impetus. The movement to bring about a merger of the street rallways of the District recelved an impetus among members of the Senate from the re- cent reduction in fares ordered by the Public Utilities Commission. Some of the senators said today that they believed the reduc which did not affect cash fare: i and which only brought about a change t six tokens could be pur- ased for 40 cents, was entirely in- adequate. Senator Ball, chairman of the Dis- trict_committce, and Senators Capper and King, also members of the Dis- trict committee, declared that some steps should be taken with as little delay as possible to bring about a merger of the street railways. upon which they believe depends reduction in fares and increased service. Senator Ball announced that he would offer an amendment 1o the bill authorizing a merger of the street rai’'way companies, which has already becn reported to the Senate, which will provide that the earnings of the street car companies in excess of 6 per cent shall be taxed 50 per cent. This proposal is to that contained in the bill introduced yes- terday in the House seeking to force a merger. TEN OFFICERS DECORATED Italian Ambassador Bestows Hon- ors at Elaborate Ceremonies. _With unusually elaborate ceremo- nies, Senator Ricei, Italian ambassa- dor here, vesterday afternoon pre- sented to ten officers of the United tates, JItalian decorations for war service, Maj. Gens. George O. Squier, Peter C. Harris. Lansing H. Beach and Wil- liam G. Haan were awarded the dec- oration of commander of the order of the crown; Lieut. Cols. Bobert U. Pat- terson and George E. Ijams and Maj, Lawrence Martin, the decoration of officer of the order of the crown: Ma Jay L. Benedict an&naniel H. Torrey, the decoration of chevalier of the or- der of the crown, and Maj. James L. Walsh, the decoration of efficer of the order of Sts. Maurice and Lazarus, Among) those present wera Acting Secretary Wainwright of the War Department, Senator Harris of Georgia and the members of the Ital- ian embassy. FAVORED FOR GENOA. Brazil and Argentina May Be In- vited to Parley. PARIS, March 1.—France is much in | 88reeing t favor of the participation by Brazil and Argentina in the Genoa eco- nomic conference, it was indicated in official circles this evening. A re. quest by these two countries for in. vitations to the confercnce has not vet been received at the French for- eign office. but it is pointed out that | it would be advisable to include in the conference the two largest South American . States, because of thei capacity to manufacture war mate- rials and their importance as com- mercial nations. Further, it was ex- plained that the conference would be more inclusive to have theso two countries signatories to any agree. ments or arrangements = arising “¥ls bettevea s believed that France will urge thelr inclusion when r« Seived rrom her equests are re- —_— PENROSE EFFECTS SOLD. Office Furnishings of Late Senator Disposed Of. PHILADELPHIA, March 2— ture and ornaments from the ?;HT&‘: of the late United States Senator Boles Penrose were placed on the auction block here yesterday. The first_articles to be knocked down were six huge office chairs. Senator Penrose, himself a large man, had all his ‘office furniture designed to | meet his own proportions. One chair brought $23.50, and the r I)Ald in a lot for $60. e ader mong other articles sold we roll-top desk, the senator's legal :::kcouse. Ink'well. D?nu. blotters and rnament; an elephant, ’ ol:r;epulb]lcnnlm. & o e elephant, made of bronze, trunk raised defiantly, was s h"lvl§: have a significant history. Senator Penrose received the ornament, ac- cording to the story, when the bull moose movement was making thin, difficult for him, and he trefflured !;? with grim pleasure. —_— SCHOOL DIVISION VOTED. Virginia House Approves Separa- tion of Déat and Blind. Special Dispateh to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., March 2.—Delegate Herbert J. Taylor of this city is father of s bill providing for the division of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, which has just passed the house in the state legislature. Another bill, 1so sponsored by Mr. Tayle d ac- > Tior @14 85 | prench Optimistic Despite Reports | corded like favorable. treatment in the house, would create a commission of Sve niembers tc study conditions among the blind of Virginia. . Under the provisions of one Taylor Bill the school in this city would be de- voted entirely to the edueation and e of the deaf. Another school would be establisned for the blind. The commission proposed'in Mr. Tay- lor’s second bill would make a thorough study of conditions among the biind, with special attention ‘also to the pre- Vention and cure of blindness amonz those past school age. Both bills have the indorsement of the board of visitors of the V. 8. D- B. and of the speeial commission appointed by the last legis- mu-u. o study conditions among the WITH CUT IN CAR FARE |t w sumorns o cne ccors i i i i { 1 { i 1 ! |and exchanged URGES DECENCY INEDUCATION Commissioner Tigert Would Also Return to Virtues of Honesty and Justice. Love for Sick Wife Causes Man to Aid sfan ix upder arrest beeause Le helped his Wife, who was i, to eommit suleide. The strange caxe agnin huy rained the gues- tion of whether it in permiss b r a dvcior or relative to deliver n_mortally ill person from suffering by haste: death. The farmer's wile ek been hopelessly i1l for months 9 5. . | amé finnily deeided 10 end Ler he A meciaa prem. | paim by taking her own life. | AGO, M She began cutting her thro |- s is but wtrength failed and she begged her husband to help her. Almost insnoe with g ke ebeyed withont consider the old-fash- justice and on the subjects what he was -lt- e H hbrow,” was Only when he saw his wife | <54 o dead did he come out of his | ohn J. Tigert; United dazed ewndition and realize the | wer of education, in | mature of hix nct. e surren- | re) the National Eitu- dered himself to the police, who of 2 broug against him be dismissed as he acted ont of Jove. COURT CONTEMPT RULE ISSUED AGAINST HAYS Attitnde Vital. o vered that sur- i be sharp mad. but much mor hat thev bave a Have Refused to Produce Papers in Case Will H. Hayz, {aun i that Postma b the Supreme Co Columbia to sh he should not tempt of court for failing to re pond refusing to exhibit before a notary public eertain affidivits in the 1o session of tr.. Post Office Depa Instead wasing before notary, Who was acting as a comi sioner of an Ohio ecourt, Mr Has sent a letter, in whieh h nied that the papers are quasi © and their exhibition m prejudicial to the public i swors Caused War.™ aan has said that 4,209 <ors e world According to Imlay. counsel Miss Powers, who s the pape Powers was employed in 2 Ohio, post: deliv compt of a ¢ This carrier and dents of the town n ter to the mat wers sued th s in the arging that on her were Mr. Ha the no executive -{TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN. || Three Companies Leave Textile Strike Area. ry docy by the deparim ministrating its confidential maty considered_as con ers compldined to Jus refusal of Postmaster and through h 1101 that_the reason justify the refusal to ob order” and asked for rule. SHOWS OBSTACLES TO WATERWAY USE FURTH ER RENT INCREASES hicagoans Notified of Forthcom- ing Raise, Despite Vacant Rooms. (Continued from Ruge of Apalachicola, Fla of the Florida state canal cc and A. B. Shejherd of Plttshurch. “The cheapest way to move is to flow* it,” declared Mr. Rure, detailed plans for a 1 fro Cumberland sound to the M river. Reports of field secretaries and va- | rious committees constitute the final | business his after- | noon. Officers Tonight at in pregre @ to be elected. 1o conven- WINS $10.030 VERDICT. 1tiff Against Seminary Now! Faces Demurrer in Case. is! Senator Duncan H. ward P. Costizan and J. Ada Governors Debate Canal. A three-hour debate between Gov., | n Henry J. Allen of K. d Gov. . Durham, Nathan L. Miller of New York on the growing 1 great lakes-St. Lawrence ship cenal by Mr project featured the session yes mer kid- fternoon of the enal Rivers of Minne- determina- demurrer fense. v the court Harbors Congress, There was no deeision, both zovern- verhal ors at the end ¢ at Cong the final judge in international commissio mendations for construc project. The oppons the bat: e recom- THREE SAN F MINERS ENTOMBED. NCTSC 2 Gov. Allen, aide of Chicago. former pres Mississippi Valley Association, pioned the project, and Gov. M 100k the negative. by Merrick said the m o nipe nove. tion en- Gov. Miller Denies Charge. Gov. Miller denfed this, decrying|tombed. The min i volun- sectionalism. Speaking. he said, from | teers ure work the men. a national standpoinf, he urgued | against continuation of -the project until after a thorough investigatian| FLE had been made by experts and the! 10, —In a project examined from all angle: l5oint resc in the Gov. Allen stressed the ragedy of house, Urnited ators and transportation” from which, ae de ' zinia are the middle west had suffered ans in_ their posed canal, he said, woul ited S ocean-going vessels to the lake purchas aiding the transportation shortas of Thomas eighteen middle western states cres of land sides, he added. power development o the project would give great po: sup- plies to the eastern states, and the whe project, he arzued, could be financed paid for within fifty years from the| power receipts. i Gov. Miller emphasized the co: project, and branded the inte | commission's favorabie report as ficial” and one of “utter worthle: The cost, he added, would greatly e the estimate of $250,000,000, and he d clared that the project ought not proceed without a furtagr ex ‘vestigation. Gov. Allen’s Appeal. Cost of the project figured throughout the de! Allen declare: It isn't a question of cost, but it's 3 question of giving to 43,000,000 Amer. icans of the middle west the use of this | perfectly possible enterprise.” Gov. Milier had the last word and de- clared that he and Gov. Allen after all | were “very close together.” Replying to | Gov. Allen’s declaration that Con should create a_commission to “check up” the international commission’s rec- | ommendations and determine upon the | “method” of constructing the project, | Gov. Miller urged that an impartial a: expert commission be authorized. and | ended the frav with the statement taat “if it is demoustrated that this project is feasible, I pledge my support to it no matter what it costs.” , in Albermarle county. February Circulation 93,588 of th tional 1 o stive in- Rusiness Manager DAY STAR. does ctual nimber of med cold and distributed February, A.D. 1922, was 1 largel ate. “In conclusig ‘.‘f the paper DAILY. Less adjustments. Total daily Da lation net cireulati axe net paid eircu- HOPE FOR AGREEMENT. | "tobies'for sirvicel eieel. o1 S ! Daily average net circulation. 93558 SUNDA From Madrid. : D;nv ’-“,;% PARIS, March 2.—Coufidence was! ) 23430 expressed in official circles today that | France and Spain will sucocd in|Less adjustiments.. . reaching a _satisfactory commercial g agreement despitc recent pessimistic Total Sunday net circulation.. 273.548 reports from Madrid. AVerase net paid Sunday eir- % It will be a Jong and difficult job, a ber 'oF coples tor TP high French oflicial xaid today. on ac- | agpdredong 548 count of complicated technicalities — and the necessity of satisfying both | Average Sunday net circula- the Spanish fruit growers and the| tOn --..oo.o 3383 FLEMING NEWROLD, 2 Tusiness Manager. Subscribed and swory to before me thiy Sad Say ot ),uma. AD, 1 French wine growers. The interests of both countries reguire an agree- ment, however, he added, and no fear is entertalned that it will not be forthcoming. o,