Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1922, Page 2

r y 9 2 < WANTS MINE WAGE AGREEMENT KEPT Secretary Davis Only Carry- ing Out Understanding in Calling Conference. “I am only contemplating carrying out the understanding reached in the last bituminous wage award that two representatives of each state in- the central competitive district should get together and discuss wage questions prior to April 1 as proof that the in- tegrity of agreements between coal operators and miners is recognized and respected.” : This. in a few words, summarizes the attitude of Secretary of Labor Davis and through him the entire administra- tion, regarding the proposed conference between operators and miners, which, it is hoped, will thwart the nationwide coal strike threatened for April 1. ) Secretary Davis has conciuded his telegram to miners’ unions and to larz coal operators with the substance of this quotation, stressing the point that the government wishes to see whether the agreement reached at the bituminous wage conference more than two years ago will be carried out. Officials are confident that if the parties to the con- tract can be brought around a table the strike will be averted and that prob- ably some positive action looking toward betterment of future relations will be reached. Using No Pressure. The government js not bringing e to bear on either party roposed conference. It simply wishes, Labor Department cfficials pointed out today, to see to it that the terms of the contractual agreement. under which union soft coal mines are now operating, shall be carried out, in so far as it relates 10 a preliminary conference before the end of the present agrecement. Unter the present agreement it is specifically sct forth that prior to Al . 1, 1922, two representatives of each state in the central competitive fleld, two operators from each of those states and officials of the United Mine Workers shall get to- gether to discuss Wwage questions. \,argg:(ng out of this agreement is all is seeking at the the "government Ppresent moment. 80 PER CENT FOR STRIKE. Results of Miner Vote Shows Walk- out Favored if Needed. Br the Associated Press. - . Rl NDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 1lL— e RiriKe vote of soft coal miners was completed last night by local \nlons scattered throughout the coun iry and though the exact returns wil} Yot be known for a week officials of the United Mine ‘Workers of Ar'x‘le o2 here belleved that nine-tenths or Inore of the workers cast their bal- ots for a walkout on April 1, oge a new wage agreement is made in ime. . mé:‘;:m!‘u of getting a wage con!e:i ence with the operators of the eentterrn competitive field, comprising western Pennsylvania, Ohlo‘;‘Lndé;nth:ndumo“ nois, seemed rem e umion hiets, for no change in the attitude erators opposing an _intersta g;n?:rcnce resulted from !he!lpp:hl: of Secretary of Labor Davis for two sides getting together. ois The only possibility of a confer- ence, as viewed by union officials, was for 'the government calling both operators and miners to, Washington, but no one at union fon that such a call was A O rted by edministration ofi- clals. Sl ‘What may happen in the Pennsy yania anthracte Reld S50EPAS S oen e o e o ofclals and operators at New York next Wednesday. To the ex- fent only, of havyng e, situa: nferenc: Jom in_the soft and hard coal flelds different, thoush | "3 "anthracite e e *Ieir convention, however, declared for a suspension in event a fiew wage agreement did not provide for wage advances. In the soft coa} fields the miners ask the retention o their present basic wage scales. PROTESTS TO MB. DAVIS. Central Pennsylvania Operators Against Joint Conference. By the Associated Press. ALTOONA, Pa., test against reviv: ference between m in the central March 11.—A pro- al of the joint con- iners and operators vis by dent of the Altoona. composed of “.{;:.'n I;‘hi‘l?iflngt':rd declared that the conferences have set up a “monopoly of union labor” and forced outlying fields, which produce more coal than the central competitive field, to “sub- mit to wage scales and rules that in- torfere with the efiiciency, resulting in inflated service.” He said the tion's member their employes, u Central Coal Associa- s are ready to meet nion or nen-union, to megotiate a new scale, and. asked the federal administration .not to “further complicate the situation and handicap the efforts of responsible operators to deal with their employes —_————— | costs and unreliability of‘ IBAND OF DOG BANDITS INFLICTS HEAVY LOSSES UNTIL ROUTED BY POSSE MACOMB, Ill. March 11.—A néw variety of banditry has made Its appearance In McDonough county. Stray dogs. which have gathered in packs, killing sheep and worry- ing hogs on farms throughout the county, have been inflicting heavy loeses on farmers. The dogs are said to have enticed many valuable stock dogs to join their ranks. Farmers forming dog-hunting posses took the trail and followed one of the bandit ga to an old straw stack, where a dosen dogs-of many and uncertain breeds had taken refuge after a night's raid. Two of the animals were killed, the others escaping. ” DR.C. W, WAIDNEF, SCIENTIST, DIES Organized Division of Heat and Thermometry in Bu- reau of Standards. DR. CHARLES W, WAIDNER. Dr. Charles W. Waidner, chief physicist of the bureau of standards and a resident of Washington for about twenty years, died last night at his home, 1748 Lanier place, after a protracted illness. Born In Baltimore March 6. 1873, Dr. Waldner received his early educa- tion In the public and private schools of that city. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1898, later taking the degree of doctor of philosophy in physics, and served as instructor in that subject Johns Hopkins and later at Williams Col- lege. August 1, 1901, he entered the service of the bureau of standards one month after it was established. Dr. Waidner organized the division of heat and thermometry, of which he was appointed chief, & position he held until his death. He was a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Assaciation for the Advancement of Science, and & member of the Amer- ican_Soclety of Testing Materials, the Washington Academy of Sciences, the Philosophical Society of Wash- ington and the Cosmos Club. - Dr. Waldner's scientific work was malinly centered around temperature and heat measurements and their ap- plication. Soon after the bureau of standards was organized he developed the methods now in use for the test- ing of clinical thermometers. For the last few years his Interest was confined to the determination of the physical constants used in engineer- ing, especially refrigerating engi- neering. During the war he was in l.charge of the bureau's extensive work on aviation engines, which, with other things. reproduced, for the first time the atmospheric conditions en- countered at heights up to 30,000 feet, in a speclally designed altitude cham- ber. Dr. Waidner also organized and directed the extensive investigations conducted by the bureau on the fire resistive properties of structural m terials. He was a contributor to sev- eral scientific publications. Dr. dner leaves no near rela- tives. Funeral services will be held at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock and Interment will be in PBaltimore. GREEK CABINET RESIGNS. AFTER VOTE IS REFUSED Report on Negotiations With Al- lies on Near East Peace Fails to Receive Confidence. in fairness.’ SR The central Pennsylvania bitumi- g sne Associated Press. nous coal field is not included in the s territory known as the central com- petiti ficld, made up of western Pennsylvani nois. I'r‘ s central compe as & rule, for wage contracts in othe: soft coal districts. ¥ WILL MEET MONDAY. e field is the basis, West Virginia Operators Miners to Discuss New Scale. By the Associated Press. # FAIRMONT, W. Va, Frank Keery, pre United Mine Workers. of has accepted the March 11.— istrict 17, invitation af and l ATHENS, March 11.—The cabinet jof Premier Gounaris has resigned Ohio, Indiana and 1lli- {after its defeat yesterday in the scale fixed in the| pamper of deputies, when the pre- % | mier was refused a vote of confidence, he vote being 161 to 156. Premier Gounaris prior to the vote explzized in the assembly the out- come of his negotiations during his recent trip to London, Paris and Rome. He stated that, as the allies desired to establish peace in the near east, he had accepted their medlation on condition that the allies agreed regarding the peace terms. Greecs Amcrl[qa. must, therefore, await the results of the Paris conference on near eastern Northern West Virginia Cdal Op-{gyestions. erators’ Association to meet in Balti- M. Gounaris told the chamber of more next Monday for the purpose af | geputies that negotiations for a loan discussing a new agresment. OMcials jto Greece were well advanced and of the association said ’%“fu"!" they | gnly awaited action by the interna- had been notified b; “as an evidencé: bf ‘the good of the miners’ union, a wage raith” Keeny: tional finance commission and also | the consent of America. He then moved the vote of confidence, which scale committee “with full power 40! was defeated by five votes. act will be authorized by the conven- tion which meets in Charleston, March 21" WILL TAKE UP QUESTION. Illinois Miners to Consider Making Agreement With Operators. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 11.—W. J. Cavenaugh, head of the Joint Oper- ators’ Coal Association of Illinois, stated that g message had been sent Frank Farrington, president of the miners' association, calling his atten- ion to a letter which had been sent Farrington on March 1 in regard to a conference on March 8, to which the president of the miners had not re- ter a message was received i‘ om Farcrington stating that a meet- ing of the executive committee of the miners will be called for March 16 in Chicago to take up the proposition of the Tliinofs Joint Operators’ Associa- tion. < ~' FOLLOW LEAD OF LEWIS. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH. Pa., March 11.—The miners’ union ef the Pittsburgh dis- trict wifl join in any conference or meeting of any kind with lhg opera- tors at any ltime or place “as has been announced and decreed by John L. Lewis. international president,” said F.obert D. Gibbons. district president of the United Mine Workers, statement. in ajof the cme(f execut| PRESIDENT IS AWAY T0 AVOID BICKERING (Continued from First Page.) best they could with an international complication of an mcute caaracter. The price of ending the Anglo-Japanese al- liance was a four-power treaty. The President and his advisers think it was good diplomacy to get rid of the Anglo-Japanese alllance and substitute what appears to them a harmless four-power pact. The Presldent has been told the treaties are in danger of defeat—he refuses to lobby for the treaties or to try to coerce Congress. If Congress adopts reservations that do not nullify the pact itself, Mr. Harding will accept them. He does not want to bs around while the bickering is going on it he can help it. The next two weeks will see the fate of the treaties decid- ed and the bonus measure transferred to the Senate. Mr. Harding will tackle both when he comes back with a feeling that he has a free hand and 'thnlel:lu] Vl‘thl lh‘k,. not been en- t. n_the cloakroom arguments o:’r‘epuhllun leaders, who n-‘v‘e been variously ln(-r’mllnlc the Intentions ve. ht, 1922.) i e — ————————————= 1 | (B Al ettt il mlatollon Ao ool R I S o AN 2. Al 5 Aodela POC SRR O SRRSO /L LU A et IR B S PRESENT PORTRAIT OF JUDGE TOGOURT Late Judge Dueil Eulogized. Picture Given by Patent Law Association. A life-sixe portrait of the late Charles H. Duell, a former justice of the Court of Appeals of the District bf Columbia, was presentsd today to! that court by the American Patent Law Assoclation. Chlef Justice Smyth accepted the portrait on be- haif of the court and directed that it be hung on the wall of the court, which is siready adorned by portraits of other deceased justices of the ap- pellate court. Melville Church made the presen- tation speech on behalf of the patent bar. He reviewed the duties of the judiciury and referred at length to the eminent qualifications which Justice Duell possessed, especially as regards the patent cases, Which amount to nearly one-half of the court’s busine Mr. Church said “With this c! of judicial busines: Judge Duell was eminently quallfied o cope. Following a period of gen- eral practice at the bar, he hed taken up patent law as & speciaity; had achieved distinction in its practice, and had In addition an invaluable ex- perience as commissioner of patents.” The speaker referred to the honor felt by the patent bar at the selection of Justice Duell and spoke of the aid he had given the then members of the court in disposing of patent cases. Eulogizes Juige Duell. Attorney Frederic D. McKenney spoke for the District Bar Asoclation. He reviewed the life of Jud| and pointed out that while he served only from January, 1905, until Au- gust, 1906, his hand “shaped the rec- ord of many opinions in matters in- volving the law of patents, trade marks and copyrights, in which by common consent he was proclaimed to be an expert. He also wrote a great number of opinions in almost every branch and upon almost every topic of the law.” Mr. McKenney described Justice Duell as “patfent. attentive to argument of counsel and considerate both of his associates upon the bench and of the bar, 1o whom he_quickly endeared himself.” ‘Thomas Ewing, former commis- sioner of patents, addressed the court on behalf of the New York County Bar Aessociation. He dwelt _on the years of practice of Judge Duell at the New York bar, both before and after his service on the bench, and expressed the regret of the bar that he had not continued his judiclal duties. ‘The low salary paid the judiciary and the vast volume of work entailed caused the retirement of Justice Duell, he =aid. He described the justice as possessing “great kindliness of spirit coupled with sound judgment and the courage to do his duty.” Aecepted by Chief Justice. In accepting the portrait Chief Justice Smyth expressed regret that he had not known Justice Duell intimately, and said he knew well his reputation both as commissioner of patents and as a member of the court. *‘He possessed.” sald the chief justice, “an attractive personality. There was nothing of harshness in him. He knew the law. As commissioner of patents he gave universal satisfaction and as associate Jjuatice of this court he was able, pains. taking and conscientious in the dis-’ charge of his important duties.” The arrangements for the presenta- tion were conducted by KEugene G. Mason, vice president of the Patent Law Association, and William S. Hodges of the patent bar. CRIME WAVE IS BLAMED ON WAR AND WAR BLAMED ON CRIME WAVE | (Continued from First Page.) Quebec. In that province there has been but one arrest for criminal assault— and that one arrest covered a period of sixty-five years. “We have been told.” Mr. Ellis con- tinued, “That there is in Chicago a band of pickpockets who éngage counsel with an annual retainer to defend their members. Such & cl against a member of the bar {s almost unbe- lfevable, yet such is the teetimony.” ‘The committee has heard so much about conditions in Chicago, where Judge Kavanaugh, one of its members, is judge Of a trial court, that it plans to visit that city early next month to make a first-hand investigation. 10, Mr. Ellis stated, the entire com- mittee, through .the courtesy of Judge Kavanaugh, will sit with him on the bench and follow the cases that pass before him, questioning the witnesses and others, if desirable, to learn of the underlying causes of crime. Same Action tn New York. Somewhat similar action will be taken later in New York. There the committee plans to meet at the head- quarters of the bar association and examine witnesses. Mr. Ellls was asked {f the com- mittee had decided upon a remedy. “Not as a committee,” he replied. «“We ars considering several sugges- tfons, however. “It seems to some of us that the way (o check the crime wave is to insure the administration of Jjustice to everybody in the United States, rich and poor alike. When a man is sure that he can get justice ‘he chances are that he will not want to take the law into his own hands. We want to strike at the root of the trouble, and that, it seems to me, i3 the root. “‘Accordingly, we are conllderlni a proposal that the American Bar As- socintion take action at its next meeting_to insure the administration of justice 1o the poor man by pimc- ‘ng at his disposal the services of its; members free gl charge if he is un-| able to pay = fee. “We Ihp:'uld like to have in every community of the United States a group of lawyers pledged to render such service to man or woman, rich or poor, in civil or criminal cases. We want those lawyers to be of the highest posaible type. We want their names published in the newspapers, Stuck up in the courthouses and po- lice stations and ‘elsewhere, 8o that they may be thoroughly known to the PRBIES (Copyright, 1922.) RETIREMENT CHIEF DENIED A PENSION (Continued from First Page.) legislation sent to Congress by Sec- retary Fall, and already introduced, will get specdy passage, so that ali those affected by the decision will automatically come within the bene- fits of the retirement provisions. It is believed by officials that if this tegislation can be pushed through in the next ten days, no interfersnce will result with the payment of the April 1 annuity checks to the §400 annpuitants throughout the country now threatened with their loss. Work on checks of April 1 begins about March 20, and it is hoped that by that time all the lflzo!,d Ppersons will have been “covered” into the classified service, so that there will be no danger of the annuity checks being held worthless after they are:| sent out. —————— About 40 per cent of all the peas grown in America are raised in Wis- consin. One year's production from 43,600 acres reached 43,566 :tons. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C RUFUS GORDON TO DIE AS PENALTY FOR MURDER nced for Slaying Simon Mil- i Jer—Condemned Man’s Brother " Given Long Prison Term. A‘,Rurul Gordon, colored, was sen- fénced today by Chief Justice McCoy to be hanged at the District jail Friday, May 26. His brother, Roy Gordon, convicted of murder in the second degree in connection with the’ killing of Simon Mlller, a storekeep- er, who was shot and killed by Rufus Gordon at the store, 1001 Lamont street northwest, was given thirty years in the penitentiary. Aloysius Chase, & brother-in-law of the other two men, turned state’s evidence and escaped punishment. Attorney C. H. Gibson for the prisoners noted an ppeal to the Court of Appeals. The tragedy -occurred September 11, 1919, when the three men started out to “stick-up” somebody, accord- ing to the evidence at the trial. Rufus went into the store while Roy and Chase stood guard on the out- side. The men escaped after the killing and were not apprehended for several months. ) DeWitt Dixon, colored, was given a term of five years in the penitentiary on two charges of housebreaking. He entered the homes of Willlam B. Lan- igan at 1331 Spring road and of Paul Wacker at 1336 Newton street. Pro- bation Officer Steele told the court that Dixon is wanted in Detroit, Co- lumbus and other places on house- breaking charges. ‘Three years in the penitentiary was Imposed on Irene Ransome, colored, & shoplifter, and James Busey for an assault with a.dangerous weapon. C. Ray Goets, convicted of false pre- tenses, was also sent to the peniten- tiary for three years. THO BANDIT BANDS SEIE PAY ROLS By the Asi ed Press. BROWNSVILLE, Pa, March 11.— Albert Flemming, manager of the W. Rainey & Co. store at Al- lison, Pa. and C. O. Evans, chief clerk, were robbed of approximately $30,000, the company’s mine pay roll, by six bandits, who held up a trolley car three miles from here today. Men who accompanied Flemming and Evans as guards were shot, but not seriously wounded. The bandits es- caped in an automobile. Drive Off Inte Hills. The car had stopped at a lonely spot when the men, each armed with A pistol, got aboard. Two covered the motorman and the others opened fire on the party with the money. Seizing the bag, they jumped into an automobile which' had drawn up be- side the trolley car, and drove off into the hills, . The W. J. Rainey company is the most important independent coal and coke corporation in the Connells- ville region, and many of its employes were waiting at Allison for thelr pay. $10,000 Takem at Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 11.—Four armed men today heid up and robbed J. W. Bishop and R. E. Malone, pay- masters for the Bernard Gloekler Company. at Penn avenue and 12th street, and eeceped with company pay roll of $10,000. ' Bishop and Malone were entering the Gloekler office with a bag con- taining the money, when they were confronted by the bandits, who, cov- ering them with their pistols, seized the bag and ran to a waiting automo- bile. They then drove furiously through the downtown district to- ward the bridge at the intersection of Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, with the apparent intention, the po- lice said, of escaping to the south side district. The robbery, one of the most daring in recent months, occurred within a few blocks of the busiest section of the eity. _——— ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 11 (Spe- clal).—Frederick Stabler, retired farmer and one of the Olney district's oldest and most prominent citizens, died Thursday morning at the Sandy Spring Hospital, aged ninety vears. His death was the result of a general breakdown, due to his advanced age. He is survived by three children— Tarlton B. Stabler and Mrs. Clarence L. Giipin, of Olney district, and Caleb Stabler. of Wilmington, Del. The funeral took place at 10:30 o'clock this morning from the Meeting House of the Soclety of Friends, Sandy Spring, burial being in the Friends' cemetery nearbdy. Mr. Stadler was a son of the late Caleb and Ann Moore Stabler and was a :lon% resident of this caunty, as“weres both of his parents. Al- though the Stabler family has been noted for its longevity, many mem- bers living untll well into their eighties, Mr. Stabler was the first to reach the age of ninety. Until very recently, he was remarkably active for one of his years, driving around by himself and teking a lively inter- est in things generaily. For many years, and unt!l his retirement from active business, he was a successful farmer and fruit grower. A bill has been Introduced In the house of delegates repealing the laws relating tp plats of subdivi- sions of land and the recording there- of in Montgomery and Prince George's counties and enacting In lieu thereof a general law for the two counties, which provides for the preparatio: approval and_plats in both counties, and the control of building lines, street lines, grade lines and parking within that part of the Washington suburban sanitary District lying In Maryland. The bill further provides for a general system of streets, parks, etc., within the territory mentioned and for necessary funds. A MOUNT RAINIER. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., March 11.— At a epecial mesting of the common council it was decided to have & pro- posed amendment to the town charte, framed to be presented to the legi ture for authority to levy 10 cents on each $100 of assessable property for the purpose of procuring more ad quate police protection and to give the mayor of the municipality powers of a police judge within the corporate limits of the town. Both propositions it passed by the legislature will be xubmitted. to the vaters of the town for acceptance or rejection. The ninth annual Men's Club of the Mount Rainier Christian Church, always a big event in this sectiof, iy to be held the even- ing of March 29. An elaborate pro- gram is being arranged. BRANCHVILLE. BRANCHVILLE, Md., March 11.— ‘These officers for the ensuing year have been elected by the Branch- ville Citisens’ Association: H. J. Bier- man, Daniels Park, president; O. F. Beaver, Hollywood, vice bvresident; Charles Peck, jr., Berwyn, secretary, and Thomas H. Dooley, Branchville, treasurer. At the April meeting the executive committee will be chosen and committees for the year an- nounced by President Bierman. A town hall " for Branchville, a new Berwyn school and bullding of an in- ter-county road from Silver Spring to Bowle are some of the principal propositions now engaging the atten- ton of the association. banquet of thel ATURDAY. {SHOT THROUGH WINDOW SLAYS CIRCUS OWNER Police Beek Two Men Resembling Robbers Who Held Up Fam- ily in 1820. By the Awoclated Press. RIVERBIDE, N. J., March 11.—John Theodore Brunen, an amuseinent pro- moter and owner of the Doris ang Per- rari circus, was shot and killed lai night while seated near a first-floor window of his home reading. A full charge from o shotgun struck him be- hind the left ear. His wife was on the second floor when the shooting oc- curred and found the body of her husband on the floor when she rush- ed into the room. There is no clue to who fired the shot. Mrs. Brunen's mother and the slain man’s daughter had left the house only a few minutes before the shoot- ing to attend a motion plcture theater. \ In July, 1920, the Brunen home was entered by two men, who held up Mrs. Brunen and robbed the place of jewelry and money. According to Burlington county authorities ~ the descriptions of the two imen re- semble those of two or three.men seen by neighbors to park & mo- tor car near the Brunen home last { night before the shooting. Ellis Parker, Burlington county de- tective, said today thut he had been ynable to learn from the neighbors as to which direction the machine came from or where It was headed later. Mirs. Brunen was in a state of collapse and was unable to give any information to_the police, not having seen the shot fired. Brunen’s circus has been wintering at Willlamstown, N. J., and, accord- ‘ing to Parker, Brunen had been es- pecially active in preparing for the coming scason. SECRETARY HUGHES ASSAILS CRITICS OF PARLEY DELEGATES (Continued from First Page.) delegates, I think it entirely proper to say that the negotiations relating to the four-power treaty were con- ducted within limitations defined by the Americen government. “The views of this gcvernment as to the importance of the termination of the Anglo-Japanese alliance had been communicated long before the con- ference met, and it had also been clearly stated that this government could enter Into no alliance or make {any commitment to the use of arms or which would impose any: gort of obligation as to its decleions in fu- ture contingencles. It must deal with any exigency according to its consti- tutional methods. Matter Reviewed Thoroughly. “In preparation for the conference, the American delegates reviewed the matter thoroughly and the entire course of the negotiations in connec- tion with the four-power treaty was in accord with these principles, and. as 1 have said, within the limits which we defined. “The treaty itself is very short and simple, and is perfectly clecr. It re- quires no commentars. Its engage- ments are easily understood, and no iingenuity in argument or hostile crit- iclsm can add to them or make them language sets forth. There are no secret notes or understandings. “In_view of this, the question of tauthorship is unimportunt. It was signed by four powers, whoee dele- gates, respectively, adopted it, all having made various suggestions. Draft Was Submitted. “I may say, however, with respect to the genéral course of negotiations, that after assent had been given by Great Britain and Japan that France should be & party to the agreement, I prepared a draft of the treaty based upon the various suggestions which {had been exchanged between the delegates. This draft was first sub- mitted to Senator Lodge and Mr. Root. as you were then ahgent on account of the death of your mother. After the approval of the American delegates who were here, the draft was submitted to the representatives of other powers and became the sub- ject of discussion between the heads of the delegations concerned, and, with a few changes, which were ap- proved by the American delegates and which did not affect the spirit or substance of the proposed treaty, an agreement. was reached. “Immediately upon vour return I | 1 ! order to avold any misunderstanding I prepared a memorandum to accom- pany the treaty with respect to its 1T n mandsted effect in_rel to the islands and reserving domestic ques- tions. Met With Acquieseence. “At this stage, strictly a conference matter, § [(o insure publieity at the earllest pos- isible moment, iagreed upon and before it hadl been signed was preseénted by Lodge to the conference in plenary session and its import and limitation stated. His tement met wita the acquliescence of all “The treaty as thus drawn and notl- fled was desmed to embrace the main islands of Japan. Later, in viaw of s the sentiment both in this country and Japan, it was deemed to be pref- erable to exclude these main is:and and a supplementary treaty was pre- pared to this effect which designated the islands of Japan which It was to include. Not Slightest Myatery. “There is not the slightest mystery about the treaty or basis for sus- picion regarding it. It is a straight- forward docyment, which attains one of the most important American government ha view and is of the highest importance to the maintenance of friendly rela- tions In the far east upon a sound basis. As the President recently said, in his communication to the Senate, it 1s an essential part of the plan to create conditions in the far east at once favorable to the maintenance of the policies we have long advocated and to an enduring peace. “In view of thls, and in view of the relation of the treaty to the resuits of the-conference, its fallure woald b nothing short of a nafional calamity.” EDUCATION BILL VOTED. RICHMOND, Va., March 11.—The scn- ate has adopted the conference report on the compulsory educstional bill. The only change in the bill as pasded ls the amendment added by the house, making enforcement of the provisions of the law optional with counties afid clties. REVOLT SWEEPS TRIPOLI; REBELS CUT RAILWAY, TRAP ITALIAN TROOPS By the Assoclated Press. 5 . ROME, March 11.—A revolution on a large scale has broken out in Tripoli, says a dispateh to the newspaper Ilmondo from its cor- respondent in the capital, The rebels have cut the rallway in meny places ahd sttacked the Ttallan garrisons. Asizla two, companies of Italtan mldl-n"' -umu’.nded h‘;' rebels are raceiving food dropped from drflua. TheItalians have evachated Cha- Zavia. he latter is on the coast about 125 miles east of the city of Tripoil. ; A - Tripoli _dispatch by way of Rome, on February 13, told of fighting between rebels and the Ttallan forces at Misurata, near Asizia. It was then stated that the Ttalian government re, the troudle as an {solated dem stration. 5 s l | MARCH 11, other or greater than its unequivocal | went over the whole matter with you and the proposed agreement received your approval. I should add that, in while it was not order the treaty us thus Sénator 1922, SOLDIER BONUS IN'STATUS QU0 Ways and Means Committee Postpones Meeting Today Until Monday. Postponement of the meeting of the ways and means committee scheduled for today until Monday, owing to the inability of several members to be present, left the soldiers’ bonus ques- ton in status quo today. Chalrman Fordney and House Leader Mondell Loth declartd that there has been no change In the plans, which call for a vote on this mewsure in the House within ten days. Favorable report on Monday by the committee of the revised bill, which provides for issuance of- adjusted compensation certificates to war vet- erans. is ussured, republican and dem- ocratic committee members agreed. They generally were of the opinion that no further changes of conse- duence would be made in the meas- Bellef in Compromise. Several committee members are ex- pected to vote against reporting the bill to the House, but a safe major- ity 1s to feel that the measure is & “satisfactory” compromise. Mr. Fordney on his return late yes- terday from & western trip refused to comment on the announced intention of Controller of the Currency Cris- singer to advise national banks, in the cvent the bill is enacted without material change, not to accept cer- tificates as security for loans to for- mer service men. 1 Mr. Fordney declared, however,. he was cortain loans to war veterans would in no way seriously affect the jerodits of banks making the loans. Gav. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board, he added, had expressed ap- Provai of the loan provisions and offered no objection to the measure c:‘y““u‘x: 5&?):23 m.;' loans would re- credits,” by Mr. Crissinger. IS centendsd i :-e-l.-n' Advocated. mendment of the ne; = tificate bonus bill so liofi:b;;afi;e for issuance of adjusted compensa- tion certificates to the heirs or es- tates of service men who died during the war or who died before the act becomes effective .is advocated by Ropresentative Andrew, republican, Marsachusetts, in a letter addressed to_all members of the House. mission from the bill of such a br ision, Mr. Andrew contended, iinvolves Injustice, hus no warrant T:rlng'l'c and cught to be rectified be- Lfifio’llmeulzi}‘l 15 presented to a vote of r. Andrew said he ba to the ways and means e:n.?r',’fl';"u’e"fi . nt which would have taken g::: g; g:. Eituation. Of nine mem- e com the amendment. fve, “Mp. axaron sald he had anei had boeen {nformed, Proposal. e i i i voted while four favored L;Q el ldo-e-n-- Deciston.. ou! the amendmen Ve allowed to 'Come before. the \Fouss (Or &, VOte" the lotter of the Massa- {shyeetts mosiber continued, “one man ¥ill then have given the ‘final deci fion upon a matter which concerns tho most d‘e::r;fl‘n‘dmgn\ran from the war, s decision all repre- sentatives {n Congress ) the adjusted com bt ) r;b»onamll:"n“do“ BIH will r. Andrew asked representati i10 urge members e Frout Somei OF the ways and amendment in th - fore it is reported to the l;ou‘;'el.l 3 REE PEEBLES HUSTON DIES AT AGE OF 72 Was Wife of James N. Huston, U. °S. Treasurer Under Benjamin Harrison. Mrs. Ree Peebles Huston, James N. Huston, who was United ?iuuu treasurer under the Benjamin Harrison administration, died yeater- ay evening at her residence, 1416 Crittenden street northwest, afier an iliness of several months. ' She was 82)‘;!"[{;!“’0 Years of age. re. Huston was born in La Gr: Ky.. and educated at a woman's col ege in Lexington. She was the daugh. ter of Dr. Dilworth Peebles of Vip- £inia and Mary E. Pinkerton of Bal. timare. She came to husband In 188 in the social wife of Washington with her o at that time. Later she and ::fi‘zllfi ily moved to Connersville, Ind., and returned to Washington about 191 Mrs. Huston is suyvived by her b, band and three children, Mrs. Car. Iyale Gordon and W. J. Histon of this 5 enr; of New York city. St T uneral services will be her late residence at 3 o Slock Sron ernoon. u i dny stternoon. Burial will be in Rock GANDHI FOLLOWERS URGED TO REVOLT (Continued from First Page.) | 1 rel wfin’s’l‘bffll&m doctrine of cabinet re- Lioyd George on Vaeation. Prime Minister Lioyd George, with his family, left yesterday for Cricoi- eth. Wales, for a vacation. Asked just before he left for an opinion in regard to the publication of the racent which led to the resignation of Edw! S. Montagu, the secretary for Tegur Mr. Lloyd George said: § “We have been keeping the balance quite_fairly between the Turks and the Greeks, and we want real peace in that part of the world. The publi- cation of a document of this sort makes it dificuly to negotiate a gatis- 1 factory peace. ’ “As for Moslem opinion in India, we have-always paid every regard to it. It had & great influence in the de- terminaticn of our policy throughout, nd we pald great deference to the part the Moslems took in the great war. They are fuly entitled to express their opinion and hawe the right to expect that we will consider it as an element in the determination of our policy.” DISTRICT BILL UP MONDAY Pawnbroker Measure to Be Busi- ness of the House. The District committes b - thered by Chairman Focht, fo!-"in'r:l. izing the business of pawnbrokers in lpdn BI"D“-ll‘. 'l:a" ,e‘wml l‘ for con- sideration in e House Focht said today. e Blatan day and the pawnbrokers® bill finished business. —_— COLLEGE PARK. COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 11.— Announcement was made t of the complete reorganisation of the {cadet battalion of the University of Maryland. Captalns have been as- ks P AW n’n‘"«“ e ‘ompany ; - In: ny B8 Rétamuth, Company o B, FiI nd and sophomores will have their re- spective companies with mon-com- from their own ranks instead of. these com- ing from the sophomore class alone. ~{ get before a gathering of people from CONRAD BECKER, PIONEER BUSINESS MAN, SUCCUMBS Native of Maryland Who Had Re- sided in Washington Since the Year 1862. CONRAD BECKER. Conrad Becker, a ploneer business man of Washington, died at his resi- dence, 1867 Wyoming avenue, at 7:45 o'clock this morning. He was born December 1851, at Ellicott City, Md., the son of Freder- ick and Kunigunda Becker, who moved to Washington in 1862. September 1, 1875, he entered the harness and trunk business under the name of Conrad Becker. He was first located on 15th street in the old Cor- coran building, now the site of the Washington Hotel; later moved to the Owen House, 1411 Pennsylvania avenue, now the Occldental Hotel then to 1345 Pennsylvania avenue, and in April, 1896, to 1328 F street. His business soon outgrew this lo- cation, and in 1904 he moved into the present location, at 1324-26 F street, now occupied by Becker's Leather Goods Company, which he in- corporated in 1908, with Henry G. F. Castens, and acted as its president until his deat* He was a member of the Columbia Country Club, the National Press Club and one of the charter members of the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club; was identified with the Chamber of Commeérce and Board of Trade and with Begjamin B. French Lodge of Masons #nd other organizations. Mr. Becker Is survived by his wife, who was Miss Olivia M. Deakins of Maryland. Funeral services wiil probably be held Monday, but definit. arrangements have not been made. ALEXANDRA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11.—Th¢ body of the man struck and Kkillec February 8 by a southbound Southerr railway passenger train about twce miles south of Alexandria, in Fairtax county, has been identified as J. H Brannon, formerly of 48 West Hunte: street, Atlanta, Ga.. according to letter just received from that city by J. Herbert Taylor, chief of the navi gation department of the Navy D= partment, who lives in Alexahdria Efforts are now being made to trac the rel s gf the desi man, whos body still lies unclaimed at the un dertaking parlors of Demaine & Son Mr. Taylor today received a lette from the George Muse Clothing Com pany of Atlanta, Ga., from a Tepre sentative of that firm who worked o1 the case and =ucceeded in establish- ing the {dentity of Brannon. Mr. Taylor had Undertaker Demair €hip to Atlanta the suit of clothe worn by the man. In addition a de scription of the man also was semi along by Mr. Taylor and also a photograph. According to the writer of the let- ter, nothing at this time is known concerning the relatives of the de=ad man, but it is stated in the letter that a former roommate of the man is looking up some registration pa- pers with the hope of finding ou! something abont him. The lette: stated that Brannon was in Atlants for about five years, and the laundry marks, “I. I X.” were identified by a Mr. Claire, a roommate of Brannon. who also identified his suit. Accord- ing to the letter. Claire says, '‘Nc doubt the man is Brannon.” The writer of the letter, however, is not quite certain as to the photograph on account of the fullness in tic face. After it looked as though the man would be buried a grave marked “unknown” Mr. Taylor became inter- ested in the case February 23, ané he sent out a description of the man, to- gether with a photograph, and made the search nation wide. Responses since then have been coming from every quarter of the country of per- sons seeking missing relatives and friends. The Atlanta police at the time were unable to find any clew concerning Brannon. ‘When :X;. hodanll first found it was stated that the man's name was Brannon, he xvlhl told & Mr. White, station agent at Burke, Va...that was his name, and, in addition, he ted ployed in Massachusett! told Mr. White that he had been ployed as a shipping cle in At- ianta. - The body will be held until the au- thorities in Atlanta find some trace of the relatives of the dead man. The King Lumber Company of Charlottesville, Va.. which concern recently was awarded the contract f;s the erection of the new school building, has & force of men here and has broken ground for the building. ‘The men, however, have been ham- pered in their work by rain. Active operations will be started Moaday and the bullding will be rapidly push As heretofore stated, the building will contain seventeen rooms and will be two stories high, and it is to the lot of the Alex- andria High School. The new build- ing will be completed and ready for occupancy when the schools will be opened for studies next September, after the annual summer vacation. The board of directors of the cham- ber of commerce will hold a meeting 22 em- also at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, when a number of matters of im- portance will de up for_consideration. The Alexandria High School Midgets last night defeated the Triangle Sport Clud in a game of basket ball in the auditorium of the Al School by & score of 21 to 9. o'clock fternoon, number of mattera of impor- will be up for consideration. HYATTSVILLE. HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 11— Prof. Nicholas Orem, Prince Georges superintendent of schools, discussed the 1938 county achool bud- whe! tance the county interested in school affairs in the Carnegie Library. Washington. esterday. The meeting was arranged gy the committes on applied educatiyn of the county federation of women's clubs and one of its principal objacts ‘was to give the county school patrons an opporturfty of becoming better ac- quainted with school officials. UPPER MARLBORO. MARLB! Washington; April 6, Rev. Joseph P. Gibeon. King an: ticy, Md. GUARDING SOURCES CURTAILS WHISKY 98 Per Cent of Bootleggers’ Product Poisonous, as Real Supply Is Cut. It's a matter of common knowledge that liquor may be purchased after u bit of Inquiry in almost any section of Washington. The chance, however, estimated on the figures of District and prohibition chemists, is one in fifty that the liquor is drinkable and -| non-injurious or non-poisonous. Why? Consider the supply eources, as out- lined by the prohibition bureau, of liquor, both genuine and “faked."” The Warehopse Closely Guarded. First of all, there is the warehouse of the government. It is guarded closely by government forces. Rob- berfes occur at intervals, but the amount obtained in these is gobbled up so quickly that they have an effect on the liquor supply like a drop of ‘water in a barrel of molasses. Second, consider the smuggling. Whereas Canada was once a fertile base for smugglers, today it is rapid- ly losing this status on account of the activities of revenue agents on the great lakes and along the border. And the Florida coast, which has been the latest rendezvous of liquor smug- glers, is now the scene of concen- tration by prohibition forces, and the supply coming into this country from that region is constantly diminishing it will dimipish still further in the near future when subchasers will be turned into rum-ship chasers by the prohibition bureau. Third, the forged permit system, by which in the past a considerabl. quantity of liquor was withdraw: from storehouses, is now the subject of a perfected “check-up” method, 8o that withdrawal by this means is almost entirely out of the question. Fourth, there remains the hand” sumply of genuine whisky that was outside of warehouses and dis- tilleries when prohibition went into effect. This is 80 emall &5 to be neg- ligible, it is estimated. Fifth and final is the manufactured product. In 98 cases out of 100 it is either poisonous or injurious to health. But there’s plenty of it. As far as Washington is concerned the first four means of obtaining Itquor are almost eliminated. The fifth remains, and by it bootleggers are prospering. An Unwritten Diary. Amazing as it is, glance over the ‘ollowing page from the unwritten liary of a business man, whose repu- tation among his fellows is high when istuteness, shrewdness and ability walk into the hypothesis: “April 1. April Fool's day. Down at the office early. Mail answered 3 supply contract :omes up. Bids seem rather high dave reports compiled on quality of naterial Immediately. Jones and mith now working on it. “Eleven o'clock. Jones and Smith “eport quality of third lowest bidder © be best of entire lot. Will look it ver myself. “Noon. No time for lunch. Looking sver that mcterial, I have found sev- ral flaws in it . Jones and Smith had retter get ald in the matter of that sfice furniture purchase. 1 want it ‘0 come up to standard. “Three o'clock. Have just found vhat T wented, but better be cau- fous about it. Will think it over ‘ew days before signing order. “Four o'clock. Here's Bill Wetgoods. “‘Howdy, Bill? Come in. What's on your mind? “‘Afternoon. governor. Thought T'd ‘{m& around and see how wou were fixed. t anything? Ruws Acress Real Stufl. “‘Say, I've run across the real stuff. ~et me whisper it to you. It was run in from the West Indies for some high and mightr rich bugs here They want the best, you know, and they know how to get it. I've got a few cases left over. Best stuff that ever gurgled. Guarantee it’ “‘Sure it's all right? » *“Why, governor, you know me. Did 1 ever try to do you? I can't afford it, with my trade. I per- sonally guarantee it.” How much? ‘Only §150 & case, and dirt cheap.” ‘Send out a few cases.’ right, governor. little thing. Weil, so long.’'” That is a typical instance of the attitude of some “shrewd” business men toward the forbidden drinks. Look over this fictitious dlary a few weeks late: Awful pain in my eyes Wonder waat's the matter? g0 up to see an oculist. What could it beg It couldn’t be that Haig Hag. RNo. Couldn't be that— ete——etc. Proposition Agents Face. According to prohibition authorities, this represents the proposition that they are facing in some cases. A man will give every detail of a proposition affecting his business all sorts of con- sideration before making an outlay of money. When his health comes into question or the possibility of his be. ing biiked out of a tidy little sum, he walks right off the gang plank and hops into the “‘west” area with as little thought of his greatest asset as of the type of men who are selling him thi liquor. They can’t be trusted, accord- ing to sathorities who know them. But are. a result. poison whisky-making continues and will continue, it is pointed out, until the drinking public educates itself up to the point where the wily bootlegger ceases to be able to impose fg i BELLHOPS DE LUXE. BOSTON, March 11.—Bellhops and head waiters de luxe are to be turned out by Boston University. Seventy-five men have signed for a six weeks’ course for college men who work in summer hotels during their vacation. The course, which is to start at the univapsity next week, will show the young men how to become any Sort of hotel official. It will be given by the vocational department of the col- lege of dusiness administration. B. F. KEITH'S THEATER 12:30 to 1 o’clock T do that™”