Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1922, Page 1

Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to WEATHER. ’ Cloudy with showers late tonight or tomorrow; warmer tonight, cooler tomorrow. the nse for republication of all news dispatches credited o it or mot otherwise credited in this Paper aud also the local news published hereln. ended at 2 o) 2 p.m. today: loweat, 36, day. Temperature for twenty-four houl Higl at t 3 a.m. to- Full report on page 21. hest, flgfiuf‘j‘!’ York Stocks, Page 29__ No. 28433. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. 'ATTEMPTS TO AMEND FOUR-POWER TREATY DEFEATED IN SENATE Voting on Ratifica- tion of Pacific Pact Begins. ARTICLES 1, 2, 3, and 4 ADOPTED IN ORDER | | i Practically Every Member| Present and Galleries Filled to Capacity. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. With every indication that the four- power Pacific treaty will be rati- fied, the Senate this afternoon Is balloting on amendments and reser- vations proposed by opponents of me‘ pacts, Supporters of the treaty have de- feated in rapid succession all these amendments and reservations so far proposed. On some of the pfoposals the adherents of the treaty lack the necessary two-thirds to ratity a treaty, but had many more than a majority, which was enough to de- feat an amendment or reservation. Some of the democratic senators counted upon to vote for ratificationt cast their votes in favor of amend-} ments or reservations which were defeated. Opponents of the treaty attained their greatest strength on an amend- ment offered by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, democrat, which proposed | that in the event of a controversy | ng between one of the signatory powers and an outside power, the outside power should be invited to take part in a conference with the four powers, provided for in the treaty. The vote - defeating this amendment was 53 to 33. On a vote to accept article T of the treaty. the Senate stood 74 to 13 in_favor of the article. ; Ninety-two of the senators were present and voting on the amend- ments and reservations. Senator ! Walsh of Massachusetts, an opponent | of the treaty, failed to reach the; Senate at its opening. H He reached the Senate chamber at | 1:15 o'clock, in time to vote on ar- ticle TT. Article 11 was adopted by & vote of 66 to 28. This vote revealed the true strength of the support and op- position of the treaty, indicating ciearly that ratification would fol- 10 The opposition has centered particularly against article II of the: ireaty, which provides that in the! event of controversies arising with- out outside powers, the four signa- tories shall consult together as to what are the best means of meeting the situation. , e Srticle TIL which provides thit the| treaty shall remain in force for ten years, and that it shall continue in force thereafter, subject to the right of any of the contracting powers, to terminate it upon a year’s natice, was adopted by the Senate vy a vote of 67 to 26. Efforts to amend this arti- cle were defeated. by overwhelming votes. The amendments, which were offered by Senator Reed of Missouri, proposed to limit the treaty abso- lutely to ten years and to make it possilbe for any of the contracting powers to get out of the treaty by giving a two-year notice at any time. The Senate also adopted article 4. the final article, which provides for the Anglo-Japanese alliance upon the final ratification of the four power treaty by the contrasting powers. The vote in support of this article was 73 o R. e Senate then began the consider- ation of the resolution of ratifica- tion and Senator Lodge offered the committee reservation, the so-called Brandegee “no alliance” reservation. ! Amendments to and substitutes for this reservation were voted down in rapid succession. The opposition in the Senate, up to the present, has centered about the four-power Paclfic treaty, a’pact in| which the United States, the British| empire, France and Japan agree to respect each other's rights in their insular possessions and dominions in! the region of the Pacific. Under this treaty these natlons agree to confer | in the event of any difficulty arising among themselves with regard to these possessions, and also ta confer in the event of any difficulty arising between one of them—or more than one of them—and an outside power. With the ratification of the four- power pact out of the way, the Senate will be called upon to give its ap- proval to the other treaties of the Washington conference, the naval lmitation treaty, the submarine and poison gas treaty and the two nine- power treaties relating to China. The Senate met at noon today with the decks cleared for action. Under its unanimous consent agretment the vot- ing was to begin immediately. Debate, which has raged in the Senate for tae Jast four weeks on the subject of this treaty, closed at 11 o'clock last night. Long before the Senate convened the galleries were crowded, and scores of persons stood in the corridors, seeking o get a peep into the Senate chamber. On the floor practically the entire mem- bership of the Senate gathered to see TEXT OF THE TREATY AS IT WAS DRAWN UP AT ARMS CONFERENCE Resolution of ratification panying the Four Power Treaty containing the Brandegee reservation: Resolved (two-thirds of the Sonators present concurring there- in), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of Ex- ecutive N, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session, a treaty between the United States, the British Em- pire, France and Japan, relating to thelr insular possessions and in- sular dominions in the FPacific Ocean, concluded at Washington December 13, 1921, subject to the following reservation and under- standing, which is hereby made a part and condition of this reso- lution of ratification: The United States understands that under the statement in the preamble or undor the terms of this treaty there Is no commit- ment to armed force, no alliance, no obligation to join in any de- fense. Text of the Four Power Pacific Treaty: The United_States of America, the British Empire, France and Japan. With a view to the preserva tion of the general peace and the maintenance of their rights in re- lation to their insular possessions and insular dominions in the re- sion of the Pacific Ocean, Have determined to conclude a Treaty to this effect and have ap- Ppoinited as their Plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America: 3 Charles Evans Jiughes, Henry Cabot Lodge, Oscar W. Underwood and Elihu Root, citizens of the United States; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Em- peror of India: The Right Honourable Ar- thur James Balfour, O. M., M. P, Lord President of His Privy Council; The Right Honourable Baron Lee of Fareham, G. B. K., K. C. B, First Lord of His Admiralty; The Right Honourable Sir Auckland Campbeil Geddes, K. C. B, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- potentiary to the United States of America; And for the Dominion of Canada: The Right Honourable Rob- ert Laird Borden, G. C. M. G., K. C.; for the Commonwealth of Aus- tralia: The Honourable George Fos- ter Pearce, Minister of De- fence; lolr L:e Deminion of New Zea- and: 8ir John William Sdimond, _K. C.. Jullige of the Su- prems Court of New Zea- land; for the Union of South Africa: The Right Honourable Ar- thur James Balfour, O. M., P. for Indi: The Right Honourable Val- ingman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Sastrl, Member of the Indian Council of State; ‘The President of the French Re- public: M. Rene Viviani, Deputy, Former President of the Council of Ministers; M. Albert Sarraut, Deputy, Minister of the Colonies; M. Jules J. Jusserand, Am- bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, Grand Cross of the Na- tional Order of the Legion of Honour; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan: Baron Tomosaburo Kato, Minister for the Navy, Junii, a member of the First Class of the Imperial Order of the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun with the Paulownia Flower; Baron Kijuro Shidehara, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington, Joshil, a mem- ber of the First Class of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun; Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Junli, a member of the First Class of the Impe- rial Order of the Rising Sun; Mr. Massanao Hanihara, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jushii, a member of the Second Class of the Imperial Order of the Ris- ing Sun; s Who, having communicated their Full Powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows: Lo The High Contracting Parties agree as between themselves to respect their rights in relation to their insular possessions and in- sular dominions in the region of the Pacific Ocean. e If there should develop between any of the High Contracting (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) (Continued on Page 2, Column COLLEGE COURSE HELD HANDICAP TO GIRL HUNTING FOR POSITION Special Dispatch to The Sta NEW YORK, March 24.—For the girl hunting a career. a college education is splendid. But for the girl hunting a job it's & handicap. This was the conclusion of the New York city employment burcau today after the hardest industrial winter in many years. “The college girl is the most difficult of all applicants to place,” said Peter J. Rigney, assistant di- rector, “especially this season, be« cause while jobs have been scarce, carcers have been zero. A college education is a nice possession. The only reason it proves a dis- advantage when the possessor looks for work is because after spending so much time and mon on education the graduate feels she ought to be doing something better than clerical or factory work. True enough. The trouble at present is that factory and cler- ical jobs are about the only onel open. Mrs. Julia S. Ryan, registrar ! l £ the women's division, has inter- viewed 2.000 jobless girls in the past six months. Of these, mearly, 10 per cent were college graduates, an increase of about 8 per cent over normal times. Of the 2,000, 5 per cent obtained positions, hough a much larger per cent had at least one chance at a position. “The highly educated woman is usually less able to ho!d uown an ordinary job than the average applicant,” said Mrs. Ryan, “partly because most college women have no knowledge of stenography and partly because they = generally ‘want to start right in as heads of offices. If college women seeking business jobs today would study stenography and accept modest stenographic jobs at the start, they ‘would have a far better chance to reach executive positions later. ‘The good jobs are going to no- college girls, who know stenog- nx}hy. e surprising how often college girl will seek a secretarial position when she knows nothing of the important rudiments, type- writing and shorthand. A few col- lege graduates, too, seem not to realize the importance of personal neatness. You expect sucn care- lessness in girls of lesser educa- tion. But one of the slopplest op- plicants had was a .college duate.” graduate. . s 1908, accom- | _|of the city, or the outlying sections WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON LAGS BEHIND 8 CITIES IN PLAYGROUND WORK Nation’s Capital Spends Less Than Half of Sum Bos- | i ton Gives. PLANNING FOR FUTURE VITAL NEED OF PRESENT Rapid Growth of Outlying Sections Using Up Available Land.. Co-Ordination Urged. Washington is suffering from scant allowances for providing and main- talning playgrounds for the children of the city, and today it stands at the bottom of & list of nine large cities In | the United States in the per capita] cost of this work, according to the re- port of the children’s bureau. ‘Wash- | ington spent in 1921 only 30 cents per | capita, Boston, the highest, 70 cents | per capita. . There 1s an immediate nced for starting the purchase of land for play- grounds to care for the future growth now rapidly developing will be w\(h-‘ out sufficient playground space and will be almost in the same condition as the downtown police precincts, it | was asserted. It was pointed out by the experts who have made a thorough study of the local playgrounds situation that a well co-ordinated program should be worked out for the purchase of these necessary grounds. To provide a hit- or-miss ~system, the experts said, leaves such gaps as to jeopar@ize the entire investment that has been made. Unless a program for the purchase of land is carried out. it was potnted out, ‘Washington will repeat the error of years ago by failing to provide play- grounds for certain police precincts, and so be caught unprepared to cope with the growth of many sections. Three Playground Agenc! There are three agencies in Wash- ington at present dealing with play- | grounds. They are the municipal| playgrounds department, the board of | education and the office of public} buildings and grounds. The experts who examined the local situation recommended that imme- | diate steps be taken to provide at least 100 acres more for piayground use in_ the .District. However, they pointed out that the whole question of enlarging the present local system | involves more than acquiring the lanid, It inyolves:the co-ordination of all of the governmental branches now handling the playground situation. While they found that these depart- ments were all working in _harmony on the matter ‘of playgrounds,'it was pointed out that in entéering upon any tar-reaching scheme for the increase of the facllitier all parties concerned in the recreation of children should be brought into a day-by-day work- ing relation. 1 “Further,” the experts said, “the general public is deeply concerned in this matter of playground develop- ment. It is recommended, therefore, that & board to be advisory to the District Commissioners be appointed by the Commissioners, this board (o be made up of one of the Commis- sioners who shall act as chairman; a member from the school board, a rep- resentative from the office of public buildings and grounds, a member of the Fine Arts Commission, and three citizens—one representing the busi- ness fnterested, and two women, pre-! ferably women who have been identi- fied with or interested in the play- | Eround development in the city or Wwho represent civic interests. “It it be accepted that 100 acres are needed, then it would become the function of the advisory board to ap- portion the space to those sections where the need is the greatest and where it is practicable to develop- play areas. Further, since it is the alm of the present school administration to se- cure from Congress -appropriations sufficient to supply adequate yard space about the school buildings, in setting up a plan for meeting the need of additional playgrounds atten- tion shouid be given to the plans of {the board of education, especially those with reference to new school- house construction and increase of the yard space connected with the present school buildings, both of which would very materially affect the recreational opportunities in the eleven precincts of the city. If the board of education is to provide more play space, naturally the department of playgrounds would need to take this into consideration in making its own plans for the future.” Operate Only Ten Months. Washington playgrounds operate for only ten months of the year, the limit beingé placed on them by Congress, which makes provision for salaries of the directors only for that period. The children's burezu experts found fault with this, pointing out that it was re- sponsible for the rapld turn-over in the personnel. Such a loss, due to the com- ing and going of workers, is one that no commercial firm would tolerate, it ‘was asserted, and it is an equally poor policy in a playground department. However, the experts took occasion to compliment the local playground de- partment on the manner of carrying on its work under these handicaps. ‘While there is little hope of obtain- ing sufficient ground in the downtown districts to provide play space for the children there, the bureau recommends tae appointment of directors to organize the work in the school yards and to de- velop so-called “play streets.” “The play strect at present,” the report says, “is not permitted by law in Washington. However, in certain eastern cities it is a device for per- imitting a degree of freedom of action to those children who are forced to live under conditions of constant re- straint. Certain non-traffic streetsor certain non-traffic sections of streets are closed for a given number of hours and games are allowed. The success of these streets depends on leadership, and here, as in the case of the playground, delinquency decreases when legitimate activity is permitted. This scheme might well be considered for such precincts as Nos. 2, 4 and 6,/ which present such an acute imme- diate need.” & y —_—— THOUSANDS BESIEGE BANK CHICAGO, March 24.—A special de- tail of twenty-five police, armed with 1 rifles, was called upon today to con- trol thousands of persons who b sieged the Northwestern Savings Bank to withdraw their de- |. posits following a false rumor that the condition of the institution wa: unstable, 4 S dye s Trust and | President Hardin HOUSEVOTES BONUS BUT FEARS SEWATE Bill Passed, 333 to 70. Members to Work to Pre- vent Its Being Shelved. Passed by the House late yesterday by a vote of 232 to 70, the soldiers’ bonus bill was made ready today for the Senate. What would happen to it there was regarded as problematical, but House proponents proposed to use every effort to prevent it from being : shelved, as was the original bonus measure. In the long debate which preceded the final vote in the House speakers predicted that the Senate would kill the bill, while others ap- parently were not overoptomistic as to the chances of its passage in its present form. fate, it appeared fairly certain -thst the bill would slumber for quite a while at the other end of the Capltol, whers already the calendar is con- gested with treaties and annual supply bills, with the permanent tariff bill yet to be reported. Semate Changes Expected. There were those who believed that the Senate finance committee, to which the bill would be referred in the natu- ral course, would make sharp changes in it. Some administration officers were known to look to the Senate to pass a measure providing means” for financing the bonus, but they were not prepared to predicted whether the means would be taxes or the use of foreign bonds. President Harding has been repre- sented as looking with favor on the financing of the legislation with re- funded foreign bonds, provided they were in hand before the bill was passed. While the measure was in the making by the House ways and means committee, the executive, ac- cording to some members of that committee, ninety days, in the belief that the Treasury would by then be in pos- session of some of the British bonds. There was some discussion in the House yesterday as to whether the President would approve the bill in its present form, with a_conflict in the opinlons expressed. Representa- tive Longworth, republican, Ohio, id that while he woull - ! o d not Bre- | bosal to abolish the time-honored sume to speak for the executive, he had reason to belleve that ~Mr. Harding would sign the House measure If it reached him without change. On_the other hand, Repre- sentative Snyder. republican, New York, who sald he had talked with Mr. Harding'last week, declared he would be ‘“exceedingly surprised” if the executive signed it. Approval of Legion. Confidence that the House bill would meet with general approval of former service men was expressed today by Hanford MacNider, national commander of the American Legion. “The overwhelming majority given the adjusted compensation bill in the House_yesterday,” said Mr. MacNider in a formal statement, “shows that the representatives, close to the hearts of the people, realize the jus- tice of the measure, and in spite of highly organized propaganda in op- position, know the great mass of ~—{Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) Today’s News In Brief Miner insurgents to join strike. Page 1 ird step taken in completion of T'h‘lount_ Slp, Alban's Cathedral. Page 1 Conferees to discuss District appro- priation bill tomorrow. Page 1 Ousted U. S. attorney says Washing- ton order guards accused ex-official in liquor case. ‘Page 3 German leaders urged to spurn Genoa parley. Page 3 ident says only hitch in reviving P’;:T.uon. with Mexico il one of pro- ceedings. Page jchard Wainwright of citizens’ x;mfilttee urges Commissioners’ bill for higher interest rate on .small loans. Page r. Thomas tells Kiwaninians there ua‘n too many calamity howlers. Page 9 Housewarming given by Evening Star Club. Page 16 Woman gssaulted in critical condi- tion. Page 16 Co-operation in building churches plann Page 17 Injured woman found in l"eg.‘ remain neutral fn Ohio senatorship. 'Spaniards aroused by Moors’ , military sucoesses. g6 17 announces’he will primary flsh: for age 17 suggested a delay of; | i i some | that the Fourth day of July, 192 Whatever its ultimate | republic and ha i | i ! | recent | will conduct an investi Page 25 ' is suspected. . . tat 10:30 o'clock. Sesqui-Centennial Sanction By Congress, Harding Plea | President. Harding, in a message to}was writien and signed in Philadel-| ‘Congress today, calling attention to the 150th anniversary of the Declara- tion of Independence, July 4, 192 {phia. In that city also the Constitu- | tion of the United States was framed. . L Yesterday’s Net Circulation, |So that fine and characteristically | JAPAN FLANS T0 DO Al rights dispatches of publicatios of special bereln are also reserved. = A MORE THAN REQUIRED IN SCRAPPING NAVY | BY CHARLES E. HOGUE. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. (Copyright, 1922.) TOKIO, March 24.—Japan is tak- ing the policies of the Washington conference to heart. She will not only reduce her navy as stipulated by the treaty, but, as the navy de- partment now intimates semi- officially, will make a still further slash when the naval holiday ends. ‘While this announcement is not of- ficially madé this time it is based | | on unquestioned authority. The scrapping of the old war- ships has already begun without waiting for the ratification of the conference treaties and resolu- tions. The policy adopted is to show the world that Japan does 94,94 TWO CENTS. THIRD STEP TAKEN IN' CONSTRUCTION OF BIG CATHEDRAL Entire Foundations Will Be Put Down for Mount 'St. Alban’s Structure. |CHOIR ALSO TO BE BUILT; not doubt the sincerity of the con- ference, and is confident that the pledges made by it will be re- spected. Congressional jingoism against the ratification of the four-power and other teraties is not alarming Japan, the people here believing that politics alone- are dictating the atiacks upon the agreements. lnstructions are being prepared to. scrap the battleships Fuji, Iwami and Fuso soon. They will probably be used as targets. They are semi-obsolcte, but in excellent condition. The shipyards are al- ready remodeling the battle crius- ers Akagi and Amagi for airplane carriers, and are preparing to de- stroy the Kaga and Tosa, recently | launched. DRAPER HOME SOLD FOR BUSINESS SITE One .of Washington’s Most Noted Residences Soon to Be Torn Down. Passing of one of Washington's American city may claim honors as|most noted residences into the hands asked Congress to give its sanction | the birthplace of the nation and ulso | of business Interests was marked to- to the sesqui-centennial exposition to be held in Philadelphia. Such official sanction. Harding explained, would challenge the attention of the -people to the {and would contribute materially to, the growing spirit of amity among E'hlch is already cordially supported | the peoples of the world. Message to Congress. The message follows: 0 the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives: “It seems appropriate to call the attention of the Congress to the fact will_ mark the 150th anniversary the Declaration of Igdependence and the beginning of our separate nation- al existence. 1 am sure the Congre: will agree that such an epochal evea which has meant so much to our own s provided such a stimulating example to liberty-lov- ing people throughout the world. should have fitting commemoration. “The Declaration of Independence GONFER TOMORROW ON DISTRICT BILL Members of Congress to Seek Agreement on Added Items Involving $3,536,164. Chairman Davis of the House sub- commitee in charge of the District of Columbia appropriation bill has ar- ranged for a conference with the Senate conferees tomorrow morning While it is probable that the major portion’ of the $3.536,164 added to the bill by the Senate, bringing the total up to $23,933.943, will be agreed to by the House conferees, the conference promises to be a long-drawn-out and closely contested one. Most Important Insue. The most important matter on which the House conferees will clash with the Senate conferees is on the pro- definite proportion of participation by | the federal government in payving the expenses of the National Capital. The Senate proposes to entirely disrupt the fiscal relations, estabiish a fixcd tax rate for the District and tc make all the revenues of the District appli- cable to the expense of the National Capital with the federal gov-rnment paying only whatever deficit there may be The House conferees go into the conference determinedly set against this proposal. As it is new legisla- tion, any action that the conferees may take will not be binding but sub- ject to a separate vote in the House on this_proposiiton, where it is as- sured that this proposal will be re- Jected, Increased appropriations for the public schools of the District totaling $616,180 put into the bill by the Sen- ate, will for the most part be ap- proved by the House conferees. Chairman Davis, accompanied by his colleagues on the subcommittee, which framed the District appropria- tion bill, made an ipspection trip through the parkway system today in preparation for opposing some of the Senate’s proposals, especlally one for $300.000 for Rock Creek and Potomac parkway commission, Klingle road valléy and Piney Branch valley park and Patterson tract. BLAND SEEKS RE-ELECTION. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March 24. —Representative S. Otis Bland of Newport News, declares that he will be a candidate for re-election to the United States House of Representa- tives from this, the first congres- sional district. It has been rumored that Mr. Bland was not inclined to again run for Congress, and there was speculation as to who would be his successor. Mr. Bland says: I have absolutely no_idea where such a rumor originated. It is entirely with- out foundation. I do expect to be a candidate for re-election to Con- gress \from the first congressional district of Virginia.” JEWELER POSSIBLE SUICIDE. AMERICUS, Ga.; March 24.—Griff fi Eldridge, a jeweler, was found. de this morning In his store in the Win sor Hotel with a bullet wound in hi head. Eldridge left his home last night.at 10 o'clock to go to hl, office and did not return. A coroner's jury gation. Suicide 2 % ) j tutions. “Because of these things, the cen- | tion of Independence was signalized [ & world esposition In_Philadeiphia |in 76. initiated by the mayor of that city, | tive citizenship, to celebrate the ses- qui-centennial anniversary by hold- ing *an_ exhibition of the progress of the United States, in art, science and industry, in trade and commerce, and in the de :lopment of the prod- ucts of the air, the soil, the mine, the forest and the se; to which ex- hibition the people of all other nations will be invited to contribute evidences of their own progress, to the end that better international understanding nd more intimate commercial rela- universal peace. Asks Federal Approval. “T am advised that it is proposed (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) MINER INSURGENTS -~ WILL JOIN STRIKE [“We’ll Stay Out Till Others Holler Quit,” Declares Farrington. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 24— Final plans for the nation-wide strike of bituminous and anthracite miners on April 1 were considered today by the general policy committee of the United Mine Workers of America, with indications at the opening of would present a united front despite any factional troubles. The meeting will continue through tomorrow. Frank Farrington, president of the Illinols district and opponent of I ternational’ President John L. Lewis, declared before the meeting that he would abide by thc committee deci- slons, adding that Illinois miners would strike and “stay out until some of these fellows who are so keen for a strike holler to quit.” r. Lewis was prepared to ask the committee to affirm the action of him- self and other international officers in issuing a strike call, which action, Mr. Farrington asserted, was ‘“pre- mature,” indicating that he planned mittee. The policy committee meeting was held behind closed doors, but |'t was understood steps would be taken to arrange and conduct the strike with- out leadership from the time it starts April 1. Have Full Power. Full power to conduct the affairs of the union during the suspension of work was vested in the policy committee by the miners in conven- tion at Indianapolis last month. The committee also has the authority to negotiate for a new wage agree- ment between the miners and oper- ators. ! Protracted debate was precipitated in opening the committee meeting when Lee Hall, president of the Ohio miners, moved that the committee affirm the policy of no wage reduc- tions for soft coal miners, increases for anthracite workers and the nego- tlation of no wage contracts for soft coal fields until a contract hid been made for the central competitive fleld. This policy was laid down by the unions' recent convention at In- dinanapolis. The motion was pend- ing at the noon adjournment. Mr. Farrington addressing the com- mittee, did not directly oppose the motion, but he urged the adoption of “flexible” policy, governing the strike, declaring that whenever any “men go back to work and the strike begins to crumble,” the Illinois officials would take -such action as they saw fit to presprve their dis- trict union. ' “We will hold the lines as long as anybody,” declared the Illinois.leader. “but when we see it has reached the place that it is going to break, then we are going to do what we can to preserve the district organization.” Answerin liam Roy, vice president of the Ohio district, declared the miners should | colored, an organization of its representa- | to hold this exhibition an a scale of | to raise this question before the com- | | { | tionships may hasten the coming of | derstood. the Iilinois leader, Wii- |ans. {cut avenue and 17th street. L |of its permanent governmental insti-|qay in the announcement of the sale of the Draper home, northeast corner President tennial anniversary of the Declara- of Connecticut avenue and K street northwest, from Princess Boncom- Mindful of the success of |Pagni of Italy, formerly Miss Mar- ! deeds of the founders of the republic | that enterprise, and of its helpful in- | garet Draper of this city, to the Ma- fiuences. a1 movement. was recently | sonjc Mutual Life Insurance Company of the District of Columbia, which will tear down the house and erect an eleven-story office building on the site. The old mansion, famous as the scene of a wedding of international importance, and as the home at various times of the late Washington McLean, of the late Alexander K. Shepherd, Gov- ernor of the District of Columbia, and of the late Willlam F. Draper, United States ambassador to Italy, has been held for $250,000, it is un- ‘The negotiations for the sale were completed through the of- fice of Randall H. Hagner & Co. Arrangement of Bullding. The proposed office-building will be of modern fireproof construction and will have every up-to-date comve- nience known to the construction in- dustry, it is said. The site has a frontage on Connecticut avenue of 109 feet and on K street of 43 feet inches, with a total area of 8.46S square feet. The ground floor of the structure will be made Into stores, the second floor will be devoted to shops and the upper stories will house offices. The insurance association will oc- cupy the upper four floors of the building,removing the offices from the temporary quarters in the Homer build- ing. The association formerly was lo- cated on H street between Connecti- William Montgomery of this city is president of the concern. The Draper house was originally the home of the McLean family. Later it was acquired by the Drapers, and it was in their possession when the late Admiral Dewey was tendered a memorable reception there upon his triumphant return from Manila. Cardinal Officiated at Wedding. In the great ballroom of the home the meeting that the union forces|Miss Margaret Draper and Prince Boncompagni were married shortly be- fore the world war. An unusual fea- ture of the ceremony was the fact that Cardinal Gibbons came from Balti-! more specially to pronounce the vows to the couple, being permitted to do this by reason of the fact that the bridegroom was of royal blood. ‘The house has been unoccupled since Mrs. Draper and the Princess took up their residence in Italy. The Draper house is but one of a number of fine old dwellings which have been lost in the tide of business sweeping over this section of the city of late years. Much of this encroach- ment by commercial influences has been along K street, 1 street and H street between 14th street and Con- necticut avenue. Real estate men de- clare that several years more will see this territory almost entirely con- trolled by business interests. PRINCESS AT HOSPITAL. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 24.—Prin- cess Andrea Boncompagni-Ludovi daughter of the late Gen. and Mrs. Willlam F. Draper of Washington, accompanied by her husband, arrived n Baltimore on Monday, and since then has been a patlent at the Wo- man's Hospital of Maryland. Her condition is described by the hospital authorities as one which de- mands a “rest cure,” and it is said no_operation will be performed. The prince and princess were mar- ried in Washington by the late Car- dinal Gibbons. | $750,600 WILL BE SPENT |Contract Let for Additional Work, Which Will Make Edifice One- i Eighth Complete. The third great forward step in the !bulldmz of the immense National | Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, at | Mount St. Albans, planned as a na- | tional institution and now partially erected, hus begun. T_he board of trustees—chapter, as it is officially styled—of the Prote: tant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia has de- cided to put in the epitre foundations through to the western end (about 500 feet) and also to build the choir through to one bay east cf the cross ing and to the height of the clere- story. Within the past few days the board authorized the Bishop of Washington and the building commit- tee to award the contract for the work. This has been done. The out- lay involved will be about $750,000. One-Eighth Complete. Tremendous as this portion of the | construction work will be, it will by no means mark the completion of the secred edifice. With its completion the great “fabric” as the structure is officially styled, will be only about one-eigh! finished. m It is considered probable that the chapter will be enabled to begin the fourth step immediatery on completion iof the third. This will include the com- pletion of the choir and of the - Structure over the entire foundations, i ‘r:glt‘llgr“nf t:n; clrypli Chapel of the Resur- . to the level of th Ve wlll_lhoo!-} another STQO,OOS.M‘E o e first step in construction wi the laying of the foundation for 1:: choir, including the Bethlehem Chapel in the crypt. This chapel is a memo- rial to the late Bishop Henry Yates f;:lze::::, :l;o tomb is therein. Its efrayed th: of_r;houllnds of donur:.o“‘h e € second was the building of the apse, or sanctuary. This wll‘lccfllfl- plished through the generous gift of the late Mrs. Archibald D. Russell of New York In memor. Mrs, Percy R. Pyne.? Of DT mother, ‘Will Approximate Canterbury. In size the completed structure wiil approximate Canterbury Cathedral and Yorkminster in England, and will hold 9,000 people. The style wilt be pure Gothic throughout. The build- ing stands in the midst of a park of forty-five acres, lylng 400 feet above the city, which will be beauti- nd ndlp!eddlo form the most ntageous and inspiring setti; possible. The 65,000 cubic yards I;‘! earth about to be excavated will be utilized. under direction of Frederick Law_ Olmstead, landscape architect, for boulevards and terraces, which will add both to the impressiveness and the convenience of the plan of the grounds. The “cathedral” is properly an or- ganization, rather than a building. It is a corporation chartered in 1893 by Congress and empowered to estab- lish a cathedral and institutions of learning for the promotion of re- ligion, education and charity The cathedral building, or “fabri is but one, although the greatest, of the visible manifestations of the broad pal\;l_er!l of this organization. inal payment on the property was made in 1906. The foundalpl'on yllo was laid in 1907. Ground for the Bethlehem Chapel was broken in 1908. The first services in the cathe- dral fabric “were held on Ascension ‘dsaf's. 1910. The apse was begun in The architects are Frohman, & ILfltla olhBosmn Mases., and :‘mnc::? sulting architects are Cram & Ferguson, also of Boston. e Not Long to Finish Work. Contrary to the ideas held by many, the building of a great cathedral such las this neea not take a long time. Saint Sophia in Constantinople, for instance, one of the wonders of the ancient world, was completed iii less than six years. If such a church could be built within that period in the sixth century there is no reason why the national cathedral here cannot be finished in the same time, pro- vided, of course, that funds are available. The $10,000,000 needed is being raised in two ways. It has been sug- gested that a group of 100 persons able and willing to subscribe $1,000 a year will stand in the same rela- tion to this great undertaking as did the king. nobleman or merchant iprince of the middle ages who fi- nanced sanctuaries of that time. The assurance of $100,000 annually will enable work on the fabric to be con- tinuous. Such subscriptions can be designated as memorials, thank of- ferings or personal gifts, and will be inscribed in a handsome “book of re- membrance” to be preserved forever in a special “aumbry” or niche. Among Washington subscribers to this master builders’ fund are: Mr. (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) TRICKERYRESORTED TO BY ‘VETERAN’ WHO MULCTS U. S. FOR LOSS OF ARM A one-armed man, who the Vet- erans’ Bureau charge» never wore the uniform of a soldler, but has recelved from the government $1.600 in compensation for “losing his arm in France” and $500 more from the Federal Board for Vocational Train- ing, is belng brought to trial in Philadelphia courts for perpetration of what Veterans’ Bureau officials term the most flagrant violation in history of the beneficence of the United States to its wounded veter- The man, James H. Williams, has been in Washington fre- ‘stay out until our “demands are | quently, and is now wearing an o and !h:’a"zlt Virginia district, the. miners of their rict were | Veterans' Bureau: show, nted by the operators,” and C. F. |artificlal arm paid for by the govern- Fred Mooney, &Q:GGPI of | ment. The negro confessed under records of -examination, e that he lost (Continued on Page 2, Column 2) 'his arm: in & railroad accident at Rocky Mount, N. C., in “April or May, 1918, when he tried to board © mov- ing switch engne. He was indicted by the grand jury at Philadelphia on evidence presents ed by the Veterans' Bureau, and e tered a' plea of not guilty. He wi charged by the bureau with perju and fraud, under provisions of~ ti§ { war risk insurance act. 3 The negro is declared to be one ol the cleverest operators against the Veterans' Bureau yet: brought ts light by the prosecution section. The first clue officials had of irregularity was discovered through his giving several different Army serial num- | bers. A woman, Lou Williams, who (1§ charged, by the bureau, with being fan accomplice, Is said to -have coached him in methods of obtaining his money from the government. The man's approach to | kindness_was_throush a