Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1922, Page 2

2 SHOT 10 SAVE SELF, SAYS MAIL CARRIER Weeps at Staunton, Va., Trial as He Tells of Kiiling Farmer. tel ta The Star. Special Disp STAUNTON, Va, May 25.—John B Stout. former United States mail carrier on the Marble valley-Deer- field route in west Augusta county, on trial in circuit court here for the murder of Joseph H. Guinn, has taken the stand in fhis own defense nd began h ;gm for life Stout claims ilefense 'iu b for the illing, which w ad daylight, wi by mnd Seeveral Meclaring Swas appr this he ‘himself. persons, aching him with “murder in * and that shot to save He declared that Guinm, a inger m route and th." Examination fact that although carrying the mail on was armed ¥ de to t not the shooting he S'beat out was Stout “ He broke down and wept on the Stand at different times, the when »1d of the murdered n v widow as declaring he Argue ling Over Mail Box. to evidence, the shooting of m 31l box for ad erected of a + either t. The job t had no f sisted that the n box ha eracted put up the warning.” arreled Before. that he had had one With_young th a take ngz him cted for the approved by The next Guinn and his «re working on a fench, and asked about med the no- punger man is mply with said to stand back and them CHAPLIN SEEKS TO KEEP SHELL-SHOCKED MOTHER Former Actress Given Additional|back to Time to Prepare Legal Grounds to Stay. under which Hannah Chaplin, mother of Charles Chaplin, the motion picture star. be allowed to remain ited States, ng now by ime known here an order granting her counsel time to ads for permitting -permanent resi- . once an actress her- self. w permitted free en- trance United States upon her arrival ar ago, it was ex- plained. becauss of the law which bars alie rmanently or tempo- v m unsound. Her mind s suffered dur- raids on London to Cal rnfa in hopes the would cure or ease her 1 after some difficulty e that she would not be- c charge, she was ad- one year. The time be- that he believed that Guinn | . had threatened to; 1 After the war, her | i di- | that he drew his gun and |bureau is halt linen and half cotto: i 1l | i | i | the eight . the Chaplin family is! to prevent her deportation. have *hown in a statement that Mrs. Chaplin has been living in in Santa Moncia, attended . and that despite her ad- her condition has been tmproving steadily A ac n in the case, It was said, expected to be announced soon by the review. WANTS PLACES FOR 305. War Department Bureau Trying to d Employes. general's office ment ndeavor- tions for 305 former who have oeen ym the rolls because of de- riations. The qualr - emploves, who are immigration board of Provide follow okkeepers, respondence clerk, cost agineers, fle W clerks, 1 clerks. messengers and s of schools, print- photostat operator, real estate appraiser, stenographers, teachers, waybill clerk be made to F. M. rk, office of the quar- War Department I 2065. or addressed 2113, Munitions butld- I streets northwest. at room and e FUNDS FROM CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GAME GROW Lions Club Announces Checks Still Pouring In—President Harding $20 Patron. With checks still pouring in for the sale of tickets, a gratifying re- port‘of the Washington-Chicago base ball game, playea last Monday for the benefit of the Children’s Hospital, was made at a meeting of the Lions 1b in the New Willard Hotel yes- terday afternoon, James P. Schick presided, and said that the total would not be known until later in the week, when repre- sentatives of the ciub would confer with Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke and Mrs. Horace H. Westcott of the hos- pital committee Much applius reeted the reading of a letter from Clark Griffiith, presi- dent of the local ball club, in which he inclosed his personal check for $2. It was further announced that Presi- dent Harding purchased $20 worth of tickets for his party the day of the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO D. (., THURSDAY, “}UP IS PRESENTED "|PART OF THE FLOOD 0 BY GEN. PERSHING Western High School Cadets Victorious in Competitive Battalion Drills. Completely surprising public school military autherities, the 3d Battallon of the 3d Regiment of the Washing- ton High School Cadet Corps, com- posed of Companies H, K and L of Western High School, came out vic- torfous in the first annual competi- tive battallon drill of the organiza- tion and was awarded a silver loving cup yesterday afternoon at exerclses In the stadium of Central High 29 MAY 192: ), BY THE STAR. . F DAYLIGHT-SAVING Shooting | president at the “Civie Club council” | Director Hill Makes Announcement game. A letter from St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum thanking Lion Willlam Craig for inviting boys from that institu- School. The prize was formally pre- sented by .Gen. John J. Pershing be- fore several thousand school children and offictal tion rxu lh:“ga ‘(xe Was x'e!a‘d. as vva; one from Miss Margaret Lower, Red| Tech High §c Cross director at Walter Reed Hos- |the 50 Batatimn ot ‘i V3 Regr: pital, for a similar Invitation ex- tended wounded soldiers at the gov- erament home for the sick. Smith's Transfer Company was also thanked for furnishing busses to convey the suests to the park. The ciub voted unanimously to support music week, and announced a ladies luncheon for next Wednesday, when a suitable musical program will ment and the 1st Batallion of the 2d Regiment, took second and third honors. respectively. The 1st Regl- ment Band of Central High School was declared the winner of the com- petition with the 2nd Regiment Band :prech. and awarded a silver loving up. Winners Cheered to Bcho. be presented As s00n as the judges of the bat- “President Schick and Rev. George | talion drill—Mals. Louls P. Ford, F. Dudley of St. Stephen's Episcopal | Sumner Waite and Willlam H. Simp- son, of all the Regular Army—had made known their decision, the West- ern battalion, amid an outburst of Church were elected delegates to represent the club at the international convention of Lions at Hot Springs, Arle. next month, applause and yells from the school's ters of thanks to the manage- | d®Putation in the stadtum. marched to ment and players of the Washington | the front and Gen. Pershing pinned a and Chicago base ball clubs for serv- | 801 medal on_the tunic of its com- ices rendered in the benefit. game | Mander, Maj. Maurice Hoffman, and were voted to the two- clubs, then presented him with the loving {cup which was donated by Lieut. Col. Wallace M. Cralgle, U. 8. A., professor of military sclence and tactics in the high schools. The cup will be known as the “Cralgle cup” and will become the permanent property of the bat- talion winning it three times. Tech High School's victorious bat- tallons were then. separately, brought on a llne near the official reviewing stand and Gen. Pershing commended their respective commanders for the showing made in the competition, Maj. Max Walton is commander of the Tech battalion taking second hon- ors, and Maj. J. A. Bickford, com mander of the unit which was given third place. =fton Darr was elected to repre- sent the club as delegate with the now being organized in the city. Caleb O'Connor entertained with several original songs. WILL USE BETTER PAPER FOR MONEY AND BONDS Following Attack Made in the Plate Printer. America’s money and bonds will be made of better paper next vear, it was announced by Director Louis A. Hill of the bureau of engraving and printing, discussing charges by the ven Cup. The cup awarded the Central Band was given by Capts. Strecker and i Johnson, both of the Regular Army, i assistants to Col. Craigie. First Lieut. | Nelson Sokolov is the leader of the prize band. late Printe the standard of paer ob2Per, that| " The official rating of the battalions tracted for by ‘the 1?“"33 ,":"l‘m;\":: revealed little disparity among the Sible and about as hoor s omPSS | units. On a basis of a maximum of 45 points, the winning Western bat- jtalion had 385; the Tech battalion taking &econd honors, 37.9, and the | Tech "unit which was ranked third, agined for government securities.” Director Hill confirmed the Plate P'rinter's statement that “steps have been '-Allxcn by Director Hill and As-ig7¢ istant Direc P4 v 2 el o There arepond proto mprove it 1 "One of the features of the exercises Soun s possible better paper will be | %43 the formal presentation of a filrnished $o| the barcois jregimental standard to the 3d Reg- iment, which is composed of cadet companies at Eastern, Western and Business High schools and the Co- lumbia Junior High School. Company G of Eastern, winner of last vear's company competitive drill. was se- lected to carry the colors for the reg- iment. The quality now being used at the Director Hill said, but after conaul- tation with the Crane Company, which makes the silken fiber paper at its mill at Dalton, Mass., recom- me tion has been made for the next fiscal year's contract to call for 75 per cent linen and 25 per cent cotton. By the fiscal year 1923-1924, Director Hill said, it was hoped the Bovernment could count on getting 11-linen paper. But at pres- €nt prospects are, said Mr. Hill, of getting & paper 25 per cent better at onc-half a cent a pound less. During the war, on account of the great pressure on the mills and lack of raw supplies, it was necessary to use all-cotton paper, Hill said, and the bureau is pnow working aronnd arain to use all-linen as rapidly as the mill can supply it Gen. Pershing Inspects Corps. Preceding the awarding of the orizes to the winning battaiion. Gen. Pershing made an inspection of the corps. ‘With him were First Lieut. J. T. Schneider, his aide; Col. Craigie, Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools; Stephen E. Kramer, assist- ant supefintendent. and James T. iLloyd, member ©f the board of edu cation. At the close of the exercis the corps passed in review of Gen Betghing and others ip the official rex viewIng party. Mus 1 ished b for the occasion total of 150,000,000 sheets of this| The offcer per s me o H .niel of the West- special paper, it was said. turning it{ern battall el West- by printing. into countless millions | tith on, which won the compe. v tition, follows: Ma,. Maurice Hoff- of dollars’ worth of paper money and st_Lies ¢ 2 ofdolan Kot man, First Lieut. and Battalion Adjt e e was made from | Y liam ~Stephenson: Company H. Capt. Robert K. Lamb, First Lieut flax supplied from Russia. a supply | E. Mechit i GV - Wwhich has been seriously curtailed. y Sy i CatuLG ¥ Mase Company K, Capt. Juhn Hazel, t Lieut. E. G. Simpson, Second PISTOLS GIVEN UP IN WARD SHOOTING i Bl Lieut. Leroy Piser; Company L. Capt William W. Shea, First Lieut. Robert Armstrong, and Second Lieut. Fon- taine Hall Second Batallion, 2d Regiment, Mc- Kinley, which won second honors— Maj. Max Walton, First Lieut. and i Batallion Adjt. D. M. Dacidson; Com- pany D, Capt. E. S. Marks, First Lieut C. B. Riecks, Second Lieut. E. F. {Dentley: Company H., Capt. S. Lebo- witz, First Lieut.'I. Friedman, Second Lieut. R. W. Denison; Company E, Capt. W. B. Gleason, First Lieut. Wil- liam Kenner, Second Lieut. J. M. | Graves; Company M (medical), Capt. i (Continued from First Page.) time that the dead sailor tried to en- st in the marines. Sheriff George Werner says he ha the gun used by Ward. “I can produce Ward's gun when it is needed,” said the sheriff, “and it will show that more than one shot|A. Hess, First Lieut. F. C. Dietrich. was fired. First Batallion, 2d Regiment, Mc- Although the sheriff says he does ! Kinley, which won third honors—Maj. not hold the discharged shells from bullets sald to have been fired in the fight near the Kensico reservoir, he is sure they are in safe custody and will be produced when necessary. State police found only one near the scene of the gun fight described by Ward. : Bullet Marks Revealed. The sheriff also displayed the gar- ments found on Peters, and showed that a bullet had pierced the vest and shirt in front and passed through the coat, vest and shirt in back. This indicated, he sald, that Peters must have had his coat open when the shot that killed him was fired. The entrance of investigators for the Peters family has added to the tension herc und complicated a mys- terious situation The authorities’ attitude soward the blackmail plot story and other por- | Dlons of Whrd's contession T trpherg |of Justice and the Federal Trade in District Attorney Weeks' declara- | tion that there is no limit to the {would not be consummated until the i{J. A. Bickford, First Lieut. and Bat- itallon Adjt.S. F. Ball; Company A, Capt. A. G. Denison, First Lieut. F. T. Kenner, Second Lieut. A. T. Britton Company B, Capt. T. W. Owen, First Lieut. C. Van Sickler, Second Lieut. C. W. Butler; Company C, Capt. J. Jacob, i First Lieut. R. T. Furr, Second Lieut. W. R. Trimble. STEEL MERGER TO AWAIT END OF U. S. HEARINGS i | i Representatives Say It Will Re- quire Considerable Time to Com- plete Details. Representatives of five steel com- panies contemplating merger agreed 1 length he will go to clear up the icompletion of the hearing and in-| mystery of the Killing and its causes. | vestigation by the government. Clinging grimly to his silence cone: Attorney General Daugherty, in an- cerning the nature of the blackmail | nouncing the results of the hearing, thereat. which, he asserted. had led said representation was made “that up to his shooting of Peters, Ward, |the merger of these companies had late yesterday, resigned as police inot been effected and could not be commissioner of New Rochelle. |for some little time, and all of the the Daylight-Saving this coupon. garded as confidential. v Have Name..... Address.. DAYLIGHT-SAVING | To determine the sentiment in Washington on Question, The Star prints The name of the voter will be re- and send the coupon immediately to DAYLIGHT-SAVING EDITOR, The Star, Do you favor the present arrangement?...... Are you in favor of setting the clocks ahead one hour? ou any suggestions for meeting the situation?. Employed in government or private business?....... Which government department or bureau?....... {details of the proposed merger were inot available at this time.” The in- | vestigation on the part of the De- {partment of Justice and Federal | Trade Commission, he said, would be ! continued. i " Appearing for the steel companies {were Williame Wallace, jr., of Chad- ibourne, Abbott & Wallace, New York ; John F. Topping, chairman of ithe board of the Republic Iron and | Steel Company; Alva Dinckey, repre- | senting_the Midvale Steel and Ord- !nance Company; Judge James Ken- ! nedy, representing the Steel and Tube i Company of America; Brier Hill Steel ;Company and the Inland Steel Com- (Pln}Z {the Attorney General were Solicitor | General Beck: assistant to the At- \torney General, Col. Goff, and !gistant Attorney General Riter. The Federal Trade Commission was rep- resented by W. H. Fuller, chief coun- {sel; G. R. De Bruler and'A. F. Busic. COLLADAYS ENTERTAIN. Hosts at Garden Party at Chevy Chase Home. Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Colladay entertained at a garden party yester- | day afternoon at their suburban resi- idence in Chevy Chase. Mrs. Herbert M. Hall, Miss Evelyn Prescott and Mrs. i Lowell ‘Blake, daughter of the hosts, | assisted in receiving. Miss Ethel Gar- rett gave a program of music on the plano during the afternoon. : Miss Ellen Newton, Mrs. Arthur B. Crane and Mrs. Harvey Kohr presided at a tea table indoors. Mrs. Elmer Frasier and Miss Ruth Brown served fces at a refreshment table on the lawn. Indicate your preference Washington, D. C. cenreeens | | 1 i ba !in a hearing before the Department | Commission iyesterday that the merger | Participating in the hearing with As- | This shows the ballots received in one of “dayligh delivery of mail. NOTES RECEIVED In the left-hand stack are votes against the present system aving”; in the right- hand stack are votes in favor. FIFTY G. U. STUDENTS TO STUDY OLD MEXICO Summer Trip Seeks to Promote Friendship and Trade Relations. Refusal of the State Department to recognize the present government of Mexico will not retard the foreign service school of Georgetown Univer- ity in sending fifty students into Mexico this summer to make @ spe- cial bid for American friendship and trade. In accordance with arrangements announced today by Dr. Roy S. Mac- Elwee, director of the foreign service school, the party will leave for Vera Cruz on June 17, the week after grad- uation, sailing via New York. It is planned to spend all summer in Mex- City, returning to the United tes about September 20. Under an arrangement with the Mexican government the students will have an opportunity to take the six weeks' summer course afforded by the University of Mexico. Then they will scatter 1o various parts of the coun- try, under guidance of Mexican offi- clals, and gee social and economic conditions at first hand. Dr. Mac- Elwee will be in charge. Invitations from several European tries, including Spain, were ex- tended their governments early in the spring, but owing to distance the invitations were declined. At a re- cent meeting of the student body tr Mexican government's invitation was accepted. As Latin America is as vet an leveloped field for American ward H. Vandér and James J. GAUDY TROPIC FLOWERS PLACED ON EXHIBITION Blooms Brought From Torrid Zone for Those Who Would. But Can’t See Them in Native Clime. A botanical treat for the people of Washington, and especially for those who cannot afford the delights of tropical travel, has been prepared by Secretary Wallace of the Department of Agriculture. with the hearty co- operation of Dr. W. A. Taylor, chlef of the bureau of plant industry. Three large beds of tropical plants, with zaudy foliage. have been set Lout in'the grounds of the Department of Agriculture. They are now.ready for the admiration of the multitude. Two of these beds are directly in front of the administration building, facing 13th street. In the center of each is a_giant phoenix palm more than eight feet tall. Crotons, with variegated foliage, predominate. There are scores of crotons in many sizes and colors. There are also many nd phyllanthus in abundance The largest bed on the department grounds, just south of the lith street entrance—where it can be seen by the crowds of visitors to the bureau of engraving and printing, and the tourlsts passing from the Washing. ton Monument to the Smithsonian group—has also been arranged simi- Jarly with these tropical plants. These are the most striking beds of plants in the entire city, according to the floricultural authorities. NEW RENT COMMISSION. A Suggestion as to the Proper Per- sonnel in Reorganization. To the Editor of The Star: x It is reported that the President is going to appoint a majority of at- torneys on the Rent Commission Board. It seems to the writer that the essen- tial qualification for this office is a per- son qualified to appraise values, because this is the basic principle involved in fixing a fair return of rents on proper- ties. The city assessors’ guldance is very helpful, yet it seems the man for the job should be some one like the real estate officers of our large banks, who make appraisements based on act- ual values as near as human judgment can. The experlence they have makes them hichly efficient. Of course, legal minds are trained in extracting facts, but, as a class, the profession are lack- ing in the appraisementof values. The present commission never had a fair chance, as it was regarded as a joke by most of the lawyers and land lords, who even did not defend cases brought before it. I have some knowl- edge of results by this commission, and believe it has under very difficult con- ditions sought to be a just and service- able arbitrator. T have known of land- lord and tenant submitting their differ- ences before it in a friendly way and both being satisfied with the decision. This is how it ought to be; it is not a legal fight, but an arbitration to decide rightly a fair rental. There is no ques: in to the owner a fair per cent of rev- | enue on the money value of propert. and it is this alone that should be r garded. ELIJAH E. KNOTT. NEGRO ARTISTS EXHIBIT. The exhibition of the Tanner Art League being held in the Dunbar High School will be open to the pub- lic daily, except Saturday and Sun- day, until June 3 from 8.30 am. to 2 pm. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday the public can view the ex- hibit from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The exhi- bition consists of oils, water colors, etchings and sculpture by colored art workers from a number of large cities. 3 CAPT. TOZER GIVEN CHANGE. Capt. Charles M. Tozer at the mavy o the command of destroyer squad- ron 14, Atlantic fleet. He will re- lieve Capt. Charles S.. Freeman, who is detailed as a division commander, Atlantic fleet. ilarge pendanus plants, red dracenas tion that rents should be fixed to bring | yard, New York, has been’ assigned | DAYLIGHT-SAVING OPPONENTS ARE IN- CREASING IN NUMBERS ing sent to The Star are acco by letters approving the movement to determine, by a vote, the desires of the prople of Washington on the whole proposition of daylight-saving The volume of coupons which come to The Star office in each mail indi- cates that there are a great many people interested in the darlight- saving plan, ana taking advantage of the opportunity offered by this paper to register their opinions, The whole purpose of the voting plan is to secure a wide expression of the people of Washington on the whole matter. The coupon is printed for the sole purpose of convenience in voting in the matter. To this end, The Star is having printed a large number of bal- lots for use of those who do not wish to clip their papers, and these will be available free to any one who calls at the business office tomorrow morning | or after. | Star Not Taking Sides. | | There is no intention in The Star's voting campalgn to take sides either | for or against daylight-saving in any form, but there s a great desire to de- ! termine just what the people of Wash- | ington want, and after that is deter- { mined to try to get it for them. It is I not a circulation scheme, as it is not commerce, the students believe that | Necessary to clip the coupons from the |1t would ‘be I to get better ac- | papers, for ballots will pe furnished fre {quainted. . Those who have gned after tomorow morning. People may {up” for the trip thus far are Andrew mor v 3 R e i N aorer 77 1. Tevan, | make their own coupons, as many have | Thomas W. Spaulding, Thomas Mont- | already done, and these will be counted gomery. Henry G. Gorman, O. K. “a}:ong with those that are clipped from Smith,” Frank J. Nagle, Thomas E. thepaper. R Phirke, George P, Philips, A. J. Poirier, | Many of those who have sent in John M. Beauchesne, Joseph P. Foley, | COUPORS have had signatures signed Lawrence W. Cain, Carl E. Cordes, |on strips of pap pasted to the Russell H. Benton, Richard Z. Roch Couxzm!' Tl\\'fu .:.su. \\lll»lm OI'J!I\“‘:‘ lean, Ralph A. Manning, James G.|a8 Separate votes just the same 85 Ttedfield, Ralph E. Gussom, Elmer W, | though cach person signed an indi- Luecker, Flovd E. Sullivan, Edwin | Vidual coupon Schoonrich, V 0. Jones, Robert \]i‘l Some ’:: A at J. Conley, Thomas Ma e 0 i:;“‘r’:'x‘x‘v P.x.,r‘ I. Doran, Ewart A |DPosed to daylight-saving are with- i ' John A. Smith, David M. Hat- | holding their votes in the be | . { { the movement is to get daylight-sav- ing in one form or anothir. This not true, and persons with this in mind are urged to send in their votes p tly to the end that they may be registéred with the others and the real dea of the people determined. The po.. now being taken is not in the interest of any particular plan or against any particular plan. Majority Againat Plan. The vote £o far shows the great ma- 18 dea ! jority of the pcop! who have turned in their ballots to be against day- light-saving in any form, but it is the desire to get as la vote as PoOs ninina city tes | sible for the purpose the public opinion of the entire on the whole proposition. The v S0 far are given i printed in connection with this With business houses rapid back to their old hours, it le government departments and with the exception of the bureau o engraving and printing and the EOv- ernment printing office, the only in- stitutions in the city on the so- called daylight-saving plan. How ever. it was pointed out today that a mary people started opposition fo the present plan before It was given a fair trial to determine wheth- er or not it could be made as effec- tive as setting the clocks ahead. Th opposition, it was said further, served to greatly hamper the present system {and in a large measure is serving to defeat its purpose. —_— CONVICTED OF FORGERY. Former War Risk Bureau Employe Also Held in Contempt. David W. Barrow, former employe of the war risk bureau, was con- victed late yesterday afternoon of forging checks said to have been obtained by padding the pay rolls of the bureau. He was on bond, but when Justice Siddons learned that | during the recess vesterday after- ncon Barrew had approached a wit- ness tostifying against him, and afte questioning his veracity, threatened 1 to get even with the witness, Barrow was summoned to court. T Justice Siddons adjudged him in contempt and impossd a jail sen- tence of thirty’ days. Barrow was taken ot jail. Justice Siddons char- acterized the contempt as flagrant and as calculated to obstruct the due administration of justice. ‘Attorney M. E. O'Brien for Barrow will ask for a new trial on the forg- ery charge. Assistant United States Attorney Bilbrey conducted the pros- ecution. detail in the tabl, tory —_———— BILL GOES TO PRESIDENT. Authorizes Additional Member on’ Federal Reserve Board. The Senate vesterday concurred in the House amendments and completed |Jegislative action on the bill author- {izing the President to name an addi- j tional member on the Federal Reserve -Board and who, it is understood, shall be representative of agricultural in- terests. The measure now goes to the White House. —_— ACT TO PROTECT PUBLIC. Lumber Manufacturers Favor More Rigid Inspection. Resolutions favoring standardiza- tion of sizes and grades of lumber were unanimously ‘adopted vesterday by the conference of lumber manu- Department. The conference also voted in favor of methods to protect the public by inspection and guarantee of quality and quantity of lumber products. PRIVILEGES FOR GUARD. Special privileges will be accorded at tha summer training camps of the Army this year to such. Reserve and National Guard officers as desire to spend some of their-time in organiza- tion of assoclations or in attending conventlons. of existing associations of citizen officers. the War Department to corps area com- inanders recently direct that in laying out the program of work for the reserve officers who attend the various training camps every facility be accorded for the development of the sssociation movement among theni. - - ~— facturers meeting at the Commerce, Instructions sent by ! TWO 600-GALLON STILLS BURNED BY DRY AGENTS Six Men Operating Half-Acre Plant Escape—Arrests Expected Later. Revenue agents vesterday raided a distillery located near T. B, Md., de- stroyed two stills 'with a capacity of 600 gallons each and secured quan- tities of evidence to use against the alleged operators of the illicit dis- | tillery. Six men, who were id to be op- erating the whisky the revenue agent closed in on the disti] plant, escaped as detectives . but & col- ery | |ored woman, Ophelia Batley. - {five years of age. who 4 the | farm” where the disti as locat- | ed. was arrested. The men are said |to be known, and warrants for their |arrest were 1o be today. Sev jeral shots were fire the raiding party drew its lines around the dis- tillery. hut ap none took ef- fect.” The raid e by Internal " Revenue Offic Foulkes, Parker, McIntyre, Allen, Evan. by, Parr and Fowler. v i Thre & were located in a ravine {on 1 ym T. B. and the appea » place indicated that « ble " preparation had been given to th, ry. which was found set up in an corner of ithe woods. A half of ground had be cleared an and cots {were found by agents, | dicating were repa he w! y st tgon road to br in where autom | 2 it to t | | en- the exception of waus burned. MYSTERY IN FLIGHTS. | 5 iBallmg Field Perplexed by Tele- grams Detailing Air Feats. Two tel | “Charles and the ot ! Bolling Fie place during |messuges made by first one siz- nature appears at the bottom of th | econd one. The uddressees un- | known at the ficld and in Washing- {ton. for that ter. Officers of field have scr e city in deavor to find t messages The first New Y, laver four, Aes Ret y. Take off acts well with new who ge speed per ty at four; plane e Three days later th sage, also |from New York, was received: ~Had very good flight: landed fpm s 181 m. p { Time ng Club, Plane acted small wing are Flew head wind and ra Return tomorrow morning.” Both speeds mentioned in the mes- | sages. 151 and 151 miles per hour, | while not world records, are never- | theless unusual for distance fiving, as the messages appears to conve Officers at the field are interested in ’lh& men who evident! made the flighis, but after a diligent search have given the whole matter up as more or less a mystery. FAIRMONT GRADUATION. President Smith of Washington and Lee Addresses Graduates. President Henry Louis Smith of Washington and Lee University, speaking at the commencement exer- cises of the Fairmont School last night, made a plea for the co-opera. tion of the English in the reconstruc world, Diplomas were graduates, as Paker, _Raleigh. Barnes, “Washingtc Henderson, K Meridian, Miss ington; Mary Fla.; Sallie ) | n of a disordered i aw follows: . Dorothy Dorothy Harris, i Caroline = Neville, Helen Sigler, Wash- Smithwick. Pensacola, ae Summer. St Peters. burg. Fla.: Hannah Weaver, Asheville, ?'i' C.; Mailande Weems, Meridian, The first prize for general excel- lence was awarded to Miss Elizabeth Baker, honorable mention for literary work 'in_conneetion with the school magazine to Miss Dorcthy Harris. ! LAW DEGREES JUNE 8. Degrees of bachelor of laws will be conferred upon graduates of the Washington College of Law at com- |mencement exercises in Memorial Continental Hall, June 6, by Dean |Emma M. Gillett. This year's gradu iating classes the largest in the his- Itory” of “the institution. Representa- tive Raker of California will_deliver the commencement address. Rev. M. C. Marseglia will offer the invoca- tion. Scholarship and oratory prizes will be presented by Miss Elizabeth Calhoun Harris. DENTAL MEN CHANGED. Twelve members of the Dental Corps on_ duty at the Walter Reed detailed to other stations in connec- | tion with summer training camps, as follows: First Lieut. Charles E. Callery, to Camp McClellan, Ala.: Capt. Herbert E. Guthrie to Camp Knox. Ky.; First Lieut. Rufus W. Leigh to Camp Meade, Md.; Capt. Clarence C. Olson and First Lieut. John C. Burr to Camp Custer, Mich.; Capt. Willlam E. Sankey to Governors Isiand, N. Y.: Capt. Arne_Sorum to Camp Meade, Md.; Capt. Robert C. Craven to Camp Devens, Mass.; Capt. Ralph O. Leon- ard to Fort Logan, Col.; Capt. Frank A. Crane to Fort Snelling. Minn.; and {Capt. Emory C. Bardwell to Camp | Travis, Tex. E ORDERED TO IOWA. Capt. Josenh A. Mendelson, Medical Corps, at the Army Medical School, this city, has been ordered to Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for temporary duty end then will take otation at Fort Bliss, Tex. ‘ 1 | ded to nine | Elizabeth | General Hospital, this city, have been | Capt. Joseph E. Eden and; / MRS. HOOVER VISITS GIRL SCOUTS AT FALLS CHURCH Tells of OQutdoor Incidents and Na- ture Study of Her Own Childhood. Speclal Dispateh to The Btar. FALLS CHURCH, Va., May Herbert Hoover, national of the Girl Scouts of America, a visit vesterday to the forty girls constituting the Falls Church troop, and also talked informally to the mothers of the girls and other wom- en interested in the scout movement The meetings were in the parish hail, which the girls had decorated with flags and flowers. The mothers were assembled in the hall when Mrs. Hoover arrived. driv- ing out from Washington, and after they had been introduced to her”at an informal reception, she discussed With them the aims and purposes of scout work, emphasizing the ency it has to counteract some the modern influences, which are not president before the Girl Scouts ized. When she went ents to the far west, she said, child that was good and useful was spoken of as a “good scout,” and she expressed belief that this was origin of the term. In concluding her talk, she invited the girls 10 \isit her at her home in Washington at the ere organ- with her par- their summer’s work. BLAIR-DOVER ROW Ousted Men and lowa Con- gressional Delegation Take Cases to President. The intradepartmental controversy which has resulted in the Treasury from failure Assistant Secretary Dover and Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue to agree on a pro- posed reorganization of the bureau, has been carried to President Hard- ing, but there was no indication from the White House as to what position he would take A. D. Su of Childs of Ohio, who were removed by of Jowa and C. ¢ order of Secretar s of deput 1 revenue & Mellon from the commissioner of in- d supervisor of col ors, respectively, through the con- of their units, conferred resident vesterday aft half an hour and to have laid their in detail bers of the Towa congressi delegation took up the removal with the | President, a nm publican, fowa, had a Pepper, ' republican, iy who is regarded as being close to Mellon, but no further dev officials as removed yesterd FIXED POLICY URGED ON SCHOOL FINANCE IN CAPPER REPORT mpor? was schools, a mulated needs tem over a long period of vears are being tncreased rather than satisfied. If th lic school system is to be ad quately provided for. the future re- iremen city for a perfod eight or ten vears, must be antici A systematic poiley must be , which will provide for the and continued growth of the rstem from year to year, and o provide for the nceds of the schocl system wnich have re ulted fro the & ce of such a policy in the past the tio The report contain ! dations for reorgan e ad- { ministration the public schools {which are contained in the bill sub- mitted by Senator Capper. It recom mends a revision and increased of t alaries of public school teachers {accordance with the school teachers’ salary bill now before the Senate and Hou 1t proposes increased ap- propriations for vacation schools, 1evening schools, kindergartens, play | grounds, text books, school gardens, jmanual * training. Americanization chools _and pre-vocational educa- jon. The report strongly recom- |mends increased appropriations for the upkeep and permanent improve- ment of buildings and equipment Bullding Costs Lower. “Even though building costs have not yet returned to pre-war stand- ards,” says the report, “the committee believes that further delay in provid- ing school house accommodations is unwarranted. The education of the {next generation mow in our public {schools must not be jeopardized I through any failure on the part of {mose who appropriate school moneys and provide adequately for their propes instruction and training. The committee recommends that & definite policy be adopted for the next ten vears, which shall provide from vear to vear sufficlent school house accom- modations, in order that it possible for the board of education to eliminate part time instruction, the of undesirable school buildings, the reduction of the size of classes. Indorses Larger Units. Indorsement of the policy of the board of education of the establish- ment of larger units of administra- tion in the clementary schools is given in the report. The report also Zomments favorably upon the junior high schools, declaring that these schools have passed beyond the ex- perimental stage. . “The report gives a special recom- mendation for more adequate play- grognds and gymnasiums for the chil- Sred 3t strongly urges that the Pub- lic Library be made use of for the benefit of the school children, and ! comments favorably upon the plans of the library trustees to erect five additlonal scpazate branch libraries the establi :1’1:1 public school bulldings. REVOLT IS ENDED. Troops Put Down San Salvador Dis- order—Many Xilled. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal- vador, May 25—Government troops put down an attempted revolution !here on Monday after a fight, which numbers of the soldiers and rebels were killed or wounded. The rebellion was launched after the revo- lutionary leaders had bribed the offi- cersof one of the regiments station- ed in this city. ‘ The captured rebels will be tried by court-martial. 2 paid | recommen- ; it may make | uge of portable school houses, the use | and | wholly beneficial to girls. The scouts assembled at the hall and were photc graphed with Mrs. Hoover. At Mrs Hoover's request the girls recited the scout laws, the romise to | and slogan, and ng “Amer a “The Star Spangled Danner.” which they all saluted the 41ag. Mrs. Hoover told inciden's of her own girlhood and of her interest in! outdoor life and nature <tudy long end of the season and make report on | T0 WHITE HOUSE CLOTURE MOVEON TO HURRY TARIFF Senate ,Republicans Plan Change in Rules Allow- ing Free Debate. A movement, said ing of a large nu change the ancient mitting unlimited tiated today at a publican senators Called to take steps toward ex- pediting the pending tariff bill, the republican conference developed into a cloture movement. A resolution to have the back- er of senators, to Senate rules per- debate was ini- conference of re- condemning absenteeism dur the tariff debate and again urging all re publicans to stick close to th nate a4 | While the tariff bill is up was adopted aiter jand 2 cloture resolution, Teported to have been drafted largely by Senator Lenroot, republican, Wiscons presented by Senator Kellogs. Yican, Minnesota. was repul Action Goes Over. The republicans were unable to fin- ish their conference before the S ate convened, and action on the cl al went over until tomor- row, when another conference will be ope held or Kellogg's cloture mo- tion would amend the rules to curb debate on all revenue or appropri bilils before the Senate. but soldiers’ bonue Tnder the Kei- senators would be held 1o one hour's general debate and ten minutes on amendments. The cloture begin until a bill had been would no before the Senate five days and until a petition signed sixteen senators was presented. It was understond that there was much criticism in today's con of alleged democratic obstruction the tariff bill, which has been before the Senate about five weeks and not one complete sthedule disposed of Absentecism High. The conference resolution condemn- ing absenteeism, by ator Curtis of Kansas, vice chiarman of the repub- 1 organization and pa whip recited the republican majority of twenty-four, and said there was “a much larger absenteeism than it jus- fied." The resolution called upon all other senators {verely the absenteeism record of roll cails Senator Curtis show the st week the number o tees da.ly was less than six, and twice climbed to i ance to fifty Graphite Duties Approved. Practically all the dayiight hours esterday were spent by Benate n a fight over the iff dutles on graphite, which sp! i the re- jpublican and democratic ranks. but | iment of branches in | in | left commit fin roll but each w & approved ent ud val ite, 20 per cents a yetalline cent cr pound on cr: The split among the democrats over graphite was made the jest by several speakers on the r publican side and brought a stat nt from Senator Borah of Idaf there wasn't such a wide differ ence between the 1wo parties on tf tariff question, the democrats favor- ing protection for products of their states. CONFIRMED BY SENATE. Geissler Mi Davis on Finance Board. last night confirmed the ation of Arthur H. Geissler of City to be minister to ster to Guatemala mala Guat. The ination of Dwight Davis Louis to be a member of the War Finance Corporation was confirmed the Senate last night. He had Jeen nominated to succeed himself and the confirmation means that the corporation can resume making ad- vances for agricultural and live stock purposes FRIDAY IS “LOBSTER DAY” At the BELLEVUE FARMS LUNCH 1332-34-36 G St. 1338 N. Y. Ave. SEA FOOD PLATE A treat to all —served from 11 75(: R “Wild-cat” Lubrication for the Motor Car Shop- ping for lubrication for the tr a nsmis- silon or differential gears of your mo- tor car or truck is like taking chances on “wildcat” mining stocks. The wize motorist buys lu- brication known for reliability and standing for efficiency, for what it will do f Careful motorists insistupon getting :EBRONITE (1t's Shredded Of1) For Transmissions and Differentials " THINITE o0 TRuNGRSSIONS