Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1923, Page 2

WAR DEPARTMENT GIVEN FRIES' FACTS EDocuments to Prove Charges Against Peace Societies Declared on File. Brig. Gen. Amos Fries, chief of the chemical warfare service, has fur- nished the War Department with fcomplete and official documents sub- stantiating every charge he made against the patriotism of the Natlonal Council for Prevention of War and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, it was suthoritatively stated in high Army ‘circles today. . The clash between the War Depart- ‘ment and the two organizations, ‘which had been brewing for w as a result of the general's pointed ficcusations, broke precipitately last might. when both societica issued signed statements charging the chem- al division head with making mis Statements. They demanded complete retraction of many things he had said and asked !the department whether it permitted ranking oticers to use thelr office to “attack and malign” public organ- izations 5 Preparing Public Answer. The War Department is busy paring a public answer that is pected to vigorously defend Ge Fries. Tt 1 derstood that Secre- 1ary Weeks will at the same time let ft be known t he will take no action to “muzzle” Army ofticers and deny them the right of free speech. At least part of Gen. F evidence against the two anti-war socleties may be included in the War Depart- ment's statement. The general’s information is under- 8tood to have been obtained from the Army intelligence service, the Navy intelligence service and the bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice. All three of these bureaus have been quietly investigating the forelgn and domestic connections of the National Council for Preven- tion of War and the Women's Inter- national League for Peace and Free- dom. pre- =1 Probe Abroad Extensive. While the Army intelllgence service 18 limited in the scope of an investi- gation it may make into the activities of any organization in the United States in time of peace, it i3 under- stood to have carried its probe a con- siderable distance in Kurope, and especially Russia. The same is true of the Navy intelligence service, high Army officers asserted. Both of these bureaus have been engaged picking up a vast amount of ‘information regarding the European connections of certain American anti- war socleties. When the trails their agents were following led them to tha shores of the United States the case was turned over to Department of Justice agents. who followed the | trails to thelr end. As a result, it 1s sald, the government is possessed of ! almost indisputeble evidence agalnst) cortain of these socleties. Hax More Evidence. Gen. Fries was not in Washington today, but Is expected back tomorrow from a trip to New Haven. It is un- derstood he has locked up in the safey in his office even more damaging in- formation against the National Coun- cil for Prevention of War and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. This he will turn over to the War Department. Frederick J. Libby, executive secre- tary of the National Council for Pre vention of War, announced that on February 26 the executive board of that soclety sent to Secretary Weeks | a letter charging Gen. Fries with using his office to “attack and malign” the council. The Secretary of War neither answered nor acknowledged that letter, Mr. Libby complained { Mr. Libby denled that his organiz tion sought to “gag”’ Army officer: but declared Gen. Fries had stepped 00 far when. In an address here sev- eral weeks ago, he asked that the officlal of a certain national welfare moclety be removed “on the sole ground that she, as an Individual, is a member of the National Council's| executive board.” As a result, Mr. Libby continued, the council asked Secretary Weeks, among other things, the following questions: Questions Propounded. “Whether Army officers fn explain- ing the miiltary policies of the United | States are authorized to attack or- ganizations that oppose them. “Whether Army officers are allowed to attack individuals who oppose their policy. “Whether Army officers are author- ized by the War Department to seek the dismissal from their poaitions of individuals who are believed to op- pose the War Department policies, as en. Fries has been doing. “Whether there is any way of ob-| talning through the War Department ! a pubMc retraction and apology from oficers in the Army who make public | dnisstataments and continue to repeat them after they have been told that they are In error Counctl Denfed Statements. The letter to Secretary Weeks Quoted Gen. Fries as having said in an address that a woman representa. #ive of the National Councll in Cali- fornia had admitted its purpose was to establish communlsm in __the United States. At a meeting in Kan- sas City the general was also sald to have declared that “fifty-two civic organizations, including the D. A. R.| and the Woman's Club of America. withdrew their indorsements of the oouncil ~when its nature became | known."” The council, Mr. Libby said, cate- gorfeally denfed these statements in | the letter fts executive board ad-! dressed to Secretary Weeks last Feb- vuary. Failing to receive a reply to| their questions and getting no satls- | faction for ‘alleged abuse at the hands of Gen. Fries, the council de- clded fo make public the entire affair. This was done in the form of the pub- ilc statement issued last night, the Women's International League issu- ing a similar statement simulta- neously. M. E. CONFERENCE | IS OPENED HERE Baltimore Branch Starts 139th Session at Hamline Church With Memorial. * The 135th Baltimors conference kession of the Methodist Episcopal Church was opened today at the Ham- line Church, 9th and P streets, with memorial services for the officials of the church who dled during the past year. Bishop Abner W. Leonard of California presided and Rev. H. P. Fox, pastor of the church, acted as conference host. i More than 500 clergymen and lay- men were present at the service, rep- resenting the Baltimore Conference goue. which includes Maryiand, the istrict of Columbia and nearby Vir- | company Religion, Science, Need Not Ditfer Over Evclution INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April The theory of evolution, whether true or false, is not a Sul»}(‘cl’lhll sould cause conflict between re- liglon and science, Jonathan Rig- don, president of Central Normal College of Danville, Ind., declared in an address here last night &t the annual congress of Disciples of Christ President Rigdon. who sald his attitude in discussing the subject was nelther that of a teacher of science or of religlon, but rather that of an educator interested in both flelds, declared God is as much the author of truth that ls in nature as of truth that Is in the Bible. “It Is narrowness and inconsist- ency to emphasize either fleld and neglect the other. There will be disagreement so long as either preachers or science teachers look upon evolution as & power to be set up in place of God. There can be no occasion for any quarrel when both sides come to see that evolution i3 not a power. but & » s in which or through which God does whatever is done ience and religlon must both stimulated and encouraged by h. Must learn to co-operate weil hin its own field. That evolu- lution is true is only a theory. But that evolution is not true, is also only a theory, and whether it is true or false has absolutely nothing to do with the essentials of a religious life as set forth in the Bible.” WILL ISSUE TEXT ON CONSTITUTION Senate to Publish Document With Amendments and Supreme Court Rules The Constitution of the United States, with citations to the cases of the Supreme Court construing Iits provisions collated under each pro- vision of the Constitution is about to be issued as a Senate document. The Senate adopted a resolution in December, 1921, authorizing the Een- ate rules committee to have such a compilation made. Acting under this authority, Senator Charles Curtis, chairman’ of the committee, secured the mervices of George Gerdon Payne for this work. The new volume dealing with the Constitution and the decisions of the Supreme Court construing its pro- visions is unique and members of the Senate belleve it will be of great value not only to members of Congress in drafting legisiation, but also to the legal fraternity. It contains the Constitu- tion in it$ original form, the amend- ments thereto, & chapter on the ruley under which the Constitution has been interpreted. voluminous notes on the Constitution, and an annotation of the decisions of the Supreme Court involving constitutional questions col- lated under each separate provision of the Constitution given a brief of the ¢ Tated, making it possible 1o deter- mine what question was involved The work also contalns a list of the laws of Congress, which have been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, to forty in number. Mr. Payne, who was formefly con- nected with the Interstate Commerce Commission and for the last four years has been with the rules com- mittee of the Senate, was engaged for fifteen months on this work, whith has been done with the great- est care. LITERARY SOCIETY INQUIRY SOUGHT Chamber of Commerce Committee to Attend Luncheon, Seek- ing Information. After considerable discussion the directors of the Chamber of Com- merce last night named a special committes of three members to at- tend, next Monday, the luncheon of the National Literary Society, from whose llst of supporters a number of government officials have withdrawn thelr names. The directors named Chapin Brown. L. E. Rubel and Leo B. Abernathy to attend the luncheon, ascertaln the plans and purposes of the organization, and report back at the next meeting of the board. Col. Robert N. Harper demanded, in the course of the discussion of the soclety, a thorough _investigation, while Mr. Brown opposed having any: thing to do_with it. The vote was a tle, and President Isaac Gans of the chamber, and chairman of the board, cast the deciding vote which resulted in the appointment of the committee to look into the organi- zation. The board of directors fndorsed the plans of the Georgetown University to raise a two-miilion-dollar endow- ment fund; voted to continue the membership of the chamber in the Juvenile Protective Association, aj propriating $10, and declded to con- tinue the practice of furnishing a gold replica of the Allison Nailor medal for the captain of the winning in the high school cadet arill, and also the gold sharpshooter medal. . It aiso gave its support to the work of the Neighborhood House, follow- ing addresses by Mrs. Bullard and Mre. Nellgh. The board also indorsed the suggestion of the United States Chamber of Commerce that its me: bers wear a poppy on Memorial day. Arthur E. Seymour, who has for several years been secretary of th organization, was upanimously re- elected for another vear. Ivan C. Weld was chairman of the nominat- ing committee. —_— DISCUSS SUGAR PRICES. New York Pmsecutor and Seymour Hold Coaference Here. Charges of a conspiracy to boost the prices of sugar were, it is believ- ed, under consideration at a conference ‘here yesterday between Acting Attor- {ney General Sevmour and United States District Attorney Hayward of New York. Representatives of the Department of Justice for @ fortnight have been ;ter Fainters’ Associafion = actively Investigating the charges, ressed by the People's Legislative ervice, through Basil M. Manly, that there has been a conspiracy to in- crease sugar prices to the consumer. This investigation has been carried on in part, it was said at the depart ment through the office of Distric Attorney Hayward, the national sugar trade being centered largely to New York. Definite action in the lufar inquiry by midsummer was predicted tively by a high government official, but secrecy is being maintained re- arding the progress of the federal nvestigation. {nia. Bishop Leonard was invited by pecial request to preside. Prayers and the singing of hymns marked this morning’s program. Mrs. Willlam A. Haggerty presided ver the anniversary ceremonies in onnection with the Woman's Foreign tasionary Society, which convenei at 2 o'clock. An address was made by Mrs. Charles Rowe Vickery on “India Today.” At 4 o'clock a conference lec- lure will be given by Dr. Ismar J. 'erits on “The Lordship of Jesus.” . Tonight at 8 o'clock the anniversary f the board temperance will be Ehlerved, Dr. arence True Wilsen eing the-speaken R BIRD HOUSES ACCEPTED. Sixteen bird houses made by Pitts- burgh, Pa., schoolboys, were accepted today by ‘Col. C. O. Sherrill on_be- halt of the President. The sixteen youthe who made the bird houses were on hand at the Zero post on the Ellipse today when Col. Sherrill mccepted the gifts. Col. Sherrill said the houses would “be distributed about the various public parks in the city and that it was likely that two or three of them would be placed within the grounds of the ite House, $to Mr. THE EVENING LOOKFORACTION INBUILDING STRIKE Definite Move Toward Peace or Greater Spread Expect- ed During Day. Definite developments toward con- tinuing or clearing up the strikes and threatened strikes in local bullding trades were looked for today. Four hundrad striking painters, em- ployes of shops of the Master Paint- ers and Decorators’ Assoclation, will have & speclal meeting tonight at which the tuture plans of the strike | will be discussed. Definite word as to whether the strike will continue for a signed agreement with the members of the Master Painters’ As- sociation or whetber a compromise proposition will be put into eftect probably will come out of the meet- ing. The painters are demanding a $9 day in lieu of the former $8 scale. Electricians Meet. One hundred and twenty-five elec- triclans striking {n twenty of the forty-one electrical contracting shops in Washington continued out. They attended a speclal meeting at 11 o'clock this morning when the situa. tion was discussed, but no definit, developments were forthcoming. An informal meeting of the Master Painters' Association will be held this afternoon in the Bond bulilding, at which it is expected general plans for the continuance of their stand will be outlined. Colpoys Addresses Employers. The Master Painters yesterday heard John B. Colpoys, commissioner of conciliation of the 'Department of Labor, outline a compromise proposi- tion for their consideration. After Mr. Colpoys had addressed the meeting the organization went into executive session and decided to reiterate the position _already taken by maliling Colpoys a copy of the letter of March 30, in which they outlined their stand to the employes. The letter is as follows: “At an executive meeting of the Master House Paintars and Deco- rators' Association, held this Jate, the opinion was unanimous that local union 368 had unquestionably violated the specific provisions of the agreement between that body and this association, as expressed in section 5, in the manner they have attempted to impose the proposed advance in wages. Want Sixty-Day Notice. “This assoclation is exeeedingly desirous that our record of o many years be kept clear and the proposi- tion which follows was adopted, viz.: ‘That the advance to 39 per day be granted, after the necessary sixty- day notice has been given, which would now date from April 1. 1¥23, and that the agreement be kept in force.’ “We call attention to the fact that our actions have always been in ac- cordance with the agreement and entirely consistent, as is evidenced by our letter to you under date of Janvary 81, 1023, also our letter to }n;g;iguaneu under date of March 21, | The letter was signed by President | Thomas H. Reid and Secretary-Treas- | urer I. L. Smith of the assoclation. After a conferense this morning of- ficlals of the Painters Union, No. 368, issued a statement summarizing their attitude on the sixty-day advance no- tice dispute and explaining the reason | why they have taken their position. Painters’ Answer. The statement, which was issued through Business Representative Harry Boule and Willlam J. Gallagher, special representative of the Interna- tional organization, was a ollows: “On December 1'the master paint- ers notifed the local union of & de- sire to open negotiations on the cur- rent agreement. A committee was {mmediately appointed to meet with a committee of their organization. “Such notification was given them on December 2, when a letter was dis- patched stating that a committee was ready to meet at any time. The mas- ter painters’ committee put off a meet- | ing until January 11. On January 11 the two committees met, at which time the master painters proposed continu- ance of the current agreement. Ths union’s committee announced that the profect would have to be taken up with the membership of the organization. The organization met on February 9. The organization then requested an in- crease of $1 per day. making the scale $9, and a reduction of time to the forty-hour-a-week basis. Claim Notiee Given. “A letter was sent, accordingly, placed before the committee of r painters on February 1. We maintain that this letter—which an- nounced that the committee was in- structed to suggest an increase in wages—constitutes a definite, positive and clear statement of our position and notification as provided "in the agrement of the organization’s desire for changed wage conditions. “Although the letter is dated Feb- ruary 10 and was delivered on Febru- @ary 12, we further maintain that this was only the finishing point of ne- gotlations which had been started on the request of the master painters on Ja ry 11. From January 11 to April 1, when the strike was called, is seventy-nine days. That is nineteen days in excess of the sixty-day lim- itation. Oftered $8.50 Per Day. “We have on file a letter from the master painters under date of Febru- ary 23, offering $1.06% per hour or $8.50 per day and the forty-hour week &t that rate of pay, which we regard as a further proof that the master painters considered the nego- tiations at that time in the light of the proposals which the agreement states must be outlined sixty days in advance of the contemplated incroase in wages. 1f the master painters con- tend that sixty days must elapse aft- er a settlement is reached, on such a ana the {many proposition, one or the other party could postpone a settlement as long as they wished and never have the new scale go into effect. On these points we base our stand.” A check-up on paperhangers out on strike shows that only approxi- mately fifty of the membership of the union are out of work. Most of these men, according to union of- ficials, claim that they were refused work ‘until the settiement with the painters was reached. Only workers of the shops of members of the Mast- er Paiters and Decorators’ Associa- tion are affected. Charge Lockout. Regarding the paperhangers, Mr. Gallagher today charged that a ympaihetic lock-out" was being practiced by some employers wit regard to some of the men, From my investigation,” he said today, have found that the paper- hangers in certain shops of the Mas- ter Painters’ Assoclation members ainters had recelved a settlement. This con- stitutes, it.seems to me, & ‘sympa- thetic lock-out’ which looks very much like a twin to ‘the much- spoken-of ‘sympathetic ~strike' of open-shop propaganda fame.” Master Painters maintain that in instances the paperhangers themselves refused to work. PORTRAIT IS UNVEILED. 0il Painting of Van Buren Pre- sented to Ship Bearing His Name. A portrait of President Martin Van Buren was unveiled today aboard the United States liner named after him by Martin Van Buren Morris, elght- old, a direct descendant, at onies held In New York harbor The presentation of the portrait, done in ofl by Howard Chandler Christy, took place before the vessel sailed at noon for London. The por- trait hangs at the head of the main companionway. Capt. A. M. Moore of the. President Van Buren accepted the painting. {merely saying that his bellefs upon | | tion for you to decide is, was the as. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1923. e e IR NEW MAYOR OF CHICAGO AND FAMILY. Judge Willlnm vote. JURY GETS FOSTER 1 CASE AFTER MONTH| (Continued from First Page) E. Dever, his wife and his two wons, George A. Dever. Judge Dever has been swept into office by a tremendous Dantel M. and KU KLUX “PALACE” IN SHERIFF’S HANDS _ (Continued from First Page.) tal attitude toward doctrines and teachings of the communist party. | “It is proper for you' Judge White sald, “to consider the question of whether or not at that time he be- lieved in the same things, or doc- trines or theories, or program that the communist party of America be- lieved in.” The same thing, he said, should be considered in determining the purpose and object of Foster in attending the convention The jury must also decide, the court safd, whether Foster has changed his views and beliefs, as claimed by him, since he wrote a book called “Syndicalism,” in 1913 Foster is not to convicted, he added, “because he may entertain or may have expressed certain bellefs or " theorles or doctrines. 1 am and his sympathy with the plans. purposes and program of the com- munist party of America at the time he attended the Bridgman convention | are material for you to consider as bearing on the question of what was his purpose in attending the meet- “The real question is, and the ques semblage at Bridgman's such an as- semblage as is condemned by the ! criminal syndicalism statute? Did the respondent, Foster, voluntarily assem- ble with it knowlng the character of the assemblage, for the purpose of aid. in abetting and assisting In the car- rying out of the general fundamental purposes of the organization? If it was such an illegal organization or assemblage, and the respondent volun. tarlly assembled with it, as I have de- | fined that term to you, then he should | be convicted. Otherwise, you should return a verdict of not guilty.” First of Many Cases Foster's trial, which has required four weeks, is the first case growing out of the Bridgman convention to be heard. Thirty-two of those alleged to have attended the meeting have been arrested or surrendered, and the rest of the seventy-six alleged delegates, for whom warrants were issued last September, still are at large. The convention was the second an- nual gathering of the communist party of America, an outgrowth of the radi cal left wing secession from the so- clalist party of 1919. Foster was not among those caught in the raid, having left the convention August 20, according to evidence in his trial. He was arrested later in Chi- cago and extradited. O. L. Smith, assistant attorney gen eral of Michigan, in charge of the prosecution, announced yesterday that as soon as ‘the Foster verdict is in he will move that the trial of Charles E. Ruthenberg, another of the defendants, be set for next Monday, DEVER IS SWEPT IN AS CHICAGO MAYOR (Continued from First Page.) sented In the city council by a negro alderman, who was Mayor Thom son's floor leader. Judge Dever -car- ried the ward 8,269, to 3,714 for Lueder. Today Judge Dever and several triends will go to French Lick, Ind., to rest up after the campaign and election. Mr. Lueder, it was_said, probably would be recommended for reappoint- ment as postmaster, which position he resigned when three of the re- publican factions decided to support him in the race for mayor. oth democrat and republican leaders were sald to have expressed sympathy for him and to be willing to aid him for either that post or collector of in- ternal revenue recently left vacant by the death of John C. Cannon. Carried in on Landslide. John A. Cervenka, democratic candi- date for city treasurer, and AL E. Gor- man, democratic nominee for city clerk, were carried into office by Judge Dever's landslide, but by smaller pluralities than the ticket head Judge Dever's large vote wi ascribed in some quarters . to the voters' bellef of his advantage over Mr. Lueder in municipal experience. Judge Dever has been in public life twenty-three years, serving four terms as city alderman and since 1910 on the superior court bench. His present term does not expire until 1928. Judge Dever and Mr. Lueder in cam- paign statements pledged themselves to an ecanomic and propressive pro- gram, including curtaflment of what they called extravagant and wanton waste of municipal funds. The judge was born in Woburn, Mass.,, March 13, 1862. In 1887 he ‘came to Chicago to work in a tannery. At night _he studied law in the Kent College of Law, from which he was graduated in 1890 with honor. POLICE IN CHASE FOR BANK BANDITS Heavily-Armed Squad Pursues Rob- .bers, Who Escaped in Auto. JOPLIN, Mo,, April 4—A motor car, loaded with policé, heavily armed, left this morning in an effort to head off two bandits who entered the bank of Waco, Mo., near here, held up the oashier, Warren Lofton, scooped up all the money in sight and sped away in a motor car. | ordinates that Dr. Evans, the imperial {®iven an honorary title and that the { Simmons as emperor was without au- quatters to take charge they wei said to have been b, be informed by sub- wizard, was out of the city. Dr. Evans Is sald to have been informed by telegraph of the situation and re- turned late yesterday to Atlanta, _The imperial wizard and his faction Wwere said to have spent the greater part of last night in conference before Boing before Judge Thomas after midnight and securing the order Wwhich ousted Simmons from control and placed the sheriff of Fulton coun- ty In charge until the hearing this afternoon Kiansmen Flock to Atlant Klansmen were reported flocking to Atlanta from several parts of the country following the action yester- day. Dr. Evans was made imperial wizard of the order at the first klon- vokation of the Klan held in Atlanta last fall. Col. Simmons was made emperor for life and placed in charge of the ritualistic. amd shilosonmical affairs, according to announcement at that time. He was said to have been imperial wizard had been made execu- tive head. The first public evidence of the break between Simmons and Evans appeared last week, when the emperor issued a prociamation saying Dr. Evans was without authority to for- bid klansmen from having any con- nection with the “Kamelfa,” the order for women being founded by Col. Sim- mons. The imperial wizard replied with a statement, saying he was the executive head of the order and Col. thority and held an honorary title. Banks Restrained. The restraining order secured by the Simmons faction, in addition to included F. L. Savage, H. C. Montgomery, H. K. Ramsey, Brown Harwood, Tom Akers, T. J. McKinnon and N. M. Furney, of- ficlais of the headquart. Banks in which the Klan funds are deposited were also forbidden to pay out anything except on order of Col. Simmons in Monday's restraining or- der. Voters Defeat K. K. K.'s, PARKERSBURG, W. Va., April 4 — | Three candidates for city commis. sioner in yesterday’'s municipal elec: tion, said to have been indorsed by| the Ku Klux Klan, were defeated, re- turns tabulated today showed. J. 8. Dunn, said to have been opposed by the Klan was re-elected mayor. carried with him into office his slate of commissioners. The election was non-partisan under | the commission form of government. | Claim Klsn Wins in Kansas. TOPEKA, Kans. April 4—Candi-| dates alleged to have the support of | the Ku Klux Klan were successful in the majority of cases where the Klan issue featured in Kansas municipal | elections vesterday, returns today in- | dicate. | At Pittsburgh, Fort Scott, Wichita, | Emporia and Kansas City, Kan., mu- | nicipal candidates said to have Klan backing were elected, but at Welling- ton the candidate reported to have the organization's backing, was de- feated. . FLEES WHISKY RAIDERS. Driver Escapes as Auto With Quan- | tity of Liquor Is Seized. Obtaining Information that a load| ot whisky was to be delivered at a house on Scott street today, Capt. Bean of the seventh police precinct summoned Policemen Burke, Proctor and Leach, and hurried to that lo- cality. Just about the time they reached Scott street, an automobile in which a white man and & colored man were seated. appeared. The white man, who was driving, escaped. Joseph Hipkins, colored, 1121 38th street was arrested. The police seized three dozen one-half gallon jars of corn whisky, and held the colored man on charges of illegal possession and transporting. rHenp:Y Kasnett, 1322 H street north- east, owner of the car, reported to police of the ninth precinct that his car had been taken from near his place of business without his knowl- edge or consent. Hipkins declared he did not know the name of the man who escaped. He only knew him by sight, he said, and added that he (Hipkins) had boarded the car only JUDGE SELLERS MAY APPEAL BROWN CASE Appellate Court’s Dismissal of Con- tempt Charges Likely Carried to T. 8. Supreme Court. Judge Kathryn Sellers of the Juve- nile Court expects to appeal to the United States Supreme Court the two cases in which she rendered verdicts against Willls Brown, formerly a juvenile court judge in Utah, holding Rim in contempt of the District Juve- nile Cayrt for writing and having pub- lished articles regarding proceedings before the court. The District Court of Apseals yesterday exonerated Mr. Brown. Judge Sellers had imposed a fine of $20 in one case and a senténce of imprisonment for forty-eight hours in the other case. “I belleve these two cases to be of sufficient Importance to warrant our taking an appeal to the Supreme Court,” was all that Judge Sellers would say today. She believes that the higher court will make a different construction of the statutes. If the decision of the Court of Ap- ! peals is not reversed in the higher court it will mean that the Juvenile Court will lose jurisdiction of truancy caces against children between the ages of elght and fourteen years, and retain jurisdiction only over children from fourteen to seventeen years charged with truancy. NEW LAMP-POSTS TO BE INSPECTED Commission of Fine Arts Will De- termine Design of District Street Lights. The new type of ornamental bronze lamp-post to be officially adopted by the District for erection about the public thoroughtares will be formally inspected and passed upon tomorrow morning by the Commission of Fine Arts, of which Charles Moore is chair- man. The new design of lamp-posts is very artistic in its nature and is ex- pected to add much to the general physical beauty of the city. Some months ago, when the District Com- missioners determined to adopt a unis form lamp-post of & more ornamental spect than the posts of the past, they d upon the Fine Arts Commission sist them in selecting the types. Several designs were referred to the arts commission for selection of the best ones, the posts to be In- spected tomorrow were cast from modeis of the winning design. The District is without sufficient funds to replace all of the old lamp posts at one time, but several hun- dred of the new type will be put into position on ~the downtown thoroughtfares during the coming months. The other sections of the city wiil follow as the necessary sp- propriations are forthcomins. The ingpection will be made in front of the Lemon building on New York avenue between 17th and 18th streats: tomorrow morning _at 10 o'clock, when oMclals of the District government as well as members of the arts commission will be present. HUGHES WILL BACK WORLD COURT PLAN Expected to Support Administra- tion’s International Proposal in Coming Address. An important declaration in support of the administration proposal for American membership in the Perma- nent Court of International Justice is expected from Secretary Hughes when he speaks April 27 before a meeting here of distinguished inter- national lawyers. Although it was said today that the detalled arguments to be set forth by the Secretary had not taken form, it was indicated he would lay down at length the considerations on which the membership proposal is to be re- newed with the reconvening of Con- gress. It will be the first general presentation of the administration attitude on the subject since Presi- dent Harding made his request for Senate approval in the ciosing days of the last session. Mr. Hughes also has accepted an invitation to speak here April 16 be- | fore the annual congress of the Daughters of the Revolution, and it is possible he may also touch on im- portant questions of foreign policy in that address. VENIREMAN IS FINED. e SR Contempt Charge for Failure to Respond to Summon. Lewis McIntyre, a clerk and sales- man, one of 100 men summoned for jury service in the Police Court for yesterday, and who falled to appear when his name was called in the work of empaneling of the jury in the United States branch by Judge Robert Hardison, was today fined $10 forcon tempt of courc. Following McIntyre's failure to ap- pear for jury service, Judge Hardison issued an attachment which was served last night by Sergt. M. E. Furr of the seventh precinct’ McIntyre was locked up for the night and brought Intc court today. Persons arrested on attachments are not allowed to put up collateral or give bond for their release. Mo- Intyre is employed in the store of the May Hardware Company. He resides at 1419 33d street, Georgetown. SUES FOR INJURIES. Suit to recover $10,000 damages was filed today in the District Su- preme Court by Frank E. Whitaker against the Capital Traction Company for alleged personal injuries. Whit- aker says he was a passenger stand- ing on the rear platform of a car May 12, 1921, when the brake handle suddenly revolved and hit him with great force in the face. He suffered an injury to his nose and right eye, he tells the court. Attorney J. N. a few minutes before the appearance of the police. Halper appears for the plaintiff. BRIDAL PARTY ARRESTED WHEN TRAFFIC BLOCKS Hilarious romance dictated by the god Hymen ran afoul of the strong arm of the law early this afternoon and almost caused Edward R. Deane, 2 District government employe, and his bride of & few minutes, formerly Ruth E. Thrift, to miss their honey- moon express at Union station. The Deane-Thrift wedding party, occupying five automobiles and her- alded by clanking tin cans, flaming streamers and automobile sirens, got involved in & traffic jam at l4th and G streets northwest, and, becoming impatient at the delay, the sympa- thetic chauffeurs are said to have kept their horns blowing with such vigor that the sensitive ears of Officer D. C. Edwards-of No, 1 preclnct were TOOTING AUTOS conslderably shocked. He ordered the noise to cease, but, in the excitement of the occasion, the horns failed to respond properly and &3 a consequence the officer announc- ed that the wedding party was under arrest. He ordered the chauffeur of one of the cars to report at the first precinct station house on 12th street, despite the indignant protest of the fashionably attired men and women in the cars, and to the apparent amusement of the bride and groom. The other cars accompanied th “confiscated” car to the precinct hous where its chauffeur, Meredith M. Marmaduke of 9 Grant place north- west, deposited $6_collateral on a technical charge of making “unnec- essary nolse. Hal Deane, brother of the bride- groom, declared that he intended to protest to Commissioner Oyster ‘against what he termed “unwarraat- od arrest.” Resigns as District i ngineer Commissioner COL. CHARLES KELLER. —_—————— KELLER QUITS POST AS COMMISSIONER | (Continued from First Page.) from the board was quite a shock to me. I had hoped he might continue to serve the usual term of an Engi- neer Commissioner, which would have carried him beyond the time when my term explires. “In his leaving us the District loses one of the best men that ever fllled the important place of an Engineer Commissioner. ifted with extraordi- nary executive ability, quick to graep the most intricate sifuations, an in- defatigable worker, and possessed of that tactful skill which enabled him to meet and deal with the people, made him a most valuable sxecutive. My association wtth him will alwa: remain a happy memory, and I miss his wise counsel, With the abil- ity to handle with skill and judgment any project, irrespective of its magni- tude, there is no doubt that Col. Kel- ler ‘will add to his long list of achlevements in the new field of his 2bo; “We are fortunate in that Maj. Bes- son, who will act after the colonel leaves us, is by reason of his long experience in the engineer depart- ment, so well qualified to continue the work and carry on the progres- give pollcies insugurated by Col. eller.” Tribute to Colonel. Commissioner Oyster also spoke in high terms of the colonel. He sald: “It is a source of deep re- gret to me to learn that Col. Keller is going to leave us. But I am sure his new task will bring him deserved rewards. I have admired the enérgy and devotion Col. Keller has ex- hibited in his rvice here and I feel that he has been a true friend to the residents of Washington, “I have always found him fair- minded and reasonable in the dis- cussion of public problems, and I know that he has in every instance had the best interests of the nation’s capital city at heart. Although his period of service with us has been brief, he has accomplished much.” Regrets Colomel’s Departure. “I regret the departure of Col. Keller from the District government,” sald Charles A. Baker, president of the Federation of Citizens’ socia- tions, “because I believe he has work- ed in season and out of season for the best interests of our city. ‘I _have been personally fond of the Engineer Commissioner, for he {has been an eficient, hard-working official. It will be difficult to find a successor who will labor more ardent- 1y for the welfare of the capital than Col. Keller has done. “The colonel has devoted the greater part of his life to the service of his government and I feel that he is entitled to better his condition Praised by Semafor Harrison. “The resignation of Col. Keller as ona of the District Commii a distinct loss to the Distri t,” said Senator i tod Pat Harrison of Mississippl Senator Harrison h; keen interest in District ire. ‘It is natural that one endowed with his exceptional ability and long experience should have been sough by large water power interasts. ocontinued Senator Harrison. “His study of navigable waters and knowledge of engineering, together with his far vision and good common sense, it him for larger duties. He'has made a _most painstaking and consclentious District oficial and it will be difficult to fill his place No man in America s more thoroughly informed in all the detalls incident to water-power development than Col. Keller. As one in charge during the {war of the development and utili- 2ation of our water power, espe- ciaily at Niagara, he proved his worth, and becauss of the confldence the War Départment placed in him. the government relied upon and accepted his advice. His friends in Congress as well as the District I am sure, wish him much happiness and larger Teturns In his new Work: KELLER’S SUCCESSOR NOT YET SELECTED, SAYS SECRETARY WEEKS Secretary Weeks sald today in re- B3, tg & direct question, that no on ad been selected to ‘succeed Co Keller as District Engineer Commis sioner and that Gen. Beach, chi of engineers, had not Indicated what officers of his corps of requisite rank are available for the assignment. At any rate no action will be taken in the matter, the Secretary said, until after the ‘President returns to this city. Maj. Gen. L. H. Beach, chief of engi- ineers, today said there was no occasion for immediate action in the matter of Col. Keller, and that he had not even considered the selectlon of his Succes- sor. As a matter of fact, said Gen. Beach, the vacancy will not exist for several weeks. He sald that Col. Kel- ler had not officlally applied for relief or retirement, and that his present status, as he understood it, wasthat he had been granted two weeks' leave of absence to visit California, and wiil not complete his plans until his leave expires. No Restriction in Gra: Under the statutes, the Engineer Commisstoner of the District must be a member of the Corps of En- gineers of the Army. There is no positive restriction in the matter of rade, but all the incumbents have een of the regular grade of major or above, Including colonel. Already two prominent members of the corps have been mentioned possibilities because of their specfal qualificatio They are Col. Edgar Jadwin, dis- trict engineer at Charleston, 5. C., formerly in charge of the District of Columbia affairs in the office of the chief of engineers and a brigadier general in France during the world war, and Lieut. Col, Clarence O, 8her- rill, 'in charge of the public buildings and grounds, who also served with credit in the world war. Informed by Keller. Col. Keller called on the Secretary of War yesterday afternoon and in- formed him of his desire fo be re- lieved from his present dutles as En- ineef Commissioner of the District n order that he might accept a posi- tion with a com y engaged in the development of water power in Cali- fornfa. It is understood that Col Keller will formally resign the of- fice of ngineer Commissioner, to which he was appointed by the Presi- dent, and be placed on the retived list of the Army, In that case he would - ' From the 5:30 Ddition of Yesterday's Star. IHTED i SHRNENEEK K That the fullest co-operation be- ( tween the District authorities and business men of Washington will be carried out for the regulation of traf- fic in the congested areas of the city during the forthcoming imperial ses- slon of the Mystic Shrine, in June, was evidenced at a meeting of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- clation yesterday afternoon, when In- spector William Shelby of the police de+ partment presented certain ocontem- 7 plated plans before the body. Primarily, Inspector Shelby's visit to the assoclation was to secure the views of its members of the proposed plan to prohibit all vehicular de- iveries of merchandise in or from the Testricted areas during certain periods of the conclave, except at certain specified hours. Advantages and Handicaps. After much discussion, during which representatives from practically every business in the city expressed their views, and presented the advantages and handicaps to be expected from certaln proposed rulings of the au- thorities, the organization went on record as being heartily in favor of prohibiting all unattended vehicl: business or passenger, from parking in the restricted areas for the ten or twelve days necessary for accommo- dation of the vast crowds expected. Suggestions were made, to which Inspector Shelby seemed amenable, that business trucks and wagons ba allowed to load and unload in these sections, and that passenger cars bs permitted to leave or take up their charges under certain conditions, but that general parking of cars of any deseription would not be tolerated Special Rules Necessary. After it had been shown . that spe- cial rugulations would have to be enacted for the acceptance and deliv- eries of essentials, such as foodstufrs, ete. and provision made for the re. ception at hotels of visitors, the as sociation, on_motion of George S. De Neale of 8. Kann Sons Co., voted to appoint a special committes to draft 2 schedule of suggestions to be sub- mitted to the authorities for their consideration. Ingpector Shelby explained that cer- taln emergency passages would be established for use of police, ambu- lance d fire apartus vehicles, even on days when the large parade: would be held. He said, however. that to permit general usage of the + restricted aréas immediately follow- ing the breaking up of one of these demonstrations would be most dan- gerous to the lives of many pedes- trians. Might Deliver at Night. C. W. Turner, representing the American Railway and Express Com- pany, sald that his organization was willing, if pushed, to resort to night deliveries, but that he hoped such would not be necessary. Frank 8. Hight of the Willard Ho- tel and Robert Downs of the Wash- ington Hotel stressed the gigantic task of the hotel men of the city to care for the vast throngs and asked that every reasonable consideration be given proprietors to aid them in accommodating the visitors. Assur- ance was given by Inspector Shelby that such would be the case. The association further Indorsed the proposed plan of the Commission- ers to levy a substantial license fee on all itinerant venders, and if needs be limit the number of applications in / order to prevent their activities be- coming a general nuisance. Gen. An- ton Stephan presided. SET MAY 15 TO OPEN NEW GOLF COURSE May 15 has been tentatively set by the office in charge of public build- ings and grounds for opening of the new eighteen-hole golt course in Rock Creek Park, it was announced yester- day by Col. C. O. Sherrili. The opening day, of course, Col Bherrill pointed out. is contingent upon a number of things, including the weather and the conclusion of work. The greens have been practically finished and most of the work done, he announced, with the exception of a little clearing up in varfious parts. The course,_ situated in beautiful Rock Creekx Park, is expected to be the finest in the city, and may rank well among those of the nation, It is located in a most picturesque place and is filled with so many natural hazards that Col. Sherrill said it ha been unnecessary to construct a sin- gle artificlal hazard. With the ir regulariti, already provided by Mother Nature in that beauty spot golfers of the city are itching for the of ing day to see how sporty a course & natural landscape will prove to_be. The opening of all, although nor finally arranged, may be held under the Joint auspices of the office in charge of ublic buildings and grounds and the ashington Newspaper Correspondents’ Golf Association, o2 which President Harding is a_member. Provided there are no obstacles, the newspaper golfers are secretly hoping that perhaps the President himself may decide fo join with them in opening of the National Capital's finest course. OFFER $500 FOR EACH BOOTLEGGER KILLED Old Horsey Officials Act After Fourth Robbery in Two Years. ¢ Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., April 4.—Four times. robbed within less than two years, officials of the Outerbridge Horsey Distillery Company have placed & “bounty of $500” on each bootlegger killed in an attempt to raid the distillery. The action of the officials of the company followed the fourth robbery on Saturday morning, when the ware- house was entered and six cases of bottled liquor taken. The robbery took place between “rounds” of the three guards. Investigation leads to the belief tI the raiders had a key to the warehouse, and were thus able to make a quick getaway. FOREIGN WORDS PUZZLED. Forelgn words introduced into In- dian languages by the early mission- aries stumped ethnologists for years until they recently discovered the origin of the words, the Washington anthropological Soclety was told at a meeting in the National Museum yesterday. Papers were read by Dr. Truman Michaelson and Dr. John R. Swanton of the bureau of ethnolog: Dr. Michaelson reviewed his research- - es among the Algonquins, where he found definite traces of mixtures of other tribes. This proved, he sald, that even in the early was a mixing of the tribe; habited this country. be subject to recall to active duty in the event of war or other great emer- gency. /Col. Keller has not officially applied for transfer to the retired list, but E‘rob bly will do so in a few days o his military service at the } W 'oint Mlilitary Academy in July, 1886, thirty-seven years ago, and, therefore, is ellgible for retirement g,n his own application, with the resident’s approval, under the thirty years' service retirament-statute, b}