Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER Cloudy and con.inued lng tomorrow, 2 pm. t yesterday;.lowest 53 at ay. Full report on page 7. 2qo! tonight ‘em; re for 24 hours ended at S “‘y; highest C’I” - 120 4. at 5 p. m. to- Closing M. Y, Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 No. 28871. Entered as second-clans matter post office Washington, D. C. GREEK WARFLEET MOVES T0 STRAVTS, TURKS PROTESTING Larger Powers Striving to Prevent New OQutbreak in Southeast Europe.. BRITISH- SEE DANGER i TO ALLIED SOLDIERS Lausanne Conference Asked to Has- ten Parley Over Troublesome Reparations Question. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE. May. 23.—A Greek fleet is cruising about the en- trance to the Straits of the Darda- nelles, and the Turkish government has formally called the aftention of the British to the incident. lodging & protest against the presence of the Ureek vessels. Rumors of varlous activities on the yart of the Greeks gre causing much uneasiness In Constantinople. ALLIES SEEK PEACE. | | Indeavor to Prevent Any ‘Hostil- ities Between Greece and Turkey. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 23.—The French for- eign office today confirmed reports that the allied governments were actively occupied in an effort to pre- vent the outbreak anew of hostilities | between Greece and Turkey. | The French and Britlsh ministers, &t Athens have pointed out to the Greek overnment how inopportune would be the issuance of anything approaching an ultimatum while the ! Lausanne conference was endeavoring to establish a basis for peace and how dangerous for Greece would be any offensive action on her part. THREATS ARE GROWING. Buddipg Tursish Menace COonsid- ered .as More Than Bluff. i By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, May 23.—Threats of fresh trouble in the near east are attract- ing attention hehe. Referring to the wrecking of the bridge across the Maritza river connecting Adrianople and Karagatch, the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent says that although the rallway brilge has not yet been damaged it is in danger, and recalig that the Turks are known to have mined it The Maritza explosion, _si Triter. is Tevely i RIAVH adds: “It coingcides, curiously -gnough, with the landing of troops. in grant violation of the Mudania con- vetition, at or near the isthmus of Bulair, ' which Jjoins the.Gallipoli | pehinsula to the mainlapd. This is | regarded with far gredter senjous- | nees in British circles than what. has | been happening neaf Adrianople, for it aims at the oatting of pverland | communications ‘between the allied | garrisons at the Dardanclies and | Constantinople. Ul This already awkward position | would be aggravated if the Turks, by | the destruction of all the Maritsa, bridges, made it impossible for the | Greek army to re-enter Thrace with- | out grave delay in the evemt of thé. allies being suddenly attacked at| Constantinople. “The budding Turkish menace can- | not be dismissed as bluff, and there is some realization. in comvpetent quarters, that it must be prompily scotched.” 2 1t iv suggested that the reporred movements of allied Medicerranean ships of war toward the Dacdaneilas is connected with the Bulair landing, but there !s no ‘official confirmation ' of this, o1 | GREECE DENIES RUMORS. Offer of City or Ships to Settle Turk 1 Claim Ridiculed. | By the Associated Press. LAUSANNE, May _ 23.—Premier Venizelos and Foreign Minister Alex- andris of Greece have asked Gen. | Polle, president of the financial com- | mittee, to arrange a formal discus- slon of the indemnity question by the near east peace conference as soon | as possible. The meeting probably | will be held Friday. i The Greek delegation tcday of- ficlally denied a report in circulation | here that Greece had offered the | city of Karagatch, opposite Adriano- ple, to Turkey. if the latter would renounce her indemnity claim. The Greeks also. characterized as ridicu- | lous rumors that Greece was. ready | 1o hand over part of her merchant feet for the same purpose: Find No Compromisé. No compromise to the deadlock on | the question of Turco-Greek repara- | tiong was found vesterday at the near | east conference: M. Veniszelos, head of the Greek-delegation, spent a fe- verish day consulting with varlous conferengé leaders, discussing ways and means, in an endeavor to amello- rate the situation. A young Turkish correspondent | asked Venizelos, the former Greek prlem|ler, if he was optimistic or pessi- mistic. That fs the only answer I can give you, for, alas, I know no aj er to this conundrum. ‘Pérhaps the Greek gods will decide. Then Venizelos turned away, leav- ing the young Turk wondering how he shouid handle. the story.to his newspaper. Tamet Closely Guarded. Ismet Pasha, chief delegate of the Turks and the hero of many battles, added anothef touch to the comedy Ly sending down a message from his apartment, where he stil remains In wolitary confinement owing to thé re- «uest of the Swiss police, who feat an attempt to assassinate him by myste. rious Armenians, who are supposed to have reached Lausanné = incognito. Martial law reigns -at Ismet's hote! Every stranger entering the hotel i v swith the utmost susvicion. larence circles, especially the ‘Turkish reek, however, last night received a distinct joit by a re- port that the British Mediterranean’, fleet had been ordered to concentrate in near east waters. The Turnks said it was a threat against the Greeks, while the Greeks declarded it was & menace sty Turkey. Others -said ‘it was nded as a warnl to both the and the Greeks.: Koo, Big Truck Nearly | Hits Queen and Princess Mary By the Associated Press. ALDERSHOT, May 23.—Queen Mary and Princess Mary narrowly escaped what might easily have | beem a, serious accident today while motoring here. A motor lorry dashed from a side road and collided with the car of Lieut. Gen. Sir Philip Chetwode, which was following close behind the royal motor car. Through presence of mind on the part of the driver ef Sir Philip's car no one was hurt, although the machines were damaged. PRISONERSALIVE, LATEST WORD FROM CHINESE FASTNESS, American Officer Tells of} Removal by Bandits Who Démand Ransom. By the Associated Tres. SHANGHAL May 23.—Relief work- ers at Tsaochwang, the nearest point 10 the stronghold of the Suchow train bandits, today reported the arrival of messengers from the brigands mountain retreat with the informa- tion that the outlaws had not car- ried out their death threat against the fore‘gn captives. The prisoners, it was stated, are in good health, ex- cept G. D. Musso, the Itallan lawyer of Shanghal, who has been ill for a number of days. HELD ON MOUNTAIN. { Three Americans Taken to Summit Prison. By the Associated Press. TIENTSIN, May 23.—In a letter to his wife, Maj. Roland W. Pinger,| United States Army officer held cap- | tive by the Suchow traln bandit describes the removal of three Ameri~ can prisoners, including. himself, to the summit of Paotzuku, where es- cape or rescue seems apparently im- possible. The letter was received late last night by Mrs. Pluger, who com- municated its contents to the Asso- clated Press. Maj. Pinger stated that late Sunday afternoon there was a commcilon in the bandits’ mountain stronghold and he was notified he was to be taken to the summit of ntaln, -which. 15, almost inac- © * Lee Solomon and Maj. Robert Allen, the latter also an Amétican ‘Army officer, were ordered to acecompany him. “We ¢llmbed a thousand feet to the summit,” wrote Maj. Pinger, “the last 200 belng almost sheer. We went up slowly and laboriously, ascending by means of hand and toe holds cut| fn the rock. | “When ' we finallv reached our | altitudinous destination we were as- | signed to quarters hopelessiy foul. already occupled by Chinese, who | probably were old prisoners held for | ransom. We unanimously disapprov- ! ed of our lodging and, looking around, found a dugout which was! fairly ' clean, though small. We! cleaned it out the hest we could, all | of us.voicing the hope ehtat it would | be our last captive home. 1 | "“We are away up in the air. as | high almost as Mount Tamalpals at | San Francisco, with a beautiful coun- | try spread out around us. The view | 1s'like an artist's map. But it serves | to emphasize our squalid surround- | ings here. While down below every- thing seemed blessed with a Sabbath | peace and calm, our immediate sur- | oundings suggested only the wick- dness of man to man.” Maj. Pinger stated ke believed the action of the bandits in choosing | three Americans to move to the| Paotsuku summit wee for the pur- posie of obtaining official - American notice and‘thus speeding up the ne gotiatlons between the Chinese and the brigands for the release of the ! captives. { He added that the bandits do not | trust the Chinese government and would undoubtedly welcome foreign intervention. i NOTES UNANSWERED. No News for 48 Hours on Bandits’ | Captives. By the Associated Press. ; PEKING, May 23.—At the foreign | legatione today it was sald that for forty-eight hours no’Information had | come from Lincheng regarding thel Shantung bandits and their foreign captives. | There have been no replles to the | last two notes which the dipfomatic | corps served on the foreign officers. Both notes Insisted emphatically on | the release of the foreigner: andithe | last commiunication expressed aston. ish t at the Chinese government's '® to accomplish anything. i PRESIDENT TO JOIN ¥ LODGE IN DELAWARE shiier Mr. Harding Agcépts Invitation i Extended by Senator . | Ball. President Harding will journey to Milford, Del, on Saturday, June 9, to | th! be initiated into the order of the ‘Tall Cedars of Lebanon. ki This wag decided today at . the WASHINGTON, BALDWIN EXPECTED 10 GRAPPLE GRAVE EUROPEAN ISSUES New Premier May Realign Frenoh and British Views on Reparations Problem. HAS CLOSE SYMPATHY WITH AMERICAN AIMS Statesman’s Elevation Acclaimed Generally—Curzon to Remain Foreign Minister. BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. By Cable to The Star and (hicago Dally News. Copyright, 1923. LONDON, May 23.—Less than six months ago Stanley Baldwin, the new prime minister of Great Britain, stood in front of the old Washington mansion at Mount Vernon, looking out over the Potomac and visualizing the life of the father of the American republic. He has declared many times since then that his visit to Mount Vernon left a most vivid and rleasant impression, and.it is certain that his attitude toward American alms and efforts is entirely sympa- thetic. It is perhaps the first time in the Dhistory of the relations of the 1inited States and Great Britain that a British prime minister has had such close con- tact with American affairs, or such a personal knowledge of the United States. Although his visit in the United States held some disfressing mo- ments as the rosult of the greatrst financial settlement in the world's history, placing a heavy burden on lis country, nevertheless he brought tick the best possible impressions. See New Hope in Baldwin. Stanley Baldwin's promotion was received with mingled surprise and satisfaction. To those who are mainly Interested in Europe's outstanding problem, that of the reparations set- tlement, his appointment as prime minister comes as a new glimmer of hope, for hix wide training and ex- perience in Anancial affairs may help materially in vealigning French and British ideas on the general scheme of the reparations and debt settle- ments. In some quarters it is be- lieved that Mr. Baldwin has already mapped out a plan of settlement: at apy rate, x man close to him is now advocating what is known us the “clearing house scheme,, which comes nearer the French idka than anything else vet proposed from the British side. When questioned as to how far Baldwin will carry out Bonar Law's policy .trangullity, politicians de- clare that they cannot expect a man of Baldwin's energy $o3 plaliey to stind idly by wi :r-{m— some new “move to cl Way_ the repa- rations entanglements. ~He. under- stancs possibly better than any oth- er Englishman just how far Great Britain can go foward the cancella- tion of the allied debts, and if any plan can be developed he is the most likely person to put it forward. He comes to his high office with a more open mind and one less affected by traditional policy than any other member of Bonar Law’s cabinet. First Test on Russin. Perbaps Stanley Baldwin's first test will come immediately on deal- Ing with Moscow's reply to Forelgn Secretary Curzon's ultimatum. Leonid Krassin remains in London awaiting snother interview with the forelgn office, and upon this conversation de- pends the whole course of the fu- ture negotiations between Russia (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) 2NEW CARDINALS CREATED BY POPE IPiu's, at Secret Consistory, Bewails Woes Affict- ing‘ World. By the Aswociated Press. ROME, May 23.—Two new cardinals were created by Pope Piug &t a se- cret consistory at the Vatican today: | They are Mgr. Lulgi Sincero, aspessor of_tho consistorial congregatior), and Mgr. Glovanni Battista Nasalli-Rocea, |. Archbishop ‘of Bologna. Pope Plus delivered an allopution at a' secret consistory, in which he deplored the struggles in Ireland, the jsituation’ in the Ruhr and ‘events in Russia He sald he would contjnue to do_everything, possible o alleviate the sufferings Of the world. Cry fot Peace. “We see the cbildren of the Island of | Sainté' (Irelahd), also'the ¢k the Island of An‘c (Eng! Frapce), and. the. ehild rance), and the children Cdthollc-'Germany who, despite defection of four enturiés ago has always knowa, even guring the ter- rible war and’ in_her present tribu. latjon. Dow to reward us with ‘such sudlous fervor and sueh wolld indus; trious o of Catholic life.” Pope had don, urch’s anization id h Spud avery: end su pgll ndition exigted llllo:a thy nations and added it he ule ‘3,0‘ ":;‘y hlhs eflortrz 80 ul as there as ope of 88, cryiny Lo s Wi ‘White House when Senator Ball of Delaware called upon the President at the White® House. i The trip from Washington win probably, be made by traln to Wil- “peace; peace, " % o ol Honored for Fahh, ‘Alluding to recent events in Rugsia, be said, the Catholic ecclesi- mingten. The party expects to motor | 85tc8 executed and -imprisoned had thence to Milford, where the cere- mony: will take place Saturday nigl and thereafter will proceed by 1 o Fresaetal 2o e on e presi yi for return to Washington by water, With President Harding there wilf 50 be initlated into the order at. lm- pon embark | shi besn only gullty of doing thalr dut T mentioned thetr mames 24 titles' of honor, sayin theiy 4 imprisonment made the Ca oxfe“z‘hffi y. he same time the. President's sec-|h tary, George. Christian, and 'As stant Secretary of the Navy Rooso- "1')" ing his stay at Wil n th uring his stay a ilmli e will b’;.thgt;g:tmf e Presi " of Young Mep’s. Republican. Club at luncheon. - i hening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. €., WEDNESDA’ 3y MANY GERMANS D INROT WTHPOLCE 30,000 Strikers Participate in Dertmund Disturbance. Communists Active. By the Associated Press. DUESSELDORF, May 23.—Rioting is in progress today iIn the Dortmund district. Several miners have been killed and others wounded in a con- flict with the police. According to reports. received nl French headquarters here 30,000 striking miners held a demonstra- tion in the square ‘a Dortmund. The Dortmund police, in endeavering to disperse the gathering, fired into the | crowd killing several persons and | wounding many others. Thed angered crowds attacked the police, of whom many were wounded, Similar demonstratjons occurred at the Scharnhorst mine nearby, where séveral workmen were killed sfi€ oth- er wounded by the police. | @ (miners strike wiis brou!lu' unist ors on de- igher w and they now are reported to be trying to ef- fect a general strike throughout the Dortmund area, affecting 200,000 workers. WILL CONFER IN PARIS. Belgian Statesmen to Discuss Rubr ‘With Poinéare. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 23.—Premier Theunis and Foreign Minister Jaspar of Bel- glum are expected to arrive in Paris next Sunday or Monday for another conference with Premier Poincare in regard to the allied program in the u r. The chamber of deputies was star- tled yesterday by the proposition. a vanced by the radical deputy, Alfred Margaine, that Germany be dismem- bered. The Ruhr occupation, Mar- gaine declared, would never prove profitable, and the only way to bring Germany to terms and assure French security would be to separate Prus- sia_from the rest of Germany. The rest of the chamber did not appear regard Margaine's appre- hensions - very serlously, . but gave close attention to Louis Dubols, for- mer president of the reparation com- mission, who went over the whole Listory of Germany's resistance and recounted the miany concessions made by the allles. y The occasion of his remarks was a debate on the appropriations. for the expenses ‘of the occupation of the Ruhr, the chamber being asked to vote credits for this purpose totall! | 145.000.000 francs. e debate wi be resumed on Thursday. PRESIDENT POSTPONES NAMING RENT BODY Pressure of Forelgn and National " Affairs Brings Delay in Choosing Commission. Appointment of. the ‘District Rent Comimission was understood at the White House today to-have been postponed again owing to the pres- sure upon President Harding of na- tiohal and international problems. . Although the .chief executive had expected to name the personnel of the local rent commisston by this time, it was learned todsy that he haa found it necessary to SArry’ the mat- ter ov Gambling Houses Reopen In Anticipation of Shrine Weekl “The Hardway” and Full Blast in Maryland Just Beyond District Line. Two of the gambling houses just, beyond the District liné in Maryland. | the mecca of Washington's dice| manipulators and card. sharps, have | reopened in hapny antjcipation of ja | record-breaking business during the | Shrine convention week. | “The Hardway,” near the Cedar Hill cemetery on the road to Suit- | land, Md.. was running full blast last | night. while at “Jimmy’s” pretentious house of chance. on Bladensburg road, the “bones” clicked gally over | the green blaze. Crowds Throng Houses. The erowds of men and boys at both “The Hardway" and “Jimmy's muty testified that the ‘“Little Monté Carles” are not entirely de- ‘p¥ndent upon the .Bhrine convention throngs for businéss. As eafly 0 o'clock automoblles carrying capacity loads entered the gatel tuat shield the parked cars in the large yards around these two gam- bling dens. By 11 o'clock between 200 and 300 men were In the houees, despite the fact that a number al- ready had dejectedly left for home. The gamblers were conveyed to the 14PERSONS KILLED; FIRELOSS MILLIONS More Than 20 May Be Dead at Mexicali—Thousand Persons Homeless. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICALL Lower California, May 23.—Fourteen persons are known to have been killed and more than three blocks of buildings were destroyed by a fire which startgd late yesterday in the operating room of a moving pleture theater here. The property loss was placed at from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, . the highe= figure, being credited to agents of companies which had insured the buildings. One thou- 234 persons were.made homel=ss. While only fourteen bodles have been recovered, local officials say at least twenty: were Killed and unoffi- clal estimates put the number of deaths at & much higher figure; Many Chinese had underground lodgings in the district burned over and offi- cials say it is probable many of the Chinese were trapped by the flames in_the tunnels. The known dead include the Mexi- can operator of the motion picture’ machine in the theater where the fire started, Mabel Sanderson, be- lieved <o be from Napa, Calif. Most of the other victims wefe Chinese. There wAS no rear exit from the theater. During the fire a detachment of troops was ordered out to guard erty and assist the firemen. After e blaze was extinguishdd they were continued on duty in the fire-swept area. Coast Guatd Mobilizes to Fight Rum Runnkrs Off Virginia Capes By the Armociated Prven. “'«R,fi NOBFOLK, - Va.; May - 33—Rutiy #unners which have M thelr | seeme of operation tremi’the Jer- #ey coast to ‘the Virginis cape: ! _liztl & _counter concentpation of coast guird'craft thete today. " . When ‘the rum runfer Cartons. with & cargo of fiquors from Rer- - ‘muda, was T ed at the Nor- ‘folk cogst giiard ofce yesterday - to have dropped anchor alongside the Istar, which has Bff the. capes tor severdl days, two other coast guard craft were sent to ~oip the fevenye cutter Mipalg. * Thgy were the &-inmecnuu and | L.Nfl'—‘ =+ {1y, the former having been out- fi . with gups at the navy yard. before leaving. It was unders stood that a third coast guard ves- ;el l:nd been ordered from New ork. . Much Liquor Landing. The vigilance of the coast guard féet 4y being centered on small \boats that may be attempting to ,Feach the rum flect' anchored be- yond :the protecting line of the three-mile Mmit. Much of the - 1fquor cargo of the Istar and Car- - tona, which are flying the British 18 re to_have been al- el hmrfd wdlflrlbuud. al- - agents for said - to be mh find = “purchaser fof 7.000 of liquor. the runners |fl “Jimmy’s” Running* ¥ places in cars of their own or those operated by the houses. A large, high-powered machine run by the ! Hardway was observed to make three trips from a point on Pennsylvania avenue at one-hour intervals, carry- | ing at least a dozen men and boys | on each run. In fact, the machine | was 80 crowded that some passengers | were sitting on the laps of others who were fortunate enough to rest| on the cushioned seats. ! Machine Makes Several Trips. This machine made its initial trip at about 8:10 o'clock. It arrived at the Hardway twenty minutes later, left its human cargo and returned Immediately, reaching the starting oint at 8:55. Ten minutes later it eft op its secom dtrip with more paspengers thumofi-$he first. The ma- chine landed ‘its third crowd at the | Hardway sbout 10:30 o'¢lock. This is | But one of the cars operated by the house to transport its patrons. Behind the high fence and the Bill- boards that hide “Jimmy's” place from the view of passing motorists atfleast thirty machines were parked, the red parking lights shining through the cracks on the billboards. Yolces of men on both floérs of this | house indicated that the action on thé gaming tables was not restrained. CLASSIFIERS LIKELY WILL CUT SOME PAY New Law Does Not Give Gen- eral Increase, Officials Explain. Not all government employes may expect raises in salary In the re- classification now under way and upon the basis of which departments will submit their estimates to Con- gress next December.. Some mav ex- pect reductions. This developed today in. official circles discussing the possibilities of roclassification, when it was learned ‘that‘a general seflitiment seemed to prevall thréughout Washington that practically every one was hoping for | i an Increase. Some Patd Well. j There are certaip departments, or bureaus, officials admit, where the salary ‘levels are low, where they bave not been raised to any consider- able extent to meet the increase in the cost of living. The District of | Columbia and pension bureau em- ployes aré pointed out as represent- Wtive of the class which may rea sonably expect a raise. But on the other hand there are certain bureaus, it in paid, where the salary level is re: at about the right height, an some cases too high. NG T8 recently organized _Veterans’ Burgau is understood unofficially to be in the latter class. No official an- nouncement has been made, of course, and it is a long way from the firsi tentative reclassification to appro- | i %ot only be no i creases in some bureaus,- but that there will be reduction: The Veterans' Bureau and internal revenue bureau have been mentioned informally as among the best paid of the government bureaus, with the ibility, in fact, that there may be some reductions in the internal revenue bureau. Some Decreases Likely. “Reclassification means reclassifica- tion,” one official close to the board sald recently. “It does not mean in- credise in salary. It means there will probably be some increases and some decreases” - ' The net result, of course, is expected | 1o to be an increase to some extent in the totak salary schedule, the addi- lonal revenue to be turned into sal- ari being variously e from: $2,000,000 to $4,600,0f is to classify the servic ute throughout the government ‘just” salaries, with equal pay for equal.work. 3 2 . Conc - possibilities, of reduc- tions in salaries, the only persors ex- empt are veterans of the civil waror widows of such veterans.. There are very few civil war veterans in the service. The sentence in the classi- tion act authorizing reduction in to byt the civil war vet- “fmm Prdss to Home city block and t tion 1s delivered to’\‘N- e fast as the ] every Intellectuals Have No Chance Here, Says Dr. Butler By the Assoclated Press. s LONDON, May 23.—Ths talkin, classes occupy-the center of the stage in the United States, the doing classes have an occasional opportunity to display their abllity, but the intellec- tuals are hard put for a chance to assist In solving the perplexing prob- lems facing the country, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Colum- ‘bia University, declared today at a luncheon of ‘the American Society. Dr. Butler also. diseussed the in- terdependence of nations, and said there was scarcely, a single national oroblem let in America which did not have an international aspect. It was no longer possible, He said, to discuss politics as an abstraet philosophy, for at the bottom of mod- e politics was to be found the fund- amental problem of production_ and exchange. Talk of slowing down production he termed a fallacy 5o anclent that it was difficult to be- lieve it could continue to be presented a8 a solution for economic difficul- ties. What was needed, he asserted, was a balanced production, with the exchanges made rapidly and froely. AUTOITS WARNED 0F SPECAL RULES Regulations for Shrine Con- vention Are Effective To- morrow Night. A final warning to motorists that the special regulations for the Shrine period become effective at 12 o'clock tomorrow night was issued today by Maj. Dantel Sulllvan, superintendent of police. The major made a plea to every automobile driver in town to co-oper- ate to the end that Washington may pass through this unprecedented era of congestion with the least possible confusion and a minimum of acei- dents. There are two things every motor- ist must do if he would keep within the law and help make the work of the police successful: . Watch the one-way streets, which are indicated by yellow arrows on the lamp pos Remember, no parking within the {congested downtown sectlon. One Way Designations. Maj. Sullivan suggests that: those who special regulations, cut out this list of one-way thoroughfares and paste them in their car: Sixth street between Louisiana ave- Bye and K strect, nonhbound. Eighth street from (enter Markat to_Permsylvania avenue, northbound. Tenth' street, B to K street, north- ound. Eleventli_stréet from Pennsylvania to Litile B stréet, RoutioSURd, fth stredt, from K to B stréet, southbound. 4 Thirteenth street, from B to K street, northbound. Fifteenth atreet from K street to New Yark avenue, southbound. McPherson Squsre, northbound, East Executive avenue, northbound. Madison place, .- Jackson place, gouthbound. Connecticut avenue from I'to H streets, southbound. . Seventeenth street, on the east side of Farragut Saquare, southbound. Eighteenth street from B to streets, northbound, Nineteenth street from.K to B streets, southbound. Twentieth street from B K streets, northbound, C street from 6th to 20th streets, west bound. .Louisiana avenue from Pennsylva- nia avenue to Sth street, eastbound. The parkway north of Center Market, easthound, from 9th street. and_westbound from 7tW street; ali trafic to make its exit from S$th street to Pennsylvania avenue. = Market space, 7th to 9th streetd, westbound. = 6 to 11th streets, D street. from westbound. D _street from 10 ‘to 1lth streets, eastbound. to E street from 13th to bth street, | stbound. . °%E street from 13th to 20 westbound. 5 H street from 14th to Sth eastbound. H street from 17th to 19th westbound. I street. ffom 20th to 5th ‘westbound. i K street from 20th to' 5th eastbound. i Lk MARINE PARADE FEATURE OF GREETING TO SHRINE 150 Motor Boats and Yachts to Be' in Line Afternoon of June 4. streets, streets, streets, streets, streets, More than 150 motor boats and ¥achts will participate in the marine parade Monday afternoon, June 4, at 2 o'clock, as ome of the big “curtain raisers” to the Shrine convention, ac- | @rding to the vice chairmen In charge of this plcturesque featute. Charles’ A. Stevens, Hatry F. Ken- nedy, . George: Lehker and Eugehe Hartley represent the entertainment committee, of which Edgar C., Sny- der is chafrman. : ‘Washington yacht clubs are en- thusiastically at work to make the parade in every way worthy of the occasion and marked activity. is seen not only about the clubhouse; but bu er front, get- ey raotor boats and. yachts into rondjtion. . ““IThe Corlpthian Yacht Club fleet of fifty boats will leave in parade for- mation from the club anchorage at 1:30 o'clock and #ill proceed to the rendezvous in Washington channel. Fleet Capt. Mawry Dove, jr, will lead the processlon with the Commis- s of t :{ht‘c-lnd"n:a in. vited . gu s ol e oelia™ an will be followed by the “Amiejean, Commadare Forsbej n ‘ashington harbor of the New X The “Amlejéan” will carry perial potentate, James 8, less, and the ({llustrious of. Al ‘Temple, L. P. Steuart, and their dlvans. BY) Representatives 'of the 'Imperial Gounell will g0 aboardthe oth articipating in the parade,’ either rom .the municipal ' whart or. the t_Club, nd: tentate wharf of the:Capital Ya Dry G.,W. Warren 'has been - pointed 'fleet surgeon -and will .be. aboard his own yacht. -~ . Secretary of the Navy h béén invited _to lew “th from the deck of the" passes into ve not obtained a copy of the ! . mew yacht, | 1 e parade | real estate slone owned by, ‘Mayflower as it | is wo ‘branch. - Within the Hour™. jrrier system covers hington homes pers are printed. TWO CENTS. SHP BOARD RULING PAVES WAY FORL TOREGAINMILLIONS Denial of Bethlehem Steel Claim of $8,500,000, Re- jeets “Savings Clause.” CAN RECOVER BONUSES IF DECISION IS UPHELD Opinion Declares Contractors in Honor Bound to Effect Economies Without Extra Payments. The claim of the Bethlehem Steel ‘Corporation for $8,500,000 alleged to be due under war time contracts has been tentaticlvy disapproved by the Shipping Board's claim committee in a decision which was said to have the approval of a majority of the board. The decision was based on a formal legal opinion setting forth a new and sweeping Interpretation of gov- ernment contracts which, if sustained by the courts, will resylt in the re- covery by the government of hun- dreds of millions of dollars paid out in settlement of emergency construc- tion. “Savings Clause” Imvolved. In brief, the opinion held that, contract to the contrary nothwith- standing, a contractor cannot collect from the government under the so- called “savings clause.” The Bethle- kem contract, like scores of other im- portant war-time industrial agree- ments, provided that the company should receive a fixed fee plus a stipulated percentage of any econo- mies it might effect which would bring the cost of the work below a set figure. In the opinion of counsel consulted by the committee and af- firmed by the Department of Justice, a contractor is bound in honor and at law to give the best possible re- sults in performing the work he un- dertakes and to effect without extra compensation all possible economies. Under this interpretation the $2 000,000 already palid the Bethlehem corporation as fees under its con- tract would -be regarded as closing that contract and the large sums claimed as “savings” would have no standin Might Give “Quit Claim.” Outside of any consideration of the validity of the company’s claim, how- ever, it was suggested today the board might offer to the Bethlehem company in lieu of any sums con- sid s Jogm quit clatm tothe nearly 0,000,000 improvements i stalled at three of the company lants at government expewse. Th, oard’s accountants have estimated thi ,000 was spent by the gov- orn nstallations at Bparrows Point, M 93,500,000 at the Bethle- hem's Alameda plant, and $1,600,000 at Chester, Pa. Quote Schwab Opinion. It developed today'that in the ex- ecutive hearings conducted by the committee upon the case, one of the precedents cited was established by Charles Schwab, head of the Bethle~ hem corporation, and also a former director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. A letter sent by the fleet corpora- tion during Mr. Sehwab's tenure of office to the American Shipbuilding Company was read into the record. It called attention to a financial state- ment {ssued by the company, in which profits of 80 per ceat on government eontracts were. forecast, and declared that President Wilson had informed officials of the board during the past administration that 10 per cent must be considered adequate lawful com- pepsation. . The American Shipbuilding Company maintained several plants on the great lakes, at which were con- structed 156 ships. Will Influence Thousands of Cases. Since the fees already paid Bethle- hem represent more than 13 per cent on its contract. the board's commit- tee held that Mr. Schwab could not himself gracetully sponsor a demand for additional payment. (It was predicted.in official clrcles that' continued consideration of the Bethlehem contract would _disclose other elements which would have im- portant bearing upon the pending settiement of thousands of war-time contracts now being closed up by the various government bureaus. An indication of its importance was given when Chalrman Lasker re- Quested the entire board to be pres- ent, whereas routine cases had been Considered by the claims committee alone. BALL TO MAKE STUDY ' OF NEW YORK TRAFFIC Chairman Ball of the Senate District committee has made plans, he an- nounced today, to visit New York city for a study of trafic and parking conditions, with a view to comparison {with Washington and recommendation for improvement of the situation in the capital. . Senator Ball said he probably would make the trip alone. A Senate reso- lution authorizes such a study by the aid em of traffic re| ing In’the ‘world, and I am sure that mueh can be gained from a close study of it. 1 will make a report to the District committee, which in turn will report its findings to Congress." Serfator Ball sald the trip likely would be after his voyage on the trial trip on the Leviathan, which will sall from New York far Havana between June, 16 and 21. ., His study of New York traffic as compared with . that of Washington, Senator Ball {ndicated, would be the pronigm’in_Tistrict afairs to occupy most of his attention during the Técess of Congress. “REPORTS ON ESTATE. Herbert L. Davis, auditor of the District Supreme Court has filed h) report as to:the financial status of Gharles F. Karr, a° retired jeweler. who sald he was not as rich as hix wite, Belle T. Karr, asserted in her sult for a limited divorce. Chief Jus- tice. McCoy had. placed alimony for ‘the wife at $150 ‘per month and Mr, Karr contended he was unable to ‘meet the payment. Auditor Davis points out that the Mr. Rarr B. L. Wil rth $150,000. Attorney Mrs.