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* FRENCH INJUSTICE IN SAAR ALLEGED Former (anadian Member! Says League Commission Is Only Tool of Paris. ‘\ and New York World. March 7. —Startling nisgovernment of the Saar Fren r the aus-| Nations are | written by R. D.| apd one-half years tive on the govern- | By Cable to The Su LONDON made Waugh, in g ue war embodied a in ajf reulated ere, to whom | addressed, Austen Hou Cham- | of Com- he will support | of M. Rault, | an the governing| when the question comes | next week. | t that ntment chairman of neva Council Ra praised ¢ Deal. front on the deal between | ier Herrlot of | Result league council | general of the | Rault was to| amberlain prom- | reappointment on exchange to be > about GGerman arma- nd etary a that Parliament moderation and L. Fisher for the | Rault does h's estimate, docu- Wa owing has been circu- to ministers. 1Its ernment ot the ed by the follow-| Canadian Services. D. Waugh, mayor original council the govern Mr. who was fc Winnipeg, was members ap- the League comm Waugh had yns with Euro- avored to carry entiously in the the treaty of resigned after three and rs in office, and is now im rvice in Manitoba.” the memorandum duties consc H nmer The t Tows for his opinion of . Mr Win the 19 “You of 1 have for. zovernme k nplated by the treaty of rsailles, could have beem a _success and to the League of Nations. Purpose of Commission. spirit ¢ xt of to1- a letter the gov- 1gh wrote h of Jan- reply t as follows: ask for my vernment rion_on the e Saar. I ting what rely, that t which was, I L cred be ng commi commissioner whose d to the French point of iberations of the commis- the Saar commissioner sary, emphasize ions of inhabitants of the nd that these commission- would be <o impartial, fair-mind- 1 faithtul the spirit of the 1d of the League of Nations they would 11 things, so far their own judgment and their lity permitted, fairly and justly hold the balance of n id decide their merits all contentious que: tions arising in regard to the clvil of the territory commission been com- men selected because of to study and solve the the territory in a busi- nner, men who were de- thfully and impartially nd insist upon observ- treaty both by France ar inhabitants, the experi- by interna- ommission would in 1phasize that Had posed nt o ness-lik te 1 fa interpret Eoternment an had bheen pos nor the Saar| presented on the should have been en- 2, | nent. France been compose Result You a bilfties assoc n d of neut of Exper for my ajority m opinion as of the com- ve fa the respons placed upon the During d one-half years of my with the Saar government m convinced that »unt qualification for mem- the Saar government com- far as France was con- is the certainty that the would vote as was di- the Quai d'Orsay through member of the commis- gard to the terms of the rights of the inhab- territory mission never he three treaty the members of had a proper | of their duty to the league the s and the to be to el the | ar and | ssen, impotent minate gance Members Were Pro-French. the beginning it was ob- vious to me that the French, Belgian and Danish members of the commi. iR determinedly pro-French. T member was simply a | rubber in the hands of “the| sther two men, who knew little about | sin who followed the line of| n who spent most of and who had ne in- but who needed | From stamp ea hi time “These his three, being the majority of | controlled the situa- t rench instrue- to be followed. The council league was surprised to learn French president of the gov- erning commission 1, against my protest, established an office in Paris, maintenas, which was paid for »ut of the Saar treasury, and that a regular service of secret information operated to and from the French gov- ernment through this office. the ission, whenev ions had of ti Kept Secret Service. verbaux of all meetings governing commission were sent to this office in Paris, l able to the de- partments of the French government. It is needless to say that the presi- dent of the commission regarded this ecret service as his and all informa- tion sent and recelved as confidential, “‘Just before 1 left the Saar, the council of the league gave instruc- tions t the governing commission nust take i istructions from the ouncil and that communications be- ween the governing commission and the French government, or vice versa, be through the commission and not through its French president.” At this point Waugh's letter is inter- rupted by a foot note to the memo- randum #“The instructions given do not seem to promptly whe | is watching the developments at the | principal | the | she has the right under the treaty to | repurchase. ! the rich deposits of the nelghboring | Saar Valley, | the Highly by ests and Experiments in HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO. Bureau of Standards Work Valued Medical Profession Many Fields Have Proved of Great Worth to Leaders of Congress to Convene Here Tomerrow Of undoubted interest to the hun- dreds of ph: cians and surgeons to gather here tomorrow (o attend the American Congress on Internal Med- icine is the work belng done by the Bureau of Standards to help the med- fcal profession. Dependent, both directly and indi- rectly on numerous branches of) physics and engineering, through the | use of buildings and their equip- | ment, instruments and materials of | various kinds, the medical profession | bureau with interest. In the physical | field the bureau ranks as one of the laboratories of the Unlted States for standardization, testing, fundamental sclemtific research and the carrying out of special investiga- tions into the properties of matter and the laws of science. . Investigations now in progress in the laboratory fnclude « study of the properties of dental repalr mate- rials, with complete tests being made | of all dental materials, Studies of germicidal effect of ultra-violet light have recehtly been completed, while the bureau's work on rare su-| gars has resulted in making several sugars, many of which are valuable | in medical research, more conveni Dextrose manufacture has been tablished on a commercial scal a pro as been devis levulose, the sweetest of all suga can made at x lower cost formerly. The bureau has played an important part in the estabiishment | of the optical glass industry and does | work in devising optical instruments to meet special demands, Practically all the radium prepa- been so definite as Mr. states. M. Rault, president, continues his communication direct with the French government. He has contended that he is entitled to do so, not as presi- dent, but as French repreNentative.” Compelled to Resign, The memorandum continues ‘Waugh's letter: “The Frgnch government, moreover, absolutely controlled the situation when . Hector, Saar member, was appoint- His subservience to the French gov- crnment was so notorious that he was compelled to resign and Herr Land was appointed. “Instead of using (hfi?ponun((y of the resignation of Dr. Hector to appoint a capable, impartial man who would have a proper conception of and honestly fulfill his duties, the council of the league, because of predominant French influences, appointed Herr Land, who was even worse than Dr. Hector. “He was a stupid, uneducated old man who voted as he was told, and that was quite sufficient qualification to secure the support of the French government and the French influence at Geneva at the annual re-election, “You can readily understand how the inhabitants of the territory regarded all these farcical maneuvers of the French government, the purposes of which were so obvious. have Waugh with Marveled at Patience. “The people of the Sair would have been content to observe and fulfill the terms of the treaty, but the attitude of the majority of the commission justified any spirit of rebelllon that existed; in fact, I marveled at the patience of the people, particularly during the period of the miners’ strike. “‘One thing Is certain. ers never would have submitted to the outrageous decrees that were passed by the governing commission at the time. “As you are no doubt aware, the governing commission by majority vote has power te interpret the pro- visions of the treaty without appeal. This is a very proper provision if you have a decent commission, but with what we had it was dangerously ex- asperating. “Invariably ‘Interpretations’ were in accord with French contentions and most of them were grossly unjust. “I fully agree with your sugges- tion that the Saar is one of the dan- ger spots of Europe. You know the commercial and political value of Saar coal, either to France or to Ger- many. ‘Coal is coal in Furope. France wants the coal because Germany wants it; Germany wants it to keep France from utilizing the combina- tion of Lorraine iron ore and Saar coal, as Germany did prior to the war, it British min- Germany wins the plebiscite buy atlon ing back the mines at their valu- and Germany will leave noth- undone to insure her right of France will, on the other hand, do all that is possible to prevent the exercise of that right. “Neither Germany nor France wants a continuation of the com- mission or a League of Nations regime if it can be avoided. The prize is big enough to cause a lot of trouble. That is only one source of trouble; there are many others. “I do not know if this letter con- veys the information you require. If not I shall be glad to write you more fully if you desire. I took the preeaution of bringing back with me copies of most important documents by which I can prove any statement I maki (Copyright, 1825.) HISTORY OF CONTROVERSY. Plebiscite Planned After 15 Years of Commission. The irdn and steel industries of Lorraine are largely dependent upon a small basin between the present frontiers of France and Germany. Under German control the two regions were deyeloped together. When France regained Lorraine in World War she also demanded the Sarr in order that Lorraine might not be deprived of fuel; she claimed the Saar was really French territory. The demand was not granted, but at the peace conference a compromise was reached. The government of France was given title to the|coal mines of the Saar as settlement for French mines rulned by Germany. The Saar was | put for 15 years under a governing commission_to be appointed by the League of Nations. In 19356 a plebi- scite was to decide whether the ter- ritory would belong to Germany or France or would remain under League of Natlons control. Can Buy Back Mines. If the Saarlanders should elect to return to Germany, the Reich was assured the privilege of buying back the Mmines for a sum ‘in gold to be fixed by @n expert commission. From the first France has dominated the governing commission. Quarter- ing of French troops in the territory as “international gendarmerie” cur- tallment of the right of free speech, efforts to “Frenchify” the children by French schools, and obstruction of economic relations with Germany have been causes of frequent protest, es: pecially by Britain. The Saar is a reglon of only about 760 square miles. It has a popula- tion exceeding 700,000, mostly miners and industrial workers. Its annual production of coal before the war averaged 12,000,000 tons, about 50 per cent of which was consumed by local industries. It is capable of produc- ing much more coal. | in | first France rations produced in this country are ©ent to the bureau for measurement in the radium laboratory. Research work on the exposure of laboratory workers to radium has been made and investigation of X-ray protective devices is planned as soon as money is available. In the standardization field sev- eral investigations of special interest “to the medical profession are being carrfod out. Testing and certifica- tion of clinical thermometers is also an important job of the bureau. A board for measuring the length of bables has recently been devised and is being widely used. g Many of the building material tests conducted by the bureau are of in- terest to the medical profession as a result of the use of such materials in hospitals. Means of prephring spe- ial rubbers for medical purposes, investigations of stainless steel and of platinum substitutes, - studles of enameled metals and of pottery and udies in illuminating engineering are also among the tasks of the bu- reau. Standards for sterilizing ap- paratus have been established, while the division of simplified practice has brought about the adoption of stand- ard dimensions for hospital beds and bedding. Much work in connection with safety codes has also been car- ried out, including a study of the pre- cautions necessary in the use of Ras the home, study of the reaction time of automobile drivers, of the effectiveness of brakes, of the colors of traffic signals, of elevator door if- terlocks, of walkway materials and of glasses for protecting the eyes from injurious rays and from missles, by diplomatic pressure by Louis XIV fn the seventeenth century, but after 17 years he was forced to disgorge it. In 1792 French revolutionary troops entered the Saar and it become French until the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815, when It was returned to German rule. French Claims to Saar. At the peace conference France put forth moral claims to the Saar, although the region had not been classed with Alsace and Lorraine in statements of war aims. It was really French, Clemenceau claimed, but in- vestigation failed to reveal the 150,- 000 Frenchmen he said were resident there. Pre-war records showed only about 100 French residents. Elections later for local assemblies showed a predominance of German sentiment. The French arguments failed to convince Woodrow Wilson, and the compromise was made. The governing commission of five evidently was designed to be neutral. France and the Saar each had a rep- resentative. The majority of three was to be made up of men represent- ing uninterested nations. From the controlled the commis- sion. Minority of Ome. The Belgian member naturally was sympathetic with France. Count Moltke Huitfeld of Denmark had lived most of his life in Parls. M. Rault of France was president of the commission. The Saar member soon resigned in protest against the meth- ods of the majority and Dr. Hector. a political creature of French mili’ tary control, was appointed. R. D. Waugh, the British representative, became a consistent minority of ome. In March, 1923, the situation in the Saar attracted world attention. The miners had gone on strike in Febru- ary. On March 7 the commission is- sued a “less majeste” decrec. It made it a criminal offense to criticize the commission, the League of Nations or any member of the league, specifically France and French troops. Three Ger- man newspapers were suppressed. ‘The British protested. Lord Robert Cecil led in demanding an Investiga- tion by the league. The strike ended in May with an increase in the miners’ , but the decree was not lifted. The French objected to the British demand for an inquiry and an inter- national crisis developed. The decree was rescinded and thegituation quiet- ed down. In August Waugh resigned his post after the league council had failed to act to his satisfaction on his protests against tactics which he considered oppressive. In the Summer of 1924 there were new protests, esp ally by Germany, against conditions in the Saar. Objection was made to the keeping of French troops in the Saar. In 1923 there were 10,000 troops there, and it is understood they are being with- drawn gradually as the local gendar- merie is Increased. Pupils, it was contended, are being attracted to French schools by free books, handsome Christmas presents, etc., while French economic power makes it impossible for German pur- ents to object strenuously. By with- holding coal from Germans the French have gained control of practi- cally all industry. The pay rolls are French. By “Frenchifying” the children the French hope to gain many votes in the coming plebiscite. The treaty granted to Germany five years of free trade with the Saar. Last Summer Germans protested they ‘were forced to pay duty. In January, 1925, the five years ended. The cus- toms barrier between the Saar and Germany has been raised, the Saar is part of the French revenue system. The Liberals in England recently have renewed the protests about the regime in the Saar, and they are de- manding that the next league council meeting remove M. Rault, who still dominates the governing commission. Their sentiments were expressed by H. A. L Fisher in the House of Com- mons Thursday. They see in the Saar a breeding place for war in 1935, the year of the plebiscite, if the situ- ation is not changed. (Copyright, 1023, - DEPLETION OF TIMBER ALARMS MARYLAND Official Shows State Becoming More Dependent Upon Outside Sources of Supply. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 7.—One of the Ereatest menaces to the resources of the State today is the rapld deple- tion of forests of Maryland, accord- ing to F. W. Besley, State forester. ‘The consumption of lumber in Maryland for 1923 was 395,000,000 feet, board measure, and Maryland saw- mills produced 62,600,000 feet, the re- maining 370,000,000 feet coming from places outside the State” sald Mr. Besley. “The production of lumber in Mary- land has steadily declined, showing rapid exhaustion of our timber supplies. In 1920 Maryland produced 19 per cent of the lumber consumed, in 1922 but 12 per cent, while in 1923 it had dropped to 6 per cent. “The growing scarcity of timber and the incregsing prices, make it im- perative that Maryland guard the fu- ture of its timber requirements by taking care of its own forests. We have an area of forest land in ex- cess of 2,000,000 acres, which, if fully productive, would nearly meet our timber requirements. A proper appli- catlon of the principles of forestry The region was made part of France would make us, in time, nearly self- supporting.” MARYLAND CROPS WORTH $63,339.000 1924 Harvests Break Record for Value, Though Not So Large. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 7.—The high prices prevatling for the grain crops, particularly wheat and corn, are proving “gloom chasers” for Marylund farmers, according to John S. Dennee, Federal agricultural statisticlan. The 1924 harvest of important farm crops, the highest in price in five years, though not the greatest in output, was valued at $63,389,000. Better prices placed the value $2,57 000 higher than last year's revised total of $60,818,000, and $10,000,000 higher than {n 1922, when the values aggregated $53,384,000. The combined producing area was smaller, 1,784,000 acres, compared with 1,846,000 in 1923, and 1,838,000 acres in 1922, Corn maintained its rank as king of Maryland crop: Corn, planted late on account of con- tinued rains, suffered later from drought. Although production was nearly 7,000,000 bushels below last r, the value of this years crop the farm gate was about the same as the 19 crop, the estimate for this year belng $20,577,000, against $20,689,000 last year. Corn yielded $34.41 per acre—the-largest per acre income from the grain crops. Wheat took second rank with $12,- 371,000. Production was 8,000,000 bushels less than in 1923, but the farm value of this crop was nearly a milllon dollars above that of 1923, owing to a very substantial advance in_the per bushel price of wheat. The hay crop was the outstanding feature of the crop year. Occupying almost 40,000 acres more than In 1923, with big Yields, production was 740,000 tons—the largest hay crop n_the history of Maryland agri- culture. Tobacco ranked fourth, with a total value of $5,762,000. Tomatoes had an unfavorable sea- son. Production for manufacture was 137,000 tons, against 243,300 in 1923, Yiclds averaged 3.3 tons per acre, and the crop was valued at $2,675,000 at the farm gate. Orchard fruits, in general, made short crops. e RECREATION RESORT FOR POLICE PLANNED Construction Already Under Way in Catskill Mountains for Hous- ing New York City Force. Assocated Press. W YORK, March 7.—A po- lice recreation camp s being erected in the Catskill Mountains, near Tan- nersville, N. Y., for the benefit of the members. of the New York police de- partment and thelr familles, The main unit of the camp will be one of the finest fireproof Summer hotels in the United States, which will replace the frame structure destroyed by fire last Summer. The new" building will be of steel and cement construction throughout and each room will have a bath. In By | addition to the main building, which will be four stories high, there wiil be an extension in which the kitchen and bakery will be located. It is planned eventually to have the hotel surrounded by a number of cottages. Richard E. Enright, police commis- sioner, coneefved the !dea of the rec- reation camp about four years ago. At that time the original frame struc- ture and an estate of 260 acres were purchased for $50,000. The property today is said to be worth §400,000, and when the planned {mprovements are completed its value will be approxi- mately $1,000,000. The primary idea of the camp is to provide an inexpensive vacation for the members of the police department and members of their families, who are accommodated for $2 a day. The camp also entertains without cost po- licemen who are convalescing from illness or injury. During the sea- son one of the department surgeons slways Is in attendance. SEES WASTE IN AIRSHIP ARCTIC EXPLORATION Swedish Expert Says Better Scien- tific Results May Be Achieved by Old-Fashioned Windjammer. Correspondence of the Assoclated Pre STOCKHOLM. February 16.—Air- ship exploration of the polar region is financially wasteful, and better scientific results can be obtalned at a small fraciion of the cost through the use of an old-fashioned, moderate sized windjammer,according to Capt. Hugo N. Pallin, a Swedish explorer, who has placed before the Anthropo- logical and Geographical Socfety of Sweden a detailed plan to investi- gate one of the still unknown “white spots” about the North Pole. An in- herent disadvantage of the alirship for polar work, Capt. Pallin says, is the lack of transportation facilities after making a landing. The Arctic region now best worth studying Capt. Pallin considers to be the one north of Siberia, particularly the neighborhood of Nicholas II land. About this territory little is known. It may be as large as Nova Zembla, and may be connected through a serles of islands with Franz Josef Land. What Capt. Pallin proposes to do is to equip a hunting vessel of about S0 tons, having auxillary motors, and then stay in the Arctic at least two and perhaps three years. The crew he would Iimit to seven men, of which three would be sclen- tists, The total cost would not be over $30,000. ENGLAND BUYING AUTOS. Begins Year 1925 With 80,000 In- crease Over 1924. Correspondence of the Associated Press. LONDON, February 17.—England began the year 1925 with nearty 80,- 000 more private automobiles than ‘were in use a year ago, according to recent announcement of the ministry of_transport . This bring the total number of private motor cars to more than 460,000, making one person out of every 80 the owner of an auto- mobile. At the beginning of 1924 there were 384,000 cars on the road in this coun- try, the proportion being 1 owner out of every 100 of the population. The increase in the number of cars will, through increased taxes, add approximately $7,000,000 annually to the government's revenues. Earth Now Has 1,646,000,000. There are six great races in the world, With a total population of 1,646,000,000. The Mongolian race has the largest population with 658,- 000,000, and the Caucasian next with 645,000,000, while the others in their order are: Negro, 190,000,000; Semitic, 81,000,000; Malayan, 52,000,000, and the Indian, 22,000,000. FOLKS Henry H. Curran, United States commissioner of immigration at Ellis Island, the gateway of the nation, has become a tamiliar figure in Wash- ington, where he has come 8o often to lay the neceds of his mammoth charge before Congress. He si- ways has had the sympathy of the Secretary of La- bor, Mr. James Davis, in his ef- forts to humanize the port of entry, and he has the cordial afd of the commissioner- general, Mr. W. W. Husband. Last year Congress ap- propriated about $350,000 to im- Piye conditions at Ellis Island, pos- $ibly stung by the frank criticism of Sir Auckland” Geddes, then ambassa- dor from Great Brifain. With this pomewhat meuger sum Mr. Curran 4$ waved a magle wand, and the unkempt, crowded, trifiing immigrant pen, which Sir Auckland so graph- leally described, has become a com- modious, airy, well furnished hotel, at which intended citizens of the United States make their first sojourn on entering the country, The new immigration law had effectually made an end to the horrible practice of dumping the entire steerage of a great liner into one squirming heap on Ellls Island. An average of 500 arrive daily at the {mmigrant station, and this number can Le easily and comfortably handled both as to the work of Mr. Curran and his assist- ants and for the incoming hordes. Not content with this tremendous improvement, Mr. Curran has set about to correct several other glar- ing evils. He wishes to eliminate the steep stalrs which lead to the in- spection rooms, and thus to stop that sad sight of immigrant women with & ton load having to climb and re- climb to reach the proper offictals. He hus already fitted up temporary rooms for this, on the level of the wharf where the fmmigrants land Immigrants for fnland cities have special rooms where they may bathe, change their garments and rest against time. The sleeping apart- ments show the most radical changes, and look now like the dormitories of convents or of hospitals. Mr. Curran is HENRY H. CURRAN. a native New Yorker, and filled many minor roles jn the immigration of the country before he reached the su- preme point in the buslest and most important of all the gateways of the natfon. NEAR-BEER SALOON RAID ENTRAPS TWO Quantity of Alleged Liquor Seized. Accused Once Won Fight for Stock. | Frank Hall, 1000 Sev southwest, was arrested last night on a charge of sale and illegal posses- aion of liquor, following a raid on a near-beer saloon at Seventh and K streets southwest, of whick dry agents allege he is proprfetor. Willlam Morlarty, 19, of 470 F street southwest, who was tending bar, was arrested on the same charge, but was released on $2,000 bond The rald was made by Chief Harry M. Luckett and police of the fourth precinct, who stated they seized a quantity of alleged whisky, wine and beer. Liquors valued at several thousand dollars were seized by prohibition officers more than a vear ago but returned, under a court order, to Hall. Certain irregularities in the warrant for the sefzure of the liquor, together with the fact that it was proven to have been manufactured prior to pro- hibition, were resopnsible for its re- turn it is stated. RANSACK ALEXANDRIA FOR GIRL IN HIDING Police Baffled by Letters Frances E. Sinclair, 15, Sends Rela- tives and Friends. nth street i | [ | | Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7.—After a week of searching police today were no nearer a solution of the mys- tery surrounding the disappearance of Frances E. Sinclair, 15-year-old Junior at the Alexandria High School. | Her father, N. B. Sinclair, Fairfax County, and several friends have re- celved letters from, the girl saying that she was still in Alexandria, working and happy. The city has been combed thor- oughly and her known assoclates have been questioned, but to no avail. It is believed that she fs hidden somewhere {n the city. Her parents are at a loss to explain the dis- appearance. MUSICIAN LAYS CLAIM TO COLUMBUS KINSHIP Hungarian Convinced Records Show He Is Descendant of New ‘World Discoverer. Correspondence of the Associated Press. NEUTRA, Hungary, February 14— Rudolf Columbus, a plano player em- ployed at a local restaurant bar, claims to be a direct descendant of Christopher Columbus. Rudolf's father in 1910 read in a Vienna paper that the heirs of the great explorer were called upon by the Spanish government to make known any claims upon certain es- tates laft by Christopher. Convinced from the traditions of his family that he was & direct lineal descendant, he began to trace the family tree. This required much money, however, and searching of officlal records in Portugal, Spain and Austria-Hungary, and he died without accomplishing his purpose. i Rudolf has now announced that he will continue where his father left off, and will lay claim to the fortunes of the House of Columbus-Veragna in Spain. * Mississippi Flows Uphill. It is said that the mouth of the Mississippt River is actually two miles higher than its source, but that it flows up hill by the aid of centri- fugal force due to the rotation of the earth. The scientists claim that if | the earth ceased to rotate at its pres- ent rate of speed, or changed ever so ! slightly, the Mississippl would cease to flow at all. - New Coal Field Discovered. | Discoveries of new phosphate rock beds in Spain have also led to the finding of a large area of lignite coal beds of good quality. They are in the Alhama de Murica country of Spain. The coal is of first-grade quality, it SLEMP MAY RUN g IF DENIED PLUM. Friend Says President’s Ex-g Secretary Could Return Ninth District to G. 0. P. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 7.—There Is just one thing that will prevent the Republicans of the ninth district from forcing C. Bascom Slemp to the fore again as a candidate for Con- gress. A close friend of his says that if FPresident Coolidge ails to give him a post of some importance and dignity within the next year he will be made to accept the nomination. “Mr. Slemp has a remarkable hold the people of that section of the tate,” said the friend, “and can re- turn the ninth district to the R publican column.” All three of the candidates for Gov- ernor of Virginia have reached the stage of waiting .to see what the others are going to do and say in the opening specches of the campaign. The general understanding was that the aspirants would be on the hust- ings and telling the people of the State exactly why they should be nominated long before this, but after they had issued platforms or prelim- inary addresses they suddenly became silent to awalt reaction were made last Winter that the gpeaking campaigns would be under way during the early part of this year, and two nd a half months have about passe and the first speech is yet to be made bearing di- rectly on the campaign, and they are apparently in no great hurry to start the work that will keep them going tor the next five months o Two Remain Non-Committal, Former Gov, Westmorel Davis of Statements | Woman Parliament Member Questions Ability After 40| FIRST LEGION POST HAS ANNIVERSARY i Original World War Veterans’ Body Celebrates Its Sixth Birthday. Declares Feminine Work: ers Past Two Score Years “Grave Menace’ | By the Associated Press | LONDON, March 7.—Ellen Wilkin- | son, the one woman who sits on the Labor benches in the House of Com- mons, is 33 years old, but ls already wondering whether women workers are not ton old for further duty at 40. When she aired the idea this week it came as a shock to many wrinkled and aged suffragettes who have still @ lot of fight left in them. Yet Miss Wilkinson did not recommend th chloroforming of the middle aged as a famous scientist was once credited with doing; she merely sald the posi- tion of British women wage earn: when they reach middle age, “is very grave menace indeed.’ She added that tho expression, “Loo old at forty,” did not apply to pr miers, cabinet members or parliame tarlans, *Judging from some of the wrinkied fuced gentlemen 1 face day by day in the commons.” Perhaps it w a% happ after thought to mention the jarliamentar- | fans, for in the commons there are | some women who will never sec 48| among them Lady Astor, whosg dy tongue strikes off sparkling q Ger witticisme and much-quoted aphor- | Changed |isms with a vivaciousness truly youth- | cyucus ful not to Tn the absence Astor. who has gone to the country for an or- dered holiday, Miss Wilkinson is & ting to be the life of the parliament. | To begin with, she has red hair «n€|phane she has had it shingled.” Upon the|}oward Pet reassembly of the ho after the|er; | holiday recess she appeared In alsergs vivid green dress instead of a plain| Raiph dark frock such feminine parlia- mentarlans hdve affected e . Members Post 2 celebrated the org: together held last 1829 T street The George W pioneer post of the and was founded Col. Lester Jones geodetic survey, which was attende men and resulted in the the post Ralph M of George of the Ameri the sixth sization's Tigefing night at affet adquarter P Americ Februar; sued Legic 1914 of t the ca followin ation fc o Jones, M. G Wolfe, William Johnson, James wis Smith, Horac Louis A. Fisch Olive William Bowie, Robert and Gle 1 Greenfic T. Ashb M. Procto T. Jone Metzere Mar. L Named for General Pershing. Mar osmos Club, men, the rawn up w o, Pershin Howard Woll ut s M M. field quarter ¥ o Addresses Delivered. Loudoun and former Senator Don P. Halsey of Lynchburg, who have been re- ported as more or less in receptive mood regarding the nomination, have declined to mak: statement of their actual intention Davis' admirers have been urging him to again offer for the nomination, but has reached a conctusion as to his intentions he ha not given an Intimation of the san This is true of Senator Halsey, who was first supposed A candidate for lieutenant governor, but said that if he mdde the race for any office he would aspire to the office of gov- ernor. Mrs. Sarah who served as a member of the House, has been usked to ma race for lieutenant governor, and s has had the matt tion, but no dec made by her as to offer for that a place on the of Delegates SLAYER OF GIRL, 15, of Norfolk, aration has whether osition or floor of been she wil the Hous GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE| John Wagoner, Patrick County, Va., Sentenced After Enter- ing Guilty Plea. s pecial Dispateh to The Star. STUART, Va, March Wagoner, Patrick County been sentenced mprisonment for the murder Ada Whalen, 15 vears old, three months He pleaded guilty in Circuit Court and the had the option of imp penalty, chose the 1 State is asking also a Fletcher Whitlock as an accomplice. The to have waylaid the girl, Wagc killing her when she resisted. 7.—John youth, has to life the Patrick jury, which ng the death term. The life term for who is indicted rer “MARTHA” WILL BY COMMUNITY CENTERS Comic Opera to Be Presented Mf Central and Eastern by Big Cast. A community production Flo- tow's tuneful comic opera “Martha” is in preparation under the auspices of the Community Center Department, District of Columbia public schools and under the direction of Estelle Wentworth and Albert Parr, to be presented at Central High center i Tuesday night, March 31, and at New Bastern High night, April 1 Owing to the success of the recent presentation at both school audi- torfums, of 1. M. S. Pinafore” under Miss Wentworth's and Mr. Parr's di- rection, the Community Center De- partment will make a complete pro- duction of the entire opera of “Mar- tha” with principals and a large chorus of 40 local singers, including Elizabeth Thomberry, Nin I. Nor- man, Ellsworth Condron, Woodruff Youngs, Russell Cordey and Albert Parr. This cast has been giving a number of performances of the opera in tabloid form with only the cast of principals. For both performances, at Central and at New Eastern, the community price of 25 cents will prevail. 5 Mrs. Lucretia Walker Hardy, su- pervisor of st Washington® Center, has announced a program of motion pictures on Wednesday night, in the auditorium of New Eastern High cen- ter, the pragram being presented by request, through the courtesy of the Department of Agriculture, which has worked in close co-operation with the Community Center Depart- ment all during the Winter in presen- tation of educational motion pictures at New Eastern. No admission is charged for these pictures, which in- clude subjects interesting alike to children and to adults center, on Wednesday VIRGINIA WRITER DIES. Mrs. Eliza Oldham Was Daughter of Late Edward Cabill Bruce. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., March 7.—Mrs. Eliza Oldham, 60 years old, widow of Charles Oldham, Moundsville, W. Va., attorney, died today while apparently recovering from an attack of acute indigestion. Surviving are a son, Ed- ward C. Oldham, Worcester, Mass., and daughter, Mrs. Elise Merritt, wife of Capt. Willlam A. Merritt, Wash- ington, D, C. Mrs. Oldham, an au- thoress of note, inherited many of the characteristics of her father, the late Edward Cabill Bruce, Virginia jour- nalist, novelist and artist, whose paintings of Robert E. Lee, “Stone- wall” Jackson and other Confederate leaders have been widely copied. Quebec Feels Light Quake. QUEBEC, March T7.—Five feeble earth tremors, lasting several sec- onds, were felt in Quebec Province yesterday. At Malbaie and Tadousac {s said, and vast in extent of arca. L M Toys and games of this country worth nearly $4,000,000 were put into play in other lands last year. buildings were shaken. R Plans are under way in London to have a banquet at which will be served a stew made according to Charles Dickens' description. r under considera- | again seek § men are said | BE GIVEN| Lady Astor set the precedent with| her demure black dresses and neat|g plain collars of white. After Lad Astor, Miss W what she says and does, supplies re interest” copy fo @ than any other member of par> The nde st night meeting Wallace post members omed tha 8 history Jo chairman 1 tee of the Legion Paul J. McGahan, George Wash ment was provi Kin 1 KINSHIP OF POISONED |- GIRL TO LEE DENIED .. W son, | i and nationa st mander o Alice Tup £pol c tra flicers of the post ar commander; H first vice commande 1d Longfellow L. T Murphy ard SHIP RESCUE DELAYED. Victim of Suicide Attempt in Phil-| adelphia Is Better—Identi- fled by Sister. J | By the Associsted Press PHILADELPHIA, March 7 id that Mary who attempted suicide had Miss age. from «i- | Heavy Seas Appear to Pound Mo- tonight t Lee rena Deeper Into Sand with| NORFOLK, Va. good | Danish steamship Madden, | Which went <aid to | early Mobile, | bra | still nea and hig Mard poison here carly today a chanee of who 20 | nave come recovery ars of to this cft clty dsid were unable statement that she jof Gen. Robert E. Lee und dispatches frem Richmond. Va., stated that { family of the noted Southern no relative to confirm was a descendar 5 Jeader such as Miss' neither i Madden | | The girl was found in a serious i dition in a subway station after she | had swallowed poison. She rushed to a hospital, where she her name with reluctance. seas moderated today Later in the day her sister, Mar-|from shore that the Gresham guerite Madden nurse of Haddon- | paring to atten field, N. 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