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HUGE SHIPS FOR NAVY.
Keels Soon to Re Laid for Super-
dfeadnaueht and Cruiser.

QUINCY. Mass.. No~ember ss.--rhe
keel Of the superdreadn. -,sht Massa-
ohusetts will be laid soon after New
Year day, 1t was announced last night
at the Fore River plant of the Beth
1ehem 1hipbuilding Corporation. Ltd
The Massachusetts will be larger than
any vessel now in. the United States
Navy. OF $50 feet length over all and
400 feet beam, her displacement will
be $4,000 tons. She will have electric
drive and engines OF 10000 horsepow-
er and her speed is to be twenty
three knots. The armament viii COM
prise twelvk sixteen >inch guns and
secondary battery Of sixteen six-inch
The keel Of the Lexington, q battle
cruiser, will be laid soon after that
OF the Massachusetts. She will have
nearly the same beam, but her length
over, all 10 to be $50 feet and displace-
ment 1880 tons. The Lexington's
engines Of 10000 horsepower will
yield a speed Of thifty.flve knots UNI
der electric drive. She will mount
eight sixteen-inch gunB and sixteen
siK-lnch guns and Also will have eight
torpedo tubes.
Two unnamed scout cruisers with
81, 4 00-horsepower engines and
Or sei Of thirty five knots also will be
built ct Fore River in the coming
year. The plant now is working on
naval construction that will total ap-
$76,o0o.0 900.
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HARDING TO SEE
JAMAICA GOVERNOR
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
100 Copyright. 1899.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
.-r-' Copyright. 1920.
KINGSTON. Jamaica, November 20.
-.President-elect Harding, due to ar
RYE here early Tuesday morning, will
call on the governor, attend civic
reception and be shown around the
city. He will then proceed. to Port
Antonio by way OF Castleton Gardens
and will take the steamer Pastores,
which sails In the evening.
CRISTOBAL. Canal Zone, November
2S (by the Associated Press).-Presi-
dent-elect Warren G. Harding left the
Canal Zone for the United States this
afternoon after weeks visit. in which
he included an intimate study of the
commercial and military ADVANTAGES
apd needs of the. waterway and exc
changed assurances of friendly rela-
lions with the republic Of Panama.
The steamer Pastores, bound for
Norfolk by way of Kingston, Jamaica,
left Cristobal late today with the
President-elect and members Of his
party aboard. The vessel will reach
Norfolk Saturday. Senator Harding
VIII proceed to Washington before his
return to Marion. His last day in the
Canal Zone was spent quietly resting.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Star.
ABoARD s. s. PASTORES, en- Route
to United States, November 2s.-
President-elect Harding left the Canal
Zone impressed with the fact that,
while disarmament Throughout the
world is a worthy ideal, the United
States cannot AFFORD to be idealistic
their armies and navies. He was par.
ticularly reminded of the disarma-
ment question by the needs of the
Canal Zone. Throughout his visit
the ways by which the canal could
be impaired II not DESTROYED by an
military and naval men here, and
Senator Harding came away with the
determination to make the canal I'm
Nj. Harding believes action must be
swiftly taken by Congress to fortify
as we'll as commercially means so
much to the United States Navy and
merchant marine. Senator Harding
seems to. be inclined to adopt the
RooseveIfian policy Of speaking softly
but,carrying the big stick. He showed
to preserve cordial relations with
other countries, but it is hardly likely
that his foreign policy will be wayer-
ing: or hesftant. The new President
will recommend for instance, not only
monster guns for the Pacific and At
ldHLiC Sues OF the CANAL Dut the &C.
QUESTION Of outlying islands and UP.
tQ-date aircraft defenses which are at
present totally lacking.
Nothing now could prevent an en-
eyny aviator carried here by q war;
ship from taking to the air and drop
ping bombs on the whole canal and its
locks. The 'highest military experts
admit the canal is most inadeQuately
fortified or safeguarded. It is impos-
sible to exaggerate the concern shown
BY them in their talks with Senators
Harding, Hale and Frelinghuysen.
tOUpyfight, f120,l
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WOULD MARK THE
RAILWAY 0|ADUCTS
Movement Started to In
crease Safety Of Vehicu-
lar Traffic.

In connection with the decision OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. to paint black and white
stripes on all of Its trolley poles that
are near road intersections, a moVe-
ment was started today to have
similar marks put on the iron sup
ports Of the several railroad viaducts
in the District.
! -Adtisability of painting these via.
duct pillars was directed to the atteh-
tion of the District Commissioners IN
a letter today from Miss irene
Brennan, a resident of the Langdon
section, who described traffic condi- =
lions in the vicinity Of 4th street ana
Rhode island avenue northeast.
One District official, in addition to
indorsihg the idea Of painting the posts
of the viaducts, pointed out that inc
laying of a curbing on both sides or
the uprights would constitute an
added safeguard against mAehines
swerving and striking the pillars.
W. r. Peabody's su&seAtions.
In announcing a meeting OF the
Washington Safety First Association.
to be held at Thomson School, 18th
and L streets, Wednesday night. VIII
liam +. Peabody, president. has drawn
ub number Of interesting SUCCESS
tions in connection with the present
campaign to reduce accidents. which
will be considered at the mee!ihe
Here are some Of them:
statistics show that 10000 per
sons are killed in traffic accidents
in the United states in one year. Al
the Washington rate this should De
$4,000. This indicates that washing.
ton is killing so per cent more than
thA average. and shows the need or
q, strenuous safety campaign.
ave have repeatedly feeomfnended
the legal regulation Of the pedestrian.
but should we stress this under pres
ent conditions?
..ff BY legal regulation all acci.
dents in which vehiclists figure gould
Dc eliminated. all trafic accidents
would be eliminated: but II all ac-
cidents In which pedestrians fgure
could be eliminated, only one-hfth OF
the accidents would be eliminated.
sOur present police force cannot
regulate the vehicles. althougn one
a year. II laws regulating the pc.
destrian werexmade (ard violated IN
the same proportion) the eoo ponce
cases In a year. -. -,
at seems obvious that until a
Sssfr;an must be regulated largely
h1 Education. He suffers the extreme
pensity Of death, or is confined in
Respitsl, whether the accident is his
fault or not. The vehicaist Is seldom,
II ever, killed In collision with q
pedestrian and never, sentenced 20
confinement Without ma na.,. eac vs.
s,csist. So, although concerned in
only one-fifth Of the accidents; ths
pedestrian il more severely punished
than the vehiclist. .,..aa
'.The pedestrian must BE- feg gsa,,,e q
some time. but. 'as pe a,',S. ssevent
sur. isfths Of our accidenta zl a
srnrthy Of serious ccnsidss1tln1
whetier we should not leavs .LnS
fedestrian to his fate. at present &no
Concentrate on the vehiciist.
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BLUE LAW BACKING GIVEN.
n. 4 Bishops Approve Campaign
Of New Jersey Alliance.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., November
ga campaign about to be inaugu-
rated by the, Lords Day Alliance Of
New Jersey for puritanical Sunday
received the approval yesterday of the
house Of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The program in
its tentative state WIS submitted to
the bishops in session here.
The campaign, II successful, would
result in the closing of all stores on
Sunday, prohibit the playing OF I'll
games, stop the running OF trains and
the publication OF newspapers.
K. The house OF bishops received q
communication from Frank Gilmore,
executive secretary OF the Actors
Equity Association, expressing on be-
half of that organization indignation
at the stand taken by the Methodist
Church with respect to dancers and
dancing masters and inquiring IL per-
sons in the theatrical profession are
equally barred from memberst 'p in
the Methodist Church.
The church soon will begin a nation
wide appeal for candidate- for the
ministry. It was announce The pres
ent shortage" in ministers was said
to be unprecedented.
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SUIT FOR POSSESSION
0F:CHILD TO BE DROPPED
Daughter of Mrs. Conrow, Arrested
in Chicago, Has Left Acad-
envy of Holy Cross.

Attorney Charles II. Merinat today
notified Justice Hitz OF the District
Supreme Court that he had decided to
dismiss the petition for habeas corpus
brought recently by Robert W. Con-
row OF New York against the Acad-
envy Of the Holy Cross to secure pos
session of Mr.. Conrow's daughter
Amelia, who had been placed there by
his wife, Mrs. Amelia w. p. Conrow.
The academy answered that the child
had left the institution.
MI. Merillat also gave the clerk Of
the court an order to dismiss the pro-
ceedings. Counsel was satisfied that
the child is not in custody of the in
situations, it is stated.
Mrs. Conrow and Rudolph II. Bod
mer. q local author. were arrested in
Chicago on a statutory charge made
by the husband and are to be returned
in the custody of a United States mar
shl, 1t is reportd. Conrow was awar.l-
an introductory decree of divorce
against his wife last June in New
Jersey. The decree becomes final next
week. it is stated.
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SONG GROUPS PRESENTED
Miss Levin Gives Attractive and
Artistic Program.

MAS Christine Levin. assisted by
Miss MInna Niemann. accompanist,
gave an attractive and artistic pro.
gram Of songs last evening at the
Arts Club = -.
Mise Levin. who has q. contralto
voice OF exceptional range and purity
of tone, presented me groups OF
songs. The shrst gsoup included
Gounod's. Roma MA, from Faust:
Donizetts.s Ezra Ye We'll. Bright
Scenes," and verdi's 20 Don Fatale."
The second group comprised "Bef-
ceuse." Gretchaninof; Post Horn" by
Schubert. and "Alger lie Soif." BY
Fourdrain.
In the third group>~Were The Aud
Fisher" form the old Scotch: 'Henuet
dExaudet," from the old French. and
Swing Low. Sweet Chariot" ar.
ranged by Burleigh.
The fourth group consisted OF four
Chinese tone poem. by John Alden
Carpenter. and the, NTH group in
cluded Peace" by Hawlay;.. MY Ain
Countrie.'' by Hastnah; Manney's
"Consecration' and Campbell TIP
tons Hymn to the Night"
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AMHERST ALUMNI HERE
OPEN FUND CAMPAIGN
Association to Raise 37S, 900 as
||yysnnota Of National Total, Which
9 Il Set at 100000.

Amherst College Alumni Association
members In Washington formally
opened their campaign hers to False
a fund Of $7s,eoo. their Quota to the
organizations national fund Of $s.-
900. 900 for improvements at the in.
stitutioh. at . dinner which marked
n.rss.s Centennial At the Rbbitt. sats
't 81 liz nss ss.ooo,oeo fund 70 be raised.
1t was explained by Rev. Jason Noble
Pierce. pastor Of the First oonsregA.
esrltennial committee Tor the District.
rtnia. Si.sSe,0o6 is to be used to in4
cfease salaries; 100000 to make pos
sfble the sAbbatical leave Of the
1 70 Tor ,s an tss 1Ysas
library, and tht remainder to modern.
lac the gymnasium, enlarge the col
lexe church, develop Hitchcock ath:
iStic hsld and for miscellaneous inn
Nore than fifty alumni members at
tended the dinner. Among them were
SPEAKER GiiIett Of the House or Rep
resentativeA Robert Lansing. former
secretary OF State; Interstate Com
ner0s Comm missioner & Hail. Judge
Henry Stoukbridge OF the court Of
Rev, George o. Little ana Rev John
b. CLARK or tbs First Presbyterian
church. Fayette 3. Dow was toast-
master.
Speaker -Giilett told Of what Am.
hAfst college had done for him ana
what the Institution stood for. DR..
Little gave the invocation.
DR.. Clark. In m impfomptu speech,
Also told what Amherst College stood
for. They wefe America, manhood,
ur,anitafianistn. energy, righteousness,
strength and truth.
The gf4llroon Of tho Ebbitt, where
the dinner was he&d, was decorated
for the occasion, including banners Of
purple and white, the college coiors.
All members who attended wore fan.
tastie paper eRps Of the college col.
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81, ass, 1855 FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS DURING
1922 ASKED. OF CONGRESS
Continued from First. Page.)
system Of highways of the District.
$4,000 is asked.
Chance McPhers0n Place Name.


81, 900 Is asked.
Change McPherson place Name.
McPhersan place northwest between
and K Streets on the west side OF
Mcpherson Square. is to be called 18TH
street. and it is asked that the Dill
direct the surveyor to enter the
change ON his records.
In view of THE urgent necessity
for laying concrete roadway on
Howard road. from Nichols avenue
to q point 1880 feet west therefrom,
in November, 1918, at a cost double
the average cost of laying such road
ways, it is asked that only one-qqa
ter of the cost be assessed against
abutting property in lieu OF one-haif
Of the cost and that the Commission
ers be instructed to levy a new as
sessment. -
For grading streets. alleys and roads.
$45,690 Is asked as against $39,ooo 1or
the current fiscal year.
For condemnation Of streets. roads
and alleys, $1,000 is asked, the same as
the present appropriation.
The old claim of Thomas w. and
Alice N. keller for.damages on account
of ground taken under condemnation
proceedings is reinserted, $500 being
asked. This was one of the items con-
sidered by the conferees of the House
and Senate in reaching an agreament
on the 60-40 division of costs last year.
To carry out the provisions in the
1914 Appropriation act authorizing the
Commissioners to open, extend or
widen any street. avenue: road or high.
way to conform with the plan of the
permanent system Of highways in that
portion of the District outside the
cities of Washington and Georgetown
an indefinite appropriation Is asked.
The appropriation for this purpose for
k11<a
! 100000 for Streets, Alleys.
For repairs to streets, avenues and
alleys a total of 100000 is asked, as
against $575,000 for the present
fiscal year.
For construction and repair of side
walks and curbs around public reser-
vations and municipal and United
States buildings $4,000 is asked, AZ
against $4,000 for the present year.
For repairs to suburban roads $780,
600 Is ask ed, as against $250,000 for
the present year.
The total asked for Improvement
and repair OF bridges, $2.S61,4 40. is
asked. e against $1,s9o,sso for the
For the construction and repair of
bridges $4,000 .is asked, as against
1850 during the present fiscal year.
For construction of trestle and bins
In N street northwest between LIST
and I'd streets $4,000 Is asked.
For preparation Of plans for con-
struction Of a bridge to take the place
OF Chain bridge $500 is asked.
For the Highway bridge across the
Potomac river $2z.O4e Is asked. as
against $28.sso for the current fiscal
year. This includes increases for two
draw operators. from $1,000 to $1,000
each; two from 1870 to 5000 each; four
watchfnen from $500 to $3.50 each.
/ 1t Is proposed that hereafter the
jurisdIction and control of. the High
way bridge. including appropriations
ana employees, shall be under the Dis
trict Commissioners.
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ENGLAND ENDS COAL PACT
Cancels Agreement, With France,
But Still Aids Italy.

LONDON. November 2s.-The agree.
ment whereby. England supplied
France with as per. cent Of Englands
output Of export coal has been can.
celed This action follows Q confer.
ence Of the British ana French min.
listers at London on. Friday.
With the lapse Of this Agreemen Mt.
ALLEGATIONS Of coal for South American
establishments also are withdrawn.
but the obligation to supply a GER
mains unaitered.
BY virtue of the Ahcelhtiou Of this
agreement British exporters will be
free to accept or refuse the prices Of
fered by French coal importers. The
German press has recently been COM
planning that France Is now so we'll
stocked with coal aS-to bs- able to Of
fer to SAL the coal delivered by Ger
many under the treaty back to Ger.
many a& IN sxorbttant prteA
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TAKEN IN sLAYING CASE.

ASHEvILLE. N. c., November 2s.-
Word has been received here by local
prohibition. agents from Supervisor
Brame OF Richmond that a man be.
lieved to be j. Z. (Babe) Burnett.
wanted by federal officers on charles
Of Killing Prohibition Agent J, n.
been arrested in Spokane, Wash.
new description Of Burnett will be
forwarded. 1t il stated.
Rose was killed when he ATTEMPTED
to raid an Illicit still on Burnett's
place in Swain county several weeks
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29
URUGUAY STRIKE FAILS.
Only Taxicab Drivers Obey Orders
for General walk-out.

MONTEvIDEO, Uruguay. November
2S.-The general strike which was to
have gone into effect last midnight
by order Of the labor federation ap-
parently did not receive the general
support Of the labor element. With
the exception of the taxicabs. none Of
the services which function on Sun
day was affected today.
The Inauguration OF the proposed
bomb explosion under tram car. The
passengers were terrified. but none
was injured. Some firing was heard
along the waterfront. but no casual
ties have. been reported. The tram
cars today were operating under po-
lice guard. while troops patrolled the
streets.
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ASK COOLIDGE TO MARION
Governor Invited to Confer with
president-E Elect Harding.

NEW YORK, November 29.--Gov.
Coolidge Of Massachusetts,, Vice Presi-
dent-elect, in New York to attend the
Amherst Alumni dinner has an
nounced that Senator Harding, the
fer with him at Marion, Ohio. s,some
time in December"
Mr.. Coolidge did not say what the
nature OF his conference with Senator
Harding was to be, although 1t was
generally presumed that 1t was In con-
nectfon with the President elects ICON.
l,iltation with the leading minds q the
country" on national and international
rsSsss,,.S
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COPPER PLANT TO CLOSE.
Cananea Company, Mexico, En-
p1oys 1000 Men,

BISBEE, Arix.. November 2s.-The
mines and smelter OF the Cananea
Consolidated Copper Company. at
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, forty miles
south of here, will be closed on De-
cember Is, according to notice at the
company's Office in Cananea. The
Cananea Consolidated is the largest
copper company OPP
Grating in Sonora and employs at
present approximately 1000 men,
most Of them Mexicans.
Demands made by labor which the
company has decided cannot be met
without heavy loss. high taxes i'm
posed by the Mexican government;
ana the present dullness Of the cop
per market were reported as causes
Of the closing Of operations.
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ARMY IN So COUNTRIES.
Salvationists Even Continue Thar
Work in Russia,

NEW YORK. November 29.-The
activities Of the Salvation Army now
extend to sixty-three foreign coun-
tries with a quota Of nearly $4,000
officers alone. Gen. Bramweli Booth,
world leader Of the Salvation Army,
said yesterday at a reception rendered
him here. Its work in Russia, inau-
gurated after the beginning OF the
war, has been carried on uninter-
ruptedly. despite unsettled condi-
lions, Gen. Booth asserted.
Mai. Gen. Charles P. Summerall,
commanding the first division Of the
United States army. presided and in
william @. McAdoo was one OF the
vice chairmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29
MOB FREES NEGRO.
Man Released After Promise to Re-
turn to JAIL.

SEYMOUR, Ind. November o.
Henry Bentley, q negro. was released
by q mob which took hin: from the
city jail here Saturday after he
promised members of the mob he
would return to the Jail. The negro
was beaten by the mob before he was
released.
Marion weddeil, night officer In
charge Of the Jail, was overpowered
by the mob and the jail keys taken
from him.
Bentley. when he returned to the
Jail, said the mob had taken him to
around his neck and lifted him from
the ground. but lowered him when he
pleaded that he WIS innocent Of the
charge Of trespass on which he was
arrested.
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STORM WARNINGS UP.

CHICAGO. November 2s.-Storm
warnings were ordered hoisted over
the Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and
Lake Huron district at 10 am. by the
weather bureau. A northeast gale
will sweep Lake Superior tonight, and
. southeast gale win move over Lakes
Michigan ana Huron. It was AM
nounced.
The gales win Do accompanisd by
know and rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29

for signs and other displays during
that period. Of the evening, Mr.. Ham
the downtown section would not relieye
the situation in the homes. He pointed
out that the business section IL served
with direct current, whereas the OUT
lying sections. where the load il being
felt, 10 alternating current
An of7cial Of the company said that
the amount OF display lighting in these
residential areas IL not extensive. and
II curtalled would hardly do sufficient
good to justify the Inconvenience to
mefchants.
The trouble In the alternating cur
rent sections is lack Of machinery
known as frequency change sets. This
equipment was ordered months ago.
but the company has NOT been able to
get 1t delivered.
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PLEA OF SYNDIcALlSTS..
Maximum Production, Minimum
Time, Maximum Pay, Demanded.

PARIS. November 2S.-The national
syndicalist congress. claiming a MEM
bership Of more than $4,000, closed a
-three-day session today with a reso-
luton reaflrming the policy of "maxi-
mum production in minimum time for
maximum wages. with a Just division
between capital and labor. all based on
maximum production by new and scien-
tific methods Of manufacture with in
creasingly perfected machinery" :,
The congress protested against
slavery, in which the general fedora
ton Of labor is trying to keep the
unions" and offered cooperation as a
substitute for class war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29
CUT CLOTHES 0NE.THIRD.
Neat Dsalszs - Ashsville Also Re-
duca Th&ir priAas

ASHEvIILE, N. c., November e.
Local clothiers announced cuts to
take effect today OF 81 1-3 per cent.
decidedly the largest drop In clothing
The announcer6e nts say that the cuts
include every garment In the store,
and several Of the stores include hats.
shoes and shirts. silk. shirts being
offered at = 50 per cent drop.
Local meat dealera at the same time
announce drops OF from 30 to IS per
csnt on Al grades Of beet, pork and
bacon. This 10 the firDt reduction In
!neet prices to he made here since
before the war.
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BISHOP cANEv1r RESIGNS.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, November IT,
The Right Rev. Bishop J. r. Rexts
Canevin, bishop Of the. PITTSBURGH
diocese Of the Roman Catholic Church.
has resigned. It was announced here
today. Bishop Canevin took this ac-
ton because Of ill-health, It wAs said.
Bishop Canevin has consented to remain
until snccessor has been appointed.
The resignation was rendered last
spring, but was not accepted until to.
day. He was appointed February 4.
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WIFE SLAYER GIVES UP.
Negro Escaped Convict, Unable to
Find Work, surrenders.

PHILADELPHIA, November ga
negro, who gave his name as Sidney
Mossley, and who said he had escaped
q year ago from the Moundsville,
w. Va, penitentiary, where he was
serving a six-year sentence for KILL
ing his wife and q negro man. sur
rendered to the local authorities.
Walking into detective headquarters
at city haQ. he inquired of Detectives
Engel and Gormley il that was "the
place where murderers come" and
added: "fm a murderer. OF course, I
only shot my wife ana another man"
He told the detectives he had escaped
while working with road gang. and
added that inability to obtain work
had caused him to surrender.