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Evening star., 1920-11-19
81, 900, 900 RAISE
FOR MINISTER'S OF
EPISCOPAL FAITH

NEW YORK, November ia
one-million dollar increase in sal
aries to ministers of the Protestant
Episcopal Church has been paid
during tho last year-an average
of $3.50 to each clergyman of the
denomination - Mcneil Sayre, Sec
retary Of the church pension fund.-
estimated here today.
Mr.. Sayre's estimate was based
on payments Of assessments to the
pension funds, which indicated at
this time that assessments made
this year will total $4,000 more
than last.
The cause of this increase is at
tributed largely to the nationwide
campaign in the Episcopal Church
begun in the spring Of 1919. calling
for living wage for all clergy
men. Individual dioceses and par
ishes have paid the increase. Mr..
Sayre said.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
BEAUTIES Of GULF
OPENED TO HARDING
BaImy Breezes Enjoyed by
Party as Steamer Finds
Ideal Weather.

ON BOARD STEAMSHIP PARIS
NINA. November 10 (by wireless to
tho Associated Press). President
elect Harding ana his party today en-
3oyed balmy gulf breeses under =
clear blue sky.
The bar was crossed early today
through = light fog, but when the
sunlight filtered through the party
found what wqs regarded as almost
perfect weather and sailing condi-
tions.
The usual flying fish and porpoises
crossing the bow of the little white
steamer as she cut through the dark
blue waters Of the gulf brought to
many Of the party their drst glinpses
of the marine life most familiar to
those experienced in tropical cruising.
The President t-elect rested after his
strenuous day in New Orleans when
he made three speeches. shook hands
with hundreds and presided at numer-
Gus informal meetings.
The press" sheets from the wire
less room claimed his early attention
today; after that he took it easy in
the social hall and on deck.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
STRIKE CAUSES CONCERN.
But State Department Has No Com
plants From Mexico.

Seizure OF coal mines In Coahuila,
Mexico, By striking miners. has
served to increase tho concern felt
by American government ofncials over
tho steady spread Of radicaiism in
Mexico, but 1t was said yesterday at
the state Department that no formal
protest would be made unless repre-
sentatfons were received from the
owners aof tho property.
Details of seizure Of the mines have
not been received by the department,
but It has voluminous reports OF the
activities OF the radical aEitators
covering a period of moro than two
years, and the soviet-like measures
adopted In northern Mexico caused
no surprise.
The property tho iaborers have taken
over was ono owned by tho American
Metals Company, a German corpora
tion, whose stock was taken over by
the alien property custodian during
the war and later acquired by Ameri-
cans.
Several months ago President de la
Huerta declared his government in
tended to adopt measures to curtail
the activities of radicals in Mexico.
but 1t was said that reports received
by the American government Indicate cd
that no fepressive measures had been
taken.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
AIDS TRAFFIC OFFICERS.
Better Working Conditions Pro
posed in Zihlman Bill.

Effort to get better working condi-
tions for traffic officers In the District
viii be made in the bill being drafted
by Representative Frederick Zihlman
Of Maryland to create a traffic court re-
wise the method Of taxing automobiles
and putting restrictions on the issu-
ance Of licenses to operate motor vehi-
cles.
Representative Zihlman. who is chair
man Of a subcommittee of the House
District committee. conducted hearings
on his traffic bill during the last session
OF Congress. He has consented to re-
open the hearings at the request Of some
traffic officers The proposed changes
would be for longer lunch hour and to
allow the traffic officers to have Sun
days OF.
Representative Zihlman expects TO
urge this measure for passage on the
first District day In the House
Evening star., 1920-11-19
THEFT
MYSTERY CLEARED
Seven More Arrested in Iowa
Mail Robbery Case-Loot
in Chicken House.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, November r
19 (by the Associated Press).-Seven
more arrests. one confession. the re-
covery of a large amount of. money,
all in $40 bills. ana the discovery of
an automobile last night resulted to-
day in clearing UP the mystery sur
rounding the s3.5Oo.0Oo mail car rob-
berry in the local yards Saturday
night. .
Two of the men. T. a. Daily and II
A. Reed. are white. and the others are
negroes. The money was recovered
from a chicken house at the DAILY
home, following the confession of
Reed. who rooms at Daly's.
The total amount of money re-
covered was not announced by officials
today Ten persons in all are under
arrest, and will be given a hearing
before United States Commissioner w
A. Byers tomorrow.
Automobile Was in Garage.
The automobile believed to have
been used for carting away the mai
bags was found last night in a rented
garage a few blocks from the scene
of the robbery. The number on the
engine had been tampered with.
Reed and DAILY. believed by officials
10 be the leaders OF the gang, are
each forty-five years of age. DAILY
has been working at the Omaha Grain
Exchange. but Reed has been unem-
ployed the last few weeks.
Reed was arrested last night. fol-
lowing his implication in the case
by Fred Poffenbarger. a youth ar
rested several days ago. He was put
throug ha severe grilling and a,
length gave information which led
to the arrest this morning Of Baly.
Case Now Complete.
Federal officials announced that the
case had now been completed to all
intents and purposes. The bags OF
currency, gold and bonds. whose
value has been given authoritatively
as high as three and a half million
dollars, were taken from a Chicago
Burlington and Quincy mail train last
Saturday. They were bound from San
Francisco in a sealed car to con-
signees in the east.
Mrs. Daily. wife of the man under
arrest, officials say. made a state
ment that her husband was at home
at the time of the robbery and that
Poffenbarger brought the money to
their home early Sunday morning
wrapped in packages. According to
Mrs Daly's statement she overheard
the men say that they had burned
the rest of the contents of the sacks.
After counting the money over. the
statement continued. they hid il in
the chicken house, where II was
found this morning by officials.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
Postal Theft Shortage
Is Nearly "Wiped OUT

HENDERSON. N. c., November 19.-
Post Office inspectors said here today
that with the nearly $4,000 found ir
his automobile tire, the sale of his
automobile, his talking machine, and
other costly properties recently pur-
chased by him. the shortage charged
against L. v. Graves. dispatching clerk
in the Henderson post office, will have
been almost wiped out.
Following his arrest Monday night.
Graves made complete confession of
having rified registered mail packages
to the amount of approximately S22,-
600, the inspectors said today. He will
he tried in federal court at Raleigh
next week.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
WOULD ALTER RULES.
Senator Curtis Favors Centralizine
Of Appropriation Bills.

Senator Curtis. republican, of Kan
sas. will offer An amendment to the
Senate rules. providing for the CEN
tralixation'of all appropriation meas
ures in the appropriation committee,
He proposes by this action to bring
che Senate in line with the House
rules. Tho Kansas senator will give
notice that he will offer this measure
as soon as the Senate convenes.
The House. on June /, approved a
resolution limiting all appropriation
measures to the appropriation com
mittee. The committee on rivers and
harbors and post office and post
roads, naval affairs and military af-
fairs has the privilege Of making
recommendations as to appropriations
to the committee on appropriate. s.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
WIVES GET ESTATES.

The will OF Henry Corbin, dated July
10, 1890. provides that his wife, Dolly
Corbin. shall have his entire estate
during life or widowhood. On her re-
marriage or death tho estate Is to he
distributed among his children. The
wife IL 10 act as executriI.
Elizabeth 81. Gibson Is to have .
life interest In the entire estate of her
husband, Jerome w. Gibson, by the
terms OF his will, dated February 70,
1904 At her death the property 10 to
60 to tho children. Franklin @. and
Alice NJ Gibson. Tho widow 10 also
named as executriL
Evening star., 1920-11-19
TREASURY SPENDS LESS.
Disbursements for October Show
81 $50, ,ooO, 900 Less Than Year Ago

Disbursements by the Treasury De-
partment during October amounted to
714.442.660. compared with 81 44,093.-
527. decrease of nearly 1920, DOT, 900,
according to the monthly statement OF
the Treasury Department.
Expenditures for October were di-
vided into ordinary disbursements Of
$426,497,372. compared with $496.776,-
654 in September, and payments on
the public debt amounting to $751;
s45.2sS. as against $1.447,316.s73 for
September.
Interest on the public debt amount
ing to $114.276.946 was the largest Of
the ordinary expenditures for the
month. with $70,456,675 disbursed to
the railroads standing second. The
use of $269,494.500 for the redemption
of certificates of Indebtedness was the
largest item of the payments of the
public debt.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
HOPES TO EXEMPT SHIPS
WITHOUT ANTAGONISM
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EN- ROUTE TO PANAMA ON BOARD
s.. S. PARISMINA. November 19 (by
radio) o).-President- elect Harding in
IAmerican ships from payment of canal
tolls and hopes to accomplish it with
out arousing the antagonism of Great
Britain with whom the United States
has special treaty on the subject.
The President-elect has been ad-
in the United States fear such step
would give the Atlantic and gulf ports
distinct advantages in transportation
lover inland points, but he still be-
leves in the free passage of American
ships through the canal and will make
1t an important item in his admins
tration.
Avoided Mexican Questions.
The President-elect avoided the
Mexican question. particularly any
step that might seem like unohicial
recognition on his part of the Obre-
gon government that is soon to be
installed in power. So he simply sent
word to Mexico that he wanted that
nation to join the onward march of
the world and would help it.
Mr.. Harding may have seemed to
those far away to be having a lark
while the nation itself is in the midst
of a critical financial and industrial
situation. Indeed, some OF his ad
visers tried to dissuade him from talk
ing any vacation at this time. but the
senator felt that he needed the ply
scial rest in order better to tackle
the problems of government when
his is the full responsibility.
Threshing Ont Other Things.
But the troubles Of the country and
cares of future administration fol-
low Senator Harding mentally just
the same, and he is threshing out in
his mind many other things besides
Panama tolls.
He has refused to talk about the
cabinet even to his intimates. but
there's no doubt he iS doing a great
deal Of thinking about the men with
whom he is to be associated at Wash
ington in the management of the de-
partments of government
The President elect got az warm a
welcome in Louisiana and Texas as
he had received in the north during
the campaign. He comes away con-
WINGED that there 10 a goodly num-
Der of protectionists in the south,
particularly among cotton, sugar and
rice men. Some told him he would
have carried New Orleans II the peo-
pie had been taught how to scratch
tickets and IL the racial question had
not entered into party feeling.
MIR. Harding plans to go to Wash
ington from Bedford. Va. where he
makes a speech on December 5. He
VIII spend two or three days in the
National Capital. winding up some
going to Marion. Even then he NAV
need a brief rest before tackIine
his multifarious taskA and 1t is prob
able that very little of importance
will occur until after the Christmas
Omyriebt faen
Evening star., 1920-11-19
MINES FILL MANY CARS.
Use Four Times Number Required
for Agriculture.

Mine products hauled on class I
railroads in the United States totaled
nearly four times as much in number
of cars required to haul the output
as did the products of agriculture dur
ing the quarter ended June 80, 1920.
the Interstate Commerce Commission
announced today in a summary of
freight commodity statistics.
Mine products required 3,4S3.74S
cars during the quarter. as against
$50. .339 cars required for the products
of agriculture. Transportation of BIZ
luminous coal alone required 1.661,1S6
cars Packing house products and
products Of animals required q total
Of 52S,500 cars, the commission an
nounced.
Products of mines In the Pocahon-
tas district, in which Washington is
located. required 24s.S51 cars. az
against 1888 s,a cars 3, Tor agricultural
productG
Evening star., 1920-11-19
PRINTS TRAFFIC RULES.
Police Instructed to Strictly En-
force Regulations by Maj. Gessford.

1orce Regulations by Maj. Gessford.
AS = part Of the campaign to re-
duce the number Of accidents. Maj
Harry l. Gessford. superintendent OF
police, today reprinted in the depart
ments bulletin an order directing
strict enforcement Of the trafdc reg
ulations. The order reads:
Enforce strictly the traffic regu-
lations. Accidents do not happen
they are caused.
THE driver to the right at any
street intersection has the right OF
"Enforce the regulation strictly. and
arrest any driver who willfully vio-
Iates it-that is, the person who ap-
proaches at approximately the same
time as another driver and fails to
give right Of way to the machine
to the right
of way is the driver who invites and
causes accidents.
AN automobile running through
out is a menace to the public safety.
"A machine running with the tail
light out is likely 10 meet with q
rear-end collision. and a machine OPP
Grating with front light out is likely
to he run into by another driver who
does not see the frst machine in time
to avoid accident
a light1ess automobile running oil
any highway Is always a menace.
Enforce strictly the regulation on
lights as well as the provision which
prohibits binding and dazzling head
lights"
Evening star., 1920-11-19
D. C. FOOD PRICES FALL
3 PER CENT IN MONTH
Retail Costs Elsewhere in Country
on twenty-five Articles Show
Same Reduction,

Retail prices Of food in Washington
dropped per cent from September
Is to October 1b. the Department Of
Labor announced today. At the same
time the average decrease in retail
prices. taken from characteristic
markets all over the country for
twenty-five articles of food. was 3
per cent paralleling the drop in this
city.
The largest decrease in the retail
prices for the twenty-five articIes
was shown in Omaha and st. Paul,
Wnile the smallest was in Charleston,
New York and Richmond. prices de-
creasing l per cent in each Of these
cities. In none of the fifty-one cities
from which prices were obtained was
there an increase in food prices for
the twenty-two articles surveyed. the
October Is being the first In more
than three years In which prices
have consistently shown a decrease.
During the year period from Octo-
Der. 1919, to October. 1920. prices rose
per cent in Washington. The great
shown in Boston and Los Angeles.
while in Seattle the food articles cost
2 per cent less in October, 1920, than
in october year ago. AS compared
with prices in 1919 prices of retail
food in Washington rose 103 Der cent
in the ten-year period.
During the month from September
Is to October is, 1920, the price OF
twenty-nine of the forty-thre food arti-
cies for which prices were obtained
decreased as follows: Sugar. 20 per
cent: potatoes, Is per cent; onions, II
per cent; rice. 9 per cent; coffee, per
! cent; -four. corn meal and navy beans
6 per cent each; cabbage. per cent;
sirloin steak. chuck roast and hens. 1
per cent each; round steak. rib roast
| plate beef. lamb, evaporated milk
| canned tomatoes. tea and bananas,
per cent each: nut margarine. 4 per
cent: ham. oleomargarine. bread. corn
| fakes. baked beans, canned corn, can
ned peas and prunes, 1 per cent each
The nine articles which increased
In price were: Eggs. IL per cent: lard
per cent; raisins. per cent; fresh
milk. rolled oats and oranges, l Del
cent each. The price of bacon, butter
and macaroni increased less than Ave
!. tenths Of per cent.
! Prices remained unchanged fol
pork chops. canned salmon and cheese
Evening star., 1920-11-19
TO FIX HOUSE INCREASE.
Committee Considering 463 Mem
bers Under the 1890 Census.

Increase in the House membership
from ABS to 4S3 members as a result Of
the new decennial census is being dis
cussed by members Of the House census
committee. Chairman Siegel Of this
committee will call his committee to-
gether next week to advise with him
regarding the terms of the reapportiou-
ment bill which he intends to urge at
the incoming session.
The present basis OF apportionment is
something more than 211,o00. If the
House Is held to its present size. 43o
members. the basis of reapportionment
would have to be raised to something
over 100000, and while some states
would gain an aggregate Of twelve MEM
bers, other states would lose some of
the seats they now have. For example.
California would gain three seats and
Missouri would lose two seats.
The basis of reapportionment has
been tentatively set by Chairman Siegel
at about 2l9,000. because then no state
would lose any Of its present repre-
sentation, although there would be
gain of forty-eight new members In the
House.
Many members of Congress feel that
the House already is too large and that
it is beyond all bounds to think Of in
creasing it to 4S3 members.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
SEAFARING TRIP HALTS,
Three D. c. Boys Held at Balti-
more on Way to Join Navy.

Three washington boys who were
ambitious to see the world from tho
standpoint OF q sailor had their ca
reers rudely interrupted by the Balti-
more police last night, when they
were halted there while en- route for
Philadelphia. where they said they
were going to enlist in the Navy.
The boys were Owsley Stanley, six
teen, son Of Senator Stanley of Ken
lucky: Reynolds Condor, fifteen. son
of Mrs. Clarence NJ. Condor. 1901 Bilt-
more street. and Frederick Lemly, six
teen. son of Col. w. B. Lemly, 1868
Wyoming avenue. Parents of the
boys went to Baltimore today to
bring them home. All three were sup
posed to be in school yesterday, but
instead they took possession of the
Lemly automobile and started for
Philadelphia
A charge OF operating an automobile le
without license was placed against
the Lemly boy. but thea other two
were only held until their relatives
arrived.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
HUNTING FOR MOTHER.
Soldier Asks D. c. Commissioners
for Aid in Search.

Having lost the address of his
mother. who is believed to be in
Washington. Robert A. Ashford, a
soldier at the Preside of Monterey,
Calf. has written to the District Com
missioners, asking them to help him To-
cate her.
If the mother is in Washington, she
will find her sons letter in the office
of Daniel e. Garges. secretary to the
Commissioners. ffth floor. District
building. Ashford wrote that he is in
Troop E Of the 11th Cavalry.
He failed to mention his mothers
name in the letter.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
EXTENDS INDIAN LANDS.
Increase in Acreage for Certain
Tribes Reported Approved.

Increase in the acreage Of lands
In certain Indian tribes in Oklahoma
available for oil exploration was au-
thorized through an order which
Secretary Payne OF the Interior De-
partment is understood to have ap-
proved today The 4,S00-acre rule on
tho west side of the Usage nation
was abrogated, and that on the east
side raised from $500 to 10000 acres.
The acreage which tho tribes in
western Oklahoma can lease to an
individual firm or corporation for oil
exploration was increased from 1890
to $500 acres.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
WILL PLAY OFFICIALS.
Evans, Amateur Golf Champion Of
United, States, in tho City,

Charles Evans. jr., Of Chicago, anna
teur golf champion of the United
States. has arrived in Washington to
play a few rounds Of golf over local
courses with government officials.
Evans is scheduled to play this
afternoon with Commissioner Will
lams Of the bureau OF internal reve-
nue.. Tomorrow afternoon he will play
at the Chevy Chase Club with Secre-
tsry Houston Of the Treasury.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
RALPH GIVEN RECEIVERS.

Ralph Given. assistant United. States
attorney. who has been suffering for
the past three weeks with Influenza,
has recovered. and 1t is expected will
be back at his work in the Police
Court by the last of this week. Mr..
Given was at first threatened with
pneumonia, but it developed to be a
case of influenza. He is now up and
about his home. 371S Morrison street.
awaiting suitable weather to go out
Evening star., 1920-11-19

The oldest of all the queer rents
on tho King of England's rent-book
is the one which requires the ten
ants of certain lands near Dover to
hold the kings head when he is sea-
kins kiIm and has % trayelsd ee farthes a by
thousands of miles. than any other
monarch on record, 1t is not likely
that he will call on anybody to pay
this curious rent.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
TESTING KITE BALLOONS.
Navy Tries New Way to Record
Wind, Temperature and Humidity.

Miniature kite balloons are being
tested at the naval air station. Pensa-
cola, Fla They have capacity Of
5000 cubic feet and are intended for
use In obtaining records Of wind,
humidity and temperature aloft.
They are designed to have sufficient
FREQ lift to carry the necessary aero
logical inst1uments and a light cable
to about 5000 feet.
If successful under tests, these bal
looms will be flown astern Of vessels
at sea, and used when the ordinary
methods of obtaining Astrological in
formation fail
Evening star., 1920-11-19
sUsPENDs SALT RATE ACTION.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today suspended from November
10. 1920, TO March 19 1921. operation
of proposed reduction and cancella-
tion of rates on salt from Burmester
and Salauro, Utah; Reno, New. and
Reno Junction, Calf. TO San Fran
cisco, Calf.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
SIXTEEN DROWN
IN PANIC LEAP
AS BOAT BURNS

BANGOR, Me-. November IS.-
Sixteen w0Odsmen were drowned
In ChesuncoOk lake, I'm the heart
Of the numbering district. late
yesterday afternoon, when a motor
boat took 6re. The men were be-
ing taken across the lake from
ChesuAeook dam to Cuxnbesis.
E6orts to Q0eRch the IRE failing,
the party became panic-stricken
and many leaped overheard. ac-
cOrdtnE to word brought here to-
day.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
LEAVES WALTER REED.

Nal. Albert N. Baggs, Medical Corps.
Reed General Hospital. this city. and
ordered to the proving grounds at
Lakehurst, N. j., for duty.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
VAUGHN CLASS CONCERT.

The annual concert of the Vaughn
class of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school win be held in the Sunday school
house tonight at sis O'Clock.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
EXPRESS CHANGES APPROVED.

Certain additions. cancellations and
changes in the 1920 express classif-
cation were found justified in a deci-
sion today by the Interstate Com
merce' Commission on the petition of the
American Railway Express Company for
approval Of the additions and changes.
Evening star., 1920-11-19

Although his federal tax on income
in 1919 is only 30 cents. n resident Of
Milwaukee. Wis. 10 paying 1t in four
instalmentA
Evening star., 1920-11-19
TESTIFIES TO RAIDS
COMMITTED IN ERIN
This is what all these American
should get"

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ENGLISH DELEGATE
URGES GERMANY BE
TAKEN INTO LEAGUE

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