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Evening star., 1920-02-25

Arrangements for Changes
Completed, But Subject to
Modification.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the rerouting OF the lines
OF the Warrington Railway and Elec-
trio Company on Monday.
Tho purpose Of the rerouting 10 to
relieve some Of tho congestion which
now occurs in the area from 18th to
7th and from r to G streets during
the morning and evening rush periods.
The Public Utilities Commission. In
approving the changes, made 1t clear
that they are tentative. and may be
modified II it is found changes are
desirable after the new routes have
been tried.
Details Of Changes.
The changes follow:
Georgetown and Cabin John cars.
which now run to North Capitol and
w and Brookland, will resume their
old route to Lincoln Park and the
Capitol by way of the courthouse.
to ~ street and Missouri avenue.
will go to North Capitol and w and
Brookland by way of F. 5th. G and
Massachusetts avenue.
Mount Pleasant cars win run by
way Of Union station. one-half to 18th
and D streets northeast and one-haH
to 1st and E streets
These will be the basic or all-day
routes. 1t was made clear by the
company that through service from
various sections Of the city to Ger
tain points. such as the bureau Of en-
craving and printing and war build
ings. will be continued during rush
hours.
During the rush hours also some Of
the North Capitol street cars will run
through @ street to 18th and back
by way Of r street, and other North
Capitol street cars viii go to Dupont
Circle by way Of Connecticut avenue
during the rush pefiodA
There also viii be through service
during the rush hours from 11th and
Monroe streets to the bureau Of en:
craving and also to ~ and Missouri
avenue for the beneflt Of government
workers.
omcials Of the company stated to-
day that passengers coming down.
town on the Mount Pleasant or
Georgetown cars and desiring 70
transfer to North Capitol street cars
should do so at nth and F streets.
One Of the biggest Improvements ex-
pected from the rerouting will be the re-
moval Of the 11th street cars from 9Th
street between F street and the Center
market. which Is now one OF the most @
congested stretches OF track ouranH inc
rush period.
The company also believes the tying
up of the 11th street line with North
Capitol street will give the residents OF
Brookland and vicinity better service.
The new route from Brookland to 11th
and Monroe streets northwest. II ts
pointed out. can be covered by car In
nearly half the time required for the
present run from Brookland to Cabin
John.
In connection With the rerouting. the
switch at North Capitol and w streets
will be moved to Michigan avenue. At
present It Is necessary for North Capi-
tol and w street cars to change from
underground to overhead power In order
to run one square to the croes-over
which puts them on the downtown track
Evening star., 1920-02-25
DECKS CLEARED
F0RPACT IN SENATE
Supreme Effort to Dispose Of
Treaty Problem to Open
Tomorrow.

The peace treaty will be brought
up again in the Senate tomorrow. and
according to announcement Of Sena-
tor Lodge. republican leader. will be
kept before the Senate until 1t is dis
posed Of. Senator Lodge said that he
would agree to lay it aside only IN
the case conference reports on bills
come before the Senate.
Today a number of informal con-
ferences among democratic senator's
were being held to decide what should
be done with reference to the treaty.
II the treaty fails again to receive
pected that an effort will be made
Immediately to put through a resolu-
ton similar to that Introduced weeks
ago by Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania.
establishing peace between the United
States and Germany and leaving the
negotiations Of treaties to the future.
See Demand for "Peace.o
The senators on the democratic side
who are ready to vote for the SEN
ratification. are convinced that what
is demanded by the country today is
the establishment Of peace.
It is expected they will join with
the republicans In putting through q
resolution establishing peace If the
necessity arises.
Vetees Democratic Caucus.
The democratic leader. Senator Hitch
cock, yesterday vetoed for the present
the proposal for a party caucus, sponsor
Cd by democratic senator's, who want to
end the long controversy by taking the
republican reservations as they stand.
Senator Hitchcock said he had talked
to those who differed from him as to the
course to be adopted. and had about
decided that to call a caucus would be
inadvisable.
The decision of Senator Hitchcock not
to call democratic senator's into a con-
ference caused considerable surprise
among those who had advanced the sug-
geStion. and they predicted that some
sort OF a party get-together yet would
b6 held before the ratification vote was
reached
Evening star., 1920-02-25
VICE ADMIRAL NAPIER
IS VISITING CAPITAL
Makes Formal Call on Secretary
Daniels, Afterward Meeting
Vice President Marshall.

Vice Admiral Sir Trevylyan Napier,
chief of the British
North American and West Indies
naval station, who is on a visit to the
United States on the invitation Of the
Navy Department, made formal call
on Secretary Daniels at the depart
ment today.
Accompanied by Party.
He was accompanied by Commander
L. II. B. Bevan and Flag Lieut.. Iced
j. Curzon-Howe of his staff and Rear
Admiral Andrew T. Long of the
United States Atlantic fleet. detailed
as Admiral Napier's aid during his
so5ourn in this country. The party
arrived here last night from New
York and are quartered at Wardman
Park Hotel.
After leaving the Navy Departm ent
the visitors paid their respects to Vice
President Marshall and visited the
houses of Congress.
Tonight the British admiral and his
staff will be entertained at dinner by
Secretary Daniels. Tomorrow they will
visit the Naval Academy at Annapolis
and in the afternoon will be the guests
Of Assistant Secretary Roosevelt at an
informal tea.
In the evening they will have din
ner at the British embassy, follow
ing which they will take the midnight
train for New York.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
OeCcNUeI 1OIDV1Hu3fy SIs IDZU.
NO Bus. Letters Par. Post
Stamp Sales. ". s. 8. Trans. Regis PackaSes
$145.l34-0 &1.174.T F.24 2S.715 156, ,15o
February Lis, 109O
WOMAN DEMOCRATS WILL
SHARE BIG FOUR HONORS

ALBANY. N. Y, February 25.-
Democratic women from all parts of
the state came to Albany today to
select two women as candidates for
delegates at large to the national con-
vention- State party leaders have de-
cided to given women equal represen-
tAtion with men on the big four"
Miss Harriet May Mills of Syracuse
and Miss Elisabeth Marbury of Now
York seemed to have little opposi-
ton.
Miss Margaret Vale of New York,
publicity chairman, was one of the
early arfivals-
This convention" she said, will
prove the most significant woman's 8
political conference yet held. Women
democrats are no longer content to
be the Chorus but have determined
to strike a strong new political note
and with force and determination that
may surprise some Of the men poll
ticians."
Tho democratic state convention
will meet here tomorrow. Party
leaders expressed the opinion today
that the big four" would go to. San
Francisco uninstructed.
The tentative male delegates at
large are Gov. Smith and William
Church Osborn Two alternates will
be women.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
D. C. BILL MAY CARRY
TEACHERS PAY CHANGES

Chairman Mapes OF the House Dis
triot committee said today that he
does not know whether or not the
n,ent Of the salary schedule for WASH
ington teachers will be considered BY
the committee until after the report
has beon received from tho joint con-
gressional committee ON reclasstAca-
ployeA
Mr.. Mapes and other members Of
tho House District committee are
anxious to do whatever must be done
for the relief Of tho school teac4tefA
AS the appropriations committee is
now holding hea]ings ON the District
budget, It In probable that legisla-
tive action will be recommended by
the District committee authorizing
whatever changes in teachers salaries
may be determined upon in time for
inclusion Of this schedule in the Dis
trict appropriation bill
Evening star., 1920-02-25
MEMORIAL IS PLANNED
FOR EMORY WILSON

A Joint memorial exercise will be
held in honor Of Emory Wilson.
died last Friday. by the alumni. the
faculty and pupils of the school in
about q month. Plans for the cere-
mony will be formulated at meeting
Of the executive committees OF the
alumni association At Central At 8
o'clock tomorrow night.
Concurrent with this activity, the
alumni. tho faculty and other school
oficiala. together with hundreds Of
the late educator'4, friends outside
these bodies. Will, prepare some sub
stantial token Of esteem to be pro-
vided in Mr. Wilson's memory. sug-
gestions regarding the nature Of this
token and the .consum nation Of plans
for 1t will be received and discussed
at the committee meeting.
Evening star., 1920-02-25

Gilbert Mason Knapp. a former resi-
dent of Largo, Prince Georges county.
Md, and his mother. Mrs. Quillen. are
under arrest in Santa Anna, Calf.
on a charge of having kidnapped the
formers child, Gairda Mason Knapp,
three years old. from the Largo home
the middle of last September. accord
ing to information received by the
Prince Georges county authorities.
A message telling Of the two arrests
was received by Magistrate Robert E.
Joyce, and States Attorney J. Wilson
Ryon. acting upon authority of the
board Of county commissioners. has
wired C. Jackson. sheriff OF Orange
county, Calf. to surrender mother
and SON to George F. Gillen, q private
detective. who has been investigating
the alleged KIDNAPPING.
Mrs. Knapp, at her home in this
city, today told a Star reporter that
she blamed her mother-in-law for her
husband taking Gairda away. The
mother said she was in George WASH
ington Hospital when the child was
taken from Largo. and as soon as she
learned OF Gairda's disappearance she
sought the assistance Of detectives.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
KIDNAPPED;
MEXCANS ASK RANSOM

Barry Hogarty. an American citizen.
was kidnapped by Mexioans at Aatimi.
Durango. and il being held for ransom.
according to information received today
by the State Department.
Hogarty was employed as superin-
tendent Of the smelter Of the American
Metals Company at Matimi. Tho kid
naping was reported by the company
from It's headquarters in New York and
is based upon q report received yester-
day from the company Offices at Mon
terey. Mexico.
Regarding Joseph e. Aakewss the
American who was kidnapped at Lerdo
and held for 10000 ransom. tho State
Department was informed yesterday by
the Tiahualilo Company Of New York.
which employed Askew. that he had re-
ported his release.
Further information At the State De-
partment from the T1ahualilo Company
said that Askew had arrived at Parral
on February q.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
Meeting IN INTEREST
OF NEAR EAST RELIEF
DR.. Wiley Calls Committee to Ar.
range for Benefit rendered BY
Fifty-Fifty Company.

Dr.. Harvey W. Wiley today issued a
hurry call for joint committee meet
ing in the interest OF tho near east
relief In his odice. 1870 woodward
building. at ESQ o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Many matters Of import
ance in the campaign are to be de-
cided and q full attendance is urged
A proposition was made to DR..
Wiley and to Mrs Cabot Stevens by
the management of the "Fifty-fifty"
company and by Mr.. Harris of Polls
to give the proceeds above q certain
amount Of the premiere nights per-
formance, Monday. March I. for the
benefit Of the near east relief fund.
This offer has been accepted with
appreciation and the committee will
endeavor to secure patronesses and
viii bespeak the cooperation Of the
public
FIFTY -ffy" has had a nye-month
run in New York city and will only
be in Washington one week.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
RENT COMMISSION
NOT TTOF|XF!GURES
ON NEW BUILDINGS
Action at Some Future Time
May Be Taken,
However.

No effort Is to be made by the Dis
trict rent commission. at least for
some time. to fix rents for new apart
ments or for new houses built for
rental purposes. Members of the COM
mission stated today that numerous
inquiries have been received relative
to what some of the inQuirers have
termed "fair-rent lists" and asking
when the rent commission purposed to
es stablish fair" rentals for new apart
I.erts and houses.
The District rent commiSsi on, said
a member of the mission. will
not make any attempt to establish
fair rents for apartments in new
buildings or for new tenement or
rental houses. at least for the pres
ent. 1t may be that at some time
In the future the commission will en-
deavor to establish fair and proper
rates of rent for new buildings. but
that will not be done. at any rate, for
some time. if ever.
SuEgestiOnx to InQuirers.
Persons who have made inquiries
regarding apartments in buildings
just completed or nearing completion,
and who have considered the rates ex
ceSsive, have asked the commission
to establish a 'fair-rent' scale. The
Ball rent law gives the commission no
power or authority to do any such
thing All that can be said in answer
to such inquiries is that persons who
feel that the rents of new and hither
to unoccupied apartments or houses
are too high have only to refuse to
rent or lease such accommodations
In case landlords or agents at
tempt to increase rents of tenants al
ready occupying apartments or houses
the commission can act. However. it
Is not clear that the commission would
have power to regulate or control
rents even in a case where landlord
or agent asked of prospective ten
ant for an apartment or house va
Gated by a preceding occupant a rental
materially greater than that paid by
the tenant who vacated"
Repairs to an elevator in an apart
ment house. and redecoration of the
lobby, including repairs to the mosaic
floor of the lobby, will not be consid-
cred sufficient grounds for permitting
increases in rents of apartments in the
buildings, it was stated today. Recent
ly, 1t was said, the agents Of an apart
ment house. having made repairs to an
elevator that were necessary in order
to make the elevator safe, and having
repaired breaks in the lobby floor and
repainted the lobby walls, suggested
to tenants that the outlay might neces-
state slight increases in rents Of
apartments. No increases have as yet
been made. 1t was stated, and the rent
commission will not be inclined to per-
nit any on these grounds, aoooeding to
a member Of the commission.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
ASKS RENT BOARD
PREVENT ELECTION
OF p. 0. At MARKET
CONTINUED from First PAGE }

the District Of Columbia to retain the
building for use Of the postal station.
Notwithstanding these resolutions,
and my own urgent request for the
continuance of the building, the Com
missioners Of the District of Colum-
bia under date of February IL, 1920.
notified the National War Work Coun-
Gil that they did not feel justified in
modifying their action requiring tho
removal OF the hut. A copy of this
notification was transmitted to mo by
tho National War Work Council under
these communications are submitted
herewith. Under date Of February -
I replied to both of these communi-
cations. explaining my inability to re-
move the station by that date and
copies Of my letters are herewith in
closed. but up to this time no reply
has been received.
Shows Voaune Of Business.
This station is located in the CEN
ter Of one Of the busiest business dis
tricts Of the city. serving the business
men between 9Th and 10th streets. and
b to D streets northwest The terri
tory includes large business houses
located upon the north and south sides
OF Pennsylvania avenue. the wholesale
and retail dealers Of Center market,
and the entire commission merchant
from 4 public standpoint I submit
below q statement Of the business
transacted at the Center market sta
ton from the time Of its establish
ment, December 2, 1913, to January 81,
1870; also q statement Of business
Of February, 1920:
December ., 191D-yanuary 81. 1920.
MO. Bus Letters Par Post
Stamp Sales. ". s. 8. Trans. Regis. PackaSes
$145.l340 311.174.57 47.234 26,715 156, 15o
February LIS, 1870.
$aoH-9o ......--.. 1.7S7 1.2oe 4.3e1
Capt James F. Oyster. chairman of
the rent commission, recently headed
a petition addressed to the Commis-
sioners by merchants Of the Center
market district. asking that the Cen
ter market postal station be retained.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
DEFER Appointment
OF new POLICE CHIEF
Commissioners Announce That As.
sistant Superintendent Gessford.
Will Act for Present.

The position of superintendent OF
police. left vacant by the death OF
Maj. Raymond W. Pullman. will not
be filled Immediately, Louis Brown
low. chairman of the Board Of Com
missioners. stated today.
Assistant Supt. Gessford will act
as superintendent for the present"
busy at the Capitol on, the District
appropriation bill from today on, and
there is no probability that the ap-
pointment Of a superintendent will
be taken up Immediately"
Although score Of men both in
and out Of the department have been
mentioned" as likely candidates. the
Commissioners have given no con-
sideration to the question. Neither
have the Commissioners indicated
whether the next police chief will
be a man from the ranks or q
civilian.
e. B. Frey. a member Of the Dis
trict bar. called at the White House
today to urge the appointment OF
Capt. Robert r. Doyle Of the third
precinct as chief. He was told that
it was uncertain whether the Com
missioners would refer the appoint
ment of new police department
Harper. president of the local Cham
ber of Commerce. has also been ap-
preached by those seeking his sup
port for one candidate or another
but he has not expressed a preference
A superintendent of the police Of the
District of Columbia should be selected
from the uniformed force. in the opinion
of Senator Calder Of New York. a mem
Der Of the Senate District committee
Senator Calder today Is preparing a let
ter to Commissioner Louis Brownlow
urging him to appoint q successor to the
late Maj Raymond w. Pullman from
the police force.
I believe that such an appointment
will be in the best interests Of the police
force" said Senator Calder "It will dc
more than anything else to better the
spirit Of the force and increase its efYi-
cheney. because the men and officers viii
realize that the highest offlce may be
won In the future by one of them"
Evening star., 1920-02-25
SUNDAY T0RETURN
FOR ONE sermon
Evangelist will Be Heard at
Liberty Hut Monday
Night.

Billy Sunday Is coming back Mon
day.
The dynamic evangelist. who prom
ised q couple of winters ago to run
the devil out Of Washington, plans to
stop OF between engagements and
give the Capital city the rapid .onee-
of his Characteristic sarvices in the
evening at what was built ~ the
Sunday tabernacle and Is now the
Liberty Hut
party Of lieutenants. and there will
rally to meet him. and to help make
this single service a worthy come
back" the still active local Sunday or
ganization-ushers. doorkeepers. etc.
who perpetuated their former close
association under the name Billy Sun
day Tabernacle Workers. The meeting
will be held under the joint auspices
Of this body and Of the Business
Women's Council.
old and new Sunday fang who de-
sire TO hear BiHy's coming message to
Washington should apply for tickets
to box 1860, city post office Only
two tickets will be issued to each ap-
plicant. who will be served In the or
and who must incloee self addressed
stamped envelopes for the paste
boards.
The evangelist is just finishing up
| an extended campaign in Norfolk. Va.
Next Monday he is to speak in Rich
| mond and will stop of here en- route
to his western home. whittier he is
going to prepare for a moral clean
| up of Syracuse. N. Y. He will hnd the
Liberty Hut changed in some respects
from its original arrangement.
What used to be the banked choir
seats behind the rostrum Is now the
main audience hall. a partition closing
| of the rest of the structure for other
uses. The voice throwing device in
vented for Billy's special benefit WIN be
lacking. but the reduced size OF the
auditorium win probably compensate for
its absence. Sunday himself. however.
never changes.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
White HOUSE TOGET
RAIL BILL TODAY
Will Probably Reach Attorney
General for Validity Test
Tomorrow.

Speaker Gillett of the House and
Senator Cummins az presiding ofhcer
of the Senate today signed the rail
road reorganization bill. and the in
dication this afternoon was that 1t
would reach the White House late
today and would be sent to the At
torney General tomorrow for his
opinion az to it's validity.
White House that the organized rail-
road workers would ask the Preei-
dent to veto the measure. but the
union chiefs, in session last night,
decided to send a memorial to the
President setting forth organized Ia
bor's objection to the arbitration fea-
lures Of the bill. and to the financial
arrangement for returning the roads
to private management. FaHAng 70
gain a veto, the unions expect To- At
tack the constitutionality OF the law
Cnion MenbersAip Rsstive.
Though the union ofncials met pri-
marily to consider the Presidenrs pro-
poeal for settlement of railroad en-
ployes' wage demands by an impair
tial tribunal. that issue was side-
tracked by the opposition to the rsil-
road REORGANIZATION bfll. A number
Of union representatives said their
membership was restive under what
they termed Legislative attacks on
union labor and would not be satts-
ned unless the bill was fought to the
last ditch
When II was decided to ask for ex-
ecutiye disapproval of the measure
many of the delegates made arrange-
ments to return home tmmediateiy'
leaving the wage controversy nego-
tiations unfinished.
rnaecided m to Wage Plan.
The unions still have to decide also
whether they will join in selection OF
exnerts to gather data for considera.
tion hy the wage commission created
by the railroad bill. AS the unions
b.ve expressed unalterable opposi-
ton to such a council OF arotua-
ton, in which the pubic Wo9Io DC
represented as well As railroads and
employees, some of their omcers nhse
obje cted to participating IN choosins
the board for fear It voula DC uAhen
as acceptance of the provisions tney
deem obnoxious. uyu,
The memorial to President WlIs3n
ia being drafted by b. ~. Jewen'
acting president OF tho nney EN-
pioyes' department. American Feoet-
alton of Labor: E J. Annion' p,sa p,
dent Of the Order Of Railroad teies
ranhers. and Timothy SneA: aSuns
rresident of the Brcthefnooo cI
focomotive Firemen.- VINO veE9 tne
deIepates chosen to visit tne MnSe
Gnnse recently and receive tne fEesI-
dents communication In tne "~se
controversy.
Evening star., 1920-02-25
COL. ]. A. SHIPTON RETIRED

Col. James A Shipton. Coast Artil-
lery Corps. stationed At Fort Morgan,
Ala. has been placed on the retired
list Of the Array on his own appIica-
tion. after more than thirty -one
years service. He is from Ohio and
was graduated from the United States
Military Academy in June, 1892 His
entire service in the Regular Army
has been in the artillery arm, in
which he reached the grade Of colonel
in May, 1913.
During the Philippine insurrection
he served - captain ana major in
the 41st and 47th Volunteer Infantry
regiments. and during the world war
he waA . brigadier general in the
la<agaA1 AUk = -
Evening star., 1920-02-25
ACCEPTS OMISSION
| OF TRAINING FROM BILL

The program Of republican House
leaders to omit universal military
training from the Army reorganixa-
ton bill was accepted today by the
House military committee, which
ordered favorable report on tho bill
without any recommendations as to
training.
Effort to put in a declaration
favortng four months training Of all
youths beginning with July l. 1922,
with provisions for appointment of a
commission to frame the details OF
training plan to be reported to
Congress next January l was beaten
by vote Of eleven to i've.
After rejecting this training proposal
which was made by Representative
Caldwell. democrat. New York. the COM
mittee voted IL to to authorize Chair
man Kahn to appoint a subcommittee
Of seven members to frame a separate
bill on universal training and report IL
to the House for consideration lat the
earliest practicable date"