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Evening star., 1921-04-02
N-PA|NT|NGLA
HELDMUCH ABUSED
Commissioners May Tighten
or Change Laws to Help
Beautify Capital.

The beauty Of the National Capital
is being marred by abuses OF the
81 gn-painttng law. Engineer Commits
sioner Charles w. Kutz declared. in
opening a hearing at the District
building today. the purpose Of which
is to fix definitely the conditions
under which signs may be painted on
buildings
Col. Kutz told the advertising men
and commercial sign painters who
attended the hearing that the Com
missioners know the privilege OF
painting signs which advertise bust
ness conducted on the premis ses has
been abused
The Engineer Commissioner cited a
case in which he said a sign adver-
tislng a cigarette was placed on a
building and a small quantity of that
brand OF cigarettes was kept on a
lower floor to Justify the sign.
He called attention to another case.
where a sign was placed on the wall
particular brand of bread. The colonel
said that while that brand OF bread
may have been sold in the store be-
low, he did not believe such advertis-
ing was contemplated in the clause
which permits painting Of signs
which advertise a business conducted
on the premises.
Il feel" the Engineer Commissioner
continued. that the time has come
when abuses of this law should be
curbed. and the purpose of this con-
ference this morning is to talk the
matter over. I am sure the Commits
sioners have no desire to interfere
with the legitimate conduct of the
sign business. All we desire is to
enforce the legislation enacted by
Congress"
The colonel called attention to the
fact that to his knowledge no per-
mits for additional billboards have
been issued by the Commissioners
during the past six years.
Several commercial sign painters
told the Commissioners that the un-
certainty now existing rs to just how
far they can go in the placing o;
signs on business establishment
causes them great inconvenience anG
in some instances, financial loss.
One man pointed out that occa-
sionally applications for sign permits
are held up and referred to the Com
missioners, working a hardship Oh
the business of sign painting.
1t was indicated by Commissioner
Kutz that the Commissioners are con-
sidering adopting regulations that
will specify just how and under what
conditions signs may be erected or
painted upon business establishments
The colonel made special reference
to large signs painted on the sides of
buildings to advertise national prod
ucts.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
ARMY ORDERS 235 PLANES
FOR BOMBING, PURSUIT
Rehabilitation Seen Necessary.
Obsolete Machines Show Deterio-
ration of Air Service.

Practical steps for the reha bilitation
OF the Army air service have been taken
by Secretary Weeks. after consulta ton
with the heads of the Navy. Commerce
and Post once departments.
Orders have been placed for oon
Thomas Morse type pursuit airn,anes
and IS Martin bombers The pnrs,,it
plane contract was made with the Boe-
ing Company Of Seattle, Wash. and to-
tailed about $l.400.0 600 The Martin tyne
Of bombers were ordered from the /. W
+. Company Of Garden City, Long Isl.
and. at a cost Of about 81, 900 each.
The Thomas Morse pursuit airplane
has q record aa the fastest stock ma :
chine In the United States At an Off
cial Army test at Ithaca, N Y, in Feb
ruary, 1919. a Thomas Morse machine
travelled 1853 2-3 miles per hour and
reached an altitude of 1000 feet in 4
minutes and So seconds. The machine
has q wing spread Of twenty-six feet
and fuselage nearly twenty feet long
A motor Of 300 horsepower, with other
equipment. gives the plane a total
weight Of 2,031 pounds.
In announcing his action Secretary
Weeks said that since the armis,ice the
Army air service had Cfeteriorated 10 an
extent that made it imperative that
steps be taken to bring it again to the
point OF efficiency reached at the end of
the war. Many OF the planes now car
ried on the fighting lists of the Army
aircraft are considered obsolete.
Evening star., 1921-04-02

9th streets. to be used for eastbound
traffic only.
G street northwest. between 7th and
9Th streets. to be used for westbound
traffic only
9Th streets. to be used for eastbound
traffic only.
Mount Vernon place northwest, be-
tween 7th and 9Th streets, to be used
for westbound traffic only.
East Capitol street between 11th
and 18th streets. on the south side Of
Lincoln Park, to be used for eastbound
traffic only. and on the north side of
Lincoln Park to be used for westbound
traffic only.
H street northwest between 18th
street and New York avenue. imme-
diately south Of and intersecting with
New York avenue. to be used for east
bound trafic only.
Grant place northwest between 9Th
and 10th streets to be used for east
bound traffic only.
Market space northwest between
Sth and 9Th streets. imm ediately north
Of and intersecting with Pennsylvania
avenue. to be used for westbound
traffic only.
D street northwest between 11th
and 18th streets, to be used for east
bound trafiic only.
D street northwest between 10th
and 11th streets, Immediately north
of and intersecting with Pennsylvania
avenue, to be used for westbound traf-
fic only.
Tenth street northwest from K
street to Pennsylvania avenue to be
used for southbound trafiic only.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
i. S. BACKS ALLIES
| AGAINST germany
War Guilt Must Be Admitted
and Obligations Must
Be Paid.

Rumors via London of conversations
between Germany and the United
States as to reparation payments
brought an authoritative statement
from administration officials that the
attitude of the United States toward
Germany is that she must accept her
responsibility for the war and pay her
obligations to the fullest extent she is
able.
The London advices from Berlin said
1t was understood Germany had made
certain proposals to the United States
regarding reparation payments, includ-
ing suggestion that she assume
liability for part of the debts OF allied
was no confirmation of the receipt of
sloner Dresel at Berlin has reported
conversations with German officials in
which the reparation question came up.
The nature of these conversations was
not disclosed.
III connection with the subject, how =
ever. occasion was taken to make per-
fectly clear the general attitude of
the new administration toward all
matters involved in the controversy
between the allied powers and Ger
many which led to occupation of ad-
ditional German territory. The pol
icy OF this government was summed
up In the terse assertion that Ger
many must accept full responsibility
for the war and pay her liabilities to
the full extent OF her ability.
GERMAN BONDS FOR o. s.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
SPEED YOUR LETTER
BY MAILING EARLY
Postmaster Chance Gives
New Rules to Expedite
Postal Work.

1t makes all the difference in the
world in the quick delivery Of your
letters il you follow the suggestions
for mailing often" made by Post.
master General Hays, City Postmaster
Chance pointed out today in the in
tensive campaign begun by the Wash
'ington city post Office.
Letters for local delivery mailed
in the business district by IL am.,'
Postmaster Chance said, "are deliv-
cred the same day. except in the sub
urbs.
Letters for Chicago mailed at the
city post Office by 2:30 pm, arrive at
destination at 9:55 am. the next day.
In time for delivery that day. If
mailed after 2:30 pm. they are not
delivered until the second day after
mailing"
Mail Often, IL Word.
Mail early and mail often. says
Postmaster Chance.
1T involves no hardship on the
sender. 1t expedites mail, it reduces
night work. it is good anagement"
Thus the postmaster sums up the sit
uatfon. Other advantages of such
procedure are given as follows:
Congestion of work in the post
office at night is reduced, thereby les
sening possibility Of delays.
Between s am and p.m. onlv
about 100000 letters are mailed,
whereas between pm. and pm.
about 100000 letters are deposited for
mailing.
Mail Circulars in Morning,
Mail circulars in the morning, at
which time the post Office work is
light.
Every. letter, circular or package
mailed early in the day helps to- re-
duce the peak load. o.
Lastly, early mailing reduces the
amount of night work at post Offices
and thereby benefits postal employees
and their families
Evening star., 1921-04-02
BRIEF SAYS VIVA. RATE
CHANGE WOULD HARM
Alexandria's Business Interests at
Stake, Says Syme to
I. C.. C..

Any change in the rate structure
of the Washington-Virginia Railway
Company will work injuriously" to
the business interests Of Alexandria,
it is asserted in a brief filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day by Conrad H. Syme for the Com
muters' Association of Alexandria and
James r. Cation for the Alexandra
Chamber Of Commerce.
Heretofore rates on the Washing
ton-Virginia between Washington and
Alexandria have been an inducement
to persons in Washington to locate in
and about Alexandra" the brief points
out, declaring that any raise in rates
will injuriously affect the business in
terests of the Virginia city.
the company. on which oral hearings
have been held before Examiner
Mackley Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, would increase the COM
pany's net revenue by $185,000 yearly,
the brief says, adding that the COM
hypothesis. none of which may turn
out to be true in fact and all of which
probably are far from the facts which
the future may establish. The first
hypothesis is that il increased rates
are allowed the number Of revenue
per cent. entailing loss OF about
500. 900 a year to the company; the
second is that labor costs will remain
the same. The brief claims that IT
wages are reduced q saving of $780,
900 a year will result to the company
The third hypothesis is that ma
terial costs will be the same and
the fourth is that it is up to the pub
lie to make good the interest on the
funded Indebtedness of $5.800.000 and
about $500.000 Of outstanding securi-
ties payable by the company.
Previous increase Of 10 per cent al
lowed the road by d. the Interstate
Commerce Commission Is reviewed in
the brief. which points out that under
this increase the use of the twenty
five-trip ticket more than doubled
and that the number OF revenue pas
sengers did not decrease. The brief
says the result OF the present appli-
cation of the company would be to
compel the use of but two classes Of
tickets straight round "trip ticket
or fifty-two-trip ticket. with no
provision for those who use less
transportation than that provided by
the fifty-two-trip ticket.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
WESTLAKE ASKED
T0EXPLA|N CHARGE
Alleged Claim of "Red" Prop
aganda Here Stirs Fed
eraI Employees.

The administrative committee of
Federal Employees Union. No. 2. last
night adopted resolutions declaring a
statement alleged to have been made
by w. B. Westlake, president of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations. as
to spreading of red propaganda" by
government employees here, was mot
believed to have any foundation in
fact"
The resolutions ask presidents OF
citizens associations to instruct their
delegates to the federation to move
a view to requiring Mr.. Westlake to
prove or retract his charges.
This statement is not believed to
have any foundation in fact, and if
not founded in fact constitutes a
calumny against the federal employees
adopted by the administrative COM
mittee last night.
When informed of the action of the
administrative committee of the Fed
eral Employees Union, Mr.. Westlake
expressed surprise, and stated that he
troversy with the committee. Up to
an early hour this afternoon, he said
he had not been officially told Of the
committees action.
Mr.. Westlake said the charges he
is alleged to have made before the
Senate committee were never intended
to reflect generally on the federal
employees in Washington.
I'm the first place" he said. "an
incorrect Interpretation was placed
on the statements l made before the
Senate committee. / did not state
that there are from 500 to 1000 gov
ernment employees engaged in spread
ing red DrOpaganda. but said there
was a feeling of unrest among them.
In other words. meant that there
was a good deal OF loose talk among
the federal workers. and I used the
term red to describe it,"
Mr.. Westlake. however, declared
that il the committee has any doubt
about the charges made by him he
would refer it's members to the De-
partment of Justice, where the rec
ords would speak for themselves"
Mr. Westlake made 1t clear that he
appeared before the Senate committee
as citizen and not as president
Of the Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
GREEK DRAMA FEATURE.
Special Music for Entertainment
Sunday, April 10.

Special music by the Washington
College of Music Orchestra will fea-
turee the presentation of the Greek
drama. "Psichocori. Adopted Daugh-
ter" by the Greek Dramatic Society
of Washington. at $3.50 o'clock on the
night of Sunday. April 10. at the I'm
maculate Conception Hall, sth and N
streets, and not tomorrow, as stated in
The Star of yesterday
The orchestra will be under the d.
rection of c. e. Christiani, and will rem
der short recital following the pro-
duction. Among the musicians who
will participate are: Richard Bailey,
Rena Greenberg. Samuel Dessofe, Her
man Weihe, Tillie Kravitz. Mandolin
Norris. David Kushner, Kenneth Douse,
Durward Bowersox, Jerome Krick.
Ethel Cohn. Hyman Zimmerman, Mary
De Lane. Robert Stearns. Charles 3.
Sornborger. Mitchell Bliss, Spencer
Prentiss. w. F. Doyle. Elphonzo
Youngs, A. J. Gumprecht, Leonard
Wilson, William j. Kinsella, T. A.
Sevenhuysen. T. A. Halle, Frank Schis-
sci. w. 7. Tonne and Marjorie Davis.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
753 FACE VOTE CHARGES.
Thirty-Eight More Indictments b,
st. Louis Grand Jury.

ST. LOUIS, April with the return
yesterday of thirty -eight additional in
dictments charging fraudulent registra-
ton for the municipal election next
Tuesday, the total number of indict-
ments was brought to 1873. The March
grand jury thus concluded it's investiga-
ton, and the work will again be taken
up by the new body Of investigators
which will be empaneled next Monday
The names Of 1853 persons charged by
the police with having violated the reg
istration laws have been submitted to
the grand jury. and it is expected that
many more indictments will be voted
before the investigation is completed.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
League of Nations
preferred Stock
Traps U,,uary Aliens

NEW ORLEANS. April 3
While OfAcials of the secret
service department. Of the New
Orleans Railway and Light
Company were trying to locate
persons alleged to be selling
devices to cheat gas meters.
they found that unidentifed
parties Had been selling pre-
ferred stock in the league Of
nations.
According to the OMlcials.
quite a number of stock GER
tiAcates purpSrtfnE to transfer
title to specified shares In the
league Of nations were found In
league OF nations were f0und
In certain sections of the
city largely populated by
fOrefgnern. All the certffi-
cnteS were beautifully en-
Graved. with seals attached. In
some instances the 0mcials were
unable to convince the owners
that they would never receive
dividends. they declared.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
COAL MEN APPEAL.
TO DISTRICT COURT
Seek Injunction to Prevent
Removal to Face Indictment
= at indianapolis.

The National Coal Association and
John d. A. Morrow, it's vice president.
today began Injunction proceedings in
the Supreme Court OF the District of
Columbia to forestall service of proc
ess to remove the association and Mr..
Morrow to Indianapolis. Ind, to an
swer an Indictment for conspiracy
reported by the federal grand jury
against 226 defendants charged with
restriction of production of coal. They
also seek to prevent service on Daniel
ton. and Robert w. Coulter. former
chicago manager. Justice Bailey is
sued temporary restraining order,
returnable April IL.
Those sought to be enjoined are
John e. Laskey. United States attor-
Maurice Splain, United States mar
shall; Harry NJ. Daugnerty, Attorney
General of the United States; Guy d.
Con. assistant to the Attorney Cen
eral. and l.. Ert Slack. special assist
ant attorney general. Also Joined as
and United States marshal in each Of
the states Of Indian2 Delaware, Penn
sylvania and Illinois.
No Business Done in Indiana.
The court is advised that the At
torney General has supervision over
the prosecution and the other de-
fendants are his subordinates and
that he and they should be- enjoined
from serving any process issuing out
OF the Indiana court to require the
presence of the association and its
officers before that tribunal The
claim Is made that the company new
or did business in Indiana and is not
subject to the Jurisdiction of the
courts Of that state.
The threatened removal proceed
ings. 1T is stated. will work irrepara-
BILE injury to the plaintiff and its Of
fcials even If they be acquitted Of the
to go to Indianapolis. it is asserted.
the affairs Of the association would
become disordered and he would be
otherwise injured.
Charges Denied.
Denial is made of the charges in tho
Indictment. which is characterized as
vague and insufficient. Neither the
association nor its officers have been
guilty of any of the offenses alleged,
the court Is told. The acts of the as
sociation, it is claimed. were author
lied and approved by various govern
ment officials under the Lever act and
other laws.
The plaintiffs charge that the indict-
ment is part of a plan of L. Ert
Slack. special assistant attorney gen.
eral. and Frederick Van Nuys, United
States attorney in Indiana, to de
stroy the whole structure Of the btu
minous coal industry as conducted for
long period in the United States"
Attorneys Stephen A. Foster. Fetch
er Lewis and II. Prescott Galley ap-
pear for the plaintiffs.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
UNIVERSITY WOMEN PLAN
ASSOCIATION PROGRAM
Officers Elected and Directors
Named for National Clubhouse
on n Street.

Plans for conduct of the American
Association of University Women
were being outlined for the first year
Of its existence at the first meeting
of it's board of directors today at the
Washington Hotel. General sessions
were concluded last night.
1t was decided to appoint board
OF directors for the national club
house. at 1907 H street, to number
not more than twenty, Of whom At
least six should be resident members
This settled controversy over plans
for its conduct. which involved sew
eral technical ideas as to its man
agement.
At the election of officers yesterday
Miss Ada Comstocls, dean OF Smith
College. was elected president Of the
association. Mrs. Aurelia Reinhardt
president of Mills College. California,
was named vice president.
An educational secretaryship was
decided upon to carry on work of the
organization along lines for improv
ing educational legislation and gen.
eral items conducted with this type
of work.
A delegation also was eIoefpA tc
represent the association at I8ss con-
ference OF the International (sasra-
tion Of University Women. whns. viii
gather in Geneva. Switzerland. in
July, 1922. Members of the delegation
are Miss Ada Comstock. Mrs. Aurelia
Reinhardt, Miss Virginia Gildersleeve.
dean OF Barnard College; Miss NJ
Carey Thomas. retiring president of
Bryn Mawr College. and Miss Emelie
McVea. the founder of the Southern
Association of College Women.
Directors elected according to the
sections Of the country represented
are: South Atlantic, Miss May Keller;
southeast central. Miss Mary Leal
Harkness. former president OF the
Southern Association Of College
Women; north Pacific. Mrs. Frank
Baker of Tacoma, Wash; northeast
central, Miss Grace Greenwood Of Ann
Arbor, Mich: northwest central, Mrs
Harold l.. Richardson of St Paul.
Mimi; southern Rocky mountain.
Mrs. Abby Shaffroth of Vassar
Evening star., 1921-04-02
PERsHING PORTRAIT MADE
Cahill, San Francisco Artist, Paints
Picture for Legion Palace.

Arthur cahill, San Francisco artist,
has just completed here life-size
portrait Of Gen. John ]. Pcrshine.
which will hang in the Legion of Honor
palace to be erected IN Lincoln Park,
San Francisco.
The portrait was painted under COM
mission from Mr.. and Mrs Adolph
Sprecke's Of San Francisco. who gave
$I.000.o 900 for the memorial buildings
which will be q duplicate Of the Legion
of Honor palace in Paris. The site
was donated by the municipality
In addition to the portrait of the
commander-in-chief OF the American
expeditionary forces, the building.
when completed, will house war pic
ture collections given by Belgium and
France, and a large number of can
vases depicting activities of the
American armies in France, in addi-
tion to portraits of all the allied lead
ers.
Mr.. Cahill has been working on the
Pershing portrait here for about two
months. In letter to the painter.
Gen. Pershing expressed hts pleasure
at what he termed "a splendid like
ness"
Evening star., 1921-04-02
HELD FOR AUTO Theft.
Two New Jersey Men Declare They
Were Given Car to Sell.

Leo Polikoff. twenty-five years old
and William J. Berry. twenty-seven
years old. OF Newark. N. J.. are under
arrest in this city charged with the
theft of an automobile. 1t is charged
that they were found in possession
Of the automobile Of George E. Price,
Montclair. N. j.. reported stolen from
that city March 81.
Detectives Hughlett, ConnQrs and
Jett arrested the young men and re-
covered the automobile. The prison.
ers, according to the detectives. said
they were given the automobile to
sell on commission. They will be
given a hearing in Police Court next
week.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
D. c. ROPER HEADS FIRM.
Offices Will Be Maintained in
Washington and New York.

Daniel c. Roper, former commits
sioner Of internal revenue, will re-
tire as president OF the Marlin Rock
well Corporation Of New York April
to become head Of the Washington
firm OF Roper. Hurrey & Parks,
specialists in federal government pro-
cedure. The new firm will maintain
offices in New York and Washington.
In addition to Mr.. Hurrey and Mr..
Parks. Mr.. Roper will have associated
with him in his new enterprise James
Hagerman, jr., formerly deputy COM
missioner of internal revenue, and
other experts in questions pertaining
to tarin and federal legislation.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY.

Alice Feddon today filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against James
+. Feddon for q limited divorce, al
leging cruelty and non-support
Plaintiff. represented by Attorney
Raymond Neudecker. AYERS that
March 80 last. her husband choked
of their room, striking her with his
fists and threatening her life. The
wife asks. that her husband be re-
strained from molesting her The
couple were married at Kensfngton,
Md, November Is. 1916, and have no
children.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
GLEAvEs FOR NEW PORT.

Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, re-
Gently relieved from command of the
Asiatic fleet. and now in Philadelphia.
is said to be slated to duty as COM
mandant of the first naval district,
including the navy yard at Boston.
That command will become vacant
May 20 by the statutory retirement
for age of Rear Admiral Herbert q.
Dunn on that date. Admiral Gleaves'
assignment would necessarily be lin
itcd. as he will retire January / next.
Evening star., 1921-04-02
SAMUEL L. GR0SH WINS.
Writes Best Essay in Contest Held
by the Reclassifcationist.

Samuel L. Grosh of the bureau of
soils. Department OF Agriculture. won
the first prize in the contest held by
the Recla2sihcationist for the best
essay upon reHlaseifcation.
Other awards announced today were
to S. l. Hoover Of the pension Office
and E. A. Goldenweiser. The essay
winning first prize was entitled Flaw
Pickers and Fault Finders" First,
let us have reclassifcation." said the
winning essay. "Give US the founda-
tion on which to build and the bnlance
of the structure will be bound to fol-
low"
Evening star., 1921-04-02
BILL TO LIFT TOLLS.
Senator Jones Will Introduce
Measure to Exempt q. s. Ships.

A bill to exempt American vessels
from the payment Of tolls for passing
through the Panama canal will be in
troduced by Senator Jones of Wash
ington, chairman Of the Senate COM
mittee on commerce, which handles
such matters. when the new Congress
meets.
Senator Jones said that he was act
ing upon his own initiative in Offer
ferred with President Harding on the
tolls question. 1t will be recalled,
however, that President Harding. in
his speech accepting the republican
.nomi nation for President, spoke
strongly in favor Of such legislation.