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Evening star., 1921-04-28
NEW CONFERENCE HERE.
Geddes and Baron de Marchienne
See Secretary Hughes.
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Sir Auckland Geddes. ambassador
from Great Britain. conferred with
Secretary Hughes today. arriving at
the State Department shortly after
noon. The Belgian ambassador.
Baron de Marchienne. arrived at the
department before Sir Auckland left.
They were the first of the allied en-
voys to see Mr.. Hughes since he laid
the new German reparations propo-
sails before them informally last Tues
day.
1t was understood that Prince de
Chalais counselor of the French en-
basSy. had an engagement to see Mr..
Hughes during the day. He has to
act for Ambassador Jusserand. who
is absent from Washington, and was
expected to communicate the decision
of his government that the German
offer was unacceptable.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
HOLY ROLLER WINS CASE,
Rev. Luther Mcfarland Was Held
in Contempt of Court.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. April %. - The
case of the commonwealth against Rev
Luther Mcfarland. the Pentecostal
c'Holy Roller) preacher, who was
charged with violating the state COM
pulsory education law in refusing to
send his children to school. has collapsed
in court, and the defendant has been
dismissed.
When Mr.. Mcfarland was tried in a
magistrates court recently he was
ordered to send his children to the viii
lage school. He said he would not,
giving as his reason that the Lord had
commanded him to keep them "unspotted
from the world" The magistrate held
him in contempt of court.
When the case was called at the pres
ent term of the circuit court Judge
Whiting dismissed Mcfarland, holding
that violation of the state school law
carried only a fine, and that Mcfarland
had not been given an opportunity to
pay 4 fine.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
U. S. SHIP OWNERS AGREE
TO BENSON'S DEMANDS
Association Announces Readiness
to Cut Wages Only IS Per
Cent May /.

NEW YORK. April 2s.-The Amer
ican Steabship Owners Association
announced today it was ready to COM
ply with the wishes Of Rear Admiral
Benson of the Shipping Board and
cut wages Is per cent May l. instead
OF approximately 25 per cent, as first
proposed.
While asserting that this cut would
not be sufficient in view of the pres
.ent cost of operation, the steamship
owners said that, nevertheless. they
wished to follow the suggestion of
Admiral Benson made at the joint
conference of owners and workers in
Washington.
This conference had been called
after marine engineers had procla lined
strike for May 1. and firemen and
seamen had rejected the wage cuts
first proposed.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
1000 FLYERS TO COMPETE
Huge Air Service and Navy Meet
Assured By Entries.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 2s-
Maj. William n. Hensley. copmand-
ing officer at Langley field. today Of
ficially announced that 900 men, 96
officers and 70 cadet C;e-s will come
10 the big flying station ~ May to
take part in the campaign between
the air service and the Navy during
the earl. part of June
Maj. Hensley said he had been no
titled by the War Department that
the officers. cadets and men will be at
the flying field between now and May
and that plans were being made
to take care of them when they come
in. The exact dates for the maneuvers
to determine the superiority of either
the Navy or air service has not been
announced. but the present plans call
for the campaign during the first or
second week in June.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
CLERK CLASSIFYING
IMPROBABLE JULY |.
Cannot Be Put Through for
Fiscal Year Start Under
Normal Conditions.

Redistribution legislation is going
to receive the earnest consideration
by the House committee on reform in
the civil service at once, but it is i'm
probable that any scheme of reclas-
sification can be put through SO as
to go into operation at the beginning
OF the fiscal year, July /. according
to Representative Lehlbach Of New
Jersey. chairman Of the House com
mIttee and author of one of the re-
classification bills.
Other Measures Involved.
Unless both houses of Congress
should decide to jam through a bill.
without giving other proposed meas
ures careful consideration and with
out getting the views of the parties
at interest. reclassification legislation
before July 1 is impossible. Mr.. Lehl.
bach said.
Chairman Lehlbach returned to the
Capitol today. determined to put
through constructive measure at
this session of Congress which will
be OF benefit both to the government
and to the employees. He had a con-
ference today with Representative
Wood of Indiana, who is author Of
another reclassification bill awaiting
action by Mr.. Lehlbach's committee.
Mr.. Lehlbach has agreed to confer
ences with Herbert d. Brown. chief
of the United States bureau Of eff
cheney, and with legislative leaders,
in regard to the recla ssification legis-
lation and how it will fit in with the
program of the administration.
Hearings Expected.
Hearings will doubtless be held.
Representative Lehlbach said, and at
as early date as posi- BILE. There is
an effort on foot to have joint hear
ings on reclassification, and a confer
ence has been arranged with Senator
Smoot for this afternoon on this sub
)ect. 1t is generally believed that
such hearings should be made as brief
as possible. giving all divergent views
an opportunity to be heard rather
than to get stimulative testimony
along any one line
Evening star., 1921-04-28
PRESIDENTS THEME,
WAS GRANTS ADVICE,
"LET US HAVE PEACE"

by the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 2S-A hope that
the United States would soon be
able to effect real progress to-
ward Il substantial peace was ex-
pressed by President Harding in a
letter which was read at the an
nual dinner Of the Middlesex Club
last night. He referred to present
conditions as constituting a NOM
inal peace and lacking many bene-
fits of a real peace.
Gen. Grants advice. Let us have
peace is peculiarly proper
theme" the President wrote, in
taking notice of the fact that the
occasion was a Grant anniversary
observance.
THE world has had nominal
peace for considerable period
now. without many of the advan-
tages and benefits of peace he
continued. 1T never needed the
substance of truth and peace more
than il does today. ! have no more
earnest hope than that in the not
very distant future 9pir govern
ment- may be able toy effect real
accomplishments in this direc-
ton"
Evening star., 1921-04-28
SPURNS CENSOR|NG
BYPOSTAL RULES
Mr.. Hays Promises Publish
ers Closest Possible
Co-0peration.
Rr the Associated Press


NEW YORK, April 2s.-Postmaster
General Hays, in an address today at
the annual luncheon of the American
Newspaper Publishers Associa ton. out
lined the attitude of his department to-
ward the press:
There are two things in connection
with our relation which 1 would state
and re-emphaSize. First. it is no part
Of the primary business of the Post
Office Department to act as a censor
of the press. This should not and
will not be.
Second. we are going to get along
together and do the right thing in
all of these matters of classification,
rates. etc. and 1 want it distinctly
understood there will never be ant'
kind of grievance is not thrice well
come to sit down with the head of
the department and work it out
Will study Mail Service.
He promised to give the question of
sccond-class mails his closest atten-
ton. saying that the one unpardon-
able sin of the post office is not to
deliver the daily newspaper on time.
THE newspaper is pre-eminently a
thing a man wants when he wants it.
and if he can't have it when he wants
it. he doesn't want it at ALL" he said.
Mr.. Hays brought a personal mes
sage from President Harding. The
President told him yesterday. he said
to tell the publishers I'VE expect
your help in bringing this republic
and it's varied interests into the
straightforward track again."
Mr.. Hays told the publishers he was
determined to put the entire post al
service upon a purely business basis
political party will ever again dare
attempt to ignore or evade it ul-
timately."
The postal establishment is most
certainly not an institution for
profit nor politics." he said, but an
institution for service. You can't ex-
pect men and women to give service
if they are to be shuttIecocks Of
politics.
New Money Order scheme.
He outlined plans for Improving
the condition Of the employees through
the agency of a new welfare depart.
ment in the service.
Outlining comprehensive system
for bettering the service generally,
he recounted steps that have been
taken to facilitate foreign and air
plane mail.
increasing trade between the United
States and South America, Mr.. Hays
said, international money orders may
now be exchanged with many Of the
South and Central American coun-
tries. and negotiations are being con-
Quoted with the postal administra-
tions of all the others.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
THOROUGH PROBE
Of SCHOOL NEEDS
IN D. c. IS PLANNED
Senate Subcommittee Will
Give Special Study to
New Buildings.
CAPPER SAYS SYSTEM
HERE SHOULD BE MODEL
Urges Sufficient Funds So That Ex-
pansion May Be Started
at Once.

An investigation of the needs of the
public schools of the district. par
ticularly with reference to additional
buildings and other facilities. is to
be undertaken almost Immediately by
the subcommittee on schools of the
Senate District committee.
Senator Capper of Kansas, chairman
OF the subcommittee. announced to-
day that he planned to go thoroughly
into the school situation. He sent
a letter today to Supt. Ballou of the
schools. telling him what the sub
committee proposed to do and asking
for conference.
Wants Model Schools Here.
THE public schools of the District
Of Columbia should be model for
the rest of the country and the
world said Senator Capper.
Il have become more and more
convinced that the schools here are
greatly in need of the additional ia
brought to my attention which de-
mand immediate action. 1t is the
purpose of the subcommittee in un-
dertaking this investigation to get to
the bottom of the entire school sit
uation and to make recommends dations
ments should be made. Particularly
DO we desire to have this Information
for the use of the Senate appropria
tions committee. which must provide
the money needed by the schools.
Matter Too Long Delayed.
las member of the select COM
mittee Of the Senate which inveSti-
gated conditions relating to the ad-
min nistration of the schools I became
interested in the entire school prob
lem here. The erection of new school
buildings has been delayed far too
long. Adequate appropriations should
be made for new schools as soon as
posi- BILE 80 that the work may be
begun on them with little delay"
Senator Capper has the support of
Chairman Ball of the District com
mittee in the proposal to go thor
oughly into the school situation. SEN
ator Ball himself has given consid
cradle thought to the needs of the
public schools. and in appointing SEN
ator Capper chairman of the subcom-
mittee on schools urged that steps be
taken looking to the betterment of
the schools.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
SAVING UPON FISH
FOR D: c. HOUSEWIFE
New Law Provides for Sale
by Weight-Past Losses
\ Are Cited.

Washington house wives will effect
a substantial saving by the provision
Of the new law which requires that
all fish be sold by weight. George
Roberts, sealer OF weights and meas
ures, predicted today. The new
weight-andm law become
effective June 4.
"A large quantity of fish is con-
sumed in Washington" said Mr. Rob-
erts, "and the methods prevailing in
the trade for many years have been
the cause of waste. 1t has been the
practice heretofore to Sell many
species of fish. especially shad, at so
much each. In that way the consumer
who purchased a four-pound shad
sometimes paid as much as the man
who purchased a six-pounder. During
the last year or two many of the
dealers have adopted voluntarily the
practice of selling by weight"
The superintendent also pointed to
the waste which occurs when fish is
sold by the barrel, packed in ice. In
such sales. he said. the quantity of
fish in the barrel depends largely on
the amount of ice used in packing.
Sometimes" he continued. "a retailer
who had bought barrel of fish to sup
ply his trade would find large portion
of the contents to be ice. and he would
necessarily have to sell at a loss or pass
the loss on to the consumer. When the
new law goes into operation only the
actual weight of the fish will figure in
the transaction.
Another provision of the law states
that a dealer in oysters who includes in
d sale more than 10 per cent OF oyster
liquor or other liquid substance shall be
deemed guilty OF selling short mea sure.
The District has never before had any
law limiting the quantity of liquor that
might be included in the sale of oysters.
A survey made last fall of a large num-
Der Of dealers in oysters showed that
in sornc instances 40 per cent Of liquor
was included in retail sales, and 1t was
unusual for the percentage to he less
than 20"
Evening star., 1921-04-28
TaIkatire Women .
Ca,, Dent Prices,
Saws Mr.. Daughertv

Women "Sith positive con-
verxatiOnal powers can make
bigger dent in retail prices
than the whole Department of
Justice machinery. Attorney
General Daugherty declared to-
day.
4 squad of women so equip
ped could do more with n dealer
than the government. he said.
adding that retail prices re-
mained up despite the slump
in Wholesale figures. leaving
profits In which he could see no
reason In meats and other
household cOmOdit:es.
household com III Odities.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
HOWAT REFUSES TO SEND
STRIKING MINERS BACK
International Boards Ultimatum
Regarding Dean Company's
Men Sent YESTERDAY.

PlTTSBURG, Kan, April 2s.-
Alexander Howat. head of the Kansas
Miners Union. has rejected the de-
mand of the International Union that
he put back to work the striking
employees of the Dean Coal and Min
ing Company.
The demand. in the form of an ul-
timatum. was delivered to Howat yes
terday by the committee of the in
ternational executive board sent here
by John l.. Lewis. international presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America to Investigate the strike at
the Dean mine.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
HOUSE REJECTS MOVE
TO HALT NAVY SHIPS
Defeated Amendment Would Await
Presidents Call of Nations to
Discuss Disarming.

The House rejected today by an
overwhelming vote an amendment to
the raval appropriation bill providing
that no funds should be used for con-
tihulns WarShlp construction until
PRESIDENT Harding had called an in
ternational conference to consider dis
armament
Evening star., 1921-04-28
INQUIRY ON SOLDIER AID.
Bill Covers Compensation, Treat
ment and Insurance,

A searching investigation OF all
bureaus and agencies Of the govern
ment dealing with the compensation,
Grams of the world war. will be made
by select committee of the Senate.
if d resolution offered today by Sena
tor David !. Walsh Of Massachusetts
is adopted.
The resolution calls for the appoint
ment of five senators to make the in
vestigation - three republicans and
two democrats.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
PANAMA STAND ALARMS.
Fomenting General Central Ameri-
can Conflict, Is Charge.

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. April 2s.-
Residents of this country are uneasy
over the continued hostile attitude of
Panama. Newspapers. in commenting
on the situation, declare Panama is try
ing to create a general conflict in Con-
trail America by refusing to recognize
the boundary decision handed down by
Chief Justice White Of the United States
Supreme Court in 1914"
American warships are stationed. at
each end of the boundary between Costa
Rica. and Panama to guard against un-
toward incidents.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
ENGLAND REJECTS
GERMAN PROPOSAL
AS UNACCEPTABLE
Pledged to Seizure of West
phaIian Coal Fields, Says
Lloyd George.
NEXT MOVE is EXPECTED
FROM SUPREME COUNCIL
France Will Insist on Ruhr 0ccu-
patton, But BRAND Will Not
Act Without Allies.
By the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. April :S-A semi-of-
hcial abatement was ISSUED here
today suggesting that the German
government was willing to modify
Its reparatiOns proposals II asked
by Washington to do so. and that
by such action n bnsis OF agree
ment could be reached.
BY the Associated Press
LONDON, April 2S.-The prime min
lister, Mr.. Lloyd George declared in the
house of commons today that the Brit
ish government was committed to ac-
ton, so far as the Westphalian coal
fields were concerned. if the German
reparation proposals were unsatisfac-
tory. He added:
1T is not for me to say whether an
other opportunity will be given Germany
or not.
Il very much regret to say that the
proposals are thoroughly unsatisfactory,
and i wish it had been possible for me
to say that they alter the situation.
They are being examined very care
fully, with the other proposals at this
moment by the financial experts OF all
the allies who are in London contin-
ued Mr.. Lloyd George. Therefore, /
would be very sorry to express a definite
opinion. but l am afraid there is general
unanimity to the complete inadequacy
of the proposals made by the German
government"
Examine Occupation Plans.
The prime minister said that detailed
plans for the occupation Of the West
phalian coal fields were being examined
by the conference of allied experts. and
that the reports of these experts would
be laid before the interallied conference
to be held Saturday.
Mr.. Lloyd George added that he doubt
ed whether decision by the supreme
council would be taken before Monday
or Tuesday of next week.
Germanys attempt to clarity GER
tain of her reparation proposals, IN
compliance with the request of the
British foreign Office yesterday. was
said in official circles today to have
resulted in even greater confusion.
explanations.
AS the outgrowth of the British
query Of yesterday. Germany 1t 10
stated, now suggests that the annu-
tiles extend over a period Of from
fifty to seventy-five years, or even
longer. instead of the forty-two
years originally mentioned. This is
declared in official circles to be SAM
pie of the "evasive methods" of Ger
many. which cannot be allowed to
continue.
Great Britain has requested infor-
nation in regard to the proposed in
ternational loan, which, il is declared,
could not be fioated at 4 per cent, ac-
cording to the German terms.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
SHOOTS HIMSELF AT ALTAR.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. April 28.-Kneel-
ing at the altar in the chapel Of Trim
ity Episcopal Church here yesterday.
Walter S. Schmidt. aged twenty, shot
himself above the heart in an attempt
at suicide. He was rushed to a hos
pital. where he was said to be in 4
dying condition.
Evening star., 1921-04-28
COUNCIL TO ACT NEXT.
q. S. Expected to Be Invited to
Send Envoy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 2S.-The next devel-
opment regarding the German prop
ositions on the reparationS question
is expected to occur in London, as
according to the best information OBJ
tainable, here today no further steps
will be taken in this situation until
the allied supreme council. which is
to meet in London Saturday. has
acted.
American participation in the Lon
don deliberations is hoped for in
French circles where it is stated an
invitation will be sent to Washington
to have a representative of the United
States present.
The discussion in the supreme coun-
Gil, it is indicated, will be opened by
presentation of the French case. with
the details of Germany's defaults in
the execution of the treaty of Ver-
saiIles. Her failure to pay the bal
ance Of 100000. 900 marks on her
90. .OoO, ,OO0. 900 marks debt, due May l.:
her refusals to disarm, her failure to
bring to trial officers accused of war
crimes and her resistance to the pro-
posed methods for payment OF in
IDENTITIES will be set forth as justify
ing further penalties and the taking
of further pledges.
After this the German propositions
Just transmitted to Washington will
be taken up.
France Will Insist.
France will insist that nothing
should arrest the pressure of the
fultillment of Germany's obligations
shoul darrest the pressure of the
allies. The first actual beginning. it
is suggested, might be the delivery of
,oO0, 900. 900 marks in gold from the
reichsbank reserve, as demanded by
the reparationS commission. This
would be considered as tangible evil
dence of intention to execute the
treaty. in default of which the French
delegation will resist the considera-
ton of mere promises as justifica-
ton for further delay in the appli-
cation of new penalties.
The tracing of new boundary lines
Aetween Poland and Eerman Upper
= elesia will be discussfd by the su-
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Evening star., 1921-04-28
TO MOVE ALLEGED EvADER..

A. F.. Gale, recently deported from
Mexico and turned over to military
authorities at Fort Mcintosh. near
Laredo. April %. charged with be-
ing a draft evader will be brought
here it was said at the Sth Army
Corps area headquarters here. In
structions aaA to transportation of
Gale. which .3were expected from
Waahin1ton 8ave not-arrfvAd..
Evening star., 1921-04-28
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight: tomorrow fair; lit
tie change in temperature
Temperature for twenty-feur hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 50, at
pm. today; lowest. So, at 5 am. to-
day.
Full report on page 81.
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have been so seriously i'll with ty-
phoid fever, are both a little better.
MIS-. w. Il. Melchcr has gone to
Meddcld. Mass, for a few weeks, to
work in a hat factory, as he has
done for several winters pas.
Mrs. Mlrtic Hall and Mrs. Emma
Way went TO L|yndonyiilc and St.
Johnsbury last week 10 visit thc Re
bekah lodges. They expect to ~ to
Concord and Bradford this week.
Mrs Lila Hunting of Newport, n.
H., spent a few days in town, the past
week.
NJ. and Mrs, F. A, Townsend OF
St. Johnsbuly spent Sunday with
Ms. Townsend's parents, M. and
Ms. L. g. Itoundy.
Remember the pageant, "The Spirit
OF Childhood" to be Piycn under the
auspices Of the W. +. NJ. S, Sunday
evening.
Inc r,gulor meeting Of tic O. +.
$. will be held Friday evening, Jan.
29th instead Of Wednesday, the 26th
on account Of the lecture that come
ON that date.
Quite n company Of West BUr&e
people attended die Pomona Grange,
at East Burke Thursday.
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WEST DANVILLE

Ray Underwood OF Barton was a
guest at Gilbert Hastings last week.
\. j GosS representative, wa
homc from Montpelier over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton harrington
and children spent Sunday at Arthur
Wcbstcr's at Danvillc.
MI. and Mrs. Leon Perkins and
son, Jesse, spent Sunday here with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. F. Aver.
George Wiley, who has been
spending some time in Lyme, N. H.,
is topping at H. Il. Whites.
Morris Tifeney and Sam
Chandler of E~nosburg Falls have
been spending a few days with Mr..
Chambers parents, MI. and Mrs.
Harry Chandler.
Carl Peterson returned home to
ST. Johnsbmy last week after having
spent q few days with Mr.. Whittier
on the island.
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