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Evening star., 1921-10-11
EVERY STATE REPRESENTED.
Rural Letter Carriers Association

With delegates present from every
state In the Union, more than 400
representatives. were in attendance at
the eighteenth annual convention OF
the National Rural Letter Carriers
Association. which opened its sessions
at the Hotel Washington today.
W. d. Brown. local attorney for
the association. called the meeting to
order. and following the singing of
America" and invocation by Rev.
John c. Palmer. H. Fl. Blllany, fourth
assistant postmaster general. well
coined the carriers on behalf of the
Post Office Department.
Work Of Association Lauded.
Mr.. Billany lauded the work of the
association. and stressed the splendid
service individual members were
rendering the government each year.
He assured the visitors that they
We're not only welcomed to Washing
ton by the Post Office Department,
but by the citizens of the city as we'll,
and enumerated the special places of
interest that should be seen before
the convention adjourned.
In responding to Mr.. Billany, both
Ben L. Thompson of Franklin, Tenn,
and Jasper f. Johnson of Gray Court.
:. C.. chairman of the eecutive COM
mittee. emphasized the fact that it
was the first time in the history of
the organization that its delegates
had been welcomed by a high official
of the Post Office Department. Both
speakers lauded the service of the
rural carriers and said that such
service was appreciated by many
people more than that of any other
branch of the department.
Senator Hefifn Speaks.
Following these addresses Mr.
Brown turned the gavel over to E. D.
Landwehr of Shermerville. ILL.,. ma
tional president. who presided during
the remainder of the session.
Declaring that without the splen-
did services of the rural mail car
riers of the country during the war
1t would have been almost impossible
to conduct many important matters
pertaining to the great struggle. SEN
ator j. Thomas Hefiin of Alabama,
member of the Senate post office COM
mittee. congratulated the members
on the excellent showing at the con-
vention. and said that no class of
Americans had more right to lay
claim to true 100 per cent American
ism than the men and women who
performed rural service duties
Registration of delegates and read
ing of the report of the credentials
committee occupied the major por-
tion of the later session today. when
the principal speakers will include
Postmaster General Will II. Hays,
Representative Martin B. Madden of
Illinois. chairman of the House ap-
preparations committee, and Repre-
sentative William Ramseyer of Iowa,
member of the House post office COM
mittee. Discussion of service prob
lens will also be a feature of today's
session.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
HARVEY TO BREAK SILENCE
Will Address Entertainment for
British Delegates.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. October to.-The American
amba ssador. George Harvey, will break
the long silence he has maintained
since his memorial league of nations
address at the Pilgrim dinner May II
last, when the same society entertains
the British delegates to the Washing
ton conference on a date which has been
tentatively fixed as October 20.
Announcing the ambassadors accept
ance of the invitation. the secretary OF
the Pilgrims said that Mr.. Harve!
might make "only a few remarks bu,
there was possibility he would take
occasion to make lenEthier pronounce
ment.
With the exception of a brief address
at the unveiing of the Washington
bust in st. Pauls crypt, Mr.. Harve!
has not spoken in public since his in
augural address shortly after his ar
rival in England. which occasioned wide =
spread comment on both sides Of the
Atlantic.
DELEGATES FOR ITALY.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
ARMS DELEGATES.
MEET TOMORROW
Root to Arrive and Go Into
Conference on Par
ley Plans.

secretary Hughes today issued calls
Tor the first meeting of the American
representatives to the armament lin
itation conference tomorrow at II
o'clock at the State Department.
The arrival in this city tomorrow
| Of Elihu Root will be followed by thu
! first meeting of the delegation.
! Mr. Root Is coming for the purpos.
OF the preliminary meeting of the
| American delegation and there will
be available when the four delegates
gel together reports as to the prog
| ress made by various government de
partmentS in working up data which
| the conferees VIII need when the ar
mament discussion begins.
All interested departments. includ-
ing the War and Navy departments
! are understood to have made consid
cradle progress with this preparation
| OF material for use at the conference
although the personnel OF the advis-
| ory commission is yet to be an
nounced by President Harding.
Dnte Only Month Distant.
With the assembling day of the srea'
conference only a month away, inter
| est will grow in the objectives of the
| meeting. Officials Of this government
continue to be guarded in statements
about details of policy. for the reason.
as explained by one high administra
ton official. that the object of q cor
ference is to develop d policy. the re
suit of composition of views and rec
ognition of opinions and rights Of the
] parties to the conference.
Administration officials continue 1"
stress the statement that this govern
fnent hopes all members of the con
ference Will come to il assured thar
the United States wants them to have
every opportunity to express their
views. 1t is pointed out that the
United States does not, therefore. de
eide anything in advance nor lay
down any dOgmas nor set up any
rigid program of action.
1t Is the hope OF this government
| that the conference shall not take OF,
a controversial spirit, since the objcc7
! is 10 seek through agreement. not lv
| majority vote, the settlement of diff
! ficulties existing and portcndinr. tn
| the end that the peace of the world
may be conserved and humanity re-
lieved of some of its burdens
| QUARTERS FOR BELGIANS.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
Gently to stop the Ku klux Klan pa.
rade.
A fight ensued. in which the sheriff
and nine other persons were wounded
Louis Crow of Waco dying later.
SUES KLAN FOR $4,000.

ATLANTA. October 11-Suit for
$4,000 was filed against the ku Klux
Khan here by w. H. Terrell. well
known attorney and member of the
city board of education, to recover
compensation for services rendered
as general counsel Of the khan. Mr.
Terrell relinQuished the post on Nov
ember l. 1920, after serving from
1915. when he requested that his
name be dropped from the rolls of
the organization.
Attached to the formal petition was
notice that the khan would be
called upon to produce in court it's
constitution and amendments. to-
gether with all records showing finan-
cial receipts and disbursements.
officials of the khan refused to COM
ment On Mr.. Terrell's suit 1t was
stated at headquarters that W. ].
Simmons, imperial wizard, would be
present in Washington when the
house rules committee takes up the
proposals for an investigation of the
klan
Evening star., 1921-10-11
EdisOp's Invention to
Remove Sno,c May
Be Used in Cities

NEW YORK. October IL
Engineers interested In snow
removal from city streets have
cOnsidered perfcctln9 n machine
built forty years ago by Thomas
a. Edison. hut left IN an ex.
perimentnI STACY becnuse the
inventor turned his work into
other fields. :
This machine, drawn BY n
horse. devOureG the fakes and
dfSEOrEed them In ley blocks
which occupied only One-tenth
the spaN~ of the fallen snow
end lnnde removal easy. In a
letter from MIR. Ediaon, recently
read at a forum ON "snow rc.
inOvnl in CitieW," the inventor
Expressed belief that Conn
petrat engineer could readily
figure OWt an efficient means Of
improving and naodernfslng HIS
inventiOn.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
TAX YIELD REMAINS
DESPITE CHANGES

. Changes in the pending tax re-
vision bill agreed upon by republican
! leaders will result in no alteration
| in the total yield according to the
Treasury estimates made public today
; by Chairman Penrose Of the Senate
finance committee. The loss through
! repeals proposed was placed at $197.-
| 100000. and the gains through new
\ taxes at the same figure.
| Estimate Of Losses.
| The losses are estimated as follows:
| Repeal of transportation taxes on
! freight. express. passengers, Pull
| Repeal of taxes on:
! Sporting goods. S2,000.O00.
/ Chewing gum, S1,000,000.
| Photographic apparatus and ac-
cessories. 100000.
| Candy selling in excess of 40 cents
per pound. $s.000.000.
| Electric fans, 100000.
! Thermos bottles, etc. $4,000.
| Smokers articles. S150.000.
! Articles made of fur. S9,000.000.
Toilet soaps and soap powders. $2.-
100000. and tooth and mouth washes.
dentifrices. tooth pastes and toilet
Reduction of tax on sculpture.
paintings. statuary. art porcelains,
| and bronzes from 10 to 5 per cent.
| 100000.
Repeal OF D per cent TAX on motlon
picture films leased, $500, 900.
Repeal of stamp tax on parcel post
packages, $20.000.000.
The increases were given as fol-
lows:
| Restoration of capital stock tax.
S75,0OO,000.
Income surtax increase, $4,000. 900.
Elimination of $4,000 exemption to
corporations with incomes in excess
| of s25,O0O, $3,000.oo0.
; Increase in tax on distilled spirits,
100000
Points In Controversy.
Chief points now in controversy, so
far as the republicans are concerned,
are included in the compromise plan.
They are the increased income surtax
and estate tax rates. retention of the
corporation capital stock tax and re-
striction of the $1,000 exemption to
corporations to those having incomes
of $4,000 or less. This program,
agreed upon by leaders in conference
with republican senators in the ag-
ricultural bloc" is opposed by a
! group of nearly a dozen prominent
Senator's from eastern states.
The Smoot manufacturers' sales tax
| plan also promises to be the center of
| q sharp fight.
Including those adopted by major
ity members Of the finance committee,
there are nearly $50 amendments to
the pending bill printed and ready to
| be offered. some OF tHeSe probably
will not go in, but others are in PROS
pect. The senators from the eastern
states are understood to plan to offer
substitutes on the surtax. estate tax
and other committee proposals which
| they oppose and to demand a record
vote in each case.
The republican compromise on the
| tax bill was reported to have been
| discussed today by President Harding
and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
| republican leader. The President was
F., said to be well pleased with the get
/ together" results of the Senate ma
| jority.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
NO BAN ON REGALIA.

ATLANTA. Ca. October 1o.-There
has been no general order forbiddine
the use of regalia of the Ku Klux
klan outside of lodgerooms, Mrs.
Elizabeth Tyler of the propagation
department of the order said here,
when told of reports that the king
kleagle of the southern New Jersey
district had received such an order.
Before parade can be held in the
white robes and mask of the order
specific authority is required from ma
tional headquarters here and consent
must be obtained from local mu-
ntclpal officials. Mrs. Tyler said She
added that high officials of the khan
are seeking to "discourage' use of the
regalia outside of lodgerooms and
that parades are authorized only on
special occasions.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
PosTMAsTERs IN SESSION.
Commissioner Rudolph Unable to
Welcome Visitors.

Welcomed on behalf of the Post
Office Department by Herbert Work.
first assistant postmaster general,
more than $50 delegates. representing
every section of the United States, at
tended the opening of the sixteenth
annual convention of the National
League of Postmasters in the audi
torium of the Post Office Department
building today.
Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph was
to have extended the freedom of the
city to the visitors, but owing to an
important meeting of the board was
unable to be present.
Mr. Work paid tribute to the serv-
ice now being rendered the country
at large by the postmasters of the
third and fourth classes, of which the
convention was composed, and said
that while economy was the cry of
the hour. nothing costs too much il
it is worth it. and that if any depart
ment of the government deserved
certainly that which had to do with
the poStmaSterS.
w. NJ Brophy of Crystal Springs.
Fla. national president. was in the
chair, ana, Following the singing of
America" led by A. r Cooper of
Pesotum, ILL.,, and A. r. Trumbull of
Shanton. Ohio. and Invocation by Mr..
Cooper. George Buscher, jr., Of Niles
center. Ill. responded to the address
Of welcome.
Greetings were extended to the
visitors by Mrs. A. c. Klinger of
Riverdale. Md. and response to same
was delivered by Mrs. Lottie c. Reid
of Odenville, Ala.
Mr. Brophy named the personnel of
the credentials. audit and resolutions
committees, which were in their Or
der named, as follows: r. NJ. Royce
of Vermont, Mrs. Pence of North Da-
kota and Mrs Theresee Kaas of Min
nesota: H. H. Cake of Iowa, W. G.
stevens of Virginia, William Moser of
Montana and J. M. Steegan Of Mis-
souri,. and Mr.. Buscher, r. L. Getman
Of Massachusetts and e. B. Lindsey
OF Minnesota.
At later session today, Postma ster
General Will II. Hays will address the
convention, while others to speak will
include NJ. l. Wick, T. +. Phinney.
both members Of the executive COM
mittee. and Ll~yd NJ. Hellenbeck. Mrs.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
PRESIDENT ASKED
TO JOIN CITIZENS
Delegation Calls at White
House and Explains Value
of Associations.

\ special committee representing
the membership registration cam
paign of the citizens associations of the
District, which will soon be put in
motion. called at the White House
today to solicit the memberships OF
President and Mrs. Harding. The
purpose of these local civic organiza-
tions and something of their past
accomplishments and the objects or
the campaign were explained IN de-
tail to the Presidents secretary, who
said he would take the matter up
with the executive at the first con-
venient moment.
Those in the. committee were: VIII
liam B. Westlake. president OF the
Federation of Citizens Associations
of the District, which is made up of
representatives of the various citi-
Zens association scattered through
out the city and it's environs: Mrs.
Nannette =. Paul, chairman Of the
woman's committee in charge or the
women's part in the registration cam
paign, and Don II. Yorke. chairman
of the federation's committee on reg
iStration.
Representative of City.
Mr.. westlake, who acted as spokes-
man, explained to Secretary Christian
that these associations were repre-
sentative of the citizenship of the city
and that they based entirely upon the
spirit of community betternent He
said that they are non-partisan and
devote their endeavors entirely along
lines that are civic in nature and not
POLITICAL, He said also that they at
tempt to express the majority senti-
ment of the resident population of the
city on all matters of importance af-
fecting the general welfare of the
city and it's populace.
Former President Wilson.
Mr.. Westlake called attention to the
fact President Wilson and Mrs. Will
son and every member of the former s
cabinet joined the association in their
respective neighborhood and that the
committee would consider it an honor
to have President and Mrs. Harding
enrolled as members. He said an eX-
preston from the executive regard
ing community welfare work and civic
activities II made public during the
would serve as an inspiration in the
enrolment work and would naturally
give a better understanding to many
residents of the city who now fail to
realize the Importance of aiding in
civic work.
A carefully prepared statement out
lining the work of the citizens as
sociations and their purposes was
left with Secretary Christian to place
before the President. Mr.. Westlake
explained this statement could be
used by the President as a guide in
preparing his public statement
The committee left membership ap-
plication blanks numbers l and 2 to
be placed in the hands of President
and Mrs. Harding, and to be filled out
by them il they see fit to join hands
with the citizens of the District in
their civic endeavors
Evening star., 1921-10-11
CAR STOPS MOVED.

At the direction Of the Public Util-
tiles Commission. the Washington
Railway and Electric Company today
two others for south-bound 11th
street cars.
Following one of It's rules. tho com.
mission made no previous announce
The south-bound stop on the far
side of o street was moved to the
near side of N street.
Tho south-bound stop on the near
side Of Rhode Island avenue was
moved to the near side Of @ street
\ new stop was placed at the far
side~of street. -
Evening star., 1921-10-11
SAFETY ISLES OF CONCRETE.

the removal Of the wooden isles OF
safety around Scott Circle and the
construction Of permanent ones made
Of concrete. These islands are semi-
circular in shape and are located on
the east and west sides Of the circle
and are designed to separate north
and south bound traffic from vehicles
coins i'll other directions.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
QUARTERS FOR BELGIANs.
Reservations Made at New Willard
for Arms Farley Delegation.

Announcement was made today by
Florent de -Fanson. charge DAT
faires of the Belgian embassy that
reservations have been made at the
New Willard Hotel for the members
of the Belgian delegation TO the dis
armament conference. Twenty rooms
facing on the 1ith street side have
been reserved for the delegation. So
far. no advices have been received as
TO the personnel of the delegation nor
as 10 the exact date of arrival.
This is the second European coun-
try to make reservations at the New
Willard Hotel. the French govern
ment having already reserved the en-
tire seventh floor, containing more
than forty rooms. for Premier BRAND
Marshal Fnch and other members of
the delega ton which will represent
that country at the coming disarma-
ment conference.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
JOINS MARY GARDEN.

CHICAGO. October 11.-Mme. Helen
Goetchel, who joined the Chicago Opera
comnany this season as a soprano fron.
Geneva, Switzerland, is sister OF Mary
Garden. director of the company, II be
came known today. Considerable in
terest was displayed here as to whether
she would be one of the feature singers
this winter.
It was known that Miss Garden had
spent much of her time in Europe this
wear in Geneva, but only a small circle
Of friends was aware that she had !
ycun~c- sister there. the wife % =
+, outeu wealthy merchARt
Evening star., 1921-10-11
FOCHT CAR MERGER
MEASURE KILLED IN
HOUSE BY SO TO so
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fares that the ultimate result Of the
panies would be that they would be
relieved of all taxes except l per cent
on their receipts.
Representative Zihlman of Mary
land. cha airman of the special sub
committee which conducted the hear
ings and who drafted the report on
the bill for the committee. contended
that the provision of putting into eff
feet a separate rate of fare for each
company would bring them to terms.
The Public Utilities Commission now
has authority and power under the
law to put separate rates into effect.
but they have not done so. He pointed
out that the Capital Traction Com
pany and the Washington Railway &
Electric Company do not pay the
paving charge and other costs which
it is proposed to do away with in the
new bill, but the street car riders pay
the bill.
Representative Stafford, republican.
Of Wisconsin, during debate yesterday
of the bill as subsidy to the con-
panies, while Representative Zihlman,
who conducted the hearings and
wrote the report. argued that through
easing up on the taxation relief to
the public could, be afforded in the
lessening of fares.
Representative Hammer. democrat,
of North Carolina. who has taken a
very active part in the hearings and
in committee discussions of the bill,
said he did not think much good
would result from the passage of this
bill and that it would be just as logi-
cal to unite the telephone and street
car lines as to unite the street car
lines and the Potomac Electric Power
Company.
Mr.. Keller Also Opposed.
Opposition to the committee bill
was also voiced by Representative
Keller. republican. of Minnesota. who
advocated the passage of his own bill
for out-and-out government owner
ship of the public utilities.
Representative Mapes, republican,
of Michigan. formerly chairman Of the
House District committee, and who
drafted earlier legis'-' to force a
merger, argued that under the pres
ent bill the only tax that the District
will collect from the street car COM
panies will be 1 per cent on the gross
receipts. He said: eliminating the
Potomac Electric Power Company tax
from our calculations. the District
would he deprived of $576.000 per
year in taxes which II now receives II
his bill .oes into effect"
Evening star., 1921-10-11
SWORN IN BY HOUSE.

Two new members. A. Piatt Andrew
of the sixth Massachusetts district
and Thomas S. Crago. elected at large
from Pennsylvania. were sworn in
yesterday by the House. Both are. re.
yublicans.
Evening star., 1921-10-11
GRAND JURY TO ACT.

WACO. Tex, October 11.-Judge r.
L. Munroe has called the grand jury
to meet October - to investigate the
Lorena tragedy which followed the
Iattemo, Of Sheriff Bob fBuchunan re-
Evening star., 1921-10-11
DEBT CUT s12,ooo,ooo.

(, OTTAWA, Ont. October 10.-A de-
crease Of more than $4,000 600 in the
net national debt of Canada is shown
ip .the September financial statement
issued today.
Evening star., 1921-10-11

Kaas and Z. X. Mutt. vice presidents
after which roll call OF officers. roll
call CT states and reports Of the ma
read.
The Tomahawk., 1921-07-28
OVERHEARD IN The GARAGE
Just an interchange Of PIeasantries
Between Two Of the industrious
(?) coIored Employees.

'"Shake a nimble dog, cOlored man,
an clean them cylinders"
"Who? Me? Take yo' ease, boy, take
20 ease. The weeks got seven days
JUS like it always had"
"1'll say it has; and, 'co'din' to you'
they's all Sundays"
"'How come they is? I'll testify 1
amt seen you losin' no sleep 'roun'
this garage. Clean yo' own cylinders,
DO, they's full o. carbon
"Y'all wanta give me plenty O. space
hea'bouts this mo'nin', son; or else yo'
widders goin' to laff out loud every
time she sees a spanner like this-a
one" -
ION yo' way, mule face, on yo' way.
I seen yo' wife tn other day and, y'all
know what she says to me bout you?
She says: Cos far as you've mind
to wifi him; Use JUS paid up the preml-
UNI on his life insurance. "-Kansas
City Star.
The Tomahawk., 1921-07-28
Old Cemetery Mystery.

Its surprising" said the policeman
on the New Bowery beat, according to
the New York Sun, show long people
can live in a place and know nothing
about it. See that lot over there?" and
he pointed to a square patch Of ground
80 feet from Chatham square. per-
haps 40 feet each way, hemmed in on
three sides by tenements, whose
clotheslines made tangled maze
across the face of the lot.
Its cemetery. When l first came
on this beat if I asked one person what
that cemetery was asked hundred !;
some didn't know. Some hardly knew
It was there. I looked it up In the
library and read that it was an old
Jewish cemetery, consecrated in 1856,
used as a fort during the Revolution
airy war and one Of the first cemeteries
laid out in the city,"
The Tomahawk., 1921-07-28
WHAT ST. PAUL REALLY SAID
EngIishwoman Declares Men Have De-
liberateIy Twisted the Words OF
the Great Apostle.

Men translated the Bible-and
twisted st. Paul's remarks about Won
en- to suit their own ideas. That Is
divulged by Miss X. Raleigh to tho
British Women's Freedom league.
The apostles remarks about women,
she said, we're badly twisted In trans
lation, and it could be proved by the
removal of few dots and commas.
that st. Paul did not: Forbid women
to preach; command them to obey
their husbands; ms list that forever and
aye, whatever the fashion of the coun-
try, they should wear hats in church,
say that they should never wear jewel
ry and fine clothes.
"In the sentence, Women obey
your husbands said Miss Raleigh,
1.-THE correct translation Of the word
obey is he consideratc to-"
st. Paul is rehabilitated.-Chicago
Journal.