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Evening star., 1921-05-04
BILLS OF LOCAL INTEREST
INTRODUCED IN SENATE
Increase in Justices. Widening
Streets, Closing Streets in Reed
Hospital Area Proposed.

A number of bills dealing with the
District of Columbia were introduced
today in the Senate
Senator Ball OF Delaware chairman
Of the District committee, offered the
following bills: To add one associate
justice to the Supreme Court Of the
District.
To add two associate justices to the
Court Of Appeals of the District
To widen Georgia avenue from Fair
mont street to Gresham place
To authorize the extension and
widening of 18th street from Mon
tague street to it's southern terminus.
south of Dahlia street; Nicholson
street from 18th to 10th street Colo
ada avenue from Montague street
10 18th street. Concord avenue from
18th street 10 western terminus of Sth
street. 18th street from Nicholson
street To Pincy Branch road and
finey Branch road from 18th street
10 Blair road.
A bill Introduced by Senator Wads-
worth, at the request of the Secretary
OF war. proposes TO vacate and close
streets and alleys within the area
known as Walter Reed Hospital, this
area being bounded by 10th street OF
IN" west. Alaska avenue on the
northwest. Fern street on the north
Georgia avenue on the east and As
pen street as plated on the south.
senator France of Maryland offered
OIL proposing TO amend the act in
cooperating the Medical Society Of the
District of Columbia. authorizing the
eocittE 10 own property here.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
SENATE FIGHT LOOMS UP
ON DISARMAMENT ISSUE
Borah's Action Opposes Admins.
trahon Desire to Defer Consid-
Grafton of Navy Cuts.

An impending fight in the Senate
against the administration desire to
defer consideration OF naval disarma-
ment proposals was forecast today by
the reintroduction by Senator Borah,
republican. Idaho. of his resolution to
"authorize and request" the Presiden,
to call representatives Of Great Britain
and Japan into a disarmament con.
ference.
Senator Borah also filed a motion to
suspend the Senate rules in an effort
to pave the way for early considera-
ton of his measure. He and other dis
armament advocates plan to press the
issue.
President Harding is known to have
communicated to leaders in both the
Senate and the House his desire that
action on disarmament proposals be
deferred, because OF the present state
Of international relations.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
CHANGE IN POLICE HEAD
IS NOT ANTICIPATED
Commissioners Oysters Study Of
Department Has Caused
Rumors of Shifts.

Although rumors have been in cir
culation recently Of an impending
change In the head OF the police de-
partment. 1t is understood no such
move has been decided upon.
Commissioner Oyster, who super
vises the police department. has been
comforting for several days with q
number Of officers. including men
from the detective bureau, and these
conferences have led to reports OF
changes in the department.
The Commissioner has made no
statement that would indicate he in
tends to make a change in the posi-
tion of superintendent Of police at
this time.
The Commissioner conferred with
Inspector Clifford Grant. chief of de-
tectives. and a number of Grants men
this morning regarding affairs in the
detective Office. He also saw Lieut..
Wilson, an inspector in the uniformed
branch of the force, and Sergt Gray,
a precinct man.
1t is known that the Commissioner
Is desirous of obtaining all the infor-
nation he can about the work of all
branches of the department with a
view to having the force give the city
the best possible police service. This
aim of the Commissioner is believed
to be the reason for his conferences
with police officers.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
9OM0R0SARE SLAIN
IN BATTLE IN SULU
Philippine ConstabuIary
Practically Wipes Out Band,
Including Fanatic Leader.
By tie Associated Press.


MANILA, P. L. May s.-Ninety
Moros, including Maharjah Untong. a
religious fanatic leader. were killed Sun
day by detachment Of Philippine con-
stabulary in an engagement near Tag
libi. on the Island Of Sulu, 500 miles
from here, according to advices received
today at constabulary headquarters.
The Staying of the Moros followed the
murder Saturday of Lieut.. D. Velas-
quez and three constabulary troopers.
After killing the four men the Moros
took their guns and escaped. All avail
able consta bulary forces of the depart
ment of Mindanao. stationed on Sulu
island. We're dispatched in pursuit of the
Moros. overtaking them near Taglibi.
In the battle following, virtually
the entire band of Moros was wiped
out. The constabulary forces recap
tured the guns taken from their muir
dered companions. One constabulary
man was wounded in the battle.
The following telegram was received
today from the Governor of Sulu:
'All guns recovered, band killed or
captured. except three unimportant
members. Danger entirely over. Con-
stabulary did excellent work"
The reason for the attack by the
Moros on the constabulary forces is
not known here.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
WITNESS IS SENTENCED.
Gets Five Years for Part in Shoot.
ing of japanese.

NORFOLK, Va, May 4.-Roy Tinder
will spend five years in the penitenti-
AIRY for the part he played in the fatal
shooting of Hadie Sasaki. seaman of
the Japanese steamer kaisho Maru, in
Norfolk harbor last Christmas eve
night.
John G. Moore, one of the fsix men
who raided the ship for contraband
liquors on Christmas eve. has been
liberated. Because he turned states
evidence and gave testimony that re-
suited in conviction of four of his
associates. the case against him. at
the request of the commemorative
attorney. today was nolle pressed.
Pleading guilty to "a charge of
voluntary manslaughter in connection
with the death of Hadie Sasaki, Tin
der today threw himself on the mercy
of the court and, because of the minor
part he took in the affair, it was
agreed that he take five years in
states prison.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
POLES MENACE WILMA.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KOVNO, Lithuania. May 4.-Polish
troops have ceased their alleged
provocative raids in the neutral zone
of Lithuania, but are continuing to
mass troops in the vicinity of Wilma.
according to advices received here
today from Lithuanian sources.
At the same time the Lithuanian
foreign office has been informed from
brussels that the Polish delegates to
the conference of representatives of
the two countries. which will en-
daavor to settle the territorial dis
mite. will propose the separation of
f,ithuania into two cantons, one of
them to be Wilma. The Poles also
intend to offer an alliance with
I.ithuania concerning the military
and foreign policies Of the two coun-
tries, it was indicated.
The Lithuanian government has in
structed it's delegates not to accept
these proposals.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
RECLASS|F|CAT|0N
Joint HEARINGS TO
BEGIN NEXT WEEK
Senator Sterling Announces
Probable Time for Open
ing Sessions.
EXPECTS BILL TO BE
DRAFTED VERY RAPIDLY
Senate Committee Reports Favor
ably on Amending Civil Serv-
ice Transfers.

Joint hearings on reclassification OF
the government employees before the
Senate and House civil service COM
mittees probably will be begun early
next week. Senator Sterling OF South
Dakota, chairman OF the Senate COM
mittee, said today. following meet
ing of his committee. He said that
the House committee would meet Fri
day to consider the matter OF holding
Joint hearings on the reclassineatlon
bills.
Senator Sterling said that 1t Is
planned to go forward as raploiy as
possible with the hearings and ene
draft of a bill for the reciasslnca-
tion of the employees
Reports ON Two Bills.
The Senate civil service committee
today ordered favorable reports on
two bills amending the civil service
laws introduced by Senator Sterling:
Ono of these bills repeals section
of the legislative, executive and Ju-
dioial appropriation bill approved
shall not be lawful for any clerk or
other employe in the classified civil
service in any of the executive de-
partments to be transferred from one
department to another until such
clerk or other employe shall have
served a term of three years in the
department from which he desires to
be transferred"
Tho other bill reported favorably
fepeals section of an act making
appropriations to supply urgent de-
ficiencies, approved October 6, 1907.
which prohibits increased pay under
lump-sum appropriations to employees
transferred within one year.
Provisions Called Unfair.
Senator Sterling said that these
provisions are manifestly unfair to
employees OF the government who are
qualified to accept positions at bet
ter salaries under the government,
and that they work a hardship also
upon the government service.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
GIRLS PAREN7AGE, LONG DISPUTED.
MAY BE DECIDED BY BLOOD TEST

II he receives an Affirmative re-
ply he will seek a court order for
a similar blood test by DR..
Abrams.
Girl babies were born the same
day at Grady Hospital here IN
Mrs. Garner and Mrs Daniel G.
Pittman and both claimed Louise
Madeline. AS nurse had given
her to Mrs. Pittman, the other
mother had to take the baby
neither wanted. She later insti-
tuted court proceedings, mean
while retaining the unwanted
baby. The child fell into an open
CRATE while playing with other
Garner children and was SO bad
ly burned she died.
The case Is set to come before
a jury in superior court here Fri
Evening star., 1921-05-04
DALTON JURY DISAGREES.
Discharged After "a Hours-Half
Favored Acquittal.

CHICAGO, May 4-The jury in the
case of William Dalton. sixteen-year-
old bank clerk. who stole $4,000
worth of liberty bonds from the
Northern Trust Company recently.
disagreed and was discharged today
after ii had deiiberated for nearly
twcnty-four hours. About half the
jurors were understood to have been
in favor Of acquitting the self-confess-
ed bond thief.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
RIG BLACK HAND GANG BROKEN UP;
PRISONERS ADMIT VARIOUS GRIMES

stand some Of the alleged prac-
tices of the band.
Headquarters of the band. ac-
cording to the informers. was
maintained at Carbondale. Pa,
and men were sent out from there
to perform blackhand missions in
many sections of the east. Its ef-
forts, they told the authorities,
were not centered on extorting
money from citizens, but it's mem
bers also engaged in robbing
freight cars and business places.
Breaking of the oath Of loyalty
to the gang was said to mean death
to the offender.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
ALLIES WARN GREECE.
Sultan's Government Also Told
Neutrality Must Be Observed.

CONSTANTINOPLE. May 4.-Greece
and the sultan's government have
been notified by the allied high COM
mission here that the neutrality of
Cbnstantinopl" and of the straits
must be observed. The Greeks were
also informed that they must not
attempt to exercise the right of
search or the control of any allied
merchant vessels. These steps We're
taken in order that reoccurrence of
the incidents similar to the search
of Japanese vessel here recently
might be prevented.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associat ted Press
ATLANTA. May 4.-The ques.
tion Of parentage Of Louise Made
line, which has been pending in
the courts here since a few weeks
after her birth. two years ago.
may be decided by a new blood
test, it was announced last night
by William L. Arnaud, attorney for
Mrs. John c. Garner, one of two
mothers who are claiming the lit
tie girl.
MIR. Arnaud recently read OF a
case in California where DR.. AL
bert Abrams of Leland Stanford
University, by means of a new
invention, determined the father
of baby. He said he had written
the presiding judge to know II
The account was correct And that
Evening star., 1921-05-04
CONGRESS WARNED
NOT TO ENCROACH
President Twice Reminds
Against Assumption of
Executive Functions.

President Harding is making 1t
pointedly plain to Congress that he is
very determined to draw sharp lines
of demarcation between legislative
and executive functions and to pre-
vent intrusion Of one upon the other.
1t may be recalled that in his farewell
address to his colleagues in the SEN
ate last December he distinctly an
nounced his intention Of doing this
when he should become President.
In two notable instances. the latest
one yestei day, the President has Is
sued a note of warning against leg
islative encroachment. He made 1t
to be understood that he would not
relish an expression from Congress
on the subject of the President call
ing a conference of world powers on
disarmament. At the same time he
was frank in intimating his sympathy
with the general proposition, but it
is an executive function, and lie be.
lieves it's carrying out should be left
to him.
In this connection it would not be
out of place to say that the impress
sion prevails among many congress-
men who have talked with the Pres
ident that he does not deem the pres
ent time the auSpicious occasion for
taking up disarmament.
jealousy Guards Rights-
The other instance of the intima-
tion to Congress that the executive
is vigilant in keeping the coordinate
branches Of the government in their
true channels was his admonition In
his address to Congress that he would
expect Congress. in passing a resolu-
tion declaring peace with Germany,
not to indicate any suggestions to
the executive as to treaty making. a
power vested solely in the executive.
In senatorial circles it is admitted
may yet clash with the frreconcilable
republican senators who are viewed
as seeking 70 drive him and Secre-
tary Hughes into completely aban-
doning the framework OF the YER
sailles treaty. when the league of ma
tions has been eliminated. The fact
is not overlooked that spokesmen OF
the irreconcilables arc constantly
harping on the one string-the inn
possibility of using any part Of the
Versailles treaty.
Part Of Treaty Useful.
The President in his address to Con-
gress indicated his belief in the pos
sibility of utilizing a portion Of that
document, and it is generally UNDER
stood that Secretary Hughes is plan
ming along that line. In the mean
time, while the subject Is one clearly
within the executive bailiwick. a back
fire is being built in Congress, de-
signed. it is thought, to weaken the
plans Of the treaty making power by
declaring them foredoomed to failure.
There is ample authority. and from
the highest source. for the positive
statement that the President does not
share Senator Lodges view OF the
impossibility of working the Versailles
treaty into form. suitable for utiliza-
ton.
There is ground for the belief that
the President is irked over the in
sistence in certain quarters in the
Senate to the conrary and that sen
ators who persist in 1t will be ap-
prised of the administrators resent
ment over the tactics pursued.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
SUICIDE FOLLOWS ATTACK
Salesman Wounds Retired Manu-
facturer, Then Kills Himself.

NASHVILLE. May John II.
Reeves, retired manufacturer and
one OF the most prominent citizens
Of Nashville. was shot in the breast
and seriously wounded just before
noon today in the Hermitage Club 1y
James A. Grundy. a well known sales
man. who then turned his autom atic
pistol on himself, killing himself in
R3aotlX
Evening star., 1921-05-04

By the Associated Press.
SCRANTON. Pa, May 4.-With
nineteen of it's alleged members
under arrest, local and state po-
lice express the belief that they
have broken up one Of the most
menacing blackhand gangs that
ever operated in this section Of the
state.
All Of the prisoners were held
in heavy bail after hearings by city
magistrates. Five Of them turned
states evidence and re6ted on the
Evening star., 1921-05-04
INDIANS SLAY PERUVlANS,
Aborigines Massacre Many in At
tack on Village.

LIMA. Peru. May 4.-Indian bands
attacked the village of JUL. in
southern Peru. on April 30. and
many persons were killed and wound
ed before gendarmes and civilians
succeeded in driving the aborigines
from the town, says a dispatch to
the newspaper La Prensa. which is
now operated b ythe Peruvian gov
ernment. For several weeks there
have been quite serious disorders
among the Indians in that part of
the country.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
Returning 900 U. S. Dead.

ANTWERP. May 3.-The bodies of
900 American soldiers killed in the war
brought here from cemeteries behind
the nshting lines in France, were placed
today on a steamship, en- route 10 ~
United States. Religious services are
to be held here in their honor.
Evening star., 1921-05-04
D. C. SCHOOL HEARING.
Needs of Institutions to Be Laid
Before Senate Subcommittee.

The hearings on the needs of the
public schools will begin before the
Senate District subcommittee at ?
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Senator Capper of Kansas. chair
man of the subcommittee. announced
today that the first two witnesses
would be the president of the board
of education. DR.. Simon, and the Supt.
Of Schools, DR.. Ballou. The hearings
will be held in the District commit
tee room in the Capitol
Evening star., 1921-05-04
WEATHER.

Rain tonight and probably tomor-
row morning, followed by cloudy to-
morrow; continued cool.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm today: Highest, 53, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, 4S, at
am. today. Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1921-05-04

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the use fer republication OF all news dispatches
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paper and also the local news published Eerein.
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dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
pRESBYTERIANS LEAD FIGHT FOR RETENTION
 OF BIBLE IN SCHOOLS
Term Exclusion of Scrip lures Violation of Com pact Between Nation and God in Declaration of In dependence.

New York. Oct. 1.-The Supreme Court of the United States will be asked to determine whether the Bible can be legally excluded from the pub lie schools
 This was announced last night by leaders of the Presbyterian church here. who have headed a movement among various religious denomina- tions to bring test case before the nations highest tribunal.
 The state of Washington, which of ficially excludes the Bible from its public schools. will furnish the basis for the case. The contemplated ac- tion had it's inception in the Synod of Washington of the Presbyterian church.
 The line of attack will be based on the Declaration of Independence, the Presbyterians claiming that the Declaration is covenant between the the study of the Bible by American children is essential to an under standing of the covenant and to full knowledge of God. public schools the Presbyterians contend in their presentment pre- paratory to an appeal to the Supreme Court " is to violate one of the es- graph of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. In the state of Washing ton, the attorney general and later the State Supreme Court have ren- dered an opinion in which the Bible in effect is adjudged to be a sec tarian' book aand in which it is de- creed to be unconstitutional to read or teach the Bible in the state schools"
 The PresbyterianS dec1are: This ruling is repugnant to and in conflict with the principles in the clause of the Declaration of Independence, to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Natures God entities then1,' in that all citizens are equally entitled to in struction in the Laws of Nature and also of Natures God which latter are spiritual and obtainable from the Bible. This ruling makes it inpos- Sible to obtain such knowledge in the school system of the state"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
UNITARIANS SEEK CURE FOR INDIFFERENCE
 TO RELIGION
Chief Justice Taft Issues
 Call to Support Program By Attendance at Detroit.

Detroit, Oct. 1.-The 29th biennial meeting of the General Conference of Unitarian and other Christian churches, the first national gathering of the denomination since the cam paign of last fall when S2,500,000 was raised in the United States and Can ada will open here Tuesday
 As president of the conference, Chief Justice William Howard Taft of the United States Supreme Court has ssued a call to Unitar; ans of North America, urging them to at tend the sessions and support the Uni tarian program for "curing that de- structive indifference to religion and the church which threatens the moral fiber of our present civilization" In the course of his communication the Chief Justice says:
 ''I think every Unitarian who really believes in his church and it's future usefulness should make an effort to go to Detroit. There is revival among Unitarians, having the purpose it has been in the past, as a means of curing that destructive indifference to religion and the church which threat ems the moral fiber of our present civilization, and urge. therefore, that every Unitarian, CT anyone having an interest in liberal religion, should support the conference by his pres ence."
 The defects and remedies of con- gregational polity, standard rdization of public worship in the Unitarian in schools and colleges, prohibition and temperance and instruction of the young, are some of the subjects which will be presented a t the sessions
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01

or it may wither into a tolerant mutual indifference, or it may degen- crate into acute dislike. At best the disillusion is serious; at worst it is 
 Therefore I welcome the decline of the love match in Anglo-Saxon coun- tries. For if in France. for example, reason in marriage has ruled too ab- solutely, in Britain. for example, pas sion has ruled, too, absolutely, and there is now some hope that we may be approa ching the happy mean.
 Women to Have Their Rights
 ''In the opinion of women men have hitherto had better time than women. (Some men would attempt to deny this, but I do not think that it can be successfully denied-) Wom- en are now determined to have as good a time as men,
 gro speak bluntly, they are deter mined that in marriage there shall be a, vast deal less subjection than there was
 "But then the intellectual independ- ence of American wives has been quick and by the habit which Ameri- caan husbands have of looking on their wives as their official represen- tatives in society, and indeed of ex- pecting their wives regularly to act as such.
 "A man who provides week by week the material means of life for household is entitled to expect that the mistress of the household shall put herself to the trouble of charm ing him. And heaven knows that the simple fellow is easily charmed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
ACTIVITIES
 AT ST. J0KN'S

The full program of services for the coming year will be resumed at St. Johnts Episcopal church this Sun day. The Commandments League will receive the holy communion a. the early service at g. o'clock. follow in the Parish House. The breakfast is in charge of MT. w.. H. M. Riker's s
 Riker's class of young men. The 10:3o service will consist Of lttany, holy communion and sermon which will be delivered by the Rev. R. A. seilhamer. of Pawtucket, R. l., who comes to St. Johns this Sunday as a representative of the presiding bishop and council, of New York city. The vesper service at 4:A5 will be a musical service, with choral evensong and sermon which will be preached by the Rev. D. W. Greene.
 Arrangements have been completed for a campaign for new Sunday school pupils. The plans will be an- nounced at the session of the school this Sunday and it is essential that all pupils be present and on time. The fall activities and work at St. Johns will receive their initial i'm
 pulse from these Sunday services. The Girls Friendly society, the Young Mems league, St. Hilda's guild, and the Boy Scouts have already re- sumed their fall and winter work. These organizations meet in the par ish house, Monday evenings, Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons. respectively, while the Boy Scouts meet in the parish hall. Thursday evenings. Other organizations and societies will begin active work this week St. Mary's Guild will meet in the parish hall, Monday afternoon and the Rector's Chapter will hold it's first meeting in the parish house, Tuesday afternoon