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The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
CABINET
ACCLAIMS CHIEF
Members Sign Letter Praising
Former Executive 'in Van.
guard of History"

A letter Of tribute to former
President Wilson from the former
Wilson Cabinet was made public
yesterday by the State Department.
The letter. signed by every MEM
Der Of the former Cabinet. stated
that history will acclaim" the
great qualities" Of the former
Presidsnt. The text Of the letter
follows:
The final moments Of the Cabinet
on Tuesday found US quite unable
to express the poignant feelings
with which we realized that the
hour Of leave taking and ofiicial dis
persal had arrived. '
will you permit US to say to you
how, and as simply as We can. how
great a place you occupy in our
honor, love and esteem!
I'VE have seen you in times Of
momentous crisis. We have seen
your uncompisining toll under the
heavy and unremitting burdens of
the Presidency. We have had the
inestimable privilege OF sharing
some Of your labors.
AT all times you have been to
us our ideal Of a courageous, high
minded. modest gentleman. a patri-
WV peobAS sohN&htr ~ thNcHcc ehu
passionate lover Of your country.
You have displayed towards us
q trust and confidence that has
touched us all. supporting and de.
Tending US. when under partisan
attack with staunch and untiring
loyalty and placing at our command,
always in the most considerats way.
the wisdom OF your counsel. His
tory will acclaim your great quail
ties. We who have known you so
intimately bear witness to them
now.
I'VE fervently wish you: dear Mr..
President. long lie and che happi-
ness that you so richly deserve and
have 30 abundantly earned"
=; The letter was dated March ..
two days after the Anal meeting OF
the Cabinet with the President at
- =
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
BURNS OF LITTLE
ALEXANDRIA GIRL
PROVE FATAL
Dress Catches Fire While
Playing at Home With
Child Friend.
THE HERALD suREAu.


TT King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. va. March 5.-As
. result of burns received yesterday
while at the home of her parents.
1890 King street. Jennie V. De
Pianta. IL years old. daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. orville ]. DePlanta.
died this morning at the Alexandra
Hospital,
From reports OF the affair. an
other child had q lighted stick and
was playing In the room at the De-
Planta home. and the dress OF the
little girl became ignited. Before
the hames could be extinguished the
child was burned from head to foot.
Charles Turnbull Bell, II years
old. son Of Mrs. Ola Bell died yes
terday afternoon At Georgetown
University Hospital. Washington.
The funeral of Mrs. Susan A.
Smoot took place this afternoon
from her late residence.
Services At 81. Pauis Episcopal
Church tomorrow will be conducted
by Rev. Wallace Z. Rollins Of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
MRS. SHEETZ'S WILL
FILED FOR PROBATE

Ellie sheetz, candy manufacturer
of sos Twelfth street northwest and
his son. Jet D. sheetz. and Ernest
NJ. Hunt are named executors of the
estate of Mrs. Susan Virginia sheetz,
who died May II, lsst. according to
the will filed for probate yesterday.
Mrs. Sheetz bequeaths the build
ing on Twelfth street and its con-
tents to her husband, Ellie Sheetz.
outright. A sister, Mary Jordan. is
willed $4,000. Beauests of $1,000
each are made to Mary. Keener.
Mabel Barton and Susie Kiser.
nieces, and also to Margaret Back
wilder.
Bequests of 800 each are made to
Marie Dixon and William and Mary
Hall. The son, Jet d. Sheetz, is
wilied the balance Of the estate.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
rosaY's seAurY MINT

II Is not necessary to shampoo
your hair 30 frequently IL it Is en-
dreiy and properly cleansed each
time by the use Of a really good
shampoo. The easiest to use and
quickest drying shampoo that we
can recommend to our readers is
one that brings out all the natural
beauty Of the hair and may be en-
.joyed at very little expense. by
dissoiving . teaspoonfui of can
,throx which can be obtained from
any druggist, In a cup of hot wa
ter. This makes full cup of
shampoo liquid. enough so II Is
cas- to apply It to all the hair in
stead Of just at the top OF the
head. ThIs. when rubbed into the
scalp and onto every strand of
hair, chkmicaliy dissoives an Inn
purities- 1t is very soothing and
cooling In its action, a. well a.
beneficial to both scalp. and hair.
After rfnsing out the lather so cre-
sted. you viii find the scalp IL
frcsh. clean and free from dand-
ruff. while the hair dries quickly
and evenly. developing bright
lt,1ter and . soft fluffiness that
naksstf seem very Dssvy.--Adx
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Pepco Valuation Case
To Be Heard May 2

Chief Justice Constantine ]
Smyth. Of the Court OF Appeals. yes
terday set May as the data for the
hearing of the arguments on the
appeal of the potomac Electric Pow
er Company from the decision Of
Justice Ashley M. Gould, Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, upholding the
valuation figures placed on its prop
critics by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
Corporation Counsel Francis II
stephens and Conrad Fl. Syme are
given until April 8 to file briefs on
behalf of the Commission. Instead
Of allowing each side but an houi
for arguments. the time has beer
extended to three hours. The record
Of the case Is said to be the largest
yet submitted to the Appellate
Court. Its cost is said to have been
S2,500 to print. Attorneys John s
Barbour. s. r. Bowen and Osborn
I. Yeiiott will appear for the power
company.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Remain AlOof.

1T is impossible to see through
the mystical language what Hard
ing means, except that the United
States intends to remain aloof from
the rest of the world" the Gaulois
said
Former Premier Viyiani strikes q
hopeful note, however, writing in
the Petit Journal. He said:
France sends through Harding
a greeting to indivisible, impersonal
America America, whether Demo-
cratic or Republican, will always be
a great nation whose inexhaustible
heart poured balm upon our wounds
before her powerful hand smashed
the monster which was aiming to
enslave us.
What will America do now? 1t
is suggested that America, looking
back upon her achievement in the
world struggle, regards that as a
permanent and glorious alibi in
which she can take refuge when
the Old World again begs for help.
What will Harding do? Is the ques-
tion on every lip. Harding as a man,
loves France. II his heart were
ruled by politics there would be no
apprehension regarding his attitude
toward France. But there is also a
Harding, the President.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06

PARIS, March 5.--The newspapers
of Paris mestiy expressed Keen ais
appointment in the Harding ihaug-
ural They saw in it an apparently
studied avoidance OF direct refer
ence to matters uppermost in the
minds of Frenchmen, >and expressed
an inability to understand exactly
what policies the new President in
tends to pursue.
Those who waited fmpatientIy
for the message announcing the at
-titude of wilson's successor were
grievousfy disappointed, said the
Petite Parlsien, which voiced the
general feeling.
There was no word regarding the
allies. Their names were not men
toned. There was no charge
against Germany. Her name was
not mentioned. Germany certainly
will interpret the message as an en-
coura cement. The message Is
merely a hymn to the American re-
public in the temple of liberty, with
Europe out in the cold"
The Figaro declared that after
carefully examining the message II
Is impossible to discern the word
France England or Germany II
Is only a hymn singing the great
ness and grandeur of the American
republic"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
RIVAL TAXICAB
DRIVERS IN FRACAS

CHICAGO, March 5.-Ihtermittent
warfare between the Yellow and
Checker taxicab drivers broke forth
In a lively battle today when ap-
proximately forty cabs race d
through Lincoln Park, the drivers
firing at each other and attempting
to wreck each others machines. No
attention was paid to the lives and
safety of other people In the park.
However. no casualties were report
ed, and a search of all the cabs
failed to disclose any weapons.
I'VE have been having constant
trouble with the Checker people for
more than a year. said John Hertz,
president of the Yellow Cab Com
pany. There is no taxi war. 1t
takes two sides to make q war. We
are doing no fighting excep t
through the police and the courts
Only a short time ago two Of our
garages were bombed"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Dispute in Court
Iinpends Over Age
OF Maltese Tabby

ROCKVILLE. Nd. March s-
whether . large Maitest cat. valued
At about sfs. 10 ths property Of Al
bert Mouiden, q Rockville merchant.
or Julian r. walters. . clerk in a
government department at wash
ington. is the important question
Justice OF the Peace william Z.
viett viii have to decide within the
very near future.
The feline. so 81 is represented,
is now in the possession OF Mr.. WAL
ters. but today Attorney Thomas L
Dawson, representing Moulden, in
stituted replevin proceedings for the
recovery Of the animal.
The cats age. which will have to
be determined by expert testimony.
will. Il In thought. be the deciding
factor in the case.
Both Mouden and walters at one
time owned fine Maltese cats. Sew
eral weeks ago. walters cat dis
appeared. II Is said that a few
nights, ago Walters ran across a
cat which looked like his and he
promptly tucked II under his arm
and carried It home. About that
time, Moulden's cat, IL is said. dis
appeared. Upon learning that Wal
ters had been seen with an animal
Of the kind Moulden made an inves-
tigation.
An interview between the two
men failed to convince Mr.. walters
he had picked Up the wrong cat and
he declined to turn the animal over
10 Moulden. Walters Insists that
the cat he picked up on the street
Is not over q year and a half old,
which was about the age Of the
one he lost. Moulden says the cat
he lost was six years old and that
the one now in Walters possession
looks 20 be just that age.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Policeman Hayden
Left $500 Estate

Bunyon Hayden, of Baltimore, Nd.
a brother of Policeman Samuel C,
Hayden. who was shot to death on
February 81 by "Twitty" W. l.
Harris, alleged drug peddier. was
granted letters Of administration on
his brothers estate yesterday by
Justice Hitz in Probate Court. The
court fixed the bond at $500.
According to the petition filed by
the brother, Policeman Hayden left
an estate consisting solely of per-
sonal property valued at S2.s57.. The
petition recites that the heirs-in-
law and next of kin are the brother
already mentioned. another brother.
Allen J. Hayden, of callao, Va. and
a sister, Bette Hall. of Avalon. Va.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Macy Academy Officer
Sees NeIo Secretary

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. March 5.-Edwir
DENLY. the new Secretary OF the
Navy, today received his frst eali
from an official of /, the. Naval
Academy. 4 - =
Comdr. John H: Abbott, aide to
Rear Admiral A. H, Scales. superin-
tendent OF the institution, went to
Washington and held conference
with the new directing head OF the
navy Affairs. who yesterday sue
tceeded Josephus Daniels. when cons
troll Of national government was
transferred from the Wilson admin
istration to the Harding regime. The
nature Of comdr. Abbott's mission
TO washfngton was not stated. ex-
cept that n bertained to Naval
Academy matters.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
PLANS TOFRAME
. new TARIFF LAWS
Fordney to Start Draft in
Executive Session Next
Week.

A definite program for tax and
tariff legislation will be mapped out
before the end of this week in con-
ferences between Republican Con-
gressional leaders and President
Harding.
Representative Fordney. chairman
Of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee. announced TO the Republi-
can members of the committee that
he expects to begin the drafting
OF a bill in executive session on
Monday, March Il. This bill will be
ready for introduction when the
special session of Congress convenes
early in April.
There are three possible alterna-
tives. One is to start work on an
emergency tariff bill. based on the
former Payne-Aldrich law, to be
rushed through Congress. A second
alternative is to go ahead with a
permanent tariff law. The third Is
to sidetrack all tariff legislation
temporarily and give precedence to
revision Of the tax laws
Representative Fordney favors
giving preference to a temporary
tariff bill. II this is considered i'm
practicable. he would go ahead with
the permanent tariff measure before
taking up tax revision.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
SOME SIDELIGHTs
ON THE DAY AFTER

Job huntsfs viii fipd . bar
rier at the doors Of the senate
from now on. The Repubiicans.
In caucus Yesterday. closed to
the public the big marble room
just on the Senate chamber.
used, heretofore. for reception
Z Of visitors. Now plum ptckers
will have to wait outside In .
corridor for Senators to come to
thsm. The Senators plan to use
the marble room ~ smoking
and reading room.
The caucus reelected senator
Lodge, leader; seustor Curtis.
vice chairman, and Senator
wadsworth. secretary.
l. 9. Thurston. New York. was
+. the winner In the Washington
tourist contest 10 occupy the
hotel room vacated BY Hardins
whsa he went to the white
House. ..f. 49,
woodrow Wilson, the plain
citizen, purchased one of the
White House ears he had used
a. woodrow Wilson. the Presi-
dent.
Crowds roamed over the
white House front yard all
day. Even old Washingtonians
tramped eagerly over the long
forbidden walks, keen At the
novelty of being able to walk
unchalienged through the gates
they had become accustomed to
seeing closed and guarded.
Meyer London IL ceming back
to Congress. He's . Socialist
and makes speeches about Rus
STA, which make more conserva-
tive members mad. and they
make more speeches In reply.
When London really enjoys
himself. however, 10 when he
can verbally iambaste both par
ties and ,then vote present
that ~, neither yes or no.
when matters are close.
The finest head OF hair since
James Hamilton Lewis 10 going
out Of Congress. Henry T.
Rainsy. from Illinois, lives un-
der 1t. 1t also covers one Of
the finest set OF tariff brains
In Congress. Rainey was long
q member of the House Ways
and Means COMMITTEES. Had he
stayed in Congress he would
have been ranking Democrat In
that committee, but the Repub-
lican landslide swept him out.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
1t. Boloie's Bodu Brought
To Annapolis for Burial

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, March 5e-The
body of Lieut.. Barnett B. Bowie,
United States Navy. who died jan
dary 2s. aboard the United States
Cruiser Tacoma, to which he was as
signed 10 duty In the Panama Canal
Zone, arrived at Annapolis this
morning. and arrangements have
been. made for the funeral. to be
held from his late residence on Con-
|duit street, Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Burial will be In the naval
cemetery.
Lieut.. Bowie died aboard ship as
the result of complication Of heart
ailments. He expired within few
minutGR according to the odiciaf re-
port kde by tho Navy pspattment
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Claims Husband
Stole to Provide
Things She Craved

CHICAGO. March 5.-Mrs. Emil
Lamb created a stir in the South
Clark street police station today
when she reproached herself for the
fact that her husband had embezzled
1880 from Wabash avenue store
in order to buy things she desired.
p am much to blame" she told
the judge. Il should have realized
that we were spending more money
than he earned"
Most of the money. which had been
stolen In sums ranging from 5000
downward, had been spent for an
automobile. This has been turned
over to the company. but does not
cover the sum stolen.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
INFANT BURNED I
TODEATH AS FIRE
DESTROYS HOUSE
Neighbors Did Not Knos
That Baby Was in ;
Building. :

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd. M@rch
5.-The II-month-oId adopted bahS
of Mr.: and Mrs. Matthew Deveal. IN.
was burned to death when hre. q
few days ago. destroyed the frsye
house occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. De-
veal. Both Mr.. Deveal and IN
father were in Upper Marlboro
the time OF the fire and Mrs. De-
veal was in Washington.
Those who FIRST arrived upon the
scene claim they could have saved
the baby but did not know the child
was IN the house. The IRE n
thought TO have originated from a
defective chimney.
Il was In this house that Mr..
Sophia Wilson. one son and two
daughters. died all within few days
OF each .other Of influenza In No
vember, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Girl Clerk Loses
Engagement Ring
In Doughnut Sack

CUMBERLAND, Nd. March s.
Mrs. Goffe Corwick. clerk at a bak
cry at Connellsville. is moaning over
the loss Of her diamond engage
ment ring. In flling an order for
doughnuts, the engagement ring
fell into one Of the sacks and in
that manner was carried from the
establishment She has no idea as
TO who may have gotten the ring,
her greatest fear being that the
sack may be thrown away with the
ring still in IL.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06

New Zealand farmers have found
cooperative associations to be very
successful. Two strong associations
do an annual business of s34, 900, 600
and handle practically everything
their members need. from ssricul-
tvraI machinery down TO pins and
7 eedles.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
London IL Friendly.

LONDON, March 5.-The British
press was generally friendly to
Presideht Harding's inaugural al.
dress today. The consensus seemed
to be that it was "dignificd II not
striking" and that he naturally
concentrated on domestic prob
lems.'
The Daily News deplored but &C.
cepted Harding's decision not to in
terfere in Old World affairs, espe-
cially through the league of ma
tions.
THE United States can by con-
temptous Indifference or passive
discountenance strike a disastrous
blow to the hopes which the league
inspired" the Daily News said, "or
they can, by mere respect. without
the slightest danger TO their ma
tional sovereignty or isolation Sc
cure for it the fair field in the
struggle against obsolete prejudice
and inveterate jealousy which Ia
needed for its success"
The Chronicle was dubious re-
garding Harding's reference to
tariff and shipping. believing u
foreshadows a rising tariff.
The financial Times was openly
disappointed at the isolation policy
The Financial Times said the
speech contained noble sentime nts
vaguely expressed" and that 1t was
too self-centered to be of any real
service to a distracted world
References to tariff and shipping
were criticised by the Financial
News, which said it cannot see
how American trade will be ben
ehted. especially as it has never
shown very great vigor when con-
fined to American bottoms"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
CIVIL WAR EXISTS IN ITALY
CASUALTIES GROW
AS ZONE OF RIOT
SPREADS RAPIDLY
Socialists and Fascist
Launch Reign of Terror
In Provinces.

ROME, March 5.-virtuai civil war
exists in Italy as a result Of the
fued between the Socialists and the
Fzscisti.
The casualty list Is growing daily,
property Is being destroyed and
scores Of Socialist leaders have been
hogged.
70 date more than a score have
been killed and 500 wounded. Seven
hundred arrests. have been made.
- Peasants Are Active.
In some districts the peasants
have Joined forces with the Fascist.
who constitute the militant element
Of the Nationalist. and whose OBJ
ject Is the suppression Of Socialism.
Government troops occupied Pisa
; In an effort to terminate clashes be-
tween the Socialists and Fascist.
Before their arrival the Communists
dan1Rged the tracks OF the Florence
Pisa Railway and assaulted govern
ment employees repairing 1t. Twelve
arrests were made. Peasants at
tackled Marquis Serlpui and his wife
at their villa near Pisa. wounding
the latter. The marquis and his son,
Alcuena. drove them or, killing one
and wounding three.
Four Socialists wene wounded in
fghting at Ponte d'Era. Clashes
were also reported In San Pierrosi,
Borgo, San Lorenzo and Sigma
Lynching Attempted
At yarlungo. Fascist arrested
oreste SLungi. slayer of Gen. Loi. A
mob was frustrated in an attempt
TO lynch him.
Fascisti attacked and wounded
municipal assessor Coll. in Modena.
-, Royal guards refused longer to
aprotect the Communist leader. Mus
fano. in Leghorn- He had verbally
abused the Fascist. He was COM
|. peeled to fiee in disguise.
- The San Marco shipyard was fired
by incendiaries and almost totally
destroyed with loss of 25,000. 900
lire. Three thousand men were
thrown out Of work.
Deseerate Bodies.
The peasants league of San Bar
-tolomeo Bosco Joined the Fascist
Ihc event was STcelcu Dy the TinB
ing of church bells.
= A Fascist punitive expedition
burned the chamber of labor at Fo-
-eomorto.
r Following reports that Commun-
lists had desecrated the bodies OF
sailors and soldiers killed during
the war, Bersaglieri invaded the
chamber Of labor at Empoli and
fired upon q meeting. Fifty-hve ar
rests were made. including five
councilmen and the Socialist mayor.
Later fye Canton loads of Fas-
cisti arriver. seized all municipal
buildings and sent punitive expedi-
lions to the surrounding villages of
Tantaeroce, Salerno and Saviglian no.
The Epoca declared today that the
situation is growing worse and un-
less some Improvement is shown
soon the government will declare
martial law in the districts most
affected.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06

Kansas has adopted an amend
nent to its constitution which au-
thorizes the State legislature to
issue bonds or otherwise make ap-
propriation for the purchase of
land to be resold to farmers on long
time. This Is being done in the
hope that thereby the tenantry of
the farm lands will be somewhat
iessened.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06

The Supreme Court Of the State Of
Washington has upheld the award
Of the State welfare board fixing the
minimum wage for women employed
In hotels and restaurants at SIS q
week. It is said that this II the
the present average minimum wage
Of all women workers.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Seeks to Form Militia
Company at WUrenton

wARRENToN. Va. March 5.-The
local post OF the American Legion
will have a special meeting on the
evening Of March IL. at which time
they will be addressed by Col S. g.
Waller. Of Front Royal. assistant
adjutant general OF the State Of Viz
ginis.
Col. Waller will appear before the
post and some of the business men
OF the town with the hope OF en-
listing their aid in the formation
OF a militia company for the town
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06

Women Jurors in Des NOines.
Iowa, were granted concessi@nm
when the judge allowed them -
wear hats and powder their faces
during court session.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
WHAT EUROPEAN EDITORS
THINK OF HARDING POLICIES

what Will be the fate of the
treaty. of which the covenant of the
league of nations Is an inseparable
part? 1t Is not too late to warn the
advocates OF a separate peace that
their proposal exposes France to a
direct danger. France needs adyo-
Gates in a country where German
propaganda is growing alarmingly."
The German View.
BERLIN. March 5.-Political and
economic circles in Germany evinced
great disappointment today in Press
ident Harding'ss inaugural speech.
There had been a strong feeling
here that America would wave! the
big stick" at the entente. with
friendly gestures toward Germany.
1t Is probable that much of the
spirit of resistance shown by the
Germans in London was based on
this belief.