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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-06

In the museum of wfniisor Castle
is a wonderful collection of old lShina
consisting of 10000 pieces. and Valued
at nearly a million dollars
Evening star., 1921-08-01
PRESIDENT URGES
LOAN LEGISLATION
Payment of Money to Liberia
Declared "M0ral ObIi-
cation"

Legislation authorizing payments
to Liberia under the five -million-dol-
lar loan to that country previously
arranged for was asked by President
Harding today in a letter transmitted
to the Senate. An accompanying let
ter from Secretary Hughes to the
President said a moral obligation"
rested on the United States to make
this loan.
'Tt is impossible" said President
Harding in his letter of transmittal
to Vice President Coolidge, .'to escape
the conviction that we have an obli-
cation which the executive branch of
the government cannot discharge
without the properly expressed ap-
prevail of the Congress"
Moral Obligation.
Secretary Hughes letter said ex~
animation of the negotiations witt,
that commitments have been made by
tkis government which imposes a
moral obligation to make the Lean
The letter said that $5.000,00o was
set aside for Liberia, September 9.
1918, but actual transfer OF funds was
delayed until the Liberian legislature
could act. The president of Liberia,
Mr. Hughes recounted. came to Wash
ington to conclude the negotiations
which provided "the necessary ADMIN
istrative measures adequately to
secure the loan" By this time. how
ever, further commitments had been
restricted by Congress.
Fostered by America.
The republic of Liberia was estab-
lished largely through the efforts OF
American citizens" Mr.. Hughes said.
and the present economic situation Of
the country is largely in consequences
of it's participation in the world war
with the United States.
Extension of the loan was highly
important from the standpoint of the
proper protection and promotion of
American commercial interests on the
west coast of Africa" Mr. Hughes
added. and there was opportunity for
"a practical expression of our con-
tinued solfcitude" for the Liberian
government in this severe exigency.
thus promoting the closest friendship.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
Today's News
in Paragraphs

Russia changes attitude to get relief
from this country. Page 1
Secretary Hoover orders first steps look
ing to relief Of Russia. Page 1
Two Fairgrounds open today. two more,
expected tomorrow. Page i
Representative King vainly urges House
to act on bill to restore Lincoln statue
to site fronting D. c. courthouse.
Page
Canadian papers comment on Northcliffe
incident. Page
Seasonal dullness prevents material al
teration in general business. Page
Movie censorship begins in New York
state. Page Ia
A. F. L. sends out call TO open drive for
new members. Page IL
Finance corporation may issue short
term bonds for relief Page IL
italians aroused over secret diplomacy
in Fiume controversy. Page II
Patrolmen of four police precincts greet
+ new commanders today. Page ~
Reclassifcation favored by 80 per cent
vote in Chamber Of Commerce refer
endum. Page n
Evening star., 1921-08-01
Ne,o Serpice Spe Ids Up
Ocea,, Mail Deliveries
RY TapeEstx.f0xr Hours

NEW YORK, August 1.-The
steamsAip President, assigned
By the government 70 the Post
OAce Department went fnto
esmmission today as q speeder-
up Of the delivery of ocean
mails.
Bearing Postnkaster General
VIII III. Hays AID q party Of
His aides and members OF the
Senate and House post o1Ace
comMittees, the President put
cut this morninG for Quaran-
tine, to meet the Afst incoming
mail steamer and rush its mail
pouches ash0fe.
Inaugurution Of the new aery.
ice, which In to be operated ON
q twentx-fOur-h0ur basis by the
New York Central railroad, II
expected 10 speed mp. ocean mail
deliveries ~ twenty.four A0uHs
or more. Heretofore mafls ar-
rivinG On steamers have not
been unlOaAed unttl the vessels
AaA aocke1 ana passengers been
AiDcAArged.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
10000 RAILROAD WOMEN.

Recent reports to the Interstate
Commerce Commission show a sur
prising number of womean workers
on the railroads of the nation. Re-
ports show that nearly s per cent, or
10000, of the 100000 railroad work.
ers are women.
The commission 10 engaged in
special study of employment of wom-
on with q view to determining the
extent to which they are supplanting
men in railroad employment. AL
though women do not enter the heav-
ier grades Of railroad work, they
almost entirely supplanted the male
workers as car cleaners. and women
who operat. trains as conductors are
not uncommon In some sections of
the country. In some sections. also,
women work as section hands, while
many work in shops and as helpers
in roundhouse work.
The bulk Of the women employed
by the railroads, however. work in
the general Offices and ticket offices.
Some women work as telegraphers
and others work as cooks and wait
resses In the dining car and restau-
rant service.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
j. s. GETS EXPERTS
FOR CONFERENCE
Authorities on International
Subjects Are Being Added
to Staff.

Convinced that nothing will inter-
vene to prevent the conference on dis
armament and far eastern questions at
a comparatively early date. the State
Department. it was learned today, has
added to its personnel a small group
of experts on international subjects
for the gathering and coordination
OF information that may be desired by
the American commissioners.
The work OF getting together the
information IN the different govern
ment departments that may be called
for is well under way and officials
continued to manifest confidence that
objections that have been lodged
against an early meeting will be
withdrawn.
While the way to a meeting not
later than November IL is understood
to have been practically cleared, the
formal invitations have not been is
sued. But it is believed they may
be forwarded within a few days.
ADVISERS START HOME.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
d. C.. HAS OWN COMPANY
OF CITIZENS IN CAMP
One Hundred Boys From Washington Grouped
Into One Unit at Meade for Military
Training Which Begins Today:

CAMP MEADE. Nd. August l..
(From Staff Correspondent).-w
ington will have an entire company
if it's own IN the citizens military
training camp. which opened here
today. An even 100 boys from the
District of Columbia were selected
for the camp and when they arrived
at the training center today they
were assigned to Company NJ Of the
3rd battalion. The camp will com
prise three battalfu1ts OF" four COM
panies. eaeh,. with each company
eompesedtof 6 an ,s,s even len leo men. Col :
commendant. is following the rules
of assigning boys from the same
locality to the same company as far
as possible. This method was select
ed not only as an accommodation to
the boys but to make it easier for
visitors to the camp to locate friends.
Eight Hundred Report.
Eight hundred boys and men be-
tween the ages Of sixteen and thirty
five years had reported by noon today.
for the camp are expected to be in
uniform by this time tomorrow. Gen.
Pershing will inspect the training re.
cruits tomorrow afternoon.
Or the men who had reported up to
noon today only seven were rejected
on account of physical disability. Col.
Helms and his staff of officers who are
directing the camp were elated by the
spleIdid physical showing of the boys
and the enthusiasm with which they
took hold of their new duties.
Big Army trucks met each arriving
squad of students and conveyed them
to the receiving depot. From this
point the boys were taken to a build
ing where they underwent a pre-
liminary physical examination. Next
they were assigned to companies and
battalions. The more exacting physi-
cal examination was the third step in
the process of establishing them in
Evening star., 1921-08-01
ADVISERS START HOME.
Several Authorities on Far East
Sail for q, S.

S611 1Or u. ..
By Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 1.-The
marshaling of the array of American
advisers at the November disarma-
ment conference in Washington has
already begun. Prof. Stanley K. Horn
beck sailed last Friday on the En-
press of India. which is due to arrive
at Vancouver on August s. and James
F. Abbott sailed a day earlier on the
Shinyo Maru. which is due at San
Francisco on the 14th of August. Prof.
Hornbeck is proceeding on the orders
of the State Department and Mr.. Alb
bott on those of the Department of
Commerce.
The former was one Of the American
adisers on far eastern questions at
the Paris peace conference. He re-
turned to China, and then toured the
British, French, Dutch and Portuguese
colonies and the Philippines. He ac-
companied Minister Charles R. Crane
to China, and in June came to Japan
by way of Vladivostok under orders
to make a four-month study of tariff
ders were changed to proceed to
Washington as quickly as possible.
Mr.. Abbott, commercial attache of
the Toxic embassy. with Lieut.. Col.
William ]. Davis, assistant military
attache in Toxic, formed the Ameri-
can mission which recently made a
tour of the far eastern republic. He
carries a atwenty-two-page report out
lining the replies to the hypothetical
questions propounded by the State
Department regarding conditions in
Siberia and also a carefully guarded
trunk containing documents and sta
tistics amplifying his report.
The Filipino party. headed by Man.
uel Quezon. also sailing on the EN-
press of India, will possibly have
something to say at the conference.
The tireless QueZon hopes to pre-
sent the views entertained by the
Filipinos to the Harding administra-
tion before the conference begins. as
we'll as before the Wood Forbes re-
port reaches Washington.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
TURKS AWAIT HELP
TO 0BATTLE GREEKS
80, 900 Reinforcements Ex-
pected-AI|ies May Be j,
Asked to Mediate.

by tne Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE. August 1.-The
Turkish natlonalists. according to ad-
vices from Anatolia, are holding posi-
tions east of Sivrihissar. about fifty
miles east Of Eski-Shehr. while await
ing thirty thousand reinforcements
said to be expected from Cilicia,
Mesopotamia and the Caucasus. whose
arrival is desired before a decisive
action with the Greeks is risked.
The nationalists announce a determi-
nation to fight to the bitter end. and
their leaders express belief that the
Greeks are at a disadvantage because
of theiS heightened supply lines and
the scattering of their forces over a
wide area in a hostile territory. with
the railroads rendered useless. 1t is
pointed out, however, that the Turks
abandoned large quantities Of supplies
in their retreat. giving the Greeks
sufficient provisions to. last them a
considerable period.
King Enters Eski-Shehr.
PARIS. August king Constantine
of Greece has entered Eski-Shehr. the
important railroad junction in Western
Asia Minor recently captured by the
Hellenic forces from the Turkish ma
tionalists, says a dispatch from Athens.
Premier Gounaris accompanied tho king,
1t is said.
The Journal today asserted that it had
received information that Turkey and
Greece intended to ask the supreme al
lied council to mediate in an effort to
end hostilities between them.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
STRIVES TO RESCUE
LINCOLN STATUE
Representative King vainly
Urges Restoration of Fig
ure to Courthouse Site.

Representative King of Illinois en-
deavOred today to get action under
the unanimous consent calendar upon
hi. bill to restore the statue of Abra-
lam Lincoln, erected by contributions
Of the people of Washington. to it's
old pedestal in front of the court
house building. The measure failed
of action when objection was lodged
by Representative Merrill Morren Of
Indiana.
Eepresentatise- King was giving q
vivid word picture of the parade ana
gran istand scene on the day that the
statue was unveiled in 1868 when he
was Interrupted by Representative
Mann Of Illinois.
proper for Congress, which Is now
constructing the most beautiful
memorial in the world to Lincoln to
order his statue replaced, which is
the work of "a grave stone artist"
House Leader Objects.
House Leader Mondell interrupted
with the complaint that too much
time was being taken up by this
matter.
Representative wingo of Arkansas
(democrat)) questioned, II under the
law, the President has not already
taken care of this situation by re-
ferring the matter to the fine arts
commission. Representative King
read a letter from President Harding
written after a delegation of patriotic
societies had called upon him. in which
letter he urged that Congress take
such action as is provided for in the
King bill.
Representative King graphically ex-
planned to the House that instead of
being properly stored this statue Of
Lincoln had been allowed to lie ex-
posed down by the river banks. with
dirt and moisture allowed to accumu-
late on the craven face of the former
war President
Merits Of Statue Topic.
In reply to criticisms of the artistic
merits Of the Lincoln statue, Repre-
sentative King read letters from
famous artists purporting to show
that this statue, carved by Lott Flan-
merry, is the best representation of the
face of Lincoln as seen by those who
knew him in life that can be found
anywhere in the capital.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT
is CALLED TO THE CITY
Deaths Of Clerk and Deputy of
Supreme Court Necessitate
Temporary Appointment.

Chief Justice Taft will arrive in
Washington tomorrow on a special
trip necessitated by the death recently
of both the clerk and deputy clerk Of
the Supreme Court. At present there
is no one qualified to sign ourt papers.
which must bear the clerks signature,
and Justice Taft will name a deputy
until the vacancy caused by the death
of James d. Naher. clerk Of the court.
shall have been filled H. c. McKenney.
deputy clerk and acting clerk since
Mr. Maher's death, died Saturday after
an operation.
The new clerk can be named only
after consultation with the other
justices. and the court is in summer
recess now until October.
William r, Stansbury, senior as
sistant in the clerks Office Of the
Supreme Court, notified Chief Justice
Taft Of the death of Mr.. McKenney.
He also telegraphed other members
Of the court. all of whom, except
Mr. Justice McKenna, are absent from
the capital, scattered from Canada. to
California. and one Of whom, Mr..
Justice Pftney. is in Europe.
Evening star., 1921-08-01

camp Those who passed the test
were then given uniforms and as
signed to hunks.
Regular Schedule Wednesday.
Hard work will begin for the
embryo soldiers Wednesday,. The first
drill will be held Wednesday. and
from that day until the end of the
month the boys will live, work and
play exactly as the men in the
cooks will look after the mess, which
will relieve the students from kitchen
police or similar work. the blight of
Z soldiers life.
Instruction to be given to the three
battalions win be elementary. Each
company will be looked after by
three ofhcers and eighteen soldiers
from the Regular Army. There will
also be q service company. comprised
Of 144 men of the Regular Army, and
demonstration company. comprising
$50 Regular Army men, which. respec-
lively. viii assume the duties Of a
quartermaster's corps and infantry in
struction units.
Taps at 10 O'Clock.
Col; Helms has ordered taps for 10
o'clock each night. Calisthenic exer-
cises will be the order of the day fol-
lowing breakfast, and these activities
VIII consume the time of the boys un-
til about $3.50. o'clock. at which time
will begin infantry drill. There will
be a second drill period after dinner
Following supper motion pictures will
be shown. in which the various activi-
ties OF the soldier will be depicted
Battalion base ball games will be or
ganized and a regular schedule main
tanned.
Virginia youths, of whom there are
244 in camp. will make up the 3rd
Battalion. along with the boys from
the District. Col. Helms chief assist
ant fs Maj. W. A. Pickering. 41st In
fantry, who Is executive officer of the
camp. Capt. Porter W. Virgins, also
OF the 41st Infantry, is serving as ad-
jutant.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
TWO W0P[AYGR0UNDS
ARE OPENED TODAY
Additional Places Expected
to Be Made Available in
City Tomorrow.

Two school Fairgrounds were thrown
open to the children Of the city at noon
today with the funds contributed to the
Commissioners in response to their ap-
peal made through The Star. They we're
the Jefferson, 9Th and B streets SOUTH
west, and the Arthur. 1st and Arthur
place northwest.
Two More Tomorrow.
Mrs Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor Of
Fairgrounds, announced that two more
schoolyards. one white and one celored,
would be opened tomorrow, but the loca-
tions had not been definitely decided
upon today.
Checks, cash and money orders
amounting to 5000 were received by
Commissioner Oyster in this mornings
mail, bringing the total in the fund up
to $541.75. {
One of today's contributions was a
check for 500 from Charles w.
Ssmmes, which was sent to The Star
and forwarded to Commiss oner Oys-
ter. Others who contributed today
Telica W. K. Cope, IS; Minnie E. G.
Stevens, SIS: Helen Gilliss. IS: Annie
L. Edwards. 81; George Thomas, II;
Martha B. Parks. $25; A. Brylawski,
$40: Cosmos Theater Company. $40:
interstate Amusement Company. $50;
j. W. Clary, $6; A. W. Carroll. 81;
m. v. Meredith. Fl; Alice A. Tolson,
50; Anonymous, 1915.
Coaching Classes Held.
summer coaching classes ares in
operaek at the Jefferson and Arthur
schools, and the Fairgrounds teach
ers of the board of education have
been on duty in these school yards in
the mornings From today on, how
ever, these yards will be open to the
children until 7:30 o'clock in the
evening. The money contributed by
the public will be used to employ
play instructors for these grounds
after the school play. leaders go on
duty at noon.
Mrs. Rhodes was elated today>ever
Evening star., 1921-08-01
Famous MateWan Police
Chief Dies in Gun Battle
With Private Detective.
FIVE PUT UNDER ARREST;
ONE MINGO CASE WITNESS
E. c. Lively, Who Conducted Store
as Blind During Mine Fight,
Involved in Affair.
BY the Associated Press.

Ds 'ir .tesocidteu
WEIGH. W. Va. August l-Sid
Hatfield. former chief of police OF
Matewan. and Ed Chambers, a po-
liceman of that place, were killed in
a gun fight in the courthouse yard
here shortly before noon today, c.
E. Lively. a private detective. and
four ether persons were arrested in
connection with the shooting.
Hatfield was arrested last week in
the town of Mohawk, w. Va. about
year ago and brought to Welch,
where he was placed in jail. Cham
bers also was to appear in court to-
day in connection with the same case
Hatfield was released on bail and
was with Chambers this morning
when he became involved in a quar-
rel with Lively and some Of his
friends. In the shooting which fol-
lowed Hatfield and Chambers were
killed.
Charged With Leading Fight.
Hatfield was chief OF police in the
little mining village of Matewan on
May 10. 1920, when a party of private
detectives We're sent there to evict
miners from houses of the Stone
Mountain Coal Corporation. He was
CHAR eeu Will the people Oh
the town, who battled with the de-
tectives as they were about TO take
a train for Bluefield after the evic-
tions. Ten persons were killed in the
fight and Hatfield. Chambers and
twenty-five others were indicted.
At the trial. which was held at
Williamson, the county seat of Mingo
county. early this year, T. c. Lively
was one of the most important wit
nesses for the state. He testified that
he had gone to Matewan soon after the
battle and. opening a store there. had
gained the confidence of many of those
mentioned in connection with the
shooting. He admitted on the stand
that he was in the employ of the de-
tective agency whose men had been
killed in the fight. Lively closed his
store at Matewan during the trial
which resulted in the acquittal of
Hatfield and his companions. and his
name had not been mentioned in con-
nection with the Mingo industrial
troubles until today.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
CITY EMPLOYS 300 FAMILY HEADS
ON $l50,OOO SPECIAL PROJECT

members of the Racine CONNER.
cial Club and was backed by other
public organizations, special
committee being created by the
program.
Many Of the men given employ
ment were on the city's charity
list. H. G. Presser, head of the
United States employment bureau
here, will obtain lists Of men who
have been receiving aid from the
city and will assign them to work
according to their need. the size
Of their families and their ability.
II any men refuse to work when
Jobs are offered them they will
be taken from the charity list.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
WILL SEARCH FOR BODY
OF PURDUE PRESIDENT
Experienced Mountain Climbers tc
Seek DR.. W. e. Stone Where
He Dropped to Death.

CALGARY. Alberta, August IA
party of experienced mountain climb
ers and guides. headed by Rudolph
Aammer Of Lake Louise, will leave
Bann Wednesday to search the re-
cesses Of Mount Eanon for the body
of DR.. W. E. Stone, president Of Pur-
due University, who plunged to his
death July 16. 1t was Aammer who
rescued Mrs. Stone after she had fall
en- to q rocky ledge and narrowly es-
capped starvation:
The educators son reached Banff
yesterday and left today for Trail
Center camp, where Mrs. Stone IL rest
ing, preparatory to returning to civil
lization. He probably will accompany
the searching party.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
ARMED POLICE WATCH OVER $1,000
IN BERLIN. NO WAR DEMONSTRATION

speech was full of threats of vio-
lence' against the present govern
ment, the capitalists and the allies
There were many rows between
individuals over the question as
to who was responsible for the
war. the dispute in several cases
ending in dstfcuffs.
their friendly enemies" the in
dependent socialists, sponsored the
demonstration. and It was Eener.
ally agreed to break up the meet
Ing Of the war heroes's called by.
the nationaaiStS for August "a.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
Rx the Associate presk.

By the Associated Press.
RACINE. Wis. August Three
hundred unemployed heads of
families went to work here today
in street. park and cemetery i'm
provements under a municipal
work project, for which a bond
issue Of $4,000 was created by
tho city.
The men will be paid IS cents an
hour, some working six days
week and others working but two
or three days, according to the
needs Of their families.
The project was originated by
Evening star., 1921-08-01
MAYFLOWER IS TOSSED
ABOUT BY HEAVY SEA
IN ELECTRICAL STORM
By the Associa ted Press.


PLYMOUTH. Mass. August l.
President Harding and his party
ON the yacht Mayflower ran into
stormy experience of Block
Island. r. l., while on the cruise
here last night
When the Mayfiower docked to-
day it was learned that she had
encountered severe electrical
storm. A thunderbolt sent it's i'm
pulse through the wireless ap-
paratus and a spark OF some
length was thrown off.
The adjustment was such that
the force of the bolt was absorbed
without shock.
The President, preparing his
speech for today. did not know of
it until he remarked later upon
-be extent of the downpour. The
rainfall was so great that those
aboard said 1t seemed to still the
sea and the Mayflower rode
through the storm as smoothly as
on a mill pond.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
BY. GEORGE wITTE.
Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1921.

By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Datly
News. Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN. Germany. August L.
Numerous policemen, armed with
rifles and machine guns. kept their
eyes on $4,000 men. women and
children holding a "no-more-war"
demonstration yesterday on the an
niveraary Of the opening Of the
world war seven years ago.
The attitude OF the paddsts was
not exactly peaoeabaA. Every
Evening star., 1921-08-01

the generous response that has been
made to the appeal for contributions.
AS The fund grows additional school
yards Will be opened, affording a safe
play space for thousands of children.
Evening star., 1921-08-01
NOMINATIONS APPROVED.
Names of Miss O'Toole ard Mr..
Gordon Reported.

The Senate judiciary committee
today ordered favorable report on
the nominations of Miss Mary
O'Toole TO be judge of the Municipal
Court of the District. and of Peyton
Gordon to be United States attorney
for the District of Columbia.
The nominations will be reported
to the Senate as soon as an executive
session is held. and their confirmation
Is expected.