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Evening star., 1921-03-09
PLANNING TO ENTERTAIN
CONFERENCE OF RABBIS
Meeting of Committee Held at He
brew Temple to Hear Reports
on Program.

A meeting of the executive commit
tee on entertainment to be rendered the
delegates to the conference of American
Rabbis, was held in the vestrv rooms
of the Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton Temple, last evening.
1t was explained that this conference
will be attended by not less than 1876
Rabbis coming from all sections of this
country. At least forty ladies also will
be in attendance. According to DR..
Abram Simon. who is a member of the
executive committee of the conference
this meeting bids fair to outstrip in
point of attendance any previous con-
vention ever held by this body.
r. B. H. Lyons. chairman of the hotel
committee, reported that all arrange
ments had been completed for the hous-
ing of the delegates upon their arrival
April 10. The Hotel Washington will be
headquarters for the executive commit
tee Of the conference.
Daily forms of entertainment are in
process of preparation. including lunch
cons at the Washington, reception at
the Eighth Street Temple, boat trip to
Mount Vernon, a possible White House
reception and a banquet to the dele
gates.
The following members constituting
the local executive committee of enter
tainment attended the meeting last even
ing. Lee Baumgarten, chairman DR.
Abram Simon, Mr. and Mrs. r. B. H
Lyons Eugene Young. Joseph Strasbur-
ger, Mrs. Alex. Wolf. Jacob Eisenmann
and Joseph d. Kaufman.
Snow, either fallen or falling, is z
great obStructor of sound.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
MAD MOVING SCRAMBLE.
House Office Building Busiest
Place in Washington.

These are moving days on Capitol
Hill. and the House office building is
one of the busiest places in the nation 8
capital. Veteran members of Congress
are moving out of their offices. some
after nearly a quarter of a century of
service. Several hundred new members
are coming in.
To add to the confusion of shifting
Office furniture. and in fact delaying all
operations, many of the old members
who have been reelected to the new
Congress see an opportunity to get more
desirable Offices than they have been
occupying, and as they have first choice
the new men cannot be settled until the
old ones have moved. Most of the men,
bers are in rush to get their offices
furnished, so that they can go 'bacl;
home" for few days before the extra
session.
Then. too there are SO many men,
bers of Congress going on the trip to
Panama that there is a mad scramble to
get their moving done this week. AS
every piece of furniture-desks, chairs,
bookcases, fling cabinets. desk lamps.
etc-has to be itemized. transferred
and receipted for. the chief clerk and
his force are experiencing the worst
drive they ever had.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
u. S. GETS PERMIT
TO SHIP RUSS COAL
French Raise Recently
Placed Ban on American
Commercial Activity.
BUSINESS POLITICS SEEN
Investigation Changes Minds and
This Nation Goes on
Equality.
BUSINESS POLITICS SEEN
by HIRAM X. MODERWELL.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1871.
CONSTANTINOPLE Turkey. March
5 ldelayed).-The French embassy
today telephoned to the American
Shipping Board Office that American
ships would be permitted to carry
coal to Russian ports, thus reversing
the prohibition of week ago. This
makes possible commerce by Ameri
can ships with Russia through re-
leasing the cargo practically essen
tial for navigation. The reversal was
made after an investigation by the
office of the American high commits
sion.
The Importance of this incident lies
in the fact that the French prohibi-
ton. if maintained. would have kept
American commerce out of Russia
while rival nati-nS We're securing
contracts. 1t would also have endan-
gered the already difficult position of
the Shipping Board ships in the near
east. 1t is pretty example OF ""'"-
mercial politics. The facts are these:
The prohibition emanatcd oStcnSID y
from the interallied coal commission
a vague sort of body which has no;
Sat for six months, irheriting il pow
erS from the former associated eco
nomic commission in which the
United States should have been rep
resented. NJ. Picard, the French mem
Der of this commission. who origi-
nally forbade the export of coal by
the Americans, asserted that the ac-
tion was based on a Turkish law, but
the Turkish foreign Office said that
no such law was in existence, and
that in any event the commission S
powers were only over domestic coal
whereas this coal was from the
United States. NJ. Picard had previous
ly asserted that the action was due
to Constsntinople's need of coal. but
the market here was glutted, and the
price of coal had dropped 30 per cent.
British officials said they had no
objection to the export of American
coal and the Italians were apparently
diSinterested. Hence the negotiations
were between the Americans and the
French. The official American investi-
cations caused the French to change
their minds. A precedent was estab-
lished, and henceforth American COM
merce in the near east will doubtless
be on an equality with that of other
nations.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
RULES ON DISCHARGES.

The Judge Advocate General Of the
Army. recently gave an official opinion
that enlisted men. either temporarily or
permanently disabled. cannot be held in
service beyond the expiration of their
term of enlistment for the purpose of
continuing their medical treatment. AS
a consequence, the Secretary of War has
announced that all soldiers who enlisted
since February 28. 1919, undergoing hos
pital treatment at the date of the ex-
piration Of their enlistment, will be dis
charged. Such men. it is added, will
not be re-enlistcd. except upon the GER
tificate Of the commanding officer of the
hospital at which treatment is being
given that the disability is not such
as would probably result in later dis
charge for disability.
In order that continued medical treat
ment may be provided such discharged
soldiers. they will be retained in hos
pitfalls either as beneficiaries of the
bureau Of war risk insurance or under
the Army regulations.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
CITIZENS BACK CHANCES
REQUEST FOR MAIL BOXES
Park View Association Advocates
Publicity in Connection With
Recent Appeal.

Publicity in connection with Post
master Chances recent city-wide re-
quest that householders provide mail
boxes at their doors was advocated
in resoltioun adopted last night
by the Park View Citizens Associa-
ton at short business session
which preceded an entertainment in
the Park View School. George H
Russell. president of the ASSOCIATE
presided
The action of the Federation of
Citizens Associations in condemning
the Hamilton School For Tubercular
Children was reported to the asso-
citation by its delegate.
More than 500 members of the or
ganization and their guests attended
the program of entertainment which
concluded the evening. Edward J.
Ward. chairman Of the program COM
mittee. was in charge of the en-
tertainment. ZitkalaSa, a Sioux In
dian woman. in Washington in the
interest of her people on the Rose
Bud reservation, South Dakota, told
children's Indian stories.
Those who took part in the pro-
gram were: The Misses Mcdowell
Mrs. Marian Pope. Miss Violet War
rem Pierson, William T. Pierson and
DR.. William A. Boyd.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
CITIZENS TO SEEK
CHEAPER UTILITIES
Conference Decides to Fight
for Lower Gas, Electricity
and Street Car Rates.
PLAN TO FORCE MERGER
Vote to Ask for Different Fare
Rates on Car Lines to Compel
United Operation.

Lower rates for gas. electricity and
street-car service will be sought by
a score of citizens associations rep
resented at a conference in the board
room of the District building last
night
On the street-car question, the
return to the former rate of Z cents
cash or four tokens for 25 cents,
with universal transfers. Later in the
evening they adopted a resolution
made by William Nick. Clayton, ask
ing the commission to fix different
tion and the Washington Railway
and Electric companies, if the mem
bers find that such action would hast
en- merger.
The meeting voted to ask the COM
mission for reasonable reductions
leaving their representatives who
appear at the hearings free to advo-
cate whatever rates seem proper aft
er listening to the evidence.
Not to Press Inquiry.
The conference defeated by a tie
vote motion offered by w. l. Swan
ton of Columbia Heights requesting
President Harding to inquire care
fully into the qualifications of all
candidates for Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, who must serve
as members of the Public Utilities
Commission of the District
Before the motion went to vote
several speakers urged the meeting
not to pass it, pointing out that the
conference was called for the specific
purpose of discussing the forthcom-
ing rate cases.
Mr. Clayton. who is chairman of
the utilities committee of the Fed
r-1f of n
the delegates assembled last night
that, while the Public Utilities Com
mission cannot force a merger. 1t
can induce the two street railway
companies to consolidate.
And the quickest way to induce
the merger" Mr.. Clayton continued,
'is to let each tub stand on its own
bottom. Give the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company exactly
what it needs to earn fair return
and do the same with the Capital
Traction Company. Such course.
in my opinion. will bridge the gap
between the roads quicker than any
thing else"
Mr. Clayton told the delegates there
is no law to justify the commission
in giving the Capital Traction Com
pany more money than it needs. The
citizens, he said, have gone with the
commission on this question for more
than a year, but believe the time
has come 10 stop handlng the cap
ital Traction Company unsought rev.
enue.
George A. Ward of Columbia
Heights Citizens Association made
a strenuous speech against merger
of the street railways, claiming it
would only add another monopoly to
Washington. Several delegates took
issue with him. asserting that in
the case of public utilities united
operation is more efficient than COM
petition.
REPRESENTATIVES from a number of
women's organizations attended the
conference. +. p. Henderson of Piney
Branch presided, at the request of
Mr.. Clayton
Evening star., 1921-03-09
DISCUSS
CARE Of DISABLED
Treatment and Training TAX
en- Up at Meeting Arranged
by Legion at Press Club.

Through the efforts of the National
Capital Press Club Post of the Amer
-ican Legion, of which Capt William
Wolff Smith is commander, repre-
seDtatives of every branch of the gov
ernment having to do with the care
of disabled soldiers were brought to-
gether last night at the Press Club to
discuss the program of treatment and
training, the first time that such a
meeting has been arranged
Closest coordination between the
several government offices was
agreed to be desirable. and means to
that end were informally discussed.
Hopes for S35,OO0.OOO.
The hope that the S1s,60O.O 900 appro-
priated by the last Congress to build
additional hospitals would soon be in
creased to at leas. S35. 900, 900 was ex-
pressed by Col. r. q. Cholmeley- Jones
head of the war risk bureau. He said
that at present there are 10000 of the
war risk patients distributed through
l.500 hospitals. which makes proper
care of them matter of great diff
Guilty. He exhibited number of
charts which he had prepared to show
how the work of the bureau has been
organized as efficiently as possible
under the present system.
or $4,000 former service men who are
ho" IeSeiNlnS SOcdtlCndi training, 70
per cent are making good" according
to Cel w. Lamkin. director of that
work. larger percentage. he added.
than the number Of college students who
attain success. He advocated indus
trial training for all men in the Army
who are not skilled in some form of
production.
The number of surplus beds under the
direction of the Navy medical staff
leads to some misunderstanding, said
Rear Admiral Stitt, surgeon general of
the Navy, who said that many such
beds were required in contagious words,
but could be used only. by patients who
had that particular disease.
DIR. w. A. White, superintendent of
st. Elizabeth's Hospital. Dr. W. S. Ter
riberry Of the public health service and
Maj Max Wainer. former personnel Off
Ger for the war risk bureau, also took
part in the discussion as to what con-
stituted the most practical program for
helping the wars disa bled
More than 100 guests of national
prominence were present at the discus
sion. including Adjt. Gen. p c. Harris.
Assistant Secretary La Porte of the
Treasury Department. Senator Arthur
Capper, Representatives Burton L..
Sweet and Royal Johnson and officers
of the Grand Army. the Spanish War
Veterans and other organizations of men
who have served in the armed forces Of
the country
Evening star., 1921-03-09
.SEENAS DETR|MENT
To D. c. SCHOOLS
18th Street Heights Citizens
Want Presence of Maryland
Pupils Investigated.

Declaring the fact that the District
schools near the Maryland state line
were unduly crowded by Maryland
| children, whose parents pay no taxes
in the city. which in the opinion of
the association proved a detriment to
the District children, the members of
the Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association went on record at its
meeting last night favoring full in
vestigation of the matter by the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations and
the Commissioners. The association
met a the home of its secretary. Will
lard n. Holmes. 1925 Holly street. and
IN the absence of its acting president.
George Bonnette. II. NJ. Phillips pre-
sided
Thomas Humphrey. jr.. who framed
a resolution regarding the school
question, stated he did not see why
the District should do so much for
Maryland, when that state refused
the residents of the District of Co
lumhia any reciprocity whatever. es-
pecially in the matter of automobile
laws.
Broken Pavemcnts Cited.
A resolution was adopted asking
that the attention of Commissioner
kutz again be called to the broken
ravements on Fern and Floral streets.
II W DIS stated I1dL IHlS matter ndu
been called to the mmiSsioner's at
tention before, but as yet the i'm
provement had not been made.
Communications from the Public Utili-
ties Commission were read in regard to
future hearings in the District building
relative to the rate petitions of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, Potomac Electric Power Company,
Capital Traction Company and the
Washington Gas Light Company. The
matter was referred to the proper COM
mittee.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees were ap-
pointed to serve the association through
out the year: Public utilities. c. NJ
Shinn, Perry Cleveland and H. NJ. Phil
lips; streets. sidewalks and mail facli-
ties. B. l.. Scott. George Gerberich and
Perry Cleveland fire and police protec-
ton and lights, S d. Grove, H. R East
wood and Charles Maxwell: legislation.
c. NJ. Shnn and PGad MorehouSe :;
health and sanitation. Thomas Humph-
rey, jr.. Daniel c. Roper. jr.. and H.
II. Herman; education and communi-
ty activities. Mrs. H NJ. Phillips, Mrs
r. c. Wright and Mrs. w. n. Holmes :;
publicity, w. n. Holmes and Robert Z,
Heater; trees. H. H. HERMAN: mem
bership, Thomas Humphrey. jr. 3; enter
tainment. c. NJ. Shinn and S. D. Grove !;
lawns and gardens. L. B. Scott. r. c.
Wright and S. d. Grove.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
CHURCH OBSERVES DATE,
Fifteenth Anniversary Services of
Northminster Presbyterians Held.

The fifteenth anniversary of North
minister Presbyterian Church. COM
memorating the union of the Assem-
bly, Church and the North Church. in
1906, was held last night with ad-
dresses and musical selections fea-
turing. The Assembly Church was
organized in 1853 and the North
Church in 1864. The pastor, Rev.
Hugh Kerr Fulton presided.
Among the contributors to the mu-
sical program were Warren +. john
son. organist. Mrs. Emma S. Smith,
soprano solos; Harry p. wilkins,
piano solo. and Mrs. Frank Eble, So
prano solos. The speakers were Rev
DR.. George o. Little. pastor of the
Assembly Church, 1873 to 1899, and
Irwin B. Linton, president of the
Presbyterian Alliance of this city.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
PLAN JOINT ACTION
| TO AID LEGISLATION
Congress Committees tt
Consider Tariff and Revenue
and Fix Precedence.
IN ilA,fr AIN nr rNnrn-c
TO HAVE AID OF EXPERTS
Senator Penrose States Every Ef
fort Will Be Made to Meet
Farmers Needs.

Tariff and revenue legislation am
the order in which they shall be un
dertaken will be considered at a join
meeting of the republican members o
the Senate finance committee and tn
House ways and means committee. i
was announced today by Charm Al
PonroSe of the Senate finance com
mittce, following a conference yes
tcrday with Chairman FordneN of tn
House ways and means committee.
The program of business VIII b
outlined to determine whether tarif
legislation shall be taken before rev
cnue legislation or vice Versa. II vii
also determine whether to pa
through a temporary tariff mcasurt
first or 10 go TO work on the perma
rent tariff ban.
viii Ask Aid of Experts.
Secretary Mellon Of the Treasur.
Department and half dozen eXpcrti
from the Treasury Department ant
Chairman Good of the House appro
priations committee will he asked e
meet with the committeeman in orde
to inform them as 10 the needs of tn
government. The joint meeting VII
report to Preside mt Harding.
senator Penrose said that the agrf'
cultural interests Of the country ar,
very lnSIsttnt that tarlL le.lSld Ii OF
be taken UP first. he added that ther,
was every disposition to care for thu
needs of the farmers.
Not of Present Benefit.
ANY revenue legislation, he said
enacted at the special session Canno
benefit the taxpayers for the curreni
fiscal payment. Senator Penrose added
however. that the taxpayer ought tt
know as early AS possible what re
lief is planned so that confidence may
be restored and the investor may
know just where he stands.
Senator PenIOsr SAID that work or
the tariff ana revenue Legislation
would be begun Immediately by the
ways and means committee of thu
House and by the Senate finance com
mittee.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
Shoots Girl to End
Her Suffering: Man
Acquifted by Court

BRJ SSELS. March 9.-The
question whether ono person IL
guilty OF a crime in Fastening
the death of another who In
suffering from n mortal wound
has been decided in the neEn-
tive hero in the ease Of u mar
ried man who shot and killed
girl who had attempted TO
commit suicide.
His plea was that she was
dying and that he killed her
rather than to watch her suf-
fer. He WAS arrested hut ar-
quilted Of the charge of muir
der by the Brabant court Of
assixes.
The man in the case was
Jerome Hermans. thirty-two
years old, and the girl was
GOifnc Nand!ck. Is years old.
"Cniine ran from the path int"
thicket." said Hermans. 81
heard n shot and rnn after her.
She had shot herself in the
temple, but was still alive.
could not sce her suffer md !
took her revolver and shot her
in the neck. Then she wns still,
and I shot myself"
Hermans recovered from his
wound.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
TOday's Congress
Record Smallest
Eper Published

TOday's issue OF the Congress
si0nal Record. containing less
than three and one-half COLI
umns, probably was the small-
est ever published. Most of the
space WINS taken mp with nm
editorial from q Georgia news
paper commencing the public
service Of Senator HOke smith,
who retired March 4, and let
ters to Senator Fletcher of
Florida. from citizens and or
EnnizatiOns protesting against
high freight and passenger
roteS.
In one Of the letters to the
Florida senator 1t was said n
Jacksonville hotel had reported
its monthly room rent was
- 500 less than for the same
period last year, due to high
passenger rates, which had cut
down travel.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
ACTS ON D. C. POSTS.
Benning Association Indorses Ri
ported Selections.

A resolution heartily indorsing th,
reported selection of Cuno II. Rudolph
and John W. Fenton, jr., for Districi
Commissioners was unanimously
adopted at a meeting of the Bennine
Citizens Association at Odd Fellows
Hall. Benning. last night.
In presenting the resolution. Warner
Stutler. president of the organiZa ton
said he had known them for more
than twenty years and considered
they would make excellent officials.
Mr.. Rudolph's administration dur
ing President Tafts term of office
was sufficient recommendation for his
appointment by President Harding.
said Mr. Stutler.
The association went on record as
opposed to the new regulations re-
garding the conduct OF members OF
the fire department.
Endorsement of the TNpvement or
foot to enact more stringent laws for
those convicted of carrying concealed
weapons was also voted
Evening star., 1921-03-09
admitted TO D. C. BAR.
I.onis F. Post and Warren Gard tt
Practice Here.

Louis F. Post, former assistant sec
re,ary OF Labor and Warren Gard
former representative in Congress
from Ohio, were admitted to practice
today before the bar of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, a.
meeting of the justices In genera
tern, Admission was moved by Johr
Paul Earnest, chairman of the ex
amining committee of the bar.
Others admitted to practice foda,
included August Hoch and Bernard u
Hefrerman of Indiana; 6. Il. Likcns o
Kentucky Amos J. Peaslee and Arier
q. Swiger of New York, {. r. MOSS :"
Montana. Joseph q. Weatherly d
Texas and Horace S. Whitman q
MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
MAI. A. E. GUY TRANSFERRED

Maj. Albert T.. Guy. ordnance de-
par'meHt, has been relieved from duty
In this city and ordered 10 Aberdeen
Md, for duty.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
.TH|NKSU. s. SHOULD
DISPOSE OF TREATY
France Proposes Clear
Statement of Views to
Harding Administration.
WILL DISCUSS LEAGUE
M. Tardieu Believes This Govern
ment Should Ratify Pact With
or Without Reservations
ny PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1911.
PARIS. France, March s.-Follow-
ing the inauguration of President
Harding there are signs that France
now intends to emerge from her long
and respectful silence and make to
the new United States government a
clear statement of her point of view
regarding both the league of nations
and the treaty of Versailles.
What France expects from the
United States" writes Andre Tardieu,
in ILLUSTRATION. rs some act which
will show the Germans that Amer erica
has not changed her mind regarding
Germany's responsibility in the war
or Germanys rightful obligations in
peace-that is to say. in the repara-
tionS question:.
Says L. $. Should Settle Issue.
In NJ Tardieus opinion the United
States should ratify the treaty of Ner-
SailleS either with or without reser-
vations if only that the peace 1t final
ly makes should correspond to the
motives which caused it to enter the
war.
Within a few days Louis Aubert,
a former member of the French high
commission to Washington, will pub
lish in the Revue de Paris an mpor-
tant study of the relation of the
United States to the league of ma
tions. NJ Aubert begins by pointing
out that all the delegates to the re-
cent league assembly had a distinct
impression that the league was prac-
teal and destined to endure. There
were forty-one members at the last
assembly; there will be fortyseven
at the next. He considers the league
as great clearing house for inter-
national difficulties.
The American idea of organization
by continents he believes TO be i'm
practical. The Americans, he says,
want to leave Europe to the Euro
peans and America to the Americans.
but do they also want to leave Asia
be the place of the British empire.
which has a vast interest in every
continent?
Alleges Misunderstanding.
AS for the objection in the United
States to article 10 of the league cove
nant. NJ. Aubert believes that it is
based on a misunderstanding There is
no sacrifice Of sovereignty involved
in acceptance of this article, which
means, he says, merely that the coun-
Gil proposes and the members of the
league dispose in full sovereignty.
To replace the league by a mere in
ternational tribunal, NJ. Aubert says.
would be entirely insufficient for
France. which is more interested than
any other nation in the success of
the present league. If this league
should be dissolved. how would the
Sarre Basin be administered? What
would become of the guarantees re-
garding disarmans mt and of the guar
antees against Austria uniting with
Germany?
The world" he concludes. lis dis
posed rather to prFft by the existing
treaties and coveifants than to pro-
long the discussion indefinitely"