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CABLE REPORTS.

BALBOA. Aug 20-Arrived. strs ucayall
tPerW. caliao: AcaJutla Orr, Champerico:
Janelay, San Francisco; ohioan, Seattle:
Santa Barbara. Valparaiso.
Sailed goth. strs Keats tBr). Portland:
Aloway. Honolulu; Port stephens tTr)
Auckland: Anglesea tBr). San Francisco
wilfaro. Los Angeles; Ruapehu (Br). Auck-
land.
BUENos AIRES. Aug fe-Arrised. ctr De-
Sailed i7th. str Monticello (from Monte
yideo) Hamburg.
,cRIsToBAL; Aug aug 2n-Arrlved. strs TEXAS
Francisco and Philadelphia, Victoria tBr)
Liverpool (for Coronen Bayano (BrD. Port
Llmon tand sailed for Kingston. Montrose.
Sailed 2oth. s,rs Kennccot,. New York
Speaker (Br). from San Francisco for New !
port se por s
Lyttleton for Newport News; Iris. New or
leans.
HALIFAX. Aug 2o--Arrived. strs schuyi-
Sailed 2ist. schr chas + Gordon CBr),
Vineyard Haven.
HAVANA, Aug .2o---Arrived. afr Antonio
Sailed Goth. strs Mexico. New York; Gala
mare, ltrom New York;; cristosai. -.
MoSTRBAL, Aug 2o--Arrived, strs vinde-
"a IBID. London: Jate Mendi lsp), Barry;
Newcaetie Glitra tBr), Ieith; Scandinavian
ORB. Southampton and Antwerp: Canadian
Victory tBr, Liverpool Canada tBr. do;
aaturnia fBrD. Glasgow.
Sailed goth. strs Andalusian CBr). New
York: Comino tBr) Hull: welshman (Brl.
Avonmouth Brent County (Br), Rotterdam
Ravnanger (Nor), Hamburg Manchester
Spinner (Brl. Rottcrdam Tarantin (Br)
London. Newton Hall (T}fD Falmouth ca.
madam Hunter (Br), Liverpool Manchester
Merchant (Br). Merchants Kelfari (Sor)
Hamburg oiracin tBr). Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN. Aug 2i--Sailed, str Cedric
(3r). from Liverpool for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug 20--Arrived str
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.
PORT OF NEW YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST Fl, 1921

malls and mdse. Went TO pier 50. North
River,
White Star Line. with passengers. mails and
mdse.
Str Finland. Antwerp Aug II, Southampton
and Cherbourg 18th. to tive Red Star Line.
with 1870 first. 1T9 second cabin and GOT
Storage passengers mails aad rldso. Went
to- pier q, North River.
Neville 18th, to the Anchor Line. with 105
first. 43O second cabin and EOS Storage pas
acngers. mails and mdse. Went to pier o..
Str Clan Ranald tBr). Cardiff Aug 8, to
the Barber Steamship Co, with mdse.
Str Massick, Norfolk for Copenhagen, to
the Seager Steamship co. with mdse. An
chored off Statue of Liberty.
Str Westerdyk (Dutch). Rotterdam Aug 10,
to the Holland America Line, with mails and
mdsc. Went to foot of 9th street. Hoboken.
NJ.
Str Moravia Bridge. Danzig July ~. Goth
enhurs Aug !; and Plymouth 10Th. 70 Moore
Mccormack. with mdse. Went TO root OF
18th street, East River.
str Belgian (Br). Liverpool via Boston.
the New York and Cayenne Steamship Co. In
ballast. Anchored off Statue Of Liberty.
Str Volunteer, birmingham Aug :. to the
e d0s%9po off We shpDns NJ. " 0
Str Plutarch (Br). Buenas Aires July II.
Santos ed. Rio Janeiro 26th. Victoria Aug
Lamport e. Holt Line. with mdse. Went TO
New York Dock Co.'S pier Z. Brooklyn.
Str Crofton Hall. Buenos Aires July 9th.
Montevideo Goth and Barbados Aug IL. TO
Norton, Lilly Co, with 13 passengers,
mails and mdse. Went to foot OF goth st.
Brooklyn.
Str Essequibo (Br). Valparaiso via Ha-
vana to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co,
with passengers. mails and mdse.
Str Caracas. Laguayra Aug 10, Puerto Ca
bello 18th, Curacao 18th and San Juan 18Th.
TO Bliss. Daliett 4 Co. with 30 passengers,
mails and mdse Went to New York Dock
Co.'S pier IL. Brooklyn.
Str San Lorenzo. Ponce Mayaguez and San
Juan TO the Now York and Porto Rico
steamship Co, with passengers. mails and
mdse. Went to New York Dock Cos pier "a.
Brooklyn.
Palmas Alto 18th and San Juan 18TH. 20 tile
Bull Insular Line. with mdse. Went TO New
York Dock Co.'S pier ~. Broo1lyn.
str Esparta, Tela. to the United Fruit Co,
with passengers, mails and mdse.
Str ITlua fBr. Cristobnl Aug 10, Port
Limon 14th and Havana 18th. 10 the Tinted
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Str Eastern Admiral. Manila for London
and which sailed from Singapore Aug IL. re-
turned to that port on tire 18th with broken
steering gear. Repairs will be completed be-
fore proceeding.
BOSTON, Mass. Aug 2o-The disabled str
West Llanga will be towed 10 New York by
str West Selene, Hull for New York, another
Shipping Board craft, according to wireless
advices received here late to-day
LIMA. Peru, Aug a1-Government authorl.
ties have closed the port OF Iquitos and other
harbors In the Department of Loreto. Il
being declared that this action was "in view
of present circumstances" IL Is assumed
that the ports were closed because Of a re-
volt which broke out in the Department or
Loreto Aug ;. This disturbance Is de-
clared TO have been fomented by Captain
Cervantes. but newspaper reports say that.
far as Is known. untoward incidents have
been confined to Equitos.
QUEBEC. Aug 19-Str Canadian Warrior,
before reported aground at the Traverse.
floated at high tide and arrived here to-
night. The ship sustained only slight dam
age.
Str Canadian Recruit. which sank last
night at the same point after collision
With the steamer Maskinonge, was reported
as partly submerged and in a difficult posi-
ton for salvage operations. Her crew ar
rived here tonight aboard the MaskinonEo
SAVANNAH. Ga. Aug 2o-str Lake Ell
mont, Mobile for New York. put In at this
port on account OF engine trouble.
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Dangers TO Navigation.

reported to the photographic Office.l
4lns 10. about ) miles east-southeast OF
Sand Key Light, heavy log about 80 feet
long, covered with barnacles.
Aug II, lat Al 81 lon 55 red can buoy.
Aug l6. lat AZ ne. Ion IS SO. large conical
buoy with mo 10" painted on its side.
Aug s, lat So i6. Ion 50 80. large wood
barrel.
Aug {. lat IS 50. lon 50 35, piece of tim
Der about lS feet long and foot In diameter,
covered with marine growth.
July 81 lat 81 81. lon 81 20. an iceberg.
Aug 10-Bergs were reported in the follow
ing positions: Lat ~ 80. Ion IS IL; lat
40 II. lon a. 20; lat ls 30. lon 40 10. and
lat ~ y. Ion 40 49, Aug i1-Bergs were re
ported in the following positions: Lat
40 05, lon 40 40: lat IS SO. Ion AZ II; lat
40 II, Ion ~ 20; lat 4s So. Ion ~ 10; lat
4s II, Ion 40 16, and lat 40 IS. Ion ~ ~.
Aug 13-Bergs were reported In the following
positions Lat ~ 80. Ion AZ H. lat IS SO.
lon 40 10; lat rs 10. Ion 40 46. and lat As II.
lon ~ ~.
On Aug Z. 1921, in lat 80 As, Ion IS &c. OBJ
served two waterspouts about Il mile apart
about SO TO 60 feet In diameter and about
500 TO 500 feet high. (Reported by str
Tampa.)
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There will be a special kosher kitchen In
the second and third cabins for Jewish
passengers.
No pains are being spared to provide
the most luxurious appointments. There
will be a library of 1000 volumes. a
gymna stun, Turkish baths and swim
ming pool of $40 square feet and nine
feet In depth. A public veranda cafe on
deck will be beautified with Towering
shrubs and trailing vines. There will be
a playroom for children. a squash ten
mis- court, special quarters for dogs ana
other pets. a conservatory for preserving
flowers received by passengers on sail
ing, cardroom, ballroom. winter gar
den and a stage for vaudeville and mo.
ton pictures.
The Majestic will burn oil Her -four
huge turbines will develop from $4,000
to $4,000 horsepower. Her normal
speed will be about % knots. with 20
knots possible. There arc to be numer-
Gus watertight compartments, which
can be closed electrically. and the hull
will have double bottom. Anti-rolling
tanks will contribute steadiness in sen
way.
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WILSON CHOKES HUERTA,
ONLY ALLEGORICALLY
Gargoyle on u. of p. Building
Depicts Ex-Presidenf.

Special Despatch 10 The NEW York Hrn.rp.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.--Woodrow
Wilson was discovered to-day aliegori-
cally choking former President Huerta
Of Mexico. The discovery was made at
the University OF Pennsylvania, where
a gargoyle depicting a begoggled figure
representing President Wilson with his
hands cenched around the throat OF
the former Mexican Executive was
found on tho north wall Of dormitory
erected at the time relations between
the United States and Mexico were
strained
TT was little Joke. such as Is often
made in architecture" said George b.
Page the architect who designed the
building The building was erected at
the time wien Wilson and Huerta were
having their political struggles and we
Incorporated the ldes into the carving
on the wall OF the dornltory."
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GIANTESS MAJESTIC
AT SEA NEXT SPRING
New I. NJ. M. Liner, Largest of
All Ships, Able to Carry
400 Passengers.

The new $4,000 ton White Star liner
Majestic, the largest ship in the world,
will be ready for service on the New
York Cherbourg- Southampton run next
spring. This word was received here
yesterday by the International Mercan-
tile Marine from Hamburg, where the
vessel is being completed.
In accordance with the peace treaty
the Majestic, which was to have been
called the Bismarck by her original Ger
man owners. will leave Hamburg fin-
ished except for Quitting with stores
and minor equipment.
The Majestic will stand alone in size,
as she is nearly 10000 tons larger than
the Olympic and 1000 tons larger than
the Leviathan. She will carry 4,l00
passengers-1, 900 In the first cabin, 700
In the second and 2.4oo In the third. In
addition she will have crew of about
HOO
The ship space occupied by cabins sr-
eines and machinery equals that In 400
average detached suburban residences.
or about 500 average four room apart
ments. There are to be 1,245 statcrooms
besides enclosed dormtories for single
men and women In the third class. THE
statcrooms range from small single oed-
each with parlor. private sun veranda.
dining room and bedrooms with baths.
II the hull stood on end beside the
Woolworth Building 1t would tower 1874
feet above IL. Four times around the
sNlgr promenade deck Is mile. Two
Now York subway trains could pass
abreast IN one OF her three smokestacks.
which are thirty feet ~ diameter. TIL
tops OF these stacks are l4f feet above
keel. total height about equal to an
ordinary twelve story building.
There are to be nine decks, TO be
reached by electric elevator. The decks
have an aggregate area OF seven and \
half acres, Three separate wireless
plants win keep the vessel in constar,
communication with both continents
while al sea. A complete telephone sys-
tenn will connect all parts OF the ship.
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SAILED.

alfs Mason Llty, tiothenburg and Copen-
hagen victolite (Br). Baton Rouge: San
Jose. Havana; vinton County, st Thomas
Astral, Port Arthur; II NJ Flaglor. Texas
City: Communipaw, baltimore: Montclair,
Liverpool and London; Mirita (Nor). Port
Arthur.
u i Eagle bonts Noe 20. 81 ana ii. for ses.
Y $ Eagle Boats Nos IS. 10, "a and 30,
for New London
Sailed goth. strs cabo viliano (Sp) Cadlz.
Flornda tSp), Bilbao Ccorseanne weems,
Bnltmorc II II Rogers, Baton Rouge
Sailed goth. strg froquois. Mecoria: El Es-
tero, New Orleans; Patria err. Palermo
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SHIPPING NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORL]

City. Santos and Monteyideo
Bloemfontain (Br). Philadelphia.
Schr Purnell T White. Georgetown.
The corrected reading OF the barometer
freduced 10 sea level At New York on
Sunday. Aug 81, 1921. at s AM, as reported
by the United States Weather Bureau, was
thirty and seven hundredths GOOD inches.
This closely approxmates seven hundred and
sixty-three and eight-tenths CT63s) MILF
meters. Captains of all vessels now lying in
or near the ports OF New York and Brooklyn
can adVantageously use the above official
data for observing whether their own ba-
rometers require any considerable correction
adjustment
Wind al Sandy Hook. PM, calm: clear;
smooth sen
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PASSED CITY ISLAND.
Bound South.

Str Mayari lBr), Banrs via Boston for New
York. TO the United Fruit Go, In ballast.
schr Evelyns V Miller tBr), Halifax for
New York.
Reading.
schr Gladys NJ Taylor. walton, Ns, for
New York.
schr Theolin, Apple River for New York.
schr Annie y Mitchell. Long Cove for New
York.
schr Alaska, Apple River for New York. Z.
schr 81 Clair Tneriault (Br). Church
Point, Ms, for New York t20th.l
schr Hillcrest CI3r). Halifax for New York.
(20th.)
Tugs John Garrett. towing IL barges lat
1880 PM; James Dougherty, towing ? lat
4 pNn
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JAMAICA SEEKS FREEDOM.

KtNGsToN. Jamaica, Aug. 2l.-Ar-
rangements are being made To send o
deputation to London TO urge the grant-
ing OF wider measure OF representative
government in Jamaica. The Colonists
are not favorable to federation with
Canada, but are clamoring for a govern
ment Of tho people.
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VANCOUVER. be, Aug .o--Arrived. strs
Waihemo (Br). Sydney Canadian High
lander (Br). Yokohama.
Arrived 21st, str Canadian Traveller tBr),
Alexandria.
Sailed 21st. str Springfield. San Francisco.
VICTORIA nc. Aug ai-ArriVed, str Ari-
zona Maru (Japl. Yokohama for Seattle.
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EUROPE.
ENGLAND.
.ssw Fafa VNFk EANW sANHTAAN

IS MILES FROM LONDON.
To be sold - ASHRIDGE ESTATE - to-
gcfher with n princely residence having his
torical associations and standing In beau
,fully timbered park Of 1000 acres. Also
Ola Masters China and Antique Furniture
81 world wide reputs which will be disposed
~ bv auction unless sold privately. SOLE
GCENTs: Msssrs. DRIVERS. JONAS & co,
:. Charles Street, 81. James's Square, Lon.
don w l. England,
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CLOSING OF MAILS

below Post office and
IN o
s
America
ofman
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Bound East.

Str Rosaiind (Dr), New York for Halifax.
(20thl
sohr Joseph o (Br). Perth Amboy for Hal
ifar: anchored (20th.D
Tugs Gowanus. light lat 40 PM: Har-
old, towing barges Cat I :35 PM): Plym-
outh, towing Cat 40 PM.
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MARrNE-roR SALE on WANTED.

SAIL BOAT for sale, CROwENSHIELD
MODEL very fast. length ~ feet. beam
feet I'm lsoel feet Inches draught: freshls
done over and ready 20 sail cost 81, 900, VIII
sell FOR $500. now on Lake Champlain +. L.
GEBHARpT, Shelburnc. VI.
FOR sAIfs-io0 n. steam freight boat ZOO
tons n O m. draft; sis. 900 MCINTOSH
AGENCY. n Broadway. Bowling Green 1897
SALE or cncrter. 200 ton steam nghter.
MCGOWAN, 0s North ST.. j. &.
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FOREIGN WEATHER CABLE.
GRAMS.

CAPE RACE. Mt. Aug 2l-Barometer at
noon. 1903 inches wind, sW light; weather.
fine: temperature. 81 deg Fair.
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DROPPING OF TIME BALL.

NEW YORK. Aug 21-The time ball above
the Navigation and Marine Engineering
School OF the Seamens Church Institute IS
South street. dropped to-day at exact noon,
Goth meridian. or hours slow OF Greenwich
mean time. Any one desiring correct Green
1920
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Steamers Due in New York.


Steamer. From. Agents.
6trathlorne, Brest Aug O.. French Line
Songvand. Trondhjem, July so. Stray GO
Alliance, Port au Prince 18th Panama RR 81
Nantahala, Rotterdam Aug T. Moore McC
Emilia, Malaga Aug 9. Simpson, Spence 4
France, Havre Aug IL. French Line
Esperanto. Havana Aug IS. Ward Line
Nemaka, Bremen Aug 6......... Kerr SIS Co
DUE AUGUST IS
Helig Olav. Copenhagen Aug 49,. Scand-Am
DrottninghoIr,. Gothenburs. Aug l3Swed-A Am
valacia Lont,n Aug IL. ....... Cunard Line
Mesaba, London Aug IL. Atlantic Transport
Bannack, Hamburg Aug o. Kerr SIS Co
Ranenfjord, London Aug IL. egian-Am
Mundeta, Cristobal Aug 16. .Munson Line
Mexican, Crstobal Aug 10. United American
SPECS, Guantanamo Aug IS. Caribbean IS Go
stephen r Jones. Santiago 17th.. Crowell & T
VIM Mckinney, Matanzas 18th. Crowell & 7
DUE AUGUST "a.
Dixiano. London Aug 10. Amer Sugar Trans
New York. Rotterdam Aug 0..Robt l. Hague
West Kshar. Flushing Aug ~. Roger Webb
Argon, Barrow Aug 13..,...... Standard OIL
Ossa, London Aug S,.......... Cosmopolitan
Toledo Bridge. London Aug TO-. Seaser SIS
Rovaer, Guantanamo Aug 49,. Caribbean as
Almanac for New York August az.
Sun sets tts. ....... Il Moon Noon sets. 81 An
TIME OF HIGH WATER AUGUST 20.
Sandy Hook. ,..... ~ AM 10 90 PM
Governors Island. ....f0 90 AM 10 OF PM
Hell Gate (Astoria). IL ~ AM
The time given In the above table Is East
ern standard time and Is furnished by the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
F,r daylight saving time add hour.
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Transatlantic Mails.

ICEoDAf. AUGUST ~.
Europe, Africa and West Asia, via Cher
bourg and Southampton; also parcel post
mails for Great Britain. Ireland. France
and other countries, str Aquitania, 10 AN
tsup II 80 AM ID.
Gibraltar Spain. Italy, Greece and Jugo-
Slavia y. via vigo. Gibraltar, Naples, Patras
and Dubrovnik: also parcel post malls Tor
gibraltar, Greece and Jugo-Slavia. str Italia
$50 AN.
Denmark. Finland and Esthonia Especially
addressed only. Via Copenhagen. Reval ana
Helsingfors. also parcel post mails FOR
Denmark and Finland. str vincennes Bridge.
Pm.
South Africa Especially addressed only.
via Cape Town; also parcel post malls for
Union OF South Africa, Bechuanaland Pro-
tectorate, Portuguese East Africa, Northern
and Southern Rhodesia and Southwest Africa
Protectorate. str hampton Castle. IL M.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST "a,
Germany, Lithuania, Latvia and Esthonia
poland > via Cuxhaven. Danzig and Libau;
also parcel post malls for Lithuania and
Latvia, str Polonia, 1890 AM.
Mails for South and Central Amer.
lea, West Indies, &c.
TUESDAY. AUGUST %.
Jamaica and Colombia Except Cauca and
Narino depa rtn1ents), via Kingston, Carta-
gena. savanilla and Santa Marta, str Six
aola, AM.
Grenada, st Vincent, Trinidad, Ciudad
Bolivar and Guiana via Grenada, Trinidad
and Georgetown, str Maraval, AM.
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ARRIVED.

Str Caronia (Br), Liverpool Aug 13.
Queenstown 18th and Halifax 10Th, to the
Cunard Steamship Co. with $50 first, $50
second cabin and 100 steeruge passengers.
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wrpNEspAy. A1JGrsT q

Canal Zone. Panama. Salvador prints,
&c), Nicaragua (except East COAST, ANA
pala City. Choluteca (also prints, &c. for
Nacaome, Togucigalpa and Yuscaran) in
Honduras, Cauca and Narino Departments OF
Colombia. Ecuador. Peru Except Iquitos) .
Bolivia and Chill tother parts of Honduras
bal. Callao, Mollendo, africa. Iuuique, Anto-
fagasta and Valparaiso, str Santa Luisa.
$50 AN.
Porto Rico via San Juan. str San Juan.
8 80 AM (sup 80 AM ~.
Bahamas lncluding Tnagua and Fortune
Islands) Via Nassau, str Bartholomew, AM.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS

THE NEW YORK HERALDS Ship NeaOs Office IS in
the Barge Office. Ship information given by U. S.
Navy Department Daily Shipping Bulletin. Telephone
Bowling Green $780,
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Transpaci6c Mails.

G.ose az New 10TH al IN as IoIio"s
China. Netherlands East Indies texcept SUI
matra) and Philippine Islands via Seattle,
str Hawkeye State Aug %.
Japan Corea, China. Siberia, French Indo-
China. Netherlands East Indies except SUI
matra) and Philippine Islands via San Fran
cisco. str Golden State. Aug 20.
Hawaii via San Francisco, str Wilhelmina.
Aug 20.
Hawaii Japan. Corea, China, Siberia,
French Indo-China and Netherlands East In
dies (except Sumatra) via San Francisco,
str Persia Maru, Sept 1. Z,
Hawaii Samoan Islands. Australia and
New Zealand via San Francisco str Ven
tura, Sept 1.
'Must be specially addressed for this
steamer.
tParcei post mails and specially addressed
correspond ence.
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Almanac for New York August 22.

The time given In the above table Is East
ern standard time and Is furnished by the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
f.r daylight saving time add hour.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
WAR OFFICIALS MAY
CONTROL AIR MAIL
Postmaster General Says 1t
0verIaps With Other Branch
of Government.
FOR FLYERS RESERVE
Letter to Congress Tells of Cab
inet's Plan to Mail Core
spondence Early.

Supervision by the War Department
of the air mail service OF the Post
Office Department was limited at by
Postmaster General viii II, Hays at
his first formal conference with news
paper men yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Hays said that in the coming reor-
ganization of the departments, in
which this administration is vitality
interested. the air mail service was
the only branch of his department
which he could see to overlap with
any other branch of the government
The Postmaster General stated that
this would be the object of confer
ence between the two departments.
1t might he a good thing. Mr.. Hays
said. for the air mail 10 be super
vised hv the military agencies. via,
he ultimate object Of having in the
service an air reserve of men con
Stantly in training in aeronautics.
Mr. Hays made public letter which
lie had just sent to members Of Goa
gress. informing them of tho action
of the cabinet urging mailing every
hour during the day to eliminate tie
peak load which assails the Washing
ton city post office every day between
4 and :. pm.
The Postmaster General proposes TO
carry the same campaign to the coun-
try. =
The first step in the campaig
ought TO begin at home" he said.
Mr.. Hays in a formal statement de-
clared that il was his intention to put
iy business basis so sound and so
serviceablc that no political party
Will ever again dare attempt to ig-
more or evade it,
Evening star., 1921-03-24
d. C. SCHOOL CHILDREN
TOSEE PLAYGROUND FILM
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, Head Of
City Department, Invites Them
to Attend Performance.

AS the guests of the District play
ground department., under the super
vision of Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
every school child in the District has
been invited to attend a special per-
formance of the playground film
Young America First" at the Colum
hia Theater tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock
Announcement of the invitation
was made by Stephen E. Kramer, as
sistant superintendent of schools, at
all of the schools today, and request
was made that children be at the the
ater promptly.
The picture. made by National Pic
torial News and presented by Craw-
ford & Carter of this city, has
been running at the theater all week
Immediately preceding the show
motion pictures will be taken of all
children present. and at the evening
performance the picture will be add
ed as a trailer" to the film itself.
Ten business men and firms are
hosts to the children. They are Isaac
Cans, GUIDE Brothers, f. L. Stock
John Dolpl, Frank H. Edmunds. Ross
p. Andrews, Chapin-Sacks Corpora
tion Semmes Motor Company. Tolman
Laundry and WilkinsRogers Milling
Company.