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Evening star., 1921-04-05
SENATOR CURTIS FUTURE
COURSE NOT YET DECIDED
Would Like Relief From Handling
District Bill, But Is Urged
to Continue.

Senator Curtis of Kansas. who, it
mas been reported, would resign the
craftsmanship of the appropriations
subcommittee in charge OF the Dis
said today that the matter had not
been decided
Senator Curtis is chairman Of the
committee on Indian affairs and also
vice chairman of the republican con-
ference of the Senate. His duties are
many and heavy. and he would well
come relief from the task of handling
the appropriations for the District.
Sut he is being urged to retain the
Chairmanship of the subcommittee by
colleagues who are interested in the
development of the National Capital
He has made a remarkable record in
the interests of the District and has
thorough knowledge of District af-
fairs.
The needs of the public schools of
the District are particularly close to
Senator Curtis heart. He is anxious
are provided for the children. He said
today that he believes the wisest plan
would be for the District of Columbia
committee to take up the matter and
draft a bill authorizing appropria-
lions for the needed school buildings.
If such bill is put through, he said,
then it would be possible for Con-
gress to add the appropriations for
the school buildings to the next de-
fciency appropriation bill. The au-
thorization by Congress would elimi-
nate the possibility of a point of Or
der being made against amendments
to the deficiency bill for the school
buildings.
Senator Curtis. said that he believes.
the surplus revenues of the District.
amounting to some $4.06o,000, which
have accrued in past years, should be
used to build the necessary schools.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
MENTAL DEFECTIVE HELD
FOR MURDER OF TEACHERS
Police Decide to Seek Indictment
After He Picks Out Club
Found on Scene.
BY tho Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 5-A
suspect arrested here last Thursday
and said by police to be a-mental de-
fective. undoubtedly Is the murderer
of Louise Wolf and Mabel Foote. Par
ma township school teachers, who
were beaten to death on their way
home from school February 16 last.
police announced today after q fnal
test at the scene of the murder. Steps
will be taken today to seek a mur-
der Indictment or an insanity war
rant.
The suspect was taken to Parma
Before his arrival, clubs of various
shapes and sizes were scattered by
the police Among them was a fiar
piece of board and heavy stick cut
from the woods nearby. which were
found matted with blood near the
bodies These the suspect selected
when asked to pick out the weapons
with which he killed the teachers.
Since his arrest, the prisoner has
several times described how he mur-
dered the women, but on account Of
his mental conditions police have at
tempted to disprove his confession.
Relatives deny the man was at Par
ma.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
CALLS OLD LOTTERY MILD
COMPARED TO EXCHANGE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 5.-rhe
farmers of the United States were
said by Senator Ladd of North Da-
kota. in an address heA'e, to feel that
the old Louisiana lottery as a gam
bling iniquity was as mild and in
nocuous as a church bazaar as COM
pared with the Chicago Grain Elk
change. on which there is sold every
year more speculative wheat than
the entire amount of grain produced
in the United States"
Interpreting the viewpoint of the
American farmer as he saw IL to
convention of college students of
liberal views. the new North DA-
kota senator added that the farm
er's output must he sold in an or
derby fashion as needed throughout
tho year, and not all within a few
weeks of It's harvesting. as is the
case, for example. at tho present
time with wheAt."
Senator fsadd advised the students
to direct their attention toward OBJ
tanning laws providing for co-ope-
erative marketing and buying: for
loans to farmers at the same rate
as thu gpvrrnment makes loans to
banker6, for encouragement of farm
err ownership. for prohibition of
speculation In necessities, for pro-
tootion OF labor; for government con-
troll Of transportation. and for con-
aBrvnfion OF natural resources.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
DETERMINES T0END
TRAFFIC GR0WD|NG
Commissioner Oyster Consid-
i ering Remedy for PennsY-
E vania Avenue Block.

Hackers on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 14th and 18th streets. received
a scare today when signs were put
out announcing that parking on the
north side of the street car tracks
would not be permitted after , pm.
There has been SO much talk lately
about Comm issioner oysters plans to
relieve congestion of traffic in this
block that the signs were accepted
by many as meaning the hacking
business was to he curtailed- Inquiry,
however, developed that the order
was issued to permit a parade to pass
over the Avenue.
Gliding Has Wholesome Effect.
There is no doubt Commissioner
Oysters visit to this block the other
night. when he called driver to
task for violating the traffic rules,
has had a wholesome effect upon the
cabmen generally. There is less
jockeying for prospective passengers
than was practiced formerly.
This square has never been desig-
mated as hack stand. Its use as
such is permitted. but the Commits
sionerS may withdraw the privilege
a any time. The Commissioners Will
not go to this extreme if they can
remedy the situation by other meas
Eres. ii is indicated.
Commissioner Oyster is watching
the situation closely. He has had
traffic experts submit their views as
to what should be done TO relieve
the crowded conditions. and it is ex-
pected that within a short time he
will have a workable plan to submit
TO his colleagues on the board for
their consideration.
= May Adopt Bureau Plan.
It is believed that he is favorably
impressed by the plan submitted by
thes traffic bureau of the police de-
parfment. which calls for an equal
number of parking spaces on each
side of the car tracks. Under this
proposed arrangement. when a car
on .the north side-occupying No l
position. for example-should move
out. the car occupying the cprre-
spending position south of the tracks
would move into the vacancy in the
front line. The first car, if it missed
getting a passenger. Geld not back
into the front line again. as is now
done, but would be required to pro-
ceed around the line of hacks and
findra position in the second row.
Police officials think this plan
would put an effectual stop to jock
eying and eliminate the principal
traffic nuisances complained of in
this block.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
COLORED MAN ARRESTED
WHILE ASLEEP IN BED
Denies He Held Up Chinese Laun-
dryman-Says He Only Wanted
to Make Loan.

William Elzey Pine, colored. twenty
five years old, was sleeping soundly
in bed at his home, 1912 4th street, at
1 O'Clock this morning. loaded re-
volver resting on a chair near his
bed. when Acting Lieut.. Johnston and
Detective Livingston of the second
precinct appeared and arrested him.
They had possession of Pines ..trusty"
before its owner knew they were
there.
Pine was arrested because his de-
scription Tailed with that of IN
armed colered man who was alleged
to have held up Charlie Lee, Chi
nese laundryman, at 1926 4th street
Sunday morning and robbed him of SIS
The prisoner denied holding up the
Chinaman. He admitted getting his
money. however. according to the po-
lice, his explanation being that he
asked the Chinaman for the loan of
the money and was refused. He is
said to have told the police he then
took the money. intending to return
it later.
Asked about drawing pistol on
the laundryman. Pine, the police
stated. declared he did not draw it.
1t dropped from his pocket when
pocket, ne is said to have explained
A charge of robbery was preferred
against him.
An intruder appeared in the apart
ment of William H. Digges. 1851 CO.
Iumbia road. early last night and stole
IS bill and revolver.
Burglars entered the office at Lib
bey's lumber yard. New York avenue
and 6th street, late last night or
early this morning and made an un-
successful attempt to rob the firms
safe. Entrance was gained by break
ing a glass panel from a door. the
police were told. and the safe was
battered with a crowbar.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
GIVEN HOOVER APPROVAL.
Plan Of Rcd Cross to Clethe Needy
Children Supported.

The plan of the Red Cross to pro-
duee through veiunteerchapter work
ers throughnut the country a mini
mum of a,sbo,oo0 chiidren's garments
for central and eastern Europe. has
met with the unqualified approval ef
Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Com
merce, who has characterized the
movement as "a splendid and most
essential service" The Red Cross
clothing campaign has been under
taken to supplement the operations
of the European Relief Council, of
which Secretary Hoover is the head
In his abatement praising the un-
dertaking Mr.. Hoover said that the
childran as we'll as the adult pepu-
lation of central and eastern Europe
are daily suffering from exposure and
diseases that follow in the wake of
an unclad condition. The slow eco
nomic reeuperation Of these districts"
he said. "makes it almost impossible
for the governments concerned to
care adequately for this pressing need
Of their populations, and whatever
America can do to alleviate tAis con-
dition will be but another splendid
example of her desire to relieve real
suffering wherever it saay be found"
Evening star., 1921-04-05
GERARD DENIES BETRAYAL
OF SIR ROGER EASEMENT
Dramatic Scene in Boston as
Woman Shouts Charge
From Balcony.

BOSTON. April 5.-James W. Gerard.
former aff1 bassador to Germany, last
night characterized as lie a ru-
NOR that he had betrayed Sir Roger
Easement. Irish peer. who was exc
cuted by the British government dur
ing the war on charges of treason.
Speaking in the Boston Opera. House
at meeting in aid of the Irish re-
lief fund, Mr.. Gerard said:
Ever since I came back to this
country some German sneaks and trail
tors have charged me with betraying
Sir Roger Easement. 1 want an oppor-
tunity to deny that lie. That lie was
started in Germany"
The former ambassador claimed that
the -rumor was started by IAN Ameri-
can or one calling himself an Ameri-
can by the name of Emerson, who,
while connected with the National
Guard Of New York, was in the pay
Of Count Won Bernstorff, and whose
passports l succeeded in having re-
voked and who is still in Germany
and afraid to come back to America"
When Mr.. Gerard rose to sp ,ak he
was greeted by cheering. A woman in
the balcony shouted. He (Garard) is a
man who betrayed Ireland!"
Renewed cheering drowned out her
voice as she tried to continue speak
ing. After she had been escorted from
the building Mr.. Gerard plunged into
his denial.
Senator David I. Walsh of Massa-
chusetts presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1921-04-05

Maj. Paul Elliott Chamberlin. U. S.
NJ. c.. resident of Washington since
boyhood. died here yesterday.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock, at the home
of his brother, Edward d. Chamberlin.
1909 18th street northwest Capt. j. B.
Frazier. Chaplain Corps, u. S. N, will
officiate.
There will be military escort.
The pallbearers will be: Lieut.. Col.
Harry Lay. Lieut.. Col. r. Y. Rhea.
Maj. Frederick A. Barker, Maj. William
F. Bevan. Capt George X. Shuler and
Capt. Tlphonse de Carre, all brother
officers of the deceased.
Mai ChAmberlin was the third son
Of the late Col. Simon Elliott Cham
berlin, civil war veteran. and Edith
Matthews Chamberlin Of Loudoun
county. Va.
He attended the Franklin and Ber-
ret schools and Western High. where
District militia during the Spanish
American war.
Maj. Chamberlin leaves a widow He
is survived by three brothers, Justin
Morrill, Chamberlin, a lawyer of this
city; Edward NJ. Chamberlin and Le
Roy Chamberlin of Loudoun county, and
two sisters, Mary. wife of Lieut. Col
W. H. Clendenin. u. s. A., and Miss
Eleanor Chamberlin. His aunt, Miss
borough.
He was a member Of the Chevy
Chase Club and tho Army and Navy
Club hero and In New York, and a
member OF the Military Order Of the
Caribou.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
ARTS CLUB CELEBRATION.
Appeal Made for Services of Mem
bers in Decorations.

At the weekly musical Of the Arts
Ciuo Sunday evening an appeal was
made for the services of members for
the completion of the decorations and
other preparations for the clubs fifth
birthday celebration Thursday night.
Flower makers and decorators were
invited to aid in the many details that
remain to be done to transform the
clubrooms into bower of beauty.
The general committee in charge of
the spring carnival consists of Mrs.
Willoughby S. Chesley, chairman: Mrs.
Roy L. Neuhauser. Mrs. L. Morris Lei
senrtng. Mrs George Julian Zolnay.
Miss Aline Solomons. Mrs. Mitchell
Carroll and Miss Myra Hendley. Mrs:
Frederic E. harrington is chairman OF
the subcommittee on decorations. Mrs.
John F. Gaynor Of that on French
cafe" Miss Ann F. Abbott of that on
the candy booth, Mrs. Robert Coe on
the finance subcommittee. Mrs. Will
liam Wolfe Smith of publicity, Miss
Ethel E. Foster of the advertising
posters and cards and DR.. George W.
johnson Of the committee on tickets.
Artist members of the club have do
mated works to be offered for sale for
the benefit of the clubs redecoration
fund. Miss Bertha Perrie, a miniature:
George Julian Zolnay. marble bust:
Mrs. H. X. Bush Brown, a portrait
drawing, and Miss Catharine Carter
Critcher. portrait.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
$4,000 FIRE LOSS
IN ROCK CREEK PARK
Sunday Blaze Covers Eight
Acres-Forester Pleads
for Public Caution.

A destructive forest fire ranging
over eight acres in Rock Creek Park
yesterday afternoon did damages esti-
mated by Smith Riley. forester in
Rock Creek Park for the office of pub
lie buildings and grounds, at approxi-
mately $4,000.
The fire extended over a territory
south of Airlie. the home of Rudolph
Kaufman. and was extinguished by
Forester Riley and his aids. but not. un-
til the forest growths had been ruined.
Caused by Cigarette.
1t is believed that a lighted cigarette
csrelessly thrown by some rider along
the bride path in the vicinity caused
the fire. The fire extended along the
bride path, and took in some choice
acres.
Mr.. Riley today pointed to the need
less fire as another lesson for the peo-
pie of Washington who make use of
Rock Creek Park for recreation to be
careful about the way they handle
lighted matches. cigars. cigarettes and
other combustibles there.
1T is folly to assume that surface
fires. burning through brush land,
forest land or open fields. are no
concern of yours" Forester Riley said.
Would Assure Public.
Fire is the great destructive
agency of plant and bird life in Rock
Creek Park Mr.. Riley continued.
There have been no conf1agrations
sweeping away vast properties and
causing a loss of life calculated to
direct public attention to some means
of prevention" continued the for
ester. But, nevertheless, the loss
has been continuous and steadily in
creasing without the slightest public
thought or comment"
Mr. Riley scored the popular belief
that such surface fires are "benef-
cial."
Evening star., 1921-04-05
RENEW BONUS REQUEST.

OTTAWA, April b.-A renewed re-
quest for q $4,000 bonus for Canadian
war veterans was contained IN
recommendations submitted to the
parliamentary committee on soldlers
civil re-estabiishment by the Grand
Army of United Veterans and Naval
Veterans Association. The recon-
mendations will be considered BY the
committee tomorrow morning.
The association sets forth that the
money should be paid through SOL
diers' organizations, and the funds Sc
issue on victory loan lines.
Other recommendation made to the
committee include free medical treat.
ment for five years; government en-
pioyment for disabled men; adequate
compensation for deserted wives and
parents who lost sons in the service
and a re-establishmant COMMITTEES
with power to grant loans in each
military district.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
GERMANS GLOOMY
OVER HUGHES NOTE
Press Sees No Financial Aid
or Backing for Indemnity
Revision in Message.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN. April '5.-German news
papers which comment today on the
communication from Secretary of
State Hughes regarding the repara-
tions question are almost a unit in
expressing disappointment. They
find in it no basis for the optimism
which had been professed in some
Quaters that the United States would
support Germany financially or give
her moral backing to secure a re-
vision OF the indemnity demands and
the carrying out of the restitution
provisions of the peace treaty.
The pan-German organs take occa-
sion to criticise the Washington ad-
minfstration for it's "insistence upon
the false assertion that Germany
brought on the war and must accept
the responsibility for it"
The only light seen by the press as
a whole is in the phrase declaring
that Germany is morally bound to
make reparations. SO far as may be
tive Kreuz Zeitung to entertain the
hope that further negotiations will
establish Germanys contention that
she has been taxed beyond her ability
to pay. The newspaper is pessimistic.
however. over the prospect of find
ing unbiased experts to fix the limit
of Germany's paying ability.
The newspaper generally criticise
the foreign Office for Withholding the
text of the communications. Tey
point out that the F'renc hpress had
the texts, but accuse the French
newspapers of misinterpreting the
documents and representing the atti-
tude Of the United States as even less
friendly and favorable to compromise
than the language of Secretary
Hughes note Justifies.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
TELLS OF RELIEF WORK.
Col. Gilchrise Describes Measures &c
End Typhus In Poland.

The variety of sanitary and relief
measures employed by the governmental
typhus mission to Poland in 1919 and
1920 were described by Col. Harry
Giiohrist, q. S. A. who headed that
mission. in an informal lecture. linus
trated both with lantern slides and
moving pictures. delivered yesterday
afternoon before the sewing GLASS of
the Child Welfare Society
This group. which has met every
Monday throughout the season to
work on behalf of the society, snd
their final meeting Of tho yeAr at the
residence of Princess Lubosna11lkA,
" ffe of the Polish minister. About a
hundred women were in aetandAnce
to listen to the graphic story Of Col.
Gilchrist and enjoy refreshments pro-
vided by their hostess.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
SCHOOLS TOFORM
BURROUGHS CLUBS
Pupils in Nature Study
Classes Honor Great
Naturalist.

Steps to organize John Burroughs
clubs in all of Washington's public
schools will be taken by Mrs. Susan S.
Alburtis. director of the nature study
department, before the end of the pres
ent school year. One club already has
been formed at the Force School and
has taken for its motto I'VE don't
harm the things we love"
Mrs. Alburtis said today that she
strongly indorsed the organization of
such clubs among the school children
for the purpose of perpetuating the
memory of the late John Burroughs by
teaching the lesson of preservation of
wild growths. She indicated that she
would take immediate action to form the
clubs in the various schools but for the
fact that all her attention at the pres
ent time is devoted to the school gar
den work and the spring cleanup"
campaign in the elementary schools.
However, she said that before the close
of the schools for the summer vacation
period she would lend her effort to or
ganizing the children into the clubs
which have been proposed by a long
time friend of the late naturalist
Meantime, teachers in some of the
schools are expected to follow steps
taken by those at the Force School
tbs takes over the work.
Boy Explains Club.
Charles Keene, jr. a pupil at the
Force School, has written the follow
ing letter to The Star explaining how
the John Burroughs Club was formed
at that institution:
I'm Sundays Star, dated April 8.
there was a topic about starting a
John Burroughs Club, in which the
main idea would be to protect the wild
flowers from foolish people who see no
tearing up dogwood and other pretty
flowers of nature, and to refrain our
selves from doing so.
For if this is kept up there will
soon be no flowers at all. Picking
them would not be SO bad, but some
people pull them up by their roots.
LAS John Burroughs, being a man
who loved nature and all its ways, and
also loved flowers. 1t has been thought
to be a good idea to start this club
in his name.
Il want to tell you that the 6-B
grade of Force School has started just
such a club as above stated. and can
say; being one of the class. that we
will live up to all the rules as well
as the motto, which is. We don't BARN
the things we love-
Our teacher. Miss H H Gibbs.
showed US the page of The Star and
talked it over with US, and the chill
dren at once agreed upon it. and the
thing was settled and the club was
formed then and there.
AT assembly, which is tomorrow,
we are going to tell the other classes
in the building about it and urge them
to start other clubs.
so l ask you please publish this in
your paper SO other teachers may see
it and start more clubs, which 1 am
sure do great help to our beautiful
country"
Evening star., 1921-04-05
RATE HEARING OPENS.
t0O0 Tariffs Involved in Evidence at
Memphis, Tenn.

MEMPHB. Tenn. April s.--Hsaring
began here today before f. l.. Cad
dcss. an examiner for the Interstate
Commerce Coulmisston. to gather
e. idence on which to base a general
rsad3ustnent Of commodity rates to
and from points along tho Miss,s-
sippi river and intermediate points,
in conformity with a recent ruling
OF the comm issfen. which. in effect,
held that the practice of Nissi. SIppi
valley carriers in maintaining lower
rates to river points because Of al
legged wafer competitive conditions
no longer we're Justified.
Approximately 900 tariffs fiied to
eGualize rates In conformity with the
ruling of the commission have been
suspended pending hearing here
Upward of 1000 protests have been
fled by shipping Interests against
the proposed new rates. and IL is
expected the hearing Will extend
over a period of two weeks or more
Railroad representatives will be
heard during the first week, and II is
probable at least the same length
OF time will be required to hear ship
\ ping interests.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
LABOR COURT OF KANSAS
FACES TEST ON APPEAL
Principal Question Iovolved Is
Power Of Tribunal to Pun
ish Strikers.

TOPEKA. Kan. April 6.-rhe- Jerry
Scott case testing constftutionality OF
tho Industrial court Law was scheduled
for argument before the state supreme
court today. The principal question in =
voived IN the power Of the labor tribunal
to punish strikers.
The Scott case is tho first of several
arising from the switchmen's strike Of
preme court. The action brought by
the state against Scott, a switohman at
Kansas City. Kan. and othats was for
conspiracy in inducing fellow employees
to strike, in violation Of the industrial
court law.
Judge William McCamish of tho
WyandottA county district court found
in favor OF the defendants. holding that
section II, which is the anti strike por-
tion of the law, Is Invalid because It is
not clearly expressed in the title Of
the act
Evening star., 1921-04-05
SOLDIER BONUS CARRIES
IN MICHIGAN ELECTION
Republicans Win, 3 to /, in All
Issues-Detroit Votes to En-
large Municipal Car LINES,

DETROIT. April 5.-Michigan vo<-
ers approved a soldiers bonus and
gave republican candidates for minor
state offices the usual heavy majority
in yesterdays election, reports from
approximately one-fourth Of the pre-
cincts of tho state indicated carly
today. The republican vote and that
favoring the bonus were about three
to one in the 100 precincts reporting.
The traction problem was again be-
fore Detroit voters. A service at-cost
proposal. put forward by the private
ly owned system. received but 40 per
osnt OF tbs vote h 800 OF the 67s
precincts. while a proposal by the
city council that the municipal trac-
ton system be enlarged by purchase
of eight lines now operated by pri :
vats owners received IS per cent of
tho vote reported. Both issues re-
quired 50 per cent to carry.