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Evening star., 1921-06-23
MEMBERS OF CITY CLUB
SET FOR "PIRATE CRUISE"

Members of the City Clubs cruise
committee wound up plans last even
ing for the clubs pirate cruise" to
Quantico tomorrow with an announce
ment that everything was "all set"
for the biggest gathering Of members
in the clubs history.
Sale of tickets by mail was closed
yesterday and the stragglers will have
to get their cardboards at the boat or
at the clubhouse in person, H. w.
Cutler, chairman Of the committee.
announced. Not more than a dozen
are left, he said.
The cruisers will leave the 7th
street wharf at 9:15 am. sharp
aboard the Steamer st. Johns, and a
practically continuous program of
entertainment will start immediate
ly. Arrangements have been made
by the police department to guard
members machines left at the dock
during the day.
MIR. Cutler took occasion. last even
ing to announce formally that there
was absolutely no connection" be-
tween the City Club pirates" and
those who are suspected of having
made away with several shipe of1,the
Atlantic coast in the last few mo bths
Aboard the steamer will be q large
group Of public officials as guests OF
the club. including Representative.
Millspaugh, Zihlman. Gilbert, Blan-
ton, Brown and Kunz of the District
committee: Commissioner Rudolph
Maj. Gessford. superintendent Of police
and others.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
PLANS NEW BILL
!: FOR. GREAT FALLS
Senator Norris: Complains Of
Action on Water-PoWer
g Project.

Senator Norris of Nebraska gave
notice in the Senate yesterday that
he would introduce a separate bill
for development of the water-power
project at Great Falls recommended
in the report Of Maj. M. c. Tyler,
U. 8. A., Engineer Corps. His amend
ment to the Army appropriation bill
for beginning work on this project
had been lost in conference and Sem
ator Norris complained because the
Senate conferees had not insisted
the House be given. an opportunity
to voeeson the amendment.
senafdH.sJones Of washington. a
member. .'OfNhe Senate District COM
nittee, .prAWised that. as far as he
WAS able, .hesSfould see eaehat consid-
thtion wa. given. to q separate bill
II lit wereN eNapefersAd to that COM
mittee.
:, .Senator Norris Attack.
!: nrink his attack upon the Senate
soHfeke ..because Of the failure OF
his 4mshanent. S@nator Norris criti-
tdsed the Suplic 9ihties corporations
in the District and the supporters OF
sbig hxsiness" in the Senate. He said
that ~ man who had ridden on, the
hanginERa strap had told him that
he was 50 adisgusted with the treat
ment givShyto people that If a street
car caughfSffre he would not go
across the street to help put it out.
THAT man was afflicted with strap
tits" said Senator Norris. "It will
Het you. if yoTs don't watch out. Such
things are making anarchists out of
the peopleI,e,.s
In conclusion Senator Norris warn
ed the Senate that If the Senate per-
6ists in disfeeardfng the wishes of
the people, and their needs the time
will come when the people will say
ITO hell with both your parties"'
Then you fellows who think more
OF big business than you do of your
religion will be on your. knees to
WsksSo-th Re9lies.
senator wsdswerh. replying TO
Senator. Norris. said that the Ne
braska senator should disabuse his
mind of any idea that the vested in
terests, secret and mysterious, had
anything to do with the action of the
cpnferees on the Army appropriation
Senator wadsworth. said the letter
written by Secretary Weeks to the
cDnferees had not been received until
after the conferees had acted upon the
senator IcKeiler of Tennessee, DEM
ccrat, said that some of the conferees
Rad expressed the opinion that the
Great Fails project, to cost ultimate
II about $4,000, ,000s should not prop
efly be included in the Army bill.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
KRAM MENTIONED
FOR NEW P. 0. lob
Auditor for Department SIat-
ed to Head Bureau of
Accounts.

Charles A. Kram, auditor for the
Post Office Department since 1911, Is
to be selected as the new controller
Of the department. and placed in
charge OF the bureau of accounts to
be organized under the provisions or
the budget and accounting act.
1t is understood that Mr.. kram
name has been placed before Presi-
dent Harding. and the appointment
Is expected shortly. Mr. Kram was
appointed az auditor for the Post
Office Department by President Iatt
Largest Accounting Organization.
Changes in the accounting system
at the department are expected TO
have little effect on the 500 employees
of the office. practically all of whom
will remain. although ultimately per-
haps 100 will be transferred to the
bureau of the budget
The office OF the auditor IL the
Post Office Department Is one.1f the
largest accounting organizations IN
the world. Upward Of 100000 aco o
paid money orders and other postal
vouchers. representing audited trans
actions of $1,000. 900. 900. are received
and settled each year.
Mr.. Kram instituted the electrical
auditing and accounting machinery in
the Office personnel and accounting
system, resulting in saving Of
IS, ,00O,O 900. it is understood. in the COST
Of conducting the Office during the
past ten years. The electrical ac-
counting system has been extended
since to the larger post offices of the
country.
Native of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Kram. who Is a, native of Penn
sylvania. entered the government
service in 1880. with the census bu
reau. In 1892 he was transferred
to the office of the auditor for the
Post Office Department. and promoted
through grades to the position of
law clerk in 1909.
He was appointed by Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh as member
of the Treasury committee in charge
of the reorganization of the govern
ment auditing and accounting sys-
TEN, and served as such until his
appointment as auditor for the Post
Office Department.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
WIDE POWER ASKED
IN WAR LOAN TASK
President Indorses Measure
for Refunding Those Made
to Allies.

Broader authority for the Treasury
Department is "essentiaI' to the ad-
ministration's plans for refunding for
in letter to President Harding
transmitting a draft bill granting the
desired powers.
The bill was forwarded to Chairman n
tPenroSe of the Senate finance commit
tee and Chairman Fordney of the
House ways and means committee by
President Harding and Immediately
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Penrose.
1t would confer blanket authority
on the Treasury, with approval of the
President. to reconvert or extend
loans and interest payments. to ac-
cept foreign securities and to settle
claims not now secured.
Presidents Suggestion.
Mr.. Harding wrote the two chairmen
grant Of broad powers to the Secretary
OF the Treasury to handle this problem
In such manner as best to protect the
interests of our government"
nope your committee and Con-
gress." the Presidents letter contin-
10 sanction such an act as that which
Is suggested in the inclosed draft. II
the Congress will promptly sanction
such grant of authority the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may proceed to
granted to him a2d we re reasonseiy y
may expect a satisfactory handling
OF the obligations due and the claims
OF our government which are await
ing settlement"
Chairman Penrose announced that
the Senate finance committee would
begin hearings on the bill next We'd
nesday. with Secretary Mellon and
his staff as witnesses
Prov1sfons Of Bill.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of
The Treasury, with the apprbyai OF
the President, from time to time. to
refund or convert. and to extend the
time Of payment Of the principal or
the interest, or both. of any obliga-
tion OF any foreign government now
owing to the United States. or anv
litigation of any foreign government
hereafter received by the United
States Gncluding obligations held by
the United States Grain CorporationI
arising out Of the European war into
bonds or other obligations Of such.
or Of any other foreign government
and from time to time to receive
| bonds and obligations of any foreign
government in substitution for those
now or hereafter held by the United
States in such form and of such
terms, conditions. date or dates of ma
| turity and rate or rates of interest
and with such security, if any. az
| shall be deemed for the best interes,
of the United States. and to adjus,
and settle any and all claims not now
represented by bonds or obligations
which the United States now has OF
hereafter may have against any for.
eign government. and to accept Sc
| curitfes therefor"
Evening star., 1921-06-23
new CITIZENS GET
ADVICE AT SCHOOL
Senator Jones Speaker at
Americanization Pupils
Entertainment.

Although the United States is a re-
public. its citizens will always live
under the rule Of the minority, Sena-
tof 0ones Of Washington declared at a
reception and entertainment at the
Columbia Junior High School last
night, which was given in honor Of
students Of the Americanization
scnools, who were naturalized during
May and June. The program was ar
ranged by the d. A. r.. S. r.. natural
ization bureau and public officials.
Dr: Abram Simon. president of the
Patterson. director Of special schools.
presided.
q. Medal IL Awarded.
Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the
district supreme Court presented the
William Howard Taft good citizenship
medal awarded by the Colonial
Daughters to Miss Rena Lopiko, a
Lithuanian girl. who has been in this
country only Ave months. The girl
lea. the Land Of Opportunity" D. So
Ion, q Greek. and NJ. Der. Chinese,
received first and second prices. Ger
tincates were presented to twenty
eight other students for essays on the
same subject.
WIZ nave COHl-
pleted the Red Cross course in home
nursing and hygiene were presented
certificates by Miss Clara Dean
Noyes. director of the Red Cross
Nursing Service. Mrs. Edgar Allan
presented awards to students of the
Curtis School in Georgetown fnr at
tendance and bringing in other pu-
pills. Raymond Crist of the natural
ization bureau presented certificates
to students who have satisfactorily
completed the course in the Ameri-
canization schools.
Presentation Of Flags.
To each of the new citizens Miss
May Duncanson of Our Flag Chapter
of the d. A. r. presented an American
flag. while other chapters of the or
ganization gave them copies Of the
."American Creed" and the Constitu-
tion. A flag code was presented to
the school by Mrs. Herbert of the
Louisa Adams Chapter of the d. A.
r.
: Among the features of the exercises
were two-minute speeches by MEM
bers Of the citizenship class on Why
Became an American Citizen" At
ter the ceremonies. the guests in
spected a sewing exhibit in the Red
Cross rooms OF the school. Articles
on exhibition were made by the
Americanization students. under the
direction Of Miss Wilhelmina Rhode.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
DISTRICT GOLFERS
FAVORED FOR T|TLR
Mid-AtIantic Championship
Begins with Washington
Strongly Represented.
Special Dispa tch to The Sts,x.

Speciai Dlspa tch to The Sts0
PRINCESS ANNE COUNTRY CLUB.
weather and course favorable. more
than ITO golfers, leading players OF
me middle Atlantic section, began
the qualifying round today over the
individual championship Of the Mid
die Atlantic Golf Association.
Washington has sent all it's best
players to the tourney and is con-
ceded an excellent chance to win
the event as well as to annex the
team championship of the association.
Columbia Country Club has put isi,
a strong team. Its members are=
Robert l.. Finkenstaedt. Donald
woodward. Albert R; Mackenzie.
zie. Columbia is favored to win this
event. The Chevy Chase Club has
not entered team. although w. X.
Tuckerman and J. ID. Cassels of that
The Washington Golf and Country
Club has entered strong team, but
is not favored to win.
The qualifying round ends today
and the match play round will begin
tomorrow morning. Every COM
a chance to play in the match play
round. The Princess Anne Country
Club has supplied additional prizes
to enable every one of the l3n-odd
10 CcHlpetS III
Several Washington men are play
ing fine golf and should have chance
to reach the final round Clarke
Corkran turned in a card Of seventy
five yesterday. while Robert l.. Fin-
kensSaedt of Columbia had seven.
ty-seven. Albert X. Mackenzie or
Columbia has an eighty. while Don
aid Woodward of the same club
turned in an eighty-one. waite! ~
Tuckerman. the crack player or ths
Chevy Chase Club, has entered ths M
tourney, as has ]. d. Cassels OF the
same club The qualifying round at
eighteen holes began yesterday, win
more than one hundred ana tmrty
players entered, the biggest and pest
field that has ever competed IN .
tournament of the association Iho
golf course is not in good conditioE
owing to the continuous absence "
rain. but it is expected the putting
green's will be watered before match
nlay starts. Washington has sent 3:
larger delegation than eve. eSmpe con psn;a tsa
70, and golfers here have agreed
that washington man may win.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
93 GET DIPLOMAS
/ AT WESTERN HIGH
=
Scholarships and Other Class
!: Honors Announced at
/ Graduation.

: William Hard. magazine writer. urged
graduates of Western High School to
take an interest in the affairs Of the
community as we'll as those Of the ma
fion at,G9mmencernent exercises yester-
day AFTERNOON in the auditorium of the
1nstitutkphS: Diplomas were presented
to ninety thres graduates by Mrs. Susie
Root RHODES. fhember OF the board OF
education, assisted by Emerson w. Mat
thews. DIR! Frank Ballou, superintendent
Of schools, resided. Invocation was
pronounced by Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce.
4 musical program was rendered oy the
school orchestra.
Special Honors Awarded.
DR.. Elmer S.. Newton. principal Of
Western, ANNOUNCED the scholarship
awards. Daniel Leo Finucane was
awarded the scholarship to the pre-
medical course at Georgetown Univer-
sity. James Reginald Conard was given
the scholarship to the University OF Vir-
sinia and Harry Adams Dawson, jr.. was
awardedsa scolarship to Washington and
Lee University.
Miss Lady Jane Raby. valedictorian
of the graduating class, it was an
6ounced. attained the highest rating
in class work during her school
course. Announcement also was made
that Colby Maxwell Myers has been
certified for entrance to West Point
Military. Academy without examina-
ton on the basis OF his high standing
in scholarship at Western.
Miss Marjorie Elizabeth Swift won
the distinction of having completed
the four-year course at Western in
three years.
81 Will Attend College,.
OF the ninety-three members Of the
graduating class. Dr. Newton an
nounced. eighty-four will attend COL
lege or some other higher institution
of learning. He also announced that
scholarships to Syracuse and Colgate
universities, Lafayette College and
the Univ8rsity of Maryland were still
available to the graduates Of this
years class for the asking.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
PROPER TO ADJUST CROPS,
Secretary Wallace Defends Action
Of Nations Farmers.

Chambers of commerce should ac-
quaint themselves with the intimate
and reciprocal relations between agri-
culture and all other industries" Sec
retary Wallace today wrote in a letter
to W. E. Holler of the Flint. Mich.
chamber.
kill off the fallacy that 1t is Ia
moral for farmers to adjust their prS-
duction to the probable demand by
curtailing a particular crop in the
face of q present or prospective over
supply and ruinously low prices-a
thing manufacturers have been doing
from the beginning Of time," the Sec
retary wrote.
Another fallacy. Mr.. Wallace added.
was its belief that agriculture had
been favored with special legislation.
Approximately forty million people
are now living on farms or directly or
indirectly dependent upon farming for
their livelihood. the Secretary said..
Evening star., 1921-06-23
eoMPERs REPLIES TO CRITIC
Tells Federation Of Long Citizen
ship in This Country.
nv fb. As,oc,.,.d r,resx

DENVER. Col, June 23.-President
Samuel Gompers yesterday took an
active part in the debate Of the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention, and in doing SO replied to
what he said were .,aI criticisms sis.s OF him
There has been some criticism OF
myself because I am not native Of
this country" he said. 1T is fact
that l was born in England. came
to the United States when l was
these United states fifty-eight years.
That, I dare say, is a longer period
than the average American who is
born in this country. I became citi-
zen at the earliest opportunity. when
The occasion for Mr.. Gompers
speech was offered by debate over the
resolution providing for unemploy-
ment insurance, which Mr.. Gompers
opposed:
ployment, but compensation for the
unemployed" he began. There are
some who hold that when the hours
of labor are reduced the reduction i'm
plies that workers will produce less
and thereby make employment for
those out Of work. On the contrary.
demonstrates that reduced hours Of
labor, others things being equal, will
Increase production.
Other Countries' Experience. 4.
Payments to the unemployed in
countries which have adopted such
Insurance have not reduced unemploy-
rnent one iots," he said. "Quite the
contrary. AS soon as you establish
unemployment insurance the working
people place themselves under the
guardianship Of the country.
EVERY act Of life. so far as it re.
lates to labor or employment. is sub
feet to the action and decision of the
government" he. said. He declared
that persons idle because Of strikes
would not benefit and that the trend
of activity Of organized labor in ef-
forts to organise would be subject to
every petty and high Official"
ut sounds 50 humane" he said, 'it
sounds so considerate, to provide some
means- from any source to sustain
some worker who IL unemployed" But,
Mr, Gompers added, "ft would be put
ting the heads Of laboring men in the
halter, making rs slaves. willing.
Obedient slaves, Of any government on
the face of the globe"
."I believe in this republic" he con-
tinued. 'T believe that opportunity
here ID greater than anywhere IN the
world, but with all this. I would not
trust the government with the des-
tinies Of toilefs Of America.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

than Georgia avenue from the hos :
Representative Zihlman. in . briet
statement to the commission, sup
missioners in favor Of the opening OIL
18th street ,.;
he told the highway commission
he visited the reservation yesteroIs
and saw none of the convalesceht ~
diers near the 18th street end OF tns
nark hut they were all at the east
or Georgia avenue side OF the
]. Bond Smith then took charge of
the introduction of other witnesses i'<
favor of the opening OF the street.
William NICK. Clayton, speaking lot
The citizen associations of the city,
told the commission that had George
washington dreamed. that the Ma
tional Capital would ever exteno 10
the present limits OF the Distrlct OF
Columbia provision would nave oesn IN
made for the extension OF streets 10
those limits.
He asked the highway commrission
tn consider carefully the testimony OF
Col. KutE for the District CommIs
sioners. because those Commissioners
are the official spokesmen Tor tne PEG
pie of Washington. And Whlie tne
citizens do not always agree with the
Commissioners. they are behind them
in full force on this question.
w. r. g. Curtis. speaking Tor the
Washington Suburban Sanitary COM
to the proposal to close l4th street
through the Walter Reed Hospital
reservation.
He appealed for the Maryland COM
munities north Of the District. which.
he said, need this new thoroughfare
If that large area is to develop ana
grow.
e. B. Henderson Of the Piney Branch
Citizens Association threw out the
sueeestion that some day 18th street
NAV be declared boulevard for light
vehicles only, thus leaving Georgia
avenue the only other gateway 10
4 the north end OF the city IL l4th street
| is not opened.
Jesse c. Suter put the Takema
Park Citizens Association on record
! in favor of the opening of the street.
Charles W. Ray voiced the senti-
ment Of the Brentwood Citizens
Association. which also is strongly IN
favor of the proposed opening.
8. d. Grove presented a brief on
behalf of the Sixteenth Street Heights
Citizens Association, advocating the.
oes:i-yT-nv-
brief review Of the development of
District and suburban streets and the
considerations leading up to the adop-
tion of the highway plan in 1898. He
said the proposal to stop 18th street at
| its juncture with the hospital reserva-
| tton would constitute the first serious
departure from that plan. Mr.. Rich
ards contended that the extension OF
18th street is a vital necessity to CON-
tinue development of the District.
O. w. Robey, county commissioner
of Montgomery county: Harry Martin
of Kensington and other residents OF
MARYLAND made brief statements. in
which they predicted the development
of the communities just over the Dis
trict line in Maryland would be seri-
ously retarded unless an additional
transportation artery is provided.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
WAKEFIELD IN PLEA
FOR RAILROAD ACT
Supplies Association Head
Opposes Any Weakening
of Transportation Law.

Any attempt to impair provisions Of
the transportation act. would be q
menace to successful operation Of the
nations railroads in the public inter-
est. Davies Warfeld. president Of the
Railroad Supplies. declared today at
the Senate investigation of the rail-
road situation.
ANY unsatisfactory application Of
the provisions of the transportation
turned" said Mr.. Warfield. has been
largely due to both the conditions in
which the railroads were returned
and the general after-war= readjust-
ment which has obtained in every in
dgs1ry and in every ~ relation OF indus
Mr.. Warfield said 1t would be Of
material assistance at the present
time If means were adopted imme.
diately to fund the obligations of the
railroads to the Railroad Admins
tration.
Mr.. warfield concluded his state
ment today and the committee tomor-
row will hear members Of the Sc
curity Owners Associations board Of
economies and engineering.
Resume study Of Problem.
Study OF the railroad problem was
resumed yesterday by the Senate in
terstate commerce committee. with
Mr.. Warheld as the chief witness.
The question for the moment is"
revenue be obtained from rates and
fares that will be considered rea-
sonable by the public and the ship
pers, and will these rates bear a re-
lation to the price obtainable for the
articles transported that will not i'm
l..
money required to meet the neces-
stiles Of transportation have to be
supplied in the public interest by
taxation?"
The latter meant government oper-
alton and eventual government own
means. the witness declared. He ex-
pressed the belief that with proper
economies and the return of normal
business conditions the railroads
could earn 6 per cent return and
also reduce rates, adding that the
held accountable for the contraction
of the carriers business.
Would Solve Problem.
Mr.. warfield thought organization
Of railroad officials. as grouped in
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.s and creation of a central agency
to supply equipment without profit and
perform other services uAder super
vision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission would solve the problem,
and submitted two bills for that pur-
pose.
Interstate Commerce Commission
reports on carriers revenues and ex-
penditures, Mr. Warfield declared,
gave conclusive evidence Of the ne
cessity for reduction of wages
of employees, although that would not
entirely enable the carriers to satisfy
the demands of shippers for lower
rates. He proposed co-ordinated re-
lations between the commission and
the Railroad Labor Board, as either
could function to the best interests
of all concerned without an inter-
change of information.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
RELIEF is IN SIGHT.
"Not So Warm Tomorrow" Wealth.
er Man Predicts.

Relief from the hot weather was
promised by the weather bureau to-
day, which predicted unsettled
weather, with local thundershowers
this afternoon or tonight, followed by
partly cloudy weather tomorrow and
mot so warm"
Today at noon the official tube at
the weather bureau registered a de-;
gree or SO less than was marked up
at noon yesterday. All records for
heat here were broken yesterday,
when the official high mark was "a de-
greeS.