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Evening star., 1921-12-18
SENTENCED FOR FORGERY.
Clarence Howard, World War Vet
eran, Given Three Years.

Clarence Howard. a world war vet
eran: was sentenced yesterday by
Chief Justice Mccoy in Criminal
Division to serve total Of three
years in the penitentiary. There were
three cases of forgery against the
young man and the court made the
term of imprisonment one year in
each case. Howard forged the name
of his wife to compensation checks
totaling $247.96 sent to her from the
war risk bureau. Two young women
indicted with Howard were acquitted
by the jury. it being shown that
they wrote the name of the wife on
the checks at the dictation of Howard.
Alfred Knolls white, was given
an additional term of two years in
the penitentiary by Chief Justice Nc
Coy for stealing automobiles. Knolls
was sentenced on a similar charge
yesterday by Justice Siddons to four
years Imprisonment.
John Parker, colored, was given
four years on charge of grand lar
ceny, and Leonidas Polk, colored, a
term of two years for an assault
with q dangerous weapon.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
BRIEFLY TOLD STORY
OF ARMS CONFERENCE

(The Star is publishing each day sum.
MARRIED story Of the developments Of the
armament conference. By reading Il each
day you will keep In touch with the out
standing events Of the historic ineetinS.)
The committee Of fifteen on the
Limitation Of armamsnts considered
further the question Of the ratios to
be fixed for the French ana italian
navies At q meeting yesterday, NJ.
Sarraut, head Of the French delagA.
tfon, defending the French proposal
for 3.s ratio. The cemmittee
adjourned without action until to-
morrow at II am. In the mean.
time the French delegates have
cabled to the Paris government for
instructions. particularly with re-
gard to q counter proposal Of the
other powers that the ratio OF
France be LIS. and also Of italy.
The American, British. Italian
Evening star., 1921-12-18
new BOMBING PLOT
RUMORS STIR N. Y,
Continued from First Page,

poets rounded up ana discharged in
cluded:
A former tennis player, arrested in
Canada after he had claimed a psychic
influence had led him to foretell tho
disaster.
A former convict In a Wisconsin
penitentiary, later found to have been
behind the bars when the blast oc-
Cured.
Five seamen taken from a ship at
New Orleans and later cleared.
Three Cleveland suspects, one a
woman, later freed.
Two Pittsburgh suspects, one later
lodged in Jail for lodging the draft.
Bayonne truckman, who was able
to establish cast iron alibi.
A wrestler. arrested in Omaha, but
later proven to have been engaged on
a western mat the day Of the explo-
sion.
Believe Mystery Solved.
Mr.. Burns reiterated that there was
no question that In Lndenfeld's arrest
the Department Of Justice had a solu-
ton Of tho explosion.
I'VE have known it all along" he
said.
He regretted, he declared, that the
Warsaw police had permitted Lin
denfeld's capture to become known
at this time, as 1t had been the inten-
ton to withhold the information, SO
that the investigation might be un-
hampered
1t was through Lindenfeld, Mr..
Burns said, that the Burns agency
learned prior to the Wall street ex-
plosion that something was going
to happen" but he added that the ex-
act location could not be determined.
He refused to state whether suspects
were now in this country. asserting
that the number of persons involved
might be anywhere from twelve to
800.
Burns added that the operatives in
his agency knew some relationship
existed between the perpetrators of
the Wall street plot and those who
sent bombs through the mails to sew
eral prominent men in various cities
some months ago.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
NEED COMMON LANGUAGE.

Fighting 10 still common in south
Europe, And therefore the need of
physicians and hospitals 10 great, de-
clared DR.. Esther Lovejoy. president
Of the international women's Medical
Association, in an address yesterday
at the luncheon Of the Women's City
Club.
A common language in that Area is
q great need. DR.. Lovejoy said, in
order that tho people may understand
each other. The women there, con-
ttnued the speaker, are struggling for
q chance to live normal, human life,
and the gaining Of their independence
will be a long step toward a peaceful
Balkan region.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, president
Of the club. Tomorrow Afternoon DR..
Lovejoy will address the members Of
the College Women's Club.
Evening star., 1921-12-18

Thousands Of District public schoo
children, at the suggestion Of school
authorities. will this week begin an
intensive study Of the developments
of the conference on the limitation of
armament in preparation for the prize
essay contest to be conducted by The
Star on the subject, 'The Arms Con-
ference and Its Significance"
School officials said last night that
they will call to the attention Of the
teachers during the week the plans
Of The Star to conduct the contest,
and will urge them to have their
pupils enter it when formally opened.
The children also will be advised to
keep scrapbooks containing news
paper accounts of the conference,
which officials OF the schools believe
will be invaluable to them in writing
their essays. 1t WAS pointed out in
this connection that pupils in many
schools have made scrapbooks and
have been keeping them up to date
with the press reports since the in
ception of the conference.
Stephen E. Kramer, assistant SUPER
intendent of schools, commended The
Star last night for proposing such q
Evening star., 1921-12-18
BAR LEADERS LAUD
DEAD Chief JUSTICE
Services of Edward D. White
Honored at Meeting in Su-
preine; Court Chamber.
JOHN w. DAVIS PRESIDES
Former Ambassador. in Tribute,
Points to Great Expansion OF
Federal Powers in 27 Years.

The bar of the Supreme Court OF the
United, States met in the courtroom
Yesterday to pay a tribute of respect to
the memory of the Iate Chlei Sos'ice
Edward d White.
The meeting was presided over ov
John w. Davis. former AMBASSADOR 10
England and former solicitor general.
who, in referring to the twenty. seven
years of service of the late chief justice
I,non the supreme Court bench. declared
that during that period there came
DEVELOPMENT and expansion OF the pow
ers Of the federal government ana
resulting increase in the labors OF the
court unsurpassed during any eGua
period in the history of the republic.
Foreign Wars Bring Work.
Two foreign wars brought with them
during that period "nroblems OF no mover
iSThronsh all this sequence of great
events Chief Justice White moved as a
foremost actor" Mr.. Davis declared
and the future VOYAGE of the ship OF
state will be charted from, precedents
which he assisted to establish.
Logical and penetrating in intellect.
hold in thought and tenacious in convic-
tion. lofty and unselfish in his devotion
to his country. it is not too much to say
that none Of those who have occupied
that great seat have filled 1t more
sentiment comes to join those OF his
predecessors on the walls OF this his
toric chamber. even that immortal COM
pany will be richer for his presence"
His Services n Monument.
A committee headed by former
Senator George Sutherland of Utah
and numbering among it's members
many of the most noted LAWYERS OF
the country submitted resolutions
extoiline the late Chief Justices serv-
ices to his state and to his nation,
declaring his work has contributed
for him "a monument as enduring as
the court itself"
The resolution adopted further
stated that the late Chief Justice. by
his modest bearing. his democratic
attitude toward his fellowmen. his
clean and wholesome outlook upon
life and his vigorous support OF
American institutions and ideals
has left to his countrymen memory
which is at once an insDiration and
an example of incalculable worth. In
his death the nation. whose faithful
and efficient servant he was, has sus-
tained an irreparable loss"
Incidents Show His Quality.
A number of addresses were de-
1fvered by attorneys prominent in the
practice of the court, relating Incl
dents in the life of the late Chief
Justice and emphasizing his con-
s,deration. kindness. learning and
grasp of the destiny of the nation in
the affairs of the world.
The resolutions and proceedings OF
yesterday will later be presented to
the Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
Wall street explosion, one Of the
worst tragedies in the history Of New
York. occurred at noon on September
16, 1920.
The skyscrapers Of lower Manhat-
tan were pouring out their thousands
for the midday meal when suddenly
q sheet OF flame shot up from Wall
ana Broad streets. In q few seconds
nearly two-score bodies lay on blood
stained pavements while more than
100 men ana women were torn by
fiyinE fragments Of metal. In . sec
ond millions Of dollars worth Of
damage had been done.
Yelled With Mystery.
All was confusion, all was mystery.
After a time, when hundreds OF police
men and q detachment OF soldiers
from Governors Island arrived to
guard substreasury and banking
houses, the confusion ended. but the
mystery continued month after month
until It seemed ~ if 1t never would
be solved.
Countless Investigations were
started. A wrecked wagon and dead
horse were found outside ths banking
house Of J. p. Morgan & Co.. which
by some investigators was held to be
Evening star., 1921-12-18
DAHL DELAY sT1Rs LONDON.
Anxiety Felt Because of Long
Drawn-Out Secret Sessions.
By the Assocjated press

d! the Associated Press.
LONDON. December 17.-There was
no oimlnution of confidence in Lon
don today that the Anglo-Irish treaty
ultimately will be accepted by tn.
dali eireann or by the Irish peopi..
II referendum should become nee
essary. But the unexplained pro-
longation of the secret debates ia
Dublln has begun to cause some anX-
iety here, which is somewhat aug
mented by the remembrance of many
similar prolonged debates on the
irish side during the course Of The
negotiations that preceded the sign
ing of that document
The English public mind today ap-
peared to revert TO former Premier
Asquith's warning about a "malie-
nant genius hovering over Irish af-
falrs, and this uneasiness was in
creased by rumors of important mod
ihcatlonS of the treaty to be sus-
sested from Dublin entailing pos
slbiy entirely new negotiations
Should this unexpected course be
adopted, nobody here seems to know
now the government would meet il.
Dur1ng the course of the debate on
the treaty in the house of commons
Prime Minister Lloyd George took the
stand that an attempt by parliament
to modify the treaty would destroy
u ana necessitate new conference.
Presumably notifications by the dali
would have the sanesSfect.
Lord BirkenheadssAr charge of the
government in Irish affairs. now that
the premier will be engaged with NJ.
BRAND and the matter of German
reparations, and it will be recalled
that in yesterdays speech Lord Birk-
enhead openly referred to the possi-
bllity of an appeal being made to the
country on the Irish settlement.
1t is beginning to be believed that
the dail cream will ratify the treaty,
il at all. only by a narrow majority:
gossip puts the number of those
known to be pledged to ratification al
"a. Should the decision. as feared in
some quarters. be for important modi-
fcations of the treaty. there is a
growing belief that Mr. Lloyd George
VIII resort to general election early
in the year.
Irishmen themselves. according to
Dublin reports. are irritated at the
oeiay and want the matter settled. if
only because of the uncertainty
winch is detrimental to Christmas
trade. The serious disorders and
snootings at Belfast are also regard
ed as another reason for a quick SET
tlement.
The prime minister and Lord Birk-
enhead have both gone to the coun-
Try Tor the week end. They will re-
turn to London Monday. There has
6een no meeting between Sir James
craig, the Ulster premier, and MIR
Lloyd George. and no development on
the Ulster side of the problem.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
DENIES ALBANIA
IS SEEKING A KING
Report Is Termed ''Canard
American" by Commits
si0ner to U. S.
BY the Associst ted Press.


NEW YORK. December 17.-C. A.
Checkrezi. Albanian commissioner to
the United States, today issued a
statement denying that his country
was sin the market for a king or
that the throne had been offered
to Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte of this
city.
Referring to reports published yes
terday that the offer had been made
to the great-grandnephew of Ma
poleon by commissioners Of the AL
banian government" M. Checkrezi
said:
Being the only commissioner of
United States / wish to state most
emphatically that neither l nor any
one, as far as I know, has ever been
commissioned by the government OF
Albania. or by its regency council. or
by its parliament, or by any party
to open any negotiations or make
an offer Of the crown of Albania to
any one.
Other Reports Denied.
The further report that the swift
election of q king is desirable in
order to prevent the impending re-
turn to Albania by airplane of the
former ruler of the country. Prince
William of Wied. is equally baseless
as also is the report that the Albanian
parliament had decided to proclaim
Albania a kingdom.
aside from the fact that the pres
ent parliament has never made any
such decision, it has, moreover. nc
authority to deal with the question OF
changing the present form of govern
ment, which is left to the decision
of the constituent assembly. which
will draw the constitution Of the
country. But even the convocatien
of tAjS assembly is uncertain at
present.
In conclusion / will say that the
whole report is 'canard American.
intended to boost a certain reporter
whose identity is known to me, a
man endowed with very morbid
imagination. and I would not care to
boost him by naming him.
Evening star., 1921-12-18

ana Japanese delegations are re-
ported to be opposed to the large
capital ship tonnage asked BY
France. italy desires the same
ratio Of naval strength as may be
hxed for France.
The Japanese ana italian dele.
gates discussed the question Of the
kiaochow-Tsinanfu railroad in
Shantung yesterday but without
coming to final conclusion. They
are at odds on the method Of pay.
ment by China for the road at
present held by the japanese.
China desires to make payment in
three annual installments. Japan,
on the other hand desires the pay.
ment to extend over a period Of
twenty years. They meet again
tomorrow afternoon.
The committee on the far east
is still awaiting the GALL OF the
chairman.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
PRESS CLUB PROGRAM.
Elaborate Entertainment will Be
Given on Ladies' Day Today.

An elaborate program of entertain
ment has been arranged for ladies
day" at the National Press Club this
afternoon at o'clock. Rudolph De
zapp will be in charge and H. w.
Nevinson, staff correspondent of the
Manchester. England, Guardian. who
is in Washington for the arms con-
ference, will make an address.
Features Of the program include:
Miss Alice Deleslyne Taylor of the
Fabian School Of Music. piano solo;
Lieut.. Horace Alvin Lake. bass solo,
list at the First Baptist Church, selec-
tions, with Mrs. Howard M. Blandy at
the piano; Isaac Minovich, ten-year-
old violin prodigy. accompanied by
Dora Minovith, pianist, both pupils of
Prof. Joseph Kaspar; Miss Priscilla
Alden Slaughter, soprano solos, with
Miss Julia Russell at the piano;
Charles B. Hanford. Shakespearean
scholar. in a monologue, ana Dora
Minovich, piano selections.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
G. A. R. OFFICERS CHOSEN

Officers of the John A. Rawlins
Post, No. 1. Grand Army Of the Re-
public. who were elected at q meet
ing Of the post last week and who
will be installed in office January 13,
1892. follow:
John Finn, post commander; c. b.
Dickey, senior vice commander: W. J.
Weiss Weiss: Junior 3. vice commandsr: command, :: J:
William Schneider, officer Of the day !:
Clarence Smith, officer Of the guard !;
representatives, to department en-
campment, c. B. Dickey and William
F. Small: on department memorial
executive committee. William F:
Soldiers and Sailors Temporary
Home. Newton Ferree and w. j.
Weie9.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
THIRTY-YEAR SENTENCE.
William J. Carroll Incurs Penalty
for Murder Of Wife.

William Joseph Carroll. forty four
years old, formerly employed at the
District pumping station. was sen
fenced yesterday by Chief Justice
Mccoy to serve thirty years in the
penitentiary. Carroll recently pleaded
guilty to murder in the second degree
in connection with the death of his
wife, Catherine Carroll, in the yard
adjoining his home at 1915 K street
southeast, December IL, 1920. He was
indicted for first degree murder.
The tragedy followed a quarrel at
the supper table, and the woman was
killed in the presence of her two
children.
Attorney James A. o'shea appeared
for the prisoner.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
LEDoUx TO HOLD Meeting
Arms Program This Afternoon in
Front Of Pan-American Building.

Urban Ledoux, who states he is
working in the interest OF disarma-
ment, said last night he had arranged
to hold a demonstration In advocacy
Of world peace and disarmament this
afternoon in front Of the Pan-Ameri-
can building. The police gave him
the necessary permit. 1t Is sched-
uled to begin at 2:30 o'clock. There
will be addresses, solos and chorus
singing. and an hour of silent prayer,
according to his program.
Kenneth Chase, one OF the score or
more men sold on the auction block in
Boston last summer and who later
sang before a gathering Of more than
$4,000 people In Boston. will be the
principal soloist at this afternoon's q
exercises. One Of his offerings will
be "The World Is Dying For 4 Little
Bit Of Love-" There will be a chorus
Of overseas veterans.
Evening star., 1921-12-18

American people, and cry at the same
time for economy.
There are conditions of distress in
this country which would appall Con-
Eress II dared relate them," Mr..
Madden shouted. adding that infor-
nation to this effect had been laid
before him confidentially.
But cannot see my way clear to
vote money out of the Treasury" said
the chairman. when 1t is not to be
used to relieve the distress of the
people we were sent here to serve"
, amendments more than q score Of
| members. jumping to their feet, de-
| manded recognition. In the midst of
the flood OF them Representative
Goodykoonts. republican. West vir-
paragraph. which would direct the
President to spend $2o.0o0.000 for re-
lfeving distress among the starving
hungry and unemployed citizens OF
on point Of order, but the West vir-
MY amendment may not come
within the rules Of the House," Mr..
Goodykoontz declared above the din,
but 1t at least has the merit Of COM
Ing within the Constitution Of the
United States"
Amendments Defeated,
After that amendments were set
| up in rapid succession, only to be
knocked down. About all that was
tackled on to the original bill was a
direction that grain for the Russians
be purchased in the United States
and sent to Russia in American bot
toms. and a direction that a report
OF all expenditures be made to Con
Eress BY the end OF next year.
The House refused to include
Armenia in the area to which relief
| would be sent. It also refused to
designate the area as the volEa re.
sion, or Russia AZ she stood geo.
| graphically prior to the war.
| The bill as passed by the House
specifically authorizes the President
| Through such agency or agencies
| AZ he may designate, to purchase IL
| the United States and transport in
| American ships and distribute corn
seed grain ana preserved milk for the
| relief of the distressed and starving
| people of Russia and for sprine
| planting in areas where seed grains
have been exhausted"
It was estimated that four ana q
half or flve million bushels Of grain
would be purchased under the appro.
| pffation.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
LEWIS N. cARRIS RESIGNS.
Head Of Vocational Board to Take
New York Position.

Lewis H. Carris. administrative
BEAD Of the Federal Board for voca-
tional Education, has resigned. his
resignation to become effective Febru-
ary Is next, according to an announce
ment last night by Edward T. Franks,
member of the board.
Mr.. Carris, who has been with the
board since its inception, resigns to
accept a position as field secretary for
the National Commission for the Pre-
vention of Blindness, with head
quarters at New York. While with
the board. Mr.. Carrie was instrumental i
in organizing the industrial rehabili-
tation division.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
TELLS OF DOCTORS MIND.
Dr.. w. A. White Addresses Phi
Chi on Physician's Psychology.

DR.. William A. White, superinten.
dent Of st. Elisabeth's Hospital, de-
livered An address on "phycholosy OF
q Physician's Mind" at a smoker OF
the Phi Chi Fraternity u the George
town University Medical School at the
fraternity house, so0s N street. last
night.
Dr.. George H. Kober, dean Of the
medical school, also made . brief ad-
dress. A. number Of phystciane were
guests Of the fraternity. Dr.. .Casmir
r. x. tsiteA presided. - ',s.e'
A musical program was given and
. buffet luncheon was served.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
experts, the personnel OF which ha!
not yet been announced.

experts, the personnel OF which has
not yet been announced.
Mechanics Have Scattered.
From nine months to q year is the
time estimated by American experts
as required for the construction OF
a rigid ship Of the LEO type. The
American experts say that Germany
has the necessary materials. fnclud'
ing duralumin for girders. Personnel
for the construction. however. Will
have to be recruited and ORGANIZED
before actual work can be under-
taken, it was said. Since the COM
nIetion Of the two commercial Yep
pelins, the Bodensea and the moro
stern in the record time OF hve
months. and their subsequent trans
fer to France and Italy, rigid ar
shin construction has ceased IN Cor
manv and the mechanics anu spe-
cialis,s have entered other industries
from which they will have to ne won
back. ,.+e,t of the
wartime crafts, such as the L.to' :. =,
ana ~. built in 1918 and 1870. Az
three of the airships were OF S'sVo'ooo
oubio feet volume-almost as large as
the recently lost zR-2 ana httle
!. rver than the Navy's ZR-1, now b.
I'M. built at the naval aircraft factory
at Philadelphia. The Army semi-
rir,d airship, the Roma, which IL
scheduled to fly to Warrington from
Langley Field, Va, within the nexs
few days, 10 just half the size IN vol
ume Of the airship now contemplated.
Carries Crew Of Thirty.
rhe German Ito class Of afrship
neas sured 7&s feet in length. fS feet
longer than the British zR-s, but hav-
,ns the standard German diameter Of
1874 feet. Their total useful load il
over 81, 900 pounds. or ~ tons. equiva-
lent to SO per cent Of the total weight
Of these ships. The ships carried
crew Of thirty men each.
These rigid aifships were driven by
seven Maybeck engines OF $50 horse.
power each, arranged In six power
cars suspended below the belly OF the
ship, two being placed in the after
car, giving total horsepower Of
2,030 and developing q speed Of over
eighty miles per hour.
The LII, which was delivered to
ENGLAND after the war, IL said to have
developed . speed Of eighty-two miles
per hour and to have besn capable OF
making a single fight Of 1900 miles
The L-7O was shot down late In the
war and the Liza was delivered ia
France.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
ONE KILLED IN BELFAST
Passengers Lie on Tramcar Floo,
During Attack on Crew.
By the Associated Press.

ID! tHe Associated Press.
BELFAST, December 1T.-Thts af
ternoon's riotous incidents included
an attack on a tramcar crew. whom
the police rescued. Edward Brennan
OF the Short Strand. a Sim Fein area
was shot and killed. Another man
William Thompson, was wounded in
the leg by sniper in Newtownards
road. "
The .tramcar passengers in the riot
zone were compelled to lie on the
bottoms of the cars.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
RESERVE RATION APPROVED.

The reserve ration developed by Col.
Department for issue to troops in the
event Of an emergency, but not other.
wise, until funds are available for
further tests. The meat components
Of the reserve ration consist Of corned
beef and sliced bacon ana the choco-
late component Of pure swsstened
chocolate.