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The Washington times., 1921-03-04
ALBERT. b. NOERR.

Albert b. Noerr. for thirty. Eve
years a draughtsman at the Washing
ton Navy yard, died yesterday at his
home, 1854 Second street northwest.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row morning from the chapel OF w.
II. Sardo and Company, f1p n street
northeast. Interment will be at
Glenwood Cemetery. Mr.. Noerr was
seventy-fye years old. He Is survived
by one sister.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
JOsEPH ID. GIDDINGa.

Funeral services for Joseph ID. Cid
dings, an employe At the Washington
Terminal. who died Tuesday while
visiting friends In Pittsburgh. Pa,
will be held tomorrow afternoon a.
2 o'clock at the chapel OF w. III. Sardo
a Co, 412 II street northeast Inter
ment will be In Glenwood Cemetery,
Mr.. Giddings was a member of the
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
DEATHS.
HICKEY

HICKEY. On Thursday. March 3, 1891, at
1870 a. m. at his residence Marion street
Hysttrvifle, Nd, JOHN n. HICKEY
late Mamie c. and son of the late Generai
william Hickey. Requiem mass at 81.
Jsrome's Catholic Church, Hysttsviiie,
Nd, saturday. March 8. at sac a m.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
w., h. AND A. DIRECTORS MEET.

President George T. Bishop, of the
Baltimore. and Annapolis
Electric Railroad Company. attended
a meeting Of the board Of directors Of
his company yesterday In Baltimore.
The board while In session passed on
a number Of matters relating to the
final taking over of the Annapolis
Short Line under a plan OF consolida-
tion already announced.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04

QUICKSILVER OUTPUT IN 1920.
Quicksilver production of the United
States during 1920 was, according TO
preliminary estimates Of the United
States Geological Survey, 1000 TASKS
Of seventy-fve pounds each. Califor-
mia produced 9,366 TASKS, Texas 1901,
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
MRS. JEAN M. PHILLIPS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Jean NJ
Phillips, wife of Harold Phillips, a
local newspaper man. who died Tues
day morning in Saranac, N. Y, will
be held this afternoon at the UNDER
taking establishment OF +. A. Hinas,
1901 Fourteenth street northwest
Interment will be In Glenwood Ceme-
terry. Mrs. Phillips was twenty years
old.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
GOLD FROM LONDON.

Gold in the amount of $2,s5o,00o
has left London consigned to Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., of New York. a part of
which Is coming on the Albania This
makes a total Of $114,126.000 import
ed for this firm on the present move
ment
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
GOODYEAR READJUsTMENT PLAN.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com.
pany has been advised by the mer-
chandise creditors committee that 75
per cent of the merchandise indebted
ness dealt with by the readjustment
have essented to the plan. Announce
ment has been made, however. that
the company does not feel justified In
completing the changes In the organi
zation unti substantially all the cred
itors have approved.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
CITIES SERVICE COMPANY
Bankers Shares

Henry L. Doherty d Company announce
that the twsnty-nfth monthly distribution
Of Cities Service Company Bankers Shares
payable April 1, ls2l. TO holders Of Bankers
shares Of record March l6. 1921. will be
IS cents per Bankers share.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
Births, Marriages, Deaths

Brotherhood Of Locomotive Train
men and was affiliated with Hop,
Lodge, No. 20. r. and A. NJ. He is sur
vived by two brothers and one sister
Death was due to pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
%%as nS%vnn BUSINESS AND FINANCE ane
Investors Servic

Timss
s.e. .sr.y S,A s.5s. ana
isvsst serves. ssassy yBsidias d C
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
OFFERING BOND ISSUE.

Dillcn. Read Il Co.. Of New York,
are offering 20-year 8 per cent first
mortgage sinking fund gold bonds OF
the Sharon Steel Hoop Company to
the amount of So. .OOO, 900, according to
announcement just made.
The bonds are dated March I, 1921.
and due in 1941, and are being sold at
100 and accrued interest.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
Wall Street Gossip
ROYAL DUTCH CAPITAL INCREASE

An Amsterdam dispatch yesterday
stated the Royal Dutch Petroleum
Company has increased it's authorised
capital from 400, 100000 to 100000
600 guilders. AS one OF the innum-
erable rumors regarding Atlantic
Gulf was to the effect that Royal
Dutch was to take over Cuffs Mex
lean properties, the increase caused
a little strength in Agwi for a while.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
NEW KAOLIN GOODS PLANT.

A plant for the manufacture Of
paint crockery and other goods will
be built by T. s. Hudleston and asso
ciates at Bolton. Texas, at a cost OF
100000. Kaolin, the material from
which these articles will be manufac-
tured. has been found in large de-
posits near Bolton.
DAIRY co. EXPANDS.
Plans and specifications will be
completed in the near future for the
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
Prosperity Returning

construction of a 800. 900 addition to
the plant Of the Western Maryland
Dairy Company, of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1921-03-04
GEORGE w. LEE.

George w. Lee. a veteran Of the
civil war. died yesterday afternoon
at 3:15 o'clock at his home. $40
Tenth street northeast Death was
due to pneumonia.
Mr.. Lee was a member of Camp
III, United Confederate Veterans.
He is survived by three sons, Marion
F., Paul X. and Bernard r. Lee.
Funeral services will be held at
Lees Undertaking Establishment to-
morrow afternoon at l o'clock. In
terment will be private.
MRS. ROSE A. CORY.
Following q brief illness Of pneu-
monia, Mrs. Rose A Cory, wife OF
r. A. Cory. died Wednesday at her
home, 1928 Four-and-a-half street
southwest She was sixty-four years
old. She is survived. besides her hus-
band, by a son, John 8. Cory.
The body may be viewed today at
Taltavull's funeral parlors. 443 Sew
enth street southwest. Mass will be
celebrated tomorrow morning at st.
Dominic's Church. 1nterment will be
at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
GEDDES EMBARKS
ON RETURN VOYAGE
Has Spent Three Weeks Con-
ferring With High British
Officials. :
PRlMED ON ALL QUESTIONS
Now in Position to Take Up An.
glo-American Policies With :
Next Administration. :
PRIMED ON ALL QUESTIONS

by the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 15.-Sir Auck-
land Geddes, British ambassador to the
United States. left London for Sou,h-
ampton this morning on his way TO
Washington. He intended to board the
liner Aquitania at Southampton. 4
crowd gathered at the station and
cheered as the ambassadors train
pulled out, and representative of Earl
Curzon of kedleston. secretary of state
for foreign affairs. was present 10 say
farewell Sir John Henry. who was
closely associated with Sir Auckland in
the ministry of national service during
the war. accompanied him to Southamp-
ton.
S. Alfred SEE. the new Chinese ans
'bassador to the United States. also left
London this morning. intending 10 go to
America on board the Aquitania.
Sir Auckland Geddes has spent three
weeks on this side of the Atlantic. LIN
that time he held numerous conferences
with Premier Lloyd George and Lord
Curzon. secretary for foreign affa
both in Paris and London. and other
members of the cabinet here was re-
ceived in audience by the king and had
two long talks with the American am
bassador. John w. Davis. who also wiil
soon return to the United States.
These, it is said, have equipped the
ambassador with all information avaa-
able in advance for the handling of the
various Anglo-American questions which
have accumulated and have been he'd
in allegiance mainly for the advent OF
the new administration. When the
domestic political trend Of America be-
came apparent, there was virtual dis
continuance of official exchanges on all
matters between the nations of an es-
sential controversial character, but il is
pointed out that both governments are
desirous of facilitating the clearance OF
these questions as quickly as possible.
The ambassadors secretary declared
that the ambassador conference with
Mr.. Davis was in the nature of fare
we'll courtesy. and had no political sig
nificance. Sir Auckland will not be ac-
companied by Lord Chalmers. whom. Il
is stated, the treasury still intends send
ing to the United States at a later date.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
FINDS RUSSIAN --~
MASSES FIGHTING BOLSHEVIKI
Ambassador to U. S. Happy Over Growing
Revolt-Opposes Outside Aid-On
Way Here From Paris.

cerning peasant movements. Con-
siderable portions of the soviet re-
gions seem to be in continuous re-
volt Especially conspicuous up
r1sings are now in evidence in the
Ukraine. in the southeastern steppes
and the Vologda district.
The labor masses of Russia. disil-
lusioned. seem to be an energetic
factor in the struggle against the
boisheviki The reports of all our
dustry and production as practically
universal. Many railroads have ceased
services and all available material
has been removed in order to keep
the other lines going.
Opposed to Outside Aid.
Il have been glad to find. also. an
increasing conviction among the oD-
ponents of the bolsheviki that the
salvation of Russia must come from
within. 1t is felt that no solution
lies in the hope of Intervention or in
a large military movement organized
and directed from outside.
This change in the anti-bolshevik
tactics may be characterized. as a
INST important phase of the situation.
This is the essence of the policy as
revealed in the discussions and de-
cisions of the conference of the mem
bers. of the constituent assembly.
The proceedings and decisions of
the InkmbArS of the constituent as
semb,y coincide with the line of
thought determining the policy of
the United States toward Russia"
Evening star., 1921-02-15
ILLINOIS forbidden
TO LOWER RATES
Enjoined From interfering
With Orders of Interstate
Commerce Commission.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 15.-The state
of Illinois has been enjoined by the
United States district court from In
terfering with the Interstate Com
merce Commission orders establish
ing increased freight and passenger
rates on railroads operating within
the state. The decision. given late
yesterday, was not announced until
today.
The court dismissed all suits filed By
the attorney general of Illinois TO
have set aside the orders of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. and in
effect upheld the right of the federal
body to fix state rates where it was
shown that such rates constituted a
discrimination against those estab-
lished for interstate commerce.
The decision will allow the roads
to put into effect an increase of 40
per cent in freight rates and TO raise
passenger rates in the state to 3.6
cents mile.
The present rate for the latter is
3 cents, but the state public utilities
commission had ordered the roads to
restore the old statutory rate of 2
cents a mile.
The findings were handed down by
Judges Baker and Page of the United
States circuit court. and Judge Car
penter of the district court, sitting
en- banc.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
FIND COLLEGE STUDENTS
LOSE BELIEF IN RELIGION
Methodist Institute Move.
ment in Forty Cities to Raise
Money for Education.

Finding that S5 per cent of the
students in the leading universities
have a definite belief in God when
they enter those institutions. but that
less than so per cent have such belief
when they reach their senior year
instituted a movement in forty large
cities of the south to raise money for
promoting Christian education.
The first meeting in Washington in
this connection was that at the
Mount Vernon Place NJ. Z. Church
South Sunday. with the presiding
elder. Dr. ]. Howard Wells. in charge
Former Senator Webb of Tennessee.
DIR. w. ]. Young of the Emory Uni
versity of Atlanta DIR. H. H. Sherman
of Randolph Macon Academy and Dr.
Clovis G. Chappell are among those
who are interested in this work.
The school system of the United
States was founded by the churches.
with ministers of the gospel as teach
day the Bible is practically excluded.
The Southern Methodist Church, it is
announced. is to raise a huge fund
for founding and equipping schools
where young men and women of
whatever faith may study the arts
and sciences amid Christian surround
ings, as distinguished from sectarian-
ment equal to that of the best state
universities, and emphasis Is made
that this movement is for secular
education under Christion influences,
and not for sectarian purposes.
1t is alleged that about so per cent
leading universities are agnostics and
largely to this is attributed the num-
Der of graduates who have no Chris
ton beliefs.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
.$9],OD0,OlO VOTED
FOR NEW WARSH|PS
House Refuses to Hold Up
Expenditures for Possible
Action on Disarmament.
NEW CONTRACTS BARRED
Entire Navy Measure Carries $685.
OO0,000-Cut to 100000
Men Favored.
NEW CONTRACTS BARRED

After voting down decisively a
proposed amendment that would have
prohibited the expenditure of any
part of the s90.000.00O apportioned for
battleship construction until an in
ternational disarmament conference
shall have been called by the Presi-
dent, the House passed the naval ap-
preparation bill yesterday. carrying
$685., 100000. The disarmament condi-
tion was proposed by Representative
Brooks, republican. of Illinois and was
defeated, 124 to 80.
The House also refused to cut the
amount that would be availabl fo-
work on the Navys building program
during the coming fiscal year to S5u,-
000. .000. as proposed by Representative
Dickinson. republican. Iowa. and by
vote of 2S2 to defeated a motion
by Representative Blanton. democrat
Texas. to recommit the bill for the
purpose of cutting the appropriation
for construction work to s7.000,000
and of eliminating section which
prevents the use of stop watches in
navy yards and arsenals.
New Navy Contracts Barred.
The mea sure. as it goes to the SEN
ate, however, carries an amendment,
offered by Representative Oliver,
democrat. Alabama. that no part of
the $90,000.0o0 carried for new craft
shall be used on ships on which con-
struction has not started or for which
contracts have not been let.
Chairman Kelley of the sumcommit-
tee that framed the bill agreed to
this limitation. saying it would mean
that work could not be started be-
fore July /. 1922. on twelve destroyers,
six fleet submarines and one trans
port authorized in 1918, but not yet
placed under contract.
Would Cut Personnel
Although somewhat riddled by
points of order that had been ma de
against a number of sections, the bill
as far as it's main features were con-
cerned. was approved by the House
pra ctically as it was reported by the
appropriations committee.
Reduction of the enlisted personne
of the Marine Corps from approx
mately 27,000 OF 10000 men was
agreed to without comment. as was
the decrease in the enlisted strength
of the Navy from $4,000 to 100000
men.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
PIONEER CLASS BANQUET
Members of High School Who
Graduated in 1878 Meet.

Members of the pioneer Glass;
the class of rs of the Washington
High School. met at the Cosmos Club
for their forty-third annual banquet
Saturday night.
The class of rs was the first class
to be graduated from the high school.
which was organized in the fall of
1877 and met in the old Thomson
building. on 18th street, with Edward
A. Paul as principal and sole teacher
The class consisted of fifty-four, of
whom about forty remand through
out the year. being graduated in June,
1873. \ class organization was form
ed and there have been annual meet
ings since that date.
Commodore William Z. Reynolds of
the United States coast guard presid-
ed. Others present included Francis
A. Sebring. Frank B. Noyes, w. B.
Robson. B. B. Thompson. c. O. Bohrer,
George A. Provost. Frank T. Chapman.
Frank e. Ferguson, w. J.. Palmer, c..
S. Hyer, D. A. Edwards. Dr. A. T.
Gregory. j. Harry Jones. John B. Es-
pey. ]. H. A. Fowler and Prof. H. l..
Hodgkins.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
By the Associated Press.

by me Associated Press.
PARIS. February 14.-Boris Bakh-
meteff. Russian ambassador to the
United States, who came to Paris for
the purpose of attending a meeting
of the Russian constituent assembly,
composed of all the Russian elements
opposed to bolshevism. has completed
his work and will leave tomorrow Tor
Washington on the Aquitania.
Among those identified with the
constituent assembly conference were
a. F. kerensky. head of the former
Russian government. and NJ. Avsken-
tieff, member of the former keren-
sky cabinet, who acted as presiding
officer.
My purpose" said NJ. Bakhmeteff
today, in discussing his visit to Parls.
was to come in contact with my
compatriots and learn the conditions
in Russia and to see if the concep-
tion in America. upon which our pol
icy is based there, was correct one
and also to come into direct COM
munication with the members or the
constituent assembly and union Of
zemstvos and municipalities
Sees Struggle Against Reds.
'1 have learned from persons COM
ing directly from Russia that the
main feature of the situation in
soviet Russia is the growth OF an
internal movement of the people
against the bolsheviki. I have been
much impressed with the reports con-
Evening star., 1921-02-15

spoke briefly in support of continuing the
fight along the lines previously followed
G. A. Lyon. chairman of the print pup
licty committee. gave condensed ac-
count of what that committee has ac-
compliShed and a perspective OF the con-
stantiy broadening lines it will work
on.
Other Speakers.
Robert N. Harper, E. c. Branderburg
and others spoke in optimistic vein OF
the outlook before the committee w.
b. Westlake proposed a regular meet
ing date. and it was decided to hold the
next meeting on March IA.
Attention was called by Secretary Sey-
mour to the fact that the Chamber or
Commerce has arranged meeting Tor
Thursday night. which will be known
IS .Sat:onal l.epresen ,at ton night. JUS
tice Stafford and other prominent speak.
ers will address the meeting. which Will
be held at the New Willard Hotel.
Chairman Noyes announced me COM
pleted personnel of four committees
which have been reorganized and en-
farged. They are the directing. finance,
brief and historical and statistics facts
committees. Other committees are be-
ing enlarged and will be announced
later.
Personnel OF Committees.
Officers and members of the commit
tees are the following:
Directing committee-John Joy Ed
son. chairman; William T. Galliher,
vice chairman: Robert n. Harper. vice
chairman; Louis Gutenberg, secretary;
George F. Bowerman. E. c. Branden-
burg, Board of Trade; E. F. Colladay,
joint committee; c. ]. Columbus. Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton: Selden nj. Ely. D. ]. Kaufman
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation; Philip King, Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; John 3.
Larner, Association of Oldest Inhab-
itants; Paul Z. Lesh, City Club: G. A
Lyon, joint committee: H. B. +. Mac
farland. joint committee; Roy L. Neu-
hauser, City Club; Theodore W. Noyes
ex-officio. joint committee; James F.
Oyster. Board of Trade: Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey. women's organiza-
tions; Albert Schulteis. Chamber Of
Commerce; A. Leftwich Sinclair.
Chamber of Commerce; Jesse c. Suter,
Citizens Association; Washington
Topham. Citizens Association: w. 3.
Westlake. Citizens Association.
Finance committee-W. T. Galliher,
chairman Thomas Bradley. president
Evening star., 1921-02-15

Board of Trade; Albert Schn!teis. presi-
dent Chamber of Commerce: Philip
King. president Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association w. B. Westiake,
president Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations; John JOY Edison. Robert N.
Harper, Corcoran Thorn, Milton
L. Ailes.*J. D. Kaufman
Committee on brief-H B. F. Mac
farland, chairman; A. s. Worthington,
II. Fl. Classic =. g. Brandenburg. Chap
in Brown. f F. Colladay, A. Leftwich
Sinclair, John B. Larner. William Nick.
Clayton, Theodore w. Noyes, ex officio.
Committee on HISTORICAL and statis-
tical facts-John b. Larnre. chairman n :;
w. B. Bryan. historian. vice chairman /;
lie Verne Beales. statistician, vice chair
man. Allen c. Clark, William v. Cox,
George F. Bowerman, ]. Harry Shan
non, James Hugh Kelley. A. NJ Fisher
Evening star., 1921-02-15
TREE CAMPAIGN STARTED.

A tree planting campaign will be
started all along the Rock Island
lines this spring the American For
estry Association has announced. The
plans as worked auot include tree
planting suggestions and beautifica-
ton plans for the stations and the
homes of the employees of that rail-
road. The Rock Island Magazine, the
association. says. will announce the
outline of the work in the next Issue
of that publication, which goes 70
all it's workers
This is one of the most construc-
tive programs yec presented. said
Charles Lathrop Pack. president of
the American Forestry Association,
The plans hook up with our educa-
tional campaign for studying trees
now being introduced in the schools
through our national referdum fol
the choice of a tree most typical OF
America. The association will send
free tree planting instructions to any
who ask"
Evening star., 1921-02-15
Mustard Gas Ne,c Ki,,k
In Protecting Safe
Against the Yeggn,an

PONTIAC. Mich. February Is.
Two aafebl0vers opened the
vault I'm the Farm~rs and Mer-
chants Bank mt Utica. near here
today. but were driven back by
n wave of mustard gas that had
been placed in the vnult. The
men fed empty handed.
A can Of gas hnd been placed
in the vault by bank omclals In
such q position that 1t Waa
broken open when the dOrr was
forced.
Evening star., 1921-02-15

J. Fenimore Cooper wrote thirty
nine volumes. thirty-two Of which
were novels. and most of them were
written before breakfast.
Evening star., 1921-02-15

A Chicago woman destroyed her
husbands clothes in a fit Of passion
He complained of her, she was arrest
ed and fined and he had to pay the
fine.
Evening star., 1921-08-29
News
in Paragraphs

Russia to be factor In FAR east conference
here. experts believe. Page l
Commissioners likely to drop idea or
bond issue for Improvements mere.
= Page
President to call conference here to solve
unemployment problem. Page
Nu,,,ons OF unsorted checks are delay
ing settlement of soldiers claims. :.
Page 1
Charles w. Pugsley selected to be as
sistant secretary Of agriculture.
suspected Joker in treaty permits U. s.
to Join league. Page 1
German cabinet meets to act in politi-
!. cal crisis. rage 1
A. F. Of L. to take 20 action on railroad
wage reductions. Page 2
Miners in battle with state police in
Mingo district. Page 2
Police find $500 vacant lots in District
grown over with weeds. Page 5
Bank bandits get s224,000 in Chicago.
Page 3
Retired u. S. workers decide to delay
calling on President. Page 3
Council Of league today takes UP Sile-
sian question. Page .
Rev. F. e. Clark calls lazy indifference
present peril Of church. Page 8
King Albert decorates members Of
American Legion. Page II
Nearly $4,000. 900 in revenue collected in
District. Page 20
Railroads attribute increased earnings
! f0scut In operating cost Page 20
Evening star., 1921-08-29
BY EDGAR MOwRER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
NeWs. COpyriKht, 1921.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1921.
ROME. Italy, August 29.-The
Rome newspaper Idea Nazionale
reports from Zagreb that the ILL
ness of King Alexander has pro-
duced the most varied reports.
Some of these declare that the
kings state is grave. others that
his constitution is too weak to
support an operation, others that
illness is feigned in order. to per-
init an unpopular sovereign to re-
main away from his country. and
so escape the danger OF assassina-
ton. The newspaper continues:
"The general Impression is that
King Alexander will never be the
actual king of the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes. because OF coming
events, which will change the ac-
tual situation of the state. The
only certainty in this mass OF ru-
NOR is that there is widespread
discomfort in Slovenfa and Croatia
against Serb domination. Deputy
Korosetch has protested against
the title 'Hhe great iiberator,
which the Serbs wish to give the
. FORMER King Peter. and Prof.. Seq