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Evening star., 1921-03-11
SCHOOL PUPILS TO HAVE
HOLIDAY NEXT FRIDAY
Recess of Day, While Teachers
Attend Institute Session at
Central High.

Sixty-two thousand District public
school children viii be given a hoii-
day next Friday while their teachers
attend the second session of the
teachers institute, TO be held in the
auditorium of. Central High School.
orders closing the schools on this day
were issued today by Supt. Frank w.
BallCu.
Final plans for the institute session
have been completed by the commit
tee in charge of the affair, which is
headed by Alexander 7. Stuart. di-
rector of intermediate instruction.
The speakers will be DIR. Frank V.
Thompson, superinte ndent OF schools
of Boston, who will talk on The Ed
vocational Outlook: DIR. Franklin B
Dyer. former superinte ndent of
schools of Cincinnati and Boston, and
William McAndrew. associate super
int"ndcnt OF schools of New York
city.
Dr. Dyer's subject viii! be Inter
pretations and Results of Intelli-
gence Tests, while Mr.. McAndrew
Will speak on standing on Ones
own Feet" The sessions Will begin
at $50 O'Clock and continue through
out the afternoon. Supt. Ballou will
preside.
Music during the morning session
will be furnished by the combined or
chestras of Eastern and Western High
schools. In the afternoon the Central
High School Orchestra. under the di-
rection of H. r. Hoover will play.
Mrs. Carrie Byram will direct the mu-
sic at the morning session. Luncheon
will be served the teachers in the
Central High School lunchroom at
noon.
The institute sessions for the COL
ored teachers will be held at Dunbar
High School. The same speakers will
address the colored teachers
Evening star., 1921-03-11
REVENUE OFFICERS AID
DISTRICT TAXPAYERS
Last Few Days to Pay Income Tax
Find Collectors Office
Crowded.

Taxpayers are crowding the ollice
of the deputy collector of Internal
revenue. Ii22 Pennsylvania avenue.
where Il force of revenue officers is
assisting District residents in max
ing out their income tax returns. The
office will be open tomorrow and Mon
day from . am. to 8 pm. and on Tues
day from 9 am. until midnight. To
avoid penalties returns must be filed
and at least one fourth of the amount
of tax paid on or before midnight of
March Is.
To save both themselves and the
government officers time and trouble.
taxpayers are urged to read the in
structionS on th" forms and fill out
the work sheet in pencil. as well as
they can. before seeking assistance.
ed by the taxpayers themselves.
4 frequent inquiry from government
employees is whether amounts held from
their salaries under the annuity law is
taxable income. The ruling of the
bureau of internal revenue is that the
total compensation of civil service en-
ployes should he reported as gross in
come. and no corresponding deductions
can be taken for the amounts withheld.
inasmuch as such amounts are payments
made toward the purchase of annuities.
and are not allowable deductions for
income tax purposes.
Claims for deductions for taxes paid on
soft drinks. amuSementS. etc. should be
itemized. The regulations of the bureau
provide that some record must be kept
of such taxes paid. A mere estiulate
will not be sufficient.
District residents may file their re-
turns and pay the tax. either at the
local office of the deputy collector. or
send them direct to Collector of In
InSh Shi1l IL
more. Payments by mail should be by
check or money order made out to Col
lector of Internal Revenue, Baltimore
Md"
Evening star., 1921-03-11
URGES COOPERATION
OF MALE AND FEMALE
POLICE IN DISTRICT

Lieut. Nina &. Van Wrinkle. in
charge of the women's bureau of the
police department. is anxious TO
create II friendly spirit of helpful
ness and cooperation between the
male and female members of the
metropolitan police force.
Last night. at IA meeting OF the
governing board of the policemen :
association. held in Pythian Tenn
pie. she offered the cops a room
in the house of detention. where,
amid surroundings which would
not take their minds off the days
work. members of the force could
dance with their wives, sweet
hearts. or (what could be fairer is
asked) with the members of the
women's bureau.
Lieut.. Van Wrinkles offer was not
accepted last night, but was put
aside for future consideration. In
the meantime the policemcn's as
sociation will give a dance-in
Pythian Temple-and invitations
are restricted to members of the
association.
Much interest was taken in the
proposed reclassitication of sal
aries. The merits of the several
bills on that question were dis
and means committee received in-
structionS to use their best efforts
to obtain favorable action on the
bill containing the most favorable
salary provision.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
COL. SCHINDEL is DEAD
AT HOME IN HIGHLANDS
Was Student at General Staff Col
lege-Served in World
War.

Col. s. J. b Schindel. L. s. A. forty
nine years old. was found dead in his
bed early today at his home in the
Highlands. He was found by his son
Samuel, thirteen years old.
Col Schindel retired last night
friends stated today. apparently in
the best of health. and his death is
attributed to heart disease. Funeral
arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
Col. Schinde1 was a student at the
general staff college here at the time
of his death. He was a native of
New Jersey. He was graduated from
West Point with the class of 1898.
first serving with the artillery and
later with the infantry.
He served in the Spanish-American
war. and held the rank of brigadier
general during the world war. He
was a member of the Army and Navy
Club and of the Pennsylvania State
Society.
His wife and son survive him.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
.GAS RATE HEARING
WAITS TILL MONDAY
Commissioner Kutz May
Have to Go on Without
Aid of Commissioners.

One of the shortest public utility
hearings on record was held at the
District building today, when Chair
man Charles W. kutz convened the
gas hearing and then postponed it un-
til Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
without taking evidence.
Benjamin Minor. counsel for the
Light companies. and William Nick.
Clayton. chairman of the utilities
committee of the Federation of Citi-
Zens' Associations, were ready 10 pros
ceed.
Col. kutz's Position.
Col. kutz stated that for various
reasons he would continue the hear
ing until Monday morning. Col. kutz
has decided to proceed with the hear
ing at that time regardless Of whcth-
er the new commissioners are in Of
flee.
Although il has been intimated that
objection may be raised by citizens on
Monday to ono commissioner corduct-
ing the hearing, Chairman kutz ~
satisfied he has the legal right To hear
the testimony alone and submit the
| stenographc record to the new com-
missioners for action when they are
! sworn in.
The existing rate of Sl.32 per thou
sand cubic feet for gas 10 private
| homes expires Friday of next week.
| SO that the commission viii have
practically only three days after the
hearing in which to reach a decision
| Financial Reports.
| All utility corporations are required
| to make monthly financial statements
to the commission. however. and II is
| likely that the accountants of the
! commission are already familiar with
| the condition of the gas companies
| and will be in position to make rap-
! id calculations after the evidence has
| been submitted Monday.
! The gas companies are asking for
continuation of existing rates for siY
| months. The existing order provides
| for a return to the 95-cent rate on
March Is
While 1t is practically certain the
| commission will not order this rate to
| be restored. there are Indications that
some reduction will be made from the
| S139 rate
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PULLING TOGETHER WILL HELP
U.S.OUT OF DITCH, SAYS HOOVER
More Economic Taxation, Economy
Through Internal Bureaus, Agreement
on Disarmaments, Are Suggested.

will mean production costs there low .
er even than before the war. To meet
this competition and maintain ITS
high standard of living, he declared,
the country must work harder. rllmi-
nate waste, improve its processes. hs
labor relationships and business
methods.
As to Transportation.
IF we would so improv" our ma
tionai efficiency and our foreign
trade" he sard I'VE must consider our
transportation. both railway. water
and marine, as one system directed 70
serve the nation as a whole. inc he-
yclopmcnt of certain trade routes
through our mercantile marine as the
real extension of our inland trans
portation; the Improvement OF great
waterways. the opening of tn" great
lakes to ocean going vessels the de-
vc!Opment of great electriflcation o:
our power necessities and the han
ding of our labor readjustment by
moderate men on both sides ar" All
problems that have II fundamental
bearing on the recovery in commerc"
and our ability to compete.
With the farmers and manufacturers
overstocked with food and goods. Mr.,
Hoover said the country WAS not ftr-
ing ovcrproduct;on, but break king
down of credit links through the fail
ure of the foreign markets. rs u
remedy for this situation he indorsed
the foreign trade financing corpora =
tions created under the Edg" act. on
the ground that foreign credits are
better than rotten food"
"Ail together" the Secretary con-
cIuded. "morc economic taxation
tariff. large economy in government
through internal bureaus. re-organi-
zation and agreements on diSarma-
ment and systematic government Co
operation will all contribute to help
,l:. out of the ditch. We will get out
vet when all is done the rapidly with
which I'VE get out will nave depended
upon the degree to which we pun TO-
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Evening star., 1921-03-11

All industrial plants are more or
less dusty. But how dusty is the air
in any particular plant? The degree
of its dustiness is important. for GER
tain forms OF air dustiness create in
the workers a predisposition TO tuber-
cuIosis and other diseases. DIR. q. NJ.
Spencer of the United States public
health service shows in recent report
that neither exhaust pipes nor wet proc
esses in grinding and polishing prove
that the dustiness in an industrial
plant is satisfactorially controlled.
Many exhaust pipes do not exhaust,
and wet processes may create far
more dust than dry ones. Only actual
dust counts made at the working
level show the actual dustiness. and
these should be made periodically.
Evening star., 1921-03-11

Future ability of the Department
Of Commerce to meet the needs of
trade and industry must await thor
ouch reorganization of the whole
executive machinery now being un-
dertaken by the Joint congressional
committee on reorganization. Sccre-
tary Hoover said yesterday in his
first statement as a cabinet member.
Mr.. Hoover announced the policy
Of his department to be one of serv-
ice. and not of regulation of trade
and industry. Outside of voluntary
measures, he said, the only imme-
diate extension of service would be
in the obtaining of greater Internal
efficiency.
I'm order to do service To the great
est advantage" Mr.. Hoover said, Il
wish to establish y widcr and better
organized cooperation with the trade
and commercial organizations. and
will in "a short time present some
plans to this end. I want to see
our efforts to push our foreign COM
mcrce more closely related to our
industries
Was Original Plan.
Such enlargement of activity, the
Secretary declared. was within the
original purpose of his department
and would require neither additional
legislation nor appropriation. FUR
ther burdens on the taxpayer Tor the
undertaking of new. work were DIS
coura "cd by Mr.. Hoover on the ground
Of economy. need of reorganizat;on
and reduction of less essentials.
Touching on necessity for more ef-
ficient governmental machinery. but
not making public any of his plans for
governmental rcorganization. Mr..
Hoover said the necessity had been
c.nphaSiZcd by war-creatcd economic
difficulties. The United States. he
conteuded, must face for many years
connection resulting from Il lower
standard of living i'll Europe. which
Evening star., 1921-03-11
DC. bOUNDAR|ESUP
j TO 0SUPREME COURT
Question Involves Title to
1900 Acres on West Bank
of Potomac.
RAILROAD CLAIMS GROUND
Old Writs and Charters Dating
Back to Grants of King Charles,
Used to Claim Title.

Litigation affecting the boundaries of
the District of Columbia. ard the title
and Jurisdiction to approximately loo
acres of land along the western shore
of the Potomac river is now before the
United States Supreme Court. and it is
expected that the final arguments in the
ease. which originated in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia will
be heard next month.
The salt Itself involves only a few
acres OF land on the water front of
Alexandria. technically in possession of
the Marine Railway and Coal Company,
which the United States Eoyernmen: Is
trying 10 diSnoscsS. but if the contention
Of the aprC liant company is upheld it
will affect much of the land that has
been filed in by United States engineers
between Aqu duct bridge and Aiexan-
dria.
Defendant's Basis of CiaiIn.
The defendant company bases it's title
in The. claim that the Virginia state line
runs from headldnd to headland' on
the west side of the Potomac river, and
that small bays. inlrtS or ccves fall
within the jurisdiction of that state.
Therefore Il claims title to the fl1ed-in
land, where Battery Cove used to be
meut projects of the national govern
ment.
The Department of Justice contends
that the proper line between Virginia
and the District of Columbia. is the
high water mark on the west side of
the river, and that any land filled in
between that mark and the river
rightfully is in the jurisdiction of
the District OF Columbia and title TO
i; repos-s in the federal government.
The problem IS not as simple as the
foregoing might indicate. however.
for there is a contention as to whethe
the compromise which Virginia and
Maryland reached i'll ~1IS5 as to the
state boundaries along the river af-
fects the point at issue. The head
land 10 hcadland" boundary was
agreed to. and still remains in force.
Governments Case.
Attorneys for the United States as
sert that whatever the agreement or
rights of Virginia or Maryland might
have been as to the land in question.
they Were all surrendered when the
two states ceded the District of Co.
lumbia 10 the federal government.
Within the District during period
Of more than fifty years there was no
contention as TO boundaries along the
Potomac. for both banks were under the
same control. The government now
holds that the retrocession of a part of
The District of Columbia back 10 Vir-
giTia did not revive in any degree the
compact which that state may have
had with Maryland by placing the
United States in the position of one of
the contracting parties. Any land east
of the high water mark of that date
il asserts, belongs 10 the District of
Columbia
Attorneys for the appellant have as
one of their exhibits the 'Howsing pat
ent" of 1863. showing the shore line of
the Potomac river on that date: while
the government bases much of its con-
teution on the terms of the charter
granted by Charles | TO Lord Baltimore
in 1852. and number Of other historic
documents have been brought into the
case.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
SHORTAGE Of PAPER
IN SCHOOLS TO END
Relief in Sight by April |.
Prices of Local Supplies
Much Lower.

The paper shortage which has con-
front"d teachers and children of the
elementary public schools since last
September will he relieved about
April /. when new supplies are cX-
pected to arrive. Contracts for new
stocks of paper. sufficient TO last
through the present school year, have
been let by school officials.
in ordering new supplies of paper
schoo! officials made the discovery
that the bid prices are about 80 per
cent lower than last year. thereby en-
abiinG them to spend more money for
text books and other materials they
heretofore have been unable to pur-
chase.
Amount Of Appropriation.
Until Congress passed the deficiency
appropriation bill several weeks ago,
school officials had no funds with
which to purchase supplies needed to
carry the children and teachers
through until the schools close in
June for ih. summer vacat tion. Al
though $50. 900 was asked by school
authorities to purchase the additional
supplies. only half of this amount
was granted.
In addition to Il new supply oi
paper. supplies OF other materials
such as textbooks, pens, ink and pen
ellis have been ordered. The cost o.
the textbooks This year, it is said
is s."onsidcra bly, higher thar last year
II was pointed out that the $4,000
granted by Congress in the deficiency
measure Is Inadequate to provide al
the needed supplies to last through
this term, despite the fact that tho
cost of the paper is lower.
Only through rigid economy on the
part of the teachers and children. il
WIS said. have the paper stocks LASTED
up to the present time. In fact, it is
stated thai the stocks in the store.
rooms have been depleted and teach.
ers are now borrowing paper from
one another in an effort to make tbs
unused paper last until the arriva
of the new stocks.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
SENATOR SEES PRESIDENT
Curl1nins Says He Talked Appoint
ments, Not Railroads.

Senator Cumrnins of Iowa. ono of
the authors of the transportation act
conferred with President Harding to-
day at the White House. but said the
matter discussed was appointments
The railroad situation was not taken
up. the senator said. adding that he
did not expect to talk with the PreSi-
dent on that subject until next week.
1t was indicated that nominations
discussed by the President and Sen
ator Cummin5 might be sent TO the
Senate late today.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
AGREE ON EVACUATION
OF CILICIA BY FRENCH
Premier BRAND, Before Leaving
London for Paris. Makes Pact
With Turk Nationalists.

p LONDON, March IL - Premier
BRAND. before leaving for Paris this
morning, conferred with the Turkish
nationalist delegation in London and
reached an agreement with it on the
question of the rapid evacuation bv
the French of Cificia, Asia Minor
An agreement also was reached for
the immediate exchange of prisoners
a cessation of police between the
French and nationalists. on measures
TO insure the safety of the persons
ana property of Armenians and for
the Protection of minorities in the
evacuated territory
Evening star., 1921-03-11
OBREGON SEEKS FAVOR.
France Sees Move to Get Wide
RECOGNITION in Europe.

PARIS. March 11.-The French gov-
ernrnent has placed in the Journal
Official a letter from Gen. Aware
Obregon to President Millerand. giv-
ing formal notice of the election Of
Gen. Obregon as president OF MeXi-
CO.
President ObreEon's action is taken
here TO mean a move on his part to-
ward securing from France recoeni-
tion for the Mexican government. IL
is presumed. also. that France is moi
the opN nation which has been thus
communicated with by Gen. Obregon
nersoually- and that his step may In
iicate a general move toward stimu-
lating recognition of Mexico by such
of the European powers as, in common
with the United States. have not ac-
corded her recognition
Evening star., 1921-03-11
Mark T,rain's Bust
Stolen From, Former
Home of .AufhOr

HARTFORD. Conn. March II.
Theft of a bust of samuel L..
Clements tNark Twain. from
in front of the former home of
the nuthor was learned here.
The pedestal OF the bust was
found in Park river. but mo-
trace OF the bust itself has been
discovered.
\ money reward has been Of
fcred for it's return. ~ friends
of the author consider Ii an cN-
ceilcut likeness.
Evening star., 1921-03-11

Within the last year the danrer 70
railway travellers of infection from
typhoid fever, dysentery and other
water borne diseases has been re-
duced to a minimum in most parts of
tne country through the cooperation
OF me United States public health
service. with the different state
boards of health. Nearly all supplies
used on train for drinking or cook
ing have been, tested by service en-
eineers and found TO be safe. and
VIII be reinSpected periodically
Evening star., 1921-03-11
TEACHER TO LECTURE.

Miss Helen Chestnut. teacher at me
Central High School of Cleveland, Will
tlecttfe before the officials and teach
ers of the colored public schools IN
Dunbar High School about April A.
II is announced by Roscoe c. Bruce,
assistant superintendent in charge OF
colored. schools. Her subject Will be
THE Oral Teaching of Latin.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
SECRETARY FALL
| PLANS PROGRAM
Ready Soon to Outline His
Policies for the Interior
Department.

! Although his office has been hesieced
! with patron seekers since March >. when
he was sworn in as Secretary of the
Interior, Secretary Fail has found time
to go over some of the matters that
must receive his attention and an
nounccd today he will he ready in "A
few days (" outline some of the policies
the department hopes to carry out. 1t
WAS stated officially today that decision
has practicay been made ON some of the
proposed appointments within the de-
! partmcnt and that there was n likeli-
hood some appointments would be an
nounCed today.
Effect of Mineral Leasing LAW.
The mineral leasing act passed last
year has Increased the work Of the de
partment bureaus. especially that of the
general land Office and the reclama-
ton service. and incidentally has
suited in bolstering m the yearly income
of the department. which is said to have
been running low as Il result of re
duccd number Of sales of nub'ic lands.
It is estimated that tn" Interior De
partment will receive some five millions
of dollars from back royalties on min
crai leases granted leSSees who quit
claims against the @overnm"nt for leases
with clear titles.
In addition to the back royalties,
there will be an increasing sum RE
ccivcd each year from oil, gas. pho$-
phatc and coal leases. i large per
centaCc of this money will 20 to the
reclamation service to b" used in
further projects. The general land
office has some 1.0Go applications for
mining claims under the mineral leaS-
ing act. Many of these claims are
expected to prove paying propositions,
it was said today.
VIII Broaden Activities.
Money spent in recent years by the
'rccla nation service is beginning to
come back in payments forIand taken
M in irrigated sections. it was said
and these funds are expected to en-
able tn" service to broaden its ar
tivitieS. The government owns 40.
n0h. 900 acres of coal lands which are
being filed upon under the leasing
act, and the problem OF railroad con-
struction to serve new mines prob
ably soon will require consideration
by Secretary Fall.
The Secretary, it was said today,
work left behind from his duties as
a Senator, and is at the same time
becoming, familisr with the work OF
the Interior Department
Two applications for commissions er
of Indian affairs We're received to-
day by Secretary Fail They were
those of J. George Wright. superin-
tendent OF the Usage Indian rcscr-
va ton at Pawhuska. Okla, and II
e PEARS superintendent of the
Indian school at Lawrence, Kan.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
POSTAL SAVINGS BOOMING.

Total deposits in the United States
postal savings system March l We're
approximately s163350, 600. with
Washir gton standing forticth in the
list, with S415,S73. Deposits through
out the country during February to-
tailed $40 O0O. 600.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
VIVA. TARIFF HEARING.

Further oral argument on the prf'
posei new tariffs of the Washington
Virginia Railway Company will be he.r
by the Interstate Commerce Comm, sSi's
at the offices of the commission ASrit Z
at 1890 a. m, il was announced TO-DAY
Evening star., 1921-03-11

Eternal snow on mountain tops
never melts. because the rarefied air
abstracts all heat from surrounding
objects