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Evening star., 1921-03-24
SHOW Y.W.C.A. ACTIVITIES
ON SIGHTSEEING TOUR
Some 65 Influential Washington
Women Visit Buildings and
See Work Being Done.

In order to acquaint group of
influential Washington women with
the varied phases of Young Women's
Christian Association activities pursued
in the District, special sightseeing tour
was arranged for them this afternoon
under the general management of
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly. homo
rary president of the local associa
ton.
The special guests of the occasion.
some siXty-five in number. first were
entertained at luncheon at the ad-
ministration building. 1888 r street
northwest. the members of the board
or directors acting as hoSteSSeS for
the occasion. At , O'Clock. after an
inspection of the many Department.
housed in that building. the party
left in special automobiles. first visit
ing the Elizabeth Somers Annex. 1104
NJ street northwest.
The next stopping point was the
Blue Triangle Recreation Hut. at goth
and Z streets northwest. with its
cafeteria and large playground. re-
Gently taken over by the local as
sociation from the national board
which administered ii during the war
period Following this the party
visited the little Information house
still maintained by the national board
at North Capitol and f. streets. Then
they went to inspect the new Grace
Dodge HOTEL a. ten-story' building
now in process of erection at 1st and
+ streets northwest. This structure,
which will be administered by the
national board. will accommodate
both permanent and transient guests,
is for women only. and will be ready
for occupancy about October /. The
final place visited was the + street
branch. 614 f street northwest. with
its cafeteria. commodious parlors and
swimming pool.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
MER CAMILLE WAR AIMED
AT ALLIES BEGINS NEXT WEEK
All Teuton Ships to Be Released to Trade
With United States and South
American Ports.

commission left last night for Hol-
land.
2. To boycott all British. French
and Belgian made goods. including
liquor. soaps, machinery and automo-
biles. One of the results of this meas
ure will be that bars and restaurants
will no longer serve French liquors
and English whiskies. but will sell
German-made drinks An exhibition
kies was held here a short time ago,
but with little success.
3. To withdraw all the ships from
abe German lines to England. France.
Belgium and their colonies and put
all the craft thus released into the
trade with neutral countries, particu-
larly the United States and South
America. The draft of this measure
has not been quite completed.
Hope to Win New War.
In this way the Hamburg mer-
chants hope to start and win the
"war after the War"--a commercial
war-and once more make Germany
mighty as seafaring and trading
country. Once the council drafting
the program for the commercial war
has finished its plans they will be
submitted to all German industries
and manufacturers to enlist them in
this campaign with the special request
whenever competing for large con-
tracts to be let out by foreign coun-
tries.
In this connection the award Of a
contract to the krupps by the Argen-
tine government for the manufacture
of 10000 railroad car wheels is being
hailed as the first victory.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
BY GEORGE wITTE.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
HAMBURG. Germany. March "a
THE war after the war" heralded for
so long before the world war ended
will begin in earnest next week. This
city will be the headquarters of the
German forces that will take part in
the new war. Although it will be
conducted without 42-centimeter how
itzers or poison gases. the approach
ing war will be ruthless and relent-
less.
Hamburg merchants, already hard
hit by the loss of their mercantile
marine. found their very existence
endangered by the impending so per
cent export tax fixed by the London
conference. AS result a secret
council was appointed A few days
ago to decide upon reprisals, and al
ready Hamburg is clearing the decks
for action. Three measures have
been decided upon thus far:
Measures Decided Upon.
|. Ito buy up in neutral countries as
many steamships and sailing vessels
of the smaller type as possible, and
even to go so far as to buy old ves-
sells which have been put out of use
and rig them up so they will be able
to go to sea again for few years.
Several commissions have been ap-
pointed to visit Scandinavia, Holland,
Spain and Mediterranean ports to con-
clude deals along this line. The first
Evening star., 1921-03-24
CONGRESS SEES WORK
FOR WHOLE SUMMER
Calendar May Be Cleared in Time
for Early Autumn Recess Un-
til December.

Some of the important bills that
will come up in the House during the
extra session beginning April IL. IN
clude:
Emergency tariff dumping.
American valuation a basis of Gus
toms duties on imported products.
permanent tariff. tax revision, Army
appropriation bill, naval appropria-
tion bill. budget. immigration re-
striction.
These measures will have the right
Of way. though not necessarily in the
order named, beyond the first three.
Bills of general public interest that
will await chance to sift through
include those for the reapportionment
Of the House membership. packer
control. protection of maternity and
infancy. soldier relief. education. re-
classification Of government jobs and
reorganization Of government depart
ments.
There will be few investigations.
according to House leaders. who be-
lieve the record was reached in the
last session, when the searchlight
was turned in every direction. Some
effort to amend the Volstead law in
the hope of making it more drastic
is looked for. Most members believe
that the calendar will not be cleared
by late summer, at which time they
are counting on recess or adjourn
ment until December.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
CYCLE POLICEMAN HURT
IN PURSUIT OF TRUCK
Sergt. Miskell Taken to Hospital
After Collision-Another Hurt
in Stopping Runaway.

Sergt. Henry T. MiskelI of the park
police force was injured yesterday
afternoon as a result of a collision
between his motor cycle and a motor
truck at 18th and Swami streets He
was pursuing an alleged speeding
motor truck. he reported, when his
motor cycle collided with another
truck.
Luther Sherley. colored. twenty
speeding truck. was arrested by Mo-
tor Cycle Policeman Cullinane and
charged with violation of the traffic
laws. Unable to deposit $500 collat-
eral with the police. Sherley was
locked up. Sergt. Miskell received
an injury to his leg and was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
Policeman c. A. McDuffie of the
ninth precinct was slightly injured
runaway horse in front of 643 Cd
street northeast. The horse. owned
and driven by j. E. Gross. 662 Callan
street northeast. was frightened by
an automobile. 1t was stopped before
1t had run great distance and be-
fore any damage was done.
A collision between the motor cycle
of Paul Coughlin. Hyattsville. Md,
and the automobile of James B. Cox,
1884 Bladensburg road. occurred at
18th and H streets northeast last
night about o'clock. Miss Louise
Barron. 612 / street. was thrown
from the motor cycle and slightly
hurt.
Hugh Connors. .443 I'd street south
west, received injuries to his left foot
and right arm yesterday afternoon
when his bicycle co1lided with an
automobile at New Jersey avenue and
f street. First aid was given at
Casualty Hospital
In an effort to prevent a collision
with another automobile at Pennsyi-
vania avenue and 13Is street about
5:45 o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
Ralph Talley. 1902 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. made SO quick a turn that his
aged. He received a slight injury.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
rs FACE CONSPIRACY :
CHARGES IN ELECTIONS
Prosecutions Started in Pittsburgh
District-Policemen Among
Defendants.

PITTSBURGH. March 24.-District
Attorney Harry H. Rowland today filed
information against seventy-six per-
sons in connection with charges OF
conspiracy and violation of election
laws at a primary election May Is.
1920
The informations were filed before
Alderman Charles ID. Charlton and
charge Irregularities in what is
known as the strip" district of Pitts
burgh. extending along the Allegheny
river.
Police Magistrate p. J. sullivan
who opposed Joar NJ. NORM for the
congressional nomination in the
thirty first district. is one of those
named. The Jist includes a city coun-
Gilman. five policemen, two constables
and numerous election officials.
The men had previously been in
dicted by a federal grand jury after
an investigation by Department OF
Justice agents. but the cases were dis
missed en- the ground that federal
statutes did not provide for the prose-
cution of charges made in connection
with primary elections.
Evening star., 1921-03-24

cause of war emergency and that
when the armistice was signed / was
anxious to relinquish the position
so as to devote my full time to the
bench" said Judge Alschuler
That Judge Alschuier would be
acceptable to both sides was admit
ted in labor and packing circles.
although neither side issued a formal
statement. An official of one of the
packing plants said Judge Alschuler
"was the only man he could think of
who would meet the approval of both
Sides" and that he undoubtedly
would be chosen by all the packers
While the strike ballot was being
taken labor leaders said they wanted
Judge Alschuler as arbitrator.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR SCHOOL NEEDS
Chamber of Commerce Men
f; Renew Campaign With
i Other Civic Bodies.
SUGGESTIONS ARE INVITED
Hamilton Schools Use for Tuber-
cular Students Is De-
plored.

First definite action to renew the
campaign waged last fall and win
ter by civic associations. trade bodies
and clubs. 90 have Congress grant
appropriations to remedy the So
called .deplorable conditions in the
public schools. was taken by the
public school committee of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce at
meeting yesterday afternoon.
special subcommittee of Seven men,
bers. headed by Henry II. Classic.
was appointed to make study of
conditions and frame a compre-
hensive program of improvements
needed.
mittee will give special attention to
the insufficient appropria tions for
the schools. lack of adequate play
space: insanitary conditions of the
buildings; heating. lighting and
plumbing facilities. and the advisa-
bility of relocating the Hamilton
School for Tubercular Children. The
report will be completed before April
IL and submitted to the school COM
mittee. which, in turn. will present
it to the chamber, for action at the
next meeting. The executive COM
mittee of the chamber has decided
to devote the next full meeting to
a discussion of school conditions.
Mr.. Classic Discusses.
Discussing the school situation. Mr..
Classic called attention to insanitary
conditions in some buildings. which.
he said. was due to the lack of suf-
ficient janitorial force. which is over
worked and underpaid. He also laid
emphasis OH the need for better light
ing facilities.
Mr.. Classic stated today that the
school needs from every resident of
the District. He urged the parents of
the school children to cooperate with
the committee by investigating the
conditions of the schools in their re-
spective communities and report to
him repairs. etc, which are necessary
to remedy them
at is the committees aim, said MIR.
Classic. ito work for improvements in
the school syster,. We do not intend to
make this a fault-finding campaign"
Deplores Schools Use.
Use Of the Hamilton School for tuber-
cular infected children was depiored by
Charles W. Clagett. He urged the COM
mittee to insist upon Immediate action
looking toward the removal Of the pu-
pills attending it to a modern building
in a more accessible location.
"If no other place is found available
a school for tubercular children should
be erected in one of the city's parks,
said Mr.. Clagett: We can put a library
or any other building that Congress
sees fit in our public parks, and it is
far more important that a modern
schoolhouse. properly equipped, should
be made available for the use Of tuber-
cular children"
Need of more play space for school
children was emphasized by Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. She also pointed out that
the Fairgrounds need more equipment.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
$50 Welfare AGENCIES.

There are $50 separate and distinct
agencies now engaged in various
forms of welfare and health work in
the District of Columbia, according
to Brig. Gen. Sawyer. the Presidents
commissioned to investigate the well
fare and health activities preparatory
to starting movement concentrat-
ing these activities into one central
department
Gen. Sawyer. although not ready
to make his formal report to the
President. said that he was amazed
to find SO many separate activities
along these lines in the capital. He
stated that it is only natural to as
sumo that there is much duplication
of effort, considerable overlapping
and no end to the time wasted by
many of those now engaged in this
work.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS.

Use of the duodermal tube in the
treatment of diseases of the gall blad-
der was the subject of a paper read
before the District of Columbia Med
ical Society by DR.. Camp Stanley at
the regular monthly meeting of the
association held in the new Medical
Science building last night.
Physicians in the audience discussed
various conclusions reached in the pa =
per. and DR.. r. Lyman Sexton told of
observations in scores of cases which
he had treated.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
AlfOnsO's Illness
Precludes Bathing
OF IL Beggars' Feet

MADRID. Marck I4.-kfnE
Alfonso. who has been suffering
from n slight cold, shows nota-
Bile Improvement. He was per-
mitted to rise, but the doctors
insisted TINT he should keep TO
his room. The ceremony. usual
~ held mt the palace Holy
Thursdny. when the feet Of
twelve beEEnrs are washed BY
the king and the queen. has
been postponed this year on ac-
count of the indispOsition OF Al
fOnsO.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
THREE WOMEN SENTENCED.

Justice Gould. in Criminal Division
], has sentenced to nine months at
Occoquan three colored women, Min
ME Washington, Bessie West and Ma
rie Smith. recently convicted of rob-
bing David c. Williams. an inmate of
the Soldiers Home. The prosecuting
witness claimed that he went into an
alley in Southwest Washington to
purchase a bottle OF whisky. and while
two of the women held him the third
took from his pockets about 500. The
W omen denied taking the money.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
JUDGE WANTS TO QUIT.
Alschuler Would Be Pleased if Sue
cessor Is Chosen.

CHICAGO. March 24.-Federal Judge
Samuel Alschuler today refused to
say whether he would resume his
former position of arbitrator OF dis
putes between the big five packers
and their employees, explaining that
he could make no statement until
the position had been rendered him
formally by both sides to the agree
ment signed yesterday in Washing
ton.
Judge Alschuler intimated. how
ever that he would be pleased if some
one else were chosen for the position.
"It is a matter of public knowl-
edge that l became arbitrator be-
Evening star., 1921-03-24
Utilize Water Plugs
To Ciue Cool Sprays
for Ne,p York Kiddies

NEW YORK, March IL
Youngsters In New YOrk's con-
gested districts may bnsk this
summer under the cooling
sprays of shower baths at
tached to fire hydrnnts.
played on them, the children
may gather under the showers.
which will be supervised by
6remen.
The committee OF finance Of
the board of aldermen today
recOmme ended that x.j.O0O in
special revenue bonds be pro-
vided to purchase ZOO show
ers.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
n PACKING
INDUSTRY AVERTED
''Big Five" and Employees
Settle Differences at Con-
ference Here.
AGREE TO REDUCE WAGES
IL 1-2 Per Cent Maximum Cuts Al
lowed-Basic Eight-Hour Day
and Overtime Retained.

Settlement of the differences between
the big five" packers and their en-
ployes, reached last night after a series
of conferences between spokesmen for
both sides and Secretary of Labor Davis.
have averted an immediate strike in
the packing industry.
Compromises on the part of the
employees in accepting the recently
announced wage reduction and on the
part of the packers in consentinS to
Il six months extension of the AL
schu1er arbitration arrangement made
possible the settlement. During the
three-day conference. Secretaries
Wallace and Hoover participated.
The terms of the settlement as
agreed to are in brief as follows:
Reduction of wages amounting to
cents an hour for hourly workers
and to 1212 per cent for piece work
erS.
Retention of the basic eight hour
day and overtime rates as provided
in the wartime Alschulef rulings.
AIxchuIer's Authority Extended.
Extension for six months. or until
next September 10, of the arrange
ment whereby Judge Samuel Alschu-
Ter shall decide all questions of hours.
wages, conditions and adjustments
written agreement.
Pressure by the government was
understood to have been largely re-
sponsible for the attaining of the
agreement. The controversy between
the packers and their employees was
the first jor labor difficulty to face
the new administration. and president
Harding referred the matter to Sec
retary Davis. who called in Secre-
taries Hoover and Wallace to assist
him.
Truce. Say Employees.
Statements issued by the partici-
patIng parties after the signing of
the agreement showed some di-
vergence of opinion as to the real
meaning of the settlement. Secre-
tary Davis said lit has prevented d
strike of very serious consequences"
The employees delegates, Dennis Lane
and Redmond S. Brennan, declared
the agreement is a truce to prepare
for war" The packers representa- =
tives, James G. Condor and Carl
Meyer. declared this will enable the
packers to complete plans already
announced to adjust between them
selves and their employees all matters
of mutual interest.
JUDGE WANTS TO QUIT.
Evening star., 1921-03-24

committee, therefore. proposes to send
special delegation to America, which
will negotiate upon this matter with
the American government, in order to
solve the question of business rela-
tions and of resumption of trade be-
tween Russia and America.
"'President of the all-Russian exc
cutive committee, NJ. KALININ.
Secretary, p. ZALUTSKY.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
ARTHUR RYAN WANTED.

Mrs. Katherine Ryan, seventy-four
years old, mother of Arthur Ryan
said to be in the contracting business
in this city. is dangerously i'll at Ga
len Hall. Atlantic City, according to q
message received by the police this
morning. The police were asked tc
locate the son and tell him of hi:
mothers illness.
Evening star., 1921-03-24

During the first fifteen months of
their existence the ninety public en-
ployment Offices established by the
Dominion government in the princi-
pal cities of Canada succeeded in
placing 100000 workers in jobs with
out cost to either employers or work
men
Evening star., 1921-03-24
TRANSFERRED TO ROME.

Ralph A. Boernstein of the District
Of Columbia, United States vice con-
sui at Barbados. has been transferred
to Rome, Italy.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
IL. s. STILL SILENT
ON RUSSIAN NOTE
Government Officials Nom
CommittaI About Proposal
for Trade Resumption.
FULL TEXT ANNOUNCED
Wilson Policy Mentioned Imme-
diately After Reds Speak of Good
Treatment Shown Americans.

Government officials remained nom
committal today regarding the possi-
bility of a resumption of trade rela-
tions between the United States and
Russia, as proposed in the message
from the soviet government to Presi-
dent Harding and the American Con-
gress, Offering to send a delegation
to this country to negotiate an agree
ment to that end.
The text of the communication sent
by the Russian government to the
United States government. received
and given out here yesterday. follows:
ITO the Congress of the United
States and His Excellency President
Harding. Washington:
Have the honor transmit as in
structed by my government following
message signed Litzinoff. plenipoten-
tiary. representative of Russian re-
public to Esthonia:
"'From the first days of her eX-
istence soviet Russia had nourished
the hope of the possibility of speedy
establishment of friendly relations
with the great republic of North
America and had firmly expected that
Intimate and solid ties would be
created between the two republics to
the greater advantage of both.
Were Kind to Americans.
"'At the time when the entente
powers had begun their invasion of
soviet Russia. unprovoked and with
out declaration of war. the soviet
government repeatedly addressed it
self to the American government with
the proposal to adopt measures for
h1nn6Shad
when the American troops. together
with the others participated in the
attack upon soviet Russia the gov
ernment of the Russian republic still
of Americas policy toward her and
demonstrated this by its particularly
considerate treatment of the Ameri-
cans in Russia. But President Will
son who. without cause and without
any declaration of war. had attacked
his whole administration growing
hostility toward the Russian repub-
lie.
"'Soviet Russia hopes that the
American republic will not persist in
obdurately following this path and
that the new American government
will clearly see the great advantage
for the two republics of the establish
ment of business relations and will
consider the interests of both peoples,
winch lmDeratively demand that the
wall existing between them should he
removed. The soviet republic, entirely
absorbed in the work of internal re-
construction and of building up it's
economic life. has not the intention of
intervening in the internal affairs of
America. and the all-Russian central
executive committee makes herewith
a categorical declaration to this ef-
feet.
Proposes Special Delegation.
AT the present time, after soviet
Russia has concluded treaties and es-
tablished regular relations with nu-
merous states. the absence of such re-
lations with America seems to soviet
Russia particularly abnormal and
harmful to both peoples. The all
Russian central executive committee
addresses to you the formal proposal
of opening trade relations between
Russia and America, and for that pur-
pose the relations between the two
republics have to be, on the whole.
regulariZed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-26
Here Are Final
Instructions

Dressing rooms for swimmers
have been arranged for in the
university crew house. on the
north side of the canal.
All swimmers should be in their
suits not later than las p. m. so
that the meet will start promptly
at 2 o'clock.
Swimmers should study the list
OF events. published today on the
sport page. so that they will know
when TO be on hand promptly for
the competition in the particular
events In which they are TO take
part as they are called out on the
float.
Because OF the general lack of
knowledge OF the requirements
for competition In the life-saving
event. II has been scratched Off
the list OF events.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-26


BY looking orer the mer-
maids portrayed here one
gets a fair idea of ichot one
sciH see when he witnesses
The Star swimming meet Sat
urday afternoon tn the Lake
Washington canal.
Velmd Mdust, in the upper
left corner, has Just emerged
from the icdfcrs Of Green
lake, ichere she slcims daily.
Ruth Phelps, upper right,
,cas caught in a happy mood
UhiIe matching a number OF
Dad" Henry's Green Lake
Neptune club Swimmers train
for The Star meet.
The loUer is Vida Hosley,
of the Green Lake Neptune
| club, who wiH be seen in
action Saturday afternoon
Photos By Price & Carter,
Star staff photographers.