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Evening star., 1921-03-01
FUNERAL FOR SOLDIER.

Military funeral services for Corp
Charles Edwin Chambers of this city
who died in France October !, 1918
of pneumonia. were held yesterday
afternoon at Arlington cemetery. The
body arrived from France during the
past week.
Corp Chambers enlisted as a private
in Company c, 312th Machine Gun
Battalion, on September 27. 1917. and
was sent directly to Camp Meade. In
July Of 1918 he went to France with
his battalion. after having been pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal.
Corp. Chambers came here from
North Bloomfield. n. Y. He graduated
from Eastern High School and at
tended George Washington University
for two years. He was employed in
the Congressional Library as an as
sistant chief of division when he en-
listed. He was member Of Myron
NJ. Parker Lodge. No. q, F. A A. NJ.
He is survived by his father. Edwin
H. Chambers; his wife. Virginia F
Chambers. and two year-old son
Charles +. Chambers. His mother died
shortly after her sons death. without
knowledge of the circumstances.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
PAYNE OPPOSES USING
NATIONAL PARK WATERS
Secretary Of the Interior Uncom-
promising in Opposition to West
ern Irrigation Project.

compromising opposition to any
and all attempts to utilize Yellow
stone National Park food waters for
irrigation in Montana was expressed
today by Secretary of the Interior
Payne. who appeared before a SEN
ate committee against the Walsh bill
to authorize such use.
When you once establish the
principle that you can encroach upon
national parks for any utilitarian
purpose. be it power or reclamation.
you have begun the destruction of
all parks MIR. Payne said. 1T is
the beginning of the end
Senator Gooding. republican. Idaho.
argued with Mr.. Payne at some
length on the possibilities of pros
perity and happiness for people in
the west by irrigation expenses.
There's a heap more in the world
than three meals a day" the Secre-
tary said. in terminating the discus
sion.
Evening star., 1921-03-01

Capital Traction Company and the
Washington Railway and ElectriC
company is far more important and
desirable than temporary benefits due
to unusual conditions and from fares
higher, perhaps, than are required by
.ne company to meet operating ex-
penses and to pay a reasonable re-
turn on the investment. and therefore
higher than the users Of our line
should pay.
Merger by Force Scored.
L do not favor merger by force
either directly or indirectly applied.
congress, of course. may in the
exercise Of it's right of eminent do
main condemn and take over the pron-
ertles OF the companies. or either of
them. on payment in money of values $
fairly ascertained.
congress may have the power. but
! doubt its right. through the imposj-
tion OF excessive taxes and otherwise
10 hamper and destroy these proper
tres 1t has the power to penaI;ze
through taxation. but I do not haiiax.
that Congress. in it's wisdom, desires
to SO use it's power. My beIjef is IN :
congress desires by legislation. holm
tui TO the companies and protective In
the PUBIC, to encourage and provide
ior a right conclusion and consolida- :
ton through fair agreement Of
merger. and in this effort and direc.
ton it will have our cordial co-onera- l.
tion.
Il am. and my associates In the man.
agement OF the Capital Traction Com.
pany are. in favor Of such a consum-
nation, and IL Congress would enact a
law permitting a merger, which Is now
ny law prohibited. l believe that the
wished-for consolidation could h.
oroueht ABOUT IN the near future by the
voluntary act Of the parties in interest
We think that such perrnissive Iegis.
lation should contain proper prov;-
sion for the acquisition of the stock -,
dissenting minority shareholders on
condemnation and payment i'm mone,
of the fair value thereof.
Il believe that in the statement h,
our board of position and Of the eIe'
ments to be considered in a nlar NJ
merger. referred to above, your ones.
tions as to the lines and propertie.
which should be included. and as te
service at cost, are fully answered
II. however. there is any other in.
formation desired which I may fur.
nish. 1 will be pleased to make fur.
ther reply"
Evening star., 1921-03-01
JUDGMENT IS WITHHELD.
State Department Awaits Full Text
Of Note on Mandatorfes.

State Department officials are with
holding judgment on the notes or
mandates prepared by the British
government and the council of the
league of nations until the full texts
are received, but they indicated TO-DAY
that II the notes had been summar-
lied correctly in press dispatches thew
would be unacceptable
Should the replies be deemed unsat-
isfactory. answers may be made nv
the present administration. notwith
standing that it will end on FRIDAY
1t was explained that such a course
might be advisable so that the record
would be brought up as nearly to date
as possible for the officials of the new
administration
The statement said to be in the
british note relative to mandates in
Mesopotamia, that President Wilson
himself at Paris urged that mandates
be limited to nations members of the
league OF nations. was denied. Under.
secretary Davis declared that the
Presidents policy as enunciated al
Paris ever had been "to destrov anv
short-sighted self1shness."
Regarding the reported contention
OF Great Britain that the oil conces.
sions in Mesopotamia had been grant.
ed 1t prior to the war. the United
States will admit that there was an
oral agreement. but that II was no,
consummated until later
Evening star., 1921-03-01
DENY VIOLATING LAW.
Sixteen Men and Women Arrested
in Hotel Raids Arraiened

sixteen men and women arrested in
hotci raids conducted last week by
prohibition enforcement agents were
arraigned in United States branch Po
lice Court today and pleaded not
guilty: The majority of the defend
ants demanded jury trials and were
released on bonds of $1,000 each.
Ralph Given. assistant United States
attorney. stated that the remaining
cases, numbering in the neighborhood
or two score. would be arraigned some
time TINS week, or as soon as the pa
pers could be made out Trials. he
sald. would be held during the week of
March IA to -. inclusive. although,
because OF the number. some would
nave TO go over to the following week.
The defendants arraigned In court
today are: Florence Dunmore. Charles
W. Peters. James VI. Gum. Francis A
McGWigan. Raymond T. Sisler. Fred
Marshall. Jerome Butter, Leroy Garri-
son, George w. Smith. Alice Smith,
Steve Loukides. Green Gore. Lloyd
Muse. Alexander King, John D. Sprow
and William Everett.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
TAKE IN 40 NEW MEMBERS
Board of Trade Increases Member
ship to 255.

Forty new members were added 10
the rolls of the Washington Board of
Trade yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing of the executive committee OF
that organization. making a total OF
2a5 members approved by the new
membership committee. under the
leadership of Charles J. Waters.
President Thomas Bradley an
nounced the appointment of delegates
to the southern Commercial Congress
They are William II. Baldwin. Z. c
Graham. William 5. Washburn and
William c. Johnson.
The new members admitted are:
F. ID. Allen. William Il. Baum. FL
wood r. Berkeley. Julian p. Boiling
John IA Berger. Harry V. Bouic. Rob
ert :. Cooper. Maurice r. Church. Jo-
seph {. Carter. Andrew A Crawford
James y. Councillor. Merton A. Eng
lish. George +. Frazier. Earl X. Ford
Arthur E. Gasch. HiIleary q. Hoskin-
son. Livingston S. Johnson, Alvin +
kiesecker. Edward l.. kneessi, T
tlunton Leith. T.. r. Lucas. Marvin NJ
Mclean. Eugene h. Mcdowell. James
L. Matthews. Lewis T. Miller. W. Wal
lace Nairn, Benjamin B. Pettus. John
A. Quinn. Charles y. Shackelford NJ
o. Stratton, Graeme T. Smallwood
Francis \. Stacy. George f. Sullivan
James }. sullivan, J. n. Seal, Alexan-
der Thompson. c. II. NenabIe, William
II: walker. Ralph McP. Wolfe and
Watkins Whitney.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
APPROVE ACTION KEEPING
HAMILTON SCHOOL OPEN
Association Thinks Present Build.
ing Should Be Kept Until
Another Is Assured.

Action Of the board OF education in
deciding not to abandon the Hamil-
ton School for Tubercular Children
until a modern open-air institution is
erected to replace it was concurred
in by the board Of directors of the
Association for the Prevention of Tu-
berculosis at a meeting last night.
The directors went on record as of
the opinion that until such time as
Congress shall make suitable pro-
visions for a modern open-air school
the Hamilton School should not be
abandoned, As such action would COM
pei the children now attending il to
romAin at foma
Pending action by Congress the
school board should use any and all
funds ct its disposal to render the
building and grounds entirely sani-
taKy, tho directors decided.
10 was pointed out by the directors
that congressional appropriations are
needed not only for a new school. but
for adequate equipment, including a
hryer sum for transportation of the
f16ercular children. The association
hA0 Appropriated since October /. and
forwarded to the school board $500
u be used for the employment of a
cook At the Hamilton School. for a.l-
dtttonal food. supplies and equipment
and for car fare, as the transporta-
ttoo- fund - now-entirely exhausted.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
LEAGUE WILLING TO
OPEN YAP QUESTION
Reply to Note Invites U. S. to
Send a Representative
to Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS. March THE council of the
league of nations in it's reply to the
American note on the mandates ques-
tion invites the United States to send
representative to the next Getting
OF the council. to be held in April. it
reply was cabled to Washington by
the American embassy early in the
afternoon.
Concerning the Island of Zap the
reply says the council was obliged to
accept the decision of the supreme
council 1t indicates. however that
the whole question may be reopened
II the Washington government sees
ft to send a plenipotentiary to dis
cuss the matter
The reply to the American note on the
mandates question was delivered to the
american embassy here at 80 o'clock
this afternoon.
The only definite official informa-
tlon as to the contents of the note
Is that its tone is particularly friend
iy. and that its general tenor is an
invitation to the United States to
continue the conversation
A representative of the council con-
ferred with Ambassador Wallace this
afternoon as to whether there would
be any objection to having the note
made public here.
Z. $. May Control Cables,
The answer to the American protest
has been couched in very conciliatory
terms. saws the Matin and the solu-
tions OF the problem suggested should.
the newspaper declares, commend
themselves to the United States gov
eminent. One plan advanced, it is
said. would be the leaving of the
Island of zap under the Japanese
mandate. but would give control Of
the international cable station there
to America
Viscount Kikujiro Ishii. the Japanese
representative on the council. is de-
clared to have made an address YES
terday. during which he asserted Japan
was ready to accept any compromise
in the matter.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
new RULES FOR FIREMEN

New rules to govern the conduct of
firemen, about which there has been
much discussion in citizens meetings
went into effect today.
The two sections of the new regula-
tions which provoked most criticism
were: One requiring nNnbers of the
department to salute superior officers,
and another requiring the men to be
attired In full uniform whenever they
appear ON the first floor OF out in
front of the engine house.
officials of the fire department will
observe closely conditions during the
first few months Of the new rules. in
view of the predictions which have
been made by citizens that some of
the regulations will arouse discon-
tent among the men.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
B. M. LASLEY DEAD,

Word was received here today of the
death Of Bana NJ. Lasley, formerly of
this city, who died in Detroit. Mich,
his late home, February 20.
Mr.. Lasley spent the greater part of
his youth in this city, and was a
graduate Of George Washington Uni
versity. He later received a masters
degree in engineering at the Ohio
State University. He was thirty five
years of age at the time of his death.
and was in the engineering depart
ment Of the Hercules Motor Company
of Detroit. Funeral services and
burial took place in Columbus. Ohio.
on February %.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs.
Ursula Lasley: his mother. Mrs. J. B.
Lasley of Columbus. Ohio, and a Sis
ter. Miss Mabel Lasley of Columbus.
Mr.. Lasley was prominent in Ma
sonic circles. a member of the Loyal
Legion and a member Of the Sigma
Chi fraternity.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
LOCAL CADETS MAY MARCH

Plans are under consideration by
public school anu District govern men.
officials. ii was learned today, to have
the Washington High School Cadets
parade up Pennsylvania avenue from
the Capitol to the White House Fri
day as part of the inaugural oere-
monies of President-eIect Harding
Before making any definite arrange
ments for the parade. these officials
will communicate with Mr.. Harding
in Marion to get his approval.
1t is proposed to have the cadets
form a part of the guard of honor
to escort the incoming President
from the Capitol after he delivers
his inaugural to his new home in the
White House. When reaching the
executive mansion. it is planned to
have them stand at attention at the
north entrance until President Hard
ing enterA
Evening star., 1921-03-01
NEW COMMITTEE NAMED.

The personnel of the new commit.
tee on Anacostia flats of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce has beer
announced by President Albert Schul.
teis. The committee is: Adolph +
GUIDE, chairman: Arthur +. Randle
vice chairman; J. George Auth. r. F
Bradbury, George B. Bryan. Appleton
P. Clark, jr.; A. H. Coolidge. Allan
Davis. G. E. Dunkum. w. c. Eisinger
DR.. Charles NJ. Emmons. William H
Ernest. S. NJ. Frazier. Adolphus GUIDE
w. F. Ham, Ernest E. Herrell, A. G
Hermann. j. Leo Kolb, John G. Mein.
berg, John H. Rupert. w. H. Sardo
Lewis NJ. Thayer. Washington Top
ham, F. A. Van Reuth. Joseph I. Wei
ler and Harry Winingder.
The board of directors of the cham
Der will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in
the Homer building
Evening star., 1921-03-01
PREMIERS Reject
GERMAN OFFER TO
PAY $7,500,0OO, 200
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condition in German industry. he de-
clared. largely due to the state of the
currency.
Dr. Simon then asked that the pay
ments be not spread over too long a
willing to work "if they saw their
grandchildren and great -grandchil-
dren too heavily saddled with debt"
DR.. Simon then asked the fixing Of
the total capital sum. on which Ger
many would pay interest and provide
SINKING sum in the usual way. He
discounted at per cent their values
would be 100000 900 gold marks,
put that there was dispute over the
estimated by the Germans TO he
equivalent to $1,000, 100000. He declared
Germany was willing to agree to the ap-
pointment OF joint commission to in
vestigate the value of these items al
ready paid.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
VICTIM SECRETLY MARRIED.
Miss June Campbell Awaited June
2 for Announcement.

JACKSON. Mich, March Miss June
Campbell, stenographer in division head
quarters Of the Michigan Central here.
who has been identified among the dead
at Porter. Ind. was secretly married to
Richard Eva. a locomotive engineer, in
this city about one month ago, accord
ing to friends of the young woman. but
It was agreed they were not to live to-
friends of the family said that she had
been married previously to q Louisville
man. whose name cannot be learned
here.
Harry Campbell, brother Of the dead
woman. is a teacher Of mathematics in
Louisville.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
COLORED PASTORS TO AID.

Deploring conditions resultant from
the carrying of firearms. the Alliance
of Colored Clergymen of Washington
went on record at a meeting in the
Y NJ. c. a. hall last night as indors-
ing the crusade against the evil.
Rev. A. c. Garner of the Plymouth
Congregational Church presided, and
the resolution condemning the lack of
legislation and need for enforcement
OF the law was presented by Rev.
+. ID. w. Jones.
only remedy for such conditions is the
strict enforcement of the law against
all offenders. both white and colored.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
CARUSO UNDER KNIFE
FOR THIRD OPERATION

NEW YORK. March 1. - Enrico
Caruso. who recently was critically
i'll from a heart attack following
pleurisy. today underwent a third
operation for removal of pus from the
p1eural cavity His physicians an
nounced he now was resting COM
fortably.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
D. C. ACCEPTS VERDICT.

The District of Columbia today con-
senteG TO a verdict against it for
$1,000 damages, in favor of DoIlie
Marks. who broke leg January Is,
1917. by stepping into depression
in the sidewalk near 7th and B streets
northwest. The verdict was rendered
by jury in Circuit Division 2, before
Justice Siddons. Attorneys Daniel
Thew Wright and Peyton Gordon an
peared for the plaintiff
Evening star., 1921-03-01
MONTGOMERY TAKES OATH

Rev. James Shera Montgomery, pastor
OF the Calvary Methodist Episcopal
the House in the 67th Congress last
night, was sworn in today as chaplain
for the unexpired term Of Rev Henry
N. Coudcn. recently retired as chaplain
emeritus.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
SENATOR FALL ILL

Senator Albert b. Fall of New Mexf.
CO, who, 1t is generally accepted, will
be the new Secretary of the Interior
is confined to his rooms at the Raleigh
Hotel with cold. He is not seriously
i'll, II was said at his Office today. and
eApects to be out within a day or two.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
CAPITAL TRACTION
OFFICIAL OUTLINES
BASIS FOR MERGER

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TENNESSEE WOMAN ASKS
HELP IN FINDING SON

The police department has re-
ceived an appeal from Mrs. Martha
Thatcher. OF Dayton, Tenn, to help
find her son, Allen Thatcher. She
said he was last heard from ION the
Baltimore and Washington road" She
did not make II clear whether he was
employed on a railroad or whether
he was seen walking on the pike be-
tween here and the Monumental city.
Her son was her only support, she
said. and his father is expected to die
In a day or two.
The son is seventeen years old. IL
five feet eleven inches In height, has
blue eyes and smiling expression
He left his home in search Of employ
ment the latter part Of July.
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TOKEEP
navy BUILDING
down TO L|M|T
Will Not Demand Sea Force az
Big az Japan or Any
Other Power.
BY MARIE DE MENTALvO.
International News Service.

International News Service.
Frances naval program. which will
be presented. It IL thought. at the
next plenary session of the confer.
ence. will interfere in no way, accord
ing to the French delegation, with
the plans put forth by other nations
France, they say. will base her de
mands on her own needs regardless
CT what any other power will do.
What would be the use of askins
for a fleet Of capitol ships as great AS
that of Japan" said representative
Of the delegation, when II would be
impossible for US to build II? OF
course no other power can dictate 10
France what size fleet she shall or
shall not have.
"Of course France has the right to
demand q fleet equal to that of any
other power II she wishes to do %.
But what purpose would 1t serve 10
voice that demand just for the sake
Of asserting her rights, when there ID
no necessity for fulfilling It?
Frances navy will be kept to q
minimum no matter what any other
nation does. II France should be al
lotted ratio greater than she needs,
she will build just what she needs and
no more.
1--WE do not need a big navy. and
we will not present a big program to
the conference. 1t would be folly to
build one. Our money is needed to pay
our debts. When we sit around the
table with the other powers we will
say frankly what we plan. and no other
plan from any other nation will incite
US to increase our development"
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WOMAN. rs, GETS OFFICE
SON, NOW DEAD, RAN FOe

louisville, Pa. Nov. so.--Hrs
Margaret Finley. seventy six years Cd
is doubtless the oldest woman puboll
official in Pennsylvania. She was -
terday appointed road sucervisor q
RAIN township. Her son was to hAvs
been elected TO the position at the las'
election. but he died a few days be1ors
The Lehigh Coal and Navigator
Cor ..,any constructs most of the publll
roads In Rain township, being ~
heaviest taxpayer. Mrs. Finley drawn
a salary Of $50 Q year.
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HEART ON RIGHT SIDE OF
BODY INSTEAD OF LEFT

HAGERSTOWN. Nd, Nov, TO-
Jacob Shaw. former garden trucker
now furnace man at the Seventh.
Day Adventist Church here. has his
heart In the right side Of his body
instead OF the left.
One day he complained OF q pain
In his heart and placed his hand on
his right side His wife laughed and
said, "Why, your heart is not on
the right side of your body" He In.
sisted that 1t was, and his state
ment was confirmed by half dozen
physicians and by x-ray photo
grapnA.
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PETERS WINS FIRST TILT
IN EXTRACTION BATTLE

Chief Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court yesterday continued for
one week the requisition hearing of
Paul c. Peters, of So Myrtle street
northeast, to Elkton, Nd, on q
charge Of having violated a statute
of Maryland prohibiting intermar-
rage between the races. q
Peters. whose defense is that he u
Of Indian descent, assailed the suffi-
cheney Of the extradition papers His
claim was upheld and additional time
was given the Maryland authorities
to correct the papers.
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SHINES URGES ENGLAND
TO HELP REBUILD RUSSIA

BERLIN. Nov. so.-Hugo SHINES
German industrial magnate and bank
err. who recently visited London. urged
upon Premier Lloyd George the ne
cessity Of reconstructing Russia a.
one of the chief means Of rehabilita
ting Germany and the rest OF Europe
he revealed today.
SHINES made a speech today be
fore the Association OF German lnous
trialists. giving q report OF his Lon
don trip.
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HAS HIS WIFE ARRESTED.
GETS HER AN ATTORNEY

NEW YORK. Nov. 30.-Frederick
Lichti. missionary attached to the
Harlem missions. played sleuth and
complaining witness against his wife.
Eleanor. but wound up by promising
to hire lawyer to help her out of her
difficulties.
Detectives who had been seeking
Mrs. Lichti on her husbands charge
OF bigamy received telephone call
from Lichti that he was lunching with
his wife In an uptown restaurant.
They arrested her and Lichti appeared
against her In magistrates court,
where she admitted she had married
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95 dozen Madeira Handcalopededge embroidered
Napkins in beautiful designs fine pure lnen slightly soled
values $500 Dozen In lots only for $5
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his Arm NOcker and
Arm Chair to match has
proven to be the most
unusual value of the sea-
son. The carvings are
in the wood, the seat and
back of genuine cane
can be had in mahogany
or American walnut.
Price, S19.75.
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SHORE REFoRMER OFFERS
TO CLOSE GAMBLING DENS

ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 30.-Simon
FAber. rsformer. yesterday challenged
Prosecutor 0askill to let him have
his own men to clean up the alleged
gambling and disorderly house situa.
tsonG He announces he Is preparing
2 petition looking to the recall OF
Mayor Bader and Safety Director
Cuthbert and that he intends to take
measures to have Gaskill impeachsd.
Faber 10 offended over the reply
sent him by the prosecutor in an
oWer to his own letter In which he
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American Slain In Bombay /.

The Department of State was ad-
vised today by the American consul
at Bombay Of the death Of William
French Doherty. an American citizen,
as the result OF rfoting in Bombay
on November 10. Doherty was an
engineer and his home was In Gal
weston, Tex.