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Evening star., 1921-03-19
COL. R. C. WILLIAMS DEAD,
Son Of Former Adjutant General
Of Army Buried in ARLINGTON,

Col. Robert Cults Williams died
March Is at Houston. Tex. following
an illness of but five days. The fu-
neral took place at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon at Arlington national cemetery,
city about fifty-five years ago. was a
son OF Gen. Robert Williams, for
merly adjutant general of the Army,
and Mrs. Adele Williams. His widow
will reside with her father at High
land Park. Ill. A son, Robert WILL
liams, is student at Amherst COL
lege. and a daughter. Mary Williams.
is attending school at Madison, Wis.
He is survived also by his brother.
Capt. Philip Williams Of the bureau
Of navigation, and by the following
sisters: Mrs. Patton, wife OF Com
mander John 3. Patton Of this CITY.
Mrs. Benjamin Hedges of Plainfieid.
n. j.. and Mrs. Walter Farweu of
SyoSset Long Island
Evening star., 1921-03-19
ROADS WOULDEND
UNIONS, IS SCHARGE
Frank Walsh, Attorney. De-
CIares Paid Press Notices
Are Circulated.
Bv the Associated Press


CHICAGO. III. March 1s-Charges
that the railroads. knowing the Rail
road Labor Board had no power to en-
force its decrecs, were trying to dis
rupt labor unions through public
opinion and were attempting to in
fiuence the public through false paid
publicity were made before the board
today by Frank Walsh. attorney for
the unions, when he began his second
day OF cross-questioning of railroad
officers.
Mr.. Walsh renewed his investiga-
tion of railroad publicity. despite OBJ
jections from Judge r. NJ Barton.
chairman of the board. that the mat
ter was irrelevant. The labor attor-
ney called T. Dewitt Cuyler. Chairman
of the Association of Railroad Execu-
tives to the stand and resumed ques
tioning on subjects which yeste rday
brought statements from Mr.. Cuyier
that publicity articles supposedly
written by MIR. Cuyler really were
prepared by Ivy Lee, a press agent
| Wasn't Mr.. Lee appointed press
agent of the Association of Railroad
Executives because he is an expert
asked
No" replied Mr.. Cuyler.
Adjournment Mt st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, March l9.-OfHcials OF
the Missouri Pacific railroad and rep
labor conferred here on a proposed
wage adjustment, but adjourned
without any action. Representatives
of approx imately $4,000 employees con-
cerned attended. J. +. Murphy, gem
eral manager. said the agreement was
mutual to defer action until both
sides had an opportunity to gather
data for a basis Of discussion.
Pere Marquette Mems Action.
DETROIT, Mich. March l9.-Repre-
sentatives of four organized crafts
of Pere Marquette railroad workers
have notified company officials here
that proposals for wage reductions
had been rejected, and requested the
company to lay the matter before the
Railroad Labor Board. The crafts are
the clerks. maintenance of way work
ers, shopmen and carmen. The road
had announced reductions to the scale
in effect prior to the award OF July
1920, the wage cut to become effective
April 1.
D., L. 4 w. sub,aits Cut.
NEW YORK. March 19.-Manage-
mentS OF the DclAW arc, lstchd" iii 40
and Western and Lehigh Valley rail-
road board formally submitted to rep
resentatives Of their marine workers
a schedule of wage reductions of IA
to 90 per cent, effective April 20. The
employees took the matter under con-
sideration and will report back at
another conference next week. A
conference between workers repre-
sentatives and the management OF
the Central railroad of New Jersey
scheduled for yesterday, was post
poned until next Monday. when the
New York Central railroad and tne
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad also will hold conferences.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way Company, it was announced oy
the General Managers Association
here. is preparing a notice advising OF
a general adjustment for all ciAsses.
except unskilled labor. which was
covered in a previous notice, to take
effect April rs. Eleven meetings. na D. ",n to
discuss the readjustment with EN-
ployes.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
MOST OF EUROPE HOLDS HOPE
OF ANGLO-AMERICAN GOOD WILL
Naval Debate in House of Commons Is
Marked by Friendliness Toward u. S.
and Definite Sea Policy.

posed for the present to anything re.
sembling a further dismemberment of
the former empire.
May Back Z. s. in China.
"In French diplomatic circles it is
known that some kind Of negotiations
are now in progress between China
and the United States, on the one hand,
and Britain and Japan, on the other.
looking toward at least a temporary
settlement of the far eastern question
by joint agreement. 1t is felt that
these negotiations may crystalline
into something very important at al
most any moment.
France is not only willing, but de-
sireus of participating in such an
agreement. The probabilities are that
Frances tendency will be to adopt
the American point of view in the
far east particularly if the United
States should now begin to show
greater sympathy with France in the
matter of German reparations."
View in Scandinavia.
"Regarding the trend of Scandina-
Wan Wan dip1omaey:" mac wires Hal o'Fla-
the kings of the three countries down
to the last man and woman in the
last street. all are for a closer and
better alliance between the Unit I'd
States and Britain. 1 outlined the
case of diplomacy regarding the far
east to Johan Castberg, the great
Norwegian parliamentary leader. He
said:
We here in Norway never think Of
anything but better relations between
the great western powers. Disturb
ances between the United States and
England. no matter how slight, fill us
with positive dread. Our whole aim
and our daily effort is to strengthen
in every way good relations and
friendly feeling among all nations
have never heard the possibil-
ity OF war between England and
the United States discussed seriously
either in public or in private in Nor
way. II any one should think it DOS
sible 1t would be some selfish, ire
sponsible person. who would be howl
ed down If he gave his thoughts pub
lie utterance'"
Evening star., 1921-03-19
PLAYGROUND FILM MADE.
"Young America First" to Be
Shown Here Tomorrow.

Need of more Fairgrounds for the
children of Washington will be en-
phasized in a Aim entitled Young
America First" to be shown as a
supplementary feature to the regular
program at Loew's Columbia Theater
during the week beginning tomor-
row. All Of the scenes have been
taken in Washington, many Of them
the municipal Fairgrounds.
Crawford & Carter of the National
Picture News, Inc. of this city have
produced the picture at the request
of ten local business men. 1t has
been approved by Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. supervisor Of the playground
department.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
Scores of ''Ex.Tmks"
to Pay Homage to
"Drunknrd's Friend''

NEW YORK, March 10.-The
body Of John Fl. Wyburn, 1.-The
drunkard's friend" waS ex-
pecfed to he brought hack to-
day from Clifton SprinRW to lie
in state in the famous old Jerry
McAuley Mission, over which he
presided for fifteen years. Mr..
Wyburn died Thurnday, on his
sixty-second birthday.
Hundreds of '.ex-tnnks." whom
Mr.. Wyburn helped back to so
briefly, many Of them now pros
porous business men. are expect
cd to visit the dinGy little mts-
sion in Water street Hnd pay
finnl tribute to their friend.
Himself an "ex-tank." ms he
expressed II. Mr.. Wyburn
achieved marked success In his
work mt the mission. where he
earlier hnd been "pluck ed like a
brand from the burning" by
another reformed drunkard, the
late 5. ii. Hadley.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
CAMPAIGN STARTS APRIL 6
New Woman's Party to Appeal to
President for Support.

The new woman's national party
will inaugurate its feminist cam
paign' on April s, was announced to-
day. by personally appealing to Pres
ident Harding to give the support of
his administration to a blanket bill
removing all sex discrimination in
law that Congress has the power to
deal with" He also will be asked to
indorse q movement to have state
laws modified where they exist to the
discrimination Of women.
The bill proposed for passage by
Congress would make citizenship for
women independent Of the nationality
Of their husband, and remove dtscrim-
nations against women in the civil
service laws and those of the District
of Columbia. It will be q model FOR
bills to be introduced In the various
state legislatures.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
PEN WOMEN IN CHARGE.

The League of American Pen
Women will have charge of an enter
tainment at the National Press Club
tomorrow afternoon from 4 to
o'clock. Direction of the affair will
be under Mrs. William Atherton Du
Puy, who was requested to take
charge by Avery c. Marks. jr., presi-
dent, and Frederic j. Haskin, chair
man of the entertainment committee
Of the press club.
The program includes a reading by
Mrs. Grace Duffie Boylan Geldert, an
address on THE Relation of News
paper Writing to Magazine Writing -
by Mrs. Henry ". keyes, and mu-
Opera Company. which will be in
charge Of Mrs. Edouard Albion.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
URGES FREQUENT MAILING
Postmaster Chance Wants to Pre-
vent Congestion.

Merchants Of Washington are urged
nv Postmaster Chance to mail their
letters and other matter at frequent
intervals during the day, instead OF
wau.'ds Mess day He says that because there
@ is general practice throughout the
business men to withhold their mall
ings until the close of the day CON
nastion results at the city post once
Ahout 20 per cent of the mail from
Washington is handled between pm
Wr chance also asks the business
men to provide receptacles in whca
thair mail can be deposited by the
,..,a- carriers who leave the city post
once at O'Clock in the morning on
the first delivery. causing them 10
reach many business places before the
doors are opened.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1921.
LONDON, England, March 10
Three outstanding facts marked the
debate on the naval estimates in the
house Of commons. The first was
the friendliness of all the members
to the United States. the second was
the universal acceptance of the one
power standard for Britain in the fu-
ture. and the third was the policy
of the admiralty to make up. so far
as possible, in quality for what it
may lack hereafter in quantity as re-
CARDS naval power.
Many of the members. including ex-
Premier Asquith. adhered without re-
serve to the idea that whatever the
United States might do in the way of
naval expansion. 1t would never be
led into attacking the British empire.
All Europe is watching the prog
ress of the discussion of sea power
and other crucial questions between
Britain and the United States. Pos
sibly certain powers watch in the
hope that the empire and the repub-
the majority. big and little. view the
possibility of an Anglo-American war
with unspeakable dread.
France Watches Pacific.
Paul Scott Mowrer telegraphs from,
Paris:
Though the question of the extreme
orient is overshadowed in France by
the question of the continental eQui-
librium. and even by the near eastern
question. the French government is
far from being Indifferent to political
developments in the Pacific.
Trench ndc-China is a great and
rich colony. The French navy being
at present inferior to the fleets of
Britain the United States and Japan.
it is clearly to Frances interest to
seek such powerful agreements as
will serve to protect it's distant pos
sessions. Moreover. the fate of Siberia
cannot be dissociated from the Rus
sian question. which interests France
immensely. and ~iance stands op-
Evening star., 1921-03-19
SUES TO ANNUL MARRIAGE,
Edward E. Walton Says Wife Was
Not Free to Wed.

Edward L. Walton today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court for the
annulment Of his marriage to Alice
h. smith. which was celebrated at
Norfolk, Va. March 20. 1920. The de-
fendant is now residing at Messina.
n. Y. Walton tells the court that he
lived with the defendant only four
days when she left him. He has since
learned that she had been married to
Lieut.. William A. Smith of the United
States Army and had lived with the
officer at CoblenZ. where he is a mem
Der of the army of occupation.
Lieut.. Smith has also sued for q
divorce at Fredericksburg, Va. on the
ground of the second marriage to him.
ward ,ne p'S Clarke and and camnbei, Hcws H. 20, d
appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
ASK NEW SYSTEM
NAMING TEACHERS
Barry Farms Citizens Sug'
gest Municipal Examining
Board.

A resolution asking that the pres
ent system of filing positions in the
public schools of the District be
changed was adopted at a meeting
of the Barry Farms Citizens Asso-
citation last night at the Methodist
Church.
President Hoffman of the associa-
tion outlined recommendation
which will be submitted to the board
of education. for the establishment
of a municipal board of examiners
to consist of five or seven members
who shall not be connected in any
official capacity with the schools
Th" examining board. MIR. Hoffman
said. should be requested to hold
examinations at stated periods for
the establishment of roll of eligi-
bles for filing all vacancies that may
exist. Copies of the resolution and
recommendations were ordered sent
to the Board of Trade and Chamber
of Commerce for investigation.
Congratulate Omciais.
Resolutions of congratulation of
appointment of Cuno II. Rudolph and
James +. Oyster as District Commits
sioners were passed. The association
also expressed it's pleasure at con-
tinuance in Office of Col. Charles w.
adopted.
Five additional incandescent lamps
for various roads in the territory OF
the association were asked of the
Commissioners, and members of the
association urged that a weekly ash
and trash collection for residents on
Howard road be established.
Indorse Arms Sale Fight.
The association, after favorable dis
cussion. adopted a resolution indors-
ing stringent law for the sale OF
firearms in the District of Columbia.
A letter from George p. Barse, as
sistant corporation counsel for the
District. which was read. Informed
the association of the continuance OF
the court proceedings in reference to
the Barry Farms condemnation hear
ing. which will be resumed April z
in Judge Staffords court.
Three candidates, Phillip Diggs,
Hugh Williams and William Martin,
were admitted to membership. DR.. W.
c. Fowler. District health officer, ad-
dressed the association.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
CHILD'S NECK BROKEN.
Motor Cycle Falls Over on Edward
j. Sullivan, Jr., Aged Three.

Edward J. Sullivan. jr.. three years
old. whose parents reside at 1921 1st
street. was crushed 10 death by the
overturning of a motor cycle at the
home of relatives, 10 Seaton place
shortly before II o'clock this morn
ing.
Mrs. Sullivan, the child's mother
had an engagement with a specialist
this morning, and the child was left
at the home of relatives to be cared
for until her return.
1t was while playing about the
motor cycle that the vehicle was
overturned. falling on him and break
ing his neck. A physician was hast
lily summoned, but the injured boy
died before his arrival.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
ACTION FOR RECEIVER.
Caldwell Marshall Co. Called on in
Injunction Suit.

Justice Stafford of the District Su.
preme Court has issued a rule or
George w. Caldwell and the Caldwell
Marshall Company to show cause
March "a. why a receiver should not
be appointed to collect fund OF
$4,000 about to be paid to the COM
pany or Caldwell by the government
for the construction of four concrete
barges for the railroad administra-
tion.
The order is based on a suit for in
junction filed by the Concrete Steel
Company. which claims that the sum
of $15.61690 is due to 1t for steel fur
nished in connection with the barges
Attorneys M w. Hendry and George
c. Shinn appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
HOLDS TEMPORARY POST.
John Cook Secretary of New Far
ent-Teacher Federation.

John Cook has been appointed TEN
,nr.rv secretary of the newly organ
ized Federation of Parent Teacher
Associations of the colored schools, 1t
was announced today by Roscoe =
Bruce. assistant superintendent IN
charge of colored schools. He also
announced that the next meeting or
The Federation would be held We'd
nesday, March 80, at 8 pm. in Dun
bar High School.
Drafting of a standard form which
the organization will use in present . :.
ing to school authorities the needs or
The colcred schools was completed by
committee instructed to do this
work. at meeting yesterday after-
noon in the Franklin School. This
committee is composed of II. ID. Wood
son, chairman; !. r. Queenan. John A.
H. d. Queenan.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
Citizens of Rheims
Object to Germans
Aiding in RebuiLdinR

PARIS. March 19.-The for
Mer nhHbitants of Rheims. 90
900 OF whom have returned to
the ruins Of that city. object to
any plan Of having German
IabOrrrs rebuild the town md
ha~e aDa~UR~ea that they waat
to do the work Themselves.
VI. 1SOuchcur, minister 0f dew
astnted regions, who recently
vtstted Rheims. was told BY the
mayor of that place that ii has
snfered damages from war to
the extent o. E5%.O>sOy 900.
Schools. hospitals. churches and
ninety-fOur miles OF streets
were destroyed. Work of re-
construction will MISC have to
Include sewage. gas. water ana
electric lighting systems.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
TURK TREATY CHANGES.

The State Department made public
today a copy OF the proposed modi-
fioations by the supreme council in
the Turkish peace treaty by which
a number of concessions would be
made to Turkey in the event of the
acceptance of it's terms by the Turk
ish nationalists.
The copy does not differ materially
from abstracts previously given in
press dispatches from Europe.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
WILL GET DOUBLE STARS.
Two Letter Carriers Have Served
For Forty Years.

Two letter carriers of the Washing
ton city post Office STAFF are to be
presented with double gold star cuff
buttons tonight by the National As
sociation of Letter Carriers. for hav-
ing completed forty years service
each.
They are w. H. Morris. letter car
rier in the northeast section of the
city since 1879, and George Perrott.
carrier in the southeast section since
1881. The presentation of the gold
cuff buttons will be made at meet
ing of Branch No. 142. National As
sociation of Letter Carriers.
Each gold star will represent twen-
ty years service.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
CABINET MEN on TRIP.
Three to Be Guests of Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 10
Three members of President Hard
ing's cabinet-A. w. Mellon. Secretary
of the Treasury; Secretary OF war
John w. Weeks and James J. DAVIS
Labor Secretary are in Pittsburgh
today. They and Representative >:
w Fordney of Michigan, chairman OF
the House ways and means committee.
" i'll be guests of the Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce at a dinner
here tonight Mr.. Weeks and Mr..
Fordney will deliver speeches.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
WATERS ACCEPT TERMS.
Hotel Force Agrees to Present
Wage Scale for Another Year.

Agreements between the walters
union and hotel managements were
other year the scale of wages
prevalent for the past season.
The rate of wages agreed upon is
$50 per month for walters and $40
for walters aided by bus boys.
Intervention by the bureau of con-
ciliation of the Department of Labor
was necessary to adjust the agree
ments. The management had con-
tended that contracts were not neces-
sary during the ensuing year. anu a
deadlock on both this question and
the rate of wages resulted in the as
signment of Conciliator F. G. Davis.
Evening star., 1921-03-19

fuence among the farmers, is in
favor of an emergency tariff law
such as was proposed at the last ses-
sion Of Congress, and is behind a
great many other things Of vital need
to the farmer. He was an influential
looks as IL he will be the guiding
hand in the Harding agricultural
policy.
Freight Rate Question.
Wrapped up in the whole situation
is the question OF freight rates The
Harding administration cannot put
An embargo on foreign goods and ex-
pect that alone to relieve the farmer.
for markets abroad must be found.
To ship from interior points to the
seaboard at the present scale Of
freight rates is almost prohibitive.
While the products themselves have
come back to levels below the 1914
prices. the freight rates remain the
same. The state Of Iowa, for exam
pie, might as we'll be three hundred
miles farther west, so far as freight
rates today are concerned.
To lower the freight rates. the rail-
roads say they must bring about wage
reductions. They are trying to bring
that about now.
The Harding administration will
resort to emergency measures like
the embargo or temporary tariff bills,
but the drive against high freight
rates is coming, too.
The purchasing power Of the farm
er has diminished. The eastern manu-
facturers fear retaliations il Amer
ica begins the embargo process and
interferes with the only opportunity
foreign peoples have OF marketing
their goods. The certainty of a great
struggle between the interests Of the
west and south. as opposed to the
oost js no longer denied in of1icj q I
quarters. For the moment, the farm
or has the upper hand, and measures
for his relief are in the making.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1921-03-19
TAB ON COMPANIES
LIKELY TO AFFECT
UTILITY DECISIONS
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stopped at any time that more eco
nomical means of developing cur
rent is adopted.
Sees Hope in First Merger.
Col Kutz asked Mr.. Ham what
trading advantage the Washington
Railway and Electric Company would
have in merging with the Capital
Traction Company if it was permitted
to combine with the Potomac Electric
Power Company first. instead of TAX
ing in the power company after
the two street railway companies
were merged.
In reply. Mr.. Ham stated that the
market value Of the stocks and bonds
Of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company is now far b,io" he
valuation placed on the property of
the company. and that the Washington
Railway and Electric Company will not
be attractive to the Capital Traction
Company until after the former has
consolidated with the electric light
company.
Col. Kutz asked the witness II it
would not be just as we'll to seek a
merger Of the railway companies and
give the combined railway company
the right to take in the electric light
company later.
Says Money In Needed.
Mr. Ham said that he felt the proper
way to proceed is to let the w. r. & E.
Company and the electric light COM
pany merge first. Turning to the
subject of the rate of return to be
allowed the power company, Mr.. Ham
said: I'VE have got to get money to
develop this plant or service is going
to break down."
Commissioner Oyster asked Mr.. Ham
what savings would result from a
of OF ,yac
and the power company.
Mr.. Ham said that while it would
reduce somewhat overhead expenses
the great advantage would be to
eliminate unnecessary duplication in
future development of the street rail-
way system and also in making it
easier to finance extension than with
three separate companies.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
WILD GEESE FLY OVER.
Heralds of Spring Pass North Over
Soldiers Home Grounds.

Wild geese, unmistakable heralds
of spring. flew north Of the Soldiers
Home grounds at s am. today, ac-
cording to the observation of f. B.
Meyers Of 624 Keefer place northwest.
"Honk! Honk!" went the leader, as
the geese. in a perfect v, flew low
over the home grounds. Migrating Of
wild geese is generally held as sign
of spring.