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Evening star., 1921-07-05
OUR TALK NOT CONFESSIVE
Anecdotes Compose Most of Ameri-
can Converse ton.
From the New York Sun

From the New York Sun.
For hours a group of men will talk.
and all problems fall like ducks on
rife range before their well aimed
epigrams. 1t may be a brilliant ses-
sion. but we cannot forbear thinking
that not many serious thoughts are
expressed with fervor. that few hon
est emotions have adequate utterance.
A gathering often is devoted to anec-
doteS, QuipS and the cracking OF
jokes. like the biblical thorns under
the conversational pot.
OF course, much conversation is nee
essarily anecdotal; but two travellers
who meet in the smoker of a train
tell anecdotes merely. There the
anecdotes take on more meat and
grow in length-they become tales.
Again. however learned we are, We
forget our pedantry when we talk
in a smoker. Yet over a meal among
those we know and will meet again
we slough off our impulse to modesty
and sincere self-eXpression and
launch forth in all our drab erudi-
and say nothing to the point: forget
ting that the best jest, aside the point.
seems pointless.
In short, there is not always enough
confessive conversation between
Americans. In France and in Latin
America the art of conversation has
become an art of confessional the
foibles and fancies. AS for us. We
feel that no one is SO sympathetic.
perhaps. as TO merit listening to our
personal histories. or. what is more
to the point. the emotional accom-
paniment of these histories.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
PAPER WAREHOUSE FIRE
CAUSES $4,000 DAMAGE
w. B. Creecy Company's Establish
ment in Northeast Washington
Visited BY Destructive Blaze.

Fire which occurred in the ware
house of the w. B. Creecy Paper Com
pany. rear OF the Creecy home, at 1897
II street northeast. about 10 o'clock
this morning. did damage estimated at
$4,000. The blaze started in the west
end of the structure. adjoining the
plant of the Electric Sanitary Laun-
dry. and at first 1t did not appear as
if much damage would result.
When members Of No. 10 engine
company reached the building. how
ever. the fire had gained SO much
headway that another alarm was
sounded. summoning several addi-
tiOnal companies of iremen. and SO
large crowd gathered near the scene
of the fire that it was necessary to
summon police reserves.
Firemen worked hard in an effort to
save the big stock of paper stored in
the building. but did not succeed.
They did. however, prevent the flames
from spreading to other structures.
An examination of the premises failed
to disclose the origin of the fire. The
loss is covered by insurance.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
.BATHER browns UNSEEN.
C. E. Shields Body Recovered
When Coat Is Found.

c. Z. Shields. thirty-five years old.
Savannah. Ga, connected with the
publicity bureau of the Southern Rail-
way system. lost his life yesterday
afternoon while bathing at the Tidal
basin He disappeared beneath the
water without attracting attention of
lifeguards or any of the 1000 persons
who were in the water seeking relief
from the intense heat. and il was not
until his raincoat and shoes were
found that an investigation was or
dered.
Shields body was quickly recovered.
following the finding of clothes. and
a pulmotor used in an effort to induce
respiration. A physician on duty at
the basin and one from Emergency
Hospital examined the body and pro-
nounced life extinct.
Mr.. Shields. who was registered at
the Ebbitt motored to the basin.
wearing only his bathing suit. rain
coat and shoes. He was alone and
there was no friend or acquaintance
at the basin to tell of his having dis
appeared, and had it not been for find
ing his raincoat and shoes his body
probably would not have been dis
covered until II came to the surface.
Coroner hewitt viewed the body at
the morgue this morning. He deemed
an inquest unnecessary and gave a
certificate of accidental death.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md. July 5s(Special).
day was celebrated at
Kensington, this county, on rather an
elaborate scale. In the afternoon ath-
letic events for children weress held.
which were followed by a base ball
game between the Kensington and
Boyds teams Of the MontgomeryCou
ty Base Ball League, and band con-
cert in front of the municipal build
ing. Under the direction Of Mrs. Grace
Ryan. principal of the Kensington
Grammar School, pageant was given
by the school children in the evening.
Rev. Thomas D. Windiate. rector of
Christ Episcopal Church. Kensington,
read the Declaration of Independence.
and there were community singing
and dancing.
The celebration at Silver Spring
took the. form of the annual carnival
for the benefit Of the Silver Spring
volunteer fire department and a base
ball game in the afternoon between
the Silver Spring and Rockville teams
Of the Montgomery County League.
At Rockville the principal diversion
was a Montgomery County League
base ball game in the morning be-
tween the Rockville and Silver Spring
teams.
The Community League of Pooles-
vile. this county. has appointed the
following committees to serve one
year: Program. Mrs. o. B. Sellman.
chairman. and Mrs. E. P. Wroth and
Rev. E. w. Aaron:' recreation, Rev.
E. P. Wroth. chairman. and Miss
Elizabeth White and G. r. Gray;
school buildings and grounds, DR.. A.
G. Elgin, chairman. and Mrs. Albert
Wootton and Clarence Offutt; MEM
bership. Mrs w. w. Poole. chairman,
and Mrs. Isaac Fyffe and Mrs. w. W.
Williams; library, Mrs. George D.
Willard, chairman, and Mrs. Honore
Clagett and Miss Alice Beall; town
improvements. Harry Willard. chair
man, and Miss Lulu Hoskinson and
Mrs. William A. Hempstone: public
health, DR.. E. w. White, chairman,
and Miss Ruth Beall and Mrs. 8. E.
Jewell; publicity, Mrs. Thomas r.
Hall, chairman, and Miss Florence
Brooks and Minter Stout; judiciary,
Judge William L. Chambers, chair
man. and Byron w. Walling and Rob-
ert w. Stout.
The Noyes Library Association Of
Kensington. this county, has selected
trustees for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Orin j. Field, Frank T. Chap
man, ]. w. Townsend. B. w. Kumler.
Charles r. Hughes. Lewis Merriam,
w. p. Hay. E. L. Noyes and W.: b.
Pugh. -
Evening star., 1921-07-05
BY GEORGE WITTE.
by Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily
Copyright 1921.

py tdpie To The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN, July 5.-"The cemetery"
is what Col. Everett. head of the al
lied commission that is disarming the
krupp works. at Essen. calls the gil
gantic shed where millions of death
dealing projectiles were manufac-
tured during the war. Everywhere
there are indications of the destruc-
installations. There are holes in the
ground already filled in part with
concrete. large gaps in the rows Of
machines and big piles of debris from
the brick furnaces. all of which make
ii look as if the war lords own
shop. The whole thing is rather SYM
bolic of the destruction of Germany's
militaristic war machine.
Locomotives Being Built.
But the Cemetery" is only one
phase of the work, destructive and
constructive. which has been done to
put the Krupp factory, with its 10000
odd workingmen. on peace basis.
All of these 10000 are now making
peace material. from locomotives 10
milk cans. The writer saw more than
100 locomotives in all stages of con-
struction. In another shop, where
locomotives and railroads cars are
being repaired, twenty-four turn
lathes. weighing more than 1000 tons
and worth 20.0OO.0OO marks tnormal-
ly $4,760.O0O) were pointed out to me
with the remark that the allied COM
mission demanded that they be de-
stroyed or turned over to France.
These machines during the war We're
used to make Germany's largest guns,
but new. according to established nS-
ures, are used in manufacturing
steamship stacks and tanks for dye
making.
So far the Krupps have destroyed
Evening star., 1921-07-05
POWER WELDED BY SEVERAL
I; PRESIDENTS AFTER RETIRING
Washington Chosen Army Leader and
Others Were Legislators Died
On National independence Day.

Woodrow Wilson. He continued to be
political leader with vast follow
ing, however When the world war
came Roosevelt became an apostle Of
American preparedness. He died in
1919
William Howard Taft in 1913 left
the White House to become a law
lecturer at Yale University. He re-
manned in the public eye, and has
been in wide demand as a speaker
and writer on problems of govern
ment Roosevelt and Taft were the
first Presidents to write in large vol
ume for magazines and newspapers.
Woodrow Wilson, the last president
to retire. has announced the for
nation Of a law partnership with
cambridge Colby. his last ecretary Of
State
Former Presidents. in this latter
day, seem to have no difficulty in
earning their livings Their pens
alone in some instances have kept
them from the financial difficulties
that beset Jefferson and Madison.
Taft and Wilson are the present
living former Presidents. Since the
death of Grant, not more than two
former Presidents have been alive
at the same time. In 1925 there were
four living-Jehn Adams. Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe. In 1862 the
number was five-Tyler, Van Buren.
Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
REDUCTIONS IN PRICES OF
STEEL ARE ANNOUNCED
Bethlehem Company Says Its
:. Action Is Not Warranted
BY High Costs.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, July 5.-The Beth
tehem Steer,Company has announced
further reductions in the price Of steel.
effective today.
President Grace of the company, in
making the announcement, said that
present manufacturing costs do not in
any sense warrant these reductions, but
this company. desires to contribute even
more than its full share to re-establish
conditions in the steel trade on what
might be regarded as a normal basis.'
The company recently announced Is
per per, cent ;s reduction in wages effective
The new price schedule showed the
following changes. Bars. from s21O to
t1s90: structural shapes. from 81 20 to So;
plates. from $500 to 81: sheet bar, from
f3S to $35; billets, four by four. from S37
to S33; slabs. from $3s to $34 blue an
nealed sheets. from s2.s5 to s2.e5: black
sheets. from s4S5 to $3.50: tin plate.
from $s.25 to s5.75: skelp, from s2.20
to,S2.
"The new prices represent reduction
Of ~ a ton on bars, structural shapes.
plates, skelp. billets, sheet bar, slabs
and blue annealed sheets; IS a ton on
black and galvanized sheets. $40 per ton
Mr.. Grace explained that steel prices
had not been reduced to pre-war levels
because of increased freight rates and
costs Of material and labor.
Those items account for an increase
in present day costs over pre-war costs
Of $20.59 per ton on finished products"
he added. 1.-The new price Of $44.S0 for
structural steel is equivalent to a pre-
war price Of $24.21 per ton. or s1.Os per
pound"
Evening star., 1921-07-05
BEACH PRICES PROTESTED
Representative Woodruff Complains
to Col. Sheriff..

Representative Royal Woodruff Of
Michigan, a member of the House Dis
trict committee. complained today to
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff., in charge of
public buildings and grounds, against
the prices charged at the municipal
bathing beach. Representative Wood
ruff said that a friend of his yester-
day had to pay so cents for the use
of an old f,imsy cotton suit. 10 cents
for a towel and 5 cents for checking
his money. a street car conductor
protested yesterday that they charged
as high as 75 cents for suits at the
bathing beach.
Representative Woodruff also COM
plained that if a person went there.
his suit under his arm, he was given
locker room for nothing. but that 81
a person went to the bathing beach
with his suit on he was not allowed
in unless he had a raincoaa to be
checked at 10 cents. He argued that
the person who went to the beach
wearing his suit relieved congestion
in the dressing room.
Representative Woodruff said that.
this being municipal bathing beach,
there should be no profiteering and
services should be given as cheaply
as by private corporations for a SINH
lar privilege
Representative Woodruff said he
round Col. Sheriff. very sympathetic
and agreed that he would investi-
gate the complaint and see what re-
lief could be afforded.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
BR|HSHP PREM|ERS
TAKE UP NAVYP[AN
Questions on Defense by Sea
. : Discussed at Session OF
e Conference Today.
BY the Associated Press.

ny t1e ASsocldteu frtss
LONDON. July 5.-Questions rela-
tive to the naval defense of the Brit
ish empire were discussed at todays
session of the imperial conference
Prime Minister Lloyd George and the
dominion premiers resum'ng con-
sideration of the subject where II
was left off at yesterdays meeting.
Opposition to the discussion of this
subject by Premier MeiShen OF can
ada and others seemed to have broken
down, and the admiralty laid before
members of the conference con-
fidential memorandum. which was un-
derstood to have been the basis of
yesterdays debate. Naval authorities
in the British cabinet have been in
sisting that the dominion's contribu-
tionA to the naval strength of the en-
pire should be definitely fixed.
1t was expected that at the conclu-
sion of today's meeting an official
summary of the proceedings would be
issued to the press. Heretofore the
conference has not made public any
of the discussions that have taken
place,
Treaty Not to Lapse.
London, July 4 canadian Press).-
So much confusion has resulted from
conflicting statements as to what has
the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese al
lance that a statement of the precise
position. CLEANED from authoritative
sources. seems necessary.
Briefly. the situation is as follows:
Last July the British government in
formed the league Of nations that the
treaty with Japan would be adapted
to the terms of the league. That dec
laration appears to have been ac-
cepted by the dominions and. indeed,
by the British foreign Office. as de-
nunciation Of the alliance. 1t was
with this understanding that Arthur
Meighen, premier Of Canada, entered
the conference and made his case
against renewal of the treaty. He
was under the impression that unless
that alliance was renewed 1t would
lapse July 13.
Lord Curzon and A. ]. Balfour. who
preceded the Canadian premier in
statements on the subject. were un-
der similar impression.
On this assumption, therefore. ar
Eument for and against the new al
liance proceeded and it was not until
Friday last, after the question had
been under debate for u week. that
Lord Birkenhead, lord high chan
ceilor, appeared before the confer
ence and gave the information that
the note to the league did not consti-
tute denunciation and that, therefore.
the present treaty remained In force
another year.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
NINE PEOPLE INJURED
AT CAPITOL HEIGHTS
Fourth of July Celebration Has
Serious Wind-Up-Oficer
Blames Spectators.

Independence day celebrating at
Capitol Heights broke up in a row last
night. lasting about fifteen minutes in
which three women and six men were
injured. William Beavers. the most
seriously hurt. suffered three broken
ribs.
In the melee Mrs. Charles Davis. an
innocent bystander. lost three front
teeth. Policeman Henry NJ. Darneille
or the sixth precinct. who, with his
brother Joseph Addison Darneille.
were declared involved in the fracas.
appeared for duty today with hands
lacerated and faces scratched.
Darneille said it was evident that a
number of the men at the carnival had
obtained bootleg liquor and were feel
ing the effects of it. He and his
brother. he said, had been at the
carnival since early in the evening.
and were enjoying the festivities when
several young men came along, one Of
them purposely showing him.
Then the trouble was on. 1t would
have amounted to hut little. he said.
had it not been for "butting in," and
when the trouble was over he and his
brother went home. If any warrants
were issued. said Darneille. he could
easily have been found at his home.
He Will remain on duty in the city to-
night, he said. and probably will not
reach home until tomorrow morning.
Darneille said Constable Kelly Harris
tried to put handouts on him, and
that he would not let him.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
With Back Probably
Broken by Fall, Girl
Weds on HOsDitaL Cot

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July g.
Lying on q hospital cot, with
her back probably broken and
other injuries which nre expect
ed. to prove fatal, Mary Mulvi-
hill, nineteen, was married Mt
midnight to George HOltxclaw,
Popular Grove, Ark, n dental
student at the University Of
Tennessee.
Three hours before the girl
had either jumped or fallen
from q fourth-stOry window in
q local hotel to the pavement
below. She and HOltxclaw had
been sweethearts for a year, and
soon s1ter the girl had been
taken to the hospital 1t was de.
cided that the marriage take
place at once.
A magistrate and relatives OF
the girl were aent: for. and the.
eerenen4; n4;.,.peff0tmeds. I. sin {ke
emergency ward OF the hospith1.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
K1z4Rp Gun-Making Machines
May Be Delivered to France

more than 1000 machines of every
kind. and furnaces. presses anu TOOLS
weighing more than $4,000, 600 pounds
while at the same time they nave
mission 100 machines. for repara-
tions purposes. Most of these will
be turned over to France and can
be used by her for the manufacture
of war material. The Krupps. how
ever. through the German minister of
reconstruction, have launched a pro-
test against the destruction OF. these
turning lathes or their delivery to
France on the ground that all these
machines can be used for peaceful
purposes. They will have to be re-
placed at great expense, as other
wise neither the krupps nor any
other German manufacturer will be
able to turn out the various types
of tools necessary for steel products.
In addition thousands of working
men would be thrown out OF e"-
ployment.
Protest Gets Some Support.
Neutral observers with whom the
writer has discussed the matter de-
clare that the Krupps' protest is very
reasonable and that the reparations
commission is going too far when
il makes these demands. One or
these men declared: $1,000
"The Krupps are unable to turn
ont big guns on these lathes at the
present time, as many other ma
chimes needed for making other parts
of the big guns have been destroyed;
The Krupps have shown their good
will and can become dangerous once
more only as an industrial concern.
Rut it is quite unnecessary to de-
stroy all the Krupp machines to com
hat the concerns competition IN the
Industrial markets TIE Ilrupp con-
cern is only one of the very. few
(;erman industries on a large basis,
and as such must be preserved IN
order to enable Germany to pay the
r.naratiOnS."
Evening star., 1921-07-05
OFFICER GIVES BLOOD.

A second TRANSMISSION of blood was
resorted to yesterday in an EFFORT to
save the life Of Edward w. Thomas,
warrant clerk at Police Court. who is
under treatment at Sibley Hospital
for typhoid fever. Policeman ]. A.
Hunt of the ninth precinct gave a
pint of blood to the patient yesterday
a similar quantity having been given
by Sergt. Philip Browne of the same
precinct some time ago.
1t was said at the hospital today
that the patients pulse was slightly
stronger. but that his condition was
still critical.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
CHILDREN CROWD
SUMMER SCHOOLS
Heavy Enrolment With Open
ing of Vacation Term
This Morning.

Hot, sultry and fanless classrooms
did not deter several thousand chill
dren from enrolling today in the sum-
mer or vacation schools which form
ally opened for the prescribed six
week intensive course. In some of the
school buildings the temperature at
noon hovered around ninety degrees
Fahrenheit, but the heat ostensibly
did not faze the pupils, a great ma
Jority of whom are taking the course
to make up studies in which they were
deficient during the regular school
term.
Expect Record Figures.
Exact figures Of todays initial en-
rollment will not be available until
tomorrow, but school authorities ex-
pect it to go beyond that of last year.
which totaled 1861. They base their
predictions on the fact that soon aft
er the schools opened this morning at
O'Clock. two were discovered to be
overcrowded
The Wallach summer school. with
accommodations provided for 120
children. put out Its Crowded" sign
early after the opening The Ludlow,
with accommodations for ninety pu-
who could not be cared for in these
two schools We're advised TO report to
the Arthur School.
May Fall on.
Although the first days enrolment
is unusually large. school officials are
Of the opinion that il will decrease
considerably. providing the present
tcrrid weather continues for any
length of time. 1T takes courage for
any one to remain in the school on
day like this" remarked one official
The summer schools are operated
primarily to give children who
''fiunked" during the regular school
term an opportunity TO make UP their
ork and be advanced semester
when the schools open in Septembe
for the new term. Children who
passed in their marks and who wish
to be advanced to a higher grade also
will be given an opportunity to do so
if the enrolment of children in the
former class is not too large.
Evening star., 1921-07-05
ALEXANDRIA
specinl Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 5.-For the
first time since his appointment as
judge Of the United States court for
the eastern district of Virginia. Judge
D. Lawrence Groner presided at the
opening of the July term of the court
here today in place of Judge Waddill.
who was promoted.
There is an unusually heavy docket
Of both civil and criminal cases.
The grand jury is composed Of the
" Ward Boswell. U. S. Lambert,
Thomas Priest. Thomas Chauncey.
Charles Corbett. Francis H. Fannon.
Graham Winn, w. S. Linn. A. r. Penn
berton, H. NJ. Gibson. Wexford Linn
erick, r. L. McGeorge. NJ. c. Yancey.
Frank Daley. sixty-eight years old.
died last night at his residence at
Ballston. Arlington county. The fu-
neral will take place at Z o'clock to-
night from his late residence and the
Orange. Va. for burial. The deceased
was we'll known in this city, where
he was frequent visitor.
VINO lived at $40 Prince street. died
last night at Providence Hospital,
Washington. The deceased was a ma
tive Of Pennsylvania. The body was
brought here and taken to Wheatley' s
mortuary chapel.
District Deputy Grand Master ]. F
Haverty and a delegation from Falls
Church Lodge of Odd Fellows will to-
morrow night visit Sarepta Lodge and
install the newly elected officers of
that lodge. All Odd Fellows in the city
are invited to attend.
Roman candles are said to have been
responsible for slight fire on the roof
of the residence of John Henderson.
1872 South Peyton street, at 9 o'clock
last night. The fire was extinguished
before the arrival of the department..
Evening star., 1921-07-05
SEVEN DROWNED IN N. Y.
One Dies From Prostration and
Many Are Overcome.

NEW YORK. July5.-Seven men
were drowned yesterday at beaches in
the vicinity of New York as hun
dreds of sweltering thousands fed
from the intense heat that has en-
veloped the city since Saturday. An
unknown man. believed demented by
the excessive temperature. committed
suicide by jumping into the reservoir
in Central Park.
One death from prostration was
reported in the oity. while numerous
persons. overcome during the days
festivities, were revived at hospitals
Several minor, accidents resulted
from the premature explosions Of
fireworks
Evening star., 1921-07-05
CARE OF SCHOOL PUPILS HEALTH
DECLARED DISGRACE TO NATION

dinary saving in economy and etfi-
cheney. Dir. T. D. Wood. professor
of education of the Teachers Col,
Iege of Columbia University. told
delegates.
DR.. Wood declared that IS per
cent-16, 900, ,OO0-of the school chill
dren of the county: have physical
defects which are potentially or
actually detrimental to health.
Most of these defects. he said. are
remedial. but very few of them are
being remedied.
"The business Of keeping the
school children of this country In
good physical repair is. as now
conducted, disgrace to the ma
ton" he said. NO community. no
state, no nation can be considered
civilized which fails to furnish an
adequate program of child care:
providing for every essential need
of health and education for every
child. Sensible and universal pro-
gram of physical education Tor all
girls and boys was never. in the
history of mankind more profound
ly essential than just now.