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Evening star., 1921-12-19
MAI. GEN. J. F. MORRISON
TO RETIRE TOMORROW
Officer Received Distinguished
Service Medal for Training
Troops for Overseas Duty.

Maj. Gen. John F. Morrison, who
received distinguished service
medal for efficient service in the
preparation and training of troops IN
this country for duty in the world
war. will be placed on the retired lust
Of the Army tomorrow by operation
Of law on account of age. He is a
native of New York and was grad
mated from the Military AcadeCar IN
lime 1881 From that time he SerV-
ed in the infantry in Indian cam
naipns on the frontier, in campaign
in Cuba during the Spanish War ana
later in the Philippine insurrectioi
and the Boxer campaign In China
until he was made a brigadler gen
eraI in November. 1915.
From 1902 to 1908 he was military
attache with the Japanese army. Ii,
the summer of 1917 he commando
the 3Oth Division at Camp Sewer.
and made a special trip tt
Europe to obtain military informa-
ton He returned to the United
states in December. 1917, and serve"
IN this city as director of H1ilitar!
raining until the following Feb
mary when he was placed in com
mand of the 8th Division at Cam
subsequently he commanded sue
cessiyely the Western Department u
San francisco, the southeastern De
nartment at Charleston. >. =, anb
tha lth Corps Area at Fort McPherso"
Co He was made a major general -
Nav. 1917, and is now the senior OF
ficer of that grade.
Evening star., 1921-12-19

Many pupils in the upper grades Of
the public schools of the third di-
vision are expected to enter The
Evening Stars prize essay contest on
the topic, 1.-THE Arms Conference and
Its Significance" it was said today by
Robert L. Haycock, supervising prin-
cipal Of the division. Mr.. Haycock
said, in his opinion, the contest will
have the desired effect Of stimulat-
ing an intensive study by school
children of the conference proceed
ings.
boy Scouts returning to their
rooms after service at the arms con
ference are being asked by their
teachers to report to their CLASSMATES 8
the impressive things they have heard
and seen." said Mr.. Haycock. I'm
doubtedly very live interest is de-
veloping. especially among the eightn
grade pupils. who take up for the first
time the study Of our government.
Upper-Grade Pupils Interested.
"Our seventh grade teachers. while
teaching the countries of Europe and
Asia, refer to the great conference
and emphas size its Importance In con-
nection with the future relations OF
those countries. This general interest
in the conference will bring out a
the upper grade pupils of the third
division in The Stars essay contest.
Besides Christmas. one Of the
thoughts uppermost in the minds OF
thousands of Washington public
school children today Is the essay
contest. According to reports re-
ceived by school authorities, virtually
every public school will be represent
ed in the contest.
While awaiting formal announce
ment of the rules of the contest, the
school pupils, at the direction OF
school officials. will devote as much
time as possible to an intensive study
of the conference developments. Con-
seuuently, when the time arrives for
writing the essays the pupils. it is be-
lieved, will be fully prepared to write
inteligently on the subject selected.
Rules to BE Announced.
The rules and names Of members
Of the board of judges will be an
Evening star., 1921-12-19
GERMAN FOLK AROUSED
BY infant MORTALITY
Widespread Movement by Civic
Welfare Associations to Bet
ter Living Conditions.

BERLIN, December 18.-Infant NOR
tality, which Is increasing through
out Germany, principally in cities,
has impelled a widespread movement
by civic welfare associations and
mothers leagues to alleviate living
cooperative construction of small
in the suburbs. COLONIES" OF
cement houses, rapidly built by use
of molds. have appeared by thou
sands in the last few months, the oc-
cupants being assured of abundance
of light and air.
While Germany has. properly speak
ing. no such thing as "slums." the
slowing up of construction during the
war produced insanitary and crowded
conditions among the poorer classes.
Half a million homes are required
to relieve the congestion in Berlin, and
reports from Hamburg say there are
1000 families, with an average of six
children to the family, living in one
room apartments. Sanitary inspectors
of number of cities report as many
as ten persons living in a single room.
and dying in a space which only
two persons could BEAUTIFULLY in
habit"
The mortality among children in
these crowded centers has been found
to be vastly higher than with the
advantages of space for playground.
open air and sunlight. Meanwhile, a
disinclination to increase the size of
apartment buildings is evident among
the promoters of the healthier chill
dren" movement
1t is pointed out that adjacent to
every German city there are large
tracts of untitled lands which ought
to be donated to charity by the own
ers, many of whom are nonresident
or rich and who hold the lands for
speculative purposes.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
PLAN TO RAISE $685. 900
OF JEWISH RELIEF FUND
District Embraced in Zone-Simon
Lyon Chairman of Committee.
Total of $4,000, 900 Needed.

PHILADELPHIA, December 49,
Plans for launching a campaign to
raise $2.125.000 in Pennsylvania, New
Jersey. Delaware, Maryland and the
District of Columbia for the relief of
the Jews in Europe was outlined last
night at a meeting under the auspices
of the American Jewish committee.
The campaign. which is a part Of the
nationwide movement to raise $14,-
100000. will start on or before Feb
ruary 4 and end March l.
The meeting was presided over by
DR.. Cyrus Adler of Philadelphia. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Louis Mar
shall. chairman of the American Jew
ish committee, and David A. Brown
of Detroit. A letter was read from
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover wishing the committee sue
cess in the drive.
DIR. Adler was named chairman for
the zone and state chairmen were ap-
pointed as follows:
Pennsylvania - Jules Mastbaum,
Philadelphia
Delaware-Dr. /. Kreshtoll. Will
mington.
MaryIand-Eli Frank. Baltimore.
New Jersey-Felix Fuld, Newark.
District Of Columbia-Simon Lyon
Washington.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
BUREAU EXPENSES
$14,576,OD4 IN YEAR
Uncle Sans Engraving Cost
Exceeds by $4,000, 900
Any Previous Record.

Uncle Sans engraving plant cost $14.
516.0oi.02 to operate during the last
fiscal year. according to the report OF
Director James L. Wilmeth of the bu-
reau Of engraving and printing made
public today. This Is almost $4,000, 000
more than the highest single years
operation in the past. The last high
mark was established the year previous
with figure of S11. 1.S54,171.45.
The total number of sheets of en-
graved matter. including currency,
bonds. stamps and similar items de-
livered from the bureau was 438, ,694, 1924.
which record was beaten only during
the war rush of 1919, when 447,464, los
sheets were gotten out there.
Reduction of Personnel.
The personnel has been reduced also
from maximum Of 1927 on January "a.
1921. to 6.204 on September 81, 1921, ex-
cluding those on indefinite furlough.
One thousand six hundred and twenty
appointments were made during the year
and 1850 Examinations of service were
listed.
During the year eighty-one en-
ployes were retired. under the act of
May 20, 1920, sixty-dve on account
of age and sixteen on account OF
total disability, while eighty efficient
employees who had reached the age of
retirement were retained in the
service for two years longer.
Work Period Discontinued.
The third or midnight shift of en-
ployes was discontinued at the COM
pletion in April of the liberty loan
bonds. The work of the bureau,
however. is 80 per cent in excess of
pre-war work and both day and early
night shifts will be continued in
definitely.
Fifty power plate printing presses
Of an improved type were purchased
during the year as additional equip
ment and to replace worn-out power
presses.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
FINAL. TRIBUTES
paid ". NJ SHUSTER
Funeral Services Today, Fol
lowed by Interment in
Oak Hill Cemetery.

Funeral services for William Mo-
gan Shuster were conducted at Ii,
late residence. 1922 @ street, at i.
o'clock today by Rev. c. Ernest Smitl
Of st. Thomas Church.
1nterment was in Oak Hill cemetery
Honorary pallbearers were JUDI
James F. Smith, former governor "
the Philippines; Judge Charles Rob-,
John Joy Edison, Theodore w. Noy.s
Francis II. Duehay and J. Holdswori
Gordon.
A large number of friends and as
sociates of the deceased attended the
funeral. Mr.. Shuster was assistant
secretary of the Board of Trade and
in the city. He is survived by his
widow and a son, William Morgan
Shuster, jr.
Memorial Resolution Adopted.
A memorial, in the form Of a minut
of meeting, was adopted Saturdal
by the trustees of the National Train
ing School for Boys in commemora-
tion Of the work of Mr.. Shuster.
The resolution depicts his death as
"a great loss to our entire commu-
nifty and an especial and personal
loss to his associates of this board"
In part it reads:
Born in the District OF Columbia
of q highly esteemed family, he In
herited a keen sense of honor and
faithfulness to duty. He entertained
for his native city that ardent love
and pride that every true man cher
iShes for his home
las citizen he lived up to the full
measure of his duty as such, and in
all the relations of life did his part.
He has left behind him a name hon
ored and esteemed-a heritage be-
yond price-to those who loved him
while living and who cherish his
memory now that he has left us.
Long at Head of Board.
For many years he was the
president Of our board and in that
capacity we have learned to know
him and to love him. Ever courteous
and conSiderate in his dealings with
his fellow members. he has awakened
| in our hearts an affection and regard
more than usual among men in busi-
ness affiliation. We have all felt thal
1 in William Morgan Shuster we had
| a real friend. He was upright. con
! scientiouS and above all sincere be-
| lever in the Great Leader, in whoi1
he placed his trust and whom h"
| truly loved.
I'VE, his associates. desire TO plae"
on record this inadequate, but loving
| tribute to his worth, and We also de-
sire to express our sincerest sym
pathy for his widow, in this hour ol
her deep distress"
Evening star., 1921-12-19
JEWS TO CELEBRATE.
Observance Of "Feast Of Lights" to
Begin Next Sunday.

The festival of Chanukah. also
known as the feast of lights" in
conlmemoration of the de1iverance of
the Jews from the King of Syria in
165 before the present era, will be
celebrated by orthodox Jews in
Washington and in various parts of
the world for eight days. beginning
next Sunday.
The deliverance Of the Jews was
brought about by Mattathias, a priest,
who revolted against Antiochus Epiph-
anes, King of Syria, when he en-
forced an order requiring the same
language and religion among his sub
jects.
fdols were erected in the temple
and Greek religious practices were
introduced. After the successful in
surrection the temple was rededicated.
hence the name Chanukah, which
neanS dedicated.
The holiday is celebrated both in
the home and the synagogue by the
kidding of lights. Presents are ex-
changed also at this time Of the year
as a token of good will.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
COMPLETES MANY TESTS

The bureau of standards, during the
past fiscal year. confined its activities
to the more urgent research problems
and testing, according to the annual
report OF Director S. w. Stratton. made
public today.
Close corporation with the industries
and other government departments has
been continued with satisfactory re-
suits, the report said. The number OF
tests completed during the year was
61 1893 for the government and 26.63S
for the public. During the year the
staff of the bureau has been composed
on an average of 342 statutory employees
and sos employed in special research
work.
This is a total of ESQ. as compared
with 9Sl, the average for last year. New
specifications for incandescent lamps
purchased by the government were pre-
pared during the year. as the old Speci-
fications were out of date. Important
work, the report says. has been done
on ways and means for conserving our
supply of natural gas and investigation
of airplane and automobile engines has
been continued.
Cooperation with the bureau Of en-
craving and printing has been continued
and a satisfactory electrolytic plate has
been developed, which is being used by
the bureau A spectroscopic method Of
analyzing gold ahd other preciouB met
ais was successfully developed and
turned over to the Treasury Depart
ment for its use.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
GLEE CLUB TO ENTERTAIN.
Eastern High Pupils to Give Three
Performances.

The Eastern High School Glee Club
will give its annual fall entertainment
in the auditorium Of the school tonight,
tomorrow night and Wednesday night.
It win include joint program by the
boys and girls.
The girls part Of the show will con-
sist Of Japanese operetta. "Chrysan:.
themum.'' "The Eastern High School
Follies'' is the title Of the boys piece
de resistance! which is divided into
three parts.
tainment is entitled ':rhe More Than
American Foot Ball Team" which will
be directed by Charles Guyon. The sec
ond part is called ''The Dear. Delightful
Debutantes." and the third part dra-
matte farce, ''The Crimson Cocoanut.
Members Of the faculty In charge Of
the entertainment are Miss Ella Monk.
Miss O. Taylor and Claus j. SchWartz.
Tho school orchestra, under the dtrec-
ton. Of Mrs. Frank. Byram, will furnish
the music for the plays.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
Bad Year Ahead Seen
As Mercury and Mars
Come in Conjunction

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 10.-The
year 1926 is destined to shake
the world to it's founda tion, both
physically and politically. II II
to be a succession Of plaques,
famine, foods, shipwrecks, riot
ing and revolution. SO says the
British Journal of Astrol0gy,
which has drawn the horoscope
for that year. when the planets
Mars and Mercury will be in
conjunction.
SIX years later the great
ArmaGeddon is to take place. 1t
will be q final conflict between
Mohammedanism. allied with
bolshevism. against the united
AnElO-SaxOn world. 1t will end
In = @universal peace" in 1882.
"but there will be no few of us
left and we shall be so tired
that pence should happen any.
how" the horoscope says.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
CIVIL WAR FEARED.
By the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press.
LONDON. December 19-Civil war
in Ireland, arising from listers op-
position to the proposed revision of
her boundaries under the Irish peace
treaty. is seriously threatened. ac-
cording to the political correspondent
of the Westminster Gazette.
Ulster Is determined that mot one
loyalist shall be sacrificed against
his will to the Sim Fein," he says,
and adds: "She CUlster) will GER
tainly not appoint a representative
the commission operates without her
consent and allocates any part of
her territory to the south there will
be civil war before she parts with it,"
The correspondent does not believe
that Ulster is bluff1ng and says she
fears that. If the commission insists.
considerable tract of territory will
be taken. leaving Ulster only about
four counties.
The most stubborn of all the COW
enanters. he says. live in the counties
of Tyrone and Fermanagh, and it is
their appeal that they be not deserted
by their fellows that may light the
flames of civil war. The correspond
ent reports a meeting of these
stalwarts, at which they swore SOL
emnly to die rather than pass under
the government of the south.
Recalling that the boundary COM
mission was made a vital issue by the
Sim Fein delegates at the peace con-
ference, the correspondent says they
would never have signed the treaty
without the clause providing for the
commission.
last moment imperil the whole settle
ment," he writes. '"This is what rem
ders the situation so serious"
Ratification of the Irish peace treaty
by the dali eireann was predicted by
the Dublin correspondents of London
newspapers as the dali assembled for
today's public session. Most of them
expressed the belief that the majority
favoring ratification was small, but
sufficient to prevent an upset when
the vote came.
Some of the correspondents last
night declared that an informal poll
had already been taken in the dali, re-
vealing seventy-four treaty advocates.
The British parliament will be pro-
rogued this afternoon till January 81.
1t was announced by Austen Cham
berlain, government leader in the
house of commons. The original un-
derstanding was that prorOgation
should not occur until the dali eireann
had acted on the Anglo Irish treaty.
Explaining the earlier prorogation,
Mr.. Chamberlain said the government
had expected to have the result of
the Dublin discussion in hand today.
but it now appeared possible that the
debate in the dali would continue un-
til Saturday. and 1t was not desirable
to keep parliament sitting to await
the result.
King Georges message proroguing
parliament said his majesty had re
ceived with deep satisfaction the as
surance of your approval of the arti-
cles of the Irish agreement and of
your readiness to give effect to it's
provisions"
Abiding to ratification Of the Irish
treaty by parliament in adopting the
roply to the address from the throne,
the king said he prayed that this
agreement will speedily accomplish
complete reconciliation of the people
- Great D-:t-:%s-5 1-..SSs
Evening star., 1921-12-19

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possible. is readily understood when
it is remembered that Germany very
nearly succeeded in cutting off the
British Isles by its submarine campaign.
paign.
Limit on Size.
The British also will ask that the
conference put a limit upon the size
Of submarines. If this can be done,
the submarine the British say, will
be reduced more to the status Of a
defensive weapon. and will not be
able to make the long cruises against
commerce that were made by German
submarines in the war.
In his original proposal for the linn
itation of naval armament of the
United States. Great Britain and
Japan. Secretary Hughes proposed
United States and Great Britain
should be 10000 tons each and that
Japan should have $4,000 tons. To
this Great Britain has seriously OBJ
jected. Mr.. Balfour has suggested
in conversations that this tonnage
for the United States and Great Brit
ain with proportionate reductions for
other nations.
The submarine tonnage Of the
United States, Great Britain, Japan,
France and Italy is as follows:
Great Britain-Submarines first line.
81, 49,177 tons: submarines second
line, SO, 23,743 tons; fleet submarines.
first line. IA, 26.320 tons: second line.
6, 1900 tons; cruiser submarines. /,
2.014 tons: monitor submarines. 3,
4,s0O tons: building, submarines, first
line, 5. 1880 tons.
United States - Submarines. first
line, 81, 34,641 tons: second line, "A.
1875 tons; fleet submarines, 3, g.
31s tons: building, submarines, first
line, 81, 32.118 tons; rIeet submarines,
first line, 3, 1850 tons.
Japan-Submarines first line, 15,
1850 tons; second line, 3, 1850 tons;
building. submarines first line, II,
10,36S tons "details of the Japanese
submarine program not known. but
it is reported sn~ "lanS to have l27
submarines by 1927). i =
France-SuomaI ILcS hrst line, IL,
13,44s tons; submarines second line,
At, 1886: building, submarines first
line, 12, 13.200 tons.
Italy-Submarines first line, II, T.
656 tons; second line, IL. 1912 tons;
building. submarines first line. 6.
1920 tons: submarines second line.
2, 7SS tons.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
BRIEFLY TOLD STORY
OF ARMS CONFERENCE

naval ratio. The committee is to
meet at IL o'clock tomorrow. BY
that time, it is expected. the French
delegates will be ready to proceed.
Unofficially it is reported from
London that Premier BRAND has
informed Ambassador Harvey that
France will accept the capital ship
ratio proposed for France by the
United States. 175.000 tons.
The Japanese and Chinese dele
gates will meet this afternoon to
consider furher the matter Of the
return of the Kiaochow railroad
in ShantunR to China.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
REPORT. ON CONVENTION
Friends of Irish Freedom Fave
Complete Independence.

Endorsement of the declaration OF
the national convention Of the Friends
of Irish Freedom was given at a
meeting, of the Padraic H. Pearse
branch of the organization last night
in the Typographical Temple.
Reports of the delegates to the re
cent national convention. which went
on record as favoring complete inde-
pendence for Ireland and opposing
Sntangling foreign alliances for the
United States, were made oy Ref.
lanes A. Geary, p. J. Ryan, DR.. Jo-
seph Dunn and Thomas M0Greth, who
attended the convention ~ the local
Evening star., 1921-12-19
FIVE GIRLS PUT IN JAIL,
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Free-for-All Fight Results in
Death Of Man and Fatal
Wounding of Another.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, December 49,
Will Ricketts,, proprietor of a local cafe.
is dead: Fred Mauterer. son Of a local
merchant, is in a dying condition, and
five girls are In Jail charged with MUIR
der and assault with intent to murder,
as result of a fight here last night.
RICKETTS, and Mauterer were shot in
what was described by the police as
free-for-all fight in a house in the
suburbs and came as the climax to a
gay party In which there were a dozen
participants The police reported the
discovery Of evidence that whisky
flowed freely.
Evening star., 1921-12-19

tThe Star is publishing each day 4 sum-
married. story Of the developments Of the
armament conference. By reading it each
day you will keep in touch with the out
standing events Of the historic meeting)
The meeting Of the committee
Of fifteen on limitation of arma-
ment, scheduled for II am. today.
was postponed SO that the French
receive communications from their
home government regarding the
Evening star., 1921-12-19
WILL BE REAPPOINTED.
President Expected to Continue
Two I. c. c. Members in Office.

1t is understood that President
Harding will late today or tomorrow
reappoint to the Interstate Commerce
Commission Henry C. Hall, democrat,
OF California and Clyde B. Atchison,
republican. of Oregon. Their terms
on the Interstate Commerce Com
mission expire the last day Of this
month. and it was intimated at the
executive offices today that President
Harding, having made up his mind
in the matter, has determined to
lose no time in sending these nom-
nations to the Senate. in order to
obtain confirmation before the Christ
mas holiday recess.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
UPPER GRADE PUPILS SHOW
INTEREST IN STAR CONTEST
Principal Haycock of Third Division Be-
lieves Competition Will Stimulate
Study of Arms Farley.

nounced soon. Cash prizes amount
ing to $1,000 will be awarded the
winners. This will include six large
prizes. and numerous additional
awards for essays showing superior
merit.
According to present plans. the con-
test will be divided INTO two separate
classes. Contestants in one class will
be limited to students in the senior
high schools. In the other class. con-
testants will be pupils Of the junior
high schools and the upper grades Of
the elementary schools.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
CAPT. T1MMoNs ASSIGNED.

Capt. John w. Timmons has been
assigned to the command Of the q. 8.
s. Blackhawk- He relieves Capt
Byron A. Long, who Is assigned to
duty in the third naval district.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
COMES TO ANAC0sT1A.

Lieut. Harold j. Brow at the naval
air station, Hampton roads has been
transferred to tho naval air station.
|Anacostia, D. G., for duty.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
ASSIGNED TO WARSHIP,

Commander William S. Bye Of the
office of naval operations, Navy De-
partment. has been assigned to the
officer.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
GIVEN NEW NAVY DUTY.

Asar Admiral Casey B. Morgan has
been detached from command Of the
special service squadron and assigned
to oourt-mARtaal duty at Hampton
roada
Evening star., 1921-12-19
REAR ADldIRAL RETIREs.

.ionad at San Francisco. win be re.
tired for age December 81.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
SUBMARINE NEXT
CONFERENCE ISSUE

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possible. is readily understood when
it is remembered that Germany very
nearly succeeded in cutting off the
British Isles by its submarine campaign.
paign