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The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
COroner's Jury Probes Fatal
Auto Accident at Hyatts-
vile.

Failure to hear the ringing of the
danger bell at an unprotected cross
ing was blamed by the coroner's
jury last night for the railroad acci-
ednt at College Park. Prince
Georges County. Nd. when Mrs.
Mary A. Watts, 81 years old, of 4O1
East Capitol street, Washington,
and Paul E. Kropp, %. of Hyatts-
willie, were killed instantly when the
latter's auto was struck by a B. &
o. train Tuesday night.
Members of the train crew testi-
fled they heard the signal bell ring
ing. but did not see the auto until
il was too late to stop.
According to the testimony.
Kropp was giving demonstration
of the auto to Mrs. Watts. who had
intended buying the car. Both
were employed at the War. Risk
Insurance.
DR.. Jacob WaIdman was the fore
man of the jury.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
GETS
TWENTY YEARS
KILLING OFFICER
DIG. Wallin Sentenced for
Numbering Man Who
Arrested Friends.

BIG STONE GAP. va. April 17.-
David Green wallin was sentenced
to twenty years imprisonment to-
day after q jury at Wise courthouse
had found him guilty OF numbering
Policeman d. W. Littrell here on
last December IL last.
: wallin, who was night policeman
at Appalachia- Va. was walking
along the road between the two
towns on the night Of the shooting,
when he came upon Littreil taking
some friends Of waIlin's to jail here
charged with drunkenness. An
gered, walHn shot Littreil In the
back. killing him instantly.
When Waiiin's trial was held be-
fore the February term of court the
jury failed to agree. wsllin plead
ed self-defense.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28

Senator Davis Elkins. of West
Virginia, yesterday invited the
whole twenty-One Senate pages to
take in the circus with him. The
circus will be in Washington next
week.
In former years it was the GUS
tom of Senator Phelan. of Cali
fornia, to treat the pages to the
circus trip, but Senator Phelan re-
tired March last. The pages were
getting down in the mouth when
the billboards began to show ele-
plants and trapeze performers.
"You just come on with me-"
Senator Elkins told the boys. You
shall have all the popcorn. lemon
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Pickp0cket Faces
Additional Charge

Simon Feinburg. 81 years old. 1854
Adler street, Baltimore, who is
serving sentence in the District jail
for picking pockets, was surprised
when an additional charge of the
same offense was preferred against
him yesterday.
John G. Williams. 1900 Lamont
street northwest, identified Fein-
burg as the man who picked his
pocket and secured s12 on a Mount
Pleasant car Friday. April Is
Feinburg was arrested last Tues
day on a charge of picking pockets
at Camp Meigs. Police claim he
served a term in the District Jail
some time ago for the same Of
fense.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Almas Temple Is to Hold
Social Session for Women

Announcement of a social session
of Almas Temple Wednesday, May
IS, at the Arcade auditorium, L.
made by Illustrious Poteptate Henry
Lansburgh. 1t is to be an Almas
party for the women of the nobility.
Potentate- Lansburgh will lead the
grand march. Two orchestras have
been engaged to furnish music for
the occasion.
The executive committee in charge
Is composed of: ]. A. Hollinger,
chairman: Edwin Hitler. secretary:
reception, VIM. A. Young; entertain
ment,. F.. l.. Walker; decoration, H.
w. Taylor: electric. Fred. Huber:
floor, Edwin c. Dutton; door, A. A.
Gorsuch; music. n. /. Jacoby: cloak
room, S. b. Ginsberg; novelties. v.
NJ. Fookes; refreshments, w. C.
Smallwood; publicity, Murray II.
Resnicoff.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
ROOT MAKES PLEA
FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF BROADER LAW
Former Secretary Heard
By international Soci-
ETY. on Worlds Rights.

THE need for the promotion OF
the development of international
law has never been SO great as II Is
now" said Elihu Root, president OF
the American Society Of lnterna-
tional Law at the opening session
last night at the Shoreham Hotel
Reviewing the after effects OF the
war, Mr.. Root explained the danger
to the ideas of international law
in the aims Of Russia to impose In
ternationalism on the world, which,
he said, would destroy the authority
and responsibilities of nations.
In discussing the promotion Of
international law, Root outlined the
method which the United states
could adopt, which includes making
effective the public opinion in favor
of peace and the adoption OF
standard of conduct in which all
civilized nations will agree. Most
important. he said, would be q sys-
tenn of international conferences
upon questions of international
policy. These general conferences,
the speaker pointed out, would
lead to situation in which 1t
would be difficult for any nation to
DeBln war. Ine weakness OIL tnis
same system in the past has been
that no one had the right to insist
upon a conference. The establish
ment of an administrative agency
whose duty it shall be to call such
conferences in time of threatened
danger would be the natural solu-
ton. he said.
The Hon. Manoel de Oliveira
Lima, former minister from Brazil
toe Japan, Sweden, Belgium and
Venezuela made a short talk In
which he pointed out that America
was now in a position to enforce
the principle of international law,
America" he said, was the only
! country which did not lose sight of
the advantages OF the principles OF
international law during the war
Consequently the revival of these
principles is now up to the United
States"
At 900 o'clock this afternoon the
society will go to the White House,
where the members will be received
by President Harding.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Senator Willis Ranks
Grant With Hannibal


IF Grant has a rival in history
it is Hannibal" said Senator Frank
B. Willis, of Ohio in an address last
night at a celebration commemor-
ating the ninety-ninth anniversary
of the birth of Ulysses s. Grant in
the metropolitan NJ. f. Church.
Grant is not only a national hero;
he is one of the greatest command
ers of history. He is to be COM
pared with Caesar and Napoleon"
the Senator said.
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball spoke on
the White stones of Memory" the
invocation was given by the Rev.
n. ID. Mitchell. "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground" was sung by quar-
tet comprising Mrs. Bertha Colts,
man, Mrs. Louisa Platt, Clifford Mil
kins and Arthur Gardner. II. E. b.
Synider presided.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
DriUer s AUarded
$1,000 Damages by ID. C..

Lewis Reed, a feed wagon driver,
who fell through a skylight on the
second floor of the District repair
shop on u street between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth street northwest
on January 3 last, and sustained
serious injuries, will be paid $1,000
damages by the District govern
ment.
A consent verdict for this amount
was ratified by a jury. in Circuit
Court No. l yesterday and judgment
on the verdict granted Reed. At
torney w. L. Houston represented
the plaintiff.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Would Amend Dry Act
As to American Vessels

An attempt to remove the restric-
tion against sale OF liquor on Amer
lean vessels has oeen started in the
House by Representative Edmonis.
of Pennsylvania
He introduced a bill which would
repeal the sections of the Volstead
act forbidding ships under the
American flag from carrying or
serving liquor.
The bill was referred to the Mcr-
chant Marine Committee, instead of
to the Judiciary Committee. which
has considered other prohibition
Legislation. Edmonds argues Amer
lean ships are deprived Of much bus
mess because Of their aridity. The
amendment would not allow the sale
of liquor within the three-mile zone.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
West Virginian Invites Senate Pages
To Attend Big Circus as His Guests,
And Wins Enduring Popularity

ade and peanuts you can eat and
you won't have to wash your faces
or anything"
"Ain't that a lifeline?" shouted
one Of the boys. Don't we hate
Senator EIkins?"
Here's the way they will line up:
Andrew Bergerson. John Blann.
Esau Ehrlich, Richard Fenton.
Henry Gentry. Addison Gieseking.
Clement Goodman, Clarence Gun
ther, Eugene Higgins, John Hill
lard, Melvin Hurley, Tom King.
John lie Roy, Ingham Mack, Perry
Miller. Edward Myers, John Pal
mer. Charles Reamy. Bernard Reed.
Richard Riedell and Provost Shaw
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
SPEAKS ON WORK
FOR EY-CONVICTS

Activities of the Prisoners Relief
Society since it's organization seven
years ago was reviewed last night
by E. Z. budding, president, in an
address Before the Woman's City
Club. at % Jackson place north
west. ~
In the past three years the society
has placed about 800 former con-
yicts IN. Washington, Mr.. budding
said, and only about a dozen of
them haven fallen back.
budding announced that on ac-
count of, III health he will leave
washingtoa- within the next few
weeks and will be succeeded by
Denver S. Dickerson. formerly su-
perintendent of Federal prisons.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Landlord Is Sued
For 81, 900 Damages

LemueI c. Matthews, described as
the landlord of the premises at 4lS
+ street northeast. was sued for
District Supreme Court by Emma A.
Burns n former tenant.
Through Attorney Andrew Will
son. the plaintiff alleges that on
May ~ 1920. Matthews unlawfully
entered her rooms and then pre-
vented, her by force from entering.
and then. she alleges. he removed
her belongings to storage ware
souss.W,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
HARDING APPOINTS
W.F;4GUDE TO RENT
COMMISSION POST
Business Men, Tenants,
Members of Board \
In Approval.

i William F. GUIDE. president and
treasurer of GUIDE Bros. Co., florists.
yesterday was appointed third mem
ber Of the District Rent Commission
by President Harding to fill the va
eancy caused by appointment of
Capt. James F. Oyster to the board
OF District Commissioners. The ap-
pointment was sent to the Senate ror
confirmation and favorable action is
expected today.
Appointment of Mr.. GUIDE received
general support by business men.
tenants and members of the rent
board. Words of praise were heard
from all quarters when news Of the
appointment spread.
Mr.. GUIDE is in Atlantic City at
tending the convention of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. 1t is
expected he will take ONCE i'm
mediately following confirmation by
the Senate. ..
Menssers Much Pleased.
In speaking of the appointment,
A. Leftwieh Sinclair. member of the
board, declared: Mr.. GUIDES in
tegrity. Tong associated with his
business career, will enable him to
carry on the functions of the COM
mission with fairness and justice.
He Is fully qualified to serve the
commission from every standpoint"
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, other mem
ber of the board. also was enthusi-
astic in her praise of the appointee.
District Commissioner Oyster de-
clared the selection of Mr.. GUIDE was
highly satisfactory.
Both sides are assured of fair
play, as he has the interest of the
public 'at heart" william &. West
lake, president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, declared. The
appointment will meet with ap-
proval by both real estate men and
their tenants"
With the addition of Mr.. Gude IN
the board the commission will be
composed of a lawyer. Mr.. Sinclair:
a journalist Mrs. Clara Sears Tay-
Tor, and business man, Mr.. Guide.
A seITmade Man.
Mr. Guide is 53 years old and was
born in Lynchburg, Va. During his
carry Doy noou ne worked on farm
in Prince Georges County, Mary
land At the age of 10 he entered
the flower business and at 81
launched a business of his own. As
a florist in Washington he became
a member of several flower societies
formed over the country.
At present he is a director in the
National Metropolitan Bank, MEM
ber of sthe Board of Trade, National
Press -Club, Washington Rotary
Club, Honorary member of Military
Servics,LegiOn. vice president of the
Christian and Eleanor Rupert Home
for ASSd and INDECENT People, life
member of City Club of Washing
ton. member of Old Colony Club
and ofthe Oldest Inhabitants Club.
He a member of several fra
ternal organizations. including the
MasonS Odd Fellows, Elks, Eagles
and Knights of Pythias.
Mr.. GUIDE holds the honor of hay-
ing served on every inaugural COM
mitteeS since Cleveland's admins
tratioA He had charge of the pre-
paredHess parade in 1915 and the Sc
lected mems parade in 1918. He is
also yee chairman of the citizens
committee entertaining Confederate
veterans.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Arrest Made for $4,000
Kentucky Bank Robbery

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April az
Solution. of the $4,000 bank rob-
berry at auburn, KY, yesterday was
expected today following the arrest
at Central City, KY. of two men
said to answer the description of
the bandits.
The loss to the bank consisted of
over $4,000 in cash, $4,000 in un-
registeredIbonds and $4,000 in reg
istered bonds. Many OF the securi-
ties were Liberty bonds,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
OKLAHOMA CLUB
FOR 4S BUILDINGS

Ersction of the forty-eight State
buildings in or near Washington to
be used as museums and meeting
places sfor State societies and visi-
tors was indorsed last night at a
meeting of the Oklahoma State
Club in the Thomson School.
C. f Mathews, E. F. Robertson
and Forest F. Vrooman were ap-
pointed delegates to attend a meet
ing called for May 80 to urge the
plan on Congress and State legisIa-
lures. IAN entertainment and dance
followed Senator ]. w. arreld and
Mrs. arFeld were honor guests.
Senator Harreld spoke briefly on
Oklahoma" urging State loyalty.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Baseball Fan Easy
Prey for Pickp0cket

A pickpocket working in the
crowd attending the game at the
baseball park, located at Fifteenth
and B streets northwest, secured a
gold watch valued at $50 from w.
NJ. Kline, 727 Thirteenth street
northwest. yesterday afternoon.
Kline claimed the watch was in his
coat pocket. He reported the theft
to police of the First precinct.
Household linens and women's
apparel valued at SIS were stolen
from the residence of Harry Cellar.
1440 Newton street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Chastleton Apartments Sold.

A $3.500,000 real estate transac-
tion was ,consummated yesterday
when the Chastleton apartment no
tel at Sixteenth and r streets
northwest was purchased by Felix
Lake. of this city, from the
District Apartment Corporation.
through the F. H. Smith Com
pany, real estate agents. The
apartment house covers an acre of
ground, is eight stories high and
contains 1000 rooms divided into
200 apartments.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Appointments Confirmed.

The Senate yesterday confirmed
nominations of William r. Chellis
as United States marshal for the
western district of Wisconsin; wm.
H., Dougherty as United States at
torney for the same district: Claude
z. Luse as United States Judge for
the same district. Col. ]. ]. Morrow
as governor of the Panama Canal
Zone.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Sweet to Address Veterans.

z Representative Burton Sweet, Of
Iowa, will address Sergt Jasper
Post No. 13, of the American Le-
gion. on the rehabilitation of the
world war veterans at Q o'clock to-
morrow night at 11o1 e street
northwest.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
Intensive Politics.

The Virginia democratic state com.
mittee will soon meet and select the
campaign manager for Candidate
Trinkle. Several men of statewide
prominence, Representative Flood
among the-number, are mentioned for
the place. =
This appeared in special to The
Star from Richmond, published yes
terday:
'Mr.. Flood is expected to be the
choice OF the committee when. 1t con-
venes. There are many reasons for
this. He was one of the lieutenants
of the late Senator Thomas S: Martin:
was a personal FRIEND, and sdviser of
the date J. Taylor Ellyson and was
also a friend Of the late chairman.
Col Rorer A: James. He wifi not
have to be. trained for the duties.
whereas many of those mentioned
would be more or less novices in the
contest"
This is the day of intensive poll
tics. Men who know how-who know
the game-are in demand for organi.
zation work.
In Virginia the advantages are all
with the democrats. They are in full
control of state affairs. with the pres
tige Of many years Of Uninterrupted
success. The republicans are divided.
A second state ticket. representing
the disaffected colored voters, is
threatened. -.
Nevertheless, as this Richmond
story suggests, the democrats are pre-
Evening star., 1921-08-11
The Supreme Council United.

German-and perhaps. other-hopes
for a break between England and
France over the Silesian question
have been disappointed. The two pre-
miers met at the supreme council
table, with the representatives Of
other allied nations, and after full
discussion of the matter reached an
agreement along the lines Of a COM
promise. The principle of division
of Upper Silesia according to the
votes cast in the plebiscite was
adopted and the running Of the
boundary was referred to q commits
sion of experts, who today completed
their task and. reported to the council.
Adoption of the report. is likely.
The Silesian plebiscite showed that
in certain districts Polish sentiment
strongly dominated, while in other
districts German sentiment was as
cendant..; Generally speaking. the for
mer We're on the southeastern side
and the latter on the northwestern
side. The matter of the precise
boundary, however. is not easy, for
there are islands" of Poles in the
German area and Of Germans in the
Polish section. And in the final state
of the case the actual boundary must
be drawn somewhat arbitrarily. But.
whether it lies few miles one way
or the other, or includes few more
Germans in the Polish section than
Poles in the German area, the great
question relates to the coal mines.
Apparently according to sketch maps
heretofore drawn in the light Of the
plebiscite, most Of the mineral lands
will be: allocated to Poland, but this
is a surmise that may not be borne
out by the report of the experts or
the action Of the council.
Far. more important than who is
to own the mines, and where the ma
tiQnalistic frontier is to run, is the
demonstration Of Anglo-French' soli-
darity. A breach between. the two
countries would be disastrous. The
repeated proof Of the solidarity Of the
entente is to be welcomed as re-
bilke and defeat of the mischievous
forces that have been seeking to split
these two associates.
Evening star., 1921-08-11

theorists. without the slightest expert.
ence in administration None Of them
had ever before had to do with large
affairs. They, like most Of their fel-
low communists throughout the world,
had looked on at government and
conceived. through some observation
and much reading of inflammable lit
erature by even more extreme the
orists. a method Of administration.
Granting them the utmost honesty of
purpose to make Russia more equita-
bly, managed, they brought to their
task not even a journeyman's compe-
tence for the work.
Lenin's confession exposes more
than his ignorance of economic laws.
For it shows an utter incapacity to
apply common sense to the problem
Of distribution. The 'experience ta-
bles" of the "capitalistic" statesmen
could have been merely the ratio Of
the quantities of food on hand and in
sight to the food certain to be re.
quired. The peasant could have han
died the matter more capabiy. II let
alone, without direction and, compul-
sion, he would have provided himself.
But the soviet monkey-wrenched the
whole economic machine by eliminat-
ing the natural processes Of barter
and exchange. 1t took away from the
producer of food the natural incentive
for industry by denying him his right
full market.
This Russian disaster has a pre-
found meaning to all peoples. and
particularly to those dwellers in now
we'll ordered states who are disposed
to press for radical reorganization
along communist lines. Government
by theorists, fanatics and amateurs
is impossible without ruin. What has
happened in Russia would happen in
any other country which gave itself
over to such rule under. the theories
Of communism, For no man or group
of men can be greater than the nat
ural laws. The Russian famine Is
the 6irect consequence and penalty Of
the economic crime that Lenin and
his fellow fanatics have committed.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
The Traction Bill.

Failure of a quorum caused the
House District committee yesterday
to postpone consideration of the
Woods bill. which proposes a remedy
for the street railway troubles in the
capital. Unless quorum is obtained
very shortly there is>little likelihood
of action by the House before recess.
which is scheduled for the end Of
next week. For in few days, it is
expected, the tax bill will be before
the House, to the exclusion of all
other business.
No other legislative proposition that
has been framed promises so equitably
to adjust the traction situation in the
District as this measure. 1t provides
for permissive merger. with certain
conditions imposed WHICH preserve the
equities of the public. 1t relieves the
roads of. the unjust charge of the
crossing policemen and shifts the tax
from the unfair basis of gross to the
proper basis of net earnings.
Municipal ownership, abolition of
the Public Utilities Commission, COM
pulsory merger, all have been consid-
cred by the House committee and one
by one have been put into the discard
as impracticable or unwise. The
process of elimination leaves for the
present this pending bill as suitable
means of getting the traction COM
panies together in a manner to enable
them in corporate combination to
give the public good service at a rate
Of fare that will be just to both cor
poration and people.
At the root of this question of mer-
ger lies the question of valuation.
The Washington Railway. and Electric
Company has estimated its properties
at one figure, the Capital Traction
Company has computed it's values at
one figure and the Public Utilities
critics at figures wholly different. The
court has been asked to review the
valuations of the commission, but
there is no certainty of early decision.
The whole matter turns upon the
question Of what these franchises and
tracks and equipments and lands Of
the two corporations are actually
worth. What is the basis of earnings?
What is fair return upon the cap
ital invested? What. indeed, is the
capital invested? --.
= The commission has made it's esti-
mate of these values and the court is
reviewing it. ia. way could be found
to expedite the judicial decision and
establish the valuation basis definite
ly, there would be more hope than at
present exists for an early settlement
Of this vexing question.
Evening star., 1921-08-11


pairing to develop their full strength
and put It in evidence on election day.
Veterans are sought for. campaign
work.
This is true elsewhere. The argu-
mept is that the swing, already Is
away: from the combination which
won. at the. polls last November. and
that the bigger the democratic vote
is this year-in. Virginia, in New
York, everywhere the polls are open
next November-the greater will be
the effect next year, when a new Con-
gress Is to be elected and the first gun
fired in the great quadrennial tussle
of 1924. The republican, managers
should not underassess the situation.