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Evening star., 1921-03-06
WEEKS AND DENNY
RENEW PLEDGE TO
BIG NAVY POLICY
Don't Give Up the Ship
Warns JuSSerand at Ban
quet of League.

Delivering their first addresses rs
members of President Harding $
cabinet at, the Navy League banquet
at the New willard Hotel last night,
Secretary of War John w. Weeks and
Secretary of the Navy Edwin DENLY
pledged the administration to a bis
Navy rolicy-a Navy strong enough
to defend this country against any
power with which it may be drawn
into conflict.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt who also spoke
and was given an ovation which
rivaled that accorded the cabinet
members. declared for a Navy second
to none.
Ambassador Jusserand of France
said that. while consideration must
be given to the proposal for disarma-
ment. his country would never aban-
don its fleet. Don't give up the
ship he warned
Other speakers were DR.. David
Jayne Hill and Col. Robert NJ Thomp-
son. honorary president of the league,
both of whom advocated an adequate
Navy
The banqueters entirely filled the
large ballroom of the hotel, which
was lavishly decorated. Patriotic
airs were played by the Marine Band.
Sailors and marines participated in
flag ceremonials in honor Of the new
Secretary of the Navy.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
PRESIDENT HARDING
DECIDED ACRE FOR
HIS BURIAL GROUND

LANCASTER. Ohio. March 8
BY peculiar land grant. Presi-
dent Warren c.. Harding becomes
owner of a one-acre tract OF lsnG
just west of. Lancaster that he
may use for his burial ground
only.
According to court records here.
the tract was decided 100 wears ago
by Nathaniel Wilson, pioneer
farmer of Fairfield county. to
President Andrew Jackson and to
his successors in office. TO be used
as their burial ground only
President Harding is the TWEEN
tythird President to be notified
of his burial privilege. The
donor died in 1886
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Denby Loves the Navy"

Mr. DENLY said there was no post
in the gift of the President to which
he would rather have been called
than the Secretaryship of the Navy
Il love the Navy" he declared. Il
believe in making it a fighting navy,
big enough to meet every contingency
l have never known time when the
Navy was not ready TO fight, but |
have known times when it was not
fit to fight. We must equip it and
keep it fiji to fight. l want big
Navy. and l hope we shall conclude
our present building program. Our
Navy should be as large as that of
any other nation in the world
s. The Secretary said our long coast
lines were reason enough for the
development and maintenance Of a
big Navy.
Secretary of War Weeks. who WAS
introduced by Col. Henry Breckin-
ridge, who presided. as sailor. pa
triot and statesman" said he had
never done half as good IA service
for the Navy as when he had help
ed to get Mr.. Denby appointed Sec
Ietary.
When he completes his term" Mr.
Weeks predicted, you will say he
has been one of our very best Sec
retaries of this important branch of
the government"
Mr. Weeks asked the Navy League
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Evening star., 1921-03-06
Furniture Jumps.
Stones Rise. Near
Girl of Nine Years
l5y Gable 10 The Star and New York
Tribune. Copyright. 1921.

Gy Gable TO The Star and New York
Tribune. Copyright. 1921.
LONDON. March "a new
demonstration of psychic in
fuencc comes from the village
of Dieterxheini. in Bavaria.
where the nine-year-Oid daugh-
ter of II servant is puzzlinE the
scientists OF middle Europe by
the strange powers she seenS to
POSSESS.
The girl Is Marie Patsch. and
in all outward respects ~ 81
normal child. when she enters
a room. however. the crOcker..
furniture, food and glassware
jump about and force has to be
used To keep them i'm place.
" hen she walks through the
garden before the house, any
loose sticks. c1Gds Of earth or
stones rise in the air and fall
again.
Dr. Schitztein Of Neuxtadt has
Investigated the cnse and says
that no deception is possible I'm
the matter. He has been unable
to solve the problem. however.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
CARLTON MAKES DENIAL.
Head of Company Says Only Tests
Were Being Made.

NEW YORK March 5.-Newcomb
Carlton, president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. when informed to-
night that q United States subcha ser
had opened fire on the Robert c. Glow
cry. the Western Union cableship, au-
thorized the following statement:
no effort whatever has been made to
Law the cable To Miami Beach. The
Clowery has been ordered to make a
test on the cable thus far laid, to see
ii it is in good condition. and to make
a report on its condition to the COM
pany.'
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Church Unj1ocks Feud Slayer
Who WonF'eedom byPreaching

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
LEXINGTON, Ky. March o
Rev Curt Jett. feudist -:---csin.
who was paro!ed from the state
prison two years ago so he could
become a minister. has been un-
frocked by the Danville Confer
ence. Methodist Church. at IIar-
rodsburg. Ky it was announced
today. His ministerial license
was taken from him.
.'We feel he is an unsuitable
person to hold license to
preach" was the brief report of
the committee. The conference ac-
cepted the findings of the com
inittee without discussion, and
Jets name was dropped from the
rol! of ministers. There were no
specific charges.
Jet. while serving double life
Evening star., 1921-03-06

sentence Tor the aSsa ssipa,ion -.
James Cockrell and James u N,
cum during the Hargis-CaJr,ba,
feud reign in Breathitt county. be-
gan to preach to the convicts This
attracted the attention of certain
church people and he WAS r.
leased TO allow him to attend AS
bury College, at Wilmore. XIV He
graduated and became an eyan,.I-
list. He married and his wife di-
Horced him short time ago. He
recently married again.
Jett while feudist was ca,,ad
"the wild dog of the mountains"
He confessed he killed Marcum
and was sentenced to han- far
killing Cockrell, but at a second
trial was given life sentence,
similar term having been imposed
for his murder of Marcum.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
PRESIDENT SPENDS
A BUSY FIRST DAY.;
SETS LIVELY PACE
Expects to Pass Quiet Sum-
day, With Probable Visit
to Church.
CHEERED BY AUDIENCE
AT MUSICAL COMEDY
Sends Diplomatic Note, inquiries
About Departments and Studies
Party Reorganization.
First Days York
Told in Nutshell

Here is how the President
spent his first day in the White
House:
Dispatched his first diplo-
matte note.
Inquired into the conditions
in every one of the government
departments.
Canvassed the situation in
Congress.
Went over plans for the reor-
ganization of the political ma
chinery of his party.
Dictated a big sheaf of let
ters.
Shook hands with several
hundreds of his fellow citizens.
Officially installed a White
House mascot.
Attended the theater.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
PLANS TO TAX GASOLINE

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. March .
A tax of one cent per gallon on all
gasoline sold In the state is provided
in bill passed today by the lecis-
lature. The money derived vii, no
used exclusively for road bui,di,o
and maintenance
Evening star., 1921-03-06

The Presidents first day in office
was a busy one, and with Mrs. Hard
ing he will spend a quiet Sabbath
at the White House. broken only by
8 probable visit to one of the Baptist
churches of the city this morning and
. motor ride this afternoon, weather
permitting.
President Harding did not state last
night where he would attend serv-
ices today, but his choice is said to
lie between the Calvary Baptist
church. Sth and II streets northwest.
and the First Baptist Church at 10Th
and o streets.
The President, accompanied by Mrs
Harding and Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Jennings Of Columbus, Ohio. attended
a musical show at the Belasco Thea
ter last night. The audience stood
and cheered as the party entered the
preside ential box, draped with Ameri-
can flags. and the orchestra played
The Star Spangled Banner" Presi-
dent Harding remained standing until
the cheering ceased and the sR6w
proceeded.
He was an interested spectator
throughout and obviously enjoyed the
party left the theater the President
was accorded another demonstration
by crowd that had gathered out
side in anticipation of his appear
Ahce.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Nr. EudOlph's Statements.


Mr.. Rudolph explained the cam
paign as follows:
our budget has been cut to the
lowest possible figure. With less
more and no less than the agents
of each Washing gtonian--shan have
to turn away from some whom we
know sorely need us. With more
than 1000 we could do even more
good than We are planning for, but
if We are to continue to do the same
amount of work We have done in the
past We must lave $4,000.
Fifty thousand dollars is a con-
sidera BILE sum. Last year we raised
forty thousand. ten thousand more
than ever before. Some 1909 sub
scribers supplied that amount To-
day, because We feel 3.o00 is an un-
fairly small number of Washing
tonians TO stand back of our work,
We aim to distribute our financial
burden more generally. We want
10000 subscribers on the books of
the Associated Charities by May /.
We want every man or woman or
child who believes in our work, who
is conscious Of the general civic
obligation to play fair part in the
work of driving despair from the
National Capital, to evidence that be
lief and that consciousness by send
inr us a subscription, Of such size
as he feels he can afford-by becom
ing one of US in our work.
"If we are to get those l0,060-and
| cannot but believe that in a city of
over 100000 We shall-it will be nee
essary to lay before the city the facts
of what our work amounts to.
Brief Outline OF Work.
Briefly toId-and there is no need
for undue length-those facts are
these:
..I'he Associated Charities is a hu-
man service organization for the re-
lief and prevention of distress in
Washington. Its chief field of action
is in the homes OF the poor and
neglected In those homes il fights
poverty, sickness. neglect and trou-
ble arising from legal difficulties
family differences, incorrigibility of
children and other sources of despair
there found. Its functions are divided
into two major heads-personal serv-
ice rendered in the trained and eff
cient organizing of relief and the re-
Continued on Page 3. Column 81
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Five Ciasses of Membership.

There are five classes OF member
ships offered: Associate. s.; active.
S5; special. $40; sustaining, $50, and
capital, 500
A subscription blank. headed by the
number '2,43i.' will be found on an
other page OF The Star. Contributors
may be sent 10 Howard s. Reesitie.
treasurer. at the social service house
9Z3 ii street northwest. or may be
sent TO The Star. Every one con
tributing. il is announced. will be
counted toward the 10000 givers
needed, whatever the amount of the
individual gift.
The Associated Charities is faced
with the necessity of raising $4,000
in Washington before April ! if it
is to do the work upon its books for
the year 1921" declared Cuno H. Ru-
dolph. president of the organization.
last night.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Com merce Reorganization.

Reorganization of the Department
of Commerce On wide and general
scale has been widely heralded, and
it has been proposed that changes be
made in the Department of Labor, but
as yet nothing definite has come out
of the mass of general plans.
Herbert Hoovers appointment as
secretary of Commerce was made. it
is said. after Mr.. Hoover had REQUEST
ed President Harding to allow wide
latitude in making certain reorgani-
cations and changes in the grouping
and designa ton of the agencies which
compose the Department of Com
merce.
Mr.. Hoover's plans are believed to
be more in the nature of co-ordinat-
ing the work of the various divisions
and bureaus under the Department of
Commerce than actual regrouping or
cred likely, for example. that the new
Secretary Of Commerce will ask Con-
gress to transfer jurisdiction over the
United States coast guard which is
now under the Secretary of the Treas
ury, to the Department of Commerce
and ask that the coast guard and
the bureau of lighthouses be put un-
der one head. 1t is pointed out that
these two bureaus, working chiefly
as aids to navigation along the coast
line Of the United States, will work
better as 4 unit than as two sep
arated services. Another prediction
is that the bureau of fisheries NAV
be transferred to the Department of
the Interior. there to work in con-
junction with agencies such as the
National Park Service
Trade Promotion Work.
Increa sing active participation in
Continued on Page :, Column -
Evening star., 1921-03-06
EASTER PLEA MADE
FOR LOCAL CHARITY
Addition of 1866 Names to
Rolls of Organizations.
TWo-Week Goal.

Ten thousand contributors to the
work OF the Associated Charities and
the Citizens Relief Association is the
aim of an Easte appeal launched to-
day by the joint finance committee
OF the two organizations.
The appeal viii be made for two
weeks. and it is confidently expect
ed that the desired number of 10000
subscri ber. will be reached. There
are now 2.434 contributors on the
rolls of the organizations.
During the next two weeks. there
fore. 1856 persons are wanted to
come forward as members of the
Associated Charities to continue the
work of the organization during 1921
to complete the budget of $4,000. as
yet but half furnished
Evening star., 1921-03-06
C. OIL WILL DELAY
PICKING CHAIRMAN
Successor to Will Hays May
Not Be Named Before
Middle of May.

The republican national committee
will select no new chairman before
tie middle of May and probably not
before June !. This fact was made
known when the members Of the COM
mittee who have been meeting in
Washington were received by Presi-
dent Harding in the east room of the
White House late Yesterday afternoon
Whether Postmaster General Will
H. Hays will in the meantime con-
tinue as chairman since assuming
charge of the Post Office Department
or whether he will shortly resign as
head of the committee and allow the
place to remain vacant for two or
three months was not intimate ed. AL
though Mr.. Hays said that the COM
mittee would not settle the matter of
his successor much before June l. he
declined to make known when he
would drop the leadership of the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
HEADS OF DISTRICT
MAY NOT Be PICKED
BEFORE FORTNIGHT
Immediate Selection of Civil
ian Commissioners Is
Not Contemplated.

The District of Columbia will be
without a board of Commissioners for
another ten days or two weeks. ac-
cording to information received from
a reliable source at the White House
yesterday afternoon.
President Harding has been fully
advised of the local situation and has
been told of the complexities and en-
barrassme which naturally will
arise in the functioning of the local
government if there is any great de-
lay in the naming Of successors to
Miss Mabel T. Boardman and J. Thil-
man Hendrick. He also has had pre-
sented to him the names of a number
Of residents of this city for considera-
ton for appointment to the two va
cant places on the board. At the same
time he is said to have made it clear
that announcement of these appoint
ments need not be looked for at the
present. II President Harding gave
any reasons for delay in making
made known.
More Serious Every Day.
In the meantime the municipal ma
cbinery VIII run along without its
two civilian heads as best it can under
the circumstances, with the unusual
situation becoming graver and more
serious with each succeeding day.
With only Col. Charles w. KutZ. the
Engineer Commissioner serving on
the board the various departments
will operate in their usual smooth
fashion during the interim. but un-
happily there happens to be numbe
of problems of more than ordinary
local Importance which can be han
missioners, or at least two--a ma
jority.
What is looked upon at the District
building as being of most Importance
in the event Of a ten-day or two-week
delay is the question of the pay roll.
This must be signed by at least two
members OF the board before any EN-
ceive his or her half-month salary on
the 18th.
Pending Public Utility Matters.
But of most Importance to the city
in general are the several public
utility matters which are scheduled
for almost immediate considerati
For instance. if the city is without
a majority board of Commissioners be-
fore midnight of the 18th of this
month--less than two weeks off-the
present gas rate automatically is re-
duced from s1.32 per 1000 cubic feet
10 90 cents. the old rate. A public
hearing 10 consider AN extension of
time for the present gas rate has
been set for next Friday, which nee
essarily must be postponed if Col
kutZ is still the only Commissioner
when the time arrives
The question of a new street car
fare rate to be put into effect April
is set to be thrashed out at public
hearings TO begin March l6 A hear
ing regarding the electric light rate
has been set for March ~. which rate
viii automatically be reduced from
Sl2 to s cents a kilowat hour should
an extension OF the present rate fail
10 be granted by April J.
Affairs of Minor Importance.
Besides these matters which mus,
come up during the month. there are
several minor matters which are ex-
pect.d to arise. There is likely to be
quite a large accumulation of public
documents and contracts which will
need signing by a majority board this
month.
M IT r.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
NEW i. s. OFFICIALS
TO MAKE CHANGES
Washington Awaits Details
of Promised Department
Reorganization.

Prtlininaries over the aovernme n ,
as represented by its various branches
IN W ash!neton. goes to work under
the new administration tomorrow
Official Washington is wondering
when and how the heraldcd reoreani-
zation Of the departments is going
to take place. The President has
made known in a general way plan
for merging the War and Navy De-
partments under one head. and other
changes are known 10 be contem-
plated by members of the Harding
cabinet, but all indicate they have
not had time sufficiently TO familia rize
themselves with the working ma
chinery Of their branches to decide
on details of necessary adjustments.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Instructed to Prevent.

Pros ident Wilson instructed the
Navy Department to prevent the land
ing of the Miami Barbados cable
here. and at the time the British
cableship Colonia was sent here to
start work Of laying the cable. four
'destroyers were sent to Miami to pre-
vent the wire from being brought
ashore.
The colonia tied an end of the cable
to q buoy on Miami Beach, outside the
three mile limit. and proceeded with
the cable-laying operations on the
high seas between that point and
Barbados. Two destroyers accom-
panied the Colonia on this trip. but
did not prevent the laying of the cable
or the high seas.
Last week in the New York federal
court the injunction against the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
preventing the landing of the cable,
was set aside. and the telegraph COM
pany was successful in securing a
court order restraining the govern
ment from Interfering with the work,
according TO news dispatches received
here.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Crew Arrested at Dock.

Capt. Smith of the Clowery was or,
dered TO desist from the cable work
and both vessels entered the port of
Miami this afternoon When the Glow
cry tied up at the municipal dock the
entire crew was placed under arrest by
local naval authorities.
1t is said that late tonight the crew
was released from arrest by Lieut.. Muir
ray. aid for information for the seventh
naval district.
Today,s clash between the Navy
and the Western Union Telegraph
Company was the second that has oc
Cured in the efforts OF the govern
nent to prevent the landing of the
Barbados cable in Miami. An at
tempt to run the cable across the
channel on the western side of the
causeway last summer was prevented
by armed forces of the Navy. and a
subchaser has been stationed here
ever since to prevent a repetition Of
the cable laying operations
Evening star., 1921-03-06
NAVY SHOT STOPS
NEW ATTEMPT TO
|. LINK CABLE TOU.S
Crew of Western Union VeS-
sci Put Under Arrest
at Miami. Fla.
SIGNALS OF SUBCHASER
TO QUIT TASK IGNORED
Encounter elimination of Contro-
versy With State Department.
Advices Awaited Here.
by the Associated Press

by the Associated Press
MIAMI, Fla, March Work Of con-
Meeting the Western Union Miami Bar
bados cable. begun again today. was
abruptly halted late this afternoon
when the United States subchascr l54
appeared and opened fire on the cable
ship Robert c. Clowery and placed the
entire crew under arrest.
The entire action took place on the
high seas about four miles off the
coast Of Miami Beach. near the buoy
that had been attached to the end
Of the cable when it was laid from
the three mile limit of the United
States to Barbados by the British
,:ableshlp colonia, last summer.
The Robert e. Clowery arrived off
Miami yesterday from Jacksonville
TO start work on connecting the cable,
and had picked up the loose end when
the subchaser arrived on the scene.
Signals hoisted by the naval vessel, it
is said, We're disregarded by the cable
ship. after which a shot was fired by
the subchaser across the bow Of the
Clowery. which promptly hove to.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Interest In New Chief.

There are no especially important
matters pending before the commit
tee at this time, and should that body
be without a directing head for
upon as serious. In fact. members of
the committee. now that they are as
sGrnd that Chairman Hays is 10 re-
linquSh the reins of party manage
men:. are concerned only about the
selection of the man to fill his shoes
when the time arrives.
Each committeeman is eager for the
plum tree shaking to begin. Each
has an army of men in his state who
are expecting one of the $4,000 or
more jobs to be handed out by Presi-
dent Harding or his cabinet members
1t is difficult to determine whether
or not. any substantial number OF the
committee members have tentatively
agreed on a successor to Chairman
Hays. Several groups of members and
individual members have limited at
preferences. and although IL half
dozen or so names have been men
toned in this connection the question
is deemed entirely an open affair: to
ing with the committee would be
nurely Il matter of speculation and
.,uesswOrk
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Sets Fast Pace.

Cnquestionably, Mr.. Harding is de-
termined to spare none of his vitality
in assuming the burdens of his Office.
His debut yesterday set fast record
of presidential activity and about
covered the whole range OF expert
ences to which other executives ordi-
narily fall heir. He made il very
evident that he was not speaking
nsuratively when, calling off the elab-
crate plans for his inaugural. he said
he wanted TO be -~-o-n in quickly and
10 hurry to the White House. roll up
his sleeves and jump in to the work
awaiting him.
His first day saw him at his desk
at 9 o'clock and he worked right up
10 the time when it was necessary
for him to prepare for his evening
meal. having taken only a short re-
cess for luncheon with Mrs. Harding
and members of their families.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
New Is Mentioned.

Senator New of Indiana, who is
member of the inner circle in COM
1nand of the party. and who is known
TO be an intimate of President Hard
ing, has been prominently mention
ed for the place. There are those who
believe the matter will be simply
settled by promoting John T. Adams
Continued on Page 3. Column g.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
WEATHER.

Cloudy and warm. with occasional
showers today; tomorrow fair and
colder.
Temperature for twenty-five hours
ended at 10 pm last night: Highest,
81. at pm. yesterday lowest, 81. at
. am. yesterday.
Full report on page IL.