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The Washington times., 1921-05-14
CHINA RELIEF PLAY
Att c. HIS. TONIGHT

When r. c. Chang, Chinese dra-
matist and lecturer, discovered yes
terday that people were not buying
tickets for the much advertised Chi
nese play. "Mu Lam" he sent a tele-
gram to the members of the cast not
to come to Washington as the play
was on"
But the dozen or more Chinese uni
versity students who have been Civ
ing the play in various cities in aid
OF the China famine sufferers, decided
to come to the Capital and give the
play anyway.
vited to go to Central High School au-
ditorium and see a real Chinese play
with real Chinese actors. And IL
won't cost the spectators a cent fof
admission. At the close OF the per-
Torrance, however. collection will
be taken up for the famine sufferers
and everybody is urged by the local
committee to contribute literally.
The play will be repeated tomorrow
afternoon at 2:3o o'cloclS in the
Belasco Theater.
"Mu Lam" according to Mr.. Chang.
the author, is an example Of the true
Chinese drama. The plot centers
around young woman who emu
lates the example OF Jeanne dare.
The story Is from a poem OF the sixth
century when the Mongolians came
down from the hills to conquer the
Chinese and were defeated The
heroine, Mu Ian, takes the place OF
her aged father as a warrior to save
the honor OF the family. and for ten
years fights IN q soldiers uniform.
without her sex being discovered.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
TWO MEN HELD AS
ROBBERS Of HOUSE
Youths Said to Have Confessed
To looting Room of Post
office Checks.

Through the quick thinking OF a
young woman clerk OF the Washing
ton Postoffice and the ensuing good
work of Headquarters Detectives Pat
rick OBrien and Charles Mullen. two
men. alleged to have confessed to
breaking into a number 81 Washing
ton homes. were arrested yesterday
n Baltimore and brought here.
The men gave their names as Alfred
Lee Fales, alias Alfred Butler, twer-
ty-one years old. of Brooklyn. N Y.
and Emil Moller, alias Miller. of New
York city. They are charged with
robbinL the rooms of Robert J.
Saunders. 500 Ninth street, and those
OF Oscar +. Bache and Dewey Harmar,
s2S Twelfth street.
A week ago two men attempted to
have two postal savings checks. stolen
from Saunders room. cashed at the
postoffice. The woman clerk looked
up, noticed they were nervous and ex-
claimed to one of them You are not
Mr.. Saunders" The man mumbled
something and the two hurried away,
but not before the clerk got a good
description of them.
The clerk notified police head
quarters and Detectives O'Brien and
Mullen were put on the trail OF the
alleged thieves. They traced them
to the Union Station and later to
Baltimore. Officials of the Monu-
mental City were asked to be on
the lookout for them and their ar
rest followed.
The detectives believe in the cap
ture of Fales and Moller that they
will be able to clear up a number OF
robberies that have occurred in the
District recently.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
ASK GAS CASE
Be REOPENED
ChaIIengers Of 95-Cent Rate
Petition Supreme Court for
New Hearing.

Counsel for compliments in the
case of Hollis and Goodman vs.. the
Public Utilities Commission and the
Washington Gas Light Company,
which challenges the legality Of the
orders of the commission of March
Is, 1918, fixing the 9O-cent rate for
gas furnished private consumers,
and of March Is. 1919, again ad-
varcing the rate to 95 cents, today
filed Q petition with the Supreme
Court for q rehearing.
GROUNDS OF COMPLAINT.
The Illegally OF the orders. as
urged by the complainants, Is based
on the following grounds:
1.-THE rates complained of in
said orders were fixed by the commits
sion pursuant to applications made
by the gas company, and allowed for
the purpose of guaranteeing to the
company a reasonable return on Its
investment, and when the rates to
the Government and certain other ex-
cepted consumers were permitted by
the commission to remain at figures
far below the cost OF production.
"2-The utilities act gives to the
commission. the power to fix rates
that shall be paid by all consumers of
gas in the District, and by reason OF
the commissions failure to require
all consumers to bear their portion
Of the increased cost Of gas and It's
placing the entire burden Of such in
creased cost on the private consum-
ers, the orders thereby effected a con-
fiscation Of their property.
'3.-The orders complained of effect
an undue discrimination against the
private consumers and in favor OF the
Government and other excepted con-
sumers. in violation OF the Utilities
Act
THE second order complained OF
made without the statutory notice to
.ertain parties to the investigation,
.hus depriving them OF an opportunity
to be heard, in violation of the Act.
WHAT PETITION CLAIMS
The grounds for rehearing as set
ut in the petition are that the court
n affirming the decree dismising the
plaintiffs bill. did not consider the
asst two questions and that the con-
clusion of the court on the other
,uestions is based on a mistaken con-
clusion of fact, to wit: that the gas
company was permitted to establish its
needs of the Government should be
satisfied at any price the latter should
AK. as evidenced by the following
statement in the opinion:
But the notion that the Govern
ment can not make IL a condition of
allowing the establishment of gas
works that it's needs and the needs
OF its instrument. the District, shall
be satisfied at any price that II may
Ak strikes US as needing no answer
The plaintiffs are under no legal OBJ
legation to take gas nor is the Gov
eminent bound to allow II to be fur
nished. II they choose to take 1t
the plaintiffs must submit to such
enhancement of price, IL any. as is
assig nab BILE to the Governments de-
mands."
The petition was filed by Attorney
Roscoe +. Walter.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
PR0BERSBUSY|N
AIR MAIL SCANDAL
Postoffice Inspectors Expected
To Report on Alleged Irregu.
.Iarities by End of May.

Postofice inspectors. under In
spector Charles II. Clarahan. who are
investigating alleged irregularities
in the air mail service in Chicago
and elsewhere, are expected to make
a detailed report OF their investisa-
lions by the end OF the current
month, Second Assistant Postmaster
General Shaunnsssey announced to-
day.
shortly after ! came into the Post
office Department" said Shaunnessey.
'I began to receive reports of certain
Irregularities in the air mail service.
Some of these reports were from dis
gruntled employees and some were
from men who had been separated
from the postal service. At the direc-
ton of the Postmaster General de-
tailed a number of inspectors to make
a complete investigation Of the vari-
Gus felds.''
The Washington times., 1921-05-14

The famous elm, one OF the hrst
trees given a place in the Hall of
Fame for Trees with a History by
the American Forestry Association,
stood at the corner in front of the
Willard Hotel and had seen every
inaugural parade in Washington. T.
was named for Samuel +. B. Morse.
inventor OF the telegraph, who. ira
dition relates. often sat beneath the
tree in the old days and recited to
anyone who would listen the won
ders of the telegraph. Many famous
politicians met beneath the elm. The
trunk OF the tree was presented to
the American Forestry Association.
Morse was born in April, 100 years
ago. One week from next Tuesday.
May "a, 1874. will be the seventy
seventh anniversary of the opening
OF the first telegraph between Balti-
more and Washington. Fifty years
ago, in 1871. bronze statue was
erected to Morse in Central Park,
New York City. He died April 2,
1872.
A delegation from the John Bur-
roughs Club of the Force School, as
guests of the American Forestry As
ISOLATION. visited the old tree Friday
afternoon and Clifford Lanham, su-
perintendent of trees and parkings,
who directed the operation of TAX
ing down the tree. explained TO the
children why it had died. In the
delegation were Harold Roach,
Charles Keene, Esther Rogers, Mar
garet Lowe, Dorothy Sheckells.
Cutting away many of the roots
OF the tree to widen Fourteenth
street killed the old elm" Lanhaln
told the children. Then. too, little
or no air or rain could get to what
roots were left. The underground
heat from the boiler room OF the
hotel produced a condition that was
the worst possible. However, l, VIII
put a new tree there and see what
we can do toward keeping 1t alive.
Lanham picked out the hour OF
midnight to take down the tree be .
cause of traffic conditions at that
busy corner. Block and tackle were
put in place by a big crew of men.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
JUDGES KNOCK OFF
WORK FOR FR0L|C
Lawyers Also "Close Up Shop"
For Annual Outing to Chesa-
peake Beach.

Washington's lawyers and judges
knocked OF" from work today an
went to Chesapeake Beach for the
annual frolic of the District Bar As
ISOLATION.
Casting their dignity aside FOR the
day. stern judges shed their coats,
rolled up their sleeves. and proceed
ed to have rip-roaring time. They
took their lives in their own hands
and tried to umpire baseball game.
Others sat on the ground and p.ayed
seven up" and other harmless games.
Most OF them ate themselves .iliy
and drank oceans OF near-beer.
The boys had something to eat.
too. On the menu were baked shad.
roast pig, salad, peas. potatoes, ice
,ream and cake. Cigars and cigar
cites were passed around after the
near beer.
fSol. Minister'S Band played lots Of
wild jazz music, and few of the
judges, VINO felt unusually happy,
tried to shake a mean shimmy.
George H. O,Connor, chairman of the
music committee, presented mu-
steal program that made the ju tges
and lawyers sit up. All lawyers were
warned that anyone who tried to
make a speech would be locked up.
Nobody even wanted to.
More than 200 lawyers are on the
outing. Among the guests of horror
are the judges of the District Supreme
Court, the District Court of Appeals,
the Police Court, the Court OF Claims,
and the Municipal Court the Solicitcr
General Of the Department of Justice,
and other Government officials han
ding purely legal matters.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
UNION BUILDING IS
PLANNED BY c. v. j.

The Student Council of George
Washington University has estab-
lished fund for the establish me nj
of a student activities building in
which to hold all athletic, social
educational and recreational events
The building will be known as the
George Washington Union.
The council has directed that 81 SOC
in Liberty bonds bought by students
during the war and presented to the
council to be used for building pur-
poses be given to the university
board of trustees as a nucleus for the
fund.
The money may he used for the pur-
chase OF a site, a building. or equip
or for paying off obligations caused
by the building. The building will
answer pressing need at the institu-
ton.
The fund will be added to from
time to time by the university, the
board of managers of student activi-
ties. the Student Council. the Alum n!
Association, and various student or
CARNATIONS, as wei as by donation s,
endowments. and other gifts. The
Student Council will APPOINT a commit
tee to work in conjunction with the
board of managers. the Alumni Assc-
citation, the director of student activi-
ties, and special cmmittees in enlarg-
ing the fund Immediately.
c. Walter Parker introduced the
resolution providing for the establish
ment of the fund. 1t was adopted
unanimously by the council.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
What's Doing; Where; When

zoe Sc 80 CNpnter Of the virginia Mill
tar: Institute Alumni, University Club, s:lj
y. m.
".suon Pictures-Special matinee for
children. Black Beauty" University ClID
y. m.
Dance--Ilinois state Girls Club. Re
Cross Club House, 1901 I street northwes;
$50 D. m.
Garden Party--Political Study Club home
OF Mrs. Maynard Crane Burrel, wiscorsin
avenue and Newark street, 3 to 6 p. m.
TOMORROW.
Horse show-National Capital Horse
show ssncIation grounds, south Of High
way Bridge, : p. m.
MeetinR-Padraic H. Pearse Council,
American Association for the Recogniti IN
Of the Irish Republic, Gonzags Hall. IS
street northwest p, m.
outing and Shsd Bake-washingtor
order Of Elks. Chesapeake Beach, 10 so
a m
Meeting-Padraic ". Pcarse Branch 81
the Friends OF Irish Freedom, Typographi.
cal Temple. t23 @ street northwest, 3 ~ m
Commencement Exercises-Chevy Cha 80
school, Baccalsureste sermon, the Rev
Charles j. Scudder, II a. m; piano recital
Felix Garziglia. $40 .. m.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
NCLASSESOUT
Meet Opens Today After Post
ponement on Account
of Weather.

Rain or shine. the National Capital
Horse Show will open at 2 o'clock
this afternoon in the grounds at the
south end of the Highway bridge.
The show was to start Thursday,
but rain on that day and yesterday
caused a postponement until this
afternoon. The final show day Is
Thursday. Of next week.
CLASSES TODAY.
Eleven classes are listed for exhi-
bition between 2 and 5 o'clock. thess
classes to be followed By two races.
one for military and the other an
oen steeplechase. Entries tor the
races follow:
,Miiitary-Ridden by officers in uni
form; course four and one-half fur
longs: Courteous, Lieut. T. H. Nc
Creery; Avonbare. Major Charles l.
Scott; Catamount, Captain Cole: Jay
bird, Major Stanley Kech; Jubiiant
Lieutenant Jones, lie Gordon. Col. w
G. Gambeli: Beautiful Morn, Remount
Service; Madelle, Major Stevenson and
Katie Canal. rider not determined.
SLATER IN sTEEPLECHAsE-
Open steeplechase-Amate or Of
ncers. course two miles. Anne Excel
lence, George H. Slater; Trapper. II.
Leith; Hardrunning, J. Devereux: Av-
anbare, Remount Service; one entry
to be made by e. p. Hazelton. and
Jaybird, Major Stanley Koch.
A special two-horse Roman race
also has been arranged for this after
noon for enlisted men OF the army.
There ar. four entries.
Before the racing starts at 8 o'clock.
Battery F, Nineteenth Field Artillery,
will stage an exhibition military drill.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14

lldIIIlOlly. TlSdS SdIlIuOlcu iIlCiI
Some of the dogs had names
Others responded to Mutt" Or de-
sponded at a flourish of the fst.
But the dogs weren't everything.
There were other beasts.
Six blue ribbon horses drew a
rose-covered float on which sat the
first dog of the land. He looked
as though he felt silly. General
Pershing's two war horses looked
bored as they hoofed it.
A three-horned Masonic goat, the
battle dog STUDY" his blanket
covered with t%enty-seyen decora-
tons awarded him in France; a blue
ribbon pig. sheep. parrots, rabbits
all swan by in a chowder-like mass
Two bands defied the dumb ami
mails to do their worst.
The parade was composed OF
forty-seven varieties.
And then some.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
TODAY.

TODAY.
Characterization Remount Associa u IN
Army and Navy Club, p. m.
ANNUAL Outing and Shad Bake-pstrfct
Bsr Association. Chesapeake Beach, all
dsv.
Bsnd CONGRATULATED states Marine
BE- nd, Potomac Park, p. m.
Jewel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Art Gallery.
all day.
Band Concert Interior Departm mt
Band. for soldiers at Walter Reed Hos
pitsl. 8 p. m.
Play-"Ulysses." Corcorsn School Of Art
p ayers. Corcoran auditorium. $50 p. m.
state Convention--American Associat OF
-or the Recognition OF the Irish Republic
s.. Dominic's. Hall, Sixth and + stress
thwest. p. m.
'onvention--American women's Legion
ckerbocker Theater, 10 a, m.
feeting-Biologicsl Society of Washtu
Cosmos Club. y. m.
commencement ESercises-Chevy Oh 20
tool. shmnae luncheon. n m; alum.
annual meeting, 2:3o p. m dramatic
: esentation, The Rivals" p. m.
Iike-Friendship Club OF Eastern Hiyn
hooi. Cabin John. 10 q. m.
Annual Meeting and Election Of onisers
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
6 KILLED, 7 HURT AS
TRAIN GOES IN DITCH

Ell PASO. Tex. May 14.-Six per-
sons were killed and seven injured
late yesterday when twelve freight
cars piled up in a ditch at Eagle Flat.
Tex, on the Texas and Pacific rail-
train crews.
Eagle Flat is 112 miles east of Ell
Paso. The dead have not been identi-
fled.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14

The Two relgious adventurers IN
Guided all of the military camps
of the section In their lengthy itin-
erary, and report startling scarcity
OF facilities for religious activities.
Once on a trip along the Eastern
shore, we visited town called
Bivalve which is twenty-five miles
back off the main highway" said
the Cookies There were about ten
houses in the town and a church.
We held an all-day meeting there
and 400 people attended the services.
Some of the families had come forty
miles to attend. We have found
that in some rural sections there
are no church services for weeks at
time"
The Cookies have had many acct
The Washington times., 1921-05-14

dents in their travels. Once on leav-
ing Cumberland for Hagerstown the
fan-belt Of their motor broke while
they were starting up the mountain
and IL took two hours to traverse the
divide. About 2 o'clock in the morn
ing, as they began nearing HagerS-
town. three tires blow out but they
continued the journey on the rims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke have distributed
1885 testaments and $4,000 tracts
and scripture leaflets. The work Is
supported by voluntary contributions
Of those interested in spreading the
gospel.
They request that all inquiries
about contributions be addressed to
w. P. Cooke. Room 200, l422 street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
Safe Blowers Out Of Luck.

PASSAIC, n. j., May l4.--Half a
million dollars worth OF non-negot'
able securities and SIS in cash were
offices of the New Jersey Flour Com
stolen early today from safe in the
pany, which burglars wrecked with
explosives.
Lorenz Orbe, president OF the com
pany, said the securities and papers
stolen are of no value to the thieves
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
Marne Memorial Presented.

PARIS, May 1.-THE Marine Me-
mortal. a gift from American school
children in France. was formally pre-
scented to President Millerand yester-
day by Hugh Wallace, the American
ambassador
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
Start Ten Million Plant.

WILMINGTON, Del, May IL
workmen yesterday broke ground
for the s10,OO0.0O0 plant of the will
mington sugar refinery: recently in
orporated for 30.0OO,OOO. Adolph
Siegel, OF Philadelphia. is the prin-
cipal hacker of the enterprise.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14

THE famous Morse elm visited yesterday by group
of children of the John Burroughs Club, before
the historic tree was removed last night Samuel r.
Morse inventor Of the telegraph used to lean against
this tree and tell friends what great thing the tee
graph was going to be.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14

MR.. and Mrs Wibert P. Cook, religious wayfarers
~ who have recently completed an automobile trip
covering 10000 miles and embracing nearly every
county in Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia, where
they distributed $4,000 Testaments.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
Euangelists in $4,000
Mile Tour of : States

Forty thousand miles in automobile, travesing primitive
roads and having whole chronicle of adventures and all for the
purpose of distributing gospels and tracts the record made by
Mr. and Mrs. Wibe p Cooke who have recently visited nearly
county in PENNSYLVANIA, Maryland and Virginia
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
Morse Elm Yields to
OLdAge; Landmark On
Avenue Is Removed

The famous Morse Elm at the of Pennsylvania
and Fourteenth street gone. taken down at midnight
following long but losing battle for its life.
The Washington times., 1921-05-14
Bow- Wows Sing Nobly
In Big Animal Parade

Every dog had his day yesterday
The animal parade went of noby. ...
Thoroughbeds and back alley mongrelS mingled in sweet
rmony Fleas gamboled merrily-abou some the dogs.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-21
Notice for Publication
Department of the interior

Department of the Tntar;o.
U. S. Land Office at Pboen,v
January s. 1921
Notice is hereby given that p.,.
Hansen, of Lakeside, Arizona. w5,
on May 26, 1913, made Homeste.d ,' r'
try, No. O22489, for nj neI. n, rrI l,.,
sw3 ne3, ne@ sw4 ne3, nj sci swl ra
nw4 SCI net, WI net sel ne}. nj srI S
se3 ne4, nw4 sea se4 nel, Section I
Township 8-N., Range 22-E., and nvl
of lot Sec. 6, T. 8-N., R. 28,E., G 3
Il. B. & NJ, has filed notice of iptsn.
tion to make Three Year Proof. toes,
tablish claim claim to the land aboys
described, before Thorwald Larson II
S. Commissioner, at Holbrook. Ar.
zona, on the 10th day of February 1921
Claimant names as witnesses:
Jesse Tenney of Taylor, Arizona,
Niels S. Hansen, Joseph Peterson
John H. Hansen, all three of Lake.
side, Arizona.
CHAs. E.MARsHAIL, Register
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-21

~ THEIR day l tell my boss bouta
~ somating wOt tink. And he say
to me you no better speaka dat way
out loud eef you lika to stay cen deesa
place Tonga time. He say, "Eef you
roasta ladies, Pietro, ees ALA same
keeka dirt on your own grave"
But WOt he tella me ees no scare
yer mooch. Eef lika somating / like
plenta mooch and eef / no lika / gotta
deesgust. So / speaka wot tink eef
ees breaka my neck, | no care
When da war broka out somebody
eenvent camOufiage for maka every.
ting looka wot aint. Weeth da camou-
flage one ship ees looka lika two ship
and two ship looka lika no ship.
Weeth plenta paint everything ees
made for looka deefrence- -jusa for
foola other guy.
And now when da war ees oueet
some da women keepa right on do
sama ting. / see one woman other
day weeth so moocha paint on could
fOola U-boat. Eef we use so moocha
black powder on da Germans as wom-
en- use white powder on da face mebbe
we gotta heem licked long time ago.
Seema lika only ting some checker
do now ees scrubba da nose white.
paint da cheek peenk maka red lips
and putta google cen da eye weeth
black stick. Lika data way da face
stick out lika sore thumb. And when
ees come on da street she maka more
noise as da fire engine.
One girl tella me she jusa putta
nough on for stoppa da shine. She
gotta so mooch on feegure mebbe
she tink her face ees a headlight.
dunno. Longa time ago reada some
place dat da pen ees stronga like da
sword, or somating. For way some da
women looka now feegure da powder
puff ees greater as da wash rag. But
dunno
Wot you tink9
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-21
Income Tax in a Nutshell

WHO? Single persons who had
net income of 81, 900 or more
for the year 1920; married
couples who had net income
of $4,000.
WHEN? March Is, 1921 is the
final date for filing returns
and making first payments.
WHERE? Collector of Internal
Revenue for district in which
the person resides.
HOW? Full directions on Form
1040A and Form 104O; also
the law and regulations.
WHAT? Four per cent normal
tax on taxable income up to
$4,000 in excess of exemption.
Eight per cent normal tax on
balance of taxable income.
Surtax from / per cent to SIS
per cent on pet incomes over
S5, 900.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-21

>the starvation of the Armenian peo-
pie before the next harvest can be
gathered. President Ohandjanian's
message reads:
Owing to hail, rain and field
mice, the harvest in Armenia fell
below expectations. Standing crops
appeared well, but owing to poor
seed, returns were not as good as
was expected. Maximum returns
10000 tons, only sufficient for eight
months for one and a half million
people. Food crisis critical and In
tensified by new Turkish invasion
Of Armenia. 1t is estimated that
100000 peaceful inhabitants of
Sarikamish and Kars region have
been forced to renew the life OF
refugees and fee towards the In
terror of Armenia There are also
large numbers fleeing from BolShe-
viks in Azerbaijan and Southern
Russia, and coming to Armenia.
Farmers, fearing famine, are un-
willing to sell crops, thus leaving
the cities foodless In addition to
the Armenian crops, ten thousand
tons have been purchased from
neighboring countries.
in order to save Armenia 1t is
necessary to secure flour from
America, $4,000 tons, maximum re-
quirement. In the name of the Ar
menian Government and the Arme-
nian People, l beg that you use
your wide influence in order that
the Near East Relief may secure
and ship the flour needed. | am
sure that in this serious crisis the
Near East Relief will not fail to
continue its aid to Armenia in her
struggle for existence.
III. OHANDJANIAN,
president OF Armenia"