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Evening star., 1921-05-30
TOMORROW IS LAST DAY
FOR PAYING DISTRICT TAX
Amount 2eceived Ahead Of Time
II Greater This Year Than Ever
Before, Say omciAls

Have you paid that real estate or per-
sonal tax bin yet:
II you have not tomorrow Is your last
chance. Il 10 expected that hundreds
Of last-miuute taxpayers win dock to
the District building tomorrow.
Persons who intend to mail checks to
the collector Of taxes should post them
tonight or early in the morning. The
letter must bear a postmark as early as
May 81 to be accepted. All bills not
paid on May 81 will have a penalty Of /
per cent added for June and an addi-
tional per cent for each month the bills
remain unpaid
Property owners have been more
prompt this month than they have
teen for several years in paying tax
bills. Chatham NJ. Towers, collector.
declared today
Last year. he said. comparatively
few persons paid their bills early in
May. but hundreds focked to the
cashiers window during the last days
of the month. This year there has
been a crowd in line for two weeks
paying bills.
Collector Towers is confident re-
ceipts for this month will surpass any
previous collection of District tax
money. not only because everybody's 8
bill is 80 per cent higher than last
year. but because it is believed more
people have paid their bills this May.
Because of the heavy. business he
he has hundreds Of unopened letters
containing checks, Mr.. Towers could
not predict today what the total tax
collection for the month will be.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
OAKS IN ROCK CREEK
PARK BEING SPARED
Cutting Down Of Chestnut Trees
Attacked by Blight Has Given
False Impression.

Officials in charge Of Rock Creek
Park today corrected an impression
that had arisen in the minds Of users
of the park that many of the massive
oak trees there are being chopped
down.
Approximately 5000 huge chestnut
trees are being removed. it was stated.
because the chestnut blight that be-
gan in 1910 is gradually killing them.
1t Is believed the cutting down of
these trees gave rise to the report
that some Of the oaks were being re-
moved. officials of the park declared
they have no intention of touching
the oaks.
A small number Of pine trees also
are being cut down. it was said. be-
cause they are interfering with the
growth Of cedars.
1t is the intention of park officials
to plant young trees in place of the
old chestnuts that have to be cut
down. The fallen trees are being cut
up for lumber, and some Of them are
being used for the building Of fences
and ratings throughout the park.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
FRANCE HONORS MEMORY
OF CHIEF JUSTICE White
Official Message Of Sympathy Sent
to Mrs. White by Ambassa-
dor Jusserand.

That France mourns with America
over the recent death Of Edward
Douglass White, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
is attested by an official communica-
ton Of sympathy sent by Ambassador
Jusserand to Mrs. White a few days
ago and Just made public. The letter
is as follows:
Dear Mrs White:
Not in my name today. but in that
OF my government. I come to express
to you the deep regret with which
they learned of the great loss suf-
fered by you and by this country. by
all those, indeed. able to appreciate
the splendid combination Of qualities
and virtues which made of the Chief
Justice such an admirable man.
"A cable received by me this morn
ing instructs me to say to you that
France mourns with America, having
lost in Edward Douglass White a
friend whose sympathy during all the
years OF the war was deeply appre
ciated by all of US and. given what he
was. confirmed US in our faith as to
the justice of our cause.
Il have the honor to be, dear Mrs
White, with renewed expressions of
our united condolences,
Respectfully yours.
(Signed) "JUSSERAND."
Evening star., 1921-05-30
HUGE SUM TO RAILROADS.
$4O4 ,949 1888 Paid by Treasury
Under Transportation Act.

Payments already made to the rail-
roads by the Treasury under the
terms of the transportation act COW
ering reimbursement of deficits dur
ing federal control and as guaranty
payments total s404.94s,233. according
10 Treasury statement made public
last night. In addition to this sum
$l96, 5O3, ,220 has been paid to the roads
Tor loans from the $500. 100000 re-
yolving fund provided by the act.
Roads which have received loans
and the amounts include the follow
ing: Chicago Milwaukee and St.
Paul, s25.34o,o00; Great Northern.
s17.s1o.o0o: New York Central. $26.-
775.000; Missouri Pacific. $1o.071 900;
Chicago, Rock Island and I acif1c. So
SCI. 900: Chicago and Western. $4,000
900: Erie. ss.25o,ooo: National Railway
York, New Haven and Hartford. $S.-
1870 900: Illinois Central. $4.44o.Ooo;
Northern Pacific, s6,000.000; Pennsyl-
vania $6,7S0.000: Boston and Maine
sI1,65647s; Seaboard Air Line. ST.
| 746.900.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
LITHUANIAN INTERESTS
TO BE DISCUSSED HERE
Delegates to Be in Session for Three
Days; Will Take Up Petition
for Recognition.

Questions concerning the conduct of
Lithuanian affairs in the United States
are to be discussed at a meeting of
representatives Of Americans of
/ Lithuanian descent, to convene at 3 40
o'clock this afternoon at tho Hotel
Washington.
The delegates are to remain in ses-
sion three days. discussing 4 variety
OF questi ons including the conduct Of
anairs In Lthuania-
Among tire subjects expected to
! come before the convention are a
new loan. a policy Of relief for
Lithuanian sufferers from bolshevik
attacks and the naming Of a deleea-
ton to present a petition to President
Harding asking the recognition of the
Lithuanian government BY tho United
States.
The convention also is expected to
take action toward the erection Of a
permanent memorial to Lieut.. Samuel
harris OF Harrisburg Pa. an Amer
lean officer who went to Lthuania for
service and was killed in an unrisin 2
or Poles and bolsheviks in that coun-
Try in February, 1920.
special ceremonies by deleeatea are
| to be held at the grave of Lieut.. Har-
rls IN Arlington national cemetery.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Establishment of new department
of education and science is urged by
those in closest touch with matters
Of education and is recommended 20
the joint congressi onal committee on
reclassitication by the Institute for
Government Research.
The national government now is en-
gagged in the prosecution of scientific
research on a wide scale. There is
scarcely a field of knowledge that it
has not entered. There is. moreover,
no class of endeavor undertaken by
it that receives A more cordial sup
port from the public. If the desira-
bility of the government engaging IN
such work was ever questional all
doubts were put aside by the expert
ence of the world war. Had the gov
ernment not had at hand it's numerous
scientific services it would have been
difficult for it to have met the many
scientific problems that confronted it
in the successful prosecution Of that
conflict. The aid that they can rem
der in promoting the arts of peace is
daily becoming more and more ap-
parent.
Greater Unity Needed.
Cordial as is the approval OF the
government engaging in activities of
this kind. the feeling has long been
government. that conditions as re-
CARDS organization for the prosecu-
tion of this work are far from salts
factory. Not only are the services
whose primary function is scientific
research scattered throughout the ad-
ministrative organization without ref
erence to any consistent plan, but
scientific Investigations are being pros
ecuted on an extensive scale by other
services as collateral or incidental
feature of their other duties. often
without due regard as to whether
such services are essential to the per-
formance of the functions for which
they were established. their qualifica-
tions in the way of plant or personnel
for such work. or work being done
along similar lines by other services.
Way to Correct Conditions.
The Institute for Government Re-
search warns Congress that this con-
dition of affairs can be corrected in
but one way-by the recognition of
scientific research as one of the
specific functions of the national gov
ernment and the creation of a
separate department to have it in
charge. 1t recommends that the fol-
lowing services be transferred to such
new department.:
% Bureau of education. (2) federal
board for vocational education. (3)
Evening star., 1921-05-30
LOSES ST, 800 IN CASH.
State Department Agent Reports
Theft at Ebbitt Hotel.

Thirteen hundred dollars in cash
and two checks, one for $3.50 and the
other for 1917, were in the pocket
book Of Horace Al Sawyer. agent OF
the State Department and acting
commissioner general of Liberia, that
was reported taken from the cigar
stand in the Ebbitt Hotel last night.
Sawyer, whose home is in Fate, Tex,
was on his way home from a two
year trip to Africa.
burglars visited the residence of
Frederick SteIzer. 1901 18th street.
Saturday night. Entrance was gained
through a rear window that had been
left open. The house was ransacked.
Two diamond rings and a necklace
valued at $500 were taken from the
room of Mrs. McCleary. while wrist
watch, $50 and a $50 Polish bond
were taken from Mary Hodan's room.
stelzer was robbed of jewelry valued
at s25.
duplicate key was used by A
robber who visited the store of Jacob
Kliban 1914 LIST street. and stole a
slab Of bacon. a ham. Sc in cash and
a bunch of keys.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
LINCOLN STATUE ACTION
IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
Resolution FavoFably Reported by
House Committee-Woul Re
store to Old Site.

The resolution. fathered by Repre-
sentative King OF Illinois supported
by patriotic organizations. emphat-
ically Endorsed by President Harding
and favorably reported by the House
committee on the Library for restora-
ton Of the statue Of Abraham Lin
coin to it's old site in front of the
District courthouse, will probably be
called up for action in the House next
week.
Representative King has had his
resolution put on the unanimous con-
sent calendar and intends to call it
up at the first opportunity, but as the
time Of the House is already allotted
for more than a week it will be inn
possible to get action for week or
ten days at least.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
FRUIT SHIPPERS PROTEST.
Virginia Organization to Join
With Those in Other States.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER Va. May 3o.-A
brief is to be filed by the Virginia
State Horticultural Society with the
Interstate Commerce Commission pro-
testing against proposed increase in
rates on fruits and produce from GER
tain eastern states. including Virginia,
Maryland. New York and others, to
points In the Mississippi valley. it is an
nounced by W. P. Massey. secretary.
Shippers have been allowed until
Juno 25 to file briefs. and the case
VIII be argued early in July. Hear
ings were held in Memphis on April
5 and in St Louis on May s. and
shippers introduced testimony in sup
port of their contention that the pro-
posed increases in freight rates would
virtually run them out of the Mis-
siBippi valley territory. to which
large quantities Of commercial apples
are shipped from Virginia.
Meanwhile. it was stated. the car
rier1 have voluntarily suspended the
proposed rates, If allowed, until No
vember 2S.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
WARNED NOT TO VOTE.
Railroad Unions Told Not to Take
Part in Pennsv Plan.

TRENTON. N. j.. May 3o.-Mem-
bers of railroad unions affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor
have been warned not to vote in
the election Of employe representa-
tiVes unuer the new plan of repre-
sentation devised by officials Of the
Pennsylvania Railway Company.
Instructions to this effect were
mailed members Of the Brotherhood
OF Railway Stea mship Clerks. Ioca1
No: 1o4, by District Chairman I. G
Fell or this city. Other locals also
were warned not to vote.
Following the recent action ~ +ho
Railroad Labor Board in authorizine 2
certain wage reductions the PennsyI.
vanla announced it would organic
ITS employees into company union
me nrst election was set for to-
Evening star., 1921-05-30
OPPOSES DRY CHANGES.
Wayne B. Wheeler Wants Enforce
ment Machinery Left as It Is.

Opposition to any change in gov
ernment machinery for the enforce
ment of prohibition other than an in
crease in powers of the Department
of Justice to control criminal prose-
cution was voiced by General Coun-
sci Wayne B. Wheeler Of the Anti
Saloon League. in a formal statement
issued last night.
Mr.. Wheeler charged in the state
ment that enforcement changes now
being discussed would result in a
hindering of enforcen ent, decreased
efficiency and increased expense.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
FAVORS SCHOOL AID.
Representative Focht Upholds
Broad Improvement Program.

Representative B. X. Focht of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the House Dis
trict committee, upheld broad pro-
gram for improvement of the local
public schools in an address at pa
triotic exercises last night at the
Luther Place Memorial Church.
The right of citizenship was upheid
nv Mr.. Focht as the glory of the
United States. He contrasted being a
citizen in America with being a sub
ject under some of the monarchles OF
Europe.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
REJECT MARINE PROPOSALS

SAN FRANCISCO. May 30.-San
Francisco members of the Marine En-
gineers' Beneficial Association yester-
day voted to reject the United States
Shipping Boards new proposals Of
fered as a possible means Of settling
the marine strike.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
CANAL OFFICE MOVED.

In accordance with instructions
from the public building commission,
the Washington office Of the Panama
canal has moved from it's old quar-
ters in the Mills building. 1909 G.
street, to the old land office build
ing, corner 7th and E streets.
Evening star., 1921-05-30

In q series of articles The
Star II presenting the details
of government reorganization
developed by the Institute Tor
Government Research. TOdAy's
article deals with the proposed
department OF -educa tion and
science. The proposed new de-
pnrtment of public health Will
be discussed tomorrow.
Evening star., 1921-05-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WANrEDIA RETURN LOAD OF rURNi-
ture from Richmond Va. June 4 g.
THE BIG 4 TRANSFER CO.. INC.
liz 14th st. NV. Main c159.
GAS RANGES REPAIRED AND REBUILT
CLYDE L. BOW WERS. rear 616 n ST. NV.
Main 70o4. 81
FORT WORTH. TEXAS. POOL CAR JUNE 8:
household goods 1T reduced rates. with greater
securfty. SECURITY STORAGE CO.. 114O
18th st
Evening star., 1921-05-30
SPECIAL NOTICES

sNoL CAR FOR CALIFORNIA ABOrrr JrSp
hold ro"Ss ana 1a'es greater security, for house
SIOK-AGE COMPANY. 114O 18TH :, oHiI
LOST. AIsLAID OR STOLEN
TO, eeipsa,s eirb, .h No H. dated October 2s 1891
Se dated July 81. 1918, for eepsihcafe ope cate No;
ss1ed to b kon. th1 knshss Of Hail
now the property Of Sysacpsio,s -; n OF r.
Of Eousi 81 d.y f by virtue Of the consoiidation ion
Lodge n linose; 10 No. IL with syracusian.
hssn ,he purchase of said stock az II hss
Y sYH nreisd and duplicate issue applied f"r
S1haCu SLAMS LODGE No 10 K nE 7, i'r'
A,,.., CRoLSE, Chancellor Commadder
attest; 3 81 PEARSON
heeper OF Records and Seal
2lol Florida ave NV
and amh =, .a ANSUAL ELECTION OF OFFCERS
tion Xo q or he Oriental Building Associa
n' -,o. '" VIII be held at the Office 80 IA
a,1on daS Jnne No 100, 900 street NV on Tbnrs re
m 'peh AZ II m. and close at 6 o,c,oct
pm: CHAS. GERSDOREF S.n.ik CLOCK
Evening star., 1921-05-30

A aeroplane flew over tn pust
office corner t'day, but nobody
looked up, as they wuz afraid O
missin' somethin'.
Copyright National Newspaper Service.)
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-16
800 MACHINE GUNS FOR
IRELAND SEIZED ABOARD
STEAMSHIP AT HOBOKEN
LABOR WOULD DEMAND
THAT MAKERS Of WAR
Do ALL THE FIGHTING
Resolution Introduced to
Give People Power
of Making War
(By Associated Press)

Denver, June 15.-Organized labor
would demand that the power to de-
clare war be withdrawn from con-
gress and be placed in the hands of
the people by constitutional amend
ment if resolution presented today
is adopted by the convention of the
American Federation of Labor.
The proposal provides that a de-
claration of war must have the ap-
proval of majority of the voters of
the country and that "all those vot-
ing in favor of the declaration of war
be compelled to take up the active
prosecution of the same before those
who voted against the declaration
of war"
The resolution was introduced by
S. H. Gardner, central labor union,
of Clebourne, Texas.
Should the resolution be adopted
the legislative committee of the fed
Grafton would be instructed to take
all necessary and legal steps to bring
about a war referendum, constitu-
tional amendment.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-16
DEADLOCK ON THE ARMY
APPRO OP R|AT|ONS BILL
(By Associated Pressl

Washington, June 15.-Conferees
on the army appropriation bill reach
ed deadlock today on the size of
next years army and decided to re-
port the disagreement to the house
and senate with requests for fur
ther instruction.
Secretary Weeks appeared at the
days meeting of the conference to
urge an agreement on the senate pro-
vision for a gradual reduction during
the next fiscal year to a minimum
army of 100000 enlisted men but the
house managers refused to yield from
their position in favor of quick re-
duction to that figure.
The senate conferees were repre-
sented as standing for a reduction
from the 100000 total in service in
July to a minimum of 10000 which
they said could be accomplished by
next May. The house conferees how
ever, were said to be insisting that
the reduction be carried out by Octo-
Der l.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-16
v. A.. BLOUNT DIES IN
JOHN NHOPK|NS HOSPITAL
CBy Associated Press)

Baltimore, June 15.-Judge Will
liam Alexander Blount, of Pensacola,
Fla, president of the American Bar
Association, died at Johns Hopkins
Hospital today He arrived at the
hospital yesterday for treatment.
Judge Blount was 70 years of age.
William Alexander Blount was
one of Florida's foremost attorneys
and was instrumental in revising
many of the states law statutes,
working under the direction of gov
ernors who appealed to the famous
barrister to assist in making new
rulings.
He was born in Clarke county,
Alabama, October 25, 1851, and came
to Florida several years afterwards.
Since then he has been a resident of
this state and took an active part in
many civic organizations.
In little law office in Pensacola
he began his law practice and in
the years that passed his firm branch
ed out into one of the best known in
the south. He started practicing in
1873 and was member of the Blount
G. Blount Company during 1886 to
1906.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-16
ST|LLMAN PROVES
He COULDN' 7 Be
FATHER Of gu !
Special to the News

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 49,
Testimony introduced to support the
contention of James A. Stillman that
Guy Stillman, his wife's infant son,
is illegitimate was given by five wit
nesses today at hearings in the bank
er's suit for divorce from the former
Fiji Potter.
The foremost witness was Mrs.
Percy A. Rockefeller, the sister of
Mr.. Stillman, and a niece by mar
riage, of the founder of the vast
Rockefeller fortune. Her testimony
was to the effect that Mr.. Stillman
and Mrs. Stillman did not live to-
gether during the first four months
of 1918. Guy Stillman was born in
November of that year. Four SER
wants corroborated her testimony.
Counsel for Mr.. Stillman agreed
today to a demand made by Guy Still
mans guardian, ad litem, John E.
NlaSht W lllC 1OI
cross examination. The attorneys de-
cided to have Mr.. Stillman take the
stand at hearings here June 28. It
was regarded probable that he would
face Mrs. Stillman during his testi-
mony as she has attended all of the
recent hearings.
Attorneys for the defense widened
their counter attack against Mr..
Stillman today by presenting to his
lawyers an amended answer accus-
ing the banker of misconduct with
three women.
Mrs Rockefeller was on the stand
more an an hour and when she left
the nearing she went into an ante
room from which sounds of sobbing
were presently heard.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-16
REPUBLICAN, HEADS
UP IN ARMS OVER
z APPOINTMENTS
Lodge and Willis Are
Sore at Harding's
Actions
BOTH VISIT WHITE HOUSE.
Lodge Says. He Was Not
Consulted on The
Appointments
tBy Associated Press)

Washington, June 15.-Senators
Lodge, of Massachusetts, the repub.
lican leader, and Willis, of Ohio, who
nominated President Harding at Chi
cago are on the war path over some
of the recent appointments made by
the President.
Senator Lodge has expressed open
dissatisfaction with the nomination
of Prof. Julius Klein, of Harvard
University, to be director of the bu-
reau of foreign and domestic conf
merce and at his request the senate
commerce committee deferred action
on the nomination until tomorrow
when an executive hearing is expect
ed. Professor Klein was chosen by
Secretary Hoover and it was reported
today that the President had sent the
nomination to the senate without
consulting the republican leader.
Senator Willis is continuing his op-
position to Charles H. Nauts, of Tole-
do, to be collector of Internal Reve-
nue. for the tenth Ohio district. Both
he sand Senator Lodge were white
house callers today but neither saw
the President. On leaving the white
house Senator Willis declared he
would oppose Mr.. Nauts to the end. |
The Ohio senator inquired today
how confirmation OF Mr.. Nauts might
be blocked and was informed that if |
he regards Mr.. Naut as personally
Objectionable" the senate would fol-
ow a time honored custom of refus-
ng confirmation.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-16
PACKER BILL is
SCHEDULED FOR
VOTE IN SENATE
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 15.-Legislation
to provide government regulation of
the packing industry will come to a
vote tomorrow in the senate.
Doubt existed tonight among lead
ers whether the senate would ap-
prove the regularity bill recommend
ed by it's agricultural committee or
would reject that measure and ap-
prove the bill recently passed by the
house. The former is before the SEN
ate as an amendment to the house
measure and reports were current to-
night that it would be voted down
and the, house bill accepted possibly
with minor amendments.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-16
HARRY LAUDER
IS ENTERTAINER
FOR ROTARIANS.
BY CLYDE BEALS
(Written for the United Press.)

Edinburgh, June 15.-Opposition
to the proposed resolution calling for
universal disarmament had reached
such a stage among the Rotarians
today that defeat for the project ap-
peared certain when it came to a vote
before the convention.
Harry Lauder was the chief enter
tainer today. J. I. Macpherson, Bri-
tish minister of pensions, found it
difficult to speak seriously to the
convention, after Lauder had con-
vulsed it with his Scotch stories and
songs.
Wichita, Kansas, appeared to have
won the mileage contest in which a
prize goes to the largest delegation
travelling the greatest number of
miles. Wichita has twenty-nine dele
gates here. A serious competitor is
the Winnipeg, Manitoba, delegation
of fourteen which travelled a great
distance.
Some other good mileage scores
were Buffalo, New York, with severn
teen, New York City with thirteen,
Philadelphia, with ten, Atlanta,
Georgia with eight Los Angeles with
So@r and San Francisco with six. The
figures do not include the "camp
followers of the various delegations.
"Bill' Bailey, Clarkville, Tennes-
see, district governor, complained
today that he cannot become accus-
tomed to Scotch breakfasts.
Il thought l had some other per-
sons breakfast this morning, he
said, q asked for breakfast and
they brought me four course BAN
uet."