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Evening star., 1921-04-14
MAKE CANAL PLEA
.T0NAV SECRETARY
Maryland Congressman See
Disaster Through Navy's
Coal Cancellation.

Members Of the Maryland delega-
tion in Congress. headed by Repre-
sentative Frederick NJ. Zihlman, ex-
pect to call upon Secretary of the
Navy DENLY today and solicit his
| support for the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. which faces disaster, it is
stated. through prospective cancella-
tion Of Navy coal shipments.
For more than twenty years coal
mined in the Cumberland, Nd. dis
trict has been going to the naval
proving grounds at Indian Head by
way Of the canal. This is the bulk Of
the business done over the canal.
But the Navy is now considering buy
ing coal for Indian Head from an
other field. which is said to have been
offered at a cheaper price.
Supported During War.
When the canal, which was started
by George Washington and is the
country, considered closing down
during the war because of high oper-
ating costs. the Maryland congress
sional delegation rallied to its sup
port. The result was that the gov
ernment ordered the company to con-
rinue operating the waterway in or
der to relieve railroad congestion.
It agreed to guarantee the company
against operating losses. 1t is un-
derstood these losses amounted to ap-
proximately $4,000. In addition, the
government built ten barges and
placed them in service on the canal,
this equipment, it is understood. rep
rauopfipp an iOve e2tment of about
$4,000.
In view Of the fact that the United
States government has an original in
vestment in the canal Of about one
million dollars and during the war
increased this amount by approxi-
it is the contention of the Maryland
congressman that this investment
should be protected.
r Would Continue Buying.
Even though the Navy Depart
m ent might effect a small saving this
year by buying coal for Indian Head
from other sources. it would be eco
nomically unwise.". said Representa-
tive Zihlman today for the depart
ment to take step which would
jeopardizesthe future of the canal and
the investment the government now
has in, this waterway. The canal has
been of great service to the Navy in
the past and it is inconceivable that
1t will not be Of service in the future
In times of rail congestion it is Of the
greatest value. But il it is once
forced out of business it will be a DIFF
ficult matter to reopen it,"
Mr.. Nhlman believes that the with
drawal of the Navy business will
sound the death knell of the canal.
Several hundred persons who depend
on the canal for livelihood have
been waiting since March 2s for the
commencement of the boating season.
However. plans for starting traffic
over the canal were still held in abey-
ance today, depending upon the ac-
tion to be taken by the Navy Depart
ment -
Evening star., 1921-04-14
AN'TF|X CONDU|TS
W|THC|Y WATER ON
New Aspect of Seriousness
Seen in Washington's
Problem.

Washington's water problem ac-
quired new aspect of seriousness to-
day when Army engineers announced
no extensive repairs to the single
conduit supplying the city can be
made without completely interrupt
ing the service.
This was said to mean that the
capital will have to depend on the
conduit without repairs, which is un-
der great strain. for at least three
years as. even with an immediate ap-
preparation by Congress for a new
water line. the construction work
'would require all of that time.
Two-Day Reserve.
Washington now has a reserve
water. supply sufficient to meet two
days of normal consumption. 1t re-
Quires about two days to unwater the
conduit. This barely gives time for
hasty inspection of the tunnel and
no time whatever for extensive re-
pair work.
Col. Tyler of the District engineer
Office, who made the survey for a
new water. supply. which was the
basis of the appropriation authorized
by Congress at the last session. said
today that but for the fact the pres
ent conduit had been well construct
ed Washington might havA been con-
fronted with a serious water shortage
years ago. He, believes the conduit
may hold up until it is replaced with
new one. though he admits there
is nothing certain about it in the
situation. and that a serious break
might occur at any time.
Situation Is Watched.
Engineer officers are watching the
situation closely. They have antici-
pated possible breaks and will be
ready to rush temporary repairs
should the conduit go out of COM
mission. At places where breaks
are considered most likely to occur
it is proposed to use wooden fumes
Congress cannot act too soon to
prevent possible catastrophe should
the capitals water supply fail. en-
gineer officials to man agree. They
have anticipated favorable action by
Congress and will be ready to begin
operations Immediately if a new con-
duit is authorized.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
MAY Obtain VOICE
IN REORGANIZATION
Executive Branch of the Gov
ernment Plans to Make
Appointment.

President Harding believes that the
executive branch of the government
should be represented on the joint
the government departments. it was
learned today. following a confer
ence at the White House between
the President and members Of the
joint committee.
To meet the wishes of the Presi-
dent. bill will be Introduced amend
ing the law creating the joint COM
mittee, authorizing the President to
make such an appointment. 1t is
expected that the bill will be intro
duced by Senator Smoot of Utah, who
has been slated to be chairman of
the joint committee.
1t is understood that the President
mas IN mind the man whom he Will
appoint to serve on the joint COM
mittee after the law has been changed
and that he is Walter Brown of To-
ledo. Ohio. Mr.. Brown was an ar
dent supporter of Col. Roosevelt and
one of the bull moose leaders, He
was a candidate for nomination for
senator against Senator Willis last
year. During the campaign Mr..
Brown was active in support Of the
republican ticket.
Need Of Member Seen.
The advisability Of having a rep
resentative of the executive branch
of the government a member Of the
joint committee on reorganization is
clearly evident. according to sup
porters of the proposal. The joint
committee is dealing with the ex-
ecutive departments of the govern
ment in bringing about the proposed
reorganization.
II the law is amended SO as to
provide for an appointee of the
President as a member of the COM
mittee on reorganization, it is ex-
pected that salary will be provided
for this new member, probably at
the rate of $500. the same pay OF
the senators and representatives
Work to Take Long.
The work Of the committee on re-
organization is likely to take long
time. 1t has been variously esti-
mated that it will require from
year and a half to two years for the
committee to complete its investiga-
tion and make recommendations. 1t
is possible that the activity may be
extended even beyond that period.
At the conference between the
President and members of the reor-
ganization committee it was decided
also that the bill to consolidate under
a single head all government agen-
cies dealing with. former service men
should not wait for perfection of the
general reorganization plan. Senate
and House leaders, it was said. would
frame legislation on that subject
within the next few days.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
ACCUSED IN NOTE CASE.
Six Colored Boys Said to Have Al
tered United States Money.

Six colored boys, ranging from four
teen to twenty-one years old, were
arrested today by Policeman Kegs
bein. an agent of the secret service.
on charge of altering United States
money and passing the altered notes.
The accused are Robert L. Cunning
ham. seventeen years old; his brother
Jesse h. Cunningham. twenty-one
OF 1872 5th street northwest; Jerome
Clark. sixteen, 24s 18th street north
east. French Burke. sixteen. 1l2s G.
street northeast; Lawrence Webster
sixteen. 1929 18th street northwest
and Henry Shepherd. fourteen, 1924
y street northwest. They will be
given a hearing this afternoon be-
fore United States Commissioner
Richardson
A number OF dollar notes have
been located by the secret service
agents on which the figures at the
corners have been covered over by
pieces of SO and $50 notes supposed
to have been tnrned in for redemp-
tion. so that the bills have the ap-
pearance of being of the larger de-
nomination. Several of the altered
notes were passed successfully ON
merchants, II was stated, and others
were received by bank tellers with
out detection.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
GOVERNMENT SEES PLOT
TO WIPE OUT DRY AGENTS:
Widespread Conspiracy Charged in
Alabama at Trial Over Death
Of Federal Officer.

FLORENCE. Ala. April 14.-Con-
tending that a widespread plot existed
iE Colbert and adjoining counties to
wipe out all prohibition enforcement
officers. the government today made
ready for the opening of the trial in
United States district court of four
teen men indicted jointly on charges
of conspiracy in ten counts in connec-
ton with the death Of Don Stephenson.
a federal officer, in January.
Four OF the defendants are now
serving terms ranging from twenty
years to life in states prison. as a re-
suit of convictions in Colbert county
court. These men were brought
here today to be placed on trial with
the other ten defendants.
Will Holmes. landowner, one Of the
serving 4 life term, was
charged at his trial by other defend
ants as being the leader Of the alleged
''moonshine ring" These witnesses
testified that he provided the money
TO prosecute the plans OF the band and
did the thinking" for the outfit.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
MUST HAVE LICENSES.
Places Which Run Soda Fountains
Classed as Restaurants,

All establishments where soda foun-
tains are conducted. whether they
serve sandwiches or not, will be re-
quired by the police department and
the superintendent Of licenses to pay
an annual restaurant license Of SIS, it
was learned at the District building
today.
Notice to this effect has been sent to
Wade H. Coombs. superintendent Of
licenses. by the secretary to the board
of Commissioners. 1t also has been
forwarded to the police department.
Sending out of the notice to these
officials resulted from a decision Of
the District Court Of Appeals rem
dered several weeks ago involving the
question whether a soda fountain
came within the section of the law
which REQUIRES the payment Of a res
supt. Coombs said many applica-
tions for restaurant licenses have
been filed by druggists since the deci-
sion.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
$4,000 CIGARETTE THEFT.

valued at $4,000 were stolen from a
warehouse Of a cigar company yes
terday. A robber disguised as a tele-
graph messen ger induced a watchman
to open door and then struck him
in loading truck with the loot The
band returned for q second load, but
were frightened away. by. q, railroad
detective
Evening star., 1921-04-14
DEMAND STANDARD COAL
Dealers, Forced by Con-
sumers, Ask for Better Grades.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 14.-Coal deal
ers Of Baltimore have decided that
they will not longer stand for the
inferior grades Of coal which the
mine operators have been shipping
here for the last two or three years,
and have served notice on all an
thracite mine owners in Pennsyl-
vania who ship to this city that
in the future all coal must be of
standard grades or they will not re-
ceive it.
The dealers have been forced to
take this action by the number of
complaints they have received from
their customers, and the matter has
been brought to a climax this month
by the refusal of the public to buy
until the dealers can guarantee that
the coal will be of first quality, and
not half slate, stone or other un-
burnabIe substance. This the deal
ers have been unable to do, as they
were forced to take what grades of
coal the operators shipped here. and
consequently the consumers have re-
fused to pay the present high prices
for inferior grades of coal. which
in some cases run as, high as SO
per cent waste.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
BIG SLUMP IN MAILS
TODAY IS BLAMED ON
OPENING BALL GAME

all the pep" out OF letter writing
on the part of the business men of
the city, according to interesting
statistics compiled today at the
Washington city post office.
Nearly 100000 fewer letters were
received at the post office during
the twenty-four hours ended last
midnight than were received the
day before. Postmaster Chance
could see no other explanation
than that the business men were
at the opening game.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
Street Corner Orat0ry
by Radicals Va1,ishes
Under Police Actipity
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated treSS.
NEW YORK. April 14-Street
corner oratory Of radical nature
is becoming extinct since the
war, a report made public to.
day by the American Civil
Liberties Union said.
In a survey of police ac-
tivities against radical labor
speakers and meetings In eighty
eight American cities, the union
said 1t found that only thir-
teen police departments OF the
eiRhty-eight permit street meet
ings without licensc. These
thirteen cities are New York
Boston, St. Louis, Detroit. BAL
timOre, Galveston, Tex; Spring.
field, Mass.; HarrisburE, "a;
Fort Wayne and Terre Haute'
Ind; Lincoln, Neb.; Berkeley
Calf, and Camden, N. j.
The survey further shows II
was reported, that radical meet
ings. either In public or private
places, are now being held In
only twenty-seven OF the
eiEhty-eight cities.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
TO FIGHT CROP PESTS.
Washington Entomologist an Of
acer in New Organization.

REGINA. Saskatchewan. April IL
Appointment Of a permanent organ
izatton to be known as the northwest
international committee on crop pests
was announced today after a meet
ing OF entomologists representing the
FEDERAL and provincial governments
and some of the western United
States.
Norman .Criddle. Dominion ento-
moiogist; r;., is chairman Of the COM
A. V. Kitchener. Manitoba: j. Sea-
mans. Alberta; r. A. Cooley, Boze-
man: Mont: s. Lockwood. Washing
ton. D. G.; F. Ruggles st. Paul. MINI.
and NJ. P. Tullis. Saskatchewan.
The grasshopper. considered by the
entomologists to be the most de-
structive of crop pests. was named
as the first objective in their war.
Farmers. II is said. will be instructed
to plow their ground before grass
hopper Matching time and to burn
straw at night along roadsides in an
effort to reduce the ranks Of the hon
ping crop-killers.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
COMMUNISTS WALK OUT.

MADRID. April 14.-Communist
delegates to the Spanish socialist
congress. in session here. announced
their secession from the organization
early this morning. following a vote
which rejected a proposition that
the party declare its adhesion to the
third internationale of Moscow.
All socialist members Of the cham
ber Of deputies and all tho leadexe
of the organization remain within
the party.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
new WHITE HOUSE DOG.
Pedigreed English Bull Pup Was
Born Here March 4.

The White House kennels were in
creased today by the arrival of full
blooded English bull pup. which was
born in this city March 4, and which
was given to the President by Morris
Bermann. 503 18th street
This pup, not yet named. has a
pedigree a foot long, his mother,
Melba, being valued at $4,000.
The new kennel member, after
being made acquainted with Laddie
Boy. was turned over to Wilson Jack
son. the master of hounds at the
White House, to be put through a
course of training.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
DEBATE REGIONAL BOARDS
Railroad Executives of Southwest
Meet at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. April 14.-Execu-
! tives of railroads in the southwest
met here today to discuss a PROPOSAL
Of the big four brotherhoods Of
railroad employees that regional
boards of readjustment be formed
1t was planned to go Thoroughly
into the matter and obtain a definite
expression of the sentiment of the
officials.
There was no indication of the ac-
tion that would be taken. but il was
stated the decision evolved from the
conference will be presented at a ma
tional meeting of railroad and broth
crhood representatives by Il. F. Bush,
president of the Missouri Pacific.
The date of the joint conference has
rot been set.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
SIR ARTHUR E. Wears
SLAIN IN IRELAND
Home of Former Ulster Kine-of-
Arms, Is Also
Burned.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. April 14.-sir Arthur Ed
ward Wears. former Ulster king-of-
arms. was shot dead this morning at
burned.
A tag was attached to tho body,
reading:
Traitors beware. We never for
get. IR.A:
Evening star., 1921-04-14
q. S. FLAGSHIP AT VENICE.

VENICE. April 13.-The United
States cruiser Olympia, flagship Of
-Ihe American fleet in the Adriatic,
arrived here today from Pola.
Evening star., 1921-04-14
WEATHER.

Showers tonight and tomorrow;
somewhat cooler tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, So. at
day.
Evening star., 1921-04-14

mcI11OSt u u A18OCb0te0 TrvbS
TIE Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled to
the use for republieatisa Of all news dispstches
credited to Il OF not otherviss credited La this
paper and also the local news published herein.
An rights Of pubiiestion Of special
dispatches herein also reserved
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Contrary TO the general opinion. 1t
vas not Inspector Byrncs who institut-
ed the famous ina ginary barrier known
as the dead linc"-a point beyond
which crooks could not penetrate eX-
cept under peril of immediate arrest
even though 10 charges were pendinS
against them at the moment. The de-
vice WAS originated by William Melville,
SUPERINTENDENT of Scotland Yard dur
ing the reign Of Queen Victoria, and the
man who was responsible for the solu-
ton OF many mysterious crimes.
But Il was In connection with tho
prevention OF a crime, rather than in the
solving Of one, that Melville had his
most distinguished success, for II he
had not been able to capture Vrofr. the
famous anarchist, Il Is quito possible
that the Gar OF Russia and possibly
some OF the members OF the rcigninS
family in England would have been
blown into eternity.
The affair in question occurred some
months after Melville had taken charge
of Scotland Yard. The visit OF the Car
had been widely hcralded through tho
press and every governmental operative
In Great Britain had been pressed into
service TO secure the safety OF the visit
ing ruler. The entire Island w:is combcd
for men who were known to he in hiding.
and, as 4 final resort. Melville issued
an order any suspicious character
found within five square miles OF tho
line OF march from Buck!ncham Fnla &C
To the Mansion House would be arrested
on sight.
The dead line" as It was known In
roIice circles, was marked with red, and
conSpicuouS!y posted in every drive and
resort Of the underworld in London.
Three days before the arrival OF the
Gar. Melvillc's reports indicated that
tho city had been Thoroughly cleaned
up. Every anarchist and agitator
known to the Yard hnd been located.
and scbrrS of them wcr" Srfr in Jail,
white the others were being guarded tn
prcynrt their approach to tn" line OF
march.
Eut "n the very day Of tho procession.
only two hours hrt"r" tn" royal fam
ilira were scheduled tn leave the palace.
Melville MAS informed that his Incn had
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burgundy" replied tho other. DORA.
mencing to be bit FESTIVE. for the
hour of the approach OF the procession
! was drawing rapidly nearer.
Fine said the Scotland Yard head
II think I'd prefer that. after all. Let
me see some Of 1t, will YOU"
Grumbling a bit under his BREATH
EroT led the way back into the dim re-
cesses Of the cellar. and as he bent for.
ward to secure 4 bottle, Melville closed
with him.
Instantly the young Russian EraApsd
the situation and knew II was fight for
his life, for arrest meant deportation 10
Russia and exile to Siberia. With -
sideHisc. cel-like slip. he ducked OUT
from under the government detectives,
, arms, and, before Melville knew what:
ne was doing, he had reached a bin mi
the centre Of the cellar and secured q.
big murderous bomb, which he held
high above his head.
stop" he com ma ndet as the Scotland
Yard operative started toward him
zone more step and I'll blow the vholei
lace 10 hell and you with It..
Melville. wise in the knowledge Of and
archial principles. realized that this waSl
a blum. Erotf was pledged to assasstn-t
ate the Car and II he threw the bomb
he could not hope to escape with his lifSi
1t was because of this that MeivillSt
threw up his hands and feisned defeat
You've got me-" he admitted. But
for Gods sake don't throw that thtn4t
in here! We'd both be killedT'
Then back into that doorway" directi
ed Vror. and don't make = sound. They
couldn't hear you upstairs; anyhow. and
you'll be safe until after the proees-t
sion has passed"
Slowly and hesltaQngly. 90 ~ to(
bring the RUSSIAN nearer TO him. Mel-1
willie obeyed orders Then Just rs thtt
anarchist reached out to close the door.
Melville sprang sctzN tho bomb With
one hand. and with the other deliveries
an uppcrcut on the point OF the anarch-t
lists jaw from which VroH didn't recov-t
er for fully five minutes. When he nn-1
ally CAM. to. he found that he had bcent
/. securely handcuffed to one. Of thSi
stanchicns-there to remain unh thei
sounds OF the passing procession had1
faded into the distance
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