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Evening star., 1922-08-03
GROUND IS broken
FOR AUDITORIUM
Bids on Steel Framework to
Be Opened on Au-
gust ID.

Razine of buildings on the site for
the proposed new Washington Audi
torium was stated today. and will
continue until all Of the buildings
have been wrecked. At the same
time plans and specifications Of the
steel framework of the new building
were sent out by NIilbourn. Heister &
Co., architects, to steel fabrication firms
in various parts Of the country ask
ing for bids on furnishing this ma
terial
The building committee Of the
Washington Auditorium Corporation,
composed of Col. Robert N. Harper.
Thomas Bradley, Albert Schulteis. r:
P. Andrews and NJ. A. Leese, directed
the sending out Of the plans at this
time. The bids must be in the hands
Of the architects by o'clock on the
evening of August IA. At o'clock
on the same evening the bullding
committee will meet in the office OF
the architects, where the bids Will De
opened and examined. and the con-
was announced by Charles j. Coium-
bus, secretary of the corporation. The
steel companies also are requested
to include in their bids an estimate OF
the time necessary to fabrtcate the
steel and erect It.
The steel, it was pointed out, Is the
principal work in the construction OF
the building, and the work of getting
the building up will be pushed from
now on until it becomes q reality.
The building 10 to be located at the
intersection Of 18th and E streets
the New York avenue northwest.
With two important steps in the
ctual building work under way.- 1t
will be completed early in the spring.
1t IL the hope that the foundation
will be ready. and the erection Of the
steel can begin In October. The build
Ing will be greatly needed for the
Shrine convention here in the spring
and also for q number Of other bodies
which expect to hold their conven-
tions here.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
BUFFAL0BUSW WAR
TAKEN TO COURT
Railway Wants Operation
: Without Public Service
Permit Stopped.
ONE DEAD, TWO SHOT
Missiles Fly in Series of Attack on
Cars Throughout
City.
ONE DEAD, TWO SHOT
BY III. Associated Press.

fty the asso"lateu Press.
BUFFALO, n. Y, August 3.-The In
ternational Railway Company today ap-
peared in the supreme court demanding
that Mayor Frank A. Schwab enforce
the law which prohibits the operation
of jitney busses without permission of
the public service commission. The
mayor, replying to a show-cause order,
contended that the company has not
yet restored normal service and that
the emergency which justified him in
granting permits to the jitneys still
exists.
The legal battle, upon which the COM
pany rests its hope Of defeating the
strike which has been in progress since
July l, followed a night Of the worst
Iioling that has thus far marked the
strike. one man was killed. two others
weie shot and several conductors and
inutprnen were injured by flying mis-
siles in a series OF attacks on cars
throughout the city.
Conductor Meets Death.
John Chrosniak, thirty years old,
striking conductor, was instantly
killed when policeman fired three
shots from riot gun after a crowd
had attacked a Sycamore street car.
Kizsweki and Holland Lang. Kiz-
sweki. a laborer, was shot just under
the heart and may die. Lang a
striking switch tender. was slightly
injured.
The policeman fired after the crowd
had broken in the windows of the
front vestibule and after a bottle
Of acid had been thrown on the
motorman, John McCasley of Phila-
delphia. McCasley was badly burned
about the face and may lose his
sight.
Night Cars Bombed.
Nearly every section of the city
saw bombardments of night cars by
crowds armed with stones and other
missiles.
Mayor Schwab is expected to an
nounce later today a new plan for
the ending of the strike by means of
an arbitration commission. Herbert
G. Tulley, president of the street
railway company. indicated this
morning that the company would not
consider any proposal OF arbitration
and would continue to maintain that
the question of making a contract
with the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes Is not one for arbitration. The
contract question is the only issue
in the strike.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
COURT CHEATED
OFEVIDENCE AS
COP STU1MBLES
Sniff. Sniff!

: Sniff. Sniff!
Judges and jurors eyed each other
askance-almost suspiciously-as the
unmistakabIe aroma of a once widely
used. high authority beverage per-
meated the judicial atmosphere of
Police Court building yesterday aft
ernoon.
A stern-visaged policeman glared
SO savagely at a spectator, who was
feverishly feeling for his hip pocket,
that the latter almost toppled off his
seat At least three other citizens,
who happened to be in count. paled
perceptibly.
Nerves were almost at a breaking
point when, slowly and mournfully. a
policeman entered the Police Court
and sadly announced that he had
stumbled on the steps and dropped
the evidence. A whole gallon of real
corn liquor
Judicial dignity was temporarily
forgotten during the laugh that burst
forth when the unlucky guardian
held up a dripping handkerchief con-
tanning all of the evidence he could
scoop up.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
100000 VALUATION
SLASHED TO S185.OOO
Commission Reduces Most of
Rentals While Some In
creases Are Allowed.

Fixing a fair valuation Of s1S5, 900
for the building as against a value
claimed by the owner of 100000, the
Rent Commission today took final
action in the Savoy apartment case.
which has been before the commission.
for about five months. The commits
sion ordered the majority of rents re-
duced, while increases were found
justified for others
There are thirty-flve apartments in
the building, which is located at 2S04
14th street. The rents demanded
ranged from SIS a month to S100, and
the rents authorized by the commits
sion range from $3.50 a month to $40.
The commission authorized an allow
ance for upkeep of $4,000 a year and
allowed a net return on the fair value
of the property of rs per cent.
Rents for five or six of the apart
ments were fixed on complaint of
tenants and the rents for the other
apartments in the building were fixed
by the commission on its own initia-
tive.
Evening star., 1922-08-03

Resignation of Vice Presidents
Farley and kimball from the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation and the re-
organization of the corporation with
Vice President Smull as president and
Vice President Love as vice president
and general manager was announced
last night by Chairman LaSker of the
Shipping Board.
Both the designations were said to
have been filed for personal reasons.
both men having expressed a desire
to return to private business. The
notice of withdrawal of certain other
Chairman Lasker said. but on the
personal Intervention of President
Harding they have agreed to remain
until the fate of the ship subsidy
bill, now pending in Congress, has
been determined.
Reports have been current that
changes in the official personnel of
the corporation were in prospect
since enactment of legislation limit
ing the high salaried positions of the
organization to six at $4,000 a year.
Prior to this action four officials Of
the corporation each drew $4,000 an
nually.
The two vacancies as vice presi-
dents will not be filled, Mr.. Laske
said. but the two trusteeships of the
spectively. by Sidney Henry, Mr. Far
leys assistant in charge of sales, and
Col. ]. w. Mcintosh, who was Mr..
kfmbalfs assistant in charge of
finance. Ralph v. Sollitt, assistant to
the chairman, has been elected trus-
tee OF the fleet corporation to repre-
sent the chafrman's office.
Evening star., 1922-08-03

By the Associated Press.
PEKING, August 2.-Alfred SEE, the
minister to Washington, has been offered
the portfolio of foreign minister.
Completion OF President Ii Yuan
Hung's new cabinet is expected next
week
Coincidental with the assembly Of
parliament a group of progressive
Chinese women have published de-
mands for a clause in the constitution
providing universal suffrage, with equal
rights to public offices, including men,
bership in parliament. Most of these
women were educated abroad.
The Chinese newspapers see hope in
the fact that parliament obtained a
quorum on opening yesterday at the
appointed date. Yet they forecast diff
ferent problems.
The Shun Tien Shih Pao says China
needs political parties like those in
the United States. It points out that
the new parliament is split into fac
tions, each without platform or prin-
ciples. This journal considers 1t un-
likely that parliament will achieve
satisfactory progress until at least two
political parties are created.
Evening star., 1922-08-03

Declaring children arc tho most
priceless heritage OF a city" Maj. Sui
livan, superintendent Of police. in his
daily bulletin to policemen today, tells
them they have "an important respon-
sibility in the physical and moral pro-
lection of the children" and entoins
every man to take a real interest in
their welfare"
Il want you men to make friends
with the youngsters" Maj. Sullivan
continues in the bulletin message, ito
talk with them in a kindly manner.
advise them, gain their confidence, and
make them realize that you are deep
ly interested in their welfare and to
protect and help them"
Maj. Sullivan admonishes parents
not to insttll fear in their children at
Evening star., 1922-08-03
"CARD SHARP" SLAIN
BY THREE AFTER GAME
Girl and Cripple, Man of go. Held
for Investigation in Cleveland,
Ohio, Murder Mystery.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, August B.
Charles Schupman. termed by police
as too smart a card player" was
beaten and chokcd TO death early to-
day when attacked by three men
with whom he was playing cards
His body was found living across
railroad tracks nearly 200 feet from
the house where the card game was
held. where il had been dragged
after the killing evidently in the
belief that passing train wou d
blot out all trace Of murder.
In the upper pocket or ms coat
was found cards identical with thosc
used in the game. police declare.
They are holding a thirteen-year-
girl as "A witness, who says she helped
drag the body TO the tracks.
A sixty-year-old cripple is being
held Police say he admitted beat
ing and strangling Schupman, but he
refused to state how he did II.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
STRIKE SITUATION
|SUNCHANGEDH HERE
Nearly All Trains Entering
Union Station Are Be-
hind Schedule.

Aside from the receipt late yester-
day OF a message from Bert M. Jew
ell. president Of the federated shop
men. that the union workers In Chi
cago had agreed to President Hard
ing's proposals for settlement of the
rail strike, there were no develop
ments in the local strike situation.
The men who walked out of the
Washington Terminal July ! con-
tlnue to meet daily at George Wash
MIA avenue southeast, where sentinels
make reports and routine business is
transacted.
Few Strikers in Need.
Although they have been out of EN-.
ployment for more than a month
there are very few of the strikers
who have been forced in needy cir
cumstances. Official figures as to the
amount of money in the strike benefit
treasury were unavailable today, bu,
it was indicated that sufficient funds
are on hand to care for any who be
come hard pressed. No regular bene-
fits have as yet been paid, but in one
or two cases, it is learned. money is
being turned over to men with large
families who have exhausted their
savings.
H. l. Meader, proprietor of Meader's
Theater. at Sth and G streets south
east. is giving a benefit performance
tonight for the strikers. More than
1000 tickets have been sold. it Is
learned, at 25 cents apiece, and the
entire proceeds of the night will be
devoted to the strikers fund. It is
learned that the strikers have a SINH
lar proposition under consideration, to
Many Trains Late.
Yesterday marked the peaks OF late
train days at the Union sta3 on, ac-
cording, to reports of striking senti-
nels stationed at points OF vantage
Virtually every train that, entered the
terminal was behind schedule, they
reported. They also said that the en-.
gines that toppled of the track nea,
Laurel. Md. as the result Of a head
on collision Monday afternoon have
not been removed and that no effort
has been made to clear away the
wreckage Engines are parked on sid
ings at intervals along the Pennsyl.
vania's Washington-New York trunk
lines, it was also stated.
Information has also come to the
sentinels that the force at work a
the Ivy City terminal is far from eff.
fcient. Three or four skilled ma.
chinists are all that are numbered
among those who are now doing the
work of repairing and overhauline 6
locomotives, 1t was reported. On q
job where one union man was re.
quired there are now two non-unior
workers, they assert, The unskillet
workers have been taken on merely
to pad the force" and give the out.
ward opinion that the men now en-.
ployed by the terminal company art
as efiicient as those who are on strike
the sentinels declare.
At the terminal Offices information
of any character is still lacking. I'VE
arc not bothered by press reports Of
this and that and are not concerned
with any matter other than to eff.
ciently serve the public, which we are
certainly now doing" one official said
At the employment office it wa,
learned that no moro helpers and
laborers are needed, but machinist.
and bQileEQskeZs-AEN- atiW y. demand
Evening star., 1922-08-03
icRlPPLED LAD, PLAYING
BANDIT, SHOOTS BROTHER
tHorrifled at Accident, Lame Boy
f.. Deserts Clutches in Wild
G: Flight to Cellar.
By the Associated Press.

u tHe AssDriateu Ercss.
+ NEWARK, NJ j., August S.-An-
thony Skirvinsky. -twelve-year-old
boy who has only one leg. hopped
into the room where his father was
dozing and his twin brother Stephen
sat reading a story of adventure.
''Thow up your hands" the little
crippled lad shouted. thinking to take
advantage Of his brothers absorption
in the wild romance he was reading.
There was a flash and a report and
Stephen foil \from the chair with a
gun wound, from which he may die,
In his shoulder.
Horrified, his crippled brother, not
stopping for crutches. scuEried from
the house as best he could, He was
found huddIed IN a cellar. some dis
tance away. Anthony had found the
4, ,xsfslYsr sIn-;ss hHEAan ydrAwep.
Evening star., 1922-08-03

the sight of a bluecoat, and states
that the days are gone for children to
look upon the policeman as a "buga-
boo"
within tho past few days" the
major states. several have met with
serious and fatal accidents as re-
suit of playing in the street. The
moral is that these accidents would
not have occurred had the children
remained on the sidewalk to play, or.
better still, had they taken advantage
OF the nearest playground facilities.
In conclusion he points out that 1T
is only by making fast friends of the
children and advising them wherever
necessary against improper conduct
or association, telling them the rea-
sons therefor, that the best progress
may be made in their development TO
good. clean, healthy manhood and
womanhood and useful and respected
citizens"
Evening star., 1922-08-03
ONE-MINUTE PHONE HUSH
OVER u. S. TOMORROW
Canada Also to Join in Silent
Tribute to Memory of Alex
ander Graham Bell.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Every tel
ephone instrument in the United
States and Canada Will be silent for
one minute tomorrow, while AleXan-
der Graham Bell. inventor of the tel
ephone, is being buried. This was
Announced today by the American
Telephone and TeIeg graph Company.
The exact time will be- determined
later.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
OLD CAFE SITE SOLD.

The property at 141o New York
avenue, which formerly was occupied
by Eckstein's restaurant, once a
noon-time rendezvous for Washing
ton business men and a dining place
for many prominent personages, has
been sold.
The purchaser is A. c. Wiley, and
the price agreed upon is said to be
Sl50.oOO. The owner was Mrs. Miriam
3. Hiddinya "and others" in the Ian
guaee of the recorders office.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
RECORD SPREE REPORTED
Husband Declared Drunk Since
United States Went Dry.

NEW YORK, August 3.--One of the
longest sprees in history was at
tributed today to a former bartender.
August Detering, by his wife, Rose,
who told a Brooklyn magistrate her
husband got drunk the day prohibit
ton went into effect and had been
drunk ever since.
Before prohibition Detering never
touched a drop. the wife declared. He
pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct
and was locked up to be sentenced
Monday. Meanwhile police will in
vestigate the story.
Evening star., 1922-08-03

to rub against the rough surface OF
The casing and thus brush off the
ut was a proud day for us when
we bows marched into Mr.. Herdman's s
office, presented him with our sample
Of cleaned wheat and suggested pad
ding wheat in the dried.out vat:
Why said Mr.. Herdman. that's
quite a good idea and he immediate
~ ordered the experiment to be made.
II was successful and the process. /
understand, or a substantially similar
one, has been carried on at the mills
ever SINCE"
Evening star., 1922-08-03
LAKE SEAMEN TO STRIKE,

DETROIT, August 3.--Coai passers,
deckhands, able seamen, firemen and
oilers employed on great lakes
freighters will strike ''in few days,
Thomas Conway of Buffalo. chairman
ofSthe executive committee OF the
great lakes district of the lnterna.
tional Seaman's Union, announces
here today.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
RECEIVERS FROM POISON.

Totally recovered, Mrs. Mildred
Frye. twenty-one years, who is said
to have swallowed a quantity of a
poison in her husbands presence at
their apartment at $40 Eye street
Yesterday morning, will leave Emer-
Eency Hospital today.
Evening star., 1922-08-03
AMERICAN FLYER HERO.
Wrecks Plane to Save Two Women
With Babes in Mexico; Hurt.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August Sin order
to save the lives of two peasant
women with babies in their arms.
Col. Rafael O'Neil, an American, drove
his airplane into tree, demolish-
ing it.
O'Neil. who is head instructor of
the Federal Aviation School, and An
tonic Rivera, acting director of the
school, who was in the plane with
O'Neil, were injured.
Evening star., 1922-08-03

In Spain street performers on the
grinders are Tigidly suppressed
Evening star., 1922-08-03

permanently. The gamblers" he de-
clared have pulled up their stakes
and left because of the stir the Wash
ington newspapers are raising
Evening star., 1922-08-03

1T took up the study Of the nature:
Of the vibrations going on In the air
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
TIMELY SERVICE HEAD
SENTENCED TO PRISON
MesserUy Spent Money 'for
Unemployed on Himself.

George MessercJ. IS. OF 100 East 1o1 st
street. former head of the Timely Ser
vice Society. Inc. was sentenced for not
more than three years yesterday by
Judge Francis y. Mancuso in General
Sessions. Messervy was convicted on
January 10 of having obtained money
under false pretense.
Testimony during his trial showed
that he and those employed by him as
solicitors had collected $4,000 which had
not been used for charitable purposes.
as Messervy claimed, but had been spent
by Messervy for n farm. motorcars and
other luxurles. Messervy, who was a
shoe cutter by trade. said he had or
ganized the Timely Service Society for
the purpose OF benefiting the unem-
ployed..
The New York herald., 1922-02-01

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 81.
The Naval Treaty, which will be
made public tomorrow, limits the Of
fensive powers of the five naval Pow
ers to such an extent that it is doubt
full whether any aggressive warfare
will be undertaken during the life of
the treaty.
Complete limitation is prescribed in
three directions: Capital ships must
not exceed $4,000 tons, and England
and the United States must not ex-
ceed in the future a total of 525, 1000
tons of ships, while Japan must not
exceed 315,000 tons. France and italy
must not exceed total tonnage of
175,o0O tons.
Aircraft carriers are limited to 1885,
600 tons for the United States and
England, and to various totals for the
other nations in proportion to the
5-5-S arrangement Tonnage totals
are not set for any other types. but
cruisers must not exceed 10000 tons
or carry guns heavier than 8 inch.
In translating this theory into a prac-
tical fact it has been necessary to juggle
the totals of the capital ship figures and
tne extreme figures for the cruisers con-
slderapiy. The existence of ships OF too
great or too small displacements to fit
evenly into the totals makes this neces-
sary.
The American List.
Foliowing is list of the ships to be
retained by the United States. II con-
tains sixteen battleships of the first line.
six of which are nearly obsolete because
OF their poor protection and 12 inch
guns. The total tonnage to be retained
is 5O0,650:
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
CALLS ENTENTE HERE
ENLARGED ALLIANCE
Uchida and Takahashi FAVOR
Cooperation With u. S.

TOXIC. Jan. 81 (Associated Press) -
Baron Takahashi. the Premier. replying
to-day to an Interpolation in the House
of Peers. said that he was unable to ex-
press an opinion as to whether the naval
agreement reached at Washington would
be renewed IL the Entente outlived the
terms. but that the Japanese Govern
ment hoped that when the terms of both
the Entente and the naval agreement
expired the world would be provided
with stronger guarantees for peace.
Viscount Uchida. Minister of Foreign
Affairs, said II was a mistake to think
that the Entente had as its sole purpose
the abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance. Rather II was the alliance en-
larged and extended to meet altered
world conditions. Americas position
had been so changed since the world
war that she could not be left out of
consideration and she had been in no
way concerned with the League of Ma
tions or the alliance, Viscount Uchida
added.
The Quadruple Entente. the Foreign
Minister declared. must be regarded as
significant of success. since IL prepared
the way for close cooperation with the
United States In the cause of interna-
tional peace. He expressed the belief
that there should be no anxiety for the
future and that there was ground for
the belief that the treaties would be re-
newed In their original or improved
form.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
PARIS CONFERENCE
MAY BE POSTPONED
British, French and Italian
Agreement Sought First.

LONDON. Jan. 81 ASSOCIATED Press) -
Tho conference OF the British. French
and italian Foreign Ministers. originally
scheduled to be held in Paris tomorrow.
& likely to be postponed a month as
the result of the latest French memo
randum regarding the Near East. which
Lord Curzon. Secretary for Foraign Ar
f,irs. receiVcl yesterday while prepar-
Ing - go TO Paris last night
Accorcing to official circles to-day
exnmina .inn OF the French note indi-
Gates wider divergence on the formula
for settlement OF Near Eastern ques-
tons than had been expected. IL was
pointed out that il would be useless
for the Foreign Ministers to confer until
an agreement has been reached between
Great Britain. France and Italy. be-
cause. Il was said. the purpose of the
proposed conference was the announce
merit Of program which the three
10, ais would insist TINT the Greeks
ana Turkish Nationalist carry out with
allied support.
When Lord Curzon asked for post
porcment OF n few days. II was con-
siiered that the conference could be
held on February 2. but II was learned
to-day that Field Marshal Allenby, the
Egyptian High Commissioner. II ex-
pected to arrive In London February 10.
Ills arrival is likely to necessitate
further delay. for Government officials
state that the situation IN Egypt cer-
tainly will demand the Foreign Secre-
tary's immediate attention.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
DAUGHERTY, MAY LET
MORSE GO ABROAD
Depends on Whether His Life
Is in Danger.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9t.-Grand Jury
proceedings against Charles w. Morse
In connection with his war time ship
ping contracts with the Government may
be delayed. Attorney General Daugh-
erty indicated to-day. because of the
Knickerbocker Theater investigation.
Discussing published reports that Mr..
Morse had requested permission to &c
TO Italy TO consult his physician. Mr..
Daugherty said the matter had not been
brought to his attention but that II Il
appeared that the attentions OF par
ticular physician were absolutely nee
essary and Mr.. Morsc's life was In dan
ger he would not be inclined TO be
cold blooded" IN deciding such n ire ter.
Mr.. Morse made such n request & the
District Attorney several days $50, but
both officials and his attorneys indi-
Gated that no action had beon taken on
IL yet.