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Evening star., 1922-04-28
CONAN DOyLEPAYS
VISIT TO CAPITAL
Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Seeks Light on New
F.; Species, the FIapper.

After an absence of twenty-eight
years. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle came
back to Washington today. bubbling
over with spiritualistic doctrines and
a desire to learn something about a
"fapper."
In all his tours OF the globe Sir Ar
thur, as he prefers to be called. has
not had the pleasure of meeting a
'fapper" His unfamiliarity with the
species caused Sir Arthur to. change
the subject at an interview with
newspaper men today to q discussion
of spiritualism and it's kindred topics
of psychophotography. electroplasm
communication with the inhabitants
of the ethereal world by radio.
ClamOr for Information.
Sir Arthur. who is now completing
an extensive tour of the United
States. declared that people the world
over are "clamoring for more infor-
nation about the spirit world" This
fact. he said, Is evidenced conclu-
. sively by the large crowds he has
been forced to turn away from his lee
lures.
Spiritualism. although retarded by
religious prejudice. Sir Arthur said.
"is the great thing that has hap
PtHcu III tue WoTlU SlHCe luc Uil III
of Christ" Evidence of spiritualism,
he contended, is now undisputed
Numerous psyche photographs TAX
en- by him, he said. are absolute proof
of the existence of the ethereal bodies.
after they leave the material bodies.
He also claims to have personally
spoken to twenty-three of his dead
relatives and friends.
Photos ImpressiOnistic.
Photographs taken of spirits, Sir
Arthur said. are only impressionistic
and have no objective. Tho spirit
faces" he declared, come out nat on
the photographs"
The highly electrical charged at
mosphere of America, Sir Arthur en-
phasized. greatly increases the poten-
tialities for studying the spirits. The
atmosphere in this country, he said.
contains more electricity than prob
ably any other country.
Sir Arthur believes that there is a
possibility of establishing communi-
cation with the ethereal world by
means of the radio. 1T is an expert
.ment worth trying" he remarked. He
made it clear, however, that wave
lengths greater than we now possess
will have to be discovered before an
answer can be received"
A wireless operator in Birmingham,
England. Sir Arthur said. established
communication with the spirit world.
but the wave length was SO great
that the message could not be de-
ciphered.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
TAX is PLACED ON CONTRIBUTIONS
TO WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION

Contributions to the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation have been held
by the internal revenue bureau as
not deductible by taxpayers from
their taxable income in an in
formal ruling presented to Senator
Carter Glass Of Virginia.
Assistant Commissioner Smith,
in making this known today, said
no formal ruling upon the question
has been made, and 1t was possi-
BILE for the foundation to reincor--
porate so that its contributions
would escape taxation. When his
attention was called to the recent
ruling exempting the Roosevelt
Memorial Association. Commission
er Smith said, contributions to 1t
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Yalue Of the Saar Mines.

LONDON.-The Morning Post says
tnat the question Of the valuation OF
the Saar coal mines remains in dis
pute to be settled by the financial
experts attached to the allied finance
ministers. These mines are situated
IN the occupied area on the French
side OF the Rhine and the French. 1t
Will be remembered, were awarded
under the peace treaty the right to
exploit these mines as part of the in
demnity due to this country. it being
stipulated that Germany should be
credited with their valne. Up to the
present. however, 1t has been found
impossible to carry them into the
reparations account. as the interest
ed parties have been unable to agree
as to the value at which they should
be assessed. The French are par
tfcularly interested in tho question.
as they have already had an unusual
amount of trouble over the same
were unable to secure the award OF
any immediate cash from German
reparation payments, 1t will be re-
called. was that the rest Of the allied
governments held that France must
be debited with the capital value of
the sum due to her. This ruling the
French government has always dis
puted.
The question now comes up of the
exact valuation OF the mines. the
German government insists that the
mines. as a whole, are worth 1857
100000 gold marks, whereas the
French claim the value to be not
more than 300,000.000 gold marks.
The German experts argue that at
July. 1914. the mines under exploit
tation were valued at 4S0.000.000
gold marks. plus another 575.o00.000
for coal deposits not yet exploited.
The French retort is that these un-
exploited coal beds are at a consfd-
erable distance from the mines that
are at present being worked, and
that there are such reserves in sight
in connection with the latter that 1t
will be at least a hundred years be-
fore it will be necessary to open the
new mines The French insist. there
fore, that the value of the unexploit-
ed deposits should not be taken into
account until the date when 1t is
found advisable to begin making use
of the coal they contain.
As to the mines actually under ex-
ploitation, the Fench insist that in
stead Of having a potential output OF
l9 ,00O, 900 tons a year. they produced
only $4,000 tons in 1920 and $685.
600 tons in 1921, while the Germans
themselves extracted only 13,2l7,000
tons from them in 1913. The French
allege that they have been unable to
get back to pre-war output OF the
Saar mines because of the reckless
methods of operation adopted by the
Germans during their exploitation OF
the mines during the war.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
WASHINGTON SCHOOL CHILDREN
CORRESPONDING WITH ENGLISH
Five Girls of Sixth Division Exchange
Letters With Pupils at Leeds-Lloyd
George Expresses Approval.

Letters from Washington school
children of the sixth division to pu-
pills attending school at Leeds, Eng
! land. comprising part of large
amount Of friendly correspondence
which has been transmitted between
the American and English children
during the past three years. have been
brought to the personal attention of
Premier Lloyd George. who an
nounced his thorough approval of
this method of exchanging good will.
Five girls, averaging about thirteen
years of age. who attend schools IN
the sixth division were accorded the
unusual honor of having their letters
perused by Englands prime minister.
They are Helen Bryan, Burnett Nees,
Edna Fegan, Grace Emmert and VIC
toria Kissel.
According to a letter received by
Miss Flora Hendley. supervising prin-
cipal of the division, from James
Watson head master asds Of H. anrehits ys ists
ters. addressed to girl pupils at his
school were forwarded by him to
Lloyd George. whose secretary, G. II.
Shakespeare. replied on February
%, as follows:
Lloyd George Interested.
"I am desired by the prime minister
to acknowledge the receipt OF your
letter of the 18th instant. together
with Enclosures, and to say that ne
was much interested in the scheme OF
interchanging letters between this
country and America, and wlsheG you
every success"
Mr.. Watson pointed out that the
letters from the school children here
have afforded the greatest pleasure
to our pupils. and both writing and
diction have been greatly admired.
Travel is impossible to many. but
most children-though many miles
part them-can get to know and re-
spect each other through the medium
Of correspondence, and thus forge in
dissoluble links in chain that may
forever restrain the dogs Of war.
1t is the human factor that counts
now"
The system of exchanging letters
was instituted by Miss Hendley In the
fall of 1919, as a means Of arousing
interest of school children in the
ticularly the writing of compositions.
She has found that the children in
this way have become enthusiastic
over their composition lessons, re-
garding them as a pleasure. rather
than as a tedious study. The letters
which are answered by the respective
children in England to whom they are
addressed. The latest batch to Eng
land comprised more than a hundred
communications.
Letters Thought Remarkable.
According to an Associated Press
dispatch from Leeds, the letters re-
ceived there often convey valuable
hints to teachers in regard to meth
DDS used in America. which are fre-
quently made tho subject of inquiries
by the Leeds education authorities.
In the opinion Of educationists at
Leeds, it was stated. the letters are
remarkable for their excellent COM
position. good handwriting and cor
rect spelling.
Occasionally. the message asserts.
the English children are puzzled by
Americanisms. A reference to Bud
die" as the name of the unknown
soldier proved difficult even for the
masters, but my teacher is first
Evening star., 1922-04-28
MRS. HARDING GIVES APPROVAL
TO PLAIN LINES OF FLAPPER DRESS

sensibly than ever before.
"She reminded me, however, that
these were her personal opinions,
merely, and that she did not wish TO
be construed as laying down a White
House platform relative to dress re-
form, nor as setting herself up as an
example for other women to follow.
She emphasized that she was only
the Presidents wife.
Mrs. Harding MisQuoted..
Mrs. Kildare said that Mrs. Hard
ing told her. she had been misQuoted
in recent published statements. which
made 1t appear she did not approve
Of the "fapper."
'!She said she thoroughly believed
in the lovely beauty Of youth and In
the freedom of girlhood." said the
woman writer. "She explained that
she had been brought up from child
hood as her fathers companion"
Mrs Kildare stated that Mrs.
Harding concluded her discussion by
emphasizing that she really didn't
have time to go seriously into the
matter Of approving or disapproving
anything. ;,
Il am neither a critic nor a guide"
the White House mistress Is quoted
as saying.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Buttons and Personality.

One of those business psychologists
his speciality. we believe, is sales
manship-says that a man can be
correctly judged by the third button
of his waistcoat. If the button stands
out as boldly as the other buttons
he is the real thing; but If he caves
in at this particular spot and the
button is covered by wrinkles in his
vest he is deficient in personality and
pep and dynamics and all the other
latest things that do be out.
We wonder IL the psychologists are
not fooling themselves q great deal.
What becomes of this sure, test Of
personality IL the man has no waist
coat? We wonder whether Lincoln's
third button stood out r1anfully or
was obscured by the wrinkles which,
il pictures OF him can be depended
upon, were. distinctive feature of
his dress-New Bedford Standard (re-
publican).
A muskrat makes the same set of
furs last whole year. But who
wants to marry q muSkrat?-St. 10.
seph News-Presx
Evening star., 1922-04-28

would not have been made deduct
ible had the Roosevelt association
not incorporated Exclusively for
educational purposes" under an
act of Congress. Mr.. Smith said
that 1t would be suggested to the
officers of the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation that their organization
be incorporated under similar
law to the Roosevelt association.
in which case their contributors
could deduct donations from their
taxable incomes.
Mr.. Smith said that this sugges-
tfon was to have been made to-
Senator Glass, but during his alb
sence from the bureau through ILL.,
ness a letter had gone to the SEN
ator merely stating the effect of
the law upon the woodrow Wilson
Foundation as now organized
without advancing the suggestion
he had in mind.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
TAYLOR MURDER SUSPECT
Witness Declared to Have "Killed
q Man"

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s.-The
police announced today they had re-
ceived from the sheriff of Hilo, T. H,
cable asserting that the Honore c.
Connette, now held in Jail at Los
Angeles as a material witness in the
William Desmond Taylor murder
mystery, admitted that he 'killed a
man." Connette, a former Rochester
newspaper man, was arrested here
this week on his arrival from Homo
lulu The cable said:
Important evidence in my possess
sion concerning Connette. Signed
statements available wherein Con-
nette stated he killed man short time
ago In defense Of honor He also
gave graphic description Of Taylor's
room at the time of the killing"
Connette denies any knowledge of
the film directors murder
Evening star., 1922-04-28
VICTIMS WIDOW INSANE.
Acquittal Of Woman Who Killed
Husband Alleged Cause.

NEW YORK, April 2s-Frustration
Of her desire for vengeance on the
woman who slew her husband has
cost Mrs. Marie Gormley Kinkead,
widow of Ellis Guy Kinkead, former
reason, DR.. Mortimer Scherman, head
of the psychological department Of
Kings County Hospital. said today.
Mrs. kinkead is under observation
at the hospital. She collapsed after
Olivia NJ. P. Stone had been acquitted
of kinkead's murder
Evening star., 1922-04-28
GIRLS ABANDON C0RsETs.
Makers and Statesmen Alarmed
Over Slump in Business,

CHICAGO. April 2s.-A save-the-
corset symposium of the Chicago
Corset Club revealed today that only
IS per cent Of women wear corsets.
according 20 Ross Hey, secretary of
the clubs ways and means commit
tee. Nine. ALA Ripley, president of
the Fashion Art League of America,
said more and more women were
giving up corsets.
ITO tell the truth, I don't know
q young girl who wears one." she
said. The club is composed of man
ufacturers. statesmen and designers
of corsets.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Mad Squirrel Forces
Citizens to Garry Guns,
Sticks and Hassdsasus
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANDERSON. 9. c.. April IS
Folk who reside in the neigh.
borhOOd Of East Whitnef street
here were going armed yestef.
day because Of q vicious squir-
rel police were unable to And
and Kill.
Many feared the animal was
suffering with rabies when Il
leaped out of q tree and bit
Frank Stone, n motorman. se.
vcrely ON the right ear and
hand. He went 10 work yester.
day with . Shotgun, many citf-
xens depended on heavy walk.
Ing sticks, but an old negro
woman, carrying . bundle Of
clothes, appeared with q small
Aandsaw for protection.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Trimming the Wick.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Nebraska Paper-Bertha D. Wick
has asked for decree of divorce from
her husband. with restoration of her
former name, Bertha Lamp.
I'm other words" writes G. NJ. B.,
"Mr. Wick is about to be trimmed for
alimony."
Evening star., 1922-04-28
GERMANS PLAN AIR LINES

RIGA, April 2s.-In German circles
here it is announced that a direct air
plane service between Koenigsburg
east Prussia, and Moscow win begin
May L. The allied restrictions will be
removed on German aviation and then
afterward koenigsburg will become the
terminal of airplane routes from Berlin
to Danzig. Konovo, Riga. Reval and
Helsingfors.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
PECKS OF DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
TAKEN FROM CHURCHES BY SOVIET

Nikandel and Canon Lubimoff, who
are charged with propaganda for
the resistance Of the requisftioning.
At Poltava several priests have
been sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment with hard labor.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Bobbed Hail Blamed
For Unen,pIo Ioynse,,t il,
MassacIauseffs TO,uya

,LEOMINsTER. Aass., April
2S-BObbed hair and its preya.
lent popularity was blaned for
the continued reign Of unen,.
plOyment In thfs city by Ed
ward J. Driscoll, president Of
the chamber Of coAmerce, who
declared the unempleynent SIT
uation here was worse NOW
than 1t was January 1. He said
the mania for h0hbeA locks HAD
greatly decreased the demand
for combs. halrpins and bar.
rettess whieh constitate Leo.
na1Astefss chie1 fndustry.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
|. W. W. ARRIVE IN RUSSIA.
Moscow Welcomes Haywood Min
ing Party From America.

By the Associated Press.
SEBEZH. Russia, April 27.-The pio-
neer contingent of Industrial Workers
Of the World from the United States ar
rived here today and was welcomed by
officials from Moscow, who will accom-
pany the party to the soviet capital on
a special train.
The party expects to spend at least a
week In Moscow before starting for ST.
IBERIA to take charge Of the mining. steel
and farming concessions IN which big
Bill Haywood is interested and expects
to visit
Evening star., 1922-04-28
The One-Dollar Haircut.

A barber who declared at a conven-
tion of his craft in New York the
other day that the price Of the hair
cut should be raised to a dollar was
greeted with tumultuous applause.
The reports. however. do not indi-
cate when, IL ever. the BARRIERS con-
template making the advance. Ac-
cordingly, it is permissible to con-
strue the cheering merely as evidence
Of the barber's extortionate DISPOSE
ton.
The BARRIERS. apparently, entertain
the same economic illusions as the
railroad magnatea All the troubles
Of the transportation companies were
to be adjusted by increasing rates.
The rates were increased, but the
expected prosperity did not material
ize. Indeed, SO far from being a
source of additional revenue, the ad-
vanced railroad rates have choked
off q lot Of business
The BARRIERS should beware. Tho
dollar haircut will prolong the in
terval between the average mans
appearance. It will reduce the vol
ume Of business enough, probably, to
more than offset the tainted gains
of avarice.
In the problem Of making a 1iv-
ing the BARRIERS ought to depend
somewhat on their own heads-not
solely on their customers heads
st. Louis Post-Dispatch (indepen-
dent).
Evening star., 1922-04-28

What is needed just now to make
the spring lawn campaign q success
IL work and mower work.-Kansas
City journal.
Evening star., 1922-04-28

The number Of people in the United
States who cannot speak English 10
less than two millions. This includes
train callers-Akron Beacon. Journal.
Evening star., 1922-04-28

Now when a politician sighs for
q little free publicity he need only
quote Mr.. Wilson and let nature take
its course.-Baltimore Sun.
Evening star., 1922-04-28

A lot Of troubles would solve them
selves il the whole world would
knock of and go fishing for one week
Columbia Is. CO. Record.
Evening star., 1922-04-28

The important element of tailor
ing-which means painstaking
craftsmanship in every detail
which in turn makes for appear
ance and service-is vigorously tip
to the standard in every garment
we turn out.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
TOURIST IS BEST LIVING
PERSON IN ALL GERMANY
Invasion Of Foreigners Sends
Prices So High That Ger.
mans Are Barred.

The attitude of the Germans to the
"yaluta rich" foreigners il assuming
controversial character, and discus
siOns us TO the pros and cons Of the
matter are appearing with increasing
frequency in the German press. Like
every problem. this also has two sides.
q fact that Is fully realized by the Ger
mans themselves, who. with absolutely
nothing inimical or racially hostile In
their attitude. are asking themselves
where things are going TO end II the
invasion 0f foreigners increases in the
same ratio as the mark decreases.
They know their poverty stricken
country would suffer inexpresslbly II
foreigners were Disseminated against
Ia an extent which would keep them
out OF the country. but. on the other
hand, the invasion Is sending the
prices up so high that the Germans
are beginning 10 find themselves
barred from many of their former
pleasures and diversions.
For instance. the thrifty German who
always arranged his household budget
so that every member of the family
could take the "air cure so dear TO
the heart of the German. Is now read
Ing with dismay that hundreds OF
thousands of Americans alone are ex-
pected 10 he emptied into Germany
through the northern ports, to say
nothing OF the hordes that will sweep
down from the Scandinavian countries
and Holland The American army will
march across Germany 10 beautiful
Bavaria and there proceed to spread
itself in the picturesque villages and
hamlnts, to the exclusion of the native
population. The German has vision
OF himself and his family crowded
into their now shrunken Berlin apart
ment while the stranger appropriates
his favorite haunts and lives on the
fat of the land.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
BOY PULLS OWN TOOTH
Used q Pliers on Himself in Order
to Learn TO Play the Flute.

Used a Pliers on Himself in Order
to Learn TO Play the Flute.
A real martyr 70 music has been
brought to light by Miss winetta L.
Stacks. the superintendent Of the
Methodist Episcopal Deaconess home
at Philadelphia. Miss Stacks In de-
scribing the efforts To initiate music
classes In settlement work. told Of
one small boy who confided that his
llfe's ambition was 10 play the flute.
The teacher struggled In vain to teach
him. but his lIps would not pucker
right.
Finally the teacher said.
"JOe, guess you VIII never learn
to blow itute because of the way
that front tooth has grown. II IL In
the way"
few days later the lads mother
returned home Ia find her sons face
bloody. but shining with triumph. He
had borrowed pliers and had pulled
the tooth.
"And az the first recital of the stu
dents Of the class" Miss Stack con
Guided. he blew notes aa the flute
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19

Consultation for the purpose Of ,aking the sense
OF tho people in regard 20 calling j Consiitu.
tional Convention shalt be held a, the general
election IN the year nineteen hundred ana
thirty, and every twenty years thereafter
Section 10. The Governor shall submit three
budgets TO the General Assembly al the reg
ular session Of nineteen hundred and tweh'ys
four. in accordance With the provisions OF
Section 50 Of Article III OF the Constitution,
for the three fiscal years beginning October
FIRST nineteen hundred and twenty four. ana
ending September ,hirtieth, nineteen hundred
and iwen,y.seven and two budgets 10 the Gen
eral Assembly al the regular session OF nine
teen hundred and twenty.seven. and thereafter
as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose Of this Article i
TO reduce the number Of elections. BY proyii,
ing. tina, all State and county elections SHAH
be held only in every fourth year. and at the
time now provided by law for holding con
gresisonal elections: and 20 bring the terms
OF appontive officers into harmony with the
changes affected in the time o. the beginning
Of the terms OF elective officers: and the
administrative and judicial officers o. the State
shall consirue the provisions Of this Article
50 As to eitectuaic that purpose For the pui.
pose Of this Article only the word "oitgsrs
shall be construed TO include those holding
positions and other places OF employment ~
the State and county governments whose
terms are fixed by law. bu, Il shall not in,
S 8 fss eh soa gass by ' '; he
Governor for terms Of three years.
Section H. The General Assembly. at the
regular session in the year nineteen hundred
and tweniy.four. shalt make such changes N
the primary and general election laws. and
otherwise. as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions Of this Article. There shall be
no election for State or county officers in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five
Section ~ In the even, OF any ineonsi,.
ieney between the provisions Of this Article
and any Of the other provisions Of the Con.
s,ituiion. the provisions OF this Article shall
prevail. and all other provisions shall be re-
pealed or abroga,ed TO the extent Of such in
consistency.
Section ?. And be Il further enacted by the
authoi;y aforesaid. That said aforesoins sec
ton. hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution shall be at the next general slee'
ton for Members Of the House OF Representa-.
tives Of CongTass held in this State submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection. in Pursuance Of the
directions contained in Article XIV Of the
Constitution Of this State. and a, the said
general election the vote on the said pro
posed amendment TO the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballo; there shall be
printed the following synopsis Of said ame6d'
ment under the caption OF
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19

He--If you hadn't taken so long
to dress we shouldn't have lost that
train.
Shc-Bue, dear, if you hadn't rush
ed me so, we wouldn't have needed
to wait so long for the next.