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Evening star., 1922-05-14
G|VESU. EMBASSY
FACTS0kMARR|AGE
Mime. Mouromsky Acts to
Prove She Is Only Wife of
Anastase Vonsiatsky.
BY the Associated Press,


PARIS. May 13.-The American
embassy here is forwarding to the
United States. in diplomatic pouch,
the documents filed with II by Nine.
Liobouv Mouromsky, who claims to
be the first and only legal wife of
Gently married in the United States
TO Mrs. Marion buckingham Ream-
stephens of Chicago. Nine. Mourom-
sky announced today that she would
leave for New York within u few days
ito prosecute to the fullest extent" the
complaint against the legality of
Vonsiatsky's marriage in the United
States.
After Redress. Net Money.
Il am not after money" Mime, Mou-
romsky declared, Il want redress.
and 1 want this man punished for
running the best years of my life"
Nine. Mouromsky. who said she
would be accompanied across by her
father, is understood to have secured
passage on the steamer Rochambeau
sailing from Havre next Tuesday
While all the documents in the case
are being dispatched to America by
the embassy, Nine. Mouromsky said
she had a full set of certified copies
which she would take with her, She
claims, among other things. to have
a letter from Nonsiatsky. written be-
fore his marriage to Mrs. Stephens.
asking her mot ts reveal our secret
and burn up all correspondence"
Nine. Mouromsky insisted that she
is an orthodox Russian. and not a
Jewess, as she understood was be
ing represented to the orthodox
church authorities in America.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
irish AGAIN FAIL
TO AGREE ON PEACE
Committees Find No Hope for
Optimism, But Will Con-
tinue Sittings.
Er tho AssncSsted Press.

Ey the sssocNe tod Press.
DUBLIN. Nay l3.--The Irish peace
committee met again today in the
Mansion House. Not much was ac-
comphshed and further sittincs will
be ield. Some optimism was notice
able, but no ground for it was ap-
parent. The real point of division is
the agreed elections. At the confer
enye today it was urged on the treaty
side that it should imply a certain
acceptance of the treaty as fact,
which altered the whole situation.
The proposals signed by Michael
Collins and Richard Mulcahy were
supposed to indicate the possibility of
accommodation as to the nature of
the elections, but today the official
organ of the party favoripg the treaty
discounts this supposition
According to Harry J. Boland of the
republican side. the. negotiations Tor
peace would never have been begun If
this attitude had been made clear.
The Free State paper puts the posi-
ton directly, saying: We shall Ell
ther have peace, under which the Will
of the majority shall prevail once for
all. or war rendered more certain by
the solemn calling of truce
Evening star., 1922-05-14
D. c. ALARM CLOCKS
TO co BACK HOUR
Citizens Curious as to Re-
suits of DayIight-Sav-
ing Scheme.

There will be much winding and
setting of alarm clocks in Washing
ton tonight as thousands of govern
ment clerks and store employees pre-
pare for the experiment of saving
daylight by starting to work an hour
earlier tomorrow morning.
Today the people of the District are
awaiting with curiosity the effect Of
this unofficial form of daylight-sav-
ing.
When daylight-saving was put into
effect during the war there was little
or no confusion. On a given night in
the spring every one changed the
hands of the clock and the entire city
saved daylight uniformly.
Tomorrow morning. however. there
is likely to be some disruption of
street car service, because of the fact
that not all of the large government
establishments will open an hour
sooner.
The government printing office and
thte bureau of engraving and print
Ing. employing iR the neighborhood of
5000 men and women. will continue
TO open at 1880 and s o'clock. All OF
the executive departments which have
boon opening at 0 O'Clock Will start
the day at s o'clock.
Thun. Inc street. Cur companies Will
have to handle at ono time a traffic
load that In the past has been dis
trlbutod over g. period Of more than
an hour.
The operating officials of both COM
panies will be on the job early and
will exert every effort to avoid de-
lays in service tomorrow,
Adjustments to Follow,
They will observe closely what
happens tomorrow morning and en-
| deavor to make whatever adjust
ments In schedules appear necessary
on the following day.
The more than 10000 school chill
dren of the city will report at their
ciasaroems an heur earlier tomorrow
and to them the scheme will no doubt
1 be cause Of joy. for it will give
| them sixty minutes more OF play
time in the afternoon.
Tourists visiting the National
Capital from all parts of the country
will have to do some of their sight
seeing earlier, Announcement was
! made last night that the Smithsonian
Institution and the National Museum
| will be open to the public from q
to $3.50, beginning tomorrow, and the
same hours will be followed by other
public buildings and show places un-
der federal jurisdiction,
Evening star., 1922-05-14

Women of the near east today work
In offices. study at a thoroughly mod
ern college and take leading parts in
national activities, according to DR..
Mary Mills Patrick, president of Con-
stantinople Woman's College, who is
the guest for a few days of the Bull
garian minister and Nine. Panaretoff.
DR.. Patrick, whose college is the
only European institution of higher
learning for women east of Vienna,
is in America on a speaking tour in
behalf of the 81 100000 campaign of
tho three American colleges in the
near east-Constantinopl Woman's
College, Robert College and the
American University of Beirut, The
Bulgarian minister, who now is DR..
Patrici1's host, formerly was head of
the Bulgarian department of Robert
College. while Nine, Panaretoff was a
member of the teaching staff of Con-
stantirople College,
In Practical Affairs
The new picture of near eastern
women which DR., Patrick paints
shows them participating in practical
affairs rs their American sisters have
so long been doing. Their emancipa-
ton is owing to three factors, accord
ing to DIR, Patrick-the general
awakening Of women everywhere the
conditions brought about by the world
Evening star., 1922-05-14
TENNIS COURTS PLANNED
NEAR RESERVOIR SITE
Five Being Laid Out Near En-
. trance to Rock Creek
porL

Five tennis courts are being laid
out on the level stretch of ground
just west of the Brightwood reser-
voir, near the 18th street entrance to
Rock Creek Park. it was announced
yesterday by Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.
officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds.
The new courts. which, it is expected,
will be ready for use by the 1st of July.
will afford residents of the fast-growing
section in the vicinity of the reservoir
an opportunity for recreation of this
nature equal to that afforded in other
sections of the city. The land is ma
turally we'll adapted for use by tennis
enthusiasts, because of it's topography,
and little expense is involved in the
construction of the courts, it is said,
due to the fact that little grading is
necessary. Adequate backstops will be
provided.
The location of the courts will make
them favorable rendezvous for those
seeking recreation and exercise. as the
adjoining parkway and shade trees
greatly enhance the desirability of the
place as a play center.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
PRESIDENT MEETS
SEASIDE PARTY MEN
Senator FreIinghuysen An.
nounces for denomination,
At AbseCon.
ENJOY ROUND OF GOLF
Executives PATTY Starts Home
Tomorrow At .er Visit With
Senator Edge.
ENJOY ROUND OF GOLF
by the Associated Press.

ABSECON, ~ j. dSea View Golf
Club, May 13.-Presd1ent Harding
met the members OF tho Atlantic
county republican orga nization to-
day. after playing a roun1 Of golf in
the forenoon. He had beef invited 10
a luncheon given by the republican
leaders here. but greeted them per-
sonally instead. and after ptrtaking
Of sandwich informally with Sena-
tor Edge. his host. returned to the
links for another round of golf
Senator FreliDghuysen of this state,
who is also guest Of Senator Edge.
attended the luncheon and announced
his candidacy for denomination. The
senator told them of his work in
Washington and Of his desire 10 serve
another six years there. William y.
Runyon. candidate for the republican
gubernatoIjal nomination, also was
present.
stIrs Political Comment.
The praise which President Harding
gave to Senators Frelinghuysen and
Edge in his aeeech last night before
the republican womens clubs at At
lantic City has been the subject Of
republicans and other party leaders
here. Many of them viewed the re-
marks of the Presi dent AS an indorse-
ment Of the senator, who is opposed
for the renominatio.7 by George Rec
ord. Senator Frelin ghuysen, it was
said today. made the arrangements
which resulted in the President 8
speech before the republican woman
leaders last night.
announcement had been made be
fore Mr.. Harding left Washington
that he was coming here for recrea-
ton purely, but as soon as the party
reached the Jersey side yesterday.
they met the crowds, largely school
children, and Mr.. Harding made two
speeches en- route and two more here
last night, the second of which was
to the New Jersey bankers.
Partner Of President.
Clarence H. Geist. president of the
club. was the Presidents partner i'll
the morning round of golf and they
met defeat at the hands of their op-
ponents, Z. B. Mclean and Senator
Edge.
Before starting the afternoon
game Mr.. Harding took some lessons
from the five-year- son of Jim
Frazer, the golf professional Young
Frazer plays the course in 120. and
Mr. Harding enjoyed the exhibitions
he gave.
President and Mrs. Harding plan
to attend church in Atlantic City to-
morrow morning before leaving for
Washington. which is due TO be
reached tomorrow night
Mrs Harding. Mrs. Mclean. Mrs.
Frelinghuysen. Mrs. Gillett. Attorney
General Daugherty. Gems. Dawes and
Sawyer attended a luncheon at At
| lantic City today.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
,TDispatch to The Sta,

Speciaf Dispatch To Inc Star
LYECHBURG, Va, May 13.-The
Brookneal School fight, which
started about six months ago and
resulted in SO dividing the town
that the town Golfers were main
tanning a public school and the
citizens a subscription high school,
has been settled in a union re-
yiva1 meeting now in progress.
there.
The settlement came about
through the efforts Of the evangel-
Isl. Rev. Charles w. Weigle, who
is said to have sensed the deep
and bitter feelings Of the people
against each other soon after his
meetings started a few weeks ago.
The evangelist at first deemed it
wise to preach and ignore the
tense situation in the town.. but
later he saw the meeting would
fail because leaders Of the two
Factions would not speak to each
other and the services were drag
ying heavy.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
CAPPER SAYS BLOC
CAN REDUCE COSTS
Senator Explains Methods OF
Organization Before Uni
verSity Women.

Farmers want TO know "why more
should be paid for a mutton chop in
Washington or New York hotels than
Cappor Of Kansas. head of the farm
bloc" of the Senate. told the Amer
lean Association Of University wom-
en-. in an address delivered last night
at 1884 I street.
The senator explained the aims of
the farm bloc and the needs of the
farmers. He secuted the idea that
the bloc IS q soviet movement. as
some radicals appear to'think 1t is.
Such an idea is ludicrous," he
who are In the movement. 1t is
farthest from the thoughts Of any
of them that there should be, instead
of Representatives and senators from
the states, representatives and SEN
ators from steel and from coal
and from railways Rather. the
agricultural bloc would be for eradi-
cation of such tendency"
Describes Bloc Measures.
Senator Capper gave a detailed de-
scription of the measures for which the
farm bloc has stood in Congress.
THE solution for all our cost-of-living
problems, II seems 10 me-" he said.
"centers in just three things: A more
direct and economical marketing sys-
tenn. an efficient distributing system
and a sane but vieilant oversight of
trusts and credit.
There has got TO be a live and let
live coordination all along the line if
We are eyer to have a fair and square
cost of living
Farm Prosperity First.
Declaring that it is generally accepted
as a fact that prosperity must come
first to the farms before it can prevail
in the city. Senator Capoer said that
there is need today for a constructive
national program looking to the re-
Mobilization Of agriculture. He said that
''oratorically the farmer has been well
treated: practically his needs have been
neglected by those who have made the
laws and the machinery of the indus
trial order
Tenant farmers are supplanting own
ers Of farms. actually. operating them.
he said. at an alarming rate and the
soil is rapidly being depleted.
I'VE are not keeping the boys and
girls on the FARMS" said Senator
Capper.
Evening star., 1922-05-14

rContirued from First PageD
intended to raise the assessabl, basis
upon which taxes are levied from
two thirds to full value. and there can
be no other purpose in this increase
than adding to the percentage that
the District must contribute to the ex-
penses of their local government and
decreasing the amount the federal gov
ernment contributes thereto.
1T is true. that the District Commits
sioners are, under this amendment.
given authority to fix the tax rate. but
1t is also clear that Congress can. by
legislation, order tlem to increase the
rate. and If this is done and the present
tax rate is maintained or is later made
to apply either by the Commissioners
or by Congress, there will be sufficient
money raised to pay all the expenses of
the District of Columbia without any
contribution from the federal govern
ment, unless there is a substantial in
crease in the expenses OF the District
Would Develop Suburbs.
ut Is, therefore, very clear to stu
dents of District affairs that this is
what the conferees had in mind when
they substituted full valuation for
two-thirds valuation for assessment
purposes.
While this increase of one-third in
the taxes paid will be detrimental to
the growth and development of Wash
ington, it will, to my mind, do more than
anything that has taken place in the
District in years in adding to the
growth and development of neighbor-
ing counties.in Maryland and Virginia.
Thousands of prospective purchasers of
homes will see the outlying districts
with their low tax rate, and conse-
uuently there will be development in
those sections of Montgomery and
Prince Georges counties which are
adjacent to the District
THE authorities from these two
counties are actively at work now
in installing a modern sewerage sys-
tenn, and Congress has provided that
the adjacent territory may be sup
piled with water from the municipal
system, providing that this service
does not jeopardiZe the existing water
supply of the District. While this is
impossible at the present time, be-
cause the District is using the maxi
mum safe capacity of the conduit,
especially during the summer months,
it will be possible to grant this serv-
ice when the new conduit, now about
to be constructed, is finished.
The residents of suburban terri
tory will, therefore. have the same
facilities as now obtain in the city,
and this amendment will be the
means of bringing about rapid de-
velopment of outlying adjacent ter
ritory, where assessment values are
not more than two-thirds. and where
the tax rate Is considerably less than
now obtains in the District, which
advantage will be enhanced if the
proposals of the conferees become
law.
"It is, therefore, again evident that
it is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good, and while I have felt that the
imposing of this additional burden
on the taxpayers of the District with
out giving them an opportunity to be
heard was unfair. unjust and discrim-
inatory, it will be a substantial boon
to the outlying rural districts, and
will materially aid their growth"
Evening star., 1922-05-14
MELON CROPS PROMISE
BIG INCREASE THIS YEAR
Department Forecasts Gains in
Strawberries, Early Tomatoes
and Potatoes.

Greatly increased production this
year over last Of Strawberries, canta-
loupes watermelons. early tomatoes
and early Potatoes. was forecast yes
terday by the Department Of Agri-
culture. The forecast for strawber-
ries indicated a production of 15,2l7
cars of $50 crates each of commercial
berries, gain of II per cent over the
1907 cars last year,
Tennessee leads all states with an
indicated production of 1887 cars, and
Arkansas closely follows with 2.79l
cars. These two states have in pros
pect, the department said, 81 per cent
of the forecast crop. Three other
states mentioned as prominent straw
berry producers were Louisiana, with
a forecast of 1892 cars: Missouri, with
1.lSl cars, and Maryland, with i,176
cars.
The cantaieupe forecast was 80 per
cent above the 1891 harvest, with
Southern California, Florida and
Texas leading in the number of cars
expected te be produced. The COM
mercial area of watermelonS in Flori-
da was estimated by the depart
ment at 35,400 acres, as compared
with 1900 acres harvested in 1921
Production of early commercial to-
matoes in Florida, the forecast in
dicated, would be 1O.992 cars of 4SG
crates each, compared with 6,S92
cars in 1921, an increase Of 81 per
cent. The Texas crop of early te-
matoes was forecast at 4,49S cars OF
$50 crates each. or an increase almost
as great as the whole harvest of 2,c6f
cars last year.
Early Irish potatoes, according to
the department figures, have a pro-
spective production of 59.1SS cars OF
200 barrels each in the early produc-
ing states along the Atlantic coast
from Virginia to Florida and along
the gulf to Texas. This is gain OF
13 per cent over the harvest in 1921
Virginia has a forecast of about one
half of the crop, with Florida. South
Carolina, North Carolina. Alabama
Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and Mis-.
sissippi ranking next in the order
named.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
SCHOOL BREACH THAT SPLIT TOWN
Z. is HEALED IN REVIVAL MEETING

EARLY this week the evangelist
went to work personally upon the
leaders of the two factions. and
this, together with his preaching.
began to bear result, SO that
Wednesday night he presented a
signed reconciliation of the lead
ers of the two factions and called
on others to be reconciled.
After sermon on love and for
giveness the minister called on
those who wanted to be recon-
ciled to come to the front of the
church, and then for a time scene
of unusual proportions was wit
messed. Strong men Joined the
women in shedding tears and a
complete reuniting Of the people
was effected. The factions gave
public expression Of their sorrow
and regret over the events of the
past six months and all agreed to-
forgive and forget and to start
anew for the spiritual and civic
uplift Of the thriving town, which
bid fair up to the time of the
reconciliation to be Permanently
rent asunder by factional strife.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
CLASH ON ULSTER BORDER.
Constables Surprise Party of Re
publicans at Drill.

BY the Associate Press
BELFAST. May 13-Ulster special
constables last evening surprised a
party Of republicans drilling in the
Rathfryland district. County Down.
The drilling party. when challenged.
opened fire. to which the specials re-
piled. What the resulting casualties
were was not stated in the advices
reaching here today.
Reinforcements from sTewry later
raided a hall near by and arrested
twenty-six men, one Of whom, the
reports stated. was Father Patrick
McCartan. and captured several rifles
and revolvers and two bombs.
A postman was shot dead in North
Belfast today.
The British naval radio station at
Bunbeg, Donegal. from which mu-
tineers of the Irish republican army
recently evicted the British guards,
has been destroyed by fire.
On Wednesday furniture and 9TH
er contents were auction off. Thurs
day the mutineers set fire to the
building, the people seizing the win
dow frames and other fittings SO far
as the flames permitted The mu-
tineers then left in Communicated
automobiles. Firing was renewed
last night compelling the suspension
of car service. One man was wound
ed fatally 49,.
A train on the Donegal border was
raided by mutineers and largo sup
plies Of foodstuffs were removed.
Gunner Rolfe. who was held up In
Dublin last night by men armed with
revolvers, died today of a wound in
the mock.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., May ID
Ten thousand men, women and
children, mostly children, watched
the marble tournament in Pershins
Field, Central avenue. Jersey City,
this afternoon, in which Charles
Buster Rcch Of So Broadway,
Jersey City, defeated Michael
Troiano of $500 Champlaia Street,
Washington, D. c., for "tte cham
pionship of the world The Jer-
sey City boy won two straight
games out of the three scheduled.
He was presented with a silver
loving cup from the Jersey City
Rotary Club, by City Commissioner
A. Harry Moore.
The first game lasted about
twenty minutes, but the second
only three or four. Observers said
that the Jersey, City boy out
Unanswered the Washington boy
in keeping away. The boy shot
standing up, from the hip and
knee" Troano shooting with his
thumbnail, and Rech with the
thumbknuckle.
The game played is known as
Evening star., 1922-05-14
C0LORED APP0INTEE
TO u, S. NAVAL ACADEMY
FAILS TO PASS TESTS
Special Dispatc TO The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, May 13.-For
the present, at least, there Will be
no negro midshipman at the Naval
Academy. the official report Of the
result Of TIL. April examinations,
announced this morning. showing
that Emil T. Holly, the coiored
youth appointed from New York
city by Representative AHssrge,
did not pass the mental tests.
1t has boen learned In al unoffi-
cial way that Hslly's failure was
abno,ute and complete, end that
there is no hope of occurring a
change In the decision.
Under the system at the Acad-
emy. papers hre marked by three
instructors. who do not know to
what candidate they are assign
ing marks. The examination was
taken at various points under civil
3 service rules, and 2o3 out of 679
were successful. Tventy-seven en-
listed mon out Of "a who were ex-
nmined Elso passed.