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Evening star., 1922-04-18

further association with him.
II beg that you will do me the
courtesy to publish this letter Very
truly yours. WOODROW WILSON"
Facsimile OF Letter.
Senator Reed said:
President. entirely good d-natured, over
the federal reserve bank bill. The
kernel of that controversy was that
the President insisted that the bill.
which had originated in and been
passed by the House. should be re-
and passed very speedily without
giving an opportunity for hearings. 1
insisted that hearings should be
granted and they were granted. As
result of the hearings, the bill was
amended hundreds of times.
ut was after these hearings and
with reference to them that the
President wrote me the following
letter" Senator Reed here produced
"a printed circular. ending with a
Photographic copy OF the Presidents
letter. which read:
THE White House.
Washington, Oct. 23. 1913
MY Dear Senator: i hesitate to
ask you to break in upon what must
be one of the busiest weeks you have
had by requesting you to come to the
White House in order that ! may say
say In letter. I want to thank you
very warmly and sincerely for your
statement made through a New York
newspaper 1 have felt all along the
sincere honesty and independence of
judgment you were exercising in this
whole matter and you may be sure
that there has never been in my mind
any criticism except an occasional
difference of judgment. 1 think that
things are now shaping themselves
admirably, and 1 am quite willing to
admit that the processes upon which
you have insisted have contributed 10
that result / feel that ] can count
on you from this time out to play
leading part in bringing this whole
matter to a satisfactory issue and /
it gives me to feel that l can do this
Cordially and faithfully yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
"P. spray call upon me at an
time that you would like to confer
about any feature Of the matter.
wv. W.
Declares He Saw Letter.
Meriwethers statement follows:
When tie league Of nations fight
was on in 1919, and while there was
much criticism of Senator Reed in
public prints because of his opposi-
tfon to the league pact l asked SEN
2tOr he0Q Wnat ne haQ to say IN reply
to the charge that he was always
knocking the President
THE senator mentioned several i'm
portant measures in which he had
co-operated with the President, one
of the measures being the federal
reserve act. He called his secretary.
Don Hunt, and told him to show
Meriwether those letters
I'm substantiation of Senator Reeds
claim that he had received the ap-
probation of the President for his
work on the federal reserve bill. Hunt
produced from the senator's files first
letter from Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo IN which McAdoo very
warmly commended and thanked
Senator Reed for his work he had
done in perfecting the federal re-
serve bill Hunt then produced an
other letter of the same general pur-
port written on White House stationery
and signed by Woodrow Wilson,"
Evening star., 1922-04-18
TOM SAWYER TREASURES.
Boys Hobby Show to Have Amaz
ing Variety Of Exhibits.

Treasures Of the Tom Sawyer type.
which every boy at some period Of
his life hordes away and guards with
his life. will be on exhibition at the
boys hobby show to be held in the
Y. M. c. A. Thursday until Saturday
night. The show is an annual event
with the youngsters. Anything they
may have made or collected will be
exhibited and, according to the boys
department, these objects may in
clude war souvenirs, specimens, bugs.
stamps. coins, post cards. buttons,
false teeth, glass eyes. woodwork.
metal work, paper. cloth, string. cleo
trio apparatus, airplanes. wireless.
radio. carvings and numerous other
articles, the nature of which would
be hard to conceive.
Aside from the regular prizes to
be awarded. silver cup will be
given to the Boy Scout troop making
the best exhibit The show will be
kept open each day from 10 am. to
10 pm.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
TRANSPORT is DELAYED.
Ship Bringing q. S. Troops Held
Up by Fog.

PORTLAND. Me, April 1S.-The
transport Cantigny, with troops re,
turning from Germany. was delayed
in reaching port today by thick fog
Off the coast. The ship was forced
to proceed slowly toward the harbo1
entrance and was expected to reach
her dock about noon.
Besides the Sd Battalion Of the 9Th
Infantry, which will be located here,
the organizations aboard included the
headquarters company of the 1st
Brigade, Ambulance Company Sc.
Hospital Company 81, Motor Transport
Company 63 and Service of Supply
Company 20.
The passengers included the wives
of eighty five soldiers and thirty chill
dren, two of whom were born during
the voyage Of ten days from Antwerp.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
MONEY FOR WALTER REED
Bill Provides $134,ooo for Land
and Warehouses.

Walter Reed Hospital receives
S1S4,000 for the acquiring OF addi-
rional land and warehouses under
the bill authorizing $1,00O,000 for
several Army posts, passed today by
the Senate and sent to the House.
Also included in the appropriation
HIST is $5I5,000 for inland warehouses,
Philadelphia; Fairfield Air Station,
Fairfield, Ohio, $165, 900; Edgewood,
N. j., arsenal $4,000; Middletown,
Pa, air station. $165,000; Pig Point.
Va. ordnance reserve depot, $4,000;
Richmond, Va, air depot, $215: Nor
gan ordnance depot. south Amboy,
y. j.. $500. and Fitzsimons Hospital,
Denver. Col. $1.500.
The additional land is to complete
certain projects. for payment OF
awards in condemnation proceedings
and save government investments on
lands leased and improved during the
war
Evening star., 1922-04-18
JAPAN PARTLY BLAMED
FOR BREAKING UP PARLEY
Conference Relating to Question Of
Evacuating Siberia Is Dis
cussed in Toxic.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 1S.-While holding
the Siberian Chita government chiefly
responsible for bresking up the
Dairen conference, the Japanese Lam
guage newspapers today declare ia
pan is not without blame.
The Jiji Shimpo says the Japanese
government blundered in falling to
draw q clear line between the con-
ference and evacuation Of Siberia,
suggesting by her proposals concern
ing commercial intercourse that she
was claiming compensation for with
drawal of her military forces. The
newspaper advises that evacuation be
carried out regardless of the failure
Of the conference.
Japanese government officials to-
day gave assurances that the troops
to be sent to Siberia, as was an
nounced, yesterday. were not rein
forcements, but would simply consti-
tute a relief force.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
WORKING ON D. C. BILL.
Conferees on Appropriation Meas
ure in Session Today.

The conferees on the District ap-
preparation bill for the fiscal year
1923 are in executive conference again
today, endeavoring to reach some
agreement on the wording of the first
paragraph of the bill, which covers
, the fiscal relations between the fed
eral and District governments. This
same paragraph was the only subject
discussed at a conference yesterday
afternoon.
All the other matters in dispute be-
tween the House and Senate are de-
pendent upon this one paragraph. so
that when this is definitely written
the conferees expect to get together
without much difficulty on the other
items.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
POLICE POWERS ASKED.
Congress Urged to Give Health Of
ficers More Authority.

The Commissioners today sent to the
House District committee a proposed
bill to permit them to give District en-
ployes, such as health department in
spectors, police authority.
The corporation counsel recently ad-
vised them, the Commissioners say, that
they cannot make special policemen Of
CITY employees, except where they have
District property for which they are
responsible.
Following that ruling. the health de-
partment Inspectors ceased to exercise
police authority in enforcing the health
regulations. but the result has been to
handican the department. The pro-
posed law would restore police power to
these inspectors.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN.

NORFOLK, Va, April 1S.-A wom-
an was killed, her husband seriously
injured and a boy badly hurt when
an electric train on the Norfolk
Southern hit an automobile at q
grade crossing near London bridge.
Princess Anne county. this morning.
The dead woman was Mrs. G. c.
Sorey Of London Bridge. The in
iured: G. C. Sorey, member of q
prominent Princess Anne family. and
Robert Johnston, adopted son Of Mr..
and Mrs Sorey.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
BOY LOST THREE YEARS.
Richmond Lad, Taken From Home,
Returns Again.
cial pispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, April 1s.-Edward
Cannon, sixteen. taken away from
here three years ago by a man named
Armentrout. q, back in his home. to
the delight of his parents. The youth
says that he was taken through Ken
lucky, Indiana, Illinois and West Vfr-
ginia. that he was forced to pass as
the brother of the man who had taken
him away. He says that Armentrout
would borrow whatever money he
made while working. being forced to
attend school in the fall and winter.
but that the man forgot to pay back
the money. He says that Armentrout
disappeared when told that the offi-
GERS were coming and that he did not
stop long enough to say goodbye.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
FURTHER SHOOTING
IN NORTH BELFAST
Six Victims Sent to Hospitals
Today-Seven Houses
Burned Last Night.
By the Associated Press.

7
BELFAST, April 1S.-Disorders con-
tinued today in the Marrowbone dis
trict of North Belfast, inhabited
largely by the Sin Feiners. A score Of
casualties from shootings was re-
ported to the military, although only
six cases were treated in hospitals.
An armored car was used in an en-
deavor to restore order.
Seven houses were burned last night
in Antigua street, in the old park
district. The f1remen were kept busy
in their efforts to put out the fires.
There also was considerable firing
in the same area, and two men, named
Fearon and Doran, were wounded.
FLAMES COLLINS, PARTY.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
CHURCH FOR DANIELS PARK.

A church building for people Of the
Baptist faith between Hyattsville
and Laurel, on the electric railroad,
is about to be developed by the build
ing operation at Daniels Park, Nd.
A site has been secured at the in
tersection Of the electric railroad and
county road and 4th and G streets.
Rev. John E. Gore will be instruc-
tor. and for a time will be secretary
and treasurer
Evening star., 1922-04-18
MADE WORLD FARM ENVOY.

Secretary wallace has appointed
President H. q. Van Norman Of the
worlds Dairy Congress Association,
commissioner Of agriculture. and
Secretary Hughes has made Van Nor.
man delegate Of the United States,
to the general assembly of the In,
ternational Institute of Agriculture
at Rome. Mr.. and Mrs Van Norman,
will sail from New York Saturday.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
QUEST FOR JURYkEN.

LOS ANGELES. Calf. April 1S.-
The process of obtaining a Jury for
the second trial of Arthur c. Burch
for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy.
now so slow that the public is dis
playing little interest in this stage
of the case, was scheduled to be re-
sumed today. Attorneys said they
hoped to complete the jury this week
Evening star., 1922-04-18
OFFICIALS WILL SPEAK.

Several representatives Of the State
and Commerce Departments will be
among the speakers at the national
foreign trade convention in Atlantic
City May 10 to IL, 1t was announced
In addition. c. B. Heinemann,
chairman of tho bill of lading COM
mittee of the National Industrial
Traffic League. will speak.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
BLAMEs COLLINS PARTY.
1nsurgent Leader Says Free staters
Fired First Shot.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. April 1S.-Rory OConnor
head of the insureent troops here. In
an interview gave another ver-
sion of the shooting that occurred
around Collins car. He said the drsr
shot was fired by some one of the Col
Inns party, and that later shots were
fred from armored cars at O'Connors
Office in Parnell Square.
IF these procative acts continue.
said OConnor. mo one can say what
will happen. I'VE don't go around the
streets firing indiscriminately. but we
know the free state troops do"
Evening star., 1922-04-18
D. A. R. NOTES.

Today is Michigan day at the Pow
natan. The meeting of the Michigan
delegation to the D. A. r. Congress is
Miss Alice Louise McDuffee. state re-
gent. presiding.
Present are Mrs l. Victor Seydel
state regent-elect; Mrs Addison D. Kent
state vice regent-elect: Mrs. Truman H
Newberry. past vice president general
Mrs Henry 3. Joy, chairman Of the
resolutions committee Of this congress
the transportation committee; Mrs
Jared w. Finney, state chaplain, who is
serving as platform hostess at the con-
gress Mrs. Burritt Hamilton. state re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Thomas NJ Nc.
Farland, state historian, and Mrs.
Charles E. Lytle. state director.
Last Sunday. Miss McDuffee was al
home informally to about one hun
dred members of her delegation at
the Powhatan from 4 to o'clock. In
the receiving line were Miss McDuf-
fee. Mrs. Charles Townsend. wife OF
the senior senator from Michigan;
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry and Mrs.
L. Victor Seydel
The Michigan pagestservins at this
congress are Mrs, Frederick A. Cur
tiss of Detroit. Mrs; E. B. Sweet OF
Ypsilanti and Miss Alice Louise Dali
by of Mount Clemens.
They are all in bustling eagerness to
have plans completed for the dance
tonight at Wardman Park Hotel.
They're jumping from pillar to post
and chatting about it with all the joy
that young girls can muster. Mrs.
of the committee, dashed into the i'm
provised pressroom-which has been
appropriated through the courtesy of
Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln. editor
of the magazine. who Is almost office
less as a result of the use of her Of
fee for newspaper men.
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Wallace are among the guests of
honor at the dance tonight at Ward
man Park Hotel. which is being given,
as usual. under auspices of the Abigail
Hartman Rice Chapter of the Dis
trict, D. A. R
Mrs. George Maynard Minor will
make trip to the dance as soon as
the reception she is rendering to-
night at the Continental Hall Is con-
cluded. and her staff will accompany
her.
Miss Virginia Price is chairman of
the committee on arrangements for
the pages while Mrs. Charles G.
Haig and Mrs Willoughby C. Chesley
will be present in official capacities
at the ballroom in Wardman Park
Hotel
Prolonged applause greeted Mrs.
George Thacher Guernsey, chairman
of the administration building and
former president-general OF the
society. when she arose today to pre-
sent her report. Mrs. Guernsey is
one of the most popular of the for
mer heads Of the organization.
Absence of Mrs Selden p. Spencer,
wife of Senator Spencer Of Missouri,
and chaplain-general Of the society,
resulted in the congress opening to-
day by the recitation Of the Lords
Prayer by the delegates and alter
mates. led by the president-Eeneral.
The Scripture and prayer called for
on the program was eliminated.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
BANK MESSENGER ROBBED.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 1.-two
negroes with revolvers singled out
bank messenger on a crowded street car
here today, forced him to get off and
enter an automobile and robbed him Of
s11 900, o. which $4,000 was in cash.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
Your Books Are Dollars

A Dollar Bill Has No Value Unless 1t Is Kept
in Circulation
Your Books Are Wasted Value
When They Lie Unused on Dusty Shelf
Hundreds of Washington people anxious to
buy and enjoy the books, encyclopedia and classical
sets which you are not using
Advertise the books which you wish to sell or
buy in the Book Exchange" column to be run every
Saturday and Sunday in The Stars classified section.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
PROTEST TO Mr.. HUGHES.
Central American Unionists Oppose
Recognition Of orellana.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-The Central
American unionist committee Of New
York today announced it had lodged
protest with Secretary Of State
Hughes over the recognition by the
United States Of the government Of
President Orellana Of Guatemala
The committee declares that the rec
ognition, coming while many men are
still in prison for political reasons.
favors revolutions, as "any general
may be sure Of recognition from the
United States"
Representatives of Latin American
countries in Washington were asked
not to recognize Orellana.
Evening star., 1922-04-18
KISSING TONGUES
DANGER TO ALLIES,
SAYS D. A. R. LEADER

Continued from First Page.l
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28
ENID BENNETT IN BREEZY CON-.
EDY-DRAMA AT CIRCLE PLAY.
HOUSE TONIGHT

Those enjoying the lighter sort of
film-play will take note of Enid Ben
nett's latest picture. Keeping Up
With Lizzie" showing at the Circle
Playhouse tonight. 1t is a breezy
farce with plenty of action and should
prove especially entertaining.
The heroine, Lizzie. is the belle of
the. small country town of Pointview.
The doting father sends her to a
fashionable finishing school. The son
of the fathers business rival is also
given an expensive education. Col
lege days over. the girl tours. Europe
and brings home real Count to the
home town. The hsro's role is second
fiddle to the Count until the expected
lowry for the Count yanishes and his
ardor wanes. The picture has a
happy ending with the hero acting the
part of rescuer for the fair Lizzie.
Tomorrow night May McAyoy ap-
pears in "A Virginia courtship." her
latest Paramount feature Adv1
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28
AT THE REPUBLIC TONIGHT

A quaint provincial wedding dress
If French Canadian style, composed
If pale blue chiffon, cream colored
ace and short bridal veil: the neck
cut round and plain.
A Marguerite costume of pale blue
and lavender velvet, trimmed in
pearls. with blonde wig intertwin-
ed with pearls. worn in the scene
from the Opera Faust"
A navy blue twill suit with cape
effect from sleeves across shoulders.
shoes especially imported from Paris
A travelling suit of blue crepe and
brocade with seal fur trimming.
A black evening gown with jet
headings and scarf in jet and blue
headings draped over the shoulders,
worn in the moonlight so that the
light catches in the jet headings and
refracts effectively.
These are just a few of the strik
ing creations worn Icy Agnes Ayres
in her first Paramount stellar picture
vehicle. THE Lane That Had No
Turning" which comes to the Repub-
lie Theatre today. 1t is a story by
Sir Gilbert Parker, directed by Vic
tor Fleming, and Theodore Kosloff,
Mahlon Hamilton and Frank Campeau
have the principal roles.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28
KALAMAZOO COLLEGE
DEAN GIVES "DON'TS' TO
BAR SPRINGT|ME LOVERS

KALAMAZOO, MICH, Mar. Is
Springtime, the time made for lovers,
isn't going to mean so much this year
to young women students at Kala-
mazoo College That is, if the rigid
regulations laid down my Miss Agnes
Powell. the college dean of women.
are obeyed. Following are some of
Miss Powells "dont's":
Don't keep company with any
young man longer than three hours at
time.
Don't keep company with any
young man oftener than two nights a
week. -
Don't lean dangerously against a
wall or other support, with a gentle
man friend in front of you and braced
only by his arm above your shoulder.
"Now that spring is coming don't
look into the eyes of a gentleman
friend with languid expression"
Girls at the college declare the
regulations are too strict. The young
men. refuse to be quoted.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28

In the matter of sugar, for in
stance the farmer has a two-fold
interest. Some farmers grow
sugar. They raise beets. But all
farmers put sugar into their tea
and coffee and enjoy it in the
cakes and pies.
And this is what they discover
about sugar protection: The
Fordney tariff bill protects the
beet-raising farmer ) per cent ad
yalorem on his beet crop. While
the factory which produces the
refined sugar is protected in the
Fordney bill with a specific rate
TO from so per cent to
100 per cent ad valorem on the
basis OF present prices.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28
GOOD SUBSTITUTES
FOR PLATINUM ARE
FOUND BY SCIENTISTS

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Mar. Is
Government scientists after extensive
investigations have found what they
declare 10 be satisfactory substitutes
for platinum for various purposes,
according TO an announcement by the
United States Bureau OF Mines. Ia
chemical requirements and for use in
high-duty electrical contracts, how
ever. the announcement said, no sub
stitute for platinum has ever been DIS
covered
One of the most promising substi-
tutes was said by the experts to be
what has come TO be known IS white
gold" which is an alloy of gold and
one of the platinum metals. This
closely resembles platinum. II was
said. and is not attacked by nitric
acid. White gold" is used extensive
ly i'm certain classes of jewelry but
does not replace platinum in the
manufacture of high class jewelry, it
was pointed out.
Experts in the Bureau of Mines said
that owing 10 It's resistance 10 lue az
ton of acids and most chemical
agents. even at high temperature, and
to its high melting point, platinum
has been used extensively for the
manufacture of crucibles, basins, foils
and wire. and for chemical laboratory
work. Most of the metal produced in
the United States is said TO be recov-
cred as "a secondary mineral from
placer operations and from the cleo
trolytic refining of gold bullion and
blister content From time to time,
the bureau said, the beach sands OF
Oregon and Northern California had
been exploited by promoters on the
basis of the gold and platinum con-
tent
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28
ATHLETICS IN NEED
OF ENCOURAGEMENT,
SAYS MAJOR DAILY

Extension of collegiate athletic
competition in every respect. inter
sectionally and internationally. as a
means TO promote the physical we'll
being of American yoath and TO fos-
ter peace and understanding through
out The world was urged Saturday
night at Syracuse, y. Y. by Major
Charles Daily. football coach at the
United States Military Academy at
West Point Major Daily was an hon
or guest at the annual Syracuse Uni
versity athletic dinner in honor of
Orange athletes winning block let
ters.
Athletics are our glory, certainly
not our problem" he said. College
athletics bring out all the best there
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Annie Elizabeth Nixon
Us.
Homer Harrison Nixon.

No. AS divorces.
In the Circuit Court for Anne AflHaH III.
The object Of this suit is 'a obW-a &
decree of divorce a }ln'u.o WiifW'.A F.
the plaintin from the defendant
The bin states tha; she plaintiff ah' Z.
PENDANT were married 900 Tho -n'a aa' 2
April. 1920.
That the said Homer Harrison Mac" Ny
on divers days and times since sag e
rigae ANA before the HiHg VI $500 Joy.
Complaint. committed thr crime %. s'a
terry.
That the plaintiff has not itei "
habited with the defendant since 'H' W.
covery If said adultcrics
That the defendant is noD-n.A'-'
the State Of Maryland. ..
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1922. by the Circuit Court for Ah' "..
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by causing copy nl tI.- order Z"
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resident defendant of tAr nhyr' hA' ~
stance Of this bin. warning hm ''
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-28

is in the participant and spectator
They should he extended, not curtaii-
ed.
I'VE should encourage intersection
al contests as much as possible.
There is nothing like an intersection
al game to promote national feel
ing. to bind the youth and thus the
manhood Of our country together
Il am strong supporter of inter
national competition. / would like TO
see international football contests IN
vogue. Football is a mans game
Athletic competition between nations
will do more to preserve world peace
and world friendliness than any other
single agency.