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Evening star., 1922-03-20
|SAME RATES ASKED
by UNION TRANSFER
Utilities Commission Hears
Plea for Continuance or
Baggage Charges.

The Union Transfer Company today
asked the Public Utilities Commission
TO continue the existing rates for
hauling baggage in the District at a
hearing held at the District building.
Frank J. kesel. auditor for the
company. testified in answer to a
question from Walter Allen. secretary
to the commission, that last year the
company's rate OF return was about
8 per cent.
Attorney Charles W. Darr. for the
company. asked what rate of return
the commission has regarded as rea-
sonable for the transfer company. Mr.
Allen replied that in the past the
commission has stated that IL per
l'cent was fair return for a utility
of that nature.
Some Testimony Withheld.
Although notice had been given that
"the commission will hold formal
public hearing" Chairman Keller re-
quested newspaper ment to leave the
room while the company submitted
certain testimony which Attorney
Darr said he did not feel should he
made public.
The transfer company operates in
other eastern cities and the coni!lls
sion was inquiring into the amount OF
general expense being charged to the
Washington office.
After the hearing was concluded Col
Keller stated that the inquiry had dis
closed that the charges to the Washing
ton Office were not too high and thai
that line OF questioning had been drop
ped.
Pay Roll II Increased.
Mr.. Kesers testimony showed that
the company's pay roll has been in
creased by about $1,000, bringing it up
to $50,573.
Attorney Darr submitted a state
ment of rates allowed for baggage
in other cities. which. he said. showed
| that the rates in Washington are
much lower.
Mr.. Allen asked Mr.. Kesel to explain
an item of expense referred to as
commissions for baggage privileges.
He replied that the company had 10
pay for its privileges at Union station
and also had to pay commissions 10
hotel porters in some hostelries I"
prevent them from diverting business
to the independent corner express
man."
Evening star., 1922-03-20
PASS MANY RESOLUTIONS.
Irish Touch on Wide Range OF
Subjects at Convention.
By the Associa ted Frees.

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. March 20
The convention Of the American AS
sociation for the Recognition of Irish
Republic was held here yesterday:
president Of the dali eireann. was the
principal speaker.
Resolutions were adopted as fol-
lows: Declaring against the four
power Pacific treaty: urging boy
cott on British goods: requesting that
the Governor of New York. in ac>
cordance with the precedence estab-
lished by President Harding In re-
leasing political prisoners" to ,eas;n release e
James Larkin from prison; piedgins
continued support to the Irish re-
public; congratulating the members
Of the dali eireann, which stood by
their convictions in the recent crisis;
q attackinr "British propagandists" al
legged to have caused changes in
American history text books; extend
ing "hearty sympathy and assurance
Of support to Mohandas X. Gandhi
and his followers.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
Bay State Convention Sends Sap
port to De Valera.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 20.--A cable mes
sage to Eamonn de Valera saying
that the American Association for the
Recognition Of the Irish Republic rs
with you for the republic and COM
p1ete independence" was dispatched
yesterday by the state convention OF
the association after addresses by
Austin Stack and j. ]. O'Kelley, VINO
are in this country in the interest OF
complete separation of Ireland from
Great Britain.
A resolution demanding the COM
plete boycott of British goods was
adopted.
sending letters t6 King George and
President de Valera, O'Kelley said.
grossly misunderstanding the situa-
tion, the president arose and told the
pope that Ireland recognized no Brit
ish king and that he was wrong IN
assuming that it did. 1t panied him
to do that, but he felt that he owed
it to ireland and even to the Catholic
clergy who had died. to correct any
misa apprehension Of the holy rather.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
Auiator; Back Broken by Crash,
Will Be Walking Again byJln,e
Credits Rescue From, Vest
Virginia Wilderness to
Efficiency Of Tele-
phone Men.

Unconscious for two days in
mountain wilderness. the victim of
an unparalleled airplane crash. Corp.
Alexander E. Hazelton of Wilmington
is at Walter Reed Hospital. Although
he arrived there with his back
broken In two places, his bones have.
under the guidance of the hospital
doctors, adjusted themselves and
knitted. in such fashion that when he
leaves the hospital he will be as
straight as any ordinary soldier.
Corp: Hazelton's story is remark
able. He says he owes his life to the
network of rural telephone lines
Nicholas county. West Virginia. and
to the telephone men, who appeared
to know the unsettled mountains
better than the natives.
air squadron that went into West
Virginia last summer at the time
of labor trouble. September he
was in bombing plane with four
officers, and was returning to Charles
ton when storm arose and the plane
was disabled. Other aviators saw the
bomber fall, but because of the storm
were forced to continue flying and
could not get the exact location of
the machine. When they reached
Charleston they reported the accident
and said the machine was somewhere
in Nicholas county.
Difficulties Indescribable.
Army officers at Charleston. under
Gen. H. H. Bandholtz, ordered hunt
for the plane. but the difficulties
were indescribable. For miles. as far
as the eye could reach. the wooded
hills of West Virginia ranged in all
directions. To locate the missing
aid, which was obtained through the
intricate organization of the tele-
phone system.
Z. F. Hill, plant superintendent of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company, put the entire plant
disposal of the officers. Huge tele-
phone maps, showing every hill,
stream, road and building in the
county. were spread out, covering the
wall of a room. Working from these
maps, Hill and his organization be-
Nicholas county, asking each noun
taineer If he had seen the falling
plane. Scores were called without
result. 1t was an all-night task. this
telephone search, but the efforts of
the searchers were rewarded when a
the plane falling behind an unin-
habited mountain" The man lived
on remote knob, and had the officers
gone down into the country in the
first place they probably would have
overlooked him.
The mountain is in the heart Of the
wilderness. untracked and unexplored
except by telephone men who had
built lines through the forests. They
were the only available guides. and
at Hills solicitation they volunteered
to lead the Army officers into the will
derness.
Even though the approximate loca-
ton of the plane had been deter
mined. it was q slow job. because the
searchers had to travel rough dirt
road, and then no road at all. On the
side of the mountain. in the midst of
a thicket and fallen trees, they found
what remained of the plane.
Rattlesnake Nearby.
Two men had fallen out and their
torn bodies were lodged in trees,
while two others were still in their
seats. dead. Hazelton was pinned un-
der the wrecked plane. unconscious.
When the rescuers approached the
Evening star., 1922-03-20
LENTEN SPEAKER URGES
"SPIRITUAL AWAKENlNG''
Judge Lloyd Declares It More Inn
portant Than Legislation for
Present Unrest.

The increasing popularity or the
laymen's midday Lenten service was
demonstrated by the large attendance
at Keith's Theater today. Judge
James T. Lloyd was the speaker and
Andrew Wilson presided. Judge
Lloyd took as his subject, "A Spiritual
Awakening as Remedy for Present
day Unrest" He said "this is more
Important than legislation. kings. al
iiances or another method to uplift
the world. We need not more laws.
more courts, more police, more
armies, navies or diplomats. wat
the world needs today is spiritual
the Individual"
Tomorrows speaker will be Senator
Selden Spencer William T. Galliher
will preside. Until Good Friday. there
will be meetings every day except
Saturday, =.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
CHAMPS OR HOUNDS IN POUND LEAD
4 DOGS LIFE ONLY If THEY'RE BAD

The up-to-date dog pound at
South Capitol and I streets. with
it's comfortable quarters for it's
four-legged inmates has a very
human-like aspect. From the way
the dogs are handled after enter
ing there one is reminded of the
modern-day Jail or reform school.
In place Of the Jail superintend-
ent is found the poundmaster. who
plays the double role of jailer and
judge, for, in addition to his duties
Of looking after his charges while
in the pound. he also decides their
final disposition. \ good dog. he
says, is never sentenced to pay
the extreme penalty.
In this asylum for the dumb
creatures, as in the jails. all kinds
of dispositions and temperaments
are found. There are ariStocrats
and others. and, as in human life,
the cross and suriy ones fare the
worse.
In the row of cells where the
worst offenders are kept. namely,
those who have committed the ter
rible crime OF heel or leg nipping.
there are four poor fellows who
haven't any known masters to de-
fend them. OF these -four there
is one very young to have commit
ted such a crime and really
wouldn't have dene it but for an
inconsiderate boy who pulled his
tail and then tried to tie can on
the end of it. And. as he isn't
dog of bad disposition and prob
ably committed the act in self
defense. he is likely to be par
dcned. and new home and mas
ter will he found for him If he
isn't called for by his original
owner
Over in a corner in this same
row there is a rather unruly old
criminal who has committed the
aforesand crime and isn't bit
sorry for it, either, and would Just
Evening star., 1922-03-20

as soon commit Q second offense
If he got a chance. He will be
given a couple of days to enable
his master to locate him and bail
him out. or II he isn't taken out ON
bail he will have a short time to
repent for some of his wrong
doings and then will have to sur
fer the supreme penalty.
Accordingly he will be put to
sleep by carbon monoxide gas,
and wake up in the place reserved
for all bad dogs.
In the row in which the va
grants are locked up there's
touching scene. namely, a mother
with five new horn babies of
whom she is very proud, as any
mother would be. but very dis
their having been born in jail.
She will, no doubt. impress them
with the fact that they must lead
unquestionable lives If they hope
to entirely outlive the reputation
Of their unfortunate mother.
In the center row there are
those with vasious charges pend
ing against them. Some may be
taken to comfortable homes of
correction by dog lovers willing
to pay the price of a license
$500; others will be dismissed
upon being called for by their
former masters, and the more
unfortunate ones Will have to
suffer the death sentence.
Contrary to beliefs among dogs.
who run from the pound wagon
with speed to make Mercury
lcok like crippled snail in COM
parison. the Washington pound
isn't such Il bad place for a
hungry dog after all. The pound
master. w. r. Smith, who loves
dogs, doesn't allow them to be III
treated; sees they are we'll fed,
and. when they. are sick. they are
given the best of medical atten-
ton. Then. if a dog has to die.
pound is a better place for = dog
to breath his painless last than
some old alley. out In the cold
Evening star., 1922-03-20
LEADERS CONFER
WITH Mr.. HARDING
Continued from First Page.l

crat, Alabama, both of whom were
members OF the delegation.
II have never had conversation
with Mr. Cravath about it at ALL" said
Senator Lodge. land know of no such
agreement or understanding with Great
Britain. There's not word of truth In
it SO far as j know"
"And / certainly made no such
statement" Senator Underwood said,
"and l never met Mr.. Cravath SO far
as 1 remember. I would not consider
the incident worthy of notice had 1t
not been brought here to the floor OF
the Senate. But to have 1t go out from
here uncontradicted would be a men
ace to our government, because 1t
might affect relations with great
powers. 1t is dangerous and / would
not allow 1t to go out without an alb
solute unqualified contradiction.
where is your patriotism? Do you
no longer believe in and trust your
government? Can you believe that
your government would make sol
emn compact with other powers and
then before the ink was dry turn
around and enter into secret agree
ment with single one of those
true. 1t is absolutely untrue. and !
would call it by a stronger name II
1 were not speaking on the floor Of the
Senate"
Borah Explains Statement.
Senator Borah said he only had
brought in the statement because 1T
came from man Of responsibility,
representing some of the greatest in
terests in this country, interests that
in some respects are debating the
foreign policy of this country He
added that he did know that before
making his statement Mr.. Cravath
had conferred with Elihu Root. an
other member of the American dele
cation.
Debate on the treaty started despite
a previous plan to go ahead with the
post office appropriation bill, which
had the right of way when the Sem
ate met, and once tho issues of the
ratification fight came to the surface
several senators on both sides Joined
in prolonging the discussion.
called attention to a newspaper story
that he was on the doubtful list in
regard to the final vote, and said in
a speech of few sentences that he
wanted the Senate to know he
would stand always against any
alliance with a pagan yellow pow
err
Senator Robinson. democrat. Ar
kansas, took advantage of the turn
given to the discussion to further
urge adoption of his amendment
pledging the four powers against Sc
cret diplomacy. The statement of Mr..
Crayath and the assertions of officials
of the far eastern republic of Chita.
said Mr. Robinson, seemed to make it
certain that some sort of secret
understandings either had been made
or were being made between some
Of the signatories to this treaty"
Evening star., 1922-03-20
POLICE KEPT BUSY.
Prohibition and Trahac Squads
Have Lively 48 Hours.

MAJ Sullivan, superintendent Of po-
lice, today communicated to Commits
sioner Oyster a report Of the work Of
the prohibition enforcement and traf-
fic squads for the forty-eight hours
ended at 8 o'clock this morning.
The report shows arrests of 62 for
intoxication, Is for illegal possession,
s for selling, for transporting, for
drinking in public, for driving auto
mobiles while under the influence of
liquor and l for maintaining a nui-
sance.
Arrests of slxty-five alleged speed
ers and ninety-eight for violation of
other trahic regulations were shown
in the report.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
HOUSING COMMITTEE
TO OPEN INVESTIGATION
Commissioners to Suggest Line of
Inquiry Desired-Secre-
tary Named.

When the housing committee holds
it's first meeting in the boardroom OF
the District building at o'clock THIS
afternoon the Commissioners probably
will read a statement setting forth the
line of inquiry which it wants the COM
mittee to follow.
A chairman will be selected when the
committee meets. it is believed.
1t is expected that the Commissioners
will call the committee'c attention to
the points outlined by Secretary Of Com
merce Hoover as guide in striving to
stimulate home building.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
BURGLARS IN TWO STORES
Sanitary Grocery Company Loses
Days Receipts at Berwyn.

Two stores of the Sanitary Grocery
Company were entered Saturday night
or yesterday. At Berwyn, Md, the
store was entered and safe blown.
The entire proceeds of Saturdays sales
was taken. The full amount was not
divulged by the manager or the author
tiles of Berwyn. The robbery was dis
covered this morning when the man
ager opened the store.
At Clarendon, Va. the store was en-
tered yesterday morning and prepara-
tions made to blow the safe. The rob
bers. however, were frightened away
before they could accomplish their
aobject.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
SECRETARY WEEKS
WARS ON ARMY CUT
Continued from First Page,
hut that he felt differently as to the
garrison in the Philippines.
Might Cut Islands Garrison.

With 1000 Philippine constabulary
available in the islands to aid in pre-
serving order and with the military
defense of the group covered in the
pending treaties evolved by the
Washington conference. Mr.. Weeks
said it appeared to him that a reduce
tion could be made in the American
garrison in the island. He did not in
dicate what number of American
troops he thought could be spared
from that duty.
Secretary Weeks said that the pro-
posal Of the appropriations committee
to fix the size Of overseas garrisons by
act of Congress was both an unprece-
dented and dangerous" policy for the
country to embark upon. Determine
tion of the number Of troops necessary
to give reasonable security to all Amer
ican interests dependent upon such
outposts, Mr.. Weeks feels, is purely an
executive function and is not properly
the business of Congress except as the
size of that force might be controlled
by the total number of troops provided
for in the Army.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
DR.. ELIOT SO YEARS OLD.
President Emeritus Of Harvard
Celebrates Birthday.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 90
Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
Of Harvard University, celebrated his
eighty-eighth birthday anniversary
today by doing his regular days
work. He said he was enjoy
ing perfect health. He keeps
in condition by light exercises daily
and walks whenever the weather
Evening star., 1922-03-20
Pig CENSUS TO BE TAKEN.
"a, ZOO Rural Letter Carriers Will
Count Swine.

Tho pig population Of tho fourteen
states leading in the production of
swine will be taken in May BY the
Department of Agriculture, with the
help of rural letter carriers The pig
census will be taken by more than
$4,000 carriers
guarded as secretly as an income tax
return States in which the census
will be taken are Ohio, Inuiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, South Dakota, Georgia, Ala
bana and Mississippi.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
BANDIT SHOOTS CASHIER.
Escapes After Failing to Get Money
In Cash Register.

NEW YORK, March 2o.-After
drinking q cup Of coffee in . res
taurant in East 42nd street an un-
Identified man demanded that the
cashier hand over the contents OF
the CASH register. The refusal to
comply was followed by a shot and
the cashier. William RoettiGer. lftS-
one years old, fell with a bullet In
the abdomen, while the bandit DASH
ed from the place and escaped.
Roettiger was taken to the hospi-
tai where physicians said his c.'n1i-
tion was critical.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
SEIZED BY ITALIANS.

LONDON, March 19.-Italian mill
+arv forces landed on the island of
Earnathos and arrested several of
the inhabitants, says an Athens dis
ratch dated Saturday to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company. The ar
resting party sccorSaH %as sdnppso 10 T.n sha ds
Gsfch. which adds that the prisoners.
Srsons 81 note on the island. vere
removed to Rhodes.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
POPE NAMES DELEGATE.
Mgr. Piani Transferred From Mex
leo to Philippines.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. March 20.-Mgr. Gug-
lielmo Piani has been appointed by
Pope Plus apostolic delegate to the
Philippines, and also titular arch
bishop of drama. Mgr. Piani was
auxiliary bishop Of Puebla de Los
Angeles, Mexico.
Mgr Giuseppe Petrelli, apos-
tolic delegate to the Philippines, was
last May appointed by Pope Benedict
as nuncio to Peru.)
Mgr. Otto Nunez Y Zarate,
Bishop Of Zamora, Mexico. has been
appointed titular Archbishop Of
Cabasa and auxiliary Bishop Of
AnteQuera, Mexico.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
WOMAN IN TOXIC SAYS
SHE is SEMINOFF'S WIFE
Ambassador Warren Sends Evil
dence That Companion at Van
couver Not Legally Married.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1929.
TOXIC, March 90. Ambassador
Warren forwarded to Washington to-
day documentary evidence furnished
to him Saturday by a woman who
says she is Nine. Zenaida Semenoff
that the woman now travelling with
Ataman Semenoff as his wife has not
been legally married to him. The
woman says that the ataman was not
divorced from her when he married her
rival last August.
The woman now travelling with the
ataman, who is in Vancouver. await
ing the decision of the American i'm
migration authorities as to whether
he is to be admitted into this coun-
try, probably is the beautiful young
stenographer mentioned in the story
on the ataman by Junius B. Wood.
Nine. Zenaida Semenoff doubtless 10
the woman he married in Chita and
the mother Of his seven-year-old son.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
ROMANCE BEGAN ON SHIP.
Carl D. Groat and Mrs. Swindells
Married at Rockville.

A romance which commenced on
board the steamship Baltic last Oc-
tober culminated today. when Carl
D. Groat of the United Press. and
war correspondent. went to Rockville
with Mrs. Ethel Swindells Of London,
England. and was married.
Mrs. SWindellS was coming to the
United States to visit relatives in
Pittsburgh and Mr.. Groat was re-
turning from Europe. They were in
troduced. and it is said to have been
love at first sight. They were mar
ried by Req. DIR. Wagner. pastor of the
Baptist Church at Rockville.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
FATAL CLASH WITH ROBBERS,

TRENTON. S. c.. March 20.-An I'M
identified man is dead and L. Il.
Rawls. said to be of Batesburg, s. c.,
is held in the Jail at Edgef1eld, s. c.,
following clash between officers
and robbers here early this morning.
The unidentified man was shot to
death by Constable c. M. Crouch
when he surprised two men in ths
act of blowing the safe Of Mathew
and Whitlock, Trenton merchants
The two men had Q few minutes be-
fore successfully looted the aaxe Of
GeeeEA KlsaiA NaEnaatilA -CemDAAA
Evening star., 1922-03-20
WILL READJUsT STUDIES.
Committees Considering Courses Of
Public Schools.

Adjustments in the courses Of
study in the primary and elementary
Grades Of the public schools begin
ninr the next scholastic year prob
.hlv will be made as q result of a
.tudv of the courses Of study now be-
Inv made by committees appointed
by Supt. Frank w. Ballou.
rhe committees are headed by
Alexander T. Stuart, director of in
termediate instruction, and Miss Rose
Lees Hardy, director OF primary in
struction.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
SLAIN WOMAN ACTRESS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March co.
Floyd B. Olson. Hennepin county at
tcrney. today will begin an investi-
CATION Of assertions by q. p. Lind
established the identity Of Q woman
slain in an untensnted house on May
s.. 1879. - Flossie NcTuenis. an actress
Of New York. .-.---------
Evening star., 1922-03-20
LUMBER DEALERS TO MEET
Secretary Fall to Make Address at
Opening Session.

Secretary Of tho Interior Fall will
deliver tho principal address at the
opening session Of the thirteenth an
nual meeting of the National Whole
sale Lumber Dealers Association at
the New Willard Hotel Wednesday
morning. J. w. McCluer, president Of
the association. will preside.
Speakers at the annual banquet of
the associ alton Wednesday night will
include Senator George Wharton Pep
per of Pennsylvania and Col. H. c.
Osborne of Canada. Delegates to the
convention will be received at the
White House on one Of the days of
the meeting. Representatives Of sew
sral Washington lumber firms will
attend the sessions
Evening star., 1922-03-20
STEAL PAIR OF GLOVES.
Burglars Get Scant Reward, Ever
overlooking.1O Cents.
Special Dispatch to The Sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSvILLE. Md, March 20
Thieves broke into the b. and O. rail-
way station At Beltsville last night
The extent of their loot was q pair of
old gloves. belonging to the station
master. Entrance was effected by
breaking glass 'in the back window
They completely ransacked the room
and overlooked 10 cents in the cash
drawer.
The blacksmith shop managed by
Constable Gates OH the boulevard IN
Berwyn was entered last night and
some tools secured with which to
operate at the railway station.