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Evening star., 1922-01-19
MIR. AND MRS. JAMES NJ. HARVEY
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Harvey
= Receive Their Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Harvey. who
were married fifty years ago today by
Rey. wilson OF McKendreez M +.
Church. celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary by reception to
their family and friends at their home
In Silver Spring. Md. They were both
born and raised in this city. but have
been residents OF the Maryland sub
urb since q few years after their mar
fiage-
Mr.. Harvey is seventy-one years
old and his wife seventy. Both are in
excellent health and have been look
Ing forward to the passing Of the fif.
tieth wedding milestone with great
pleasure. Mr.. Harvey. although now
retired from active business. was a
carpenter by trade.
y There are seven children. Mrs. J. r.
Clark, James Harvey, Mrs. ]. Daniels,
Mrs. Charles Clark, William T. Har.
vey, Harry Harvey and Mrs. l. Har.
desty. There are also fifteen grand
children and five great-srandchildren
Evening star., 1922-01-19
BLAMES RUSS lLLITERATE.
Education Secretary Says They
Number as Per Cent Of People.

Illiteracy of s. per cent of Russia s
people . the cause Of her present con-
dition, Hugh Stewart Magill. field SEC.
retary of the National Education Socie-
ty. last night told members of the
Sons Of the American Revolution at 4
meeting in the La Fayette Hotel.
Mr.. Maeill followed up with the
statement that governments can be no
wiser than their completed citizenship.
and urged America to promote the Con-
stitution through the means OF educa-
tion.
State educational systems" he said.
have a widely differing efficiency"
On account of this fact. he advocs ted
federal control Of education and the
institution Of a system whereby all
schools in America would be made to
conform to uniform standards.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
FILLS PLACES TONIGHT
UNLESS CAR MEN RETURN
Virginia Railway-Power Company
Says Strikers Will Be Considered
No Longer Employees.

By the Associated Prsss.
RICHMOND, Va, January l9.-Cn-
less striking street car men in Rich
mond. Norfolk and Portsmouth go
back to their jobs tonight. their
positions will be filled from other
sources. according to the Virginia
Railway and Power Company. which
was still refusing today to yield to
arbitration as to settlement of wage
reductions
I'VE will stand by our position"
said John E. Harvell. general man
ager Of the company. today. "All
men who fail to report for their reg
ular work today will be considered rs
no longer in the employ of the com
pany. II they seek employment after
today they will come in IS new men
and will be so rated as to pay and
seniority"
The company reported progress in
the operation of cars. Twenty cars
were on the streets today. distributed
over the lines where most needed.
Immediate legal action will be
taken by the street car mems union
in Richmond to make possible the
continued operation OF their "dona-
ton jftneys without the payment of
the regular jitney license, George j.
Wilcox, executive secretary of the
Central Trades and Labor Council,
declared today.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
THREE MORE ENTER
AUDITORIUM DRIVE
Sign as Chairmen of Com.
mittees to Raise SIS, 900 for
Municipal Building.

The drive OF the Washington audi.
torium committee on organization for
100 committee chairmen to raise
$1,000 each through the sale OF stocks
and bonds for the erection of a
100000 convention hall has brought
we'll over fifty official pledge signers
to head committees, it is announced
Among those who yesterday signed
with Chairman r. n. Harper as COM
civic leader and business man: sam.
uel J. Steinberger. hotel proprietor
and Sol Minister. orchestra lealer.
During my tenure of office as sec
retary Of the Board of Trade and as
a member OF the directorate U: thfs
organization" said Mr.. Gockeler. ".he
need of a convention hall for Wash
fagton has been constantly before me
ion OF all men and women who have
been giving serious consideration 10
the needs and possibilities for the
development of the National rapi'al.'
Mr.. Cockeier declared the project
was golden opportunity for Wash.
fnetonians to invest in community
welfare on a basis that will not only
guarantee the investment in money
but, what is far more important, pu,
Washington In the first rank as a host
and as national convention city"
Steinberger Accepts Invitatisn.
Mr.. Steinberger, in a letter to Chair.
man Harper, said he believed he would
be recreant in his duty ITO my city
did / not promptly respond to your
kind invitation to mead a committee
to collect $1,000 for q new convention
hall"
''Since receiving your invitation" he
continued, Il have talked with a mum.
ber of people in different lines of &C.
tivity. and find such a unanimity OF
sentiment in favor Of convention
hall that l venture to suggest tina
you should 60 forward At once"
The need Of a community-owned au.
ditorium was emphasized from an.
other angle by Mr.. Minister. who wrote
Chairman Harper. as follows:
Musicians have big interest il
the early development OF your con.
vention-h hall project. because we ar.
greatly in need of a big auditorium in
which wonderful symphony concert.
could be held. as well as balls and
other entertainments"
Evening star., 1922-01-19
|USE OF NAVAL WIRELESS
BY PRESS IS FAVORED
isenate, Committee Amendment
Adds Five Years to Period Set
I =. in Measure by House.

Newspapers and press associations
would be given Unrestricted usA OF
naval radio stations for transmission
of uYess matter until June 30, 1897,
under resolution reported fxvorably
from the Senate naval committee BY
Senator Poindexter. republican, WASH
inEton.
resolution passed last year by the
House, by extending the period for
press use Of the naval radio. Tne
House resolution limited such use to
June 80, 1a23, and it would be extend
ed for ave years under the Senate
amendment. In other important re.
speuts the House resolution was un.
changed, the Senate committee re.
tanning provision permitting use OF
the naval radios for general CONNER
cial purposes only when private ca.
bles or. radio systsms are not avaifa-
This limitation does not apply to
press matter.
The House resolution, which now
has the approval Of the Senate com.
mitte4 'and' will be prsssed for early
passAge, according to Senator Pom.
dexter 10 designed particularly to e..
cilitAte press communication with the
orient.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
SAYS firing SQUAD
KILLED SOLDIER
Eyewitness Tells Senate In
vestigating Committee Of
War Incident.

The shooting Of = soldier by a fir-
ing squad In France was described
to the Senate committee investigating
alleged illegal executions today by
George w. YarbrouEh OF Roanoke.
Ala, who said he was an eye wit
ness. , ,,
During heavy shellfire near Cha.
teau Thierry." sc:d Yarbrough, I
was going up the road with other men
tied behind him, bAing marched to-
ward TIE woods The sight was 10
unusual II distracted our attention
from the shelling. There was an Of
ficsr, judged to be q major. In charge
of the squad. and whom they hsrted
about twenty years old. he asked
that he be not blindfolded."
Command to Fire.
steps away when the command was
given to fire. He was positive the ex-
ecution was in July. 1913. y.r
Yarbrough said he did not know
whether there had been q trial. and
that he knew Of no other execution.
Yarbrough. who said he had appear
ed here reluctantly after q soldier
had requested. that he be summoned.
test ified that ne had heard the soldier
was shot for neglect Of duty. He did
not know to what command the man
shot was attached. but said he UNDER
stood the officer in charge Of the fir.
ing squad was with an infantry reGi.
ment Of the Sd Division"
Asked for FprtAer Facts.
Col. Walter A. Bethel, assistant
Judge advocate general Of the Army.
N111 Va ~ poH l,o yryoa n - ma ~
intelligent witness and he wanted him
to help give any additional facts
which might enable the War Depart.
ment to look into the shooting.
II wish I could help" said Yar-
hrough. sbut 1 have told all know.
was close to the squad. all members
of which fired at the command. The
soldier fell and the officer walked over.
felt his pulse for q moment and turned
away. Then he ordered the squad to
move on
was there anything about the ex-
abuse Of powerT' Chairman BrandeEee
asked.
Nothing whatever: but I felt that
IL they had detailed 4 squad to kill .
man they could have detailed = squad
to bury him."
Evidence Confused.
There was no evidence yesterday
bearing on the charge Of illegal hang
ines. Five OF the ten witnesses ex-
pected to testify concerning this
phase of the inquiry were summoned,
but they did not appear. report by
the Senate sergeant.at-arms showing
that four of them could not be To-
Gated.
Called as a witness after telegraph
ing Senator Watson, democrat, Of
Georgia. that he knew or the killing
Of three soldiers, Bruce Bennear OF
Elk Garden. w. Va. said he had no
knowledge of his own As to such
crimes. Sharply pressed by members
OF the committee As to his reason
for making conflicting statements,
Bennear explained that he had writ
ten the telegram and that = small
town operator, rewriting 1t with
the view Of eliminating unnecessary
words. had made him say what he did
not mean.
In conducting the examination.
Chairman Brandegee gave the wit.
nesses all the time they wanted, but
in some instances was unable to get
4 yes" or mo" answer to direct Ques-
tions as to whether privates alleged
TO have been beaten up In prison
camps actually had been killed. >
Evening star., 1922-01-19
HAYS FILM DUTIES
| TO BEGIN IN March
|Will Devote Attention in His
New Post to UNFOLDING
: Movie Standards.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Pfess.
NEW YORK, January Is.-Wiil II.
Hays will become directing head OF
the new national association OF mo-
ton picture producers and distrinu-
tors Immediately after March T." 1t
was announced last night at a dinner
at which. the Postmaster General WAS
the guest of group OF motion pic
ture oh.cials.
Mr.. Hays announced that he had
signed a contract which makes him
executive head Of the organization
His salary, reported as Tentatively
fixed at sl5o.ooo a year. was not an
nounced.
"The purpose Of this association
will be to attain and maintain the
highest possible standard Of motion
picture production and TO develop to
the highest degree the moral and
educa tional value Of the industry.
Mr.. Hays said.
tekrity Of their determination to carry
out these purposes and am convinced
Of the possibilities Of very large plans
and successful consummstton. MY
service will begin Immediately after
March 4 next"
A statement issued by the producers
expressed confidence in Mr.. Hays abil-
| ity "to direct the industry to its pre-.
destined place Of importance In the
civilization Of today and tomorrow.
"The public will And we will follow
the leadership Of Mr. Hays with that
faithfulness and enthusiasm which he
has never failed to inspire" it added.
I'VE are both proud and happy in
: our association with Mr.. Hays. and we
look forward to the future with per
/: feet confidence"
The producers whose names appeared
on the formal announcement as the
, committee in charge Of forming the as
sociation were Adolph Zukor. William
! Fox. Marcus Loew, Lewis J. Selxnlck,
r. c. Cole, Samuel Goldwyn and Carl
La6mmie.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
COLOR PRINTS SHOWING
| AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Photographs for Schools and Ii
brary Decoration Displayed by
Art League.

An exhibition Of prints in color and
photographs for school and library
decoration is being shown in the main
corridor Of Central High School this
week, under the auspices of the Public
School Art League. This exhibition.
which was assembled and is circulat ted
by the American Federation of Arts.
has been shown In New York and in
one Of the suburbs of Chicago re-
Gently. From Washington it Toes to
South Manchester, Conn.
II comprises more than one hun.
dred pictures, framed. reproducing. in
color. black and white and sepfa,
paintings by great artists. It is be-
Ing shown at this time on account of
the Teachers Institute to be held
In Central High School tomorrow, but
is open to the public. Duplicates Of
the pictures may be purchased and
will be found equally suitable for
the home.
The exhibition is of interest not
only from the standpoint Of art, but
AZ exemp1ifying the excellent litho-
graphic work in color that is now
being done III this country.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
DIVA SIGNS CONTRACT.
Metropolitan Gets Jeritza After
FArrar Refuses to sieu,

NEW YORK. January 1S.-AIaria
Jerit3a. yiennese soprano. whose in
terpretation OF La Tosca has been
well received. has signed q four.year
contract with the Metropolitan Opera
Company, It was announced today by
Director Giulio 4atti.CasaxsA.
The announcement followed twen-
ty-four hours after the refusal Of the
American psima donna, Geraldine Far.
rzr. 70 sign contract Tor next year.
In operatfc circles the signing Of
the contract with Jerit1A Is looked
upon ~ atti-CasasIa's answer to
Farrar, who yesterday indicated that
she would devote . year or more to
concert work.
La rosca, one Of Miss Farrar's fa.
been regarded as the peculiar preroE-
ritsa's contract calls for four seasons
ritKa's contract calls for four seasons
Of nifty performances each.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
U. S. COULD DODGE
i. GENOA CONFERENCE
Continued from First Pare,

lCentinued rom First Page.)
table trade relations with GERMANY.
And big business in Japan is inclined
to take the British and American
view that Germany cannot be forced
into bankruptcy without disastrous
consequences to the trade OF the
world.
The question being asked today was
this: If Premier Poincare will not
permit reparations to be discussed
At Genoa, the conferent there will be
Of little avail and where tAen can
reparations be handled? The preya-
lent opinion 10 that the French pre.
mier is emphasizing his belief in the
versailieB treaty because he assumes
France can dominate the repara lions
commission. She would II the American
vote were missing. American member
thip on that commission would turn the
tables and compel, French aoquies.
cence in the moderate views held by
the other allies about German reparA.
ton payments. This is the main rea.
son for the many expressions Of optn.
lon here to the effect that the sending
Of q United States representative to
the repAratfons commission is un.
avoidable, as step in the recon.
struction Of Europe, and the earlier
payment OF the allied war debt to
America.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
VICE PRESIDENTS NAMED.
Nebraska State Society Appoints
Six.

Vice presidents and committee ap-
pointments were made at the regular
m acting ofthe Nebraska State Society
in the Wilson Normal School last
night, The vice presidents. one from
each Of the six congressional dis
tricts. are: DIR. l. L Harter. E. c.
snyder. Mrs. william F. Norris. Miss
- Malone. J. B. Shanahan was ap-
nointed to the entertainment COM
mittee; Donlad Enfield, publicity. and
Miss blanche Wise, social.
The society passed q resolution Of
rsrret over the death of former
Senator Joseph Hopkins Mfuard.
fsrtainment Representative NJ. o.
Mclaughlin presided.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
Three HURT IN ACCIDENTS
Horse Frightened by Train Throws
Driver to Street.

A horse driven by Henry Douglass,
1904 Ohio avenue. became frightened
at q railroad engine at 9Th and c
streets southwest early last night and
ran away. throwing Douglass from
his buggy cutting and bruisin9 him
about his knee and hip. He was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
Vernon Hall, three years old, 64S
Newton street, ran in front Of an au-
tomobiIe in front OF HIS nome yester.
day afternoon. He was treated 1t
Garfield Hospital.
william Taylor eight years old, 12s
C street southeast, was knocked down
by the automobile OF William r. Wall,
512 6th street southeast, in front Of
o'clock yesterday afternoon. his right
leg being broken. He received surgi-
cal aid ct Casualty Hospital. e Z
Evening star., 1922-01-19
TREAT GERMANS FIRMLY
IS POINCARE SLOGAN
Continued from First Page.)
confidence came up. was predicted by
experienced parliamentarians.
BRAND On COmmissi0n.


confidence came up. was predicted by
experienced parliamentarfans.
BRAND On COmmission.
Tho position to be occupied by for
mer Premier BRAND in the parliament
tary activities of the immediate fu-
ture was of1icially settled today when
NJ. BRAND was unanimously chosen BY
his party, the socialist republicans. as
a member Of the foreign affairs COM
mission of the chamber, upon which
he sat before becoming premier. Paul
Painleve withdrew from the commits
sion to make room upon 1t for BRAND.
NJ. BRAND in his valedictory speech
in the chamber last Friday said that
the Genoa conference would be Of
cial character" In high official cir
cles It IL stated that Mr.. Lloyd George
told NJ. Poincare at Saturdays meet
ing that the first question on the
asenda Of the Genoa conference was
must have misunderstood the ar.
rangement. The misunderetandtne OF
the Briand-Lloyd George viewpoint 10
said to be the cause Of the Poincare-
"You may say" Premier Poincare
volunteered today, $50 far as 1 am
concerned, that / will not go to Genoa.
France may be represented. but not
in q conference which entails poiiti-
cal di discussions. French business men
may meet German and Russian bust.
ness men, but France desires that the
Cenoa conference shall not be the
means Of bolshevik propaganda In
Europe"
Genoa Chosen fer "Reds."
=. ha. devs,oned that Genoa was
chosen because the bolshevik dele
gates could reach that city without
crossing allied territory. travelling
overseas throughout the journey.
This was brought out by a notice OF
interpellation submitted by Marcel
Cachin, leader Of the French comm1n-
ist party afiliated with Moscow.
which requests that "the boishevik
delegates be permitted to attend the
Genoa conference without restrictions
40 10 previous undertaking and also
that they be allowed to reach the city
by their chosen mode Of travel"
Senator McCormick's resolution in
the United states Senate asking infor-
nation from the European countries
regarding their finances has appar-
entity left the cabinet undtsturbed, as
there has been no discussion concern
ing measures to be taken to solve the
situation as it stands. The consensus
in political, financial and government.
al circles Is that no action will be taxi
en- by the French government until .
snecific demand is made for the pay
ment Of interest on loans, which the
government declares IL conditional
upon the payment by Germany Of
Frances share of the indemnity.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
BODY IS TAKEN HOME.
Brother Comes for Remains Of Stu
dent Killed by Poison.

The body OF Eugene G. Neary, stu
dent in Georgetown University Medi-
cal school. who died Tuesday night
a. a result of swallowing aoonotine
that he tasted while in class to
fs miliarize himself with the poison,
was taken to the home Of his parents.
Vile, n. J.. last night. Frank A..
Neary, 4 brother of the dead man,
came here in response to q message
telling Of the fatality, and accom-
nanied the body home. Interment
will be in st. Peters cemetery. New
ark, n. ].
Evening star., 1922-01-19
SEES END To DEBT !.
-
| Of SHIPPING BOARD
$780, ,45s, 900 Appropriation
Is Sufficient to Clear 0bliqa.
tons, Says Report. Sc:

The Shipping Board expects by July
next to be free from debt. except for
possible court claims pending against
It, according to . statement by the
board today summarizing testimony oi
It's officials at executive hearings before
the House subcommittee, which drafted
the independence Of appropriation bill.
The measure which will be taken up
BY the House today. carries 500, Isl, ,oot
for Shipping Board expenses during the
coming fiscal year. Of which $50, 00o. .000
Is for the settlement Of claims out Of
court.
The bill also would continue the
from sales. authorised q year ago ~
remains uncollected at the end Of the
current hscAl year, and would pro-
hibit the board from paying to the
Navy = liability Of $16,0o0,oo0 grow.
ing out Of work done for the board
BY the Navy.
Depends Upon CsAEress.
condition at the beginning OF the
coming fiscal year 10 based on the
expectation that Congress will ap-
prove the recommendation that the
@56, 100000 be made continuing. ana
the section relative to the Navy lta-
praised the hope that subsequent
legislation would be enacted forxtv-
lne the debt to the Navy.
The board estimated that by tho
end of the current fiscal year 1t will
have realized only $25, ,oo0,0 ,0oo out Of
the $55,o0o.00o authorization. With
that Of July last summer with cur.
rent appropriations from ConSfess. q
$4,000, 500 deficiency to be voted for
reconstruction, S25.000.000 from liQui.
dation Of the S55,09o,000 allotment
and by reducing the amount in hand
to agents something over $4,000, 900
and forgivin9 Of the Navy debt, ac-
cording to the boards statement. Il
will have sufficient funds to pay MI
debts within $19,00o,ooo.
II the S55,eoo.ooo IL made eontinu.
Will be left for the board to realise
in the coming fiscal yeAr. which would
pay the Slf. f.ee9. 900. -defcit, leaving
an Sis, ,000, 900 balance. This amount
the board said may Oe needed to
finish reconditionint Of former Ger
man ships and for liabilities which
have not yet been located.
board estimated that its operating
loss for the current year would be
$50. .0o0.0o It reported in its liabil-
tiles S6b, ,oeo, 900 in current debts, in-
clvdine $4,000, 200 due the Navy prior
to last July 1; q 100000 debt to the
Navy uncovered since that date; $751;.
000, ,6o0 for completion Of new ves-
sells. authorised previously %. 800 s000
for rsoondttioning the LevtAtn.n: !:
United StAtAs SteamsAAp Company
for contracts entered into before the
present board assumed office and
$3,000.o00 for sundry debts
Evening star., 1922-01-19

(The star 10 publishing daily q sumlnar-
ICED story Of the developments Of the arma-
. ment conference By reading II each day
sou will keep In touch with the outstand-
ing events Of the historic meet.ng.)
The committee on the far east
today considered resolutions pro-
viding for non n-discriminatory oper-
alton OF the railroads Of China
and looking TO the ultimate con-
troll Of Chinese railroads by the
Chinese. Two resolutions, one by
Sir Auckland Geddes and the other
Evening star., 1922-01-19
VETERANS MEET TONIGHT
Confederate Soldiers to Pay Honor
to Lee and jackson.

The Confederate veterans Associa-
tim Of the District will hold birthday
celebrations in honor OF Robert e.
lee and Stonewall Jackson at the
Confederate Memorial Home. 1922
o'clock this evening. The program
includes an address by Angus W. Nc
Lean, and presentation of crosses OF
honor to Confederate veterans by
Mrs, Gustavus Werber. The annual
reunion Of the District Confederate
veterans will also be held at this
time. Capt. Fred Beall. commander
Of Camp III, U. C. ", will preside
and Rev. J. J. Muir of the Temple
Baptist Church will-~A ~Asliver the
invocation.
Evening star., 1922-01-19
LECTURES ON HAMLET.
,r. Pearson Addresses g. w. q.
Shakespeare Society.

DR.. p. H. Pearson Of the bureau Of
education last night delivered q lee
ture on Hamlet before the Shakes
peare Society Of Washington at the
George Washington University Law
School.
The speaker explained the condi-
tions under which the dfamatist
wrote, and declared that the audience
OF that day "fouhd no subtleties in
the story, but they followed II with
their feelings and got at least q part
Of vhat has invested this play with
universal appeal"
Evening star., 1922-01-19
BRIEFLY TOLD STORY
OF ARMS CONFERENCE

BY Secretary Hughes, were before
the committee. which was expected
to approve them
The Japanese and Chinese dele
gates will meet at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon to discuss ShantunK fur
ther. The question of former
German -owned cables and wire
less plants will be before them.
The naval limitations treaty has
been sidetracked temporarily until
the question Of fortifications in the
Pacific can be settled. 1t is not
likely that the naval treaty will be
taken UP again. it was said today.
for several DAYS.