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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
STEWART WON CHESS TITLE.
Thirty-Seyen OF Forty Games Drawn
Between Scotch and American.
RX Assncia ~ ed Press no ENerN ExanlnR.

By Ass0clAleu FFess 10 F4tfsI'4 e*ellIh@'
Glasgow, Feb 11.-Rohert Stewart
Scotch checkers champion. today won
the international championship by de
feating the American champion, New
ell w Banks. Of Detroit, Michigan.
In series Of 40 games Stewart won
two and Banks one, with 81 games
played 70 a draw.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11

just minute of your time to tell
$4,000 people what you want---EyerJ
Evening Classified ads do the rest
Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11

Washington. Feb. 11-President
Harding sent the following letter OF
congratulations today to Thomas A.
Edison on the occasion OF the invent
or's 18th birthday:
My dear Mr.. Edison: Senator
Frelinghuysen has reminded me of the
fact that you are 10 celebrate your
10Th birthday anniversary on Febru-
.ary n,land am taking this occasion
to send YOU my congratulations and
very best wishes. l hope you win have
many more years of happy service to
the world at large. such as you have
SO generously given in the past"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11

say It with Glover Dairy Safe Mix
ana Butter. Phone I540-I541-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11

Plun\ \ing and heating Alfred A
Dorsey. vos Orange ". Phone ss7.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
weaiher Forecast.

Washington, Feb. Weather fore
cast for Delaware:
unsettled and colder probably snow or
rain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
50. MooN, TEAlPERATURE. TIDE.

temperature yesterday
Lowest temperature last night
Evening star., 1922-07-12
MAI. R. A. WHEELER
NEW D. c. ENGINEER

Mai. Raymond A. Wheeler. Corps of
Engineers. who was awarded a dis
tinguished service medal for his serv-
ed as the successor of Maj. Carey Z.
Brown. Corps of Engineers. as an
assistant to the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District.
Mai. Wheeler is stationed at Camp
Benning. Ga, and will assume his new
duties in this city as soon as the
necessary arrangements for the
transfer can be effected He was
born in Illinois July 81, 1885, and was
graduated from the United. States
Military Academy in June, 1911, near
the head Of his class. He graduated
from the United States Engineer
school in 1918.
During the world war he held the
rank of colonel in the National Army
and served in France with engineer
troops. It is expected that the orders
assigning him to duty with the Dis
trict government will be issued in a
few days.
The orders in the case of Mai.
Brown were issued at the War De-
partment today. They relieve him
from his present assignment and
duties in this city. effective at such
time as will enable him to comply
with this order, and will proceed at
the proper time to Camp A. A. Hum
phreys, Va. and report in person not
later than September 1. 1922, to the
commanding officer for assignment to
duty in connection with the Engineer
School,"
Evening star., 1922-07-12
SENATOR PREPARES
NEW MERGER BILL
King to Introduce Street Car
Measure Soon - Ball
Doubts Early Action.

Senator King of Utah is preparing
new street railway merger bill,
which. it is expected. he will intro
duce within q few days.
The bill will authorize the absorp-
tion Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, together with the
Potomac Electric Power Company, by
the Capital Traction Company. 1t
will authorize the Capital Traction
Company to purchase and hold stock
of other corporations. which it can
not do under the existing law.
General Plan of Bill.
In a general way the bill will pro-
vide for the issue of preferred stock
by the Capital Traction Company.
paying per cent, which may be ex-
changed for the per cent preferred
stock of the w. r. and E. Co. The
Capital Traction Co.. will be per-
mitted to use the surplus funds to
purchase common stock in the W. r.
and E. 1t Is the opinion of Senator
King that in this way. :he Capital
Traction Company can readily be-
come possessed Of the control Of the
other traction company here and its
subsidiaries.
Senator King is impatient over the
delay in bringing about merger OF
the street car companies. which, he
regards as the only solution of the
traction situation here. Two bills
have been reported by the Senate
District committee, authorizing the
merger of the street car companies.
and are now on the Senate calendar,
but neither of them has been acted
upon by the Senate;
Senator Ball, chairman of the Dis
trict committee, said today that SO
far the proposal of the new merger
bill had not come to his &C committee; e.
favor of bringing about merger OF
the street, car companies here, but
that it did not look. in view Of the
legislative jam in the senate, as
though it would be possible to obtain
merger legislation at the present
session of Congress.
Evening star., 1922-07-12

Plans to utilize hundreds of sur
plus automobile trucks to carry mail
between cities in sections where
strikers put the regular mail trains
out of business were worked out to-
day by officials of the Post Office
Department.
Decision to use the mail trucks, in
cluding surplus War Department
vehicles. came after a conference be-
tween Postmaster General Work and
H. H. Billany, fourth assistant post
master general. in charge of the
motor vehicle service of the depart
ment.
a survey of surplus postal trucks
shows that there are about fifty such
large trucks available, at ST. Louis,
approximately 200 at indianapolis
and about fifty ht Omaga Most of
these trucks can be placed in the con-
templated service at once, If neces-
sary.
Many Trucks mt Army Posts.
In addition. there are 700 surplus
War Department trucks at Fort
Benjamin Harrison. on the outskirts
of Indianapolis, which probably can
be utilized in hn emergency. Con-
ferences are being held with War
Department officials to secure the use
of these trucks If the necessity should
arise.
Use of the motor trucks to carry the
United States mails, including first
class and registered mail, would con.
stitute decidedly new step in the
history of the postal service, although
the trucks are being used largely now
for parcel post delivery on certain
restricted routes some few hundred
miles in length.
About 1000 suxDsps trucks are now
available in the postal service for the
contemplated use, which would in
rolve the transportation of all the
mails for perhaps thousands of miles
in the vehicles.
Trucks Ready When Neeaea.
Assistant Postmaster General Bill.
1any said today that no decision a,
to the places between which the
trucks will first be used has been
made, and that. in fact. there does
not appear today to be any particular
place where they could be used, but
that the department is getting ready
! end will be all prepared to place the
Evening star., 1922-07-12
.Today's News in Brief.

Striking clerk killed at Crewe, Va, !.
Page 2
Eastern strikers will stay out; .
-, ( : -, Page
prAafdent warns administrative OFF,
GERS. government expenses must be
: left within federal income. Page
Irish republic In Cork Tumorsd but
report is not confirmed. Page 8
Chile.Peru parley nearing agreement
. for arbitration Of Tacna-Arica dis.
pute. - raSo
senate q. o. P. poll indicates delay
of ship subsidy bill. Page s
chintown mourns passing Of peace.
+ maker: fase~'
George J. Gould marries actress IL
Paris. rage -
Contract, expected soon on plan for
elimination Of pollution from y. 2;
streams. rage ~
United states to withdraw military
force from Santo Domingo waen
sssrjo1ity OF natives arpIoHei -
j : -
Evening star., 1922-07-12
$780, 1000 HOSPITALS.
/ PLAN FOR TUBERCULAR
Ex-SERvICE PATIENTS

Decision to erect a 500-bed 81 500. 600
hospital for tubercular former service
patients at Tupper Lake. N. Y, instead
OF the proposed 250-bed institution at
Liberty. N: Y, was announced today by
Acting Director Rogers Of the Veterans
Bureau.
Mr. Rogers also announced that the
Veterans' Bureau is to make avail
able to the Treasury $750,OOO to
enable it to increase the capacity of
the hospital to be erected at Chelsea,
NJ T., by the Treasury from $50 beds
to 500 beds, making the total cost
there $1,500.000.
These projects. Mr.. Rogers said, will
give the New York district facilities
for caring for 1000 tubercuIar for
mer-service patients. Decision to
abandon the proposed site at Liberty.
N. T.. Mr.. Rogers stated, was made
upon recommendation of the General
capitalization Board which found
that the land there was unsuitab Bile
and selected instead $50 acres at Tup-
per Lake to be donated by the cham
Der OF commerce of that town. Sur
vey OF the land at Tupper Lake, he
added, Is already under way and bids
FOR the construction of the new insti-
tuition will be called for shortly.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
Hundreds OF Trucks to Ca17ylNaiL
FNeeded, Postal Officials Say

trucks in service as soon as needed.
1t was positively stated at the Post
Office Department today that the de-
partment does not contemplate re-
turn at this time to the use Of the
marines to guard the mail trains.
A telegram today from Supt. -Cisler
of the railway mail service at st.
Louis, generally. showed somewhat
better conditions in this much dis
turhed area. He stated that the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway had revoked its
order to withdraw trains. and service
was "as usual" today.
The Katy. he wired, Is unable to
operate trains from Hannibal to New
Franklin. I'VE have arranged for
special service to immediate points"
he said. He added that there has been
trouble at both Hannibal and New
New Franklin. where company Of
ficer was driven out yesterday.
Coal Shortage Cripples Service.
The Wabash railroad, supt. cisler
said, will take off a number of inn
portant trains today in Missouri. H.
linois and Michigan on account of the
coal shortage. The Frisco reported
all trains running. Supt. Cisler said
there had been no reports of inter-
ference with mails.
The general situation was viewed
with some relief by postal officials
today, who. nevertheless, stand fullv
prepared now to Shoot" the motor
trucks into the service, IL necessary.
The motor vehicle service Of the
Post Office Department owns and on.
crates about 1000 trucks throurhoi,t
the country. Most of these are en-
gagged In carrying parcel post be.
tween cities on regular daily schef .
ules, doing an especially heavy husi.
ness at this time of the year. when
farmers are sending their pfoducts
to city buyers, and when summ1r
visitors at resorts use the trucks Ia
make purchases in the cities. -.
Equipment in Fine sA.ve.
A number Of. the trucks owned nv
the motor vehicle service were secured
by the Post ONCE Department from
the War Department at the close o1
the world war. The trucks are large
powerful affairs. capable Of maxim.
good speed over almost any sort a.
road.
Omcials said that In the event Of the
use OF the trucks to transport mails
over long distances between cities ths
running time would be reduced soY,n :.
what. as the trucks will not be ahie
to make as good time as the reruia, ,
mail express trainA
Evening star., 1922-07-12
Force, if Required,
tOBack Presidents
Proclamation.
ARMY READY TO ACT
UPON ANY ORDERS
Work Confident That
Mails Will Be Moved
Without Halts.

The government stood ready today
to back by force of arms, II neces-
sary, President Hardings proclama-
ton, issued yesterday. directing "all
persons to refrain from all inter-
ference with lawful efforts to maintain
! interstate transportation and the carry
ing of the United States mails"
Indications came from several quar-
ters that should the proclamation be
not needed. strong action was con-
templated. 1t was understood at the
War Department that the military
arm of the government was in readi-
ness to carry out promptly any in
structions which might be issued by
the President to support the pol1cy
declared in his proclamation. So far
! as known. no such instructions have
as yet come from the White House.
but it was known that such precau-
tionary measures as Army corps area
commanders might deem advisable to
take within their districts would be
decided upon in view of the general
terms of the proclamation. All Army
commanders are being furnished with
copies of the Presidents proclama-
ton.
Presidents Action . Warning.
The presidential proclamation.
issued late last night after the Pres
ident and his cabinet advisers had
Industrial state of the nation. was
generally interpreted today as a
warning to both the striking shop
men and the railroads that the mails
must move and interstate commerce
ton had as it's basis the prociama-
tion of somewhat similar nature is
sued by the President last August
when the mine war was in progress
in the West Virginia coal fields.
The President, in his West Vir-
called on all persons engaged In un-
lawful and insurrectionary proceed
ings in the coal fields to disperse and
retire peacefully by a certain date.
sa.a Wasn ss hs snt Teeps mo
the disturbed regions and placed the
area under martial law. Of1icials de-
clined to say whether such steps lay
immediately behind the railroad
strike proclamation, but. neyerthe-
precedent.
Want Washington Approved.
1t is evident that Army officials do
not anticipate leaving the decision
as to the employment of federal
troops under the Presidents proc
lamation entirely to the regional
commander. While particular emer-
gencies might conceivably arise
where the protection of life and
property and the security of the
mails and interstate commerce might
require such prompt action by the
federal authorities in any locality as
would make it impossible to COM
ceive instructions. in the general
course it is to be expected that the
federal troops would be employed
only on specific approval from Wash
ington. With the Army posts now
closely linked up in the Army radio
telegraph system and with all the
other means of communication that
are available there does not appear
to be much necessity. it Is felt at
the War Department, for any COM
mander to. act without first consult
ing with the proper authorities here.
Postmaster General Work said to-
day he was of the opinion that the
presidential proclamation would have
determining weight with the thinking
"A 4
Evening star., 1922-07-12
FLIGHT FAD
LATEST AMONG SOCIETY
WOMEN OF NEW YORK
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 12.-An ais
plane flight from Newport, r. l., to
New York by Mrs. J. Norman de r.
Whitehouse yesterday at a speed
OF more than 100 miles an hour re-
vealed today that wealthy New
Workers have taken a fancy to
flying.
Mrs. Whitehouse. accompanied by
her husband and Bertram de N.
Cruger, made the flight in Vincent
Astor's hydromonoplane. 1t took
one hour and twenty minutes to
cover the 125 miles from Newport
harbor to Port Washington on
Long Island. Vincent Astor and
Harold s.. Vanderbilt and other
society amateurs harbor their
craft there.
Vanderbilt frequently flies to
Southampton to play golf. He
flew to the Poughkeepsie regatta
and returned home in time for sup
per. He also flew to New York to
witness the final Yale-Harvard
9asspSlakAE2<ess Al ss.ssi4s y, i,
Evening star., 1922-07-12
HAGUE SESSIONS
BROKEN UP BY
CLASH WITH RUSS
Conference Collapse BeIiev-
ed Consequence of Private
Property Dispute.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
THE HAGUE, July 1.-THE morn
ing session of the conference on
Russian affairs, which was devoted
TO the consideration of the private
property question. broke up amid
considerable confusion. many of the
delegates declaring the Russian re-
plies meant that the collapse OF The
HsSus conference was inevitable. No
decision as to this, however. had been
taken up to three O'CLOCK 1hft after-
noon. - 3,
A meeting of the commission on
debts was arranged for later in the
afternoon.
Sir Philip Lloyd Greame. president
Of the commission on property, which
was the body sitting. announced at
one o'clock that further discussion
seemed useless and brought the con-
ference to a sudden close. after two
hours of debate in which Sir Philip
and other of the non-Russian dele
gates persistently tried to get Maxim
Litvinon and his associates Of the
Russian delegation to answer ques-
tions regarded as essential.
Properly Restoration.
These related to the plans for the
restoration of foreign property con-
f1scated by the soviet regime and the
probable time that would be required
to rebuild Russia
Just as at the Genoa conference,
the chief bone of contention was the
foreign property that had been ma
tionalized in Russia, and it did not
appear that the Russians and non-
Russians were any nearer an agree
ment at The Hague than at Genoa
on that problem. which wrecked the
Maxim Litvinoff said on leaving
the conference chamber that further
meetings were unlikely, as the nom
Russians insisted upon the Russians
making promises which were impos-
sible.
NJ Litvinotf added that the peace
pact would hold for one month after
the last meeting.
Would Thrash Old Straw.
NJ. Litvinoff declared that Sir Philip
Lloyd Greame, M. Alphand of France
and other non-Russian representatives
had insisted upon beginning work just
where the Genoa conference began, and
had made progress impossible by
thrashirg over old straw and demand
ing replies from the Russians which
they could not possibly make until the
other powers told them that would be
done financially by those powers toward
Russian restoration.
I'VE can't say how long it will take
to restore Russia until we know what
our resorces will be-" Lftvinoff insisted.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
MORATORIUM PLEA
TO COME UP TODAY
Reparations Commission
Urged to Waive 32,00O,OO
Gold Marks Payment.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoca ted Press.
PARIS, July 1.-THE German re-
quest for a moratorium on repara-
tions payments for the remainder of
the present year will be considered
by the allied reparations commission
at special meeting this afternoon.
1t was presented formally to the COM
mission by the German representa-
tives. 1t stated that the 100000
gold marks due on Saturday were
available if the commission insisted
upon this payment, but recommended
that it also be waived
The German request did not specify
an extension of the moratorium
throughout the next two years, as
had been forecast in some quarters,
but urged the commission to con-
slider Germany's condition and make
public, as soon as possible, a COM
plete plan for her relief
The commission has instructed the
aIlieo committee on guarantees to
hasten Its report. either sending it
from Berlin as soon as possible or
returning to submit it's findings TO
the commission here.
the commission decided yesterday to
relieve the German financial crisis to
the extent of reducing the monthly
installment of 50.000.000 gold marks
due next Saturday on the schedule of
payment to 100000 gold marks.
Germany had announced her willing
ness to pay the whole amount, but
the commission ruled that in view of
the crisis the smaller figure was all
that would be required.
$4,000, 600 Marks Credits.
Credit to the amount of $4,000, 900
gold marks was given Germany on
her reparation account for deliveries
of dyestuffs made during the last few
months to the Textile Alliance of
America for all the allies and also for
deliveries of coal which had been
made to Luxembourg at the request of
the allied governments. These cred
its were due Germany for some time.
and the officials thought that this
time was opportune to allow them, in
view of the German difficulties.
Members Of the reparations commits
sion spent all day discussing the Ger
man crisis. DR.. Fischer and Herr
Schroeder conferred with the men,
bers this morning and had another
talk with NJ. Dubois. president of the
commission, in the course of wh-h
the German representatives reiterated
their country's inability to meet cash
payments after July.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
Labor Board Leader
Acts After Meeting
Shop Craft Chiefs.
PRESIDENTS ACTION
BRINGS PARLEYS
More Troops Sought as
Disorders Break Out
in Many Sections.
speciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. July 1:.-No definite
reply to the shopmen's strike set
Element proposals was given Chair
man Hooper of the Railroad Labor
Board by representatives Of the
railway executives at a MONDAY
conference today. The executives
said they would notify Mr. Hooper
of their answer '1ater.'
Chairman Hooper said his chief
purpose in meeting with the ex-
ecutives was to arrange q con-
ference between them and b. M.
Jewell. leader OF the striking shop
men, and he indicated that the at
titude of the executives was dis
appointing.
CHICAGO, July IA program for
solution of the railroad shopmen's
strike was drawn up today by Chair
man Ben W. Hooper of the United
States Railroad Labor Board after
conferences with leaders of the shop
men and was submitted to represen-
tatives of the railway executives from
four sections of the country at noon
today.
Hartman Hooper's program, which
is said to represent the minimum ac-
ceptable to the striking shopmen, is
to be carried again to the shopmen's S
leaders later today, with the COM
ments and counter proposals OF the
executives
When Chairman Hooper left the La
bor Board office for the meeting with
the four executives he. said he was
confident some plan. Of settlement
could be reached quickly. He said
he expected to call President Harding
on the telephone with a report on the
success of his conference with the
railway presidents.
The conference of Chairman Hooper
and the railway executives is said to
be the direct result of a ten-minute
telephone conversation late last night
between President Harding and w. L.
cMenimen, LABOR msHhss OF ths
of the executives to receive the, shop
mems proposals through Chairman
Hooper Is understood to have been
communicated to Mf. McMenimen by
the President
President Takes Hand.
President Harding's Intervention in
the strike through his proclamation
calling for protection of transporta-
bearing much significance and ex-
pectant eyes were turned toward
Washington and the Labor Board in
anticipa tion of further developments.
Fresh disorders at scattered points,
while troops patrolled former trouble
centers: arrangements for confer
ence today by the big four train
service brotherhoods, and an an
nouncement by B. NJ. Jewell. head of
the striking shop crafts. that confer
ences were planned with representa-
tives of twenty-one northwestern
roads, were among other important
developments in the rail strike today.
Six Injunctions Granted.
Additional injunctions restraining
strikers from interfering with rail-
way operations were granted to sew
eral roads.
New appeals for troops were made
CONTINUED on Page .. Column p
Evening star., 1922-07-12
WHITE MADE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF LABOR
Present Chairman of Board of
Review Promoted to Newly
Created Position.

Robe Carl White of Muncie, Ind.
at present chairman of the board of
review of the Department of Labor.
was today named by President Hard
ing as assistant secretary of the De-
partment of Labor.
This position recently was created
by an act of Congress, and Mr.. White
will have exclusive charge of all
immigration matters. Mr.. White has
been identified with the Labor De-
partment since January /.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
ARMY ORDERS LIMIT POISON GAS
OUTPUT AS REQUIRED IN TREATY

relation to the use Of submarines
and noxious gases in warfare. the
order directed that the limitations
set up by the order be carried out
as to 1.-The procurement, design. re-
search. development and supply in
chemical warfare materials.
In addition to restricting the
chemical warfare service TO de-
velopment of purely defensive de-
vices against poison gas. the or
der directs that the filling of all
projectiles and containers with
poisonous gas will be discontinued,
except for the limited number
needed in perfecting gas defense
appliances"
The order. issued by direction Of
Secretary Weeks, is signed by Gen.
P-:=:.inE as chief of staff.