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Evening star., 1922-03-06
IRulESs AGAINST PLAINTIFF
Court Holds c. II. Evans Failed to
Show Wedding to Ellen Allen.

Justice Robb of the Court of APP
meals today held that, Charles H.
Evans,iid not show that he was either
ceremonially married! to Ellen Allen
on. that there was a common law mar
rtaee between them, and affirmed the
lbwer court, which dismissed Evans
suit, against; Margaret Mannix Neu-
mann. John ManniN and: Fredericka
Neumann, heirs-at-law of ELAN AL
lien, for part of testatrix's property as
Joint owner.
The testatrix died. in this city Jam
uary, II, 1919. leaving a large amount
of real estate property and: personal
property; estimated at $4,000. Bs hsr
will. dated August 2. 1913; she made
certain bequestss to her two children
and. devised the residue to the Wash-
inrton Loan and Trust. Company in
trust for the benefit of her four
grandchildren.
Evans fled suit allegingsthat he and
the. Allen woman entered into an
ante-nuptial agreement wherein she
agreed in consideration Of their be.
coming united in marriage that he
and. She were the Joint owners: of all
her. property. The court held thai
there was no proof either of a cere-
monials marriage or that there had
existed a. oummon-law marriage. be-
tween them. and. that the plaintiff
failed to establish his case.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
CITY CLUB: ISs CENTER
FOR EDUCATIONAL GOSSIP
President Graham Points Out That
It: Iss Not an Exclusive
Club.

A short address by Ell C. Graham
president of the City Club, featured
the meeting yesterday of the team
workers: who are endeaspr1ng to add
600 new names~ to the clubs roster
as. authorised by the board OF Eov-
ernors.. The president pointed out
that tho City Club Is. not merely u
social club. but Is an educational CEN
ter for the unbiased discussion ol
local, national, and international
problems. He emphasized that the
City Club is. not an. exclusive club
but an inclusive. club, organized to
promote civic development, and civic
pride. He called attention to re-
cent action of the board of governors
which will permit the reinstatsment
of former members upon the pay.
nent OF Il fee Of S33.
Two hundred and thirty-flve applica-
tions were reported at the meeting.
The team captained by Thomas L. Jar
reil continues in the lead. with thirty
eight applications; James r. Mays and
c. II. Pardoe are still tied for second
place. with twenty-three members.
James, r. Wheeler took third place,
with a score of twenty-one applications
crowding Charles F.. Crane into fourth
place. his record being nineteen appli-
cations. The standing of the teams
to date is:
farrell. SO: Pardoe. %: Mays, %:
Wheeler. 81; Crane. 10; Withers. IS:
C1agett, II; Whttehurst, IL: Baker, 12;
Kaufman. 12: Neuhauser. IL: Planking-
ton. 9: Ferguson, z: Fanciulli. Z. and
Potter, 6.
The captains will meet with F. P.
Wilcox each day next week.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
LACK OF TRANSPORTATION.
SEEN AS RUSSIAN EVIL
Secretary Hoover Blames Demoral-
ization of Rolling Stock
for Starvation.

Likening the transportation facili-
ties of Russia to the neck of a bottle.
Secretary Hoover said today that the
number of persons who will die of
starvation in that country is almost
wholly dependent on the Russian rail-
ways now transporting grain for the
American Relief Administration.
Lack of equipment bad management
and general Decentralization of rolling
stock and equipment have caused al
most complete breakdown of trans
portation facilities in Russia, the Sec
retary said.
During the past thirty days 100000
tons of seed wheat and foodstufs $
have been delivered to seven different
ports in the Baltic and Black seas
under the direction of the American
Relief Administration. Against this
large shipment of foodstuffs hut
%, 900 tons have been transported
over Russia's demoralized rail sys-
tenn.
From 10000 to 100000 additional
tons of foodstuffs, Mr.. Hoover said.
will be delivered at these ports dur
Ing; the next thirty days. and the
prospects are that shipments will
continue to pile up at ports with very
little chance of Russian railroads be-
ing able to transport TO the famine
area much more than the amount
shipped during the last thirty days.
The largest shipment into the famine
area in one day was 1.4G0s tons.
Normally the Russian railroads to
this region should be able to trans
port 10000 tons. Mr.. Hoover said.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
COURT CLEARS THE. WAY
/ FOR Gov SMALL'S; TRIAL
Hearing on Charge Of conspirac!
to Defraud State Expected
to Open Today.

+ WAUKBGAN. Ill, March Elm
paneling Of the Lake county grand
jury and clearing Of the docket of
several murder cases were the only
Items for the attention Of the court
here today prior to the opening OF
the trial of Gov. Len Small on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
state through embezzlement Of in
terest on public funds These mat
ters were' expected to occupy the
court during the forenoon session
and 1t was. thought the trial would
open after the noon recess.
Judge Clairs- Edwards. who will
preside. has returned from n vacation
at Hot Springs, Aric, G.. G. lie Forgee,
chief counsel for Gov. Small, and At
torney General Brundage, for the
stale. In statements. said they we're
ready.
A panel of fifty taIeHmen was on
hsnd Tor beginning OF selection of a
jury. 1T Is the first time in Illinois
history that a governor is to 20 on
trial during his term OF ONCE.
AH-day conferences were held sepa-
ratsly In Chicago yesterday by prose
oution and defense attorneys.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
MEN STUDY HOSIERY
UPON LIVING MODELS
But Three Women in Crowd as
Display Opens-MaleS Also Do
Most Buying.

Dainty ankles. silk incased. ami
limbs to the knees. showing the lat
est modes of ladies' hosiery drew
crowds of men-and a few women =
to the window of the OppenheinIer
store at Sth and + street today.
\ number were on hand 10 witness
the initial display. Among the early
;,rrival.s were Capt. Brown of the fi~st
precinct and a number of policemen
TO keep order,
4 crowd of approximately fifty men
and three women witnessed the first
display. Thereafter interest became,
sporadic. At intervals the models left
the windows to change styles. during
which time the last OF one crowd
would dispersc and smother crowd
would Immediately commence gath
eriEg.
CAPT. Bro wn was obliged to pay par
ticular attention to vehicular traffic
which showed tendency to stall ia
front of the window.
The onlookerS were n congolmerate
mass of WaShingtonianS. From the
9th street 1ouuSer to the SiNry-year-
old young man about town in ma
room spats. the gathering Of mas
culinity in front of the window ran
down to the nondescript drifters.
Manager 0ppenheimer. in answer To
an inquiry on the indications of sue
cess in the display. said that he could
not prevent the men from gathering
in front of the window. but that 80
per cent of the hosiery sales last SAT-
urday were made to men.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
Mr.. AND MRS. ROGERS
| ENTERTAIN FOR CHARITY
War Workers Sing and Beetle for
Soldier Welfare
Funds.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rogers. who
brought happiness and cneer 70
thousands. of soldiers, sailors ana
marines in France during the winter
of 1917 and 1918, demonstrated their
ability as entertainers In concert
before an audience that crowned tne
large ballroom Of the New willard
Hotel yesterday afternoon. Tne con-
cert was presented under the auspices
OF the Women's' Overseas Service
League, Washington chapter, and the
proceeds are to be used in continuing
welfare work among the -convalescent
and disabled soldiers OF MI Alto.
Walter Reed and st. Elizabeths
hospitals.
In Mr.. Rogers the audience heard a
baritone who has won fame both III
this country and abroad. w hsther
singing grand opera or songs OF the
doughboy class, Mr.. Rogers put a
something" in his rendition tina
brought prolonged expressions or
approval. Two groups of songs py
English and American composers;
and embracing nearly every type ana
style enjoyed by the public, were
presented by Mr.. Rogers, and OF the
fourteen he, sang it Is difficult TO
select any one as standing out before
the others. However, in 'Duna, by
McGill. the singer, appeared to reach
his height of expression and inter-
probation. AS an encore Mr.. Rogers
sang "Rolling Down to Rio" Miss
Lucy Breckenstien of Washington
accompanied the baritone.
Mrs. Rogers opened her program
with a recitation of r. w. Services
"Tipperary Days." and followed with
a pleasing presentation in perfect
Canadian French, il there is such
thing. of 1.-The Notaire Publique. by
w. H. Drummond. Then came the
wall Of an Italian trying to tell, IN
English. of his terrible predicament
of Between Two Loves" by 7: A.
DAILY. "The Return" written by Mrs.
Rogers, picturing the meeting OF a
French war widow with an Amer
ican Army captain and his wiie,
whom she had known during the
war. was likewise excellent. AS an
encore Mrs. Rogers recited Lest we
Forget" by Elsie JaE:..
Following this group. MIS-. rogers
gave the most pleasing part OF her
program-three original character
sketches, 1.-THE Country Store. The
Beauty Parlor," and "At the French
Emba ssy" So perfect was every DC
tail Of the three. and SO realistic that
it later proved unnecessary Tor Mrs.
Rogers to have asked her hearers 10
imagine the setting attending such
SIX etches.
Mrs. Rogers is president of the Sol
diers and Sailors Club of New York.
vice president of the Soldiers Rest
conyaIescent Home for soldiers. sail
ors and marines of Cuipeper.. Va.
and Il member of the lest we forget
committee. of New York.
Among the patronesses OF yes
,erdav's entertainment were Mrs.
Gavin Coolidge, Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes. Mrs. John W. Weeks. Miss
Mabel Boardman. Mrs. j. A: LeJeune.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. l-arz
Anderson and many Others.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
PRIEST BADLY BEATEN, /
TARRED AND FEAT HERED
Clergyman Says Pro-German Ac-
cusations During War Caused
Texas Assault.

AMARILLO. Tex. March 6.-J. G.
Keller. Catholic priest at Slaton. who
was seized by masked men at. that
town Saturday night and beaten.
tarred and feathered. authorized the
statement here today that the in
cident was the climax, of sentiment
due to pro-German accusations
against him during the world war.
He said he was denied final citizen
ship papers in federal court at
Amarillo in June. 1921. on. the ground
that he had registered as a German
subject after taking out his first
naturalization papers.
Keller. who was ordered to leave
Slaton, said the court had instruct ed
him to make reapplication for first
papers and to go through the entire
proceeding. again, but that he had not
had sufficient time to do this. He said
he was en- route to Dallas.
The masked band is reportcIf- TO
have comprised both Catholics and
Protestants of Slaton. A mass meet
ing held at Slaton yesterday adopted
resolutions declaring the attack on
the priest was not directed at the
Catholics.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
TRIAL OF MRS. BAGGETT
OPENS AT ALEXANDRIA
Only a. Few Witnesses Heard This
Morning in Action Brought
by T. j. Wright.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March Sine
taking of testimony in the case OF
Mrs. Mary L. Baggett. charged in Il
warrant issued at the instance OF
Thomas j. Wright of Washington
with making an alleged false affidavit
as to the residence of Mrs. lsabel
Wright, who obtained divorce iron
him in Alexandria,. was begun inns
morning at II O'Clock before CN,i
and Police Justice Frederick d.
.Duyail.
Only Il few witnesses were heard az
the time the court took a recess until
= o'clock this afternoon. when tle
taking of testimony Will be resumed.
Among those who testified TINS
morning was Wright. Witnesses
who expect to take the stand this
afternoon, include Mrs. Isabel Wright
and Mrs. Mary L. Baggctt. 1t IS
expected the case will not be- con-
cluded until late this afternoon. AT
rorney Edmond Burke appeared Tor
Mrs. Baggett and Wright is repre-
sented by Attorney Frank Stuart.
In A sermon on divorce conditions
here last night Rev. DIR. d. II. Mar
rim, pastor of Trinity NJ. E. Church.
declared it is difficult thing to get
into the high places and get after the
men occupying important positions.
IL
erendum and recall. and he said II
the people have unworthy public of
ficials. Presidents, governors mayors
or Judges, they should be removed
from office. The speaker declared
that "iniquity is on the run in Alex
Trinity Church. he asserted. stands
for a standard of high morals and
decent government. He declared 1t
is time for the preachers to stand up
and fight. Continuing. he said:
when the time comes for n great
moral fight in the community, GOD
rity the preacher who does not stand
up to it. and God save me from a
'pussy-foot preacher.
The preacher asked those who
did not agree with him to stand up.
and no one stood up. He also asked
for a rising vote of the members OF
his church, and afterward for those
who did not belong to that church.
DIR. Martin denied report that ne
was going to leave Alexandra ana
said he had no intention of leaving.
He said he had entered, the fight
against conditions here and proposed
to remain and see 1t through.
He took for his subject. Cleaning
the Temple; or, Fighting Sin in High
Places" based on st. Matthew, xxi,
i2, 13: "Andi Jesus, went into tho tenn
pie. of God and cast out all of them
that sold and bought in the temple.
and oyerthrew the tables of the
money changerstand The seats of tn EN-
that sold doves. And said unto them,
it is written, Ny house shall be called
the house Of prayer. but ye have made
it a den of thieves"
Evening star., 1922-03-06
STATUE OF JEANNE D'AHc.
APPROVED IN HOUSE MLL
Measure Authorizes Erectings Me-
mortal on Public Ground
Here,

Teh House today passed two bills
from the library committee, one of
which grants authority to continue
TIE use OF the temporary buildings
OF the American Red Cross head
quarters in this city until the end
of the present calendar year: the
other provides authorization for the
erection On. public grounds in the
District of memorial to Jeanne
dArc.
The time limit on the Red Cross
buildings was May Y. 1920. These
temporary buildings, Representative
Gould of New York, chairman of the
committee. pointed out. are
still required by the. American Red
Cross, but the committee believes
that instead of granting, authority for
an indefinite extension of time that
the limit of December'31. 1929. should
be set.
In regard to the resolution for. set
ting up the Jeanne dare statue, re-
port from the Fine Arts Commission
was submitted by Chairman Gould.
which explains that June 27. 1918.
Senator Gallinger. introduced, a. joint
resolution authorizing a New York
society of French women to erect
such statue. This society now pro-
poses to erect a. copy of the eques-
triau statue of Jeanne dare by Paul
Dubois. the original of which sur
vived the destruction OF Rheims.
Evening star., 1922-03-06

(COntlnO6Q from flrSC fa$e1
other day a significant statement was
issued calling upon American bankers
to be- more careful about committing
themselves to foreign loans. Most
of the larger banking syndicates, the
White House says, have been play
ing BALI with the American govern
ment and submitting the loan pro-
posaIs in advance, so that the De-
partment of State could express OBJ
jectionss if it desired. But certain
banking groups, the names of which
for the present are withheld. have
not been cooperating. Certain for
eign bonds have been offered at at
tractive interest rates. which. apart
from their effect on Americas own
interest rates, particularly in govern
ment refunding operations. have gone
for what is known as non-productive
purposes.
There have been loans, on the 9TH
er hand. like the recent Belgian loan
of s25.000.0o0. which was of the type
that the United States likes to en-
courage. The money was lent to a
group of Belgian manufac curers. who
bought raw materials from the United
States and paid for it with the money
that had been borrowed here. The
raw materials were manufactured in
Belgium into railway equipment
which went to Rumania. Thus Amer
lean factories were helped, American
investors applied their money use
fully and the Rumanian railways. so
vital to the upbuilding- of central
Europe, were directly benefited.
Wrong Kind Of Loan.
But when a foreign group. espe-
cially a municipality or government.
seeks money simply to pay deficits or
to pay bills to munition contractors.
that type of loan does not, in the
opinion of our officials, help to build
up Europe.
The United, States government ad-
mits that it "cannot require bankers
to consult it," nor will the Depart
ment of State pass upon the merits
of foreign loans as a business prop
osition or assume any responsibility
whatever in connection with the LOAF
proposition, bEt the government here
does believe that lin view of the pos
sibie national interests involved il
should have tine opportunity of say
ing to the underwriters concerned,
should it appear advisable to do so.
that there-is or is not objection to any
particular issale.'
Americas powers in the recon-
struction era of the world are to be
exercised for the economic benefit OF
this country az we'll as Europe, and
while it is denied that there is any
connection between the policy JUS!
enunciated and Europe's reluctance
to pay interest on her ten billion war
debt to the United States, the two
are inevitably related. The constant
warning to Europe that, sound finance
alone will deserve American CO.
operation is expected to bring results
glow moving as some of the foreign
nations may be to grasp the, fac,
that America is really trying TO help
Europe help herself.
(Copyrigit, 1922
Evening star., 1922-03-06
EXEMPTED By COURT.
D. C. Not Liable for Negligence of
Asylum HOSPITAL Employees.

The District of Columbia. is not
liable for negligence of it's employees
at the Washington. Asylum Hospital.
The District Court of; Appeals, in an
opinion by Chief Justice Smyth, today
declared that in conducting the. hos
pitaI the District is exercising gov
ernmentai function and is relieved of
liability.
( The court accordingly affirIped a.
decision. of the District Supreme
Court. which had. sustained a de-
murrer by Corporation Counsel Ste
phens to a suit for damages brought
against the District by Adolphus
Jones for the death of his wife. Mrs.
Jones was a patient in. the psyco-
pathic' ward; of the hospital, for men,
tai observation and committed sui
eide by hanging. The husband claim
ed the attendants were negligent in
not preventing the suicides.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
AFFlRMsGAs DECISION.
Supreme. Court Upholds 1ower
Court in. New York.

The Supreme Court today affirmed
DEGREES Of lower courts holding that
statutory rates Of so cents maintained
for gas In New York city in 1918 and
1919 were. confiscatory. The courts
decision was given in. the cases
brought by the public service com,
New York. and Queens, Gan Company
and. the Kings County lighting Com
.pany.
LiEhting, the New York; and Queens
and Brooklyn Union gas, companies
.contendeda the statutory S0-cent- rate
|confiscatory, during 1913, and 1913,
and after an inventory Of their prop
erty, and a, report by special masters
on their operating. expenses the
limited States district. court. New
York city, declared it void.
i NEW YORK, Marctr s.-stock Of
the Consolidated, Gas Company. ad-
,vancea 311s points, ons the stock ex-
change today. despitss the hsayinsss
|,of the general list, zstthos result OF the
,Suprems Courts dscisior in tlfe sHs
lcaseA
Evening star., 1922-03-06
10000 PROTEST DRY LAW.
Senator Edge Presents Big, Petition
to the Senate.

Senator Edge Republican. New Jer-
sew. submitted to, the Senate today a
petition which. he said. carried ths
names of 10000 citizens Of his state.
asking for modiacation Of the Vol
s+eadt act to permit the sale of light
wines and beer.
tition moved Senator Norris, repub-
w neither, it might not be wise for the
senate to appoint a temperance, COM
miftee to examine the package be-
snanse. the Nebrasise senator sug-
trested something fiiegaa could
jeaeiiu be. concealed In IL.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
NO STRINGS TO- LOAN.
of q. S. With Liberia

There is nothing in the terms of
the agreement under. which the
United States will loan s5,00O.O00 TO
Liberia which would serve to extend
American authority over that coun-
try, officials here declared today when
their attention was called to press
dispatches from Paris. charging that
Liberia would be virtually made an
American colony. The proposed loan.
it was pointed out. would be used
largely to repay advances made by
French and British financiers.
Evening star., 1922-03-06

after the Indictment returned here
last Thursday by the federal grand
iury. and Department of Justice
agents are gratified at the early ap-
prehension of the pseudo naval Of
ated a naval officer as escort TO tho
PRINCESS Fatima. Sultana of habul.
presenting her at the White House
to President Harding.
The arrest took place at 2 o'clocl.
Saturday morning. MI Burns said. az
the Weinberg home. The Departments
of Justice agent, Peter w. Lamb, eni
tered the home late. and after what
he thought was "A thorough eNamiDa-
ton had not found Weinberg. when
beneath the piano no saw prftrudinE
a pair of feet. They were found 10 he
Weinberg's. and the captive after ar
rest. Mr. Burns said. made an effort
to escape. but WAS safely landed in
jail.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
WASHINGTON is CHOSEN.
Selected for Next Convention OF
Better Bpsiness Bureau:

Washington has been selected for
the next conference Of the Better Bust
ness Bureau Of the United States In
connection with the national vigilance
committee, of the Associated Adver-
tisings Clubs of the World, 1t has lust
been announced. The conference will
besheid here next, September with all
of the bureau cities Throughout the
country represented.
F.. K. Whoiieyy direetor>of he- WASH
ingtons Better Business Bureau, who
is also representative iof the Asso-
ciated Advertisings Clubs of the
World. extended the invitation to
meet In Washingtom
Evening star., 1922-03-06
FLGSiVE. EXPERT DIES.
DR.. Scheele,. Interned at Atlanta,
Freed. When He Aided u, s.

Z HACKENSACK. n. J., March 6.-Dr.
plosive expert. died here last night of
pneumonia.
DR.. Scheele was interned in Atlanta
penintentiary during the war. and is
said to have been paroled after he
had presented two Inventions to this
government, one of them a safe
means of transporting INT. He was
one of the experts called in to make
report on the Wall street bomb
explosion. DR.. Scheele' applied for
citizenship papers two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
BIDS FOR LEASES. REFUSED
Proposals for Indian Reservation
Lead and Zinc Mines Rejected.

Rejection of the bids Of the Pitcher
Lead and Zinc Company.> and of
Fullerton. & Beck, for leases of lead
and zinc mines on the Quapaw Indian
reservation. Ottawa county. Okla.
was announced today by Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs Burke.
In making. the announcement. Com
missioner Burke said that negotia-
tfons would be- opened direct at the
agency of the reservation with indi-
yidual. operators of the various
mines, who have been operating
under leases. from. Fullerton & Beck
and the Pitcher concern, for the pur-
pose of leasing to then under origi-
nal plans.
Evening star., 1922-03-06

construction will be completed in No
vember of this yean
Mr.. Clayton opposed the extension
on the contention that the utilities
law says the commission may order
only those extensions which promise
to be reasonably compensatory within
a reasonable time. Mr.. Clayton called
attention to Mr.: Hams testimony that
the proposed trackage would be los-
ing proposition.
He cited the decision or the COM
mission a few months ago against an
extension Of, gas mains into the Con-
Gfuit road section, where the gas conf
many argued the proposed new mains
would not be reasonably compensa-
tory.
Evening star., 1922-03-06
FREIGHT RATES CUT.
1. G. G. Orders Reduction in South.
ern Fields.

Reduction in the freight rates on
petroleum and petroleum products
from the Burkburnett. and Ranger
fields in Texas, to points in the Mis-
sissippi valley and midcontinent
areas was ordered today by the In
terstate. Commerce Commission.
The commission in it's decision re-
fused to grant the claims of the oil
prpducefs for Identical rates out of
the two fields and left the general
rate structure showing ranger rates
slightly above the Burkburnett rates.