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Evening star., 1922-04-16
STOCK EXCHANGE
IN WILD SESSION
996,500 Shares Sold in First
Two Hours-Oil Stocks
Boom.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE years
record for a short day on the stock
exchange was broken by today'a wild
session. in which 100000 shares of
stock changed hands the first hour
and 496.500 the second, a total of
996.500 shares.
This despite the fact that the ses-
sion was sandwiched in between two
market holidays and that many of
the operators who were responsible
for the large volume of trading
earlier In the week were away for
Easter.
The volume Of business was SO
great that the ticker throughout the
day was from fifteen to twenty min
utes behind in recording the trans
actions. Traders who bought or sold
stocks in amounts of less than 100
to obtain confirmation of their
trades.
The announcement that the govern
ment had concluded an agreement
with the Sinclair Oil Company to de-
velop the Wyoming oil lands result
ed in wild speculation in this stock
and Issues of other oil companies
shared in the boom. Nearly every
stock in the oil group reached a new
high for 1922. Equipment shares.
steels. motors and other industrials
all. forty stocks reached new marks
for the year.
The closing stock transaction did
not appear on the ticker until eigh-
teen minutes after the exchange
closed.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
ABSENCE OF MccUMBER
DELAYS BONUS ACTION


Because OF the absence from Wash
ington OF Chairman McCumber. the
meeting OF Senate finance COMMITTEES
republicans, planned for tomorrow to
consider procedure ia the handling Of
the soldiers bonus bill. has been post
poned. It probably will be held about
the middle Of this week.
President Hardtngs desire that the
Senate pass the tariff bill before act
ing on the bonus IL known to coin
eide with the desires Of some repub-
lican leaders, but Senator McCumber
has told senator's that he hoped to
have the bonus bill reported within q
week. = was his plan to have the
tari3 bill laid aside 80 As to bring
the bonus bill to vote.
Several substitute plans for the
House bill, with Its bank loan pros
vision, have been discussed In
formally among finance committee
republicans. but indications are that
. majority Of them, lean toward the
House bill with & posslble slimiHation
Or amendrnent of ths land setelemsnt
UVCtSU1Ap 49, ss.s
Evening star., 1922-04-16

After overthrowing the poor old
bedroom mirror. Mother Washington
retired last night. somewhat dubious
as to whether her new togs were the
proper things for the great event to-
day-the Easter parade on Connecti-
cut avenue and 18th street.
Style-makers had been cutting such
capers this season that she wasn't
quite sure whether her new tailor
made" would pass the board Of fem
inine censorship. or that she had Sc
lected the correct color for her bon
net.
Father Washington. apparently, was
not the least bit nervous. An addi-
tional so cents worth Of gas for the
pressing iron had put his cutaway In
the pink OF condition. and with the
usual topper. and perhaps, the addi-
visions of vying with the mere male
fashion plates.
When asked what the predominant
ing shade would be in the parade,
fsshion experts shrugged their
They were inclined to think, how
ever, that the exclusive thorough
fares were going to look like the
rainbow or the vari-colored eggs
which the kids will smash by the
thousands tomorrow.
Probably Gayest Of All.
Indications are. If, the shop win
dows can be taken as a guide, that
1t will be the gayest. brightest, most
multi-colored procession Washington
has ever Witnessed. Periwinkle blue.
purple. vermillfon, jade green and
mimosa yellow-all were on display
and the frocks were as gay as the
chapeaux. And II there was q va
riety in color, there certainly was a
variety in cut. No two shops seemed
ito agree on the correct length for
skirts, and the hosiery-it will have
to be seen to be appreciated.
Footwear, too, had Its Emergencies
In style. There were the staid old
tiles" behind the glass. and in with
them q variety of slippers and san
dals slashed like the jackets OF the
gallants in the days of the cavaliers.
Those who have seen the styles
come and go agree now that there
Is no style. It's just taste. Something
has happened. and whoever 1t was
that once dictated what woman must
wear must be among those present
in the ranks of the unemployed.
Women, it seems. are wearing
just what they please. Paris has said
that long skirts are in vogue. Judg-
ing from the pre-Easter F street pa
rade. If that can be taken as cri-
terion for today's procession, they
won't be very long.
Demand for Flowers.
Clothes are not the only things that
Evening star., 1922-04-16
BOTH SIDES AGREE
STRIKE HAS SPREAD
Unions Claim Closing Of
Many Mines and Operators
Concede Most.
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, April 15.-Lead-
ers Of the contending forces In the
coal strike tonight summed up
the results Of the first two weeks of
the struggle, agreement being reach
ed on the general statement that the
United Mine Workers had added
largely to their forces by recruits
from the non-union mines of the
western Pennsylvania section.
In the Connellsville coke region.
where the union is endeavoring to
cripple supplies for the steel mills.
the union claimed 1t had closed al
most all the Independent mjnes in
the Brownsville district along the
Monongahela river and made inroads
into the working forces in other
parts OF Fayette county. Operators
conceded the claim. but held that
some important mines of the Frick
Coke Company, a subsidiary of the
United States Steel Corporation.
against which the unionization drive
had been specially directed. were still
operating with all the men they
needed.
The union further held that all
non-u union mines in Greene county
were down and "forty-ffve or fifty
mines in the Westmoreland field had
been forced to close. Not mine along
the main line of the Pennsylvania
railroad between Pittsburgh and
Johnstown. Vice President P. T.
FaKan of the United Mine Workers
declared, was In operation.
All the union mines in the district
closed the day the strike was called
and no move has been made to re-
open them. There is no apparent
shortage of commercial coal. but pro-
duction of coal for the mills. usually
obtained from the mill company
mines, showed a marked falling Off.
Although many thousands of men
are idle in the district. there has been
little disorder. A mine guard was
shot in westmoreland county early
today and seriously wounded, and
three women were before an alder
man at Uniontown, charged with dis
orderly conduct at a mine near that
place yesterday. Interest centered on
q mass meeting of miners to be heio
in Connellsville tomorrow. and union
leaders predicted it would mark an
important development in the strike
while operators said the high tide OF
the union advance had been reached
and the men still at work would
stick.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
OPPOSES CHANGE.
IN PATENT LAWS
Bar Association Cites Many
Objections to Proposed
Stanley Bill.

Strong opposition to the Stanley
bill amending the patent laws of the
country SO that the United States
would have the right to license any
person for the purpose Of manufac-
turing a patented article, provided
the article had not been produced in
reasonable quantities within a rea-
sonable time after the issue of the
patent, is contained in a report of the
committee on laws and rules of the
American Patent Bar Association.
The Senate committee on patents is
to continue its hearings on the STAN
ley bill on Tuesday. The bill, in ad-
dition to reserving to the United
States right to license persons for
the production of patented articles,
provides that in the event such liz
censes are issued, reasonable royal
ties shall be paid to the government for
the benefit of the patentees. These roy-
alties are to be not less than one-haif
Of 1 per cent nor more than 10 per
cent Of the manufacturing cost of d
patented article.
Several Objections Cited.
Among the objections to tne bill cited
by the committee on laws and rules of
the Patent Bar Association are the fol-
lowing:
Il. It strikes at the heart of our
patent system, in that it would destroy
the exclusive right Of the patentee to
his invention. This is the distinguish
ing feature of the patent aaw of this
country that makes 1t superior to the
ls,vu ,%a L Ne
son, it would be equally baf1for the
public. the inventor and the manu-
facturer.
"2. Endless litigation Of a new kind
would be induced, involving practically
all Of the questions that arise in in
fringement suits today. and endless con-
troversies In ascertaining what is a
reasonable time. within the meaning
Of the act, for working, and what is A
reasonable royalty in any given case
IS. 1t would be difficult, and fire.
queatly impossible, for the commits
sioner Of patents, or any other govern
meptal agency, to fix proper license
fee. The difficulties and expense of ad-
ministering suci q law would be end
less.
Unfair to Inventors.
~. 1t would work a great hardship
to one who had spent time and money
in developing an invention OF which
there are several species or alternatives.
In many industries. the success that had
been purchased at the expenditure of
hundreds of thousands of dollars would
be appropriated by competitor. who.
having expended nothing, secured
license under any of the patented in
ventions not embodied in the final form
of the machine manufactured, and. with
such a license and the knowledge of the
patentee's success and how it was at
tained, 1t would be a relatively simple
matter for competitors. who had been
at no expense, to bring out a machine
that would actively compete and thereby
prevent the patentee from securing an
adequate return on his enterprise and
investment 1t is perfectly clear that
this would put 1t in the power Of
great corporation to entirely destroy its
smaller competitors"
Evening star., 1922-04-16
R. c. KILMARTIN DIES.
Ex-Senator's Secretary Had Been
Ill for Several Years.

Robert C. Kilmartin, for twenty
years secretary to former Senator
Martin Of Virginia. died at his home
on Drummond avenue, Somerset, Va,
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mr.. Kflmartin. who had been an
invalid for several years. was well
known in Warrington and was an
active figure in tho political affairs
of virginia. He was secretary to
former Representatives Frank Las
sitter and Sydeny Belts of Virginia
and was secretary to Senator Martin
throughout his period in Congress.
He is survived by his wife. Annie
Norma KilmArtin: his sons, Capt.
Robert c. Kilmartin, u. 8. M. c.. and
Frank Lassiter Kilmartin; his daugh-
ters. Mrs Logan Ramsey. Mrs. Ron
aid P. Hubbard. Mrs. Richard C..
Payne, Mrs. Charles r. Bacon and
Miss Agnes Kilmartin; his brothers.
James, Kilmartin and Pierce X. Kill
martin. and q sister. Mrs. wallace
DENLY.
Mr.. Rfimartin was sixty-two years
old. Funeral services will-be held At
81. Johns Episcopal Church. Peters,
burss Va. tomorrow morning. -
Evening star., 1922-04-16
PAY HONOR TODAY
TO CLARA BARTON
Distinguished Admirers to
Set Out Oak and Roses
at Glen Echo, Md.

Beneath historic battle SCARED fags.
q continental oak will be planted
today in honor Of Clara Barton.
founder Of the American Red Cross,
In front Of the house at Glen Echo.
Md, where she died Easter Sunday.
ten years ago. The ceremony,
planned by the American Forestry
Association to mark the centennial
Of the birth of the famous woman
on Christmas day, 1921. at Oxford,
Mass, will be held at 3 o'clock.
Gen. Miles to Preside.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles will be chair
man of the program which has been
arranged by Miss Helen Fitz Ran
dolph and DR.. J. B, Hubbell, life
long friends of Miss barton. The
Glen Echo school children will have
an important part in the ceremony.
The Fort Myer military band will
furnish the music.
Mrs John A. Logan will turn the
first spade of earth for the tree and
Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, founder of the
Children of the American Revolution.
Charles Foster of the insuis,r and
foreign service division of the Ameri-
can Red Cross will represent that
organization. Rev. James Kirk
patrick OF the Chapel or the Reedem-
or of Glen Echo will give the invo-
cation
Unique Rose Feature.
A unique feature of the program
will be the planting of the Clara
Barton roses near the oak. This rose
was originated by DR.. Van Vleet and
named in honor of Miss Barton, the
first woman clerk ever put on gov
ernment pay roll. Miss Barton was
in the patent office when she began
her life work at the inception of the
civil war.
Miss Carrie Harrison, on behalf of
the National Rose Society. will plant
the Clara Barton rose, together with
the parent roses, the Clotilda Souper-
Ia and the American beauty.
The executive committee. Of which
Miss Randolph is chairman, has In
vited the public to- attend the tree
planting exercises. The ceremony
will be held just OF the Conduit road
and near the Red Cross car stop on
tho Cabin John bridge car line.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
Pastor Who Baptized
Dog to Dispute Right
To Be in Pulpit Today
pv the Aseociated Press.

nv the A0G0cl0tGO =
BROOKLINE, Mass, April is.
when the congregation OF
the Br0okllne Presbyterian
Church meets for Its Easter
services tomorrow morning ft
will And two pastors prepared
to ofaciate.
One will be the Rev. Edwin
Curtis, whom the Boston Pres
bytery refused to install after
hearing reports that he HAD
baptised dog and offered grace
by blessing French fried pota-
toes. The other pastor will be
the Rev. Hector Fer8us0n OF
the Scotch Presbyterian Church,
whom the Presbytery commit-
tee ON vacancy and supply has
appointed for the Easter serv-
lee.
Rev. Mr.. Curtis, supported BY
the majority Of the congrega.
tion, was elected Ms pastor last
week. 1t was said today that
the presence Of the other pastor
probably would prove to DC
only . f0rmniify.
Evening star., 1922-04-16

Great Britain yesterday paid to the
United States the second installment
on that part of her debt to this
country incurred under the Pittman
act for the purchase Of silver for
India, when there was turned over at
the Federal Reserve Bank in New
York a total of $1s.s72.5oo.
The original loan was for $122.000.-
600. two installments OF which have
been paid, reducing 1t by $4s.s0o.00o.
On May Is further payment of $12.2o0.-
900. will be due which will reduce
that part Of Great Britain's debt to
the United States by half. The obli-
cations call for completion Of pay
ment by May. 1924.
Cuts Four-Billion Total.
The transaction yesterday reduced
the debt Of Great Britain to this
of more than four billion which was
largely incurred during the world
war, and the refunding of which has
become one Of the matters to be taken
up BY the Allied Debt Commission.
meeting at the Treasury. Tuesday
The debt commission, which was
completed during the week by Senate
confirmation of the nominations OF
Senator Smoot OF Utah, and Repre-
sentative Burton Of Ohio. will meet in
the Office of Assistant Secretary Wads-
ing. Secretaries Mellon and Hughes.
the former chairman and the other
member.
Wadsworth to Be Secretary.
Assistant Secretary Wadsworth,
who is In charge OF foreign loans. for
tho Treasury 10 expected onictally to
be named secretary OF the commission.
In his commodfous offices or In the
office Of Secretary Mellon it is ex.
will be held, as 1t has been deemed
impracticable to establish . separate
office.
Generally speaking. it has been
said the problem of the commission
is to facilitate the funding OF the
"as shall be deemed for the best in
terests of the United States Of
America"
Established for Three Years.
The commission was authorised by
act OF Congress, approved February
Of this year. creating "a commission
authorized under certain conditions
to refund or convert obligations Of
foreign governments held by the
United States of America, and for
other purposes"
The commission was established
for three years. to act subject to the
approval. Of the President" to make
it's annual report in that of the Sec
retary of the Treasury. but also to
Immediately transmit to the Con-
gress copies Of any refunding agree.
ments entered into. with the approval
Of the President. by each foreign
government"
The methods by which 1t was
proposed the commission should pro
Evening star., 1922-04-16
GROCER ROBBED OF SIT.
Philip Siegal Held Up in Store by
Two Colored Men.

Held up at the point Of a revolver
willis in his grocery store at 2201
18th street northwest. shortly before
midnight last night. Philip Siegafwas
robbed Of SIT by two colored men. he
told the police.
The men, whom the storekeeper
described as being between twenty
and twenty-five years old, entered the
store and one Of them asked for
box of matches. When Siegal went
to get the matches the other man
pointed the revolver at him and
ordered him to hold up his hands.
The other man then took the money
from. the cash register. They had
left tho vicinity when the police
arrived.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
AIR OFFICERS TO LEAVE.

Lieut. Col. William E. Gilmore,
Army Air Service. Of the ofiice Of the
Chief lof Air Service. War Depart
ment, has been ordered to San Fran
cisco for duty. Two other ofncers OF
the Air Service at the War Depart
ment have been ordered to, other
stations. FIRST Lieut.. Edwin r. Pope
roSSA 70 Fairfield, Ohio, and First
Lieut.. William = connouy goes tc
BellsytI1o. III
Evening star., 1922-04-16
WILL PRESENT COMEDY.

The Washington Readers Club ID
to present a five-act comedy, Lon
don Assurance" Tuesday in the little
theater'' at the Post Office Depart.
ment, under the auspices OF the well
fare council OF the department. Misa
Emma A. Jordan Is director Of the
production.
The cast will include. in addition ia
Miss Jordan. the following: George
A. Irving, Elton B. Taylor, Robert A.
Halsted, James NJ. Scranags, Arthur
q. Rhodes. Clarence e. Reubsam,
Emory J. Moon, Fred e. Barbour.
Lulu q. Adams and Ada Louise
Townsend.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
LINE UP MARYLAND
MEN ON DRY ISSUE
Wet Forces Demanding That
Candidates for Office Be
Put on Record.
Special Dlspatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. April 1s.-Notwith-
standing the fact that prohibition
has been in effect as a constitutional
amendment more than three years,
the wet" and dry" question will be
the dominant issue in Maryland and
perhaps the deciding factor in Bal
timore in the elections this fall.
This issue has been brought to the
front again by the attempt of the
antisaloon league to force through a
drastic enforcement act at the ses-
sion Of the general assembly last
month.
Send Ont Questionnaire.
The association. opposed to prohi-
bition, which claims to have more
than $1,000 members in the state. was
quick to act after its show Of strength
in the legislature and is demanding
that every announced and prospec-
tive candidate place himself squarely
on record as to how he stands on the
prohibition question This Is being
done through a questionnAire. which
is sent to every prospective candi-
date. He is asked whether he favors
the present prohibition law or 10 in
favor of a modification OF the Vol
stead act to allow the manufacture
and sale Of beers and light wines.
Tho principal office to be filled at
tho election this fall, and the. one
which is causing most speculation in
both parties. is that of United States
senator to succeed Senator Joseph Ir-
vim France. whose term expires next
March. While Senator France has
made no statement SO far as to his
intentions, II IL taken for granted
by the republican leaders that he in
tends to enter the primaries for q
denomination
Wish to Avoid Fight.
Should the senator throw his hat
into the ring, It will mean, fight in
the primaries. something which the
party leaders do not want and had
hoped to avoid. Some Of the leaders.
however, hold that Senator France,
by his vote on administration plans,
particularly on the four-power and
disarmament treaties, has alienated
himself from the q. o. p. ranks and
could not expect to receive the united
support of the party. They are can
vassing the field for another csndi-
date.
Among the possible candidates who
have been mentioned are John w.
Garret, Attorney General Armstrong
of Washington county and Brainerd
H. Warner of Montgomery county. :.
On the democratic side Gov. Ritchte
IL Undoubtedly in q position to make
himself the candidate for the United
States Senate. What his plans for
the future are no one knows, but
that he will elect to stay in public
life IL taken for granted.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
HENRI GUILLAUME DIES.
oAacial In Union Trust Company
SuccumbS.

Henri Guillaume. connected with the
Union Trust Company, died Friday
night at the Homeopathic Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at his late
residenca. 1872 l1th street. tomorrow at
3 pm. Interment will bs in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Nj. Guillaume was borne at Bordeaux.
France, and was the son Of the artist,
the late LOUIS NJ. d. Guillaume, and
Nine. Anais RAvinA 0uillaume. He lived
in this city for q number Of yearH
HIS wife, Mru. Cecilia Davies Gull
laume, and sister. Miss Bertha Gull
laume, survive him.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
DEPUTY SLAIN ATyRANCH.

SALT LAKE CITY. April 16.-Gor-
don Stuart, Salt Lake County deputy
sheriff, was killed and Joseph Irvine
was shot and dangerously wounded
welby, today, according to word re-
ceived here. A posse arfested Gard
ner who In alleged to have shot Stuart
and Irvine when they came 20 sefpe
attachment papers on him. The
papers were In bshalf ee xsvinA
Evening star., 1922-04-16
-FOUR BODIES FOUND
N SUNKEN SCHOONER
sp.c,,l p,upatch 70 The star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. April IL
four Of the Ave bodies of those
drowned aboard the small schooner 8.
q Kembler,S which sunk = short dis
tance south Of Alexandria, during the
gale yesterday morning. were recov-
ered from the cabin OF the schooner
shortly before o'clock yesterday
Afternoon. THE fifth body. which the
Washington harbor authorities failed
to find, Is that Of Merrill Lawrence.
seven years old.
Il is believed by the harbor au-
thorfties that the mother may have
dropped. the child overheard think
ing he might be rescued
The bodies recovered are those OF
Mrs. Gertrude Lawrence, wife OF Capt.
william Lawrence. commander and
owner Of the schooner; Miss LILLIAN
Lawrence, sixteen years old: Archie
Lawrence, fourteen years old, and
Calvin Lawrence, ten years old. The
bodies were brought to Wheatley'a q
mortuary chapel IN Alexandra. Fu-
neral arrangements had not been
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Evening star., 1922-04-16

Camp Humphries last night. His
mother, waiting At home, was In the
hands Of the family physician. suffer-
ing from shock.
Believes Girl Ran.
Coroner William Troth and Sheriff
Percy Dove of Fairfax county are in
charge Of the body Of Wood. Sergt
William Brewer, said to have witnessed
the shooting, told the officials that be
believed Miss Powell ran whom threat
ened with the revolver In the hands OF
Wood and that ne fired one. shot as she
ran, firing the second when she turned
toward him, after halting at the sound
Of the revolver.
Police and hospital officials commen-
ded the services Of Private Gray last
niKht, who rushed the wounded woman
to tho hospital.
The inquest will be held at Alexandria
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
vASSAR DEBATERS WIN.
Given Decision. Over Amherst on
"Right to Strike" Question.

AMHERST. Mass, April 15.-The
vassar College Affirmative team won
by a two to one vote Of the judges
in the debate with the Amherst COL
le9e team in johnson Chapel here
tonight on the question: Resolved.
that It 10 in accord with public In
forest to abridge the right to strike
and the right to lockout by requiring
industrial dispute4 to be settled by
compulsory trtbunal"