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Evening star., 1922-07-08
Denialof Seats in House Of Lords
To Women Alarms Coalitioniists

And reconsideration by a commit
tee. which, in the interval, had been
strengthened by lords Of Lord Birken-
heads own way Of thinking, resulted
IN reversing the seven. to-ons deci-
sion. Tho committee decided, 20 votes
to 4. that peeresses should not ait and
vote in the house OF lords.
1T seems pretty certain" saws LADY
Rhondda. that had it not bean for
the lord chancellor. women otherwise
qualified would not be excluded from
the house OF lords on the ground Of
sex."
Law On Subject Qustsa.
The sex disqualification removal act
tion. "A person shall not BE- disousii-
ned BY sex or marriage from tho ex.
orcise Of any public functiono ana
was loudly acclaimed as women's nav
charter OF liberty. But the act which
purports to give equal opportunities
tor men ana women, Lady Rhondds
ing when Challenged. Women In the
civil service have been refused ths
same rights nj men. Woman docfors
In this employ OF municipalities hsve
been deprived or their positions when
they married, although the act spe.
no longer be bar to public sArvicA..
The government has made manv
thousands OF enemies, Lady Rhonnds
says. BY its failure to support its own
act.
"The question today ts," says LADY
RhonddA. docs the sex disQuaiifica-
tion removal act mean what Il N.
pears to mean. or was 1t simply :
clever fraud perpetrated on q section
Of the community new to poitticaj
doAees BY an unsceppuious eev6ea.
Evening star., 1922-07-08

fourteen wounds. and for a month
hovered between life mad death
eventually to become minister OF de-
fense in the first Irish government,
though later he espoused the 'repub-
lican cause.
Harry Boland is known to be among
those besiesed at Blessington. His
brother, J. Boland, was captured yes
tcrday, after Q brisk flsht, At . farm
house two miles north Of Blessin ston,
whence the rebels fed. Boland, with
eleven others, drove up to the farm
house later, supposing 1t to be still
In the hands of the irreEulars, and the
whole party was captured: with a
Donnell, commanding the trreGulars.
also was captured.
Army Issass Csnauaisue.
The following army commusiaue
was is.Tea % late Eye YESTERDAY afs:rnoon;
lasting several hourA the party OF
irreEuiars occupying q house near the
town. was captured with all its arms
ana ammunition. At Ballyshannon
our troops control the entire area.
Gharrick n-Shannon 10 reported to
cssus.ties suffered by the national
army in the recent conflict in Dublin
were 1S dead and 123 wounded,
an oficial announcement says.
Architects estimate that it win re-
qufre four years to rebuild the
areas devastated during the recent
nEhtins in the city; this not inelud.
0ol.S,h TSe irish Fl 1nd.p.nd.n, suggest. an
Irish loan Of f2o,eoe.oeo for recon
struetton -.----, 80; =. ; - . :
Evening star., 1922-07-08
INFORMATION BUREAU
+ AT P. O. Department
+. DROPPED TO SAVE COST

(, After a brief career. the bureau
,of information Of the Post once
/, Department is no more.
= Postal inspectors. combtng the
department for ways to save
money. took one look at the bu-
reau, which was established by
will Hays for the beneft Of the
public, and recommended its
/. 4
: Today tho sign on the front Of
the department building disap-
,peared ana the windows OF the
bureau were dark
!, The clerk in charge has been
.put back at his old desk,
!. II you want any Information now
you have to ask Capt. Riddle Of
the watch force, who has all the
pamphlets, maps and hotel rates
formerly in possession of the bu-
feau.
( City Postmaster Chance recent
sly announced that his office was
willing-nay, anxious-to help tin
can tourists and others, so that
once will help in dispensing in
kENN2SS&SS&s- - ~
Evening star., 1922-07-08
ESCAPED ASSASSIN,
GERARD BELIEVES
Convinced Only Absence
From Germany Saved Him
From Rathenau's Fate.
By the Associa ted Prexs.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July s.-James W.
Gerard, former American ambassador
to Germany. came home today on the
BerengariA from u ntne-week Eu-
ropean trip. firm in the belief that
had he gone to Germany the group
of assassins who killed DR.. Rhthenau,
German foreign minister, would have
fired at him.
He said he received from DR..
Rathenau several newspaper clip.
pings asserting that he. should not
be allowed to enter the country. He
was assured by Rathenau. he said,
THAT the clippings represented only
silly utterances of the newspapers"
and that he would be most welcome.
Mr.. Gerard said he believed
Rathenau's murder was instigated by
former army officers. No doubt they
would take a shot at me IL l went
into Germany" he added.
Most of his time was spent in
France, Mr.. Geiird said. where he
found a fear of invasion. He de-
clared France was not imperialistic.
but remembered invasions and did
not rest easy with Russia and Ger
many in difficulties close at hand.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the A ABeOciAt0o FfeSs.
LONDON. June 1s.-Coalition mem
bers of parliament are manifesting
alarm as to what effect the refusal
to allow pseresses to sit in the house
of lords may have on the votes OF
women at the next general election.
Should women in any large numbers
vote against the governmental candA-
dates 1t IL certain that many OF them
would be defeated, and probably Pre-.
misr Lloyd George would NO longer
be able to command q majority In
parliament. Therefore they are anx-
fous that the government bs not ano-
dled with responsibility for deeision
which .waa made by the lords then-
selves ana In which the governmant
was not openly involved.
Viscountess RhondoA anu .eaGeTs oi
determined that the government shall
be saddied with the responsibility
which bolones to 1t and not be Al
lowed TO shirk It il they can help 1t.
BlsueS The GsveraAsat.
LADY Rhondda herself says that
the decision to exclude peeresses from
ths uppsr chamber was virtually that
Of the government ana not OF the
house Of lords. She points t,9s. OUT tnst
On nv privileges decided by seven to one
in favor OF the right Of peeresses to
vote In the house. Ordinarily such
\ decision. supported by such a ma
iority, would have been adopted by
the lords without question. But the
member OF the cabinet intervehed
with an amendment referring the
matter back to the committee for
reconsideration. - -
Evening star., 1922-07-08

which place the Klaasens moved week
ago.
Headquarters Detectives oBrfen and
Springman ascertained that Buddy
and Gladys left home between IL and
IL o'clock yesterday morning. on their
way to the store to buy some coal
oil and a bottle OF milk The empty
can and bottle were found on the side
Of the road. where the children evil
IDENTIFY had discarded them in favor
OF the trip to town.
When the local police first were
notified OF the disappearance OF the
brother and sister a search was in
stituted In the woods about Takoma
Park, Nd A woman neighbor OF the
klaasens reported that she saw two
youngsters enter the woods last
night. The woods were secured to-
day by local and Maryland Authori-
ties, but no trace Of the missing ones
was found.
Remembering the recent kidnapping
of Katherine Rosenbaum. thirteen
years old, of this city. who was con-
fined in = house on the Sligo Mil
road. not q great distance from the
home of the Klaasens. residents OF
Takoma Park. Nd. at first feared that
another abduction had taken place.
Evening star., 1922-07-08

Has any one in Washington seen
Buddy Mason klaasen, six years old.
and his sister, Gladys, eleven years
old. probably walking hand-in- hand,
who left their new home in Takoma
Park, Nd, yesterday afternoon and
boarded a car for this city?
This is a question which local
police authorities are endeavoring to
answer. following the statement to-
day by street car employe that he
saw the boy and girl, hand-in hand,
board q street car in TAkoma Park
at 1874 o'clock yesterday. headed for
Washington.
Blame Lure OF Old Scenes.
Buddy" and his big sister. who
really isn't as big as he thinks she Is.
apparently didn't like the home on
the Sligo Mill road, which their
father. Paul klaasen. recently ac-
ouired for them. The police think
that the children. with visions OF for
mer playmates and familiar streets
before them. decided to come back to
the city. So they are propounding the
question to residents In the vicinity
Of 1912 10th street northwest, from
Evening star., 1922-07-08
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July s.
The general manager of the South
ern railway (lines wesO, in over
alls. drawing clinkers from engine
flreboxes, and other high railway
officials performing similar labors.
are sights common about the
Southerns local shops. When the
shopmen left their jobs the Office
force shucked white collars and
the l!ke-with them. some twenty
Years OF collar service-and went
back to the jobs of other days.
All took a hand in cleaning Gin
ders. connecting hose. inspecting
equipment, and. in general, as
sisting in the work OF keeping
everything in shape SO that trains
would move on schedule. Today
they still are at 1t, although they
are bringing in more and more ec-
tual workers to take over thtir
impromptu jobs.
Strike without orA<rs.
The pitmen, who CLEAN and make
fires. were not ordered on strike.
but they went out. Every time 4
train comes in of the road the
engine must be attended to. old
fires extinguished and the fire.
box cleaned. Soon after the pitt
men Quit. traffic began to halt be-
cause the engines were not in
shape. General Manager Stan
field called for volunteers from
Evening star., 1922-07-08
IRON AND COPPER BELIEVED HIDDEN
IN. VOLCANOES, DRILLING SHOWS

whether there Is suficient steam
at high enough temperature to
furnish steam that may, in turn,
be used commercially.
The heat At the present depth
OF the drilling appears to be fair
1y constant at b temperature Of
96.3 degrees centikrAde, or ap-
proximately 2ei degrees Fahren-
heit.
The question confronting the
scientists is whether this heat
viii increase as the drills bite
their way through the lava rock,
which has proved dlfiicult Of PEN
stration at some points, where
only three or four feet resulted
from entire operations OF a day.
The irst hole attempted was
driven approximately twenty feet,
when it was found that the rock
beneath was tilted at such an
angle that the drill was directed
on slant which would have made
extrication of the tools impossi-
BILE. This hole was capped and
another started. with the same
result, but more favorable condi-
ttions were found in several other
locations. and 1t is hoped that
eventually the drills may dig their
way down At least 100 feet, The
drilling experiment is OF trem<n-
dous interest to scientists and ne
ologists. who hope that It NAV
solve the question Of what In nm.
derneath q volcano
Evening star., 1922-07-08
TALKING MOVIES
AREMVENTEDBY
UNIVERSITY MAN
" the Assoc,ated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July S.-DeSeiop-
meat In the laboratories of the
University of Illinois Of talking
motion pictures, through q process
Of photosraphing ana reproducing
sounds, was announced today by
w. L. Abbott, president OF the
board Of trustees
The invention is the work of
Prof. Joseph. Tykocinski-Tyko-
ciner OF the physics department.
Mr.. Abbott saId that Prof. Tyko-
cfnAr's invention belonged to the
university, patents had been ap-
piled for by the school and the
institution would develop the
scheme and il 1t were successful
1t would be turned over to the
public at a nominal profit.
Prof. Tykocinski-Tykoci ap-
paratus to receive sound consists
OF an ordinary telephone speech
receiver. Fluctuations in electric
current, caused by the vibration
OF the transmitter. cause varia-
tions in a beam OF light and these
variations are photographed In a
strip OF MIN alongside the regular
movie negative.
BY the means OF q cell, which is
sensitive to light and the ampli-
fiers used in radio this sound Is
reproduced simultaneously with the
picture, Mr.. Abbott said.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
B.Y.P.U. ELECTS OFFICERS
c. II. Bailey Of Richmond, Again
State President.

NORFOLK. Va, July SC. H. Bailey
of Richmond. was reelected as presi-
dent OF the state B. 7. p. I. this
morning. at the closing session or
the state convention being held in
connection with the Baptist encamp-
ment at Virginia Beach. Five hum
dred attended the final session.
other officers named are Vice PresI-
dents. G. F. Poteat. Norton; c. A.
Hutchinson. Marion; A. W. Garner,
Roanoke; Percy r.. Monroe, Lynch.
burg: ]. d. Bailey, Portsmouth; r..
e. Fenwick. Falls Church, Va. and
Rev. n. T. Hays. Pendleton.
Miss Gladys whitaker of Roanoke.
was chosen as secretary. Rev: E. T.
rotary for this year. u. F. Reynolds
Of Richmond. was elected as the B.
Y. p. U. treasurer.
Upon the close Of the B. 7. p. U.
convention the conference Of organ
ized workers that will last through
tomorrow opened.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
AUTO THEFTS DOUBLE.
Figures for First Six Months of
Year Show Recoveries Increase.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special nsJAtch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. July s-The
auto thief is still doing Il ffourishing
business. While. in comparison with
the number of cars reported stolen
each day, the recoveries are greater
than ever before. the fact remains
that the auto thief is operating with
much success.
Figures for the first six months of
this year show that 5l0 automobiles
have been stolen. nearly twice the
number driven off during the corre-
spending period last year. Reports
of recoveries show that OF this num-
Der 4SS automobiles have been locat-
ed and restored to their own~r<
forty-seven being unaccounted for.
At this time last year a total of 215
machines had been reported stolen
and only forty recovered.
BootleeEers and JOY riders are
blamed by police for the large num-
ber of thefts and also are responsible
for the large number of recoveries
1t is seldom that either "A bootlegger
OF joy rider will keep stolen ma
chine longer than Two hours and b..
generally abandons ii within the cit,
limits.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July s.-Bail
bond in the sum OF 5000 was fur
nished by W. Alfred Waters last
night for his appearance in the Dis
trict Of Columbia court Waters was
taken In custody here q few weeks
ago and held in the Alexandria Jail
in connection with the investigation
being made by the Washington au-
thorities into the fatal etabbing of
Louis B. Mccormack OF Washington,
which occurred June II on the
steamer Charles Manchester. The
amount of bond was fixed by Judge
D. Lawrence Groner in the United
States court for the eastern district
OF Virginia 1t was given before
United States Commissioner William
P. Woolis. Attorney Edmund Burke
appeared here In the interest Of
windsor, William r. Pullman and Err
win Roberts.
The Alexandra Motor Bus Line,
Inc, which operates between this city
and Washington, has reorganized, with
the election of officers. as follows:
DR.. c. e. Outcalt. president: Kenneth
Aitcheson, secretary: II. Noel Garner.
treasurer. l.. w. Selfe. Baltimore. is
acting general manager.
This concern has just added three
new busses to its Meet. and expects
shortly to procure others. The COM
pany now has a total of nine busses.
Services tomorrow and next sunday
will be conducted by Rev. c. H.
Nabers, Camden, Ark; Sunday, July
2s, by Rev. Maxwell Cornelius, New
Bethlehem, Pa. and July 80. by Rev.
E. NJ. Delaney. Lynchburg. Va.
Mrs. Alice Gregory Herbert. widow
of Col. Arthur Herbert, died yesterday
afternoon at her residence. Muckross.
Seminary Xiii.
about three miles west OF Alexandra.
Mrs. Herbert had been in declining
health since last spring. She is sur
vived by five daughters. Mrs. John D.
Hooe. warrenton. Va; Mrs. J. H. Nc
Cauley. Laurel. Nd: Mrs. Robert P.
Marianne Herbert and Miss Florence
Herbert Of Seminary Hill.
Her funeral will take place at 5
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
chapel Of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary and burial will be in Ivy
Hill cemetery. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. s. A. Wallis: The
Archie R. Hoxtoh, George c. Stuart,
Frank L. Dainsertieid, S. Cooper Daw-
son. Arthur H. Bryant. c. S. Taylor
Burke and Gardner L. Boothe.
James Gardner orrtson. forty-two
years old. died late Thursday night
at the resluence OF nis SISTER, Mrs
Ethelbert Tatspaugh, whom he was
visiting. Mr.. Orrison had been in de-
clining health for several years bnd
only a few weeks ago paid a vist to
his sister. His condition became grave
a few days ago. The deceased was q
civil engineer by profession and lived
at Clarendon. Arlington county. Be-
sides his wife and one child, he is
survived by his sister. Mrs. Tats-
paugh, Of II Mount Vernon boule-
ward. Rosemont. and by four brothers.
He was a son Of the late Samuel and
Mar garet Orrison OF LeesburE and
was d native OF Leesburg. His funeral
will take place at 2 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon at that town.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
"P0P" BOTTLE, THROWN
AT BALL PARK, HURTS 2
Alleged Hurler Released on $500
Bond-Griffth Acts to Pre-
vent Repetition.

. Throwing of a pop" bottle by
spectator at the Washington base ball
park yesterday netted injuries to
Edward Jordan, thirty years old. OF
Clarendon, Va, assistant business
manager of the ball park. and James
G. Craig, twenty-five years old. 1875
10th street northwest, a spectator
II landed Earl Jennings Brown.
twenty-four years old. 1900 Rhode
Island avenue northwest. in the lock-
UP. charged with throwing the bottle
which caused the injuries.
1t brought forth an edict from Man
ager Griffith of the ball team. ban
ming bottles from the upper tier of
seats. and eventually from the lower
tier. thus preventing repetition by
stopping the cause at the source.
Headquarters Detectives DarnalI
and Sprfneman arrested Brown. and
charged LIN with assault with a
dangerous weapon. According to the
police Jordan went into the stand TO
recover a bali. the crowd jeered him.
and a pop bottle shot forth, ricochet-
ing of his head to Craig.
Earl Brown a3pes red in Police Court
today and demanded d jury trial. He
pleaded NOT guilty and was released
on bond of $500. His case was set
for July 81.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
VALERA'S CAPTURE
ISBEL|EVED NEAR
Sim fein Chief to Be Re-
leased if Caught, Reports
Predict.
BY the Associa ted Press.

LONDON, July S.-Chief interest in
the Irish situation for the moment
centers in the operations in the
Blessing,on district, fifteen miles
south of Dublin. in County Wicklow,
owing to the supposition that Eamonn
De Valera In with the irregular
forces there. The republicans are
tightly inclosed within a ring Of
national troops and announcement of
the final success of the government
forces is awaited with considerable
confidence.
Erskine Childers, one of De Valera s
main supporters and recently report
ed as commanding the rebels in the
area south Of Dublin, is said by the
correspondent of the Daily Mirror to
have been badly wounded.
The Dublin correspondent of the
Daily Express declares several hun
dred prisoners already have been
taken land that several lorry loads
of wounded were sent to the capital.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
claims the nationals can carry the
rebel position at Blessington at any
time. but may delay the final opera
tions to prevent as much bloodshed
las possible.
Release Is Predicted.
The question of what the provision
al government will do with De Valera,
if he is captured. is raised by the
Daily Mails Dublin correspondent,
who expresses the opinion that it will
merely detain him q while. releasing
him for the first meeting OF the new
parliament.
The writer adds that it is scarcely
necessary for the republican leader to
hide. as the government does not plan
severe punishment for any of the
chiefs of the irregular movement He
points out that Art O'Brien and Sean
OKelly before being freed were fined
only Ave shillings each to pay their
nights keep.
Among the reports from the prov
inces is an account of a skirmish at
keAdew. County Roscommon. in which
six irreGulars were killed. Another
fight was reported in progress last
tight around Skeogh House, on the
Donegal bordGI. where 200 Free
Staters were said to be besieging q
party OF irreEuiars.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
MARKET FLOWERS BY PLANE.

Information that Dutch florists have
adopted the expedient Of sending their
fiowers daily TO the London market
by airplane has bsen received by the
Department OF Commerce from Trade
Commissioner Howard w. Adams.
The Hague. The flowers are cut at
night, packed early next morning.
and sent by motor-car from the Bos-
koop flower growing district to the
wAalhaven aerodome. near Rotter-
dam, They arrive at Croydon, Eng
land. at 1880 pm. and from there are
dispatch by motor-car to the Lon
don florists. Boskoop flowers are
the London and Dutch shops. About
10 Kilograms Of flowers per day are
to be Transported in this way.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
PRESIDENT MAY GET
HOME LATE TODAY
Coal Strike Expected to Re-
ceiye First Attention After
Week Away.
By the Assecja TED Press

ny tue ABs9c1ate0 freo.
EN- ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT
HARDING. Uniontown, Pa. July g.
After q weeks absence from the
White House, President Harding sx-
pected today to be back in Wash
ington by evening. A 225-mile auto
mobile ride. most Of 1t up and down
mountains, faced him a. he. early to-
day, left the hotel near Uniontown
where he spent last night after an
all-day drive from Columbus.
Refreshed by his weeks vacation,
the President was ready to again
plunge into the direction Of the gov
ernments affairs. 1t is expected that
his attention, On his return to the
White House, will nrst be directed to
the coal strike. Negotiations between
operators and representatives, OF
striking miners having come to =
halt pending Mr.. HardinE's return: NJ !.
in getting frst-hand reports from
Secretaries Hoover and Davis as to
the status Of affairs.
Informed Fron Capital.
While away from Washington. the
President has received Information
from the capital on the subject. and
while in Marion and Columbus. dis
cussed the situation with Attorney
General Daugherty, but it IL said Mr..
Harding as yet has not determined
what course to pursue.
Part of yesterdays ride from the
Ohio capital to Uniontown was
through coal mining sections anectso
by the strike. All along the road the
miners lining the roadway joining In
giving him an ovation as he passed. d.
President Harding plans to stop al
Hagerstown, Md, to be guest OF tne
Maryland state republican commiteee
at a rally which will be held At the
Hagerstown Country Club.
Urges Peoples Service.
Speaking at Muskingum college.
which conferred the honorary degree
Of doctor of laws upon him. the Presi-
dent declared yesterday: lt Is up
to the people of America not only to
tranquilize themselves and get on
the right track. but to point the way
to the world and help it get on it's
feet again"
Muskirgum College, which Is a
United Presbyterian institution. In
1887 absorbed Ohio Central College.
which the President attended as
student Recalling the forty-four
years since he attended Ohio Central
College at Iberia. Ohio. near his home,
the President remarked:
IF | knew as much today as
thought / did then I would fear none
Of the problems that confront me-"
The degree was conferred in a hol-
low near the college spring. with
1000 or more persons grouped about
on the hilleides.
Mr. Harding urged the students to
remember in their preparations for
life that service is the greatest COM
panion that can come to man. No
life is worth while that is not life
OF service, he added.