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Evening star., 1923-06-07
Abolition Of Bands Af0ot Seen
rs Radio Music Is Perfected

on the telegraph poles will sound the
death knell of the marching band.
These little horns are nothing
more or less than telephone, ampli-
hers. They have been erected at in
tervals all along Pennsylvania avenue
from Capitol to White House-along
the Road to Mecca" and even into
the Garden Of Allah"
Pour Out Flood of Music.
When they are turned on they flood
the thoroughfare from end to end
with the melody of brass band, of
chanting chorus, of prfma donna, or
whatever form of music the ampIify-
ing station may transmit. By night.
these horns are furnishing music for
the greatest outdoor balls ever held In
America mile OF dancing people.
It fs claimed that in the future a
set of ampliffers strung along the
route OF any great parade can fur
nish the marching soldiers orr
Shriners, as the case may be, with
continuous music from one end of the
route of march to the other. There
would be no intervals of silence
either Tor the marchers or the spec,
tators. Two bands playing alternate
ly at the service station" would fur
nish the martial strains for a dozen
divisions
The Shriners who are devoted to
their bands shake their heads at the
idea. They say that never SO long
as the Shrine lives will the band be
passe. 1t is an integral part OF this
playground of Masonry" and with
out it a conclave would be too dEab
for any possible use.
Besides all this the Shriner bands
hAve not confined their efforts to the
pazades. They have blared by day
and by night all over the town, and
ha,ve given that air of gayety to the
coI.ysention which every Shriner Graves
an& must have.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-06-07
DECLARES M0RSES .
PLANNED INCREASE
Sought New Contracts Early,
Former Fleet Corporation
IT, Agent Says.

Testimony tending to show that the
Niorses were seeking additional con-
tracts to build ships before they had
laid single keel under the first con-
tract for twelve vessels at the Vir"
ginia Shipbuflding Company's plant al
Alexandria was introduced by the
government today at the trial OF
Charles W. Morse, his three sons and
four others. before Justice Stafford, in
Criminal Division I.
= Sidney G. jerks, former district Off
Ger of the Fleet Corporation in 1918,
told of a conference with Charles w.
Morse. Benjamin w. Morse and a man
named Wallace. plant superintendent
of, the company. in May. 1915. while
he was inspecting the progress OF the
work on the plant.
PraDOSed Increase.
,Jenks said the Morses told him
they intended to increase the capac-
itY of the plant and exhibited to him
q ;,hlue print known in Shipbuildlns
narlance as a Launching program.
This indicated the Morses eontem-
plated an Increase of the number OF
ways from four to eight. They asked
the witness. he said. to recommend to
his superior officials that they be
given contracts for thirty-siX more
boats, declaring they could complete
them in 1920. Mr.. jerks said he told
them IT would be a physical inpos-
sibility to build Il at number of YES
selS within the time stated because Of
labor conditions.
On crosS-eXamination the witness
admitted that the needs of the gov
e1nment for ships was pressing at
that time and that the MOrses stated
they had scouts out coralling the ne
ceSsary labor. He could not recall
whether he had pra ised the MOrses for
the manner i'll which the plant had
been constructed.
Completed Nine Ships.
David G. Anderson. district manager
ct baltimore in 1919 and 1920, told Of
the completion of nine of the twelve
vessels by the MorseS. under the first
contract with the Virginia Shipbuild-
ing Company. He gave the names of
the vessels and the dates Of their de-
livery to the Shipping Board.
William j. Martin. former treas
ufer of the Virginia Shipbuuding
Cempany. testified that on the books
of the company Charles w. Morse
was TO receive a salary of $36.0o0,
Jahlin w. Morse, $4,000; L. A. Morse
and II. F. Morse, each $4,000, and
Rupert Much. $4,000. Martin got
$4,000 in salary and s12.500 bonus in
the eleven months he was with the
Company. he testified.
The witness also told of the issue
Of stock certificates of S4.0G0000 to
the United States Steamship Com
pany and of conversation with
Charles ". Morse in relation thereto
The conversation he placed as in
February, 1919. but, on cross S-eXapi-
nation. after seeing the stock book.
the witness changed his testimony
TO March of that year. He also made
corrections of other statements in
his direct evidence and was allowed TO
leave the stand after declaring that
he. could not even swear he had the
stated conversation with Charles w.
Morse.
Evening star., 1923-06-07

The Shriners ,convention has wit
messed a clash of the picturesque
present with the drab possibilities of
the utilitarian future. For days the
National Capital has. reVesed in the
martial music of. marching bands.
For days the capital has gazsd In ad-
miring wonder at the grandeur and
grace of some of the most magnifi-
cent specimens Of the species drum
major that ever set foot ON the his
-toric ground of Pennsylvania avenue.
Comets, .trombones-s such as Presi-
dent Harding used to play in the
Marion Silver Cornet Band tubas,
French horns. saxophones and throb-
bing drums have filled the air. with
melody ever since the ShrineTS first
began to arrive on Sunday last.
But on each temporary telegraph
pole that these premier bands of the
nation have passed as they swung
along the Avenue there has be sn a
. tiny cornucopia of a horn w hich
threatens at some time or other 10
obliterate the marching band from
the face OF the earth. 1t is frf,uy
admitted, that that time mast be a
long way off. The marching, band is
too inspiring a sight to the present
generation ever to have 1t done away
with. Under the spell of the march
ing band men have enlisted i'll ar
mes and died upon the field of battle.
Would Miss Drum Major.
Never was there patriot but whose
blood has been sent tingling a little
faster through his veins under the
spell ofIhet marching band. Further
more, It seems almost sacrilege that
the grandfose drum major handed
down through generations, the proud
est of the proud, should ever be cast
into the discard, no longer to strut
his stuff at the head Of marching
column.
Yet, there is always the utilitarian
future to be dealt with. Much of the
picturesque in life already has yielded
to this IneXorable influence. Crino-
line Will return no more. The horse
and buggy to many persons is but d
memory, and to the younger city gen.
GRAFTON is almost a myth. Recently
school teacher asked his class if
any of them knew what a dipper was
Not three out of fifty could answer
in the affirmative.
Therefore, despite all the resistance
that such suggestion naturally in
spires, there is ground for the belief
that sooner or later the little horns
Evening star., 1923-06-07
Political Whips
RULES OF BEHAVIOR
OF GEN. WASHINGTON
from the Kansas CITY Times

From the Kansas City Times.
The rules of civility Of George
Washington. written by him when he
was fifteen years old. are preserved
in the archives in Washington. The
following are extracts from them:
Every action done In company ought
to be with some sign of respect to
those that are present.
In the presence Of others sing not
to yourself with a humming noise or
drum with your fingers or feet
When you sit down, keep your feet
firm and even, without putting one
on the other or crossing them.
Undertake not to teach your equal
In the art himself processes; it savors
of arrogancy.
Give not advice without being asked
and when desired do 1t briefly.
1t Is unbecoming to stoop much to
ones meat. Keep your fingers clean
and when foul wipe them on the cor
ner of your table napkin.
Labor to keep alive in your breast
that little spark of celestial fire called
conscience.
Evening star., 1923-06-07

tons as TO the kind and mode oi
guarantees which she is in q position
to offer. the German government pro-
poses the following as part Of a definite
Preparations settlement:
"(a) The railway system of the
reich. with all its appurtenanees. will!
be detached from the other state
property and held as q separate fund
the accounts of which would be indie
pendent Of the general financial ad-
ministration and under its own con.
troll: and obligations will be issued az
10 the amount OF 10,0eo.0o9,0 600 gold
marks, with a direct first charge OF
the assets Of this administration and
carrying interest at per cent az
from July /, 1927. thus securing an
annual payment of soc, ,000,e gold
marks.
Guaranteed by Business.
"Cb) To secure a further annual
payment of 100000. 900 gold marks as
from July !. 1897. the German gov
ernment will at once subject the en-
tire business industry, banking, trade
traffic and agriculture of the coun-
try to a guarantee in the form of a
first mortgage of 10000 100000 gold
marks on the real estate. whether
buildings, dwellings, lands or for
ests. The annual dues OF 1000, ,6o0
gold marks will be levied either fndi-
rectly in the form of a general tax
on all classes of property or on the
specific objects Of the mortgage.
"(c) In addition. the German gov
ernment will pledge as security the
customs on imports of consumable ar
ticles other than necessaries, the ex-
else on tobacco. beer, wine and sugar,
and the receipts Of the spirits mo-
nopoly. On the average Of the years
preceding the war these customs and
excise receipts reached about 500 ,000,-
600 marks. Their yield in gold marks
now has fallen to one-quarter. On ac-
count of the loss of territory and
population and reduced consumption.
With the recovery of the economic ac-
tivity of Germany it will automati-
cally increase.
For New Conference.
IN conclusion the German govern
ment feels that it must lay emphasis
on the followinG: in a matter so
vast and complicated real progress
cannot be made by the exchange of
written documents. but can only be
achieved by word of mouth at the
conference table.
'GeTmans capacity TO pay depends
on the character Of the settlement as
whole. A method of payment can
only be arranged in direct consulta-
tion with those who are to receive
payment. The guarantees can only
be worked out in detail with the COL
laboration Of those whom they are
intended to serve.
For the solution of all these ques-
tions oral discussion is essential
Germany acknowledges her liability to
make reparation. The German gov
ernment repeats its request that a
conference be summoned to decide
how 1T may best discharge it,"
Evening star., 1923-06-07
SOVIET IS BETTER
THAN CAR, HE SAYS
Senator Wheeler Regards
Russian Peoples Condition
Greatly Improved,

The Russian people generally are
better off today under the soviet gov
ernment than they were at any time
under the czar, is the opinion of Sena-
tor Burton K. Wheeler of Montana,
who, with Mrs, Wheeler, has recently
returned to this country after a visit
to Russia. They are in Washington
for a few days.
Furthermore, Senator Wheeler is of
the opinion that the soviet govern
ment is in control and will remain in
control OF Russia. through,its efficient
and we'll trained army OF 100000 men.
Says Conditions are Stable.
Conditions in Russia. he said. are
growing more and more stable. Sena-
tor Wheeler, like Senator Borah of
Idaho, believes that the United States
should recognize the Russian govern
hold such recognition, he said, is an
act of injustice to the Russian, people
and contrary to the enlightened prin-
ciples which have held sway in this
country.
Senator Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler
, were given every opportunity to OBJ
serve conditions in Russia They
were in both Petrograd and Moscow
and found that the daily life in the
big Russian cities is very much like
that in other European cities The
shops are thriving, and it is possible
to purchase almost anything desired
if you have the price. As matter
of fact, prices for many things in
Russia are less than are charged in
the United States.
American Methods Copied.
The Russians. he said, are desirous
of establishing friendly relations with
the United States and American meth
ods are heing copied in Moscow and
Petrograd Senator Wheeler said he
was informed by officials of the soviet
government that efforts would be
made to meet the wishes of the Amer
lean State Department in the matter
of recognition if an opportunity was
presented. 1t would be willing. 1T is
said, to take UP matters Of the Rus
sian debt to this country and pro-
lection of American rights.
Comments on Church Trials.
Senator wheeler was in Russia dur
ing the church trials and gave ii as
his opinion that the attitude OF the
Russian government was not to be
considered that of religious persecu-
tion. The people, he said. are, on the
whole. very religious, and 1t would
pose religion. He> said that at one
of the church services he and Mrs.
Wheeler attended there were at least
L. 900 persons present.
Grating in the government service,
Senator Wheeler said. is punished by
death. Under the old regime such
grating was very common.
Evening star., 1923-06-07

.(Continued from First -Page.)
Ben Ali Temple of Sacramento; Calf,
ransa,fon from the San Francisco
aoIpen tfon during the past year. was
erantet.t charter as had been ex-
peGteo' ,pplication for dispensatfon,
.,b;nb g S.re refused by the council
todav W, S-e: Ali Calm Temple. Cum
herIand sor It'd; Tadmor Temple. Akron,
Ohio: Kt dra Temple. Kansas City;
Rams; takalia -, Temp,ei Tannis, GS4ne,l ottum.
B,uiiIc isa Iowa: isinbad Temple. Danville,
fu. Mn' Iericho ). Temple. Johnstown, Pa. !;
0;b f.ahan Tample. Fort Dodge, Idaho.
Tha Imperi.A Council. entering upon
fta third and ast DAY session. io ot .ook
up mnncarni,ta' amendments to the
1eIrs ~ the InSn erial Council. 1t ad-
iaW iiaed for lu a, III and was to con-
JT'ian jts forty-n inth annual session
this afternoon
Indorse !T T,thers' BILL
oIrfion in t, -oduced by Ernest
e,1tos If New OrIs ans. indorslng the
Sterling -Towner tuA l pehoihs G'etoie
Congress, ,"st a ca ulpaign to obtain
sacond Canadian Imperial poeen-
tate Of the Mystic { O rine in the ms
tory Of the order ati. ,os IAee',he &c ,hs Sen Yes
terday aStiyn OF here from III ne temples in
CensIa Censa1 having a TnemA ership of &C.,
600. --.-,..sx ,,vss bald AZ
II yattS.s Theater, indorsed for the po-
sitiori OF Imperial, outer ls1 lard at next
years convention st Kais sas CITY: j.
fred Reid of Mocha Temio te. London,
Ontario. The imperial on or guard.
nccording TO custom, wiA un .ab''ut
e:even Years, becomes iinpe.h al poten-
f.f d Nv raYlceT1ent. - +
The previous Canadian : imperial
notentate Of the Mystic Sh q ne was
Henry A. Collins of Rameses, Temple
of Toronto, who ruled thes Mystic
Shrine In 1906. w -, s---%
Evening star., 1923-06-07
IN HENDERSON HOUSE.

The French embassy at present is
located at 2460 18th street, In a house
owned by Mrs. John B. Henderson.
The street property owned by the
embassy is located just west of 23rd
street, near the home of former Presi-
dent Wilson, and almost opposite a
plot of ground owned by the German
government.
The S street site is not improved
although plans for an embassy build
ing had been drawn by an architect
some time ago. Ambassador Jusserand
did not fully approve them, and ac-
cordingly building work was never
actually started,
The Netherlands legation is occupy
ing a beautiful building at 18th and
Euclid streets, and the proposed new
site for the French embassy will be
opposite this legation.
Evening star., 1923-06-07
FRANCE WILL BUY
D. c. EMBASSY SITE
Bill in Parliament Asks
S185,000 for 18th and
Euclid Property.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. June THE purchase OF a
new site for the French embassy in
Washington is proposed by the gov
ernment in a bill sent to parliament
today. 1t is explained that site
owned by the government on S street
now considered unsuitable. will be
sold for SlS5,000, and a new site at
18th and Euclid streets bought for
the same amount. The purchase, the
government says. GENES las a favor"
by the seller as the site is worth
much more.
Evening star., 1923-06-07
VAR RECORD WINS CLEME7NCY
FOR PEDDLERS WITHOUT LICENSE

A hard luck" story whispered to
day 10 Assistant Corporation Counsel
T. Gillispie Walsh by Max Cats,
Henry Levine. Irving Gendel and NJ.
6. Coler. four overseas veterans, ar
rested for peddling Shrine souvenirs
without a license, saved each Of them
S33 of the SIS they ha6 previously de-
POSTED as collateral.s
The SIS collateral put up by each
of the men who came here from New
York, represented the maximum of
their financial standing, and when
their trial in Police Court was de-
ferred for a day, they were forced 10
of the parks.
The souvenir vendors appeared be-
fore Mr.. Walsh this morning. produc-
ed discharge papers indicating their
Evening star., 1923-06-07
Decline of Births
Marked by Death
Increase in u. S.

A decline in the birth rate and a
slight increase in the death rate
in 1922 vas shown in provisional
census bureau figures for the year
announced today by the Depart
ment of Commerce.
For the twenty-four states re-
porting birth figures the rate for
1922 was 22.7 for each 1000 of,
population against a rate of 24.4
for 1921. For thirty-th1ee states
the death rate last year was 11.9
against 11.6 for 1921.
North Carolina reported the
highest birth rate. 30.2, while a
rate of Is for the state of Wash
ington was the lowest. Death
rates in the thirty-three states
ranged rom lat for Maine to
81 for Idaho.
Evening star., 1923-06-07
NO REPORT IN z DAYS
REGARDING CAPTlVES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, June Z. Forty-eight
hours have passed since any report
on developments In the negotiations
for release Of eight foreigners held
by bandits on PaotZuku mountain
has been received from newspapers
and press association correspondents
at Tsao Chwang, where the parleys
are being conducted.
The only word from Tsao Chwane
early today was a private. message
saying that the negotiations were
progressing favorably."
Evening star., 1923-06-07
RAW SUGAR STEADY.
Futures Show Gains in Trading and
Then Slump. .--z.-z...

NEW YORK, June, 1.-THE early;
raw sugar market was steady and
unchanged at 6M cost and freight.
equal to S.16 for centrifugal, while
Porto Ricos were quoted 1-164acent
below this level or at $40 for oea-
trifugal. There were. sales or 81, ,0Dos
bags OF Cubas and 1900 bags 'of
Porto Ricos for June shipment. -,
Raw sugar futures opened steady
with active positions showing gains.
of 2 to s points on buying said to:be
against sales OF spot After this!
early buying movement had su ubsfded-
prices broke under renewed nduisaa- :
tion, prompted by reports of an un--
settled market in the United King
dom. Prices at midday were 4;to .
points net lowegs - I.l:-.,sss....ssss.
Evening star., 1923-06-07
100 SHRINE BANDS
IN BIGGEST CONCERT
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Continued from First Page.)
thousands of late corners TO the concert
were attempting to push their way into
the ball park. These latter arrived to
find the whole affair over, and were a
much disappointed lot.
Rainbow Hues In Sunlight.
The Snstrumentalists made a pleasing
sight as they stood IN their Informs of
every hue of the rainbow beneath the
not sun. their brass Instruments flashing
IN the bright rays. 1t is no easy job TO
play Sousa march through twice
unoer any circumstances. and when the
thlnS is done in the middle of a ball
park, beneath Il torrid summer sun, it
Is Il real physical feat, to say nothing
of the musical end OF ii.
The various bands. under the lead
ership of the two conductors, played
as a unit. demonstrating ability of
the nrst order in a difficult sort of
work. Those in the great audience
VINO had expected something almost
supernatural were disappointed, per
haps. for the music sounded just what
II was-that from a tremendously
large band. Playing in the outdoors
the thrill of the volume OF the music
was lost. to some extent. the resultant
being something like that achieved
by sousa's Band when playing in a
theater
Tremendous Ciimnxes.
The climaNes. however, were tre-
mendous in their strength and vfgor,
and no amount of outdoor space to be
filleo by the sound could detract from
the sense of greatness and the in
sPiration of the marches
The massed band concert, while
wonderful. as a whole, demonstrates ed
anew what any music lover knows
at mum bers do not make music and
that quantity of sound will never re-
place quality.
1t is a safe bet that Lieut. Sousa
could personally select a band of 100
pieces from the great crowd of play
ers which he led today and shortly
weld them into band which could
with the exception of mere VOL
ume-outplay a band 100 times as
big as the record-breaking aggre-
cation which he did lead
Evening star., 1923-06-07
MAN AND WIFE, SLAYERS
OF 80, TO DIE BY SHOOTING
Couple in Moscow Sentenced to Be
Executed Within 72 Hours,
Following Conviction.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MOSCOW. June 7.-vasili Komaroff.
convicted Of the murder of thirty
three persons, and his wife. as his
accomplice. were sentenced today to
be shot within seventy-two hours.
Neither betrayed any notion as the
sentence was passed, Vat there was
loud applause from the crowd in the
courtroom and cries that the sentence
Should be carried into effect imme-
diately instead of waiting seventy
two hours.
Evening star., 1923-06-07
Rather Expressive.
rom the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Rastus-You amt such q much
Martha-Wen, you amt anything
to wrife home about, 'ceptn on paper
with black edges. -,
Evening star., 1923-06-07

service in Belleauwood, Chateau
Thierry and other world war battles,
and told their story of htrdship and
deprivation. 1t appealed to the as
sistant corporation counsel and he
ordered the return of s23 to- each of
the men. with the understanding that
they were to take the first teain out
OF the city.
H. Kramer OF Washington n and
L. Cominsky of New York, arrested
for the same offense, also we're al
lowed to forfeit SO of the s25' they
had deposited as collateral in. the
police station.
Evening star., 1923-06-07

There are many people who say
just +-naI they think. In fact they
ape more numerous than popular.
Evening star., 1923-06-07
NEW GERMAN NOTE
HANDED TO ALLIES,
PLEDGES AkNUlTIES

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-06-07

The pearl fishing season in Ce,1on
only lasts twenty-five days, and IN
ing that period as many as $4,000, ,U\a)
oysters are brought to the surface
Evening star., 1923-06-07
SECRETARY DAVIS SPEAKS
), BEFORE THE SHRlNERS

p. 6Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-08-06

to come out. AS soon as you get
square something breaks on you and
there's another repair bill. Give me
another mans car under me and my
pay Saturday night"
"Oh we'll. there's the independence
of IT." said Greg.
ITO hell with independence! Inde-
pendence don't pay no repair bills!
When the tires were fixed Blossom
desired to borrow a pump. AS he got
it from under his front seat Greg saw
what had escaped his notice before,
little label pasted on his wind
shield on a line level with the eyes
of any one who should sit at the
whsel. On it was written in bold
characters:
Seek and ye shall find
Greg grinned to himself in high
Sa abstraction. She had her wits about
her! Handing over the pump to
Blossom, he returned to his car and
proceeded to make thorough search.
found small hard object wrapped in
, bit of paper. The paper opened in
his hand. and his astonished eyes be-
held beautiful platinum corsage pin
set with dozen cleaning diamonds.
Workmanship and stones were OF the
: finest; a glance told him II was worth
. hundreds of dollars. There was more
writing on the inside of this paper:
This is for necessary expenses.
Pawn it. l. am going back to the
hotel"
An exclamation from Blossom caused
Greg to look up. He dropped the pin
in his pocket. Another man had en-
tered the taxi yard. Greg's attention
,, was first caught by the suit he wore.
1t had a strangely familiar look. 1t
was one of his own. The wearer was
! no other than Hickey Mech.
Well. I'm damned"' said Greg in
voluntarily. 49,.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
GEN. E. B. MOSELY DEAD.

Los ANGELES. August 6-BriC.
Gen. Edward B. Mosely, seventy
seven. retired United States Army
physician, died here after an illness
of several months. Gen. MosIey
served in the Army thirty years, much
of that time in frontier campaigns
and in the Philippines. The body
will be taken to San Francisco for
burial in the Presidio cemetery. He
is survived by q widow and two
daughterS