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Evening star., 1923-03-02
FLASH OF $1,000 BILL
EXCITES SPECTATOR
Police. on Jump, Respond to Hurry
Call Only to Find Joke
Victim.

Anybody can get thrill out OF see
ing some one display one-thouSand
dollar bill In u public place, but i.
customer In the LiEgett drug store at
10Th and G streets northwest was so
moved by the sight of one that he
called for an army OF detectives from
headquarters, and they went there
post haste, thinking they might get a
line on the thief who Is alleged to
have stolen $4,000 from under the
pillow OF Louis F'ichaudlcr Of New
York, a. he reposed in = railroad
sleeper. After Investigation II de-
reloped that the only one who got Il
thrill was the man who saw the bill
displayed.
Two bank runners went into the
place to purchase Il drink, and while
buying Il check from the cashier
ono OF them flashed the one-thou-
sand-doliar bill as IL joke. q GUS
TONER had read Of the theft, and I'M
!nediately called police headquarters
from which were dispatched With all
possible speed Detectives Sweeney
Waldron and Spriugmann.
t'ichardler did not su to his an
rounced destination. Savannah. Ga.
following his reported loss The po-
iice said that he wired his partner
~ New York of his trouble, and inn
rledtately returned home. Inspector
Grant today wired the New York
police TO seek AID in discovering who
got the money
Evening star., 1923-03-02
WRITING IN SKY
TOBE SHOWN HERE
Flyer Will Festoon Air With
Letters 10000 Feet
Above Ground.

One OF modern aviation latest
hair-raisers Will be exhibited 10000
feet above Washington tomorrow.
when Capt. Dere!l Shepperson, for
merry OF the British Royal Flying
Corps. will make an airplane write
q message in the sky to the folks Of
the National Capital. Dense smoke
VIII be the birdsnan's lead"
Morning and afternoon, Capt. Shep-
person will hop OFF, IN his SE-5 and
ascend 10 an altitude of 10000 feet.
There he viii have his machine ex-
hale, by means of a patented process,
a quantity Of heavy smoke through a
small pipe. BY manipulating his ma
chine carefully, which merely includes
half a dozen lo6p-the-loops, sprinkled
have il write the name Of 4 cigarette
IN the clouds.
To Cover Four Miles.
Each letter will be half q mile vide
and the two words will occupy L space
four miles long. The process will
take about six minutes and ap-
proximately s0,000.000 cubic feet OF
smoke viii be used in the process
Sky writing as the stunt IS called
vas first tried cut in New York last
January. Since then about forty
demonstrations have been given 0nd
all were successful Washington is
the third city 10 be visited by the
flyer
The time OF Capt Shepperson'
stunt will depend upon the weather
He will wait until the atIno osphere is
clear and give demonstration both
morning and afternoon. II 1t Is
cloudy he will postpone the fight
until the first clear day.
Evening star., 1923-03-02

tion to the school measure in it's
amended form.
so far as I am able to Judge con-
cerning the attitude Of those who
may be denominated school officials,
| there Is absolutely no opposition to
! the proposed amendments, and we
should be glad to have those amen
ments passed" said Acting Supt. of
Schools Kramer.
+. E. Lucas, chairman of the legis-
lative committee of the High School
Teachers Association, said: $50 far
as I know, the high school teachers
are unanimously in favor Of the bill
IS reported by the House District
committee and hope for it's passage.
We hope also that there will be no
cut in the salaries of any school Of
| fetal as proposed in the original bill"
Grade Teachers Back 1t.
"As far as know the grade teach
ers are unanimous in their support
of the bill as reported by the House
District committee" declared Miss NJ.
Gertrude Young. principal of the Pea
body-Hilton group school.
Edith Compton Paul, chairman of
the federated committees OF Teach
ers' Union. issued the following
statement: '"rhe teachers of Wash
ington are in favor of the most lib
eral salary provisions that can be
made for the officials of the school
system in order that the highest
type Of men and women may conduct
| the business Of our schools. They
| have always supported the highest
! salaries of the bill for school Of
| fcials."
"I have been in close touch with the
officials and teachers" said Allan pa
Wis, president of the teachers council
| "and know of no material difference
| of opinion with regard to the passage
cf the. bill and the House amend
ments."
Evening star., 1923-03-02
FAILS TO EVOLVE
PLAN TO PAY u. S.
Allied Parley Sees No |mme.
diate Hope for Getting
! Rhine Army Expenses.
BLAME PUT ON GERMANY
Regular Payments on Reparations
Account Seen as Only
Solution.
BY the A ssociAted Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
PARIS, March e.--The belief ti.at
the United States could be easily
reimbursed for the cost OF its Rhine
Army If only Germany would pay
considerable sums regularly on til'. rep:t-
iations account, was generaNy *
pressed at Yesterdays conference be
rween Eliot Wadsworth. assistant
secretary OF the Treasury. and the
financial representatives of the allied
governments
The possibility OF payments in casa
or in credits, It was learned today,
were examined from every point OF
view. However, the spokesmen for
france, Great Britain and Italy could
not suggest = way TO compel tfe--
many to pay until the present cor
trovers!es have been sett.ed. Mean
while, IL was pointed OUT, Gierinany
has suspended payrn entS 10 the allies
and there Is no immediate prospect Of
Aither money or goods with which the
United States might be paid.
Spirit OF Harmony.
Tho spirit OF the conference was
one of harmony, and an curnest effort
% seek means OF satisfying the
American claims is said to have been
made.
There was no suggestion that the
American government should nego-
Liate directly with Germany or this
subject. Furthermore. It was under
stood by the members OF the confer
ance that German property seques
tered In the United states was reserx-
I'D 20 satisfy the claims CT American
citizens against Germany and could
not be applied 70 tho cost OF the
army OF occupation.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
DEFINING AN AMERICAN.
Practical in Enthusiasm and En-
+hnsiastic in Practice.

"The American is tho one man In
the world who is equally a practical
enthusiast and an enthusiast IN prac-
ticaiity." says Franklin II. GiddinEs,
nrofessor Of sociology at Columbia
iTniversity in an article. Making the
American Mold" in Our World.
The reason why we don't all pro-
claim what an American ia instead
~ tryine to find q different definition,
IN hecause of the way We have been
brought up and the things We have
bean taught. Prof. Giddings main
I'VE don't quite like the answer to
what is an Americana It doesn't
nound heroic, nor unattatnably ethical.
We are not quite sure that 1t is gen.
teei. or, for that matter, respectable.
We even suffer from a suspicion
that It is materialistic; Grace defend
us!" declares Prof. Giddings.
Tho Americans enthusiasms are
sincere, countless and all-embracing.
and they have quality as unmis-
taxable a. Spanish courtesy; but his
instinots and habits are practical,
and hio way Of being nraotical 10 "as
characteristic AZ q dogs way OF
making his bed, or the Chinese way
Il cnt;nc RICE T-cf, TidjtnSs WRIT =,
Evening star., 1923-03-02
Kettle Legend Shattered.

From the New York Sun.
The story Of how James Watt in
vented the steam engine after seeing
the lid of his mothers tea kettle bob
bing up and down listens good" and
makes a cute Sunday school picture,
but the historians knock it into a
cooked hat.
They point out that steam engines
existed before Watts time. and that
it was as a full.fiedged mechanical
engineer that he began to improve
them. So his mothers tea kettle
couldn't have had anything to do
with the case, and IL ranks as a harm
less legend, like Washington's little
hatchet.
In l64s a Spanish savant. Biasco de
Gayay, exhibited a steamboat in the
harbor OF Barcelona
In the following century an italian
engineer produced a steam windmill.
II worked by a spout!ng OF steam
against the fiat vanes Of wheel.
And q whole generation before Watt
began his work in the middle of the
eighteenth century Thomas SaveYy
had invented steam pump that was
used successfully to drain the mines
Of Cornwall and Devonshire. But II
was . crude thing until Watt devised
the separate condenser and other i'm
peFtAnt jmprovem sntS
Evening star., 1923-03-02
MOB ATTACK FAILS;
ELEVEN ARRESTED
Sheriff Wounded in Hand as
He RepuIses Would-Be
LynChers.
RETREATING MEN JAILED
Phone Call Heads OFF Party After
Failure to Get
Prisoner.
RETREATING MEN JAILED
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
PAl4ATKA, Fla., March Eleven
members of = mob were captured
early today after being repulsed by
Sheriff Hagan when they attempted
to storm the Putnam county Jail
heTe and get IL negro prisoner.
More than nifty shots were fired by
the mob into the Jail. one striking
Sherif Hagan in the left hand. The
sheriff slammed the jail door in the
face of the mob. which retreated
aftcr shooting through the doors and
windows. \ fifty-foot rope was left
behind.
i telephone message 10 the Aiachua
authorities after the mob retreated
resulted in eleven Of thei- number
being arrested and lodged in that Jail.
\ special grand jury IS expected TO
be called Immediately 20 consider
charges Of assault to kill shooting
into occupied building and con-
spiracy to commit IL telony. which
authorities say Will be lodged against
them.
All of the eleven are white men.
The mob reached Palatka shortly
after midnight and authorities said
they did not think it was composed
of over fifteen men. They went to
the Putnam county Jail where Lige
Lawrence, 4 negro, was lodged for
safe keeping. Lawrence was brought
here after Crawford Smith. white
man. had been shot ard killed In u
place of business conducted by Law
renee at Gainesville. Fla 1t was al
legged that I'D Lawrence, ! brother
of the Negro in jail here. did the
shooting.
When Sheriff Hagan opened the Jail
door Re OWNED the nature OF the
visit and slammed Il. Immediately
there was a fustllade Of shots, fifteen
penetrating the door and the sheriff
received one wound in his left hard.
Evening star., 1923-03-02

Thomas p. Kane, deputy controller
old, and nationally known among
bankers, died suddenly at his home.
1891 Calvert street, last night. Death
is believed to have been due TO heart
trouble and high blood pressure.
Mr.. Kane spent the entire day yes
terday at his desk. Eating his regu
lar evening meal. Mr.. Kane retired
early and expired some time during
the night, his death being unknown
TO the family until an attempt was
made to call him this morning. Fu-
neral arrangements have not been
completed.
Mr.. Kane was deputy controller of
the currency twenty-five years.
Mr.. Kane recently achieved distinc-
book, The Romance and Tragedy OF
Banking" outlining the history of the
national banks in the United States
since passage of the national banking
act in 1863.
He entered the controllers ONCE
in May, 1885. as secretary to william
l.. Trenholm of South Carolina. and
was appointed deputy controller
in 1899 by Charles G. Dawes. then
controller, later brigadier general
bureau of the budget
Mr.. Kane was born in Brandywine
Del. December "a. 1S4S. With his
family he later moved to Trenton
n. j., where no was educated. In
1866, Mr.. Kane came to Washington
where, at various times, he was sec
retary TO Representative Starin ot
New York, and was also connected
with the pension bureau.
Controller Crissinger declared tina,
IT had been a shock to all his per
sonal and official friends, and that the
vacancy would be exceedingly diff
cult to fill.
Mr.. Kane was serving his second
extension of time beyond the retire
ment age. He Is survived by one son
Thomas F. Kane, a national bank ex-
aminer.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
QUESTION OF WAR AID.
<tAuthoritative" British State
ment Recalled by Harvey's Words

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 2.-Ambassador
Harvey's reference to the Balfour note
in his address at the Pilgrims din
ner calls forth an anonymous COM
munication to the Times recalling,
with great Difference and with all re-
spect to his excellency." the state
ment printed In the Times on August
&c last.
The statement, which came from
Authoritative British quarters," was
to the effect, the correspondent points
out that there was some misRppre-
hension respecting the Earl of Bal
fours assertion that money had been
borrowed for the allies. II quoted a
statement made by Sir Robert Horne
in the house Of commons on October
/ 20, 1921, showing that II Great Britain
had not had to help tho allies she
would not have been obliged to bor-
row from the United States
The Times statement, the corre-
spondent continues, said that with
the exception Of $140, 100000 loaned
to Great Britain to be Immediately
reloaned to Russia for expenditure In
the United States, the whole proceeds
Of the American advances were ap-
piled to meet British expenditures In
the United States. These advances,
however. were only necsssitated be-
cause Great Britain was obliged to
aid her allies,
Evening star., 1923-03-02
Eipht Years Writing "Elegy.'
ON the Boston Traveller

From the Boston Traveller.
It was eight years from the time
Thomas Gray. English poet, began the
most famous Of all his poems. "Elegy
Written In Country Churchyard."
until he had finished It. He began it
in I7l2, and 1t was finished In June,
17bO. II attracted so much attention
in manuscript that q pirate announced
his intention of printing It. This
caused Gray to authorize a publisher
to whom he loftily yielded all the
profits, to print an edition In 1881. II
attracted at once the popularity 1t
has never lost. and was much parodied
and initiated throughout the western
world. -.
1t was his love OF romantic scenery
and his morbid temperament which
gave Gray his post OF eminence
among the "churchyard poets" He
was shrinking and fastidious. and he
was also depressed by the standards
Of his age in respect to poetry. Biog-
raphers say that he was indolent and
irreSclute. .. .1G4
Evening star., 1923-03-02
Boy Engineer Triumphs.

From the New York Sun.
The future Of the nation need never
be despaired of while there are such
enterprising boys as Doug.
Doug lives in a village not Atty
miles from New York, and when snow
fell heavily there recently he bar
gained with his fathers neighbors to
clear the sidewalks on both sides of
his streets for a distance of two
blocks The price stipulated in each
case was 25 cents and Doug received
many orders from the skeptical, who
could not imagine how one small boy
could remove 80 much snow. some of
them going so far as to caution him
aEainst the evil Of boasting. But
Doug wasn't worried. "Pll do it all
right" he said.
Later he appeared, accompanied by
a pair of Airedale dogs hitched to a
homemade snow plow, with which he
soon cleared the sidewalks.
He collected payment from his sur
prjsed customers and Is now hoping
Tor another heavy fall Of snow.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
.HALTS PRISONERS
RETURN TO Turks.
Athens Cabinet Resents Con-
tInuance of Deportations
by Kemalists. =
25,000 IN REFUGEE CAMP
Constantinople Relief Official SAYS
Situation From Disease
Is Serious.
25,0 900 IN REFUGEE CAMP.
By the Associated Press.

AH Tic -tnSoc.dtSQ PreSS.
ATHENS. March o-Thc Greek cab
met announces that in view Of the
continued depor tation Of Pontus
Greeks by the Kernalists. it has dc
cided to suspend the exchange .,
turkish civilian pr isouers, which was
10 have started yesterday. This ac~
ton was taken after ii. c. Jaquith.
director OF the Near East Relief "a
Constantinople. had informed the
ministers that $4,000 Creek refugees
were concentrated III ConStantinople
being crowded in inadequate bar
racks. Mr.. Jaquith said the refu~
gees We're suffering from disease to,
such an extent that the situation
vas entirely beyond the control OF
IN" group of American physicians
and nurses under Dr. Wilfred PoFt
Of Boston.
Whole Question Examined.
4 special cabinet Meeting was
called yesterday, after which tie TO-
lowing statement was issued:
The cabinet examined the whola
question OF continued deportation OF
Pontus Greeks by the hemalists, De
DR.. Adnan Bey and others. After
careful discussion the ministers de
cided to suspend the exchange o.:
Turkish civ liam prisoners, which was
70 have commenced today tMarch y
in accordanuc with the Lausanne
"The suspension Will remain IL,
force as long as the Turks continue
to expeI and persecutc the Pontn>
Greeks. !,
1l,OO8 mt Samsoun.
Tho Near East Relief today received
telegram from Samsoun ASSERTING
that 900 refugees We're gatheren
there and awaiting transportation
The message added that the Turks
We're insisting upon the immediate
departure or the refugees because OF
the danger from epidemlcs.
4 message from Ordou reports tha
1900 refugees are awaiting emoarkh-
ton there Another telegram fEot.
Trebizond says that the Turks haze
already shipped 1000 persons from
that town 10 Constantiuople inns
week and that they expect 10 exp.
I.56e more tomorrow.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
.LEC|ON'S COOPERATION
IS PROMISED TO HINES
0wsley Warns, However, He Will
Not Forget Interests of
EX-Service Men.

Brig. Cen. FRANK T. Hines. EeN dI-
rector OF the Veterans Bureau. was
promised the support and co-opera-
tiou of the American Legion by Alvin
OT-sley, national commander. In ar
address last night at tho National
Press Club.
THE legion had no candidate Tor
this important position and il hopes
that the administration Of Gen.
Hines will be a complete success in
every way" said Commander Owsley.
The legion promises to cooperate,
and hopes TO assist hin, in solving the
difficult problems which confront him.
1t viii deal with him fairly. openly
and honestly at all times, but at no
time will II forget the interests of
the ex-serv!ce men whose welfare the
new director is charged with super
vising."
Six other Legislative matters affect
ing former service men also were dis
cusSed by Commander Owsley, in
Guiding the reclassificatiou bill and
tbs Sweet bill, containing fifteen spe-
cific amendments OF the war risk
insurance act. This bill" he said
will benefit between 10000 and Y5.-
600 eNservice men who should have
compensation and hospital care, but
are not now receiving Il because OF
the laws limitation"
Evening star., 1923-03-02
HOME
TO BECOME SHRINE
Movement Is Started to Pur-
chase Monticello Through
Popular Subscription.

Nc c!.ticeilo, the old Jefferson ~s
tate at Charlottesville, Va, viii be-
come d national shrine, second only
announcement last night by Mrs,
Marietta Minnegerode Andrews, presi-
dent of a newly formed organization
OF society women of this city known
as the National Monticello Associa-
ton. The association, Mrs. Andrews
stated IN an interview, is expecting
to purchase the historic property by
popular subscription from Jefferson
NJ. Levy. former representative from
New York, and present owner.
The old home OF the author of the
Declaration of Independence has been
offered for sale for q little more than
q year. the amount asked being 5000
o00. MI Levy has been endeaEorlhs
to sell the property 10 the tEiteh
States government, but UP to the
present time without success.
Owner willing TO Sell.
In reply 10 - letter from ATs Rose
Guuverneur Hoes, secretary - ne
new association, Mr.. Levy sent the
following telegram yesttrday throush ( u
his representative in this city, H. W
Hillery, who has been tdentihed eeE
eral times previously IN the sale q
old historic landmarks.
Your patriotic plan TO purchase
Monticello for national association
sympathetic approval" Signed. Jet-
ferson NJ. Levy.
officers OF the Monticello Assoc!a-
ton. besides Mrs. Andrews and Mrs
Hoes. :ncl'ide Mrs. stephen B. Elhins,
vice president: Richard w. Hynson,
assistant secretary; Alfred Pembroke
Thorn, treasurer. and John S. Barbour,
attorney Sponsors for the associa-
tiou are Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs. Cary T Grayso2. Members OF
I Waller Barrett, Miss Janet Richards
Mrs. Mary Maxwell and Mrs. Randolph
I Keith Forest.
In speaking OF tn" National Mont
! cello Association. Mrs. Andrews, its
! president. stated:
This organization has been started
, by T. group OF patriotic people and
/ particularly those who are lovers OF
history and geneology. Often places
! OF this kind pass into the possession
; OF private owners who feel that they
| are absolutely IN their right to change
! the furnishings. architecture. etc,
without regard for the history Of the
place.
! Plans Under Way.
; THAT is why this organization eX-
poets to obtain Monticello and Put
| through the plan as a consistent
! American movement. 4 national
| movement. and control 1t and estab-
| lish II as public shrine, Just as
| Mount Vernon is. We did not actually
| organize or get to work until & week
| ago. There have been several meet
| ings and we now feel that our plans
{ are we'll under way.
! Let me tell you my interest in the
matter. My husband painted the por-
trait OF Thomas jefferson which has
| hung in the White House for many
years. The portrait Is based on the
| Gilbert Stuart head OF Jefferson. A
replica of il Is also at the University
! Of Virginia at Charlottesville, Va.
am a Virginian and love to help in
anything pubIic-spirited. especially
anything that tends to perpetuate
| the memory Of the states distin-
| guished natives. All the members OF
| the association feel the same way"
Evening star., 1923-03-02
DEBATE is OPENED
ON CLASSIFICATION
Continued from First Page.

and upon his announcement Of this
ed that their classifications be thrown
out of the bill. One reason for the
protest, 1t was declared today, was
that the men believed the personnel
classification board to be set up by
the bill, not competent to act on
cases affecting their wages and con-
ditions of employment.
Sterling Takes Issue.
Senator Sterling said he told the
committee he felt the bill protected
the classifications represented by
them and that the clause assuring
continuance of the prevailing practice
would be ample protection for the
employees represented by this commit
tee.
concerned the bill would go through
in this respect as it stood. An
amendment, however. from another
quarter in the Senate may result
along this line.
from the bureau included spokesmen
for machinists. steel and copper plate
finishers, tsiterographers or trans
ferrers, steamfitters,. plumbers. en-.
trades, not including plate printers.
Machinists from the navy yard also
werc represented, but information as
70 whom the men from the govern
ment printing ofice represented was
not obtained.
Objects to Boards Makeup.
The objection laid against the clas-
.,f,catfon board, 1t was declared by
q labor leader today, rests to some
extent upon the fact that the men,
bers OF this board would be one man
rom the budget bureau, one member
from the Civil Service Commission
a,d one from the bureau OF efficiency.
The Skilled tradesmen feel that the
technical knowledge needed for tho
.d;ustment of conditions in their
lines OF work and for the setting s,,sti Of
snt aSanuately be handled by q board
on on which no technical experts were
repreSented,