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Evening star., 1923-06-17

dent is a we'll known Cincinnati gar
ment manufacturer: Claude Hagen,
treasurer. is from BirminEha Ala.
and the secretary. Maj. Phil Whitaker.
is widely known throughout Civitan
circles. His home is at Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Program for Opening.
At the opening session of the con-
vention speeches of welcome will be
delivered by Edwin DENLY. Secretary
Of the Navy; Justice Walter l. Nc
Coy, chief justice of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia.
and Clarence l.. Harding. president
Of the local Civitan. The response
for the delegates with be made by
,Ielks Cabaniss of Birmingham. All
oftthe international officers will max e
their reports with r;Rppropriate re-
marks. and various Ufher matters Of
business will come uH
The local club has.Th de vast plans
for the entertainmeht:o the visitors.
the principal features Of which in
clude 4 boat trip to. Mount Vernon,
visit to the tomb of the unknown
soldier at Arlington. where appropri-
ate ceremonies will be held in the
name Of international Civitan. and a
stunt night at the Wardman Park
Hotel. where all THE, business sessions
will he held.
The ladies of tiTa Visiting Civilians
will be royalty entertained. Two
luncheons have be9p.- planned for
them One of these SSilINbe rendered
by the ladies of locaF{sSftan and the
other by the Soroptimist Club OF
Washington.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
SPIDERS WEAVE ROMANCE
IN TWAIN'S OLD CABIN
Good Residents of Sonora, Calf.
Make It Worth While for
Tourist to Visit Spot.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SONORA, Calf. June 16.-This is a
story Of six diligent spiders and a
cabin on Jackass hill.
The cabin, during the gold-rush
days, was occupied by Mark Twain.
Since that far-away time the memory
Of Mark Twain has become famous,
and increasing numbers of tourists
nav, reverence at the door of his
former home. The good residents of
Sonora saw the tourists and saw the
cabin. They decided to rehabilitate it
A new roof was added, clapboards
were nailed securely into place. An
ancient bed, a few old chairs and a
table were rounded up and installed
Other mementos, reminiscent of the
pioneer era, were scattered around.
X A soup plate, which in Twain's 8
Californian days served as an all
around eating utensil, was placed on
the table, complete even to the tell
tale daub of an ancient egg upon its
rim. Right now tourists. after care
fully examining it,. surmise that il
was left by Twain.
And now to the six diligent spiders
When all the work was done, when
the restoration seemed complete to
the last detail, one drawback was dis
|:coyered. The cabin looked too new
So six large and healthy spiders were
rounded up and turned loose within
|the cabin walls. They have spun. spun
spun. Today the cabin looks the part
/ o tAei-rie4 efe -~gold d .rusfiz tffa ays
draped with cobwebby legends, awaits
the awesome interesS of the eastern
Evening star., 1923-06-17
MARKS HIT $4,000
TO POUND IN LONDON
Slump Follows News Reparatior
p. Issue Remains in Status Quo
Over Week End.
Rr Cable 10 The ST.

BY Gable TO The Star.
LONDON. June fisherman marks
slumped here today to $4,000 to the
pound on receipt of the news that
the reparation issue will remain in
status quo over the week end.
Reports in the Paris press this
morning to the effect that the French
answer to the British memorandum
on the reparation question will be
delivered verbally here by Ambassa- :
dor Staulaire are taken as indica ting
that President Poincaire does not
wish to commit himself irrevocably
on particular points-and, therefore,
as forecasting a somewhat brighter
chance of Ang1o-French accommoda-
tion than appeared probably couple
of days ago.
Although Premier Baldwin has let
It be known that he is not averse to
visiting Paris for reparation discus
sions with the French, if this is de-
sired, IT is probable that no such
move will be made, at least until
after the French ambassador and
Marquis Curzon have gone thoroughly
over the position of both nations in
the face of the peneding German
offer.
The British belief that the offer de-
serves an encouraging reply remains
unaltered.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
GERMANY SENDS new
AGENT TO THE HAGUE.
4
DR.. Schiller Will Argue Keil Canal
and Polish Minorities
,E :.
Issues.
By tho Associated Press.


BERLIN, June 16.IDr. Eugen
Schiller, formerly minister Of Justice
and minister of finance. has been APP
in the proceedings concerning Ger
many before the Permanent Court of
International Justice at The Hague,
DR.. George Martius, counselor of the
foreign office has been named legal
adviser.
1t is not expected the cases before
the court affecting Germany Will
come up before the middle of July.
Two cases affecting Germany are
on the calendar. of the Permanent
Court of International Justice. One
involves the clause of the treaty of
Versailles (which provides that the
Eeil canal shall be open to the Ves-
sells of all nationas at peace with
Germany. The German government
refused access to the canal to the
steamship Wimbledon, a British ship
under French charter, when in March,
1921, it was proceeding to Danzig
with 400 tons of military material
for Poland. Germany maintained
there. was a state of war between
regulations regarding neutrality Tor,
bade the transit of such material
across German territory.
The other case involves German
minorities in Poland. specifically the
rights of Germans in parts of Polish
territory previously belonging to
Germany to holdings of former gov
ernInent owned land under contracts
which Poland claimed were not com
pleted before the armistice and which
Poland desires to cancel. ,--....
Evening star., 1923-06-17
DRYS DECLARE WAR
ON N. Y.LEGISLATORS
Plan to Fight for Defeat of All
Who Voted Against
Enforcement. -
BY the Associated Press. =.

CLEVELAND, June 16.-The Anti
saloon League of America has begun
a campaign to unseat at the election
latorS that recently repealed that
states liquor enforcement code and
put dry enforcement entirely up to
federal agents, Wayne B. Wheeler
national counsel for the Antisaloon
League of America, said here tonight
Claiming that the vets have shown
they want the whole of their liquor
back again-"not merely beer and
wines'-Mr. Wheeler said that the re-
the first frank confession of their
plan" and that war was on with the
aSse blynien who voted wet.
I'VE will call in all the federal Off
cials possible, and in, the meantime,
canvass every city and district, In
which a wet legislator resides, and
aim at his defeat" said Mr.. Wheeler.
with a new dry legislature in office,
the enforcement code will go back
on tn books" :.
1--WE don't think the New York re-
verse is. so nationally important as
the vets would indicate" he declared.
I'VE fought battles like that In ILL.,
nois, Wisconsin, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, and won them all. We
would have won in New York If IL
had not been for political maneuver-
ing"
Mr. Wheeler declared the New York
action places the prohibition Ques-
tion in the forefront of the most i'm
portant issues of the presidential
campaign. 1t focuses the mind of
America upon the right of the MAJ
jority of the people to legislate for
the nation" 2.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
RUM RING HOLDS
COUNTY IN TERROR
Wisconsin Organization So Strong
Sheriff Admits He Is
Powerless.
BY the Associated Press.

SUPERIOR. Wis. June 16.-Holding
country residents in Il grip of terror.
there exists in Douglas county a
rum-running" ring so powerful that
ir cannot be brought to justice. MEM
bers of the sheriff's force said today.
So large is the ring that a whole
regiment of officers could not round
up the moonshires in the county" de-
clared Sheriff w. A. Haygreen.
The existence of the organization
was brought to light today by an ap-
peal by farmer for protection. A
note of warning signed the Moon
shine League" received by the farmer.
said to be a member of the organiza
tion. accused him of "squealing," and
warned him to leave the county at
once on penalty of dire puni ishment
officers declared that Elimpses Of
a mysterious hOrseman in regions
where prohibition raids are planned
have strengthened the chain of evi-
dence that the ring is operating
They said that this man. always on
guard, mounted on a black horse.
notes the approach OF the raidinS
party, and disappears in the woods
Shortly afterwards two shots. ap-
parently a signal to his confederates.
are heard, answered Immediately by
other shots. The shots. officers be-
lieved, warn the moonshiners Of their
[approach.
The county, has many lakes, rivers
and stretches of wild forests.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
SEE SERIOUS RESULT
in HOSPITAL CHANGE
Tuskegee, Ala, Aroused by Report
Negroes Will Be Installed
at Veteran Hospital.
RY the Assh,inffd prLs.

BY the Associated Press. ~
TUSKEGEE, Ala, June 16.-Har-
mony between the white and negro
races is threatened here hourly with
a report current that President Hard
at the government hospital for dis
atled negro war veterans at Tuske-
geo. CNfzens of Tuskeg declared
tonight that such action will cause
serious results. ..rt
Although no official announcement
from Washington has been given
here. relative to negro officials, 1t is
said through reliable sources that
officers at the hospital have received
notice that every white employe ex-
cept physicians will be replaced by
negro force and that negro physicians
would be placed IN charge as fast as
they could be secured y
Senator r. S. Powell. member of the
state legislature and a member of the
committee that went to Washington TO
protest such action to President Hard
ing, declared tonight the government
will be breaking faith with the people
of Tuskogee If negro physicians are
sent here, for the Treasury Department
promised the people before the hospital
was erected that white officials and
physicians would be in charge before
land was donated, and the hospital was
constructed upon such guarantee from
the government.
Other members of the committee
declared the negroes of Tuskegee In
stitute are opposed to negro officials
at the hospital. believing it will harm
their institution and prove detrimen-
tai to the cooperative spirit of the
race here
The result OF such action by the
government will prove serious. even
disastrous. ! fear il will mean fail
ure of the hospital to serve its puT-
pose" Senator Powell said.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
Vanguard of Ciuitan Contention
DELEGATIONS Is Due Here Today

The vanguard of delegates to the
third convention of the international
Association of Civitan Clubs, which
will open at the Wardman Park Hotel
Tuesday morning, will arrive in the
city today. More than ] 900 visitors.
interested in the activities OF this
organization. are expected to par
ticfpate in the various entertainments
arranged by the Civitan Club of
Washington.
Announcement was made last night
that all OF the international officers
and trustees will lbe in the city by to-
morrow morning in order TO attend a
meeting OF the executive committee
In preparation for the administra-
tion of the convention.
Prominent Men.
Included among the roster Of inter
national officers are men prominent
in affairs Of their respective COM
munities. Oliver b. Andrews of Chat :
tanooga, president Of the internation-
al body. is a widely known manufac-
turer, with interests throughout the
south. The first vice president is
American representative of the in
ternational labor office created by
the treaty of Versailles.
F.. A Wilson Lawrenson. second
vice president. halls from New York
city, and is vice president Of the
National Carbide and Carbon Com
pany. He is also the second vice
president OF the New York Civitan
Club. Arthur Nash. third vice presi-
Evening star., 1923-06-17
STATE POLICE SEIZE
BETTING MACHINES
Winners at New Kensington, Pa.
Opening Threaten to Break
Through Lines.

NEW KENSINGTON. Pa. June 10
State police played the principal role
in the opening here today Of a 21-day
race meet. While thousands Of per-
sons We're watching the seventh race
of tho afternoons card large squad
of state police swept into the betting
ring where the pari mutuel machines
were operating, arrested the book
makers. seized all records and the
betting apparatus. together with sew
eral thousand dollars in cash. repre-
senting wagers on the race.
There was a wild scramble at the
end of the race when those who had
picked winning horses rushed into
the betting ring to collect their win
nings II was half hour before the
state officers succeeded in dispensing
the protesting hundreds. who sew
eraI times threatened to break
through the liues. established by the
police.
Those arrested were arraigned be-
fore a Justice of the peace and re-
leased on bail. for hearing next
week. There is a state law against
betting on horse races.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
CHORUS GIRLS DENY
PLEA TO Join UNION
Equity Threatens to Call Out
Stagehands and Musicians
to Win Point.
'pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. June lG.-Threatening
to call out union stage hands and
musicians of the Earl Carroll Theater
to force the unionizing of the cast of
"Vanities of 1928" the Actors Equity
Association took another step today
toward the control of the theater and
the fortification of equity in the
Forthcoming contest with the the
atrical managers.
Renewed efforts to persuade the
company to join the union were fruit
less. Mr.. CarrolIS only alternative
to Il bitter fight is TO become MEM
ber of the Producing Managers AS
sociation, which is protected Dy a
contract with the actors organiZa alton
providing for the open shop until
the expiration of the agreement next
year.
Girls Hold Balance.
A pink and dimpled chorus of bath
ing suited girls appears to hold the
balance of power in the present sit
uation. The Columbia University V
chorus men as well as the group of
principals including the star. Peggy
Hopkins Joyce, agreed to join the
actors' union on condition that the
chorus girls would follow. But the
cided by the leaders to go into caucus
and notify the Equity officials Mon
day of their decision.
Mr.. Carroll himself expressed to
the company his desire that the cast
join the union but he was worsted in
his debate with ladies of the en-
semble. Then John Emerson. presi-
dent of the Equity. Grant Mitchell and
other officials went to the theater on
Mr.. CarrolI's invitation to test their
powers of suasion.
Refuses to Join.
NO" exclaimed a girl in pink check
ed rompers. "If ! can't work without
having somebody slip up behind me in
the dark and threaten me, I'm going to
Russia"
Taking the center of an interrupted
rehearsal. Mr. Emerson pleaded the
virtues of equity and the advantages
of it's membership. All he got was a
complaint from a Saucy blonde that
Equity owed her $50 on rehearsals that
she had been unable to collect.
I've been waiting two years for that
$50, Mr. Emerson she said. 1T was
in a John Charles Thomas show. |
joined Equity at that time. but | never
got paid for two weeks rehearsals. And
| need the money.
Well" responded Mr.. Emerson, "I'll
see what can be done about it,
Evening star., 1923-06-17
TAFT POINTS WAY
TO LEGAL REFORM
Courts and Lawyers Blamed
UniustIy for Laws Delay,
Says Chief Justice.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON, June 15.AIloffgftie tie1ays in
the administration of Justice In this
country could be eliminated to a
large extent by change in court
procedure, Chief Justice Taft of the
United States Supreme Court said in
an address tonight at dinner OF
the Boston Bar Association. The
Chler Justice was introduced by Chief
Justice Arthur =. Rugg OF the Su-
preme judicial court of Massachusetts.
The public. the Chief Justice said,
hau been blaming the courts and the
members of the bar for the laws
delays, when these are powerless in
the fact of the law as il now stands.
The remedy. he said, lies in the hands
or the people themselves, but proper
leadership is necessary.
Il believe" he said. ."that the peo-
pie OF the United States would be
content to leave legal legislation in
the hands of the leaders of the legal
profession and for that reason lead
ton"
Great as Is the need for reform in
procedure. he said The need of a
change in the administration of the
criminal law is even greater.
But as rules of procedure stand
between the public and application of
the law change in procedure is
fundamental" he said -'It matters
little how fine and high principles of
Justice are i'll the United States the
rules of procedure prevent the public
from getting the benefit Of them.
THE truth of the matter is that
the public needs education as to
whose fault it is that the law is not
efficiently administered. 1t is very
natural for the public to blame the
courts and say they are not doing
their duty, when the trouble is with
the legislature where the law is
made and changed"
Evening star., 1923-06-17
DANCER, THOUGHT DEAD,
SEES ANOTHER IN ROLE
Nijinski Brought to Scene of Tri
umphs to Bring Spark of Life
to Deadened Brain.
Bv Cable to The Star.

BY Cable to The Star
PARIS. June 16.-Nijinski. the
great dancer who had beer forgot
ten and was supposed to be dead,
reappeared recently at the opera az
81 spectator of the ballet in which
he himself had achieved great re-
nown. At times NiJinski believes
himself dead. and imagines he has
been reincarnated in the body of an
animal.
Nijinskf was brought back to the
scenes of his greatest triumphs in
the hope that a return to old asso-
Citations might bring a CLEAN Of life
back to his deadenej brain. The
experiment failed. He looked blank
ly at tine stage ard at the dancer
doing his old dance. No gleam Of
memory lit up his eyes.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
TWO DIE IN DUEL.
One, Mortally Wounded, Kills
Other as He Falls.

IRVINE, KY, June 6.-Benjamin Rol-
lins. jr, and Claude Waldon, natives
of Estill county and oil field workers,
engaged in a pistol duel near here to-
night. Both men are dead
The shooting was said to have fol-
lowed quarrel between d number of
merrymakers in which Rollins struck
a brother of Waldon over the head with
a banjo. Rollins. according to reports
received here. beat Waldon on the draw
and wounded him twice. Waldon was
said to have fired one time as he fell
sending a bullet through Rollins body,
near the heart
Evening star., 1923-06-17
PATRON SAYS MODERN
MUSIC is DECADENT
Art of Harmony at Lowest Stage
in History. Beecham
Claims.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 16.-Sir Thomas
Beecham, the millionaire English
grand opera patron, who went into
bankruptcy attempting to restore the
opera here to its pre-war glory, out
critics the critics in diagnosing the
sad case of modern music, which,
like the drama, he says. is in a very
bay way.
AT the annual dinner of the critics
circle, Sir Thomas described himself
as SCARED veteran of music, who
If he really thought there was some
common music. policy or demand that
could be maintained for about two
or three consecutive seasons. might
seriously consider hosting his flag
to champion musical productions
again.
Never in the history of music
has there been so little good music
written or so much bad music writ
ten and performed" bewailed Sir
Thomas. I'VE have never before
struck such really rotten patch of
music. CompoSers-there are none;
singers-very few; instrumental lists
a. few; orchestras are almost nom
cxistant." -. ~
In closing his whimsical, satirical
talk, Sir Thomas said that about the
only thing he was sure of was that
he could meet the critics on COM
mon ground.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
BIG H0TEL-HOSPITAL
TO BE BUILT IN N. Y.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

SIecIdl Dlspdl'n 10 lie star.
NEW YORK. June 16-The Hudson
Towers. the twenty-two-sto COM
bination hotel and hospital. planned
for the corner of 72d street and West
End avenue, will be erected with the
financial assistance of the American
Bond and Mortgage Company, which
is making an offer of S1.650.O0o 612
per cent first mortgage real estate
bonds, secured by q closed first mort
gage on the land.
The structure will be one of the
most striking in New York. and the
ingenious combination which it affords
of hotel and hospital will provide a
feature which has been worked out
successfully in a number of cities and
which has grown in demand by both
the public and physicians The upper
stories of the building will be design
ed for use as a hospital, with the
most modern equipment. Access to
these floors will be by separate en-
trance and separate elevators. The
lower floors will be devoted to hotel
purposes. There will be magnificent
lobby and entrance on 72d street
The site has a frontage of SS.6 feet
on West End avenue and q measure
ment of lis feet on 72d street. 1t is
estimated by the owner that the build
ing when completed and ready for oc-
cupancy will be worth $2.600,000.
Work on the structure of the build
ing will he begun at once.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
COLLEGE HEAD TO FIGHT.
Previous Attempt to Gust Him,
Two Years Ago, Disclosed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

AMHERST, Mass, June 16.-Deff-
mite decision has been made hy the
board of trustees to remove bi..
Alexander Meiklejohn as president
of Amherst College. Positive assur-
ance of this decision was given TINS
evening from Il source that cannot
be questioned.
Upheld by a scant half-dozen loyal
members of his faculty and rrac-
tically all of the students. l,r
Meiklejohn is entrenched tonight in
the quaint old president house on
South Pleasant street, quite firmly
determined to stay right where he
is SO the battle is to be waged.
The fact that the trustees tried 10
oust DR.. Meiklejohn two years aEp
and failed was revealed by an Off
cial of the college corporation. -
that time, when the trustees called
the president before them and Sa!d,
I'VE have lost confidence in you: u
will be best for you to resign" u"
Meilllcjohn quickly replied: IF yea
have lost confidence in me that 5
your fault, not mine: l suggest that
the trustees resign. / intend TO re-
main here and complete the great
educational work that l have under
taken"
Evening star., 1923-06-17
DEFENDS DIR. MEIKLEJoHN
Nephew of Secretary DENLY,
Princeton, Lauds Educator.

PRINCETON. y. j., June IA de-
fenSe Of DIR. Alexander MeikleJOhn as
president of Amherst College vas ut
tered at Princeton'S commencement
exercises today by Charles DENLY. jr-.
Princeton graduate and IA nephew Of
Secretary DENLY of the Nav De
partment. Mr.. DENLY, who is law
student at Harvard. scored those
alumni who have criticised DR.. Mel.
klejohn and said he considered him
one of the greatest educators in the
country.
Mr.. Denbys address was made AZ
the dedication OF five trees planted
to commemorate the. naval unit "f
Princeton in the world war.
We are getting away farther all
farther from the fundamental prince
pies of American democracy. SAID
Mr.. DENLY. Democracy and freedom
Of speech are becoming empty fornlLi-
las.
THE chief opposition to DIR. Meikte-
john seems 10 BE- on the ground that
he is a bolshevist, whatever that is
He is reported to have said that he
would be willing to allow It bulshevist
to teach at Amherst, provided he Wei
good Teacher. l congratulate him
on his position. / should deem it 4
privilege myself to be able 10 take
course from such professor il
the doctrines OF bolshevism are SO IL
|iquitious and destructive, it is the
duty @of college men to study them
and analyze them. If these doctrines
are Subversive they must be met hE
convincing proof of their unreason
ablencss, not by forbidding their eN-
preston.
",The trouble with the colleges of
America is that they are blight'd
with an appalling mental letharel
But the advertising manager Of thr
Dry Goods Economist. who seems I"
be one of the leaders OF the attack
on President Meiklejohu. would rath-
er not have, college men think vllt,t Than
does the publisher of dry goods
paper know of the principles OF ed
ucation?
tackled because he was said TO be un-
American; because he opposed the en-
trance of this country into the war.
Is il un-Am merican to express courage
ously ones deepest convictions, de-
spite opposition?
ut is time we were getting over
our wartime hysteria. and making
en- effort to run this country on true
principles of Americanism.