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Evening star., 1923-04-13
Toxic Will Glue
Artistic Lantern
To Potomac Park

Tho oity OF Toxic is preparing a
reproduction of an old Japanese
lantern and tablet. to be placed
among the cherry trees here in
Potomac Park. as a gift from the
Japanese people to the American
people.
Some time ago the plans for a
monument the citizens of Toxic In
tended Offering this city was sub
mitted to the Fine Arts Commits
sion, the final authority on placing
additions to Washingtons monu-
mental improvements, but the COM
mission was forced to request some
alterations In the proposed gift.
1t developed that the idea was sug-
gested by a former Japanese resi-
dent Of the United States, who,
upon returning to his native coun-
try, thought 1t would be a splen-
did thing to present a monument
to the American people.
Now, II was learned today, the
leading artists and designers of
Japan are at work preparing the
old lantern and tablet. which even
tually will find its place among the
cherry blossoms. Just when either
1t or the plans will be delivered to
the Fine Arts Commission Is un-
known. but 1t is assured the date
Is not too far distant.
Evening star., 1923-04-13
SAYS BALL0U QUIT
SOCIETY AT ONCE

Allen r. Harrison, president Of the
National Literary Society, Inc, In q
communication to The Star calls at
tention to the fact that DR.. Frank
Ballou. superintendent Of schools. re-
signed from the society as a trustee
March 2s. this year. but the fact was
not published until April H. "And
this leaves a false impression" adds
Mr.. Harrison in the letter.
THE space, Of. time," he continues.
would indicate that DR.. Ballou had
spent all this time investigating this
society and finally resigned. But his
tentative acceptance was dated March
26 and his resignation March 2s. It
was accepted last Saturday night and
he was promptly notified" The letter
relates to an article headlined: "Dr.
Ballou Quits Literary Society"
In conclusion President Harrison de-
,lared that neither DR.. Ballou nor any
,ther of the Investigators Of the So
ciety had "ever really Investigated
anything"
Evening star., 1923-04-13

tions by Profs. Picard and Painleve
against Einsteinism and In favor Of
Newtonian mechanicS?"
Makes Further Contention.
Capt. See further contended: THE
celebrated English physicist, Henry
Cavendish (1731-1S10) calculated the
effect OF Newton's theory that the
corpuscles of light are bent toward
the sun in passing near it. and in 1901
DR.. j. Won Soldner, German physi-
cist Of eminence, actually derived the
formula recently used by Einstein
This was 122 years ago Einstein. in
his writings, never once mentions
Soldner."
Contending that as "Einstein can
not be regarded as a scientist of real
note he is not an honest investiga-
tor" Capt. See conceded the value Of
the recent eclipse observations in
Australia, but argued that the re-
fraction of starlight rebounds to the
credit of Newton and Won Soldner,
not of Einstein."
Evening star., 1923-04-13

taken in Australia during q total
eclipse Of the sun by the expedition
which DR.. Campbell headed does not,
in the opinion of Capt. See, form q
basis for recognizing Einstein's rela-
tivtty.
Calls 1t "Discredited Doctrine"
Il value highly the work OF the
Lick Observatory" said Capt. See
yesterday. but I regret to see 1t issue
statements to the press which lend
support to the discredited doctrine of
relativity, than which a greater piece
of humbuggery has not appeared in
any age"
He asserted that the Einstein
theory Cannot be confirmed. A fun
damental postulate of Einsteinism,"
he explained, "is that ether does not
exist and that gravity Is not a farce,
but property of space. These crazy
vagaries scarcely require mention,
beyond the remark that such dis
cussion Is a disgrace to our age.
"Is 1t any wonder that the Paris
Academy Of Science, October "a, 1921,
came out with conspicuous proclama-
Evening star., 1923-04-13
DEBT BOARD TO MEET.

Secretary Mellon today called a
meeting of the American debt COM
mission fog Monday morning at $50
O'Clock. wien 1t is expected nrmer-
GUS matters may be taken up. The
meeting was understood to have been
called in order to accommodate the
members OF the commission, particu-
larly Senator Smoot. who plans to
leave Washington shortly, for a con-
siderable absence.
The final signature Of the British
American debt agreement has not yet
been accomplished. 1t WAS learned to-
day at the Treasury. although Treas
ury ofYicials feel confident that the
stir In the house of commons which
has threatened the Bonar Law minis
try will have no effect on the debt
Evening star., 1923-04-13
WANT COMPROMISE
ON COSTA RIGA PLAN
U. S. Delegates Willing to Ad-
nit All to Pan.American
Union Board.
By the Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 13.--The
Latin American delegates to the Pan
American conference understand that
the United States is ready to accept a
compromise on the Costa Ricaa plan
for the organization of a au-Ameri-
can Union in such a way that mem
bership on the governing board Of the
union will not depend on whether a.
Latin American country is accredited
automatically to Washington
Some Of the delegates say they hear
that the United States will propose
retaining the requirement that the
board shall be composed Of diplomats
accredited to Washington, but that in
cases where a country is not accred-
tied il may appoint direct one of its
nationals to the Pan-American Union.
II Is said to be the feeling of the
United States representatives. how
ever, that the Costa Rican idea of per
mitting the nations the alternative Of
either accrediting their diplomatic
representatives to the union or A di-
rect private representative would re-
suit in a mixed representation which
would destroy the effectiveness Of the
union.
Instructions From Warrington.
These reports became current among
the delegates following a report that
Henry p. Fletcher. head Of the Amer
lean delegation, had received instruc-
tions from Washington as to what
course to pursue. Mr. Fletcher and
DR.. L. s. Rowe, director of the Pan
American Union, refused to discuss
the situation. A number of the dele
cations, including Argentina and
Uruguay, are said to favor in prin-
ciple the Costa Rican plan
TO permit OF the opportunity for
preliminary conversations on the
question. in which DR.. Rowe and Mr..
OF the political committee. which was
70 have been held tomorrow, has been
Indefinitely postponed.
Red Cross Indorsed.
"A plenary session of the conference
indorsed the n-American Red Cross
convention, project of the League Of
Red Cross Societies Of Geneva, which
MIR. Fletcher urged in a resolution.
1t also approved the report of the
commerce committee, recommending
ratifcation of the pan-American n
postal convention of Buenos Aires.
1oEi. fdHdna aDSta1ned from voting
on the question on the ground that be-
cause of her geographical position she
was unable to approve OF one article
in the convention.
The proposed new pan an-American
convention, offered by the United
States for the protection Of trade
marks has encountered so much on
position in the commerce committee,
chiefly from Argentina, that IT seems
likely 1t will be referred back to the
intef-American high commission for
further study.
ARMS CUT TO FAIL.
Evening star., 1923-04-13
DECLARES E|NSTE|N
THEORY UNTENAB[E
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VALLEJO. Cal, April 13-Capt. T.
J. J. See, y. s. NJ. astronomer at the
Mare Island navy yard here, In a
statement denouncing Prof. Albert
Einstein. the Swiss scientist, as an
imitator and spreader of untenable
theories. expresses regret at the ac-
ton of DR.. w. w. Campbell, director
of Lick Observatory. in announcing
Wednesday that he had confirmed the
Einstein theory of RELATIVELY in so far
as is concerned the bending of star
rays.
Evening star., 1923-04-13
Garland's $780, 1000 Is Aid to
u. S. Radicals, Says ConPers
Labor Chief Scores Organization Hand
ling Fund, and Dra,Vs YARN Denial
From Eccentric Millionaire.

popularly known as the
Garland foundation, but In reality in
corporated as the American Fund for
Public Service, Inc.
peared not at all to indicate the real
purpose Of the organization. a test
was made in order the authoritative
and final proof might be had as to
the purpose to which the enormous
fund bequeathed to Garland was put.
Would Give All Away.
"Mr. Garland himself said at the
time the money was left to him, that
he proposed to give away the entire
amount. 1t is apparent that he had
at best only loose idea of how to
proceed about giving away the
money. but he was not long left
without advice"
The New York Associated Press dis
patch. outlining the answer of the
American Fund for Public Service,
Inc. to the dispatch. announced that
in all there were 800 appeals for aid
ia were refused, as well as 14S re-
quests for personal aid or for money
to invest in inventions or profit
making enterprises.
The dispatch continues as follows:
Outright gifts were made as fol-
lows: Rand School of Social Science.
New York, for teachers salaries,
$4,000; United Mine Workers. District
NO. 2. Cresson, Pa. for relief of des-
titue families on strike. $4,000; Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. New York.
for the federal anti-lynching bill cam
paign, $3,365.5O; League for Industrial
Democracy. New York. $1,000: Fed
Grated Press. Chicago, for develop
ment Of a weekly economic news
service. S1.S20: Workers Health Bureau,
New York. $1,000.
Among the larger loans were:
United Mine Workers. District No. 2.
s25, 900. which was repaid: Brookwood
Labor College. katonah. N. Y. SIS. 600:
New York Call. $4,000: Minnesota
Daily Star, bonds purchased, $4,000;
Oklahoma Leader. bonds and mort
gage purchased. $4,000: Labor De-
fense of the Michigan Criminal syn
dicalist cases. $4,000; Labor Bureau,
$1,000. SO ." '0fA' i0r working capital
Money to Promote Progress.
THE board agreed to handle this
fund along lines quite different from
those which characterize other such
public funds" the report stated. I'm
the first place they had no interest in
conserving the principal or in build :
ing up great fund with all its at
tendant dangers of becoming die
tatorial on the power of it's money.
Agreement was reached to make no
distinction between income or princi-
pal, but to give or loan such amounts
OF money as seemed best to promote
progress In the movements which
most interested the board.
I'm the second place it was agreed
not to build up any established in
terest in the administration of the
fund by salaried officers All work
OF administration is done by the vol
unteeer efforts of members of the
board"
The fund would be used primarily
It was announced, for enterprises
coming within two fields of activity:
producers movements. as expressed
in the work of organized labor and
farmers. and in work directly in their
interest; the protection of minori-
ties"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
British Officers To
Colonize In Canada

Edmonton, Alta, Feb. 10
Plans are maturing for the es-
Establishment of a farm colony of
former officers of the British
army in western Canada. Major
j. Yeates-Brown, an army ctfi-
Ger from India, came to Canada
several months ago to select i
site for the colony and has com
pleted detailed survey.
Several thousand officers have
been disbanded from service il
india, because of the postwar
reduction of the army" said Ma
jor Yeates-Brown. Most of
these officers were recruited at
the outbreak of the war from the
farmer class in England. They
have been impressed with reports
of prosperity on farms in Cana
da and | was delegated to inves'
tigate Canadian opportunities.
"My survey has included British
Columbia, Albert, Saskatchewan
and Manitoba. | found rich land
in abundance in all these prov
inces selling at from $50 to $40
an acre. These prices will make
it possible for my fellow officers
to purchase their own homes by
cash payments, as there is not
one amonk them who has not &c.
600 or $1,000. l have selected
several likely locations for the
colony and will make a report T.
the officers organization upon my
return to India.
"If my recommendation is adopt
ed. the colony will be established
either in western Alberta or in
British Columbia. The lakes and
streams of British Columbia and
Alberta swarm with trout and
other fish and the bear, goat, big
horn sheep, caribou and deer OF
the Rock mountain region afford
hunting that would warm the
heart of any British sportsman
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
High School is,
| Oriole Victim
Junior Championship Ser
les First Game to
Virginia's Team

The Virginia Orioles, played in
tor form. and displaying classy
brand of basketball, pitched the
Alexandria High Shoot for first
Elood in the first of a series Of
games for the junior champion
ship of the city, Friday night in
the South Royal street pavilion
of pleasure, the final reckoning
standing 2S to 13 in favor of the
Orioles.
Both teams were out for blood;
the first quarter waxed fast and
furious with neither team regis
tering a single point. Breaking
The ice in the second quarter the
Orioles were leading at half time
b. an 8 TO Z score. Leo Lyons,
substituting for Schoeni at the
beginning of the second half,
proved the undoing of A. H. S.
Bv careful floor work of an un-
erring eye on the basket, Lyons
dropped in five two-pOinters
from scrimmage. Ortiz and
Houston, the midget forward Of
the High School, were their best
performers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Meet Tonight At
s. A. Breen's Home

Owing TO tee severe c)ld
weather. the Cardinal Athletic
Club will hold their meeting at
the residence of the president,
Sylvester A. Breen, 1922 King
street instead of 407 King street,
CARDINAL Club rooms. The club
rooms will be ready for use Feb
ruary 2G.. The necessary repairs
haven't as yet heen completed
Every body that desires 20 become
a member of the club whether
for sports or the social erd are
uryeC 20 attend this meeting,
The constitution ard by-iawc will
be ready for adoption and cleo
ton of officers of the club Will
take place at this meeting. The
meeting will start promptly at
Sis p. NJ. Don't forget the time
and place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Time Changes Relations
of "PreXy" and Student

Picking (By mail to the United
Press There was time when
DR.. Jacob Gould Schurman, Am
erican Minister to China, could
call Dr.. Sac Ke Alfred SEE, CAL
fred" but now he addresses him
as Your Excellency."
Dr.. SEE is Minister of Foreign
Affairs for China. Many years
ago he was a student at Corne
university, where DR.. Schurmc
was president.
Today when Alfred SEE write
a little treatise on some American
subject, it is not returned with
foot note to the effec,. that ''tE'
diction might be improved in
paragraph 81 or please re.
write"
Instead the little treatise is ar
swered something like this: "Mor
sieur lie Ministre, l have the hon
or to acknowledge the receipt of
Your Excellency's note of today,
che" Then he ends it a little
more formally than in earlier
days, like, 81 avail myself Of this
opportunity, Monsieur lie Minis-
tire. to renew to your eXcellency
the assurance of my highest con-
sideration."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
3abe Born at Sea Keeps
Family Out of Country

Omaha, Feb. l9.-Birth OF a
baby at sea whose arrival was not
expected before America was
reached by the steamer kocham-
beau has resulted in the deten,
ton at Ellis Island of Mr.. and
Mrs. Moses Epstein and three
children, of Warsaw, Poland, ac-
cording to word received from
New York by relatives, They are
bound for Omaha to join Reuben
Epstein, brother of Moses
Relatives said that issuance OF
passports to Mr.. and Mrs. Ep-
stein and two children completed
the authorized immigration quota
from Poland for February. When
they reached New York. they
found that the baby was exclud-
ed under the immigration law. as
its arrival aboard ship exceeded
Poland's quota for the month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Mrs. Jane B. Padgett
Victim of Paralysis

Mrs. Jane c. Padgett seventy
TWO years old, widow of John b.
Padgett, died last night at the
residence Of her daughter, Mrs.
Effie Wheatley, 500 King street.
Her death followed a three weeks
illness and was due to paralysis.
Mrs. Padge;t was a we'll known
resident and was member of
the NJ. f. Church South. Her
funeral will take place at three
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from
the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Wheatley, 800 King street,
cnd will be conducted by Rev. DR..
II. p. Hamill, presiding elder of
the Alexandria district of the NJ.
z. Church South. Burial will be
in Bethel cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
RICKSHA DOOMED

Picking (By mail to the United
Press. The riksha, the little
pneumatic-tired vehicle of convent
ence that is always associated
with Chinese life in the foreign
mind. is doomed. In its place is
coming the pedirick, or the ricki-
ped. or whatever convenient name
may be applied. The new vehi-
Gle will have seat like a rick
sha but will have three wheels
like the little American delivery
cart. The coolie will peddlc an6
not run it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
GAME SANCTUARY SET
APART

Lynchburg, Feb. leland
owners holding approximately
: 500 acres lying between the
Games River and Natural Bridge,
in the vicinity of Boonsboro, Bed
ford county, have had the prop
erty set apart as a game sane
tuary. the arrangement having
been made through the State De-
partment of Game and Inland
Fisheries. The land includes es-
t&tes owned by Mrs. Emily S.
Meriwether, Otis c. Jones, R. T.
Yates D. H. and T. W. Ogles-
" and the Eagle Eyrie estate,
owned by R. o., s. V. and NJ.
c. Bell and T. r. Shackelford.
The land has been posted by
the departemnt and is patrolled
by regular and special game
wardenS. Already hunting has
been stopped on it. 1t is said to
be the largest sanctuary in the
State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Heavy Crops In China's
Worst Famine Area.

Peking (By mail to the United
Press) Hard work, rains and
bumper crops have put G5, 100000
Chinese three years nearer the
time when they can resume the
purchase of American kerosene.
cotton prints, candles, tobacco and
tinplate.
These people are those who sur
vived the famine of 1920-2l and
who were so hard hit, according
to economists engaged in FAM"
relief work, that they would be
unable TO buy these things fo'
seven years. The survey was
made Sy Americans and in sr'
cial reference to American goods
While here and there the Chin
csc outside the citi-s use many
American products, those enumcr-
ated constitute the bulk of the
purchases in the districts hit by
the famine.
The crop this year however
was surprising in most of the IA
mine area and it is generally con-
sidered that an advance of three
years has been made.
The very severity of the canine
will make a greater America
market for the Chinese solf
things they must rplace by buy
ing from the foreigner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Three Confederate Vets.
Get Better Halves"

Gulfport, Miss. Feb. 49,
Standing upon the front portico
of old home of Jefferson Davis
president of the Confedracy, three
veterans of the southern army,
one of whom mas passed life's
eightieth milestone and the other
two within one year of it, in
mates of the Jefferson Davis
Soldiers Home at Beauvoir were
married this afternoon to three
widows OF Confederate veterans,
all of whom are over 10 years.
The triple ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Henry W. Van
hook, president of the Seashore
Camp grounds school, before a
large crowd. People from Gulf
port, Biloxi and other coast
towns attended the ceremonies.
The three couples stood in a
semi-circle facing the crowd.
They were John A. Kennedy, 70,
who became the husband of Mar
tina L. Dearman, 81; Thomas p.
Stewart, "a, welded to Mrs. Nal
vina Knight, ~, and John Nc
Donald, 10, to Mrs. Nancy YATES,
Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
SULPHUR SOOTHES
UGLY, ITCHING SKIN
The First Application Makes
Skin Cool and Comfortable

If YOU are suffering from
eczema or some other torturing
embarrassing skin troubl you
may quickly be rid of it by US
ing Mentho-S Sulphur, declares a
noted skin specialist.
This sulphur preparation, be-
cause of its germ destroying
properties. seldom fails to quick
ly subdue itching, even of fiery
eczema. The first application
makes the skin cool and comfort
able. Rash and blotches are heal
ed right up. Rowles Mentho-Sul-
phur is applied like any pleasant
cold cream and is perfectly harm
less. You can obtain a small jar
from any good drgggist.-Adv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Regains Her Voice
After Months of Silence

bloomsbury, Pa. Feb. 19.-Af-
ter being speeehless for six
months, Miss Laura Hartzell, one
of Bloomsburg's best-known young
women, suddenly recovered her
voice at the Bloomsbury Hospital
For six weeks she made no effort
to speak. resting her voice COM
pletely. She was confident that
"every day in every way she was
better and better" although she
did repeat DR.. Coue's formula,
and was persistent in her pray
ers for recovery, but does not
things had any more to do with
know whether either of those
her complete recovery than the
rest.
Doctors said if she was care
full not to strain her voice she
would probably experience no
more trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Germany is Grabbing
The Oriental Markets

Tokyo, Feb. 19-German trade
and shipping are rapidly regain
ing in Japan, and all the Far
East, the position lost during and
after the world war.
German goods of all kinds now
abound in every market from
Singapore to Siberia. German
merchantmen and passenger boats
are plying regularly between
Hamburg and Bremen and all
Far Eastern ports.
Whatever troubles Germany
may be having at home and in
Europe, she is sitting pretty in
the Orient and staging a spectac
ularly successful trade comeback.
The japanese have always been
rather partial to Germany-hm-
erica coming first and Germany
second in japanese favor--and
the German trade revival is well
coined by the people here, not
withstanding the fact that il
means Germany is cutting sharp
ly into Japan's South Set mark
cts. German goods are now also
competing with British all thru
the Straits Settlements, parts of
India, and even more in China.
American trade in the Orient is
so far, less affected than Japan
csc or British, by the German re-
vival.
Germany has recovered trade
ground so rapidly in Japan tha'
German imports to this country
now surpass, in value, those of
pre-war days. However, since all
values are higher now than be-
fore the war, this does not mean
Germany is now sending to ia
pan more actual quantities of
goods than in the pre-war period
But, if the present growth con-
tinues, she will be doing so ir
time.
Japanese students are row
swarming to Germany again. as
they did before the war. These
are principally students of medi-
cine, chemistry and applied scien-
ces. German professors are reap
pearing in Japan.
Although Japan is a great toy
producing country, German toys.
in large quantities, attractive de-
signs and cheap prices, are on
sale in native shops throughout
Japan.
And the other day one of the
Hugo Shines boats brought in a
big load of beer from Munich
Japan has become great beer
drinking country, despite the pop
ularity of sake, or native rlcf
wine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Supreme Court Has
Full Quota Again

Washington, Feb. l9-The Su-
preme Court today had full
bench for the first time this
term.
The oath of Office was admins
tered to Associate Justice San
ford of Tennessee, and he i'm
mediately took his place as JUS
tice Pitney's successor, III health
has kept Pitney off the bench all
this term.
Several important eases have
been delayed because of previous
orders of the court for their re-
argument before all members of
the court.