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Evening star., 1923-11-23

ing across the ice to the magnetic
observatory. where tiny lights are
kept constantly burning. faithfully
recording the fluctuations of those
two great forces that we know so
little about-terrestrial magnetism
and atmospheric electricity. Stretch
ed in another direction there is an
other set of wires leading to our
thermometer, registering electrically
the force Of prevailing northeast
winds
From the very bow of the ship, fiat
On the harbor Ice, we have a fan
arrangement of wire. a counterpoise
leading to tidal crack. At night,
buried as she is in snow, not a light
is visible. striking contrast to the
well lighted cabins below, occupied
by men playing mah-jong crbbage,
looking at motion pictures or listen
'tng to music over our radio from
home.
We have breakfast at 9. dinner at
and supper at s, retiring at mid
night. On Wednesday nights we re-
main up until am. listening for
the program arranged especially for
us and broadcast from Edgewater
Beach Hotel, Chicago.
Church Service Collection.
Church services Sunday nights at
home are wonderfully clear, so vivid.
In fact. that when the pastor of one
OF your churches announced that Of
fering would be taken one of the
men passed the hat. Omaha, Neb.,
and Calgary. Canada. are among
our best stations for radio Jack
Barnsiey's amateur station, B. p, at
Prlnce Rupert. B. c.. sounds as If he
were here in the harbor and is ever
on the job.
Editors Note: A duplicate of the
foregoing message from Macmillan
was received by Maj. Lawrence Mott,
Avolon. Catalina Islands, Calf. a
distance of $500 miles from Refuge
harbor. Greenland. where the Bow
doin is anchored.
This is probably the furtherest re-
moved point which has heard the
Bowdoin with ease and frequency.
Mott Is said to have one OF the most
complete amateur radio stations in
this country.
Copyright. 1923. in United States and Great
Britain by North American Newspaper
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Evening star., 1923-11-23
REYNOLDS NAMED
VIVA. RECEIVER
Present Manager of Road Sc.
lected by Court on Plea
of BondhoIders.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va, No
fember 23.-Arthur L. Reynolds, man.
ager of the Washington-v Virginia
Railway Company, was appointed re-
ceiver for the company today by
Judge Samuel G. Brent In the circuit
court of Fairfax county. Bond was
fixed at $4,000 and will be furnished
today.
A receiver was appointed at the Pc
tition of five trust companies of Phil
adelphia in the interest Of the bond
holders Of the company. Insolvency.
charged in the petition, was admitted
in the answers filed. -t
Mr.. Reynolds was appointed In view
or his expert knowledge OF interurban
railroad management. He was, be-
fore taking the general managershfp
or the Virginia, employed
Tor a number of years by the street
| railway company of Youngstown.
Ohio. Previously he had been EN-,
ployed for more than ten wears with
the Twin City Rapid Transit COMPANY
| OF st. Paul and Minneapolis
Protest Set Aside.
When the court was convened at
10 o'clock. Charles H. Merillat. at
| torney for Matte NJ Newcomer. at
| tempted to argue new allegations Of
his client before Judge Brent. This
intervening petition which protested
the naming of any one as receiver
VINO had been connected in any way
with the management of the COM
pany's affairs was set aside by the
court.
Mr.. Reynolds was named at the be-
hest of the consolidated petitioner
The request was made on the court
by Gardner L. Boothe. counsel for the
railway company.
Charges of railroading the case
were made by Mr. Merillat. who in
dicated that he would force the issue
and file several suits. He declared
the court was not within it's rights
when 1t named a receiver without
hearing new allegations.
Charge 100000 Missing.
Among others the petition alleges
that 100000 disappeared from the
company's treasury almost overnight
in 1919. 1t is further charged that no
attempt had been made to recover
this money. While the allegation,
Mr.. Merillat said, had no bearing on
Mr.. Reynolds appointment, he be-
lieved it was sufficient, at least, to
bear hearing.
Merillat, declared that the receiver
would act under the direction of the
court, that there would be no irregu-
larities.
A yearly salary of $4,000 was al
lowed the receiver.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
ORDERLY
ACCUSED OF THEFT
c. R. Mathews, CoIored, Ar
rested at Emergency, Said
to Admit Robberies.

Charles r. Mathews. alias Ford, col
ored, twenty-one years old, 1927 9Th
street northwest. employed as orderly
as Emergency Hospital the past two
months. today is an occupant OF a police
cell. having been arrested by Detectives
Mullen and Murphy on charges Of
stealing.
1t is alleged he stole towels and other
hospital equipment belonging to the in
stitution and articles Of jewelry, cash
and an umbrella from physicians and
patients. The prisoner Is said to have
admitted his guilt and also to have said
he was arrested for similar ofrenses
while employed at Garfield Hospital two
years ago.
He was employed at Garfield Hospi-
tai under the name Of Matthews and
at Emergency Hospital under the
name of Ford. When arrested, he de-
MED the charge. saying he had pur-
chased at Pennsylvania avenue
store towels bearing the hospital
stamp Later, however, he Is said to
have changed his denial into al ad-
mission.
One charge involves the theft Of
a wrist watch and gold pencil from
DR.. John DeMayo. Other charges in
volve the theft Of an expensive silk
umbrella belonging to Miss Margaret
1. Smith. 1919 Spring road. and a
purse containing a small sum OF
money from r. Dantman, 2016 4th
street northeast, patients. Most of
the property has been recovered.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
PRINCES ARRIVAL
.ST|RSART WORLD
Alleged Rasputin Slayer Be.
lieved Seeking Repurchase
of Famed CanvaSes.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. November 23.-Art
patrons are preparing to clean their
spectacles and open their ears with
the arrival today of Prince Felix
Youssoupoff of Russia, whose pur-
ported intention is to regain from
Joseph E. Widener, wealthy Phila-
delphia collector. two paintings, "A
Portrait of a Man" and "A Portrait
of a Woman" that he sold two years
ago when in need of cash, the New
York World said this morning.
Prince Youssoupoff. in 1916. was re-
ported to have been involved in the
Staying of the Monk Rasputin, confessor
of the czarina, whose bullet -riddled
body was found in the River Neva In
Petrograd, where it had been deposited
through a hole in the ice by his enc
mics. He is the scion Of one OF the
most ancient Muscovite families.
Critics dispute whether the paint
ings are Rembrants or Vermeers.
When he escaped from Russia Prince
Felix took them and few other val
liable art objects. and two years ago
Mr.. Widener bought the portraits In
London at a reported price of $780,
600 for his private gallery. probably
the best in existence. 1t was under
stood the contract called for their re-
sale to- the -prince at the old price
plus interest, within two and one
half to three years, providing he
agreed not to dispose of them subse-
Quently to some one else.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
TRACT
ZONE PLEA FAILS
Commission Rejects Request
for Making Half Area
industrial.

The zoning commission yesterday
afternoon turned down the applica-
tion to change half Of the aPtterson
tract. 5th street and Florida avenue
northeast, from residential to in
dustrial property.
The decision was reached In execu-
tive session after the commission had
listened to extensive arguments both
for and against the change.
representatives Of citizens associa-
tfons opposed making the tract in
dustrial, claiming it would render
impossible the esta blishment of a
park there in accordance with the
Mcmillan plan.
Spokesman for the owners con-
tended that Congress has failed on
numerous occasions to approve the
purchase of the land for a park; that
they are paying regularly large sums
In taxes and that they are entitled
to make the best possible use of their
property.
The commission adopted the new
regulation raising to sixty feet the
zoned fifty-five feet. and to ninety
feet all property now restricted to
eighty-five feet
The 55-foot limit called for a five
story building and the S5-foot limit,
an eight-story structure. The num-
ber of stories still will be restricted
to five and eight, but, as architects
pointed out at the hearing, it will
now be possible to leave a greater
air space. between the top floor and
the roof and will also make the roofs
more ornamental.
While this question was under dis
cussion yesterday afternoon. Waddy
B. Wood, prominent Washington ar
chitect, told the commission that the
idea of coming cities is as old as
ancient Rome.
The Romans, he said, had coming
laws to restrict the height Of build
ings in order to protect the appear
ance Of their castles and temples.
Petition Granted.
The petition to change the area
bounded. by Utah avenue, Rittenhouse
street and Rock Creek Ford road
from first commercial to residential
was granted. The commission also
placed this property in "a restricted
zone, which prohibits apartment
houses
The commission rejected the petit
ton Of Benjamin Udoff to change the
rear forty feet of 400 Illinois avenue
from residential to first commercial
Testimony showed that Mr. Udon
operates a store which was in ex.
istence before the street was zone6
remodel, however, unless the desig
nation was changed to commercial.
Request to change N street between
10th street and Connecticut avenue
from commercial back to residential
was denied.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
SLIDE DELAYS WORK
ON new D. C. CONDUIT
Large Quantity of Loose Earth
Tumbles Into Excavation
Near Cabin John.

A heavy slide of loose earth oc-
CURED alongside the Conduit road,
short distance east Of Cabin John
bridge. this morning. 1t resulted
from the loosening Of earth by the
recent rains and the operations of
the big steam shovel excavating for
the new conduit, but did not affect
the old conduit through which the
water supply of the District is con-
Quoted.
Mr.. Hardy of the United States
engineer Office, who has direct super
vision over the new construction as
the representative of Maj. O'Connor.
said that the slide will require some
extra work on the part Of the con-
tractor who is constructing the new
conduit. but will not affect the opera
tfon Of the existing water supply
system. Slides are usual in such
large excavation operations. Mr..
Hardy said. and there have already
been several. but none of them caused
any great amount of damage He said
he would make an inspection during
the day.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
D. C. Government FORM
APPROVED BY SHERRILL
Public Buildings Superintendent
Would Give Congress More
Power to Manage City.

The commission form Of govern
ment of the District was lauded by
Col. C. o. Sheriff.. superintendent Of
public buildings and grounds. in an
address yesterday before the WASH
ington Study at the Federation Of
women's Club headquarters. 1874 N
street northwest.
Col. Sheriff. said the city manager
system Is in many respects closely
analogous to the city administration
here, the principal differences being
that the powers of the board of Com
missioners are distributed equally
among three Commissioners appoint
ed by the President.
Col Sheriff. said IT appeared to him
that the trend here should be in the
direction Of placing more and more
responsibility for direction and de-
velopment of Washington in the
hands of the national government.
This would by no means decrease
the influence OF the citizens OF Wash
ington in the government of tho Dis
trict, the speaker declared, but would
at all times give an adequate and
proper influence for all Of the asso-
Citations which have for their object
the development and Identification of
the National Capital.
Gaillard Hunt Is to deliver the
fourth of a series Of lectures before
the Washington Study tomorrow
morning at 1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
CHARGE INJUSTICE
IN CLASSIFICATION
Auditing Clerks Say Board
Has Disregarded Prin-
cipIes of Law.

Gross injustice In the ALLEGATION of
employees of the general accounting
office of the government and disre-
gard for the principles of the classi-
fication act by the personnel classI-
fication board is charged in q state
ment left at the White House today
by Loren II. Wittner, chairman of the
committee representing auditing
clerks.
This is the second protest made by
representatives of the government
employees brought to the attention of
the White House in the past week
The other one was from the exec
utive council of the Federation of
Federal Employees. The protest from
the federal accounting Office employees
was placed in the hands of Bascom
Slemp, secretary to the President,
who gave assurance that the Presi-
dent would take up the matter at
the same time as he does the protest
from the federal employees.
Suggests Misirterpretation.
Among some of che points set forth
In the statement is a contention in
tended to sho" that a misinterpreta-
ton of the classification law has oc-
Cured. 1t is explained also that
this protest is intended to serve as a
support TO the contention maintained
by the Federation of Federal En-
ployes.
The statement went on to cite the
law to show that it is not being
properly followed by the classification
board, and that gross injustice on
the ratings and ALLEGATIONS exist and
the influence of the personnel and
classification board and those respon-
sible for the ALLEGATIONS is plainly
felt, as their action in many cases
when making ALLEGATIONS has been
dictatorially arbitrary, perfectly ig-
noring the kind of work entailed, but
rather considering clerks on some
preconceived basis. In classifying
the clerks the work performed by
them has not been considered, which
has resulted in injustfces"
Evening star., 1923-11-23

polar expedition. Refuge Hdrbor,
Greenland. rfa amateur radio opera
tor. Jack Barnslcy, Prince Rupert,
B. C.)
BY CAPT. DONALD NJ. MACMILLAN
With the coming of the big nigh,
amateur radio stations in the eastern
states are being picked up by US and
heard a little more distinctly. The
Bowdoin wireless made a record for
herself last night when Donald Mix,
our operator. talked with amateur
station 6-CEU in Hawaii. This dis
tance of 5000 miles is possibly a
worlds record for short-wave stations.
We have heard stations In England,
Germany. Holland. Mexico. France.
Norway, Italy, Japan and Spain. We
receive news Of the world from sta
tions in oxford. England. and Nauen.
Germany. and look forward each day
to our evening paper. The long
arctic night so much dreaded by ex-
plorers Of old and so vividly described
with all its consequences In their mar
ratives. has no terrors for the crew
of the Bowdoin. Our living condi-
tions are vastly different and all con-
ducive to good health and happiness.
All Comforts Of Home.
The fifteen-ton auxiliary schooner
Bowdoin is the smallest craft to ever
attempt the passage from America to
the far north, equipped with internal
combustion engine, electric lights,
talking machines, motion pictures
and radio, an epitome of the progress
of science since the days Of the old
rat-infested advance of 1853. with
her smoky lamps, smoky stove, damp
and dark cabins and her enfeebled
crew
Our stanch little ship. built down
on the Maine coast of seasoned oak
Is a palace compared with the ex-
ploring ships of old. Frozen in the
ice, carrying on her decks three snow
houses. she presents in the half light
of midday a curious sight with her
wireless antenna stretching to the
hills ahead. her electric wires lead
Evening star., 1923-11-23
RUHR STATE DEVELOPING.
BY HIRAM X. MODERWELL.
By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Dali
News COpyright 1923

By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1923.
BERLIN, November 23.-Tho new
Rhine Ruhr state is gradually coming
into being. 2Discussions which have
been going on this week between
Chancellor Stresemann and the Rhine
ish committee of fifteen are an impor-
tant step in the process.
But the whole process has a mys-
terious appearance, first, because
political considerations forbid too
abrupt an announcement of the facts
and, second, because a half dozen
special interests are intriguing for a
favored position in the new state.
Hence. official announcements are
likely to be misleading.
No Authority In Ruhr.
However. the broad facts are these:
The Rhineland and the Ruhr already
virtually are detached from the
reich. with the French and Belgians
exercising all important functions
of sovereignty-pass control, police
power. customs collections. taxation.
administration, justice, control Of
communications and Of the currency
to any degree suiting their conven-
ience. The reich retains only the
doubtful privilege of sending in an
enormous unemployment subsidy, thus
running its own budget and endanger-
ing the new currency.
1t is obvious that the Rhineland
must adjust itself politically in ac-
cordance with these new conditions.
Two separatist movements, there
fore, have been at work, which must
be sharply distinguished between.
The Dorten- Matthes forces, as events
have proved. were only gangs Of
hired thugs. armed with French per-
mission and permitted by the French
to range through the peaceful Rhine
land plunderfng and numbering (al-
though the Paris politicians assert
neutrality" there Is absolutely no
aid given the Matthes gangs by the
local French commanders). 1t is as
sumed here that the French are too
shrewd politicians to take these
gangs and their leaders seriously,
either as representatives of the
Rhenish people or as material for a
new government. The German theory
Is that they were only used by the
French to create such chaos that the
Rhenish people would be obliged to
form an independent government.
Hagen 1 Negotiating.
This is now happening. The COM
mittee of fifteen, representing in
dustrial. labor and cultural groups in
the Ruhr and the Rhineland. under
the leadership of Herr Adenauer
mayor of Cologne, and Louis Hagen,
the most important Rhenish banker,
has been negotiating for the past
week with the Berlin government
and more or less formally with the
Rhineland commission.
This committee received Chancellor
Stresemann's blessing weeks ago,
when 1t was realized that it was inn
uossible for the reich to continue in
definitely supporting the Rhinelahd.
Publicity, Chancellor Stresemann as
serts he will never permit Rhenish
separation in any, form. so the new
Adenauer government will be called
an economic administration" and
will formally remain part OF the
Prussia
Evening star., 1923-11-23
Commits Suicide
By Jumping Into
Furnace at Plant

CINCINNATI, Ohio. November
23.--Robert Rechelt. fifty five years
old. Of Newport, KY. committed
suicide today by jumping into the
furnace at the furniture plant in
this city where he had been en-
ployed about thirty years as
yardman.
Fellow employees said that they
missed him and when they looked
for him discovered that he had
and crawled in.
The employees, at considerable
peril to themselves, pulled him out,
but his body was already partially
consumed. The intense heat of the
furnace had killed him.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
AUTO CRASH FATAL.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., November 23-
Raleigh Turner is dead and Jack
Canape and Jack Cochran, the latter
q negro, are in a hospital here suffer-
ing from injuries, as a result OF a
collision last night three miles from
Charlotte between an automobile
driven by Mr.. Turner and q hay
wagon driven by Cochran. The auto
mobile. which eye witnesses said was
travelling at high speed, turned over
several times.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
ADDRESS STUDENTS.

Stephen E. Kramer, principal OF
Central High School, and Rev. Walter
Morgan, pastor of the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church. spoke to
the pupils OF the Johnson-Powell
School at assemblies yesterday which
were held to observe School and
Teacher" day of American education
week.
Recitations by Theresa Coombs and
songs by the pupils were features OF
the program, which was arranged by
the Mothers Club OF the school and
Miss Clara G. Brewer, principal.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
BUSES GO TO MEMORIAL
Two Lines to Operate Service to
Lincoln Shrine.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day granted the applications of both
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company and the Washington
busses to the Lincoln Memorial.
The bus service will be an extern
sion. Of the present lines operated into
THE Niefnfty of Potomac Park.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
MRS. CARRIER APPOINTED.

Mrs. M. c. CARRIER has been ap-
pointed associate member Of the re-
publican national committee for Okla
homa. Mrs. CARRIER is the wife of the
only republican in the Oklahoma dele
CATION In the House In the next Con-
She has long been active IN political
vork among the women n Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1923-11-23

Lieut.. Graf near Dusseldorf early
last year. Belgium notified Germany
that if the sum was not paid by next
Sunday Belgium herself would Sc
cure payment in the occupied terri
tory of Germany.
The charges visit also dealt with
the Belgian protests over the indig-
mites suffered by Lieut.. de Muyter
the Belgian aeronaut. on the occasion
of his recent descent in Saxony, and
the incidents at Leipzig, in which
Franco Belgian military control Off
GERS were the victims.
RUHR STATE DEVELOPING.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
SANTA CLAUS ON WAY.

DAWSON, Y. r.. November 23.-
Santa Claus is on his way from the
north pole by way Of Dawson. A
heavy Christmas. mail for continental
and European points left here yester-
day and another will leave next week.
Evening star., 1923-11-23

~. II. Collins and @. ". Foreman entry.
II. A. Herold and w. Kennedy entry.
SW. B. Mitchell and Joseph Brown entry,
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather. rainy: track slow.
Evening star., 1923-11-23
S3RESEMANN FIRM
Elm HIS DEMAND FOR
IL UNEQUlVOCAL VOTE

Continued from FRS, Page.>
Evening star., 1923-11-23
BOWIE ENTRIES
FOR SATURDAY:

FIRST RACE-Claiminr: purse 81 soo. fo-
tvo-year-olds; one mile.
Evening star., 1923-11-23

SECOND RAcE-The Century handicap:
half furlongs. o
Evening star., 1923-11-23
fKancocas stable entry,
+Three pounds allowed for rider.

| FOURTH RAcE-Ths Southern MARYLAND
handicap; $40 900 added; for two-yeer.olds
Evening star., 1923-11-23

TNancocaa stable entry.
III. 2. Whitney and Greentree Stable entry
THIRD RACE-The Rainbow handicap;
furlongs. 0A~i
Evening star., 1923-11-23

SEVENTH RACE-Claiming; purse, 800
sixteenth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-09
Expensive Removal
Forces Reichstag to
Snare MOnarch'S Statue

Berlin, May 19-(A. Z. by MaiD-
DESPITE the protests of radicals, Wll~
helm the First's great marble statue
will continue to grace the center OF
the Reichstag lobby, place of honor
under the rotunda analogous to that
occupied by Americas Unknown Sol
der at the time OF his funeral in
Washington. 1t would cost $1,000
COO marks, or nearly $1,000, to move
the colossal piece. hence the young
REPUBLICS slim pocketboOll obliges 1t
to swallow whatever scruples 1T may
have against reminders of its mon
archical forbears.
The statue was installed in 1905.
II wears after the Reichstag build
ing itself was completed Its ercc-
tion was ordered by Germanys late
Emperor. the present refugee at
Doom. Wilhelm I ruled at the time
construction of the Reichstag was
commenced, in 1884.
Agitation for having the memorial
removed to some. less conspicuous
spot was begun by the Socialists.
Their clamor finally reached the
Reichstag decorations committee,
which had also been called upon to
consider wiping out all other traces
of the former monarchy. Art eX-
perts were called in and they de-
cided that, in any case, the statue
occupied an unfavorable position
from an artistic pont of view. Tius
opinion brought the democratic fac
ton to the support of the Socialists.
but the committee has now decided
that the operation must be postponed
because the expense would be pro-
hibitiye at present.