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Evening star., 1923-03-05
PRESIDENT BACKS
NEGRO EDUCATION
Right Approach to Problem,
He Declares in Letter to
Conference.
1000 DELEGATES ATTEND
National Congress Told Race Will
Fight Out Its Salvation on
American Soil.

President Harding believes that
education OF the negro is precisely
the right approach to the great prob
lem OF the negro races place In our
American civilization" This was
made known today in q letter from
the President, read at g. preliminary
session OF the Negro National Educa-
ttonal Congress, which convened for
a fve-day conference in the wes-
ley A. NJ E. Church. 14th and Cor
coran streets, today.
The President, in expressing regrets
that he would be unable personally
to address the Congress. because of
his leaving for the south today, said,
"It is true. indeed, that the same
(referring to the education Of the
negro) might be said of every other
race or national or social element
that goes to make up the total OF
our citizenship. But it is peculiarly
true of the colored people because
they have been so little favored with
educational opportunity and, there
fore. have a great deficit in this re-
gard to be made up.
Sees Useful Results.
"I have always fel. that the right
kind Of effort along educational and
industrial lines among the colored
people is certain to be productive OF
the most useful results, both to them
and the national interest in general
my own attitude toward the problem
Of the races OF this country was SO
fully set forth in my address at Biz
mingham over year ago that ! can
hardly add anything to that statement
Of 1t. I wish, however, to embrace
this opportunity of assuring you and
the members of the Congress Of my
continuing and most sympathetic in
terest in the effort you are putting
forth in behalf of the race and Of an
effective composition of the race
problem Of this nation"
Congress Members to Speak.
The letter was addressed to J. ST.
las Harris. president of the congress.
Delegates from all parts of the United
States are attending the convention
and will take part in the discussion
Of such problems as alleged race dis
elimination at Harvard University.
lynching. the so-called Spencer bill
for the adjustment OF differences be-
tween the races. industrial conditions
as they affect the negro. separation
of church and state. educational de-
velopment for the negro race, etc
President Harris, in welcoming the
more than one thousand delegates,
declared that sentiment against the
I'VE are here, however, and must
stay here" said the president. THE
negro will fight out his salvation on
American SOIL"
Sessions will be held mornings, aft
ernoons and evenings at the church
Among prominent persons scheduled
to speak are: Senator Medill Nc
Cormick of Illinois. Senator Selden
p. Spencer OF Missouri and Repre-
sentative Simeon D. Fess Of Ohio.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
the government is the railroads
tenant
DAVIS IS HOPEFUL.

Confidence that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, owner OF
the property on. which part OF the
government hotel project is located
VIII not press its request for reNn
quishment of the property by April
was. expressed today by Secretary
or Labor Davis, just before he left
1or Florida with President Harding.
feel morally certain that tha re
sp6ns1bie spa nbi off1eials of the Baltimore
proceedings" Mr. Davis declared
Daniel Willard is too kindly q NAV
ana has too kindly q feeling toward
tne government to proceed with the
plan outlined to force the govern
Irein men. 70 vaeate the property on the
Union station plaza"
Hope for Agreement.
Mr. Davis said, in the discussion
with officials of the railroad COMPANY
regarding it's request that the prop
erty be vacated by April 1, it had
been consistently hoped some agree
ment might be reached by which the
government will retain use of the
The railroad company. he said will
not press the matter at this time.
Joint resolution authorizing the
president to fix fair rental for the
property up to February 1, 1924, was
passed by the Senate. but failed OF
passage in the House yesterday, due
to the legislative jam.
VIII Return I'm Two weeks.
Although Secretary Davis left TODAY
for Florida with the President, he en-
poets to be back in Washington with
In two weeks. While he is away. he
added, no action will be taken by the
government, in view Of the apathy Of
the House. in the government hotel.
matter
The Labor Department. through the
United States Housing Corporation, is
charged with the maintenance and
operation of the government hotels.
which now house nearly 1900 women
who work in the government depart
ments. Carrying out the eviction pro
ceedings by the railroad company, &C
cording to Mr.. Davis. would result
In probable abandonment by the gov
ernment of the entire hotel project.
since the buildings which the railroad
requests to be vacated by April / are
the most important parts of the en-
tire project.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
FAVOR TO VETERANS
SEEKING POSITIONS
President Instructs Civil
Service Commission on Rat
ings for Appointments.
ISSUES OFFICIAL ORDERS
Seven Points Outlined for Guidance
in Administering Law Govern
ing Selections for Positions.
ISSUES OFFICIAL ORDERS

President Harding today directed
that the Civil Service Commission
give preference to veterans of the
war, and outlined seven points for
the guidance Of the commission In
handling the matter.
The Presidents orders, as explained
in an official statement from the
White House, were as follows:
81. Veterans and others entitled to
preference are to be given points
in addition to their earned ratings in
examinations, as Is done with respect
to applicants for presidential post
master veterans who suffered serious
disability are given 10 Gnstead Of 50
points.
"Time spent in the military service
is TO be credited in rating experience.
which was interrupted by military
service, and military training or ex-
perience Of definite value in htting
veteran for the position for which he
applies is to be considered In rating
the examination. For eligibility
rating Of 10 per cent Is required OF
all applicants. but the veteran neeo
earn but 65 Cor If a disabled veteran
6O) to get on the register.
RELEASED From Age Limitations.
"2. Veterans are to be released
from age limitations and from many
of the physical requirements
"s, Veterans are to be appointed IN
the departments at Washington with
out regard to the apportionment law
providing for distribution of appoint
ments, among the states.
"4. An appointing officer who passes
over a veteran and selects a non
veteran with the Same OF q lower
rating must place his reasons for
so doing in the departments records.
"6. In the event OF reductions being
made in any part of the classified
service, no person entitled to pref
erence In original appointments is to
be discharged or dropped or reduced
in rank or salary IL his record 10 good.
Relates to ReinstAtements.
"s. The period Of eligibility for re-
instatement of veterans is Ave years.
"7. Examinations are, reopened to
world war veterans who lost opportu-
nifty for examination by being in the
service, or being disabled, II they
apply while in the service or within
ninety days Of discharge, recovery or
completion of training"
Evening star., 1923-03-05
GLAD TO GET REST.
President Exhausted With Cares of
Last Two Years.

EN- ROUTE TO FLORIDA WITH
PRESIDENT HARDING, March 5.-Two
years ago Warren c. Harding went to
Florida to prepare himself for the prssi- :
dency; today he goes there to escape
for a time, at least the arduous tasks
Of executive office.
Behind him he leaves an atmosphere
of fatigue. an exhausted off1cialdom,
for. as usual. everything was left to
the Last moment by Congress- and the
last ten days have been fillsd with
hours Of panioky haste. Bills that
needed weeks OF careful consideration
were given superficial attention by
Congress in a mad rush to finish by
the statutory hour. Farm credit leg
islation, which might we'll have occu-
pied q whole session by itsslf. was
passed in a few days. And the net
result Of 1t all is to place upon tho
executive and his cabinet officers the
OF wisely executing the
Evening star., 1923-03-05
pep AND BOOST NEED
! A REST; SAYS SPEAKER
WE M.,Iewis Tells Lenten Service
Audience There Il Too Much
Hurry Today.

William Mather Lewis. secretary Of
the National Chamber OF Commerce,
ADoAe at tho midday Lenten service
AZ K6ithAs Theater today. W. b.
Patterson introduced the speaker
and Rev Thomas L Small pro-
Scunced the benediotaon.
Mr. Lewis spoke Of "Grandfather's
Aay." a. suSgested by Bruce Barton.
He said, In part:
WE all need Grandfathsrs day
at least onos . year. On this day
each man will procure cornoob pipe,
pisce Of soft pine ana q sharp knife,
and, &3yfng aside ali earthly cares,
Will Aamply smoke, whittle and medi-
tate. We are moving too fase.y
ID WaseinEton today there are q
ana each luncheon 10 hurrytnE to ret
sAr1u1h In time for the speaker and
se6A epeekar IL hurrytng to ret
kAfouGh htg talk before his audience
walks, ,otepn htm. mist pubaio speak
80 49, 0toWanG. their tongues 10
vA4A xheir brain % IN usutri.
W4alyo aAoulA Sfvo two Words in
tNs English language = long vaoa-
14A two words are boost and .psp,.
~, ,Ms ;saHsS asI;hSP SsSP d ceesSs,se Sa ae.,l % xe
10 lssA sonsthins 70 81 psDpy about
xked 0tonA the actor, had his
eeAstGAte turned toward God bscauee
~ .And his oonIaAy were snowbound
lfuEA veek. 94vfn9 Hfed ssysn Grand
eEnkAeeeR days In succession. The great
IAee Asxt In the Bible for present day
Ago6eaesta h still and know that
Eo&kQyfQN. 80 20 b. "civio Better
xase&& ~ 1dWNAik Notary and other
% s. ss ssa;:s sssss'ss. cespss aes e
Evening star., 1923-03-05
MAN KILLED IN GEARS
OF CONCRETE MIXER
James Hardesty Caught While
Working on Magneto-Dody
Badly Crushed.

James A. Hardesty, forty-seven
years old, 1916 Harvard street north
west, foreman in charge OF concrete
work at the new All Souls Church.
18th and Harvard streets, was killed
while at work today, when he fell
into the gear wheels turning q large
concrets mixer. He was badly
crushed about the body, and was
pronounced dead when he reached
0arfleld Hospital
1t was said that he was working on
. magnetic used In connection with
the mixer when he was caught in the
machine. Before the engine could be
stopped he was badly crushed.
Mr.. Hardesty had been with the
Boyle Robertson Company, construct
ing the church. for twenty years, it
was said. He lived. with his wife and
three children, at the above address.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
ACQUITTED OF SLAYlNG,
MANS HOUSE SHOT UP
South Caro1inian, Found Not Guilty
Of Ambush Killing, Crowd Of rs
Riddles Homo With Bullets.

BY the Associated Prsss.
GREENWOOD. s. c., March 5.-One
hundred or more shots wers fred at
the homo Of Henry Klugh, r., In this
county Saturday night shortly after
Kiugh had been acquitted Of tho
charge OF shooting William Anderson
from ambush. according to a report
made public today by Sheriff e. n.
White Of Greenwood county. rhs
sheriff said that W. H Harley, a
brother-in-law OF KluGh. made the
report
Tho sheriff said that Harley esti.
mated that there were ct least seven
ty-flve men in fifteen automobiles. A
number OF the shots lodged in the
house.
Klugh was not at home at the time,
having been advised by relatives to
remain away from home Saturday
night.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
RUM CARGO CONCEALED
IN ELECTRIC BATTERIES
Dry Agents Seize Shipment From
Bermuda-Choice Brands
Confscated.
apecis1 Disoateh to The star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAVANNAH, Ga, March 5.-Prohi-
bition enforcement agents here have
discovered that the rum runner who
buys his stuff in Bermuda or else
where and reconsigns 1t here has
added q now wrinkle to rum running.
, The officers have conflscated a score
Of batteries, each Of which contained
six quarts OF Scotch and rye. The
tops Of the batteries were marked,
"r'reshly charged" They were
The batteries had false bottoms,
where the liquor was concealed. Pro-
hibition agents have no idea how
long this has been going on nor
how many have cleared for the north.
AZ the same time they seized sevf
eral cases Of Lewis Hunter, Cedar
Brook and Highland Queen Scotch,
which had been labeled dry goods"
Copyright 1857
Evening star., 1923-03-05
SNOW SUITS DEFERRED.
Other District Litigation Conflicts
With NAdigan's Arrangements.

Owing to having been Unexpectedly
called into q case the District of Col
umbia has up for argument In the
sistant Corporation Counsel Frank w.
4Adigan, who had intended to have
dled q large number Of suits today
in the Municipal Court against de-
fendantS who had failed to clean the
snow from their pAvement1. had to
defer that aotaon until tomorrow
.wAsn the Suitg Will bA snlsd.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
Roadside Sunday School,

t1o4 fho NtWAukeo JOURNAL
"About whom did you study In sun-
day school this morning7" quseisd the
visiting minister OF Jimmy. by way Of
the small son OF his host and most
active church member.
"About God." wAs the RESPONSE.
tsBut you Aave heard Z lot about
God before, hAyea't your
I; 10. mir. whea daddy q pxse1A1I
Evening star., 1923-03-05
SEEKS TO RECOVER
S1,9Do,0l0BY SUITS
Attorney General Files Action
Against Dozen Lumber
Concerns.
MOST ARE S0UTHERNERS
Criminal Indictments Already Have
Been Found on Several
Defendants.
MOST ARE SOUTHERNERS

Attorney General Daugherty today
filed a bill in equity in the District
of Columbia Supreme Court to recover
$1,50O,O00 from dozen prominent
firms in connection with the sale Of
surplus lumber acquired for war
purposes Criminal indictments al
ready have been returned against
the officials Of some of the companies
concerned.
Most Of the defendants in the civil
proceedings today are southern firms,
but the list includes the Merchants
and Manufacturers National Bank
Of Newark. N. j.. and Frank T. Sulli-
van Of Buffalo, N. Y.
List OF Defendants.
The action was directed against J.
L. Philips Of Townsville. Ga; John
Stephens. president of the Stephens
Lumber Company OF Jacksonville,
Fla; ]. l.. Philips and John Stephens
co-partners trading under the name
pf ]. L. Philips & John Stephens;
Merchants and Manufacturer Ma
tional Bank of. Newark. N. J.. Inc,
and Nellie Senft Chambers, executors
OF George F. Chambers, deceased;
Frank T. Sullivan Of Buffalo, N T.;
Loo L Herrell and Roland Perry OF
Washington. D. c.; Gus Eitzen and
Mitchell A Touart, jr.. Of Pensacola,
Fla: Charles Philips. Jr.. Of Atlanta,
Ca: the Eitzen-Touart Company, q
corporation of Pensacola, Fla; J.. l.
Philips & Co. q corporation, and the
Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Maryland, corporation.
Grows Out OF q. 8. Sale.
The suit grows out OF transactions
in connection with the sale by the
government in 1919 Of approximately
140, ,O00,0 900 feet Of lumber acquired
for war purposes and as q result OF
which transactions an Indictment was
returned last summer by tho special
war frauds jury here against J. L
Philips. John Stephens. George NJ
Chambers, Frank T. Sullivan, Roland
Perry. Charles Philips, jr., Gus Eitzen
and Mitchell A. Touart, together with
Ernest c. Morse and Charles 8. Shot
we'll, the last two formerly officials of
the War Department, charging con-
spiracy to defraud the United States.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
February Circulation
94,814

District Of Columbia, S.:
FLEMING NEWBOLD, Business Mau.sar
Of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does
solemnly swear that the actual number of
copies Of the paper named sold and distributed
during the month Of February. AID. 1928, was
Evening star., 1923-03-05
Grows Out OF e. 9. Sale.
The Famous RiaIto.

The Rialto is q famous marble
bridge across the Grand canal at
Venice. built by Antonio da Ponte in
1890. It consists OF q single arch,
ninety feet wide and twenty four feet
high. and rests upon $4,000 piles,
says an exchange. The name Rialto
Is derived from Rivo-Alto, one of
tho Islands on which Venice Is built
This island was long the financial and
mmerciaI center Of the city, and
gave its name to the bridge thai con-
meets It with the mainland.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
BALL RENT LAW
MAY BLOCK B. & O.
IN PLAZA DISPUTE

Continued from First Page ,
Evening star., 1923-03-05
HARDINGS ARE OFF
FOR VACATION TRIP
IN FLORIDA WATERS

Continued from First Page.)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-14
WORES' WATER
DECISION WILL
BE GIVEN SOON

Judge George R. Freeman of the
Riverside County superior court,
who presided in the case of Char
les r. Wores against the Imperial
Irrigation District, asking that the
district be restrained from levyina
a S. water rate, has advised that he
will give decision in the case
next Monday.
The hearing was held in this city
several weeks ago.. following which
Judge Freeman announced he would
take the ease under advisement
allowing attorneys for the plaintiff
and defendant to submit briefs.
These were submitted over two
weeks ago, and the decision has
been eagerly awaited by practically
every water user in the valley.
In accordance with stipulation
signed by attorneys in the ease, it
is agreed that Judge Freeman may
give his decision without appearing
in the local court to do so.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-14
HOLD MEXICALI
MAN AS TRAFFIC
COPS ASSAILANT|
Aguilar Nabbed When
He Crosses Line from
Mexico

Estoban Aguilar, said to be
minor official at Mexicali, is held at
the county jail with the probability
of serious charges being made
against him as the result of a coils
ion with Traffic Officer Clark of
the Calexico police earlier last Sat
urdav, in which the officer sustained
painful injuries, and accuses Aguilar
OF firing two shots at him while he
lay on the ground after he had
been thrown from his motorcycle.
Aguilar was taken into custody
by United States customs Officers
when he crossed the line yesterday,
ms, identity having been known to
county Officers practically since the
time of the accident. Clark succeed
ed in getting the number of Aguil-
ar's license at the time Of the coils
ion and officers were keeping a
close watch for him in case he
crossed the line to the American
side. 4~I,IHT
Clark noticed Aguilar driving
through Calexico last Saturday
night at high speed, and gave chase.
He followed the speeding automobile
out beyond the city limits toward
Heber. When he saw that he was
being followed, Aguilar is said to
have >increased his speed. The Off
Ger was rapidly overhauling him
when Aguilar suddenly applied the
brakes to his car.
Clark, following close behind, at
tempted to dodge the car, but his
motorcycle side-swiped it, and he
was thrown to the ground, sustain
ing broken collar bone and severe
bruises. He claims that Aguilar
shot twice at him while he lay help
less ON the ground, being unable to
draw his gun because of his injured
shoulder. He was removed to the
FL Centro hospital and is recovering
satisfactorily from his injuries.
Aguilar will be given prelimin-
ary hearing in tile near future, with
possibility of having to answer n
charge of assault with intent to
murder, it was intimated by officials
today.N
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-14
PAIR BROUGHT
BACK IN AUTO
THEFT CHARGE

Kingdom J. Grover and John Weis-
ger were brought back. from Yuma
Yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Oswalt
and lodged in the county jail,
charged with stealing an automobile
in this city Wednesday night, the
property of Mrs. A. Creed of SAG
Brighton street.
Grover denied stealing the. ear,
and stated he was driving his own
ear to Yuma with Weisger when
they were overtaken by Il number
of men in the Creed car, who forced
them tooexchange ears with them.
Little credence is given to Grover S
story by the officials, who found
several letters in his personal eff
fects, in one of which he made the
statement that che would have
somebody else's Ford to sell if he
could not get East in Il box car.'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-14
Local Man Donates Land $4,000 for Date Station
CRAWFORD WILL
MAKE POSI- BILE
GREAT PROJECT
Offers County 40 Acres
Land, Cash, to Back
Farm

After many delays and disap-
pointments, it seems today that the
dreams of Imperial Valley date men
for date experimental station in
Imperial Valley, to be supported by
the United States Government, are
about TO be realized through the
generosity of ID. r. Crawford of this
city.
This morning, according to B. A.
Harrigan, county horticultural COM
missioner, Crawford made an offer
of 40 acres of land and a cash gift
of $4,000 to establish the experi-
mental station. Crawford owns sew
eral thousand acres of land in the
valley, and ne has signified his
, intention of giving whatever 40
acres is decided upon following a
conference between localsdate men,
and DIR. w. T. Swingle, in charge
of the United States date expert
mental station at Indio.
The idea of % date experimental
station for the valley has received
the endorsement of practically every
civic organization in Imperial Coun-
ty, as well rs of the board of
! supervisors. Nearly year ago, the
| latter voted to give 40 acres of
land adjoining the county farm to
establish an experimental station.
Later it was decided to sell this
land and devote the proceeds to the
| establishment cf the station. Bids
on the land were advertised for,
but none were received.
Date men were beginning to be
disheartened and decidedly doubtful
about ever getting the station Start
ed, when Crawford was interested
in the project and readily consented
to do what he could to assist IL.
| Investigations have proved that
the date experimental station will
be big thing for the valley. The
United States Department of Agri-
culture has .signified its willingness
/ to support the station, providing the
county would establish it.
A conference will be held with DIR.
Swingle and other leaders in the
project within !; short time, Harri
gan stated, and no time will be lost
III getting the project under way.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-14
5 PRISONERS
OUT OF 1S IN
TRAIN ESCAPE

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dee. IA
Five out of eighteen federal pris-
oners being transferred 20 Leaven-
worth penitentiary from North
Texas points escaped at Caldwell,
Kansas, last night, it was learned
on the arrival of train No. 80 ON
the Rock Island here today.
Among the Is were several men
convicted in the oil conspiracy eases
in Fort Worth, Texas, but none of
the men involved in the oil deals
gained their freedom. The train
was stopped at Caldwell by burn
ed bridge. Federal marshals ac-
companying the party of prisoners
believed the bridge has been burned
by accomplices of the men who es-
capped and that the dash for lib
ertv had been planned.
When the train stopped three of
the four marshals guarding men in
the convict ear went out for lunch,
leaving one man to guard the con
victs.
When the three guards left the
car, the five prisoners .divend ont q
window of the train.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-14
"Cowpath Laws
In L. A. Are
Dug Up

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IA
Some Of the antiquated laws, ev.
identity framed when Broadway
was a cowpath, are to be removed
from the statute books as result
of the ''blue law fight, If
plar,s made by the council today
are carried out.
Among the forgotten measures
which the council may repeal af-
ter Q legal report has been made,
make the following acts unlaw-
full:
To battle two babies in a bath
tub at the same time.
To, shoot jack rabbits from
Los Angeles street cars. a
To give snuff to a child under
16 years. 81
To play ball in public places.
osshoot an air gun or spring
gun. ~
To make pickles in, the down
town district. st
To sell snakes on the public
streets. isS ~
To throw snuff. Nv E M
To swim in the Los Angeles
river without police permission
To bury q dead animal. a4A