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Evening star., 1923-05-05

remarked. I'm told if I do this, I
shall be hurt, and if ! do that snail De
benefited and so on.
On still another occasion a man who
enjoys the confidence of the president.
but who occupies a subordinate posi-
ton in one Of the departments. asked
the President if il were true that he
had NOT consulted with Secretaries
Weeks and DENLY or with PoStma Ster
General Harry New before he made up
his mind to commit himself to the
world court proposition. The PRESIDENT
replied that il was true ana that tne
first the members of his cabinet knew
of il with the exception of Secretary
Hughes was when the letter to the SEN
ate about the world court was given
to the press. ~
And why should consult these mem
the President is reported to have said.
"I esteem them highly. but | wouldn't Z
be apt to consult tn" Secretary of Navy
or the Postmaster General on some de-
velopment il the Department or state
and ] do not see that there lS anytnlhg
unseemly in relying on each cabinet
officer for recommendations on the mat
ters in his department..
Not Political Issue.
The answer to the foregoing. OF
course is that the world court pro
posal is not simply a Department OF
State affair hut affects the repub-
| ilican party politically. If. then. the
cabinet is to render political advice,
the President erred in failing to CON
suit his colleagues. To admit that
subject is something Mr.. Harding
doesn't relish. He has felt and feels
that the republican party committed
itself to the world court in It's plat
New York. He himself made cam
paign speeches advocating the Worid
, court In other words. the President
| had all the political advice he thought
ecesSary-namely. To stick 10 the re-
publican platform. And he went
ahead on that basis and committed
himself still further TO the fulhll-
ment of these pledges.
Now it would be decidedly euphe-
mistio to say Mr. Harding has re-
:: moved all the criticism that was
headed for him when he made up
his mind for himself and took an IN
dependent step on so important a
subject as the world court. His ac-
tions naturally didn't sit well win
certain of tho leaders. Senator Lodge
promptly interpreted the President
attitude in the light of his own de-
sires In foreign policy and predicted
that reservations would be tackled on
by the Senate. 1t is understood that
MIR. Lodge didn't show his statement
to the White House before issuing
the same.
Mr. Harding's evolution from a
member of the senatorial club to a
position of Independence has been
two years in the making. He faces
a situation in which his renomina-
ton depends entirely on the boldness
Of some of his opponents inside the
party For his part, he is ready to
accept the nomination and be non
ored with il. but he has made up his
mind not to be pulled and hauled in
every direction by those who think
his denomination depends on doing
what they want done. which isn't
always what the people as whole
want. Mr. Harding is a changed
mana more aggressive, independ-
ent and decisive personality. His job
his surroundings and tie Individual
ism of the Senate groups have made
him so.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1923-05-05
PLUMBERS OFFERED
RAISE TO KEEP JOBS
Masters Body Agrees to Pa,
SIPS an Hour, With Years
Agreement.

a strike Of 425 local union plumb
ers, scheduled for Monday, may be
averted by conferences and meetings
today and tomorrow. Already a com
mittee from the Master Plumbers AS
sociation has offered the union
wage scale of s1.25 per hour, provided
the union will sign an agreement al
this rate for one year
The executive board of the plumb
ers' union went into session at noon
today to discuss the proposition. Al
this conference plans were laid for
calling a meeting OF the organization
membership tomorrow afternoon, but
no official announcement has yet,
been made.
Both employers and employees are
optimistic concerning the situation to-
prevented in time to forestalI ces-a
sation Of work. The body of the
union must vote on the offer. and the
special meeting for this purpose will
probably be held tomorrow.
are getting $3.50 per day. There i
no agreement. The stipulation Of the
master plumbers is that an agree
ment must he signed. The union is
demanding a scale of $40 per day with
tIie ultima uIii IdIllHS MONDAY dS llls
day for the new scale to start
AT meeting of master plumbers
last night a committee Of five was
given full power To act in the attempt to
settle the threatened strike. The com
mittee which met with Charles
Rroome. business representative OF
the union plumbers, today. included
ISadore Freund. A. r. Clark. Elmer
Huen. 4. Sorrell and Mr.. Goldstcin
They made the offer which the ex
ecutive board of the union is now con.
sidering.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
COURT TEST SHOWS
METAL OF HARDING
Stood for Convictions, Re-
gardIesS of Political
Exigencies.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Warren G. Harding is changed
man. 1t may have been the cumula-
tive effect of the grinding tasks OF
the presidency or 1t may have been
his recognition of the fact that with
all kinds of advice he alone must
take the initiative and make y decisions
but there has been a change from
the chief executive who placidly, al
most timidly awaited the advice Of
party leaders in Congress before max
ing any important move to the Presi-
cent who, firing under the criticism
of a lack of forcefulness, has delib-
erately set out to be President as his
Judgment and conscience dictates and
rot as eXpediency and individualism
in Congress would wish.
Mr.. Harding was put to the test
wien Secretary of State Hughes came
TO hlm with the world court recon-
mendation. Il do not attempt to pass
upon the political expediency of
ms, is what Mr. Hughes is declared
TO have said in substance. but here
Is what l believe American foreign
policy should be-
Took Acton mt Once.
Without consulting Secretary Hoov-
or 81 the pro-ieague element or any
of the other members of the cabinet
who lean toward the "irreconcilable''
side of the argument. Mr.. Harding
transmitted TO the Senate the letter
OF the Secretary Of State. He didn't
consult senator Henry Cabot Lodge
chairman of the Senate foreign rela-
ttons committee nor Senator James
Watson. nor any of the other leaders,
He went ahead on his own Judgment
of what ought to be done.
Since that event Mr.. Harding has
had this independence of mind brought
home to him in a friendly though
critical spirit by some of those who
feel intimate enough to discuss these
matters with him.
one man who is said to have been
aware of some of the passages in Mr.
1iarding'S speech to the editors few
days before the President went to
New York remarked to Mr.. Harding
that he wondered what some of the
men i'll the Senate would think about
1t At this point the President re-
E"al"d his impatience with the idea
that as President of the United States
charged with the duty of developing
the foreign policy of the United States
and recommending treaties and pro-
tocols for the Senate TO act upon. he
should have to submit each step tC
the party leaders for their advice, not
on the treaties themselves. but the
political cNpediency thereof.
Tired of Advice.
I'm tired of being told 1 must con
suit this man and that" is i'll effec,
what Mr.. Harding is quoted as having
Evening star., 1923-05-05
ONE-ACT PLAYS GIVEN
BY ARTS CLUB PLAYERS
Expect Auditorium to Be Com
pleted Before Dramatic Season
Opens Again.

For what members of the Arts Club
hope is the last time. the pariors of
that club were last evening the scene
of Il dramatic program. If present
plans are carried out before the next
dramatic season" Of the club an
auditorium will have been erected in
the yard in the rear Of the house with
a fully equipped stage and Il seating
capacity Of at least go.
Last nights program consisted of
a group of three one-act plays. each
produced for the first time. The first
was a comedy entitled Husbands
written and directed by Mrs. Minnie
SaXton Bliss, in which Grace Garner,
Rosilind Grant and Walter Berry par
ticipated. The second was The
Necklace" ba Sed Oh the story of the
same name. by Guy de Maupassant
written by @. \. Lyon. and acted by
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith and the
author. The program was concluded
with an amusing and effective rural
drama. Finishing the Chapter" by
Miss Anna Cantrell Laws. Excellent
work was done in it by Martin Scran-
age. Anne Ives. Harriet Murphy
Jesse Eeitch. LIE Grand Perce and
Paul Jones.
The program was under the direc-
tion of the dramatic committee. OF
which Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest is
chairman.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
| SHRINE POST OFFICES
AT STORES REFUSED
Mooney Says Step Would Be Too
Great Burden on
Owners.

Postmaster Mooney today vetoed
plans by certain local merchants to
use their stores as informal post
offices for the reception of Shriner
mail during the Shrine convention
here next month.
One local firm already had sent out
circulars to temples throughout the
their home folks write to them here
in care of the store stating that when
here they could call at the store and
get their mail.
Taking the proposition up with the
heads of this store. and one other
establishment which was about to
start a similar plan, Postmaster
Mooney quickly convinced the mer-
chants that it was not feasible.
Those not intimately acquainted
with the quantities Of mail received
at post office daily in Washington
simply have no idea of the amount,
Mr.. Mooney pointed out. Any store
which might undertake such IA prop
oHition would be swamped with mail
and could do nothing else all day long
but handle it. officials Of the postal
service declared.
Besides this feature. postal au-
thorities here, faced with tre-
mendnus job. must have the full and
complete control of all mail matter.
and SO il has been necessary for the
officials to shut down absolutely
upon any such propositions. In this
they have the full support of the
Shrine committee.
Seattle is to have a school of Grim
inology. the ffrs:. it is said. in Amer
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ADJUSTMENTS.
University Glee Club Recital.

4 program ranking high in enter
| tainment was presented last night by
the University of Virginia Glee Club
at Wardman Park Hotel. While the
choral numbers of the club revealed
careful training for the presentation
of the we'll selected program. the solo
numbers, including Nylophone. guitar.
banjo. piano and 'vaudevillian.
who made a great hit. displayed more
than the usual array of individual
talent.
The club, directed by Prof. Arthur
Fickcnscher. opened with alma Mater"
and Parks Until the Dawn" fol-
! lowed later with IT'S Oh. to Be
! Te" Nalestrina). rich in harmony and
! stately phraSing. and Now Is the
Month of Maying" tMorleyD. a bright
bit OF rollicking joy. The club sang
| MasSenet's Love" with sympa tic
! expression. and drew many chuckles
! RogersJ.
: 1T was in Sullivan's The Long Day
! Closes" however. that the chorus did
: its best ensemble work. blending
beautifully the harmony Of difficult
! counterpoint, observing with delicacy
! the exquisite nuance and Interpreting e
! the whole with genuine feeling MA
! Little Banjo" tDichmontD. and Cole
! ridge-Taylor's viking Song" were
I presented with gusto. the latter
| achieving some hrilliance. The pro-
i gram was closed with 4 clever piece
! of musical nonsense.
! +. ~ Ogden, comedian. was the
! individual hit of the evening, with
! SatIrical and eXtravagant droilery in
| song. Ogden and J. ID. Green. in
! banjo duet were enthusiastically re.
! ceived: L. Waddeil sang acceptaDIy
| Danny Deever." revealing in an en-
! core negro spiritual the promise oi
a voice well worth training. AT the
! piano K. Conroy pleased with q
musical melange. while +. Lewis dis
! played flashes of real talent in orig.
, inal songs Of sentiment and comenv
q. saunders and II. NJ. Lloyd at the
| Nylophones in "Marimba Duet" pre-.
! sented an act" Of unusual quality.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
GOES TO AUSTRALIA.
Col. Johnston to Advise Govern.
ment in Construction Work.

Lieut.. Col. Edward n. Johnston.
Corps of Engineers, in charge of river
and harbor work in the Cincinnati
district, has been granted special
leave of absence to serve the govern
ment of Australia temporarily as an
adviser in the construction of exten-
sive engineering. work. The projects
under way were initiated by Col
Johnston before the outbreak of the
world war and were interrupted by
his call to the colors.
The fact that the Australian gov
ernment sought the aid of an Ameri-
can engineer instead of a British en-
gineer, as would be the natural
course, is taken as a high tribute to
the ability of Col. Johnston. He was
attached to the office of the chief OF
engineers, War Department, several
years ago and has many friends in
this city.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
100000 MOTHER
SHRINE URGED HERE
Capt. Calhoun Tells Alliance Gath
ering of Suitability Of
Location.

A tour of the various government
departments and a pilgrimage to Mt
Vernon today will end the five-day
sessions Of the first annual conference
of the Woman's Universal Alliance at
the New Willard Hotel
Washington. as the most fitting
place in the world because of its pop
ulation of various nationalities for
, the erection of the proposed million
dollar Mothers Memorial SHRINE
was urged by Captain {. {. calhoun:
in an address before the members OF
! the alliance last night.
Miss Sophie Irene Loeb OF New YORK
City, urged as slogan for chlidren
! welfare mo pauper child In the
| United States" THE United states,
said Miss Loeb, has more family chlId
! institutions and less of family NE TOT
! children than any other country III
the world.".
Criticism of woman's page features
| in some newspapers occupied tne
morning session yesterday or the al
lance. A far-reaching plan for educa :
| ton by means of the moving pictures
was outlined by Miss Mabel Heikes
Justice author, of New York city:
Miss Justice said that Will Hays had
outlined plans for survey or inc
| subjects that could be successfully
used as educational films Co,
Mrs. r. l.. Birmingham or Sai,
Francisco brought the greeting OF
the mayor OF that city t" the con,
J ference She spoke on music ana
! urged that it be taught as early as
| possible to the children in the
! schools.
| Thursday night the alliance placed IT
| self on record as standing by the
| Constitution of the United states
against all foes and its intention to
| do it's utmost to preserve the eNistlhS
( form Of government. Judge CharleS
| Kerr Of the Department OF Justice
took as his topic Pack to the Con-
stitution" He deplored the tendency
to drift away from il that he de-
| clared. is to be found prevalent today.
| Arrangements are being made AT
the White House for the members or
| the alliance to meet the President this
I afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
by the Associated Pre- SIS.

by the Associated Press.
DETROIT. May 5.--Loss of millions,
which she would have inherited, and
banished forever from the home and
lives of her parents. is the price Flor
ence Avery Barrigrand, daughter of
John H. Avery, Detroit multi million
aire. has paid for marrying Francis
Barrigrand, her fathers gardener
The mother made the announcement
today at the beautiful Avery country
home near here.
I'VE never want to see that man
again: we cut all this from our lives
and to us our daughter is dead for
ever" Mrs. Avery said. tears filling
Evening star., 1923-05-05
OPEN ENVELOPE BIDS.

Bids to supply the government de-
partments and independent establish
ments here with 214.3SS.000 official
envelopes for use during the coming
fiscal year have been opened at the
Post Office Department. Local bid
ders among the seven firms which
submitted bids were r. p. Andrews.
r. Carter Ballantyne and the F. T.
Parsons Paper Company. Bids to
supply 14O.O0O.000 envelopes for use
in the postal service alone were
opened recently.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
millions and Parents LOue Lost
BY Woman Who Wed EmplOye

her eyes. Our daughter would not
listen to us and she must pay the
price Of her folly"
Parental objection to the match. it
was said. was based on the discrep-
ancy in ages between Florence Avery
and the gardener. Miss Avery was
forty-two years old. Barrigrand was
thirty-fOur. according to the marriage
certificate. The marriage took place
here a week ago. but did not become
known until yesterday.
Barrigrand and his bride have gone
east where they intend to buy small
farm.
The Avery family originally came
from Maine. The ancestors took part
in the revolutionary war and the war
of 1872.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
MISS VOSE TO SPEAK.
Will Address University Women 9

Miss Caroline L. EoSe of Wellesley
College. will speak at the University
Womens National Club, 1884 I street
Miss Vose is doing research work in
colonial history and contributing inter-
esting articles to the magazines Mrs
Frances Fenton Bernard. educational
secretary of the American Association
of University Women, will preside.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
NEW PULLMAN IN SERVICE,
President Washington. on Key
West Run. of Luxurious Build.

president Washington one of the
new drawing room and compartment
Pullman cars and considered to be
the last word in luxury and Pullman
car construction has been added TO
the New York-key West line, which
passes through Washington.
Two other cars Of this type have
also been completed, they are the
president Jefferson" and the "Presi-
dent Jackson" These cars embody
many new features of pullman car
construction having Independent
heating and ventilation systems in
each compartment. The cars are made
entirely of steel and are finished to
give an Italian walnut appearance.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
TREE PLANTING RECORD.

A record area of 4,115 acres was
planted to trees in the national for
ests of the Rocky Mountain district
during the year 1922, the forest serv-
ice announced today. The largest sin
gle planting operation in this district
was in the Minnesota National Forest
where ,635 acres were planted to red
pine.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
SELECT BATTLE GROUND.
Marine Maneuvers to Be Held al
Lexington, Va, This Year.

The annual battle exercises of the
United States marines will be held this
year in August and September in the
nounced today. The forces participat-
ing will march the 900 miles from
Quantico. leaving the base about
August 10. 1t is planned that the ma
neuvers shall duplicate the strategy
of the battle OF New Market during
the civil war.
More maple grows in Michigan thar
in any other state.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

i An Not RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS CON.
tracted by any other than myself.
r. f. ID. WALLER
~, VuSb ton
Evening star., 1923-05-05

Seattle is to have school Of Grim
inology. the first: il is said, in Amer
lea.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-19
NEW INDUSTRY FOR ELKToN

The Colonial Forge and Tool Com
pany Of Columbiana. Ohio. has purchas-
ed from George McQuilkin his property
at Bridge and High streets. and will re-
move their plant to Elkton. A new
building. 40 by Iao feet is now under
way. and the plant when completed will
employ about thirty 6ve5men.
Mr.. McQuilkin. who since 1880 has
conducted the Enterprise Machine
Works on this site, retires from business.
"Mr. Mack has earned rest 'tis
very true. but The News regrets exceed
ingly the retirement Of this excellent
mechanic and sterling citizen from ac-
tive business. He has been standby
to Cecil Countains who have machinery
to wrestle with for many year. Elk
tom News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-19
NEW GRANITE QUARRY
COMPANY

The Port Deposit Granite Quarry
has been Incorporated in the Cecil
County Court, with G. A. Morrison,
OF Port Deposit, r. N. Mccullough
and H. L. Mccullough, of Baltimore;
McGinnis & Walsh, architects, OF
Boston, Mass, and James Murphy, OF
Washington, D. c., as incorporators,
The capital stock is $150,000, all
paid in.
The officers of the company are G.
A. Morrison, president and general
manager; R. N. Mccullough, secre-
tary; H. L. McCullogh, treasurer.
The quarry Is located on the farm
owned by Mr.. Morrison, about one
quarter of mile from Port Deposit, on
the road leading from Port Deposit to
Liberty Grove. and is equipped with
the latest improved machinery for
quarrying stone. The granite is said
to be the most beautiful stone to be
found anywhere in the country, and
is being shipped to Niagara Falls,
Buffolo, Erie. Sunbury. Pa, Balti-
more and Washington.
A group Of buildings are being
erected In Washington on Grant Cir
Gle. and other contracts are pending.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-19
BANKERS NOT IN FAVOR OF
REPEAL OF DRY LAW

| Bankers in attendance on the
American Bankers Association in
session in Atlantic City last week,
greeted with Kisses suggestion that
the prohibition amendment should be
repealed.
Mr.. Waldo Newcomer, president Of
the National Exchange Bank of Bal
timore, president for the past year
of the National Bank Division of the
American Bankers Association was
the speaker who assailed the amend
ment.
It is significant that the eastern
newspapers with but few exceptions,
failed to mention the fact that the
effort of Mr.. Newcomer to put the
bankers on record in favor of mod
flying the Vlstead law was greeted
with Kisses. They featured the story
of the attack under misleading head
lines, giving the impression that the
American Bankers Association at
tackled the national dry law.
The attitude of Mr.. Newcomer may
be explained by the fact that Balti-
more was long the center Of the mail
order liquor business when it was
fighting prohibition in the south and
through its distilleries and other
manufacturing and wholesale phases
of the liquor traffic, including the
sale of bonded warehouse certificates
to the banks, had its banks consider
ably mixed up with liquor. No busi-
ness men in. America have been in
better. position to see at first hand
the rich economic fruits Of prohibi-
tion in the improved financial condi-
tions Of families formerly bled white
by the liquor traffic than have the
bankers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-19
BANK ELE,Ts CASHIER

Jos. T. Tyson. for number Of years
past with Jos. S. Pogue, Sons & Co.. Of
this town. has been elected Cashier Of
the Rising Sun Bank to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of r. G. War
rem. who has located in Hagerstown,
Md. and again taken up the insurance
business. y
Mr.. Tyson will assume his new duties
on Monday. Miss Helen S. Nields.
for some time past secreiAry and treas
urer Of Cecil Farmers Telephone Co.
has been appointed to the clerkship in
the Bank, formerly held by Miss Helen
Nichols. who is now employed at Perry
Point
Carlton Nichols assumes the ddties in
the Cecil Farmers Telephone Office. for
merly looked after'b by Miss Nields.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-19
AGED MERCHANT SHOT AND
ROBBED

John Fingernagel, an aged merchan
Of Swan Greek. Hartford county. wa
robbed by colored highwaymen ons
night last week. Two colored men en-
tered the store. one of them asking 70
five cents worth Of candy. As the mer.
chant went to the cash drawer to make
change one Of the colored men shot him.
the bullet from the 80 calibre revolver
passing through Mr.. Fingernager S
spine.
The colored men grabbed Govern
ment check payable to Jesse Berkentine.
and ran from the store. Eight dollars
in the cash drawer were untouched.
The injured man was taken to the
Havre de Grace Hospital. His condi-
ton is serious.
The Hartford County Commissioners
have offered a reward Of $500 for the
apprehension Of the bandits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-19
BASE BALI--HERB PENNOCK TC
PITCH

| Herb Rennock, star south-paw OF
the world champion New York
Yankees, will pitch for Rising Sun on
Saturday afternoon. Oct. 20, against
the Elkton team, champions of the
SusQuehanna League. Herb Is the
premier left-hand pitcher Of the
American League. and won two
games in the recent world series
against the Giants, in New York.
Elkton will have their regular
lineup on the field, and the game
will be played at Rising Sun Bal
Park, at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
This will be an opportunityfor fans
to see one of the greatest pitchers on
the diamond in action. Pennock Is
Kennett Square. Pa, boy, and the
whole countryside Is expected r.
turn out and give their idol the glad
hand