Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1921, Page 2

0:£: VOTE URGED [NWOMAN'S PARTY Recommendations Made for Reorganization — Would Change Organ’s Name. Indorssment of the Burroughs reso- lution proposing a constitutional amendment to enable Congress to grant national representation to the District of Columbia was urged today ‘efore the resolutions committee of the national woman's party, which is holding its national convention at the ‘Washington Hotel. Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, president of the Anthony League of the District, made a forceful plea before the com- mittee, explaining in detail the reso- lution, which she urged the commit- tee to include in its permanent pro- gram ‘to be adopted by the conven- tion tomerrew. She explained to the committee that the resolution has the unanimous backing of practically ev- ery organized grotip in the city. She took occasion to tell also of the work done by the Anthony League in the interest of obtaining suffrage for ‘women. At ‘the same session of the com- mittee Winfield Jones, president of the national press committee for for the District, argued for the ballot for what he termed the dis- franchised half million people of this city. No action was taken by the committee on either of the plans. ‘Weuld Disband Party. Recommendations that the woman's party be disbanded and immediately reorganized under the same name and ‘with the same colors and wi program and & new executive board ‘were made to the party’s convention at the morning session by Mrs. Donal H. Hooker of Maryland, representing the national executive committee. Bhe said, so, that the Suffragist, @fbcial organ of the party, should be un-gd. but .nfmm be renamed Free Pe a real feminist organ and should Tepresent the best interssts of thé ‘women: of the country. Other speakeérs offering suggestions for the future of the party declared that the women should not be con- tent with the victory of (hlo‘ ballot. Mrs. William Spencer of New York urged that the party ad-{Posed to universal compulsory mili- anybody's cahdidacy,” the statement continues. program follows: tions or an association of nations providing for arbitration of all dis- putes that can be arbitrated and an investigation of all oth: vided for in peace treaties, each nation reserving | three steps for the board to take, as fol- the right to accept or reject the find-, lows: ings. WOMAN POLICE CHIEF ORGANIZES POSSE AND CAPTURES 2 BANDITS BENTON, 111, February 17— Miss Lissie Overturff, chief of po- lice at Buckner, near here, ar- rested two_of four armed bandits who had held up a crap game and obtained $700 after wounding John Hall, 2 bystander, in the left a rm. * Miss Overturff organized a posse that pursued the quarry several miles into the country. Two of the bandits attempted to hide in in a field, but the posse’ surround- ed them and Miss Overturfl dis- armed them and brought them in. | | DEMOCRAT LEADERS OPPOSED TO-CHANGE IN CHAIRMANSHIP (Continued from First Page.) Urges League of Nations. . The proposed national legislative “Peace ‘program—A league of na- as_pro- the plan of the thirty i “Disarmament—The United States; the “A referendum war—We favor a na- | tional referendum -on war before a declaration 6f war cah be made by Congress. unless the country is fin- vaded by a foreign foe. “Limit term of President—The ith & new irellflent of the United States should | limited to one term of not more| than six years by making him in- a | eligible for re-elecion, and the in- auguration of the President and the of the new Congress assembling should be set for January following the November election. “A , majority should ratify—We favor' an amendment to the federal Womap and that it shedld{ 7 ition permitting a majority of the United States Senate to ratify “Prohibition—The national prohibi- tion amendment should be’ enforced the national, state and municipal ers without fear or favor. “Military training—We are oOp- vocatfe legislation. providing for the{t!ary training in time of peace. strict_enforcement of the nineteenth nt and to prevent women be- ing disfranchised by state and mu- nicipal laws. Miss Wilson Speaks. ‘Would War on Profiteers. :{ profiteer and to close the door against his return. At the afternoon session today Miss|all unnecessary mis It will endeavor to eliminate en by the en- t Wilson spoke to the con-|couragement of organizations ameng ‘work. ‘will of the community ‘center organization, of which she is Miss Julia Lathro) of the chi n’s bureau, rs. Florence Kelley, that of the National Ovngx.m-' IA.‘ ;omen‘- Miss Mabel Kittredge, the Woman’ i " League for Peace; Miss Anderson, the woman's bureau it of Labor; :’rl ise nal Women's Clubs. tatives of all five national furnish ‘political issues of the producers _that produce & mambher nf the board of directors. |&ether. discussed the jthat necessary. I‘fl'h.. Miss of the ha will make it wslawful #aged in interstate commerce to make the sale of one article dependent upon, the purchase of another article, and will require such corporation to dis: bring those who and those who use nearer to- It will enact and enforce laws will _effectively prevent excessive s by middlemen as are To ’:n end it will demand subjecting to the penalties criminal law all corporate officers and employes who give or carry out instructions that result in extortion; it for any:one en- it YArbitrate disputes—In the_ settle- disputes capital and THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MOST RECEN’IIDEN’»". BEM“ERAIS mmfl | COMTIESETS ‘{Extra" Session Plans ‘10 Be RAHL. WORKERS ASK FORMONTH DELAY Leader at Hearing by Labor Board Argues Collective Bargaining Right. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 17.—A recess of one month in the hearing before the railroad labor board on the application of railways for abrogation of the na- tional agreements was asked today by B. M. Jewell, president of the Railway Employes’ Department of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Jewell said the unions needed until March 14 to pre- pare their rebuttal testimony. Immediate application of the principle of collective bargaining to the railroad labor situation was advocated today be- fore the board by Mr. Jewell. He said that only by such means could the pres- ent controversy be settled and a national crisis in transportation be avoided. Proposes Three Stepw. Suggesting that the roads’ fight on the present national agreements is merely a smoke-screen, Mr. Jewell proposed irst—The board to refer the national agreements to a joint confcrence of rep- should immediately endeavor to as- ) resentatives of the railroads and the semble the representatives of leading nations of the world In a.immediately upon any differences which sincere effort to bring about disarma- i ment, brotherhoods, the board agreeing to pass may arise from such negotiations. Second—That the board com- fer with the employers and employes on establishment of boards of adjust- ment, as contemplated by the trans- portation act. Third—That instead of filing a flood of individual complaints on wages of unskilled employes, the American As- sociation _of Railway Executives, through W. W. Atterbury, chairman of its committee on labor, confer with representatives of the employes af- fected. Mr. Jewell said that such a program of negotiation would establish the principle of collective bargaining in the railroad industry, expedite - the cases before the board and prevent the roads from nullifying the board’s ef- forts by filing an overwhelming mass of cases. He pointed out that the As- sociation of Railway Executives would meet here tomorrow, and said the time was opportune for an initial confer- ence. 2 He asserted that this procedure was part of the transportation act and ac- cused the roads of violating that law by their slleged failure to adopt the methods. he advocated. _“We are not fighting for perpetua- tion of . any unreasonable rules or working conditions,” he sald. “We do not wish to cause the roads unreason- able expense and never have supported any rules that do this.” Mre Jewell charged that organized propaganda was being directed at the board at the behest of the roads, and added: “We have been astounded that your honorable body has not taken judicial notice of this propganda. The chair- man referred last Wednesday to reso- lutions recefved from chambers of commerce and other commercial or- ganizations. “We consider such efforts as gross and inconceivable improprieties. The position of this board is analagous to that of the Supreme Court of the United States. Any such attempts to affect its decisions would be treated as contempt of court and incur drastic penaities.” CARDINAL ANGERS IRISH CATHOLICS IN ENGLAND Claim Archbishop Bourne’s Letter ‘Will Not Aid England at Vatican. < LONDON, February 16.—Great in- dignation was caused among Irish Catholics in England by the pastoral letter written by Cardinal Bourne, THURSDAY, WEBRUARY 17, 1921, | ! L. <1 prigtion ‘committees. TY{ree of’ their Made After Republican Aliotment. Democrats in the Houseq are await- ing the |numerical representation which they wilf be allowtd on com- mittees by the republicins before making their plams for the extra ses- sion. expected soon after the inau- guration of Pregident Harling. Be- cause of the decreased democra membership the number which they will ‘have on the varfous cpmmittees is expected ‘tg; be reduced consier- aply. \ : S ‘Chief Yinterest centers) in plates on he, ways and-means ahd the apbro- ten ways‘and means comimittee mem- hers~Representatives Hull., Tenngss: Rainey, \llinois, and Dickinson, Mi; sopri—will _retire with the pregent Congress.| Those mentioned for places include Ri>presentatives Moore, Vir- ginia; Soegall, Alabama; Hayden, ‘} Arizona, amd Dominick, South Caro- PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CHIEF EXE! CUTIV ¥. THE FIBST MADE WITH CABINET AT THE WHITE HOUSE S)'NOB ‘HIS LONG ILLNESS. ONE OF SIX HOLD-UP MEN IN SIMILAR CASES BEFORE Detectives Recognize Claude Bailey, ‘Wanted Here and in Elli- cott City. . One of the six Washington men under arrest at Elkton, Md., in con- nection with the investigation of & hold-up in that section; has been identified as Claude Bailey, wanted ‘in this city for jumping his bond. De- tectives Kelly, Sweeney and Scrive- ner, who went to Elkton vesterda: reported the identification to Inspe tor Grant, chief of detectives, on their return from Maryland last night. The'man who was identified as Bai- ley gave his name as C. W. Burroughs and his address as 115 A street south- east when arrested in Elkton yester- day morning. It is said by the police that the young men was known under both names in this city. Bailey, according to the police, is under indictment for alleged partici- RETURY OF SIMPLE FAITH- BESOLGHT BY SENATOR Sterling of Southi Pakota Addresses Midday Lenten Services at Keith’s TheYtar. Pleading for a return to* the simple faith of our forefathers—a f.\ith which, he said, made possible the con wering of the wilderness and the building of this great republic—Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota, a noi'ed lay worker, addressed the midday 1'wnten service at Keith's Theater today. Senator Sterling praised the \York of the Laymen's Service Association, under whose auspices these meetii1gs are being held, and declared that \Ve need more work along this line—pra.t- tical Christianity in everyday life rather than that kind of religion tha is put on like a cloak on Sunday and \ laid away during the balance of the week. The last meeting of the week will be held tomorrow with Col. John Temple Graves, editor and orator, as the chlef speaker. The congregational 8inging, as usual, will be a feature of pation in a shooting affair on Pierce | pne Sy o it street In March, l“;ei R The three local detec « - c;ry re‘{lur'need to Elkton to attend e Bearing that was scheduled to take place today. They lodged a bench warrant with the Maryland authori- ties for Bailey, who, it is stated, also is. wanted at Ellicott City, Md., for alleged participation in an attempted hold-up near Laurel, Md., several weeks ago. HOSTS TO ROTARIANS. Eiwanis Club Entertains at Lunch- eon Attended by 300. More than 300 members of th Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs gathered —_——— MISS LATHROP TO SPEAK. Will' Discuss Settlement Work a® Factor in City Life. “The’ Place of the Settlement in the Lite of the City” is the subject to be j'discussed by Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the children’s bureau of the De. partment of the Interior, principal speaker af a meeting to be held at 8:18 o'clock tomorrow evening,.in thad auditorium of that department. Miss] ,yd'l'a'Banlm will describe’ the work:| Per I bethg done at Friendship' House, the soclal settlement located at 326 Vir- e | Binia avenue southeast. Some of the special activitles of Friendship House which show the \per ether at a luncheon tendered the 'Y?:Emer club by the latter at the ‘Washington Hotel this afternoon. Archbishop of Westminster, which was read . in English churches under his jurisdiction last Sunday, sald a state- ment issued here Al valuable part such an agency can play in community life are: A special six- “Bank depusits—We favor legislation guarant week summer school for children, in national 1t the people’s deposits in national and state ‘banks against loss through ‘wom- Jegul discriminations against ‘en, Mra. Nora -B. Barney of New York, hter of Ellsabeth Cady Younger. the ; Hocken national press che 8. and edftor = d the formstion by the woman'’s bank fail- nds—We favor federal tain the price ks nk eysi “We the federal reserve banking law, t insist that it must mot be - debtor by Mand] ‘Farm famous | bank now should be maintained and strengthened to extend .credit to the farmers and to proteet them from “Monopolies—A private monopoly ‘intolerabl of the Suffragist, who { high interest of & strong feminist magasine |6 indefensible and its future progr ~ o York presided " w 3 spoKe were Mme, Grouitch, w‘ll: miister for the Serba, Croa todhy by Art O’'Brien, secretary of the Irish Self- Determination League. - Cardinal Bourne's letter warned peo- ple of his archdiocese not to allow themselves to become implicated “by active sympathy or even actual co- Joperation in societies and organiza- tions which are in opposition to the laws of God and the Catholic Church.” In the course of the letter the cardi- nal referred to the “horror and out- l‘et" in Ireland. ‘His eminence,” the statement de- clared, “may rest assured the only impression left upon the Irish laity as 'well as the Irish clergy in his arch- [diocese by such letters is one of dis- gust at his narrow and unchristian attitude. $ “Cardinal Bourne may hope,” the statement cpntinued, “that his parti- san political lecture will help the activities of his government at the Vatican, which during the past year bave been very vigorous, and which, it was hoped recently, would produce fruit in papal condemnation of the re- de-{nublican movement in Ireland. If his ‘partmental employes to the minimum ts fneeds of the government. ,“Excess profits—We are to the repeal of the excess profits tax law and are opposed to the enactment of a sales tax law. “Reduce taxes—For the purpose of olmtridur Aenadot-|lightening the people's burdens we Wai L ng Stze, Countess Irene di Robi- duction in taxes, and favor an immediate return to-a peace ‘Chydenius, |1 ting basis to bring .about a re- it 4n reducing taxes consideration should be shown to_those least able to pay. “Voting by mail—We favor a legis- Iative provision for voting by mail for’ voters lecting from home and for col- ballots in order to accom- ‘medate women and men who are dis- The meniorial statue of the three » Elisabeth Cady Stanton and nnvelled Tuesday night “ of e Capital, todar® wow 3 in th:‘rloon;lln the basement Irect e By y underneath the This was dome n accordance -with instructions of the joint :'l.b '..'Men'h.:’o- committee on les and paintings placed in the Capi- tol. Tt is expected that th o the woman eadete wht Bineed 7 e soint sommitice (haeh ATTACK DR. BALLOU. Members of Parents’ Him in Category With Bruce. Memtbers of the Parents’ e removal from of A ce of Roscoe C. it. Supt. Bruce.’ ® campatgn of pieketingia of picketing in the Franklin School wlflf ro- l.n‘lhe future the sechool meeting 3 dlays of the board of education. this platf in says this orm *‘wi Mott, which was formally|{as means for tions are worked out. GIRL, 19, ASKS COURT on Justice Hits issued a rule against Mr. Breuninger and the trustees, Louis E. cause February 25 why Zeague ‘Put {should not be enjoined by the court. League, removal to_the A RosouEht | contract t |purchase of the property at $9,150, $600, abled or distant from the polls. *“National primary law—We woman suffragists, Susan B.|® Pational primary election law.” In an exp! ry note, Mr. Bryan be added to dedling with other ques- TO STOP.FORECLOSURE it Fay Primee, nineteen years old, a government employe with a salary of 31,340 today. through premises 3607 Georgia avenue. to show sale Louis T. Breuninger, The young woman tells the court that last April-her father was in poor health and his physician ordered his suburbs. She made a Mr. Brueninger for the ary. 1y payments and met an interest in- stallment on the first trust, making a total of $926, which she has paid in addition to the $600 first payment. The plaintiff points out that the con- tract, voidable under the law on her attaining majority, is not to her best eminence has any hopes in this direc- tion. it would be well for him and leading English Catholics who are sharing his hopes to understand that not even the most devoted Catholic In Treland or among the Irish throughout the world will aceept political guid- anoce or dietation from me.” GREATER HOSPITAL PROGRAM FOR WAR HEROES PREPARED (Continued from First Page.) had heard tiere was no room for ad- ditional patients. Particularly is this true in the cases of men suffering from tuberculosis, which forms the largest single group of disabilities. A very serious problem of the pub- lic_health service in extending its facilities is the recruiting of physi- cians and nurses. Within the Jlast twelve months the turnover of the nurse_ personnel has been 100 per ocent. Many of these lave left because of the bitter attacks to which the service has been subjected in some quarters, and the newer doctors and nurses employed have not the experi- inger from foreclosing & deed of trust | ence, and sometimes not the ability | of those who leave. “When a man applies to us for treatment we are interested in two things,” said Dr. Cummings in con- clusion. “They are, 'Were you in the service?” and ‘Was your disability in- curred in the service? “If there is any doubt &s to either of these points and the man is in need of immediate treatment, we put him in a_ hospital at once and take care of hlhn while his record is being es- Laymen’s Midday Lenten Services B. F. Keith’s Theater Daily, Except Saturdays, 12:30 to 1 O'Clock Tomorrow: Conducted by— C. R. Stetson Speaker— John Temple Graves - ¥ 18 laude Woodward, president of the X(C'Inll Club, delivered the address ot welcome and C. J. O'Neill, head of the Rotary Club, responded. Ad- dresses also were made by Represen- tative W. R. Andrews of Nebraska, and Maj. Gen. John Lejeune, comman- t of the Marine Corps. O wolution was adopted extending the hopes of both clubs that George O'Conngr. who is ill in the hospital would soon recover. e SEES SUGAR STABILIZED. J. H. Wilkins Says Wholesale Price Will Not Exceed 8 1-2 Cents. Sugar is due for a stabilized price W'Illé'h ‘will not go beyond 81 centd a pound wholesale, John H. Wilkins, local wholésaler, predicted in an frfl ‘Tuesday night ngton Restaurant Garden Tea House, 1014 Vermont ave- nue. .. Wilkins sald the committee of e ointed by President Menocal of Cuba to supervise the distributior of raw sugar for the entire robably would bring about stabili- lt’lllan ot the industry, though the immediate effect of its work might be a slight advance In the price. That business is good and will get better was the onlll‘;flg o view oi the speaker. He looked for a general s bfl';:flflon of the local food market. “Prosperity is just around the cor- ner, if we will look for it” said Mr. Wilkins. “There is no cause for pes- imism.’ 'Albert Schulteis, president of the ‘Washington Chamber of Commerce, also addressed the meeting, urging *P.‘ Fletcher, wife of the former ambas- the restaurant men to co-operate as far as possible with each other and at all times observe business ethics. W. H. Plummer, chairman of the asso- clation's public utilities “committee, | was instructed to arrange for: the sociation's representation at the i rate bearing before the Public Uti ties Commisslon, which is expected be held some time in March. Superintendent of Schools to Ad- dress Home School Association. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintend- ent of schools, will be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Home and School Association of Eastern High School, to be held ‘in the audi- torium of the institution tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. One of the fea. tures of the meeting will be an ex- hibit of drawings of students at East- High School. S hn g wili be made by An gddress Earl Jonscher, president of the East- ern High School Alumni Association, Music will be furnished by the school orchestra and the Boys' Glee Club. —_— SELECTION OF ENVOYS. Promotion of Men in Diplomatic and Consular Services Urged. ntment of well qualified of- in the diplomatic and ices to a large part of bassad and ministerial posts to be filled this year has been urged on President-elect Harding by the National Foreign Trade Council. Tt is the aim of the council to make the foreign service of the United States attractive to competent Foung men. who are willing to begin in the humbler positions. To this end it is believed that their ultimate goal should be the highest positions in the service, and accordingly, as chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, James A. Farrell, it of the United States Steel Co ion, has sent a letter to Mr. Harding, bringing the matter.to his attention. - ome tine iw 2arer ™ § INEW C. OF G DR. BALLOU WILE SPEAKff |Personnel o which public school officials co-oper- ate; educatlonal and educational and recreational clubs having an en- rollment of some 400 boys and girls; a mothers’ cludb, special courses in home nursing and hyglene for women of the community served by the sef- tletent, a day home to care for chil- dren of mothers compelled to be away all day at work, a branch of the Pub. lic Library from which an average of 150 books a week are withdrawn, a second-hand shop for the sale of partly worn clothing and household articies, and numerous outings and trips to public buildings for both young and old throughout the year. —_ CHINESE BALL FOR RELIEF Plans for Costume Affair, With . Oriental Jazz, Are Formulated. Plans for a Chinese costume ball were formulated by the Washington oommittee of the China relief fund which met at the home of Mrs. Henry sadlor to Mexico, 831 18th street north- weat. This bali will be given in the neat future, and will be staged with Chimese jazz, a Celestial trap-drummer h3ving been obtained for the oecasion. Améng the members of the local corymittee who attended the meeting wers Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Borden Hanyman, _Mrs. Samuel ' Welis, Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse, Mrs. Irvin Laugh- Hn, . .P. A, Jay, Mrs. Owen Roberts, Mrs. Arthur Bullard and Mrs. Truxton Beale. Special* Chinese costumes will be worn by the participants and several prominent. actors and actresses will e from' Wew York to give exhibi- ons of thelr art in_aid of the fund. Mrs. Rober ‘Woods Bliss, member of the local corumnittee who is at present in California has wired that she will return to this ity soon with costumes sbeclally deslsmed by a Chinese cos- tumer in San ¥\ancisco. ——— e COMMITTEES Annouuced by President Albert Sehulteis. The personnel of three new commit- tees of the Washin;pton Chamber of Commerce was annomiwced yesterday by President Albert Schu¥teis as follows: Conventions commit tee—M. A. Leese (chairman), A. Gump.rt (vice chair- man), Herbert C. Adler, R. P. Andrews, E. J. Brennan, Henry ¥. Burt, C. C. Calhoun, D. J. Callah Charles T. Clagett, Arthur L. e, Bertram Cobn, "H. M. Crandall, - W. Gordon Crawford, O. L. Davidsonj Willlam M. Dove, Robert S. Downs, Joseph D. Dreyfuss, Dr. C. R. Dufour, G. M. Fcote, P. C. Gordon, Cha:Yes P. Han- George W. Harris, J. Arthur Joseph R. Harris, Frank S. Hight, P. D. Holmes, RudWlph Jose, Jacob’ Kohmer, George L. Larssen, Sidney B. Lust, Willlam MclYonald, T. A, McKée, Robert McP, Milaibs, N. M. Minnix, R. Edward Mitchc8l, Tom H. Morris, Soterios' Nichol- Thad E. Ragsdale, Rcbert J. Rothstein, George W. Rue, L:\wrence E. Rubel, F. A. Schuts, Chailles D. Shackelford, George C. Shaffer, W. V. Shipley, H.'R. Stanford, B. Wtick- ney, W. McK. Stowell, F. A.. Van Reuth, Wayrie B. Wheeler, Frak G.‘ Wilkins, Edward P. Williams and M. B. Zeler. Executive committee of* committee on aonventions—M. A. Leese, A. Gu.mp- ert,-C. T. Clagett, A. Schulteis, F.' S. Hight, R. P. Andrews and Rudciph lina, with the apparent general un-< | derstending;. ‘according . to leaders, that Represemtative Garrett, Tennes- see,ican have one of the vacancies if hei wants it pected to Caucum. Democrats are expected to select fheir members of; the ways and means e party* caucus same ymmittee at a ¥ UXM before the new Congress assein- 1 blds. This committee will then select, thd democratic members‘on the other: con\ mittees and report them back to a caucus for aprovel™.or disap- provail. ' Onl\’ five demograts of the fifteen on I8 | the plesent apprepriations committee : members Of the new Con- gress, -and their successors will be picked #rom the legislative commit- tees whidh formerly handled the ap: propriatioks, now _consoli this one dommittee. PDemocrai c leaders -deela: expect the\usual rule to be ‘to take] the ranking democrats on these com- mittees for the appropriations vacan- cles. They expect their membership to be less in the new House. Kitchin" to Be Leader. Representative. Claud Kitchin of North Carolina will be democratic leader in the nexit House, succeeding Represantatice Champ, Clark of Mis- souri, who retires in March. He' is also the ranking minority member on the ways and means committee. Democrats will bave to select a new chafrman and secrietary for their par- ty caucus, as Representatives Dewal' of Pennsylvania and Ashbrook of Ohio, who .have held these positions, wil not be in the next Congress. DROP OF 6-PER CENT IN WHOLESALE PRICES 7 Fall From Peak in May, 1920, Had Reached 35 Per Cent Jan- nary 31, Statistics Show. holesale prices fell 6% per cent in the period from the end of Decem- ber 40 the end of January, the bureau of labor statistics announced today. The fiull from the peak of high prices in May, 1920, was approximately 35 ceAtt, the bureau announced. Build ing materials and house fur- ndshing goods showed the largest price raessions from _the previous momnth, articles in_the-"building ma- terials group declining 10 per cent and in th» house furnishings group 18 per eent: below the level of Decem- y. Harp1 products, food and clothing eaqh showed a drop of 5% cent or' more, while fuel and iighting matwurials, metals and chem- icals dropped . more than 3 per cent compared with prices in December. Wholesale prives of food in January have declined 88 per cent below the level of January, 1920, cloths and clothing have drvnped 40 per cent and farm products mane than 44 per cent. Fuel and lighting' materials were 24 per. cent higher thtoughout the coun- try than in January, 1920. All com- modities, taken in, the ‘aggregat were 28% per cent Theaper than the corresponding mo \th of last year, the bureau announced. PACKERS’ PLANS:UT’POSE Department of Justice Ffi'vs Its Ob- Jjections. b The Department of Justice wester- day filed objections in the Sujreme Court of the District of Columi\a to the new plans submitted by fow of the packing groups for the divas ment of their holdings in stockyanls, stockyard terminals and marlgt newspapers. - The plans opposed haxl been submitted by -Armour, Morris, Swift and Wilson concerns. No actio was taken yesterday on the plan of Cudahy & Co. “The department claims that the new plans do not meet the requirements of the court as set forth in the de- cision of Justice Stafford January 4 last, and do not provide for an early and complete divestment by the de- fendants of all their holding aof this character. It is also claimed that the new plans fail to provide for coraplete control by the court of all such in- terests during the time eontemplated in_the plans. Justice Stafford will be asked by counsel for the government to set an early date for the hearing on the objections. —_— ANGLERS GET OUT HOOKS. D. C. Association Members “Goin’ Fishin’ ”—Plan for Contests. Members of Potomac Anglers® Asso- ciation are making preparations for the opening of the spring fishing sea- son. It is belleved that the season will open much earlier than usual. Herring are being caught in fairly large numbers in the lower Potomac and Chesapeake bay, and the belief prevails that white perch and rockfish will not be far behind them. At a meeting of the association held last night at 1006 E street ar- rangements were made to have local sportsmen prepare to enter the national surf and bait casting con- tests this season. A. J. Sahdala will be in charge of the former class, while the latter will come under the direction of E. C. Ford. The question of securing a law prohibiting the sale of bass in the District of Columbia was discussed. Eighteen new members were re- celved, making the total membership 250. 'MRS. CROSS MADE HEAD. Chosen President of Council of So- cial Agencies. Mrs. Whitman Cross was elected president of the Council of Social Agencies at a meeting of the execu- tive committee-of that organization held today. Other officers elected are: Newbold Noyes, vice president; William Knowies Cooper, treasurer, and Mrs. Clara D. Neligh, secretary pro tem. INFANT FOUND ON DOORSTEP. Jose. Committee on development of Gremt ‘Falls—B. A. Bowles (chairman), E. 8. Kennedy (vice chairman), Thomas V. Carroll, Roy C. Clafiiiy, ord, “Thi r Ls ohts A, C.. Hanp A baby girl a few hours old was found on a doorstep at the residence of Robert S. French, 2618 Cathedral avenue, last night. The infant was wrapped in a sheet and placed in a by Policeman E. L. Taylor of the Tenleytown district took the found- ing to the house of detention, where it :Lu transferred ¢o Foundling Hos- {}E. C. Brandenburg, former pres daged | under| red - they |inqreasein the.number of cases of so- | traffic even without an $-cent straight | coveries noted was that of the health s i STAFFORD TO ADDRESS ON REPRESENTATION Justice to Make Principal Talk at Meeting of Chamber of Commerce. Justice Wendell P. Stafford will make: the principal address tonight at the national representation meet- ing of the Washington Chamber of Commarce, to be held at the Willard Hotel at 8 o'clock. Representative Sherman = E. Burroughs of ~New Hampshire, framer of the representa- tive legislation for the Llistrict which is_now pending, is also expected to make m short address on the American condition” of ‘the District of. Columbia. Justice Stafford and Mr. Burroughs will be ably supported by prominent local men on the question of national representation. H. B. F. Mactarland, a member of the joint citizens' com- mittee for the District of Columbia, and an’ untiring worker for suffrage and the $0-50 plan of téxation. and dent of the Board of ‘Trade, will speak. That the meeting is exciting unu- sual interest throughout the city is evinced from the.comment heard on all sides. |Men from every civic or- ganization'and club have been invited and have accepted the invitation to help boost the cause of representation in the-electorgl colfege gnd in both houses of Congress. President Albort- Schulteis of the chamber will preside. S| FEPING SCRNESS DANGER MINMIZED Number of;Cases Increasing . 7in Country, But Expert i Reassures Public. e there has been a noticeable called “sleeping . sickness” in the United States recently, and the num- ber{ may continue to grow, there is no cause for general alarm, and there are 100! chances of a person dying of pndumonta to one of succumbing to the_ less prevalent disease, according to J. W, Schereschews ant surgeon general of the public healith service, in charge of the di- visiom of scientific research. “Irrwestigations made of encephalitis lethargica, commonly called ‘sleeping sicknese,’ indicate that it is communi cable, to some extent, but not near! S0 msh so as influenza or many other of out better known maladies,” said Dr. 8chereschewsky. “There have nly a few seconda een cases of Fencephalitis; that is, a second case in the sajne family. And neither in this count! demic. Best Preventive. *PioHably the best preventive of the d\sease is a good, healthy condi- tion awl proper living. so that the body cwn resist the attacks of any disease @ gent. Some persons are prob- ably mose susceptible than others and there msy’ be carriers of the disease, but there has been found no way to iscover e 'ho they are. “The reworts say that there have been 187 c@ses of encephalitis in New York city wince January 1, resulting in forty-eig¥it deaths. mpare that with the pweumonia record of that city for the five weeks beginning! January 2, wghich is 1,001 deaths out of probably 54000 case: Contrary to yzeneral belief, encepha- litis is not a \»w disease, nor should it be confused W ith the “sleeping sick- ness” prevalent, among the natives of ! Africa, which isi due to a minute or- ganism in the bYood which carried by the tsetse fi\. Dr. William Osler wrote at some ley1gth of encephalitis in 1903, and there: are medical reports n- 7 nor in Europe has it ever as- | suged the proportions of a large epi- | P.EP.C0. TOHOLD Wil Not Ask Increased Charge for Current Dur- ing Slext Month. The Potomac Electric Power Com- Pany will not s&>k higher rates for current next monf\l, but will petition the Public TUtiligs Commission continue the existioy schedule only, William F. Ham, president, an- | nounced today. The pPresent rate to | private Lomes is $3; wants per kilo- watt hour. This statement by P lent Ham followed closely on his anmounce- ment last night that the W\ishington Wwise would be content witlt a con- tinuation of the present rate @f car- fare after March 31. Officials of the Capital Trattion Company said today while they caiid not ‘afford to go back to the fiwe- transfers, the company could op4 erate on a lower rate than the ono now in effect of 8 cents cash with four tokens for 30 cents. . As to Capital Traction. hese officials were not prepared to say today, howevar, whether the Capital Traction Company will ask or a lower rate next month, or whether it wiil merely submit & Statement of financial condition and let the commission determine wheth- ier a lower fare should be fixed for j that _company. . When asked today why the Wash- ington Railway and lectric Com- pany decided to ask only for con- tinuation of the present rate of fare when it is earning less than 6 per cent return on the value of its prop- erty, Mr. Ham said several reasons prompted the directors. He said the directors took notice of the fact that legislation is pending in Congress that would remedy the financial condition of the companies. At the last street car hearing Mr. Ham predicted that there would be a falling off of at least 2 per cent in fare. He said today his prediction has been realized in the last two months. With officials of the Capital Trac- tion Company admitting that they can operate on less than four tokens for 30 cents, and the W. R..E. con- tending for continuation of ‘éxisting rates, interest is keen as to what the commission will decide. CHILD LABOR OFFICE BUSY Rounding Up All Boys in Street Trades Without Badges. 2 Inspectors of the child labor office tave beeni nstructed to round up all 20ys between the ages of ten and six- teen who are working at street trades in Washington without the necessary permit. Misg Eleanor J.. Keene, chief clerk in charge of the child labor office, be- lieves that there are a number of boys who are working. .who either have been negligent in renewing their badges authorizing: them to be em- ployed in street trades or have not obtained ome for the year 1921. 1If is these boys that the inspectors have been notified to send to the child labor office at the Franklin School], 13th and K streets, to obtain the ts. . Notices were sent throughout the school system by Miss Keene early this yvear, requesting all the boys em- ployed in street trades to renew their badges. Thus far only seventy youths have applied for the 21 badge, which red in_color. The color last year was light green. Miss Keene pointed out that boys who have lost their badges can have them renewed for 60 cents. No charge is made for the initial badge. ‘The child labor office is open for the issuance and renewal of badges from to 5 o'clock in the school days and on, Saturday from % o'clock to noon. written in the seventeenth century which indicate tha\’ it was known in 41e under another Burope at that name, Studied Lapt Year. The most ' expensive study of the disease in this country” was made last year by Dr. Howard Fa Smith, past as- sistant surgeon of thé public health service, whose report is now being printed. He observed wbout 250 cases and has written a histary of the more important circumstances —connected with them. ) The morality rate of the disease is 16 to 20 per cent, and fhose who re cover rarely ever suffer any after- effects. One of the motst recent re. officer of Toronto, Ont. i PLAN ROAD EXTENSION, Western Maryland Linte May Touch Alexandria. The Western Maryland raillroad is considering extending its tra e as \far south as Alexandria, conmecting With the line of the Washington and OVd Dominion railroad near Bluemont, aml using the tracks of the latter comwpany to reach Alexandria, it was annvunced today by an official of the Western Maryland. Apnlication for such extension has not bevn made to the Interstate Com- merce Gommission, and as yet is only in the ventative stage, it was said by officia's: The proposed new exten- sion would probably conrect through Frederick across a bridge over the Potomac with the western limit of the Washington and Old Dominion railread, a* or near Bluemont. for corn flavor, . Don't Merely Ask PosT TOASTIES by name. Then make sure to get the yellow and red package, carefully protect- ed by wax wrapping ‘That is the way the most sati of corn flakes—the very best made — better in stance and texture. - Trial Tells Sold by Grocers Everywhere DEGLARES FARR WON. IHonu ‘Committee Reports Against McLane, Sitting Member. The House elections committee has reported that John R.'Farr, republican, was elected to ‘the present Congress from the tenth Pennsylvania district and entitled to the seat mow held by Patrick McLane, democrat, of Scranton. According to the vote as tabulated McLane’s plurality was 201, but a re- check, by the committee, with some votes eliminated, showed, the report said, Farr won. CLERGY-TO AID IRELAND. D. C. Catholics Plan Ways to Help in $50,000 Drive Here. The Catholic clergy of the trict of Columbia, with representa- tives from ali parishes, attend- ed a luncheon at the Hotel Lafayette today to discuss ways and meaans of collecting funds for the suffering in_Ireland. Mgr. Thomas of St. Patrick's Church presided and gave a brief resume of the plans that have been outlined by the clergy- to further the forthcoming drive for the $50.080 to be raised by the citizens of Wash- ington. to jRailway and Electric Company like- |cent fare with a two-cent charge far PROON oM Announcements will be made from - all Catholic churches, and, according to Andrew 1. Hickey, assistant sec- retary of the American Committee for Relief in Ireland, little diMculty will be encountered in putting Washington “over the top” in its allotted quota. flakes— obtain to ing kind T in sub- ot N T T NI T TN T TN TOPRESENT RATES ; f i