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2 UPHOLDS BARRING OF BERGER' PAPR U. S. Supreme Court Retuses to Disturb Order Withdraw- ing Mail Privileges. Refusal of lower courts to issue a mandamus requiring Postmaster Gen- eral Burleson to restore the second- class mailing privileges of the Mil- waukee Leader. Victor Berger's newspaper. was sustained today by the United States Supreme Court. As- sociats Justice Brandeis dissentin The second-class mailing pr! eges of the Leader w withdrawn by Mr. Burleson in 1917 on the ground that articies published by it regard ing the purposes of the United States in entering the war were calculated | to interfere with the mili opera- | tions and were in violation of the | espionage act i | ¢. Court. mbia Supreme it brought by the Dismissed by D. The District of Co Court dismissed the s Leader. The case was declared by counsel for the Leader to be “more important than was the Dred Scott case or any question heretofore raised concerning the destiny of democracy in_America.” Publishers of the New York Call joined in the appeal. The power to give the permit car- | ried with it the power to withdraw the court said. and the latter polic: “has been repeatedly upheld.” The question is not one of a war power or statute, or of a fact incident to war, Mr. Justice Brandeis said, but is only whether the Postmaster Gen- eral had the power he exercised Neither the act establishing postal service nor any other of basic statutes mentioned any conditions as_that imposed by Burleson. Mr. Brandeis said e was brought on the ap parent theory, the court said. that this zovernment, “competent to fight a foreign enemy,” is helpless to fight| “an insidious enemy at home.” The opinion of .he court was delivered by Associate Justice Clarke. PENALTY DECREED AS GERMANY FAILS TO MEET DEMANDS (Continued_from First Page.) the the such ! Mr. | F. R. HARRISON RESIGNS. Quits Bureau Post for More Lucra- tive Job in New York. FLOYD R. HARRISON. Floyd R. Harrison. assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture, has re- signed to become personal repre- sentative of Kugene Meier, former managing director of the War Finance Corporation, in all_his interests, with i headquarters in New York. He to receive a salary three times that he has been receiving from the De- rtment of Agriculture. Mr. Harrison is a Washington boy. entered the government service four- teen years ago as a messenger boy i $20 a month, and worked his way up until he became recognized both un- der Secretaries Houston and Mere- dith as the “key man™ of the depart- ment. He has handled all the legis- lative work of the department. He lea this week to assume his new duties. His fellow-employes in the department are preparing to give him a farewell testimonial PRESIDENT CALLS LEADERS TO TAKE UP NEW POLICIES _(Continued from ge.) Germans rejected the proposals for- mulated at Paris, and had decided to revert to the idea of & provisional ar- rangement that they.had prepared, This would call for the payment of fixed annuities for the first five years, and would give the equivalent of the 12 per cent tax on German exports. The German proposition was made conditional upon the plebiscite to be held in upper Silesia being decided in favor of Germany and upon the re- moval of all commercial restrictions. A British battalion was reported today to be standing ready to ad- wance upon Duesseldorf. while French and Belgian troops were awaiting marching orders that would send them into German territory. ATHENS. March 6—M. Gounaris, the Greek war minister, departed for London Saturday night upon the in- vitation of the allies. Addressed to Hardl By the Associated Press BERLIN. Maroh 5.—The recent sneech in which Premier Lioyd George laid down the allied ultimatum to the German delegates at the London conference on reparations was in re- ality addressed over their heads to the new President of the United They Say. party leaders to acquaint the Presi- dent with some small part of the women's activities in the last cam- paign and to let him know something of their plans for organization work in the future. Townsend Makes Prote: Senator Townsend of Michigan, after a conference today with Harding, sald he had . protested against the removal from the inter- national joint commission by former President Wilton of Obadiah Gard- ner, chairman, and the selection of former Secretary of Labor Wilson as his successor. Work of the commis- sion, Senator Townsend _ocontended, wouid be seriously handicaped by the change in executives. A full-blood English bull pup as an addition to the White House kefinel was offered today. Tom Grant, for- mer secretary of the Chamber of Com- merce. called at the executive offices to make the offer for Maurice Berman of 504 12th street, owner of the pup. The pup in question is the pick of seven born early on March 4. The mother is named Melba and is valued at $8,000. States, Deputy Streseman of the people’s party declared before the reichstag today. This declaration came out in the debate which led to the decision of the German govern- .--ment not to increase its reparation offer made in the counter proposal submitted to the allles by Dr. Simons, Charles Lee Patten, known as “Uncle Sam” in Marion because of his whiskers and who is eighty years old, was. today appointed by President Harding to the White House grounds staff. He is an oid triend of the Presi- dent and for a long time he has offi- President | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. 7. D. C. MONDAY, MARCH 1921. HAYS MAY CHANGE DUTIES OF HIS AIDS thctions of Assistants to Postmaster General May Be Altered. Postmaster General Will H. Havs was “on the job” bright and early to- day, his first working day as head of the great postal establishment of the United States. It is likely that Postmaster General Hays will consider thoroughly a re- assignment of duties of the four as- sistant postmaster generalships. He has discussed the matter with.Mr. Burleson, the retired Postmaster Gen- eral, and it may be that reassignment of duties will precede the appoint- ment of the four officials who are his immediate lieutenants in directing the postal service of the country Present Function: As constituted at present the first assistant posimaster general, work- ing directly under the eve of the Post- master General, has charge of the vast postal personnel, especially the postmasters of the country. He also isupervises the city delive service of the nation The sccond assistant postmaster general has charge of the transporta- tion of mails and the air mail serv- ice. Upon him rests the duty of see- ing that the mail is expeditiously car- ried throughout the land. | The third assistant postmaster gen- jeral has charge of the finunces of the | gervice, and the fourth assistant post- i master general is charged with caring for equipment and supplies and the jrural free delivery service. In Line With Announced Plans. Reassignment of these duties would be in line with the announced plans {of the administration to reor- ganization in ihe departments. It is believed by some that such reassign- ment would work to the vast better- {ment of the service. Especially in the matter of careful and expeditious handling of the mail itself. the prime object of the whole postal service, a reassignment of duties of the assistant postmaster gen- eral would have large effect, it is claimed. The new Postmaster General indi- cated that his policy with the pre of the nation would be “above board and it is probable that a system of | daily conferences with newspaper men | will be put into effect. Representative Madden of the House post office committee was| amopg the early callers upon the Postmaster General today. Wisdom Brown of the rural letter carriers’ or- ganization was another caller. During his busy morning Postmas- ter General Hays found time to wel- come the secretary of the Washington chapter of Wabash College men, who brought to the new Postmaster Gen- feral the greetings of the Wabash Col- lege men in the District. The new Postmaster General was graduated from the Indiana college in 1900. ‘THIRD PARTY" WEAK INNEXT CONGRESS Small 'Change Required in Seating Despite Overwhelm- ing G. 0. P. Plurality. When the extra session gathers it will see the most overwhelming re- | publican majority in the House that | any party has had in any Congress, | MEMBERS OF NEW CABINET SUBSCRIBE TO OATH OF OFFICEl ONLY ONE MEMBER Upper: Justice Van Devanter administering oath of office to Wil ter, Frank H. Hitcheock, former Postmaster General: Albert S. Burlesom, retiring Poxtmaster Justice Van De General, and Mr. Hays. Lower: Incoming and outgoing Josephus Danielx, retiring Secretary; assistant secretary. AND ASSUME DUTIES AT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. Left to rixht: H. Hayw, Poxtmaster (ieneral. heads of Navy Department. Left to right: Edwin Denby, Secretary of Navy; Gordon Woodbury, retiring assistant secretary, and Theodore Roosevelt, POPE DENOUNCES CRIMES IN IRELAND (Continued from Firsi _Page.) fixed for the nals, the piazza assem of the cardi- of itors who struggled to obtain vantage points from which they might witness the brilliant procession of the princes of the church to the throne room of the Vatican. Pope Leads Cardinals. Slow and stately progress was made by the prelates and their atteadants to the court of Domaso, where they awaited the appearance of the Pontiff, In a few minutes the doors swung open and the Pope appeared. He led Peter's was | icrowded bv citizens of Rome and vis- ciated as caretaker of the grounds the German foreign secretary, andfgpout the President's home in Marion. Eéfaved by, the allien. e eputy Streseman characte the | Joseph W. Tolbert, a member of the Liloyd George speech as “the first im- | republican national committee from portant post-war dooument to reach|gouth Carolina, was one of the early the hands of the new Americancaillers today. He merely shook hands the cardinals into the throne room. but this is not going to make any e o6 e there all but members of the great change in the seating arrange- |and ments. The republicans come in with 301 |cardinals to carry out the historic members, the democrats, 131, and the procedure of naming the men who socialists, 1. It is the smallest “third {Would receive the red party” Congress in the memory of |of the wearer's elevation to the su- Sacred College withdrew to allow the | hat. symbolic | Fresident.* with the chief and wished him suc- Editorial and other comment on|cess. Mr. Tolbert is the oldest com- President Harding's inaugural ad-|mitteeman in years and service, and dress is scarce, owing to the fact|he is equally noted for his dislike for that only fragmentary exce: of | neckties. Because of the absence of the speech have been received here.|tnis part of his apparel he is fre- Reichstag leaders admit that they!quently called “Tieless Tolbert. have only a superficial knowledge of the new President’s program, whick they account for by the fact that the London negotiations continue to mo- nopolize public interest. DOORN, Holland, March 7.—Former Emperor Willilam, who daily reads| the German, Dutch and English news- | papers, is closely following the progress of the London conference on German_reparations. Prof. Vandenberg. the specialigg in heart diseases, who some time ago | attended the ‘ormer German empress, | has again been summoned to Doorn. | August Wilhelm, the fourth son of | the former German rulers, who has! been here several days, has advised friends in Germany that his mother's strength is decreasing steadily. Her appetite is failing, although her con-| dition has not changed radically in| the past few days. H 800,000 IN FRENCH ARMY. Government to Be Prepared for Any Emergency in Germany. By Oable to The Star sad Chicago Daily ) Copyrig! PARIS, France, March 7. — The! French standing army will be main- tained for the present at about $00,000 men. While contemplating the even- | tual reduction of military service to, eighteen months, and even one year,| the chamber of deputies, by a vote of | 489 to 66, decided temporarily to con- | tinue the two years' service. ! The 1921 class, comprising about ! 217,000 men, will be mobilized in| April,_six months earlier than was| foresesn. 3 The reasons given for this decision all refer to the necessity of being strong enough to deal militarily with the question of the German indemni- | ties in case France feels obliged to act alone. “I1.” said Gen. P telnau in a much applauded speech, “1 was in a pos tion to give advice to Germany, it would be to agree immediately to the integral execution of the treaty of | Versailles and satisfy the legitimate| demands of France, for at the present time, when we are on the Rhine, what can Germany do against us? Nothing. What can we do against rmany? erything—on condition that we maintain our military power at a level appropriate 1o the situa- tion of the moment.” Col. Jean Fabry, formerly Joffre’s military aid, said “The Rhine s an incomparable strategic base. Our mobllization as now regulated is an extremely power- ful instrument, which gives an incon- testable =up which she is well aware™ HENDRICK PUTS UP FLAGS Marshal Personally Pays for Work, Appro-' Dr. George T. Harding, father of! | the President, attended religious serv- | priation Being Lacking. While scores of buildings along Pennsylvania avenue were tor the inauguration of Harding. the city lamp posts from the Capitol to the White House vould have remained undraped had not been for a personal contribu- ion from former Commissioner J | est at everything about them. rity over Germany of | The novelty of the “open door” pol- | icy regarding the grounds of the ‘White House, which was adopted by | President Harding a few hours fol- lowing his inauguration, has by no means worn off. The crowds today till ocntinued to pour through the various gates and looked with inter- in the vicinity of the portico at the front entrance that they congregate, with the hope of catching a glimpse of the White House occupants. Mr. Harding spent the greater part of yesterday morning at his desk in the White House office building. He freceived no callers, but with several of his assistants waded through a great mass of mail and other impor- tant matters which had accumulated, His desk was practically cleared in a remarkably short time. Mr. Harding was forced to forego his original desire to attend religions | services In the morning. With Mrs. Harding he motored to Grasslands near Loughboro road and Nebraska {avenue, in Maryland, for breakfast. In the breakfast party were a num- ber of the President’s old friends in the Senate. The ride was greatly en- joyed by both the President and Mrs. Harding and according to them it served s a genuine tonio and a splendid opportunity for a much need- ed rest. The dinner at the White House was a pieasing and simple affair, only those relatives who are house guests and a few old friends being with the President and Mrs. Harding on this occasion. The relatives and guests were his father, Dr. George T. Hard- ing, and his_‘sisters, Miss Abigail Harding and Mrs. Carolyn H. Votaw. The other guests were Dr. and Mrs. . E. Sawyer of Marion, Mr. and Mr Maicolm Jennings of Columbu: r. and Mrs. R. B. Creager of Browns- ville, Tex, and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Scobey of San Antonio, Tex. The Scobeys and the Creagers were hosts {to Mr. and Mrs. Harding on their visit to south Texas last November, while Mr. and Mrs. Jennings are friends of many years' standing. Arthur MacDonald, well known lo- cal anthropologist. appointment as director of the United States census bureau. A petition set- ting_forth tne qualifications of Mr. MacDonald and requesting his selec- tion has been sent to President Hard- ing by friends of Mr. | This petition w members of tiie Washington Home- opathic Medical Society and thirty members of the National Soolety of { the Daughters of the American Rev- olution. Mr. MacDonald is the author of a number of papers, among_them being “Anthropology of Modern Civilized Man' and “Physical and Mental Examin tions of American Soldiers.” ices yesterday morning at Calvary Baptist Church. His son attended the Following the services he visited the Vaughn Bible class of the church and wus included in & group picture. Dr. Harding seeing the sights in Washington, and, |i& he expressed it. he will not have 2hiifan Hendrick. The board of Commissioners decid- | <4 that there was no appropriation trom which laborers could be paid i# placing flags on the light posts But rather than see the posts bare with private bulldings decorated. Mr. dendrick. it is learned, forwarded a check for 350 to Warren B. Hadley, wiectrical engineer, who arranged for the erection of the flags. The flags are in custody of the eclectricsl en- gineer. S r back for Marion He is making u and bureaus. INAUGURATION MEDAL OUT. Unlikely That Great Number Will Be Cast.. The Harding Inaugural medal has made its appearance. Two of these ] It is| is being urged for | MacDonaid. | signed by sixteen | church as a member of the Senate.| i8 enjoying himeelf missed anything by the time he starts point to visit each of the departments members whose places are to be filled | being Garland of Pennsylvania, at large, and Blackmon of Alabama. So | the republicans have a majority over | “Cherokee Strip.” | all of 169. Time-Honored The “Cherokee strip” is a time-hon- | ored and historic institution in the House, but while a certain number of republicans will occasionally have to: fill in in the “Cherokee strip” when | the entire House is in session, there| will be no assignments to regular| seats in that sectign. H The republicans will fill in on the | republican side —first come first| served. The democrats will fill in on | the democratic side, taking seats on | the middle aisle and “herding to-| gether” in a fan-shaped section from | | the Speakers desk. The superfluous, overflow republicans will il in on the section farthest to the right of the Speaker. But there will be no dis- tinct line of demarcation. The new seating arrangements in the House under which no member has a definite seat has made the situa- tion easier with reference to the rec- ord-breaiing repablican mafority. This custom was started in the Sixty- third Congress, when the democrats came in with a preponderance of mem- Dbers, and their surplus surged over on the republican side just as the repub- lican surplus now will wander acroes the aisle to take vacant seats on the democratic side. HOOVER SHOWS INTEREST | IN BUREAU OF STANDARDS | | Believed He Plans to Make More | Practical Use of Its Tests - and Discoveries. Concentration of the work of the ibureau of standards on practical means of stimulating American in- ! qustry through conservation of ma- terials and discovery of new uses for ! raw products is belleved to be one of the immediate policies of Secretary Hoover of the Department of Com- | merce. Mr. Hoover was in conference Sat- !urday with Director Stratton of the bureau. It is understood he request- | ed information concerning tests belng made to determine commercial uses for materials that now have little or no value and showed much interest in the work of the bureau generaliy. Experiments recently made, show- | ing that paper can be manufactured from grasses and banana stalks, that! new uses for old rubber are in sight and that an apparently successful machine has been devised for ex-! tracting fiber from flax, which gives | hope of the establishment of a linen industry in this country, were dis- cussed at the conference, it is under- | stood. | “"The Secretary also is said to have i agked about the bureau's tests to de- | termine the fire-resisting qualities of materials for buflding purposes. It is understood to be the bureau's | plan_to_make a natlonal campaign | gor fireproof construction. medals have been sent to the White House, one for the President and the {other for his secretary. Vice Pre: dent Coolidge also has received hi The distribution of these medals gen- erally has not been decided upon by the executive committee appointed by the President to arrange for his fn- augural, but it is considered unlikely that any great number of these wiil be _cast. The medal was designed by D. C. i i | | the oldest Capit3l Mabitues, Therec | preme governing body of the church are two vacancies—one republican | Formal presentation of the insignia and one democratic—the deceased |of office to the new cardinals will tuke place on Thursday in the Hall of Bea tification of the Vatican. That cere- mony will be much more elaborate than that which occurred today. Chief interest in today's ceremony centered in Archbishop Dougherty who, after thirty one years as priest, bishop and! rchbishop, attained a place in the Sacred College at an age much below the average for members of that as- sembly was the appearance archbishops, Schulte and haber. i Because of the concordat with Spain the newly created Spanish cardinals will receive the red hat from the hands of King Alfonso. Dougherty to Delay Return. The most Rev. Dennis J. Dougherty, of the German von Faul- Archbishop of Philadelphia, who will{ vated to the cardinalate this e e Tas recelved permission from the Pope to postpone his departure from Rome, as it will be impossible for him to leave in time to reach Philadelphia by Easter. Although definite plans have not been arranged, it is likely that the archbishop will spend Easter in Rome. He will thus have an opportunity to discuss many {mportant questions with the Vatican and the different congregations. Pope Benedict received Mgr. Ed- ward P. Allen, Bishop of Mobile, Ala., I private audience today. The pon- ie” expressed pleasure at sceing Bishop Allen for the first time, as the latter was unable to comf to Rome Gusiag the war for his visit to the Holy See- T e HARDING NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED BY SENATE The Senate today confirmed a large number of nominations sent to it by President Harding. They included Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, to be undersecretary of state; Maj. Gen. John A. LeJeune, reappointed com- mandant of the Marine Corps, and Brig. Gen. George Barnett, former andant of that corps, to have o anent rank of major general. The nominations of Col. Theodore Roosefelt of New York and E. D. Ball of lowa, reappointed assistant Sec- retary of Agriculture, were referred to the naval and agriculture commit- tees and will be acted upon later. — e INAUGURAL PHOTOGRAPHS in the Rotogravure Section of Next Sunday’s Star This superbly printed section will contain, be- sides a wonderful collec- tion of pictures of Presi- dent Harding’s inaugura- tion, a page of the new cab- inet officers photographed Crain of R. Harris & Co., and made by the latter jewelry firm. It has a Vkeness of the President on ome side and on the reverse side is a woman figure, representing “America First.' In former vears inaugural medals were distributed rather generally. 2 “on the job.” In Next Sunday’s Star Hardly secondary in interest! | Cabinet Members Early at Work; Keep Confidential Assistants Arrange for Regular Meetings With News= paper Men. Col. Roosevelt Awaiting Nomination and Co_nfirmation. Most of the members of the new|was on the job as early as his chief. cabinet were at their desks at an un-|3r. Toover will see Z orrow usually early hour today, some of|gjock HOININE LAY them arriving even before their office| gecretary Fall Names Anxistant. forces. | _One of the first official acts of Secretary Weeks reached the State, |retary Fall of the Interior Depart- o (s e a time | Mment to designate Charles W. ar and Navy bullding at a time|y, o 0r Ohio assistant to the Sec: when the thousauds of employes to be in full charge of four there were trooping in and was at his | divisions of the Interior Department. desk beforo 9 o'clock. He was joined | r Nestler, who Is a republican, will 2 3 b 3 e reclamart - almost immediately by Mal. Gen.lice'the burcau of mines and ail mais March, chief of staff, with whom he |tars pertaining to the territory of was in conference most of the MOTn- | slaska and Hawail. He s authosized ing. No visitors were allowed to In-|under Secretary Fall's order to. pe- terrupt the discussion. Y Secretary Denby of the Navy had a series of conferences with the Navy bureau chlefs, with whom he dis- S, cussed the status of routine naval af- formerly secretary of the comm fairs. His first caller was Barnes|on Pacific lslands and Porte Rin of Newberry of Detroit, son of Senator|the Senate, took office today a8 ad. Newberry of Michigan, a former as-|ministrative assistant to the Secretary | ing to construction, operation and maintenance of the Alaskan railroad. Charles V. Safford of New Mexico, sistant secretary of the Navy. Mr.lof the Interior. Mr. Safford will be Denby's first official agt as head oflin charge of all general matters re. the naval establishmen® was to sign|lating to the Interior Department the awards of Navy crosses to an en-|under the direction of the Secretary. listed man of the Marine Corps and|Charles Clunn of New Mexico, took an enlisted man of the Navy for|up his duties as private secretary to heroic conduct in the world war. The Secretary Fall. medals went to Corp. R. W. Hanson| One of Secretary Fall's callers dur- of the Marine Corps and Pharmacist's | ing the morning was Dr. H. Votaw Mate Earl 8. Grauer of the Navy. of Takoma Park, brother-in-law of Corps during the war, said he was|President Harding. particularly gratified that his first of- | Harry M. Daugherty, the new At- ficial act should be to reward enlisted | torney General, will be presented to men for heroism. g':;“afle%‘?lg:hfiu%reme Court to- Meetings With Newspaper Men. attended today's ”wm‘Y o‘;“:h;flc‘?;:r\te Secretaries ‘Hughes and Denby re-|but was prevented by a press of busi. celved newspaper men in the forenoon ';‘\”'M;F hrhe office he took over from and again in the afternoon. Following |A: Mitchell Palmer. Mr. Daugherty has been & member of the Supreme the custom established by Mr. Baker, | Court bar for twenty-seven years, Lis predecessor, Secretary Weoks re- 5 celved the newspaper men only In the afternoon, but it is expected he will adopt the practice of the other cabinet oficers and receive the press in the forenoon also. Secretary Hughes has retained as his private secretary Mr. Beck, who acted in a similar capacity for Mr. Lansing and Mr. Colby. Eddle Bavoy, who be- gan his service in the State Depart- ment when Gen. Grant was President and Mr. Fish was Secretary of State, in 1869, retains his place at the door of the present head of the forelgn of- fice. It is sald that no changes will be made in the regular force at the department. Secretary Weeks has appointed Mr. Martyn of Massachusetts as his pri- vate secretary and Miss Charlotte Preston of this city as his confidential stenographer. He also has retained Clyde A. Tolson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as his confidential clerk. GEORGE W. WATTS DEAD. DURHAM, °N. C., March 7.—George W. Watts, banker and director in a number of large corporations, reputed to be the wealthiest man in N Carolina, died here today folln':m::r:: illness of several months. Mr. Watts was seventy years old. and was born in Cumberland, Md. He h. Durham for forty years. Sellvediin February Circulation 93,198 Mr. Willlams continues to serve as One Edition Dail assistant secretary of war and Maj. Daily Gen. March as chief of staff of the | District of Columhi Army. No changes have been made in| FLEM] NEWBOLD, Business Mans, any of the bureau positions. THE E G and SUNDAY STARC door solemnly #&wear th the actual quting the Y. A.D. 1921, was ‘The new head of the naval estab- lishment has retained temporarily the entire personal staff of his prede- cessor, Mr. Deniels, including Com- mander Foote as naval aid, Mr. Brit- ton as private secretary, Charles Dougherty as confidential stenogra- pher and Sergt. Milton J. Ober of the Marine Corps as his orderly. Sergt. Ober is the oldest enlisted marine in active service, having enlisted orig- inally about thirty-seven years ago. Col. Roosevelt Waiting. Assistant Secretary Woodbury will continue on duty at the Navy Depart- ment _until Col_ Theodore Roosevelt has been nominated and confirmed as_his official successor. Col. Roose- velt was at the department today in conference with the Secretary. i Representative Fordney, chairman of the House ways and means com- Days. ARESemanmnter. Less adjustments.......... Daily _ ayl n mittee, and Benator Smoot of the| coples for service, etc Senate finance committee conferred —— during the morning with Secretary | Daily average net circulation. 93,188 Mellon at the Treasury Department. SUNDAY. Secretary James J. Davis of the Coples. Days. Copies. Department of Labor arrived at his Sy %S‘, 80,969 office before 8:30 o'clock this morning and almost immediately went into conference with Assistant Secretary adjustments........ E. J. Henning. It was understood the | =c®° 2% e conference touched on immigration | Total Sunday net clrculation.” 566,037 and conciliation‘topics. Average Tiet ald Sunday. cir~ 1020 Secretary of Commerce Hoover was | , culation at his desk at 8:4b o'clock and re- |AYerake number of coples for 7 ceived several callers before noon. Following a’conference Saturday aft- ernoon with Dr. Roy 8. McElwee, di- rector of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, it was understood Average Sunday net circul tion ... 91.509 [N 'BOLD, Business Man: the Secretary of Commerce was work- | o, Sibeetibed and swors to before me this Sth ing on plans for the expansion of the | W7gof Mareh. AD. 1L, &0 o ppy foreign and domestic commerce of the & Neiary Public. United States. Mr. Hoover's new sec- ratary. Christian Herter of New York. Snal OF HOUSE ANSWERS ALL ROLL CALLS Only one member of the House, Representative Edwin D, Ricketts, republican, Ohio, batted 1,000 in answering all of the 592 roll calls during the three sessions of the Sixty-sixth Congress. It was the top number in the history of the House. and in hitting the bul eve that often Ricketts duplicate his record the Sixty-fourth Congress, which nobody previous- ly_ever had made. Representative Box. Texas. to- day claimed the honor of standing next to Ricketts. He missed one day, due to his attendance on a boil weevil meeting. called to deal with the pest in the cotton fields Edward Martin, tally clerk. was dubbed the “Rabe Ruth of the House.” for he took every roll call that Ricketts answered. It used to require forty-five minutes to run through the list, but under a speeding up system adopted by E. A. Chaffee and Pat J. Haltigan, reading clerks, the time ‘was cut in ai HOME FOLKS PAY TRIBUTE TO CLARK Business and Schools Sus-| pended as Bowling Green Attends Funeral. By the ted Pros: BOWLING GR Mo.. March 7.— Champ Clark’s home folks today re- ceived his body and accorded a final j tribute to their friend. All business was suspended, schools were closed, and throughout the town flags were at half mast and buildings draped in mourning. Simplicity marked the funeral ar- rangements; the train bearing the former Speaker's body arrived here from St. Louis, accompanied by a guard of honor from the local post of the Amer; Legion; the body was taken to the Pike county court house to lie in state until 2 o'clock this afternoon. No church service was planned. It ceive and pass on all contracts relat- | was intended, instead, to proceed directly from the courthouse to the Bowling Green Mound cemetery. The burial " service of the Episcopal Church was to be read at the grave by Rev. Robert . Boyd of Kansas City. a nephew of Mrs. Clark. r;‘{wn Champ Clark was to be laid at Many friends of the former Speaker accompanied his body from St. Lou! the train consisting of fifteen coach: The state was to be represented at the funeral by Gov. Hyde and com mittees from both branches of the Missouri legislature, which adjourned jover the day in respect to the memory {of the statesman. Today was Mr. Clark’s seventy-first birthday anniversary. HOMAGE PAID AT ST. LOUIS. Thousands Stand in Rain to Meet Train Bearing Body. ST. LOUIS, March 7.—Thousands of - Louisans stood for hours in the rain yesterday and paid homage to Champ Clark. The special train bear- { Ing the body arrived from Washing- { ton shortly before 4 p.m yesterday. It { was scheduled to have arrived an hour earlier, but was delayed when a terminal engine jumped the tracks, killing a yardman. The body was jconveyed to the city hall, where it lay in state until 11 p.m. The sadness of the occasion was en- hanced by the Inclement weather, but the rain slackened as the casket was {taken from Union station, and re- mained abated while the funeral pro. cession marched to the city hall. A double line of police vainly attempted to hold back the crowd which gath- ered at the city hall, and services of soldiers from Jefferson barracks, who had acted as & guard of honor, were requisitioned to assist police. The procession from Union station was headed by mounted police, who the Norwegian | 10 { GROCK DETAINED FOR OBSERVATION Henderson’s Assailant Out on Bond When Rearrested. Assault Case Postponed. Charles A. Grock of Takoma Park Md., was again taken into custody by the police today, when he emerged from the Police Court bhuilding, fol- lowing the continuation of a case tn which he is charged with assault upon former Senator Charles B. H derson, who was shot in rearm He was apprehended by Detective Sergeant Darnall and Sanitary Offiecr Phillips to be held for mental ob- servation and was sent to the Wash- ington Asylum Hospital. Released by District Attorney. Grock was released Sa under a bond of $5,000 by District Attorney Laskey. Detective Sergt red Cornwell swore out an affidavit for the sani- tary officer, certifying under eath that he believed Grock “to be insane or of unsound mind. incapabie taking oure of himself or his proy erty, and if permitted to remain at large or go unrestrained in the Di trict of Columbia, the right of persons and property will be jeopardized or the preservation of public peace im- periled An informal ruling by District At- torney Laskey assured the police of their right to detain Grock, although now out on bond, by reason of t filing of the lunacy aMdavit with the sanitary officer. Attorney John Murphy appeared in behalf of Grock before Judge McMa- hon today. He asked for a continu- ance of the case for two weeks, in order that he might have time for reviewal of all facts in connection with it ge Grants More Time. Judge McMahon informed the attor- ney that the matter was simply that of a preliminary hearing. in which the defendant need not make known his_entire case. He allowed two days, however, for the defense. Assistant District ' Attorney Ralph Given is handling the case for the government. Former Senator Henderson, Mrs. Frank Healy, his secretary and the only eyewitness to the shooting: George B. Messer, employe in the of? |fice of Senator Broussard of Louis- iana, who held Grock for the poli following the shooting. and severa others were in the courtroom await- ing the hearing. Grock addressed an open letter members of the Senate under date o February 22, 1921. These letters. how ever, have only just been receiveds They apparently were mailed befors the shooting took place. ® Contents of Letters. In the letter Grock charges that Mr. Henderson represented “the Nevada crime trust in the United States Sen- ate” The letter said, in parti: “Gentlemen: Secretary of State Evarts said on August 13, 1878, that the first duty of government is to protect life and property. That is a paramount obligation. For this gov- ernments are instituted, and govern- ments neglecting or failing to per- form it become worse than useless. “Gentlemen of the United States Senate, if there is such a government in existence here, will you please kindly let me know where to find it, as even with the help of the pastors of Washington, and of over thirteen years of honest endeavor, I have been unable to locate it Further along in the letter Grock says. Writes of Crime Trust. “The crime trust at home attempted to create a brand-new superlative | standard of morals by using the dis- carded virtues of the Nevada divorce queens for that purpose and by hypno- tizing the reading public into the be- lief that the Ali Baba's cave of the forty thieves was transformed into the seventh heaven of justice by the present attorney general of Nevada.” In conclusion, he said: “The crime trust has for about a quarter of a century arrogantly played destiny to me and mine by industriously helping death and destruction to catch up to were followed, in the order named, by a battalion of regulars, a company of National Guardsmen, the hegrse, a Masonic guard of honor, a sprinkling of G. A. R. veterans and & citizens' guard of honor headed by Mayor Kiel and former Govs. Francis, Ma- jor and Gardner. The military guard accompanied the body back to the train and stood watch throughout the night. —_—_— :CARETAKER GETS COURT ORDER AGAINST DISTRICT Property of Imperial German Gov- ernment Involved in Case of Local Policeman. Justice Hitz of the District Supreme Qourt today Issued a temporary re- straining order against Charles W. Kutz, remaining commissioner of the District of Columbia; Henry Storey, superintendent of repalrs, and the District of Columbia, a municipality, to prevent the threatened destruction of certain wooden sheds and garages on the property at 2201 S street north- west, owned by the imperial German government, and in the custody of Jeremiah F. Sullivan, as caretaker. Hearing on the order has been sched- uled for March 11. Mr. Sullivan, who recently secured a peremptory mandamus compelling the District Commissioners to restore him to the police force from which he had been expelled by order of the trial board for alleged violation of a building regulation to fireproof the garages in question, flled a suit for an_injunection. He points out that the property, be- ing owned by Germany, is not liable to the local building regulations, and destruction of the buildings as threatened will deprive him of the revenue which he receives therefrom in lieu of salary as caretaker. He says he has offered to fireproof the building and promised to have the work completed by March 15, but has not had an answer from the Dis- trict authorities to his suggestion. declares through Attorneys Daniel Thew Wright and Chapman W. Fowler, the superintendent of repairs, acting under order of the Commis- sioners made before the two other Commissioners retired, will enter the property tomorrow and destroy the bujimlng- to his irrevocable loss and injury. COAL MEN GIVE BAIL. Appear in Answer to Indictment Under Anti-Trust Act. With the exception of W. Hamiltan Smith, manager of the J. Maury Dove Company, who is ill, all the twelve men indicted last Thursday on a charge of conspiracy to restrain the coal trade of Washington appeared today in Criminal Division 1 and gave bail of $2,000 each for their ap- pearance when the case shall be called for trial. The Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland quali- fied as surety on the bail bonds. Those glving bail for trial were wapd W. Griffith, Morris E. Marlow, Samuel M. Frazier, L. Evans White, Otto G. Raymond, Johnston R. Zim- merman, J. Edward Chapman, Leon- ard P. and Guy T. Steuart, Maynard C. Burrell and William F. Hummer. Attorney Leon Tobriner represents the accused. L ————— An extensive system of cross-town moving platforms is likely to be built in New York as feeders for the main subway lines. us. Have we the right to a show- down after a lapse of that length of time, or have we not?” Grock inclosed with this letter a number of communications which he had sent to various officials in the past. POSSES HUNT FOR NEGRO WHO ATTACKED TEACHER Bloodhounds May Be Put on Trail of Assailant in Chesterfield County, Va. RICHMOND, Va. March 7.—Be- tween four and five hundred armed men are searching Chesterfield county woods, between here and Petersburg, for a negro who is said to have at- tacked Miss Pease, a school teacher, at Stop 26 on the Richmond-Peters- burg car line vesterday afternoon. Citizens have requested bloodhounds rTom the state penitemtiary nere ana also from Petersburg. The attack occured yesterday after- noon about 3 o'clock. The young woman states that the negro came up to her from behind, and on hearing him tell her to stop, she started to run, with the negro in pursuit. She said he then told her if she didn't stop he would cut her throat, where- upon she screamed, giving the alarm. A soldier in an automobile from Camp Lee, passing on the Petersburg turn- pike about five hundred yards away, heard the scream and went to the rescue, but the negro escaped. Police officers and citizens of Rich- mond who were in the posse, return- ing here last night, said the men searching for the negro are in an ugly mood and are determined in their quest. The victim states that she can identify the negro. FIGURES SHOW SUPPORT OF CHINA FAMINE FUND Unless restrained by the court, he|Churches Have Taken Splerdid Part in Meeting Needs in Far East. The generous response given by Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Christian Science churches to the ap- peal on behalf of the starving Chi- nese is set”fortk in figures just tabu- ated at headquarters of the Amer- l’es': ‘Committee for China Famine Fund, In addition to over $700,000 sent out to mission representatives in the fam- area by eight n - nominations. a total of $396,977 has been given direct to the national fund by more than twenty denominations 1l sorts. “‘r:xg shows that all churches send- ing money direct to their own mis- slonaries in the field are also giving through the relief committee, while some are working through the latter alone. tal amount acknowledged by n:l;hf\-:‘;rlmn committee up to date, Teturns show, is $3,210,758. & sum, it is pointed out, which will suffice to I ve the lives, until the next harvest, of some 800,000 out of the millions of Chinese who are in immediate danger of starvation. This calcula- tion. is on the basis of 34 being re- Quired to feed a starving man, wom- an or child between nmow and June. Vernon Munroe is national treas- urer, to whose care, at the Bible House, New York, checks should be sent. Charles E. Howe, American Seourity and Trust Company, is the treasurer of the Washington branch of the committee and will transmit any gifts to the national lreasures.