Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1921, Page 2

Y v THE EVENING T — STAR, WASHINGTON. , D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1921 SPAIN PAYS FINAL TRIBUTE 10 DATO Conservatives Will Honor His t Memory With Monument F in Pantheon. By the Associated Press. MADRID, March $8.—The funeral cortege of Premier Dato will proceed from his home Thursday morning to the chamber of deputies. Thence the body will be taken to the San Isidre cemetery for interment. The family of the dead statesman declined burial in the Pantheon. The conservative party, however, purposes to erect i monument in the Pantheon, where the body is to be transferred iater. In the senate today the president of the chamber and Count De Bugallal, former minister of the interior, de- livered memorial addresses, after ‘which the sitting of the senate was suspended. From the provinces of Spain. pro- tests aganinst the murder of the premier have reached Madrid. The governor of Barcelona told inter- viewers that he believed the deed had been fomented by syndicalists. The Catalonian police have endeavored to trace the murderers, but thus far their efforts have been fruitless. Madrid Stirred by Crime. The people of Madrid are discussing mothing but the killing of the pre- mier, regarding which there :fe va- rious versions. One report had it that several motor cycles participated in the attack. King Alfonso visited the late pre- mier's residence this morning and at tended mass. The enormous crowds gave evidence of the sympathy they felt. It is understood that the duke will be conferred. El Imparcial today publishes a re- port that the assassination of Premier Dato was planned in Paris. It says that Senor Dato received a cipher communication from Paris several days ago informing him that Span- ish anarchists intended to carry out a sensational crime in reprisal for the suppression of the recent disorders in Barcelona, and that they were only awaiting a favorable moment. Search for Assassins. TONDON, March 9.—A Reuter dis- patch from Madrid says that .ac- cording to newspapers in the Span- ish capital, fifty persons have been arrested in .connection with the as- sassination of Premier Dato, among them several syndicalists and social- ists. and notably two publicists named Becci and Nunz Arenas. The aristocratic Neuvo Club has ered a reward of a half-million pesatas for the discovery of Dato's assassins. The police of Madrid today found written on a wall near the Hippo- drome the words: “Forelgn Minister De Lema will be the next person assassinated.” title of 'BURSTING TANKS AFLAME /"‘ STANDARD OIL PLANT Explode at Greenport Works, Spreading Fire—Ambulances Called. NEW YORK, March 10.—Fire broke out todsy In the Standard Oil Com- pany’s plant, in the Greenpoint sec- tion of Brooklyn, which more than a year ago was the scene of one of the biggest oil fires in the history of the city. Four tanks were reported to have exploded, endangering others. Two alarms had been,sounded by mnoon, and ambulances summoned. Police reserves were called from five stations. The plant, known as the Sone and Fleming works, covers a large area. Efforts to r oft the oil from other tanks wefe, made when the wind Seemed to be blowing the flames t ward the Thousands of persons began € 1o the scere, attracted by a heavy smoke screen that rolled down on the city. ‘Shortly after noon five tanks in all ‘had exploded. In each case there was «& dull boom, but nc concussion. ‘The fire started in a crude oil still, in which the liquid is heated and ized. The flames soon leaped to ‘surrounding_ tan! ‘The fire which swept this area more than a year ago burned for seven days. causing a loss of several mil- Hlons. Mo#e than thirty large oil tanks explpded. spraying factories and other 8uildings in the vicinity, several of which were destroyed, be- fore the flames were controlied. HUNDRED MILLION MEALS 'FOR CHINESE BY CABLE Equivalent in Money for Food Sent | to Sufferers as Result of American Gifts. 4 Phe equivalent of a hundred mil- Men meals for the starving people in the famine area of China was cabled jlo Peking Tuesday by Vernon Mun- roe, national treasurer of the Ameri- ean Committee for China Famine Fund. Money for 30,000,000 meals Was transmitted over the cables just & few days ago. The sums repre- senting these millions of meals were, 2 tively. $1,000,000 and $300,000. consignment of what In food would form a great mountain of meals was the result of gifts from the American people ranging from | pennies to two contributions of $250,- 000 each. One cent a meal is the cost of a fa- ! mine portion, and it has been figured that one Chinese can be kept alive a month at the cost of 31, or during the four months intervening until the| next harvest for §4. According to a statement issued to- | day by the Washington committes in charge of the gn to obtain | funds for Chines f, every mem ber and worker of the committee— | and of the national committee. whose | headquarters are in New York—is| Eiving his assistance without remu- neration Contributions to the famine fund are coming in steadily. the committee reported. Plans for intensifying the | campaign in Washington will be for- mulated at a meeting of the commit- tee on Friday. Checks may be sent to Charles E. Howe, American Security and Trust Compeny. TREATY VOTE GOES OVER. Colombian Pact Will Come to Test 8th Day of New Congress. An agreement to defer action on the Colomblan treaty until the April ses- slon of Congress and to vote upon the treaty on the Sth day after Congress convenes was reached today by the | Senate. The question of open or closed de- bate on the treaty also went over. and leaders said it was planned to adjourn the present session of the Senate next Saturday. There was no discussion of the treaty today other than that of pro- cedure. Negotiations overnight be- tween opponents and supporters of the treaty were brought to formal form of agreement with little diffi- culty, it was said, in today's executive Any Florida Woman Wounded in Battle Escapes Poll Tax TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 10—If a woman has lot a limb 1in battle she may vote 1da Flor- without paying poll tax, wixe she ix on an equality | with the male elector. | Attorney General Huford. in rendering this formal opinion yesterday, alxo held that women are not eligible for jury duty | until the legisiature amends the statute defining qualification of juro Referring the poll the opinion read: “The effect of the nineteenth | amendment upon the statute of Florida defining qualification of | electors ximply was to elimi- nate the word male. It ix, there- fore, my opinion that a woman whoe is more than twenty-one years of age and under fifty-fi years of age, and who hax not lost 2 limb in battle, must pay | poll_tax to qualify as a legal elector.” RUSH FILLS COURT AT HAMON TRIAL partner of her husband, and M Katherine S. Reid, Ardmore nawspa- per woman, Mrs. Hamon said that she had debated with herself many times whether to throw acid in Clara Smith's face to ure her so she would not be beautiful and attract Hamon's attention. With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Hamon said She never could bring herself to that point. “Oh, if T on peated Mr. Freeling said he would request that Mrs. Hamon be not placed under the rule requiring witnesses to be ex- cluded from the courtroom. Exemp- tion also will be asked for Frank L. nist r for the Hamon Chicago new Ketch, adm estate, and Sam paperman, the first because of his i terest in the estate. and the second because of journalistic duties. Sheriff Buck Garrett has enlisted a number of special deputies to pre- serve order, he said he expected much difficulty with crowds throng- ing the building and attemmting to crowd into the tiny courtroom, which can accommodate only 350 persons. Counsel Employed. Attorneys for the state are Mr. Freeling and H. H. Brewn, brother of County Attorney Russell B. Brown, who filed the information charging Clara Smith Hamon with murder. Among the five members of counsel for the defense are: Joe Ben Cham- pion, a twin brother of the presiding judge, and James H. Matthers, present county attorney, who was retained by the defense before he took office Jan- vary 1. James C. O'Brien, former as- sistant attorney of Cook county, 1, has been retained by Hamon, but will not appear Iy in the prosecution. Still wearing the red necktie made famous by its appearance in_ Cook ocounty murder trials where he gained the nickname of “Ropes” O'Brien, he ap- peared in the courtroom to protect Mrs. Hamon's interests. ADMITS HE ERRED. Clergyman Married Divorced Per- son, Contrary to Chux.'ch Law. LO8 ANGELES, Calif., March 10. — The Rev. Baker P. Lee, threatened with a church trial for havihg per- formed a marriage ceremony for Al- fred 1. du Pont powder manfacturer of Wiimington, Del., and Miss Jessie D. Ball of Los Angeles recently, has Tecognized the fact” that he failed. through & misunderstanding,” to comply with ecclesiastical laws, ac- cording to a letter made public to- day by Frederick C. Valentine, cha cellor of the Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles. The church law violated forbids an Episcopal clergyman performing a marriage ceremony for a. divorced person. Mr. du Pont had been di- vorced. Officials of the Los Angeles Episco- pal diocese plan no further action against Dr. Lée, it was said. BATTLE OVER WHISKY. Two Wounded at Newport, Ky. Shots Fly Through Sreeet Car. NEWPORT. Ky. March 10.—Nor- man Ashcraft of Bellevue, Ky., and Elmer McCabe of Covington, Ky., were probably fatally wounded in a pistol battle between guards on two auto- mobile trucks, believed to have been loaded with whisky, and men who are supposed to have attacked the guards while the trucks were being drjven across the Fourth Street bridge, from Covington to Newport, today. Both parties in the battle took ad- vantage of a cross-town street car which was being driven across the bridge, using the street car as a bar- ricade. The passengers of the street car lay flat on the floor of the car to avoid being struck by the bullets. Fully twenty shots passed through the street car, but none of the pas- sengers was injured. The shooting subsided after Ash- craft and McCabe fell, the men from the automobile and auto trucks enter- ing their machines and driving away. e SUTER FUNERAL HELD. Members of Association of Oldest Inhabitants Attend Rites. Funeral services for George J. Suter, lifelong resident of Washing- ton, who died Tuesday at his home, 463 1 street northwest, were held this afternocon at 2 o'clock at the residence. Rev. Page Milburn of- ficiated. Iaterment was in Glenwood cemetery. . The_pallbearers were three grand- sons, William F. Reichenbach, George Suter Reichenbach and George ‘Rob- ert Suter; H. B. Ashley and Wash- ington Topham and Benjamin W. Reiss, the last two representing the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia. Members of the Association of Old est Inhabitants and a large numb of friends attended the servi Many floral tributes were presented. HOLDS UP $50,383. Attorney Claims Lien on Sum U. S. Is to Pay Post Estate. Injunction _proceedings to prevent Guy F. Alle® acting treasurer of the United States, from paying over a war- rant for $50,383.46 to the estate of Henry A Post, were begun today in the District Supreme Court by Courtland C. Clements, an attorney, who claims 4 lien on the fund. Clem. viving executor of Henry A V. Post, is about to coliect the money without allowing for his fee of 1235 per cent, which he claims under an alleged agreement under which he secured judgment in the Court of (laims and appropriation by Congress for its pay- ment. BOY SCOUT GUARD DIES. Walter H. Wills, jr, sixteen vears old, one of the Boy Scouts on guard duty at the White House during the inauguration of President Harding. died last night from complications resulting from a cold contracted Fri- day while serving in that capacity. session before the Senate adjourned until tomorrow noon. ‘The ending of the present session of the Senate Saturday will be with the approval of President Harding, who has informed Senator Lodge, the re- publican leader, that tomorrow he plans to announce the date for the|day morning at 11 o'cl convening of the extraordinary ses- * slon of-the Sixty-seventh Congress. His home was at 312 Indiana avenue. Young Wills was a member of €he Boy Scouts of Trinity Community House. He was one of the most popu- lar boys in the organization Funeral services will be held Satur- at Trinity the Boy Church. His assoclates in Scout movement will attend. A ents declares that Albertson Post, sur- | ITROOPS OF ALLIES FINISH OCCUPATION OF PORTS ON RHINE (Continued from First Paget) sed that stocks of food will be exhausted. Vague Hints of Strike. Ry the Associated Presr DUISBURG, March 10.—Vague hints expre rapidiy that work thre the Ruhr di trict of Germany will cease within the next few day the immediate result of allied occupation of Duis- burg, Duesseldorf and Ruhrort. and the seizure of cus . were made German mine opel . civil offi and workmen her There seemed to be little among workingmen t e after the had finished a full day's work, how ever, and thousands gathered on the and to inspect the ine guns and tanks. peared quite cheerful and no resentment at the prese allied troops. Well informed allied off clared they did not believe there would be u strike in the Ruhr dis- one asserting » people do not intend to strike, ts are pointing toward Ru: *s salvation, but wor epudiared t t ingmen have ha idea 3 nudiate it again. Ap- proximatel. 109 tons of mercha d was handled here toda This was only half of the merchandise ton- nage carried daily when the port held the world's record. but business Is not at a standstill_here, and I think it never will stop.” Ordered to Give Up Arms. The river seemed fairly busy during the day, craft of various types shut- tling to’and fro. Allied outposts lished six kilometers east dorf, four kilometers burg and three kilome north of Rulrort. the line marking the new zone of occupation not having been de- fined as Civilians have been ordered to sur- render all arms by this evening. The employes of the postal service. the railroads and mines have been put un- der military control and strikes have beep forbidden. 110,000 ALLIES ON RHINE. have been estab- of Duessel- st of Duis- Expert Says Inertia Will Be Only Resistance to Qccupation. go Daily News. PARIS, France, March 10.—The total number of allied troops on the Rhine, excluding the Americans. is 110,000, divided as follows: Belgians, 12,000; British, 8000, and French, 90.000. Paris expected no resistance to the new occupation by the allies and up to the present nome is reported. Jacques Bainville, noted expert on foreign affairs, says in a study which evidently is based on official informa-Y tion: “Germany will not resist. The Ger- man government intends to oppose to us merely the force of inertia. It has taken measures in adfance so that there shall be no conflicts. It recom- mends that the population remain calm and will seek to avoid outsidé complications. For the rest, it ill take refuge in passivity. Berlin thinks this is a very clever policy. It may prove dangerous, however, for the German empire.” After recalling the fact that the Paris agreement no longer exists and that the text of the original treaty of Versailles is again in full force, M. Bainville continues: “If these penal- ties are insufficient—and it is more than probable that they will be insuf- ficient—we shall be forced to take still more extended guaranties after May 1. For the present we are going {to make the most of the advantages which we already have and which hitherto have been . unproductive. Rich Rhenish provinces are going to be separated from the rest of the jerman empire by a customs frontier. This {s only a beginning, and if Ger- many does not pay we shall develop a fiscal and economic_exploitation of the left bank of the Rhine. The first consequence of the present penaltles should be a revision of the Rhenish convention (established on a Wilson- fan basis during the peace confer- ence). - This revision shpould be de- manded by the French., We are el tering upon a new phase. It is seri- ous and we must plan geriously how to put all the chances on our side.” GERMAN GOODS BLOCKED. Blockade Will Leave Large Stocks | in Holland. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1021, AMSTERDAM, Holland, March 10.— The new European crisis i attract ing much attention from the public. The new European crisis is attract- the Rhine region not far from the Dutch frontier recall the last phase of the world war. In Dutch commercial circles it is believed that the failure of the London conference will have a serious effect on trade in Holland. The allies intend to establish control | of ‘oods coming from neutral coun- tries in order to prevent the importa- tion of German goods into the allied countries. There are large stocks of German products in Holland which it will now be impossible to forward to England. Moreover, the occupation of Duisburg on the Rhine will be detrimental to the German coal supply for Holland, Duisburg_being the principal coal port of the Rhine district. Amsterdam newspapers fear that the British com- mercial esplonage system existing dur- ing the war will be re-established, and that British accountants will again ex- amine the books of Dutch merchants. Newspapers express the hope that the government will oppose a new dis ! Jocation_of Dutch trade and industry, Which are still s:ffering from the con- sequences of the long economic war. PLAN COFFEE BOYCOTT. Hamburg Importers Act in Re- prisal of Occupation. By the Associated Press BERLIN, March 10.—The executive committes of the Association of Cof- { fee Importers of Hamburg has recom- {mended that the members of the as- i soctation make no purchases from ! England or France while the govern- | ments of those countries continue “their policy of oppression.” says a Hamburg dispatch to the Vossische | Zeftung today. | The committee is making efforts to induce similar associations in Ber- lin, Cologne and Bremen to join the { boyoott, the dispatch adds. ' DEMAND WAR MATERIAL. L { | | | Allies Order Austria to Turn Over Military Supplies. VIENNA, March 9.-—A demand for {immediate delivery of all the military jmaterial not yet surrendered undep the treaty of St. Germain was made by th allied representatives here | today, and it is understood the {agreed to comply with the junreserved | It is belicved the action of th {lied representatives was inspired ! the German situation, coupled the long delay in delivery and more or less passive resistance this feature of the treaty. FRENCH MAKE PLEDGES. binet demand al- by with the o Briand Declares Occupation—Does Not Mean Annexation. By the Associated Press LONDQN, March 9.—Premier Lloyd George, alluding before the supreme council today to French newspaper comment on the occupation of addi- itonal German territory, asked the French premier for assurances that annexation was not contemplated. The ¥rench comment indicated the belief that the introduction of a customs barrier was likely to lead to complete separation between the occupied ter- ritories and the rest of Germany. Former Premier Clemenceau's re- Reparations Commission Makes De- { cows. NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF NAVY AT DESK [“FIS THEODORE ROO! pudiation of permanent occupation | Holland, Switzerland, Denmark was brought into the discussion. Mr. | possibly Norw nd Sweden Liovd George said that though he |toget to oppose “the arbit had absolute confidence in M. Briand |of the allied action.” and the good sense of the majority of ISSUING’ “WHITE BOOK. nd although he had re. ceived ices from former Pre- miers Clemenceau and Millerand, who had fought hard against the anne enchmen, Germany to Give Her Version of tionist policy, he would welcome and definite assurance frnvln ,\1 London Conference. Briand t France contemplated : Jis i heither amnexation nor even auton-| BERLIN, March 9—The omy of the Rhineland. M. Briand |&overnment is issuing a whi book emphatically denied that any -such!on the London conference. Both pan- rman and the more moderate new: feeling existed “even in the back of the minds” of responsible French pers concur in the statement that statesmen. Not five out of every |Dr. Simons' latest offer to the allies hundred Frenchmen, he asserted, unauthorized, and declare that dreamed of such a thing will be obliged to g0 as for- Decision on Penalties. cign secretary because he exceeded The penalties imposed upon Ger-|the limits prescribed many will cease only when a satis- factory solution of the question of |¢ ALLIES ARE DENOUNCED. reparations, disarmamer' and war i acceptzd by the criminals has allies. This heen Resolution Condemning Action the decision of the supreme Adopted in Bavarian Diet. council taken at its meeting tonight The council agreed to instruct the | \pNpeH, March 9. —Resolutions de- allied high commission of the RRINe- | nquncing the action of the entente in | te the attendance of Ital- land to in «nding troops into cities in the Ruhr jan representatives when economic |Gigiet wore adopted by the budser questions resulting from the applica- lcommission of the Bavarian diet to- tion of the penalties were under Con- fday. The allied advance, it was de- sideration. clared, was a further invasion of Ger- Resides dealing with sanctions, the council decided to draft a bill for a 50 per cent toll on the sales of Ger- man goods. In this connection it; was stated that imports to the allied | countries through neutral countries will be required to have certificates from the respective chambers of com- merce in the \neutral countries or in | the countries of transshipment, show- | ing the origin of the goods. AUSTRIA ORDERED TO GIVE 20,000 CATTLE TO ALLIES {man s0il by the ailies and would tend to unite the German people. CENSORSHIP OVER WIRES. Rhineland Commission Eight-Day Control Period. By the Associnted Press AMERICAN MILITARY HEAD- QUARTERS, COBLI] arch The interallied Rhineland commission has decreed a censorship for a pediod of eight days over the telephone and telegraph lines. The censorship may be renewed indefinitely for similar periods. News concerning troop move- ments is being censored The Rhincland commission has au- thorized the seizure of German cu; |toms along the western frontier. The existing tariffts will remain in effect The German customs officials will be subordinate to the commission. INDIANS CALL ON FALL. Urge Thomas L. Sloan of Omaha Tribe for Commissioner. A delegation of Indians urged upon Secretary Fall today that they be given more voice in ‘the control of affairs. They asked that Thomas Sloan of the Om tribe, Nebras- ka, president of the Society of Ameri- tans, be made commissioner of Indian affairs, and also requested that the Indians be allowed to name other officials dealing with them. They stated that four-fifths of all the I Decrees mand Which- U. S. Repre- sentatives Opposed. VIENNA, Mirch 8.—Formal notice that it would be required to fulfill the livestock provisions of the treaty of St. Germain was served upon the Austrian government by the reparations commis- sion today. This involves the delivery to Italy, Jugoslavia and Rumania of 20.- 000 head of cattle, including 6,000 milk The American representatives on the reparations body, before their withdraw- al, had, together with the British, op- posed previous attempts by the in- terested natiohs to secure such action. The ground of the opposition was that the requirement was unfair to the coun- tries which are supplying Austria with quantities of milk and fats,_and that the nations to which the cattle would go actually need the stock de- did not mandad. DUTCH LIKELY TO PROTEST. dian . tribes have indorsed Mr. Sloan | for comrissioner. ) 0ld Feeling of War Time Blockade —_— of Holland Aroused. VALUE OF PERSONALITY. THE HAGUE, March 9.—Much of | . the old feeling against the allied war- [ Personality is a big factor in busi- blockade of Holland has been |ness success, Roe Fulkerson told the tim - members of the Eldorado Club their midweekly luncheon yesterday. Business today, he said, is not a que: tion of going to work and quiting at a certain hour, but depends for. its success largely upon the development of personality. He advised his au- ditors not to become money mad, and pointed out that there are things in life which hold more enjoyment than the making of *money. William Harry Gross. a member of the club, will be the speaker at next week's lunch- eon. “by the British prime minis- remarks op Monday in parlia- ment regarding what the allies would do with reference to certificates of origin if German goods were sent through Holland to avoid allied cus- toms coilection. The Nieuwe Courant intimates that a strong protest by the Dutch gov- ernment Is likely, and, while express- ing the hope that England will realize that “Mr. Lloyd George's remarks were made under the strain of excite- ment,” suggests that it is time for ONLY WOMAN MEMBER OF GRESS CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT. ALICE M. ROBERTSON, Congrexswoman from Oklahoma, photographed at the White Houxe. Mise Robertson wax introduced to the President by Scnator Harreld of Oklahoma (on the left of the picture). HTOWN” PREPARES | FOR A BUSY SEASON | Large Rock Expected at Market | to Beat Record for Last Nine Years. as the municipal fish market at the foot of 12th street is amiliarly called, probably will be in full swing the coming week, and per- scns employed there are sharpening their knives in anticipation of busy carly spring season already has shown its effects at- the fish wharves, where increased supplies have been cived this week in suf- ficient quantities to decrease pric o an appreciable extent told a Star reporter pects the approach-| the best scason for! rockfish that been experi- in ten years = big rockfish are plentiful every aid. “Ten and twenty were caught in large weighing from ten nd this is vear| zain.” | pounds of Potomac 4.000 ar Point mornin than river 10 to be ey S cighty pound for them 1o com < thousand from nets Tuesday, whil from said at th 15 of yellow usual, have front this from 5 to receipts were perch, reported bring the hig would Few shad caught in ne ong t and prices yes ¢ ranged from cents und for bucks to 45 cents a rockfi pounds it r Ce wharf this perch, larger o ek, Prices dropped cents a pound. and the so larg that white very scarce, did not prices they otherwise 1ght herri been received a w being o are lower riv pound for roe Most of the big seines wil] be in operatiof next week, it is stated, when large. catches of shad and herring are expected to be made. SENATO—H WILLIS SPEAKS. {000,000 10ans to farmers in drought- Appears at Laymen's Midday; Lenten Service at Keith's. ideal weather. a record- king attendance heard Senator Frank I. Willis of Ohio deliver the ipal address at the i n service at ces were conducted by P. ¥ox and announcement was made that Charles Mitchell, tditor of the Washington Herald, would deliver the address at tomor- row' S At_yesterday's services Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of public schools, made an urgent appeal for the promotion of education, in which the coming generation should make the United States a country highly in- telli Rohrer conducted the and Dr. W. S. Wash- burn presided. GIVING AID TO FARMERS. Regulations Governing Loans Ap- proved by Secretary Wallace. Under regulations approved today Secretary Wallace to govern by stricken areas of the northwest for seed grain, advances to individual farmers are limited to $200 and not more than $2 an acre. €. W. Warburton of the bureau of plant industry will leave Saturday for Fargo, N. D. to take charge of the loan distribution through county ! agents. The money will be available for purchasing wheat, oats. bariey and flaxseed for planting. to be se- cured by chattel mortgages as a prior lien on the crop to be grown. Alll loans will be due November 1. ————— WILL SETTLE PRIORITY. Conference Monday Will Discuss| v Question of Tariff or Tax. Chairman Fordney of the House | ways and means committee, informed President Harding today of the plan of his committee and of the Senate finance committee to meet Monday with Secretary Mellon of the Treas- ury %o determine whether the tariff or internal revenue revision should be taken up first at the special ses- sion of Congress. Mr. Fordney was accompanied to the White House by Representative Green, lowa, ranking republican of the ways and means committee. They expect to confer with the President again after the Monday_ conference. Mr. Fordney =aid the special ses- sion of Congress undoubtedly would be called for April 4. WILL STUDY EDGE ACT. Merchants to Discuss New Foreign | Trade Corporation. Problems of the Foreign Trade Financing Corporation, which is now in process of formation under the { provisions of the Edge act, will be discussed at a meeting of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ = tion, te be held tomorrow night in the assembly hall of the association in| The Star building. i The meeting also will be addressed | by James P. Monroe, a member of the federal board for vocational educa- tion. This will be one of a number of {general business meetings for the purpose of discussing liv problems to be held by the association during the year. GEN. HARDING HERE. Former D. C. Commissioner Pays Visit to District Building. trig. Gen. Chester Hardin tired, former Engineer Commissioner ! of the District, called at the District building today to pay his pects to his successor, Col. Charles W. Kut Gen. Harding resigned recently as! governor of the Panama Canal Zone, to which position he was appointed soon after leaving the District ser- vice in 1914 The general took occasion to greet a number of the heads of de- partments who served under him when he was Commissioner. ‘SPEAK FOR SAFETY FIRST. Maj. Gessford, superintendent of police, and Charles W. Darr, repre-| senting the Safety First Council, ad- dressed employes of Palais Royal | yesterday afternoon on matters pe: taining to safety first. They were introduced by Police Inspector W. H. Harrison. Mr. Darr confined his r marks chiefly to the question of per- | sonal safety, while Maj. Gessford | presented figures showing the number | of fatal accidents and injuries to pedestrian { | Pecot Edging Plaiting Buttons Made o Order Quick servico—moderate prices—work guarantesd. 10141 Lynching Tree | SUBIRENDY EEIETE CINGSOAY [ ";iv)hl;h‘.ww'"m’ ::n:rh Rowland B. Mahany, Sent to Geneva, Stays Despite 10.—The | v @ mile and a half out of wn, where five negroes were hanged a quarter ry ago, after the murder of n white boy, hax been blown down by a high wind. Since it attained itx place In history the tree hax been sprout- ing n crop of police clubs an- anlly for Nerth and South Postponement. arolina officers w favored | | persuaders” earved 'from fs A salary exceeding that of mem- braunches. bers of Con s @ that of the Vice Prestident by Roland B. Maha 5]3 U S SH'PS TIED UP licitor of the Depar - . . who was appointed 1t o e United States at ar Shipping Board Looks for No Im-|juhor conference in Geneva, w mediate Improved Conditions. was to have n held in February, | ¥ was le: ed today ive hundred and thirteen vessels . { Mr ahany has been enjoving a e HABinE osnd. alary of $60 a day since his appoint tied up and out of service on February | 1 sedd s S Eme 1, 1921, and totaled 40 dead- | A it e \_'r‘ made public today by Commissioner { 0% 00 Gl - i Joseph N. Teal R Y o Mr M left this country in Regarding the tying up of vessels uary and shortly after his arr B ¥s in the report hefin London—to be exact on Janu tendency it is to tie up. Just | 24—he was advised by Ernest when for the better will]wo .1,‘ r;);n uv,; ive hr 'lvv'“:v: 8 take s wot at all certain, but | Uonal labor office here, that the it is qu Cantin at the bottom | sched: a labor conference has not been While very | had be oned to next August. have been | Between and March 9, -up’ per g ‘) United States ; i Iy an expensive | - Olympic. Mr. Mahany proposition without considering de-|hax been drawing down his salary. preciation. It is probable that there | Not only that. but he is allowed the e more Shipping Board v sd-up than t +18 being owned by private “disbursing officer” at a a day and the two are usual government travel- on land or services of lary of § allowed th ——— ing allowance of §4 a day sea ROTARIANS PLAN RECORD. |*Vuiry nus developea that sinca nuary 24, w 1 he was advised the Washington Out for Attendance [labor conference d heen postponed to next August, Mr. Mahany has been Trophy at Atlantic City. going about Europe “scouting” and he is now on hix way back to this k to Gene th. U { country before going ba Rotarians are plan- shingtonian f o make an attend: record ; : . Mr. Mahany was formerly a repre- e Al adistrict conference. 10 be | sentative in_ Congress from Buffalo Wil he Eives the o and was formerly minister to Ecua- trophy will be given the club bring- ing the largest number of members, and the Washington club expects to be in running for it. John Toole, president of the Federal Na- tional Bank, will be one of the speakers on the opening day of the conference. from Harvard ¢ He was graduate University in 1888 WOMEN’S WEAR IS TOPIC. The second of the series of three Postmaster General Hays and Gif- ford Pinchot ha been invited to | lectures on “one of the big problems make addresses. confronting the American women to- day,” will be given by Mrs. Alice Ruchanan, at the Wilson Normal MAYOR MAY FLY NORTH. | Quchanan, 2 o\ “acternoon at 3:30 GREENWOOD, S, ¢, March 10.—|o'clock. The 1 ure will be repeated Donal O'Callaghan, lord mayor of |at 8:15 p.m. Cork, Ireland, who is on a speaking | Mrs. Buchanan will discuss “What tour of southern cities, has applied 1o | to Wear and When to Wear It.” She a local aviator for price of airplane trip from Macon, Ga., to Philadelphia, for himself and secretary. The lord mayor, his secretary wrote, is slightly ill at Macon, will tell what color clothes are best suited for different types of women, and what clothes should be worn in the business office and at social func- tions. RY KAUF INCORPORAT ED 5 1316 01324. 7% ST.N.W. A SALE OF 150 NEW, ALL-WOOL " Wraps & Sport Coats @ l )!:. Tremendous purchase of latest spring models— =—7""mostly fine Velour Coats and Wraps. in popular colors g—‘und artistically silk embroidered trimming; smartly made for women and misses seeking the newest in style and the finest in quality, at a special one-day price. And a great assortment to choose from, too FEATURING CHARMING NEW SPRING A Great Reduction 2 e i Trimmed Hats To $9 Georgette Waists newest from workrooms models, own our and famous de- signers—choice of fine milan; hemp, Ghoice of 300 New t Ceteiw s andl e silk and straw com- beautifully embroider binations trimmed B ts, in finest Fri- ed front effe sizes up to 44 quality. Special, d: FRIDAY SALE OF Women’s $4 to $5.50 Oxfords §$239 Black vici kid and gun-metal calf styles with leather or rubber heels in siz 2 to 8 (slightly broken), reliable makes of solid” leather—com- fortable and dressy lasts. Misses’ & Children’s White Mary Jane Pumps with unu inally—1 Yd.-Wide Percales 12%¢ Large variety of dots, stripes, figures, etc., on light and dark grounds st colors, cut from h Dress Ginghams 180 ale of checks, plaids nd stripes in fast colors—perfect quality of popular brand—cut from full piece PURCHASE AN econds of Famous GILK GLOVES i iierer 69c | *1= For the Regular §1.25 Gloves.| For the Regular $2 Gloves. Teavy ‘Trico Silk ¢ 2+ “Long 16-button-length M style: two-tone loves, in all white red buck: Oo-fand in all siges. The most offwunted length the new pring fr HIPMENT OF 1,500 MORE 59c For the Regular $1 Gloves. Yine Milanese Silk Gloves, clusp style, double finger |clas in black or white tips: iy for Pink and white fine coutil corsets of popular make in all sizes—many styles. HIGH GRADE 70c Model 49 Brassieres C ‘ : Sale of White and Pink Brassieres, lace and embroid ery trimmed; sizes up to 46, Big special. Washington's greatest shirt sale continued thru the arrival of 1,500 finest percales, duvetines, etc., in full cut sizes, 14 to 17— neat, fast color patterns and grades that sold for- merly at §2.50 and §3—just unpacked for Friday's sale. Men's Khaki PANTS $1.65 Full cut, Fine Khaki Pants in sizes 31 to 42. Special purchuse of exceptional