Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1921, Page 1

& Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all sews Qispatches credited to it or pot otherwise credited in this Daper and ale the local news published berela. Al rights of publieation of specisl dispatches herein are also reserved. ‘'WEATHER. Unsettled, probably occasional rains tonight and tomotrow; se warmer to- morrow. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 63, at 3:45 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 40, at 3 am. today. _No. 28,332, Closing New York Stoch,vl’ue 13, ‘Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. ’ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The” Foening Yesterday's Net Circulation, 91,608 WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, 'NOVEMBER 23, 1921-TWENTY PAGES. LAND ARMAMENTS BEFORE DELEGATES INCLOSED SESSION No Definite Declaration of Policy Results From To- day’s Deliberations. NO PROPOSAL OFFERED TO APPROVE BRIAND VIEW Fubcommittee to Be Named to Deal With Airplanes and Poisonous Gases. Ry the Associated Press. The delegates of the five powers discussed land armament today, but no definite declaration of policy resulted from their deliberations. None of the powers. it was under- stood, presented any proposal looking toward a concrete pronouncement sup- porting the French attitude toward army reduction as outlined to the full conference in plenary session Monday by Premier Briand. ; Premier Briand, attending his last meeting of the armament group be- fore his departure for France, made a brief presentation_of the exact po: tion of his government, and it W sald that a general discussion fol- fowed along the lines of that in which the powers expressed general uppreciation of the French position at Monday's session. Will Name Committees. The debate led the delegates into a consideration of specific problems of fand armament, and it was decided to appoint subcommittees to deal wit Such subjects as airplanes, poisonous iases and other auxiliary means of warfare. After the two-hour-and-a-half ses- sion was over the French premier, despite the failure to make a joint declaration of policy, expressed gen- eral satisfaction with the direction the discussions had taken. It was also indicated by the French delegates that M. Briand would re- turn to France confident that his na- on’s attitude had the sympathetic understanding of the other national groups and that France had nothing 10 fear from subsequent negotiations on d armaments. Statement of Conference. The formal statement issued by the conference _committee following the meeting today was as follows: | “The committee on the subject of <he limitation of armament met at the Pan-American building’ at 10:30 this morning. All the members were present except Baron Shidehara and Sig. Meda. *“After a general discussion of the sub- Jects relating to armament and new of warfare, these were referred to the subcommittee, consisting of the heads of the in- atructions to g in an order of proce- dure with regard to these subjects and with powar-to appoint subcommittees to deal with the question relating to poison %as, aircraft and rules of international law.” No meetings of the conference or any of the committees will be held tomor- row. = Heads of delegations of the five pow- ers agreed to meet later in the day to form the subcommittees. and to consider duties of the subcommittees. The delegations of the five powers went into the first executive confer- ence on land armaments today, with the French group hoping that the ne- gotiations would be pressed to the point of & formal expression of some character before the departure of Premier Briand for France. Overshadows Other Issues. The land armament discussion over- shadowed momentarily developments relating to the other questions before the arms conference, although the naval experts continued their work on details of the American reduction plan and members of all nine delega- tions prepared additional data for use when_ the committee of the whole on the far eastern problem assembled again late in the day. It was indi- cated that the far eastern meeting probably would develop an effort to include additional declarations of | policy in the Root resolution already adopted. The assembling of the five major delegations to consider land arma- ment without waiting for a decision on naval reductions and the far east was a deviation from the contem- plated program of the conference, ang is understood to have resulted direct- 1y from the desire of the French to put the powers on record before the departure.of M. Briand. Land arma- ment comes far down on the tentative agenda of the conference and the previous intention apparently had been to let the subject lie over for the present. Applause Pleases Briand. Members of the French delegation desoribed M. Briand today as satis- fied personally with the sympathetic Wlemonstration that followed his mpeech at Monday's plenary session. He was sald to feel that these de- velopments had largely attained one ©f the principal objects of his com- ing to the conference, but some of his associates thought a logical requence to Monday's expressions would be a resolution embodying in compact and definite form the senti- ments of the several delegations. The progress made thus far in negotiations regarding the far east- i | | ern situation. including the appoint- juent of this commitfee which will give particular attention to the tariff and tax restrictions imposed on China by the powers, was regarded in official quarters today as highly encouraging, although it is recog- nized that some of the most trouble- some questions have not yet been taken up. SHERMAN LAW VIOLATION BRINGS JAIL SENTENCES NEW YORK, November 23.—Four mctive members of the Tile, Grate and Mantel Manufacturers’ and Dealers’ Association, who were among those Who pleaded guilty last week to: violating the Sherman anti-trust law, | today were given jail sentences by ! ¥ederal Judge Van Fleet. H.!' Nobbe, Arthur Shilstone and Albert| Schaile were sentenced to four months in -the Essex county (N. J.) jall and fured $4,000 each. Herman Petri was sentenced to two months in the same Jail and fined $3,500. Twenty nine other defendants were fined sums ranging from $500 to 45,000. Eleven corporations, compos- ing the combine, were fined _$4,000 each and six others were fined from $500 to $2.500. A Judge Van Fleet, in imposing sen- tence, said he had taken full con- sideration of the fact that the accused Aagd pleaded guilty, 1} HANIHARA IS APPOINTED A DELEGATE FOR JAPAN TO REPLACE SHIDEHARA By the Amociated Press. Appointment by Japan of Masanao Hanihara, vice foreign minister, as a delegate to- the armament conference wasgqcom- municated today to the State De- partment. Mr. Hanihara's appointment is immediately due to the continued iilness of Baron Shidehara, the ambassador, which left the dele- gation with only two senior dele- gates, namely Admiral Kato and Prince Tokugawa. Before the Jap. anese officials left Japan for Wash- ington it was understood that Vice Minister Hanihara might be ap- pointed as a fourth plenipotentiary. Mr. Hanihara who came to Washington as chief adviser to the - delegation. will now sit at the official conferences with his col- leagues. He has had a long ex- perience in the United States as & Japanese diploma® having served over ten years as secretary of the embassy. “LETS DO IT" SPIRIT PERVADES PARLEY Progress Leads to Determi- nation to Accomplish Aims of Conference Soon. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. Finding such ready acquiescence in the spirit of the objects to be achieved by the armament and far eastern conference, with no insuperable ob- stacles intervening, the disposition of the delegates now registers ex- pediting the conclusion. Convinced the “thing can be done,” the drift of determination seems to be “let's do it.” Thus is presented dis- tinct refutation of the f<rcasts of a Iong drawn-out session of the inter- national meeting through the months. ‘When Secretary Hughes in his opening address to the conference voiced the belief that consideration of the two main phases of the confer- ence’s aim—limitation of armament and far eastern questions—could be considered concurrently, he glimpsed the future accurately. His prediction has ‘been more than fulfilled in the few days elapsing since that state- ment was made. Many Questions Considered. Today witnesses the various sub- agencies of the general conference functioning with precision and defi- niteness in several directions. Limi- tation of naval construction, reduc- tion of land armament and forces, China’s industrial and political situa- tion, France's attitude to mgnu- nance of adequate protectiol il of these subjects are being treated in one place or another and in detail that deals with practicalities and not theories alone. ‘The absence from these various de- liberations of international chicane and intrigue is commented upon by observers. No deep-laid plots or un- der-surface combinations to thwart success are di roible in any direc- tion. A remarkable degree of pub- licity attends the general work of the conference, notwithstanding the fact that the sessions of the committees of the whole and of the “Big Five” and “Big Nine” are held behind closed doors. It is recalled that Secretary Hughes predicted such would be the case, and that the public would be sur- prised at the unfolding of the acts of the conference as it goes along. For one thing, it is recognized that the ends in view are so simple, just and of such world-wide application that the proceedings do not lend themselves to “underground work.” It is said to be realized, however, that the impression must not prevail that because the American people so generally approved the plan of naval limitation proposed it should be taken to mean that they will be content with only its effectuation and oblivious of or indifferent to the other objects of the conference. Full measure of success in all the aims of the conference is still de- manded, it is sald, and the American delegation is quite aware of the fact and will keep it in mind and before the other delegates all the time. It is the subject of comment by those who keep in touch with public sentiment, voiced through daily and current publications, that there is no division In_popular approval of the course of the American delegation. The people of the United States are declared to be solidly supporting the oflicial position of the American del- egation and of the administration. President Harding is in constant touch with events as they occur and with pre-knowledge of moves con- templated. The Senate and leadors are in closer contact with plans and proceédings than would or- dinarily be expected with respect to a meeting of this character. So the people, the administration and the Congress may be said to be lined up with the American delega- tion and prepared to insist upon what they suggest, and when called upon in proper and jurisdictional form to carry out what is determined upon. Public Sympathy for France. ‘Whatever form may be given to the satisfaction which France expects is counted upon as being likely to prove acceptable to the Senate and the peo- ple. It is believed here that tremen- Po¥s pubile sympathy has been cre- ated for France by the visit of Marshal Foch to the interior and his contact with the public, and of course by Premier Briand's presentation of France’s position to the plenary ses- sion of the conference. 3 As far as official and senatorial sanction goes it falls out that the composition of the American delega- fion tends peculiarly to possession of exact knowledge of what will be ac- ceptable to the administration, the Senate and the public and what would not. House | U.S. FACING FIGHT 10 DEFEND POLICY PROPOSED IN EAST Lead in Navy Reduction In- terpreted as Taking Away Our Best Card. MOVEMENT BY NATIONS AT PERSUASION HINTED | Europe, Recognizing Japan as Pow- er, Believed Ready to Favor “General” Scheme. H q\' PAU SCOTT MOWRER. A subtle movement of the gravest importance has been started by a number of foreign delegations to persuade the United States to become | extremely moderate and conciliatory in its far eastern policy. The con- ference, these delegations argue, must be made a success. And to Inurceed, it must keep largely to gen- eral principles, so far as the oriental question is concerned. These prin- ciples, moreover, must apply only to the future, not {o the past; for to at- tempt to use them to reopen “set- tled questions” would be to wreck {the conference, it is argued. This is, of course, primarily the thesis of Japan. But it seems to be backed by Britain, and to some ex- tent by France and Italy. All of the European powers are sympathetic with the United States and desire to preserve America's friendship. But they see that Japan has become a really strong power, to oppose whom would require material means of which they do not dispose, and to anger whom would perhaps endanger their own positions and possessions. See Stromgest Card Loat. The European powers and Japan not only want the United States to abandon its original firm attitude, it is hinted, but they bell_eve the United States is already In a situation where it cannot do otherwise. The omne great means of pressure which the United States held over Japan and Britain, they believe, was its ability to out- strip them In the race of naval arma- ment. Their surprise, when Secretary Hughes, in the opening session of the conference, laid down a plan for scrap- ping half the American fleet, was due perhaps less to the unusual procedure than to what seemed to thein the throwing away by the United States of its strongest card. Heholdlni the wave of emotional approval which immediatély swept the United Stktes, they jumped to the Con- clusion that it would be very henceforth, for the American delega- tion to refuse to sign a naval limita- tion agreement, regardless of what might Be done In the far eastern ques- tion. Their original understanding of the American position was that if a settlement, satisfactery to the United States, of the far eastern question could not be reached, the United States ‘would continue to build ships. ‘This was the one thing ‘they were afraid of. .\.'xwi however, all hag changed, they think. Delegates Doubly Beund. The American delegation is doubly bound—Airst, by having a strong de- mand in America for naval reduction, at almost any cost; and, second, by the obvious desire of the republican administration to. make the confer- ence a success, not only for humani- tarian, but also for party reasons. In these circumstances it will be rela- tively easy, they estimate, for Japan and Britain, both of whom desire naval limitation, at least as much as the United States does, to persuade the American delegation to be satis- fled with a “success” in naval reduc- tion, and to limit the far eastern set- tlement to an enunciation of princi- ples, which harm no one. This program is perhaps tempting, but from the American viewpoint it is open to serious criticism. The far eastern situation to which the United States has repeatedyl made diplo- matic objection, is not a matter of the future, but of the past and the pres- ent. With British influence predomi- nant in Tibet, with Russian soviet i troops in Mongolia, with the Japanese established in eastern Siberia, Man- churia and Shantung; with China bound hand and foot by all sorts of treaties and agreements, to talk of applying principles only in the future is to use empty words. China Would Be Maimed. Unless come of the powers con- cerned are willing to march a con- siderable distance backward, China will be permanently crippled. A mere acceptance of principles would amount to a recognition of the status quo in the far east, which ip turn would practically amount to an abandonment by the United States of its whole far eastern policy. And this is exactly what some of the powers now represented in Washing- ton most_desire. There is reason to belMeve, how- ever, that the interpretation given by forelgn delegates to Secretary Hughes' diplomacy and to the state of American public opinion is some- what misguided. American opinion has stood behind its government in far eastern matters in the past, and it will probably continue to do so, whenever the occasion arises, despite 11 MARME LS THO MEN ON TRAN Mail Guard Also Reported to Have Caught Third on B. & 0. Car From D. C. Two men were killed and one cap- tured by a marine aboard Baltimore and Ohio mail train No. 9 which left Union Station here last night at 10:20, according to a telegram received to- day at the, Post Office Department from Inspector Craighead at Pitts- burgh. “Clerk fn charge Hunter, train 9, leaving Washington last night, re- ports killing two men and capturing third by marine,” read the telegram, “Report indicates marine ordered men off car where they were riding and they Trefused comply. Third“man ‘brought -te ~and turned over to wmarine. - Frederick R White, Baltimors and Ohlo yardmaster here, reported to the police here about 3 o'clock this morning that marines on guard in the mall car attached to Baltimore and unio train 17, which left Union station at 10:15 o'clock last night fired several shots through a door of the car when it was reported that three men had been seen on the ci ice of Wounded Men. The trespassers were riding on the bumper of the'car. it was reported, when the shots were fired, and one man was seen to jump from the train between Rhode Island avenue and University Station, Md., according to this report. Police searching hospitals and yards today failed to find any wounded men. The marine officer on duty at the local terminal last night had received no report of the incident and the captain in charge today reported to the Post Office Department that he gld‘ received no report of any inci- ent. Capt. David 8. Barry, in charge of marines on mail protection, stated at the Post Office Department today that in his belief the report from Pitts- burgh was correct and that this was the same train as that mentioned in the local report. Inquiry at the ter- minal and city post offices revealed that Baltimore and Ohio train 17 had left the terminal last night at five minutes after midnight, and that train No. 9 had left at 10:20. It is held that this latter train is undoubt- edlr)l' the train mentioned in the re- ports. Await Further Reports. Operating officials at the executive offices of the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road denied report that mail train No. 9. westbound. had been attacked by robbers last night. They said they would have been notifled instantly of any such occurance and_inquiry of the telegraph operator at Washington Junction brought reply that he knew nothing of the occurence. In the meantime Capt. Barry and Post Office Department officials are waiting for further details from Pittsburgh, believing that the tele- gram from Inspector Craighead Is correct. Officials of the railway malil service here were positive that Baltimore and Ohio train. No. 9 is the train on which the shooting occured, declaring th: some confusion might have been c ed by the fact that trains Nos. 9 and 17 had switched their starting times, and that No. 9 ran out last night at 10:20, which usually is No. 17 start. ing time, and that No. 17 left at 12:05 a.m., which was usually the starting time for No. 9. PRESIDENT NAMES TWO. President Harding today sent to the Senate the nomination of Calvin Duvall to be posimaster at Gaithers- burg, Montgomery county, Md., and that of William E. Fraley to be post- master at Cleveland, Va. These nominations were included in a list of more than 150 others to be postmasters in other states. (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) w0 o Cemeie el TS “HUNGER REVOLT,” BERLIN FEAR: " AS RIOTING REACHES PROVINCES BY GEORGE WITTE, leas to The Star and Chicago Daily By Wireletwe. Copyright, 1921 BERLIN, Germany, November 23. —Germany fears a2 “hunger revo- lution.’ The latest reports from such industrial centers as Ham- burg, Leipzig and the Ruhr dis- trict tell of food riots taking place there on Monday and Tuesday. Although these first outbreaks of violence outside of Berlin are not as serious as those that havé happened and are still happening in the capital, the authorities have decided to prevent any general outbreak and are. taking meas- ures with that end in view. In Berlir mobs have invaded the principal business district and have cleaned out food shops and shoe and clothing stores. When several hundred rioters stormed a cafe near the city hal' the police arrived in trucks just as the plun- The dering reached its height. officers surrounded the pla tried to arrest all the particip: in the looting. A wild scramb for liberty was the result. There was a good deal of fist-fighting, but no shots were fired. Sixty men were arrested and taken to police headquarters. More rioting occurred in other parts of the city, and shopkeepers even in the fashionable west end section are getting. nervous. The, chief of police eatens drastic measures if the food riots are not. stopped. Tomorrow _ Thanksgiving Day The Star Will Be, Tssued at- One 0’Clock S. The present rate WILL ACT ON NEWBERRY. The Senate agreed today to dispose of the Ford-Newberry senatorial elec- tion contest early in January. The agreement, which was by unani- mous consent, provides that the elec- tion tase shall be considered to the exclusion of all else on the fourth calendar day on which the Senate is in session after January 1, and to limit debate after two days of general dis- cussion. | ‘While the limitation of debate per- mits an hour's discussion on each resolution or amendment concerning the seating of Truman H. Newberry as the senator from Michigan, it was felt among leaders that a vote would follow shortly after the general dis- cussion is closed. CROSSTOWN BUS The PuBlic Utllities Commission to- day granted the application of the Washington Rapid Transit Company for e crosstown motor bus route from Union statfon to Sheridan circle on Massachusetts avenue. The commission also granted the ap- plication of the Northern Virginia permission to operate busses from Fairfax, Va, to 12th and C streets, via the chain bridge and Georgetown. The commission stipulated. however, that these busses must carry only passen- |8ers who intend to cross the District| line. The commission reserved decision on several other bus line application that are pending. Opposed by Trolleys. Both street railway companies at- tended a public hearing at the Dis- trict building last week and opposed the establishment of any more bus lines in competition with street cars. In granting the request of the bus company, however, the commission changed its route somewhat in order to make it less competitive with the street railways. The busses’ will run west from Union station on Massachusetts ave- nue to 7th street, on Mount Vernon place to 9th. on L street to 1ith street, and thence on Massachusetts avenue again to Sheridan Clrcle. | In its original application. the bus {company asked “authority to go through H street from 4th to 12th | streets and thence north to Massa- fchusetts avenue. i Carries 150,000 Monthly. | Figures were ofleref at the hear- ing to show that the bus company is carrying 150,000 passengers per month on its original 16th street and Potomac Park routes. Mr. Ham con- tended the commission should not authorize new bus routes unless it could be shown that they would serve the communities through which they pass better than the street cars now serve those sections. 1 William E. Reed, president of the 1 bus company. told the commission he applied for the cross-town route be- i cause of an expressed desire from his 16th street patrons for such a route. The commission alsb decided to permit the rapid transit company to issue free transfers between the 16th street and the Massachusetts avenue busses, but it could not be learned 1 this Af(erml);n whattherl'h!'he bus Son would ace s prov g Fhep ‘offare on the busses ! i is 8 cents. Today’s News In Brief Japanese approve statement of Kato before conference. Page 3 Combination of European nations in effort to influence United States to modify stand in far eastern policies hinted. . Page 3 Northcliffe demands scrapping of Anglo-Japanese treaty. Page 3 Final legislation action on tax bill to be taken today. Page % Princess Mary to wed British ‘peer. 3 age King lauds work of Maj. Gessford. - ¥ Page 4 fast riots. Page & North Capitol and Eckington Asso- ciation urges appointment of D! trict man for police chlef. Page 4 A box alleged to contain bones of women slain by French “Bluebeard” introduced at trial. Page § Commissioners approve licenses for private detectives. Page § Prince of Wales mingles ‘with race track crowd. Page 7 Baron Kanda, Japanese delogate, 1auds America -t‘&‘q Clubd. Page 9 iry Department places gruoz Red Cross campalgni today, [ Death toll.increases in Bel i INEIS PERMITTED = Motor Transportation Company for ers have tag day = ~Page 20 . =~ N 2 PRESIDENT SIGNS- BILL BARRING BEER Measure Prohibiting Medical| Use Becomes Law—Long Fight. Ends. The anti-medical beer bill was signed today by President Harding. Signature of the bill on which con- gressional action was completed last Friday closed the gap in the nation’s prohibition laws revealed last March |by Attorney General Palmer in an opinion that there was nothing in the Volstead act to preclude the pre-, scription of beer as medicine. Prohibition advocates ‘in Congress s00n after publication of Mr. Palmer's Tuling evolved the bill which in a what changed form was today 2dé 2 law of the land. Anti-prohi- %itlonists, principally in the Senate, waged a dé t With the result that final legislative action was held off for several months. Treasury officials because of the pending legislation withheld issu-: ance of regulations making prescrip- tion of beer possible until last month. Since the regulations were issued |3bout half a dozen brewers have ob- |tained permits to manufacture beer {for medical purposes. but owing to {the numerous changes made neces- {sary in instructions to prohibition di- vectors and other officials it is not believed that much beer has been pre- scribed as medicine. Limited to One Quart. The bill signed today. in addition to outlawing medical beer, provides that not more than one-fourth gallon of vinous liquor or vinous or spiritu- ous liquors, separately or in the ag- gregate, containing more than one- Ekalf pint of alcohol, may be prescrib- |™ ed in ten days; that physicians shall ; that importation of spirituous or vinous liquor is prohibited until the amount on Fand shall not be sufficient to sup- ply the current need for non-beverage that private residences may not earched without a search war- rant, and that the courts of Hawaii and the Virgin Islands are given ju- risdicticn to enforce the national pro- hibition act. Frohibition unit officials said si, rature of the bill automatically nul liled the regulations permitting pre- geription of beer for medical uses. WILL HOLD HEARING. Proposed Amendments to Regula- tions to Be Discussed. Hearing on proposed amendments i to existing regulations governing the exportation of intoxicating liquor will be held here next Tuesday. ‘The proposed amendments, it was explained today at prohibition head- quarters, are designed to tighten up on shipments of liquor and alcohol across the Canadian border i line with the “gentleman’s agreement,” recently ratified by Canadian and American officials. Organizations and concerns interested in the shipment of liquor and alcohol across the bor- der will be heard on the new rules. discussed ! today - by ‘William Jennings Bryan. Mr. Bryan was sald to have in- formed Mr. Blair that the liquor situ- ation in Florida was serious, particu- larly with regard to smuggling in the many coves and inlets along-the coast, and to have taken up the question of forestalling the fleets of small craft engaged in rum-running. —_— SHACKLETON AT RI0O JANEIRO RIQO JANEIRO, November 22.—Sir Ernest Shackleton with his antarctic ex; tion arrived here today on the ship' ‘Quest. The expedition is ex- fl.ctcd to remain here about two ‘weeks. By the Amsociated Press. Y BERN, Switzerland, November 23.—Hugo Eckner, manager of the Zeppelin works at Friedrich- shafen, who has just returned from ,a trip to South-America, sald to- asy that negotiitions between Spaitr. and Argentina were ex- . pectad to result in the opening of ' transatiantic sir communications hetweenSouthern Spain and South He lflvd l PLAN TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR LINE TO CONNECT SPAIN AND ARGENTINA " & Spanish formed to sup E capital and thl(‘ e the Zeppelin works was - - PRESIDENT TAKES FIRST CANTER ON HORSEBACK IN WASHINGTON CAREER President Harding today in- dulged in his first horseback ride . in Washington, and if his expres- sions of delight, when he returned to the White House, are any criterion, he is going to go in for this form of outdoor exercise with considerable regularity in the future. Attired In a natty new riding suit, leather boots and “every- thing,” the President rode through the west gate in the rear grounds of the White House at 8:45. e was mounted on a large chestnut- colored charger supplied by the quartermaster Department of the Army. He was accompanied only by Col. William Starling of the White House secret service ahd Sergt. Mattison, the President's orderly. They cantered about the bridle paths in Potomac Park for half an hour. Those who caught a glimpse of the executive on his mount said that he handled himself excep- tionally well and presented a striking figure. NATION AND GUESTS TOJOIN IN THANKS Annual Holiday in Capital to Have Many Features | | | | | Tomorrow. Weather Unsettled For Thanksgiving An evem chance of raim tonight and probably tomor- row and a general uasettled condition with a temperature around 50 degrees, was the Thanksgiving weather forecast fer Washington and vicinity by the weather bureau today. Residents of the National Capital will observe Thanksgiving tomorrow in church and home, normal business activities being suspended, govern- ment departments closed, school children enjoying a holiday, even the great arms conference marking time, while all give thanks for the bless-| ings which the individual and nation may have received. President Harding will attend the! services to be held at 11 o'clock to- morrow morning at Calvary Baptist Church, 8th and H streets northwest, | under the auepices of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Delegates to the conference on the limitation of armament will attend various services, among them being the snnual mational Thanksgiving service to be held at 10:30 o'clock at the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, John ral place and C street northwest, and the annual Pan-American mass to be held at 10 o'clock at St. Patrick’'s Catholic Church, 10th and G streets northwest. v Chureh Services. In addition to these services there will be several union services of various dhurches, and services at in-| dividual churches. Catholic churches throughout the city will hold the cus- tomary services. At the Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church Bishop William F. McDoweli | will preach the sermon. The congre- | ations of the Wesley Chapel. Ham- ine, Gorsuch, North Capital, Trinity, Ryland, Wilson Memorial, Waugh and the Metropolitan™ will unite in this service, together with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics of the District. The church will be elaborately decorated. 'he music will be furnished by a quartet choir, under the direction of Arthur Gard- er. Rt.-Eev. Owen Corrigan is to cele- brate the mass at the annual Pan- American__mass at St. Patrick's Church. He will be assisted by Rev. Clarence E. Wheeler, pastor of_ the Church of the Holy Comforter: Rev. James J. O'Connor, pastor of St. Au- gustine’s Church, will be deacon, and Rev. John Carroll Moore of Holy Name Church, will be subdeacon. The sermon is to be preached by Rt. Rev. William F. McGinnis of Brooklyn, N. Y. Monsignor Bonzano, _apostolic delegate, will preside, and Monsignor Thomas of St. Patrick’s Church will have charge of the ceremonies. Ambassadors 1o Attend. Ambassagors from South American countries, members of Congress and of the Army and Navy are to attend the mass. The music will be rendered by a mixed choir, under the direc- tion of Miss Jennie Glennan and the sanctuary_choir, conducted by C. A. Benson. Frank O'Brien will preside at the organ. X =N There will be a union Thanksgiving service by the churches of Capitol Hill at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in Keller Memorial Lutheran Church, 9th street and Maryland avenue north- east. Churches participating are the Eastern Presbyterian, Ninth Street Christian, Ingram Memorial, Epworth M. ©. South, Douglas Memorial and Keller Memorial. ~ Rev. George A. Miller is to preach the sermon. There is to be special music. ‘Another of the union services will be that of the Petworth churches in ‘Wallace Memorial United Pres- byterian Church at 10:30 am. The pastors of the community will take part, including Rev. C. Ellis Wil- liams of the M. E. Church, Rev. F. Paul _Langhorne of the Baptist Church, Rev. J. Alvin Campbell of the United Presbyterian Church and Rev. W. F. Harkey of Wallace Memorial Church.. The last-named will preach on “The Dawning of a Brighter Day.” Calvary M. E. Church, Columbia road between 14th and 15th streets, will hold a service at 11 o'clock to. morrow morning, when Dr. James Shera Montgomery will preach. There will be special music by George Harold Miller and the choir. At McKendree M. E. Church, Mas- sachusetts avenue between 9th and 10th streets, a Thanksgiving service will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. At Foundry M. E. Church, h street near P str Rev. Pr. on umn planning_the construction of an airship of 15,000 cubic meters, cap- able of traveling seventy.miles an hour and of carrying thirty or forty passengers, besides mail and small parcels, between Spain and South America, and of making the ) trip in four or five days. ner predicted a com- Herr nl;u revolution in' commercial re- 18 necessary technical or- ganizing work would be done by Germans. . {been achieved in accordance with hall | either of Coi TWO CENTS. ARTS COMMISSION URGES NEW PLANS 10 BEAUTIFY cITY Elaborate Gardens Between Union Station Plaza and Capitol Recommended. “FORT DRIVE” NEEDED; WAR BUILDINGS SCORED Annual Report Lauds McMillan Plan and Notes Great Progress in Twenty Years. Inherent excellence of the McMillan plan for the development of the park system of the District of Columbla and location of government buildings is proved by the fact that its main outlinas have remained unchanged since it was nrst reported twenty years ago, accord- Ng to the report of the commission of fine arts, made public today. Several depariures have been made from the original outline of the McMil- 1an plan, the report says, which are con- ceded to be mistakes and blemishes, but there is no movement to change the plan. On the contrary, the report says, all forces are working together toward the realization of it. The departures mentioned include the location of the Interior Department, the architectural design of the War Risk Insurance build- ing and the location of the Navy and Munitions buildings. Regarding the new War Risk building, the report says, that “in the hurry of war needs the pians for a hotel at Vermont avenue and H street were used for a building to house the War Risk insurance activities. Th. building in its design and its height ix a_serious departure from the plan of 1901, and for an indefinite time the only purpose it can serve the cause of good planning is that of a terrible warning.' In comparing the projects for the improvement of the park system of the District of Columbia, as presented in the report of the Senate park com- mission, with the actual accomplish- ment during two decades,” the report says, “one must be struck with the largeness of the actual accomplishment It is a tribute to the inherent worth of the plan that, while so little has been done contrary to it, so much has it Ii is doubly fortunate, also, that the (Breat features of the plan, its general outlines, its fundamental principles as te the disposition of public monuments and buildings and parks and parkway« have been adopted and are the con- trolling motives for future work.” Record of Twenty Years. 1t is worth while 1o review the record of the past twenty years in order 1o l ‘progress , 1o concentrate attention on projects of immediate con- cern, and to gpecify those port the plan which well may be postponed. In making subh a survey there is no intention to urge action on the part or of officials. As one generation succeeds another it be- comes neces: to reiterate the fact that there is a logical, well considered plan for the eontinued and continuous development of the entire District of Columbia. The plan provides for such 2 harmony of parts as shall conduce to convenience im doing public business and to good conditions of living for public servants. Inasmuch a§ Washington exists pri- marily as the seat of government, all else should be subordinated to th main idea. Members of Congress an their families, as well as government officials generally, must live here dur- ing their terms of office. Moreover, the citizens of the country come to the capital to transact public busi manded by the civilization of tod —with libraries, schools, hospitals and asylums, parks and piaygrounds. hould express the permanence of the nation and those national memoriais and monuments which not only com- memorate great men, but also teach the history of the country should be erected here. Two great obstacles stood in the of restoring the Mall to its orig- inal status, the report said: The loca- tion of the Botanic Garden snd the Pennsylvania rallroad siation. The latter point was settled after a con- ference with President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania railroad, and the Union station has been constructed in ac- cordance with the commission plans. Today it forms the gateway to Wash- ington and in ite architecture, its landscape setting and its relation 1, the buildings on Capitol Hill is un- surpassed among the railroad ter- minals of the world. Unsightly and Neglected. Speaking of the property between the Capitol and the station the re- port says: ‘Temporary buildings to house wom- en employes of the government (buildin, sightly and well designed in themselves, but manifestly short- lived) occupy a portion of the space; the remainder is ungraded, unim- proved, neglected and unsightly. The gateway to the capital leads only to the weed-grown fields. The Union station plaza needs a frame and the now neglected space in part may properly be occupled by public bufldings designed to form a portion of the group begun by the station and the new post office build- ing. The remainder of the space may well be occupied by gardens as fine and as bgautiful as can be devised. Congress should provide for a plan for the development of this entire area, leaving to the fture the carry- ing out of the work. At the south below the House office building the frontage is occupted by nondescript buildings, by a grave- stone factory, and by billboards, all undignified and unsightly. The ob- vious use of thi d 15 building sites and House gardens to balance those to be put into the area to the north. This also is & project for the future. The plan of 1901 ajgns to restore the area directly west of the Capito! grounds to a broad thoroughfare so enriched with parterres of green as to form an organic connection be- tween the Capitol and the Mall. That section of the Mall between 3d and 41 streets has been laid out and planted with elms, in accordance with the plan of 1901. Congress has au- thorized the occupation of the morth side of the Mall between 6th and 7th eets by the George Washingion Memorial. The commission recom- mends that until Congress shall de- termine to erect a war memprial a convention hall should be construct- ed to serve actual needs. The space, betweem 7ith and' Sth streets is reserved for the site of a buildi: to house the Nationsl Gal- lery of Art, upder ‘control of the Smithsonian Institution. Turning to the Freer Gall report s tely housed and well-endowed “which doubtless will be established from time to - time by ivate individuals.” W:)“ w“ the. firm .stand of President ~ 4Continued on Page & Colama &