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GRAHAM 15 SCORED | IN ALIENATION SUI humes’ Attorney Alleges False. Statements by _ Navy Man. Licut. Lorimer C. Graham, U. S. N.| who ix testifying before Justice Staf- ford and a jury in Circuit Division 1} in his half-million-dollar alienation suit against A. L. Humes of New York, was accused of “purposely and falsely misstating the facts” today by Attorney M. E. Harby of New York. of counsel for the aefense, who was cross-examining the witness. Lieut. Graham was emphatic in his denial of the accusation and the col- loquy betwaen the lawyer and wit- ness became acrimonious. HBoth raised their voices to high pitch. At one time Mr. Harby referred to a statement of the witness as a_“jocu lar temark” and when Judge Wright of counsel for the plaintiff objected, Justice Stafford requested the lawyer to discontinue the characterization of the answers of the witness. The court cautioned the lawyer that the examination of the witness was not being conducted according to rules »f court and the court would depend on his honor that there would be no further infraction. Denies Answering Wife's Letter. 'he accusation of false swearing” cume when Lieut Graham positively declared that he wrote no respense (o a letter from his former wife in the fall of 1918 in which she sal “she cared no more for him.’ Lawyer Harby presented and read to the jury letter from the witness to the then irs. Graham under date of November 25, in which he declared his love for her “even though you say you do not care for me any longer. Counsel wanted to know if that letter was not in answer to the wife's letter. Graham insisted it was not, as he claimed his wife had telephoned to him the next day that she did not mean & word contained in the letter and that he_should destroy it. % Witness admitted that he had paid nothing toward the support of his chil- dren ard had not exercised the privi- lese contained in the Reno divorce decree of visiting his children month- Mr. Harby here closed his cross- examination. Former Justice Wright took the witness on re-direct examination and brought out the testimony that on his advice Graham had ignored the teno decree und had made no pay- ments under it. The witness said Mr. Harby told him that A. L. Humes had employed him as counsel for Mrs. Graham Expl Reasons for Suit. Asked by Judge Wright why he brought the alienation suit, Lieut. Gra- ham said: “I knew there were only two things to do. either kill the man or resort to the courts. The latter the ap- proved method in the United States. 1 named the damage at $500,000 be- cause 1 wanted the publicity and wanted to be vindicated. ' When Judge Wright inquired why Lieut. Graham had entered the war, Attorney Lambert for the defense ob- jected. ~Justice Stafford. in permit- ting the answer, suggested that the opening statement of the defense had indicated that Graham “was a cow- ard and his wife knew it, and that; was why she lost her love for him. Denies Glennan Intimacy. The witness said his wife and Mrs. Glennan were on friendly terms and | his wife had told him they were, schoolniates. He denied any in macy with Mrs. Glennan, whose hus band has sued him for $50,000 dam- ages for alienating the affections of Mrs. Glennan. The witness said the charges ageinst him were absolutely false. At the conclusion of Lieut. Gra- ham's testimony Ris counsel. Judge Wright, rested the case for thej plaintiff. The defense began the in- troduction of the evidence this after- noon with the reading of several depositions of absent witnesses. At- torney M. E. Harby of New York was the first witness to be offered for Mr. Hume. Denies “Unmarried” Status. After the Star's report closed yester- day Attorney Harby of counsel for defense asked Lieut. Graham if after the Reno divorce he had not consid- ered himself “unmarried” and so act- ed. The officer made emphatic de- nial, whereupon the lawyer presented and offered in evidence two legal doo- uments connected with the convey ance of property, signed by the wit- ness in which he was described as un- married. These papers, it was pointed out, were recorded two weeks before the i fiting of the alienation suit, and some months prior to the suit for an abso- jute divorce brought by Graham wgainst Mrs. Humes, in which Mr. Humes is named as co-responden! To prevent service of summons in this divorce proceeding counsel for Mr. Humes some days ago secured from the court a writ of protection and privilege by which they are now im- mune from service until twenty-four hours after the jury returns its ver- dict in the present alienation pro- ceedings. Wrote to Wife at Reno. Proof that Lieut. Graham commu- nicated with his wife at Reno was brought out on cross-examination, when Attorney Harby produced a let- ter from the witness to his wife. Gra- ham admitted sending the epistle to his wife's Nevada address, but claim- ed he was following the advice of ‘epresentative Flood. In this note Graham assured his wife he would e for her alone™ If she would re- turn to him. Lieut. Graham admitted that he spent the night of July 6, 1918, at the home of the parents of Mrs. Mary Glennan, wife of a Norfolk banker. at | Princeton, N. J. He explained that his car broke down. and that he re- mained at the invitation of the fif- teen-year-old brother of Mrs. Glen- nan. He only saw Mrs. Glennan the pext day when he was about to leave, he said. —_— MISS TARBELL SPEAKS. Discusses Historical Data Here at Women’s City Club Meeting. The value of historical collections available in Washington was em- i phasized in an address by Miss Ida! Tarbell, author and lecturer, before| members of the Women's City Club yesterday afternoon. She told her audience that when writing her volume on Napoleon, she found all necessary data and his- torical matter in various collections in this city. On this account she was not obliged to go to Paris to con- sult documents. ! Work in organizing women of Japan was described by Mme. Inouye, dean of home economics in the Japanese Cotlege for Women at Tokio. The last active work of Mme. Inouye in this line was done shortly before Jeaving for this country, where she is attending sessions of ‘the confer- ence for the limitation of armament. She described the manner in which she aided in the organization of a consumers’ league among Japanese women and spoke optimistically re- garding the prospects for advance- ment of women. 3 Miss Louise Owen. a member of the personal staff of Lord Northcliffe, British newspaper publisher, deliver- ed a short address on the’ topic of woman's status _in England. Miss Nellie Margaret Scanlan. representing newspapers of New England, also spoke. Mrs. O. 1. Woodley, chairman of the civie section of tha club, was hostess, Mrs. Sidney Drew was a guest of honor. Mrs. Lydia S. Draper, vice ehairman of the civic section, presided &t the tea table. { the authorized agency. 800 SALVATION ARMY DELEGATES AT CONGRESS Annual Session to Open Tonight at Metropolitan Methodist Episco- pal Church. Eight hundred delegates have arrived here from all parts of the Uaited States to attend the annual national congress of the Salvation Army which will open at 6:30 tonight at the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church. Daily sessions will be held tomorrow and Friday. Matters of national importance to the organization will be discussed at the congress. It was announced to- day that,the probability is that the organization’s welfare work will be continued along lines of policy estab- lished at the sessions. Though much of the time of the congress will be occupied by private councils, public events are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Staft council in the after- noon and evening will close the ses- sions of the conference on Monday. Commissioner and Mrs, Thomas Ks- till arrived here today to preside at the session tonight. Miss Evangeline Booth, commander of the army in America and daughter of the founder of the organization, is expected to- morrow. The first public event will be at 2 o'clock Saturday, when there will be a public parade, terminating in front of the new army building at 606 E street northwest. Dedication exer- cises of the new home will follow, with Commissioner Estill presiding. The parade will be led by the Salva- don Army National Staff Band. and in the evening it will give a public concert in Metropolitan Church. On Sunday morning, at 10:30 o'clock, there will be a holiness meeting in Polis Theater. led by Commissioner and Mrs. Estill. This will be open to the public, and no tickets will be re- quired. In the afternoon Miss Booth will speak, and admission will be by ticket only. At night. in the same theater, the public will be invited to hear her spea G S et SUPERIOR CLASS . AFTER P. 0. 1085 Raising of Salaries Brings Higher Type of Applicant, Records Show. A decided change has been brought about in the class of men applying for positions as clerks and carrfers, in the postal service by the reclassi- fication act of last year and the Steenerson act of June, 1921, it was learned today from records of the Civil Service Commission. Raising of the minimum salary for entrance into the postal service for carriers and clerks and the order re- garding higher compensation for sub- stitutes has brought into the postal carrier’ and clerk service a superior class of workers to those who applied for such positions several years ago. the records show. The entrance sgl- ary for carriers now is $1,400. and it is provided that annual increases may be allowed up to a maximum of $1,800 annually. Formerly the entrance sal- ary was $1,000, and increases came slowly. Plenty of Applica The increase in the minimum en- trance salary and the possibility of soon reaching the maximum pay have brought to the postal carrier service a type of carrier who is £u- perior in intelligence and general ability to those who applied three or four years ago at the old maximum, officials said today. In addition there are now plenty of applicants for car- rier and clerk positions, where a few years ago it was hard to find men willing to_take the lower-paid jobs. openings for jobs in the government The entire situation as regards service in Washington has eased off considerably _within the past six morths, accorfing to Civil Service Commission officials today. The large reductions in personnel which came about the middle part of the year have practically ceased, and most of those released by the government have either located other jobs or have gone back to their homes. Where a few months ago chief clerks of the various departments had many appli- cants for jobs each day. now only a few former federal workers are seek- ing to fill possible vacancies except through the Civil Service Commission, Long Discharged List. ’ The commission has a lengthy list of applicants who have taken exami- nations for the clerical positions and has added to this list many of those discharged from government jobs this year. From this re-employment reg- ister any openings for elerks are being filled. The minor positions, such as watch- man, doorkeeper, etc., are being filled to a large extent by veterans of the war, the records show. The census bureau closes its work on the fourteenth decennial census on July 1, 1922. Cessation of this work is expected to release about 1,600 workers who were employed only for the census period. The regular force of the census bureau will remain. At the time of its peak of work the bureau had a force or more than 6,000 persons. D. C. HEADS CONSIDERING HIGH SCHOOL LIGHTING The District Commissioners will consider carefully the contention of former Municipal Architect Snowden Ashford that it would be more eco- romical in the long run to install a light-generating plant in the new Eastern High School than to buy cur- rent for the institution. This -and other details of the high school plans were gone over at a con- ference yesterday afternoon betweén Engineer Commissioner Keller. Mr. Ashford, Municipal Architect Harris and Maj. Brown, assistant engineer commissioner. Mr. Ashford called on the Commis- sioner to explain the plans which he prepared for the Eastern High School While he was architect, and which were modified in several respects after he retired. LONDON NOW FEARS EARLY IRISH BREAK (Continued from First Page.) showing to all classes and creeds firm justice and an upright government: by throwing aside all the abominable machinery of crime and outrage and asking forgiveness for the dastardly deeds they have done in the past and which so recently stained the fair name of the city of Belfast. “How can Ulster,” -he added, “be asked to clasp hands with a people Who, whilepretending. to come to & settiement, are_flinging their bombs and shooting from behind chimney pots of Belfast? It is preposterous.” e s LOOK FOR SHOPLIFTERS. Several members of Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle's force of policewomen are on detective duty in the crowded stores In the shopping district. They Teport numerous instances of shop- litting and fully a dozen arrests made the past few days. Yesterday afternoon Policewoman Clarke was on duty in a department store when she detected a colored man tucking silk hoaiery under his overcoat. Mrs. Clarke placed him under arest. He was turned over to a male mem- ber of the department, but was held only & few seconds before he escaped. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1921.° INEW ENGLAND L0SS N STORM, MILLIONS Icy Burden Begins to Thaw Under First Sunshine in Four Days. By the Associated Press, i BOSTON, November 30.—Under the first sunshine in four days New Eng- land began to thaw out today and to slough the icy burden left by succes- | sive storms. The shedding process laid bare the damake, running into millions of dol- lars. Fallen trees and poles have prostrated electric lighting, telephone, { telegraph and street railway services to an extent seldom surpassed. Unprecedented Difficulties. In the case of the electric and tele- phone companies, it was announced that their difficuities were unprece- dented. Railroads also suffered, the Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany be ling without wires, but. through man- ual operation of usual mechanical or electrical devices, trains were run but little behind time. The extent of the damage was so great that recovery will be slow. Further nights of darkness are in prospect for nearly half a hundred cities and towns; street railway serv- ice in suburbs will not be normal for a_week or more, and. with thousands., of telephone lines out of commission, toll connections can be restored only in days and individual services prob- ably in weeks. Fairyland Plcture. A brilliant sun succeeded the second | night of darkness in suburban Bos- | ton. It was reflected in high lights | on a fairyland picture formed by the icy casings of trees and homes. Trees in many cases, however, were only the skeletons of what they were three days ago, stripped of branches that had fallen under the weight of ac- cumulated ice. W. B. OEKLERT ON TRIAL ON CHARGE OF MURDER .fury Selected in Less Than Hour. Prosecution Opens in Fairfax Court House. Special Dispateh to The Star. FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Va., No- vember 30.—William B. Oehlert, Alex- andria_man, indicted by the grand jury of the circuit court of Fairfax county, charged with the murder of Henry L. Biscoe, on the Camp Hum- phries road about two miles south of Alexandria, on the night of October | 15, was arraigned in court this morn- | ing. Leéss than an hour was taken in se- curing & jury and F. M. Alder, Victor D. Donaldson, Early L. Robey. W. W. | Watkins, J. S. Tierson. William T. Fox, James Adams, Clinton P. Jon Benjamin Beckwith, H. Lester Oliver, W. W. Louk and James H. Much were sworn in as the trial jury. Mrs. Biscoe was the first witnes jput on the stand and her testimon | Bimply related 1o the clothing her | husband wore the night he was kill- | ed. Dr. Samuel B. Moore of Alex- {andria followed and testified to the nature of Biscoe's wounds. ' R. P. Craille, who was with Biscoe | the night ne was shot was next called. | Mr. Craille testifled to incidents lead- | ing up to the shooting, that there was | no quarrel and that a pistol was fired out of the rear of Uehlert’s car striking Biscoe. On cross-examination the wit- | ness stated in most positive terms that | he had nothing.to drink on the night of | the killing and that neither had Biscoe | to the best of his knowledge. He told ! of walking toward Oehlert's car and of Oehlert poking a pistol in his face and telling him not to touch him. The witness was on the stand when !the court_adjourned for luncheon at 1! o'clock. The commonwealth is repre- ! sented by Wilton M. Farr and the de- fense by Edmund Burke of Wasaington ! and Carl Budwiski of Alexandria. NATIONS WORKING TO INDUCE JAPAN TO AGREE ON NAVY CUT (Continued from First Page.) fillment of naval construction hopes dear to the heart of the Japanese navy. On the side lines of the conference it is recognized that the Japanese desire to save the especial pride of their navy, the Mutsu, but it is generally admitted that to meet this desire would in the end mean the vitiating of the. essence of naval limitation. It would mean ulti- mate resumption of the race for naval supremacy. So_the practical question comes up whether the Japanese delegation can afford to fly in the face of the passionate aim of civilization to stop farther ex- pansion out of fear perhaps of- being considered as having lost a point in the conference. ! ‘Would Advance Prestige. i upon their assent—and it is urged on | every quarter that no such construc- tion will be exploited—the suggestion is made that the acclaim of the world for not willfully blocking the confer- ence in its very first attempt would oftset and far outweigh all other con- siderations, and Japan would be ad- | vanced in prestige among the nations. This naval limitation plan is the| very first step of the conference on a long road of achievements involving many other phases. If one power places an insuperable obstacle in the way, It is asked on all sides what thope can there be of disposing of other troublesome questions as they are encountered? \ The weight of opinion in all circles surrounding the conference today was that the Japanese delegation will find a way to avoid blasting the hopes of the conference and of the world cen- tered upon it. BELIEVE WHITTLESEY PLANNED DEATH AHEAD | Random Choosing of Ship Eight Days in Advance Considered an Indication. | By the Associated Press, | NEW YORK, November 30.—Belief that Lieut. Col. Charles W. Whittle- sey, medal of honor man and com-! mander of the famous “lost battalion” | of the Argonne woods, planned at| least eight days in advance to self- destruction executed at gea on Sunday gains ground as new details of his recent actions came to light. On November 18, one week after the unknown soldier” services in Wash- ington, which is thought to have added the last fatal burden to a mind already overburdened with melancholy recollections of the horrors of war, he engaged. passage to Havana on the Toloa, from which he disappeared twenty-four hours out from New York. g At the time of booking the passage, mployes of the ticket office said, he inquired as to ships leaving about a week later, selected the Toloa at ran- dom and indicated that its first stop, Havana, would serve as well as another for his destination. - HELD HAT OF LINCOLN. SAN FRANCISCO. November 30.— Benjamin B. Tuttle, eighty-three, civil war veteran and the man said to have held the hat of Abraham Lincoln when the President made his Gettysburg address, died here yesterday. Mr. Tuttlé served with the Connecti- cut troops in the civil war as adjutant general. !Indian guide MICHAEL The mew Archbishop of Baltimore, photogruphed preceded the ceremony. J. CURLEY, in procession, which ing Photo.) Sidelights on the Conference, By the Associated Press. Ordinarily blase, if not “hard- boiled” in its attitude toward big folk, Washington is taking a keen delight in watching the leading fig- ures at the arms conference. This is especially so on plenary session | days. when a multitude invariably assembles outside of Continental Hall. Since there are few. open ses- sions, the crowds gather daily inf front’ of the Pan-American building to watch the “big nine” and the others hurrying away from commit- tee sessions at juncheéon time A glimpse of Arthur J. Baifour. Admiral Baron Kato, Prince Toku- gawa and the others is about all the crowds get, but it seems to satisry. While less of a noveltly, there seems to be just as much interest in the appearance of Sccretary Hughes, Mr. Root, a former Secref of State, and Senators Lodge and Underwood. America’s big four. Often Mr. Hughes is seen. jammed in the seat of car with a couple of secretaries, but just as often Senator Lodge and Mr. Root disappoint the crowds by leav- ing the meeting place afoot through an where crowds are th Limousines and Army cars take the delegates to headquarters or the homes, but a sight which is strange somehow to the Watchers is Ambas- sador Jusserand of France deffarting in a hired car Although he does not speak Eng- lish, Admiral Baron Kato. head of the Japanese conference delegatior generally is able to understand som of the questions fired at him by re- Lorters at Japanese press conferenc Sitting the head of a long ta like a little schoolmaster, the baror through an interpreter. first nounces that he has no formal state- ment, but that the gentlemen of the press may fire away when ready. Somebody is always ready to “dig in.” as the baron expresses it. While (waiting the other day for Baron Hanihara to join him. a reporter asked him if he was still of the same opinion as to scrapping the Mutsu. A laugh from the baron showed he got the point quickly, but the laugh was the only repl When' the questions become hypo- thetical or too thin, the baron shrugs shoulders, and. though without discourtesy to his audience, shoves back his chair and leaves By common agreement the delega- tion spokesmen are not quoted. But when Prince Tokugawa met the re- porters for the first time he was asked if he might be quoted. Sure.” he replied. “Use anything spokesmen for all extreme toleration re clearly of a Invariably the delegations show when the questions his | together | character which they cannot discus: EVery reporter seems to have his own hobby. or the hobby of his home of- fice, and he keeps hitting away at every day. But a smile and a shrug of the shoulders is about all he gets— bout all he expects nt iead I. Balfour, pri iritish delegation to the arn will leave Washington oming week endsaccording received today from Brit- The former pi leave Sz over the 1o advices lish headquarters, minister plans tc night for New ne v. Mond a banquet Speaking evening given ing New Geddes British de fhake the trip with Mr. Balfour. Lord iell and other British officials have -pted the invitation to attend the functions. During Mr. Balfour's absence, any work connected with the conference tin which he taking an active part will be suspended, that all mittee Mectings tinue in an effort to clear up de as possible while he is nglish- given Union nother by and big the dinner 1 his honor at one of the lead- follow will York clubs. Ambassador nd Lord Lee of Farcham, also il con- many way. nce promises to be the only coun- try represented at the arms and far eastern conference whose delegation will have served under three leader: the departure for France, De- of M. Viviani, the mantle With cember 14, lership will fall upon M. Albert the nking member of tion. Should busin at home compel his return, as in the cases of Premier Briand and M. Viviani. only Ambassador Jusserand would be left of the original four French deigates. M. Sarraut since as followed the double early youth career of news He has been governor of Indo-China. As present minister of colonies, it is understood. he has prepared a vast plan for reorganization of the French | colonies and the development of their resources. The area of these terri- tories is fourteen times as large as that of France, or as large as the United States. . A distinguished member of the French delegation at the arms aud far eastern conference, who is slated to play an important role in the ing sessions of the conference. is v Admiral de officer. France’s naval program will not be presented until after the United States, Great Britain and Japan have agreed upon a capital ship ratio. But that the program will fit in with the principles enunciated M the Hughes proposal is not doubted. Admiral Ge Bon is understood to be an enthu- stic advocate of these principles. o Bon. senior French naval MAY DROP ATTACK AGAINST STILLMAN Forecast Wife Will Confine Efforts to Proving Pater- nity of Baby Guy. By the Agsociated Press. POUGHKEEPSI N. Y., November If such construction could be. put |30.—Abandonement of the counter at- tack upon the conduct of James A.| Stillman by Mrs. Anne U. Stillman in the divorce proceedings instituted by | the New York banker was forecast after adjournment of a one-day hear- ing before Referee Daniel J. Gleason yesterday. Mrs. Stillman, it was said, probably would not call any more Witnesses in support of charges that her hus- band was guilty of misconduct with Florence H. Lecds, former Broadway show girl. Future testiffony, it was éxplained, would be devoted to de- fending Mrs. Stillman and the pa- ternity of baby Guy Stiliman, whom Mr. Stillman seeks to have adjudged illegitimate. e el for Mr. Stillman announced several times that the banker would not contest evidence touching upon his own behavior. % Testimony at the hearing was un- derstood to have set forth that Mr. and Mrs. Stillman and two of their children staved at a_suite in the St. Regis Hotel, New York, for two weeks during February, 1918, nine months before the birth of Guy Still- man. It was sald to have been prought out that Fred Beauvais, the employed by the Still- mans and named co-respondent in the banker's complaint, was a guest at the hotel during that time. John F. Brennan, counsel for Mrs. Stillman. and John E. Mack, guard- jan ad litem for Guy Stillman, will eave for Montreal tonight, it was said, to prepare for taking testimony there regarding the relations of Mrs. Stillman_and Beauvais at ahd near the Stillman summer camp at Three Rivers, Quebec. AGAIN DELAY FORD RATES. Commerce ; Commissioners Order Suspension to January 31. Reduced rates on coal which Henry Ford attempted to put in effect on his railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Iron- ton, were further suspended tdday by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The original commission order said the rates should not be reduced until January 1, pending an investigation by the commission, while the amendment today postponed the effective date to January 31. —_— WOMAN SUES FOR DIVORCE. Mrs Sarah F. Warner has filed suit in the Distriet Supreme Court against George D. Warner for divorce. They were married November 9, 1898. and have one child. Misconduct is alieged. Attorneys Kate P. Johnson and Alfred D. Smith appear for the wife. SENATORS ARRIVE AT PORT AU PRINCE |Committee Will Investigate |- Occupation of Haiti and Dominico by U. S. - By the Associated Press. | PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, November 130.—The American Army transport Argonne arrived here yesterday from Philadelphia. bringing the special United States Senate committee inves- | tigating the occupation of Haiti and |the Dominican republic by American | troops. | Senator Medill McCormick of Illi- | nois, chairman of the committee, said {in a speech regarding the visit: { Tmpartial Mission. | “We have come as impartial and {loyal friends, animated by a spirit of collaboration, to seek an economic and political basis for the future progress of Haiti and to discover and assure means for maintaining n your midst social and administrative order, peace, justice, education and prosperity. ‘This work, always difficult, must be carried out now in the face of a financtal crisis, lowered wages and de- pressed prices for agricultural and in- dustrial products in Asia, Europe and the two Americas. Right to Prevail. “We wish to examine into the ways following which our peoples ahd their representatives can find that union of security and right and duty they have been seeking. Diplomatic conventions alone do not suffice. We need not only these, but an accord of purpose, strengthened by a sympathetic mutuai understanding. Let us seek them to- gether.” Gen. d'Artiguenave. president of the republic, replied to the speech of Mr. McCormick. The committee heard the testimony | of several witnesses during the after- noon. ' ACCUSED MAN UNDER BOND. Leroy Bradley, one of the seven resi- dents of tais city indicted in connection with the taking of a large quantity of alcoholic beverages from the country home of Joseph Leiter in Farifax coun- ty, Va., yesterday afternoon surrendered to the local authorities. His counsel filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which was issued by Associate Justice Hitz and made returnable De- cember 5. Bradley furnished bond in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance. CLIFFORD FUNERAL PLANS. Funeral services for Policeman Fran- cis O. Clifford of the tenth precinct, who committed suicide yesterday affernoon, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow after- noon at Geier's undertaking establish- ment. The services will be under the direction of Stansbury Lodge, No. 24, F. A. A. M. Interment will be in Arling- t6n national cemetery. egates. hope to be able to| but it is understood | per man and lawyer. | NEW FLAG UPHOLDS CHINESE INTEGRITY Five-Barred Banner Un- answerable Argument for Oldest of Nations. BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS. When China’s imperial dragon flag was supplanted by the five-barred emblem of the republic many persons mourned the disappearance of one of the most beautiful of all national banners. Now that a subtle and powerful propaganda is abroad in the land, questioning “What is China?" the new flag is found to be an unan- swerable argument for the integrity of the oldest of nations. A Chinese points to the distinctive five-barred banner of his country, now displayed wherever conference flags fly, and says, “Behold our sacred symbol, born with the republic, to typify all that made up the historic China of pre-predatory day: enemies want to tear away two, three or even four of the stripes of our flag. If they do, 1 merely remind ithem that what would be left would be red—and I do not think that even the most sordid and unimaginative of the greedy nations would care to live next door to a China under the red flag.” Colors Represent Divisions. i There are five colors in the hori {zontal stripes of the Chinese flag. representing the five ruces and geo- graphical divisions of the nation. At the top is red, for China proper, with her eighteen provinces and her his- Itory of more than four thousand vears. Next below is yellow, for Manchuria, which became part of China during the Manchu conquests of 350 years {ago. There was no change of status ‘under the republic, and Admiral Baron Kato said categorically, a few days ago, “Manchuria is part of China.” Blue is the third stripe, symbolizing - Mongolia. which first became part of the nation when Ghengis Khan over- ran China from the north in the thir- teenth century. Old Russia coveted Mongolia and the soviets have nibbled at it, 2o that at the present time it has a revolutionary government; but America and all the other powers officially recognize the province as part ot China. White for Mohammedans. The fourth and white stripe of the Chinese flag is for Turkestan and the i Mohammedan population. The Chinese call this ancient part of their country i Sinkiang. s as large as Fran 1t rmany and Spain combined. erable proportion of China's fifteen s {million Moslems | Turkestan. Tibet, “the roof of the world.” is jrepresented by the fifth and black bar {of the flag. Because of its propinquity { to India Great Britain has sought con- {trol of Tiket. which has been incor- jporated in China since the latter part {of the seventeenth century. {since the famous Younghusband ex- | pedition to Lhassa. in 1904, there have been negotiations between China and at Britain concerning the latter” desire to control Tibet, but the Chi- nese refuse 1o recognize any change of sovereignty. (Copyright, 1821 MUST ADVERTISE PEACE, LORD RIDDELL DECLARES are to be found in Lord Riddell, who serves as news | dispenser for ‘the British delegation to the arms parley, vesterday told imthkrs of the Advertiging Club of jthe value of publicity in restoring peace and prosperity 10 the world. He was the guest of honor of the elub at a luncheon in the Harrington Hotel. Advertising and merchandising as acticed by members of the club in P | | conference on limitation of armament {as a measure to insure success, Lord {Riddell stated. The conference must {advertise the principles of peace throughout the world, and a way must be found to market these principles among the nations. the speaker point- ed out. The world at large is anxious for peace, he said. There was no doubt about the sincerity of the desire of Ehglish-speaking people in this re- spect, Lord Riddell asserted. It is to jreduce this desire to concrete action that the conference is being held, the club was told. Lord Riddell complimented the American people on_their. ability to smile at all times. He emphasized the value of a smile in business, states- { manship and other phases of national life. “This is a smiling age.” he said. A contest, which is a regular fea- ture of the luncheons held by the { club, tested the members' faculties to remember advertising slogans. |WANT DEFINITE STAND | FOR ABOLITION OF WAR I Recommendation that constituent members of the National Council for Limitation of Armaments take a defi- nite stand for the abolition of war was adopted at a meeting of the ex- | terday. Many constituent members have already taken such a stand December 8 was set as a date for a | meeting of the full council in this city. A referendum will be taken im- mediately among the members upon the following resolutions: “That we agree that our ultimate goal is the abolition of war. “That we agree that our ultimate naval armament as proposed by Sec- retary Hughes, and, as a step in the same direction, the speedy abolition of submarines. “That we agree that the world- wide limitation of armies is as impor- tant as the limitation of navies, and we urge that all steps possible be taken at this conference looking in this direction. “That we agree that definite steps should be taken before this conference adjourns toward the constitution of world machinery for the maintenance of peace and representation in the ex- isting world court.” e NUTRITION CLINIC URGED. Establishment of a nutrition clinic at the Johnson-Powell Group School is urged in a resolution adopted by the Parent-Teacher Association of the school at a meeting last night in the Powell ‘bullding. The organi- zation is now studying the malnu- { trition conditions of the bupils in i connection with the work of Dr. Joseph A. Murphy, supervising med- jcal inspector of the public schools. Pupils. at the Johnson - Poweli School, it was pointed out, are now being weighed and measured. When this work is completed the children will recelve cards to take to their arents bearing the siogan, “Card of |, all right: card of blue, will not di and card of red, trouble ahead.” Reports of officers _and committees were made by Mrs. Willlam Ballard, chairman of the hot school-luncheon committee, and Mrs. L We]l, chair- man of the recess milk luncheon committee. Mrs. Gilles Scott Rafter, president of the assoclation, pre- Sided. A reception followed the meeting. ASKS SEARCH FOR SON. ‘Mrs. Martha Thatcher, writing from her home in Dayton, Tenn., has appealed to the local police to assist her in ef- forts she is making to find her seven- teen-year-old son, Allen Thatcher, who left home some time ago to find emgluy- ment. She last heard from him in July, she wrote, and at that time he was on the Washington and Baltimore road. The distressed mother wrote that the boy_ is her only support and that her husband, who is ill, cannot live many days. She referred to her missing son as her ‘dear boy,” and wrote that he ‘has a smiling countenance. Our | Ever | their businesses are applicable to the | ecutive committee of the council yes-| HEADLINE MISINTERPRETS | ITALIAN DELEGATES’ VIEW Error in The Star Indicated Criti- cism of Conference—Real At- titude Agrees With U. S. lished _a Must Wake Up or Europe Wil Ruined, Is Italian Vie This he line was not justified by the arti over which it appeared, and is diametrically opposite to the senti- ments entertained by the Ita delegation, which, because of error, was placed in the position criticising the conference program. and. consequently, the United States, i which is sponsor for that program What the article tried to make clear was that the present con- ference, as it various phases unfold. is emphasizing the fact that economic conditions in Europe must be stabil- ized, and that if the nations of Europe do not wake up to the fact, Surope will be ruined and America be adversely affected by the failure. It is the nations themsclves, not the conference, which must wake up. Italian faith in the conference pro- |gram is conveyed by assurances that | “The program of Italy is the pro- igram of the United States In the same article. after it was| stated that Italy feels that, as af Mediterrancan power. her fleet’ should | be equal to that of France, it wus! added that when her naval experts present their views, neither Great Britain nor France will be consider as “Mediterranean powers.” What was meant of course, was that neither Great Britain nor Japan should be so considered. The Star greatly regrets errors like these which, in the prep- aration, under pressure and at a late| hour, of material for that day’s issue, | occasionally occur. | WITHDRAWAL RESTS UPONCHIA, SVIEW Japanese Forces Await Or- ganization of Sufficient Chinese Troops. Japan is merely waiting for organize ad=quate forces 10 preserve peace and protect property and 1 be fore withdrawing troops from some o |V||e Chinese territory in Japan now has troops. according some | {Japanese views expre The Japanese troops were Shantung—more particularly ased territory of K Japan had entered the many. It was necessars German fortress also occupied thy Tringtau and Tsi necessary war supplies The Japanese say that these will be withdrawn as soon as direct neotiations with China are conciuded and an adequate police force has been | established by the Chinese. | Treaty Gave Righi The Japanese troops in Manchuri the Japanese say, were sent to pol {the South Manchurian railway under 1 China to H which o d here. sent 0 into the | fter | [ take the Japan 1fu 10 send for forces { that—asserting SEIZURE OF KOREA HELD WAR CALSE Dr. Jaisohn Sees Far East Conflict Possible if Japan’s Action Is Ignored. The possibilities of war in the far east will not be lessened by the lin: tation of navies ax long ax the Jap anese seizure of Ko is ignored b the nutions of the w Dr. Philip Jaisohn. the Korean commission conference, rid, according viee chairman o 1o th speaking yestorday City Club luncheon forum. Ut Dr. Jaisohn, who announced hin self as an American citizen and « former member of the staff of th. United States surgeon general, as< well as a Korean by birth, and a high official of the provisional Kores public, spoke bluntly of “Jupanes. aggression,” asserting, to apy that he “was no diplomat.” and seaking in his American cay an republic and chairman o an republic nad chairms smmission, was present in the i ence, as was also the Hon. Kiy Kanai, councilor of the ilway reau f the Japanese the conference. Wantx Hearing at “We are here in sohn suid, * & our President ternation Ko the L elegation 1o feren America” Dr. J mply in the hope of put nference case before the « Harding has ! agreements uniess the nations ma be trusted to keep the And we want to offer in eviden Simply that Korea is today a provine. of Japan only because dapan bro her agreement of atliance with Korea and possibly, too, because other tin tion inge which brought toric non-intercourse policy. have fai - 1o live up 1o their truaty s to help protect Kore the United s Korea out of from is much misunderstanding have read in ue nes that Japan cor quered Korea. 1f conquest means the result of a war between two opposine nations, that is not true. Japan seized Korea by becoming her ally under treaty promising protect Kor territorial and political integrity. “Recall this bit of history: Japa was opened up about thirty vears be to | fore Korea: she got western ideis built an army and navy. and then. lik. jany voung boy, wanted to try ther out. “She picked a quarrel with Ching the least organized Asian nation: d. feated her; exacted ‘as booty severa {islands. & ‘large indemnity and the tried to get a piece of the Chines. mainiand, ~ But Germany, Russia and France forced her to lét go the la an looked at the combined flec of these three nations and then retireqd with polite bows—Japan is good that she had had such intentions Says Japan Wasx Resentful “Resentment was behind that p. »ss and in 1904 Japan tackled Russis the least powerful of her three opponents But Japan couldn’t win witAout a b on the mainland. Pleading that it only 1o protect Korea from Russia persuaded Korea make u treat alliance. promising to withdraw s soon as the war ended. {treaty with China signed after the 1 And then. with heg | Haasy-Japancae wer. Ching apveed 1o | Army in Korea on the same basis as t* [ previonais hetd be” e Ruceians i | She disarmed thesmall Korvun arm |this matter.« Japan also contends that {uriiies wnn o hays, Posts and publi R oo i {he Ciotans pemimautin, | i e nnexed her o ai ana e Ithe lease of which Japan inherited | icoren reminded jfrom Russia, are there also under ity el A oL ol e caron oL iy uner fréaty. the very first article of whici | troops along the Chinese Eastern rail- | Korea A"m.‘,?,:{? e e A phnesued | way. it is said, are there for military 15 STt Ahe o er. SOl ireasons de necessary to keep the | was something the matter with Amer ,ulvmmuy;: tions between the forcesca's ears th en—she didn't hear us. Jup along the South Mancburia road and |had beat St s the Japanese roads, which are located | i oegten, Arst China and fpen Bus at Harbin, in connection with the gen- If it wa: e Ay eral occupation of castern Siberia. {¥ou have the consolation that a duzer The Japanese troops in Changchia- | other great nations which had : tung, Manchuria. were sent there un- | with Korea of the same Kind aiso ke der“ireaty authorization. it is said.|the other way. o Find also looked d are kept there because of dis- Points turbances on the frontier of Mon- ists 0w meomitn golia. The Japanese garrison at Han- |, “What was the result? Before thrs {Kow in central China is there for the |AMerican business was supreme u purpose of protecting lives and nrop. for America looked after erty of the Japanese citizens. and|K Interests abroad and Korca were sent there during the disturb-!l00ked after American interests t ;ancos at the time the Chinese re-|heme. Americans got all th trad. {public was set up. then! Americans built the first ral {road. opencd the first mines; 2 Wash e {ington man built the first elecir: {REPARATIONS BACK light plant and another Washine- l}:»man organized the Korean police iKorea had a treaty of protectio: i OF RATHENAU VISIT |with America. otherwise she wou'd 1 inever have opened her gates. : ! “But today Japan has driven out & ! g !foreign interests. especially the s (Continued from First Page.) Americans, until now the only 5 “=—— |can business there is one strugglins budget for 19221923 balance exclu- {Mining concern and a fellow dealin: sive of reparations. and it is stated | D 8econd-hand Fords. Gradually, but that she has already intimated her |inexorably, Japan has crushed thix readiness to do this. ancient pation—this independent peo ; le with a nati existe > ’ i Vanderlip Plan “lmpracticable.” }_&':»are and a":e:f::'):!lndx({f\"(lxg:?l i‘..{,.‘:'-,?.; { Among the allied matters touchea|Chliure of twenty-seven centurics i ched {ihis people, which invented the fire: {upon by the writers is the suggestion {by Frank A. Vanderlip, American | | banker. of an international bank for | {Europe. patterned after the federal| {reserve system of the United States. | The financial expert of the Morning Post says that doubtless Mr. Vander- lip's motives are entirelv praise- worthy, but that his idea is regarded in England as impracticable. The} {Writer expresses the wish that Mr.| i Vanderlip and others who are con-| | cerned for the economic state of Eu- | rope will unite in turthering the su {cess of the ter-muelen plan, “the one {sound scheme for aiding the distress- ied countries of Europe.” instead of j diverting attention from it. The proposal by Winston Spencer Churchill. colonial secretary, of an understanding between England. France and Germany as the only possible means for the financial and {economic restoration of Europe. is prominently displayed. But the com- imentators do not refer to it th | morning. The arrival of the German agents yesterday was due to supreme anx- iety in financial quarters, where Ger- many’s ability to meet the approach- ing reparations installment has been | a foremost topic during recent weeks. / Would Ald Domestic Trade. What is believed here to be the desire of the British government to bring ,about a new discussion of.the subject of reparations is generally regarded as being due as mueh to domestic trade consideration as to a | realization of the precarious situation Germany would have to confront should the stipulated payments to the allies be exacted. Pressure, it is understood, has been exerted on the government from in- fluentjal quarters, where the belief is held that the only way to insure eventual adjustment of Germany's ob- ligations is to stabilize her finances. the first part of this plan being the stemming of the flood of paper marks, which is having a ruinous reaction on_British trade. % The issuance of a loan with allied assistance to make Germany's finan- cial position more secure is another | part of the plan which is sid to be receiving official attention here. The British government is closely considering every aspect of the Ger- | man reparations question. Although it is said Dr. Rathenau holds no of- ficial position, it is believed that his visit is not 'unconnected with the submission of proposals similar to those he entered into with France at | contr: | Dr. Jaisohn ironclad war vessel 300 years befor the Merrimac and Monitor, and whic used movable type hundreds of y before Gutenberg. _“Today, a country as big as New York and Pennsylv with a pe ation of 20,000.000, to political and economic serfdom No Korean can get an educatiol above the gramm grades; thos: who get out and learn more have to be smuggled out; while 2.000.000 Lave fled to Siberia and Mongolia. “Korea stands today a living mor ument to human perfidy. treachers and greed; a_monument to violated ts and broken treaties. If this conference against war lets this monument stand wars will continuc for treaties will be broken ugain as long as broken treaties of the past is being reduc are ignored and the nation whicl breaks them iz permitied to hold the spoils. If the nations in thix conference want 1o reduce the causes of war they must stund for the sar thing in international affairs as men stand for in husiness—integ of contracts made und pledges given In the discussion which followed the address one of the American newspaper men covering the arms conference raised the point tha conference to date had done noth to indicate it was secking to prev war. but was addressing itself solely to the problem of cutting the expense of war establishments. Claude N. Bennett. who presided at the meeting. emphasized in his intro- duction that the club took no posi- tion on the views presented by its speakers, secking simply to act as an open forum, where all sides of public problems could be presented was applauded enthusi astically and given a vote of thanks for his address.~ LAUDS BLUE GRASS MEN. Judge*' Hardison Pays Tribute to Kentuckians in Addressing Society Tribute to the work of Kentuckians away from home was paid at a meet- ing of the Kentucky State Society, at the Thomson School last night. by {Judge Robert Hardison in an address on that topic. Judge Hardison said that through- out the country foremost men in vir tually all large cities number Ken- tuckians in their ranks, and that the exemplification of principles imbibed in the Blue Grass state pushed Ken tuckians away from home to th forefront. Frederick J. Libbey, executive sec retary of the National Council for the Wiesbaden for the rehabilitation of devastated France for the considera- tion of the British government, S e ‘WILL SPEAK AT CHURCH. Rev. Kakichi Tsnunashima of Tokio, Japan, who is a delegate from the Christian churches of Japan to the armament conference, speaks tonight at Bethany Baptist Church, Rhode Island avenue and 2d street northwest. Limitation of Armaments, delivered a short address on the significance of the International conference now in session here. Following the meeting a reception jwas held, with the following in th~ receiving line: Judge and Mrs. Har- dison, Mrs. David H. Kincheloe, J Raymond Vose, Mrs. Mary S. Pile and Miss Legatha Lee. A dance was held after the reception. In the absence of Representative Ralph Gilbert. Vice President R. E. Adams presided at the meeting. B