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* 4 2000 WORKERS QUIT SLAUGHTER HOUSES [Employes of . Big Five, New York, Leave Perishable Meats in Wagons. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 12.—Two thousand employes of slaughter houses in New York, members of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers of North America, quit work suddenly today and left wagon loads of perishable beef in front of company plants. A report that a reduction in wages was imminent ctaused the walkout, in the opinion of Leo Joseph vice pres- ident of one of the meat companies. He asserted there was no foundation for such a report ard declared the employers had an agreement with the union that does not expire until May 16. Officials of the union could not be reached. 3 The strike affected only the big five packers. Independent butchers re- male,l:.ed.'o‘!l(ep';Io;l;id ne did not think the strike had any connection with strikes in Chicago and elsewhere. Chicago Strike Minimized. CHICAGO. December 12 —Packing house officials of Chicago reiterated today that. the strike declared one week ago by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen has not Inferfered materially with their normal operation and they also stood firm in their refusal to meet arbitra- tion overtures of union leaders. The union officials were continuing efforts to arrange arbitration of the recent wage cuts, and Secretary Den- nis Lane was reported to have gone to Washington to lay the strike and the wage question before President Hard- ing and the Department of Labor, with a view of having the President ask the packers to meet officials of the organization. Less Violence Reported. No reporis of violence have been made to the stockyards police within the past twenty-four hours, and on account of the man hunt for Tommy O'Connor, an escaped condemned mur- derer, the force in the packing house district was to be curtailed today. In Fort Worth, Fred Rouse, & negro packing house employe, Wwho was beaten by strike sympathizers a few days ago, after he had shot and wounded fwo brothers who were act- ing as pickets, was taken from a hos- pital and lynched. . In Kansas City, Kan., strike sym- pathizers are also said to have called 8 workman to the door of his home and fired several shots at him. A S oty THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. One Hundred Popular Books in Science. ‘The ts, which will appear in this column successive Sundays in Decem- ber and be reprinted in the library’s January bulletin for free distribution Wwere compiled by a committee of the ‘Washington Academy of Sciences at the request of the public librarian. $35 Sale at Auction Uncovexs Valuable Painting, Long Lost | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 12— Threugh the purchase -for $35 at an auction, Bert Levy, actor, George Brown, who died in 1913. Art collectors are interested i In the discovery because of ref- erences made to the painting in letters and diaries, although i upon which xhe rests her right bow. The left hand, in the lap, holds loosely a half-folded let- ter. ULSTER IS AROUSED BY CRAIG’S REPORT ON VISIT TO LONDON (Continued from First Page.) conducting a capable and wise gov- ernment. ULSTER SUPPORT EXPECTED: London Thinks Craig Will Plead for Treaty Acceptance. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 12.—Sir James j Craig, the minister of Ulster, was [ back in Belfast today after his con- ferences with Premier Lloyd George and other government officials rela- tive to the settlement of the Irish Qquestion reached by the British gov- ernment and representatives of the dail eireann here last week. It was expected here today that he immedi- ately would summon members of his cabinet and lay before them the de- velopments in the Irish situation, lay- ing particular stress upon their im- portance to Ulster. Sir James showed reticence befors he left London last night, and there was no authoritative outline of the subjects under discussion between him and Mr. Lloyd. George. The lat- ter is understood to have prepared his address before the house of commons on Wednesday, and it is forecast he will make a plea for ratification of the treaty with Ireland. The Daily News says it learns that if Eamon De Valera is convinced that Ireland is against his stand with re- gard to the peace treaty he will re- sume his professorship in Maynooth College and not lead the opposition in the Irish parliament. “There is reason to believe,” says a dispatch to the London Times from Dublin, “that important members of the Beifast business community have been in communication with the Sinn Fein leaders. It is assumed this has been with the object of learning how far the south would go in the matter of safeguards.” The dispatch adds: “Reports from reliable agents in all parts of the country say there is striking unani- mity in favor of the treaty. It is widely believed throughout the south that Eamon De Valera has sacrificed his career. Radicals Lose Hope. “Ireland’s acceptance of continu- ance in the empire as one of the points in the peace agreement,” says a dis- patch to the London Times from Luck- now, India, dated Saturday, “cuts the ground from under the feet of all advocates of th total \ l ! right, bottom row—L. d E. Bl vet and Father O'Flanagan. Third row—P. Ward, A. McCabe, D, Fitsgerald, J. Sweeney, Dr. Hayes, Fifth row—P. Beasléy, R. Barton and P. e Roiste, ns. Fourth MANY PAY TRIBUTE TOHENRY D. FLOOD in Funeral Cortege of Democratic Leader. Colleagues in Congress and 200 of the leading men of Virginia joined with the family and personal friends of the late Representative Henry D. Flood of Virginia today in paying funeral tribute to him as a legislator, politiclan and man. The cortege left the Flood home at 1523 New Hamp- shire avenue at 10:30 o'clock, scores of members of Congress participating. Services were held in the Church of the Covenant at 11 o'clock, with the pastor, Rev. Dr. Charles Wood, of- ficiating, assisted by Rev. Dr. Nelson of Winchester, Va. As officlal mourners representing the Ccngress, colleagues who have worked with Representative Flood for many years occupied seats near the family. The Senate delegation in- cluded Senators Swanson and Glass, Harrison, Caraway, Heflin, Curtis, McKinley apd Willis, nearly all of The Sinn Fein cabinet, according to reports, has split over Daill Eirann, members of which are shown above. R innel row—J. McDonagh Colleagues in Congress Join! M. Collins, C. Bi the d J. McEntee, “VIPER WEAPONS” IN WAR DENOUNCED AT MEETING Closing Session of the Interna- tional Reform Bureau’s Twenty- Seventh Annual Gathering. Outlawing of “viper weapons” in warfare, such as poison gas and bombing planes, and preservation of China's governmental and geograp! ical integrity and the “open doo with equal terms to all nations, are favored in the “straw vote” of the international reform bureau taken in accordance with a request of Wil- liam Bryce Thompson for public opinion of arms limitation and far east problems, as announced yester- day at the final meeting of the twenty-seventh anniversary session of the bureau at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church. Other items receiving a favorable vote in the canvass were action by Congress to prevent the export of American morphia and cocaine to China, and postponement of Ameri- the ncceptance of the pence terms tentative can tariff legislation pending the call of a world financial conference for adjustment of the world’s economic relations, Abandonment of fortifica- tions for the Pacific islands also was asked In the vote, Dr. Wilbur F, Crafts, in closing the anniversary exercises, sald that in “looking back over ffty-four years of active service in forty-eight states and twenty-nine foreign common- wealths there s revealed no time more urgent than now to see the six geo- EX-GOBLIN TERRELL SUES KU KLUXKLAN D. C. Man Asks $1,500 for Money Advanced Body Here. Harry B, Terrell, one of the deposed 1 goblins and former head of the order | today | dj in the District of Columblia, filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $1,600 from the! Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a cor- poration under the laws of Georgla. torneys Jesse B. Adams and Ray- mond Dickey, counsel for the plaintiff,” represents money loaned and advanced for the interest of the soclety in Washington. As the klan is a forelgn corpora- tion, Mr, Terrell took out a writ of attachment and had United States Marshal Splain take possesslon of the office equipment of the kian as security fer the payment of any judgment which may be rendered in the case. He gave a bond for $3,000 to indemnlify the soclety should his clalm not be sustained. In a signed statement Mr, Terrell 500 WILL SING CAROLS Songs About a Tree Planned by The sum sued for, attording to At-| y accepted by the megotintors in London, and the issuc hax been referred to the rugha, Arthur Griffith (vice president, who favored the terms), Eamonn de Valera (president, who would reject terms), Count Plunkett, Second row—P. Maloney, T. McSwiney, D. Muleahy, J. Doherty, J. O’'Mahony, J. Dolan, J. McGuinneas, P. 0'Keefe, M. Staines, J. M Collins, P. 0'Malilie, J. Sixth row—P. Shanahan and $ HERE ON CHRISTMAS EVE Council to Limit Armament. A_Christmas eve peace program, with a large International tree in this olty {s being arranged by the National Councll for the Limitation Armament. The plans are to be carried out through the local branch- es of the organizatipns connected with the councll, 1t is planned to have a chorus of 500 volces sing carols about the tree at 9 o'clock Christmas eve, while com- | munity choruses and others in dhurches and clubs will sing at the same time, Local state branches of the Y. W. A., the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the women's committee fo world disarmament, the Women's Trade Union League and of all the other organizations afliliated with the council, are co-operating with the Christmas plen, The affillated organizations ar American Assoclation of University Women, American Farm Bureau Fed- eration, Amerlcan School Citizenship League, American Union Against Militarfsm, Association te Abolish| War, D, C, Wemen's Council for Limi- tation of Armament, Farmers' Na- tional Ceuncil, Fellowship of Recon- olliation, Fereign Policy Association, Friends' Disarmament Council, Girl Society of America, Interna- tional Lyceum and Chautauqua Asso- 'arm_Or- PEACEINRELAD T0 BE FLT HERE Barnes Declares Lloyd “George Was More For- tunate Than Lincoln. BY GEORGE N. BARNES, British Parlinment Leader. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, Decewmber 10, George hus been more fortunate thun Lincoln. He has been able to main- tain the unity of the Britsh empire without a devastating war, and in achieving peace with Ireland he has had the loyal backing of many states men who have sacrificed old party ties and prejudices. He has. in fact, voiced 1 great com- mon effort for the common good which is to be crowned wi And, as peace begets pe Irish peace may have a upon world psychology the consummation of th which Washington today ward sign and expression Halled With Relief. The successful conclu negotiations with Sinn bailed here with f relief and gratific Fein representatives showed real insight and cou realized, even before dissension of De V bers of the Irish cabi were many men in Ireland who w rather fight and keep the old sores Lioyd great effect and 1 is the out- the rath, Dr. |open than to settle on the with ©O'Mara, X. O’'Higgins, J. Burke and |which they were confronted. Etchingham., Mr. De Valera been known for some time to be of his strongest support; and while there is no doubt t the fizht to be made by him on the treaty will be spectacular and vitriolic, i wholesome opinion land today which with some ENDS USE “1-MAN' CAR IN DISTRICT Capital Traction Discon- tinues Lone Vehicle on City’s Lines. The Capltal Traction Company, it became known today, has discon- tinued the operation of its lone “one- man” car within the District and is now using It only over less than a mile of track in Takoma FPark, Md. An officlal of the Capltal Traction Company sald the company put that car in service merely as an experi- ment and that no additional “one- man" cars are being designed. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric Company, however, has built thirty-one “one-man” cars and is using them extensively on North Capitol and 11th streets and the Le| Droit Park-Wharves line, Patrons Protes Patrons both of the Nerth Cap- itol street line and the line which due course of time ratify the pact. Little to Fear. On our side there is little to fear in the ordeal of parliamentary exam- ination of the pact. The «plit in the. dail may have the effect of strength- ening the opposition of Ulster. bute despite the fact that ratification still a_thing of the future, T believe, that the settlement of this age-old controversy is actually at hand There are two features to the peice document, however. which, mind. are regretta’ vided Ireland and an Ir nav The first Is for the moment inev- ftable, because divisions are fnherent in the very facts of th on. Wa must trust to the e nce of good- will as Time brings on its wings 2 healing of the old sores and the lure of self-interest tends to a fusion. Moreover, Belfast will swing into the orbit of ‘those democratic influsnees which in the political world are everywhere blotting our religious di- visions and political party traditions Price of Self-Determination. d unfortunate featur: separate military and naval forces for Ireland, constituting a multiplication of the fighting forces, is a part of the price the world is paying for so-called “self-determination It will be a heavy price until all of the newly en- franchised nations and peoples realize theilr interdependence and exercise restraint accordingly, So what the world needs today is self-restraint of ita self-determined peoples. On the whole the setlement is no s creditable to the union members of the government than to Lloyvd George himself. ¥or Mr. Chamber- lain and others it means renunciation and courage in facing new facts, The conditions of the Irish pact are tn accord w the manifesto wpon which Lloyd Geerge won the election which placed him in power, for he then pledged himself to explore every ossible avenue to peace on a hasis of ome rule, subject to the two reserva- tions of mon-separation and mnen- coercion of Ulster. He has been true to those conditions. Ulster is free and Sinn Fein has accepted that con- dition as well as inclusion in the em- independence graphical continents as the yards of our brothers’ familles. ciation, National Beard of whom served with Representative Flood In the House. Many House Members Attend. Representative Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee, acting democratic leader, headed the House delegation, which included the representatives from Virginia, Chalrman Portes. - five other mémbers of the Hot mit- tee on foreign affairs, of which Rep- resentative Flood was chafrman dur- ing the war, and other vateran col- leagues ‘from both great political parties, The body was placed in‘a vault In Rock Creek cemetery, but will later be removed and buried ay Appomat- tox, where Representative Flood maintained his permanent residenc Resolutions of esteem and apprec! tion for Mr, Flood were adopted ye: terday by the foreign affairs com- mittee of which he was chairman during the world war period. They follow: Resolutions Are Adepted. “Throughout a career of twe years in the House eof Representa. tives, serving as chairman ef this committee immediately preceding and during the world war, he displayed marked capacity for public service, exemplified_the highest qualities of personal character, and was _ever actuated by patriotic purpose and love for the republic,” the resolutions stated. “Gentle and urbane in personal re- lationships,” it continued, “he was yet always the virile champion of any cause he espoused. He was &n erna- ment to the public life of the natien, and his death is an irreparable loss not only to those who had the privi- lege of close association with him, but to our common country.” HELD IN $2,000,000 THEFT. Man Accused in Mail Robbery, Jailed Month Age, Arraigned. By the Associated Press. JBRSEY CITY, N, J., Becember 18.— The first arrest in connection with the $2,000,000 mail robbery on Jower Broadway, New_ York, several weeks ago, became known today, when Frank Calabrise was ordered ‘rnlrn» ed before Federal Commissioner Queen. Calabrise, charged with the theft of four packages of registe; mafl, had been ucr-tl{ arrested a mon ago and confined in Jail here by pos inspectors. sent to The Star today he In- sists that he still a klansman, and states that “the alleged banish- ment, according to_the supreme at- torney of the order, Paul 8. Etheridge, is void, illegal and of no effect, I hav- ing never had charges preferred against me, a trial, nor the.right of appeal, all of which are provided for in the constitution and laws of the order, which are supreme and binding upon’ the imperial wizard himself, Denfes Dissension, Emphatic _denial of srious dis- sension among Ku Klux Klansmen in this city over the banishment of Mr, Terrell, former grand goblin of the capital domain, was made at the headquarters the organization here today, “Harry B, Terrell is out of the or- Botany. Ganong. W. T. The Living Plant: A Description and Interpretation of Its Functions _and _ Structure. 1913. Thoughtful book by a leading Amer- ican plant physiologist designed to interest persons in knowing how liv- ing things “work.” OIKErgout, W. J. V. Experiments with Plants, 1905.. Introduction to plant physiology, with Ingenious experi- ments requiring only simple, home- made apparatus. Author 2 leading lant physiologist. Much progress, Rowever, has been made in this branch since 1305, Sorauer, Paul. A Popular Treatise on the Physiology of Plants. for Use of Gardeners or Students of Horticul- ture and Agriculture. 1895. Well written, comparatively brief, highly authoritative work, presenting satis- factory treatment of the structure and nutrition of plants. Might be entitled “The Plant at Work. Lubbock, John. ~Flowers, Fruits and Leaves. 1908. Readable and sug- Egestive little book by the well known statesman and botanist. Hardy, M. E. The Geography of Plants. 1920. Short, readable account of the distribution’ of vegetation over the earth. Darwin, Charles. Insectivorous Plants. 1896. Extremely interesting. Dar- win did his work so thoroughly and well that no one else has added any- thing of importance to the subject since. Townsend. C. W. Sand Dunes and Salt Marshes. 1913. Very readable. interesting took about ‘plant and animal life and the physiography of the shore region. Zoology. Stone & Cram. American Animals. A Popular Guide to the Mammals o North America North of Mexico. 902. An illustrated manual, also a good book to look through and read. Tells about mammals what the average reader who has mec them in the woods or “Zoo™ is inter- ested to know. Roosevelt, Theodore. African Game Trail: 1910. Though sometimes criticised for substituting vigorous assertion for calm argument, au- thor's moological writings often prove more reliable than others with a greater appearance of ‘eru- dition. Beebe, C. Jungle Peace. 1919. Com- bination of 3zoology and philo- sophic reflections, making very in. teresting reading, written by a . keen, scientifically trained ob- erver. Chapman, F. M. Camps and Cruises of an Ornithologist. 1908. Can be read with interest and profit in any part of the United States. Au- thor a recognized authority in his subject. rrick, F. H. The Home Life of Wild Bird: ‘A’ _New ' Method _of the Study and Photography of Birds.” 1901. Methods interestingly de- scribed and followed up with en- tertainingly written examples of the additions that any one really interested can make to ornitho- logical science. Fabre, J. H. Social Life in the Insect ‘World. 1912. All of author’s books could be recommended on this list. Most interestingly written. While not free from minor inaccuracies, no book dealing with so complex a subject as a living organism can hore completely to avoid that criticism. Peckham, S. W, and E. G. Wasps, Social and Solitary. 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Peckham spent years in care- ful, patient observation, and have written some standard manuals, as well as this very popular work on common wasps. ) Maeterlinck, M. The Life of the Bee. 1902. The poet and dramatist a careful student and ob- 7 rver, contributing in this work zne‘l of the reliable books In its eld. Darwin, Charles. The Formation of Vegetable Mold Through the Ac- tion of Worms. 1892. Model of the sclentific method of attacking =& biological problem. ‘Blatchley, W. S..Gleanings from Na- ture. 1899. One of the few books that give a popular and accurate account of our common reptiles. Contains observations of many other animals and plants. ganisations, Natienal Board, Y, W. C.|goes to the £'i'Nationai Congreas of Mothers and | 5%t [he Wharves have protested, Parent-Teachers' Asseciations, Na- S HlitienComutnalon tional Federation of Business and|8gainst the use of these cars, but Protessional Women's Clubs, National | the commission up to the present uocation sociation, Nation: P O Wonmon “Vetsrs, National|time has taken the view that the cars are safe and satisfactory. The latest complaint was veiced by Milke Produoers” Fedoration, National e A e s O e e omio | the North Washington Citizens As. sociation at its meeting last week. ciety to Eliminate the Economio Causes of War, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Women's Committee for World | On December 8 a few days after the Disarmament, Wemen's Christian | meeting, a resident of that Jocality, Temperance Unien, Women's Interna- | Mrs. Hugh P. Linchicum, 1829 Nortu tional League for Peace and Free- [Capitol street, was knocked down dom, World Friendship Information H :u;:;e.:lréflr}l EHT North Capi- Bureau, Central Conference of Amer- |t orida avenue. 3 The car had just crossed Florida avenue, south-bound, when it struck fcan Rabbis, Church Peace Union, Mrs. Linthicum. She was removed to Gommission on International Justice Good Wi of tl '‘ederal ‘ounci N 0 Sibley Hospital, suffering from pain- ful injuries. ire, of Churches, Council of Women for pire, der, being expelled in Atlanta, Ga., by | Home Missions, General Federation (Cepyright, 1921.) The utilities commission has not yet acted upon the complaint ef the North both the Imperial Kloncilium and the {of Women's Clubs, Intercollegiate Washingion Citisens Assonation, and (He CLAY EVANS SUCCUMBS Nathan B. Forrest Klan, follewing |Liberal League, International Asso- the presentation of evidence war-|ejation ef Machinists, National Com- also has pending for action a_similar Tt was stated that several large |jions, National Consumers League, |protest from the Brookland Citizens' |AT HOME IN CHATTANOOGA meetings had been recently held fol- | Natignal Cpuncil of Jewish Women Request Is Refused. and at these meetings not enly were |deavor. iyl the ‘easa ot 'the | comalaint: ‘Hisd the various members of the District ) dents of Southwest Washington, the the kians in Baltimore, Hyattsville, J Richmond, Alexandria, Ballston, Clar. BOLSHEVIST PERIL PAST. |commission refused to grant the request plaint was in the form of a petition their steadfast support of the organ- i v ization and stated that the meighbor- | L the economic recorery of e, | o itred by N M. Horbert: 1000 Virginia avenue. Replying to the peti- Kians Are Active, made public last night. The situation | tion, the commission stated in part as Continued growth of the local and |oentains “‘great dangers,” he sald, but ing last night by the District klan, |Statements would make it appear. concerning which the exalted cyclop: European conditions, he k] bolshevism is past’” partly through ports that klan activitles were at a | roved standards of life and part- the local headquarters by The Star | Russia’ -| The “one fleld of continuous degen- reporter whether the new grand gob- aration’ ne declared to be that of gov- it was stated that one had heen se-|® lected, but Bis appointment had n anced budgets and consequent cur- en l"“?“‘fi"“‘i 41 rency inflation.” " Com of the name of the tentative officer was not fers from failure in government EexSAled ce, and unless remedies are ‘ound the great fn social, political, industrial, agri- cultural hnd commerdial life will be e ‘Th ON XMAS WORK BY P. O e baiancedtnfation tions, * Ve IMr Hoover said, 18 In Germany, whose case “depends on the methdd and CANADIAN SENATOR DIES. OTTA%A. Decemder 11.—Senator Thomas W. Forty tempo: employes will re- | ister of labor during Sir " port. for duty fonight at the Wash- | den’s administration, dled suddenly at n E%s extra workers to be put on to|seventy-one years old and a conserv- handle the Christmas rush of mail, |ative. He refl!nod his portfollo in early next week. The bulk of the T ey New ssman From middle of next week nearly all will erfimm Takes His Seat of India, since the extremists have largely taken Ireland for ~their model.” . ‘The correspondent adds that this statement is made as an obvious ob- servation after having talked with many well informed persons, both Indians and British officials. All of them were agreed that the probable reacticn of the Irish settiement on the Indian situation was likely to be good. The settlement probably would speed up the demand for the estab- lishment of the dominion status in India, increase the momentum of the movement for constitutional reform and shorten materially the period of Indian pupilage. he guestion” is,”” says the cor- respondent, “by what process the in- tensification of India’s fitness for self- government can be sufficiently accel- erated, but the statesmanship which found a way through the Irish diffi- cu}:y urely will solve the Indian diffi- cul MANNIX FAVORS TREATY, r. G. J. Soyeda of Japan delivered a short address, in which he stressed the necessity for a change in con- sidering the spiritual side in the east. Admiral Teal Ting Kan of China told of the cordial relations between his country and America, President J, Stanley Durkee of How- ard University also spoke. “The con. ference at Washington,” he said, after all, a family conference. have not known some members of the great humen family, We have ill- treated some, but we are being usi ered into & new era in which racial co-operation is not only an ideal, but a necessity, Today our farthest neighbor is little more than a week away. Tomorrow he will be within a few da; reach.’ Canon Willlam Sheafe Chase of New York presided at the meseting, STAND EQUAL WITH MEN. Irishwemen to Gain When Treaty Is Bigned, Is Assurance. That Irishwomen will stand en equality with men, after the ratifica- tion of the treaty hetweem England and Ireland, was assured American women by Mrs. Stephen O'Mara, wife of the lord mayor of Limerick, speak- ing at the third international con- ference last night at the ters of the National Woman's Party. Mrs. O'Mara said that the new con- stitutien ef Ireland, which will be drawn immediately following the ratification of the treaty, would in- clude equal rights for women. “We are confident of getting from our men all we want for the welfare of womeg and children,” she said, ‘be- cause when the Iri republic was founded women were given equal rights as a matter of cou Deucrlblnr the gode pf laws of Louisiana, in so far as they related to women, Mrs. John Dalla Wilkin- son, state chairman for the Woman's Party there, referred tq them as “Bluebeard statutes.” detalled the campalgn to repeal discrimina~ 2 laws in that state. °Hlll Anita Politser told of the cam- algn {n southera stats for the oman’s Party equ i) Miss Mary Winsor and Miss Helen Todd also spoke. PLEA OF COLORED RACE [FOR HEARING AT PARLEY «Yorld Democracy Congress,” in Session Here, Asks Consideration of Protection to Bacial Minorities. ‘With delegates present from various sections of the fiountry. the Second Colored World Democracy Congress met in prelimin: conference in the John Wesley A. BE. Zion Church, 14th and Corcoran streets, today. Following deliberations’ today and tomorrow by members of the body, which is an outgrowth of the first such congress, held in December, 1918, to present the cause of colored Amer- |10} ica to the peace conference at Paris, formal sessions of the gathering will be held Wednesday, Thursday and with mass meetings each night. In opening the session today Wil- liam Monroe Trotter of Boston, pre- siding, outlined the objects of the meeting, which is to draft a petition to be presented to the conference on limitation of armament by the Na- tional Colored American Congress, asking that the equality among races and protection for racial minorities be included in its deliberations. M. N. Shaw, president of the Nationdl Equal Rights League, under ‘whose auspices the cangress will be held, will preside at the formal meetings. James L. Neill of the Dis- tritt of Columbila will act as secretary and M. W. Spencer, treasurer. Prominent Tennessean, Former U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, Found Dead in His Bed. By the Associated Press. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, December 12—H. Clay Evans, former commi sioner of pensions and consul general to Great Britain, was found dead in bed this morning. His death is be- lieved to have been due to heart trouble. H. Clay pensions here from 1897 to 1902, was second in the balloting for Vice Presi- dent on the republican ticket in 159 He was first assistant postmaster general in 1893 and & member of the Fifty-first Congress. Mr, Evans was elected Governor of Tenrnessee in 1894 on the face of the returns, but & recount by the state legislature resuited in rejection of certain returns and Turney, democrat, was declared elected. He was twice mayor of Chattanooga. He served in the 41st Wisconsin Infantry dur- ing the civil war. He was a delegate- at-large to the republican convention in 1893 and 1916, and a candidate for United States senator in 1919 against John K. Shields. Capt. David F. Archbishop in Australia Plans to Revisit Ireland. By the Assoclated Press. MELBOURNE, Australia, December 11.—Archbishop Mannix, in a speech here today, described the terms offered to Ireland by the British government as “extremely liberal.” After the settle- ment is arranged, he said, he would re- visit Ireland. “With regard to the equipment, the ‘one-man’ cars operated on the wharves line were, before their con- version, identical in construction with the cars previously operated on this line. The changes made for one-man operation included installation of safety devices to prevent accident or injury to passengers in the event of mishap to the operator, in closing the platforms and pmvldlns suitable pneumatically operated doors. No change has been made in the general construction of the body or running gear and the piding qualties I.r“ it anything, somewhat better on acoount of the additional weight of the safety devices. ““The control system so arranged that the faflure of the operator to hold down either the control handie of a foot pedal results immedlately in cutting off the power, sanding of the tracks, full application of the air brakes and release of the doors at both ends of ‘Walter C. Evans, commissioner pf EX-MAYOR OF CORK SHOT. {Wounded by Unknown Mam on Way to Business Today. By the Associated Press. CORK, December 12.—Patrick Meade, former mayor of Cork, was shet and jwounded by an unknown assailant while he was opening his place of business this morning. The man who fired at him was later arrested, but his name had not been made public this afternoon. s A compositor by the name of Wil- liams, employed by the Cork Con- stitution, was fired at and wounded by an unknown man as he was re- turning home from work, eal today. His assailant has not been arrested. WILL SUPPORT EIREANN. Recognition of Republic Members el Heads American Society Fully 98 per cent o° the 5,600 mem- Of Mechanical Engineers bers of the American Association for - paves the Recognition of the Irish Republio 5 located here will support whatever action Is taken by the dail eireann in regard to the proposed treaty between England and Ireland, according to Rossa F. Downing, state president of the organization, in an address before the Padraic H. Pearse Council of the association at Gonzaga Hall last night. Rev. Michael J. Hogan of Morganza, Md., and John F. Finerty supported the position annownced by the ma- Jority leader of the Irish forces here. Mr. Downing anounced that a total of more than $500,000 had been sub- scribed to the second external loan to Ireland before the campaign had been stopped, due to the eigning of the treaty. The sales were made in the state of Illinois and the District of Columbia. James J. Slattery, presi- dent of the Pearse Council, presided. The attitude of Eamonn De Valera in opposing the proposed treaty was sanctioned by George Washington Council of the organization at a meet- ing held at 318 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, last night. —_——— EXCHANGES BUOYANT. New Record for Sterling for Sev- eral Years on ’Change. Birst of 500 Workers Take Em- ployment on City's Bellers, aide to Bec- retary of Wi ‘Weeks, and Mrs. Sellers, daughter of Mr. Evans, left here this afternoon for Chattanooga to attend the funeral. —_— TWO G. U. SCHOLARSHIPS. Endowed by Widow of Eate Chief Justice White. Two scholarships, to be knowa as the “Bdward Douglass White scholar- ships,” have been founded at George- town University, it was announced y by President Johkn B. Creeden scholarships were endowed by White in memory of the late Chief Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, who attended ge- town Collegé in 1860, leaving it to car. en, executive secreta of the pommission, voiced the beli today t one hindrance to success- ful operation of ‘“one-man” cars is the practice of passengers in crowd- ing near the entrance. JEWS SEEK $200,000. Meeting Here to Help Raise Funds for Publication Costs. ‘The 1 committes he!:ln‘ to raise a national fund of $200,000 to carry on the work of the Jewish Publica- tion Soclety of America met last night, and was addressed by Simon Miller, president of the soclety. Mr. Miller declared that it was the distribution of thousands of prayer books and other volumes to the men in the service during the war that ‘was partly responsible for the pres- ent deficit rf the society. The soclety was organized thirty-five years ago. One hundred and twenty books have been published and millions of coples distributed. ‘The local committes formed to raise the Washington quota toward :H £ r of Alexander W‘q h D. Kaufman vice rman; Joseph A. Wilner, secre- tary; Gerson Nordlinger, treasurer: Fred L. Gichner, Simon Lyon, Simo mrnheunor. Morris D. Rosenberg and Louls Simon. The national committee is composed of Cyrus Adler, Abram I Elkus, Felix Fuld, A. Lamport, Julius Levy, Louis Marshall, Simon Miller, Adolph 8 Julius Rosenwald, Horace Stern, Oscar Straus, Mayer Sulzberger, Leo Weil and Louis Brenner. SEVEN DEAD IN WRECK. ranting such ection,” it waa stated.|mitiee on American-Japanese Rela- Association. lowing the action taken in Atlanta,|and United Society ef Christian En- klans present, but many visitors from agaiost the “one-man’: car by the Tesl- B on aal Dover: Del, who plodusd | =unarantio) Troxreeis being mads for their removal. The southwest com- 155 Blans had taken simitar action, | Sooretary Hoover declared tn o ro- |t o s~ Reising s s follows: nearby klans was reported at a meet- | it i8 “not at all as gloomy as some Survey of stated proved to the contrary the re- |8aid, “will show that the danger of When the question was raised at|ly “through the salutary lesson to lin of this locality had been chesen, B e e e b merce T S 2h world, Mr. Hoover said, suf- finand recuperation affected red. The most dangerous of volume of reparation payments’ - Crothers, who was min- Boi city post ‘office, the first of | his home hepe yesterday. He was which is expected to be at high tide|the Borden cabinet because of ill health, temporary workérs will begtn i g0’ on fity Aext Mon- t Is expacted that the have been put on the job of handling Chri and delivering Washington's st- mas mail. Practically all the men going on duty are ex-service men and men $ithout other employment, although some of the helpers are recruited from local high schools, the bays be- available for the Christmas work. sl post counters were trans- ferred today ‘to the main corridor at the main city post office, in order better to handle the rush of mailers, who yesterday sent of pack- ages. GAS FIELDS EXTENDED. Louisiana Interests Announce Add- ing of S8 Square Miles. MONROE, la., December 12—Ex- tension of the proven area of the Monroe gas field by approximately is snnounc- th ht square miles aa"g ::a Louisiana department of coneervation. This fleld was racently pronounced by the United States bu- reau of mines to be h.rnl't’kmmwn enter the Confederate army. the Georgetown Preparatory Bchool at Garrett Park, Md., in which she is comprising 260 volumes, in of her husban = o) :z free tuition and Fm payment of during the oollege course. dent Hard! has accepted honora o irmanshis of the Canuso Amecican annusl music .'u“t ‘1: de-ent-h;a ‘B,!:l:elll in’ - o greal 3 Was Cannounoed by Pai ffi"gu‘fi'. Baianl ol e Srminge e committes inda & dent, In addition, Mrs. White presented to interested, a set of Latin g cs. emory The college acholarships NEW YORK, December 13.—Presi- can Memorial Foundation, which is plan- ning ual schol in g X to Mr. Sorxett| WANTED IN LIQUOR THEFT R Abbott, C. C. Upland and Meadow. NEW YORK, Dugmbe’r 12.—F Dispateh 1836, Charming book bY an sumor | cign exshanged oontimued thelf bugy. TMOND, Va.. Deoember 13— Landslide Derafls Train at Mel-|5n petuatien ..{:;xg organiume 1y they 43 | day's trading. Demand sterfing was TR T bourns, Wash.—Details Lacking. of arf oemAe . over last o i R. Cady, Willlam P. ABERDEEN, Wash., December 12— | my contributions t.: ,,.,,“2‘?., will : lh{l.A.G. Sea-share 1906. In- nded for readers unfamiliar with technical terms used by special- ists. Every, dweller at the sea- shore will- find It of interest, though most of the {illustrations .are of species along the northern nited States Atantic const week's high several years. The 25 points and 'w _record for Paris rate rose gains of 6 and 10 necessarily be of a very mnominal character on account of complete sorption in public business here, but it Is a pleasure to give this much testimony of my appmval of what you are doing.” ho} incressed o bumber of pro-| REFRESENTATIVE J. M. HOOKER|Seven are known to be dead in a luc! wells in o dis m wreck at Melbourne, near here, Stuart, Va., recently elected to il {train af o i e to sevanty-ona. The Bix mow | O e eweant. by the death of the [caused hy a landalide. Details are Swiss francs were 22 points above rogi 0 cublc feet to|late Represemtative James of Vir- wmfln‘ to communication be- absve normal valug at 13.5% x > 3 T e 30,000, ! day each, - sinla. . V] Edward Fanning for deliv- Va., officers. v