Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1921, Page 3

SEENIN PARLEYS Lord Lee Hopes Trust May Be Imbued in Address to Southern Society. A hope that trust and confidence and | mutual understanding may be imbued into the powers of the world by the present conference and yearly good relations between the countries Krowl more strong, as they have grown be- tween the north the south since the civil war, was expressed by Lord Lee of Fareham, first lord of the Brit- ish admiralty, and one of the delc-‘ at animosities and betyween na-., they have be- | and the same spirit that unites the once sep- arated United States may prevail throughout all the zed peoples of the earth,” said Lord Lee. President Welcomen Envoy. In presenting Lord Lee, William H. Saunders, president of q‘;\ society, Spoke of former distinguished Brit- ishers that the society had entertain- ed, and then welcomed the high en-I voy, giving a short sketch of his re-} markable career. R “The south has held closer to itsj original ties of blood and relation-{ ship to the mother country than h: I any other part of the United States he said. “and it is natural that we should not wish to surrender or for- Zet our claims to kinship or lose or} d our historical ties and tradi- | tion: . & Presentations were made by Col. Robert E. Lee. In the receiving line. in addition to Lord and Lady Lee. were Mrs. Robert K. Lee and Pres’- dent Saunders. Almost 2,000 members | of the society and their guests passed the line. Violin solos were given by Miss Sanford and_Mason Norris, and Mme. Varges of California sang sev- eral selections. Officers as Hosts. Among the officers who acted hosts were: Daniel B. Henderson gates of the British empire lup';(k:’e‘ v, last night at a rece arms parley, 1 e tendered to him and Lagy L Southern Society of Washingto the large ballroom at the New lard Hotel. “Let us hope that hatreds_and suspicion tions will disappear as tween the north and south, n _in Wwil- ast president; William de C. Ravenal Secretary: Miss Mary Della Smith, as - sistant secretary: John F. Littl:, fi-} nancial C. W. Warden. treasurer: Mrs. Milton W. historian, and Rev. J. Henning chapiain. The committee ence J. Owens, Ma J. Cloyd Byars. E. Col. Robert E. Lee. At the short business ses ] preceded the reception the following [ Were admitted to membership: Mrs. | Frank R. Bear. Virginia; Maj J. C. H.. B. Bloodworth, Georgia; T. Kelly | Rack, Kentucky: Mrs. Margaret Earl Burnes, Marylan@: Mrs. Claribel S Card, Virs Miss J. Ruth Griffith, North Carolina: Miss Mary John Grif fith. North Carolina: Mrs Arthur Houghton. Maryland; Mrs. James SPECIAL NOTICES: NE SED nber 19, included Dr. Clar- E. W. R. Ewing. B. Merritt and i ion which i 1921, reets, when young | st. hetween ¢ it rth | Stepped in coal shute. please call N: | ce of th on | and Pennsylvania | WILL SHARE PART OF FREIGHT ng to Boston first week January. Address Box 1-H._Star office. Fe . OFFICE OF THE FIREMEN'S INSURA. \CE Company of Washington and Georgetown. Tth =t and Lonisiana ave. n. “The stockholders o the Firemen's Insurance Company of Wash- fngton and Georgetown will meet at the office on Mond: Jani 1922, for the purpose of electing (ll\?ll’é{" dir‘vln"ur- r ‘lhcn;:,xmln‘ ar. Polis open from 11 a. 2 noon. = = iy T W. WARD, S tal THE AL ELECTION OF OFFICERS and directors of the American Building Asso- on will be held at their office, 300 B st. . January 3, 1922, between the hours of o'clock and 7 o'clock p.m. HARLES H. | KINDLE, I H oF venth Street Savings Bank. ! 1921, a dividend of $i a record De- held Décember share, payable to stockholders o 2 d e SE! RAL THOU ane linen from the surplus ck of . Army. we are now offering Thits material at regular wholesale prices. CU- 115 1t st 7 I SHALL n Fesponsil any one but myself. OTICE —IT WILL REWARD AND isit our nxed car salesroom. Our o< und ferms are most attractive. & Supply 14th st ial Auto r or until their s other business ux may pro The poils will n open Secretary. THE AN holders of The Distri pany will be held at the office of said company on Monday, January 9. 1922, at 1 o'clock p.m., for the election of trusteex to serve for encuing vear, or until their successors are other business as m: neeting. The p and remain open le Insurance Com- erly be opened at 1 o'c for one hour until 2 o' ALFRED H._LAWSO) 2 Trousands of fine cedar and pine, located in Fairfax county. Va. Make your own selection: on the ground arry them away at 1fc. "hoice treex in all sizes delivered at 30c each in 4108 or Adams 2708. 2 T AL MEETING OF THE STOCK- Tolders of the Lincoln Bank for the clection of di . and su s may properly come before the meeting, wil o held at the banking house Tuesday, Japuary 10, 1922, between 12 m. and : for the transfer of xtor to January 11 TL i i OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVE ‘kholders of the Washington ‘ompany, a_corporation under the laws of West . D. C.. on_the llowing reso- hat the Washington Steel and Ordnance Company, a corporation created and organized under the laws of the state of West Virginia, does hereby discontinue- busi- ness as a_corporation and surrenders tfo said state its charter and corporate franchises. The board of directors, who are as follows, Cor- coran Thom, president; Lewis J. Firth, chair- J. W. Kinnear, vice president; €. B. Clarke, Roy C. McKenna, William Daiton and H. F. Clark, will proceed to convert the prop- erty, choses in action and all assets of this corporation into cash, et a: eys to pay off and discharge all its debts, 1 bilities and- obligations, and pay the same. after fully discharging such debts. liabil and obligations or setting aside sufficient cash 1o pay the same, they shall proceed to pay off the preferred stock in accordance with the | terms of said stock. and when said preferred | stock has been fully paid or the payment of same provided for in cash, they shall divide the remainder among the holders of the com- mon stock pro rata with their several holdings, but no payment shall be made to any stock- holder until after the publication of notice Bereinafter provided. : ~RESOLVED, second, That the president of this_corporation cause notice of the adoption of the foregoing resolution to be published in some mewspaper of general circulation, pub- lished near the principal office or place of business of this corporation and also in some newspaper of géneral circulation in the city of Charleston, West Virginia, once a week for four successive weeks; and that he certify these resolutions to the Secretary of State of ‘West Virginia, and deliver to him a certificate showing the publication of said notice, as pro- vided by law. RESOLVED, third, That, in the settlement and winding up of this corporation, the board of directors may appoint such committees from their own members, employ such agents and employes, pay such’ compensations and do all other things that they may consider advisable and_ proper. That all actions of the board shall be governed by the present by-laws of the company, and the officers and directors shall receive the same compensation now paid to_them until the board of directors shall de- cide otherwise. Given under my hand this 5th day of December, 19Z1. = CORCORAN THOM, it ,2]4’:““ of Said Corporatien, | WITH ONE-THIRD OF YOUR LIFE BEN, the bed should® he righ equipped to ATTRESS! SPR] | servi |Fixes Roofs NOW HERE REPRESENT OVER BILLION PEOPLE Well over a billion human beings are being represented at the confer- ence on the limitation of armament and far eastern questions By the thirty-odd plenipotentiary delegates who ‘are now conferring around the green table. A billion persons and enough left over to form several large nations are now being spoken for by this handful of officials and are likely to be affected directly or indirectly by the settlement of each small question that may come up at the parley. The British empire and Chinese e delegates alone represent nearly nine hundred million .souls, far and away the predominance of the population China_has 442,- being spoken for. 000,000 inhabitant pire includes ] Canada’s $,370,000. Scotland's 4,760, 000, Irelan 4,390,000, 5,000,000, South ~ Africa’s New Zealand's 1,226,000, New South Wales' 1,646,000, with England and Walcs® together counted about 46.- 000.000. The United States ranks third in numbers with her 105,683,000. Japan follows next with 78,263,000, then France with 41,000.000 and Italy with her 40,000,000. 'Belgium has 7.500,000, Holland 6.600,000 and Portugal 6,- 000.000. But to this list must be added also, the Philippine Islands, with_their population of 9.000.000 and numbers of smaller dependencies of all the leading powers whose people would be affected in some degree by the outcome of the conference. —_— NEW DREADNAUGHT TOSA LAUNCHED BY JAPANESE Warship Slated to Be Scrapped Under Arms Limitation Takes to Water. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, December naught Tosa w launched t the Mitsubishi shipyards at Nagasa Like her sister ship, the Kaga, launched a month ago. the Tosa is lated to be scrapped under the naval limitation plan agreed to at the Washington conference. crowd attended the Tosa's launching, st in Japan prior to the “naval Vice Admirab Prince Hiroy- Fushimi officiated, acting as 19.—-The dread- ¢ at asu proxy for the regent. The Tosa and Kaga were estimated to cost upward of 73,000,000 v to complete. In their pres they represent one-third of t Each is 700 feet long, has na An immense | n each | jthe powers as to radfo stations in {China the United States puts itself in {from sending or receiving commer- icial, personal or press messages. I present- there is only one Americ jowned by the government. | making it valueless for publ | China." our authorities on commu | fair to compete in_China for private i teleg { other conditions H placement of 40,6 be equipped with special anti-torpedo protection #nd armed with a majn battery of sixteen-inch guns. : Johnson, Alabama: Mrs. Isabelle M. Minor, District of Columbia: James Kerr Mebang, North Carolina: Robert Morgan, Oklahoma: E. Quin Smith. District of Columbia; Joseph Philip A. H. T r- Doris : Mrs. Stephen I ;_illiam H. Walker Wiliiam H. Walker, Miss Emma W, and Miss Grace D. Stout, Virginia Fabor. Louisian: n. Louisiana Texas. w. West. SPECIAL NOTICES. and PIL modern plant BEDE! romptly and properly. lete and at 2 E nw. ADAMS PRINTING above the average. 1< 1o please. HIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED. THE SERVICE SHOP BYRON S. ADAMS, P& NTERS, 1ith St. | The Shade Shop W. STOKES SAMMONS, 830 13th St. ., M. . Let Us Suggest a New Kind of Window Shades We Do Small Printing' Jobs Exceedingly Well The National Capital Press 12101212 D st. u w. PROTECT YOUR HOME Let ux repair that leaky roof R K. FERGUSON, Inc. 1114 9th St. Phone North 281 < Roofiug Experts. CHAIR_ CANING, $1.50 UP: SPLINT CAN- Ing, upholstering Parlor suites. fireside chairs, dining_room chalrs. Call, phone or drop pus- tal; will bring sampies. CLAY A. A Fraoklin Tin Roofs—Slag Roofs HREPAIRED AND PAINTED. Call Main 760. Was Lo*n Grafton&Son,Inca T %, et “Hesting_and_Roofine_Kxperre 3% Yeary - THE OR! AL BI ‘We Modernize Heating tems of all k —hot water. . V., steam. at moderate prices. our plant a look-over and tell e it 100% satisfacto 25 We alw do PLUMBING reasonably. The Biggs Engineering Co., e A iet . nicen e 51T MIRRORS RMSTRO: lis a specialty for which ! Successfully pecker's reputation grows | fonstantly wider. Results Rejuvenated 110 rices teit the story. Becker Paint and Glass Co., CHAS. E. HODGKIN, Mgr. 1239 Winconsin ave. Phone West 67. Carload of | —recently placed BEAVERJ :’I:]e s;;)lfi.ceAlv‘/(iil.l el o, n- Eg% [ terest you a lot. M. Geo. M. Barker Co., Inc. 0651 N. Y. ave.: 1517 jth. Tel M. 1348, New Eyeglasses Will Please especially if they're Claflin made and fitted. See us_in onr New City Club bidg. store. Claflin Optical Co.,$314G St. | ite Ej Church, Formerly Ce: hx"lnd for 3% Years. A New Roof With a Brush ‘When you use Liquid Asbestos Roofing Cement. T will apply same and gnarantee roof five rs from all leal Aiso_sold in bulk. inning. Gutters and Spouts. Prompt servi Mindienn Clark, 1314 Pa: ave. ne: 4238 We Wi Furnish Stock, 20-1b. bond, .od print' 500 each, Letterheads, Enveiopes and Billheads, 1,500 in all, for $9.50, The Duplicating Office _14th and Pa. ave. S.w. Phone Main 6271, SHEDD Snow and_aleet show up the faults. Phone for quick service. 708 10th n.w. Main 814. GEAND AND UPRIGHT FIANOS FOR EENT: taken in as part payment on Victrolas. TGO WORCH., 1110 G n.w. Kranich & Back and Emerson piane. WAXED, $2; CLEANED OR FLOORS RAei oy electric machin B. E. NASH, 463 8 s! orth 8600, WANTED—TC CARRY A VANLOAD OF FUR niture from Washington to_ Philadelphia and New York. SMITH'S TRANSFER STOR- Turn Over a New Leaf —after the holidays, get in touch with Casey and let him install an “Arcola Heating Sys- tem,” o as to have the house comfortably warm for the rest of the winter. Installed on small monthly payments. “‘Have it done right—Get Casey. 3207 14th ST. N.W. Phones Col. 155 and 1881 Plumbing, Steamfitting and Tinaing. PRACTICAL ROOFERS —Roof_troubles of any kind promptly and capably looked after by practical roofers. Let us place your order now. Don't wait “for winter storms to bring ruin. Call us up! IRONCLAD Roofing. 1416 F st. n.w. ‘Company. Phone Main 14 0 ton§ and was to | Thaden. | 1 “MIRRORS | teut of i i ! fand i ! i the-only government owning a larze THE EVENING “STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. - BARRED TO COMMERCIAL Agreement Between Powers Puts America in That Position Alone Because of :Restriction on Stations. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. By signing the agreement between the magnanimous position of being vireless statton which is prohibited At and it i 1t is the highest powered and said by experts to be the most modern of all the sta- jons. ‘It comes under the restriction radio station in China, The restriction applies to “radio sta- tions maintained in the grounds ot any of the foreign legations in The American station is Jn the Peking legation grounds. Britis.. French, Japanese and Russiun tions are either in their colonies o concessions Or. on private property. They are not affected, according L ations. Never Available for Prexs. The tacilities of the big American navy radio station in Peking have never been available for commercia. or press messages, our government taking the position that”it was un- ith the Chinese government phs. It was understood that in ase thess were .nter-upted the American radio would maintain com- ik aion with the outsice WO and this conligency is provided for in the present agreement. Under ali the American radio station restricted to_government messages. As othe radio stations compete with the Chinese government telegraph: the same as the foreign post offices compete with the Chinese government posts, many believe that the.same rest-ictions should be placed upon them as are placed upon the Ame jo. The only other radio inside the legation quarter of Peking is u small one operated by the Jap- anese government. 'l‘nhu‘l-llon of Station. The latest' tabulation of the pres- ent and proposed wireless stations in Chi ificd according to their sine: RUSSIAN, Range Powe Mix) (KW X 2 Province i n. Manghuria...... B JAPAN] Manchuria i Urga. Mongoliu.. Rauigan, Chibli Peking, Chhl 5 Shangtun Hupeh.... Kinggsn. . i | «legation) Kiang Kiang<u! auchuri Hongkong _(colony) Kewloon (Jeased Kuskgar, TKmsLgar, 4 rumch rritory). & erected. rected for the Chinese government T Chinese-owned station at Tsingiao is controlled by the Japa- nese_and the one recently completed | 1t Urga was so badly damaged by | Ingern’s Mongols that it is reported | though the city Russian_tro the Chinese have tion at Harbin The Japanese held by soviet the xame time seized the Ru: e operating it. Btk STRAYER'S BUSINESS - COLLEGE 719-21 13th St. (Bet. G & H) New _Location. Enlarged hool Building. Augmented X nl?l?!l(. Superior Coursexs. Positions Procured For All Graduates. New clanses starting January 1922, Make Reservations Now. Phone Main 3430, P. J. Harman, Pri RRERERERG OPEN E' XMAS CARD And Gift Books Come in and inspect our complete stock. Pearlman’s Book Shop 933 G St. Only A - T P —— I Hsuangchiao station is six miles out- side of Peking. In numerous maintained by for: Until drawn up there w: on the part of any government to put up wireless stations to suit its pleas- j ure. was negotiated by the Chinese gov ernment in January of this year the Mitsui and Marconi compénies, back ed by the Japanese and British gov- ernments, n eral alleged prior contracts. Jerthe Marconi company,holds a wire- oss method cially adapted different j language are ‘ach one a nu led i3 difficult to mainta nati mun | both these reas { phone needs. conc yond the documentary stage. | THREE PERSONS INJURED. Auto, Delivery Wagon and Taxi Ph old, down driven by Arthur H. Johnson, Brent-! wood, Md., his Washington dow: tand 9th rracks i by a motor ~ strate the silent run- by Harry Mo ning, wide swinging sey avenue, near Louisiana avenue wringer: large everlasting street last night. He wa copper tub; rocking motion tak treated for a broken leg. W ay abo rece and Peal We carry one of the moxt complete | te b while working on a ral- o/ y s ch at 14th and B streets t 4:15 o’clock this moi 3 i [ N P>! injuries to his head. Sumucl | rson. driver of the ek 5 s ! | hio te Bioergency Eoupicar ok Electrical 'APPh‘“C” _ = _'§ Make Admirable G fts | Rent a Ford or Dodge | North 122 up. veasnt } Ford Car Rentul Co. S Ot | E. Cor. 14th and W H.W. Toasters, i §6.75 up. i HOUSES | shed and Unfurnished Chafing Dishes, ! FOR RENT $10 up | From 8120 Per Meuth Up B““ds";;ss“" i JOHN W. 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Naturally. the in- spiration upon which I base my statements comes mainly from my friends among the British, but 1 have other friends of other na- tionalitics”and they often, kno ingly or unknowinzly, give me in- formation that is useful.” COL. MILLER TRANSFERRED. Lieut. Col. John J. Miller, 34th In- fantry. at Fort Hamilton, has | been transferred to the Goth Infantry | and ordered to San Juan, I» R. for duty with that regiment addition to these 'there are small receiving stations n governments. agreement was s little hesitancy the present When the federal wireless loan i lf | protested and the Ameri- nment supported the fed- The two companies gov company. which is espe- The 6,000 telephone concession, of communication to China. ideographs in the Chine: telegraphed by giving | er. In sparsely s portions of the republic it | nes, as the es find the telegraph poles more for firewood than for com- | nications from distant citi For e the wireless tele- fits in with China's peculiar _However, like many other cessions, it has not gone far be-! (Copyright, 1921.) —_——— Figure in Accidents. hilip B. Berg, thirty-eight years 201 Indiana avenue, was knocked | last night by a motor truck| d monthly pay- ments. t 4th and right leg fractured. ualty Hospital. ntine ~ Martone, b D streets Hg was taken ALL and let us demon- en to Emergency Hospital and the of principle, and other features superiority. many Coffield rdie Parks, colored. tw -eight njured HILDREN’S |5 HOWARD P Books for Christmas F . ~ELECTRYC ks of Children’s Books in the | F 806 Twelfth Street N.W. Prones Main 1130 or 1121 933 G St. Only Cinderella Candy - “It’s Delicious™ . 75 different varieties, all made in our own kitchen of the finest ingredients. Full assortment, $1.00 1b. Fresh? within the hour. 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