Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1921, Page 1

n earing cloudine: cold tonight. lowest ’ akout J0 degrees; tomor! and warmer. ‘perature for 24 ” WEATHER. n and not so temperaturs TOW, Snow or hours ended ! {{ at 2" pm. today: Highest, 49, at 2 {| pam. sesterday: lowest, 12, at 7 a.m. [ {! today Fuil report on Page 16. | Closing New York Stocks, Page 29. he Zoening Star. No. 28,361 post office, W Entered as second-class matter ashington, D. - FRENCH AWAITING PARIS ADVICES ON Naval Given Over to Proposals Covering Submarine. ENGLISH MAY PRESENT ABOLITION CASE TODAY | France Is Expected to Ask for 90.000 Tons of Under- sea Craft. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. committee on limitation of arm- e Washington conference t in the pan-Awlerican ) today had two important iwatters pending. the British proposal for the abolition of submarines and the Krench proposal for sxiliary tonnage. including subw nes. Owing to the fact that the Freach dclegates were still awaiting instruc- tions from France regarding the ton- nage of jary vessels, and were not prepared to make their proposals Jday, the meeting this morning was ven over to general discussion, the position being stated in ral way by Admiral de Bon, and ie Italian position by Senator Schan- . head of the Italian delegation. z also made a statement. Meets Again Today. Tie committee adjourned at 1 o’cloci to meet again at 3 p.m. DpOS| tion was that at the meeting this after- ent their noon the Britisi would p: 3 abolition of submarines. of the submari r auxiliary vessels is exy .velop along interchange of ideas. The impression was that either the confer- cuce committee would recommend an in- crease in the submarine tonnage for France with proportionate increases for eat Britain, the United States and Japan, or that the whole matter of sub- course would be adopted, wever, on d 1t that 1o agreement on a ratio could be obtzined. French Proposals Guarded. Is of the'French in regard to submarine tonnage have been closely _aarded. It is said, however, that France “us expected to ask for 90,000 tons of <abmarines, or the same tonnage fixed - the United States and Great Britain der the original American plan for the lmitation of armament. 4 Such a tonnage, it was predigted, ‘it be oprosed by the other powers <-cmibled. 1f France is to have 40000 tons fixed for her submarine ige, 1t was pointed out. Great ain will und@ubtedly demand derable increwse i ‘her~ subma- Japan's submarine tonnage y the original plan is 54,000 and, of course, Japan would ask ¢ an increase, it was said, if the oriier powers did the same. Ttaly Now Content. spokesman for the Italian dele- ion today made it clear that ltaly 1d be content with the submarine anage which she now has, in the! neighborhood of 22,000 tons. Tta .ppused to building up a big na But, on the other hand, ltaly will demand as large a tonnage as France. on the theory that Italy must have 1 navy equal to, that of any other Mlediterranean power. Prior to the meeting today, Senator Schanzer conferred Twith Secretary Yiughes at the State Department, and it is surmised that this matter of naval ratio may have been discussed 1t the meeting. The members of the nerican delegation also held a meet. inz at the State Department before committee meeting opened. The Italians, while favoring a small vavy, are strongly opposed to the posi- tion of the British that the submarine should be abolished, it was said. They take the position that the submarine is @ lezitimate weapon of naval fare ind that under rules lzid down, it can De operated just as humanely as other veapons of war. Whether the submarine is an “at- scious” weapon of warfare, as has een charged., will depend entirels tpon what use it made of it by the smander of the sibmarine, it was nted out. po. The Italians will faver the adoption | of stringent rules regarding the use of submarines. In this they will the pport of the American delegation, it known. The Italians also are in favor of the adoption of strict rules relating o the use of aircraft, pointing out that thesaircraft can operate just illegally_as the submarine, and in just as it committee of the conference is today «t work drawing up rules relating to he use of aireraft ng attempting 1w make a distinction between the military and commercial aircraft. With regard to the rules to be ap- piied to the use of submarines, it was pointed out that strict rules should _he adopted providing that merchant vessels should go unarmed, and that raval auxiliary special markings o as to distirguish them from mere merchant vessels. Holiday Plans Hopelens. In this way it would be possible for the submarine to come to the sur- face and call upon a merchant ves- sel to halt and submit to search, just as surface navy vessels do, with- t fear of being sunk by a shell from a mérchant vessel. Plans for a Christmas holiday ap- pear to have gone a-glimmering. The conierence probably will work right ahead up to Christmas eve, it was raid. There may be a recess on Mon- day. There is a great desire on the part of all the conferees to have the work of the canference proceed as rapidly as possible. After the meeting this morning the following statement was issued: A joint meeflng of the committee . limitation of armament and of the beommittec on limitation of naval armamer held this morning, December 22,1921, in the Pan-Ameri- n building. The chairman explain- ©d to the committee what had taken ce in the subcommittee on naval iimitation, and a general discussion llowed. The meeting adjourned un- 1il 3 oclock this afternoon.” FEMININE CRIME WAVE. NEW YORK, December 2: Iyn_authorities have expressed fear that the borough is.in the grip of 4 feminnie crime wave A glance at police records showed that five women now are charged with murder, dred Hanan last September by Mrs. Girace Laws, who then commdtted suicide. Women also have figured in number of hold-ups, inciuding one known as the “girl motor bandit.” last yvear judges called attention to the spread of juvenile crime in the borough of homes and churches. NAGE FRURES increased | Sicretary. Hughes for the Americans | might be left to the nations| as a last resort and in the | craft should bear some | -Brook- | WASHINGTON, CONFERENCE ON BREWING | Délegates the Associated Press i While the naval negotintions were | continuing in the full naval commit- tee of the arms conference today. the new four-power treaty to pri ipeace in the Paci : subject of increasing interest in con- | ference circles, because of the situa- tion that has developed since it be came known that there ience of interpretation of the v's | terms between President Harding and | members of the | The eycs of the representatives of the ! powers were turned toward the ate, which must i before it becon; of whose member | they would end of avproval. Republican 1 that the movement a shows no promis succe hing closely the ef- | forts of the anti-ratification forces to perfect a closely knit organizatios Borah and Reed Leaders. Senators Berah, republican, !and Reed. democrat. Missouri, were members of the igroup in the {have taken the lead in opposing the {new pact in Senate debate, but some other senators have indicated that or to def “ | they are preparing reservations and amendments for presentation when | ratification is formally proposed by the President. Oppo: the Senate to the four- c treaty had begun today more definite form. It wa ipower F assume ‘ the present, as in the last controversy, HOPE PERVEATES PARLEYCIRLES [Confidence Felt of Happy | Outcome of Pending Nego- | tiations. * i BY N. 0. MESSENGER. | Hope, amounting to confidence in | a happy outcome of pending negotia- | tions,. was the dominant |arms conference circles today as the | various agencies entered upon anoth- ler stage of functioning. | the conference atmosphere which had |lowered for several days appeared to | be dissipating. and while not unmind- | ful of the importance and perplexit {of the problems remaining for solu- ! tion. there was disposition to attatk them in an optimistic spirit. It is expected that before the week is over the five-power agreement on naval ratio will have been perfected i i i jand drafted into shape for approval 1 i of the full conference in plenary ses | sion. > The Shantung issue was classed as yielding to negotiation between China At any rate, it was point- this question is beside the main conference, and if more time | | Ehould be required for disposal of it | satisfactorily, the conference could and Japan. ed out, record action upon its own proper zenda. _“f;:\ead of being discouraged by the | dificuities and embarrassments en- | countered in the work thus far, the | delegates to the conference are de- | seribed as being pleasantly surprised | in the success attained in their over- coming, considering their serious- ness. | Take Only Cheerful View. | TLooking forward to the time when | the work of the conference is expected i to be written into treaties and placed before the Senate, officials take only a cheerful view of the future. The extreme pessimistic view of the ! interpretation put upon the four-power | Pacific treaty, while it questions the | smooth progress of the treaty through the Senate to ratification, does not re- | flect the majority sentiment in oflicial !and diplomatic circles. | 1t is held as the dominant opinion |in these quarters that the analysis of the effect of that treaty presented in the conversations among the delegates, and later assented to by President Flarding, shows that the general inter- pretation does not conflict with the { American policy cherished by the Sen- ate. 1t is expected that there wlill be dif- ferences of opinion among individual ! senators, but the aggregate of the di Centers from the prevailing view is counted ipon as too small. as to { threaten defeat of confirmation. There 1\4ill be debate, to be sure, but that {the Senate's privilege and constitu- | tional duty, it is said, and debate is ! expected to clarify the outlook for | ratification. i Will Delay Presentation. Presentation of the treaty to the ! Senate will probably be deferred until |the broad and genefal objectives of I the conference have been drafted into |specific agreements, presenting a | completed undertaking. The rejection lof any essential part of the great | structure, threatening impairment of !the beneficient whols, would have to !be urged for very impelling and ob- !vious reasons, it is contended. i The submarine questions are expect- ied to lead to spirited discussion and |very earnest consideration, but on the leve of their being taken up there is ino -sign of abatement of confidence that they will yield to the same spirit |of reason and compromise which has | Gictated the agreements upon que | tions which are inherently more com- plicated. I ! PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF. ;Steamer Cambridge Still Aground o in the Chesapeake. , i In addition, the rec-|The passengers on the steamer Cam- ords’recalled the slaying of Miss Mil- bridge, which stranded in Eastern bay in last night's heavy gale, while on her_way from Baltimore to Ciai borne, Md., were taken off this morn- ling and landed at Claiborne. The steamer was reported still aground, bul in an easy position, the sea hav- ing subsided comsiderably. 2 of Foreign Senate fer Ralification—Opposi- i tion Developing. Committee Meeting - rve ! c was becoming a | American delegation. | Tdaho, who | irreconcilable ! Versailles treaty fight,| pparent that the fight in many r spect: would be s to that' against the treaty rsailles. In BALTIMORE, Md., December 22— EYES TURNED | PACT FIGHT Powers Look toi | efforts are to be made first to secure, adoption of reservations, :‘.l".(!l'\\'sl’dI |a group of “irreconcilables” will op- pose the treaty even if reservations | they will support are adopted. | | Proposed Rexervations Drawi i Somé of the proposed reservatiéns | already have been drawn in tenta-| {tive form. Senator Borah has a draft| | declaring that *no action of the high | ‘contracting parties, when acting undcr1 rticle two, shall commit any nation, | either legally or morally, to the use | | of force in meeting any exigency.” | Another reservation to be offered ! from the opposition side would de- | clare the treaty inapplicable to-the Fome lund of touching the subject on wh ident Harding Wl the Americ have dif- Tepublic rered Ne n, r in the fight, and other: gome ific coast senato: ted that they leaned t construction expressed by the ent. ch would make the ement inapplicable to the prin- apancse islands. President to Submit Rexervation. The President is expected to submit with the treaty the reservation at- tached to the document when it wa signed, declaring questions of internal domestic concerns, such as immigra- tion, shall not be held to come \vnhmx the treaty’s purview. Senators Lodge and members of the American delegation | at present are disposed to oppose other reservations. They hold view that the proposed Borah reser: tion is unnece: contending that | the treatly contains no obligation, moral or legal, for the use of force. | NEED 0 INTERPRET - SUOPEOFTREATY Underwood, | iConference Delegates Face ! i Task of Settling Area of i “Pacific Region.” i | The four-power pact relating to the | Pacific islands has coined a new : phrase: Pacific region”—which may ! feeling in |¢all for a definite interpretation by the the bres i powers signatory to the treaty. Such ! }an interpretation could well be cared | Clouds in | for in an exchange of notes among |Confederate army jthe powers,. the United States, Sreat | siritain, France and Japan, it wag sald | Ltoday. ! The confusion which arose as to! whether Japan's homeland—made up | of Pacific islands—was included in the i scope of the treaty is only a case in | | point which shows the need of some ! definite geographical definition of the territory affected by the treaty. Had ithe trealy spoléen of the “Pacific {ocean,” from a geopraphical point of i view, the definition would have been ‘more easily made. But the “Pacific i region” spoken of in the treaty is in- i definite, it was pointed out today. H Must Remove Doubt. { The indefiniteness of the region| | covered by the four-power treaty has| lalready led to attacks upon the pact; i by members of the United States Sen- | iate. While the framers of the treaty | |insist that a correct interpretation of | | the language used leaves no dqubt as | {to the fact that the homeland of | | Japan is included in the scope of the | |treaty, since the words “insular | dominions” are used and must apply ito the Japanese islands proper; the {very fact_that President Harding | placed a different interpretation upon | |the treaty than that intended by the |delegates to the conference empha- | sizes the need of an exchange among i the powers which will leave no doubt | in the minds of any one as to the! meaning of the treaty. - The four-power treaty, as other treaties, will be interpreted in the fu- | ture upon the language which it| actually contains, not upon what the delegates who framed the document are believed to have intended. In a! number of years it may be impossible even to obtain the views of the dele- gates who framed the treaty. The Indian ocean, the Arctic ocean and other waters wash island posses- sions of the various powers signatory to the trbaty in what might be con- | sidered the “Pacific region.” It is not | inconceivable that in the future some | question may arise which will demand | a prompt interpretation of the mean- i ing of the treaty. It would be easier, it is thought, to have such an inter- | pretation made now. i Action During Conference. i | The conference, it is true, may have | %!\ad some definite purpose in select- {ing the less definite phrase, “Pacific I region,” but if so it has not yet been | made plain. To men who will have to | ) | pass upon the pact when it comes up | for ratification, it seems today that ,it would be far better®to have this| { matter ironed out now while the con- | i ference is still meeting. | In any definition that may be? ade by the powers acting together | iit would be clearly indicated that the ; homeland of Japan was included in i ithe treaty, unless, indeed, the con- ference, on second thought, should de- cide that the mainland of Japan, Iike the mainland of the United States,! should not be included. There seems | no doubt that unless this matter is | clarified, and a definite understand- | ing ‘is obtained as to just what the| |“Pawlflc region” means, the oppo- | | nents of the treaty will have a point | jtrom which to atfack it. FOCH A SANTA CLAUS. !Sends Silver Cigarette Cases to H American Legion Officers. BOSTON, December | gifts from Marshal Foch, in gratitude | for hospitality extended on his Amer- ican tour, have begun to arrive here. Six officers of the American Legion in this city have been remembered with | { initialed silver cigarette cases, lined | {with gold and engraved with the sig- | nature, “F. Foch.” i - | | 22. — Yuletide | {members of the family present and his | weeks he had been here, his son said, {fore noon, and devoted several housr | ! parently he was in his usual health, | D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER HENRY WATTERSON, VENERABLE EDITOR, DIES AT AGE OF 81 End Comes Peacefully at Winter Resort at Jackson- | ville, Fla. 3 POWER IN JOURNALISM; - WRITING WAS FEARLESS | | | l 1 Prominent Figure for Over Half Century—Took Death Lightly in Recent Letter. | [ | [ Mr. Watterson Wrote ! His First News Story ' | i\ For The Evening Star | | Henry Watterson, one of the | nation’s greatext - journalists, | who died in Florlda thix morn- ing, made hix first nmewspaper effort on The Evening Star. ‘When a very xmall boy he wit- nesxed a drowning in the Poto- mac. Prompted by newspaper intuition, he rushed to The Evcning Star office and wrote a detailed story of the happening, which was jrinted in this paper. | S | ’ By the Associated Pross. | JACKSONVILLE, F December 22, %_ —Col. Henry Watterson, known to the | . he! s one of the last su members of the old school of n and to his friends as “Marse died early today at a hote! th came peacefully, the venerable editor retaining consciousness almost to the end and conversing during hi last half hour with his wife, son and daughter. Writes of “Red-Nosed Angels. American people Jourr Hen D - GALL IS ACGEPTED .Dr. Robert Johnston, Noted Philadelphia Divine, to Col. Watterson came to Jacksonville . 5 six weeks ago in accordance with his | Fill D. C. Pulplt. annual cusiom of spending the winter in Florida. usually at Fort Msers. He contracted a slight cold Ti and while seated in a chair yesterday morn-. 15 soon after breakfast he suffered was orde; His cond: tion grew ht, and the this morning. his Geath. his physician said, w: failure superinduced by congestion wehian] tubes 3 e wus Marse Henry passed to “tha beantiful ehore” of which last Octo- ber he wrote his comrades of the he was sure “The Bonnie flus Fas wil] be fiving at Lhe fore and the bands will be plaving ‘Dixie’ on parade and the pretty giris will be distributing ‘The Chattaniooga Rebel' (the newspaper published by him during the v Detween the states) to groups of ragged. rednosed angels who have not forgotten the rebel vell.” Arrangements for the funeral had not been completed early today. but it was expected that the body would be sent tomorrow to Jeffersontown, <y. the Watterson home. th Wedding Anniversary. Col. and Mrs. Watterson celebrated their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary in their apartment Tuesday with only G DR. ROBERT JOHNSTON. Rev. Dr. Robert Johnston, one of the leading pastors of the Episcopal Church in the United States, and for thirteen years rector of the Church of Our Saviour, Philadelphia, Pa., has ac- cepted the call to the pastorate of St. John's Episcopal Church, 16th and- H streets northwest. He is expected to ! assume his duties here about March 1. Dr. Johnston was tendered the call |to the local pastorate some time ago {and today notified the church officials {he had decided to come here. He came to the United States from | Edinburgh, Scotland, to accept the | pasturate of the Philadelphia church. | Since he has been in this country he has become one of the leading rec- {tors of the denomination. He has a { wife, three daughters and a son. One lof his daughters is now a student at { Oxford, England. | Dr. Johnston informed the officers of St. John's Church he would be here by March 1, but that if he found it convenient he would come sooner. He succeeds Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton | Smith, who resigned from St. John's Church last ‘month because of ill health. TRANSFERS DOCUMENTS. President Issues 'Order Placing Papers Under Library. N President Harding has issued an son sald he was in unusually high executive order transferring original spirits, recalling many incidents of | copies of & number of fmportant his. v i ! torica) locuments to e custody their wedded life and laughing at [0S, CiN0 Congress. The Depart- those having a humorous touch, ment of State, which has had zuard- The colonel had enjoyed the three ' ianship, asked the change «n the ground of inadequate (facilities for HARES- EWiNg | JHENRY WATTERSON. H and had spent a great deal of his time in the open alr, walking with the quick and vigorous step characteristic of lim. He always returned to his apartment at “paper time,” however, | to read the New York and Louisville newspapers, which arrived shortly be- the Articles of Confederation, the journal of the convention which framed_the Constiuttion. Jefferson's rough draft of the Declaration of In- dependence, and a number of papers of the Continental conference The mauscript division of the Li- daily to perusal of “bum novels,” as|brary of Congress now has one of the colonel expressed it. i the largest collections of historical Mr. Watterson said that his father, ! manuscript in the world, it is said. realizing his condition, was ready to! The original copy of the Declaration go. His wife, dqughter and son were | of Independence and of rhe Constitu- at the bedside throughout the night, tion were similarly transferred re- but during his last period of con- !cently. sciousness_only his wife was ‘with | him. What they discussed only Mrs. | Watterson knows, but Mr. Watterson | said it could have been only a few | words, for his father could talk but | little. Col. Watterson passed away peac fully and in the arms of Mrs. Watter- son. MANY GRIEVED OVER DEATH. Left Louisville Three Weeks Ago on Annual Trip South. \ LOUISVILLE, Ky. December 22.—| O Henry Watterson, who died in Jack- | at ne ; sonville, Fla., early today, left Louis ville three weeks ago for his annual | pilgrimage to the south, where for| years he had spent.the winter. Ap-| p.m. the day before. which, however, for several years had | not been good. | News of his death was received with many. evidences of grief in Louisville, where for more than fifty years h had been a notable figure. Apparent- (Continued ou Page 2, Column 3.) v LonGEST'] | their proper protection, Among the! i papers covered by today's order were ! 29, \ Announcement is made today to a contestants for The Evening Star's | school es contest on the subject, ! “The Arms Conference and Its Sig- nificance.” that the cssayists shall not receive aid in the actual writing of their compositions. This will be the cardinal principle governing The Star's offer. As a matter of good faith, the con- testants will be required to secure the signatures of their teachers to their | essays ing that the children have adhered to this specifi- cation. It urged, however, that the pupils gather all information possibie such sources as the newspapers and persons in ciose touch with the de- velopfhenés of the armament confer- ence. No restriction will be placed on these ;sources of data. Wider Scope Praised. It {s emphasized that no essays should be written until after the cios of the Christmas holidays, when th children return to school. By that titne the rules for the contest, to- gether with the names of members of the board of judges, will have been announced. Opening of the contest to pupils of the_private and parochial schools, as announced yesterday. was commended by Dr. Frank W. Baliou. superintend- ent of the public schocls. “School au- thorities,” said Dr. Ballou. “agree that | the prizes should be offered to pupils | in the public and private schools com- | peting as a unit rather than compet- ing as separate institutions.” ALLIESMAY ASKUS. TOAID SCHEMEFOR RESTORING EUROPE Premiers to -Ask Supreme | Council to Appoint Com- | mission on Work. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 22.—The allied ! supreme council at its coming meet- ing in Cannes ‘will be asked to in- vite the interested poiers to appoint a commission to elaborate a compre- hensive scheme for the rehabilitation of central Europe and Russia. This { conclusion was arrived at in the con- ferences of the Freach and British premiers just ended here. The United States would be invited mission. Germany also would be rep- resented. The question of a Russian representative is In abeyance. When Premier Briana returned to his hotel this noon from the confer- ence - with Prime Minister Lloyd George in Downing street, he told the correspondent agreement had [been reached on many points. No Decisions in Writing. cally all essgntial points,” added the premier, “but no decisions have been passed in writing. These can only bé (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Saturday, December 24 Monday,agecember 26 - The Star Will Be Issued ] 0’Clock All advertisements intended for either of these issues must be in The Star office not later than 11 The Star will be issued as usual on Christmas | Day, Sunday, December 25. . ]_':321 —FORTY PAGES. T A preparatory to Writing the essay from | to have a membership in this com- | - credited to it Member of the Associsted Press || The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to |' the use for republication of all news dispatches ! or not otberwise credited in *his papce and also the local news published herela, . ALl rights of publication uf -peels} i dispatebes hereln are siso reserved i Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 88,711 'WO CENTS. PUPILS MUST WRITE ESSAYS FOR STAR'S CONTEST UNAIDED, | Contestants Will Be Required to Get Sig- natures of Teachers, Certifying They Have Observed First Principle. Eighty-eight cash prizes agaregat- ing $1,000 will be awarded winners of the contest. According to tentative pians the confestants will be divided into two distinct groups., and forty- four prizes, amounting to $500. will be 2warded in each group or clas; In one class the contestants will be limited to students in the senior high schools and the ninth grade of the junior high schools, and students i private and parochial schools between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, in- clusive. In the other ss contest- ants will be puplls of the seventh and eighth grades of the junior high schools and similar grades of the ele. mentary schools, and students in the private and parochial schoois between the ages of twelve and fourteen, in- clusive. List of Prizex. The first prize in each of the two classes will be $100, making a total of $260. The second prize in each class will be 550, making a total of $100. There will be two prizes of $25 each in cach class for essavists whose work is adjudged third best. Therefore, a total of $100 will be awarded as third prizes. The fourth group will consist of five prizes of $15 each for cach class, mak- ing a total of ten prizes or $150. There will be twenty prizes of $10 each awarded as fifth prizes, or ten prizes for each class, making a total of $200. Fifty prizes awarded as prizes in cac §250. SENATORS IN MOVE 10 HELP JOBLESS Labor Committee Favors Bill { to Supply Employment by Public Works. The initial legislative step toward a program of long-range planning of public works as a means of offset- ting cyclical periods of business and | industrial depression was taken to- day, when the Senate labor committee favorably reported the Kenyon bill of $5 each will be h prizes, twenty-five class, making a total of recommendations of the recent na tional unemployment conference. The committee was unanimous its action, members stating that, while the measure was not a panacea for all industrial and labor ills, it was a move in the direction of alle- viating the situativn by way of counter- Ibalancing peaks and siumps in employ- ment. i Chairman Kenyon announced he would seek action on the measure in |the Senate soon after Congress re- convenes in January. The committee heard further testi- mony in support of the bill today and, as yesterday, unqualified indorse- ment was given. Chief among the witnesses was former Brig. Gen. R. C. Marshall, jr., one-time head of the construction " division of the Army, jwho assured the committee of the “QOne could almost say on practi-isupport of the Assoclated General! | contractors as the association’s gen- eral manager. i The committee also heard L. | Engineering Socleties. SAVES DROWNING BOY. Fireman Leaps Into Creek From Engine Golng at High Speed. NEW YORK, December 22.— Jerry Driscoll, a locomotive fireman on Staten Island, was congratulated as a hero today. While his train trav- eled at twenty-five miles an hour he 'jumped from the engine into a creek W. {and saved the life of William Alex-* | nader, a schoolboy, who had ‘been j struck by the engine and thrown in ifll’teen feet of water. E The train had gone ahead almost a mile before the engineer missed Driscoll, and ‘'whén he stopped and, backed up he saw the fireman sitting at the edge of the creek, holding th. boy, who was unconscious from a| fracture of the skull Persons wh saw the rescue said Driscoll dived four times beforc hc found the boy, who sank immediately. designed to carry out some of the | in | Wallace, secretary of the Federated | DAUGHERTY STARTS DRWE T0' REDUCE PRICES AT RETAIL Orders Special Probe on Cost i of Food, Fuel, Shoes and i Clcthing. BURNS IS TO CONDUCT SWEEPING INVESTIGATION | Attorney General Declares Profits | in Many Localities Are | “Unconscionable.” Investizgation of retail prices of food, fuel, shoes 1z in all parts of ihe dered tod; by Attorn Mr. in many localities prices are too high and re- tailers’ profits were “unconscionabl and that every cffort would be mad 1o put retail prices on the prope: i level. Orders Detective Burns to Act. Mr. Daugherty instructed Direcior Burns of the bureau of investigation {of the Justice Department to as: {men as soon as possible to various i parts of the country simultaneously to i collect information upon current retail prices of food, fuel, shoes and clothing, and, at the same time, to report the wholesale prices of corn, wheat, beef. {meats of all kinds and on the hoof, ir {order that comparisons might be made of the retail and wholesale prices o: { food. i In ‘many parts of the country, Mr | Daugherty declared, retailers have or- | zanizations which tend to keep u |price: “There isn't a doubt in the world | he said, “that all over the country re tailers have an understanding.” Will Probe Organization: | The Attorney General said the {whilc there were many retailers wh. |were not charging exorbitant prices, he intended to go after organizations |operating contrary to the law, and iparticul professional organizers | who originate new schemes for beat- ling the law through organizations {which conceal their real purpose be- ‘hind a declaration of un association to adv: competition. 1 H ults of the department’s investi. | gation, Mr. Daugherty said, woul fbe uscd in an effort to brins down iretail prices wher th were too high Prices, he = would never go down o their pre level, but they could be brought into the proper relation with reduced wages and re- | auced costs of foodsgufs. | May Ask Mr. Hoover's Ald. . Publication of comparative prices |in diff-rent localities. he asserted, | would do much to right the situation land he planned to present the data {gathered to the various states for il('Cdl action with the co-operation of {the federal government where neces- | s Also. he added, he would probably {‘ask Sccretary Hoover to aid in remedy Hing th “outrages,” if outrages the ! were found to be. .E. A. GILMORE CHOSEN FOR PHILIPPINE POST Name Will Be Sent to Senate as Nominee as Vige Governor General. | Formal announcement of the se- | ection of Eugene Allen Gilmore to | be vice governor general of the Phil- {ippine Islands was made today by | Secretary Weeks. Mr. Gilmore is a ‘profl\ssar in law at the University of | Wisconsin. The Secretary said the inomination probably wiil be sent to ! the Senate by President Harding to- ! day. | Selection of Associate Justice Emilio | del Toro for appointment as chief jus- ! tice of the supreme court of Porto | Rico, also was announced today by ! the Secretary. Mr. Gilmore, | Madison, Wis., |in the legal profe: | practicing attorney i on allied subjects. latter capacity for some years at the University of ' the Philippines. In recent years he has - published numerous voiumes, as well as mono- graphs, on special phases of juris- | prudence. { |COL. H. A. SHAW TO RETIRE whose home is in has been prominent ion both as a and as a lecturer He served in the President Approves Application of Medical Corps Member. The President has approved the ap- | plication of Col. Henry A. Shaw, Med- |ical Corps, for retirement under the { thirty-year-service clause of the re- i tirement law. { "Col. Shaw recently has been sta- | tioned at Walter Reed General Ho: {pital. He is from Massachusetts and iwas appointed an assistunt surgeon October 31, 1891. For several years he was professor of military hygiene at the United States Military Acad- {emy. He has held the rank of colo- nel since May, 19 Today’s News In Brief Henry Watterson, noted editor, dies. Page 1 ermeates parley circles. _ et Page 1 Senate labor committee favors Ken- { " yon bill to ald unemployed. Page 1 [Irish peace treaty acceptance now | I mgs in balance. Page 1 ‘Ways and means committee will dis- cuss wine and beer tax to pay sol- | dier bonus. Page 3 3 | Ambassador Harvey and former Secre- tary Colby joke at banquet. Page 16 New officers named on board of edu- | cation. Page 17 Christmas entertainments are given in public schools. Page 17 | Gloria given half of Caruso estate. Page 19 Man arrested believed to be Lerox. harged with irunk murder. Page 21 New record at Columbia Hospital for number of babies born in month. Plas o "