Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1921, Page 2

% 2 DEBS FAILS TOGET ANY PARDON RIGHTS Gratitude for Commutation Will Be Measured by His Future Conduct. The offense of Eugene V. Debs against the government for opposing and encouraging opposition to the se- lective service act, for which he wa sentenced to serve ten years' im- prisonment in the federal penitentiary | at Atlanta, Ga, has not been forgiven by the government, although he has Leen released from prison. Emphasizing the fact that the so- cialist leader’s sentence was commut- ed and that he did not receive a par- which would have restored full enship, Attorney General Daugh- don, it erty, in making public his recommen- dations to President Harding for the former prisoner's release, said Debx relieved Jlely as an act of The gratitude of Debs” hel erted, “will be measured by his conduct in the future.’ A pardon, Mr. Daugherty said. could not_ he recommended. would doubtless be misunderstood to justification or condonation of Lut on the other hand, he to require Debs to serve h entence would present to man “only an example of extreme and un- justifiable severity Too gr leniency “would be resented by those who have stood loyally to the support of the government in its¢hour of greatest need.” he added. Points to Future Policy. the government in added, full The action by the case of Debs, in commuting the Sentenew, which does not réstore full prisoner. may be Mr. Daugherty. as the future policy of th§ govern- ment in dealing with other: impris- oned for violation of the war la In dealing with pardon cases. continued. the object to be accem- plished by imprisonment, the protec- tion of society, must be taken into a count—vengeance should not enter into a case—and where a reasonable punishment n ary for an example to others is accomplished, there is no Justific n for further imprisonment. In the particular case of Debs, Mr. Daugherty added, there was a danger that his prolonged imprisonment would ha an injurious effect on a Jarge number of people who would regard it as unjustifiable, and, rather than being beneficial to society, it might operate as an example of harshness. Referring to the class of so-called “political prisoners.” as they are termed, “by those who are demanding their release,” Mr. Daugherty said. “there is no real reason why the should be treated any differently than any other persons who violate the law, aside from the fact that many of 1, as well as their friends and as- sociates on the outside, actually be- lieve, and are sincere in their belief that they have violated no just la and were strictly within their const tutional rights in their public utter- ances which have been found to be in violation of the espionage act. Some Consciously Disloyal. “Of course. there are others among them who were and are actively. con- sciously disloyal to our government, and who contemplate, and intend, to disrupt and overthrow our present form of government whenever oppor- tunity presents itself. and are work- ing to that end. As for them, nothing need be said. They are past reason and the only argument they can un- derstand in the heavy arm of the law. They have been justly and wisel convicted and must suffer the penalty of their misdeeds.” AMr Dangherty maintained that a great lesson has been taught the country, the world and future genera- tions by the Supreme Court's decision, which interpreted the law aright for the protection of the nation, “when assailed by foes within as well as without.” Mr. Daugherty advised the commu- tation of Debs' sentence to expire De- cember 31, but President Harding made the action effective Christmas day. THE WEATHER District of Columbia, fair tonight and tomorrow; colder tomorrow; low- est temperature tonight freezing or slightly below; strong westerly winds, diminishing by tomorrow. Maryland. partly cloudy tonight: to- morrow fair and_colder; westerly &3 diminishing by tomorrow. Virginia. falr tonight and tomor- row: colder tomorrow, and in ex- treme west portion tonight; west and northwest gales, diminishing by to- morrow. West Virginia, generally fair and much colder tonight and tomorrow. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 30; 8 p.m., 2! 12 midnight, 26; 4 am. 28; 8 am., 3 noon, 43. 30. 2 Barometer—4 p.m., 30.19; 12 midnight, 8 a.m., 29.82: noon, 29.60. Highest temperature, 43, occurred at noon today. Lowest temperature, occurred at 11:30 p.m. yesterday. emperature same date last year— Highest lowest, 32, Weather in Various Citles. F £ 55 auate ot Stations. z T = Weather. Abilene, Tex. 30.20 ¥ 2050 Pt cloudy Clowly 2 Rz Cloudy an 1t Clear 3038 36 10 008 Clear 2098 18 12 Clondy Buffalo 34 30 k8 Clondy Charleston .. 3014 46 36 Clear Chicago 2908 33 B4 Cincinnati .. 20.80 44 38 Cleveland .. 2948 34 30 Denver 3042 6 24 Detroit .....2938 34 30 Fl Paso... 3012 0 42 Galveston .. 30.08 64 o2 Helona .....30.46 30 12 Jacksonvilie. 30.18 54 42 Kansas City. 30.24 58 32 Los Angeles.30.08 74 60 Toulsville .. 20.98 41 40 Pt.cloudy Miami, Fla.. 3014 74 56 Clondy New Qrleans30.16 62 30 Clear’ New York... 2068 24 18 Clondy Okla, City... 3030 72 35 Clear Philidelphia. 2984 28 22 Pt.elondy Phoentx, Ariz30.08 70 6 ol Pittspurgh... 2060 34 30 Pe.eloudy Portiand. Me. 2098 18 8 Cloudy 24 42 33 Cloudy o T Clondy H ogE; San_Diego. 58 Clo d’, 8. Francisco. 3012 €2 52 Cloar 8t. Louis. o8 t 8¢, Paul. 9 Beattle WASH., INDICTED BY GRAND JURY. Among those indicted yesterday by | bo; the grand jury, with the charges against them, are James A. Washing- ten, William Bryan, Garland E. Pax- son, James Posey, Joseph M. Murray, Harold R. Rowen, Clarence J. Cole- man, Augustus Smith, Hugh W. Ed- wards, Oscar Robinson, Leon Chase, Robert G. Peters, John Wesley Lang- ford, Max C. Strietz, John Braxton, Junifus A. Trice, John William Hickey and Thomas M. Taylor, non-suppor George R. Goetz, larceny after trust; A. Mirkin, bringing stolen property into District of Columbia; Henry G. ‘Wernimont, embezzlement; James V. Walker, grand larceny; Andrew Hinton, Amos Henderson, Raymond Grandison and Arthur F. Fleming, housebreaking and larceny; Philip L. Lee, David H. Miller, Rudolph E. Sut- ton and Samuel J. Smith, forgery; Bernard L. Chisiveir, receiving stolen property; Sam H. Speer and Ben Myers, false pretenses; Edgar Holmes, John Passeris and George M. King, violating white slave traffic act, he | “VAGRANT” SIGNALS “MESS UP” WIRELESS AERIALS, SAY EXPERTS By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 10.—Despite the most diligent research, ex- perts are not yet able to say whence the mysterious ‘“vagrant” signals come that every day, and particularly at night, are received on wireless aerials. “From the earliest days of long- distance wireless telegraphy, the difliculties in reception, due to vagrant or natural electric waves and atmospheric electric dis- charges passing down the receiv- ing aerlal, have been the bane of the wireless telegraphist,” Prof. John Ambrose Fleming of London University told the Royal Society Arts. He sald: Having regard to the fact that the positive atmospheric electric poten gradient of the earth increas at the rate of about 100 volts per meter of ascent, roughly speaking, it is not surprising that aerials several hundred feet high may be traversed by quite large | { currents, due to this cause alone, | which may utterly swamp the | feeble signal currents.” | Prof. Fleming is the inventor | of the thermionic valve-receiver, which revolutionized wireless telegraphy and telephony. MARINES GULLIY: GIVEN TEN YEARS iNavy Court Convicts Them ! of Slaying Nica- raguans. By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December —The American marines who have o on trial here before a naval tribunal composed of officers from the {United States cruiser Galveston, in { connection with a clash here with the raguan police, have been found guilty of the slaying of three Nica- ! raguan policemen. They have been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment at hard labor. | The killing of three Nicaraguan ! policemen and the wounding of five { citizens in Managua in the course of a I street fight between Amerfcan ma- {rines and a party of civilians was told iof in advices from San suan Del Sur, | Nicaragua, last week. Washington accounts of the incident said it had taken place on December {8, giving the names of three American | marines who were slightly wounded in the fight as Sergt. Lee Henry of Louisville, Ky.; Corp. Ray Frey of | Carthage,” Mo., and Private Arthur Owen of Spokane, Wash. The marines were described as being attached to ! the American legation. On December 13, Washington re- ported that the gunboat Galveston had been ordered to proceed from Balboa to investigate. Subsequently, fifteen | officers from the Galveston arrived at Managua to form a court to hear the cases against the marines. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the followlug: Robert J. Brisbane and Madeleine H. Swe ney. Louts Snipes and Jennie Richardson. Frank Mullen and Sarah Cooper. te, Solomon J. Brill snd Lala A. Foeller, both of Baltimore, Md. Charlle R. Martin and Mary J. Howard. Ralph C. Tabor and Stella E. Webb, 3 Frederick Hueter and Marjorie H. May- nars Joweph B. Acton and Nellie F. Pixley. Bernard A. Caruso and Mary A. Gallagher. Jacob Nelson and Lillie Edward: Reginald 0. Burrell &nd Katherive B. Vaughan. oseph’ Parker and Francis Singleton. Robert L. Glass of this cits and Gladys T. Bartles of Martinsburg, W. Va. Thomas L. Studds and Eisie B. Sherby. Somerset F.+Wingate and Maud M.” Daugh- erty. 3 Pérry W. Mullen and Agatha A. D'Andrea. Howard V. Mobley and Grace L. Hewitt. William_C. Hunt and Caroline M. Arledge. Victor Baddock and Irene Lohner. both of Baltimore, Md. avls and Mary Bowen, both of and Caroline Hunze, both of both of Li oseph Williamspor w 1ad Margaret Johnson. c . Sutherland and“Katie E. Buteh- er, both of Richmond. Va Ernest R. Todd and Mabel M. Hollis. Samuel E. Ray of this city and Minnle G. Bennett of Richmond, Ky. Clarence V. Hall and Eia E. Cashion. Mercer G. Davis and Geneva I. Sana. Lawrence Ball and Sarah Clark. Edgar R. Rodes of Avon, V E._Baber of Afton, Va. i Henry L. La Clair of this city and Ottilie M. Qestreich of St. Paul, Mion. Clayton L. Bowman of Alexandria. Va., and Mary E. J. Mulberry of Marion, Ind. Joseph N. Kelly and Evelyn A. Raynor, both of Baltimore, Md. Franklin L. Hubbard of Pendleton, Va., and Myrile L. Sprouse of Louisa, Va. Moses Fleld and Annie Jackson. vans § Garratt of Acen, ¥ Chapman of Madison, Va. amuel B, Branson and Harriet Gadais. Edwin L. Bright and Louise B. Bradley. Allen_Ocliver and Eva Seay, both of Rich- mond, and Carrie and Bessie ‘Grafton J. Lanham and Anna E. Gough. Whitne; H. Herriman and Mary E. Kelly. £, Martin of this city and Mary V. Ci tt, Va, heoin and” Pearl Moore, both of Cass and Louise Jackson, both h N. Y., and N5 R. Craven. of Brooklyn Minnle Auster of Jersey City. Jesse M. Sprouse and Fannle Births Reported. The following births have been reported to. the health department within the last twenty- fonr hours Peter 1. and Julia M. Healy, boy. Francis D. and Mary A. Bridget, girl. Walter D. and Grace E. Cunyres. girl. Vernon D. sud Marguerite E. Acree, girl. Frederick C. and Mabel E. Miller, girl. Edward and Magdalene Pierson, girl. Cornelius G. and Alma Van Schelven, girl. Stuart Emily_H. Cather Alan’ M. ‘and Ruth Kaufm James P. and Virginia 8. Comp! Andrew 1. and Grace V. Williams, boy. Clarence . and Violet M. Zimmer, boy. Norman W. and Nannie L. Marsh, girl. John and Annje Pappafotis, girl. Lindsey R. and 8. Marguerite Grubbs, girl. Joseph H. and Augusta Bilbrey, boy. Bolitha J. aud Nancy Laws, giri. John H. and Jeanette M. Derby, boy. Leo T. and Theresa M. Downey. boy. George H. and Mary Mark, giri. Richard L. and Florence Tynes, boy. Benjamin H. and Alice Jackson, girl. Randolph die B, Jackson, boy Carrol A. and Estelle Colston, girl. Neb and Nannie Bridgeforth, boy. William and Cora Brown, boy. Alfred and Bessie Robe boy. Percell and Obelia Tibbs, boy. Nathan H. and Ethel Beckwith, girl Sam and Virgie Foster, boy. John W. and Geneva Francis, boy. Jumes and Estelle Gordon, girl. Raymond and Leona Harrison, boy. Pempsey and Ruth Combs, bo William 8. and Amelia A.’ Crawford, boy. George W. and Bessie I Everdale, girl. Francis and Rosie E. Saver, girl. William R. and Mary E. Hann, girl. Douglas W. and Harriett Hosen, girl. Fred B. aud Ethel A. Ringe, boy. Frank A., Jjr., and Melissa' W. Carpenter, 7. ianor T. and Beulah S. Chichester, boy. Slorey and Pauline Rosen, boy. Nick and_ Angeline Dracos, boy. Maurice H. and Rose Kats, boy. Charles W. and Eva J. Burlin, boy. Norman D. and Constance M. Cota, boy. Theodor and Frederica St. G. Hordycsa girl. thony and Carmen M. Tubekis, girl. Daniel C. and Helen L. Thompson, boy. Brady L. and Anna M. Vogt. boy. Raphael L. and Ines M. Groff, boy. Chester and_ Ruth Jarvis. girl. Sohn A. and Ethel M. White, boy. Fdward and Plesia E. Houston, girl. Joho J. and Kate E. Thomas, boy. ASSIGNED TO HOBOKEN. Lieut. Claude B. Brown, Naval Med- {cal Corps, at the Medical School, this city, has been assigned to duty with the Marine Corps detached company at Hoboken, N. J. GOES ON RETIRED LIST. Lieut. David C. Thompsen, Naval Medical Corps, has been relieved from duty.and placed on the retired list, |4 k, THE EVENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1921 ENDURANCE FLYERS ' MAKE DARING TRIP Aviators Who Set New World Record Tell of Thrilling Flight. MINEOLA, December 31.—Edward jStinson of San Aptonio, Tex., and Lloyd Bertaud of San Francisco were today resting up from the severe strain of their alrplane flight in which they set a new world record for en- durance flying, staying in the 26 hours 19 minutes and 35 seconds. According to a composite account of the flight ziven the Associated I'ress, thé aviators passed through a blinding snowstorm, and tke greatcr part of their trip was through’ stift giles 50 cold that the ofl pump of their Larsen moncplane quit working and finally forced them to descend. Visthility Perfect. tinson and Bertaud des: ht as follows Dur first four hours in the air yes- terday were flown betwwen fifty and Seventy-five fect above the ground. The snowstorm was 8o heavy that we coulén’t go any higker and see the earth. “We were flying on the ragged edge at about ninety-five miles an hour. If we had cut the number of revolu- tions we would have lost our aititude, and if we had increased them we would have uswl too much power for an endurance ilight. “A strong northwester followed the snowstorm, and it was hard, bumpy flying all yesterday afternoon. From bed their sundown to 9 o'¢lock the weather was fine but cold. Then the gale came. The wind was so stiff and the ship S0 heavy that when she slid off an even keel we both had to grab the controls and exert all our energy to get her back on the level. Visibility Perfect. “The visibility was almost perfect and the flares down on the field, in the form of a lighted arrow pointing into the wind, helped us immensely. The motor ran beautifully and never missed a shot, but the exhaust pipe. usually burning hot, felt barely { warm to the touch. “About midnight our fingers became numb, but except for the cold, every- thing went well until shortly after 2 o'clock this morning. when the oil be- came so chilled that it was like £reise and the pump could not force it into the lubricating system. Oil Gets Gummy. “While one of us steered, the other had to lift out five-gallon auxiliary oil cans into which we had punched holes to pour the gummy oil into the tank. It was so thick we could only pour about & quart at a time. It re- Quired great care to keep the oil from running out, thereby burning out the bearings and destroying the motor. “There was no rest for either of us from then on. “At daybreak, when it seemed cold- jer than ever, the radiator shucters | jammed. but ‘we got around that by | retarding the spark, which kept the engine warm. “It would have been great in balmy June weather, but never again in the winter time PRAISED BY ARMY CHIEF. Maj. Gen Patrick, chief of the Army air service, has extended the con- gratulations of the Army to Edward Stinson., who piloted the Larsen mono- plane in its record-breaking endur- ance flight at Mineola. “The Army air service,” the mes- sage said, “Is pleased to extend to a former member its congratulations on the remarkable duration record just attained by you.” FRANCE APPROVES SUBMARINE RULES (Continued from First Page.) toward the French delegation con- cerning the submarine issue was re- fused, but it was apparent that of- ficial circles were much surprised at what they termed the sharpness cf tone in the comment of Arthur J. Bal- four, head of the British delegation. ' It appears to be impossible for French minds to understand why; Great Britain should maintain a fieet of half a million tons of aggressive ships, while denying France an ade- quate fleet of submarines and auxil- iary craft for her own protection. The difficulty in understanding this attitude was reflected In the com- ment of a high French official this morning. Speaking of submarines, one official said to the correspondent. “We have said all along that it was necessary to fix the status of these craft before taking up the subject of limitation of tonnage. So we cannot see what justification any one cin have for questioning our good faith in_the matter.” The French delegation at Washing- ton, it was said, has instructions on this point as well as concerning the tonnage of auxiliary ships. According to the official view here, the Wash- ington delegation needs no further directing. Editorial Comment Brief. The French press has taken little editorial notice of the proceedings at the Washington conference, its com- ment consisting of brief references to the general situation, and being usually critical of England’s position. There has been no detailed comment since early this month and the news of the conference itself has been held | !lo brief agency dispatches. The following from the Figaro is a good example of the editorial opinion: “England considers her friendship cannot be too dear, and the French certainly place a high value on the British alliance on the condition they are not treated as ‘brilliant seconds.’” English “Imperialism” Scored. “English imperfalism—to call it by its real name—is unsatisfied at obtalning indorsement. by the so- called disarmament conference of its right to keep the most powerful fleet in the world; it demands the naval disarmament of France, as if France had neither coasts nor col- onies. It will ask tomorrow, If we do not react, that we renounce the war reparations and the occupation of _the left bank of the Rhine.” L'Eclair, in an article concerning the effect of naval disarmament on French Indo-China, remarks: “M. Sarraut had genuine success In in- ducing the conference to give up prolonged discussion of the question of reducing the number of under- water craft.” POST OFFICE MAY CHANGE FINGER-PRINT SYSTEM Steps probably will be taken, it was learned today, to remove the compulsory feature in connection with securing fin- ger prints of depositors with the United States postal savings, following com- plaint against the recently installed practice. Officlals believe that the practice, while an admirable one, should be made at the option of the depositor, and in time all would submit to making their fin prints. As a matter of fact, in this city the finger printing as yet is only com- pulsory at the main city post offices. At branch post offices throughout the city one may open postal savings mc- counts without submitting to th® process of finger printing, owing to the fact that the necessary apparatus has mnot ‘been distributed. [ The Post Office Department is experi- menting with varlous types of inking pads, in order to find one which is not so “messy,” it is understood. One type being considered is a process of making finger prints by pressing the finger on paper, and then sprinkling a powder over the sweat marks lafty B y) | iger | Mrs. A. T., $10. WORLD'S ENDURANCE FLIGHT RECORD BROKEN BY TWO| SAVE TROUBLE FOR P. 0. AIRMEN AT MINEOLA. : After a bitter night, with the tem- perature below zero, the JL-6, all- metal monoplane, piloted by Edward Stinson and Lioyd Bertaud, shattered the world record for endurance at 9118 a.m. yesterdny morning. Up to that time the plane had been up twenty- four hours and nineteen minutes, the record established in France. The airmen then stayed up until 11:17 a.m., doing_two hours’ better time than their French opponents, who had pre- viously held the record. The photo- graph shows the plane after landing. INDICTED FOR TAX REPORT FAILURES Grand Jury Findings Other Cases Are Made. Maurice Milstone and Philip Mil- stone, trading as the Liberty In- vestment Company, were Indicted today by the grand jury for violat- ing the internal revenue laws in falling to furnish to the collector at Baltimore the names and ad- dresses of the individuals that would be entitled to share in the income from the business during the cal- endar year 1919. Another indictment alleging per- jury was reported against Maurice Milstone, who is said to have made an _affidavit before a notary public, February 28, 1920, that his taxabl income for 1919 was only. $2.050 when in fact, the indictment charges, tax should have been paid on $51,349.93. Private Use of Auto. C. E. Rullman, former superin- tendent of the garage of the Post Office Department, was indicted to- day for private use of a govern- ment _automobile. It is charged that Rullman diverted an automo- bile from the public service of the department to the hindrance and detriment of the public service. According to the complaint made to United States Attorney Gordon, the former superintendent used a gov- ernment truck to haul fence poles and rails to his farm in the country when the vehicle ought to have been avail- able for public use. Impersonating_an_otficer is charged in an indictment against James Craw- ford. A young woman told the grand jury, according to the indictment, that Crawford accosted her at night, and, displaying_a badge, placed her under arrest. She gave him $5 to be released, it is said. Forgery Charge. Louise Bradley is indicted on a charge of forgery. It is alleged that she visited a department store and purchased some silk, for which she signed a credit card with the name of Mrs. Frank Nesbit, 2700 Connecticut avenue. Others indicted and the ' charges| against them are: Albert Barbagallo, non-support; John G. Faircloth, em- bezzlement; Thomas B. Mack, violat- ing the postal laws: F. L. Pratt, false pretenses, and Louis E. Kelly, violat- ing the postal law: OPPORTUNITY PLEA 10 PUBLIC CLOSED All But Four Fully Subscribed and Others Will Be Cared For. ‘With ten of the fourteen Christmas opportunities now closed, the Asso- ciated Charities reports that $11,- 620.85 of the $13,156 needed has been subscribed, leaving only $1,535.15 still to be obtained. It Is believed that this deficit can be taken care of without further public appeal. A contribution of $380 from Almas Temple was received by the Asso- ciated Charities through The Star to- day, which enabled them to close op- portunities three, ten and fourteen. In the name of the fifty-two children and nineteen adults who make up the fourteen homes represented by the fourteen opportunities, the Associated Cbarities extends to all contributors, who have saved these homes from disintegration for 1922, a hearty “thank you" The society also wishes for the hundreds who have partici- pated in making this appeal so suc- cessful “a happy New Year.” Status of Opportunities. Following is the status of the four opportunities not yet completely closed: Opportunity No. 4 Trying to be both father and mother. Deserted wife and three children. Amount needed, $1,300; recelved to date, $730.15; still needed, $569.85. Opportunity No. 11—Tuberculosis took her husband. Widow (colored), six children. Amount needed, $780° received to date, $503.55; stil fesded, Opportunity No. 12—Tuberculosis and influenza did it. Widow and three young children. Amount needed, $936: amount received to date, $662; still needed, $274. Opportunity No. 13—Too good to be true. Invalid father: (colored), woman nearly blind and five children. Amount needed, $988; received to date, $573.15; still needed, $414.85. Contributions. Previously acknowledged, $11,082.35; F. P. R, $10; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. M., 60; Hyattsville Presbyterian Sunday chool, $9; L« A. M., $2; A. C. L., $5; M L F., $6; Miss LT, $i: Mi E. R, $25: K., 31; Prof. G. W. C., $10; J. H L, $2.50; C. D. McK., $7; cash, $1; Thre=h The Star— Almas Temple, $3.80; E. K., $5; Mrs. P. A. T., $5; total, $11,620.85. Summany: Amount asked for, $13,- 156; amount received. $11,620.85; amount still needed, $1,535.15. 2 DEAD IN TRAIN CRASH. NEW YORK, December 31.—Two persons were killed and fifteen others were injured last night in a rear-end colliston at the 42d street station of the Ninth Avenue elevated rvailroad. Passengers were boarding a south bound train, wifen another travel- lull.l in the same direction crashed into EDWARD STINSON AND LLOYD BERTAUD AFTER ESTABLISHING THE NEW RECORD. BOY HAS FEATHERS' BANGA DI SGONTO OF ALL Z00 BIRDS TOREOPENSOON Collection Is Among Unique |Old Promoters Planning to Exhibits, Speaker Tells Come to Aid of Closed First American Boys. Institution. Feathers from every bird in the |BY the Ascociated Press. ational Zoological Park will be ROME, December 31.—Reopening of the Banca Italiana di Sconto, which has been granted a moratorium by First American Boys to be held Janu- ‘C;;qu decree, is expected within a ary 12 to 14 at Convention Hall, ishort time, but as yet the operations T o e mass | $hich will be allowed have not been ! Siclearly defined. In its decrce the meeting of the boys held today at'court named a committee of credi- the B. F. Keith Theater, when plans|tors to rcorganize the claims, and for the big boy exposition were dis- | A o ncodimbrk] cussed by speakers, including Judge | e e A Posle ey Willis Brown. and various boys who | 1he newspaper Popolo Romano says recently called upon the President, opiqy# Dumber of the old promoters reCentpical i uio thetE of the bank are organizing jo come among the unique exhibits of a Wash- ington boy at the exposition of the in_the bank to its relief. It is asserted that Something Worth While. eighty million lire will be sufficient The First American Boys represent|to meet immediate demands so the bank can continue business. Reports from the provinces men- tion no alarming occurrences in the big centers where the institution has branches. In financial circles there are continued evidences of confidence that the situation will clear itself. Other financial institutions still re- main without fear of difficulties, and those of the loc have accomplis! 1 public schools who | -d something “worth | while” outside of school hours. They i are supported by 2,000 “dads” and official “dads,” who are the financial backers of the organization. Robert Lewis Sayles. boy secretary. reported that President Harding had told him and members of the com- mittee who called upon the Uresident 'report no unusual activities. that he had enjoyed meeting th The position of the Banca Italiana ticular committee more tham —any |di Sconto is attributed to the indus- other that has called upon him since |trial situation, as it has enormous he has been President. holdings in shipyards at Genoa, Trieste, it was announced that President!and Fiume and the steel works, mines Harding is to open the exposition and public utilities. with an address. Secretary Hoover.| The bank's foreign obligations total It was reported, will attend the ex- {three billion lire and its deposit ac- position the second day. Judge Brown |counts one billion, while its assets Mmade & plea for “pep” on the part of | consist of treasury and other bonds all boys concerned, and urged them |valued at about two billion, foreign to place the whole movement betore | credits of 1,700,000, with other lesser their parents. The attendance at the |items. In its last statement, issued mecting might have been larger, the |in October, the bank reported # fa- Judge pointea out, if the parents of |vorable balance of 500,000,000 lire. many of the boys understood the| Reports of the possibie increase in movement better. paper money in Italy are denied by ‘Agriculture Meetini. all the newspapers. The minister of Boys interested in agriculture are |l treasury is stated to be entirely to meet with Judge Brown at 2:30 y 0 3017 At the instance of the ministers of o'clock this afternoon at the BOVS'|i ustry and the treasury the Kking Club, 230 C street. One of the fea-|i,jay signed a decree postponing un- uTes At e D By wWireloss |til January 4 the December settle- nounced, will be eles: el = R ment, which was to have occurred to The addresses were preceded by the |4a¥ on all the Itallan bourses. showing of-a five-reel motion plcmre,l BARCELONA BRANCH SHUT. in which many boys took part, depict- ing the activities of a “gang” of boys who were converted from thieving | By the Assoctated Press. tendencies. BARCELONA, December 31.—The local branch Odf dfl’le Bank [Italiana di Sconto suspended payments yesterday. SENT TO ANACOSTIA. The closing of the institution created Boatswain Thomas A. Tallman of widespread excitement in Barcelona. It _is currently reported that the amount involved in the suspension of the bank will exceed 40,000,000 pe- setas. CLOSED IN RIO DE JANEIRO. the Navy has been relieved from duty | in the bureau of navigation, Navy De- partment, and ordered to duty at the naval air station, Anacostia. MAN DROPS DEAD. Charles Miller, sixty years old, 55 H street, dropped dead yesterday aft- By, the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, December 30.—The ernoon while putting away coal at!branch of the Banca Italiana di Sconto 1361 D street southwest. His death resulted from an attack of heart dis- ’h! this city has closed. It is an- nounced that the suspension of busi- ness is temporary. Sinclair Lewis, Author of “Main Street,” and Don Marquis, Author of “Carter and Others,” Are Fiction Headliners In the Magazine of Tomorrow’s Star Lewis contributes “Speed,” one of his best short stories, while Marquis has written an especially in- teresting tale under the title of “Kale.” The Magazine also contains other splendid fic- tion, together with timely and entertaining feature articles. Order Your Copy of The Sunday Star From Newsdealer Today. - Department TUrges Prompt Ac- knowledgment of Xmas Gifts. Acknowledge your Christmas gifts promptly, the Post Office Department asks, in order that thé flood of “trac- ers” which usually follows Christmas may be lessened. Persons who have mailed gifts, it is stated, dislike to write and ask persons if the gifts were recelved, and. rather than do this will ask the post office to mstitute a tracer for the package. This process, however, eriails a tre- mendous amount of unnecessary work, and if everybody would acknowledge the receipt of parcels the department would have to trace only the packages actu- ally lost. 0., FOUDPRIGES GET OVERHALLIG Justice Department Agents to Report to Attorney General Result of Investigation. ‘Washington is getting a “general over- hauling” in the investigation of the De- partment of Justice into food-price sta- tistics for some of the more essential commodities which will be compiled for Attorney General Daugherty within the next weck, according to William J. Burns, chief of the bureau of investiga- tion of the department. Probe of Price Conditions. Mr. Burns sald today that the investi- gation now being conducted is giving attention to price conditions in fields in tie large cities of the country, and that Washington is receiving a thor- ough investigation. “Washington is now being investi- gated,” he said. “The city is getting a general overhauling.” Mr. Burns added that since the in- formation was expressly for the At- torney General it would not seem a correct procedure to make public any of the specific details of the inves- tigation. Fuel, Food and Clothing in Lis The investigation is being made into fuel, food and clothing, it was stated today, but Mr. Burns has been directed to report in addition any flagrant cases of retail price profiteering in other commodity lines which may be apparent to the inves- tigators. The work of the investigators, it is believed, is not only to obtain the statistics, but also to lay hands on all available information and evi- dence as to any cases of exorbitant practices on the part of retailers. 11 HURT IN MEXICD DURING ELECTIONS By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY. December 31.— Eleven persons were injured in the fighting near the chamber of depu- ties yesterday in connection with the election of a permanent commission to legislate during the congressional recess. Two clashes occurred between sympathizers of the social democratic bloc, which gained control of the commission, and those of the liberal constitutionalist party. Disturbances Begin Early. ‘The crowds gathered early in the morning and disturbances soon be- gan. In an exchange of shots one of the leaders of the liberal consti- tutionalist group was severely wound- ed. The second fight, shortly after noon, was quelled only by the ar- rival of firemen, who doused the combatants with water. The fighters used thick clubs and revolvers. The chamber's session was held in se- cret, only newspaper men being ad- mitted, as a result of Thursd: i turbance. Troops today kept the crowds some distance away from the legislative building. Many Deputies Prese: The session was remarkable in that two hundred deputies were present, there being few absentees. Large numbers of the members had stayed in the chamber overnight, fearing that a_surprise elec- tion might ,be held if they left. The social democrats, who were considered as representing the government, won the election by a margin of only four votes. The liberal constitutionalists declared their acceptance of the result, but charged that several of their supporters had been bribed. / Deputy Portes Gil, former governor of the state of Tamaulipas, will probably be made chairman of the permanent commission. NATION'S RAILWAYS SHOW A DECREASE By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 31.—Railway mileage in the United States declined 1,200 miles during the year 1921 and a nmew low record in improvements made and new equipment ordered and acquired, according to figures compiled by the Railway Age. Locomotives and frelght car records show the smallest number ordered and the smallest number buiit and deliv- ered since a record of equpiment statis- tics has been kept. Only in the num- ber of passenger cars ordered and built have there been lower years, in both instances during the world war. Abandoned mileage during the war totaled 1,678 miles, but this was slight- ly offset by new mileage of 475 miles, the smallest ever known except in 1920, when it was 314 miles. The abandoned mileage is the largest ever known, giving a new net record of 1,200-mile decrease in railway trackage for the year. The total milélige abandoned in the five years since 1917 is more than 5,700 miles, according to the Age figures, while new mileage built reached 3,200 miles, a net decline of 2,600 miles for the five years. The number of locomotives ordered for domestic service in 1921 was 241, the smallest previous number being 272 in 1919. Locomotives ordered in the five years since 1917 averaged 2,400 a year, ten times the number of orders placed in 1921. The number of locomotives actually built in 1921 ;vsllg, 1,121, the smallest number since A new record in freight cars 'or- dered—2,667 for the year—was also made, the smallest previous number being 25,899 in 1919. The last five years the number of freight cars or- dered averaged 108,000 a year, said to be regarded as a small average, . but which was five times the number ‘The number of freight cars actually constructed for ordeded for 1921. all the rallways of the country in 1921 was 40,354, trte smallest number previously being 80,055, in 1920. Passenger cars alone showed = variation from the record low marks, the number ordered being 212, the lowest record except in 1918, when the number ordered was 131. The num- er cars blult was ber of passeng: 1,003, the smallest number built in any one year except in 1919, when it was 306 7 retail | PRESDENTACTS TOA FARNERS Quthorizes Call for Confer- ence to Consider Measures to Relieve Depression. Decisive steps have been taken by President Harding to bring relief te the American farmers, who, accorGe ing to the administration, have fov many months been hard pressed, principally as a result of enforced deflation. By his direction, Henry C. Wallace, Becvretary of Agriculture, is today sending out a call for a national agricultural conference to consider Wwhat corrective and constry 9 Steps can be taken to relieve the ex- isting depression in this industry. This was made known late yesterday afternoon when the White House made public a letter on the sub written by the President to retary of Agriculture. It is explained that this conference will not be limited to agriculturists, but will include representatives of important allied such as packers, millers, railw and water carriers, implement manufacturers, exporters, commission merchants and middlemen. Secretary's Statement. cretary Walluce said last night that the date of the couference had not yet been fixed nor a complete invitation list smade up. 1t is expected, however, that the conference will be hel withi a in addition to farmer: arizations, indust tl' and indirectly with a ture will be called on to assist in the efforts to improve itio one will pretend that the sent condi- tions could have been avoided Presi- dent Harding suid in his letter 1o the Secretary, “but none of us is willing to agree that there ought not to be some correct and constructive steps taken to remedy the severc hardship under which s0 Important a portion of our productivi citizenship is struggli am con- vinced that a confer may be mad a very helpful age | suggesting practical ways of imj ent, particus larly it brought in rdination with the helpful investigation which has ©-en begun by a congressional commiss oi committed to a related work.” President Makes Suggestion. The President further = sted that the conference migit divide its work into two sections, one “for con- sideration of our present-day dithi- culties, which, though temporar. while the second could deal with survey of the future, in an effort to determine upon general policies.” The letter in full follows: My Dear Mr. jsvriryus and need effective atten T conversation . 1 am writing to 3 to call a national conference to consider the agricultural problems of the American people. We are all {well aware of the severe agricultural depression which exists throughout the land and the extraordinary condi- tions which brought about the present Situation. l.\'n one will pretend that esent condit i 3 uld have been ded, but none s is willing to gree that there ought not be some corrective and constructive steps taken 1o remedy the severe hard- ships under which so important a por- tion of our productive citizenship i< struggling. 1 am convinced that a iconference may be made a very help |ful agency in suggesting practicai ways of improvement, particularly brought into co-ordination with th helpful investigation which has bee: begun by the congressional commit tee committed to a related work. Division Into Two Parts. “Such a conference might divide its: into two parts: One part to give con sideration to our present-day difficultis Wwhich, though temporary, are seri and nced effective attention; the othe Part. a survey of the future in an effort to determine upon general policies, hat Ng in view the maintenance of produ tion, the greatest possible use and a the same time the conservation of ou: agricuitural resources, and the mo: complete co-ordination of our agricu tural, manufacturing and general busi ness interests. “It seems reasonably certain that, a thp‘ world comes out of tae present period of disorganization, this country may find itself confronting new cond tions which may very directly influence both our agricultural and industrial life We should anticipate such changes and endeavor to prepare for them. It is un- thinkabls that with our vast areas, our alleled endowment of agricultura ur fertility of soil, our vast home market and the great ability and resourcefulness of our farmers we should accept the status of a distinctly industrial nation. Our destiny seems to require taat we should be a well rounded nation with a high development of botl industry and agriculture, supporting one another and prospering together. must be, and I feel sure it is, the tional wish and purpose to maintain ou agriculture at the highest possible e! ficiency. Sees Closer Understanding. “It is unquestioncd that a confer ence will bring us to a clearer under- standing of the problems before us. 1 would like you to bring into the con- ference not “oniy the ablest represent- atives of agricultural production, which shall represent our great coun- try in the broadest possible way, but 1 think much good would come if you will include in the conference thos who are engaged in industry most in- timately associated with agriculture. It will clarify our views if we may have present representatives of the | more important interests which are closely related and dependent on agri- culture. I trust these representatives will be invited. 1 must leave the make-up of the conference to your more intimate knowledge of those who may confer most helpfully, but I will be glad if you will immediately issue invitations so that both the country and the government may have the benefit of the earliest possi- ble suggestions which will come from such a meeting. Very truly yours. “WARREN G. HARDING." ELIGIBLES ARE LACKING. Civil Service Commission An- nounces Examinations for Positions Lacking_eligibles for certain position: the Civil Service Commission today a: nounced examinations to be held to fill the following positions: Operative, secret service, Treasury Department, $5 a day, with allowance for subsistence and actual necessary traveling expenses when away from headquarters on official business: micro- scopist, public health service, $1,500 a year; assistant biologist, qualified in bacteriology and parasitology, bureau of biological survey, $2,000 to $3.000 a year, and toxicologist, $3,000 to $5.000 a year, and pathologist and associate pathologist, $1,500 to $3.000 a year, Chemical Warfare Service, Edgewood arsenal, Maryland. In addition to the basic salaries named above, the bonu3 of $20 a month will be allowed for mos.c positions, the salary of Which does not exceed $2,500 a year. Full information and application blanks may be obtained at the office of the Civil Service Commission, 1724 F street northwest. —_— OFFICERS REASSIGNED. Gen. Castner, Gen. Lewis and Gen. Poore Changed. hanges in the assignments of three xecne.r.f officers have been made as llows. mar\g Gen. Joseph C. Castner at Fort McHenry, Md., has been assigred to the command of the 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Bliss, Tex.; Brig. Gen. Edward M. Lewis at Camp Travis, Tex., has been assigned to the command of the 2d Division, 8th Corps Area; Brig. Gen Benjamin A. Poo been assigned to the com- mand of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Camp Travis, Tex.