Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1922, Page 2

(7 {WASHINGTON MAN MADE DOUBTS GONGRESS PONER OVER DEBT Senator Walsh Says Presi- dent Must Conduct Refund- ..ng Negotiations.... Arguing that thhe refunding of the eleven billions of dollars of foreign debt involved the making of treaties between the United States and the debtor nations, Senator Walsh, demo- crat, Montana, told the Senate today that the retuml!n()ngnulllons could Le conducted ‘only by ‘the treaty- king power, the President. nder the Constitution, he added, ss could not delegate that to the Secretary of the Treasury and a commission, as pro- pesed in the pending refunding bill, Senator Walsh argued that under the refunding plans entirely new con- tracts would have to be entered into between the United States and the deowor natons, and cited various au- thorities to support his contention that treaties between {ndependent states were contracts. Bonus Bill as Amendment. The five-plan soldier bon Was presented to the Senate Y day by Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking democrat on the finance committee, as.an amendment 1o the pending allied debt bill. The is identical with the one recommitted Jast summer ion of President Harding, isions for the payment of bonus call for the issuance of short-term Treasury certificates until interest can be collected to retire them, and later use of the principal of_the debt. In offering the amendment, Mr. Simmons assured the Senate that he earnest,” and declared that he was bringing the subject up be- cause former gervice men deserved the bonus and because the finance committee, of which he ig the rask- ing democratic member, had given serious consideration to attaching it to the funding bill before the latter was reported to the Senate. It was said that as a result of In- formal conferences among democrats, Mr. Simmons had been assured that his colleagues would support his ef- forts to have the amendment at- tached to the funding measure. ator Walsh, democrat, Massa- chusetts, aleo submitted an amend- sz bill ter- ment to the bill, stipulating that any | Va. agreement resulting from negotia- tions between the proposed commis- sion for funding the debt and the foreign representatives should not be Linding on the American govern- ment until the consent of the Senate had been obtained. Such provisions previously were pressed before the Fnance committes, but were not ac- cepted, it was sald, because of objec- tions of the Treasury. Mr. Simmons, in the course of his speech, declared that when the Senat committee agreed to strike out the provisions for a flat 5 per cent in- terést rate, it had left the way open for “the international speculators to gather the fruit.” —_— GARLAND’S “AFFINITY” ONCE U. S. CLERK HERE !¢ Lillian Conrad, Who Figures in Divorce Suit, Former Labor De- partment Stenographer. Lillian Conrad of Boston, who de- clares she is the “affinity” of Charles Garland of North Carver, Mass., heir to a fortune of $1,600,000, and who figures in the separation of Garland and his wife, was formerly a clerk in the office of the Secretary of leol'. it»:lséenrnld today. ss Conrad en!.fl‘.fi‘ the department on. n um l.nrl resigned January 31, Uflh to accept position as private ' secretary to a woman whom she characterized as “very wealthy." Miss Conrad, accord- ing to officials of the department, w; an efficient and competent sténog: rapher and typawriter, and was very ::lsl ]‘:ked Ixay l;};? ‘l:‘ authority. She orn_in er employme record shows. B COLORED ORCHESTRA DRIVEN FROM MIAMI Gang Puts Members Aboard Train for Ohio—Complaint Made They Ignored Customs. BY the Assoclated Press. MIAMI, Fla., January 25.—Guarded | By an escort of motor cycle police, t 8ix members of a negro orchestra en- gaged by one of the largest tourist hotell hl Miami were early this morn- w.n . a nofihern suourn and nllced on board a train bound for Columbus, Ohio, home of the negron. e musicians shortly after mi night were lured to tha ouukm: of K and beaten by a g ot n, which they said numhered enty-five, and were warned to le-vo Miami within twenty-four hours. Some of their instruments were de- stroyed. Police are without information as to the identity of any member of the party of men issuing the warn- Ing to the negro musiclans. Several complaints had been ml to the police of the actions of negroes, but it was not believed thll there would be any trouble. It was reported that the negroes had not conducted themselves in accordance ‘with southern customs, had sought to mingle with white people in the pub- o parks and at public entertai; ts, and that the leader of the n.n had on one occasion left place with the orchestra and lhwed on the floor to direct a rew nn- was the only band of n 1u.lolann employed in the whne |ec~ tion of the city. The hotel made no effort to keep the negroes and has telegraphed for a white orchestra to take their placée. INCREASED INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA PERIL DEVELOPS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, January 25.—City health ofMcials were today taking steps to block the fur ot threatened pneumonia epidemic, in view of the rapidly growing number of such oases in Greater New York since the first of the year. Dr. Royal 8. Copeland, city health commissioner, speaking berou embers of the Queens Chambe; Commerce last night, unlred om matlo warning. pre: conditions,” he ‘M. n epldemic diseass might n: -m:n -. lun in the con tud to sweep the town and km * mflllom xvn' York 18 worse off today than it.was during the tarrible epidemic df 1913, becauss housing situation. “For the sake of morals and safety of houses must be built. We shall face every epidemic with 'ave Son- eern until tn‘ People of New York are properly housed.” Dr. Coulnnfl sald today that 123 cases of Influenza and 102 of pneu- monia had been reported in Great- er New York in the preceding twenty-tour hours. On Sunday and Mbdnday but sixty-four influensza cases were reported in the whole ulty ‘There had been 108 cases of influenza |n 190 hospitals between Januery 1 and three days ago. In the same hospitals in the last three days alone. Dr. Copeland sald, E l} ;u buanum.“leurm 5 BRSBTS lc HEAD OF JEWISH ORDER Milton Strasburger Elected Presi- dent of B'nai B'rith at Greens- bm, N. C., Meeting. MILTON STRASBURGER. By the Aesociated Press. GREENSBORO. N. C, January 25— Milton Strasburger of Washington, | D. C, was elected fifth-district presi- dent of the Tndependent Order E'nal B'rith, which closed its forty seventh annual convention here yes- terday. He succeeds Clarence M. Lehman of ‘Baltimore, who has been at the head for thé past year. The B'nai B'rith, which has been in ses- sion hére.since Sunday night, ad- Journed immediately agter the election of the 1933 meeting place was left with the executive committee. Other. officers sledted are: First vioe president, H. A. Alexander of Atlanta; -aeond vlo. president, sldnay J. Stern of Greensboro: secre- tary, Edwin L. Levy of Richmond, Va., and treasurer. E. Sternberger of Greensboro. The new executive co! mittes. is_composed of Rabbi E. Calisr of Richmond; ¢. M. Lehman of Baltimore; Ben Margolius of Norfol : Rabbi H. Straus of Augusta, Gi Marcus Endel of Jacksonville, Fia., and 3 W. Jacobi of Wilmington. The most important action taken by the order was the adoption of a resolution pledging its support in campaign to establish a hospital at Asheville. Following an investiga- | tion by a special commlttee, the as- { sociation today also voted fo render assistance to the Leon M. Levy Me- morial Hospital, at Hot Springs, Ark. The associatiox adopted a resolution to “urge among our co-religious the morn fitt1=g obmervance of the Sab- bath; that our home ceremonies be revived” and that “everything pos- sible be done to strengthen the re- ligious life in our homes and com- munities.” I Mr. Strasburger was formerly & j dge of the Municipal Court. ~He ‘past president of tite Wasihngton Conncil of the B'nal B'rith and has een an active member of the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce for snmo time. He is a native of thi ix ———ee WIRELESS RIGHTS IN.CHINA BEFORE FAR EAST BODY g (Continued from First Page.) ever, theré has been a demand on the part’ of some of the Japanesé in Japan that n6 agréement not to fortify the Bonin islands be made. But it is be. lieved that this matter has now been ironed out. The fact that, at the request of Japan, notes of intérpretation are to be exchanged among the four powers -l{nln. the Pacific treaty, stating that the treaty does not apply to the homeland of Japan, clears out iof the way an issue which opponents i \n !hG Senate promised to raise when e pact comes up for ratification. GIVEN YEAR FOR ASSAULT For Attack on Woman John Francis Is Also Fined $500. am sorry I can’t make it longer,’ cis to_jail for one year and fined him '500.. n default of which another year's term in jail will be imposed. Franois was charged with assault on January 12 upon Mrs. Jennie A. Guindon, proprietress of the Guindon, 1715-7T17 10th street. The defendant ‘ pleaded not guilty but after hearing the testimony, assistant United States iattorney called the judge's attention to the maximum penalt; promptly imposed. Mrs. Guindon was badly injured, her face being badly cut and bruised, and two front teeth knocked out. Thé defendant, who worked for Mrs. Guin- don, stated in his behalf that he had asked her for his pay, whereupon she struck at him and fell against an 2| opan door, thus injuring herself. —_— CALL UPON PRESIDENT. Colored Men Report on Progress of Race in Agriculture. ‘The progress baing made by colored men as farmers in_ this eountg was told t6 President Harding today hy Secrétary of Agriculture 1ace three colored delegates att: dlng tho farm conference beinig held hers. With the Secretary of Agriculture . F. Hubert of Tuskegee 1s Westbury of Sumter, 8. C.. »re-(dsnt of the \o:ro Farmers Assoclation, and' Dr. W. . Searborough: of Ohia. Thé President was.told that whil, the eoloud man I8 making great ad vangement as.a tiller of the soll, th' glomuut;n:“ .'e.o mfrh' in serml lon® of un! that require an immediats remedy 1f the colored farmer is to bé afforded the -m ohanoe for progress as is the marketing. President Harding expressed pleas. ure at hearing of the ncomplhhmenu of the colored farmer, and assured his callers that he would do every- thing within his power to better his condition. CARDINAL SENDS REPLY TO PRESIDENT’S CABLE Cudlnl Gasparrd, b secre- tary ot uu. hu npuol to the message on _the death. of Po Bonadl ont b President Hudlnt #s follows: “Profoundly mo¥ed by the noble homage which hix excellency, th- President of the Upited States, a8 thé: bpokestian of all his people, was. Dleased through your excel- hn to send me on the occasion o v:::m:ailnl& of his holi- e Sreat pon- t&’ot charity and peace, I b ” to éxpress to hig excolltw the President &nd to accept for yours el l%; sentiments ot kéen m TR was retary o Rughes, whé = mn-n mesage, . |against 8 FUNERAL OF POPE ;. TO BE HESTMBT!D 1&nd and visf st. fluv‘ u réndered hom: e ;one. ‘The lutement annélred ln several newspapers that Crown Prinée Hum- Bert visited IM cathed: to view thé body. This is semi-o clally détiled throulh the Stefani new: agendy, Faces Tomb of Plus VI. Benedict's tomb will tecé that in which Popé Plus VI lies; it adjoints that of Queen Christina of Sweden, ‘who, having abdicated the thfone in 1654, settled in Rome, where #be died 1 1689. The formal reglstration of the death of Benedict téok place yester- day morning in the Roman Catholtc Church, when Maypr Valli himself re- ceived Prince ldobrandinl, com- mander of the Noblé Guard, who, with Marquis Sacchétti, acted as wit- nesses. The death record was entef- ed in a speclally prepared register, ‘liled in satin and was engraved in silver. Appreve Government Acts. 'THe official acts 6f thé Itallan govern- mént after the annouficsment of the death of Benedict, for the purpose of showing the genéral sympathy of the whole Itslian natioh, were noted with great satigfaction by the Vatican offt- clals. The Italian flag on the Quirinal was at half-maet this morning. All the royal houses give the mame recognition to the pontiff's death. Slmilar signs of niourning were obmef about the ueen mother's palace. Villa Savoia, and {the government huildinge. There Is a port that tae opening of the chamber, Which coineides with the date of the opening of the conclave, may ‘be post- poned. The Rome newspapers have recentls increased their activities in Vatlcan news, many articles being written about the crumbling of the “stubborn obsti- nacy of both partles.” Some favored the replacing of France by Italy as the guardian of the Interests of the holy see, and contended that the rise o! Italian nationalism, accentusted by th war, had made imperative Italy’s spon- sorship for the Vatican. CONDOLENCES FOR SISTER. Italian Queen” Mother Countess Julia Persico. By the Assoclated Press. VENICE, January 24.—The Count- ess Julla Persico, sister of Pope Bene- dict. today recelved a telegram of condolence from Queen Mother Mar- garita on the death of her brother. lhe countess, who has been f{li with {nfluenz: esired, “when she learned of the illness of her brother, to g0 to Rome and vieit him, but her physicians lorh‘d! CARDINAL O'CONNELL SAILS. Doubttul if He Reaches Rome in Time to Vote for Pope’s Successor. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 25.—William Cardinal Q'Connell, archbishop of Boston, sailed for Italy yesterday on the steamship Presidente Wilson to join the sacred colle which will start balloting about February 2 to select a successor to Pope Benedict The only hope thn an American cardinal will have ce in the se- Jection of 'the mext Popa de however, on the possibility 3 traot H rations by the sacred college. s of the company op- erating thb Prel(denu ‘Wilson said she could not possibly reach Trleste before February § or 5. It is 4 three- Rour trip from Trieste to Rome. CONDOLENCES CABLED. Armenfan Church in America Sends Message to Rapal Secretary. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, Jauuary 25.—The Council of the Armenian Church in America voted today to cable Cardinal G parri, the papal secretary of stat condolences on the death of Pope Benedict XV. The messags was dis patched dy Bishop Tirayre of Wor- cester, primate of the .Armenian ¢hurch in this country. CARDINAL BEGINS !0 SAIL. Ottaws Prelate Hopes to Reach Rome Before New Pope Chosen. By the Assoeiaied Press. OTTAWA, January 26 —Clrdinll Begin of Quebec has booked passa on the steamship Lorraine. nvlnl New York Saturday. He hopn to reach Romse in tinie to join th collegte befors the election of A sue- nr to thé late Pope Bénedict XV. ardinal will be accompanied by cmon Julc Laberge of Quebsc. WILL USE THREE CASKETS. Wires ommented Judge Mattingly in the ce nited States branch, Police Court today, when he sentenced John Fran- iBody to Be Placedrin Cypress, Lead- o en and Elm Coffins. hlnnmmm January 28.—The body of e Blnodlet will placed in th eo n at midday today, ueordxn’ a dispateh to the London Times from Rome. The ¢offin, which is made of cypre: wood, will de incased in & leaden one, which will be put into a casket of polished elm. The in- scription will be on ths leaden coffin. The eorrespondent ascrides 10 the uuquu Sacchett!, ocontrolier of tho ponti palace, the statement that the u a] ceremonies of the conclave 4l el oone & lor lmlalt 1] Af, walled off from his nulghborl. 1t has been deaided, owing to the lnern1u cost of bullding, to omit the walls nn -(mply urnh the cardinals by jock: also been suggested cardl nals teke th meals ntothn. in- stead of in thelr eclll. thus @imin-| lmln&l the number of attendants.| But the ruls of silence is #till to b obnnea during meals. the old rules are oburvea. the cenemu will Ihelop nbou per- sons d _will cosf ,000 lire, 000 lire expended at the last conclave. FRENCH PRELATES START. Cardinal Dubois and Cardinal Lu- con Leave for Rome. anuary n-—cudhm Du- bol-, Archbishop of Paris, and Car- dinal Lucon, Arahbl-hop of Rhelms, left today for Rome to attend th funeral of Pope Benedict and later the conclaye to elect his successor. LEAVE FOR WNOLAVE. By the Awscciated Press. WARSAW, January 25.—Cardl muwm of wnn: and_Dai r'of for nom 3 h ent n the m:{l h‘ acre tor the ahe n of 10 mor aunoio to Polcnd, ‘Whe b o Pope tings to nvmnnl ee d RESIGNATION IS DENIED., Assistant Postmaster General Work z Contradiéts Report. Voric, s w! Iu Arflv:d“ tuu.'in‘"’ x:lllnmb a1 “ - | should be vested m f l r to tohel 26 sh ASHINGTON, D. U, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1022, PROMINENT WOMEN ATTENDING NAT]ONAL 'AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE Left to right—Mra, Charles W. B!WIII of Iadiana, llr-. W. G. Martins of ’l‘fxfll‘ Mrs. Cornwall olvcr-olh Mra. Maud Wood Park of Indiana, Mrs. L. C. Chappell of South Carolina, Miss N Jomes of Marylan Ketcham of Michigan, Mrs. J. W of Oklahoma. FLEXIBLE TARIFF GIVEN APPROVAL U. S. Chamber of Commerce Also Urges Maintenance of Anti-Dumping Idea. Legislative provision for flexible tarift rates to be administered by a tarift adjustment board having “quasi- Judicial” functions is Included among other tariff recommendations to which the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has been committed by a referendum vote of its member- ship announced today. Other propo- sitions adopted in the referendum were “reasonable protection for Amer- ican industries in destructive com- petition,” maintenance of the “anti- dumping” principle, encouragement of export trade and adequate tariff measures to meet forelgn diserimi- nations. The vote on the question of the American valuation basis for levying duties was announced at 979 for and 833 against, lacking the necessary two-thirds majority to commit the chamber either way. The vote on the question of postponing tariff legis- lation pending stabilization of world jtrade conditions also was indetermi- nate, being 734 for postponement and 1,110 agalinst it. Discussing the proposal for a flexible tariff system to bo administered within limits bed by Congress by a spe- cial adjustment bo‘rd th mittee of the chamber, in fts recom- ‘mendations transmitted with the propo- sitions yoted on, declared such a board with quasi-judicial functions distinct from the Investigating and fact-gathering functions of the present uflfl commission. The purpose of the board, it was said, should be to provide a consistent tariff policy in the face of fluctuating trade éonditions and its tariff rate decisions, 2ltho limited in range by Congres ‘‘sho! become as effeetive and bind- ing'" as duties now fixed by legislation. PUREREID R {PAY HONOR TO MR. HUGHES Album Containing 100,000 Signa- tures of Italian-Americans as Gift. In the presence of e dmmnl-noa gathering in the Corcoran Galler: Art yesterday aftsrnoon, Secrelnrv Hu[hes of the State Department was ented with a handsome &lbum containing the signatures of 100,000 Americans of _Italian descent, and axpressing thelr high appreciation of Ris efforts in strengthening the ties of friendship between the United tes and Italy. At the same time was éxhibited the portrait of Secrstary Hughes painted by Joseph Trotta of New York, which l ¥ is to be presented to the Italian gov- rnment for exhibition in Rome. Senator Ricci, the Italian ambassa- dor here, mccompanied the commit- tee which presented the album, con- sisting of . F. H. La Guardia of New York: R. P. Badla, Rllh.ele Pris- 6, Rev. F. C. Caf: F. Fer. rariz, J. Tag: F. Restfifo, A, Bevacquia and Joseph Trotta, the artist. FLOOD REFLECTING POOL Ice on Tidal Basin Not Thick Enough Yet for Skating. Notwithstanding the more than forty-eight hours of freesing mlhor in Washington there will be no ing for n east ano cording to Col. Bherrill, superintend- ent of punllc buildings and grounds. 'l'h‘ tidal basin, which s probably & most popullr point in the city for ha lovers of skating, has about an |inch and & quarter of fce on it to but this is not sufficient to permit i use. Col. Sherrill is waiting for at least two and a half or three inches of 1ce before he will grant permission to, ohn 1t for the skaters. sion o § “%°?§."‘ Sonstrucied, fameal ‘whiel s - 1 Ancoln Memorial, u un tr rumn: thres or water n_this basin it wln freeze npldl it the present low mperature continues, and that i -hon time it will be possible {{n g; rs to.use it ta A ::l‘-“blaln 6uld accommodate at 1,500 skaters at one time. l“z' ological Park officials report th.[ 1ée on the skating ponds in the Zoo ground- has hot yet reachéd a point of sufficient thickness to per- mit its use for this sport. e LT "““'“as." Bt 5 The committes on the far enst today was expected to consider the question of electrical communi- cations and faoilities in China ana had before it & moluuun regard- ing wireless. o Tt i, il hes sl i o poaits Be e 5 o R Hamar '?"E" 1l:’ievtiuguiahevl Musician BRIEFLY TOLD STORY OF ARMS CONFERENCE To Entertain Society ROESI VARADY, i Hungarian violonecellist, who will play | lhe €-cent farc ordinance wm be re- | serve system. tomerrow evening a legation_following given by Count and s-celely While fn Washington Miss (ke wuest of Mrs. Lawrence 'hwmu. 1700 21st street. She will Alse appear in edmcert. COMMISSION POSTPONES ! TELEPHONE RATE ACTION Treasury Department Permitted to File Brief in Relation to Federal Adjustments. The Public Utilities Commission has agreed to postpone a decision in the telephone rate case for at least two weeks, to permit the Treasury Department to file a brief, if it sees fit, in reference to a number of ad- Justments which the government de- sires to have made in its contract with the telephone company. According to Charles Clagett, di- vision manager for Washington of the Chesapeakeé and Potomac Tele- phone Company, the questions at fs- #ue between the company and the government are now being consider- ed, and if they are settled in that way the Treasury Department prob- ably will not file a brief with the com- mission. The proposed revision of the gov- ernment contract involves the ehnr‘en for interdapartmental service, tie- 1ines between departments and auto- matic telephone servic tated today that what- made by the com- ges to the government 0 be made applicable to concerns in the District using almllni facilities, it beln' the policy of the company not to have a pref- erential rate for the government.. ¢ USRS SOFT-COAL PRICE CUT. Agnew Company Follows Other|i Dealers in 50-Cent Reduction. The John P. Agnew Coal Company, in line with other coal dealers in ‘ashington, has reduced the price of soft coal from $7.78 to $7.26 a ton. The company announced at the same time that an experienced en- ineer ha been employed by the st those whb haye “smoke truubles" with thelr heating plants. ——— TOBACCO PLANT BURNS. $160,000 Fire in Richmond Puts Thousands Out of Work. RICHMOND, V4., January ll.-—l‘ha four-story brick factory of the J. Dart Tobacco Company was toully destroyed by firc last nl&ht, entailing damage estimats 00, Several nlrrow -nc- s of firemen and speéctators mark the progress of the blaze. Two familles were driven from their homes in their night clothes. Several thousand oper- atives, most of whom are women and girls, are thrown out of employment. an NEW DRY AGENT. ppointment of Meyer Berman ol mou as federal = prohibition -nm for Maryland was nounced today by Commissioner Haynes. the dah o the Chinese Bastern railroad, nmn-mnmnywm, ion taken fi'm‘f havin .af:* i le 8. Knowles of lowa, Mrx. J. C. liams Mrs, W. A, Mather of New York and Mrs. OCarl Will RAIL OWNERS DEFY RICHMOND COUNCIL Spurn Arbitration in Street Car Strike, Despite City’s 48-Hour Ultimatum. By the Assoclated Press, RICHMOND. Va. Januapy 25. fusal to arbitrate the strike situation here is made in the| Virginia Raflway and Power Com- | Re-! 1 street car pany’s answer, today, to the city|payment of only a fair rate of interest | volve |councu'n forty-eight-hour ultimatum,|on arvitrate o readcc T : w cents,” according to information ob- tained at the company’'s offices. or Alnsiie, to whom the reply is addressed, Is expected to make the | communication public this afternoon. | The city council on Monday after- noon adopted resolutions giving the | company forty-elght hours within which to reinstate its striking em- ployes at the old wake scale or else : of hs lrnnchu& pro\lfllnf for six | tickets for 25 cents and labor and, BChuol ticKels 2i3 celits vach, Wil ve | enforced. | Tnion leaders said today that the | strikers are operating about 250 jit. reys on the streets of the city lnd that the men will continue to run the . awtomobiles in event the strike is not satisfactorily settled so far as they are concerned. The strikers say they will fiot submit to the wage reduc- tions made by the company. Strikers in Sesal NORFOLK, Va., January 2 Strik- ing union car men are in session this morning discussing the proposal to refuse to reconsider their action late yesterday in refusing to arbitrate their wage grievances with the Vir- ginia Rallway and Power Company. Their decision will be submitted to a special meeting of the council this afternoon and, if favorable, it is be- lieved that a settlement of the strike is in sight. Two arbitrators have been appoints ed, ‘one representing the traction company and the other the employes now in service. | —— W. FRANK CLARK, CLERK, | IN PENSION OFFICE, DE‘\Dj Lifelong Resident of Wuhingtonl and Government Employe Nearly | Forty Years, Succumbs. 1. Frank Clark, lifelong resident of Washington and for forty years an employe of the Pension Office,' died yesterday at his home, 1642 Hobart street northwest, following an ill- ness lasting about two years. He was siffty-nine years old, Mr. Clark was a clerk in the widow division of the pension office at the time of his death. He would have been retired next year. He was ap- pointed to the bureau December 21, 1882. Born November 3 1852, in this city, Mr. Clark was reared and educated here and entered into the paperhang- g and interlor decorating business Wl(h his father, the late L. F. Clark. On his father's death he succeeded to the business, leaving his occupation thirty-nine years ago to enter the nt service. e a member of the Bons of the American Revohmon. His grand- |8 father, John D.\Clark, was one of the early officials of the District branch of that organization, His wife, Mrs. Aurelia Bassett Clark, died two years ago. He is survive by his brother, J. Blnke Clark of this city, and by two sisters, Miss Mary R. Clark, formerly of Wuhlntton and Mra. Joseph Tyssowskl. Funeral services will be held to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock at ! - cred Heart Church. fev. P. C. Gav will conduoct the mass. Interment Wlll be in Glenwood cemetery. ——— FIVE OVERCOATS STOLEN. Police Get Reports of Many '.I.'lnfu During Cold Snap. Two overcoats were wstolen from National Law S6hool, 386 15th street. last night. - They belonged to John 1. Ren, Maury apartments, 19th and G streets, ‘ona Honjamin Goldstein, 901 | 18t street southwest. Lang, 8127 N street, told the George Wa -mnnon Unlversity. Joseph .v Arminr, 305 North Fulton wenue, itimore, Md., reported the takin ol his overcoat u\fl t m unnt early In 0oh. gn.y coat and fclt h-t wofl « rox fll their pla m = 1’ fin.met.llnlm Nn "ooat at 1136 Uth stree por! WOMAN GETS $100 VERDICT. Averdict for $100 damages was awarded by a jury in Cireuit Diviston fors Justice Hits yesterday after- :obnenoln favor of m' g e Mon- cure, who sued for lsn 0 damages against the Washington Rallway and Electric Company, for alleged person- al injufy, s, Moricure was & pas- senger October and was Standing In the aisie as the car came to & at_Connécticut avenue nd H atreet. Bhe was mrowr.‘ i e man-one-vote"” ONLY TRYING TO HELP, SECRETARY WALLACE SAYS OF FARM PARLEY" “We are trying to help agriculture, that is all,” Becretary Wallace of the Department of Agriculturs told a representative of The Star, fol- lowing the defénse made by Gov. Parker of Louisiana of the mettiod | in which delegates were picked. “This conference lutely has not been engineered, nor is it being ‘rallroaded’ in any manner,” Secre- tary Wallace continued. “The short space of time at our disposal made ry the selection of delegates ‘Ten officials of the Do-rtm-nt of Agriculture sat around a table for two whole days, Mr. Wallace said, picking out the delegates to go on various committees which are :lonuiderln; the various large ques- lons. DENIES DELEGATES ARE “HANDPICKED” (Continued from First Page.) it has ever been called together in this country Following this digression from the prepared program the conference next heard Carl Willlams of Okla- Roma City, Okla., discuss the market- ing of cotton through co-operative organisations. Pointing to the handling of more than $50,000,000 worth of cotton this season by four state c¢o-operative marketing associations of cotton rowers, Mr Willlams told the con- lerence that “these organizations are apparently well on the way to becom- ing hnel'lnlnen( institutions in the sout Living Standards Basic Factor. The real purpose behind thé organ- izations, Mr. Williams asserted, is an improvement {n the standards of liv- ing in the cotton-producing section. The War Finance Corporation, he said, has been “the greatest singie aid” {n providing funds from which the associations could make advances to members pending sale of nleir cot- mn. The corporation, he added, has loaned the organizations npvurd of $20,000,000 within the last five months. American agriculture as a whoie “could profitably study the factors that have contributed to the welfar of California in the face of general business depression,” G. Harold Powell, general manager of the Cali- fornia Fruit Growers’ Exchange, de- clared today in an address before the conference.” Mr. Powell declared the success of co-operative marketing d pended “upon the will of the farmer to co-operate” and on the develop- ment of “a spirit of mutual confidence and trust” between those éngaging in the venture. Co-operative organizations, he said, should be composed exclusively of farmers and managed by farmers, with the benefits returned to each member determined by his patronage of ithe organization. He advocated pital stock, and that voting r be distributed on the “one- principle. Trges New Export Markets. Gov. Parker, in his set address, pro- posed as a means of combatting the present farm depression the opening of export markets through the ex- tension of long-time credits to for- eign buyers through the federal re- “Have the federal reserve bank, the governor said, “send ite o ;Tepresentatives to' the capitals of those European nations sincerely de- siring to purchase our products and unable to pay for them. Look up the etanding and character of these pur- chasers, as well as their financial re- sponsibility. Sell them not on very short time, as ls cuostomary now, but on six, twelve and eighteen months, takin, : their acceptances with the ‘ndorse | | ments of the local bank and the co- | | operation of the gre ers to sell their products on equally:this subject under consid. | banking insti. {1s that of commoa! tutions of each nation, and authorize | member of the committ, SEE TRADE REVIVAL INNORTH EUROPE Norway angd Sweden Show Signs of Prospering Eco- nomic Congitions. BY HAL O'FLAAIERTY. By Cable to The Star nd Chidago Daily News, Copyright, 1922, STOCKHOLM, SBweden, Q/anuary 25. —Surprisingly optimistic forecasts of economic conditions iaA Swalen and Norway are’ exhibited in the annual budgets presented to the parlisments of these two countries. The Swadish minister of finance, Fredrik V. Thorsson, looking forward into f\e coming months, declared that the i1 dications were so favorable for trade justified in reducing the budget for the coming year by 100,000,000 kroner (normally weglan 18N C by the same mouvu. way's budget by 00,000 kroner (820,368, 000) below lnz year's figures. Hope in United States. Mr. Thorsson declared that Sweden's bright ouslook was based to a lar, extent upon the prospect of an early resumption of buying power in thes United States, where, he declared, the crisis caused by the influx of gold had passed. America’s economic re- he said, was certain to affc. rope. While Norway such stress upon the recoveyy of the United <, he finances are equally affected, anud through a general belief in better times amad the Norwegian finan minister dgcided to reduce the state payments tw lndustrll_s by 23,000,000 kroner ($7,784,000). This attitude of the Scandinavian countries represents a _complete about-face &om their position for the last two yeaes, during which all ey have been fixtd upon Rul and all forecasts have been base jpon the revival of traye to the eastward. This_hope has bdeen partly realized, but Russian trade is no longer con- sidered as deciszive in the immediate future, Ruesia ha\\ng become a flald for charity rathe than profitabie @ | commerce. Socialiat Defeljt Seen. In both Sweden and Worway, where social democrats hold tye balance of power, there are stron§ Indications that socialistic principles will be sub- merged in the general n\n-Partisan efforts toward the improgyement of industry _and commerce. _Premier Hjalmar Branting announced franklv that his government, althougit wholly socialistic, will refrain from gushing party legislation and confine llsel! to legisiation for the commun! a whole. Production in the pi et pal Industries has been so greAtl. reduced throughout Sweden and N way that the new laws may even changes in such social measures as the eight-hour which the conservatives condemn b terly. There may be a higher pro- tective tariff big reductions in unemployment owances. The optimistic viawpoint of the social democrats is not wholly shared by the conservatives. who viciously attack any further extension of gov- ernment unemployment allowances. Nearly 100,000,000 kroner are asked for the Swedish unemployed this year, which, according to the con- servatives, is merely subsidizing idieness. Swedish and Norwegian business man with whom the writer has talked ghare in the optimistic outlook of the social democrats, but demand a complete rest from social- istic legislatior® to allow them time to rebuild the oM lines of activity. vided have provided for distributing the subjects before them to subcom- ttees. and reports are expected to egin coming in to ow. Probably one qu fn which the elegates are as ole interested ancing. One agricul- d ion sug- the spinners, manufacturers and deal- tural credit and In!urlm% which has long time, all drafts, acceptances and ' gested today that a pl ed in;could be worked out to papvide for Federal | commodity loans running Reserve Bank shall have been paid, months to three years. notes in payment to be depot trust until the claim of the in_full” Gov. Parker told fhe conference that: housing. grading this plan “would afford almost in stant relief, would mean the employ- | moqity i ment of many American Ships fOF'p’theirJocal carrying to those nations the cotton | to give %rom-bls employmen! and the foodstuffs tq keep many of them from starving; ouid 'add "to the value and activity of the merchant marine, wou 1d put energy and spirit into business, and bring to this country, the good will of all of the older na- tions.” Guaranty Clause Repeal. Recommendation for repeal of the ‘guaranty clause” of the transpor- tation act and return to the state railroad commission 0f control over state rates was voted today by & sub- | committee on rallway transportation {of the general transportation com- mittee, of the national agricultural conference. The vote on the repeal of the guaranty clause was 13 to 5 and on the return of the state rail- way powers, 11 to 6. Recommendation for the conmstruc- tion of the St. Lawrance-great lakes waterway project was voted by the subcommittee on Waterways trans- portation under the gener: t portation committee. Petition by Colored Menm. Four negro delegates to the na- tional agricultura]l conference were escorted to the White House today by Secretary Wallace and introduced to President Harding. The dele- gates, who are on the conference committes On negro farm problems, presented a petition to the President as representatives of nearly 1,000.008 farmers openuns more than 41,000,4 000 lcrl of land, asking for more -n'l" -nnpnndof negro lculturll ol more :«;equue d|ltrlhu60n of the federal funds now allotted to states. The petition also asked a more in- tensive and sympathetic study of the conditions of negro tenant farmers and a more favorable application of the federal farm loan act in its re- lation to negro farme: FARM PARLEY AIMED AT AGRICULTURAL BLOC, |= WANNAMAKER’S VIEW :° namaker- of Bouth C resolution for the ap. committes on reso- hands with the President, official dignita: little dce cr l- to shal om: tlelps e in and then g0 home. “Selection of committees has been made {n such & man Mr. Wanna- mi , “as to su it that those responsible for such Bervice are either totally linorlnt .ot (;1‘. qul‘ll- ratd tions of the s es to a ocut-and-dried and well-baked scheme to prévent the torward-looking farmer uprmnu- tives from ""“5"{{ any what ever from out 1 1 (o probably Arom six propo- isition would provide for lhO ‘ware- and inspectdpn of lndonement of " com- presented by fariers their local blnkl and the handKng of this paper through the federy! farm loan bank system, which would either discount it through the fe eral reserve system or issue deben- tures against the loans im the form of certificates of indebtedness, to be |sold on the open market. The committee also has at its dis- posal the report of the joint congres- sional agricultural inquiry commis- sion recommend‘ng an intermediate form of credits which would give the agricultural producers working capi- al. Live stock producers under one plan under consideratioft would have their paper discounted by th and_rediscounted by the banks, through the federal reser em. On other commoditier © an would have loans made direct armers through co-operative loan soctations, the commodities being cov- ered by proper warehouse receipte. Armour Meets Committee. J. Ogden Armour, Chicago packer, met with the committee on agricul- tural research and education and their report. it was indicated. probably would point out that. while further research along all lines ie needed. special attention should be directed uong economic lines. Proposals aiready put forward in the conference to indorse Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals and completion of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway project are expected to be considered by a subcommittee of the transportation committee. A movement to have the conference dorss extension of the War Finance &rponuon by Congress for another also is already under way. Recla- n, drainage, co-operative organiza. uon of farmers and taxation are some of (e other matters under discussion by dnmittees. %) ntati Sumnere of Tex ed to the conference’s commit- tee orr markets suggestions for estab- Lishin, the business of agriculture on of ‘“relatively permanent ld ts y and uniformity in the tribution” of commodities. ons included standardiza- taral commodities, sub o His suggel tion of referencs to ‘future grade cli lfl at o classificat! warehouses Of tln- or secondary Storage. Mr. Sumners a1 an “ad- justed credit sysdem, supplementing, dut not supplantiny, existing cred extending facilities¥ fo provide “a lflnurt time credit a fair interest carry ies he onted o fanction ae a untt xn«nemuun‘ sale and distribution of fartn froducts. . [FORM “FARM PAPER} BLOC” o | Baitors of Agricultural Publica- Mflh in :l!nt :h 00! ) e -60n- fl.m.l hn u-\:n’nol. . “Indicated nm nrnur v. it 4 th farm, ;:opq:ty should be !ully protected,” m;m"m o-:u said, & NeE! H. A ‘Went- les E. X¢ ;. e ond ."'::Ierlmn of ‘Herbert Myrick Mass. About sixty .dln\'l