Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1922, Page 2

THE ' SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBBUAfiY 26,::1922—PART 1. DEBATE IN SENAT (N TREATY S0 Committee Approves Four- Power Pact and Sub- marine Treaties. HOPE FOR EARLY ACTION But Two of Five Agreements Re- main on Calendar—Republicans ‘Will Insist on Yap Vote. Finally accepting a compromise reservation, the foreign relations committee cleared the way vesterday for transfer gf the arms conference treaty debate to the open Senate, by favorably rcporting the four-power Pacific treaty, which has proved the most troublesome of the arms con- ference agreements In committee discussion; the naval limitation and submarine treaties. Only the general far eastern and Chinese tariff pacts now remain on the committee calender, and it is the hope of Senate leaders to bring the whole group of treaties into the Senate proper early this week so that debate on them can begin as soon as a vote is reached on the separate treaty relating to Yap. Around the Yap treaty, meantime. -a situation developed yesterday that prompted the majority managers to charge that debate had been need- lessly prolonged and to announce their intention to hold the Senate in session throughout tomorrow even- ing unless a ratification roll call Is reached before that time by curtail- ment of “unnecessary discussion.” An effort to obtain unanimous consent for a vote tomorrow failed. Two Democrats Favor Treaty. In_making & orable report on the four-power Pacific treaty, which i3 to follow the Yap treaty in Senate debate, the foreign relations commit- tee divided ten to three, with Senators , 1daho: Johnson, re- Borah. republican, : Johnison, £s- ublican, California, Gemocrai. Tennessee, voting in the negative. All the other eight re- publican members supported the mo- tion and were joined by two demo- crats, Williams of Mississippl and Pomerene of Ohio, while three demo- ats were absent. TBv the same vote, 10 to 3, but with Senators \Williams, Pomerene and Kellogg, republican, Minnesota, cast- ing the negative votes, the committee previously had accepted the compro- mise reservation said to have been accepted by President Harding. and providing that the treaty contem- plates “no commitment to armed force, mo alliance, no obligation to join in any defense.” Several pro- posed substitutes and amendments were voted down. : The treaty’s accompanying “decla- ration” was approved by the same vote, and the supplemental treaty excluding the Japanese homeland from the four-power arrangement was ordered reported twelve to one. Senator Borah alone voting in the negative. The naval limitation and submarine pacts were given aporoval by unanimous vote. Fouar-Pewer Treaty Faces Debate. In the Senate the four-power treaty alone apparently faces a pro-; longed debate. Several proposed reservations not acted on by the com- mittee are to be offered, and Senators Borah and Johnson, among others, are attempting to organize an “irre. concilable” bloc against ratification. this element will become humerically strong is conceded to rest principally with the democrata, who are followers of former Presi- dent Wilson, but so far they have not indicated their probable course. Some opposition also is expected to | the naval limitation and other ireaties ordered reported yesterday, but apparently there is no disposi- LIQUOR SHIP SEIZED. Schooner Flying British Flag Held. Crew Arrested. PORTSMOUTH, Va.,, February 25.— The motor schooner Emerald of Dig- by, Nova Scotia, flylng the British flag, was seized this afternoon as & rum-runner, while fleeing from Vir- ginia waters. Her cargo, said to conp sist of more than one thousand’cases of liquor for New York delivery was selzed along with the ship's papers and the captain, signed as John Allen Willlams, and the entire crew have been taken into custody pending ex- amination before the United States’ commissioner Monday. When the motor schooner saw she was being followed by the cutter Man- ning she quickly changed her course and headed for the sea. A chase en- sued and the Manning overhauled and boarded her nine miles southeast of Cape Charles lighthouse. PRESIDENT SEEKS NAVY COMPROMISE Confers With House Members in Effort to Settle Dispute Over Strength. President Harding inaugurated an effort yesterday to reconcile wide dif- ferences of opinion between the Navy Department and Congress as to the size and cost of the Navy for the next fiscal year. At a White House conference with republican members of the House naval committee and Representative Mondell of Wyoming, the republican leader, the President, seeking to com- promise what some¢ members have described as “the extreme views,” is size of the Navy fixed by the arms conference, the total enlisted person- nel ought not be less than 80,000. Secretary Derby, in outlining de- partment needs to the committee, has insisted on an enlisted strength of 90,000. and the present officer person- nel. including 540 members of the first class at Annanclis to be graduated in June. Chairman Butler and other members of the committee have in- sisted, however, that Mr. Denby's fig- ures for an appropriation bill carry- fing a total of $350,000,000 were too high. and reports have reached the President that a considerable num- ber of House members were demand- ing a cut so sweeping that there might be funds enough in the new Navy bill for only 60,000 men. Mr. Demby Stands Pat. In the face of determined opposi- tion to his estimate, Mr. Denby and Admiral Coontz, chief of naval opera- tions, announced that they stood pat on their figures. It .was because of this situation that the President call- ed in the republican committeemen, with whom he conferred for an hour and a half in a general exchange of views. z The feeling prevailed in some quar- ters last night that the President had hit upon an easy bas promise and that he had let it be known he would not approve a bill that might effectually “scrup” the Navy below the arms conference point through failure to provide suffi- cient men to man the eighteen bat- tleships and other craft allotted the Pnited States by international agree- ent. As the real fight over the. size and cost of the Navy wlill be before the { subcommittes on appropriations, of which Representative Kelley, ~re- | publican. Michigan, is chairman, there was a suggestion that Mr. Kelley's and Mr. Butler's committees, or rather the republican members of each, get together. The witnesses now appear- ing before the naval committee will be called by the appropriations com- | mittce, which will frame the bill. i The naval committee was said to said to have declared that with the | of com- | tion to make a protracted fight against them. The general far east- ern and Chinese tariff treaties have ibe 1n accord with the President's {suggestion that Congress expedito | legieiation for conversion of two 1ot yet developed a definite cleavage. They are to be taken up at tomor- Tow's meeting of the committee, and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the committee chairman, has invited Sen- ator Underwood -of Alabama, demo- cratic leader and head of the arms the tariff pact, to be present. He is not & member of the committee. France Speaks Three Ho Decision of the republican leaders to hold the Senate in session tomor- row evening was reached after Sen- ator France, republican, Maryland, had made a three-hour speech against ratification and had indicated that he intended to o on tomorrow morning. He told the Senate he was speaking virtually without preparation, and had taken the floor only when he had Jearned that Chairman Lodge was preparing to “force” the treaty to vote without “proper discussio: Other senators, he said. wanted to oppose ratification, but had not had time to prepare their speeches since the treaty was reported last Mon- day. Several sharp clashes ensued be- land Senator, the former denying that there was any effort to “force” actfén ; and charging in return that the de- bate was being needlessly prolonged. Mr. Lodge suggested that he ‘would like to obtain unanimous consent for & vote tomorrow, but Senator France replied that such an arrangement probably would be very difficult to reach. Along with the other arms confer- ence agresments, the Yap treaty was assailed by Senator France as a sur- render of American policles and tra- ditions and a part of a scheme to re- habilitate “the old league of nations in a new form.” He declared the Yap covenant would sacrifice important American rights in the mandated jslands of the Pacific, and erted that by giving it support the repub- lican party had ceased to be worthy of the same of & great political party. KLAK CHARTER RECEIVED. District Organization Has Reached Necessary Quota. The District organization of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan having reached its necessary membership quota. received its charter last night, according to an announcement given out at the headquarters of the order, $01 Munsey building. The local orgahlzation was char- tered under the name of Klan Ne. 1, Realm of the District of Columbia. The charter was received by Samuel ¥. Poindexter. ithe head of the District of Columbia’s propagation depart- ment, and read to the various mem- bers present by the king kleagle, John Seif. ‘Accoling to the announcement, the election of officers of the chartered klan was held, although the names were not discl A further state- ment sald work on additional klans in this city would rapidly prooceed, as it was the Intention now, as before, that the National Capital should be the home of five distinct kians. LAW STUDENTS SMOKE. Georgetown Freshmen Hear Sena- tor Willis and Rep. Byrnes. About 500 members of the Fresh- men class of Georgetown University School of Law, including a number of distinguished guests, attended the annual class smoker last night at the Hadleigh Hotel. Senator Willis of Ohlo and Repre- sentative Byrnes of South ina ‘were among the speakers, the faculty ted dy Dean George and - Assistant Dean E. Hugh J. {mated th: {verted for $13.000,000 each, which 1 e et o taaton whieh: Tranted | would be $18,000,000 cheaper, he sald, | i battle cruiscrs, now building, into airplane carriers. The sum of $10.- {000,000 each has been expended on the cruisers and Admiral Coonts esti- the two could be oon- han building anew. Vessels which may be selected for such conversion are_building at Fore River, Mass.: Newport News and Philadeiphia, and it was pointed out that by an early start employment could be provided for a number of men. Would Limit Eatrants. napolls was not touched on in detait at terday’s conference, although it was said”the President advocated ia sharp cut in the number of men to be admitted each year during the naval holiday. Chairman Kelley" committee, in considering informally some means of reducing the naval appropriation, has in mind a plan the first class will be commissioned. the others being turned back to civil {life. i Not much was forthcoming tween Senator Lodge and the Mary- to the President's ideas concerning pos- sible reductions iu the officer per- sonnel. but reports at the Capitol in- dicated that members had been im- pressed with the Navy argument that to keep the “treaty” on its toes a full complement would be required for each ship. It is known, however, that the appropriations committee plans to retire about 400 retired of- ‘tik‘ers of varying rank now on active uty. Chairman Butler aftar the confer- ence announced that his committee ‘would continue hearing Navy Depart- ment officers, while Chalrman Kelley's committee also expects to begin its hearings early in the week. Repre- sentative Kelley has told members that in framing the bill he would stick to his announced program of relegating to the junk heap every ship of no military value in national defense, the enlisted personnel total depending on the number of vessels thus put out of commission. {A. F. OF L. TO PLACE OWN CANDIDATES - IN CONGRESS RACE (Continued from First Page.) upon it and which no honorable em- ployer would seek to disregard.” “American farmers have been thrown into a condition bordering on the disastrous,” the statement of is- sues continued. “This might have been largely avoided by wise gov- ernmental action and It may be largely remedied in like manner. One step which must be taken concerns the wise and proper extension of credit, a step scrupulously avoided by reactionary legisiators and ad- ministrations. Denouncing “efforts to extend the vicious principle of slave labor along Kansas industrial court lines,” the statement asserted that “labor is r solved to combat this autocratic de- vice to the utmost, carrying the fight to the doors of every legislator who has attached himself to the slave idea. The statement in its discussion of ransportation after saying that ‘nothing has been more completely mishandled than the railroad situa- tion,” declares “nor has there beén any greater degree of intelligent, heipful effort in dealing with the LMN:.“ mlrlne.. tllxe L':fllt-pa u:un: i) Board having adoj ane anl:m:x & policy antagonistio to the wvrku‘ = hile plans are being mad The status of the first class at An- | by which 135 of the 540 members of | THINK SENATE WILL ADDTOD.C. FUNDS Committee Members P-redict Increasing of Several - House Figures. Predictions that the District appro- priation bill as it will be reported by the Senate committes will pro- vide generous Increases in appropria tions for the District over the House bill were made by members of the Senate subcommittee In charge of that measure, following a meeting yesterday afternoon. The subcommit- tee made s0 much progress that it is expected it will be possible for the subcommittee to conclude its work on the bill at a meeting tomorrow morning, and that the bill will go to the full committee for action by to- morrow afternoon or Tuesday morn- I ing. gu detalls were announced as to What increases in appropriations have been azreed to by the subcommittee. It is Dbelieved, however, that the items for street improvements have been Increased considerably. The schools, parks and water supply sys- tem also will be cared for. OWNERS TO MEET HARD COAL MINERS (Continued from First Page.) thracite coal cannot expect to deviate frem the trend of other commodities. “Anthracite coal is too high when | considered with other things and with { commodities in which it comes in competition,” said the chief spokes- man of the hard ‘coal operators, “and prices have got to come down to meet the economic situation, for the pros- ! perity of the mine workers as well as {that “of the consumers, whom we recognize as the third party.” Mr. Warriner said the high cost of coal to the consumer is due to the cost of production, in which the mine worker's wages are a large part. There must be deflation, he added, not only in wage rates, but in freight rates as well as in other things. He pointed out that the average in- crease In the cost of living since 1914 is.57.7 per cent, and that the average increase in the wages of day labor in and about the anthracite collieries has increased 131 per cent since 1914. There are about 100.000 men em- ployed in the anthracite industry by the day. These figures do not in- clude contract miners. Await ‘Miners' Dema Mr. Warriner would not say wheth- ler or not the operators had agreed {upon a definite wage basis.to be sub- imitted to the miners next month. He {said they probably would not indicate {this until the miners' demands, for- 'mulnltd in the anthracite convention {in Shamokin last month and ratified 1 by the International convention in {Indianapolis last Saturday are official- |1y laid before them by the mine workers in New York. The mine | workers adopted nineteen demands at Shamokin and also decided to sus- pend work on April 1 in the event {that no agreement has becn reached IhA that time. i e The demands provide that the con- itract wage scale be increased 20 per cent, and that all day men be granted an increase of §1 a day. Letter From Lewis. Mr. Warriner gave out the corre- pondence between himself and John L. Lewis. president of the United |Mine Workers, in arranging for the first joint meeting. Mr: Lewis in his letter, under date of February 20, said: . The cite coal flelds {coal operators age agreement in the anthra- between the anthracite and the United Mine ‘Workers of America, District. 1, 7 and 9, terminates on March 31, 1922, In recognition of this fact, the inter- national convention of the United Mine ‘Workers of America has authorized me to address yourself and associate anthracite operators upon tife question |of the holding of a joint conference {for the purpose of negotiating a new agreement to be effective from April 1. ““As a tentative proposition, subject ito change through necessity of mutual { convenience, 1 suggest that such a con- {ference convene in New York city on Wedneaday, March 15, 1922, at 10 a.m. 1 If this suggestion rhould meet with the proval of the anthracite operators, I shall be glad to arrange for adequate representation from the tri-district scale committee and representatives of tae International union. “The place of meeting in New York upon the suggested date could be de- termined later in the usual way." ‘Warriner's Reply. | _Mr. Warriner's reply as chairman of the general policies committee reads: “l have vour letter of February 20, | Suggesting that a Joint ‘conference be held in New York on Wednesday, March 15, for the purpose of negotiating & new agreement to be effective from April 1, “I regret that so little time is avail- jable before the termination of our present agreement as to render our ne- | gotiations hurried, but under the cir- { cumstances your suggestion of tae time jand place is agreeable to us. therefore be very glad to meet you in ew York city on Wednesday, March 15. “It would be rmore convenient for us { !to have the meeting convene at 2 p.m.. {Instead of 10 a.m., and I trust this will ! be agreeable to you. i —_— {TWO ROBBERS GET $300 ' AFTER FELLING GROCER {Louis Jeweler Struck on Head i When Boys Enter Georgia Avenue Store. | Two boys, sald to be negroes, about nineteen or twenty years old, entered the Jmcery store of Louls Jeweler, | thirty’ years old, at 2574 Georgla avenue,:| at the corner of Euclid street, last night, hit the storekeeper over the. head, took about $300 from the cash register and { made their escape. { Jeweler and his wife were in the back fof the store about 10:45 o'clock when sthe boys entered, according to Lewis {Snyder, brother of Mrs. Jeweler, who was a witness. His Btory is that when the robbers asked for the cash Mrs. Jeweler went forward to give it to them, but was knocked to_the floor with & Dblow in the mouth. Jeweler, while try- ing to protect his money, was struck over the head with the butt of & re- jvolver. The thieves then fled. Jeweler was removed- to Garfield Hospital, where it was reported he was not seriously injured. Police from the tenth precinct police station scoured the neighborhood, but were unable to locate the two boys. They believe, however, that they have an ac- curate description of the robbers, —— {GANDHI FOR DISOBEDIENCE Leader Submits Resistance Plan to All India Congress. By the Associated Press. DELHI, India, February 25.—At a meeting last night of the committee of the all-India congress, Mohandas K. Gandhi, the non-co-operationist leader, submitted a resolution includ- ing individual civil disobedience, and both defensive and aggressive piciét- ing. - Civil disobedience, says the reso- lution, is the right and duty of people whenever the state opposes the people's declared will. Discussion of the resolution was adjourned until today when a large number of amendments will be offer- rity of whi it OX~ & Y SE i, it s & Riate LS S ‘s i . ARREST OF LONG Confessed Writer of Threats | Is in Jail on Mrs. Town- send’s Complaint. Dissatisfaction was expressed over the action of the federal and District government authorities because of their fallure to place under arrest George E. Long, clerk In the office of the bureau of insular affairs, con- fessed writer of the letters to wealthy residents of the oity demanding | money. Mrs. Mary Scott Towfsend. {2121 M chusetts avenue, one of the four persons to whom the lettprs were Sent. registered such a vigorous ob- joction that Inspector Grant, chief of detectives, yesterday afternoon or- dered Long's arrest. Detective Patrick O'Brien, who par- ticipated in the investigation and who was opposed to the reiease of Long, yesterday afternoon arrested him at his home, 1910 N street, where he was the youngest a baby of six months and the eldast ten years old. Mrs. Long. made sick by the affair, was reported to be delirious at the time her husband was taken from home to police headquarters and a charge of "attempted blackmall preferred against him, Mrs. Townsend being booked as complafnant. Seek No Further Proof. No further effort was made to get information from the prisoner., In- spector Grant and Detectives O'Brien and Livingston being satisfied he could add nothing to the statement he had made Friday afternoon. The inspector had the prisoner taken to No. 10 police station, where he was made comfortable in @ witness room, instructions being given to keep him under close guard. . Before Directing Long's arrest, In- spector Grant conferred with Maj. Peyton Gordon, United States at- torney, and the latter thought some action should be taken looking to- ward a settlement of the affair in court. Inspector Grant said he had directed the arrest of Mr. Long only after he had gone over the case thor- oughly and concluded that the ends of justice would be better subserved by " a judicial adjudication of the whole affair. He sald he would con- fer with Maj. Gordon tomorrow morning, when a course of procedure might be decided upon. Conniders Affair Serlous. Mrs. Townsend had conversed with Inspector Grant some time before the writer of the letters was placed {under arrest. It is said that Mrs. Townsend W not at all satisfled i | with what had been done in the case Friday. She thought the affair a seri- ous one, and so stated. None of the other recipients of letters entered an objection to failure of the police to detain Long Friday afternoon. i Maj. Gordon last night said the {question of bail had not been sug- i gested to him. His thought was that { bond should be fixed at $5,000 or 1$10,000. Inspector Grant said he thought it should be at least §10,000, and said he hoped bond would not be given before tomorrow morning, {When the question of procedure will be settled. —_— TWO HELD FOR SHOOTING. Joseph F. Gates Slightly Wounded During Domestic Trouble. Joseph F. Gates, Seat Pleasant, Md., was slightly wounded in the arm from & revolver bullet last night at 307 K street northwest. Louis J. Mancusa, 617 New Jeraes avenue, and Arthur B. Sweeney, 30 K street, were arrested and charged with assaglt with a dangerous weapon. Both were released on de- Dosit of $1,000 bond each. The shoot ing is alleged to have resulted fol lowing domestic difficalties. Gate: not serfously hurt. with his sick wife and three children, | i 1 4 I i GRANT MEMORIAL TO BE UNVEILED APRIL 27. STATUE OF GEN. GRANT. Liquor Raiders Interrupt Tea Parties at Madrillon Tea parties, attended by many high up in Washington social and-official life, at which libations declared to have been much stronger than tea were poured from dainty teapots into China teacups, were rudely in- terrupted last night by detectives who walked into the Madrillon Cafe at 1304 G street during its busiest hour, 7:20 p.m., when the restaurant was crowded with diners, many of whom were indulging in thatecara- vanserai’s particular brand of “tea, and perpetrated a rather sensational rald. The proprietor of the Madrillon, Peter Borras, 3172 17th street north- west, was arrested, charged with il- legal possession of liquor, illegal making of liquor and illegal selling o liquor. Two waitegs, Julius Gras- sen, 1125 10th street northwest, and William G. Bradtke, 1341 15th street northwest, were arrested and charg- ed with iilegally selling intoxicants. The three men were taken to No. 1 precinct and held for further ex- amination. Those taking Capt. Brown, Lieut. Holmes, Precinct Detectives Lawry, Mansfield _and Wilson, and Revenue Agents Rose and Hines. According to the detectives, wine was found in the teapots on various tables, in the kitchen and in the cel- lar, where they allege “home-brew" was being produced, since a still and a quantity of raisin and grape mash were found there. The still, twenty- two gallons of wine, among which were fifteen bottles of old “red seal,” nd fitteen gallons of mash were taken. The restaurant continued part in the raid were Ignorance Is the Cause of much sickness Recognizing this, we have for many years made education in real, specific hygiene the keynote of our work. With a large and naturally susceptible, but intelligent, negro population, an efforts, we have, by with no up-to-date milk faws to support our educational propaganda in our schools and i hington newspapers, reduced the death rate both among :;:hivtz“anl;g:olored p‘e’ogl!e and placed the District of -Columbia - well in the front rank with more favored cities and states. Our 12 Health Rules, condensed into six, teach: 1. Avoid house dust and impure or close air, day and night. 2. Get all the light and sunshine possible into your home. 3. Drink plenty of pasteurized milk and cream. None raw. crease of patronage. Precinct Detectives Lawry and Mansficld were put on the case Sev- eral days ago by Inspector Lvans. and, according to Mansfield, secured cnough evidence to warrant a raid, when Friday, and again vesterday. ac- companied Miss Rosemary Tuttle of the woman's bureau of the police department. they quietly entered the cafe, simulating a jolly little party seeking diversion, ordered “tea,” with a particular emphasis on the word tea.” and were promptly served with small teapots, whicle they said were filled with strong red wine, at 60 cents a pot. | Another “specialt, which was said to have been found at the restauran was a confection known as “myster ous cake,” which detectives declare was well saturated with brandy or some other like strong liquor. 1t is understood that this particular brand of cake was first discovered by Mrs. Mina Van Winkle, head of the wom- an's bureau of the police department, when she wag first nvestigating the case several weeks ago, following various complaints made about the Madrillon to the police. Borras, proprietor of the Madrillon, was_released last night on $2,500 lBm! Bradtke, were released on of $1,000 each. L} WANTS LAW TO PUNISH THEFT REPORT FAKERS Sullivan !oin:h Out Expense and Injustice of Booking Fake Charges of Crime. It is the intention of Ma). Sullivan, superintendent of police, tdo recom- |mend to the District Commissioners jthe enactment of a law punishing | persons for making false reports of | thefts and unusual Bccurrences which reault in recording crires on the po- Llice records which never occurred. Two instances of false reports of robberies were made to the police the past week, one of the men making & report telling of having been held by an armed man and robbed of t?g A later admission to the police in- cluded the statement that he had not been robbed, but had lost the money in a game of craps. . Making of a false report, Maj. Sul- livan stated, means an amount of time wasted, and trouble for de- tectives and policemen. Time lost in some such cases, he safd, might m n a loss of $50 or more to the depart- ment. Maj. Sullivan {d he had not def- nitely determined upon the amount of penalty to suggest, but thought it J operating, but with a sudden de-| bond, and the two waiters, Grassen | PASTOR GIVEN TAR COAT. Louisianan Is Then Set Down in Main Street. LAKE CHARLES, La., February 2: Rev. W. B. Bennett was taken to the outskirts of Deridder, La., this morning and tarred and feathered, according to a telephone message received here. Bennett is alleged to have deserted his family and broken jail in Meridian, Miss., some time ago. Bennett is said to have received word early this morning to come to his office. Upon his arrival there he was met by a crowd of men, who forced him into an automobile and drove him to the coun- try. Here the coat of tar and feathers was applied, after which he was brought back to town and deposited in front of a drug store on the main street. GRANT MEMORIAL DEDICATION APRILZT Veterans of Both Union and Confederate Armies to Share in Exercises. Officials high in the government of the United States, veterans both of the Union and the Confederate armies, future officers of the Army and Navy and members of Gen. U. S. Grant's |own family are among those who will | participate in the unveiling and jdedication of the Grant memorial, situated in the Mall at the foot of the Capitol, which is scheduled for 2 o'clock on the afternoon of April 27, | the centenary of the birth of the great soldier and President. The exercises, according to informa- tion furnished by Rt. Rev. Samuel Fallows, president of the Soclety of the Army of the Tennessee and chai man of the Grant Memorial Commis- sion. through the office of public buildings and grounds, will be most impressive in character. Two _great-granddaughters of the civil war hero—Miss Edith Grant and Princess Ida Cantacuzene, who are granddaughters of the late Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant—will unveil the memorial. Presentation by Mr. Weeks. The Secretary of War, John W. Weeks, who is a member of the Grant Memorial Commission, will make the presentation of the memorial on_be half of the commission, and the Vice President of the United States, Calvin Collidge, in accepting it on behalf of the United' States government and people of the country, will deliver the principal address. The ceremonies will open withan in- vocation by Rev. Dr. William Ed- wards Huntington, president emeritus of Boston University, who served as a first lieutenant in the 49th Wiscon- {sin Volunteer Infantry. The presiding oflicer, Gen. and Rev. Samuel Fallows, will contribute in- troductory remarks, to be followed by | the unveiling, presentation and ac- j ceptance. {, Wendell Phillips Stafford. associate { Justice of the Supreme Court of the 1 District of Columbia will read a poem of tribute. after which will came the formal dedication, participated in by i Gen. Lewis L. Pilcher, commander-in- chief of the Grand Army of the Re- { public: Edwin Denby, Secretary of jthe Navy: Col. John McElroy. com- mander-in-chief of the Department of { the Potomac, G. A. R.. and Gen. Julian 8. Carr, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans. | "It has been decided to extend invi- tations to all organizations of ver- erans of wars in which the United States has participated, especially those who fought on both sides dur- ing the civil war. It is a well known fact that Confederate veterans gen- erally have admired and respected Grant as highly as the Union force did Robert E. Lee, and that, even during the height of the conflict, they entertained those sentiment: Rev. Washington Gardener, past commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.. will pronounce the benediction. ! Music by Three Bands. | Music will be furnished by three specially noted military bands, the {band of the Uni States Army Music School, Washington barracki | the United States Military Academy Band from West Point. and the United States Naval Academy Band from Annapolis. The corps of cadets from both the | military and navaf®academies will be in attendance and will appear in a preliminary parade from the White House down Pennsylvania avenue to | the memorial. all veteran associations, patriotic or- ganizations and also contingents of soldie; been asked to participate. The time and the details of the dedication were decided upon at a meeting of the Grant Memorial Com- mission_held February 9 in_the office of the Secretary of War. This com- misgion consists of Rev. Samuel Fal- lows, chairman; John W. Weeks, the Secretary of ~War, and Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, chairman of the joint committee on the Libra of the Senate. —_— CAPT. G. B. READ DIES. Great-Grandson of Signer of Decla- nt‘ion of Indepandence‘. Capt. George Beale Read, for many years a resident of Washington and Riverdale, died at his residence, 1418 IR street northwest, Tuesday. Inter- ment was in Arlington cemetery ye: { terday with full military honors. Capt. Read was born at Fort Wash- ita, Indian Territory, January 13, 1849, the mon of Lieut. Col. Willlam Read and his wife Mary Elisa Beale. He was the great-grandson of George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a framer of the Con- stitution of the United States and first senator from Delaware, under { President Washington. His mother was the daughter of Paymaster George Beale, U. 8. Navy, and grand- daughter of Commodore Thomas Truxtun, U. 8. Navy. Capt. Read is survived by his widow, Mra. Alice P. Read; a son, George Beale Read, and a daughter, Miss Alice H. Read, and two sisters, Mrs. Emily Truxtun Goodrell, wife of Gen. M. C. Goodrell, U. 8. M. C., and Mrs. Elber Howe Broadhead, of Parksburg, Pa. —_— WINS PRIZE DEBATE. John W. Fihelly Chosen to Compete in Georgetown Contest. ‘Winning the third prise debate, John W. Fihelly of Maesachueetts, a senior at the Georgetown University School of Law, yesterday was chosen to com- pete In the final contest to select the best public debater among the 1,300 students. ‘The senior debating team, of which Fihelly was a member, was given the verdict in the dedate over the junior- freshman team, Assistant Dean Hugh In this demonstration | sailors and marines have ¢ ‘4. Eat plain, fiourishing food. Q5 5. Get sufficient sleep by retiring carly enough. 6. Try to avoid worry. Be cheerful. Think kindly. Your m?;d acts on yonr body. If you tire easily—or are losing weight—and have a_per- - sistent light cough—or hoarseness—do not lose time. See a doctor, or go to the Mealth Department Clinic, 409 15th St. N.W., Tuesday, Thursday or 'Saturday, at 2-4 o'clock. Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o'clock. Examinations free., Consumption can be cured only in its early stages This Bulletin ia Paid for by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Telephone Main 92, .. (Legsi Notkwd 923 H Strest NW. shoyld be not less than $100, nor more | J. Fegan announced yesterday. It up- than $500, or both fine and imprison- | held the negative side, the question ment.. A few arrests and inflictions ! being, “Resolved, That the United of severe punishment, he said, should | States retain and operate its merchant be the means of putting a stop o the | fleet.” Other members of the winning practice indulged in by persons to|team were Thomas H. Gardiner of cover- losses. Rhode Island and James F. Burns of Massachusets, alternat HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE, Stanley ' Crawford, charged with HELD IN $10,000 BAIL. forgery -and false pretenses, was held { John D. Jones, colored. arrested in under bonds of $3,000 upon his com- | connection with the robbery of Marion mitment” to Jjail yesterday. A pre-|F. Peckham, of 156 U street, north- liminary hearing will be given glm. west, was held under $10,000 to await Crawford: is alleged to have collected | action of the grand jury Yesterday twenty checks, .some. of which were | followin appearance in Police for & value exceeding $1,000. He is a|Court before Judge McMahon. nonr‘w‘nc aud & student at George that e WA Univepaity. 'y, Biriysaer, made'the HOUSE MEMBERS PLEAD FOR BONUS Thirty Sign Letter Opposing Sales Tax, But Urging Use of Refunded Bonds. WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT Opponents of Consumption Levy to Continue Attacks Before Com- mittee Bepubll‘ml‘ Use of the refunded foreign bonds to finance the soldiers’ bonus is to be urged as a substitute for the rejected sales tax, by those members of the House who have been opposed to the sales tax. A group of thirty, mostly from western states, signed a letter to Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee which had been drafted by Representative Frear of Wisconsin which said that the use of these foreign bonds would “re- move a grossly unjust proposal, pre- vent the political overturning of Congress a 11 be just to the ex- soldiers, who saved for us these for- €ign depts This letter de red that bonus should be obnoxious tax a without del Your action on Friday, suppor iembers of the subcommitiee. rding any sales 1z IbIlL” the letter said hearty support of members of gress generally. We believe the sub- [committee voto of T again [surh tax is a close x of Hous P ssed without i should be ¥ passed sentiment on the Would Pay for Own Bonus. A sales tax would penalize evers ex-soldier and compel him to pas {loward hix own meager bonus. Nine hundred thousand jobless ex-soldiers would be obliged imme to pay consumption tax law “No sales tax law could get through the House and Sei in’ less than ninety da assed at ull. Ninety days more would be required to secure a clerical force to put the law in opera tion. taus taking until September October of this year. ‘Congressman Longworth bon. tax, under any sales is autho for the statement that when Brit s are received in June or July, these can be used with the ap- proval of the President to finance th bonus, or several months before a: sales tax funds would be availabie. “‘Semi-annual interest on iis deb amounting to $125000,000 hus been voted in thd British budget, and i understood to be collectible by June 1 next.” 4 Will Continue Fight. With this letter sales tax oppo- nents gave motice that their ca paign would be vigorously waged spite the rejection of the tax proposal by the subcommittee. The entire re- publican membership of the ways and means commitiee will meet mext Tuesday to consider the subcommitte:. action. “and the fight of consumptior tax opponents will go on at least uj to that time. Chairman Fordney declined to sav {vesterday whether he would consult with President Harding before th comuiittee m ting on Tu bu the impreasion was gaincd vesterday at the Capitol that Mr. Harding would be advised of Friday's action by the subcommittee in rejecting the saic tax advocated by the executive and vOlINg 1o report out a bill without any provision for providing the need- ed revenue. d; i Some pressure to speed up the bonus bill in the House is being cx- erted no but leaders generally ap parently are not inclined 10 rush the { legislation. SAYS REFERENDUM FAILED. Legion Officer Claims Chamber of Commerce Favors Bonus. The referendum on the question of soldiers” bonus conducted by the Chan iber of Commerce of the United Static i the result of which was announced Fri {day. is “a flat failure from their point of jview and a v for the ex-serv { man.” John Thomas Taylor, vice cf {man of the legion’s legislative commit- tee, declarcd in a statement last night The poll shows. he added, that the ighamber “is split wide open in th adjusted compensation measure and that by far the greater section i« { strongly back of the legion bill. The poll reveals. he said, that in the {chamber “two to one favor the five-fold bill and 467 members come out flat footed for immediate payment of cash.” iWOODWARD & LOTHROP | TAKES $10,000 IN BONDS }Subscription to Auditortum Fund Gives Splendid Boost to Campaign Drive. Announcement was made last night that the board of directors of the Woodward & Lothrop department store, at a meeting vesterday, voted to subscribe to $10,000 worth of stock and bonds of the Washington audi- torium. W. W. Everett, v company. in a i | ce president of the communication to Robert N.' Harper, chairman of the {auditorium organization committee. said: “Woodward & Lothrop thor- oughly appreciates the opportunity to help Washington secure a con- vention hall by buying $10.000 worth of stock and bonds of the auditorium company.” “This i« the most substantial in- dividual investment on the part of one business house and we are sure is but a forerunner of many other similar investments in the conven- tion hall,” said Mr. Harper. “Inas- much as this undertaking is an in- vestment rather than a donation, it has been necessary for many cospora- tions to formally act in meeting of directors or trustees upon the matter. “The auditorium committee cannot t00 strongly impress upon the public the fact that this is a simon pure in- vestment, though the movement is of such value to Washington that it Imight well be considered from the standpoint of a worthy cause for the donation, if you please, of funds of any corporation, firm or individual.” COMPOSER TO PLAY ORGAN J. H. Rogers of Cleveland to Appear Here Tomorrow. James H. Rogers, composer-organist of Cleveland, Ohio, will play a pro- gram of organ music tomorrow night at the First Congregational Church, 10th and G streets northwest. The organ in this church is said to be the largest in the city. A chorus of 60 voices will sing a number of Mr. Rogers compositions. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Campanole, so- prano, will also sing selections+of this composer. Last Day of Contest-- See Page 12, Part 2