Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1923, Page 2

Trade Barometer Indicates Farmers Generally Have En- joyed Very Good Year. WEST AND SOUTH BENEFIT Notable Rises Occur in Price of Grain, Cotton and Other Crops. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. There's no better barometer of im- proving farm conditions than the in- creased sales of the country's big mail-order houses. The other day Sears. Roebuk & Co., Chicago. whose normal turnover around 0.000,000 & vear, announced that they had operated in 1922 at a profit of $5.706,926, as compared with an operating loss of $16.435,468 in Thelr gross sales rose to $182.165, an increase of more than over the previous vear. Other mall-order Montgomery. Ward Butler Brothers. who by farm depression Sears-Roecbuck, are understocd bave achieved relatively satisfactory results in 1922 This writer hus been placed in possession of some graphlc fgures illustrating in just what re gions the farmers have more money o spend and the way and wherefore of that condition In every state of the Union, & Maine, New Hampshire, setts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, Mexico and Warhington, there have been increases in the total crop val- ues over a vear ago Towa and Texus Lead. The gains were greatest in the ountry's banner agricultural states lowa “and Texas. lowa registers roundly 50 per cent growth in value of crops. Texas mounted 70 per cent tes show increaxcs well over at concerns & Co. and re 1921, like to which ¢ total + huve been vilue are 100 par cont 100 per cent per cent ore wers 1 ue were id potatora. Prob und the s decrenses 10pS, sugar Leets bly Bue 10 prohib ng off of Leer-bre ed roundly 16 Fredorick Hale's Maine, along with ers, dug up a tota .| eral ear of heav fect has bee more money tural regions thun Perhaps tha mw ment in any given regl place in the south. Alt was & light crop la<t season theless the stands to from $500.000.000 to $600.000,000 more actual cash than a Fear ago. Mo over, the south's income reprosentx & real nflux of money and not merely irading between farmers within a territory of cotton per pound on 3.8 cents on December npared with 16.2 cents on 1, 182 South's Condition Ymproved. This has brought the south into a position of conslderable importunce in the country's buslness. Not only s it providing a greatly tmproved mar- ket for manufactured products, but there fs little doubt that (ncreased coneumption by the cotton beit of pork products has played a vers ma- ferfal part in the sustained price of toge and corn. The south lLas been & continual buyer of northern farm products. The agaregate Tnaterfatiy ngricul- lust year notable take cotton s cugh lue of the princi- pal crops in 1922 is placed at about £7,600,000,0 in 1 the value of the same crops ag@regated $5,631,000.- 000. It {s, of course, true that farm- ers then s absorh a considerable part of the crope. and it is also true that about on rd of the crops are red to live stc much of which will he marketed in months or vears yet to come. But the general effect is considerably more money in the pock- ets of farmers than a yenr ago. Varfous Crop Valuen. Expressed in dollars crops show the follow value during the ber 1, 1922: Cosn Wheat oaty Harley Bye .. Tobacco ...l 3 Live stock operations with the increase in value of crops. On January 1 of this year there were, roughly, arms than a year ago, representing a galn in total value of $145,000,000. There were about a milllon mbre sheep, The number of cattle other than milk cows did not materially increase, but the estimated value per head rose from $23.80 to $25.67. TWO SEEK ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE’ BONDS John E. Bowman and Mathilde Smith Allege Mates Were Not Free to Wed. Twe petitions for annulment of marriage were filed today In the District Supreme Court. One is filed by a husband and the other by the wife. John E. Bowman complains that when he went through a marriage ceremony July 23 last with Ruth H. ‘Bowman, he thought she was unmar- rled. He has since learned, he avers, she had a living husband at'that time, from whom she was not divorced. He s _represented by Attorneys George E. McNell and F. J. Kelly. Matilde Smith has learned that Philip Manson, to whom she was mar- ried June 21 last, also had a wife, from whom he was not divoroed, she | tells the court. She declares the de- fendant told her his wife had died at Garfleld Hospital and after the mar- riage informed her he was not sure his former wife had died. She is represented by Attorneys Offutt and Imlay. —— YALE BANQUET TONIGHT. Washington Club to Observe Forty-Ninth Anniversary. The Yale Club of Washington will hold its annual banquet at the Racqi Club_this evening at 7 o'clock, at which the forty-ninth anniversary of the founding of the organization will be celebrated. The principal speakers wilt be Dean R. P. Angler, who has had a promi- nent part in the reorganization of Yale since the war,.and Chief Justice Taft, '18, the honorary president of the club, A large number of Yale graduates are ex; to be present, 1921. ¢ $1,000,000 | never- The uverage price | m- ! which are organized unde: 10 per cent more swine on ! valued at $104,000.000 more. | Lloyd George Says It Is Wrong Way to Collect Reparations. By the Associated Press. PLYMOUTH, England, February 8.— An act of gross folly, and the wrong Way to approach the reparations prob- lem, was former Prime Minister Lloyd George’s characterization of the Ruhr occupation in an interview here to- day on his return from Spain. “It is & sure way not to get repara- tions, I think,” he sald. WANT STATE BANKS INU. S. RESERVE ’Determined Effort by Gov- ! ernment to Increase Mem- | ! bership of System. i i, i {Held as Cure for Farm Credit Il 10,000 Institutions Are Eligible. Iike | VID LAWRENCE. ed attempt i= to be m. by the federai government to suade state banks to join the tederal reserve ystem The resolution Senate by Mr hard hit | introduced McLean of Conne in the 1 © urrency or a {be adopted. Tt constitutes a frank |recognition by the admintstration i that 'state banks are needed fn the federal reserve system and that many {of the cures which have been pro- osad in the varlous farm credlt bills | pending before Congress would not have been necessary If the state banke, especially those in agricul- tural rewlous, had been brought fnte 10000 Bankx Eligible. t nitude committee, which provide 0f the nee mny be early are aligible for federal reserve jhava rofrained from number of national b Is altgh:ly 10,000 state membership aystem, but Joining 00 and jotned. In there are almost as many banks syst the average c ? the state banks )f the fedoral r exceeds capital ! bavlks H he failure of the aligible country Lanks to become members of the fed- Tes | M ! perience i poration administering credits act hax demonstrated conclusively that, fn times of stress. the non-member banks In the coun- try districts are tn great need of ac- centrdl reservoir of credit ely 85 par t of the hich the War tion has made loans are state in- fons and only abor per cent [ ymal banke. In terms of dol- lars the louns of the corporation to state bunks constitute 80 per cent of jthe whole. And thewe figures do not ke into account arge advances made by ltve stock loan companies tate laws and are not eligible for ma in the federal reserve syster Administration Problem. Meyer s one of the men who i the problem of persuading i the state bankers to enter the federal jreserve system is one of “ad nint itlon rather than of legislation.” This mmeans an eaucational campalgn. Sen- ator McLean is taking the firat step | with the knowledge and approval of {the Harding administration. He pro- {pores an axhaustive inquiry by a joint jcommittec of Congress. Naturally the jtestimony given at hearings bsfore {such & committee will be halpful to {the Iederal Reeerve Board itself in {making regulations which will be at- jtractive to atate banks. | _Both the Capper bill and the Len- ot-Anderson bill now huve passed the Senate. Each endeavors to help the financial situation of the farmer by giving him long-time credits, but basically the theory of constant gov ernment ald. either through such emergency orgunizations as the War Finance Corporation or by credit de- {partments In the federal farm land banks, Is not expected to be the beat way to deal with the agricultural finance in the long rum, and that a #ystem of government supervision plus private capltal and rangements must be devised ';)IYMIHQH Itke Mr. Meyer are urging that the f, Teserve system be. liberalised ond broadened Instead of resorting to temporary expedients. | M i believe { ro. That's Blame for Farm Revolr. To the regulations made by t eral Reserve Board in 1320 is etieiu: uted the revolt of the farmer, the up. rising which in the west put into office radical republicans and demo- crats. Also the agricultural depres- {slon produced an agitation for a *dirt ifarmer* on the Federal R, 1 Board itself, and such a member now {sits on the board. But fundamentally ithe lack of contact between the Fed. eral Reserve Board and the agricul- tural committees is now belleved to have been due in large part to the &reat number of banking institutions which were not in the federal reserve and whose individual therefore, could not be brought to the attention of the Fed- {eral Reserve Board as readlly as it they had had a voice in what was be. ing done. The 9,678 state banks out. side the system have a total capital and surplus of $1,209,000,000 and ag- gregate resources of $9,000,000,000. The national banks in the system have more than double the capital and aggregate resources, but the big question today 18 whether the Federal Reserve Board can possibly meet fu- ture emergencies in the banking world when fully one-third of the capital and surplus and resources is not included in the system. Many Corn Belt Banks. In the six corn belt states—Iowa, TIli- neis, Indians, Missouri, Nebraska an Ohlo—which ~ produce approximately 43 per cent of the nation’s corn supply, and which raise 45 per cent of all the swine and 35 per cent of all the cattle, other than milk cows, there are 3,821 banks which are eligible for member- ship in_the federal reserve system, but i which_have not joined. Illinois alone has 1,037 eligible non-member banks and in_Towa there are 740. It _was intended by Congress when the federal reserve act was passed to serve all types of commercial industries and agricultural activity. In the first real test on agriculture the system was found wanting. Hindsight is better than foresight and now that the experience of the last two years of hectic financing of agriculture has focused attention on the subject, the paramount defect {s held to be the aloofness of the state banks. What can be don2 to bring them in the system? The administration wants to know the answer and will go out to the country to find the facts. (Copyrignt, 1938.) —_—— Los Angeles will entertain the bi- ennial convention of the General Fed- L 's Cl ;R“m of Women's m : June, L ~ {MANY BENEFITS ARE SEEN| ance Cor- | mhership | banking ar- | Becretary Mellon and | THE - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1923. UGHBOYS HOMEWARD BOUND AFTER WATCH ON THE RHINE. per- ut, | @irman of the Senate banking and inguiry into the subject, will Here Ix the first photograph to ar- rive in (hix country, whowiag the United States flag being reverently lowered for the last time from fort- ress at Ehrenbreltstein. | | UM RUNNERS GET PROSPERSTY WAVE B 1S SHOWN BY CROPS ’ ‘ INTD 2 JERSEY NETS ;Sale‘ From Deck of Tug| Marred by Raiders With Drawn Revolvers. /600 CASES, 3 MEN, HELD | | Motor Boat Captured After Part of Cargo Is Borne Away by Automobiles. | Bs L Associated Press NEW Yo February Rum runners suifered two casuaities early ! today in extensive landing operations | from the liquor fleet oft coast. ficers selaed the ocean-going ! Jonn L. Cann, arresting three men {and seizing 600 cases | The other casualty occurred when | coust guards captured the motorboat | Ross on the ucean bea of Highlands, N. J Advices received from stated that bottle fishermen, tighlanas smooth €eas, put out in good num- bers to the rum fleet of ninsteen ves- sels moored off the Ambrose channel |lightship. Just how many emall | cratt succeeded in running the block- ade could not be definitely ascer- tained, but truck movements this morning Indicated that a conalder- able amount of liquor had been landed. The motorboat Ross fell into the hands of coast guards befora her crew had been acle to land all her cargo. She had not been claimed this morning by her owner, who was re- ported among Highlands residents to {be a public official. . Autes Ready to Meet Craft. According to reports current in {bootlegging circles, the owner of the { Ross decided to vary his program, and |ordered his crew, instead of slipping {into Shrewsbury, to land on the ocean | beach, where preparations were made {to meet the craft with automobiles. {The landing was made and most of the cargo loaded into automobiles and | driven away. Before the iast had been cleared, bowever, coast guards, commanded by Francis Downs and Willlam Brown, descended on the craft and seized her, with eleven cases of liquor intact. {Most of the bottles left on the craft were broken by the crew before they jumped from the boat and escaped. The Ross, equipped with a powerful automobile engine, was one of the | fastost craft on the northern Jersey shore. This morning, under the eyes of coast guards, she was belng wash- od to pleces on the beach. Tag Seizure Dramatic. John Regan, deputy collector of cus- toms at Perth Amboy, N. J., and Cus toms Inspector John L. Murphy were crulsing about in the fog in their 1aunch Gadfiy between Staten Island and Port Reading, N. J., when they heard the voice of 2 maritime sales man say cajolingly: “Come and_ get it. All you want. It's yours at $50 a case.” The Gadfiy crept forward in the direction of the sound. Suddenly through the fog she came upon the Jiquor-laden tug, surrounded by small boats. The barter continued as the Gadfly drew alongside. Thinking the govern- ment men new customers, those on the tug invited them aboard. 'Once the two customs officers had their feet on the Cann's deck they whipped out their re. volvers and commanded “Hands up! Instantly the fleet of small craft broke for_shore. The two lone customs men covered the Cann's crew of ten as the Gadfly took the tug in tow and started for ‘West New Brigtton, Staten Island. An attempt to wreck the tug failed. After that all went well until the dock was reached. Then the bootleggers made a dash for shore. Seven of the ten escaped. FIND NO NARCOTICS AMONG D. C. PUPILS (Continued from First Page.) their power to aasist us in the matter and are willing to g0 on record to the effect that at the present time there is not the slightest evidence to substanti- ate the statement made some time ago to the effect that narcotic drugs were being used in the schools in Washington. “Respectfully, “(Signed) EDWIN K. BABBITT, “Federal Narcotic Agent. (84 5 ) B. L. RAKU! “Federal Narcotic _. - “(Signed) KLIAW Inspector, ‘Dist, of CoW® the Jersey With drawn revolvers customs of- | tug | ch & mils south | taking | advantage of the fog, clearing lce and | | TROOPERS ABOARD THE BERLIN OVERTURES ON RUHR REGARDED AS SIGN OF YIELDING (Continued from First Page.) erence over her reparations obliga- tions. Invasion Increases Hardship. “Now that French and Belgian troops have Invaded the Ruhr, and the German territory on the left bank of the Rhine, as well asx the Ruhr, has begun to be detached economlcally |and financially from the remainder of {the economic organization of Ger- imany, the German government wtill less than befors is in a position to meet the obligations of the London | schedule,” the note adds. “It cannot consider the reparation commission's decision of January 26 as constituting a real reply to its note of November 14, 1922, and it its re-examination | of Germany's capacity for payment in | conformity with article 234 of the treaty of Versaille The note was signed by Dr. Fisch- er, head of the German war debt commission. Action. The reparations commission today adopted a resolution =ustaining Its own action of January 26 in refusing Germany a moratorium. The resolu- tlon was passed as a reply to yester- day’s protest note from Germany. France, Italy and Belgium voted for the resolution. Great Britain ab- stained from voting, as in recent reparation commission ballot The speed of the commis: tion on this note is pointed phasizing the refusal. The note w dated Thursday. It was received Fri day and answered today. ‘The reparation commission, after noting the German reply of February 2, maintains its decision of January 26 with its consequences,” the reso- lution read. The January 26 decision refused Germany a moratorium and put in force again the schedule of payments iadopted May 6, 1921. 1~ The commission today, by the same vote, passed a resolution to maintain for 1923 the schedule of deliveries ;flwood by Germany arranged last uly. : WIRTH TO NEGOTIATE. fommission Sustal BY GEORGE WITTE. By Cable to The Btar and Chicago Datly News. \ Copyright, 1928, « BERLIN, February 3.—Through the | indiacretion of a Berlin newspaper it !became known today that ex-Changel- | lor Wirth had been selected officially ;88 Germany’'s commissioner in the Ruhr question. Though the govern- ment denied this-report promptly, it | was said in well Informed circles that the report was true and that Wirth | had had & meeting with Hugo Stinnes in Frankfort-on-the-Main ta discuss | the questian. Stinnes has been con. i ducting secret conferences with the { French iron _and ateel interests in ‘Wiesbaden since Thursday. New Advince Reported. One the whole the general situation in the Ruhr district has changed very little. ‘The Berlin Tagleblatt says this morning that two new French army corps are advanacing in-the Ruhr valley to occupy & new iine running from Hamm to Elberfeld and Barmen outside the previousiy occupied zone. The reports are that the outskirts of Elberfeld have already, been occu- pled. The .French have withdrawn the larger part of their troops from the center of the big cities and put them on guard duty along railroad tracks, bridges and nrines, 50 that the occupation is hardly noticeable in the cities. = : So t";. ucorflgr to the German re. , the French engingers' commis lon has l"ll. l‘r.n'ueoe fl:l.‘ln its temptate vislt the m! workiag TRANSPORT ST. MIHIFL. ITROOPS ON GUARD AFTERKILLING OF 2 | Corbin, Ky., Situation Tense After Battle of Rail Men and Police. WHICH T DBy the Associated Press. CORBIN, Ky., February 3 —Twenty- five Kentucky National Guard ma- chine gunners were hers today in re- sponse to an appeal to Gov. Edwin Morrow by Mayor John Gillim and Sheriff Young of Whitley county, who agreed late Friday that the situation was getting beyond theird control. The situation has been tense since the killing of two men and the wounding of two others in a gun bat- | tle between railroad workers and spe- clal police on the streets here early Tuesday. The guardsmen, members of Troop B, 53 Machine Gun Squadron, under command of Maj. James K. Dillon, were brought trom London, Ky. J. C. Barker, Louisville and Nash- ville engine dispatcher, and George Yaden of London, & special officer, were killed, and Jesse Barker, switch- man, and Carl Day, special officer, were wounded. The officers, accord- ing to one version of the fight, ap- proached the railroad men to inquire concerning a volley of pistol shots. It was claimed by surviving officers the Barkers resented the ensuing in- tion and the gun fight fol- lowed. Yaden and Day, together with A. K. Richmond, who was a participant in Tuesday’s fight. were members of a detail of ten special police appointed tollowing the dynamiting recently of & rooming house here, when two me: were injured seriously d the llves os fifteen raliroad employes endanger- ed. Local officials were understood to have {nformed the governor yesterday that since the fight Tuesday, special olice were resigning and that it was mpossible to secure others to fll the vacancies. Surface indications early today were that the situation was quiet. FEARFUL LANDLORDS EXPOSE BOOTLEGGERS Fright on the part of landlords who are tearful of the so-called “padlock” provisions of the prohibition enforce- ment aét has resulted In the prohibi- tion authorities receiving much boot- legging information, , according . to Edgar N. Read, divisional chlef, 4th division, federal prohibitlon forces. Mr. Read pointed out soon after the news fact of the raiding became yesterday that landlords -are find- ing it more and more difficult to' rent their apartments once a raid is staged in them, and that in one Instance a woman owner of an apartmént had lost $250 in rent. GIFT TO BE CONSIDERED. Mrs. Henderson’s Offer to Come Be- fore Senate Committee. The Benate public bulldirigs ‘and grounds committee will be calted by Senator Fernald, chairman,” £ meet: Tuesday morming-to-consider Senator. Warren's bill_authorizing the gov- ernment to accept the home on 16th trect ‘affered by Mrs. John B. Hen- derson as & Yusid fdr Vice Presi-: "dents of the linited States while in ek i S BRINGING THEM OV EXPECT CONGRESS T0 0. K. DEBT PLAN: OPPOSITION WEAK (Continued from First Page.) ! tails of the agreement had prompted favorable comment everywhere, and g00d for consummation of the agree- ment through ratification by Con- gress. Some opposition was belie #d to be brewing among certain ele- {ments, but indications from both democratic and republican ranks so {far were taken in administration | circles as failing to develop sufficient | opposition to the terms to threaten ratification. President Harding feels elated over the successful outcome of the nego- { tiations. it was revealed vesterday {at the White House, and helfeves the | terms will be acceptable to the Ameri- can public. The American people have been fortunate, in the opinion of President | Harding. in_obtaining such a settle- {ment from Great Britain, and might {be congratulated on the conclusion {of the negotiations. Although the President w to’ feel sure of ratification by Con- gress, he has placed himself in direct opposition to any riders on the legis- lation carrying ratification. No sold- iers’ bonus bill should be tacked on, the President thinks, nor should there be any kind of amendment added which would provide for disposition of the money. It would be undigni- fied, to say the least, the President was sald to belleve, {f the Congress should attempt to prescribe how money from a forelgn government should be spent, aside from being ap- plied on the victory-and liberty bond sinking fund. Opposes Bonus Rider. Secretary Mellon also has effectual- {1y declared hls opposition to the sol- dlers’ bonus rider, or any other re- strictive legislation which would at- tempt to say how the money should be spent. The law already prescribes, he pointed out, that such payments shall be applied to redemption of the | victory and liberty loan securities, The settlement reached between the representatives of Great Britain and the United States, in substance, fol- lowed the lines of what had previ- ously been announced as the Ameri- can proposal to the British debt com- mission. Both In point of the inter- est rate and the length of time for payment, the agreement is more lib- eral than the terms lald down by the act creating the American World War Forelgn . Debt Commission. It rep- resents, according to officials of the commission the best terms which the Americans could offer and expect to get ratified by Congress in case they were accepted by the British. The agreemént provides that the interest already paid by Great Brit- ain_(more than $100,000,000) shall be applied at the rate of 43 per cent up tb6 December 15, 1932; that a cer- tain odd cash sum shali be paid to bring the debt to the even figure of $4,600,000,000, for which the British government will offer to the United States British government bonds. This sum will be paid, under th agreement, by annual {nstallments, heginning ~ at $28.000,000, increas. ing up to $175,000,000 in the sixty- sevond year, with the interest ra fixed at 3 per cent for the first ten years, and 3% for the remainder. There are also adidtional conces- stons to Great Britain. For the first five years, for instance, the interest may be deferred and added to the principal, bonds to be {ssued for the ampunt and added to the principal of ‘fthe debt. The British also have the rlf‘fil to pay oft additional amounts fof the principml of the bonds on any interest date upon ninety days' pre- vious - notice, ~ Payments elther of ‘prinicipal or interest may be made in United States government bonds is- B neIntoreht DATRdnis.all dus somi " Thet In semi- anntally, June .15. and Detsmber 15. The question of the soldier bonus that the prospects at present seemed | sald ‘ RUSH WORK ON SURPLUS. Joint Congressional Committee Is Making Progress. The joint congressional committes in- yestiegting the murplus revenucs of the District put in another day's work to- day on its report, which 18 to be sub- mitted by Monday. Sesslons were held in the morning and in the aft- ernoon. When the committee ad- journed for lunch Chairman Phipps sald_that progress was being made, but that he was unable to say wheth- er the committee would make a final jreport, or would ask for an exten- alon when it reports to Congress on Monday. The data asked by the committee jof the expert accountants on Thurs- day had been furnished the committee and every effort is being made to wind up the investigation and report on schedule time. GUN BUTTS QUELL Bayonets in Protest Over Deportations. uted Press. Germany, February French troops threatened with b onets and used the butt ends of their gune at noon today crowd of 3,000 persons testing before the Rh commisslon building agai { portations of officials the cases of Johannes Kuchs, ober president of the Rhine province, and Dr. Russel, oberburgomaster of Co- blenz, whom the French took Into un- occupled Germany last night. Ober- president Fuchs was arrested and ex- pelled for inciting German function- arles to disobedience of the commis- sjon’s orders. DUESSELDORF, February 3.—The tempar of the population in the oc- cupled area appears to be undergo- ing a change, although the indus- trialists and the impor t magnates ure us unaltefably opposed as ever | to any co-operation with the Fren Belglans Going Back to Joba. t only have the raliway w ad their Jobs at Cologne, Tre Ludwigsiafen, as well he Rubr lines, and N resu and some or but Berlin's order that they ! ch officers, and con- fused to obe igrore the Fr tinue to salut Gerrian member tional commission Coblenz area, who {with the u port licenses, Paul_Tirard, commissioner, nations and annou fll their pl glan unctionaries considered and ren t Bad-Em ave been working ied experts in igsuing ex- | quit_work, but w the French Rhineland | accepted their resig- d that he would i Bel- urant to serve food or drinks ofioers and goldlers, the has completely changed aisre spect 1s now shown toward the forces jof occupation. The improvement tho relations between the foreiguers {and the population, however, is con. {fined to the working classes and to | the small tradesmen and shopkeepers. | The French authorities believe they have a long and bitter fight to wage, but hope to bring Berlin to terms and force the surrender of the magnates. In Position te Feed Civilians. Gen. Payot, who eral of the fmportant rallway lines to French ituation in | sition to feed the civillan population and will soon be able to transport coal to France. Food trains are already moving into districts where the railway strike is still effective. speaking of the shortage of empty cars. Gen. Payot said: “The Ruhr district, even in normal times, is the gulf into which ‘emptlies’ must continuously be poured. When the reparation coai effected according to schedule by the Germans 70 per cent of the ‘empties’ needed had to be supplied by France and Belgium. \FORD TO SHIP MORE TRACTORS T0 RUSSIA By the Associated Press. DETROIT, February 3.—Shipments of tractors to Russia by the Ford Motor Company, which has been continuing | for the last year, are to be increased considerably from now on, it was learn- ed here from sources closs to Henry Ford. No announcement was forth- o { i | i 1 i ! already =ent or as to the average month- ly shipments. It was recalled in connection with the announcement that Mr. Ford stated a short time ago that he belleved use of farm machinery in Russla would try, because of increased agricultural productions that might be obtained. COL. FORBES TO SETTLE FUTURE WITH BUREAU ‘Whether Col. Charles R. Forbes, di- rector of the Veterans' Bureau, will resumt his position, it was learned at the White House yesterday afternoon, will depend upon himself when he re- turns from his present vacation in Eu- stated that Mr. Forbes has been greatly overworked and that his health has become impaired and it is thought likely that on account of his physical condition he will find it necessary to resign when he re- turns. —————————————————r amendment to legislation of ratifica- tion cropped up again in Congress resterday, and, according to the As- sociated Press, the settlement was also attacked and defended in .the House. Representative Garner of Texas, ranking democrat on the ways and means committee, assailed the fund- Ing commission’s work as having been a Bsettiement outside the law which created the commission and made pos- sible the extension of time to the foreign countries in which to pay their wartime obligations to the TUnited States. Representative Mondell, the repub- lican leader, countéred with a state- ment that members of the funding commigsion had conferred with re- publican leaders in Congress regard- ing_what terms would be acceptable to’ Congress, and he added that while Congress was not bound by the com- mission's action, he believed Con- fmofltymm agoept it Dy ‘& large ma~ COBLENZ RIOTERS| French Threaten 300 With| ay- | to break up a| that | s operating sev- | for the French. fays he is in a po- ! deliveries were | { who hav. | {# few seats i i the coming as to the number of tractors! have a stabilizing influence in that coun- ! HOPE FOR ANNUAL OPERA OFFERING Coming of Chicago Company Here Yearly Desired by Many. MUCH INTEREST AROUSED Brilliant Audience Promised at Each of Three Presentations Next Week. Grand opera—the one which long has been needed in Wash ington for the cultivation of civie ir terests—Is realized Backed by the city's residents wh have the development of Wasl at heart, the Chicago ‘ompuny will appear at P ter Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights and offers to Washington tb first grand opera In fourte | since the appearance of t politan Opera Company. But what i more important to t public in gen eral is the oportu to make t appearance of this company, number ing among have ca ty The two latest deportations were in | 40 great under whose company will oulty in mecur Wilson-Gre management the appear, nad no dim tha requisite nun ber of guarantors for the Washing ton season. In fact, two more thar were actually needed voluntarily ap proached her and pledged their share The amount Involved {s $42,000, and the number of guarantors is forty ne For years,” rfaid Mrs. Wilson Greene today, I have been ap proachied by persons in vario of Washington life and bring to hington at ureau, the ¢ the vas F exempte brings as kets, re of the fof the go plomat { prominen Tife v rillfant grou opera. Audie the source is disc been ra ready i claimed b: | to hav | peared 1 that has a ty year whi was declar on the op- hka* or ] will be gi for the first & like manner Noted Singers. An outstanding pany 18 Charles Mars declared, “could hold the illustrious Caruso He will 1 leader iz R | while “Tomca.” day night Mary Gar { triumph son-Gree manager | have him here, and | granted. | Gordor | has never jratic stag { Snow Maiden." | here Wednesda | time, was praised | n_the oon . who, it his own were alive toda a” Anot 1o in “Aida besides the famot aklanoff. ed MrE Tole W sing the of Scorpia promptly Cyrena Var ka and others achieved oneratic fame are to offer “The = W Maiden 1o Wash ington o thy ng_ night, Washington. neral, has rallied {to the support of 1! movement, and bu for > are | still to be tak ery ndication | points to the Euccessful production of opera, which guarantee this privilege tp the ci List of Guarantors. The guarantors for the Washington ason are: A. W. Mellon. 8 the Treasury: John W. Weel tary of War; Herbert Hoover, of Commerce D. Lasker, chairman United Stat Meyer, Jr. chairm { Corporatio Representative | of Ohio, Dwight F. Davis, War F ¢ Corporation; Senator William B. Me Kinle: Iliinois: Senator lawrence C Phipps, Colorado; Robert Woods BI third assistant secretary of state; Ellot ‘Wadsworth, assistant secretary of the |T\'f-lll1 y Col. Edward C | sistant secretary of the Treasury ator and Mrs. Medill McCorm! nois; Mrs. B. H. Warder. Mrs. Fitt, Mre. Wiison-Gresne, kins, Mrs, E. H. G. Slate Willlams, Mrs. F ene F A. Delano, C. B. Keferstein, attorr ldwin L. Wilson. attorney: Milton E. Alles, president Riggs Bank: Edward 7. Stellwagen, president Unjon Trust Company; Mr. and Mrs. Loga: Payne, publisher, the Washingtor Times; Frank B. Noy The Wasl ington Evening Star: Edward B. Lean, the Washington Pos Wil liam C. Colver, the Washington Daily News: Frank S. Hight, the Willard Hotel: Ernest L. May, Baneroft Ilotel, R. S. Downs, the Washington Hotel . Bryan Pitts, Hotel Hamilton and. Lee House; Mr. and Mrs. C. Heurich |E. F. Colladay, president Board of | Trade; E. F. Droop & Sons’ Compan 0. J. De Moll & Co. Homer L. Kitt | Company. . Donald 'Woodward, for Voodward & Lothrop; Julius Gar- | finkle, S, Kann Sons Company, Frank |R. Jelleff, and Tom Moore, Moore's Riaito Theater. WOMAN HIT BY AUTO. Mrs. Julla Sullivan, sixty vears old 2228 35th street, last night about } o'clock, was knocked down by . a touring car at 22d and Q streets ana her collarbone broken. The car that struck her was driven by George Shields, 704 Irving street, the poll reported, and was driven ‘against’ x tree in an effort to avold the accidant, Mrs. Sullivan was treated by Dr. Wil- liam C. Gwynn. E. W. DOHERTY DEAD. MARBLEHEAD, Mass., February 3.— dward W. Doherty, for more than thirty years an emplove In the United States Senate, scrving under Senators Hoar. Cran \d Lodge, died at his home here vesterday, after a year's ill- ness, He was Seventy-two years old. Irere will n, Wi i Frederich i Mr, Doherty left Washington ‘diring the iast session of ‘Congress.- For a number of years he had been one of the ‘Aoorluwm on duty st the Senate, gal- lerye