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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1923 Associated Press Accuracy Wins|WORLD COURT PLEDGE [FTqrdin Statement of Shippin Y 6. 0. P. HAS IGNORED FOR g ppuig World Praise,SaysFrankB.Noyes! "yg g Policy Regarded Significant YEARS, SAYS PRESIDENT By the Associated Pre FE (Centinued from First Page.) NEW YORK. April 24.—President Harding, appearing at the annual lunch- eon of the Assoclated Press today, was introduced by Frank B. Noyes, presi- dent of the news organization, said: [ ¢4 that so far as iz humanly possible p the service of the Associated Press is Since T had the honor of presiding | i o\, free from bias of every sort, and oveér our annual luncheon last year|] cannot express the profound satls- | I have spent most of my time In a|faotion wvith whish I have heard these | X repeated expressions, an now you rip around the world in an effort (GG S s satistaction with me. to study at first hand the news con- | “For this reason I will go back to ditlons in the far east. In my|my desk prepared to hear with Jjourneyings 1 was met everywhere | quanimity and charity charges that with really remarkable cordiality | ol 11 OUSTED DRY CHIEF TO FIGHT REMOVAL Suspended Director in lli- nois Coming to Washington to Find Out Reasons. Text of Harding Appeal for U. S. Entry Into Court (Continued from First Page.) PRESIDENT'S BOLD - DEFENSE AMAZES Strikes Blow at Those Who ‘;, Claim Need for Strong Man at Helm. | testimony from leading public men and journalists that our entirely un- blased and accurate reports have been of the greatest service to each of them. Free From All Blax. “Everywhere it has been recogniz- President Harding's statement in sets and make for vurself rellance on ard to th 3 is | the high seas.” ESRS¥A to the merchant marine In his | & o ol administration’ahipping Hays, former chairman of the repub- lican national committee, and Charles D. Hilles, committeeman from New |address today at the luncheon of the | pi1)"was not passed by Congress, the York. Assoclated Press in New York was |President sald, was no reason for the Meiville E. Stone, counselor of the o : g . g . - | administration’s dumping the Ameri- Assoclated Press, headed a committee of ;e;nx:::;x bersiasiof tremeutouy sia: | Administiation'slausiplng the Amerl: Assoclated Press directors who called oAD manchAnt mmune on the hresident and officlally wel-| rhe president, it was poluted out,| “For security of Gefense, for thel Other visitors received by Mr. Hard- | indicated clearly that the govern-|avoidance of u llke extravagant and ineffectual outlay in the case of fu- ment was prepared to go ahead with the operation of American merchant | commerce and ing_were Merritt Spidell, an lowa {neftectaslondlay ¢ g e war, for the promotion of o newspaper owner, with whom the our eminence on the ves w owned by it, provided seas.”’ s Saselniuo 2 e | great merchant marine to 1 President was closely assotlated when d the President, “I believe u - Asso they cannot be sold with a dlstinct |y i.,qing American requirement he served as editor of the Marion Star, ot lund “Bob” Decker, an old German 3 ; bad, i arges & school teacher who formerly taught understanding they are to be op- Hinaa) Wel cantist Hove. Tor Eavetn- A\'m;‘ W and hospitality. crats, capital or labor, Protestant, American flag. propose to do our best to organiz n « fizhting “Some of this welcome was due to old friendships, some to the government of laws and one & gov- ernment of men. In that same address I com- mended The Hague tribunal. One paragraph is particularly appro- priate to quote afresh: “I believe humanity would wel- come the creation of an interna- tlonal association for conferenc and a world court whose verdicts justiciable questions this coun- in_common with all - nations, would be willing and able to up- hold. The decision of such a court or the recommendations of such a conference could be accepted with- out sucrificing on our part or ask- ing any other power to sacrifice one iota of its nationality.” Must Keep Faith. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. NEW YORK, April 24{—Warren Harding today made an amazing de- | fense of his type of President of the United States, amazing for its bold attack those critics who “have CHICAGO, Apr twent in Marion. i RO HES ThmenEwT. and consolidate our lines and rvice, | Washingt I et tormes s‘Contessedly,” sald the President,| p;1ying the lessons of experience, | n' S | Homest can or will make such charges | California Body Incorporates for|“this is a contradiction of the Dro-|which cost us millions in operat on " Jda @gplored that gome strong man is nt in the White House Congress do h's bidding. Devoting most of his speech to the | already familiar arsuments in favor world President turned abruptly the the blow ting Con- Roosevelt American adherence court, the ut the close nnual rucmm Press and a¥ those who have that a President should <Tess as either Wilson were wont to do. to the of his of address to of struck meeting members been ins drive or Times Have Changed. Mr. Harding says it can't be now, that times have ¢ tha} the effectiveness of niged longer influenced “by stres sidentiul personality.”” And h blames the primary and party ir sponsibility which e led to war out party loyalty. The President he was straying into unusual arty loyalty with this sentenc One more thought. littl on this occasion, I am sure, cularly appropriate before tenregentative body of the . *#s” He then developed an v hich he has bante ziven ‘orrespondents at Washington time to time. namely, that thing to write newspaper relling the wovernment h Lut pa highly the W Lo S an editor in the White House t ut editorial thoughts intc vractice. He reminis. niearers that he knew ence how a mews per dently prints opinifons on fairs—he has a marked tefause he is séldom called upon meke good unless he happens wated President, and apparent WSpaper man was ever put st heretofo With this semi-humorous tion, Mr. Harding threw off «nd tackled the Crities. told man public Discusses Critici “You have been saying.” he said “a lot about the failure of Congress | between and many some and the lack the executive und Congress, ¢ you have deplored Strong man is not in the of teamwork that White Hous o make Congress do his bidding. But great change ha vitally influencing the work prinistrative and glislative fnent. This effectivene: 1: nfluenced by war stre. 3 personality. 1 fl “come ‘whout unawares, aolders of publ Gpinion ignored the fundamen reason. 3 the change in our political sys em, the ruie of the primary, the rift toward pure democr rowing impoten of political ies. We have gotten away from the representative — system; we. reached a point where the varty loyalty has made hip in government 1 it was. taken place, s or preside ereat ‘cha You hay lack party_s We have come to the time when a too many men in public life as even less crap of paper, and erve duals serve thelr own, while contempt for has sent the varty platform is regarded by important than a zroups or blocs are turned to zroup interests, and many indi party conferencé or caucus party lovalty pretty much into discard. Not a New Ide: This is not a new idea with Mr. to make done and administra- tive and legislative fuiillment” is no s or the | formation of bloce and groups with- cemed to sense that paths, ’r he prefaced his statement wbout expected | perican | iden from it is one editorials run | hings and It is quite another to try actual his experi- confi- af- advantage o be no to the ntroduc- | restraint main theme of lnll of ad- fulfili- no longep n- Ee It and the par- have ot pon- less effective i | Hatding. He has on occasion rapped | the primary just as hard, cance a year or so azo. today, when he stands country a prospective as the before but his words didn't carry the same signifi- ¢ do the andidate for enomination in 1924. He himself will | ncounter such rop up against his fhrough the medium preference primaries. ("olette of Wisconsin opposition as Senator is certain T two others, Mr. Harding serves warning long in dvance that the present form of pri- nary selection is inconclusive atrogressive instead of progr 1s reiterates his faith in rties and makes it clear that ‘not advocating the abandonment he primary which gives every vot volce In nominating for office etarmining party policy.” But ‘rdsident says he would “carefully reserve and safeguard it 1d-time abuse which impelled doption, and I would make it gent of indisputable party fon rather than a means onfusion or destruction.” owing. The movement is In full swing in everal states to amend the primary ws and supplement the primary ith « party convention. :kzs that method. He points out that in many states “party ted, lovalt nominations for of- Movement owaday ad- crence is flo e contemptible, e are often influenced by voters en- n- insincere influenced v nominees rather than by advocates slled ar and rterances under latfol of n opposing party b ns are th xpediency, * principle.” n this last sente 1e first outburst ce may be indignation rrom e White House over what happened = (Ao west last vear, when the iblican primaries were captured by di nd by members of th n-partisan League.” who nominite and pre > in the final elections hder the lzbel republican, who o ssed little ole of republicanism of the art ational cxt Congr bup of this k rr. Harding's b 7 ‘the, primary system has just in. Nis speech to the editor: but the forerunner of the campaign plans stern specches in the hope of re- »ring party harmony d regard for party rn to the normalcy iys, when democrat mea \d Tepublican didn’t mean te, Brook! Norbec! § rest who have been hdted in Mr. Harding' dministration itself. Th will be controlled by latforms—a of pre-w. nt democ La F om the republican party. (Copyright, 1923.) MONOPOLY IN RUSS OIL. TONDON, April 24.—As a result of o purchise of 200,000 tons of oil rom the Russlan soviet government, s Royal Dutch Shell group has ac- uired a monopoly in the exportation f Russian oil for more than a year, ~cordin to a statement glven to 's Londdn newspapers by a Kronch 18-00, The informant adds that the group vited {its colleagues in the inter- ational consortium to participate in 1o deal, but that they refused does nomination | of presidential La to nter the primaries and perhaps one Mr. Harding is held to found helped sympathy with the prin- ional aders and even the republican 1d of republicans. and attle with the product be- here to make this summer in his party lovalty re- 0l Ladd and s much nom- opinion by idicals from the democratic ranks as and | ssive. political he is of T and the inst the | its | an | expres- of party | ! { So mueh for political party his- 1 have quoged it, because T believe in keepini the faith. If political parties do not mean what they say and candidates do not mean what they say, then our form of populur government is based on fraud, and cannot hope to endure, In ‘compliance with its pledges the new administration, which came into power in March, 1921, definite- Iy and decisively ‘put aside all thought of the United States tering the league of nations. doesn't propose to enter now, by the side door, the back door or the cellar door. ' I have no unseemly comment to offer on the league. 1f it i serving the odd world help- fully, more power to it. But it Is not ‘for us. “The Senate has o de- clared, the executive has de- clared, the people have so declared. Nothing could be more decisively stamped with finalit In further keeping the administration m of peace with Gern treaty. which improssed our war-time enemy that when we came, later on, to set up a mixed claims commission to settle the claims of American nationals ainst Germany that natie ned one commissioner, w ued one, and then, for the first time in the history of internation- relationships, Germany asked as a contending nation. to the umpire, the third mem- ber. whose vote would decide all differences. 1 know of no like tribute to a nation’s fairness in all the records of history Praises Then in the fulillment of the pledge of free conference, the In- ernational conference on the limi- ation of armament was called, not in haste, not hecause some one was proddinz. but as early as the barriers to succ could be re- moved. The spirit of that confer- ence and the achievement wrought have been written into history, and mmeasurably heyond ive popular faver weorded. There: was not the triumph in reducing nents and ending com- ading to op- strength and add- ng burdens to the combeting power. the removal of ever mad and every reason for conflict in the Pacific, €0 that now I and concord abide. where and fear had previously t: but we gave an example to world of the conference way to peace, which time will appraise P supreme accomplishment. of the 1o ny, faith treaty just Arms Parley. wdy tition wh suries of 1oy Removed Elect; Hardly had this g heen accomplished ministration hegan for further fultilimen an_Internatio ad been established agency of peaceful which had long been establishment previously had fafl- ed because no agreemenit had bhee possible over the method of elc ing judges. The existence of the league of nations offered a solu- tion. Almost all the member na- tlons had signed a_protocol estab- lishing the court. The members of the council. in which the larger powers have permanent represen- tation, afforded one voting body with & veto on the members of the assembly consisting of representa- tives of all the nafions. and me ber nations of the assembly coul have a veto on the larger powers represented in the council. Here wa sa device for electing judges which removed the heretofore u solvable problem of @ satisfactory means of selecting them. Not the suncil, but the nation members thereof, must vote in majority for the same candidates for which nembers of the assembly voted in majority, else the election id until a conference points t ay to agreement. The court was established and is functioning. An American judge «Its on the court, though we had 1o part in choosing him. Under the provisions of its es blishment the United States can apply for a court decision on any isticiable question, even as any nation participating in its estab- lishment. Perhaps the court is not all that some advocates of the rt plan would have it. but it is in a large measure the fulfillment of an aspiration we long have Loasted. So T ought. and 1 still ik, we ought to be a party to eement, assume our part in it< maintenance and give to it th benefit such influcuce as our s il Wealth and ideals may prove o be For mere eligibility to appeal to the court, mothing was needed. Bul it didn't seem fair to seek its adyantages without accepting all becoming responsibilities, and here developed the stumbling-block. Nalurally we should wish to par- ticfpate “in selecting the judges, 1¢ the clectors designated were meinbers of the league. We had no thought of joining the league, welsought none of its offerings and will_ accept none of its obliga~ tior.s. The President could pro- olution to the signatory use the world has wit- sappointment the spec- the executive proposing enate disposing. It was not desirable to make some pro- posdl abroad that could not be car- ried: out; indeed none would be congidered, and it was not pleas- ing ito think of asking the Sen- ate's consent to a program to which the nations concerned would not jagree. very informally and very discreetly, the situation was felt out, over a considerable pericd of time, and when satisfied that ; there was an appropriate courge of action without connec- tion with the league, provided the Senate consented, 1 proposed ad- herefce to the court protocol, and asked the Senate's consent. m Problem. fying work before the ad- its endeavor Meanwhi of Justice it was an settlement sought. Its rt L : Negotiations Involved. Thé documents speak for them- selves. It was pointed out that no rights under the league and no ob- ligations of the league would be incurted, but to make certain that we whbuld not be involved the let- ter of the Secretary of State sug- Zested suitable reservations to af- ford ample guaranty. Thig is the complete r. s im harmony with pledgés, candidatorial and, T: believe, with piratigns. The Senate's decision was Kardly to be expected amid the enbrmous pressure of business incidedt to the closing weeks of the shbrt session. But I felt that Sénate, the country and the friendfy nations whose counsel we had sought were entitled to know that dur gestures abroad were sincere and our own people should know lhere are no secrets about our purposes at home, once they are matured. s fon Beclouded. Exceisive friends of the league have beclouded the situation by thelr ugwarranted assumption that it is @ 'move toward league mem- bershipi Let them disabuse their minds, ‘because there is no such thought among us who must make our commitments abroad. And the is likewise beclouded by ho shudder excessively cital, It platform promises, American as- delightful accompanied me, marked brevity such speeches ax I makie: also compels me to say that the con. some, 1 think, t that felt obliged ciated Press. Pride Increased. “T left Ame: of our organization, and I come b; with an even greater pride. as was the Associated Press news-gathering world, the absolute imp heartening heard, and 1 point T visited. “Japan and Chi differing standpoints, crediting the Associated the most scrupulous imy { When I reached France and {1 found the relation hetween the countries somewhat strained {met in both of them by ax organ the zation In rtiality were the rds that I have heard them at with agreed Press when the leugue is mentioned, and Who assume _entanglement is unavoidable. Any entanglement would first require assent of the Senate, which is scarcely to be ay prehended, and if by any chance the Senate approved of any en- tanglement the present adininis- tration would not complete the ratification, If in spite of these statements, uttered with de- liberation, there arc excess and unfounded hopes ‘on the one hand, or utterly unjustiiable apprehen- sions on the other, 1 know of no word fittingly to apply. One Bugbear Now. there 18 one political bugbear.” 'When we discussed the league of nations and its rule of force, i superpowers through a political council and as- biy, T myself contended us a Wtor for equal voting power on the part of the United States with any nation in the world. Wi er dominions members of 1) league ussembly, the British e pire will have Six votes in that branch of the court elcctorate, but it "has only one In the electorate of the council In view of the fact that no nation can have more than one judge, it is for- midable objection than when a plicd to the league as a super- power, dealing with problems likelyto abridge a member's ni- tional rights. 1 appraise the ob- jection as one who voted against this disparity of power in the league assembly, but in an ap- praisal now I do not hesitate to ay that if other great powers can accept without fear the voting strength of the British dominions, when they are without tles of race to minimize international rivalries and suspicions, we ought, in view of they naturdl ties of English- speaking kinship, feel ourselv free from danger. The perfected court must be a matter of dewelopment. I earnest- 1y commend it because it is a great step in the right direction foward the peaceful settlement of justiclable questions. toward the elmination of frictions which lead to war. and a surer agency of in- ternational justice through the application of law than can ba hoped for in arbitration, which is influenced by the prejudices of men and the expediency of politics. Can Ald We can do v Fran 'erfection. Iy more to per- fect it in the capacity of an ad- herent than in an aloofness in which we arrogate to ourselves the right to say to the world we dic- e but never comply. I would yield none of our rights, none of our mationality. but would gladly give of our influence and eration to move forward and up- ward toward world peace and that reign of justice which is in- finitely more secure in the rule of national honor than in. national or international force. 1 have indulged the dream. nay. @ justified hope, that out of the encouraged and sustained court might come the fulfillment of larger aspirations. In the proof of fts utility and a spirit of con- ord among nations out of which ould be expected a clarified and codified international law to fur- ther assure peace under the law and bring natfons that understand- ing which is ever the first and best guarantor of peace. I would not have it thought that 1 hold this question paramount to all others confronting our govern- ment T do not hold it a menace to the unity of any politica It is not to be classed as a party question, but if any party epeat- edly advocating a world court, is to be rended by the suge ion of an effort to perform cord- ance with its pledges, it needs a new appraisal of its ass 1 party. home invari- ably call for first consideration. Our own house must he kept in order, our own good fortune must be assured before we can be large contributors to world progress or measurably helpful to humanity 1 have little patience with the con- tention of those who believe large commercial advantages will at- tend our larger assumption of world responsibility, Nations are not engaged in birtering their trade advantages for larger fel- Jowships. We do mot do it our- selves and we need not ask what we do not_glve. Commerce is the very lifo blood of every people’s existence, and a nation’s commer- clal opportunities are valued little less than the security of its citi- zenship. Our problems at A restored Europe, with less con- sumption in conflict and more pro- duction and consumption in hope- ful peace and banished hate, would add to the volume of world com- merce. We would gladly acclaim such a restoration. Our influence and helpfulness are ready when they will avall, but we cannot in- trude where we ourselves would resist intrusion. Position Improved. Our position commercially _is gaining In_strength, because we are free from political entangle- ments, and can be charged with nc selfish designs. In the making of new pacts and the remaking of old, we ask no more and accept no less than the equal opportunity we are ever ready to grant others, and the position is unassailable. The nation which. grants justice may confidently ask it, and the world _social, political ' or com- mercial—which ~ would promote justice through association or judgment of its court, must prac- tice justice in its daily transac- tions. Discusses Marine. 1 made allusion in the beginning to political charts and the good faith of political parties. Some- times there must be a variation from the charted course, because of the unexpected development of impassable shoals. This adminis- tration, pledged by a_sponsoring party .for a quarter of a century to the building up of a merchant marine, was unable to secure the enactment which was believed to be the way to fulfillment. But it would be & small administration which would surrender the aspira- tion for an American merchant marine and scrap or sacrifice our sreat merchant fleet in u pique of personality of those who the characterizes to but, all this being said, truth spicuous feature of my welcome was | an_evident desire in each country that I visited to honor through me the Asso- ca feeling very proud ck Generous alse showered on the foremost the tributes everywhere to its most ver every widely in with ity and two but was unanimous _—mm and—well, I will just pity the poor| nuts. “T must observe that, non-partisan, unbiased, impartial as is the Asso- 1o Press, collectively there still remains some elemental traces of crtisanship in the individual mem- bership, and this brings me by easy stages and without abrupt transition to what I really arose to say. “There is one point at which our eager, individual partisanship halts. Both’ collectively and indlvidually the membership of the Associated Press holds in the highest respect the great office of President of the United States, and ‘joins in respect and ad- miration and warm affection for the President personally = ire greatly honored that he has come to us today. “We welcome him not only as the honored holder of a great position, but also as a fellow newspaper man whom we are proud. sk you to drink the health of of the United States, Warren . Harding, and of the gra- cious lady of the White House, Mrs. Harding.” Purpose of Greeting Executive. SACRAMENTO, Calif, April 24— California has a corporation formed with the expressed purpose of wel- coming President Harding when hs visits this state this summer. The organization is the Association of Young Men's Republican Leagues of California, whose incorporation pa- pers were flled with the state au- thorities yesterday. a newspaper man confldently prints opinions on public affairs. He has a marked advantage, because he is seldom called upon fo make good, un loss he happens to be elected Presi- dent, and apparently no newspaper man’ was_ever put to the test here- tofore. You have been saying a lot about the failure of Congress and the lack of teamwork between the executive and Congress, and many of you have deplored that some strong man is not lo the White House to make Congress do his bidding. System Is Change: But a great change has taken place, vitally influencing the work of administrative and legislative ful- fillment. This effectiveness s no longer influenced hy war stress or presidential personulity. The great change has come about unawares, and as molders of public opinfon vou have ignored the fundamental rea- @on. It 18 the chinke in our political eystem, the rule of the primary, the drift toward pure democracy, sid tho growing eimpotence of political par- ties. We have gotten away from the representative system; we have reached a point where the lack of party loyalty has made party spon- sorship in government less effective than it was. We have come to the time when a party platform is re- garded by too many men in public life as even le rtant than a scrap of paper, and groups or hlocs are turned to serve group interests, nd many individuals serve their own, while contempt for party c ference or caucus has gent party loy alty pretty much into the dise: Believes in Partles. disappointment over the Senate’s fallure to give approval For security of defense, avoida of a like and ineffectual out Yuture war, for the promotl our comme and onr e on the seas, 1 beliove a gr chant marine to be an outstanding An an requirement. Sin cannot hope for government privite ownership, we propose to do our best to organize and con- solidate our lines and service, ap- plying the lesson perience which cost us hundreds of millions in_operation alone, then offer sale. If we cannot sell, we will operate, and operate aggressively, until Congress inhibits, Confessedly, this is contradic- tion of the proposal o have less gov ernment in business and more bu: ness in government, but if we not get hipping business in a p and be assured of privately owned and privately op- erated shipping. it is the business of the et o« rve our scts and m for our I believe in political partie They were the essential agencies of the popular government which made us what we are. We were never perfect, but under our part system we wrought a development under representative democrac for the ke expected but par- ficularly appropriate before @ highly representativo body of the American press. 1 know from experience how posal to have less government in business and more business in gov- ernment, but if we cannot get out of the shipping business in a practical | of privately | way and be assured owned and privately operated ship- ping, it is the business of the wov. ernment to con: unmatched in all proclaimed lib- erty and attending human ad- vancement. We achioved unde: the party system, where parties were committed to policies, and party loyalty was a mark of honor and an inspiration toward ccomplishment. Nowudavs, in/ many states, party adherence is flouted, loyalty is held to be con- temptible,” nominations for office are often influenced by Yoters enrolled under an opposing party banner, and platforms are the in- slncere utterances of expedi Influenced by nominees, rather than by advocates of principl Let no one misconstrue m T am not advocating the abandon- ment of the primary, which gives to every voter a voice in nomi- nating men for offico and de- terminin party polley. I would carefully preserve and safeguara it against the old-time abuses which impelled 1ts adoption, but | would make it an gent of in disputable party expression rather than u means of party confusion or destruction. T like t incul- cation of lovalty, the pride of as- soclation and the {inspiration to accomplishment T like the party government where purposes are reached in the reasoning of hon- ent representation, and 1 llke a party which is commissione to govern to_ strive in good con- science and all loyalty o keep the pledges which brought it popular approval Our drift today 1s toward pure democracy, and no pure democ- racy ever long survived. We solmenly and earnestly abc serving our world civili have every confidence in vival, but it may be assured only by humankind reaching » proper appraisal of the secure avenues of twenty centuries of progress In our America we have the freest and best press in the world. In its power of today the press can sound th reason to that co will enable us to pla part in the work of pre talk our vation Tve our shipping as-| QUIZZING OF *K 97" alone, then offer for sale. not sell, we will operate, agressiv until Congre The President’s remarks may taken as a warning to shipping in- terests who hove by playing a wait- ing game to obtain the government's ships for a mere pittanc T0 BE PROLONCED socinted Press. JOSEPH, Mich., April 24 —Fr cis Morrow, Department of Just agent K-97, still has an estimated three days on the witness stand the trial of Charles E. Ruthenb: Cleveland, charged with viclation Michigan's syndicalism Testifving Mo Ruthenbers the communist pa here last At a parts’s executive re-elected before a raid hroke gathering vention and ed in the raid. Defer tempted, through ecro of Jacob Spolansky, Depa Justice agent, to show that the W. Burns Internagional Detective had a e raid Mauri Wolff, another fede agent, was c v the state to iden- tify hundreds of documents of the delegates he helped mark ¢ he were dug from the dune sar Frank P. Walsh, attorne defense, told the jurors in his o1 statement he expected to shov Rut erg W a delegute to th convention t his sols purpose in attending sting w 1t a plan anding the i i ist party substituting the ning and leg workers' party. He is now of the exceutive committee « workers' party By the ST in g, eriminal law yesterday, row nati conventlon aid wal ar ember ot ths _attended Morrow & was amc W. & J. SLOANE 1508 H STREET, N. W. (Opposite the Shoreham) An Exceptional Opportunity is given Spring Offering of Home Furnishings by our At no previous time have we opened the season with such complete and extensive stocks of Carpets—Domestic Rugs—Oriental Rugs—Summer Rugs—Porch Rugs— Bath Rugs—Linoleums—Dining Room, Breakfast Room, Bed Room, Living Room, Sun Parlor and Porch Furniture—Drapery and Furniture Fabrics— Mirrors —Prints —Lamps and Occasional Pieces and Vacuum Cleaners The prices, we are confident, will compete with any other opportunity for articles of equal merit. Those interested in the furnishing of Suburban Homes, Camps, Apartments, Hotels, Public Buildings and Offices will find this an opportunity of unusual interest. DOMESTIC RUGS From our enormous stock of Domestic Rugs, it is possible to secure a rug adapted for any purpose, and at a price within any reasonable desired expenditure. Wiltons . - . $80.00 to 135.00 Chenilles . - 110.00 Axminsters - 44.75 to 82.50 Velvets . = 40.00 to 70.00 Brussels . . . = 58.50 Reversible Wool . . . 36.00 B ALl s el Rl 26.00 Prices quoted for the 9 x 12 ft. sizes— Other sizes at proportionate prices. ORIENTAL RUGS Our stock of Small Oriental Rugs has been largely made to our own weaving districts of Persia. order in the best There are no torn, patched or damaged pieces in the collection. Sizes range from 4.0 x 2.6 to 6,0 x 3.6 at $25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and up We also have an unequalled selection of Room Size Oriental Rugs at equally attractive prices. MODERATELY PRICED FURNITURE Bed Room Suites, 6 to 11 pieces . . . $250 up Dining Room Suites, 10 pieces . . . . . 455 up OCCASIONAL PIECES Prints . . . Desks Book Cases . . ‘Tea Wagons . . Day Beds . . . Center Tables Sewing Tables . $20 up 110 up 30 up 55 up 25 up 35up End Tables . Windsor Chairs Console Tables Nests of Tables Book Stands . ‘The store will remain open from 8A.M.t0 530 P. M. Upholstered Chairs (denim) 55 up .. .HM5up « s o« 16up Wi e . 15 up, . 25 up . 28 up 20 up Sofa Tables Floor Lamps . Reading Tables Muffin Stands Tilt Top Tables . Freight paid to all shipping points in the United States. of admitted here th removal re ted from an inv hy the gover tion of the & Ulirich compar ner tigatio into the nment 1i tiquida of firm @ omn said t irews prote SUB-STATIONS DOWNTOWN Oppesite New Willard 511 14th Street Opposite The Raletgh 414 12th Street Near Shoreham Hotel Cor. H St. & Madison Place Interstate Com. Bldg. 1742 Penna. Ave. W. B. & A. Station 11th & Eye Streets Woodward & Lothrop’s Yellow Cabs may be engaged at -any of these substations—or if ” ordered by telephone will be sent from the one nearest your office YellowCabsare cheaper than Hotel Cabs and the rates much lowe: than those presciibed for public hacks. YELLOW CAB 60. FRANKLIN DILIOUSNESS—SICK HEADACHE, for an IR Tablet, (a vegetable aperient) to tone and strengthen the organs of digestion and eliml- pation. Improves Anpetite, Relicves Constipation, Chips off the Old Block MR JUNIORS—Little Nts. One-third the regular dose. Made of same ingredients, then candy coated. For children and udults. PEOPLES DRUG STORES