Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1924, Page 26

FARVERSPLEDGE SIPPRT F LI ~Resolution Asking Action on Muscle Shoals Adopted at Meeting Here. b LI Renewed support to organized labor #in the political and economlic flelds was pledgell by representatives of farmers' organizations in many sec- ®tions of the country at the closing omeeting vesterday ‘of a several days’ session here. ¥ Resolutions were adopted befor eadjournment urging prompt repeal of the Esch-Cummins law and freight rate reductions on farm products '®without cutting wages of railway em- iyDPloyes, while opposition was voiced "o the plan of the Mellon tax bill for Tlowering surtaxes on large Incomes. gImmediate ehactment by Congress of the Norris-Sinclair bill to create a Tgovernment marketing corporating ofor farm products also was asked. * Muncle Shoals Resolution. +~ Other resolutions urged that Muscle ®hoals be developed “by the federal egovernment for the benefit of the “ntire people”; that an Investigation sbe made of the Department ofe Agri- Culture's method of estimating and Sreporting crops; that high tariff du- ties on manufactured: necessities of MNife be repealed or reduced; that the WJouse rules be modified to allow dis- charge of committees on petition of .30 per cent of the menibers, and that the administration of the packers and gstock yards act be transférred from ¥the Department of Agriculture to the pFederal Trade Commission. Immediate relief for the wheat #farmers in the spring wheat states is being urged on Congress and gov- ernment officials by a delegation from Montana, North Dakota, South Da- kota and Minnesota. The delegation has conferred with Secretary Wallace ‘and appeared yesterday before the Sen- ate agriculture committee. It will be given a hearing by the House agriculture committee today. ! Its members are urging the passage s0f the bills of Senator Norbeck of Eouth Dakots, and Representative tBurtness of North Dakota. providing for a tederal agricultural diversifica- tion commission and appropriation of & revolving fund of $50,000,000, of “which $20.000,000 would be uvailable this vear for loans to farmers for the Loans would the Minneapolis publisher of the Billings (Mont.) Ga- zette; Horace C. Klein of the St. Paul Farmer; W. A. Selvridge of Billings. and Elmer Huntoon of the American Raflways Association, together with representatives of agricultural col- leges, bankers .and farmers, comprise the delegation. DEPLORES BITTERNESS IN CHURCH DISPUTE Cardinal 0’Connell, on Way to Holy Land, Counsels Modernists and Rivals. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January ‘11.—Passing through New York on his way to the Holy Land, Cardinal William F. O'Con- nell, eenfor prelate of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States, counseled modernists and fun- damentalists to refraln from bitterness in their present controversy. i “There must be no bitterness,” said Cardinal O'Connell, “for that will rove not only bad religion, but 2 Boomerans. “It is @ matter for the two com- ons most concerned to settle and s approaching an impertinence for cutsiders to attempt to settle it for hem.” R rrdinal O'Connell will sall for Pal. estine Monday on the Empr of Beotland Boudoir Lamps These charming Novelty Lamps sre just the thiog to add a fnishing toach to your boudoir. Tbey are made in & variets of patterns. including Owls, Parrots, Baskets of Fruit, etc. They are of glass with the light inside. the effect is most unique. ~ Something of this sort would make a_very nice remembrance for a friend. Owls, $3.50 Frut, $3.50 Parrots, $5.60 The National Remembrance Shop (Mr, Foster's Shop.) 14th Street 92c Deer, Also 1229 Pa. Ave. ~~because it needs & great amoun e i in such sition that 1t driaks in el the, ma's rays possible. Every home needs PABEL” Disichon which acts like cleansing i where sunshine cannot Mmu!:]_n: hmrqnwth.nfl.rbofiunfl,yfl eefe ve. One of Puretest itions. Evcrxium&wbattgafinmd eonscience can produce. Lty st T other 1 | Rexally DrigStores Commeons Startled By Labor Members W histling “‘Red Flag” By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 11.—Members of the labor party enlivened the proceedings in the house of commons yesterday, the whistling of *“The Flag” by ~ labor back bencher be- ing one the {ncidents. ‘When Speaker Whitley took the chair to await the summoning of the commoners to the house of lords to hear the royal assent given to Mr, Whitley's re-clection to the speaker- ship, the whistler in the rear broke forth. He wistled the air loudly and there were cries of “Order!” from startled members. The cry be- came so loud in general that the whistler broke oft abruptly. ‘The commoners then proceeded te the house of lords, where the cere- mony was Tarried out in time-hon- ored’ fashion. “BAD” WORDS NO BAR | IN CHOIR SINGER'S JOB Jury Awards Pay Despite Girl's Telling Directoy He Could Go to Hot Regions. # By the Associated Press. EW YORK. January 11.—Winifred ynor, who sang solos at Holy Trin- ity Protestant Episcopal Church until Dgcember 1.. might have said “naughty, cutting” things about the choir leader and gossiped about the tenor's abllity, but the church had no right to break its contract with her, a munieipal court jury decid®d yes- terday. She was awarded $175. Miss Gaynor is grand niece of a former New York mayor. The courtroom was crowded with choristers, vestrymen and other members of the church, John Cushing. the choir leader, de- clared that Miss Gaynor, with “prima donna ways” played hookey from nd he remonstrated with her, informing her that, in his opin- fon, she needed the rehearsals more than any one in the cholr. Where- upon, he sald, she became huffed. threw back her head and said, through her teeth: “To h with you, Mr. Cushing!" The cholr leader orroborated y a matronly . Others sald that " and to have leader “no end of embar- Pitchers U. S. FOREST POLICY OUTLINED IN-SENATE o AR Committee Recommends Increase of Rate of Timber Production on Suitable Land. FURTHER PURCHASES ASKED Co-Operation With States in Pro- tectiow Is Sought. The immediate alm of the forest Policy of the United States should be to increase as rapialy as possible the rate at which timber'fs produced on land sulted to this use, the Senate.re- forestation committee sald in its re- Pport submitted yesterday by the Senate. The committee held /that the main lmes of attack in accompHshing this purpose should be: To extend public forest ownership In areas where special public inter- ests or responsibilities are involved, like the protection of rivers. and also where the natural dificuities, costs and hazards attend- ing reforcstation remder it fmpracti- cable or remote as a private under- taking. To remove the risks and handica; from private timber growing as far as praoticable, in order to five the greatest possible Incentlve to com- merclal reforestation. Completion of the federal purchases of forest lands, contemplated by the Weeks law, for the protection of the watersheds of navigable atreams, also recommended, together with leg- on authorizing acceptance, under ain circumstances, of grants or bequests of forest lands from private owners. Co-operate in Protection. To encourage private reforestation, the committee recommended co-opera- tion with the s! s In fire protection on a fitty-fifty basis of costs, and also an adjustment of the methods of tax- ing forest-growing lands so as to avoid an undue burden of current taxation while forests are growing. mental report recommended a revi- sion of the federal income tax law which wiil authorize the deduction from taxable incomes of any and all expenditures incurred-to protect, im- prove or renew existing timber or navigable | | WILSON IS SILENT UPON BOK PEACE PLAN Secretary m-t Former | - ™7 Doorways snd : Columns Brought|m President Has No Comment © on Award. : By the Associated Press, ", NEW YORK, January 11.—Wood- row Wilson has snnounoced through his secretary that he will not make any comment concerning his attitude towsdrd the Bok peace plan, ‘accord- ing to a Washington dispatch appear- ing in the New York Times. The statement on behalf of the former President was in the form of a reply to an inquiry from the newspaper's Washington corresponden ‘The reply was as follow: “Mr. Wilson directs me to say that he has no comment to make on the plan to which you refer, nor shall he have any comment to make on any other plans of a similar character. “Cordially yours, OHN_ RAN el SHIP LANDS 85 TONS |OBERAMMERGAU TO HAVE STONE OF GRATITUDE By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 1i.—Oberam- ergay, the little Bavarian village In the Tyrolean Alps where the famous Passion Play has been enacted each - OF ANCIENT RELICS From Pharaoh’s Palace at Meimphis. gh 2o By the Aseociuted Pess. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., January 11— The steamer Crisfleld docked here laden with elghty-five tons of ancient relics from Egypt and Palestine, unearthed by expeditions of the University of Penn- sylvania. Some of the articles in the consign- ment welghed five tons each, notably the doorways and columns from the palace of the Pharaoh Meneptah, at ‘Memphis Egypt. A number of com plete mosafc floors are part of the Egyptian collection. From ruins in Phiestine numerous historical monu- are in the consignment, to- with notable examples of SIXTEENTH STREET AT V AND W Announces a Series of Satarday Evening Supper Dances From Nine until Twelve o’clock +Meyer Davis’ Music . Evening Dress Requested For Reservations 7_'¢l¢pl|m North» 9080 “PRE- INVENTORY” SALE 1109 Pennsylvania Ave. N. W. Only Between Raleigh Hotel and Star Building The grand finale of the greatest sale that we have ever conducted. Thousands have participated in this savings event—bought fresh, new, choice quality merchandise at nevertto-be-forgotten low prices. Tomorrow is your last chance to share in this exceptional value-giving event, and we urge you to antici- pate your needs for months to come—prices were never so low. 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