Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1924, Page 2

- CONGRESS LEADERS DELYER ELLORES Lodge and Robinson, in Sen- ate, and Garrett, in House, Laud Ex-President. Congress put aside today the bitter partisan debate which has held forth | there in recent duys, out of respeet | for the memory of Woodrow Wilson. | Both Houses met at noon as usual, but it was only so that their leaders, of all shades of political opinion,’ might pay tribute to the falle chieftain and pass resolutions com- mensurate with his services to the nation. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican leader, and one of Mr. Wilson’s most uncompromising poli- tical foes, juined with Senator Robin- son of Arkan: the democratic leader, in the Senate culogies of the former Presient. ! “In sympathy and sorrow and with | every mark of homage.” said Sena- tor Lodge, “we stand with bowel heads in solemn recognition of this event, at once sad nd momentou: which has thus come upon us in the wisdom of the overrnling idence ' that guides the destinies man- kind.” The republican leader said ean senators had heard with found sorrow the announcement Mr. Wilson's death. Identie Rexolutions Adopted, of | Identic resolutions were adopted by the House and Senate calling for the appointment of committees to at- tend the fumeral and to report by what further token of respect and affection it would be proper for Con- gress to express the. sorrow of the nation. The Senate adjourned until Febru- ary 7, the day after the funeral. The House adjourned until tomorrow, The Senate resolution follow: “The Senate having le found sensibility and 7 h pro- sorrow of the : death of Woodrow Wilson, former Presi- . mark of respect to one dent of the United State “Resolved, that a t to the many virtues, pub! of the illustrious states n of honor nan, and who_has h. such eminent public station, the presid- ing officer of the Senate 1l appoint a committee to attend the funeral of | ‘Woodrow Wilson on behalf of the Sen- ate. 9 ‘Wil Join With Hous “Resolved, that such committee may Join such committee as may be appoint- ed on the part of the House to consider &and report by what further token of re spect and affection it ms be proper for the Congress of the Unit States to express the deep sensibility of the - mation. . port of the mofion which he has made | “Resoved, that the secretary com- piunicate these resolutions to the | House and transmit copy of thel same to the afilicted family of the! fllustrious dead. i “Resoved arms of th directed to i be necess; ng out the ! provisions of the Solutions and that the necesary expenses in con- nection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate. Senator Lodgze’s Eulogy. Benator Lodge said: “The senator from Arkansas kindly permits me to_join with him in sup- | the sergeant-at- | authorized and steps as m; i i i i ' ° for the adoption of the resolution! victory of the allied and assoclated | that has just been read to the Senate. | 1 can say for myelt. and, I believe, | for all my colleagues on this side of | the chamber. that we have heard with profound sorrow the formal an-| nouncement of the death of President | Wilson. In common with all the peo- | ple of this country, we have felt a! Very deep sympathy for the suffering: of President Wilson during his long | tllness, which he has borne without | complaint and with so much fortitude. | “Mr. Wilson was a man of remark- | able ability and of strong character. Through laborious vears of thought and study he devoted himself to se- curing a mastery of the historical subjects, the economic questions and the theory and science of politics an.d government which commanded his pecial interest. He rose to be presi- dent of the ancient and honoread uni- versity of which he was a graduate. From this high place in the field cf | education he turned to public life. He was elected to be Governor of New | Jersey, one of the thirteen origtnal | states eminent in our history and on | the sofl of which so many of the bat- | tles of the revolution were fough: He was then elected and re-elected President of the United States, which is to us, and which I beliave to be, the greatest office among men. Refers to War Service. *“During his period of service in the presidency came the war with Ger- many, the most terrible war from ‘which mankind has suffered during the | period of recorded history. After the i powers it fell to Mr. Wilson to play | the leading part in the unspeakably | difficult work of making peace. He | stood there a chief figure in this| groat transaction zed so he will stand | in the pages of history in the days| that are to come. There is no figure more conspicuous than his in the | events of that time, which closed one : period in the history of manking and | opened another. Here in the Capital of the country, the scene of his many triumphs, this remarkable career comes to an end. “In sympathy and sorrow and with every mark of homage, we stand with ! bowed heads in solemn recognition | of this event, at once sad and mo- mentous, which has thus come upon | us in the wisdom of the overruling | Providence that guides the destinies of mankind.” Lauded by Robinson. * Senator Robinson said: “The announcement that former President Woodrow Wilson has passed away causes grief throughout the clvilized world. The Illness which resulted in his death was pro- longed. During his suffering Mr. Wilson received numerous and pa- thetic_evidences of sympathy from his fellow countrymen. His depart- ure marks the end of a career glori- fied by many notable achievements. “The eight vears while Mr. Wilson served as President may be account- ed the most momentous in modern history. Into this short period rev- olutions of immeasurable importance were crowded. The governmental problems solved during those cight ars chadlenged the prudence, fore- sight and courage of the Chief Exe- cutive. “The proper decisions of numerous welghty domestic questions during his administrations was complicated by disturbed conditions in our foreign relations and by our participation in the great world conflict. Notwith= standing these distracting issues with other nations, the fiscal policy of the government was revolutionized by far-reaching changes in our banking and taxation systems. Reviews Course in War. ‘“When the storm of war swept Europe in 1914, the United States adopted a neutral policy. Many thought we should openly espouse the cause of the allies. The great majority of the American people, however, justified Mr. Wilson's course in this particular. It was statesman- ship of the most courageous order to keep our country out of the war un- til public sentiment compelled resent- oAt and hostility toward the cem- epubli- | | sands ‘1o | its greatest cris { high ” THE_EVENING STAK, WASHINGTON, D, U, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1921 _m.._—_—_*_—_ Last Rites for Wilson to Be Held ADMIRAL RODGERS * O RETIRED LIST Active Service at Age of 64. Schofield Promoted. Hareiss EWING tral empires for the violation of per- sonal and praperty rights of Ameri- prplies to the rescue of ating for their existence « fronts of Kurope, re- will power. Thou- ding that we stand The determination to the front saved es from pro- war against ng of the war, om of an_effective quar: vive, prompt provision ion and the mobiliza- sical and moral re- the country was gigantic ble only by the spirit ce which thrilled quired surpassi we the de ITY our trooj and, Italy a nd the Uni “nd women of our nation. It | Mr. Wilson al direction ested that 2 duty whi enduring p His plan for preservation of world peace was ted, and the treaty of peace in- corporating it failed of ratification in the Senate, largely because it includ ed the league of nations covenant. History must decide whether the re- ction of the treaty by the Senate ake. Opinion Still Divided. “As the leader of our country in he is passing into with opinion divided as to the m of some of his foreigh policies. When confusion has given place to calm conviction he must take place among the renowned of 1l the ages, because of his exalted her eulogy nor defama- lly can influence the es- timation in which he will be held by future generations. ther to unduly applaud Jealously = depreciate what at he has tried to do. both ways he Is easily xnized as the greatest man of his e, Men are not always judged alone by what they do; they are sometimes also judged by what they try to do. One thing is certain. In the years to come if war shall again desolate the earth and the mothers of this nd be compelled to yield their sons to bloody strife, all they who fight and they who sorrow will remember and bless Woodrow Wilson, because he gave himself in an earnest effort to deliver them from the heritage of war. will be fair, in spite of efforts to pervert it. 'Already there has been a revival of his popularity and this will gather volume as the years go b “iLeaders in great crises do not depend on favor for renown. Earn- cstness is indeed the path of im- mortality and they who tred that way are certain of enduring fame. “In the solemn presence of death we behold the evidences of tender sympathy and universal grief. Tears, tolling_Dells and heartfelt prayers throughout a grief-stricken land in- ire appreciation for his hopes and his dreams—hopes of freedom for every people—dreams of ‘peace on earth and good will toward men.’ Garrett Pays Tribute. Representative Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee, democratic leader of the House, said: “Many there are throughout the world who will proclaim that the foremost character of his generation, and one of the foremost of all history has passed on. Others will not be so lavish in estimates and eulogies. “It is not for us NOw to enter upoy speculation _or to attempt to fix Woodrow Wilson's place in history. We could not do this latter if we would. History itself will adjust that, and it is reasonably safe to as- sert that it will do_so unerringly. “We stand too close to his life work; our atmosphere s yet too much surcharged with recollection of his vivid personality and power to en- able us to obtain_ that perspective which will be the final judgment. “Circumstances of soclal contact and conflict_ were so shaped as that by reason of his position the oppor- tunity was presented wherein his virtue and his genius made him for a time at least the outstanding in- dividuality of the world. Respected by AllL “He walked upon heights un- touched before by human foot; he sought to break new trails for man- kind. Not alone in senates, parlia- ments and chancellorles; not only in throne rooms and executive courts and cloisters was his idealism weighed and analyzed, but its spirit permeated the great masses of men and from all the regions of the earth in multifarious languages, uttered by tongues of all the tribes and races and peoples of all climes and all civilizations came the profound plaudits of brain and heart and wist- ful_soul. “It is not conceivable that the fm- pression so created shall perish from the psychology of humanity, but just what the full and ultimate effects are to be history and destiny must com- bine in the coming centuries to tell. “For us at this moment is just the sad and simple duty to cease for a brief time our labors that we may join the millions of our fellows and stand in solemn contemplation of the awesome majesty of death.” Prayer by Semate Chaplain. Rev. Dr. J. J. Muir, chaplain of the Senate, offered the following prayer: “Our Father, amid the sorrows of this hour, as the nation mourns and nations unite in the mourning, we turn unto Thee, the God of all conso- lation, and humbly beseech of Thee that there may be had by each one the consciousness that life after all is at Thy disposal. ‘““We thank Thee for the greatness of the man and all his associations in the great movement of the world's life, in the time of awful tragedy to the nations, and we humbly ask that at this time, forgetful of all differ- ences, we may humbly approach Thee, seeking Thy favor to the sorrowing household. Be the widow’s God, the father of the fatherless, and may each of us find that under the shadow of Thy wings, infinite comfort and hope_are ours. “We thank Thee that life is not ‘measured Ly the days according to the calendar, but that life reaches out histo: or to he Te from de- | could not delegate | jto help in bringing about a just peace | It is unavalilable | has | The final judgment of mankind | ! Rear Admiral Willlam L. Rodgers, {native of Washington, recently on duty at the Navy Department as a {member of the wemeral board, was i placed on the retired list of the Navy . today by operation of law en accounts of age. Admiral Rodgers was born in the District of Columbiu sixty-four vearsl, ago today and was appointed to the naval service from California June (11, 1874, Since then he has cruised {in all parts of the world and took!| {part in the Spanish war and the, world war. He has held the rank: of rear admiral since August, 1915, In that yvear he was placed in com- mand of ‘the train of the Atlantic feet and shortly terward was transferred to the command of the i the world war. that he handled with great skill the, delicate diplomatic situation created, {in eastern Siberia following the fall {of the Russian empire. On the com- ipletion of that service he was re called to this city and served as pres- ident of the general board to date. His grandfather, Rear Admiral Wil- {llam L. Rodgers, served in the reve- {lutionary war and the war of 1812 ind his father, Rear Admiral John { Rodiers, took an active part in the clvil’ war. His retirement toda { marks the first time in 100 vears that) ithe Navy has been without a h ranking officer of the Rodgers fami in active serviee. Capt. Franklin R. Schofield, manding the destr the battle fleet, becomes a_rear ad miral toduy as a result of the retire- ment of Admiral Rodgers. DECLARES HISTORY WILL HONOR WILSON: com- ver squadrons of| ments in War and Peace. Special Dispatch to The Star. MIAML Fla., February things Woodrow Wilson plished, any one of which would have 4.—Five 1 i{greatest men in world history. That is the tribute paid today to the dead war President by Hamilton Holt, former editor of the Independ- jent, world jurist and intimate asso- | ciate of Mr. Wilson in all of his work for world peace. Mr. Holt enumerated the outstanding achievements of Mr. { Wilson in .connection with the weorld war as follow: “First: It was Woolrow Wilson who focused the heterogenous and often diverse aims of the war on pure democracy, which is mothing but or more republics were born at the peace conference. i “Second. Woodrow Wilson was the | constituted spokesman and decided the position of the United States in the war. He appealed to the best in us and in- formed the world that we would take nothing of territory indemnity at the peace table. That elevated the United States to the highest moral position we or_any other nation has ever attained. “Third. Woodrow Wilson was the man who drove the wedge in between the Hohenzollerns and the (German peo- ple, that resulted in Germany's becom- ing a republic. “Fourth—Woodrow Wilson enunci- ated the terms upon which peace was negotiated. As a result peace was negotiated at Versailles instead of being dictated at Berlin. Thus were saved the lives of three-quarters of a million soldiers and as many Ger- mans. “Fifth—Woodrow Wilson was the first man on earth able by his posi- tion and by his vision to translate the age-long dream of poets, proph- ets and philosophers into practical statesmanship and 2o establish a |league of nations to substitute co- foperation for competition in interna- ltional affairs and to hasten the es- | tablishment of peace and good will on earth. News of the death of Mr. Wilson came with particular poignancy to {others in this most southernly city on the mainland of the United States. One of these was Edward T. Mere- :dith of Iowa, former Secretary of Agriculture under Mr. Wilson. “Not only the United Siates but the { world suffers an irreparable lass,” said I Mr, Meredith today. “All those who Iwere privileged to work under Mr. I ‘Wilson and with him have heard him give expression to the sentiment that one can never do the wrong thing by doing the right thing. He made this a rule of action under any and all circumstances. To Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, former chairman of the United States Shipping Board under President Wil- Zon, the news was particularly a stunning blow. President Wilson wanted to do something always for the betterment of his fellow men, to save mankind." he said. “I have often heard him say he would gladly lay down his life if he felt he could further this cause. In the end he did sacrifice his life for that which was nearest and dearest to him. His faith never faltered.” Former Governor W. L. Douglass of Massachusetts, said: “Woodrow Wil- son did not live to see it, but I firmly believe the time will come when all nations, our own included, will agree to become united as one great family to prevent, through a league of na- tions, all future wars.” SINCLAIR WILL SAIL FOR U. S. WEDNESDAY {xend of Oil Interests Willing to Testify in Investigation of Tea- pot Dome Lease. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 4.—Harry F. Sin- tclair has decided definitely to -sail on the Berengaria from Cherbourg for New York on Wednesday, pre- pared to go before the Senate com- mittee investigating the Teapot Dome oil lease again if required, or to meet any other form of officlal inquiry. Mason Day, Kuropean manager for the Sinclair interests, will remain here, going to Russia later on busi- ness. into the eternity befoge us, and we rejoice to know that in the conscious. ness of Him who, when he could speak in those declining days, there was the certainty of the life beyon ‘The Lord gave; the Lord hath taken ;:-y. Blessed be the name of the rd. “And may we as we turn to duty feel that after all we are but crea- tures called upon to do Thy will and to help the highest interests of our land. Remember all who mourn. Re- member, we beseech of Thee, our President and those related to him in solemn responsibility. Bless each one, Father, as we turn towards Thee 'with cries for tl Infinite sympathy and the tendern: of the heart that was broken for us on Calvary. - We jask in Jesus Christ's name, Amen.” 'Native of District Leaves; ] Asiatic fleet, which he held during apie The records showd] 0L 1 Holt Lists Five Great Accnmylish--i accom- | entitled him to be ranked among the | Americanism. . As a result a dozen! Wednesday; Fu (Continued from First Page.) digestive disorder which sapped his strength, weakened his heart and ac: centuated the condition which fol- lowed his first stroke of paralysls, he watched for a moment when all except Dr. Grayson were out of his bed cham- ber. Drawing his friend and physician e murmured with some difficul- ticulation: Adked for Mru. Wilson. “The old machine has broken down. You've done your best for me. But it's better that I should go than to live on a helpless invalid. Tell Mrs. Wilson I want her. 1I'm ready.” He never spoke a complete sen- tence after that, and merely was able to whisper “Yes” and “No” to gentle { Inquiries of how he might be made | more comfortable. \When he no lon er had strength 1o do that he g his answers by making a motion with his head. Even then and until Satur- day night he was able to recognize { those about him. With the last sink- ing spell Saturday night, however, he fell into a state of c te prost tion and fitful slumber in which hi yitality slowly but surely ebbed out. This morning found his pulses jlut- j tering morc feebly and feeblv until the end. Out through bath morning’s re name was being spol dred pulpits. In the Central Presby. terian Church, where faithtully went to worship while the flesh was i choked-up congregation had sung “The Son of God Goes Forth to War,” “How Firm a Foundation” and Onward Christian Soldiers,” favorite hymns in which he loved to lift his voice in a happler, better day. Over a great land that had acclaimed him hief and in lands across the seas, where he had been hailed as a_god of Deace, pray were rising for tae repose of his soul. Crowd Kneelx Before Home. In the strect before the square brick house where he has lived with his memorie: hopes and his re- KTets was another scene. There wits # muthering of people there. It was not a crusading throng come to a mecca in pllgrimage to attest their faith in the ideals he personified. It was a group of men and women kneeling_on ‘the pavement in silent prayer. Small paper slips bearing the Death of Wilson Brings Sorrow to i League’s Officials ] stilled in a Sab- ntial ealm, his i en_from a hun- | Associated Press. VA, February row n's death profound sorrow nations organization, of which structure he was the chief archi- t. Many tributes of respect and admiration for him are being voiced on all sides. Mr. Wilson's death, it is pointed out, coincides with the presence here of American participants in the league's activities and with the rrival of the delegates of many countries for work in con- nection with the problem of arma- ment reduction. 'MUCH LIKE LINCOLN, | SAYS LLOYD GEORGE British war Premier Laments Wil- son's Hatreds Which Blighted Greatness. 4.—Wood- has caused in the league of By the Associated Press. CHURT, SURREY, England, Febru- ary 4.—At his new country home here David Lloyd-George, Great Britain's war-time minister, yesterday heard from the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press the news of the peaceful assing of Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson will bes the gro figures of histor; tribute. ““He was a man, fore, had his weakness the first to embody fraternity of nations was hi But he w the ideal of into a concrete Founder of 3 Ir. Lloyd-George, “‘the fig- . and like Lincoln, after his ideal to his ances, memory tragic death. nothing more, would n st in the minds of men. ‘Wilson, like Lincoln and other great . has not lived to s ams Nevertheless, K arried on to his o and the permanent benefit of mankind. In the jonal sense he led his country out on %o ‘the road of world affairs, from which there is no turning back. Pernonal Animonitien. Plunging into an energetic narra- tion of the events of the Paris con- ference, Wilson's British colleague at the peice table continued: “The tragedy of it all is that Wood- row Wilson's failing was his inability to subdue personalities—his refusal to give up personal animosity. This weakness caused his failure to realize his ideals during his lifetime, and in the end it was this weakness which doubtless contributed to his death. “If the President had becn willing to sacrifice personal prejudices to ob- tain the general support of his people at home he could have realized his league of nations ideal. “But Mr. Wison could not overcome his failing. Last year when I visited him in Washington he still was as bitter as ever against his opponents. Mr. Wilson walked on his weaker op- ponents—a dangerous policy” for a great man. One can trample on great men, but not little men—there are too many of them. Tender in Politics. “But, after all, Mr. Wilson was a tenderfoot in politics. You know how mosquitoes in some places in the world plague the tenderfoot. If the newcomer does not get used to the pests, theys will eat him up. Some politicians after being attacked for years become inoculated to personal criticisms. But Mr. Wilson never seemed to withstand political pricks. They hurt his proud, sensi tive nature. quito bites; it was those wounds in- flicted by politicians that broke him and hastened his end.” Mr. Lloyd George sald the feeling between Wilson and Roosevelt was the most savage hatred he ever had known. The former premier told how he had first met Mr. Wilson when he first came to London in 1918. He did not care much for him during the early days of their acqualntance, bu he said that later he felt he under- stood Mr. Wilson’s personality an was drawn to him, despite the Presi dent’s lack of “common touch,” which he usually found characteristio of Americans. Hard work at Parls. A contributing factor to Mr. Wil- son's breakdown, according to Mr. Lloyd George, was overwork in Paris | during his heroic labors to perfect a lasting peace. The former premier sald that personally he took time off from the peace conference for an oc- caslonal game of golf and spent week ends on trips to the devastated eas; but President Wilson stayed “chained to his documents” and the conference committee, sacrificing his life for his country and freedom as surely as did Lincoln, To the French and to M. Clemen- ceau Wilson was according to Mr. Lloyd George. The American President embodied _the highest type of the idealism which, on occasions, manifests itself among the Scotch and Anglo-Saxons, an idealism which, the former premier added, no man can live up to all the time Naturally, at moments, there was a slackening and compromisin, and then to the French all of Wilson's ideallsm was sheer hypocrisy. Compromines at Paris, One of Mr. Wilson's compromises at Paris, which Mr. Lloyd George incomprehensible, and there- | if | pin | Yés, it was the mos- | neral to Be Private inacription “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men,” held in their hands. fluftered in’ the chill wind which swirled up the debris and litter left there by the watchers engaged in the solemnity of the death watch that the world might know. “Mr. Wilson Is attalning the peace that surpasseth all understanding." said their leader, while the throng sank to its knees and remained in silence for a minute. Then a sickly sun broke through a cloud bank, A little natlve wirbler, a pilgrim ven- turing north in search of early sun and spring, stopped for a moment and from his twig aloft uttered 2 happy note. Life Slowly Pasxing. Almost at that moment Mr. Wilson was passing on. Immediately the great government over which he presided for eight years began taking steps to give marks of its respec President Coolidge heard the word of Mr., Wil- son's death while in church with Mrs. Coolldge. Immediately at the con- clusion of the services he drove to the Wilson home and left cards, Later he sent his secretary to offer any mid whatever, Flags on government buildings and government property everywhere Wi lowered to half mast. The news went to army posts everywhere and to the ships at sea. A thirty day period of official mourning was ordered as the government had done of Col. Roosevelt and other former presidents. Congress arranged to ad- Jjourn tomorrow, executive depart- ments ware ordered closed on the day of the funeral; social activities at the White House coming within the period of mourning were ordered abandoned. Daughter in Siam. Officlal telograms were dispatched to the emba id legations ahoard for the information of forcign govern ents. One cablegzram going to far off Siam carried the news to Mr. Wilson's daughter, Mrs. Franeis Bowes he Is with her hu band where he s i amese government. An other telegram was dispatched to Mr. Wilson's other daughter, Mrs. William McAdoo, who with her husband and children is speeding to Wash. ington on a train from California GARNER ATTACKS MELLON FIGURES Declares Secretary’s Tax- Cut Estimates Are “Gross- ly Inaccurate.” Challenging the estimate of Secre- tary Mellon that adoption of . the democratic (or Garner) plun for tax | revision would mea a loss of more Ban $600,000,000 in federal revenue, Representative ohn Garner of Texy |ranking minority member of ; nlnl mean committ retaliated by ccusing | Mellon of reSorting to “misleading" estimates to boister up his position, and to discredit the tax plan of the democrats, In the formal statement, Rej Pn- | tative rner said: i Esaen ha lon's integrity, but hi | the past have prove rate. ‘It is clear that Mr. Mellon's { object is to reduce his own and the taxes of other wealthy people. and ame time decline to gi the axpayer the same considera- tion he gives himself. In this policy I can not agree. Cites 1921 Figures, | _Pointing out that the estimates {anade public vesterday by the Treas |'ury were for the year 1925, sar- {ner said that et is | to defeat propo that differ from his, and since his argu- met and defeated ¥ resort to “‘future esti- and ‘discredit estimates based upon ascertained returns, such 1821. the last returns we have for comparison. When the democratie plan is com- pared with Mr. Mellon's plan, based upon th 21, continued are $46.000,000 nd surtax re- Meiion’s figures estimates in d grossly inacey can mates’ normal are Mr. r. Mellon ‘ar that for the future the dif- would be more than $300, measure on which wlk‘moamc commit- working practic: #ince the opening of (‘l)nRrEsH V\'ll?‘l’)i drafted " this week and presented formally to the House on next Mon- | ay. the day on which the rapublican nference directed it be reported Republicans of the committes who have been working by themselves on the income rate sections will wind up details of these schedules tomorrow or Tuesday, after which Chalrman Green will ¢all in the whole commit- tee to formally ratify the entire bill, Which Is expected to be done on a party vote, so far as the Income LiCoucerned, the republicans lected the rates propose y Secretary Mellon. prEaRosel by Mr. Green also plans to take up on the floor, if time affords, the consti- tutional ‘amendment reported by the committee to permit the government to tax state and municipal securiles as well as allow state and city go ernments to tax federal securities. It is almed to open about $11,000,000,000 of present exempt securitiés to taxa- tion, HOMAGE OF OKLAHOMA. Thousands Attend Service in Trib- ute to Wilson. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., February 4.—Ten thousand Oklahomans as- The new revenue the house w: tee ha been | | | | yesterday to pay homage to their dead war-time President. Hundreds were unable to enter the race track Inclosure where the serv- ice was held. S. P. Freeling, former attorney general, eulogized Mr. Wil- i son in the chief address. PLACE AMONG IMMORTALS By the Associated Press, BRUSSELS, February 4.—Henry P. Fletche: {Belgium, was deeply moved by the news of the death of former Pres rdent Wilson. “Former President Wilson,” said r. Fletcher, “takes his place Imme- lately among the American immor- ‘tals. His fame will grow as humanity Istruggles toward the goal of his high idealfsm.” said he had never been fully ac- quainted with until yesterday, was an agreement between Wilson and Clemenceau regarding the occupa- tion of the Rhineland. The docu- ments in the case, which had been in the hands of the British foreign office unknown to Mr. Lloyd George, were sent te him yesterday with per- | mission for publication. i Mr. Wilson’s health, according to Mr. Lloyd George, began to break in Paris in April, 1918, after he had been subjected to ‘“foul” press at- tacks which the French "unloosed against him because Wilson was adamant on certain treaty issues. According _to Mr. Lloyd George, President Wilson had yielded to the French pleas that the peace confer- ence be held in Paris, and this at- tack was his reward. It was impossible, declared Mr. Lloyd George, to place President Wil- son comparatively with other Ameri- can presidents. He was so unlike Roosevelt that a_ comparison could not be drawn. His prototype un- doubtedly was Lincoln, but without the emancipator’s humanity, never questioned Mr. Mel- | tries to make | sembled at the state falr grounds | United States ambassador to | DEATH MAY ALTER POLTICL OTLOOK Wilson Had Planned Hard Fight for Principles in Party Councils. By the Associated Press. What will be the political effect of the passing of former President Wil- son is a question that only time can janswer. | From his place of retirement he has |kept a keen eye on the fortunes of ithe party over which he once exer- jcised not only undisputed leadership, but almost dictatorial control. He [told his friends that he looked to 1924 as a year of vindication at the polls for the democratic principles that went into eclipse in 1920, but he never revealed to any one how far he might be prepared to go in reassert- Ing his claim to a place in party councils. | It is certain there was no truth in jwidely “circulated reports that the {former President planned to again become a candidate for the nomina- tlon. And if he had any p {among those who are seeki; { herit his mantle of leadership he kept it from some of his closest friends. Had Program Planned. He did plan, however, to make a | very definite effort to align his party behind the policies that he belleved {to his aying to constitute the iund the world. He expected to place |before the democratic convention in |conerete form a declaration of prin- jciples whose adoption, to his mind, {would signalize a reconsecration_to {the fundamentals of democracy. Not only in regard to forelgn affairs, but in domestic questions as well, he was preparing to lay before his party the fruits of his long months of retire- ment and reflection. To the last he never wavered in his {bellof in the league of nations that he did so much to create, but it must remain one of the probiems of his- tor: whether in his declining days there was any softening of the de- ! termined stand he had taken against |a compromise in the form of Amer- ican participation in the league's ivitles. Almost his last public ut- ‘ance was a reaffirmation of his complete contempt for those who had blocked the way of his proposals in the Senate, but in the two days of his last iliness, after he saw the end nearing, he appeared to put out of his thoughts entirely all the public | questions that for so long had been the meat and bread of the keen in- i tellect. Months of Waiting. His plan to place his policies squarely before his party and ask for | & decision was long in maturing dur- | Ine the months of waiting for the op- | portunty he saw in the offinz. But [before he died he had made up his mind. and the very few confldents to whom he imparted hix _intentions { knew that once Woodrow Wilson had ireached a determination, nothing but the hand of death could stop him from putting it into execution. | For his power of will remained un- {broken to the end—as militant as it was in the days of his dominant lead- rship; as determined as it was in 1916, when he threatened to pack his £rip and go to St. Louis unless the convention in session there to renomi- Inate him agreed to accept the kind f a plank he wanted regarding the rman-Americans; as virfle as it s in 1920, when he conferred in his {sickroom with the newly nominated |democratic candidate and astonished nd sorely disappofnted his enemies by making a thoroughly convincing presentation of his views, followed a few hours later by an announcement by Gov. Cox that he and Mr. Wilson were in complete accord | i | principles befora the national con- vention, the former President expect- ed to call nominate a man who could stund foursquare in such a platform. But {if he had any desire to actually select {the candidate the name of the man |he favored must remain locked for- ever in the tomb, WILSON ALL-AROUND YOUNG COLLEGE MAN Averaged 91 1-2 in Studies, Led Literary Club Debates, Played on Ball Team. | By the Associated Press, DAVIDSON, ideath of Woodrow Wilson brings {particular sorrow to Davidson Col- {lege, where he is recalied as a former student, having entered in the fall {of 1873 and remained until just be- fore next commencement, when he {left on account of ill health. During young Wilson's stay at | Davidson, he chopped his own wood, pumped his own water, washed his lamps and cleaned his Toom in the {historic Chambers building, which was destroyed by fire two years ago, {His average grade for the year was His classmates have remem- bered him as an all-round voung man, a recognized leader in college life, and especlally versed In cur- rent politics. He early was made a member of the Eumenian Literary Soclety and in De- cember he led the negative of a_de- bate on the query: “Resolved, That republicanism is a better form o government than a limited monarch “Thomas’ Wilson, as he then was {known, took some part in college {athletics and is remembered as hav- ing played with the freshmen in a jcrucial base ball game and losing the the run from third base to home plate in necessary time, calling sharp re- mate of the late Gov. Glenn of North Carolina, and the former governor is quoted as having recalled in later vears an occasion when Wilson won a base ball game by an unexpected and almost superhuman leap after a long fiy. — ASSEMBLY TO ADJOURN. Virginia Body to Name Committee for Wilson Funeral. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 4.— Both branches of the legislature will adjourn today following formal ex- pression of regret at the death of President Wilson, and naming a com- mittee to attend the funeral. Virginia will make provision for a marble bust of the former President to be placed in the rotunda of the capitol. Fresh Flowers Put On Door of Wilson Home Every Hour Hanging on the big door of the home in which Woodrow Wil- son spent his last days is a streamer of fresh, yellow jon- quils, Mignonets and forsythia with & yellow crcpe sash and a green fern background, the whole bound around with a metallic rib- bon. Each hour these flowers, a sign of death within, are taken down and fresh ones put im their places, | paramount issues before the country | Once he had put his declaration of | on the party leaders to: N. C., February 4—The | game because of his failure to make | buke from the coach. He was a class- | His Coat Mislaid, Coolidge Insists That It Be Found There was some sudden and ex- cited scurrying on the part of White House secret service at- taches today when President Cool- idge discovered, on leaving the agricultural conference in the Interior Department auditorium, that he had left his overcoat be- hind him. His attention called to the miss- ing coat by one of the operatives as the group was about to leave the bullding, Mr. Coolidge turned abruptly to a secret service man and safd: 1 gave it to you when I came in. What did you do with it? I don’t want to leave without it The President’s tone and expres- sion called for Immediate action, and the operatives standing about lost no time in leaping en masse to the search. After a five-minute hunt the garment was found on the back of a chair in the audi- torfum. Meanwhile the Exccutive, his_dignity apparently somewhat ruffied, was pacing impatiently up and down Secretary Work’s corri- ors. The customary Coolidge calm- ness was restored, however, when the coat was rushed back, and the President hurriedly left the build- ng. DEATH OF WILSON HALTS OIL TURMOIL (Continued from First Page.) if he had_ been aware of this the matter of his appointment as one of the oil counsel for the government | would have ended at once, because “it would have disqualified me” from act- ing. ] Text of Gregory's Letter, Mr. Gregory's letter, dated Fr’bru~' ary 2, follow: “Mr. Presiden “On last Tuesday night, when I was in Austin, Tex., you stated to m over the long-distance telephone that you wished to employ me in the in- vestigation of the leases of the naval ofl reserves. ! “You will recall that after expressing ! my appreciation I stated that I was not | in close touch with the developments in { the matter; that nothing occurred to me that would prevent me from serv ing; but that I would be in Washington ; Saturday afternoon (today), and would then confer with you on the subject. I had no idea that in saying this I was accepting an_appointment or that you so understood it. 1 assumed that that would be decided when we conferred and that in the meantime I would have an_opportunity to go through my books and correspondence to see whether in the course of my private practice I had ever had any employments which might stand in the way. It was also my de sire, before definitely committing my welf, to confer with Senator Walsh of Montana, who has conducted the inves- tigation of the Senate committee. I was | very much surprised to read in the | Texas newspapers the next morning that I had been appointed, but did not | feel at liberty to make any public state- ment, and consistently declined to do so until I had seen you. Tnaware of Doheny's Part. “Ot course, if it had been in my mind at the time of our telephone | conversation that I had been employ- ed by Mr. Doheny, directly or indi rectly, 'or at any time, near or re- mote, that would have ended the matter at once, because I would have realized that however free fromcriti- clsm such employment might have| been, it would have disqualified me from acting as your counsel on_ the present occasion.” I have no recollec- tion of having Seen or communicated with Mr. Doheny in my life, and at that time did not recall ever having had any business connection with lim or with any company controlled | by_him. returned to Washington as quickly as possible for the purpose | of keeping my engagement with you | and_arrived here thls afternoon. sterday while on the train my attention was called to a statement | made the day before to the Senate| public lands committee by E. L. Do-! heny to the effect that his company and several others emploved me ‘to represent them before the President in regard to getting permits to drill | oil wells in Mexico, and that ‘the | Island Ol Company billed us for! $2,000 as our share of the fee that, they paid Judge Gregory for this par- ticular work.’ Remembers Employment. “T would have been at a loss to know what he was referring to_ex- cept for his mention of the Island Of Company. I remember perfectly my 1employment by that company, al- {though some of the details had nassed jout of my mind. T have now re- freshed my recollection by examining data in my office. The facts are as follow “In the fall of 1919 the firm with which T was then connected had | among_its regular clients the Island | | Oil and Transport Company, which is evidently the Island Oil Company re- ferred to. It was a small independ- {ent company without any connection | whatever, as far as I have ever jknown, with either Mr. Sinclair or Mr. Doheny. i ‘The Island Company asked me to act for it in the concerted effort then ibeing made by American ofl com-; | panies to get the State Department to | {take action to prevent the threatened ! | confiscation of their properties in | {Mexico. The Carranza government | {having refused to grant them per- mits to drill on their own property | unless they accepted the provision of | |the new constitution vesting title to oil and other minerals in the govern- | ment. * | ‘Wanted Diplomatic Action, “The purpose was to secure some { character of diplomatic action by the United States government, which, it! was hoped, would place American oil | companies on the same footing as; those of Great Britain, the latter having been allowed to continue de- velopment. The facts In regard to all the Interested companies were | about the same, the law as to all was | {the same and there was general co- | operation among them in attempting to_obtain relief. “I gave the matter attention for some months, and the Mexican au- thorities finally extended to the | American companies the privileges | | enjoyed by those of Great Britain. | | _““This result was brought about in { December, 1919, or January, 1920, and jmy employment in the matter ended then and there. I rendered a bill to the Island Company for $15,000, which it paid. ‘At some stage of the transaction the Island company stated that the work I did rebounded to the benefit of other | companies beside itself, and that, it being a small company, it would try to induce several of the 'others simiiarly situated to make contributions to the fee charged. I understood that some of them did eo. The Huesteca Petroleum Company, which was “controled by Mr. Doheny, was one of these, and no doubt paid the Island company the $2,000 re- ferred to by Mr. Doheny. Tassed Out of His Mind. “This phase of the matter had en- tirely passed out of my mind. But even at the time I never thought of my employment as an employment by Mr. Doheny or his company, and he evidently did not, as his testimony before the Senate committee, as re- ported in the press, is to the effect that he knew nothing about my con- nection with the transaction until within the last few day: “I have never felt that the trans- action involved e slightest nece: sity for apologies; nor even for ex- planation, but for the unusual condi- tions which have arisen. “It is obvious, nevertheless, that the fact that one of Mr. Doheny's companies bore a part, however in- direct and however small, of the ex- pense of my employment by the Island Company makes it inappro- riate for me to act as your counsel n this matter.” { mess ! Woodrow Wil HUSHED THRONGS AT WILSON HOME Muffled Chattering beased When Grayson Announced Death. —_— A hushed silence, broken only by the click of a movie camera or the back- fire of an automobile a block away, spread over the neighborhood of the Wilson home soon after the death of America’s war President had been an- nounced by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson. The shifting, restless crowd that jhad lingered for hours in front of the S street home, waiting for the latest reports on the former President’s con- ditlon, stopped its muffied chattering. Some,’ with heavy hearts, stared blankly at the house in which Mr. Wlilson had begun his long, unbroken sleep. Tears filled the eyes of others. veral women wept without re- straint. Boy Brings Rowe. In the stillness and quiet of the neighborhood, the front door of the Wilson home opened and a woman came out, her eyes buried In a hand- kerchief.” Her tears told of the sor- row that was inside. She eluded the newspaper photographers and re- porters and walked slowly up S e head bending nd her face with the handkerchief. e had just disappeared over the s 1 at 23d and S street when a tow-headed boy of five rang the bell at the Wilson home. In his hand he held tenderly a beautiful pink rose. Unaware that Mr. Wil- ad departed, he handed t v to the servant who responed to the bell bought the rose and mamn to bring it to Mr. Wilson" 1 in his childish way. To newspaper men he said his name was Sam White Callers Leave Card And so on throughout the day, the peaceful quiet of the Wilson home was only broken by callers who-left their cards ut the door and departed, or messenger boys bearing tender ges from friends of the war- time Executive and his wife who had remained at the bedside until the end. From davbreak Sunday morning un- til almos 11:30 o’'clock, when Dr. Grayson stepped out of the Wilson homie with the death message in his hand for the newspaper men, there lingered in front of the house a crowd, which increased in size as the morning grew. At 10 o'clock a groun of men and women gathered in front of the house and kneeled in silent prayer. They departed as they cam in groups of twos, threes and fours. Glve Warning of Death, They had not been gone long when Admiral Grayson and Dr. Ruffin cam: he out after a consultation, with a bulletin stating that Mr. Wilson's death might be expected at any time. They entered the house again. The newspaper men eased closer to the house. They knew the death message was coming soon. Shortly before 11:30 o'clock Dr. Grayson came from the house with i half a dozen vellow slips of paper in his hand. The first sentence read: 1M, Wilson died at 11:15 this morn- ng The newspaper reporters dld not read further. Some dashed for Ul . Others signaled by vi s motions to their colleagues al- at phones in anticipation of th: age of death to flash the news to the world. For a few moments Dr. Grayeon stood on the steps and in tones choked with emotion talked with a small group of reporters. “Mr. Wilson just went to sleep.” he said, ‘and he turned and went back into the house. His long vigil over his patient and friend wae at an end. COURTS ARE ADJOURNED. Both branches of Police Court and the’ Trafic Court adjourned today after short sessions out of respect for n. Cases in which the defendants were unable to put up collateral or give bond for their appearance were hur- riedly disposed of. The flag on the building was ordered at half-staff, and the fact that the courts had ad- journed will be entered upon the rec- ords of the court. The motion for adjournment was made in_the District of Columbia branch of the court by Attorney E. C. R. Humphries and in the United States branch by Attorney Robert I. Miller. POINT IN SUIT LOST BY AIRCRAFT MAKER Justice Siddons of the District Su- preme Court today granted the mo- tion of the Manufacturers' Alrcraft Association to strike out the second amended declaration in the suit to recover $31,500.000 damages filed by James V. 'Martin, alrcraft manu- facturer of Garden City, Long Island, who sued the association, and a num- ber of other companies and individ- uals, including officers of the Army and Navy connected with the air service and with airplane manufac- ture. The plaintiff charged a conspiracy to destroy his business by which he imed to ed a loss of $17,000,000. He sued under the anti- trust law for three times his actual damage and an attorney's fee of 10 per cent. The urt declared the allegations of the amended declaration are “so vague, obscure and lacking In definiteness that they wholly fail to meet the fundamental reasonable quirements of the law of pleading. The plaintiff has been given every fair opportunity to state a case, the court suggests, and the time has come when further amendment should not_be permitted. January Circulation 8 tunl number’ of copies of the paper named, sold aud distributed dur- ing the month of Junuary, A.D. 1924, was as Tollows: Days. eatstorstsratots [EP PP 101,196 2,621,503 96,205 S01L 97.096 B RR S0, [T Less adjustments....... Total daily net circulation.. Total average net paid circu- lation ...... S5 Daily ayerage num! coples for service, etc. Daily average net circulation. SUNDAY. Less adjustments........ ‘otal Sunday net circulation. Averaze met paid Sunday ol culation Average num! service, etc. Average Sunday net circula- tion . wee . FLEMING N Busine: b, Babeczibed and sworn Iaetee e thits Zna ¢ day of February, A.D. . Seal. ELMER F. YOUNT. {asat ‘Notazs Publis. 100,609 ’ »